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

Chapter 547: Getting something for nothing? (6k)

On the 20th, the crew of "The Song-Mongol War" held a celebration party for breaking 10 billion and invited Chen Linfeng to attend.

The celebration party was held in Yanjing, which was quite convenient.

Chen Linfeng decided to join in the fun with Shi Xiaolong.

The venue was quite large and many media reporters came.

These reporters were very surprised. They didn't expect to see Chen Linfeng there. They originally thought that he would not show up for a few months.

"Director Chen, are you here to attend the celebration party?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

"This is my second collaboration with Director Zhang, and the result is so good. Will there be a third collaboration?"

"It depends on the situation. I don't know what will happen in the future."

"..."

"What plans does Shi Xiaolong have this year?"

"Continue making action movies. This is all I can do." Shi Xiaolong replied with a smile.

After facing reporters more often, he can now joke around during interviews with a normal expression.

"Let Director Chen give you some advice. He must have some good ideas." The reporter urged.

Chen Linfeng glared, "You seem to be talking lightly, but I'm the one who's busy."

"Haha, see, my brother is a very busy man."

The new year hasn't even ended yet, and neither of them is very interested in doing business.

They just said a few words to the reporters and then squeezed out of the crowd.

"These reporters work all year round. Why do they seem so excited all year round?" Shi Xiaolong complained.

"As a worker, everything will be fine as long as the pay is increased." Chen Linfeng thought of his life as a worker in his previous life and felt somewhat empathetic.

Shi Xiaolong was full of questions.

How do you empathize with the workers? You are a capitalist.

The red carpet was not long, and the two walked across it casually.

Both photos were taken at the entrance of the venue at the end of the red carpet.

It can be seen that Zhang Yimou himself is very proud.

His face, which usually looked sad, was now smiling without stopping.

Seeing Chen Linfeng arrive, he immediately stepped forward and said, "The great hero is finally here."

"Hey, I am not a big hero. The film was shot by you guys. So many actors worked together to present such a good effect."

Zhang Yimou smiled even more brightly, "You're welcome. Your script is crucial."

Zhang Weiping also came over to greet them with a smile, "Director Chen, Xiaolong, welcome, welcome."

"Congratulations on the box office breaking 1 billion."

They both congratulated.

Behind him, he could see Zhao Yanzi walking on the red carpet. Chen Linfeng interrupted the topic and said, "Let's go in first and talk later."

There were already quite a few people in the venue, and they arrived at the right time, neither too early nor too late.

Jiang Wen was there too, sitting at the same table with his younger brother Jiang Wu.

Chen Linfeng walked straight towards that direction.

Shi Xiaolong took the opportunity to separate, as he had no interest in chatting with his brother's friends.

He is always treated like a younger brother.

Chen Linfeng let him go. Xiaolong was now firmly a top male star and didn't need his help in introducing any connections.

"Brother Jiang, what have you been busy with recently?"

"Hey, the famous director of three awards is here." Jiang Wen joked, "How does it feel to be crowned?"

"That's all."

Chen Linfeng smacked his lips and shook his head, "After getting it, I felt a sense of emptiness. Why did I pursue this in the first place? It's so boring."

"Hey, I told you you're fat and you're still panting." Jiang Wen glared, "You don't want it for me."

"Haha, that won't work."

"Director Chen, you are really good at pretending, much better than my brother." Jiang Wu gave a thumbs up.

"Really? It's rare to find someone better at showing off than Brother Jiang."

Jiang Wen was dissatisfied, "How can you talk like that? I'm just awesome, I never pretend."

"Look, you're pretending very well."

After the joke, Chen Linfeng sat down.

At this time, he saw Chen Kaige entering the venue and waved his hand quickly, "Director Kaige, here."

The first thing Chen Kaige saw when he came in was Chen Linfeng. He was about to turn his head and pretend that he didn’t see him, but unexpectedly the other party waved at him.

I sighed helplessly and walked over anyway.

"Xiao Chen, I haven't seen you for a while. Congratulations."

"It's been a while since we last met. Director Kai Ge, come sit down. It's a good opportunity for us to chat."

Chen Kaige just wanted to slap himself.

What are you talking about? It's been a long time since we last met.

"No, I..."

Jiang Wen also spoke up, "Director Chen, come here. Who else do you have an appointment with?"

Having said that, Chen Kaige couldn't refuse and could only sit down.

As soon as they sat down, Jiang Wen said, "Xiao Chen, after you get these three gold medals, will you feel different immediately?"

"What's the difference? Director Zhang Yimou also won three awards. Do you think he is different?"

"Of course it's different." Chen Kaige complained, "He is much more arrogant now than before."

He knew that when they sat here, they would definitely talk about the three gold awards.

Now he can't bear to hear this.

He deliberately did not attend the previous two Beijing circle gatherings.

Chen Kaige changed the topic and talked about "The Song-Mongol War". He would rather praise the movie.

"This movie is really good. I kind of understand what you said before about the combination of advantages. Zhang Yimou is good at organizing big scenes, the camerawork is also good, and with your script, it really feels like a rebirth."

Chen Linfeng nodded. "That's what I meant. I just watched it again in the cinema. I think it's not an exaggeration to say that it's the best ancient war film in recent years."

He is said to be a screenwriter, but he only gives some ideas and adjusts the rhythm in the later stages.

Although his involvement in the entire film was relatively low, Chen Linfeng did not hesitate to praise it.

"Almost. The box office performance is very obvious. It is much better than Red Cliff and Guan Yu, which I shot two years ago."

Jiang Wen agreed and even used himself as a negative example.

Jiang Wu also participated in the topic with great interest.

"If you ask me, the best part of this movie is the siege scenes, which make people's blood boil."

He looked at Chen Linfeng, "I remember there was a similar scene in The Great Tang Empire."

"Well, I was just dipping my toes in the water at the beginning. The budget wasn't that high, so I couldn't shoot like him."

"The Diaoyucheng in the movie is really cool. Is it a real-life setting?"

"It should be a special effect, right?" Chen Kaige answered uncertainly.

Chen Linfeng nodded, "Well, it's probably a special effect."

Just at this time, most of the guests had arrived, and Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping entered the venue.

Han Shanping arrived late and came in with them.

Chen Linfeng waved his hand again, calling Zhang Yimou and Han Shanping to come and sit down, and then continued the previous topic.

"We are discussing whether the Diaoyucheng in your movie is real or a special effect. Can you explain it to us?"

"Some are real, some are fake. It's not easy to build a wall in that kind of terrain, so I built a similar wall as a foundation, and the rest of the differences are special effects."

Chen Linfeng understood it as soon as he heard it. It was just like in the previous movie "The Wandering Earth", where many special effects also had a physical basis.

It will be much easier to create special effects on top of this.

Chen Kaige asked with interest, "Can it be half true and half false?"

He really doesn't know much about this.

"Well, now special effects are well developed, and many effects that were difficult to achieve in the past can now be achieved with special effects."

After working hard to make a film, of course I want my peers to know the technical content of it.

Zhang Yimou is now gradually realizing the pleasure of showing off in front of fellow directors, and he enjoys it.

So he explained in great detail how he made the film "The Song-Mongol War" so well.

The others listened carefully and asked questions from time to time.

Seeing that Zhang Yimou has made great progress, they also want to catch up.

The atmosphere was very good, and Chen Linfeng would occasionally say a few words of praise.

On the stage, Zhang Weiping began to exaggerate the success of "The Song-Mongol War".

After speaking for a long time, he called Zhang Yimou to the stage.

I originally wanted to invite Chen Linfeng, but he declined.

However, Zhang Weiping seemed to have suddenly learned how to behave himself, and he praised Chen Linfeng's contribution to the script and his generosity in investing without blinking an eye.

He is regarded as the main contributor to the success of the film.

Other people at the scene looked at Director Chen from time to time and agreed with him.

This guy makes money no matter how he shoots. He never fails to make money even from his investments.

There was a strong celebratory atmosphere on the stage, and several people in the audience continued to chat while clapping.

Han Shanping was concerned about the release date of "Joker".

"Probably in April. This period is mostly filled with Oscar movies, so the final release date is in April."

Speaking of the Oscars, Li An was originally going to win the Best Director award for the second time this year with "Life of Pi".

But in this life, since the copyright was acquired by Chen Linfeng early on, Li An was shooting another film, so it is estimated that he would not be able to achieve this achievement.

Otherwise, it would have been February, and as a director who had won three Academy Awards, he would probably have lost the limelight.

"Yeah, so it will be released during the summer vacation in China?" Han Shanping asked.

"There's another movie called Now You See Me coming out in the summer."

"Can we have one at the beginning and one at the end?"

"also."

Chen Kaige took over the conversation, "Xiao Chen, we talked about a movie before. I have asked a screenwriter to write the story you mentioned. Can you take a look at it later?"

Han Shanping became interested. "A new movie? One you two are working on together?"

Jiang Wen asked, "What type? Tell me?"

So Chen Kaige gave a brief outline of the script.

After listening to it, Chen Linfeng found that it was not much different from what he said, the only problem was the rhythm.

Jiang Wen's eyes lit up, "Great choice of material and angle."

"This was all Xiao Chen's idea. He said that most of the older generation of directors were good at camera and picture, but were a little weak in story rhythm and script. It would be better to draw on historical materials to avoid the weaknesses."

In front of everyone, Chen Kaige did not shy away from admitting his weaknesses in the script.

Anyway, it seemed like everyone knew about this, except him, who was slow to realize it and only now realizes it.

Han Shanping clapped his hands and sighed, "This is a good idea. Zhang Yimou's "The Battle between Song and Mongolia" is a typical example. With Xiao Chen's script as the support and no random changes to the script, the quality of the entire movie improved immediately."

Jiang Wen thought for a moment and said, "It's a good idea, but adapting it from history is not that simple."

Think about "The Banquet" and "Red Cliff", and then the "Guan Yu" he played, they are all typical.

There are so many wonderful stories in the Three Kingdoms, but there are few good historical films about the Three Kingdoms. "So I asked Xiao Chen to help me. I trust his level."

"The most important thing is that he can control it and not let you change the script."

Han Shanping got to the point directly, "Xiao Chen, you still have to pay attention to the post-production of the film."

"Kai Ge, after you edit the film, you need to let Xiao Chen take a look and ask him to give you some advice.

This is not shameful, haven't you seen Zhang Yimou do this? "

Chen Kaige nodded in agreement.

Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes, "Why do I feel like I'm getting busier and busier?"

Chen Kaige quickly expressed his opinion, "For investment, I will also follow Lao Mouzi's example. You can take the majority share. If not, I can give you a portion of it separately."

Chen Linfeng waved his hand and said, "It's up to you. If you really can't get investment, I can help you later."

That being said, Chen Kaige has made up his mind: he will do whatever Zhang Yimou does.

I have been criticized for so many years since "The Promise", I can't keep being criticized.

He still remembered the bet they had made together.

Both Chen Xiao and Zhang Yimou have movies that grossed over 10 billion yuan. It would be too embarrassing if, in the end, there wasn't even a movie that grossed over 10 billion yuan.

Jiang Wen obviously thought of this problem as well.

He was a little panicked. His old friends were running away one by one, which seemed like they were trying to leave him behind.

"Xiao Chen, you can herd one sheep or two sheep, add me in."

He is a little proud after all.

"I'll show you the script then, and you can give me some advice on investment..."

Jiang Wen gritted his teeth and said, "I'll talk to Boss Yang and ask him to give up some of his shares."

A little bit of pride, but not much.

Chen Linfeng was speechless. Was he joining some poverty alleviation organization for elderly directors?
I can't be reborn, so I'm mainly here to help you guys restore your reputation.

Feng Xiaogang, who was unable to attend the event due to other matters, suddenly felt a chill on his back and felt as if he had lost something.

He looked around suspiciously but found nothing.

……

Hollywood is quite busy during the mid-to-late February period.

This can be heard from Pete's phone call.

He had a movie last year that had hopes of competing, so after helping with the public relations for "Joker," he immediately rushed back.

Nowadays, his voice in the Oscars has greatly increased because he has helped several films win awards in a row.

There were even some minor conflicts with Weinstein because it affected the money-making of the big man behind the Oscars.

Of course, given Weinstein's temperament, there are many people who have had conflicts with him.

Pete, this is nothing.

On the phone, he emphasized to Chen Linfeng to confirm the release date of "Joker".

"There's nothing wrong with the timing. Movies that want to win Oscars have two modes: the beginning and the end of the year."

"Since we're releasing it at the beginning of the year, and the film helped you win the three major awards, I'll also make some adjustments to the marketing."

Peter said with a smile, "Chen, after the Berlin Film Festival, there have been a lot of news and rumors about you in Hollywood."

"Oh? What did you say?"

"Many people say that you must have been kissed by the goddess of luck in your previous life."

Chen Linfeng thought about his experiences in his two lives and felt that it was really hard to say.

But this goddess of luck must be a Chinese god.

In Chinese mythology, who is the one in charge of luck?

Chen Linfeng recalled briefly.

Damn, the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity, the old god.

"Pfft, I'm sure that's not the case!"

"I have received many invitations from the media. They couldn't get through to May, so they contacted me."

"You know, they think we have a good relationship, so they asked me to persuade you."

“We have a good relationship.”

Hearing this, Peter was very happy, "Chen, you are my best friend."

"What about Noma, what is he?"

Pete coughed, "They are just bad friends."

"Friends who made a hole in golf?"

"..."

Pietra got back to the point, "Here, there is a program that I think is good. It seems to want to bring together you and the big directors from Hollywood and Europe to sit together and talk about movies."

"I think you would enjoy this kind of discussion."

Chen Linfeng shook his head. "I definitely like private discussions, but in front of the camera, if everyone is restrained, it will be a bit boring."

"You're right, but it's a rare opportunity. I heard that Spielberg and Cameron both seem to be interested."

"Hmm?" Chen Linfeng raised his eyebrows. "If it's true, then we can give it a try."

"I knew you'd like it."

Pete asked, "Can I contact them for you later?"

"Yeah, that's okay."

"One more thing, the top management at Disney can't wait to launch Infinity Worlds 2."

"I know about this. The schedule has been arranged. I will join the crew after the filming of Shen Xia is finished."

"Okay, everyone will come at your time."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Linfeng contacted Sister Mei and asked about the program that the director chatted with.

"I noticed this before," Sister Mei said, "but this show has a history of making irresponsible statements, so I'm still trying to determine the specifics, so I didn't tell you."

"You mean, the invitations to Spielberg and Cameron mentioned by the other party might be fake."

"I just wasn't sure, so I thought I'd get some information."

Well, Chen Linfeng understood that it was most likely fake.

Fortunately, he and Pete had an agreement beforehand that they would only give it a try if it was true, and they had not made a firm decision.

After Mei knew about his agreement with Peter, she said, "It's better if you agree vaguely. They will probably take the news that you are willing to participate in the show and go to those directors."

Chen Linfeng felt that it sounded so familiar.

Isn’t this the story of Bill Gates’ son-in-law and vice president of the World Bank?

Jiang Wen seemed to have done the same thing when he was filming "Let the Bullets Fly".

It seems like I'm getting something for nothing.

Chen Linfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and decided to leave it like this for the time being.

If the program team really wants to invite a group of world-class directors, it might not be a bad idea for him to go on the show to join in the fun.

In late February, when school starts.

Chen Linfeng went to Yanying Academy once.

There were two banners hung at the school gate.

One is "Warm congratulations to our teacher Chen Linfeng for winning the Berlin Golden Bear Award."

The other banner lacked a few words and became "Achieve the Grand Slam of Three Golds at the Three Major European Film Festivals."

After "Sunset" won the award at Cannes, it won even more, three in a row.

Two from Zhang Yimou, and one from him.

Now it has become his exclusive property.

The teachers in the school knew that Chen Linfeng would come, and they all gathered to see him.

In the end, it was Wang Rui who dispersed the crowd.

"These people act like they have never seen a star before. They are not young anymore, why are they joining in the fun?"

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Linfeng eagerly.

"Xiao Chen, when the new semester starts in the second half of this year, do you want to come and recruit a new batch of students?"

Chen Linfeng nodded, "That's fine, but by then many people might be assigned to the crew of Guo Fan, Lu Yang and the others."

"It's okay, you can do whatever you want."

Wang Rui didn't seem to care at all. "As long as they can be trained to be talented and their hard work over the past few years is worth it, that's all."

Speaking of this, Wang Rui felt a little distressed.

“In the past two years, the industry’s output has increased significantly, but there are still very few opportunities for newcomers.

Many students came back and talked about this problem. We teachers try our best to help, but it’s just a drop in the bucket.”

Chen Linfeng said, "There's nothing we can do. Some old guys are just occupying the positions and won't move. There are also talents from outside the industry entering the industry. The threshold for making a movie or TV series is getting lower and lower."

“But the quality of the films is getting lower and lower.”

Wang Rui complained, "TV dramas nowadays are not as good as they used to be."

“Think about when you were still filming TV series. There were so many good dramas back then.”

"I'm not biased towards the past. Even if we exclude the films you were involved in, the quality of other dramas in those years was very high."

Chen Linfeng agreed, "I feel the same way."

But deep down, he felt that things were much better now, relatively speaking.

At this time in the previous life, Yu Heng's drama had destroyed the industry's aesthetic standards.

Now at least we have Long Lin leading the way, and many dramas are still good, plus some that follow Long Lin's trend.

The overall situation is pretty good, and it retained quite a few male viewers.

At this point, Chen Linfeng said, "I recently had an idea to write another long script and make it into a web series."

Wang Rui was very interested. "What's the subject?"

"Since you said you have an idea, you should have already thought of the story in your mind. Can you tell me about it?"

Chen Linfeng briefly discussed his ideas.

Wang Rui shook his head after hearing this. "Your story will definitely not pass muster. It's clearly a distortion of history."

Chen Linfeng said helplessly, "Teacher, if I put this in an online novel, it would be called fiction, and the idea is also very different from the online novel."

"It's still not going to be easy to pass the trial no matter what you say,"

Wang Rui lowered his voice when he thought that the person on the other side was Chen Linfeng.

"Even if it's you, I don't think the chances of passing the review are high."

"Yeah, I know," Chen Linfeng nodded, "So I plan to make it into a web drama."

"Online drama?" Wang Rui frowned. "The quality of online dramas nowadays..."

He wanted to shake his head again, but then he thought, with the screenwriter being Chen Linfeng, is it possible that the production would be shoddy?

He had some idea of ​​what the other party was planning.

"If that's the case, there's basically no regulation on online dramas right now, so it's possible that you could get away with it."

"It's just..." He said hesitantly, "There might be quite a stir by then, and it's hard to say what the outcome will be."

“So I came to ask the teacher for help.”

Chen Linfeng said as a matter of course, "I am still a member of the school. If there is a dispute in public opinion, the teachers can't just sit there and watch me, right?"

Wang Rui nodded, "Don't forget, you are also a teacher now."

"Then you have to take care of me. I am the pride of our school."

Chen Linfeng thought of the big red banner at the school gate and said with confidence.

(End of this chapter)