novellhall Chapter 62 You Have a Good Mother
Chapter 62 You Have a Good Mother
The art film "Buddha Mountain" had an investment of 2500 million yuan and achieved a box office of 1.52 million yuan, with a return on investment of 508%, which is absolutely a huge profit!
Moreover, "Buddha Mountain" has already surpassed many commercial blockbusters at the box office, becoming the sixth domestic film to gross over 6 million yuan in 2011.
It has already climbed to fourth place in the annual box office, only behind "Shaolin" (2.12 million yuan), "My Own Swordsman" (1.86 million yuan), and "All's Well, Ends Well" (1.64 million yuan).
Following "Buddha Mountain" are "Eternal Love" (1.48 million yuan) and "A Chinese Ghost Story" (1.4 million yuan).
However, only three months into 2011, many big-budget films had not yet been released, including "Love is Not Blind" and "The Legend of the Banquet" starring Lin Feng, which were not released until the second half of the year.
The 1.52 million yuan box office is real, and the production company can get 5320 million yuan back = 1.52 million yuan * 35% (the production company's share). The net profit from the box office alone is 2820 million yuan, not including various copyright income.
So, the production team specially held a celebration banquet and gave Lin Feng a large red envelope containing 30 yuan. Considering that Lin Feng's salary for this film, "Buddha Mountain," was only 20 yuan, this large red envelope was quite a thoughtful gesture.
Actually, the production company was so generous because they saw Lin Feng's strong box office appeal and hoped to continue working together in the future.
Besides the financial reward, the female lead, Fan Binbin, completely exploited Lin Feng.
As expected of the Daji of the entertainment industry, who could resist this! Lin Feng felt like he had aged ten years, and his yang energy was almost completely drained!
Finally, she added, using a sophistry, "Hmph! If I don't drain you dry, other women will have to take advantage of you, so you won't go and bully other young girls!"
Strengthen your training!
This is the goal Lin Feng set for himself, and it is what he is working hard to achieve now. He joined the cast of "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" ahead of schedule. Not only does he have to read a lot of documents and learn the etiquette of the ancients, but he also has to practice martial arts and horsemanship every day to increase his strength and get closer to the image of "Xiang Yu" as a military general.
Before the official filming of "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" began, Lin Feng met Liu Yifei. Like the actresses Lin Feng had worked with before, he had either worked with them on roles that made them famous or on roles that were the pinnacle of their careers.
The role of "Yu Ji" in "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" should be Liu Yifei's peak in terms of appearance. She has delicate features, gentle eyebrows and eyes, fair skin, long neck, and her hair is casually tasseled but not messy. The overall look is full of natural classical beauty.
Yu Ji needed to possess both "beauty" and "loyalty." Liu Yifei's cool temperament and classical beauty perfectly matched Yu Ji's "elegant and delicate" image, which is why she was hailed by netizens as "the most beautiful Yu Ji in history."
To some extent, Fan Binbin and Liu Yifei represent two extremes of Chinese female beauty. Fan Binbin is a glamorous and powerful "glamorous" beauty, while Liu Yifei is a cool, ethereal, and otherworldly "elegant" beauty.
Liu Yifei is so perfect for the role of "Yu Ji"!
No wonder the director said this role was "perfect for her"!
Although the two had many scenes together, Lin Feng didn't have much contact with Liu Yifei before filming officially started. He just nodded to her, because Liu Yifei always had a mother, Liu Xiaoli, who was dedicated to protecting her.
Previously, Lin Feng felt that Liu Xiaoli's overprotective nature towards Liu Yifei had limited her development, but now Lin Feng truly feels that Liu Xiaoli is a good mother, the best mother ever!
Lin Feng saw a resemblance between Liu Yifei and Deng Shuang. They were both innocent and beautiful, and both achieved fame at a young age. Liu Yifei became truly famous at 16, and Deng Shuang at 17—the age difference was negligible.
However, their subsequent career paths diverged significantly. Liu Yifei built her national recognition through television dramas and transitioned to the big screen. Although she didn't achieve the same success on the big screen as she did in television, she has always remained a top-tier member of the "85 Flowers" (a term referring to actresses born in the 1980s).
Deng Shuang's career planning was vague, coupled with her pure "love brain," and she did whatever she wanted based on her own mood. Although she became a hot topic and had a lot of traffic, and was always one of the top "90s actresses," she eventually lost herself and evolved into "Crazy Shuang."
The root cause of their unfortunate outcomes lies in their family backgrounds. Liu Xiaoli was willing to give up her dance career for Liu Yifei, dedicating herself entirely to her daughter's growth and career, becoming Liu Yifei's strongest support.
He stayed with her on set, taking care of her daughter's daily needs; he helped her with her career, selecting scripts, negotiating contracts, and dealing with the media; and he always shielded her from public pressure.
In contrast, Deng Shuang was subjected to military-style management from a young age and didn't even have the right to cry. She was told from childhood that "crying loudly is annoying," so she had to hold back her tears alone. "I envy people who can cry loudly."
At the age of 12, she went to Chengdu alone to learn a craft. She was often bullied and had nightmares, but she didn't even know it was bullying. She just wrote about it in her diary, keeping all her secrets to herself and never telling her parents.
After Deng Shuang grew up and became famous, her parents took the fame and attention for granted, treating her as a "tool to realize their dreams," but never paid attention to Deng Shuang herself. They even continued to bully her in public.
When Deng Shuang, now grown up and famous, talked about these things with her parents, she challenged them for the first time, asking, "Mom, don't you think you owe me an apology?"
This infuriated her mother, who shouted, "What? I owe you an apology? I've sacrificed so much to raise you! I love singing and dancing, did your grandmother raise me? Does she have to apologize to me now?!"
Deng Shuang, meanwhile, was writing in her diary alone, holding back her tears.
Distressed!
Lin Feng sometimes felt sorry for Deng Shuang. Perhaps in this life, heaven sent him to save her. He wanted to be her strongest support and help her become like Liu Yifei.
However, Lin Feng still doesn't have a good idea about Deng Shuang's future career path. He can't let her act in idol dramas for the rest of her life, which is a real problem!
At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly realized that he missed Deng Shuang a little. Although she was a bit clingy and sent him messages and called him every day, loving him to no end, why wasn't Deng Shuang clinging to him today? He actually missed her quite a bit.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng took the initiative to call Deng Shuang, "Xiao Shuang, what are you doing?"
"I'm busy rehearsing for my graduation play. I'll be graduating soon!" Deng Shuang said sweetly. Lin Feng rarely called her first, so she was always happy when he did.
"Oh! You've graduated in the blink of an eye. Cherish your last days in college. You'll definitely miss them later, because we can't go back to the past, including your current classmates, and even those you've had conflicts with. These will all be your most cherished memories."
Lin Feng himself felt a bit emotional. It seemed like he hadn't been in touch with Zhu Yilong and the others for a long time, and he wondered how they were doing.
"Okay, Lin Feng, I'll listen to you. And this time I brought gifts for my classmates. They all like me now. Making friends is so easy."
By the way, even Jing Tian took the initiative to talk to me today. I didn't expect that we barely spoke a few words during our four years of university, but we've talked so much now that graduation is approaching. Actually, I think Jing Tian is quite nice too, it's just that we met too late.
Lin Feng felt that Deng Shuang had really changed. She had never said a good word about Jing Tian before, and she was no longer self-centered. She had learned to respect others. It seemed that his training had worked!
"Lin Feng, there's something else I need to tell you. Qingzi knows we're together! I didn't tell her, she tricked me into it. Lin Feng, you won't blame me, will you?" Deng Shuang said cautiously.
"What's the big deal? We didn't do anything wrong, everything was aboveboard, so why would I blame you? But in the future, try not to mention me in front of her, so as not to make things awkward for everyone."
"Okay, I'll listen to you. The teacher wants me to continue rehearsing. I'll call you again when I get back tonight. Oh, and 'Bo,' here's a sweet kiss for you. Love you!"
I love you!
At this time, filming of "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen" officially started. On the first day of filming, the first thing Lin Feng said to Liu Yifei was, "You have a good mother!", which left Liu Yifei puzzled.
Little did they know that "you are admiring the scenery on the bridge, while someone else is admiring you from the building."
While Lin Feng was observing Liu Yifei, little did he know that Liu Yifei had been watching him the whole time.
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