HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 191 [191] A Rising Star in the Entertainment Industry, Everyone Wants to Befriend Qi Yuan

The most dangerous people are those who have no flaws; people don't want to deal with such people.

People like Qi Yuan, who have obvious flaws, are actually easier to get along with.

"He's now running a studio and investing in and producing TV dramas. Don't treat him like an ordinary artist."

If the conditions are right, there might be opportunities for cooperation. In short, avoid making enemies and try to build good relationships with others whenever possible.

Looking at Qi Yuan on stage, the CEO could tell that Qi Yuan was a rising star in the entertainment industry.

There's unlikely to be any opportunity for collaboration in the short term. Qi Yuan is too handsome; he's not suited for Feng Xiaogang's comedies.

Feng Xiaogang has expressed more than once his desire not to be limited to comedy films.

The two Wangs can still keep Feng Xiaogang in check and keep him in line to continue making comedies.

Once Feng Xiaogang makes a few more blockbuster films and his status rises further, they won't be able to control him anymore.

Even if Feng Xiaogang says he's going to make an art film that's bound to lose money, they'll have to bite the bullet and go along with it.

Huayi Brothers built its fortune by associating itself with Feng Xiaogang. The cost of losing Feng Xiaogang is too heavy for them to bear unless they can find a replacement.

Making the transition to directing is a very risky thing.

Then we can invite Qi Yuan to play the lead role, which will be more guaranteed for the box office.

Box office success and audience appeal may seem a bit mystical, but they are real.

Some actors are good-looking and have good acting skills, but they just can't carry the box office.

Some actors have mediocre acting skills and are often overshadowed by supporting actors, but audiences are still willing to buy tickets for them.

Before Qi Yuan experienced its Waterloo, people believed that Qi Yuan could carry the box office.

Huayi's two Wangs plan to win over Qi Yuan, and Zhang Weiping of New Pictures is also plotting to win over Qi Yuan.

Zhang Weiping is a very opportunistic person who often does things that are annoying in order to gain short-term benefits and create hype.

He also interfered with Zhang Yingmou's creative process, frequently inserting people into Zhang Yingmou's films.

He likes to invite popular stars, regardless of whether those stars have acting skills or are suitable for Zhang Yingmou's films.

Xiao Shenyang became an overnight sensation across the country after appearing on the Spring Festival Gala. Zhang Yingmou then invited Xiao Shenyang and his apprentice Zhao Benshan to star in "A Simple Noodle Story," forcibly inserting them into the film. This resulted in a stylistic inconsistency, with the film constantly shifting between comedy and suspense, making it one of Zhang Yingmou's worst-received films.

The same applies to "Curse of the Golden Flower." He invited the most popular singer, Jay Chou, to the film, leaving Zhang Yingmou with no choice but to cut Liu Ye's scenes.

Liu Ye was originally the second male lead, but his role was cut and he became a supporting character to the second prince, with no room to develop his character at all.

Seeing Qi Yuan's rising popularity, Zhang Weiping had the idea of ​​getting Qi Yuan into Zhang Yingmou's new movie.

He felt that Qi Yuan's popularity would bring in at least tens of millions more in box office revenue for the movie.

The male and female actors in the audience also wanted to win Qi Yuan's favor.

Everyone knows that Qi Yuan and Wang Jing have teamed up to film a TV series with an investment of 50 million yuan.

These actors all wanted to befriend Qi Yuan in order to secure a role.

Many female celebrities have even prepared their phone numbers and home addresses.

Qi Yuan, who was on stage, probably never imagined that he had become the target of countless people, with more men than women eyeing him.

After the premiere, Qi Yuan, as one of the main characters of the day, received a lot of attention. He took the opportunity to meet some industry leaders.

Even unfamiliar faces would greet Qi Yuan, and Qi Yuan would respond to them.

"Hello, Mr. Qi. I am from the PLA Academy of Arts. My name is Sha Yi."

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment; he really couldn't have noticed it just now.

Sha Yi, in his early twenties, is very handsome and is known as the most handsome boy at the PLA Academy of Arts.

Having seen so much of Sha Yi's later appearance with his receding hairline and weight gain, I didn't recognize him at first glance.

"Hello."

Qi Yuan greeted Sha Yi with a smile. Before Sha Yi could say a second word, the two kings arrived.

"Mr. Qi, it's a pleasure to meet you. We almost succeeded in collaborating last time."

Both the kings and queens treated Qi Yuan very kindly.

Huang Bo's words are becoming increasingly valuable.

The collaboration that Da Wang and Xiao Wang mentioned refers to Huayi's previous attempt to invest in "Hua Wuque". Industry insiders can tell at a glance that this is a project that can make money, so of course Da Wang and Xiao Wang wanted to participate.

Qi Yuan had a very bad impression of the two brothers and refused them on the grounds that the investment was sufficient.

At this moment, Zhang Weiping arrived: "Qi Yuan, if there is an opportunity, we can cooperate."

Qi Yuan didn't have a good impression of Zhang Weiping.

Without Zhang Yingmou, this man is nothing.

The collaboration Zhang Weiping mentioned is definitely referring to Zhang Yingmou's film.

I am still interested in the director's film, Qi Yuan.

"My father and mother? Director Zhang, are you almost done filming? I saw the news about the start of filming a while ago."

Qi Yuan recalled for a moment.

This film was Zhang Ziyi's debut work. Zhao Di, who ran all over the mountain in a red dress, is Zhang Ziyi's most memorable screen image.

Zhang Ziyi rose to fame with this film, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards and winning Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards.

"No, this film is too late. It's another film. Zhang Yimou has been writing the script for a year or two."

Initially, the plan was to collaborate with Jackie Chan on a newly adapted martial arts film. After several revisions, the content is completely different from the original version.

The script is still being written; the general plot revolves around several chivalrous heroes attempting to assassinate the King of Qin.

Zhang Weiping shook his head.

Holy crap! A hero!
Upon hearing the story, Qi Yuan immediately recognized it as the later film "Hero".

It's quite interesting that Chen Kaige and Zhang Yingmou both set their sights on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, and both made movies about it.

The script for "Hero" took four years to write and went through four revisions.

Initially, Zhang Yingmou planned to collaborate with Jackie Chan. However, after the initial draft of "Hero" was completed, Jackie Chan was dropped because his age was not suitable for The Nameless.

Zhang Yingmou hadn't considered Li Lianjie's words at all at first.

In 97, Zhang Yingmou declared that he would not work with Li Lianjie, believing that Li Lianjie was too short and had too much of a boyish, effeminate air, lacking the sense of maturity he sought.

However, Zhang Yingmou later contradicted himself.

Qi Yuan was a little surprised. Zhang Weiping wanted him to star in "Hero"? Who would he play? Nameless?
He didn't take this matter too seriously. At present, Zhang Weiping didn't dare to go too far and didn't dare to assign roles as casually as he did later.

The decision to cast the characters in "Hero" rested with Zhang Yingmou. If Zhang Yingmou didn't agree, Zhang Weiping's word was not enough.

At this moment, two more people walked towards them: Chen Kaige and Han Sanping.

Zhang Weiping of New Pictures actually poached his employees—this is outrageous!
"Love Like a Bouquet" hasn't even been filmed yet, so how could it be your turn to create new footage?

Chen Kaige immediately walked over and stood next to Qi Yuan to announce: "At the beginning of next year, A Yuan and I will co-produce a modern romance film with an investment of 25 million. I am the director, and A Yuan is the lead actress, screenwriter, and assistant director."

Chen Kaige is about to assert sovereignty.

You all need to step back and line up.

As for exaggerating 15 million to 25 million, that's standard practice in the industry.

This is the first time Chen Kaige has revealed information about his new film in public.

Everyone present was stunned by these words.

(End of this chapter)