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

Filming for "Let the Bullets Fly" has wrapped.

The film wrapped up shooting the day Cheng Yuan arrived.

Most people spent the New Year on film sets.

"Sending to film festivals?"

Cheng Yuan looked at Jiang Wen and asked.

In a previous life, it seems the original version of this film wasn't submitted to a film festival.

"I originally thought this film was too commercial and wouldn't be submitted to the film festival," Jiang Wen said. "However, Mark wants me to take this film to Venice. I can't refuse him."

Marco Müller played a part in helping Jiang Wen win the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for "Buried".

"Then a nomination is practically guaranteed," Cheng Yuan said. "That's good too. Regardless of whether we win an award or not, the copyright should be able to be sold."

"That's what I think too," Jiang Wen said. "Relying solely on domestic box office revenue will put a lot of pressure on us to break even."

"You have the nerve to say that?" Cheng Yuan said. "I made a budget of fifty million into a film of over sixty million. With that extra ten million, I could have made two movies."

"Isn't this normal?"

Jiang Wen, however, said it without taking it seriously.

Overspending?

In my world, Jiang Wen, there is no such thing as overspending; everything is for the sake of the movie.

If spending more money can result in a better film, then why not spend it?

I haven't even compared it to my last movie yet.

"You're not ashamed at all, you're actually proud of it?" Cheng Yuan said with a sneer. "But at this pace, can you even make it to this year's Venice Film Festival?"

"Who do you think you are?" Jiang Wen said. "Six months is enough for me to not be able to do post-production on a film?"

Cheng Yuan shoots films quickly and does post-production quickly, a fact Jiang Wen has to admit.

"The Distinguished Citizen" was even in development after "Let the Bullets Fly," but "Let the Bullets Fly" was submitted to the Berlin Film Festival last year, while "Let the Bullets Fly" has only just finished filming.

The key is that they are fast and of high quality.

It can't compare.

The wrap party was quite lively that evening.

"Director Cheng, congratulations on your new film being selected for the Berlin Film Festival."

"Director Cheng, congratulations."

......

Cheng Yuan was quite popular at the wrap party.

All three of their films were nominated for the three major European films. Directors who can win awards are very popular with actors.

Nowadays, it seems that domestic actors prefer awards.

"how?"

Cheng Yuan looked at Zhu Yawen and asked with a smile.

Zhu Yawen was on set almost the entire time, but his role was actually quite small. He only took a few days off to promote "Crazy Stone".

"I've learned a lot," Zhu Yawen said. "I feel that my acting skills have improved significantly."

The crew was aware of his relationship with Cheng Yuan, so they took good care of him.

Whether it was Jiang Wen or others, they taught him a lot.

"Then keep working hard," Cheng Yuan said. "Acting skills are the foundation of an actor's career. You have more talent in this than I do."

"Then I should be proud of myself."

Zhu Yawen said with a smile, recalling the question Cheng Yuan had asked him in the dormitory.

Whether Cheng Yuan has the talent to be an actor, he doesn't know.

However, he knew that Cheng Yuan was definitely more talented in directing.

"How was your trip to Orange Field?"

Cheng Yuan then asked, "Zhu Yawen signed with Wang Jinghua, so naturally she went to Orange Field."

"I haven't even been to the company yet," Zhu Yawen said, shaking her head. "My management contract is with Sister Hua, not Orange Field. But Sister Hua seems to value me quite a bit."

How can we not take it seriously?

Zhu Yawen doesn't need her to provide resources; she has a constant stream of resources on her own.

However, signing the contract wasn't without its advantages.

Everything that needed to be provided was provided to Zhu Yawen.

Moreover, the huge success of "Crazy Stone" made Zhu Yawen famous, and Wang Jinghua was naturally involved in that as well.

Why did the actor who played that role in his previous life fade into obscurity? Besides his own reasons, it's probably also because no company took the opportunity to give him a push.

Zhu Yawen has now starred in "Let the Bullets Fly", and will soon star in Cheng Yuan's "Taken" and the period drama "Crossing the Guandong".

Having a company behind you definitely increases your chances of becoming popular.

The cast for "Crossing the Guandong" has been basically finalized, and it's not much different from the original version.

Cheng Yuan squeezed some classmates in.

Besides Zhu Yawen's Zhu Chuanwu, there is also Qi Kui's Zhu Chuanjie.

After attending the wrap party, Cheng Yuan returned to the capital with Jiang Wen and others, and then took the main creators of "Distinguished Citizen" to Berlin.

The 56th Berlin International Film Festival will have British actress Charlotte Rampling as the president of the jury for the main competition section.

This year's film festival is themed "Social Extremes and Alternative Lives".

The Distinguished Citizen actually fits this theme quite well.

This film satirizes the ignorance of the small-town villagers, cultural barriers, and people's hypocritical attitudes toward honor and status.

Cheng Yuan arrived in Berlin, adjusted to the time difference, and then did some sightseeing. The next day was the movie opening ceremony.

Only four actors accompanied the group this time: Li Xuejian, Zhang Fengyi, Liu Xiaoqing, and Yan Danchen.

Other actors either had only guest roles with too few scenes to be considered, or they had scheduling conflicts and couldn't come.

Cheng Yuan is quite famous in Europe now; his film "The Hunt" caused quite a stir in Cannes last year.

"The Distinguished Citizen" is the only film from mainland China at this year's film festival, and naturally it has attracted much attention.

The focus of domestic media in China is primarily on this film.

Even the Hong Kong and Taiwan media paid more attention to this film than to "Isabella".

Cheng Yuan is quite famous in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

At least it won Best Film at the Golden Horse Awards last year.

Of course, the main reason for this success is Wu Yusen.

Cheng Yuan wasn't enthusiastic about the red carpet, but Liu Xiaoqing and Yan Danchen were different; they had carefully prepared their gowns, ready to show off their style on the red carpet.

Perhaps all female celebrities are like this.

When does the movie premiere?

Han Sanping arrived that evening.

"Number twelve," Cheng Yuan said. "How long will Chairman Han stay?"

"I'll probably stay for a few days," Han Sanping said. "After the premiere, will we sell the European rights first, like last time, and leverage their influence to try and win awards?"

"We'll see when the time comes," Cheng Yuan said. "We'll see the reaction after the premiere, and then we'll look at the offer."

Han Sanping nodded.

His trip to Berlin was certainly not solely for the film "The Distinguished Citizen".

When Cheng Yuan and his group arrived, they were accompanied by people from China Film Group, who were in charge of copyright matters.

It would be too disrespectful for him, as the vice chairman, to handle everything.

The next day, Cheng Yuan went to see Zhang Yuan's "Looking Beautiful," a film written by a senior student at the Beijing Film Academy.

This film was nominated in the Panorama category.

Zhang Yuan is a representative figure in the Beijing circle, and in addition to his wife, Wang Shuo was also a screenwriter for this film.

The actor is also his daughter.

Cheng Yuan didn't want to get to know him well, but he still had to put on a show.

Many people already consider him a member of the Beijing elite circle, even though his conflict with Huayi Brothers is common knowledge.

"Little Red Flowers" is adapted from the novel of the same name by Wang Shuo. It tells the story of a group of children growing up in a kindergarten. While reflecting on social reality from the children's perspective, it also shows the psychological changes in the process of children's growth.

In his previous life, Cheng Yuan had never seen it.

However, although the film is told from a child's perspective, it contains too many survival rules of the adult world, which children probably won't understand.