I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 311 Long time no see, Master Wu~~
Special Feature on the 28th China Golden Rooster Awards
At 20 years and 3 months old, Chen Jin becomes the youngest Best Actor in Golden Rooster Awards history!

"The Big Events of Life and Flying High" win Best Feature Film!

Naren Hua, who plays Eji, wins the Best Actress award!

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Following the awards ceremony, major internet news outlets, including Toutiao and Weibo, immediately published the list of winners for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

Whether it's out of touch with reality or not, the report still needs to be published.

As for how you get criticized, that's something the media can't control.

Chen Jin was the last to finish her interview and then attended the Golden Rooster Awards banquet. By the time she got back to her room, it was already 11 p.m.

"Wang Fei's theme song has topped all the major charts!"

"I had Xiao Chen upload the music video to Weibo!"

Neither Guo Fan nor Chen Jin drank alcohol. After returning to the hotel, the two discussed some matters related to the new film.

Besides the awards ceremony, promoting "Love is Not Blind 2" was also a major part of this year's Golden Rooster Awards. Chen Jin promoted the film during her interviews and on the red carpet.

"I see!"

"The response has been very positive; Wang Fei's influence is truly remarkable!"

Chen Jin opened the official Weibo accounts for "Love is Not Blind 2: So Young" and "Love is Not Blind 33 Days" and also forwarded the music video.

Whether it's the official Weibo account or the comment section of his personal Weibo, netizens are full of anticipation for this new film.

With "Life's Big Events" grossing nearly 9 million yuan and now being awarded the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, Chen Jin's box office appeal is indeed very strong.

Most importantly, this is a youth-oriented film with a commercial romance element, which is very popular these days.

The youth storm brought by "You Are the Apple of My Eye" has also begun to sweep across mainland China.

Therefore, Chen Jin's ambitions for this film are definitely much greater than those for "Life's Big Events".

The fact that "Life's Big Events" grossed 8.78 million yuan is an achievement that Chen Jin herself did not expect; as for "So Young," Chen Jin is preparing to break the box office record, and she has the foundation to do so.

Promotional efforts across all aspects have been launched, and we are also cooperating with internet platforms such as Alibaba and Dida to coordinate various collaborations and marketing initiatives.

On the first day of box office, not to mention Chen Jin, even Ma Yun is eager to see if it can surpass last year's single-day record of 1 million yuan.

The current opening day box office record is still 1.03 million yuan, which was set by "Love is Not Blind" on Singles' Day last year.

Transformers 3 did not break this record, but it still grossed 1.15 million yuan in a single day, which is currently the highest single-day box office record for Chinese films.

These two records are precisely the data that Chen Jin is currently eager to break.

"After the Golden Horse Awards, we'll go to Hollywood!"

Chen Jin will have to start preparing for the filming of "John Wick" as soon as she gets back tomorrow, including early investment, actor auditions, and so on.

Guo Fan, on the other hand, is studying in Hollywood, hoping to visit the set of Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises".

"Yes, I understand!"

Guo Fan was overjoyed as he looked at the comments on Weibo about today's Golden Rooster Awards ceremony.

It was all insults; they even brought up their ancestors and household registration books.

"Weibo wasn't as popular last year, so the Golden Rooster Awards didn't experience this wave!"

"This year is different. It was already the worst year ever, and then Weibo..."

Chen Jin didn't need to look to know how intense the online criticism must be.

Even now, despite winning Best Actor and two major awards for "Life's Big Events" and "Love is Not Blind," he still can't quell the anger of netizens.

They wouldn't care if "Life Matters" and "Love is Not Blind" won awards; they would only care if two terrible movies won Best Actor. Apart from Best Actor, all the other awards were incredibly bizarre.

Moreover, Chen Jin probably wouldn't have won the Best Actor award if it weren't for the patriotic theme.

This sparked outrage among fans and moviegoers who watched the awards ceremony live.

"No wonder it's called a 'fake award,' I only recognize one person on this list, Chen Jin!"

"Hahaha, this award is well-deserved. Let them play by themselves. What kind of rubbish are these award winners?"

"I haven't seen the movie 'Love in the Covered Bridges' on Douban!"

"Even 'Qingming Festival Every Year' wasn't released in theaters, this is even more outrageous!"

"The Golden Rooster Awards can only be held in second-tier cities. Do you think anyone in first-tier cities cares about this?"

"How dare they charge 6200 yuan for a ticket?"

"Chen Jin walked the red carpet three times, it must have been tough for him..."

"Hahaha!"

Guo Fan watched, laughing uncontrollably, and showed no intention of returning to his room.

Chen Jin didn't chase him away. She opened her phone and sent messages to Gong Ge'er, as well as replying to some friends who congratulated him on winning the award.

"Sorry, boss, we just finished filming today and I just got back to the hotel and saw that you won an award!"

Congratulations! You're getting more and more awesome!

In fact, Wan Qian already knew that Chen Jin had won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor at the wrap party.

She had been looking forward to the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony tonight, so she took a quick look in the bathroom; the main reason was that filming had just wrapped up, and she couldn't openly watch it while having dinner with the whole crew, so she only sent Chen Jin this message after arriving at the hotel.

An awesome emoji has also been added below.

"Finished?"

"Is it just you personally, or is the whole show over?"

As Chen Jin chatted with her, some thoughts began to form in her mind.

"John Wick" is about to start filming, and he has several candidates for the roles.

"For the whole film, my schedule just happened to be at the very end, and Jing-ge wrapped up filming with me!"

Jing Ge is of course Wu Jing, Master Wu.

"I Am a Special Forces Soldier: Sharp Blade Out of Sheath" is the last TV series Wu Jing participated in. He will start filming "Wolf Warrior" next year, so Chen Jin wants to work with him.

The investment was secondary; the main thing was that there was a role in "John Wick" that suited him well.

Willem Dafoe plays Marcus, a seasoned assassin, and has many scenes with the male lead, John Wick.

This character is quite complex. Although he is not the second male lead, he plays a certain role in driving the plot forward. He is very powerful and is an old friend of the male lead before he retired from his criminal life.

He received a bounty from mob boss Vig and began hunting down John; however, due to his relationship with John, he saved John from danger on several occasions, and was eventually killed by mob boss Vig, who was eager to kill John.

"Viagra" is of course the second male lead who plays the main villain, and Chen Jin has to find an American to play this role.

Chen Jin has already asked Sun Nuo to find suitable candidates. After the arrangements are made tomorrow, Gong Ge, who will be in charge of production coordination, and the production team will definitely have to go to Hollywood first to find filming locations, make preparations, and so on, and then hand them over with Sun Nuo.

Once Chen Jin arrives, filming can begin; this is part of the pre-production preparation for many films.

How are things going between you and Wu Jing?

Chen Jin sent a message, and the next second Wan Qian called immediately.

"What do you mean?"

Wan Qian smiled knowingly, and Chen Jin knew she had misunderstood: "I didn't mean anything. I was asking about your purely platonic friendship with him!"

"Haha, just as innocent as you and me?"

"more or less!"

Chen Jin knew this mature woman was setting a trap, but Wan Qian laughed loudly, "Unless it's as intimate as you and me, we just chat privately. I don't even talk to him outside of the film set!"

"The main thing is that they're so much more famous than me, right?"

Wan Qian tried to explain to Chen Jin that she didn't know why she was saying these things.

Do you have his phone number?

Chen Jin mainly wanted to talk to Wu Jing.

"Of course I have his phone number. What's wrong? Do you need to talk to him about something?"

Wan Qian finally understood Chen Jin's intention.

"Correct!"

"I'd like to invite him to collaborate on my new film. Oh, and you too, did you participate in military training for your new drama? Did you practice your skills?"

Chen Jin remembered that she had texted him a while ago, saying that she was practicing martial arts.

"Do you know what role I played?" Wan Qian got excited when Chen Jin mentioned this: "I played a special agent, a research officer in the sniper research group of the Special Forces Research Center. Of course, I had to train my skills. I trained for half a month while filming, and Brother Jing was my teacher!"

"A secret agent? Are you sure?"

Chen Jin was surprised that Wan Qian had started filming action scenes.

"Yes, there are several scenes together, including a fight scene with Wu Jing, haha!"

Wan Qian started laughing, as if she had thought of something funny.

"What's wrong?"

"Filming action scenes was really tough. Wu Jing almost broke down during filming, but I've definitely become much more agile. I'm even thinking about whether I should take a class to learn more systematically!"

Being a female action star might not be so bad.

Of course, this is not professional; at most, it's amateur level. Some films even require stunt doubles.

But even with this level of skill, there aren't many in China; there aren't many female stars who are truly good at fighting.

"What a coincidence!"

Chen Jin grinned: "My new drama is missing a female star who can fight, a female assassin. How about you consider it?"

This female assassin is an underling of the character played by Wu Jing. The two just finished filming one movie, so this second collaboration will definitely be even smoother.

"Is there even a need to consider it?"

Wan Qian didn't even ask how many scenes she had; being able to participate in Chen Jin's film is an opportunity that many actresses would want.

She just didn't expect Chen Jin to be so quick to give her the role. Maybe... her role would be a cameo, like in "Life's Big Events"?
Wan Qian guessed that was the case.

Chen Jin, however, said, "Based on the amount of screen time, she should be the female lead—"

"what?!"

Wan Qian's voice even changed slightly: "Boss, the female lead? Did I hear that right?"

"Yes, she's the female lead, but don't get your hopes up. This movie is a male-dominated action film; the female characters have very little screen time!"

"Based on screen time, you're on par with the female lead!"

As for the wife of the male lead John, she only has a few scenes, and Chen Jin will have Zhu Yanmanzi make a cameo appearance.

"Haha, she's the female lead too!"

Wan Qian was genuinely happy.

The experience of working with Chen Jin was excellent; it's an opportunity that many actresses dream of.

Which female celebrity wouldn't want to avoid attending dinner parties and selling her body?!

Many people who do this only get supporting roles, like the second or third female lead, while Chen Jin gets the lead role directly. This is definitely due to the casting process.

Within the entertainment industry, Wan Qian only knows one actress, Chen Jin, who is dedicated to truly making films.

Very pure and lovely.

Sometimes Wan Qian thought more than once that her understanding of acting seemed to have changed ever since she met Chen Jin.

He changed himself, and he also changed many people around him.

"But let me make this clear from the start: you'll need to practice your fighting skills for this role. I'll find you a martial arts instructor for a month of systematic training!"

"I might participate too..."

Although Chen Jin knows martial arts, it was her first time filming an action movie, so she still needed to undergo the necessary training.

His experience playing the role in "John Wick" helped him master driving skills and firearms, but his physical abilities didn't improve much.

It's still based on the experience of "Havoc in Heaven".

Perhaps the movie portrays Chen Jin's fighting skills as being too exaggerated, leading to the perception that Chen Jin's actual fighting ability is quite strong.

He hadn't tried it himself, but he had experienced it firsthand while playing "John Wick." Even someone as strong as the assassin "John" might not be a match for Chen Jin in real life.

The value of Sun Wukong is becoming increasingly apparent.

"Okay, actually I've been wanting to learn how to fight properly!"

"I'll try to film some action scenes in the future to broaden my acting range!"

That's a good idea.

Chen Jin suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, you don't have any new movies to film next, right?"

"No, I originally planned to finish filming this one and then shelve it until my contract was terminated..."

Damn it, this bastard company made a killing on us again.

Wan Qian really wanted to smash Qiong Yao's daughter-in-law's head in. All she knew was the Taiwanese way of doing things, and she even made her artists accompany people for drinks...

"That's good. You'll need to get a visa!"

"We're going to Hollywood to make a movie!"

Currently, China and the United States are in a honeymoon period, especially with very close cooperation in the film industry.

Transformers 3 and Caribbean were huge hits in China, making it the second largest market after their home country; Transformers 4 and Transformers 5 were even more phenomenal, grossing more than they did in the United States.

Moreover, China Film Group has participated in the investment.

So it's still relatively easy to make movies in Hollywood these days.

In a few years, things won't be so lucky.

"What did you say? Hollywood?"

"Is this show going to be filmed in Hollywood?"

Wan Qian was so happy she almost fainted. Was this a place a second-tier actress like her could go to?

These days, Hollywood has an especially strong filter on Chinese movie stars; there isn't a single Chinese actor who can refuse to be cast in a Hollywood blockbuster, even Zhang Ziyi shamelessly wants to appear in a movie.

Even if it's just one or two shots, and they're all unimportant characters.

But domestic actors love to make these cameo appearances, and domestic audiences are happy to accept them. As long as a Chinese actor is listed as participating, the box office will definitely be much better than if the cast is all white.

Domestic film companies also like to participate in this kind of transnational collaborative investment.

These days, cooperation between the Chinese and American film industries is indeed very close, because the market is too profitable.

"It was just filmed in the US, it wasn't invested in by Hollywood!"

"but……"

Chen Jin kept everyone in suspense: "It's not that it can't be released in North America!"

We should at least give it a try.

The first part is just the beginning; the second and third parts might allow you to accumulate experience.

"Boss, I'm a little overwhelmed by the fact that you gave me this lead role..."

Honestly, Wan Qian felt like she was burning her hands.

This is a Hollywood film, features a leading lady, and is an action-comedy—a genre that's popular and a box office hit worldwide.

Given Chen Jin's current fame, it's not impossible for her to be sold overseas.

There's still a market for Venice Film Festival Best Actor winners, especially in Europe.

"That's why we should film it even better!"

"Quickly send me Wu Jing's phone number, I'll talk to him!"

As Chen Jin was talking to Wan Qian, Wan Qian pouted and said, "Boss, let me talk to Brother Jing. How can you go to him? I bet he'd love to work with you!"

"Alright!"

Chen Jin didn't really care, but since Wan Qian said so, it seemed to make sense.

She was, after all, more familiar with him than he was.

Moreover, Chen Jin is currently the top actress in the mainland film industry!
Master Wu is definitely a newcomer in the mainland film industry right now!
Many of the movies he filmed in Hong Kong were not released in mainland China!
He made a movie called "Wolf Warrior" a few years ago, which flopped at the box office, earning less than 500 million yuan; however, it was invested by the boss of his agency, so Wu Jing didn't actually lose much.

So after terminating his contract and returning to the mainland, he always wanted to prove himself.

The filming of "Knives Out" was actually a preparation for "Wolf Warrior".

Filming this TV series allowed him to accumulate a lot of material, as well as ideas about special forces.

He was eager to film this subject!

(End of this chapter)