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

Zhu Yawen has few scenes.

He participated in this movie purely to gain experience.

His scenes were completed quickly.

Then, Liu Yifei's scenes were also completed.

She didn't actually have many scenes.

The film's scenes are mostly focused on Cheng Long.

In addition, Zhou Yang's role was small, so filming was quick.

All three of them have scenes set in France.

They finished filming around the same time, but returned to China together.

Cheng Yuan did not return to China with them, but waited until his graduation defense to go back.

Although his return to China delayed the production by two days, the crew did not stop working.

Cheng Long is also a director.

Besides, the crew also has an assistant director, who can easily fill in for a day or two.

The trip was rushed, taking twenty hours by plane. If Cheng Yuan hadn't been reborn and insisted on practicing martial arts to strengthen his body, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle it.

Indeed, health is the foundation of everything.

Filming overseas went quite smoothly, thanks to the support of EuropaCorp.

He bought the European rights to Cheng Yuan's previous three films and made a considerable profit from it.

Cheng Yuan had met director Luc Besson a few times and they had some acquaintance.

Helping each other out in these kinds of situations can lead to future opportunities for collaboration.

They would naturally not mind lending a hand if it was within their power.

With filming going smoothly, the filming period was naturally shortened considerably.

In early August, filming wrapped up and Cheng Yuan returned to China.

"Taken" is in its later stages, while "Crossing the Guandong" has finished filming.

"Soldiers Sortie" has already finished filming, but "Lost in Thailand" has not yet started filming.

Filming a movie about the Spring Festival travel rush in the summer is indeed inappropriate.

Filming for this movie is not expected to begin until the second half of the year.

Ning Hao, on the other hand, is currently polishing the script, preparing to make his mark.

Upon returning to China, Cheng Yuan visited Tian Zhuangzhuang and then had a drink with Jiang Wen.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was submitted to Venice a long time ago, but the shortlist has not yet been announced.

How are you planning to celebrate your birthday this year?

Cheng Yuan looked at Liu Yifei and asked with a smile.

During filming, their relationship didn't seem to make any real progress, but they did become a little closer.

Liu Xiaoli didn't stay on set all the time, seemingly trusting Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan even narcissistically suspected that she was intentionally trying to match them up.

It's an illusion, it must be an illusion.

"I'm inviting some friends over for a get-together," Liu Yifei said. "Can you come?"

Just as Cheng Yuan was about to speak, the phone rang.

"Okay, congratulations."

The call was from Jiang Wen, and he could guess why he was calling: the Venice shortlist would probably be announced in a day or two.

"Let the Bullets Fly has been selected for the main competition at this year's Venice Film Festival."

Seeing Liu Yifei looking at him curiously, Cheng Yuan spoke up.

"Congratulations! Although someone else directed this film, you were the screenwriter," Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "So you'll be going to the Venice Film Festival, right?"

"We'll see when the time comes," Cheng Yuan said. "I'm busy with post-production for 'Taken' and pre-production for the new film."

"Are you preparing for a new film?"

Liu Yifei was a little surprised, after all, Cheng Yuan had just finished filming a big movie not long ago.

That interval is too fast!

"The script was written before, but it was criticized later, so we filmed 'The Distinguished Citizen' instead," Cheng Yuan said. "But then, at the invitation of Han Sanping and Cheng Long, 'Taken' was put on the waiting list. I'm planning to take that film to Cannes next year, so I'm preparing for it. We'll start filming once 'Taken' is finished in post-production."

"Cannes?" Liu Yifei said, "An art film?"

"Yes," Cheng Yuan said, "It's a film that uses illness and death to put love to its ultimate test."

"A romance film?"

Liu Yifei then asked.

"To be precise, it's a drama film. Don't you want to ask if there are any roles that suit you?"

Cheng Yuan smiled and looked at Liu Yifei.

"If there were a suitable role for me, would I need to ask?" Liu Yifei looked at Cheng Yuan and said, "It seems there isn't a suitable role for me."

If there's a suitable role for her, Cheng Yuan will definitely take the initiative to approach her.

"Both the male and female leads are in their seventies or eighties," Cheng Yuan said. "There really wasn't a suitable role for you in this film."

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei felt somewhat disappointed.

"What's wrong? You're unhappy?" Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "You're busy trying to break into the music scene, do you even have the time?"

"Actually, I prefer acting," Liu Yifei said. "I like acting in your films."

When he was acting in Cheng Yuan's plays, he would chew up the characters and feed them to her.

The reason she wasn't overshadowed by Cheng Long was not only due to her own hard work, but also because Cheng Yuan gave her extra help.

"Many people want to act in my plays," Cheng Yuan said. "You'd better show some sincerity, or I'll be in a difficult position."

"What sincerity?"

Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"Serving tea and water, making the bed and folding the blankets, offering one's own pillow and mat..."

"roll!"

Liu Yifei felt she shouldn't have asked that question.

"Still difficult? You think I won't beat you up? I've been trained."

Liu Yifei glared angrily at Cheng Yuan, even though she knew he was joking.

"Your fancy footwork is nothing but empty gestures?" Cheng Yuan said with a smile. "I only need to make a slight move to suppress you."

"boast!"

......

The announcement of the Venice Film Festival's nomination list has generated quite a stir.

In addition to Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" being shortlisted for the main competition, Jia Zhangke's "Still Life", Du Qifeng's "Exile", and Cai Mingliang's "Dark Circles" are also shortlisted for the Horizons section. Liu Jie's "The Court on Horseback" and Jia Zhangke's "East" are also shortlisted for the Horizons section.

Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet", Chen Musheng's "Rob-B-Hood", and Zheng Youjie's "The Beginning of the Year" were selected for the non-competitive screening, midnight screening, and international film critics' week sections, respectively.

"Venice is quite lively this year," Han Sanping said. "Nearly ten Chinese-language films are showing."

"It's certainly lively."

Jiang Wen nodded.

The increase in the number of Chinese-language films may not necessarily be a good thing for the nominated films.

"Has a release date been set?" Cheng Yuan asked. "When do you plan to release it?"

"In mid-September, there's Feng Xiaogang's 'The Banquet,' and at the end of the month, there's Cheng Long's 'Rob-B-Hood,'" Han Sanping said. "October doesn't have any decent films. In November, there's 'A Battle of Wits,' as well as the Hollywood blockbuster 'Miami Vice.' Zhang Yimou's 'Curse of the Golden Flower' is scheduled for mid-December."

What's your opinion?

Jiang Wen looked at Cheng Yuan and asked.

Cheng Yuan is not only a screenwriter but also a film investor.

"Don't ask me," Cheng Yuan said, shaking his head. "If you ask me, I can't help but think about releasing it in mid-September."

"You want to compete with 'The Banquet'?" Jiang Wen said somewhat sarcastically. "Aren't you afraid of both sides suffering losses? You're an investor in this movie, after all."

Why compete with "The Banquet"? Just think about the relationship between Cheng Yuan and Hua Yi and you'll understand.

However, the simultaneous release of two blockbusters will definitely have an impact on box office revenue.

"Then don't ask him."

Han Sanping was speechless upon hearing this.

Others might not be able to do something like this, but Cheng Yuan definitely is.

This kid doesn't seem like someone who runs a company.