Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 181

Zhen Jiecheng admitted that he had a brief crush on her.

But after hesitating for a moment, he politely declined Brother Long's kindness.

Maybe some of them have made the "mistakes that all men make", so there is no need for such a fantasy connection.

Zhen Jiecheng doesn't want to have a friendship like the one between Teng and Chen with Brother Long.

Emmm...if there really is someone at the level of Sister Cheng Hong, then just pretend that Zhen Jiecheng has never thought about it.

This is by no means a lack of firm thoughts. As a director of Beijing Film Academy, I simply yearn for and am moved by the deep friendship among my seniors.

This is a good tradition that must be inherited and carried forward!

However, even without Long Ge's support, the celebration party for "Parasite" would definitely not be shabby.

With a mountain eagle helping him take care of things, Zhen Jiecheng felt relieved.

"Senior, preparations for Taken are going smoothly."

"It is estimated that filming will start before October. The character played by Brother Chen Long this time is a little bit unscrupulous in terms of image, but please rest assured, senior."

"You know me well. How could I possibly smear the image of our fellow Hong Kong people? We are all one family. If we smear them, wouldn't that be the same as smearing ourselves?"

"I am willing to be sincere to people from Taiwan Province! For example, Jie Lun, Li Pingbin, and my senior sister."

"Senior? When did you get another senior from Taiwan?" Han Shanping was stunned, then he said angrily, "You are already a famous director, can you be more mature? Use your big head to control your little head a little, and don't cross the strait to drill holes!"

"Consider this as a plea from me. Even if you are a driller, can you please be more restrained in your drilling?"

"Turn off the lights and sneak in secretly. Don't make a scene again and have it reported everywhere on the news!"

"If you do this, your teacher and I will have a hard time writing our work reports, and our superiors won't be able to promote us even if they want to!"

Yan Jiecheng:
"Ahem, senior, it's not drilled! This one really isn't drilled!"

"I'm not that familiar with you yet. I'm just using this as an example to show my willingness to be friendly with my fellow countrymen from the Bay Province!"

"Oh, I see! I wanted to go in, but I didn't have time!" Han Shanping's sarcasm could be heard clearly through the phone, "Tell me, why did you call me? Logically speaking, you are too lazy to worry about the celebration party for Parasite. As for the Taken project, I know the specific progress information very clearly, and there is no need for you to report!"

"Well, I just want to tell you that I set Brother Chen Long's identity to be Chinese, not even overseas Chinese, to avoid that."

"Speak human language!" Han Shanping interrupted Zhen Jiecheng.

"Let the Bullets Fly has finished filming and has entered post-production! As for the subsequent review process, you know what I mean!"

Han Shanping: (￣ー￣)
silence!

All I could hear was the clear, heavy, rapid, and even disordered breathing sounds coming from the phone's external speaker.

"Senior, are you listening?" At Jiang Wen's eye signal, Zhen Jiecheng asked cautiously, "Senior? Senior..."

"Damn you Jiang Wen!"

A sudden roar!
"dududu~"

Hang up suddenly!
Zhen Jiecheng raised his head and looked at Jiang Wen in surprise.

"Come on!"

"As long as I can do it without cutting it, it's up to me!"

Jiang Wen grumbled.
“I have dedicated myself to art!”

“Puchi~”, “Hahahahaha!”

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became cheerful.

Zhang Yifan and Du Yuan held their stomachs, laughed so hard that they choked and bent over.

The familiar post-production lineup gathered again, wait, it seems there is one person missing!

But it doesn't matter, Jiang Wen has already picked up the phone,

"dududu~"

"Hello? Fujisawa-san, this is Jiang-san!"

Jiushi Joe, whose real name was Fujisawa Mamoru.

The stage name "Jiu Shi Ran" comes from his idol, the American black musician and producer Quincy Jones.

"Mr. Fujisawa, I've made another movie. And you're the first person I thought of. I'm here to bring you business and money!"

"I believe that based on the last run-in, our cooperation this time will be even more tacit."

"The flight ticket has been booked for you, as well as the hotel! Fujisawa-san, see you in the capital!"

Jiu Shirang came with a smile.

Jiang Wen hugged his arm.

"There are reporters outside! They want to interview us! Smile, smile!"

"Otherwise, if news of unfriendly relations between China and Japan spreads, it will cause huge consequences, and we can't afford it."

"That's right!" Zhen Jiecheng put his hand on his other shoulder. "Teacher Jiushi, the relationship between China and Japan is very tense right now. If our friendly exchanges can help break the ice, wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Zhen Jiecheng was born with the ability to tell lies with his eyes open.

China and Japan are friendly? Grandma!
Unless one day, Fuji Mountain becomes our country's inherent territory since ancient times and is marked as a national 5A scenic spot.

"Zhen Sang, you promised me, you can't do this to me!"

"Yes, I did promise you, but didn't I go to the set of Let the Bullets Fly to cause trouble? Emmm, didn't I help my brother with his creation?"

Under Jiang Wen's biting gaze, Zhen Jiecheng changed his words to a more euphemistic one.

"What do you say now?" The translator faithfully translated Jiu Shirang's words, even imitating the tone and emotion.

"Now? Look at the way you ask that. What can I say? I'm just here to pick you up at the airport and to greet an old friend."

Jiushiren: ￣へ￣

Under the control of Jiang Wen and Zhen Jiecheng, he kept mumbling,

Damn Jiang Wen!
Damn Zhen Jiecheng!

But faced with the influx of media reporters, he had to force a smile.

Even the welcoming banquet that took place later, because its location "happened" to be facing the floor-to-ceiling windows, attracted paparazzi to gather outside, and there were constant flashes of light.

The next day, the headline of the media news was: "Director Zhen and Director Jiang met Jiu Shirang at the airport. They met old friends and drank and talked happily. They were very happy."

"Fujisawa-san, I think people should strive for progress."

"But in order not to add extra burden to you, I lowered the standard!"

"Well, you just need to make a soundtrack that's a little better than The Sun Also Rises, and that's it!"

Jiang Wen's shamelessness has been cultivated to the level of returning to nature. No matter how Jiu Shirang glared at him, he always had a simple and innocent smile on his face.

"Are you going to torture me again?"

"The last time you asked me to surpass Mozart, I wrote 'The Sun Also Rises'. Now you are telling me to surpass 'The Sun Also Rises' again, but I can't!"

With a tense face and staring eyes.

Faced with oppression, this time Jiu Shirang did not choose to give in, but argued with reason.

"Don't lose your temper! The relationship between China and Japan is so tense right now. If you lose your temper, people will misunderstand you."

"Okay, okay! I won't lose my temper!" Jiu Shirang gritted his teeth, "But you've hollowed out my brain. If this continues, someone will die."

"Please let me go. Just keep using the original song!"

Argument! Protest!
Pull repeatedly!

Jiu Shirang lay down and posed!

No matter how Jiang Wen brainwashed her, she would not listen.

I can handle the music, but creating new music is impossible!

"what is this?"

“We made two movies with the money of one song.”

"If this gets out, how will others view me, Jiang Wen? Wouldn't I become what Hu Wan calls a 'bully of the honest people'?"

"Jiecheng, tell me something! Isn't that the truth?"

"Emm, how about we give it a try first?" Zhen Jiecheng replied, "Take half of 'The Sun Also Rises' and mix it to see how it turns out?"

"Jiecheng, you." Jiang Wen's hands were shaking as he pointed at Zhen Jiecheng. He would never have thought that the traitor was actually a teammate. But before he could open his mouth to speak, Jiu Shirang interrupted him.

"Zhen Sang!"

Jiu Shirang grasped Zhen Jiecheng's hand and said, "Please forgive my rude attitude at the airport earlier."

"Zhen Sang, I misunderstood you."

"It's Jiang Wen who's the one ...

Zhen Jiecheng just gave the beginning, and Jiu Shirang spared no effort to push "Let the Bullets Fly" into the mixing studio.

When the mixed demo was ready, Jiang Wen listened to it.

Good! Suitable!
But his mouth is still hard.

"On the one hand, it's too expensive to ask Jiushi to compose music. If I don't use it more often, I'll be wasting the money! I have to think about the investors. Every penny saved is a penny earned!"

"On the other hand: It's just a movie soundtrack, but it involves life and death issues. This is inappropriate. Although art is important, respecting life is more important!"

Smacking his lips,
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what a pity. If Comrade Mozart were still alive, we might be able to torture him." (Original words)

Glancing at Jiu Shirang,

"I'm sure Mozart would not have called for death. He would have been obsessed with creation and regarded art as more important than life."

In response, Jiu Shirang didn't even raise his head and even stopped the translator from translating.

It was clear that as long as I didn't understand, it was the same as not hearing anything. I worked on the post-production of Let the Bullets Fly with Zhang Yifan, Du Yuan and others.

Zhen Jiecheng, after happily watching the excitement for a few days, had to leave first.

The celebration party for "Parasite" is about to begin!

Since its release at the end of June, it has broken box office records for domestic art films. The government also provided support and extended the screening time.

The cumulative box office in mainland China reached 1.32 million, breaking Zhen Jiecheng's personal record.

The film also grossed 06 million in Hong Kong, becoming one of the best-selling Chinese-language films in Hong Kong in .

As for other regions including Taiwan Province, Zhen Jiecheng had already sold the distribution rights.

But China Film Group Corporation does not care about this and directly converts it into RMB. The global box office is used to demonstrate the vigorous development and impressive achievements of domestic films under the leadership of China Film Group Corporation.

In the entertainment industry, competition is constant. Premieres are full of glitz and glamour, and so are celebration parties.

With Zhen Jiecheng lacking interest, the celebration party became Han Shanping's stage. The head of China Film Group was in high spirits, as if he had completely gotten rid of the influence of "The Promise".

But when the celebratory dinner was over, Zuoshandiao, who had been laughing the whole day, finally took off his disguise, made a bitter face, and sighed.

"Jiecheng, do you know about Li An's new film project?"

"Yeah, I got some information." Zhen Jiecheng nodded. "Didn't they start casting in June?"

"Director Li's team held auditions in Taiwan Province, Shanghai, and Beijing. The entire process was recorded and then given to Director Li to watch and select."

After a pause,
"I heard about it from Liu Yifei. Director Li contacted her, and then she came to consult me."

"Oh? How did you answer her?" Han Shanping asked.

"Reject it! The original is Zhang Ailing's novel, what good can that idiot write? If Director Li adapts it, he will definitely dig deep into the artistic aspects."

"Emm, I mean the art of the soul and the flesh."

Hearing this, Han Shanping fell silent.

After a while, he nodded.

"Jie Cheng, you are right."

"Li An submitted the script a few days ago. As for the content," he suddenly gritted his teeth, "if it was anyone else, they would have killed him with a sword! But it had to be Li An!"

"Golden Bear Award-winning director! Golden Lion Award-winning director! Oscar Award-winning director!"

"A director from Taiwan! A director who never supports "Taiwan independence" remarks! A director who enthusiastically participated in the Olympic campaign with his team!"

The continuous parallelism made his expression more and more ferocious and his breathing more and more rapid as he spoke.

"In terms of identity, he has gathered all the information, so we are directly put on the fire and are in a dilemma!"

"Yes! I understand that you and the leaders of Optoelectronics are feeling very uncomfortable." Zhen Jiecheng nodded, "Let it pass the review. It violates the regulations. The wall that was erected with great difficulty has been broken. If people's morale is scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team."

"But let's review it. It will affect unity. Director Li's household registration is there. Whether the optical fiber department agrees or not will not affect the filming and even the release of the movie. The worst that can happen is that we can give up the mainland box office market."

"At the same time, Director Li's fame is there. Taiwan and the Western media will definitely make a fuss about this."

"We are not worried about this!" Han Shanping replied in a gentle voice.

"Ah?" Zhen Jiecheng was stunned.

"We are struggling with how to deal with the aftermath of the movie's release."

"Ah?" Zhen Jiecheng was dumbfounded.

Shit! Is this still possible?

Zhen Jiecheng swallowed his saliva, and a bold idea emerged uncontrollably in his mind:

"Hmm? Jie Cheng, what's with that look in your eyes?"

Zhen Jiecheng came to his senses when Han Shanping's words rang in his ears. He waved his hands quickly.
"No! No eyes!"

"I was just a little surprised, yes! That's it, I was shocked!"

Seeing this, Han Shanping didn't think much about it and sighed.
"Hey~Jiecheng, you can't learn from them."

"Just think of it as a request from the senior, okay?"

"I was a little strict with you in the past. I'm reflecting on this."

"From now on, you can be as carefree as you want. As long as it doesn't touch on morals, it's fine! For example, Liu Yifei and her at the same time, emmm, you know what I mean, right?"

"It's okay to make trouble, as long as it's not against the law, you can do whatever you want! For example, Huabiao and Jinkun, I promise I won't stop you!"

"Senior, I only ask you for one thing. It's best not to touch on those sensitive topics. Even if you do, as long as you can only reach Jiang Wen's level, I will cover everything for you!"

Han Shanping's sadness was beyond words. The head of China Film Group blinked his innocent eyes and looked extremely pitiful.

Zhen Jiecheng inexplicably wanted to laugh at this.

I really want to tell Han Shanping loudly: Senior! Don't be too upset first, or you will be even more upset later.

In addition to "Avoid Lust", there is also "Jinling Jinling"!

In comparison, how insignificant is "The Promise", which only lost money?

But out of politeness, he held back his smile.

With these two movies during his tenure, he is just a mountain eagle. If he were a less capable director, it would be a problem whether he could smoothly retreat behind the scenes, let alone still hold an important voice in the domestic entertainment industry after his abdication.

Thinking about it, I nodded obediently.
"Senior, don't worry, I won't touch you."

"Senior, you know me well. I have always been serious and obedient!"

"Yeah! You're right!" For the first time, Han Shanping didn't react to this reflex. Or rather, he suppressed his reflex immediately. "Jiecheng, you've been doing great. Keep it up, keep working hard!"

Tang Wei has graduated from the Central Academy of Drama for two years, which makes Zhen Jiecheng a little regretful that he can't go to Nanluoguxiang to take a walk and watch the show there.

As for "Teacher Wang" Tian Yu, Zhen Jiecheng really wanted to make friends with him and recommended him to Deng Chao.

Presumably, two people who have the same experience must have a lot in common.

But considering that he had communicated with Sister Hao with his art review in Cannes, Zhen Jiecheng was too embarrassed to contact Deng Chao. Instead, he came to the company after a long absence and met Kang Honglei face to face again.

"Jiecheng, you are so unkind!"

"Old Kang, stop talking about useless things." Zhen Jiecheng curled his lips, "You did it too!"

"Shit, you did it first!" Kang Honglei stiffened his neck.

"Stop messing around, get down to business!"

"Soldier Assault is about to premiere. Here, these are some variety shows that Sister Hua has contacted. You can take the actors on a tour and promote them!"

As he spoke, Zhen Jiecheng handed over the document.

Seeing this, Kang Honglei stopped complaining.

But just as the two were discussing the next promotional matters, the phone rang.

As soon as Zhen Jiecheng answered the phone, Cai Yinong's panicked voice rang out.

A trembling sound mixed with crying.

"Director Zhen!"

"Huhugo, he was in a car accident!"

(End of this chapter)