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

Jiang Wen was great, especially after he got into the zone, the filming went very smoothly.

It was expected to take half a month to film, but it ended up being completed in ten days.

This is faster than the original version.

Of course, this only includes the filming time; preparation time is not included.

Are you wondering why I'm willing to change my performance style?

At the wrap party, Jiang Wen took a sip of wine, lit a cigarette, and began to speak.

There weren't many people in the film crew.

Besides Cheng Yuan, Du Jie, and Jiang Wen, there were also lighting and art designers.

Those were all upperclassmen recruited from the school.

Some have graduated, while others are still in school.

The wrap party didn't even have enough tables to fill.

"You're a good actor."

Cheng Yuan said with a smile, and he also lit a cigarette.

He was also a heavy smoker.

It was true in my past life, and it is true in this life.

He never thought about quitting.

Even if he knows that smoking is harmful to his health.

However, he tries to smoke as little as possible.

Cheng Yuan was not only surprised by Jiang Wen's change in acting style, but also by the fact that he didn't take over the director's work during filming.

There probably isn't much to fight over.

"You don't need to tell me that," Jiang Wen said. "I just wanted to give it a try. Yeah, it's that simple."

"So you're using my movie as a test subject? I thought you were just tired of the noise and the drinking."

Cheng Yuan said with a smile, as for whether Jiang Wen's words were true or false, he wouldn't bother to find out.

Let's just pretend it's true.

"You think I'm afraid of you? But you really are a genius. Well, only a little less talented than me." Jiang Wen laughed and said, "You're quite something, kid. You hired people from the Beijing Film Academy for the entire production team. Your wariness of me is as obvious as Sima Zhao's intentions."

"I'm from Beijing Film Academy. If I don't look for my seniors there, am I supposed to go to the Central Academy of Drama?" Cheng Yuan said. "It's not like I'm looking for actors."

"Ha ha."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen immediately laughed.

The fact that directors at the Beijing Film Academy prefer to cast actors from the Central Academy of Drama is often a source of amusement and jokes within the industry.

Isn't this movie the same?

"What are your thoughts on this film?" Jiang Wen asked Cheng Yuan. "Have you considered submitting it to a film festival?"

"Yes, how about sending it to Venice?"

Cheng Yuan smiled as he looked at Jiang Wen, his expression becoming much more serious.

He also wanted to hear Jiang Wen's opinion.

The original edition didn't receive the three major European awards, but instead received the Spanish Goya Award.

Cheng Yuan had no confidence that the film would be shortlisted for the three major European film festivals.

"I have an idea," Jiang Wen said. "However, we need to speed things up in the later stages. If the quality is good, I'll try to find a way. Hmm, I'll also ask your school to put in some effort."

"Thank you, Director Jiang."

Cheng Yuan said with a smile that winning an award is not important; as long as they are shortlisted, they can sell the copyright.

Winning an award is not that easy.

Not only does the film need to be good, but you also need connections and relationships.

"Call me 'brother'!" Jiang Wen said with a smile. "Your attitude towards me isn't like... never mind, let's not talk about that. Do you need my help with the post-production editing?"

"No need," Cheng Yuan quickly replied. "How could I trouble my brother with something like this? I can handle it myself, really."

Is this old guy trying to steal the editing rights by making me call him "brother"?

I can call you brother, but forget about getting the editing rights.

"You ungrateful brat!"

Jiang Wen could easily see through the kid's thoughts and was immediately disappointed.

"drink wine!"

......

"Finished filming?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at Cheng Yuan at the door and asked with a smile.

"Yes, we finished filming yesterday." Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "I plan to do the post-production at school. I asked Teacher Tian to introduce me to a reliable senior student to help with the editing."

We should take advantage of whatever the school offers.

The filming equipment wasn't free, but it was rented from the school at half price.

This saved a lot of money.

They originally wanted to offer it for free, but that would take time, and Cheng Yuan couldn't wait.

"You want to cut it yourself?" Tian Zhuangzhuang said after seeing Cheng Yuan nod. "Okay, I'll find you one later. Didn't they fight during filming?"

As for arguing?

There's no need to ask at all.

This kid has argued with Jiang Wen a lot, and after the argument, he even got Jiang Wen drunk. He's incredibly fierce.

This doesn't look like a newcomer at all.

I heard that Jiang Wen was so afraid of him that he drank too much.

"How could that be?" Cheng Yuan said. "Director Jiang was very cooperative."

He wasn't lying about that; he just had some doubts.

This is different from what I've heard.

"Really?" Tian Zhuangzhuang said, "It's only because of your movie, with its limited scenes and him being the only actor, that he had no room to perform. Otherwise, you would have had a hard time."

Is that the reason?

Cheng Yuan simply smiled.

maybe.

However, Jiang Wen had many ideas, and they kept coming up with new ones. Before filming even started, they kept discussing things and trying to add them to the movie.

But after filming started, he didn't do it that way.

"Have you ever thought about pursuing a master's degree?" Tian Zhuangzhuang suddenly asked. "A master's degree in directing."

I went to see Cheng Yuan two days before filming started to see how he was doing, and I thought he was quite capable.

This person has potential.

"Can I do it?"

Cheng Yuan was somewhat tempted; not only could it improve his directing skills, but more importantly, it would allow him to curry favor with a powerful figure.

The school is a powerful force, and so is the person in front of me.

"Why not?" Tian Zhuangzhuang said. "But there's no rush. You'll only be a junior next semester. I'll help you get a recommendation for graduate school then. You can also come to the directing department for classes when you're free. If you don't understand anything, you can come to me."

"Thank you very much, Teacher Tian."

Cheng Yuan was quite pleased to hear this.

Not only can you learn something, but you can also get close to powerful people. Only a fool would refuse that.

After leaving Tian Zhuangzhuang's office, Cheng Yuan was in a good mood and prepared to find a place to have a good meal.

I originally invited Tian Zhuangzhuang, but unfortunately he had something to do.

"Cheng Yuan!"

Suddenly, Zhu Yawen's voice rang out, and Cheng Yuan looked in the direction of the sound.

Besides Zhu Yawen, there are quite a few others.

However, Cheng Yuan spotted that beautiful figure at a glance.

She went back to school.

"Sissi's finally back at school, and we were just about to have a meal together," Zhu Yawen said. "Want to come along?"

Liu Yifei must have just finished filming "Chinese Paladin".

However, they should be filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes" again in a few months.

"Are you saying Yifei often skips classes?" Cheng Yuan smiled, subconsciously thinking of the designer from Jiang University, and said, "Let's talk about this privately, don't say it in the media."

Zhu Yawen was speechless after Cheng Yuan said that.

What did I mean?

"Sissi, that's not what I meant."

Zhu Yawen quickly offered an explanation, then glared at Cheng Yuan, as if to say: I kindly invited you to dinner, and you tricked me.

"So what do you mean?"

Zhou Yang, however, laughed heartily, with a hint of schadenfreude.

"I meant that Sisi worked hard filming, and now that filming is finished and she's back at school, she needs to celebrate."

Zhu Yawen, quick-witted, immediately spoke up.

He felt incredibly clever at that moment.

Are you going or not?

Zhu Yawen then looked at Cheng Yuan and asked.

His tone wasn't as friendly as before.

His question was meant to draw everyone's attention to Cheng Yuan.

"Go ahead!"

Cheng Yuan smiled.

The group went outside the school and found a restaurant nearby, where they booked a private room.

"Cheng Yuan, I haven't seen you lately, what have you been up to?" After sitting down, Zhou Yang looked at Cheng Yuan and asked, "I heard from Ya Wen that you've gone to direct a movie, is that true?"

"To be a director?"

Liu Yifei looked at Cheng Yuan with some surprise.

She was quite familiar with Cheng Yuan.

After all, she had a good relationship with Zhu Yawen, and Zhu Yawen had a good relationship with Cheng Yuan.

"Have you finished filming your movie?"

Zhu Yawen asked, "Cheng Yuan hasn't been going to class lately, but he's been going back to his dorm every day."

He knew a little bit about it.

"Filming is finished," Cheng Yuan said. "We wrapped up filming in just ten days. Isn't that amazing? Yawen, call me godfather. When your father becomes a big director, I'll take you on a wild ride."

"roll!"

Zhu Yawen said irritably, he was used to Cheng Yuan's jokes.

However, I treated you as a classmate, a friend, and a brother, and you actually want to be my father?

"roll!"

Cheng Yuan looked at Zhou Yang and received only one word in return.

"You'll regret this," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "You won't have another chance like this."

The others just smiled.

A movie filmed in ten days? Who would believe that?