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

Chapter 109 Let Whoever Wants to Go Go (7/40)

With Lin Yufen's arrival, preparations for the TV series began, and Fan Shuangbing was quick to act, poaching Yan Kuang to her studio.

"What does Director Lin think?"

Cheng Yuan looked at Lin Yufen and asked.

He recommended three actors: Fan Bingbing as the female lead, Yan Kuang as the male lead, and Zhu Yawen as the second male lead.

"Good."

Lin Yufen smiled and nodded.

The casting of these three actors is fine.

Could a great director's eye for casting be worse than hers?

Even if it's not suitable, we still have to give the boss face.

How many directors in the industry are truly capable of casting the main characters?

It still depends on the investors' opinions.

"Then I'll leave the rest of the actors to Director Lin. If they encounter any difficulties, they can contact Lao Hou, or you can come directly to me."

Cheng Yuan was not surprised at all when Lin Yufen nodded.

He has the influence to do so, and besides, he doesn't recommend people randomly.

Lin Yufen was somewhat surprised when she heard this.

They just recommended three actors and then left it at that?

"Director Cheng, could you invite some celebrities to make cameo appearances for that red carpet scene?" Lin Yufen asked, looking at Cheng Yuan. "If we invite people to play celebrities for that scene, it just won't feel the same."

Which idol drama did Cheng Yuan prepare for Fan Shuangbing?

My Love from the Star!

There's no other reason than that this show is incredibly profitable.

Not only did the male and female leads make a fortune from this drama, but the drama itself was also extremely lucrative.

Moreover, product placement in these kinds of TV dramas can generate a significant amount of revenue.

Hou Hongliang is already in talks.

It must be admitted that Hou Hongliang is not only a qualified company manager, but also an extremely qualified producer.

"July is an opportunity to hold the premiere of 'Taken'," Cheng Yuan said. "I think quite a few celebrities will give me that opportunity. If it's too late, I also have an art film being released in May, which I didn't originally plan to premiere, but I can do so if needed."

"July should be a good time," Lin Yufen quickly said. "This drama still needs some time to prepare, so filming probably can't start in May."

She wasn't very famous in the industry, so naturally she couldn't invite any celebrities to make cameo appearances.

But Cheng Yuan is different.

He won three major European film awards and even the Silver Lion. The key point is that he is also the owner of a film company.

While "My Love from the Star" was in preparation, Cheng Yuan was busy with the post-production of "Love".

In the blink of an eye, "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "Let the Bullets Fly" were pulled from theaters in China one after another. The former had a cumulative box office of 260 million yuan, which was 30 million yuan less than the original timeline.

The impact of "Let the Bullets Fly" on him was greater than imagined.

However, that film also broke the box office record of "Hero".

The film also performed poorly at the international box office and failed to win an Oscar.

In comparison, "Let the Bullets Fly" is much more impressive.

Although it didn't break Titanic's 360 million yuan box office record, it still managed to reach 350 million yuan, becoming the first Chinese-language film to surpass 300 million yuan at the box office.

"You were absolutely right," Jiang Wen said, shaking his head. "Curse of the Golden Flower only got a nomination for Best Costume Design. I told you, if we had sent in Distinguished Citizen or Let the Bullets Fly, they might have won Best Foreign Language Film."

"Isn't this over yet?" Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "Still not convinced? Didn't you submit both of your films for the Hong Kong Film Awards? Why don't you have them compete against each other at the two awards and see who comes out on top?"

Both "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "Let the Bullets Fly" meet the requirements for being nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The Golden Horse Awards don't have as many restrictions.

These two awards still hold considerable weight in the Chinese-language film industry.

"Taken probably won't be competing for the Hong Kong Film Awards this year, right?" Jiang Wen said. Seeing Cheng Yuan nod, he added, "Your art film will probably be competing for the Golden Horse Awards this year, right? Then the three of us will have to compete for the title at the Golden Horse Awards this year."

"Are you sure 'Curse of the Golden Flower' will go to the Golden Horse Awards? Are you sure my art film will go to the Golden Horse Awards?"

Cheng Yuan replied with a smile, after all, Cheng Yuan did not recall that the film "Curse of the Golden Flower" was not included in this year's Golden Horse Awards.

He probably didn't participate, otherwise he could have easily gotten a few nominations just by mentioning Zhang Yimou's name.

Putting everything else aside, a nomination for Best Costume Design at the Oscars is definitely warranted.

If I remember correctly, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" was a major contender for this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Ang Lee had invited Liu Yifei, but before Cheng Yuan could get involved, Liu Yifei directly refused.

"Aren't you going?"

Jiang Wen said with some surprise.

"It's only the beginning of the year, and the Golden Horse Awards are at the end of the year," Cheng Yuan said. "Who can say for sure right now?"

"Where's the golden rooster?"

Jiang Wen didn't take it seriously and then asked.

Cheng Yuan certainly doesn't lack Golden Horse Awards now.

"Let whoever wants to go, go ahead."

Cheng Yuan shook his head and said with a sneer.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen immediately laughed.

The Hunting went home empty-handed at the Golden Rooster Awards, even losing Best Film to Kekexili. Cheng Yuan must have been quite resentful.

It would be interesting if his new film were to win awards at Cannes but not at this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

In mid-March, "Lost in Thailand," which had been in theaters for a month, was taken off the screens, with a cumulative box office of over 80 million yuan, surpassing "Crazy Stone" and almost doubling the box office of the original version.

Of course, this is undoubtedly related to the fact that the market is much larger now than when "Crazy Stone" was released.

Eighty million in box office revenue is already a very high figure.

The film "Twins Mission," which was released at the same time, only grossed a little over ten million.

Xu Zheng and Wang Bao also gained some popularity as a result.

Ning Hao's fame as a director has grown even more.

Not long after, post-production of "Amour" was completed, and after being submitted for review, it was sent to Cannes.

Cheng Yuan didn't have a moment to rest; he couldn't stay idle.

He began working on a new script.

The scripts for "Ip Man" and "New World" have been completed, and Hou Hongliang has already had someone talk to Emperor Entertainment Group.

Cheng Yuan doesn't need to worry about this, since Remote Films is in control anyway.

However, Cheng Yuan was torn between making art films or commercial films next.

"A commercial film!" Han Sanping said. "Didn't you send an art film to Cannes this year?"

"Even if we were to film it, it wouldn't be released this year," Cheng Yuan said, shaking his head. "Remote Films doesn't have the funds to support a commercial blockbuster right now."

Both "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Lost in Thailand" did well at the box office, but the returns were slow.

"Don't give me that," Han Sanping said. "Don't think I don't know. Your company's TV series made a lot of money, and you also earned quite a bit from 'The Outstanding Citizen.' How about this, I'll find a way to get your share of the box office revenue from 'Let the Bullets Fly' transferred to you in advance?"

"Isn't Chairman Han afraid that 'Taken' will flop?"

Cheng Yuan asked with a smile.

He'd already been paid in advance, so what could he say? He might as well just make a commercial film.

So what should we film?

"I don't know if it will flop at the box office, but I do know how the movie is."

Han Sanping smiled and said that he had already seen the movie in advance after its post-production was completed.

It's just as good as those Hollywood action blockbusters, he doesn't believe it will flop at the box office.

Moreover, even if the box office flops, Cheng Yuan's ability to handle this kind of blockbuster is beyond doubt.