Chapter 342 Four Women on a Stage

Although everyone's praise is more polite, it can be heard that this Oscar for Best Score really gave them a big impact.

There are many celebrities in Xiangjiang who want to go international, but only a handful of them can do so. In recent years, Jackie Chan in Xiangjiang has performed well in the United States.

In addition to the Oscar for Best Score, what everyone is paying more attention to is the global box office of the Colombian version of "The Sixth Sense."

"I heard that the global box office of the remake of "The Sixth Sense" has exceeded US$400 million?" Leslie Cheung asked.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, it exceeded 400 million US dollars a few days ago."

Carina Lau couldn't help but wonder, "This is too awesome. Is The Sixth Sense the highest-grossing movie in North America this year?"

"For now, yes."

"How much is the box office in North America?" Zhang Xueyou asked.

"More than 270 million US dollars," Zhou Yan replied.

"Is there any movie in North America this year whose box office can exceed this figure?" Li Bihua asked curiously.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Yes, the just-released science fiction movie "Independence Day" grossed more than 50 million US dollars at the box office in its first weekend. According to the current trend, it is still very hopeful to surpass "The Sixth Sense"."

"Independence Day" was released in North America on July 3. It performed very well in its first weekend, with just over 50 million US dollars. It was also the highest-grossing movie in its first weekend this year.

Prior to this, the movie with the highest opening weekend box office this year was "Tornado", which currently ranks second in the annual box office rankings in North America. The previous opening weekend box office of "Tornado" was 41 million US dollars, and its North American box office was 41 million US dollars. The final box office was $241 million.

The box office performance of "The Sixth Sense" was good in its first weekend, but it was far behind these two movies. It only grossed 25.5 million US dollars, which was almost half of "Independence Day".

Some organizations now estimate that the final North American box office of "Independence Day" will be around US$300 million, so Zhou Yan said that it will most likely surpass "The Sixth Sense" and become the first in the North American box office list this year.

Of course, "Independence Day" is a boring blockbuster with a budget of 70 to 80 million U.S. dollars. Compared with "The Sixth Sense" with a budget of only 20 million U.S. dollars, it is a bit bullying.

Hearing that "Independence Day" is likely to exceed the box office of "The Sixth Sense", Li Bihua comforted, "It doesn't matter, the second place is also very impressive."

Anita Mui laughed, "Ah Hua, you are really conscientiously comforting Zhou Yan. He is one of the investors in this movie and has already made a fortune. He doesn't need our comfort at all."

Zhou Yan said modestly, "I only invested a little, but I won't make much."

Leslie Cheung joked, "You're not so humble because you're worried that we want you to play mahjong with us. Don't worry, we won't win your money."

When it came to playing mahjong, Anita Mui greeted her again, "We still have a while to eat. Let's play a few more rounds. If you can't play mahjong, Ayan, you can only watch the game from the side, or go sit with Maggie and the others for a while."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "I'd better sit down for a while. I don't understand mahjong very well."

Wang Zuxian secretly rolled his eyes beside him, Zhou Yan was obviously good at playing mahjong.

But it’s true that Zhou Yan doesn’t play mahjong very much. When Wang Zuxian went to Zhou’s house before, when others played mahjong, Zhou Yan basically didn’t play mahjong.

Hearing that Zhou Yan was not playing mahjong, Zhang Manyu smiled and grabbed Zhou Yan's arm and led him to the sofa. Zhou Yan subconsciously wanted to hide, but he didn't.

Soon they were divided into two groups, Zhou Yan, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu and Li Bihua, sitting on the sofa chatting. Carina Lau, Lin Qingxia, Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung were sitting and playing mahjong, while Jacky Cheung and Faye Wong were watching.

Zhang Manyu and Li Bihua sat on either side of Zhou Yan, but Wang Zuxian, his girlfriend, could only sit opposite Zhou Yan.

Seeing the two girls so close to Zhou Yan, Wang Zuxian's eyes were full of resentment. She was obviously his girlfriend. For a moment, she wanted to stand up and announce her relationship with Zhou Yan and declare her sovereignty.

Sometimes Wang Zuxian also thought about disclosing it to her friends, but because of her previous experience, she felt it was better to keep a low profile like this. Maybe only in this way can they go further.

Zhang Manyu didn't have any special thoughts about Zhou Yan. She just regarded Zhou Yan as a good friend.

The two have known each other for a long time. They have had scandals and have filmed opposite roles. Zhang Manyu has always had a better impression of Zhou Yan, but her appreciation of Zhou Yan is still at the stage of friends.

Pulling Zhou Yan's arm and leaning closer is just a result of her personality. It's the same with her other good friends.

Li Bihua is different. The two men she admires are both in this room today, one is Leslie Cheung and the other is Zhou Yan.

She simply admired Leslie Cheung, but she had a little more in common with Zhou Yan. However, the two of them didn't have much interaction, and Li Bihua never expressed it.

Because she knew that there was no possibility between her and Zhou Yan.

Surrounded by three women, Zhou Yan sat upright, his body a little stiff. Of course he saw the resentment in Wang Zuxian's eyes, but he was helpless. It was Wang Zuxian who ran to sit opposite him just now.

Li Bihua and Zhang Manyu first asked about Zhou Yan's current situation and chatted briefly for a while. Suddenly Wang Zuxian said with a half-smile, "I heard that you went to the United States some time ago and had an affair with Maria. Third brother, you are not simple. There are emotional disputes everywhere.”

Zhou Yan pursed his lips. The two of them had already talked about this on the phone. Of course Wang Zuxian didn't believe it. She couldn't say it at the moment, so naturally she was teasing Zhou Yan on purpose.

Zhang Manyu waved her hand and spoke for Zhou Yan, "The scandal is fake at first glance. I have seen all the photos in the report. The two of them are not as close as the three of me and me now. Haven't we two been involved in scandals before? Well, it couldn’t be more false.”

Li Bihua pushed up her glasses and expressed her suspicion, "Is it possible that Maria's company is deliberately hyping it up? Is she going to release a new album in a while?"

Although this kind of trick is still widespread, Li Bihua has seen it a lot. It is normal for her to have such a guess.

Zhou Yan shook his head and smiled, "No, it was simply reported by the media spontaneously, and there was also the reason for Maria's husband."

If it weren't for what Maria's husband said later in front of the media reporters, this matter would have been over long ago.

"Oh, you also know her husband." Wang Zuxian said with a smile.

"No, I watch the news just like you." Zhou Yan replied, quickly changing the subject and asking, "You haven't been working recently, how can you gather so many people together." "

Li Bihua replied first, "I have been relatively idle these past few years. I basically just write and write. I don't have much work in film and television."

Although Li Bihua is a writer, she was quite busy in the film industry in the past few years. Basically, a novel is adapted into film and television every year.

"Rouge Button", "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors", "Yoshiko Kawashima", "Ghost Cadre", "Farewell My Concubine", "Green Snake" and The Seducing Monk, these were all produced between 1988 and 1993. came out of time.

The main reason is that she has not published any new novels in the past few years. She mainly writes prose. She may have encountered a writing bottleneck, and most of her previous novels that could be adapted have been adapted.

Zhang Manyu said, "I have been resting since filming "Sweet Honey"."

After a pause, Zhang Manyu continued, "I heard that Anxi recommended you to play the leading role before, but you refused. If you had agreed, we would have become partners."

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "That's a pity, I'm really too busy and don't have time."

At this time, Wang Zuxian gave Zhou Yan another look. She didn't even know that Chen Kexin and the others asked Zhou Yan to play the male lead in "Sweet Honey".

"It doesn't matter. We will cooperate again when we have the opportunity in the future." Zhang Manyu smiled and looked at Wang Zuxian again, "Xiaoxian, you have hooked up with the third brother and the second brother."

Wang Zuxian pursed his lips, "It doesn't count. Later, when we filmed "The Sixth Sense", I was the actor and he was the director."

"That can be considered a second piece. The soundtrack of "Sweet Honey" this time was also produced by Sange Studio, but I haven't heard what the soundtrack sounds like yet."

Generally, during the soundtrack stage, it is difficult for actors to come into contact with them because it is already a relatively late process.

"Li Tao and the others worked very carefully on the soundtrack of "Sweet Honey", and you shouldn't be disappointed."

"Then of course I believe in the strength of your studio. I have met Li Tao once. He is a very stable boy."

Steady... A trace of doubt flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes. When did Li Tao become associated with this word?

Li Tao is a well-known romantic master in their department. He received this title not because of his musical style, but because of his Neptune attributes. During his college years, this guy not only composed music but also fell in love. And whether he was composing or falling in love, in terms of quantity, He is far ahead of others.

Zhou Yan even doubted whether Zhang Manyu had mistakenly recognized the wrong person and mistook Zhao Kuo for Li Tao.

For the soundtrack of "Sweet Honey", Li Tao was the main composer and Zhao Lao was the deputy. Both of them were present at the scene.

"Are you sure you are talking about Li Tao?"

"Of course, Director Chen introduced me personally, and I also talked to Li Tao several times, because he and you are classmates, and we still have common topics. But I heard Li Tao say that you are particularly popular with female classmates in school. Welcome, I often receive love letters. They are usually immersed in their profession and are very envious of you. "

Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This Li Tao not only hides himself, but also arranges for others.

Most of what Li Tao said was right. Zhou Yan was indeed very popular in school and received a lot of love letters, but when had he, Li Tao, immersed himself in his major?

"Ahem, Li Tao, his professional ability is still very strong."

Although Li Tao planned Zhou Yan behind his back, Zhou Yan would not reveal Li Tao's background behind his back.

"Yes, Li Tao has very strong creative ability and writes music very quickly."

Hearing Zhang Manyu's tone, it seemed that he admired Li Tao a little. Zhou Yan was very surprised. Li Tao was indeed a master of romanticism, and even a movie queen like Zhang Manyu could follow him.

But having said that, the students in their department have a unique advantage in seducing people.

Li Tao looks pretty good, and he can compose a few songs, and most women can be really fascinated by it.

Zhou Yan didn't want to talk much about Li Tao. How could he talk? He couldn't tell Zhang Manyu that Li Tao's stability and innocence were just an act. He was a love saint, so be careful what he did.

Following Zhang Manyu's words, he chatted about his studio, and then talked about some of the recent work the studio had received.

Wang Zuxian teased Zhou Yan a few words, but no longer quarreled with him, and the others started chatting normally.

After a while, Faye Wong, who was watching the mahjong table, also came over.

Seeing Faye Wong coming over, Zhang Manyu joked, "Fei, you can't play. Are your hands itchy?"

Faye Wong said very arrogantly, "I don't mind playing with them because of their bad tricks."

Zhang Manyu didn't give her any face, "Brother, they say you are the bad guy."

Hearing this, Faye Wong suddenly became anxious, "It's okay to say that my singing is not good, but you can't say that my music is bad. I don't admit it."

Seeing Faye Wong like this, Zhou Yan smiled. It seemed that Leslie Cheung and the others were right. Faye Wong's poker skills would most likely not be very good, because the truth is the most hurtful.

"How about we play two laps with you?" Zhang Manyu said with a smile.

"Okay." Faye Wong's eyes lit up.

Zhang Manyu sneered, "You also said your hands are not itchy."

After being exposed, Faye Wong lost her face and muttered, "Why don't you fight me?"

"No fight, let's chat for a while. We have to eat soon, so we can't play for too long. Besides, the third brother can't play mahjong, and Xiaoxian plays mahjong like a wandering spirit. Playing mahjong with her can Make people die."

Wang Zuxian immediately became unhappy, "Why are you involving me again?"

"I'm stating the facts."

Wang Zuxian couldn't refute these words. It is true that she easily loses focus while playing mahjong.

Faye Wong was teased by Zhang Manyu and stopped talking about playing mahjong. She looked at Zhou Yan and smiled, "Can you leave me a ticket for Mr. Zhou's concert the day after tomorrow? I'll go there too."

Zhou Yan nodded immediately and said, "No problem. If you are really willing to support me, I will send you tickets later. How many do you want?"

Faye Wong raised her index finger, "Just one ticket is enough. Don't the rest of them have tickets? Sister Amei got a few tickets. I didn't know in advance. By the time I found out, the tickets had already been allocated."

Anita Mui did ask Zhou Yan how many tickets she wanted, but she didn't say to whom at the time. Now it seems that she should have given them to Leslie Cheung and the others.

"No problem, I will have someone deliver the tickets to you tomorrow, and they will be arranged near Sister Amei and the others."

"Okay, then please leave my phone number, otherwise you won't know where to send it tomorrow."

Faye Wong was very active. She took out her mobile phone from her bag and exchanged contact information with Zhou Yan.

After changing the phone number, Faye Wong smiled again and said, "You have stayed in Yanjing for so many years, and we are half fellow villagers. When we return to Yanjing in the future, we will keep in touch."

"Of course it's no problem. If you have nothing to do, you can go to our studio to play."

"I will definitely go. In fact, I have been in Yanjing for the past few years and rarely come to Xiangjiang..."

Faye Wong's talkativeness was somewhat beyond Zhou Yan's expectations. Since she joined, the others together have not spoken as much as she alone.

Zhou Yan also learned from the conversation that Faye Wong had married Dou Wei and was now pregnant.

When he heard that Faye Wong was pregnant, Zhou Yan couldn't help but take a closer look at her belly. There were indeed some signs, but she was probably only a few months pregnant, so it wasn't particularly obvious.

Regarding her marriage, Faye Wong didn't seem to want to say much. Li Bihua and Zhang Manyu mentioned the marriage and they only talked about it.

In the previous life, the marriage between Faye Wong and Dou Wei did not last long. It seems that not long after Faye Wong gave birth to a child, the two changed their marriage.

In this life, I don’t know if anything will change.

…

The chat between the five people initially centered around Zhou Yan, but gradually, the topics began to become richer, and most of them were topics between their women.

When the women started chatting, their words were so tight that Zhou Yan couldn't get a word in at all.

Four women were performing a play, and Zhou Yan sat among them, so he could only listen to the play. (End of chapter)