HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 192 [192] "The Gun" Opening Day Box Office in Mainland China: Another Box Office Hit Appears

Is Chen Kaige going to make a new movie?
Didn't they say a while ago that they were going to make a TV series? There were even rumors that Chen Kaige and the screenwriter were working together on the script.

How did a TV series become a movie?

The lead actor is Qi Yuan, which is understandable.

Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige have a very good relationship, and Chen Kaige has praised Qi Yuan in public on more than one occasion.

People don't understand why Qi Yuan is also the screenwriter and assistant director.

Some reporters sensed a major news story and immediately gathered around Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige.

"Director Chen, could you explain the meaning of the phrase 'lead actor, screenwriter, and assistant director'?"

Chen Kaige smiled and patted Qi Yuan on the shoulder: "Literally, A Yuan is a very talented young man. He has a deep understanding of the composition of film."

I believe he'd be just as good a director as I am, and I plan to use this opportunity to teach him everything I've learned in my life.

"!!!"

Everyone was stunned.

Brother Kai, if you've been kidnapped by Qi Yuan, just blink twice.

Are you serious? You're going to impart all your knowledge to Qi Yuan? You're going to teach Qi Yuan how to make a good movie step by step?
This treatment is enough to make a lot of people in the industry envious.

Since Chen Kaige was so kind, Qi Yuan said at the right time, "At the premiere of 'Jing Ke' last year, Mr. Chen said that I had the potential to be a director."

I went back and thought about it for a long time, then wrote a script and showed it to Mr. Chen.

I thought Mr. Chen would say my writing was terrible, since I'm a newcomer, but I didn't expect him to praise it.

nonsense!

The male and female leads' favorite movie is "Farewell My Concubine," and their favorite poets are Li Bai, Chen Zi'ang, and Victor Hugo...

These factors all suited Chen Kaige's tastes, so it would be strange if his evaluation was low.

These are not the main points. What Qi Yuan is about to say is the main point: "Mr. Chen is a man of integrity. Actually, there is room for improvement in my script, but Mr. Chen said that the script will not be changed at all."

He didn't want to overshadow me. His exact words were that he changed one word so that if the film was successful, people would think the success was because of him, and had nothing to do with me.

Chen Kaige was ecstatic.

This incident solidified his image as a virtuous and upright scholar who would not steal the beauty of others.

The two Wangs from Huayi were dumbfounded. They were not respectable people and always thought that others were just as unreliable as they were.

"Damn! Does Qi Yuan have something on Chen Kaige? Is Chen Kaige still Chen Kaige if he doesn't change the script?" Xiao Wang found it very strange.

Aside from "Farewell My Concubine," which of Chen Kaige's films did he not revise the script for?

"Farewell My Concubine" had its father's influence, so why should Qi Yuan receive the same treatment?

Chen Kaige knew his limits and stopped there, letting everyone present know that he and Qi Yuan would be collaborating on a film early next year.

Today's main character is "The Mission," and he can't steal the spotlight from Du Qifeng.

Zhang Weiping smiled even more broadly.

Knowing that Chen Kaige and Qi Yuan were collaborating, he wanted to invite Qi Yuan even more.

Zhang Yingmou's script still needs a long time to be polished, and Chen Kaige's new movie has already been released, but the script may not even be ready yet.

Qi Yuan became even more famous after starring in Chen Kaige's movie, so wouldn't he be able to carry the box office even more?

The reporters wanted to ask more questions, but Chen Kaige and Qi Yuan both chose to remain silent, which left the reporters eager to know more.

By revealing only half the story and maintaining a certain level of mystery, people will be more interested.

During the second half of the premiere, the actresses who wanted to give Qi Yuan their phone numbers and home addresses found that they couldn't get close to him at all.

Qi Yuan was surrounded by a group of men, including Da Wang, Xiao Wang, Zhang Weiping, Chen Kaige, Han Sanping... all big shots.

This dealt a double blow to the female stars.

They were clearly the beauties, so why were these men more interested in Qi Yuan? "You're A Yuan, you sing quite well and act very well too. Kai Ge showed me your script as soon as he returned to Beijing. It's good, with the core of an art film, but also with a certain commercial appeal."

The speaker was Han Sanping, who had a very good impression of Qi Yuan.

This young man is quite good; his singing is popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and he has become a pillar of the mainland pop music scene.

This time, "The Mission" also provided inspiration for him and some people above him.

In the future, if Hong Kong films want to be released in mainland China, they will have to go through the co-production route.

Han Sanping admired Qi Yuanting, but that was all.

At his level, the person who gets to be a guest of honor is definitely not an actor or singer, but a director, a director who can make commercial films.

China has many good actors and singers, but very few good commercial directors.

Han Sanping believes that we should pay close attention to Qi Yuan's future development.

Chen Kaige praised Qi Yuan to the skies in front of him, saying that Qi Yuan had the potential to become a great director, and even said that he would teach Qi Yuan how to be a director.

Chen Kaige is willing to cultivate talent for Chinese films, which he strongly supports, so he invested 500 million yuan and took on the title of producer.

It's just unknown how good Chen Kaige's teaching is, and how much of his skills Qi Yuan will actually learn.

Through the script "Love Like a Bouquet," he could see that Qi Yuan's scriptwriting ability far surpassed Chen Kaige's.

If Qi Yuan can learn seven-tenths of Chen Kaige's skills, and avoid Chen Kaige's bad habit of not understanding creation and interfering in the script, then Qi Yuan is definitely a young man with great potential.

It's almost over.

Qi Yuan asked Li Xue to get a number from Sha Yi.

He needs to be prepared for both possibilities.

He wanted to invite Xu Zheng to play Xiao Yu'er. Xu Zheng is quite popular recently. Last year, he won the Best Actor award at the Magnolia Drama Awards for his role in "The Color of Stocks".

If he wants to come, that's fine; if he doesn't, Sha Yi can be a backup option.

In the original novel, Xiaoyuer is actually very handsome, a top-tier pretty boy.

Xiaoyuer and Hua Wuque are set as twins. Hua Wuque is a very handsome guy, so it's impossible for Xiaoyuer to be ugly.

It can only be said that Zhang Weijian's version was so deeply ingrained in people's minds that it gave everyone the illusion that Xiaoyuer wasn't handsome.

Objectively speaking, Zhang Weijian acted quite well.

However, given his past with Xiao Bailong, no matter how well he acts, they won't hire him. It's not like there aren't actors in mainland China who can't play Xiao Yu'er.

……

At midnight on June 22, "The Mission" was released in cinemas across mainland China.

Many long-awaited movie fans bought tickets and went to the cinema.

Some people with more free time bought tickets and went to the cinema right after midnight. After watching the movie, they went home and opened Tianya website to write movie reviews.

The ensemble acting, positioning, movement, and camera language were all at a pinnacle of skill; the tension between movement and stillness was absolutely first-rate. PS: Alai is so damn handsome!

【Ah Lai's flamboyance, Ah Xin's youthful spirit, Ah Fei's cold exterior but warm heart, and Ah Mai's brotherhood complement each other, truly a man's world】

These men look so handsome even in a simple suit, and the ending is a stroke of genius. I'd give it 100 points, definitely not 98.

……

The overwhelmingly positive feedback from netizens is just the beginning.

At 9 a.m. on June 23, a movie website claimed to have obtained the box office data for the first day of "The Mission" from the distributor, China Film Group.

The data was released and truly shocked the Chinese entertainment industry, revealing another blockbuster film this year.

　I'll stop with the pacing and write three chapters today. I've noticed that readers don't seem to enjoy the daily filming scenes; perhaps the tone of this book has already been set, and readers are more interested in the career development. I'll adjust the pace, writing less about filming and also getting the protagonist's third album sorted out. Any song recommendations? I'd like to collect some suggestions.

(End of this chapter)