Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 233 Yang Xiaomi recites poems

Back to the film festival, although the Beijing University Student Film Festival also shares a piece of the pie, the situation is much better as it is mainly aimed at young people.

As the name suggests, the main group of the Beijing University Student Film Festival is college students.

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about its award settings, among which there are three categories: "Most Popular Actor among College Students", "Most Popular Actress among College Students" and "Most Popular Director among College Students". The selection rules are based on the principle that 30% of the online votes and 70% of the ballots filled in by college students after watching the movie.

Zhang Chen likes this point alone. It is a bit like the early Hundred Flowers Awards. It does not consider whether it is artistic or not, but only looks at how much the audience likes it.

Zhang Chen also wanted to know how popular he was among young people. This was the group he needed to please the most.

The box office revenue of several of his films was basically contributed by young people.

Finale
The place Guan Hu found was not small, and it couldn't be smaller, as there were more than a hundred people there.

Someone suggested having a party, but Zhang Chen refused.

The party was relaxed, but the atmosphere was not warm enough.

The wrap-up party has to be lively and exciting!
Zhang Chen, a group of main creators and group leaders sat at a big table. The table was very large and could accommodate more than 20 people. This kind of thing is hard to find in France.

It looked like a party had been held here before, but now it was all filled with round tables, and crew members arrived one after another, all of them looking very happy.

In addition to the hotel's original French chef, the restaurant also found a few Chinese chefs from Chinatown. As for white wine, it was really hard to find, so they just made do with whatever they wanted.

Guan Hu was the chief butler. He led people to take inventory. The banquet had not started yet, so everyone sat together and chatted casually.

The atmosphere in the hall is lively. Generally, people from the same department or familiar with each other gather at one table and chat happily.

Zhang Chen is famous for his speed in filming. If other directors took at least two or three months to shoot Taken, Zhang Chen finished it in just one and a half months.

But it is indeed tiring.

After more than a month of hard work, the tension in my head can finally be relaxed.

In the big box, Zhang Chen accepted everyone's flattery with a smile.

In addition to the people Zhang Chen brought from China, there were also many local French actors at the scene.

After all, the villains in the film are all foreigners, so they must be found locally.

"Guan Hu, prepare the food. Everyone has been exhausted. Let's have some fun together~"

Zhang Chen opened a bottle of foreign liquor. He didn't know whether it was brandy or whiskey, but it was liquor.

He poured himself a glass, raised it, looked around, and said sincerely, "For more than a month, we have worked together day and night to complete this film.

Thank you all for your hard work during this period. I won’t waste any more time. It’s all in the wine!”

After saying that, Zhang Chen drank it all in one gulp!

"Director Zhang, you're too polite!"

"Director Zhang, the situation is great~"

“This is what we should do!”

"Director Zhang is a great leader, otherwise things wouldn't be going so smoothly!"

"Director Zhang is very kind, so we can't be timid, let's do it!"

……

Everyone talked at the same time and drank it all in one gulp, which was quite similar to the Liangshan heroes drinking in the gathering hall.

I'm almost calling you brother~
This is hard work for the foreign actors.

The French don't drink like this, they like to savor it slowly.

However, although the foreigners were not used to it, they all followed suit, with curiosity in their eyes.

There are also "shooting eyes" in foreign countries, but they are usually in the form of parties. I have never seen this~
"I've seen how hard everyone has worked during this period. The fact that Hurricane was able to finish filming ahead of schedule is a huge credit to everyone. I, Zhang Chen, am not a stingy person..."

Everyone was excited. Some of the old people who had followed Zhang Chen since the first film "The Dark Invasion" knew that their boss was going to give out money.

Sure enough, Zhang Chen waved his hand and Lu Yang came up with a bag.

When I opened it, it was filled with red envelopes.

"This is a small gift from me. It's not much, but it's just a token of my appreciation. Please don't despise me!"

Zhang Chen was being polite while handing out red envelopes, all of which contained the same thing. Liang Jiahui was the first to receive one, and he happily accepted it.

Hong Kong crews usually give out red envelopes when they wrap up filming. They’re not big, but it’s a good omen.

Liang Jiahui has been to mainland China to film many times, and he knows that there is no such custom in mainland China, but he didn't expect that Zhang Chen actually has it here, which is also a small surprise...

Even though Jing Tian is just a minor supporting role, he is sitting at the main table. They spent 20 million yuan on him, so isn’t it enough to arrange a seat for him?

The young lady took the red envelope and couldn't hide the smile on her face. If you didn't know, you would think it was a big red envelope, but it was actually only one hundred euros.

Many other cast and crew members who were working with Zhang Chen for the first time were very happy. Although the red envelopes were not big, it was free money.

Especially those foreign actors.

They had attended the wrap party before, but they didn't expect that they would give out money. The Chinese are really generous...

"After the movie is released, if the box office can exceed 200 million, I will definitely give everyone a bigger red envelope!"

Zhang Chen made big promises without any psychological burden.

……

On May 5, Zhang Chen finally returned to the capital.

The person who came to pick me up at the airport was Yang Xiaomi. Who would have thought that?

In fact, there is nothing unexpected. Zhang Chen just ate too much French food and wanted to change the taste. It would be nice to try some authentic Beijing snacks.

In the hotel, after listening to sheep music for an hour, the two finally completed a cordial and friendly exchange.

"You're going to the college film festival tonight?"

"Well, do you want to go?" After finishing, Zhang Chen took a shower and asked while getting dressed.

"I'm not going, and they didn't invite me." There was a hint of grievance in Yang Xiaomi's tone.

Zhang Chen glanced at her. This woman was such a good actress. He was 100% sure that everything that had just happened was performed by Yang Xiaomi for him.

But he still fell for it.

"There will be a movie at the end of this year or the beginning of next year that may have a role suitable for you. It's a martial arts movie called "No One in My Eyes"..."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiaomi's eyes immediately lit up: "You also make martial arts movies?"

Zhang Chen buttoned up his shirt: "It's not me, it's a new director signed by our company..."

Seeing Yang Xiaomi's expression, Zhang Chen couldn't help but laugh: "Why, you don't like it?"

"No, no, I just thought..." Yang Xiaomi was afraid that Zhang Chen would think she was too ambitious, and then all the postures she had just tried would be in vain.

"Don't be anxious. Start with small roles. It's not that easy to soar to the top. Next year, you'll have "No One" and "Painted Skin". I guarantee that after you finish filming these two movies, no one will dare to slap you in the face again..."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiaomi's eyes dimmed, but then brightened again, and she looked at Zhang Chen with sparkling eyes.

"what are you doing?"

Seeing Yang Xiaomi crawling towards him like a four-legged beast, Zhang Chen instinctively took a step back, and then the tie on his chest was grabbed by Yang Xiaomi.

"Aren't you going to give me a role? I'm here to audition..."

"What mirror?"

"Don't I need to take a test on the lines? Since this is a costume drama, I'll recite an ancient poem..."

“A winding path leads to a secluded place, where a Zen room is surrounded by flowers and trees.

Tears are splashed when feeling, and I hate goodbye and startle.

Wuwuwu..."

Yang Xiaomi's voice suddenly became unclear.

"Sigh~~"

Zhang Chen felt the power of ancient poetry. No wonder Fang Shiyu's mother liked to listen to his father recite poetry the most. It was really cool...

……

There are indeed talented people among the book friends. Thank you all for teaching me. Thank you~
(End of this chapter)