Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

After Liu Yifei left the crew, Chen Yan meticulously polished and filmed the remaining scenes.

All 700 million yuan was spent effectively. Perhaps Chen Yan had been too greedy, because the production team still had 35 yuan left. Since it was impossible to return the money, Chen Yan planned to find a way to spend it all.

I gave some red envelopes to the crew members, booked a decent hotel, and invited all the actors to a wrap party.

Chen Yan plans to use the rest of the inkstone for online promotion.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yifei had just joined the crew when her costume fitting photos and some behind-the-scenes photos made headlines. The photos showed Liu Yifei looking ethereal and beautiful, like a fairy who didn't belong to this world.

A large crowd began to fawn over him.

Zhang Jizhong is really good at marketing; he whetted everyone's appetite with just a few photos.

Because filming was delayed by two months, Zhang Jizhong abandoned the secrecy of the shoot and warmly welcomed reporters to visit the set.

Chen Yan was naturally pleased to see that they had made a name for themselves.

The bigger the buzz Zhang Jizhong's "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" generates, the better his movie can ride that wave. Of course, once the movie becomes a hit, Zhang Jizhong will definitely try to capitalize on that success.

But why not take advantage of the opportunity in the early stages? Right now, the most famous person in the entire cast is Wang Yuyan, who just appeared in front of the media.

Chen Yan decisively found some channels to have them promote Wang Yuyan from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and the crew of "Love is Not Blind" together.

The results were remarkable; as expected, everyone now knew that the beautiful Wang Yuyan was about to have a movie released.

Just as this ended, Chen Yan received a call from his uncle.

"Come back for dinner!"

Although his tone was cold, you could hear the deep concern in his voice.

Chen Yan tidied up and went to his uncle's house according to the address he remembered. He also brought a gift. His uncle liked wine, so he bought a bottle of decent liquor and brought it to the door.

Auntie opened the door and called out in surprise, "Oh my, Yan Yan is back! Quick, set the table and get ready for dinner!"

As she spoke, she ushered Chen Yan into the house, looking him up and down, wanting to know how he had been doing at school.

Chen Yan was taken home by his uncle when he was eight years old. The elderly couple had no children of their own, so his uncle and aunt really raised Chen Yan as their own son. Gradually, his aunt became almost like his own mother.

Chen Yan felt the body's infinite intimacy with the middle-aged woman in front of him, so he lowered his guard and focused on answering what he had been doing lately.

Chen Yan's aunt gave him a reproachful look, "Why did you bring anything home? You silly child."

But deep down, I was still happy that Chen Yan cared about me.

Wang He was overjoyed: "Old Zhao, Old Zhao, the children are all back, why aren't you saying anything?"

A middle-aged man sat on the sofa inside the room. He looked very dignified and had an immovable air about him.

At a glance, it's clear that this is definitely a leader within the system.

"Uncle, I'm back."

"So you finally decided to come back!" Zhao Changlin said, pressing down on his lips as he looked at Chen Yan.

Chen Yan scratched his head. "Hehe, I've been busy with school and filming lately."

It would have been fine if the topic of making movies hadn't been brought up, but as soon as it was, Zhao Changlin exploded.

He grabbed the newspaper next to him and threw it at Chen Yan, startling Wang He who cried out in pain.

"Oh dear, the child has finally come home, why are you hitting him?"

Zhao Changlin's chest heaved with anger as he gasped, "Ask that brat what he's been up to outside! Did he mortgage the house your parents left you to make this movie?!"

Wang He was also stunned: "Huh?"

"Uncle, Uncle, listen to me, I have confidence, I..."

Before he could finish a sentence, his uncle swung his shoe at him, forcing Chen Yan to abandon his attempts to argue and start moving away.

Young people are indeed agile; Zhao Changlin couldn't catch up with him even after circling the table several times.

Zhao Changlin sat down in anger, glaring at Chen Yan with displeasure.

Chen Yan leaned over and rubbed Zhao Changlin's shoulders with a cheeky grin: "Uncle, your physical condition isn't very good. You're already out of breath after just a few laps... You need to exercise more."

Zhao Changlin shoved Chen Yan's hand away and cursed, "Get out of here! You said you were making that movie, and you didn't say a word, yet you dared to invest over 200 million? You've got some nerve!"

Wang He exclaimed, "Ah! More than 200 million!"

"That's right. If my colleague hadn't seen the filing, I wouldn't have known what this little brat was up to outside. You tell me, shouldn't I beat him up!" Zhao Changlin said, giving Chen Yan another punch.

This time, Chen Yan didn't run away. He had to calm down his old boss, otherwise, at his age, it wouldn't be good if he got hurt by someone's anger.

After punching Chen Yan a few times, Zhao Changlin's anger subsided.

While the father and son were getting to know each other, the aunt quickly went to the kitchen and brought all the food to the table.

"Stop being so angry, let's eat first, Yan Yan must be hungry."

Zhao Changlin let out a long breath and said in a low voice, "Let's eat first."

"Is your movie reliable or not?" The old man asked seriously, genuinely worried that his nephew might be scammed.

He only had one younger sister left, and he raised her to adulthood. She's not his biological sister, but she's better than a biological sister to him.

Chen Yan poured Zhao Changlin a glass of wine. "Uncle, don't worry. I've had our professional teachers review it several times, and almost everyone who's seen it thinks it's a good script."

Chen Yan's aunt picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and said, "Did you bring back that movie script? Show it to your uncle later and let him give you his opinion."

Zhao Changlin seemed eager to see it too, but he was too shy to ask. This little brat wouldn't offer to take it out on his own initiative.

Chen Yan exclaimed, "Oh dear, it's my fault, I forgot, I forgot."

Chen Yan had genuinely forgotten; he had originally planned to show it to the old comrade so that his uncle wouldn't worry about it all the time.

When Zhao Changlin got the script, he stopped eating and drinking, put on his glasses, and started reading it word by word.

"Never mind your uncle, Yan Yan, eat more." Wang He said as he kept piling food onto Chen Yan's plate.

Chen Yan was conflicted for a long time. Her aunt was too enthusiastic towards her, which was fine, but she kept calling her by her nickname, Yan Yan.

Chen Yan smiled sheepishly, "Auntie, I'm all grown up now, please don't call me Yan Yan anymore... it's embarrassing, just call me Xiao Yan."

Upon hearing this, Wang He burst into laughter: "You're still embarrassed? No matter how old you are, you're still a child in front of your aunt!"

"Yes, but I'm shy..."

"Okay, I won't call you Yan Yan anymore, I'll just call you Xiao Yan. Come on, have some more food, you've gotten so thin."

Chen Yan glanced silently at the overflowing food in her bowl, not daring to say anything...

All I can do is bury my head in my food and eat.

After reading it, Zhao Changlin's mood visibly calmed down: "Hmm, the script is good. Why wasn't it projected into China Film Group?"

When he saw that it was Changchun Film Studio that submitted the application, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Chen Yan replied with a grin, "I'm still a student, so the people from China Film Group can't pay any attention to me."

Zhao Changlin frowned deeply: "Then why didn't you contact me? I've met their vice president a few times. It wouldn't be difficult for me to make a connection for you. You just keep everything to yourself. Is it so hard to just tell them when you get home?"

Chen Yan immediately replied seriously, "Well, I didn't want you to get criticized, Uncle. I'm still a student. What if the film isn't good? And China Film Group invests in it because of you? That's a huge sum of money. It wouldn't be worth it if it affected you later."

"I'm still a student. If I need anything, I can ask my teacher. This investment opportunity at Changchun Film Studio was found for me by my professor."

Wang He didn't understand their investment matters, but he understood that Chen Yan didn't want Zhao Changlin to be involved in the financial matters.

Public officials should avoid these things.

"Old Zhao, I think Yan Yan is right."