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

The rumors between Cheng Yuan and Liu Yifei are escalating.

As the rumors spread, Cheng Yuan began to doubt whether he was really dating Liu Yifei.

"Are you having an affair?"

Jiang Wenruo looked at Cheng Yuan with a smile.

"Is it hard to imagine?" Cheng Yuan said. "Those who don't have scandals are either too ugly or not famous. I'm handsome and famous, so it's normal for me to have a scandal."

Cheng Yuan is not only popular now, but extremely sought after.

"You're as narcissistic as ever," Jiang Wen said with a smile. "That young lady wouldn't happen to be your crush, would she?"

"When did you become so gossipy?" Cheng Yuan said. "Besides, that's not narcissism, that's confidence. Just tell me, am I right or not?"

Jiang Wen laughed heartily.

In the entertainment industry, as long as you are talented and famous enough, even if you are not good-looking, you will still have scandals.

"Is that young lady coming today?" Jiang Wen then asked Cheng Yuan. "I just don't understand, how did 'Distinguished Citizen' almost break 100 million in box office revenue?"

The film "The Distinguished Citizen" has finished its run in theaters, but China Film Group held a celebration banquet.

It is indeed worth celebrating.

The box office in mainland China exceeded 90 million, while Hong Kong only saw a few million, but Taiwan still had over 10 million, bringing the total domestic box office to over 100 million.

Jiang Wen naturally brought Zhou Yun to the celebration banquet.

"I don't know about that."

Cheng Yuan shook his head. He had invited Liu Yifei, but Liu Yifei only said she would try her best.

Liu Yifei hadn't arrived yet, but Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers brought the two Bingbings with him.

They arrived with smiles on their faces, and Cheng Yuan greeted them with a smile as well.

Guests are guests, and if you treat them coldly, it makes you seem petty.

After all, many media reporters were present at the celebration banquet.

However, when shaking hands, Cheng Yuan couldn't help but apply a bit more pressure.

He practiced martial arts from a young age. Although he gave it up for a while after realizing it was useless as he got older, he was definitely stronger than the average person.

His extra strength caused Wang Zhonglei, that weakling, to wince in pain.

This little rascal pulled this stunt?

Wang Zhonglei was filled with rage.

Cheng Yuan, still smiling, shook hands with Li Shuangbing and Fan Shuangbing.

Both of them were clearly taken aback, not expecting Cheng Yuan to pull such a stunt.

This is too much...

However, this is enough to prove how much Cheng Yuan dislikes the Wang brothers.

Wang Zhonglei rubbed his hands, his face looking rather grim. He glanced at Cheng Yuan, who was greeting the other guests, and wanted to curse.

"He must be really angry that 'The Distinguished Citizen' didn't break 100 million.

Li Shuangbing spoke first, while Fan Shuangbing simply smiled and remained silent.

She has no plans to renew her contract, and her relationship with Huayi Brothers is not good these days.

Cheng Yuan must have known about Hua Yi's actions to vent his anger on Wang Zhonglei.

"Ha, childish mentality."

Wang Zhonglei, however, said something with a hint of disdain.

People who have no guile at all are much easier to deal with.

Cheng Yuan's strengths are obvious, but his weaknesses are also obvious.

He is clearly not good at company management and operations.

If we poach his company's top executives, his company will immediately run into problems.

Pity.

It's a pity that the little rascal was too generous and couldn't dig it up at all, otherwise he would have done it long ago.

Who would have thought he'd actually give out shares?

Did that kid anticipate this move from the start?

Not like ah.

Many people attended the celebration party for "The Distinguished Citizen".

Executives from film and television companies within the industry, as well as many well-known actors.

There are many male actors, and quite a few female actors as well.

It's an indisputable fact that Cheng Yuan is good at promoting male actors.

Three films, three international Best Actor awards, who else can compare?

As for the actresses?

I've already finished playing the game with the three top European actors, so shouldn't I finish playing the game with the actresses next?

This is an opportunity.

Which actress wouldn't want to seize this opportunity?

If there's no opportunity, then we must create one.

Fan Shuangbing seized an opportunity and walked up to Cheng Yuan with a smile.

"Director Cheng, let's grab some late-night snacks tonight, the kind that's good for weight loss, okay?"

When no one was around, Fan Shuangbing whispered to Cheng Yuan.

What kind of late-night snack helps with weight loss?

Needless to say, it's definitely not proper.

That vixen!

Fan Shuangbing, even in her twenties, is still very charming.

She wasn't Fan Xiaopang yet.

Actually, for many men, being slightly chubby is the most attractive.

Cheng Yuan's mental age is not that of a young man in his early twenties.

"I won't eat it!"

Cheng Yuan refused decisively, with Xiao Liu's image constantly appearing in his mind.

It's a pity she can't come today; I just sent her a text message apologizing.

Cheng Yuan kept repeating to himself:

I'm not going to be a scumbag!

My heart is as firm as a rock!

Lao Tzu...

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form!

"Director Cheng, don't be so unapproachable," Fan Shuangbing said with a smile. "Do you think I'd eat you?"

"Don't be honest, I'm actually afraid you'll eat me up," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "My mom says that boys need to learn to protect themselves when they're out and about."

Upon hearing this, Fan Shuangbing immediately laughed, but her interest only grew stronger.

She didn't believe there were any cats in the world that didn't steal fish.

No, he's a single guy, how can you call it "cheating"? That's just "tasting fish".

If I don't win him over, how can I prove I'm charming?

Having been rebuffed by Cheng Yuan once again, Fan Shuangbing's competitive spirit was only aroused.

If you can't even handle a young boy like this, you'll develop a self-doubt.

"You don't seem like someone from this industry."

Jiang Wen, who had somehow appeared beside Cheng Yuan, said with a smile.

Cheng Yuan was speechless upon hearing this. The old man had clearly seen Fan Shuangbing looking for him earlier; was he deliberately coming to tease him?

"Women only slow down the speed at which I make money."

Cheng Yuan gave a nonchalant reply, but inwardly he couldn't help but sigh that he ultimately didn't have the courage to become a scumbag.

I am such a coward.

"When will your movie start filming?" Jiang Wen asked. "Two hundred million in investment, that's three times the amount of 'Let the Bullets Fly'."

"It includes publicity and distribution costs," Cheng Yuan said. "The production costs shouldn't be that high. Besides, the actors' salaries are high. And we also need to film on location overseas."

Cheng Long's salary alone is 60 million, and that's a friendly price.

If "Let the Bullets Fly" had cast Chow Yun-fat like the original, the cost would definitely have exceeded 100 million.

"The movie is still in pre-production," Cheng Yuan said. "However, filming won't start until the end of May, but it should start in early June."

"Are you going to film for the Lunar New Year holiday?" Jiang Wen asked. "You're a fast filmmaker, and your post-production is fast too. If you're going to film for the Lunar New Year holiday, you might actually make it."

Is "Let the Bullets Fly" set for a Lunar New Year release?

Cheng Yuan looked at Jiang Wen and asked.

As for "Taken," we'll talk about it after filming is finished. Filming hasn't even started yet, so it's too early to talk about when it will be released.

"The specific release date hasn't been set yet," Jiang Wen said. "Let's talk about it after post-production is complete."

"Will it be enough time?"

Cheng Yuan then asked.

"It should be fine."

Jiang Wen naturally knew that Cheng Yuan was asking whether he could make it to the Venice Film Festival.

"What are you talking about?"

Han Sanping came over and asked with a smile.

As soon as he arrived, many people followed him.

Wang Zhonglei even squeezed over.

"What, you want to go there?"

Seeing Li Shuangbing looking in that direction, Fan Shuangbing smiled and asked a question.

However, those smiles were obvious to everyone, and Li Shuangbing clearly understood.

They're not friends anymore.

They used to, but now they wish they could strangle each other.

Li Shuangbing glanced at Fan Shuangbing, giving her a knowing look, then turned away without saying anything.

Who are those people over there?

With industry capital at stake, what qualifications does she have to go there now?

However, she believes that she will eventually become a valuable asset in the industry.