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

After having brunch with Zhu Yawen, Cheng Yuan returned to the film set.

After Cheng Yuan left, Zhu Yawen made a phone call to Wang Jinghua.

Cheng Yuan ignored all of that.

After leaving Huayi, Wang Jinghua joined Orange Field, but later had a falling out with Orange Field.

However, it's still a good thing that Zhu Yawen signed a management contract with her.

She is indeed very capable in the field of artist management. Being called the top agent in mainland China is not just a title; it's backed by solid achievements.

Cheng Yuan is no longer an artist manager, but even if he were, he probably wouldn't work with her.

Remote Film & Television, with its limited resources, cannot compare to the large and established companies like Huayi and Orange Field; it cannot withstand the strain of setbacks.

People with strong abilities also have great ambitions, there's nothing to say about that. Take Ning Hao, for example, Cheng Yuan couldn't recruit him into YuanYun Film and Television, could he?

Huayi is in a terrible predicament because Wang Jinghua led many artists away, and is currently busy poaching people from other companies to make up for the losses.

Orange Field Entertainment has ushered in its moment of glory.

And what about Cheng Yuan?

He quietly filmed his movie.

Before filming for the movie was even finished, Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" started filming with a grand opening ceremony.

Cheng Yuan was also present.

Besides him, there are Han Sanping from China Film Group, Yang Shoucheng from Emperor Entertainment Group, and Dong Ping from Huayi Brothers Media Group.

In addition, almost all the main actors were present.

It was a gathering of stars, a dazzling display of talent.

Jiang Wen's movie, while not boasting an all-star cast, is pretty much on par.

However, the salaries were generally discounted.

Of course, someone like Zhu Yawen doesn't need that.

He doesn't earn much money these days.

"Your movie should be almost finished filming, right?" Han Sanping asked Cheng Yuan. "To send it to Berlin?"

"Hmm!" Cheng Yuan nodded and said, "We estimate filming will wrap up around early October."

If something hadn't come up, it would have been done by the end of September.

A filming period of just over two months is considered relatively short.

Of course, there are even shorter ones.

"Chairman Han, Director Cheng!"

"President Dong."

Dong Ping walked over, and Cheng Yuan greeted her.

He's quite a remarkable person; he's appeared in many famous films.

However, what impressed Cheng Yuan the most was Huanxi Media, which he co-founded with Ning Hao and others.

He also invested in the original version of "Let the Bullets Fly".

It's likely that Jiang Wen couldn't refuse, since Dong Ping was one of the victims in his previous film.

Yang Shoucheng walked over with a smile.

Zhu Yawen, who was not far away, looked on with some shock.

Is Cheng Yuan that amazing?

Those are all bigwigs in the financial world.

He can't even get into the circle of well-known actors present now, let alone the bigwigs in the capital.

I'm twenty-one this year, and I'm standing like a lackey.

However, Cheng Yuan was very clear-headed; he was still far from being as powerful as those bigwigs in the industry.

The reason we're being polite to him now is simply because we share common interests.

Of course, this might be due to Han Sanping's influence, or Cheng Yuan's potential.

"Teacher Liang!"

"Teacher Ge!"

Cheng Yuan also went to greet the main actors.

Ge You was more familiar with him, having drunk with Jiang Wen before.

This was the first time Liang Jiahui had met him.

Of course, past lives and those on screen don't count.

"Director Cheng!"

The two greeted each other with smiles.

"Director Cheng, there's a chance we could collaborate sometime."

Liang Jiahui smiled and looked at the young man.

That's amazing! Two movies, two international Best Actor awards—that's real talent.

He also knew that he was cast as Huang Silang, thanks to Cheng Yuan's recommendation.

"must!"

Cheng Yuan nodded with a smile.

Among Hong Kong actors, Cheng Yuan admires the one in front of him the most.

"And me?"

Ge You smiled and looked at Cheng Yuan.

He has no shortage of acting opportunities, and as for collaborating with Cheng Yuan, he would naturally not mind if there were good roles available.

"There is a chance."

Cheng Yuan replied with a smile.

Ge You smiled, naturally knowing why he was different from Liang Jiahui; it was simply because he was more closely tied to Hua Yi.

How could he not know about the feud between Cheng Yuan and Hua Yi?

Hua Yi originally wanted to participate in this movie, but was rejected by Jiang Wen because of Cheng Yuan.

Many media outlets attended the press conference for the start of filming of "Let the Bullets Fly".

This film marks Jiang Wen's return after five years, and with the script written by Cheng Yuan, it is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of the year.

This script is the one that got Jiang Wen to act in "Buried Alive" for free.

It's full of hype.

Cheng Yuan's participation naturally led to numerous questions from media reporters.

"Director Cheng, why did you use this script as your payment in the first place?"

"I have no money."

Cheng Yuan replied with a smile.

I've actually answered this question many times.

"So you mean you wouldn't do that if you had the money?" the reporter asked. "If you had the script, would you choose to direct this film yourself?"

"Now that I have money, I naturally won't use the script as payment," Cheng Yuan said. "As for whether I'll direct this film myself, I don't know, because I don't even know if there will be a script. The script was actually tailor-made for Brother Wen. Otherwise, why would he have acted in 'Buried Alive'?"

Write a script tailored to the director?

You can imagine how difficult that is.

But Cheng Yuan did it.

His ability as a screenwriter is beyond question.

The film "The Hunt" is enough to prove this.

In addition, his new film was inspired by his own experiences.

The quality should be good too; there are rumors in the industry that the film is aiming for the Berlin Film Festival.

"Even without this script, I would still have acted in 'Buried Alive'," Jiang Wen said with a smile. "As an actor, it's hard to refuse a role like 'Buried Alive'."

Would you refuse?

He, Jiang Wen, probably doesn't even know it himself.

However, "Buried Alive" earned Jiang Wen the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival, making it a film that is not to be missed.

"Director Cheng, as the screenwriter of this film, will you be on set?"

A reporter asked Cheng Yuan.

Did they know that Cheng Yuan was not only a screenwriter, but also one of the investors and producers?

"He won't." Cheng Yuan didn't answer; instead, Jiang Wen spoke up. "I originally wanted him to be the producer of this film, but he refused. He said he was afraid he'd beat me to death on set."

Why?

A reporter asked the question in a very cooperative manner.

Jiang Wen actually dropped such a bombshell.

As for beating Jiang Wen to death, well, let's just wait and see.

Jiang Wen's words made it seem as if the two had a very good relationship.

They didn't really think Cheng Yuan would join the crew, after all, his new film hadn't even finished filming yet, so it was already quite remarkable that he came to attend the launch press conference.

"I was afraid he would change the script while filming," Cheng Yuan said. "Before we started preparing for this film, we argued a lot about changing the script."

"Has it been changed?"

One reporter couldn't help but ask.

Did Jiang Wen rewrite the script?

This isn't even news, okay?

Let alone the fact that he's the director of this movie, he even rewrites the scripts of the movies he acts in.

"I risked my life to make a tiny change."

Jiang Wen laughed heartily.

The script for "Let the Bullets Fly" was very mature, but he had too many ideas.

However, Cheng Yuan naturally wouldn't mind if it could be improved.

Anyway, the script didn't take much of his effort.

As for why he argued with Jiang Wen?

It will simply help him improve.