Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 50 The Christmas Season of Little Days

"Okay, I'll arrange it then. The application for 'Little Forest' is ready to be submitted, and I'll get it arranged for you in a few days. ☟♣ ➅➈Şн𝕦𝔁.C๏𝐦 ☹☆"

Seeing that Chen An had no objections, Han Sanping could proceed with the arrangements directly.

Both films were produced and distributed by Beijing Film Studio, but Little Forest was already confirmed to be profitable, and it was also a film by Chen An.

He still values ​​the Best Director award at Cannes, the first award for a Chinese-language film.

Great directors are extremely rare in China, and Chen An is the only one on their side, so Han Sanping is absolutely protecting him.

After all, Chen An has been a direct descendant of the Beijing Film Academy since his debut; he's definitely a loyal follower.

Now that he has achieved great success, it's impossible to push him away.

"You also need to keep a close eye on the new movie; that's the real deal. Come check it out from time to time. It doesn't have to be like 'Run Lola Run,' but you should still keep an eye on it."

After discussing the movie's release, Han Sanping then talked about his new film, "My Sassy Girl," which had just finished filming.

With such a large investment, we have to be careful. Han Sanping felt more at ease having Chen An, the screenwriter and director, personally oversee the post-production.

"I'll keep an eye on things even if you don't ask, brother. After all, this is the movie I've been preparing for the longest."

"That's good. I'm relieved to have you watching over me."

Hearing that Chen An was very interested in the movie, Han Sanping felt relieved and said with a smile.

Of course, Chen An couldn't come every day like he did when making "Run Lola Run," but he also wouldn't come once or twice in the first part of "Little Forest" and then not at all in the second part.

I only heard that it was already finished, and he didn't even attend the first internal screening because he was filming a new movie.

After chatting for a while, Feng Xiaogang said goodbye and left. His movie had just started production and he was still quite busy.

"Brother Han, I just happened to be here. Shall we go and take a look at 'Winter and Spring Chapter' together?"

Seeing that Feng Xiaogang had just left, Chen An, who was also planning to leave after watching the movie, spoke up.

"Alright, let's go. This is your first time directing, you must be quite busy." Han Sanping said with a smile after hearing this.

After making a phone call, he took Chen An to the screening room to watch the movie "Winter and Spring".

"No problem, Brother Han. As expected of the Beijing Film Studio, I can't find any fault with you."

After watching the video, Chen An felt there were no problems. Although he had already edited out a portion of it, Chen An was still quite satisfied.

After all, although I had never been here before, the post-production had the experience of the first film, so the pacing and everything else were very good.

"Then it's settled. This version will be used for the release."

Han Sanping felt that Chen An had no objections, so they would use this version and submit it for review tomorrow.

With the first film already released, the sequel should be released much faster.

Chen An also supported him: "Okay, let me know when it will be released. The female lead will probably be back by then."

After the film screening, Yu Jinghong decided to return. She is currently handling overseas affairs and plans to develop her career back home.

When that time comes, it will be considered a formal return to China for development. Chen An will see if he can sign her into his company. If not, it doesn't matter, since her family has a lot of influence.

Chen An couldn't force the issue.

After saying that, Chen An did not accept Han Sanping's offer to stay, and went to check on Chen Kun's dubbing work, which was not yet finished.

Let him continue dubbing, and he can leave on his own later. He can ask the company to reimburse his taxi fare.

For the time being, Chen An has not written any more scripts, but he has already written all the films he wants to shoot in the near future.

There wasn't much going on at the company, and Chen An didn't know much about TV dramas. After finishing filming "My Sassy Girl," he didn't have enough money to produce more TV dramas.

So it remained unused for a long time, with Chen An occasionally coming to the Beijing Film Studio to oversee post-production.

He usually spends his time at school, or he goes to visit other schools when there are meetings that require his attendance.

I enrolled in a driving test school and plan to get my driver's license there too, since taking taxis is inconvenient these days.

There's no Didi Chuxing here; you can just tap your phone to hail a ride. In some places, once you take a taxi there, you might not be able to get back unless you pay the driver to wait.

Two weeks later, the film passed censorship, and Han Sanping called to announce that the release date would be December 24.

It replaced the previous film, "The Dream Factory," which was also postponed by a week to January 1st, both of which were released during the New Year's Day period.

The film "Little Days Outside Mainland China" will be released one day later, on December 25th.

It just so happens to coincide with their Christmas celebrations. People in China don't celebrate these things; they just live their lives casually. So we chose this day.

However, the crew will definitely have to go to Little Days to promote the film this time. The last release was just a test, and unexpectedly, Little Days was quite popular with the market.

The box office there is several times higher than in mainland China, so we should promote it more there.

Chen An didn't refuse; he'd go there first to promote the film, and he'd definitely go there too for "My Sassy Girl."

However, South Korea will be the main area for propaganda outside of China at that time.

Chen An is quite interested in the idea of ​​shifting from export to domestic sales.

In mid-October, Yu Jinghong officially returned from the United States, and Chen An went to pick her up at the airport.

What followed was a tough battle. Chen An held out for a week before having to move to his home.

Faced with overwhelming strength, Chen An had no choice but to temporarily avoid direct confrontation.

Yu Jinghong was very satisfied, feeling radiant and smiling all over.

Chen An passed his driver's license test on the first try, just like in his previous life.

After that, I immediately went to the car dealership to pick up the car.

Chen An didn't buy anything too expensive; he just wanted to practice driving. Besides, the car models that Chen An was familiar with in his later years hadn't been released yet.

The only ones I recognize are Mercedes-Benz W14s, which are too expensive and unnecessary. We'll consider these when the company has grown significantly.

Chen An got a fourth-generation Accord as his personal car.

At first, I was quite interested and would often take it out for a spin. Later, I parked it near the entrance and didn't move it much, except when I went to the Beijing Film Studio.

I don't usually drive when I go out to eat, since I sometimes take a taxi if I want to drink.

Chen An rarely went to the dormitory anymore. Chen Wei had already graduated, and Chen An no longer stayed in the dormitory. He would come back every day.

However, with Chen An's help, he got a job at the Beijing Film Studio and is now filming with the crew.

Sometimes he would invite Chen Kun and Zeng Li to dinner, since they were his employees and he wanted to show them some care.

Both of them listened to Chen An's advice and focused on their studies at school. The movie had just finished filming, and no one was offering them any film contracts.

Zeng Li and Chen Kun would occasionally visit Chen An's home, sometimes bringing him local specialties.

Chen An would also invite the other person to stay for a meal.

By mid-November, autumn was in the air, and the promotion of "Little Forest" officially began.

Chen An's vacation is over.

We started coordinating some preliminary promotional activities.

They first appeared on some domestic programs, and the promotion of their daily life came later.

He was usually with Yu Jinghong.

On the show.

Host: "Director Chen and Ms. Yu are here to promote the sequel to 'Little Forest: Summer and Autumn.' I wonder what Director Chen would like to say?"

"It can't really be considered a sequel; rather, both parts are an integral whole, presenting a complete story to the audience. It's just that the filming took a long time and spanned a large period, so it was released in two parts," Chen An replied, picking up where the host left off.

Host: "I heard that the movie was filmed over half a year in total, and was completed in two separate sessions. Many of the foods were grown by the filmmakers themselves. Ms. Yu, is that true?"

Yu Jinghong picked up the conversation: "Yes, that's right. The filming took a long time because we filmed in all four seasons. Filming started in the summer and didn't continue until after the Spring Festival. Also, many of the vegetables were grown by the director himself."

"Did Director Chen really plant them himself?"

"Not entirely. Some were planted by me, but most were planted by the crew together, because it took a long time and we were able to grow our own."

Chen An did not deny that he did grow a lot of his favorite foods during filming.

The host then continued to ask questions about the film crew, but Chen An mostly let Yu Jinghong answer them.

Some interesting anecdotes from filming.

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