Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 76 I Didn’t Sign Up

It seems that the two pictures yesterday were poisonous again. I learned something else. I can't popularize science in large quantities. I must be subtle and silent. Hey, my book friends taught me to write Chinese entertainment
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On August 2004, 8, Zhang Chen returned to Beijing as scheduled.

The filming of "The Shallows" has been completed. The entire film was shot in just 17 days, which is amazingly fast.

But this is not the fastest. The fastest is Jackie Chan's "The Myth", which took three years to prepare and only 14 days to shoot, three days less than "The Shallows".

At the airport exit, the crew was surrounded by reporters as soon as they came out, and no one knew who leaked the itinerary.

"Director Zhang Chen, I heard that your new film The Shallows is being filmed in Hainan. Why did you come back this time?"

"Director Zhang Chen, it is rumored that you have a prejudice against Hong Kong entertainers. Is that true?"

"Director Zhang Chen, the cumulative box office of House of Flying Daggers is 1.56 million yuan. What do you want to say?"

"Director Zhang Chen..."

Zhang Chen was surrounded by a large number of cameras and even Fan Binbin next to him was overshadowed. The scene was in chaos for a while.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Zhang Chen had to wave his hand and signal everyone to be quiet.

"Dear journalists, this is an airport, we should not cause congestion. So, according to the old rules, I will answer three questions, and after three questions, you can go home."

As soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, the reporters immediately became enthusiastic. Zhang Chen put his hands in the air and began to call out names.

"You come first~"

He immediately spotted Zhang Xiaobei in the crowd. As they were old acquaintances, of course he had to give him some discount.

"Director Zhang, Bigstar reported that you had a night out with Fan Binbin. Is that true?"

Zhang Xiaobei's first question scared Zhang Chen.

Meeting Fan Binbin at night? Was he photographed?

impossible.

The hotel they booked didn't even have surveillance cameras, so who took the video?
Could it be Chen Xi?
Zhang Chen glanced at Chen Xi and saw that the other party shook his head slightly, and he immediately felt relieved.

As long as it’s not Chen Xi, then it should be fine.

He was very careful when he was on the crew. If the crew members said that he and Fan Binbin had a good relationship, that's possible. But if they said they had a night meeting, no one except Chen Xi had seen it.

When he looked at Zhang Xiaobei again at this time, he found that the other party was winking at him, as if reminding him, and he suddenly understood.

"That's totally untrue. It's all just hearsay. Teacher Fan came to the crew to film for only a dozen days. There are so many people in the crew, and there are night parties. Where can I go for night parties?"

Fan Binbin also explained: "All my contacts with Director Zhang took place during the daytime. Everyone in the crew can testify to this."

Neither of them is a rookie and will never admit to anything without evidence.

Zhang Chen did not show that he cared too much. The more he cared, the more likely people would think that he was trying to hide something.

"Okay, second question..."

Zhang Chen randomly clicked on one, and this time the question was much more normal.

"Director Zhang, are you back now to finish filming The Shallows?"

"Indeed, The Shallows has officially wrapped up filming and is about to enter the post-production stage. The film is expected to be released in February. Please give us your support then."

Taking advantage of the interview opportunity, Zhang Chen also promoted the movie.

"last question……"

Another reporter was called.

“The fact that The Shallows took so short to shoot does that mean the quality is not good.”

“Please rest assured, the shooting time of The Shallows was indeed very short, only 17 days, but I can guarantee the quality, it will definitely exceed everyone’s expectations. The reason why it was so fast is mainly because the scenes are simple, but the special effects shots in the later stage are the biggest part. We reserved 5 months for post-production, so everyone can rest assured.”

After answering the three questions, Zhang Chen urged everyone to leave. Even if someone wanted to ask more questions, Zhang Chen would not answer them, because this was an airport after all.

The group said goodbye to Fan Binbin at the exit.

Miss Fan is taking a day off today and will be joining the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" tomorrow.

Yes, without Zhang Chen’s disruption, the crew of “The Little Fish and the Flowerless” finally resumed work.

The call Fan Binbin received yesterday happened to be seamlessly connected with "The Shallows".

Zhang Chen is not so busy anymore. From now on, he only needs to focus on post-production and special effects.

But that's tomorrow's matter. Today he wants to rest and watch the Olympics.

2004年8月27日，刘-以12秒91创造新的奥运会纪录，平世界纪录！

"Liu-, in the leading position, Liu-! Liu- won! Liu- won!! Liu- made history! A Chinese with black hair and yellow skin became the world's fastest man!!"

On TV, the commentator's voice was trembling, and everyone watching the game could clearly feel the excitement.

Even though it was Zhang Chen's second time watching it, he was still excited.

For Chinese audiences, the biggest miracle in 2004 must belong to Liu Feiren! In the history of the Summer Olympics, the Chinese team has won a total of 263 gold medals. If we were to say which one has the greatest influence and the highest gold content, it must be Liu Feiren's 110-meter hurdles gold medal!

From this day on, Asia finally had its own flying man.

Early in the morning on the 30th, Zhang Chen was awakened by a phone call when he was half asleep.

He stayed up late last night and watched BJ for eight minutes. He just fell asleep and was in the worst mood when he woke up.

But after taking a look at the caller ID, my bad mood immediately disappeared.

It’s Teacher Fu.

"Teacher Fu?"

"It's me, you're back in Beijing?" "Well, teacher, how did you know?"

"Of course I watched the news. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have known that my student's new movie had been completed."

Hearing something wrong in the teacher's tone, Zhang Chen was startled.

Teacher Fu, are you dissatisfied with me for not reporting to school as soon as I came back?

"Hey, teacher, you're tired. You work day and night over there. Now that you've finished filming, you should come back and catch up on some sleep."

After hearing what happened, Teacher Fu's tone softened.

"Then you should take a rest and come to me later today."

"Is something wrong?"

"You didn't take the final exam last semester. Do you not want to graduate?"

"Uh, teacher, I'll be there right away."

An hour later, Zhang Chen appeared in Teacher Fu's office, neatly dressed.

Although the school has not officially started yet, the freshmen have already started military training.

There were quite a few teachers in the office, chatting among themselves.

Zhang Chen knocked on the door and walked into the office with a smile.

"Hello, Teacher Fu, hello, teachers..."

"Hey? Our great director Zhang shows up~" The speaker was Huang Lei.

"Hey, Mr. Huang, please stop joking with me. By the way, I haven't seen you in a long time, and I haven't congratulated you on your wedding yet."

Huang Lei’s wife Sun Li was his student. They got married in March, which was exactly the time when Zhang Chen went to meet Li, the richest man, to solicit investment.

So the two never met each other, and they didn't see each other for several times afterwards.

Zhang Chen really disliked this person. In later variety shows, he was known for being a know-it-all, loving to preach, and everything he did was full of fatherly flavor.

It’s not that serious now, but there are initial tendencies. I really like to put on airs in front of students.

But he teaches acting, and Zhang Chen is from the directing department, so he can't put it in his place.

"Teacher Fu, I brought you and the teachers some Hainan specialties. They are all inexpensive trinkets, such as Li brocade, partridge tea, yellow lantern chili sauce, etc. You can share them with everyone later."

Seeing that his students were so sensible and the gifts were not expensive, Teacher Fu accepted them with a smile and distributed them to other teachers.

"I heard everything. This is a gift from my students. Don't wait. Take it yourself~"

Teacher Fu's tone sounds like he's showing off.

"Then we would like to thank Zhang Chen. Teacher Fu, we are also benefiting from your help..."

The office is full of joy.

Teacher Fu then started to talk to Zhang Chen about business: "Here is the test paper. Do it later and return it to me when you are finished. Forget about the coursework. You have the foundation of "Darkness Invasion". I believe no one will say anything."

During the final exams, the promotion of "Darkness" was at its busiest, and Zhang Chen didn't even take the exams.

But for outstanding students, the school will definitely give them a break.

Otherwise, the great poet Chen had failed an exam, Master Zhang was a repeater, and Zhao Yanzi had never gotten a degree certificate. What would that mean? How could the school keep its face?

Zhang Chen nodded. It was obvious that the school was just going through the motions.

He is a student after all, and even if he has become a successful director, he still has to go through this process.

Zhang Chen thought he was done and was about to leave when Teacher Fu called him again, then took out a piece of paper from the drawer and pushed it towards him.

"what is this?"

"The invitation letter for this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. Didn't you read the news? Your movie was shortlisted."

"Ah? Golden Rooster?"

"What are you thinking about, Baihua?"

“But I didn’t even sign up.”

Hearing what the student said, Teacher Fu gave him a speechless look. He felt helpless about this slow-witted student of his.

"The Hundred Flowers Awards have been restructured this year. You no longer need to register yourself. Instead, you need to be recommended by theater managers. Anyone with a box office of more than 500 million is eligible. What is the box office of "Dark Invasion"? 6000 million, so of course it is eligible."

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Can you do this?

Zhang Chen was also a little confused.

Teacher Fu seemed to remember something at this time, and felt a little disappointed:
“Why don’t you sign up?”

"My film is a commercial one, and the Golden Rooster bosses would definitely not like it, so I didn't sign up."

Zhang Chen indeed thought so. Just look at the award-winning films of previous Golden Rooster Awards; they are all art films.

They don't look down upon commercial films. People like Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Chen are probably nothing in the eyes of those judges.

"You are not playing by the rules. You have already entered the circle, why are you trying to be different? If you don't participate in the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, are you going to participate in the Golden Horse Awards or the Golden Image Awards? Besides, if you don't participate in the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards, how can you communicate with people in the circle and expand your network?"

Teacher Fu obviously looked at the problem more deeply than he did, and was also giving Zhang Chen some advice.

"You have to participate in the future. Whether you win an award is a question of ability, and whether you participate is a question of attitude. There are many senior veterans behind these film festivals. It will not be good for your career to offend them."

Zhang Chen had no choice but to agree quickly.

(End of this chapter)