Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 30 Impressions in Memory

Two days later.

Chen An's script has finally been polished and is ready!

I wrote and filmed the two movies together.

As before, it will be released in two parts.

Spend the money on a movie.

Chen An thought he was a genius, and now he could buy even more film rolls!

After printing several copies of the script, Chen An immediately submitted them for review.

He then headed to the Beijing Film Studio to find Han Sanping.

Han Sanping beamed with joy as soon as she entered and saw Chen An.

"Brother Chen, we've really made a killing this time, both in terms of reputation and profits. The movie made a lot of money, we won awards, and the box office is almost 30 million!"

"I'm still far from where I am. One movie is nothing. Right now, I'm thinking about getting my next movie out so I can finally establish myself!"

Chen An has been following the news about "Run Lola Run" every day.

But I'm not as worried as before. I've already made the lion's share. With the current revenue sharing situation for the films being released, even if it breaks 100 million, it won't be as much as I've made before.

Before Zhang Yimou's current close partner, Zhang Weiping, insisted on increasing the revenue share for film producers in front of theaters.

The production company only receives 33% of the box office revenue, and it takes three times the production cost to break even.

Even with his current project, "Little Forest," Chen An doesn't intend to make much money.

Treat it as practice; as long as I don't lose money, that's fine, but I won't make much either.

Once I'm fully developed, I'll go to Hollywood and make a fortune in US dollars.

Han Sanping didn't refute it. He wished Chen An would make ten movies a year to greatly stimulate the film market.

Of course, he can only dream about it. He himself said that the movie will take a long time to make, so there's no chance of it being released this year.

Pulling Chen An to sit on the sofa, Han Sanping personally lit a cigarette for Chen and asked:

"I've already found a location for you, in a village in the Central Plains. Here are some photos they took. What do you think?"

"Let me see." Chen An took the photos and cigarettes, lit them, and began to look at the photos one by one.

"To be honest, bro, you're the first person to film like this. The story is written so plainly; this style is not common in China."

Knowing the general outline of the story, Han Sanping also roughly knew what Chen An planned to film, and was still very curious about his ideas.

After looking at the photos, Chen An placed them on the table. The photographer was professional; the lighting and composition were excellent, and he was quite satisfied.

"Not bad, this place is fine, let's take it. Speaking of which, I also wanted to give this a try. Our directors usually make films that are heavy and profound. Audiences have been watching that for so many years, so I'll make something light and see if they like it."

Chen An also wanted to test the current audience's preferences, after all, he planned to take advantage of the momentum of "Titanic" to make a big splash.

They're just trying to ride the coattails of "My Sassy Girl" to generate buzz.

But we need to film this movie first; there are still two years until Titanic.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, bro. Let's see if the audience actually likes these movies that are always satirizing this and that." Han Sanping didn't say much after hearing the explanation; he still remembered what they had said on the plane.

"By the way, I've borrowed Lvle for you. They'd like to collaborate with you too."

"That would be even better, thank you very much, Brother Han."

The photographer was happy to have secured Chen An's services, and with Lvle involved, the shoot went much more smoothly.

"We at Beijing Film Studio can handle everything for you, from the production crew to the actors. Have you thought about them yet?"

As the director of the Beijing Film Studio, Han Sanping could easily become a member of the film crew.

Chen An was caught off guard by the question; he was fine with the other characters, but he hadn't thought of the female lead yet.

"Not yet, the script was just submitted, and I'm still thinking about it."

The requirement for the female lead, Chen An, was that she had to be beautiful and have a bit of an urban beauty vibe, since it wasn't really a rural film.

Even when wearing farm clothes in the drama, one cannot look rustic; the characters themselves must look beautiful, the scenery must be beautiful, and the people must be beautiful.

As for cooking and such, that's easy to handle. Acting skills don't need to be too strong either; he's just a tool.

So Chen An still has a bit of a headache.

"Okay, take your time thinking about it. I'll help you contact whoever you need."

Han Sanping spoke with great confidence, even patting his chest. Although he wasn't the one who would later become the leader, he was still one of the big shots in Beijing's social circle.

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Later, it became the only one, and not just in the Beijing circle.

Chen An nodded, still very grateful.

The two then discussed the investment shares and finally decided on a total investment of three million.

Chen An's Guangnian Media and Beijing Film Studio each contributed 150 million yuan.

Each party owns 50%, and Chen An will not receive a director's fee this time. The Beijing Film Studio will be responsible for publicity and distribution.

The plan is to film two movies together, release them as two separate films, and all of that is agreed upon.

After their conversation, Han Sanping wanted to invite Chen An to his house for dinner that night, but Chen An declined, saying he would go another time.

After leaving, Chen An kept thinking about who he should find for the female lead.

The big-name actor Chen An didn't even think about it.

Not only does it have to look good, but it also needs to have a touch of urban sophistication, a sense of purity, and a feeling of being both innocent and alluring without being too sexy.

If it's too sexy, it won't match the visuals and message I want to convey in the film.

Most of the actors Chen An knew were from the 2000s and 2000s.

Nobody knows where they are now.

Chen An thought that there were several famous beauties in the class of '96. The Beijing Film Academy was alright, but Chen An didn't know if he had the face to ask the Central Academy of Drama to release someone to film a movie.

Currently, only Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are known to be involved.

The "Four Dan and Two Bing" actresses aren't doing too well right now. Two of them just started school, and one of them is someone I can't afford to mess with. If I were to approach her, my films would probably be completely ruined for posterity.

Moreover, it doesn't fit the image.

Zhou Gongzi isn't quite right either; he has a baby face, and the others aren't much better.

There are minors among them.

"Phew~"

After stubbing out the cigarette in his hand and throwing it in a trash can.

Chen An suddenly thought of someone, his senior from his previous life, whose works he had read.

It's not a huge hit yet, so there's still room for further exploitation.

She is that enchanting fairy who becomes more alluring with age.

She was five years my senior, a graduate of the performing arts department, and her age also met my requirements.

Although he is known as an international actor and starred in the Hollywood film "The Joy Luck Club" in 93, he has not yet become as popular in China as he did in "Little Li Flying Dagger".

His acting skills are decent, and his salary isn't high, which perfectly matches his goals.

Chen An was very satisfied with the perfect tool.

"Go back to school and see if you can get in touch with the acting teacher, otherwise you'll have to ask Brother Han for help."

Chen An planned to try contacting the school first, and if that didn't work, he would seek help from the all-powerful Han Sanping.

Actors who aren't super famous are easy to use, but the downside is that it's hard to find them.

Now that he had money, Boss Chen simply waved and hailed a taxi, heading straight to the school.

After arriving at the school, Chen An rushed to the performing arts department. He hadn't been there with Chen Wei before, so he knew the way well.

Now that his status is different, many classmates greeted Chen An on the way, and he nodded to them.

Then I went straight to the office of the head of the performing arts department.

After knocking on the door and hearing some words from inside, Chen An entered, since it wasn't that Teacher Mu was being disrespectful.

"Does the director have Senior Sister Yu Jinghong's phone number? I want to cast her as the female lead in a movie, but I don't have her contact information."

Chen An got straight to the point and asked the director.

The director was also very happy: "This is the kind of great director who comes from our school. He has turned to the light and thinks about roles from his own school, unlike those who go abroad and only think about using roles from the neighboring school."

After saying that, he got up and started looking through the documents, going to the shelf at the back to search: "Wait a minute, let me look for her contact information here, otherwise you'll only be able to contact her family."

"Okay, I'll wait."

Chen An didn't say much and stood behind, waiting for the director to start searching.

The documents above are all organized. There aren't many students at Beijing Film Academy. Each year, different departments usually only have one class, so they're not hard to find.

The director took out a document, pulled out a sheet, glanced at it, and handed it to Chen An: "There's no phone number for her, only her home landline. Write it down and remember it, then contact her yourself later."

Chen An took the document, found a pen on the table, and wrote down the phone number.

Thank you to the boss for the tip and to all the other bosses for the monthly tickets.

(End of this chapter)