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

At the end of December, post-production of "The Distinguished Citizen" was completed. Cheng Yuan invited Han Sanping, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and school leaders to watch it, and then it was submitted to China Film Group for review.

With the connections between China Film Group and Beijing Film Academy, the censorship process was naturally not a problem.

Once approved, it was sent directly to the Berlin International Film Festival.

In early January, "Mantou" became a hit online.

This parody video made "The Promise" understandable to many people who didn't understand it.

Of course, those who understood it clearly did not understand what the director wanted to express.

This matter caused quite a stir.

Poet Chen has not yet responded to this.

If Cheng Yuan remembered correctly, it seemed that he didn't respond until February.

His response reignited the discussion.

However, he wouldn't get involved in this matter.

Although Chen Shiren liked to put on airs and even acted like a senior in front of him, Cheng Yuan's impression of him was not bad.

Of course, it's not much better either.

Despite the many criticisms leveled against "The Hunt," Chen Shiren told reporters that "The Hunt" was a good film.

Regardless of his reasons for saying that, it was indeed helpful to Cheng Yuan under those circumstances.

The promotion for "Crazy Stone" has also begun.

One of the promotional points was that Cheng Yuan participated in the screenwriting, and as a result, Cheng Yuan participated in several promotional activities.

After all, he was not only listed as a producer, but also as an executive producer.

"When did you invest in a low-budget comedy film?"

Han Sanping looked at Cheng Yuan with some surprise.

"The director is a senior from the Beijing Film Academy," Cheng Yuan said. "He approached me with this script, and I thought it was good, so I submitted it."

"A glamorous release?"

Han Sanping smiled and looked at Cheng Yuan, as if to say, "You kid didn't even contact China Film Group."

Aren't we having a great time working together now?

"Six percent, with a marketing budget of no less than two million. Chairman Han, you'd better take care of this; this movie will surprise you."

Cheng Yuan smiled and stated his conditions directly.

Han Sanping immediately fell silent.

China Film Group certainly cannot offer such terms.

Cheng Yuan's films are eligible for this condition, but the films he invests in obviously are not.

"Remember to attend the premiere of 'Fearless'."

Han Sanping changed the subject.

He was one of the producers of this film.

This movie is undoubtedly the most popular movie right now, after all, it is the last kung fu movie of the Kung Fu Emperor.

This is quite a gimmick.

In addition, the film was sued by Huo Yuanjia's descendants.

As for taking care of "Crazy Stone"?

If the movie does well at the box office and receives good reviews, it's not a big deal to give it some support.

He didn't believe that a low-budget comedy could threaten "Fearless".

Jet Li still has a strong box office appeal.

"OK!"

Cheng Yuan nodded.

Since Han Sanping has already spoken, how could he refuse?

Besides, making an appearance and increasing exposure might actually benefit the promotion of "Crazy Stone".

"Are you going home for the Chinese New Year?"

Han Sanping asked.

"I'll go back after the premiere."

Cheng Yuan replied.

The movie "Crazy Stone" will be released on the 29th of the lunar calendar, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

However, since this film has a small budget, there won't be a premiere, so Cheng Yuan doesn't need to stay in the capital.

Cheng Yuan had seen the movie "Fearless" in the cinema in his previous life.

At the time, I thought it was okay, but later when I became a director, I felt top-heavy.

Looking back now, the film seems to have even more problems.

The entire story revolves around fighting in the arena, shifting from aggression and ruthlessness to self-improvement and from a life-or-death struggle to winning people over with virtue. There is no coherent plot or convincing transitions between the two.

It felt like the protagonist was killed in a hurry.

I don't know if it's because several tens of minutes were cut after the defendant was sued.

This movie is still very popular, and it was inevitably affected by the release of "Crazy Stone" a few days later.

Who told Cheng Yuan to forget that "Fearless" would be released a few days before the Spring Festival?

However, even if I thought about it, I would probably still choose this time slot.

If it were earlier, before this movie, then I would have had to face "The Promise".

"The Promise" was terrible, but its popularity was so great that it left no room for other films.

Didn't you see that "Fearless" was pushed back to January 25th?

The Spring Festival period is also good; comedies like "Crazy Stone" should still be very popular.

After attending the premiere of "Fearless", Cheng Yuan returned to his hometown for the Chinese New Year.

At the premiere, he exchanged a few polite words with Li Lianjie, but didn't talk much.

He wasn't in the mood to chat with him much, and Li Lianjie obviously didn't have time to chat with him much either, as he was busy greeting other guests.

How long will you be able to stay home this time?

Zhang Borong looked at Cheng Yuan and asked, and everyone else looked at him as well.

When Cheng Yuan returned, his family immediately held an early New Year's Eve reunion.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll have to leave around the first few days of the month," Cheng Yuan said. "As for the exact time, it's hard to say right now."

"Why didn't you stay a few more days?"

Cheng Juemin frowned and said.

My son is spending less and less time at home these days.

"I guess I'll be going abroad," Cheng Yuan said. "My new film has been submitted to the Berlin Film Festival, and if nothing unexpected happens, it should be nominated."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

On New Year's Eve, Cheng Yuan's family returned to their hometown in the countryside to celebrate the holiday.

"What are you doing?"

Early on New Year's Eve, Liu Yifei sent a message to Cheng Yuan.

"fishing."

"fishing?"

"Yes, there's a river right in front of my old home, which is very convenient."

"Did you catch anything?"

"Didn't you text me?"

"You mean I'm a fish? Or that I disturbed your fishing, which is why you didn't catch anything?"

"you guess?"

"childish."

"What else can I do if I don't fish? My old friends no longer have anything in common with me. When we meet, they just ask me about the gossip in the fishing circle. I've come to the river to find some peace and quiet."

"Oh, I see. When will the Berlin Film Festival's official selection be announced?"

"I guess it'll be in the next day or two?"

Cheng Yuan couldn't remember when the Berlin Film Festival was announced in his previous life; he hadn't paid any attention to it at all.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, "Crazy Stone" was released.

Cheng Yuan did not take his parents to see him.

Too much trouble.

The town is quite far from the city.

As for the county seat?

Nowadays, small towns are nothing like they will be twenty years from now. Cheng Yuan is certain that there is no "Crazy Stone" in his small town at all.

If you want to see it, you have to go to the city.

By the time cinemas reach even small county towns, the mainland film market will have already exploded.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Changtian called.

The box office reached 378 million on its opening day!

The box office performance was quite good.

It grossed one million more than "The Savage Secret" which was released on the same day.

That movie starred Cecilia Cheung, Leo Ku, and others.

The director is still Wang Jing.

Nowadays, moviegoers haven't yet developed a habit of watching movies during the Spring Festival.

The best time to release a film right now is during the Lunar New Year holiday, not during the Spring Festival.

The nearly four million in box office revenue on its opening day was achieved despite the presence of films like "Fearless" and "The Savage Secret" at the same time.

This is definitely good news.

The key point is that this movie received rave reviews.