Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 429 Beggar Version of Stephen Chow

the other side.

Zhang Yan waited and waited, and finally the roadshow team arrived.

Jiang Wentou got off the bus, stretched, and shook his head, chanting: "After burning the smoke of war for 30,000 miles, we will finally see the lights of Chang'an in spring."

Zhang Yan immediately retorted, "That's utter nonsense. Chang'an is in Shaanxi."

"You don't know anything! Chang'an here is a euphemism for the capital!" Jiang Wen glared and said, "You've been enjoying yourself in Tianjin, how would you know the hardships we've endured out there?"

He paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "And because of you, Wang Shuo and I have fallen out, and even the plan to open a bar has fallen through. How are you going to compensate me for this?"

Recent reports have made Wang Shuo feel utterly humiliated. He has taken his anger out on everyone who has any connection with Zhang Yanneng, including Feng Xiaogang and Ma Weidu.

Jiang Wen, who triggered all of this, naturally couldn't escape either.

"Compensation my ass."

Zhang Yan spat, "I haven't even blamed you for being two-faced yet!"

At this moment, the male and female protagonists also got out of the car. Xia Yu smiled and moved closer, while Ning Jing called out from afar, "You guys are busy, I'll go back first."

"do not!"

Unable to contain her excitement, Dong Ping exclaimed, "President Zhang has already arranged a welcome banquet, let's..."

"No need!"

Ning Jing coldly refused and then walked away without saying another word.

This girl has a strong personality; I just wonder if she'll regret her choice today if she runs into obstacles later.

After watching Ning Jing leave, Zhang Yan asked Jiang Wen, "Would you mind having two more people at the welcome banquet?"

"Who?"

"Han Sanping and Andy Lau."

Andy Lau slept soundly last night and said this morning that he wanted to treat Zhang Yan to a meal to thank him, and also invited Han Sanping to join him.

When Zhang Yan expressed his intention to host a welcome dinner for Jiang Wen, Han Sanping became even more enthusiastic, saying that he wanted to represent the filmmakers in Beijing to give Jiang Wen a proper celebration.

After hearing the whole story, Jiang Wen's eyes lit up: "Han Sanping is in such a hurry to see me, could it be that he wants to make this fake meeting real?"

His reminder brought back memories for Zhang Yan that the Beijing Film Studio had recently announced a collaboration with Jiang Wen to make a blockbuster film, which was initially intended to counter the Shanghai Film Studio's "The Burning of Opium at Humen".

But with the box office success of "In the Heat of the Sun," Han Sanping probably had other ideas—after all, he has always been quite concerned about the hype surrounding so-called "domestic blockbusters."

"Then you'd better take it easy."

Zhang Yan warned, "Han Sanping is not like Lao Dong. If you really mess things up for him, it won't be easy for you to get along in the Beijing film industry in the future."

"What words!"

Jiang Wen said with dissatisfaction, "I've already told you I have experience, and I'll definitely be more careful with the budget for the next movie!"

Haha~
Zhang Yan didn't take the bait at all. After confirming that neither he nor Dong Ping objected to Han Sanping and Liu Dehua joining the group, he arranged to meet Han and Liu at a restaurant by phone.

Then Jiang Wen and Dong Ping got into Zhang Yan's Crown, while Xia Yu obediently returned to the bus.

Seeing this, Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "That kid is an international movie star, and besides, there's plenty of room in my car."

"We cannot force growth."

Jiang Wen raised his hand, adopting the authoritative demeanor of a patriarch: "His most important task now is to seize the time to study, get into the Central Academy of Drama as soon as possible for systematic acting training, and become a renowned and deserving film emperor."

"You really treat him like a son?"

As Zhang Yan started the car, he retorted, "If you ask me, it would be more suitable for him to apply to the Beijing Film Academy's acting department. As the saying goes, fame is useless if not used. Going to the Beijing Film Academy allows him to maintain his popularity while studying. If he goes to the Central Academy of Drama, he will be out of the spotlight for at least two or three years. It's hard to say how much popularity he will have left as a movie star by then."

Jiang Wen replied casually, "The directing department at Beijing Film Academy is alright."

The implication is that the Beijing Film Academy's directing department is only decent, but that's about it.

"Damn, you're so awesome!"

Zhang Yan gave him the middle finger and then added, "Don't drink too much at noon. We have a press conference in the evening, and it will be the same old questions. Just improvise."

Just then, his cell phone rang again. Zhang Yan picked it up and said "hello," and heard his sister Zhang Fang's voice on the other end: "Brother, I just spoke with the school leaders, and they are very supportive of your school's selection of personnel. However, there are some details that you need to discuss with them yourself."

Zhang Yan readily agreed, "Alright then, I'll go to your school tomorrow morning."

Students from the directing departments of the Central Academy of Drama and Beijing Film Academy are too ambitious, and the few who are truly talented are still stuck in the old ways. So when he came to Beijing to find an advertising director, he directly targeted students from the Broadcasting Institute.

The Broadcasting Institute was originally geared towards the television industry, so its expectations were lower, and it even established a special advertising major.

As for the lack of experience, Zhang Yan's idea was to have several directors take turns mentoring him when they had time, since Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Cheng Jie, and Zhang Yibai all had experience shooting commercials and music videos.

Zhang Fang added, "Also, the principal hopes you can give a speech to our school's students."

"What will I talk about in my speech?"

"You can talk about anything, as long as our principal reviews the speech."

"Okay then, I'll think about it tonight."

…………

We arrived at the restaurant.

Zhang Yan specially ordered a large round table, which was more than enough for ten or so people to sit around.

While Jiang Wen was personally selecting seafood, Dong Ping leaned close to Zhang Yan's ear and whispered, "Could you help me contact Zhang Yimou later? I want to work with him and cash in on Jiang Wen's film contract while it's still fresh in my mind."

"What, you don't want him to be a director anymore?"

Zhang Yan was somewhat surprised. Even though he had advised Dong Ping before, Dong Ping still couldn't let go of the idea of ​​making persistent efforts and creating new glories. How come everything changed after the roadshow?

"I found along the way that I really couldn't control him."

Dong Ping smiled wryly and said, "One or two things are fine, but now that we've all gotten to know each other, I can't just get all worked up and start stabbing people every day, can I?"

"So you want to use Zhang Yimou as a constraint?"

"Isn't it because you're unwilling? If you were willing to be the producer, then..."

"That!"

Zhang Yan quickly interrupted him: "I'll take you to meet Zhang Yimou later, but he definitely won't be available in the first half of next year. He's already scheduled to film another movie."

Just kidding, being a producer for Jiang Wen would shorten your lifespan!
Especially since he had a great start this time, he was even more resentful and indignant.

When Jiang Wen returned upstairs, Han Sanping and Liu Dehua had also arrived.

As soon as Andy Lau arrived, he bowed and thanked her. Jiang Wen asked curiously what had happened and then scoffed, "Your rock scene is a mess. I heard the other day that someone got so high that he took off his pants on stage and peed on the audience."

Han Sanping exclaimed in surprise, "Wouldn't he get beaten to death?"

Jiang Wen curled her lip: "No, it was a young woman. A lot of idiots were pushing and shoving forward, wishing they could shut her up with their mouths."

"okay."

Zhang Yan tapped his finger on the table: "You shut the hell up, there are minors at this table!"

Everyone chatted and laughed as they took their seats.

After a few rounds of drinks, Andy Lau quietly said to Zhang Yan, "Mr. Zhang, I've heard you have a particular fondness for comedy?"

Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "It's not that I have a particular fondness for comedy, but I just feel that comedy is the easiest genre to succeed in. Doesn't Stephen Chow's success in recent years prove that point?"

"Is such that."

Upon hearing this, Andy Lau added, "I have a friend who was once considered by director Wong Jing to be Stephen Chow's successor, but unfortunately, he eventually had bad luck and didn't succeed in the film industry. He also terminated his contract with TVB and has been idle at home for half a year now..."

It turns out they wanted to recommend actors.

There's no shortage of actors right now, but I just helped Andy Lau, so the person he introduced to me must have some real talent.

Zhang Yan then pressed further, "What's this person's name? What are his representative works?"

Yes, yes!

Seeing that Zhang Yan seemed interested, Andy Lau quickly said, "His name is Zhang Weijian. He acted in the TV series 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes,' which was broadcast in mainland China. He also acted in the movies 'Super School Overlord' and 'Dragon Brothers.' Oh, and his album even won a silver award for best newcomer!"

(End of this chapter)