Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

“We don’t make movies or create art just to compete with others. Once you have this kind of thinking in your mind, you will inevitably become restrained and you will take many things into consideration. When you care more about something and it brings you more fame, fortune and greater value, it has already begun to become impure.”

"Whether Xia Yuan is filming a movie is his business. I have no right to interfere, and there is no need to interfere. There is even less need to worry about whether it will be affected and hide. The most important thing is to do your best."

Zhang Zelin said this with an unusually calm tone and eyes.

"Maybe in the early years, I did consider a lot of things, wondering if it was right or wrong to do this, and whether it would bring any consequences to myself. I thought about it later, wondering if I had changed. I was not like this before. If I had thought this way before, then friends, do you think I could have come this far?"

After Zhang Zelin finished speaking, he stopped talking.

This aging director seemed to be just talking about some irrelevant things that had nothing to do with him. He did not look like someone who was in trouble at the end of his career and was no longer the fallen big shot he once was.

But it was his condition that made many of the older guests present look dazed.

Because it seemed that the Zhang Zelin at this moment was the Zhang Zelin that they were most familiar with, the Zhang Zelin who stood at the pinnacle of Hanxia Film and Television back then.

Zhang Zelin, who had nothing back then, reached the top in this state.

It's just that when people have everything and are no longer alone, they will inevitably become more concerned and start to think about the consequences of certain actions.

This is something that is hard to avoid, because only after people have something will they start to consider the cost of losing it, and it is normal to feel hesitant.

There are probably not many outliers like Xia Yuan in the entire industry, let alone the film and television industry. His bold style, his decisions that go against his ancestors, and his unrestrained behavior are enough to terrify people and even make them think, isn't he afraid or worried about losing?

"I am very grateful to Donghua Films for giving me this opportunity. This opportunity is hard-won. I am also grateful that they trust me and are willing to invest in me." Zhang Zelin said this and raised his glass: "Then I announce that my 37th personal film, which is also my first attempt at a comedy film, "The Past of the Post Station", has officially been approved from today!"

Soon, the news that Zhang Zelin had returned to the film industry and was about to shoot a new movie was also exposed.

After all, Xia Yuan and He Ye are not the weirdos who never publicize themselves, so with a certain amount of publicity, the news spread very quickly, and soon triggered related discussions, and it was also on the hot search.

"Zhang Zelin is actually going to shoot a new movie? He's almost 80 this year, right? He hasn't retired yet?"

"This is a comedy, can Zhang Zelin do it?"

"It's not that I look down on Director Zhang, nor do I mean to say that Director Zhang is a loser. The main point is, isn't it a bit too hasty to release a movie now, and it's a comedy? Because Xia Yuan has just released a new movie. This guy is not only strong, but also stronger in comedy. He is a world-class comedy master, just like a monster. Isn't Zhang Zelin afraid?"

"How many times have you lost to Xia Yuan? Do you still dare to challenge him? Are you unwilling to accept the result? Are you planning to fight again?"

"Stop it, Zhang. You can't win."

"I've seen it since the Olympics. Zhang Zelin has changed over the years. The fearless Zhang Zelin who dared to shoot anything and try anything is no longer there. What's left is a director Zhang who cares a lot about honors and is timid and afraid of this and that. The genius Zhang is dead and buried in the grave of fame and fortune. What's more important is that it is this Zhang Zelin who can't protect anything and has suffered repeated failures. Now I don't dare to believe in his works or watch his new works. He has ruined his box office reputation with his own hands."

"It's over. He's already doomed from the moment Xia Yuan chooses not to avoid him."

"So the investors also support Zhang Zelin to release a new film at this time? Isn't this just courting death? If I were the producer and investor, I would just run away with my tail between my legs. Where does this confidence come from?" Doubts! Doubts and more doubts!
Xia Yuan, who was far away on his own set, naturally also received the relevant news and saw the report about Zhang Zelin's new movie.

How should I put it? This actually made Xia Yuan feel quite emotional.

Director Zhang was also quite impressed by Zhang Zelin. Although the two had faced each other several times, it was obvious that there was no hatred or grudge between him and Zhang Zelin, let alone what he thought of Zhang Zelin.

To put it bluntly, the incident at the Olympics was simply a matter of people with different ideals not being able to work together. The two sides were just disputing over ideas, and no one could convince the other, because at their level, they actually had their own cognition and understanding of the directing job, and these cognitions and understandings were different.

Zhang Zelin is more pragmatic, while he is more radical.

When the two people have different ideas and neither can convince the other, and neither can make the other agree with their ideas, then the two people become the main creators.

Then at this time, only one of the two people can stay.

In fact, Zhang Zelin had no intention of competing with him at that time. Instead, he took the initiative to leave. Isn't this another kind of trust in Xia Yuan?

Actually, there is nothing wrong with Zhang Zelin. At least after several contacts with him, Xia Yuan still admires this senior very much. He also cannot deny his contribution to this industry. Putting aside other things, many of Xia Yuan's textbooks when he was in school were co-written by others.

Then there are those incidents including "Tai Xuan".

Can Zhang Zelin actually be blamed?
You can’t blame others, it’s Huang Jingyuan’s fault.

All I can say is that reality is heartbreaking.

When he first debuted and became a director, a similar situation happened to him.

It was just that he was the one being questioned at that time, and at that time, no one thought he was Zhang Zelin's opponent.

Now the situation has been reversed. I can only say that time is really a magical thing.

However, it was precisely this situation that made Xia Yuan, who had already lost interest in his career, feel a rare long-lost feeling.

He had no bad impression of Zhang Zelin, and he believed that Zhang Zelin felt the same way.

He was not afraid of this collision, and he believed that Zhang Zelin was the same.

Neither party is looking for superficial commercialization, and he believes that Zhang Zelin is the same.

This is the tacit understanding between the strong, and the mutual respect between the strong! (End of this chapter)