I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 82 Going home for the New Year
At this moment, Master Han regretted inviting Wu Baige back.

Originally, the purpose of inviting Wu Baige back was political, hoping to refresh the domestic box office charts and reclaim the number one spot in the domestic box office.

After all, the top spot on the domestic box office chart has always been dominated by Hollywood giants, which is somewhat glaring and a mockery of Chinese-language films.

To everyone's surprise, when China Film Group and Wu Baige reached an agreement, "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" broke domestic box office records in a miraculous fashion.

It directly reclaimed the top spot on the domestic box office charts, and even more than doubled the box office revenue.

Master Han and the others were ecstatic; this was a victory for Chinese-language films!
Originally, we wanted to place all our hopes on Wu Baige, but now we don't need to. With the success of "The Great Tang Dynasty," Wu Baige is no longer so important.

Coupled with Wu Baige's arrogant attitude, it had already displeased the people at China Film Group.

Therefore, during the subsequent negotiations, neither China Film Group nor Wu Baige were very enthusiastic. However, the film contract was still signed.

This is probably why Wu Baige launched a scathing attack on Cheng Sheng as soon as she returned to China.

After all, he was initially very high and mighty, and even China Film Group had to bow down to him.

But the emergence of a newcomer like Cheng Sheng shattered his arrogant attitude, and no one knew that he also harbored resentment.

Although Wu Baige is no longer as important, China Film Group has already agreed to cooperate with her, and they cannot go back on their word.

To Han Sanye's surprise, Wu Baige was clearly overly arrogant.

He had investments from China Film Group and mainland film and television companies, but he insisted that the lead actors must be Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

The fact that Hong Kong and Taiwanese artists were given the most important roles made Han Sanye and several other mainland companies very unhappy.

However, what's done is done, and there's no going back now, because the contract had already been signed before Wu Baige returned to China.

Now that Wu Baige and Cheng Sheng are going head-to-head.

Although he believed in Cheng Sheng's talent, Han Sanye was also uneasy about whether he could defeat Wu Baige.

After all, Wu Baige's reputation as an internationally renowned director is not something she earned on the spot.

Even if Cheng Sheng can't defeat Wu Baige, he can at least dampen Wu Baige's arrogance and make her realize that she shouldn't underestimate the mainland entertainment industry.

"Xiao Cheng, when do you plan to start filming?" Master Han asked.

"The script has just been submitted for review. If it passes review after the Lunar New Year, I plan to start filming in early April," Cheng Sheng said after thinking for a moment.

"The script will pass the review without any problem. If it weren't for the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, it might have passed the review by the end of the year. As for the actors, how do you plan to choose them? Will you use students from the Central Academy of Drama like you did for 'The Great Tang Dynasty'?" Han Sanye said.

"I'm afraid it won't work this time. The students from the Central Academy of Drama are too inexperienced. I plan to hold open auditions after the New Year and finalize the roles before filming begins."

"I have one strict requirement for this casting," Cheng Sheng said with a smile.

"What are the requirements?" Third Master Han asked curiously.

"This has to be kept secret. Once the script is approved, I'll post the audition requirements online," Cheng Sheng said mysteriously.

"Oh! Then I'll wait and see." Master Han didn't ask any further questions.

After talking with Master Han, Cheng Sheng returned home, packed his luggage, and planned to go back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year the next day.

However, before that, he needs to go out today to buy some gifts to give to his family.

In the afternoon, Cheng Sheng went out and bought a lot of health supplements for middle-aged and elderly people, some new clothes, an expensive watch for his father, and a jade Guanyin pendant for his mother.

the next day.

Cheng Sheng dragged a huge suitcase to the train station.

On the way, Cheng Sheng sent the news of returning to his hometown for the Spring Festival to the group chat to avoid anyone coming to his new home to look for him after he got back.

Upon hearing that Cheng Sheng was returning to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, everyone in the group sent their blessings, wishing him a safe journey.

In 2004, there was no high-speed rail in China. It was this year that China Railway launched a bidding process for a 200 km/h high-speed train project through a market-for-technology strategy, attracting international companies to cooperate.

This year also saw the proposal to build a "four horizontal and four vertical" passenger dedicated line network, designed for speeds of over 200 kilometers per hour. Therefore, Cheng Sheng can only take the slow train.

Cheng Sheng set off in the morning and arrived in Rao City at night.

Then I took a taxi back to Yangkou countryside, and it was almost 10 p.m.

Cheng Sheng had already called his parents before he returned.

So, before Cheng Sheng returned, his parents didn't sleep and waited for him to come back.

Cheng Sheng was overjoyed to see his parents again.

While Cheng Sheng was chatting with his father, his mother had already cooked him a bowl of noodles.

After he finished eating the noodles, it was already quite late. His parents didn't chat with him anymore, but told him to get some rest, since he had been on the train all day and was very tired.

The next day, after washing up, Cheng Sheng took out the gifts and gave them to his parents.

After breakfast, Cheng Sheng went out to visit his neighbors and friends, to see those who had grown up with him, and to chat about gossip.

Cheng Sheng is now a celebrity in the village, and his childhood friends are very envious of him.

However, rural people are simple and honest. They have no jealousy or desire to curry favor with others. At most, they are just gossipy about things in the entertainment industry, asking about this celebrity's privacy and discussing whether that celebrity has really had plastic surgery, etc.

In the few days since he returned, Cheng Sheng's life has been very peaceful. He either rests at home, goes hiking with his childhood friends, or goes to town for sightseeing.

Cheng Sheng was living comfortably in his hometown, but the internet was in turmoil.

Wu Baige's assistant's response was posted online.

[Holy crap!]

Wow!

Wow!

【…】

Upon seeing Wu Baige's answer, all netizens immediately made a comment.

If the east wind had not favored Zhou Yu, the two Qiao beauties would have been locked away in the Copper Sparrow Terrace in the depths of spring!
Cao Cao's attack on Jiangdong was not for the purpose of unifying the country, but for the sake of the Two Qiaos?

Netizens were stunned!

This answer truly surprised everyone.

Previously, a Hong Kong Island reporter posted Cheng Sheng's question to Wu Baige online, and netizens directly replied in the comments that it was to unify the country.

But Wu Baige's answer was actually for Erqiao?

Is this some kind of ridiculous joke?!

Do you even understand history?

Everyone was speechless.

They strongly suspected that Wu Baige was playing a prank on them.

Otherwise, why would someone say something so idiotic?
Can such a renowned director really make a good film about the Three Kingdoms?
Originally, most people favored Wu Baige and didn't believe Cheng Sheng could beat her, but now it seems Wu Baige is a bit unreliable!

Please don't turn historical films into nonsensical comedies!
"Big Cannon, I regret it now."

Inside a luxurious villa in Beijing, Boss Wang looked at Feng Dapao with a grim expression.

Sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and smoking, Feng Dapao sneered, "Damn it! I warned you long ago that you can't trust those people from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Don't be fooled by Wu Baige's reputation. Cheng Sheng was right. Wu Baige is just a stray dog ​​that was kicked back from Hollywood."

(End of this chapter)