HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 320 [320] The best modern youth romance film in China, bar none.
A few days later, on November 14th.

The premiere of "The Bouquet" was held at the 21st Century Theater in Beijing.

The combination of Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige needs no introduction; the event is sure to be a star-studded affair.

The film's investor and distributor, Media Asia, brought some Hong Kong artists to the mainland to support the film.

Media Asia is the one that creates the profits. After the success of "Infernal Affairs", Mr. Lam plans to increase his investment in film.

Hong Kong artists may not give face to Qi Yuan, or Chen Kaige, but they will not refuse to give face to Boss Lin.

With Hollywood blockbusters invading Taiwan and the impact of the financial crisis, Hong Kong films suffered a double blow, with the number of films produced each year decreasing from 234 in 93 to less than 100.

The competition among Hong Kong film actors has intensified.

Newcomers from Yinghuang Entertainment, including Chen Guanxi, Cai Zhuoyan, Zhong Xintong, Dr. Chen, and Yung Zuer, all made an appearance.

"Hello, Brother Yuan, my name is Chen Guanxi."

The young teacher, Mr. Chen, is quite handsome, but his Mandarin accent is a bit awkward.

Fortunately, he didn't say that he needed Qi Yuan's help and asked Qi Yuan to transfer him three hundred yuan.

"Brother Yuan."

Dr. Chen was born in 74 and debuted earlier than Qi Yuan. He debuted in 95 through a singing competition and released his self-titled album "Dr. Chen" the following year.

He was far less successful than Qi Yuan, and very considerately called Qi Yuan "brother".

Jung Joong-ki ruined his future and destroyed his music career, which greatly benefited Dr. Chan.

The title of successor to the God of Songs has always belonged to Jung Joong-ki; if he hadn't had that incident, it would never have been Dr. Chan's turn.

Another person who helped Dr. Chen was the chef. Two years later, the chef drove up to admire the flower bed up close and had to temporarily leave the entertainment industry.

Dr. Chen, Chen Guanxi, Yu Wenle, and others all benefited from the dividends.

Only Dr. Chen managed to pull through; the other two were complete failures.

They received more resources than Dr. Chen, but they couldn't help him.

They're similar to later-stage internet celebrities; their fans hype them up loudly, but once they actually release an album or have a movie released, they all wilted.

Chen Guanxi released his first self-titled EP in June of this year, and he hasn't even dared to announce the sales figures yet.

The chef's Cantonese and Mandarin albums both sell very well.

Compared to Qi Yuan, the chef could easily outclass Chen Guanxi and his ilk.

Later, the chef was pulled back into the industry by Yinghuang after a year's hiatus. The main reason was that the newcomers were too incompetent. If Chen Guanxi and Yu Wenle could stand up for themselves, Yinghuang would not be in a hurry to call the chef back.

Popularity can be deceiving, but concerts, ticket sales, and viewership ratings don't lie.

It can only be said that public appeal and audience appeal are very mysterious things, and there is no logic to them.

"Qi Sheng, when are you coming to Hong Kong?"

Cai Zhuoyan's eyes were filled with a smile.

"I'll probably go when they're promoting the movie."

Qi Yuan casually replied.

Fan Xiaopang, Gao Yuanyuan, and Zhang Tong are all watching this side, and there are also many reporters here, so he won't cause trouble for himself.

Yung Zuer took the initiative to greet Qi Yuan.

This woman has a powerful background. It is rumored that Zeng Zhiwei publicly mocked her for being ugly, and then a group of men in black shot her in the head at the entrance of a bar, requiring more than twenty stitches.

Having no grudges against anyone, Qi Yuan would never ridicule someone's appearance; that would be extremely rude.

He's not afraid of the people behind Joey Yung. He generates massive revenue for Warner Music. Aaron Kwok is just the nominal number one; the real number one is him. Qi Yuan is going to South Korea at the end of the month to participate in the China-Korea Song Festival. He's the only mainland singer to have his music sold well in Europe and America; he has a kind of golden aura.

No matter how rude the local forces in Hong Kong and Taiwan are, they don't dare to touch him.

Fan Xiaopang pulled Gao Yuanyuan aside and whispered, "See that? That's that slut who pretends to be sweet and cute. She's no good."

Fan Xiaopang had worked on Hong Kong and Taiwan film crews, so she understood some Cantonese words.

Gao Yuanyuan nodded emphatically; she remembered Cai Zhuoyan's face.

Fan Xiaopang then pointed at Gao Yuanyuan and said, "Those two aren't good people either."

Li Bingbing sensed the unfriendly gazes and complained to her sister, "Look at her smug look. She thinks she's something special just because she won the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress award. Doesn't she even consider whose credit it really is?"

Li Bingbing was just being sarcastic. She had seen the finished film of "Bouquet" at China Film Group and she recognized Fan Bingbing's acting skills in the film.

But female celebrities don't actually want the best for their partners.

She competed with Fan Xiaopang for the lead role in "Bouquet," but Chen Kaige thought Fan Xiaopang was suitable after watching the "Fairy Tale" music video, so she didn't get the chance.

She always thought that Fan Xiaopang was just lucky, that he stepped in dog poop by sheer luck.

In terms of acting skills, she definitely surpasses Fan Bingbing.

Li Bingbing calmed herself down. She and her sisters disliked Fan Xiaopang, but in the long run, they hoped "Bouquet" would be a box office hit.

If "Bouquet" is a success, Starry Sky will invest in a new film.

There are only a few artists in Starry Sky, so it's impossible to let Fan Xiaopang perform every time. She will have her chance.

Her sister recently helped the company buy the film and television rights to a number of novels and comics in South Korea, and there will probably be new developments soon.

The theater went dark, and the movie began.

This film moved some journalists and viewers to tears.

"Bouquet" was a very novel youth romance film in 2000.

Let's put it this way: the later film "You Are the Apple of My Eye" is known as the first modern youth romance film in China.

When the South Korean car accident, cancer, and amnesia trio were introduced to China, it would bring Chinese audiences to tears.

Even after the threshold for domestic audiences has risen, "The Bouquet" can still move a group of viewers to tears.

After the film screening, actors Chen Kaige, Qi Yuan, Fan Xiaopang, Yan Danchen, Ling Xiaosu, and others returned to the stage.

By the way, the host of the premiere of "The Bouquet" was Sa Beining from "Today's Talk".

It is common for CCTV hosts to present movie premieres.

CCTV salaries are not high. After hosts become famous, they really make money from various large-scale events, which earn them far more than their regular jobs.

Sa Beining said with a serious expression, "The movie is really great. I was deeply moved after watching it. Isn't the love between Lu Shi and An Ran just like the love of many ordinary people?"

The part that touched me the most was when An Ran was playing a game and noticed that Lu Shi was busy working, so she lowered the game volume.

Lu Shi wanted An Ran to have more fun, so he put on earmuffs himself.

In the end, An Ran turned off the game. Although they both wanted to be considerate of each other's feelings, neither of them was happy in the end.

In reality, this is often the case: what you think is right is completely wrong in the eyes of the other person.

If I were 18 this year, I would definitely cry when I watch this movie.

This is the best teen romance film I've ever seen, bar none.

To be precise, Sa Beining added, "This is the best modern youth romance film in China to date. This is my honest opinion, without the slightest exaggeration. I think it will be difficult for any new modern youth romance film to surpass this one for several years."

(End of this chapter)