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

Chapter 529: Opening the Ren and Du Meridians (6K monthly ticket required)
If Chen Linfeng knew that these two people relied on him to temporarily avoid such problems, he would inevitably curse them out loud.

You two are here to take advantage of me, right?
He turned and looked at Chen Kaige again.

Director Chen, I'm sure you have some profound ideas.

Chen Kaige felt his face getting a little hot. From what they said, it seemed that they had only recently encountered this problem.

Jiang Wen hasn't even reached this level yet.

But it sounds like he has been facing this problem for more than 10 years.

"Ah, this, I think, are you overthinking it a bit?"

Chen Linfeng said seriously, "It shouldn't be. When I was filming "The Sequel to Journey to the West", my novels were selling well and I had just become famous. I encountered similar problems, but later..."

He also recounted his childhood experiences.

Everyone was shocked.

What's going on with this person?
You were only about 10 years old at that time, right?

If this happened to a normal person, they would have been so overwhelmed.

What are other young people who become famous like? Many of them ruin themselves because they can't stand the praise.

The situation in China was a little better in the early years because there were many historical lessons. At first, Jiang Lang and Fang Zhongyong were reproduced. But in foreign countries, there were even people who directly destroyed their own lives.

For someone like Chen Linfeng, who became famous at a young age and is now at the peak of his career, yet has always been so stable, there must be something wrong, right?
Jiang Wen recalled Chen Linfeng's resume, and it was true. He had never heard of any record of him being arrogant.

At most, I heard rumors that he is a bit petty.

But this is at most a personal character trait and cannot be considered as arrogance.

By this calculation, Xiao Chen is really an outlier.

Jiang Wen clapped his hands and sighed, "You must have had this self-control since you were born!"

"I asked you to give me some advice. What's the point of saying this?"

Jiang Wen spread his hands and said, "I don't have any ideas. You can only find ways to control this kind of thing yourself. In fact, you have already reached your limit."

"Oh, I see." Chen Linfeng was a little disappointed.

He looked at Zhang Yimou, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Chen Kaige, who was ignored from beginning to end, began to become suspicious.

Why don't you ask me?

Over there, Zhang Yimou and Chen Linfeng started chatting.

Chen Kaige is reflecting on himself.

He is not stupid. Since he knows that this is an inevitable problem, he will definitely encounter similar ones.

Combined with Xiao Chen's attitude, it looked like he was too deeply poisoned to ask for advice.

Could it be that he was also hit?
At this time, Chen Kaige thought of his movie "The Promise", which still has a bad reputation.

Is it that the audience can’t understand it, or is it that he has encountered a dilemma as a creator?
This was the first time Chen Kaige seriously thought about this question.

"Xiao Chen, you should start with the people around you. Find someone who can ignore your status and dare to speak up. If you are unsure about your creation, you can ask for their opinions appropriately."

Zhang Yimou actually came up with an idea, and the source of inspiration was Chen Linfeng himself.

When he is filming a movie now, he always thinks of asking Xiao Chen for his opinion on the script and the final product, and incorporates his suggestions.

If Xiao Chen could find such a person, things would probably be much better.

Chen Linfeng thought about it carefully and realized that this was the truth.

There is still a need for honest friends, but it brings us back to the same question.

My wife praises me because she loves me; my concubine praises me because she fears me; my guests praise me because they want something from me.

The people around him can generally be divided into these three categories. It is not easy to find someone outside the three realms.

Chen Linfeng fell into deep thought.

"Don't think about it now,"

There were four people in total, and two of them had their heads down, thinking about their own things. It was a bit too boring.

Jiang Wen interrupted the two and suggested that they go to the studio together.

Chen Linfeng had no objection and led everyone on a tour.

In the evening, Chen Linfeng returned to his residence.

Liu Qianqian had finished her shower and was sitting in bed, browsing her phone.

Seeing Chen Linfeng coming back, she raised her head and asked, "I saw you chatting with a few directors this afternoon. What did you talk about?"

"secret."

"Tsk, you like to talk, but I don't like to listen."

Liu Qianqian lowered her head and started looking at Weibo again.

Some time ago, rumors of divorce between Pan Yueming and Dong Jie were exposed.

Dong Jie later issued a statement saying that Pan Yueming had transferred his feelings first and that he had hired someone to follow his wife in an attempt to spread rumors and discredit her.

Now on Weibo, the pursuit and attack are very fierce.

Liu Xixi has been eating melons for several days in a row.

She still enjoys watching it now.

As a former collaborator, Liu Qianqian felt somewhat sympathetic towards Dong Jie. Now, seeing Pan Yueming being criticized, she felt a little relieved and couldn't stop watching.

Time always passes quickly when you are scrolling through your phone.

Before she knew it, Chen Linfeng had already finished his shower and was sitting on the bed. He even came over to see what she was playing.

Liu Qianqian turned the screen to the side so that he couldn't see it.

"What are you looking at? People are condemning you scumbags online."

"Huh? Who is it?"

Chen Linfeng didn't care. He leaned against the head of the bed and put his arm around Xixi's slender waist to let her lean over.

Liu Qianqian did not refuse. She leaned on her husband's shoulder and continued to fiddle with her phone.

Chen Linfeng happened to see her mobile phone page, and he was stunned for a moment. It turned out that this couple broke up now.

"You were just talking about Pan Yueming. Is the situation on the Internet unfavorable to him now?"

"Well, he borrowed money for gambling, drank and caused trouble, and committed domestic violence. Everyone was scolding him."

Liu Qianqian adjusted the angle of the phone so that both of them could see it more conveniently.

Sure enough, almost all the comments on Weibo were cursing Pan Yueming.

Chen Linfeng watched for a moment and smiled, "By the way, this couple is quite similar to us, both of them share the same agent."

Liu Qianqian raised her head and gave him a stunned look, "How can they be similar? We would never have such things!"

After saying that, he lowered his head and continued to flip the screen.

Chen Linfeng felt a little itchy because of her hair sticking up, so he reached out to help her smooth it out, while agreeing,

"Well, what Sissi said makes sense."

He didn't say that there might be a reversal in the future, but she would definitely see it later if she followed the news.

Chen Linfeng thought about what he had discussed with several directors in the afternoon, so he asked, "Speaking of which, during the recent filming, do you think there are any problems with my performance or anything else?"

After hearing this, Liu Qianqian put down her phone and thought for a moment, "No, I think they are all great. Aren't you always great at this?"

She thought of something, narrowed her eyes, and said suspiciously, "You are not going to laugh at me again, are you? I can tell you that I am not someone you can easily mess with now."

After saying this, he bared his teeth and showed off his weapons.

It was like a bullied kitten, threatening with its claws.

So cute!
Chen Linfeng found it funny and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

This scene happened to be seen by Liu Qianqian, and she felt that she was being looked down upon again.

He angrily punched him twice on the chest.

But because of the wrong direction and angle, it was completely useless.

Chen Linfeng felt like he was hit twice by a kitten.

"Uh, I'm fine... No, I was wrong, I admit defeat!"

Seeing that his wife was about to get angry and embarrassed, he quickly gave in.

"Humph~"

Liu Qianqian was about to sit up and give her husband a serious punch, but when she saw her husband "give in", she lay back down.

The two returned to their normal routine, Liu Qianqian scrolling through her phone while the two of them looked at it together, and they would discuss it from time to time.

Later, the two found a movie and watched it together.

After the movie, it's time to go to bed.

Liu Xixi has a very good sleep quality and she falls asleep quickly when the time comes.

Now, holding Chen Linfeng's waist, only the shallow and regular breathing sounds could be heard. It was obvious that he was sleeping soundly.

Only Chen Linfeng was still thinking about what happened before.

When asked about Xixi, although she didn't answer very seriously, Chen Linfeng almost understood it.

In her eyes, Chen Linfeng was the person who taught her acting skills, and there was nothing wrong with him.

This can also be considered as my wife's beauty for me.

Chen Linfeng sighed, it seems that it is not possible to find Xixi.

Although she doesn't care about status, dignity, etc., as a wife, she naturally loses her objective stance.

In this respect, she is quite similar to Chen Hong, both of whom are unable to exert any restraining influence on their husbands.

Hey ~
In the darkness, Chen Linfeng opened his eyes without a trace of sleepiness.

During this period of time, I couldn't sleep well because I kept thinking about it.

He analyzed the reasons himself and felt that it was because "Inception" performed too well, which made him feel some kind of invisible pressure.

I am very worried whether he will be able to achieve such results in the future, and I am even more worried about what he will do after he finishes filming the scripts he has accumulated.

Although due to my hamster nature, I have enough scripts to shoot slowly until 2030.

But he still couldn't help but worry occasionally.

Now there is a dilemma for creators.

In his previous life, he never thought that he would be troubled by such a thing.

Hmm? Previous life?

Chen Linfeng sat up suddenly and came up with an idea.

What Lao Zhang said is still right. He needs to find someone who can find fault with him.

This person needs to be objective enough.

The point he conveys needs to be as accurate as possible.

Then “he” definitely meets the standards, and no one can meet the standards better than “he”.

Chen Linfeng was somewhat excited and decided to give it a try tomorrow.

……

The next day, we finished filming again.

Chen Linfeng stood in front of the monitor, ready to review his performance.

In the past, at this time of year, he always felt a little guilty because no matter how he looked at his own performance, he could not find any fault with it.

But how can a person's performance be impeccable, especially when he has worked with so many actors and as a director, he can always point out a better direction.

That's what directors do.

This time, Chen Linfeng was much calmer, even a little excited.

Enable the plug-in for me!

All kinds of memories came to his mind instantly, making him seem like a different person.

A person who is waiting to travel through time and space and has not yet acquired the memory of this time.

A video was playing on the monitor.

"That was too fast. Let me do it again."

"Did you see one of these?"

"Do you remember it?"

"Now look at these cards. Is there the one you remember?"

……

The scene was not long and Chen Linfeng finished watching it quickly.

He also recovered to normal.

But the thoughts that occurred to me when I was watching the video just now are clearly present in my mind.

"Who is this guy? He's quite handsome."

"A magician playing cards? That seems a bit too cool."

The only two sentences that left a clear and specific impression on me were these two sentences. After all, it was just a short scene, so I didn't have too many thoughts about it.

There are also some trivial and vague impressions that cannot be distilled into words, but Chen Linfeng remembers them very clearly.

If it were Chen Linfeng before he traveled through time, he might not have felt anything about these thoughts.

But from the perspective of Chen Linfeng now, there is something to say.

The overall makeup looks a bit decadent, which is noticed by the audience "he".

This is a good thing, it shows that the makeup artist did a good job.

The second time he shuffled the cards, “he” didn’t notice any specific card.

The speed is still a bit fast. In the later stage, we can extract frames to make the image of that specific card clearer.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Chen Linfeng's mind.

"Lao Guo, let's reshoot this part again. Wait for me to adjust my mood."

"Okay, director." Guo Fan replied immediately.

I don’t know why, but I feel like the director has figured something out and has become much more decisive and confident.

The former Director Chen is back!
"Okay, everyone, pay attention, let's do another one, get ready quickly."

Guo Fan clapped his hands and urged each department to work. His spirit was completely different from the past few days.

The surrounding staff also sensed a certain emotion and suddenly became motivated.

Chen Linfeng returned to his original position and the makeup artist came up to touch up his makeup.

He closed his eyes and let it operate on his face.

In my mind, I recall the experience just now.

When all the memories come flooding back, it feels like someone from the past has traveled through time and space, but the actual experience is slightly different.

The memories of the present are still there, but they are squeezed out by the memories and emotions of that time, as if they were deliberately ignored.

It’s better this way, otherwise it would be a bit weird to be possessed by my past self.

Even if "he" is actually myself.

For the entire morning, there was no more hesitation or uncertainty as before.

It's not just the acting aspect, but also the camera, lighting, plot and other aspects, as long as they can be noticed, have been further improved.

What “he” marvels at should be retained, and what “he” hesitates about or even hates can be removed or corrected at his discretion.

It is extremely useful to have a third-party audience who can provide objective and detailed opinions and feelings in real time.

There is more than one audience, following Chen Linfeng's experimentation and development.

The "him" in the previous life, the "him" in elementary school after traveling through time, the "him" in college after becoming famous...

Appeared one after another.

These different people can provide different perspectives and observations.

Especially the two perspectives of past life and current life as a college student are the most useful.

A complete third party who doesn't even know who that handsome face belongs to is almost absolutely objective.

The other one has a lot of knowledge in his head and can provide relatively more professional opinions, which are also relatively objective. The one further away is too close to the present.

In this situation, creation seems to be not a very difficult thing.

Chen Linfeng's whole body seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians, and everything became smooth all of a sudden.

The subsequent shooting and performance process seemed to be getting better and better.

Chen Linfeng didn't expect that his memory stick could not only be used for studying and copying, but also for creation, it seemed to be more useful.

He hadn't noticed it before.

In other words, they have discovered it, but they use this ability more often to enhance the romantic relationship between husband and wife.

For example, always temporarily suppress the memory of the "old driver" and then keep the freshness.

Alas, Sissi misled me, her beauty misled me.

Chen Linfeng shook his head in regret.

At that time, Liu Qianqian came to the shooting location and saw him closing his eyes with a look of regret on his face. She approached him curiously and asked,
"Xiaofeng, what are you thinking about?"

Chen Linfeng opened his eyes and saw a pretty face with a smile as beautiful as a flower, which touched his heart.

"Uh, I was wondering how Su Daji brought King Zhou down."

Liu Qianqian tilted her head and asked, "Have you thought of the answer?"

"I figured it out. Su Daji is too powerful. King Zhou can't handle it!"

There was no regret on Chen Linfeng's face. It was not that our army was incompetent, but that the enemy was too strong.

It’s not a crime of war, it’s not a crime of war.

Liu Qianqian puffed up her cheeks and asked, "Which vixen gave you this idea?"

"You're right." Chen Linfeng patted her shoulder seriously.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Liu Qianqian was confused for a moment.

You don't have any context.

……

In early November, the crew of "Now You See Me" moved to Emilia Ken and prepared to shoot the "bank funds transfer magic" scene in Hollywood.

It has to be said that after opening up the Ren and Du meridians, Chen Linfeng's speed increased further.

It’s not about how fast the shots are taken, but the speed of making choices and decisions has become faster.

Originally, because of his lack of self-confidence, he tended to develop along the path of Wang Jiawei.

If you are worried, then shoot more, capture as much material as possible, and exhaust all possibilities.

But now, it has become fast and good, highlighting simplicity and decisiveness.

Guo Fan was a little surprised and said, "No, Teacher, how can you make further progress?"

Are you the student or am I the student?

Then, he studied more diligently. After each shot, whether it was good or bad, he would always ask why when Chen Linfeng made a decision.

After the show, I consolidated what I learned during the day.

The level of effort is comparable to that of the senior year of high school.

Roll them all up, roll them up as hard as you can.

When people are busy, time seems to pass quickly.

Before we knew it, it's the end of the month again.

The filming tasks in Hollywood have been completed, and the crew of "Now You See Me" has returned to China.

Coincidentally, it was also time for the Taiwan Island Golden Horse Awards.

Since he was filming at the time, which was a legitimate reason, Chen Linfeng simply did not attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony and only paid some attention to the award information.

Because the primary goal of the Golden Rooster Awards is to defeat the Golden Horse Awards first.

Therefore, when the shortlist for this year's Golden Horse Awards was announced, Chen Linfeng paid close attention to it.

As a result, most of the shortlisted films are not very well-known.

Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War was not declared, nor was "Police Case 2" directed by Cheng Er.

Even several mainland film companies followed suit, as if they were joining forces.

Chen Linfeng swore to his conscience that he really did not spread the news to anyone.

I can only say it was a bit of a coincidence.

He thought about it and realized that in his previous life, Zhang Yimou did not get involved in the Golden Horse Awards.

The fact that "Police 2" did not register was purely Cheng Er's idea, saying that he wanted to take care of his own awards.

Chen Linfeng did not object.

The result seemed to be misunderstood by the outside world.

When it was reported that Chen Linfeng would miss the Golden Horse Awards ceremony this year due to filming.

The rumors outside are even more bizarre.

Some media even started hyping that Chen Linfeng didn't like the Golden Horse Awards.

As for the reasons, there are many.

For example, the Golden Horse Awards didn’t give me face in the past two years, and I got angry.

There is also talk about the Golden Rooster Awards.

Others criticized him for ungratefulness.

I just gave your wife a Best Actress award last year, but you immediately didn’t come this year. That’s so disrespectful.

In short, there are many different opinions.

So much so that the Golden Horse Awards officials even called.

Chen Linfeng explained that it was indeed because the filming task was a bit heavy and he couldn't make time for it.

As for the rest, they are all rumors.

Although there is competition for the awards, friendship comes first and competition comes second. After all, we are all compatriots.

After I said this, I don’t know whether the other party believed it or not, but he accepted it anyway.

"Director Chen, next year is the 50th anniversary of our Golden Horse Awards. Please give us a favor and come and support us."

"Well, that's fine too."

In the end, the other party hung up the phone with many thanks.

On November 11, the Golden Horse Awards were held.

In the end, "Detective Hunter Zhang" was the biggest winner, winning Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing, which is a typical winning configuration.

"Overheard" is not bad either, winning almost the same awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

Feng Xiaogang submitted his film "1942", but it seemed like it didn't get on well with the Golden Horse Awards, and he only won the Best Supporting Actor award in the end.

For several days in a row, the media kept hyping the news that Director Feng was dissatisfied and cursed after the award ceremony.

"What a piece of shit! The Golden Horse Awards suppresses mainlanders, and a bunch of paparazzi also meddle in it."

After the award ceremony, Feng Xiaogang dropped by to visit the crew, and when he arrived, he was full of complaints.

Because Chen Linfeng had promised in advance that the cost of "1942" would be well controlled, the film actually made some money at the box office.

However, what he cares most about is winning the award.

Especially after many directors including Chen Linfeng gave suggestions and Feng Xiaogang spent a lot of effort, he actually had high expectations for the movie.

As a result, the Golden Horse Awards still did not give him face.

This almost made him angry.

"These guys are such bastards. Not only do they look down on me, they also look down on you."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"How can it not matter? You had a lot of opinions on the script changes, and you are one of the screenwriters. But he didn't even give you a script nomination. Isn't this obviously looking down on you?"

Chen Linfeng was helpless. When you reported it, just write my name first and I would have believed it.

Besides, it’s normal for the Golden Horse Awards to be a little angry since they didn’t give them face this year.

"Director Feng, calm down. There's no need to be like this."

The persuasion of a director with a salary of 1.2 billion US dollars is still very valuable, and Feng Xiaogang immediately stopped being angry.

"Director Chen, the next step is to look at our Golden Rooster Awards. The reform has been rumored for a year. I think the Golden Rooster Awards will definitely take care of its own people, right?"

Feng Xiaogang looked at him with sharp eyes.

Well, I said you came here on your own, and I thought our relationship is not that good.

It turned out that he came to inquire about the news.

"It's hard to say."

"How can it be difficult to say?" Feng Xiaogang said anxiously, "You are responsible for this matter, and everyone is watching."

"It's because I'm involved that I can't speak carelessly to others."

Chen Linfeng said, "You know, I pay more attention to this. Just like the previous 100-year film history event, I only care about whether the procedures are messy or not, regardless of who the award is given to."

"Uh, I know that too." Feng Xiaogang scratched his head. Indeed, this was the reassuring thing about Xiao Chen.

At least it makes people believe that he is not a reckless person.

No matter how connected others are, they can't get to him.

"Okay, then I won't ask anymore. Let's see how everyone votes."

"Yes, that's right. Awards are all based on votes. As long as your film is good, there will always be people who appreciate it."

"Well, I believe you."

(End of this chapter)