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

After winning the double silver bear award, Cheng Yuanlin did not return to China but went to Hollywood and brought back a major project worth over 100 million US dollars.

This news spread quickly within the industry.

The only pity is that it's not a live-action movie, but an animated one.

China Film Group took 25% of the share, and Cheng Yuan held the remaining 20%.

Remote Films has invited major domestic film and television companies to prepare to sell 10% of its shares at a premium.

This has attracted the attention of many companies.

Why does Remote Video sell its market share?

It's clear they don't disapprove of the project; they're just poor.

Cheng Yuan started from scratch and made a lot of money, but his foundation was too weak.

An investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, even just a tenth of that, would amount to tens of millions of dollars, or eighty million yuan.

If the investment is over 100 million, then 10% of that would be over 100 million RMB, which Remote Films cannot afford.

Remote Films invited many companies, but not Huayi Brothers.

The Wang brothers immediately became anxious.

Huayi is determined to become the leader in the private film and television industry. Other companies are involved in Hollywood projects, but they are not. It would be difficult for them to be the leader. How can this be acceptable?

Hua Yi cares about his reputation, while the two brothers care about profit.

"This kid doesn't seem like someone who runs a company," Wang Zhonglei said, his defenses crumbling. "What do personal grudges matter when it comes to profit?"

"He's good at business, and he even gave Hou Hongliang shares, ten percent of them," Wang Zhongjun said. "Even though his company was just starting out. You can't judge him by the standards of a businessman."

Wang Zhonglei fell silent.

That kid is such a sucker.

If you give up 10% of the shares, countless people will be willing to pay a high price to buy them, and you'll even be given a senior manager.

idiot!

Who does Hou Hongliang think he is?

He's just a producer at Shandong Film & Television, and one who's only just starting out.

But what can be done now that things have come to this?

He knew Cheng Yuan's temperament to some extent.

Even if it were someone else, not signing with Huayi Brothers, their relationship wouldn't have deteriorated to this extent.

It's like a rock in a latrine.

"Then we won't participate?" Wang Zhonglei said. "Although it's an animated film, DreamWorks' animated films have a very high success rate. It's not just about making money, but also about building the company's reputation and connecting with Hollywood."

"Let's meet and talk," Wang Zhongjun said after a moment of silence. "Find Jiang Wen."

"I'm afraid it won't work," Wang Zhonglei said. "Jiang Wen previously refused our investment in his film because of Cheng Yuan."

"That's different," Wang Zhongjun said. "The screenwriter for that movie was Cheng Yuan."

"Then let's give it a try."

Wang Zhonglei nodded, determined to try no matter what.

Jiang Wen's relationship with Hua Yi was just so-so; they were both people in the Beijing circle, and it was just a matter of passing on a message, so he couldn't refuse.

"An animated film, is it really that tempting?" Cheng Yuan asked Jiang Wen. "Huayi even approached you?"

"The real allure isn't animated films, it's Hollywood," Jiang Wen said. "That's Hollywood, after all."

"Hollywood is indeed powerful now," Cheng Yuan said. "However, in ten or twenty years, perhaps the Hollywood filter will shatter completely, and our domestic film market will rise. At that time, Hollywood might even come to curry favor with us."

"That's a matter for the future. Hollywood is damn awesome right now," Jiang Wen said. "I'm just a messenger in this matter, so don't worry about me."

"It's alright," Cheng Yuan said. "Adding one more won't make a difference. They might not even get that 10% share anyway."

"Huayi is still very strong," Jiang Wen said. "Wang Jinghua took one person with her, which caused Huayi a heavy loss, but even a starved camel is bigger than a horse."

"Strength doesn't necessarily mean wealth," Cheng Yuan said. "Wealth? Are they as wealthy as Wanda?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen was speechless.

In terms of influence within the industry, Wanda is just a junior, but in terms of wealth, which company in the industry can compare?

They're really rich and powerful.

Which company in the industry was the richest in 2006?

Some might say Tianyu Media, after all, the brand value of Super Girl is astonishing.

However, they have not yet ventured into the film and television industry.

Besides, they might not be able to compete with Wanda Pictures in terms of money.

"Are you so sure Wanda will offer a high price?" Jiang Wen asked with a smile. "Having money and being willing to pay are two different things."

"Let's wait and see."

Cheng Yuan replied with a smile.

He wasn't sure, but he felt that Wanda had the best chance of securing that 10% share.

As for how much of a premium it can command, that remains to be seen.

Cheng Yuan handed this task over to Hou Hongliang.

He understands better than I do.

He also had to busy himself with the promotion of "Distinguished Citizen" and the preparation of "Taken".

The Distinguished Citizen is still very popular.

After all, besides winning two Silver Bears, there are rumors online that Cheng Yuan made this film to satirize the fifth and sixth generation of directors.

This has left many moviegoers wondering how Cheng Yuan managed to mock him, and how he could be so bold.

When Cheng Yuan promoted the film, he was inevitably asked about it again by the media.

"Director Cheng, there's a rumor that 'The Distinguished Citizen' was inspired by 'The Hunt,' which was criticized by some directors after its release. Is that true?"

A reporter asked the question.

"I really like your term 'nitpicking'," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "As for where the inspiration for 'The Distinguished Citizen' came from, I can only say that art imitates life."

Does art want to live?

Is this a tacit admission?

"Is it true that your film satirizes the Fifth and Sixth Generation directors?" a reporter asked. "After all, you were criticized by them before. You felt that you couldn't let the criticism go unpunished, so you made this film to directly retaliate."

"You have quite the imagination," Cheng Yuan said. "My movie doesn't satirize anyone, but if some people insist on taking it personally, there's nothing I can do about it."

Why is "The Hunt" here?

It's all because of the rumors that Jiang Wen directed "Buried Alive," which led to more and more people questioning Cheng Yuan.

All the mouths of gold, accumulating and destroying bones.

This inspired Cheng Yuan.

Of course, this alone is enough to prove Cheng Yuan's talent.

If Cheng Yuan was criticized by some directors of the fifth and sixth generation of filmmakers, then it doesn't seem impossible that he would make a movie to mock them back.

Why were Cheng Yuan criticized by so many directors back then?

That was related to the rumors that circulated online at the time that Cheng Yuan was mocking the fifth and sixth generation of directors.

You, Cheng Yuan, mock us for making films with fringe themes and pandering to the West. Are we not allowed to find fault with your films?

Although Cheng Yuan later denied saying those words, he was still criticized, which inspired him to make a movie to mock them back, which seems to fit Cheng Yuan's temperament.

This scolding shouldn't be taken for nothing.

This inspiration has struck me; it would be a disservice to myself not to make a movie about it.

Whether there were any accidental injuries or not is not important.

Cheng Yuan said, "Don't take it personally."

He was only mocking those who had criticized him in the past. As for others taking it personally, there's nothing that can be done about it.

"Director Cheng, I heard that the overseas rights to 'The Distinguished Citizen' sold for nearly ten million US dollars?" the reporter asked again. "So what are your expectations for the domestic box office? Can it surpass the box office performance of 'Crazy Stone,' which you wrote and invested in?"

"The Distinguished Citizen incorporates a lot of comedic elements, which is somewhat different from the art films that people are used to," Cheng Yuan said. "This is also why the overseas rights were so successful. So the domestic box office should also be quite good. As for whether it can break the box office record of Crazy Stone, that can only be left to the moviegoers."