Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 399 Shi Xiaolong's Journey into Martial Arts
"Of course I'm happy to win the Best Director award. You said I'm the youngest in history? That's nothing. My age is too big of an advantage. No matter what award I win, I'm the youngest."

“It’s not so bad in Hollywood. After all, they only release one movie a year. Relatively speaking, it won’t be a big hit. I don’t think people should take it too seriously.

Of course, I am more in favor of giving out awards once a year. Once every two years is a bit too long.”

"Have I been discriminated against? Well, if I am discriminated against if I go there, then I think the discrimination there is too serious, not to this extent."

"Infinite Worlds has been filmed and it went pretty smoothly. It may be released in the middle of next year or the end of the year. Does it take a long time? Not a long time. Special effects movies take a long time to post-process."

"I think the box office of Sunset is OK, $4300 million, I am very satisfied with it. After all, it is just a low-cost art film, it is not expected to have a very high box office."

"There's nothing wrong between me and Xixi. I just stayed a little longer because I had things to do with Infinite World. Director Zhang and the others also came back early. I'm telling you, don't jump to conclusions."

"..."

After returning to China, Chen Linfeng, who had disappeared in the country for nearly a year, was naturally surrounded by reporters.

And the emotions are very strong.

Therefore, Chen Linfeng was very tactful and took the initiative to hold a press conference without waiting for the media's constant invitations.

It took two full hours, and many questions were answered, and finally the reporters' questions were temporarily satisfied.

……

In early spring, the weather has started to warm up, and the green plants in the yard have begun to sprout new buds. The tender green color looks very pleasing to the eye.

Chen Linfeng sat on the sofa in his home, watching TV bored.

Although he has plans to shoot a new movie, maybe it’s because he has been busy for more than half a year, but now he just wants to stay at home and not move at all.

The drama on TV now is not very interesting. The remote control is not far from him, but he just doesn't want to reach out to change the channel.

At this time, the door outside opened. Chen Linfeng turned his head with difficulty and saw Liu Qianqian coming in carrying something.

"Xiaofeng, look who's here."

"Who?"

Liu Qianqian made way, revealing Shi Xiaolong's smiling face.

"Hey, you free?"

Chen Linfeng supported himself and sat up. "Xiaolong came here so early, where are his parents?"

"They arrived later, so I came first and ran into Xixi." Shi Xiaolong came over after changing his shoes and glanced at the TV. "What kind of drama is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Chen Linfeng replied, "I just finished watching The New Dream of Red Mansions. I didn't change the channel and this happened. I didn't even pay attention."

Shi Xiaolong asked curiously, "Have you watched "New Red Mansion"? How did you feel about it?"

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and said, "It's OK. It's watchable. It's definitely not comparable to the old version. But for a movie like this that has an original novel, as long as the screenwriter doesn't do anything stupid and the actors are well-adjusted, the director can just shoot it accordingly."

"Indeed," Shi Xiaolong nodded.

He continued, "Speaking of this, for my next film, I want to try to make a martial arts film with an original story, what do you think?
Like you said, as long as the screenwriter doesn't mess around, it shouldn't be too difficult to shoot, right?"

Chen Linfeng asked in surprise, "Which story did you like?"

He understood why Bruce Lee didn't continue filming that police and gangster story.

A good series must be made as cautiously as possible, and it is better to shoot it again after two years, so that the market will be bigger by then.

Moreover, as time goes by, many people will watch the previous movie online, so if a sequel is made at this time, it will reach a larger audience.

But it’s a bit strange that when filming martial arts movies, there is still an original story.

After all, many domestic martial arts novels are long and difficult to adapt.

Shi Xiaolong replied, "I read Gu Long's novels some time ago and felt that short stories like "Seven Weapons" were more suitable for adaptation into movies, so I had this idea in mind."

Chen Linfeng was speechless. He had filmed "Peacock Feathers" in his previous life. Did he have to be involved with this series in this life?

He thought about it again and again, then shook his head, "To be honest, I'm not very optimistic."

"why?"

At this time, Liu Qianqian washed the fruit and brought it to the two of them, and asked a question by the way.

"What are you talking about? You seem quite serious."

"Xiaolong wants to make a new movie and asked for my opinion."

Chen Linfeng replied, and then organized his words slightly.

"It's the same old story. In my opinion, moviegoers are a little tired of these old-fashioned martial arts stories. They want to see something new."

Shi Xiaolong was puzzled, "New? How can martial arts be new?"

"Past film and television works have already told the pure story of the underworld, and it is difficult to give the audience a fresh feeling."

Chen Linfeng paused and was about to continue speaking.

Liu Qianqian, who was listening nearby, suddenly had an idea and said, "I know, instead of filming the underworld, we can film the government."

Chen Linfeng glanced at his girlfriend in surprise, "Xixi is not wrong. To be more specific, it's a story about organizations like the Six Gates and The Bad Guys."

Shi Xiaolong frowned and thought, "Isn't this just the police in ancient times? Or a police and gangster movie?"

"Yes, almost." Chen Linfeng affirmed, "You already have experience in this area. You only need to transplant the background and build the ancient scenes. The resulting film will have a completely different feel."

Shi Xiaolong scratched his head and said, "But I really don't understand these things from ancient times."

"It's okay. As long as someone understands, you can just do the action scenes as you did before and let the director do the rest. Then find a good historical consultant and respect other people's opinions."

Shi Xiaolong wondered, "Is this reliable?"

He was a little unsure, and felt that ancient dramas required too much knowledge, and it was not something that a poor student like him could film. Liu Qianqian also said with a worried tone, "Not everyone can film historical films, they feel very high-end."

Well, these two have the mindset of poor students. They become shy when faced with professional knowledge.

In fact, Shi Xiaolong is a bit too self-deprecating. His level of knowledge is currently considered upper-middle level in the entertainment industry.

Liu Xixi’s reading of historical books over the years was not in vain. In fact, they are now very good.

When it comes to some relatively obscure historical stories, he can talk about them very clearly.

A few days ago, I was watching something online where the so-called "greatest history teacher in history" (surnamed Yuan) was teaching history, and he was able to point out some obvious problems.

This level is far beyond that of some real poor-student artists.

Never overestimate the knowledge and abilities of these people in the entertainment industry.

Chen Linfeng changed his perspective and gave him reassurance.

"Do you know the project of "The Empire Strikes Back"? "

"Director Xu Ke, what about Huayi's new project?"

"Yes," Chen Linfeng said, "This film is said to be the story of Di Renjie, but in fact, the Dali Temple in the film is positioned similarly to the Six Gates and The Bad Guys mentioned earlier.

It’s just that “The Empire” focuses more on the disputes in the imperial court. You can shift the perspective downward and make a police and gangster story. I think this will be more popular.”

Chen Linfeng said firmly, "The most important thing is that the special effects requirements are not high and the cost is low."

"Is that so?" Shi Xiaolong thought for a moment, "Now that you put it this way, I have a clue in my mind."

After talking about this topic, Shi Xiaolong also showed concern for his brother's personal problems.

"When are you two going to get married?"

Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian had discussed this issue earlier, and now he said calmly,

“Probably after this next movie.”

Shi Xiaolong asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with this movie?"

"In the film, Xixi plays a female student. If she were married in real life, it might distract the audience.

Although we both planned to get the marriage certificate in a low-key manner, with only two or three tables of relatives and friends, I think it is impossible to keep it secret and it will definitely spread, so..."

Chen Linfeng spread his hands, expressing helplessness.

"A student again. I think the character in the movie 'The Ugly Duckling Becomes a Swan' filmed by Xixi last year was also a student." Shi Xiaolong gave Liu Xixi a strange look.

"She only has these two years left. It will be difficult for her to play the role of a student after this." Chen Linfeng hinted.

"Chen-Lin-Feng!" Liu Qianqian gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean by that? Are you starting to feel that I'm getting old?"

"I don't have any, this is just the truth."

"You can't really tell. You have to remember that I'm only a few months older than you. We're actually the same age."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Shi Xiaolong watched the two people bickering and felt uncomfortable as if his mouth was filled with dog food, so he simply picked up the remote control to change the channel.

The Central Plains Channel rebroadcast of "The Great Tang Empire" happened to show the scene where Li Shimin and Guanyin were being affectionate.

Keep changing.

Blue Whale Channel was broadcasting "My Love from the Star", and Professor Chen and An Xi were flirting with each other.

Blanch!
Are you destined to be fed dog food today?

Fortunately, this embarrassing moment didn't last long, as Chen's father and mother arrived together.

"You are really honored that we both have to come to see you." Wang Yanping teased.

"I can't help it. I don't dare to go out now. There are reporters everywhere outside."

This is not a lie. Chen Linfeng stayed at home with the intention of guarding against reporters.

"Besides, isn't it normal for you two elders to come and stay with me? I can show my respect to you as well."

"That's easy to say, but will you serve me, or will I serve you?"

Ah this.

After all, Chen Linfeng was not thick-skinned enough and could not lie with his eyes open.

Chen Shantong did not join in the bickering between the mother and son, but went to the study first.

He stared at the two extra little golden men for a long time and played with them carefully for a while.

"There is also an award for Best Foreign Language Film, which should be given to the company." Shi Xiaolong watched enviously from the side.

This cabinet full of trophies is truly spectacular.

Chen Linfeng also followed over, "Well, that one is in the company. After all, that is a group award, it is not appropriate to put it here."

"Is the Palme d'Or one there too?" Chen Shantong asked.

"Yeah, the principle is the same."

"What a pity! They would look better if placed together."

After carefully admiring his son's little golden man, Chen Shantong sat back in the living room with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)