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

Cheng Yuan approached Tian Zhuangzhuang not to ask him to evaluate the script or offer any suggestions for revision.

Are you planning to invest in this movie yourself?

After taking a couple of puffs of his cigarette, Tian Zhuangzhuang asked.

Cheng Yuan is now wealthy, and he is naturally aware of this; he is fully capable of investing in this film independently.

"If the school or Qingying Film Studio needs a share, I can offer 20%," Cheng Yuan said. "Also, I'm planning to ask Chairman Han if China Film Group needs to invest. I'm a small-time investor, and I'm afraid I can't support this film."

"I'll ask around at Qingying Film Studio for you later," Tian Zhuangzhuang said. "As for Lao Han, he should be willing to invest; you're not some nobody anymore."

"Buried Alive" is expected to gross 30 million yuan at the box office, and Cheng Yuan will definitely become famous overnight.

At first, Cheng Yuan was a little confused.

After all, when he was a director, he had already made billions at the box office.

If a movie doesn't break 100 million, it's a sure flop.

The movie he starred in before his rebirth grossed over 200 million yuan at the box office.

Although the box office of over 200 million yuan was somewhat unremarkable at that time, he still thought it was pretty good.

After all, the investment wasn't large, so the box office not only broke even but also made a profit.

But it's 2004 now.

Released in 2006, "Crazy Stone" grossed over 20 million yuan at the box office with a budget of four million yuan, making Ning Hao an instant star.

What about "Buried" which was released almost two years ago?

Lower costs, higher box office.

So it's not surprising that Cheng Yuan is favored by more film and television companies.

Cheng Yuan has received all sorts of invitations lately, but he has turned them all down.

If he were an unknown person, then he could have simply invested in this film himself.

But he wasn't; countless eyes were watching.

Without the school and China Film Group standing in his way, how could he feel at ease making movies?

After leaving Tian Zhuangzhuang's office, Cheng Yuan didn't go to class but went to Jiang Wen's place instead.

I promised to write a script for him to see, and I can't go back on my word.

"Is it too late for me to regret this?"

After watching it, Jiang Wen truly regretted it.

He wants to act.

"How can you regret it?" Cheng Yuan said. "You are Jiang Wen."

"Can't Jiang Wen regret it?"

"No!" Cheng Yuan shook his head and said, "It's too late to regret it. The male lead has already been decided."

"Who?"

Jiang Wen quickly asked.

The script was just written, and you've already cast the male lead? That's incredibly fast!

The setting of being in my early forties, isn't that just me?

"My homeroom teacher."

Cheng Yuan smiled and didn't hide anything.

"Wang Jingsong?" Cheng Yuan said. "He and Jiang Wu seem to be classmates. If I remember correctly, he's younger than Jiang Wu, right? He's only in his thirties now."

"If you two stood together, who do you think would appear older to someone who doesn't know you well?"

Cheng Yuan asked with a smile.

Wang Jinsong is a few years younger than Jiang Wen, but he looks older.

Besides, who says someone in their thirties can't play a character in their early forties?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen was speechless!

Does that mean I look older?

Once you're over forty, who wouldn't want to feel younger?

"What about the other characters?"

Jiang Wen couldn't help but ask a question.

"You don't even want a supporting role?"

Cheng Yuan said that he was determined not to let Jiang Wen star in the movie.

If it's suitable in the future, we can cooperate again.

"I was just asking."

As Jiang Wen spoke, he glanced at the kitchen.

Zhou Yun was busy in the kitchen.

"I'm planning to ask Brother Wu to play the role of the little girl's father, but I don't know if he's available," Cheng Yuan said. "If Sister Yun doesn't mind that the role doesn't offer much room for development, she could play the role of the little girl's mother."

"She's not picky," Jiang Wen said. "Is it okay if I make a cameo appearance?"

"Which one would you like to guest star in, if you'd like?" Cheng Yuan asked with a smile.

"How about the pork seller at the supermarket?"

Jiang Wen grinned and said.

"You're not thinking of actually beating up my homeroom teacher, are you?" Cheng Yuan said. "But that character got beaten up right after he turned around."

"So you still suspect I want to hit your homeroom teacher?" Jiang Wen said with a smile, "Want to have a drink at noon?"

"Let's skip it today," Cheng Yuan said, shaking his head. "I have to go to China Film Group this afternoon; I have an appointment with Chairman Han."

"About investing?" Jiang Wen asked. "Aren't you planning to invest yourself?"

"Let's submit the film, but not all of them," Cheng Yuan said. "This time, we're planning to bring in Qingying Film Studio and China Film Group. With them involved, the censorship process will be faster. They can also shield me from a lot of trouble."

"clever."

Jiang Wen nodded.

The biggest taboo in this industry is eating alone.

Of course, are there people who eat alone?

Have.

Zhang Weiping monopolizes everything, and even China Film Group can't get involved in Zhang Yimou's films.

But Cheng Yuan is no match for Zhang Yimou now.

That's far from the truth.

He didn't have the "golden body" to enjoy the benefits all by himself.

Moreover, after Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou fell out, he almost disappeared from the film and television industry, which can be considered a backlash.

You have Zhang Yimou by your side but you don't include us. If you don't have Zhang Yimou, who will include you?

"Are you just going to drag this out like this?" Cheng Yuan glanced in the direction of the kitchen and said, "If there's no feeling, then break it off. If you keep dragging it out, you're only wasting the feelings you have."

Jiang Wen didn't say anything, he just lit a cigarette.

Cheng Yuan didn't say anything more.

It's not appropriate for outsiders to say much about such matters.

He spoke up because he knew the outcome and had a very good impression of Zhou Yun.

Twenty years later, their feelings for each other remained unchanged.

Jiang Wen's reaction is probably because of the child.

After having lunch at Jiang Wen's house, Cheng Yuan took the script to China Film Group and met Han Sanping.

"Jiang Wen told me you were writing a script about lies becoming facts. I didn't expect you to finish it so quickly, and I certainly didn't expect it to be so good." After reading the script, Han Sanping looked at Cheng Yuan and said, "What about this movie? What's the budget? China Film Group can fully fund it."

"I gave Qingdao Film Studio a 20% share," Cheng Yuan said. "China Film Group also gave 20%."

"Twenty percent? That's too little," Han Sanping said. "How much will you invest yourself?"

Full investment is clearly impossible.

How could Han Sanping not know this?

This guy made tens of millions from "Buried," so how could he not invest in his second film?

"Then 30% it is," Cheng Yuan said. "I need to ensure I have a say in this film. It's not very entertaining, and I'm not confident I'll break even based on domestic box office alone. If it doesn't do well at international film festivals, it'll probably lose money."

"So lacking in confidence? Buried did pretty well at the box office."

Han Sanping smiled and looked at Cheng Yuan. He thought that after "Buried Alive," this kid would get too cocky, but now it seems he was overthinking it.

This kid doesn't seem like a young person at all.

As for this movie losing money?

Han Sanping didn't really believe it unless Cheng Yuan filmed it to pieces.

"Although Buried has one person and one coffin, it has far more commercial elements than The Hunt," Cheng Yuan said. "The high box office of Buried is not unrelated to the popularity of related topics."

"Buried" has generated a lot of buzz. Its award at Venice was a major talking point, and the fact that a single actor performed an entire film in a coffin was a major gimmick. In addition, Cheng Yuan was questioned, all of which contributed to the film's box office success.

Otherwise, how could the box office have exceeded 30 million?

Cheng Yuan, anyway, didn't believe it.

"You even understand commercial films?"

Han Sanping's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He was clearly more interested in commercial films, and he keenly sensed from Cheng Yuan's words that Cheng Yuan had studied commercial films.