Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 39 An Unfulfilled Dream

If Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old; the vicissitudes of life are the true path of humanity!

Chen An decided to move to his new home as soon as possible so he could focus on writing his script; staying at Yu Jinghong's house was only hindering his train of thought. 🐙☢ ♣☢

After taking a sip of freshly brewed goji berry tea, Chen An lay back on the sofa and took a breath.

The theatrical run of "Little Forest: Summer and Autumn" has come to an end, grossing over 16 million yuan, exceeding Chen An's expectations.

It was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Although many media outlets felt it was too superficial, most people still thought it was good.

"Leaving today?"

Yu Jinghong, who had just finished showering, walked over wearing a bathrobe, her hair still wet, and her face flushed.

Chen An immediately nodded: "Well~ the new house is all renovated and has been sitting for a while now, so it's time to move in."

While speaking, his eyes kept glancing outwards, and he looked guilty.

Yu Jinghong stared at him intently for a while, like a detective, before casually sitting down next to Chen An.

Chen An's body trembled slightly imperceptibly, and his right hand unconsciously reached for his lower back.

"Alright then." Sitting next to her, Yu Jinghong didn't say much, and slowly dried her hair with a towel.

After wiping, she suddenly turned around and wrapped her arms around Chen An's neck: "Anyway, I know where it is."

Chen An thought he should probably go back to school.

Han Sanping originally wanted to hold a celebration banquet, but Chen An refused, saying that it would be held together after the next movie was released, and he agreed.

This time, Chen An took the initiative to call him over. He had just finished renovating his house and moved in, and invited a few friends over, including him.

Chen An didn't call many people; he didn't call any of the actors, only Ge You, Jiang Wen, Han Sanping, and Chen Wei.

Chen An didn't invite Duan Long and the others over, as he had already treated them to a meal. His roommate, Chen Wei, was a photographer, so he could ask the others present to help him out.

After all, if the actors are suitable, Chen An won't need to bring them along; others will find them anyway. It's also good to bring in the photographer to exchange ideas.

Did you know that Wong Kar-wai from Hong Kong Island also won Best Director at Cannes this year?

It was Jiang Wen who spoke, sitting opposite Chen An, and asked.

Chen An certainly knew, he knew it in his past life, that Wong Kar-wai's "Happy Together" won Best Director at the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997.

Chen An shone brightly at Cannes this year. If it weren't for his performance, it would have been the first time a Chinese-language film had won this honor. However, Chen An beat him to it.

Chen An had seen this movie. It wasn't originally his type of film, but it was surprisingly good. It portrayed the relationship between men and women in such a way.

It's a man.

It has to be said that Wong Kar-wai is quite talented, and in some aspects, he is unmatched by other directors.

The film's style, with its solitary and romantic artistic feel, is unique in the world of cinema; it's simply overflowing with talent.

It's just that the filming is slow.

"I know, how could I not know? I like all his movies, and if he can win an award, they must be really good."

Chen An sat opposite Jiang Wen, picked up a bite of food and put it in his bowl, then nodded in reply.

After taking a bite of food, he turned and asked, "Why are you talking about this?"

Jiang Wen suddenly put his wine glass on the table and said:

"How should I put it, I won the Best Actor award right after my debut, and I won a major award at Venice for my very first movie. I enjoyed making the film, and the audience also said it was good."

"I thought I was pretty good, but you guys have surpassed me in this one go."

"My next movie hasn't even started filming yet, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Chen An understood. This was the contemporary Wang Chongyang, no less capable than anyone else!

"If you can't figure it out, just find a script and make a movie. Taking it to Cannes and winning the Palme d'Or would be way more impressive than the two of us."

Chen An knew that Jiang Wen didn't mean anything by it, so he didn't take it to heart and said with a smile.

Jiang Wen didn't pay any attention, picked up the wine he had put down and took a sip by himself:

"It's easier said than done, but that's what I'm planning to do. I've been looking for scripts for the past few years, but I haven't found one that I want to film. When I do find one, I'm going to take it to Cannes and win a great award."

He's a different person after drinking; he becomes much more outrageous.

However, Chen An knew that his next film, "Devils on the Doorstep," had won the Jury Prize, a prestigious award that ranked second in Cannes in his previous life.

The funny thing is that it even won the Best Foreign Language Film award on its own; it's quite a talent.

However, it was precisely because of this film that he was banned from directing for five years.

This has created one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in the entertainment industry: Who exactly made "The Missing Gun"?

However, Chen An didn't say much. The script for the movie wasn't even out yet, and Jiang Wen was the one who made the decisions about the movie; even the King of Heaven couldn't change that.

However, Han Sanping, who was standing next to him, was very happy. Jiang Wen's new movie was a great project, and he was also one of the directors he admired.

"Alright, just let me know if you need investment, and I'll definitely give you my full support."

Han Sanping smiled, picked up a glass of wine, and took a sip with Jiang Wen, indicating that he was very interested in his movie.

"Brother Han, you'd better think this through first. My movies don't make money, and I already have established collaborators," Jiang Wen said, offering a reminder beforehand.

His films have no shortage of investment, with many investors from both mainland China and Hong Kong, especially Mr. Yang from Hong Kong.

Han Sanping said magnanimously, "It's okay, I just like your movies. A little less doesn't matter, I'm not short of money."

Chen An's films were a series of successes, and the investment in the first of his two films was already recouped.

Moreover, they made a considerable profit, earning a fortune.

The second installment is also expected to be released this year, at which point it will be pure profit, making it a very popular film.

Jiang Wen didn't mince words:

"Alright, I'll definitely come looking for you then. I'll respect you."

After saying that, he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.

Han Sanping was also flushed from drinking.

Chen An said without any politeness, "Then Brother Jiang, could you help me mentor this guy? We studied photography at the same school. He can help out and learn from you."

After saying that, he led Chen Wei to offer a toast. Jiang Wen nodded without thinking. After all, it wasn't like he was casting actors; it was just a photoshoot, a casual matter.

Chen An arranged for him to go there for two reasons: first, he wanted him to learn from his surroundings; second, he himself was preparing to try his luck in Hollywood and couldn't take him with him.

"So, Xiao Chen, how's your movie going? You said you wanted me to direct it."

Just as Han Sanping and Jiang Wen were chatting about this and that, Grandpa Ge suddenly asked Chen An, who was picking up food with his chopsticks, a question.

Chen An knew that Uncle Ge would definitely ask, so he answered him the same way he answered Gong Li:

"Don't worry, Uncle Ge, I'll definitely contact you then and deliver the script to your door. Just wait. I've already talked to Sister Li about having you two collaborate again."

After all, Ge You is my beloved actor, so I certainly wouldn't let him go. It's just that it's a movie I'm planning to submit for an award.

I'm not planning to take it out for filming now; I'll wait until I'm fully developed before taking it out.

Hearing the answer, Uncle Ge didn't press the matter. Since they'd already said that, he figured he'd just have to wait: "Alright, then let Xiao Chen fulfill your 'To Live' dream!"

After he finished speaking, everyone present laughed, as they all knew to some extent that Chen An liked the movie "To Live".

Now that we've brought together Ge You and Gong Li, it's another kind of dream come true.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Chen An joked, "It's a pity that my senior brother Zhang couldn't be the photographer; it would have been even more perfect."

After saying that, Jiang Wen couldn't help but slap the table and burst into laughter: "You're really good at talking, awesome, hahahaha!"

Even Uncle Ge couldn't help but laugh so hard he was doubled over, admiring Chen An's bold ideas.

Han Sanping chuckled and rubbed his forehead, then smiled at Chen An and said:

"Although your brother Han often tells you to come to me if the production crew has any problems with this, brother Chen, please don't come to me with this. Otherwise, your senior brother Zhang might think I'm here to cause him trouble, hahaha."

"No, Brother Han, you're so powerful, you have to help me."

Chen An didn't mind and continued joking with everyone.

After this conversation, the atmosphere became more lively, and everyone drank even more enthusiastically. In the end, Han Sanping arranged for someone to take everyone home, while Chen An simply lay on the bed like a corpse.

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(End of this chapter)