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

"You're the director of 'Buried' and 'The Hunt'? I thought you were an actor."

"You don't look like a director, you look more like an actor."

Xu Ke and Du Qifeng both spoke with smiles.

This also indirectly explains why he was so cold earlier.

That cold attitude towards the actors and the director, especially a director like Cheng Yuan who has achieved success, was clearly inappropriate.

Although they are seniors, we should still show them the proper courtesy.

Cheng Yuan smiled and nodded, the discomfort he had felt earlier dissipating.

An unknown actor goes up to a famous director to say hello, and the director is lucky if he even nods.

That's just how realistic it is in this industry.

"He really is a student in the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy," Chen Hong said with a smile. "It's really hard to find a director in the industry who's more handsome than him."

Xu Ke and Du Qifeng were a little stunned, then they laughed.

"What are you talking about?"

Han Sanping, Jiang Wen, and others walked over.

"We're talking about Lao Chen, this junior from school," Chen Hong said with a smile. "Director Du and Director Xu thought he was an actor because he's so handsome."

"Junior junior?" Han Sanping said with a smile, "He went on to study under Lao Tian as a graduate student after graduation, so he's Lao Chen's junior."

"Now that you mention it, I feel like I'm getting old."

Upon hearing this, Poet Chen smiled.

He didn't respond to the requests for junior students or apprentices.

If he really starts fighting, then there will be quite a few of his junior classmates and apprentices.

However, Xu Ke and Du Qifeng exchanged a glance, noticing Han Sanping's attitude towards Cheng Yuan.

After chatting for a while, Cheng Yuan left.

Instead of chatting with them, I, a junior, would rather chat with the young girl.

Once they reached a corner, Cheng Yuan sent Liu Yifei a message.

Did you stay up late last night?

"No!"

"Then why did I dream about you last night?"

"You miss me, don't you? You think about me during the day, so you dream about me at night."

Do you miss me?

"Why would I miss you? Why would I want to miss you?"

"Don't you feel any remorse saying that?"

"No, because I don't have any at all."

"..."

"Hehe, what are you doing?"

"Chairman Han is hosting a gathering of Chinese filmmakers, and I'm taking a moment to text you."

"Aren't you busy?"

"Chatting with them is nothing compared to chatting with you."

......

"Did I disturb you?" Gao Yuanyuan walked over and said, "Chatting with your girlfriend?"

"Do I look like someone who has a girlfriend?"

Cheng Yuan smiled and put his phone away.

Gao Yuanyuan was perceptive; she clearly noticed that he had finished chatting, which is why she came over.

"You're so talented and handsome, how come you don't have a girlfriend?"

Gao Yuanyuan brushed her hair back and said with a smile.

"Because I don't want to look for it."

Cheng Yuan replied with a smile, which immediately silenced Gao Yuanyuan.

Don't want to look?

So it's perfectly reasonable that he doesn't have a girlfriend.

"Why? I mean, why don't you look for one?"

Gao Yuanyuan seemed a little slow to react.

Are there young people who don't date?

"I'm still studying," Cheng Yuan said. "My studies should be my priority."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but twitch her lips.

Prioritize academic studies?

You're kidding me.

These days, there are probably more students dating than those in school.

The conversation couldn't continue.

He doesn't even want to talk to me.

Gao Yuanyuan left, but Jiang Wen sat down next to him with a smile.

"Rejected another one?" Jiang Wen said with a smile. "You're really chaste, aren't you?"

"Women will only slow down my filming schedule," Cheng Yuan said. "Besides, you can't always assume that the actresses who get close to me are after my body, not my talent. Old Jiang, that's a dangerous way of thinking. Be careful, or I'll tell Sister Yun on you."

"You don't appreciate kindness," Jiang Wen said. "I'm just reminding you that there are many temptations in this industry, so you need to hold on."

"It's not like I couldn't control myself," Cheng Yuan said with a sneer. "It's not like you could control yourself."

Jiang Wen was speechless and left the table in anger.

This kid can be really annoying sometimes.

Two more days passed. Cheng Yuan watched some movies, attended several movie premieres, and even went to the beach to enjoy the breeze and the sea view.

The premiere of "The Hunt" is on the 15th.

Almost all the Chinese filmmakers attended this time.

Of course, how much of that was for his own face is unknown.

No matter how much fighting and strife takes place domestically, once they go abroad, they have to stick together, at least on the surface.

During this time, Cheng Yuan also attended their film premiere.

In addition to Chinese filmmakers, jury president Emir Kusturica also brought many judges with him.

"Director Cheng!"

"Big brother? Welcome!"

"Director Tang, welcome."

Cheng Yuan was somewhat surprised; why were Cheng Long and Tang Jili here?

However, I then remembered that The Myth was also screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The last gathering was probably not in Cannes, so Cheng Yuan didn't see the two of them.

The two sides didn't chat much. Cheng Long and Tang Jili went straight in and sat down next to Xu Ke, Du Qifeng, and the others.

He was also very interested to see what this young director's second film would be like.

The theater, which can hold several hundred people, was packed to capacity.

Are you nervous?

With the movie about to premiere, Wang Jinsong asked Cheng Yuan, who was sitting next to him, with a smile.

"It's just a premiere, not an awards ceremony."

Cheng Yuan shook his head with a smile; he wasn't faking it.

"This kid has an extraordinary mental fortitude," Jiang Wen said from the side. "I didn't see him get nervous at all in Venice last time."

I wasn't nervous last time, so there's no need to worry about this one.

"The teacher seems a little nervous."

Cheng Yuan jokingly laughed, while Wang Jinsong smiled back.

He did not deny it.

He was actually quite nervous at that moment.

Shortly after, the movie began.

"The Hunt" is a heart-wrenching film, without gore or violence, but rather with a deeply emotional and brutal approach. The characters' experiences deliver a powerful and impactful shock, like a blow to the heart.

This is the story of how a kind man was besieged.

The film is set on the verge of physical collapse from beginning to end, leaving the audience with no outlet for their emotions, making it all the more chilling.

this is the truth!

Everyone speaks with absolute certainty, and you can forget about escaping this situation of being besieged and hunted.

Human emotions and perceptions are naturally accompanied by personal biases, with individual interests and positions subtly infiltrating them.

The little girl revealed the truth, and you thought everything would return to calm and tranquility as if you had taken a sleeping pill. But the end of the story delivers a fatal blow: a burst of gunfire erupts, and the hunters are still on their way. It turns out that the malice of this world never disappears just because the truth is revealed.

The final gunshot silenced the entire theater.

As the end credits rolled, the theater remained silent.

"Clap clap clap..."

I don't know who started clapping, but applause rang out throughout the entire theater and lasted for quite a while.