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

Chapter 572 Finding the Way to the Future (6k)

"Director Cai, good evening."

Chen Linfeng did not have the emotions that the other party thought, and greeted him very calmly.

Jiang Wen didn't say anything. His current position as a judge didn't make it appropriate for him to show too good a relationship with the other party.

Cai Mingliang took a quick look and found that Director Chen's attitude was similar to before, with no change.

He felt relieved, thinking that Director Chen had no intention of targeting him.

"Too much self-awareness." He complained to himself with disgust in his heart.

However, in order to feel completely at ease, he still asked tentatively.

"Director Chen, this movie I'm nominated for has some investment from Changhong Films. Should that be okay?"

Chen Linfeng was confused at first, wondering why he was telling him this.

Then he thought, Changhong Film and Television, this name seems familiar. Isn't this one of the Hong Kong and Taiwan capitals that had conflicts with him before?

"What's the problem with this?" He didn't quite understand the logic behind it.

Cai Mingliang hesitated, "Didn't they say that all the companies involved have to pay the price?"

Rumor has it that Director Chen hates these companies that "help the evil" so much that he wishes they would all die.

Chen Linfeng was speechless, "How on earth did Wandao spread the news about me now?"

"Apart from complying with the Film Association's initiative and banning Zhu and Chen, I didn't do anything else.

Director Cai, I am a person who speaks my mind and puts everything on the table. Anyone who knows me well knows my personality. I hope you can use your influence to help clarify things in the island’s film and television circles.”

Jiang Wen, who was standing by, testified, "Yes, that's Xiao Chen's personality. Since he didn't mention anything extra, then there is nothing."

"Well, we were overly suspicious." Cai Mingliang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I will tell my friends exactly what you said."

He still believed what he heard from the real person.

However, he was really surprised that Chen Linfeng could mention the word "ban" without any hesitation.

I really don't hide anything.

He could vaguely sense the confidence reflected in the other party's words, as well as his serious attitude towards the matter.

It seems that in the short term, Zhu Yanping and Chen Guofu really won't be able to make a comeback.

After realizing this, Cai Mingliang was somewhat depressed.

As directors who experienced the golden age of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Taiwan was able to force Hong Kong filmmakers to rely on them with its huge market.

Now it is the mainland that is wielding the market stick.

However, the situation was stronger than the person, so Cai Mingliang could only cheer himself up and chat and laugh with the other party.

I have another task today, and I need to make friends with the judges of this film festival.

Jiang Wen is relatively easy to talk to. He directly stated that he would help as long as the quality of the film reaches a certain level.

His attitude is similar to that of Zhang Yimou back then. If you want to help, you should help those who can stand up.

He really has the capital.

Among the jury of the main competition unit of this film festival, only Bertolucci, who directed "The Last Emperor", has more experience than him.

The other judges are all a little worse.

Besides, Bertolucci and Jiang Wen have a good relationship.

Speaking of which, Jiang Wen actually has a good relationship with many famous European and American filmmakers.

Moreover, many of these friendships were forged in the 90s. You have to know that at that time, China's strength was still not enough in Europe and the United States.

This makes Jiang Wen seem even more awesome.

Chen Linfeng was curious about how he got by, so he asked casually.

"Hey, what's so strange about this?"

Jiang Wen said nonchalantly in his unique tone, "We are all grown men, and we have the common topic of movies, so why not just chat about something? It will be easy for everyone to communicate."

"I know you're weird. Back then, our domestic strength was indeed not enough, but as long as you are strong inside, others will naturally look up to you. With this foundation, the rest depends on your compatibility and emotions."

At this point, he looked at Chen Linfeng and said, "You should understand this. After all, you have always been more confident than me, especially about the future of the country. Several years ago, some people in the circle mentioned this. I think few of those people in Europe and the United States looked down on you at the time."

If you want others to respect you, you must first respect yourself.

Chen Linfeng nodded, that's the truth.

Thinking about his past experiences, they have been generally smooth. In his early years in Neon, Noma valued him very much, and the same was true with Pete later, who both gave him a lot of help.

I think it’s because he has extraordinary self-confidence.

He himself may not be able to perceive it, but others can clearly notice the huge difference between him and other Chinese people.

Chen Linfeng was thoughtful. It turned out that being a time traveler had the advantage of being invisible.

……

The next day, Chen Linfeng didn't stay in Venice for long and went straight back to the crew.

Whenever the Venice Film Festival comes, it basically marks the beginning of the awards-grabbing stage in the second half of the year.

Chen Linfeng paid a little more attention to some movies in North America that are scheduled to be released in November.

Among them, the two films that he paid more attention to were "Dallas Buyers Club" and "12 Years a Slave".

It’s worth noting that there’s no Gravity.

He had already written the script for this movie and registered it.

There were Hollywood production companies and directors interested in him before, but he rejected them all.

Therefore, among the films competing for the Oscars next year, there will be one more "Joker" but one less "Gravity".

Regarding "Joker", Pitt is preparing for the film's screening at the Academy, where many Academy judges will come to watch the film.

This officially sounded the clarion call for "Joker" to win an Oscar.

The North American media has been promoting the event non-stop for several months.

Now I have a sense of being the one that everyone expects.

If "Dallas Buyers Club" and "12 Years a Slave" fail to spark a wave of resistance, the situation at next year's Oscars will be uncertain.

In China, this year’s summer season is somewhat different from previous ones.

The most important thing is that the "Tiny Times" series is gone.

Guo Xiaosi was beaten so badly by Chen Linfeng's combination of punches that he was unable to recover.

Over the years, Chen Linfeng has not been in the literary circle and his name has not been heard again.

Naturally, no capital would take a fancy to him, push him to be a director, and then shoot his works.

Similarly, in recent years, no one would unscrupulously promote his or her own values ​​of worshipping money and success.

Chen Linfeng thought this was a good thing.

There was no "Tiny Times", but there were several more movies that Chen Linfeng had never seen.

An action film starring Zhang Jin and Xie Miao, it is clearly an attempt by the industry to imitate Bruce Lee's approach.

The fighting scenes between the two were of very good quality, and the final box office results were also good, exceeding 2 million.

There is also a campus-themed inspirational movie that describes the youth struggle of students, starring Hu Ge, which also grossed more than 2 million yuan.

A love movie with a soft science fiction concept, starring newcomers, also grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office.

In addition, there were also police and gangster feature films and martial arts films, but their quality was slightly lower, with box office revenues hovering around 5000 million.

Obviously, these movies have more or less the shadow of Chen Linfeng's past movies.

It is a follow-up work, as exemplified by the choice of Hu Ge to star in a campus movie (The Ugly Duckling).

It’s just that more attention is paid to the script, which can be regarded as following the trend to the point.

Make money, don't shiver.

In Chen Linfeng's view, this is actually a good thing.

These movies, which have never appeared in the past, are all typical genre films.

It would be much better for domestic directors to learn how to make this kind of film first and then develop to a higher level, rather than rushing to make meaningless blockbusters.

The painting mentioned here is "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains".

In addition, the box office of 100 or 200 million yuan itself shows that the market can accept this type of movie.

You know, whether a country's film market is healthy actually depends more on whether there are enough mid-level films.

During this period, in addition to discussing the conflict between Chen Linfeng and the Wandao circle, some people were also discussing this phenomenon.

The media, in particular, could not openly report on Director Chen's ban on killing people, and could only try their best to give a summary of the situation of this summer's movie season.

The media controlled by the Kirin Group, in accordance with the boss's requirements, praised several movies highly.

Even if they are just following their boss's lead, it's not very ethical.

Once they said this, others understood.

You can follow as much as you want, Director Chen doesn’t care.

Chen Linfeng spent the entire month of September filming and there was no further trouble.

In early October, all of Chen Linfeng's roles in "Infinite World 10" came to an end.

The crew is focusing on filming his scenes first, and it will probably take another month for other actors in the crew to shoot later.

The Russo brothers originally wanted to complete the entire wrap-up process, but he stopped it.

It's already troublesome, so don't make it annoying.

The most important reason why he was so anxious was because of Sissi.

Since deciding to have a child, the two of them spent their time together during the filming and did not take any other measures.

As a result, Xixi won the bid as expected.

Fortunately, the examination was done in Europe, so it was confidential enough.

Chen Linfeng didn’t even dare to think about what he would do if this happened in a domestic hospital.

The news must have spread everywhere a long time ago.

He couldn't help but shudder when he thought of how crazy the media and entertainment reporters were when the princess was pregnant.

Since hearing the news, everyone in the family has been very worried and asked Xixi to go home as soon as possible.

Chen Linfeng was also anxious and wanted to go back quickly, so he urged the crew to speed up.

"Xixi, come here, let me help you."

After getting off the plane, Chen Linfeng carefully helped her up.

Liu Qianqian gave him a cute roll of her eyes.

"I'm fine now, please don't make me unable to walk."

"You have to be careful then."

This was the first time Chen Linfeng became a father in his two lives and he had no experience at all, so he could only be more careful in everything.

He read a lot of related books and asked his family about relevant precautions, but feeling and practice are two different things.

As soon as I got home, before I had time to open the door, Wang Yanping and Chen Shantong were waiting at the door.

As soon as Ms. Wang saw someone, she immediately came over to ask about her daughter-in-law's well-being, "Xixi, are you feeling okay now?"

"Mom, I'm fine. I don't have any reaction."

Liu Xixi did not experience severe morning sickness and acted like normal the whole day.

Until now, she doesn't even have much of a sense of reality, and always feels that it is different from what is shown on TV.

"That's because you're in good health, but you still have to be careful."

After saying that, Ms. Wang glared at her son and said, "Hold on, you're going to be a father soon, you need to pay more attention."

Chen Linfeng felt that his family status had immediately dropped, so he had no choice but to do as he was told. "It's okay, Xiaofeng is very caring. He wanted to help me when I just got off the plane, but I didn't agree because I felt it was okay." Liu Qianqian said with a smile.

Husband, I still care about you very much.

Chen Linfeng felt his wife's affection and was deeply moved. He thought his own wife was the best.

He glanced disdainfully at the two people in front of him, humph, fickle human beings.

Wang Yanping slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Why are you standing there? Go get some water."

"okay."

Chen Linfeng moved again unconsciously.

Forget it, I can’t afford to offend you.

After returning home, it was no longer just their world for the two of them.

Wang Yanping and Liu Xiaoli basically take turns, each coming for one day, as if it had been agreed in advance.

After hearing the news, Shi Xiaolong hurried over with his girlfriend to visit.

Wang Mengfei and he have been dating for almost two years and their relationship is very stable.

The date has been set and we are planning to get married early next year.

But at the moment, Sissi is the absolute protagonist.

The first time she saw Xiaolong, she teased him, "When the time comes, you, the brother's child, will have to call my children brother or sister."

The years of dispute between the two brothers of the Chen family over who was the older brother was finally coming to an end.

Shi Xiaolong scratched his head, "This is not a crime committed by Zhan. You two have known each other since your school days. This is not fair!"

"It's your own fault for not seizing the opportunity."

Liu Qianqian had always thought that Changchang and Xiaolong might get together, but who would have thought that these two had no chemistry.

Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Changchang and Xiaofeng didn't have any conflicts, otherwise she would have been late.

Afterwards, Wang Mengfei chatted with Xixi in the living room, and the two brothers found another place to communicate with each other.

Xiaolong, feeling that he had lost somewhere, dragged his brother to the practice room for a fierce competition.

When it comes to martial arts, Chen Linfeng is actually a little behind now. After all, Bruce Lee has been working hard on action movies and has to put in much more effort in his daily life.

Just look at Xiaolong's current figure and appearance and you will know that he has changed drastically from his previous life.

He has lost a lot of weight, his muscles are very obvious, and he exudes a fierce aura.

It would be even more impressive if he grew a longer beard to cover up his baby face a little more.

At most, he just maintained his daily morning exercises, which allowed him to roughly maintain balance, and he relied more on external plug-ins.

It's really hard to compare it with this kind of real training.

Although he won, Shi Xiaolong felt very unhappy.

Why is it that I can only suppress it barely after trying so hard? It feels like all my efforts were in vain.

The crushing victory he had expected never occurred.

Shi Xiaolong said with a little frustration, "Hey, if you had chosen the path of martial arts when you were young, you would probably be much better than me."

Coupled with his ability to think of stories and write scripts, he might be able to easily reach the level of Van Loong and Jet Li.

It is even possible to achieve world-class influence like Bruce Lee.

Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "It's not that easy. I just learn quickly and keep it up for a long time. It's still difficult to improve."

All skills, when they reach a very high level, cannot be achieved by momentary talent; they require long-term accumulation.

After all, Fang Long and Bruce Lee are also geniuses in this field.

Listen, they learn quickly and keep it for a long time, which is really enviable.

Shi Xiaolong became more and more depressed, "Forget it, I won't practice anymore."

The two found a place to sit and chat.

"Xiaofeng, Xixi is pregnant, are you still busy during this period?"

"Probably not. I won't show up for the next book release. I'll stay at home with Sissi."

Chen Linfeng said helplessly, "It's just that after she got pregnant, she felt more active and didn't like staying in the house all the time. It's strange."

"Haha, it's really weird."

Chen Linfeng added, "I think I will still go to the Oscars next year. After all, I promised to go."

"Yes, by the way, aren't you going to guest star in the drama "The Biography of Emperor Zhaolie of the Southern Song Dynasty"? I've already been there."

Yes, there is this.

Chen Linfeng slapped his head and said, "Just take a few days to go there. It's not a big deal."

"What about Sissi?"

"She should go too."

In fact, except for the first few days after I returned, my family was too excited and nervous.

Later I saw that Xixi didn't have any serious problems, so I felt relatively relaxed.

After all, she is a star, and it is not realistic for her to stay at home and not go out for 10 months.

Not only this web drama, there is also "The Walking Dead" in North America.

The latest season of this drama has just been aired recently and as always, it has attracted a large number of viewers.

In fact, by now, the popularity of "The Walking Dead" has stabilized.

But the whole drama can only maintain its popularity with the participation of Sissi.

After discussing it, the two decided to inform the North American producers and let them make the decision.

The first three months are the critical period for fetal development and should not be affected. The situation will be slightly better later on.

It got a little better after 3 months, but I started to show my pregnancy again.

This requires the crew to make special arrangements, not to mention strenuous exercise, and the roles must also be adjusted accordingly.

Ultimately, it will inevitably affect the final effect of the film.

If it really doesn't work, just stop filming the next season and wait for Sissi for a year.

The specific decision depends on the producer's considerations.

But I think they will not give up Sissi's role.

Sissi is already the most popular and beloved character in the play, and no one else can be without her.

Postponing it for a year might be a better option.

Anyway, given Chen Linfeng's current status, the other party would not force a pregnant woman to film.

"It's better to have someone behind you," Shi Xiaolong sighed, "I heard that some actresses, even when they are pregnant, sometimes still have to work hard."

"That can't be helped. Every worker has a hard life."

In fact, the main thing is to have a safety net. He can ensure that even if Sissi loses the role of "The Walking Dead", it will not have much impact.

It can also put pressure on the producers to consider the actual situation of the actors.

Otherwise, with Sissi's tough personality, she might really grit her teeth and go into battle.

Shi Xiaolong asked again, "What about Warcraft? What should we do with this movie?"

"Just postpone it as a whole. It's only half a year anyway, so the impact won't be that big."

"I thought you would hurry up and finish filming in the first half of next year."

Shi Xiaolong was a little surprised. In his impression, his younger brother had always been a very hardworking type.

Sometimes I don’t know why he works so hard.

It is very rare to find someone who is both talented and hardworking.

Chen Linfeng smiled and shook his head. "No need. I have been working hard all the time. Why? Isn't it just so that I can have the capital to be willful at certain times?"

"Yes, you have a point."

"Besides, I am staying at home with Xixi, so I am not doing nothing. I can still do work like writing novels and scripts."

The Marvel collaboration that is still being discussed is one of them.

At that time, I will definitely discuss the story with the screenwriter team, then write it into a script, and find someone to shoot the movie before "Avengers 2".

In this way, the Monkey King can make a natural appearance in "Avengers 2".

These were all discussed between him and Kevin Feige during this period.

Shi Xiaolong couldn't help but sigh, "You are worthy of it."

"What about you? How have you been lately?" Chen Linfeng asked back.

At the beginning of the year, I only heard Bruce Lee say that he was going to shoot a new movie, but I didn’t know the details.

"It's still the same series. The new one has already been filmed."

Shi Xiaolong briefly explained the situation.

"So soon?" Chen Linfeng asked in confusion, "I remember you were going to shoot The Hunger Games 2 before that?"

"I finished this one early, and then joined a new group right after."

Chen Linfeng smiled, "You've also learned to be so stubborn."

I was talking about this before, and you are no better.

He is quite supportive of Xiaolong's growing ambition.

Maybe he saw hope, as The Hunger Games did indeed greatly enhance his fame.

Nowadays, among domestic action stars, apart from Fang and Li, he is unique.

Sure enough, when people see attractive prospects, they will unconsciously work hard.

Shi Xiaolong didn't explain. As an older brother, why should he bother with his younger brother?

"During this period, I have discussed with several screenwriters from my father's company and are planning to start a new genre."

"Oh?"

“It’s a historical action film.”

Shi Xiaolong stated his ideas.

In modern action movies, Van Loong and Jet Li have almost reached the pinnacle.

He only makes police and gangster action movies to consolidate his popularity at best. In the public's perception, it is difficult for him to surpass those two.

"So you thought of starting with period action movies?"

"Well, actually, I was inspired by your film The Blade of the Assassin."

In the past, films involving ancient backgrounds were often martial arts films.

One characteristic of this type of film is that it is full of ups and downs, similar to the types written by Jin Yong and Gu Long.

However, the style of "The Blade of the Assassin" is completely different from that of Jin Gu, and is more like an ancient variation of modern action movies.

It has a certain sense of reality, and when combined with good camera movements, it brings a stronger sense of immersion than martial arts films.

Plus changing the background will definitely give the audience a different feeling.

Chen Linfeng nodded. This is also the underlying logic of later generations of online writers such as ghostwriters.

However, those films were lacking in camerawork and scripts, so they never became popular.

In today's era when any variety show or movie can gross over 100 million yuan, it must have a different style.

He couldn't help but applaud and cheer, "You have really found your own way."

(End of this chapter)