Rebirth: I'm filming extra scenes on the set

Chapter 312: The great drama, "My Love from the Star".

"Chen Cheng, I toast you with this glass of wine."

"Chen Cheng, you've got it. The box office of Legend of the White Snake is going to break 6 million thanks to you."

Cheng Xi and Jet Li invited Chen Cheng to have a gathering.

natural.

Both of them wanted to thank Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng said modestly: "Two big guys, I didn't do anything. I feel embarrassed for what you did to me."

Cheng Xi said, "You didn't do anything, but I think the suggestion you gave me was very good. We are indeed old and can't fight anymore. However, even if we can't fight, we can express our ideas in other ways. The theme of the twelve zodiac animals is really interesting. Unfortunately, many of the twelve zodiac animal heads are still lost overseas."

Jet Li nodded and continued, "Legend of the White Snake also relied on Chen Cheng to make the character in my script more flesh and blood. In addition, the Easter egg of the transformation into Fahai at the end of the first film excited almost all the fans."

From the beginning, the two of them just thought that Chen Cheng was a good guy with a promising future.

Gradually, I discovered what a talented guy this is.

Later it was discovered that Chen Cheng was not only a talented person, but also a great talent.

Now.

The two of them were already full of admiration for Chen Cheng's talent.

Chen Cheng was also very happy about the invitation from the two big bosses.

The Chinese part.

Only two people made it to the top.

There is a big gap between the others and these two.

Even if it is Chen Cheng.

For the time being, none of them can compare to Chen Cheng.

Maybe others will say.

How can it not compare?
The box office revenue Chen Cheng achieved in Hollywood is higher than that of Cheng Xi and Jet Li.

But actually.

A person's influence is more than just box office revenue.

Take Cheng Xi for example.

Cheng Yi's highest box office in Hollywood was around $3 million.

but.

In the 1980s and 1990s, his films had already caused a sensation around the world.

that time.

Countless people around the world have watched Cheng Xi's discs.

This is also why Cheng Xi dares to say that I am successful all over the world.

As long as you tell me where you are, I can find someone around the world to help you get things done.

This is not just a casual remark.

"Chen Cheng, I heard that you might be the protagonist in The Expendables 3."

Cheng Xi said at this time.

Jet Li nodded and said, "Brother, you don't know how popular Chen Cheng is in Hollywood."

"Of course I know."

Cheng Xi nodded: "It is said that Chen Cheng has a lot of girls in Hollywood who like him, including blondes and black girls."

Chen Cheng was embarrassed: "Forget about the black girl."

Chen Cheng also explained, "Brother Xi, you may have heard it wrong. I may have a bigger role in The Expendables 3, but the main character is still Sylvester Stallone. After all, he made this movie."

"Ah."

Cheng Yi also nodded: "But you really shined in The Expendables 2."

Jet Li also said: "Yes, it makes me jealous. However, the new generation is better than the old generation. Brother Xi, this world belongs to the young people now."

Cheng Xi refused to admit defeat: "Indeed, he is a young man, but I still want to compete with the young. Although I am old, I will not admit that I am old."

Chen Cheng gave a thumbs up and said admiringly, "Brother Xi, I admire you."

In fact.

In the previous life in 2024, Cheng Xi still had a series of films being released.

Although the box office was just so-so.

But he is still acting at over 70 years old, and still plays the leading role... Among domestic actors, few can be as hardworking as Cheng Xi.

The three of us had a very enjoyable meal.

when it is time to leave.

The three of them took a group photo.

The day.

The group photo of Cheng Xi, Jet Li and Chen Cheng quickly became the front-page headlines in China.

Look at this photo.

A group of fans said with great emotion: "Cheng Yi, Jet Li, Chen Cheng... wow, I think a new era is about to begin."

"Yes, Cheng Yi and Jet Li created a whole new era. I always thought that no one could take over their careers. After all, the influence they created was too terrifying. Until Chen Cheng showed up."

"Support Cheng Xi, support Lian Jie, support Chen Cheng."

"The successor to the superstar, looking forward to it."

……

There are several other films following "The Chinese Zodiac" and "The Legend of White Snake".

There is a movie called "Painted Skin 2".

Talk about it.

Painted Skin 2 was finished filming a long time ago.

It was originally going to be released a few years ago.

However, the producer thinks we can wait.

So I waited for two years.

Fortunately.

The two years were not wasted.

Although the waiting time is long, the pressure to recover the funds is somewhat high.

However, Painted Skin 2 broke the 6000 million box office as soon as it was released, which made the producers of Painted Skin 2 very happy.

Pang Hong, a film producer from Ningxia, called Chen Cheng and said he wanted to hold a celebration banquet.

Chen Cheng also had a headache.

I have attended too many celebration banquets during this period.

Not to mention the celebration party he organized for "Charlotte's Troubles".

The Chinese Zodiac, The Legend of White Snake... Chen Cheng was also invited to the celebration banquets for the two films.

This is not.

Now Chen Cheng is also invited to participate in Painted Skin 2.

Chen Cheng naturally agreed.

This is a must.

Chen Cheng is the producer of Painted Skin 2.

Although Chen Cheng was basically just a figurehead later on, after confirming the director and actors, he did not take any responsibility for Painted Skin 2.
The person who is actually behind the scenes is the general manager of Ningxia Film Studio, Pang Hong.

At the celebration banquet.

Of course, it’s not just about eating and drinking.

Pang Hong held up the wine glass and pulled Wuershan to Chen Cheng.

"Director Chen, I have a new idea. Please review it."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Boss Pang, you still want me to check it."

Pang Hong said: "No, the person in front of me is a super producer."

As he spoke, Pang Xi said, "Recently I want to bring Ghost Blows Out the Light to the big screen, what do you think?"

As soon as Chen Cheng heard Ghost Blows Out the Light, he knew there was something interesting going on.

Nodded: "Yes, I think it's okay."

Pang Hong's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Chen Cheng confirmed again: "Of course, although Ghost Blows Out the Light is an online novel, it has countless readers and it also pioneered the theme of tomb robbing. In terms of tomb robbing, it is still very new in domestic film and television and has not appeared much. In addition, the theme of tomb robbing also satisfies the user's curiosity. I think this film has a lot of room for operation."

Pang Hong said happily, "That's great, Chen Cheng, you should be the producer of our film, and Xiao Wuzi will cooperate with you."

Little Wuzi is Wu Ershan
Talk about it.

Wu Ershan is also Chen Cheng's senior brother.

But in front of Chen Cheng.

A good person like Wu Ershan cannot be called great.

If it weren't for Chen Cheng, he would have no chance.

But Chen Cheng shook his head: "Boss Pang, forget it. I'm very busy now. How can I have time to be a producer?"

"This……"

Chen Cheng refused. Pang Hong and Wu Ershan looked at each other and felt a little uneasy.

Chen Cheng knew that there was some misunderstanding between the two, and said, "Mr. Pang, don't get me wrong. I am not the producer, not because I don't think highly of this film. As you know, I have too many projects on hand and I don't have that much energy, and I have to go to Hollywood from time to time. Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem with Ghost Blows Out the Light. I may not have time for production, but if you need investment, I can invest 20% to 30%."

"Director Chen, we have a deal. When the script is ready, I will really ask you to invest."

"Okay."

Chen Cheng agreed.

Pang Hong was relieved to receive Chen Cheng's affirmative answer.

It doesn’t matter if Chen Cheng is not a producer.

The fact that Chen Cheng is willing to invest in this film further proves that he is optimistic about this film.

And Chen Cheng can look at good movies.

Not to mention the box office.

That's never a loss.

In fact.

Every film that Chen Cheng was optimistic about made the producers earn a lot of money. …

Attended several celebration parties.

Chen Cheng took some time to watch a movie with his mentor Liu Yifei.

The movie is "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring Liu Yifei.

This is a remake, of course.

Before that, there was Leslie Cheung's version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" series.

Remaking famous works has always been a common occurrence in the circle.

When entering the cinema hall, Liu Yifei asked, "Junior brother, what do you think of our movie "A Chinese Ghost Story"? "

“It should be pretty good.”

"I think...it seems like you don't have confidence in our film either."

"Haha, it depends on your perspective. I think it's a good story."

That’s all Chen Cheng could say.

For this film.

If nothing unexpected happens, this movie will probably be a flop.

Today, as domestic movie box office is on the rise, this film only grossed more than 1 million yuan in its previous life.

With his investment of more than 6000 million, this film should have made neither much profit nor much loss.

This is nothing.

but.

For Liu Yifei, it may be a little difficult for her to accept.

After all, Liu Yifei is considered a very popular actress in the mainland circle.

But in recent years, few of the films she starred in made money.

None of the films became a big hit, or did she receive any very good reviews for playing these roles.

Such as The Forbidden Kingdom, The Four, and now A Chinese Ghost Story.

On the contrary, TV dramas starring Liu Yifei often dominate the screen.

Ok.

Almost the same as in the previous life.

Liu Yifei's version of A Chinese Ghost Story did not give the audience too many surprises.

On the contrary, it caused a lot of complaints.

"What kind of plot is this? It's completely messed up."

"Xiao Qian is actually in love with Yan Chixia?"

"Also, isn't Nie Xiaoqian a ghost? How did she become a demon?"

Many viewers did not give a very high evaluation of this film.

For this.

Chen Cheng also knew it.

Louis Koo made significant changes to the script for this version of A Chinese Ghost Story.

There is nothing wrong with this.

It's an adaptation after all.

If the plot was exactly the same as before, it would also be criticized by many people.

In short.

Anyway, this movie was not well made and the box office was not particularly good.

"Come on, Junior Sister, I'll treat you to a midnight snack."

Seeing that Liu Yifei was not in a very good mood, Chen Cheng said, "Remakes of classic works are sometimes like this. Classic works are too classic, so some people want to remake them. But because they are too classic, if they can't surpass the original version, they will be criticized. Brother Leslie Cheung's version of A Chinese Ghost Story is too classic. Let alone Ye Weixin, even if Xu Ke were to film it again, he might not be able to create another classic."

Chen Cheng didn't just comfort Liu Yifei.

A Chinese Ghost Story can be said to be the peak work of Hong Kong films at that time.

at that moment.

A number of Hong Kong directors were very motivated and created countless classic works.

Again.

Such as Xu Ke's "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate".

Although Chen Cheng also played an important role in Dragon Gate Flying Daggers.

But to be honest.

Chen Cheng also believes that "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" is still not as good as the previous "New Dragon Inn".

"The junior sister still won."

After a long while, Liu Yifei finally said this.

Chen Cheng was stunned: "Junior sister, who is it?"

"Honey."

Chen Cheng pouted and said, "What does this have to do with Mimi?"

Liu Yifei said: "Of course it is related. Look at "Painted Skin 2" starring Mimi, the box office is expected to exceed 8 million. And the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring me is estimated to be at most 1.5 million."

Chen Cheng couldn't help but laugh: "What's there to compare? Besides, Mimi isn't the main character in Painted Skin 2. She's just a minor supporting role."

Liu Yifei said: "I don't care, I still lost."

Chen Cheng would not argue about this kind of thing, and said, "Sometimes movies are like this, don't think too much about it. And look at how good you are in TV dramas, everyone likes to watch the TV dramas you act in."

"But TV series can never compare to movies."

"How can it be compared? There is no essential difference between TV series and movies, it's just that they are presented in different ways. Moreover, TV series have a larger audience and cover a wider range of people. If I have the opportunity, I would like to act in a TV series."

This is serious.

Although Chen Cheng has done so much in the film industry.

But he has always attached great importance to TV dramas.

For Chen Cheng.

Compared to more high-end movies.

TV dramas are the most popular products among the general public.

There are countless people in the country who have never been to a cinema or watched many movies in their entire lives.

But they watch TV series every day.

even.

Even if the scale of cinemas is expanded several times in the future.

Chen Cheng also believed it.

There are still countless people who won't go to the cinema.

"You act in a TV show, Junior Brother, so you can just comfort me."

Liu Yifei obviously doesn't take it seriously.

With Chen Cheng’s current identity.

He doesn't want to act in any TV series.

I'm too busy with the movies.

Say.

They not only make domestic movies, but also Hollywood blockbusters.

This reminded Liu Yifei of the photo taken by Cheng Yijie Li Lianjie and Chen Cheng a few days ago.

For many people.

Chen Cheng is the one who took over from Jet Li.

but.

Have you seen Cheng Yi and Jet Li filming a TV series?
but.

What neither Liu Yifei nor Chen Cheng expected was.

Chen Cheng actually got a chance to film a TV series.

……

This matter.

We have to start from the country of Han.

Chen Cheng's business has always been domestic and Hollywood.

However, when he was in Hollywood before, Chen Cheng invested in a Korean film "Train to Busan".

Now the film is going to be released in the cold country.

As the producer of this film, Chen Cheng also made a trip to Han Country.

result.

However, this "Train to Busan" exceeded Chen Cheng's expectations.

After "Train to Busan" broke the daily box office record in Han Country that day, "Train to Busan" has been on a comeback.

In just one week, "Train to Busan" broke the 500 billion won box office.

And at this time.

The number of viewers for "Train to Busan" has exceeded 500 million.

To know.

The total population of Han Country is only 5000 million.

In other words.

Currently, one in ten people have watched the movie "Train to Busan".

But this is not over yet.

Industry experts in China said that the box office of "Train to Busan" is likely to exceed 1000 billion Korean dollars, and the number of moviegoers will also exceed 1000 million.

And at this time.

As the producer of "Train to Busan", Chen Cheng received a script in Han Country.

The book is called "My Love from the Star".

(End of this chapter)