Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

After drinking with Jiang Wen, Cheng Yuan almost took advantage of the alcohol to visit Tian Zhuangzhuang and see if his prohibited document had really been framed and hung in the living room.

However, he held back.

I went back to my dorm and fell asleep immediately, then went to class and audited classes the next day.

The fact that he made a movie was no secret at school, but it didn't cause much of a stir.

The discussion only lasted a few days before dying down, and many people simply didn't believe it.

A sophomore acting student made a movie?

How could that be?

Would a real movie shoot be completely silent, without any prior announcement or word?

When is your movie being released?

Cheng Yuan and Zhu Yawen were engrossed in their meal in the cafeteria when a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"I guess it's National Day."

Cheng Yuan looked up and saw that Zhou Yang, Liu Yifei, and the others were sitting opposite them.

"Will it take that long?" Zhou Yang asked. "No wonder we haven't heard much news; they haven't started promoting it yet."

"Does China Film Group distribute it?" Liu Yifei asked. "I saw President Han at the school last time."

"Okay!" Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "Remember to go and support me then."

"No problem," Liu Yifei said with a smile. "You're a director now, why not switch to the directing department?"

"Why switch?" Cheng Yuan said, "I haven't even gotten a chance to be a kept man yet."

"What?"

Zhu Yawen looked at Cheng Yuan, somewhat bewildered.

Living off a woman?

This is despicable, but Cheng Yuan said it so openly and confidently.

You're proud of living off a woman?

I'm too thick-skinned to even say it.

That's not right!

Why is Sisi blushing?

"You're not changing your major because of Xixi?" Zhou Yang said with a smile. "You still want to take advantage of Xixi? Shameless!"

"What are you looking at?" Cheng Yuan asked, seeing Zhu Yawen staring at him with a look of astonishment. "With your looks, you wouldn't even qualify to be a gigolo and live off a woman."

"Are you saying I'm not as handsome as you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yawen immediately objected.

Who in the acting department wants to admit to being uglier than others, especially those from the Beijing Film Academy's acting department?

He would rather admit that his acting skills are worse than others than that of others.

If your acting skills are bad, you can improve them; but if your looks aren't good, are you going to get cosmetic surgery?

"Otherwise?" Cheng Yuan said, "I'd be more handsome than you even if I turned to ashes. You know what? My biggest regret in life is that I have such a handsome face, but I can't kiss you."

"puff!"

"puff!"

Liu Yifei and the others laughed, and the other people eating nearby laughed too.

"How narcissistic!"

Wang Jia said with a smile.

"Then why did you switch to directing?"

Zhu Yawen was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and questioned.

"I only said I'm more handsome than you, I didn't say there aren't any actors more handsome than me," Cheng Yuan said. "But if I can't be the most handsome actor, can't I be the most handsome director?"

"You became a director just for this reason?"

Liu Yifei looked at Cheng Yuan and couldn't help but ask.

Whoever becomes a director wants to be the most handsome one.

"It was just a joke, you guys actually took it seriously?" Cheng Yuan said with a laugh. "An actor who doesn't want to be a director isn't a good screenwriter. Who in the industry doesn't want to be a director?"

In China, the director-centric system is prevalent, so naturally, there are many more people who want to become directors.

Capital is powerful, but many capitalists still have to curry favor with and flatter big directors.

Of course, there are also many big-name directors who are manipulated by capital.

Therefore, Cheng Yuan not only wants to be a great director, but also a capitalist.

However, being a great director isn't easy, and being a capitalist isn't easy either.

The former has cheat codes, so it's not as difficult as you might imagine.

The key is the latter.

In his previous life, Cheng Yuan was just a struggling actor and a small-time director. He had seen capital, but he didn't understand it.

Just because you start a company and invest in movies doesn't mean you can become a valuable asset in the industry.

"I just want to be an actress," Liu Yifei said. "I don't want to be a director."

"If you ever get bullied and can't take it anymore, you can come to me," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "I'll help you!"

"Who would bully Sisi?" Zhou Yang said. "Besides, even if she were bullied, would she need your help? But, did you become a director so you wouldn't be bullied?"

"With fame comes trouble." Cheng Yuan glanced at Liu Yifei and said, "When you become famous, you're surrounded by good people, but naturally, there are also more people who want to bring you down. There are only so many resources in the industry; if you take them all, they won't have any. One whale falls, and countless others follow! The entertainment industry isn't as wonderful as you think."

"You talk like you know everything?"

Zhu Yawen couldn't help but ask a question.

I've at least acted in TV dramas, even if it was just a supporting role, so I've definitely had more experience than you.

You haven't even had many minor roles.

"Read more newspapers and go online more." Cheng Yuan glanced at Zhu Yawen and said, "When you become famous, countless people will probably say you used to be a woman."

"roll!"

Zhu Yawen cursed in an annoyed tone.

Cheng Yuan didn't say anything more.

"Then why did you even apply to the Beijing Film Academy?" Zhou Yang asked. "And why did you enter the entertainment industry?"

"I wanted to apply to other universities too, but apart from Chinese and foreign languages, I'm terrible at everything else," Cheng Yuan said. "How many choices does a poor student have? As for why you went into the entertainment industry? It's because you had no other choice. Besides, how many directors have you actually criticized?"

Are there any discredited directors?

Of course.

Its impact is absolutely limited.

As long as a director's works are good enough, no matter how many people criticize them, they can still make a name for themselves.

"Did you become a director because you were afraid of being criticized?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but ask a question out of curiosity.

"I'm not afraid of criticism. If no one criticizes you, it only means one thing: you're not famous enough!" Cheng Yuan shook his head and said, "Why did I become a director? Didn't I tell you before? I used to want to make a living based on my looks, but I found that wouldn't work. So I switched careers to become a director, wanting to rely on my talent to make a living."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei didn't blush; instead, she rolled her eyes.

He must be joking. Why should I be embarrassed?

"I also want to make a living based on my looks, but my talent won't allow it."

Cheng Yuan shook his head and said with some emotion.

"Just eat your food," Zhu Yawen said. "Don't make me comfort you if the movie flops."

"Do I need your comfort?"

Cheng Yuan pursed his lips, but subconsciously glanced at Liu Yifei.

Who needs a grown man to comfort them? I just wonder if there are any beautiful women to comfort them.

"You want Xixi to comfort you?" Wang Jia laughed. "Keep dreaming."

"What I mean is that my movie won't flop, I don't need any consolation."

Cheng Yuan shook his head, his face full of confidence.

Are you confident?

He wasn't sure; he was genuinely uncertain at that moment.

Buried's box office performance was actually just so-so, but with a budget of three million dollars, it grossed nearly twenty million dollars, so the return on investment was still quite high.

However, even if you fail miserably, you should still make some money; it's just a matter of how much.

Cheng Yuan was uncertain, because he was uncertain about being shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival.

He didn't even look at the box office performance in China for this movie; he was thinking of selling the rights overseas.