I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

With his strong sense of male chauvinism, he finds it difficult to set aside his prejudices and ask Cheng Sheng to write a script, but if his wife asks him, then there is no problem.

Moreover, what he cares about most now is whether Cheng Sheng has agreed.

Chen Hong frowned, feeling slightly disappointed.

He didn't come home all night, and instead of the concern he wanted, he was asked about the script.

"He agreed, but..."

Chen Hong hesitated, looking as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

She could imagine that if she told Lao Chen that Cheng Sheng's script hadn't been changed a single word, she didn't know if he would be angry.

"Yes! That's great!"

On the other end, Chen Kai was very excited.

"Old Chen, don't get too excited yet."

"Yes, yes, I was too happy too soon. What else, honey? Please continue."

"Cheng Sheng agreed to write the script, but there were conditions."

"Conditions? This young man is making a lot of trouble. It's just writing a script, but he's acting like it's some national issue. As long as it's not too outrageous, I'll agree to it."

"That's right... these are his conditions."

Not a single word was changed.

There was silence on the other end, and Chen Kai remained silent for a long time.

How could he possibly leave it unchanged?

Is he being used as a puppet?

How a movie is made is the director's business. What does Cheng Sheng's offer even mean?
Should we limit his potential?

His previous achievements were still dismissed.

Chen Kaige really wanted Chen Hong to refuse, but he also wanted Cheng Sheng's script.

Since "Farewell My Concubine", his abilities have been questioned by everyone.

He desperately wanted to succeed, to prove himself to those who doubted his abilities.

"Husband..." Chen Hong said softly.

"Wife... say yes."

After a minute or so of silence, Chen Kai finally made a decision.

It's just not changing the script!

In order to succeed, and to prove that "Farewell My Concubine" was made by himself and not by relying on his father's position.

Chen Kaige can tolerate it and doesn't need to change the script.

Chen Hong was stunned when she heard this. Based on her understanding of Chen Kaige, she knew he would never agree, but she didn't expect him to actually agree.

But she soon realized that perhaps Chen Kai had been suppressing his feelings for too long and that the outside world's voices had too much influence on him, which made him give up his identity as an artist.

Knowing that Chen Kaige had changed, Chen Hong was happy for him.

"Okay, I'll go find Cheng Sheng in a bit."

Chen Hong said.

“Okay, I’ll take care of things at home, don’t worry. Get the script sorted out as soon as possible,” Chen Kaige said.

"Yes, I'll figure something out about the script..."

Before Chen Hong could finish speaking, another voice came from the phone.

"Director Chen, I have found the information you requested."

After listening to the man's voice, Chen Kai said to Chen Hong, "Wife, I still have things to take care of here. We'll talk about the rest when you get back."

Chen Kai hung up the phone immediately after speaking.

"I'll give you the script after the Lantern Festival." Since Chen Kaige agreed not to revise the script, Cheng Sheng wouldn't go back on his word about writing the script for Chen Kaige.

I just hope that artist Chen Kaige doesn't get his hands on the script and cause trouble. Otherwise, even with Chen Hong's connection, Cheng Sheng will make Chen Kaige pay.

"Thank you," Chen Hong said happily.

"You get some rest, I'm going back now."

Cheng Sheng said.

"Wait, Cheng Sheng."

Chen Hong grabbed Cheng Sheng's arm.

"Sister, is there anything else?" Cheng Sheng asked.

"I have one day."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sheng instantly understood.

"Sis, if you don't go back, Director Chen won't say anything, will he?"

Chen Hong was taken aback, rolled her eyes, and said, "You little rascal, what could he possibly say? Don't overthink it! Do you think Old Chen would abuse me?"

Hit her?

Even if Chen Kai had a hundred lives, he wouldn't dare!
"Sis, my eight-pack abs aren't just for show. Do you think Director Chen would dare to fight me?" Cheng Sheng mocked.

Chen Hong glanced at Cheng Sheng's abs and realized they were indeed true.

A shy expression appeared on her face, and she thought to herself: I wonder how this bad guy trains.

A director should be very busy and have no time to exercise.

"Sis, if you're ever unhappy in the future, you can come to me," Cheng Sheng said with a smile.

Perhaps when she was dating Chen Kaige, he was gentle with her and did romantic things, but as time went by, that gentleness and romance faded away.
"It's better to leave you alone. If the media sees this, who knows what they'll write!" Chen Hong shook her head.

Media reporters are incredibly resourceful; they can uncover even the slightest hint of something.

What type of film does Director Chen want to make?

Seeing Cheng Sheng's firm tone, Cheng Sheng changed the subject and asked.

Chen Hong thought for a moment and said, "Recently, Lao Chen told me that he wanted to make a film called 'Mei Lanfang,' and he is also searching for information related to Mei Lanfang."

Mei Lanfang!
Cheng Sheng had seen this movie from another memory.

Both "Mei Lanfang" and "Farewell My Concubine" depict stories and characters related to Peking Opera.

It's clear that Chen Kaige intends to make a comeback with the same type of film.

In another time and space, the film "Mei Lanfang" was shot with a grand scale and exquisite beauty.

Although it is a film depicting the personal biography of Mei Lanfang, the director also tries to interpret the character within the broader social context, making the character flesh-and-blood, authentic, and believable, and giving him artistic brilliance.

The film mainly depicts the experiences of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang from his childhood to the end of the War of Resistance against Japan.

Of course, the film also uses a lot of fictional plots, such as names. For example, the Peking Opera master Tan Xinpei is called "Thirteen Swallow".

Qi Rushan was also known as "Qiu Rubai" and so on.

However, Cheng Sheng felt that the depiction of history and figures was somewhat superficial, which was not as good as "Farewell My Concubine". Some netizens said that this might be because the script was not as good as "Farewell My Concubine", which makes sense.

For example, the storyline involving a visit and performance to the United States is somewhat superficial and lacks deeper and more detailed portrayal.

The reason for this is the limited length of the film.

Moreover, the artists Chen Kaige selected, such as Li Ming and Zhang Ziyi, knew almost nothing about Peking Opera, and their performances were not very satisfactory, unlike those of Leslie Cheung and Ge You in "Farewell My Concubine".

As for their Peking Opera movements performed on stage, it was obvious they were amateurs.

Yu Qun, who played the young Mei Lanfang, was much better in this respect because he was a professional opera performer. Moreover, his appearance and movements were very professional. Opera is something that can't be faked. If you don't know it, you don't know it. No matter how well the movie is edited, you can tell from the details that it's not the same thing. You can't fool people.

Released in 2008, "Mei Lanfang" grossed 1.17 million yuan at the mainland box office, ranking eighth for the year. This result wasn't bad, but its Douban rating of only 6.9 was a major failure for a biographical film about a highly influential figure. (End of Chapter)