Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Chapter 114 Chen Yan, the Pioneer of Youth Films

Chen Yan's "So Young" also came to an end in this farce.

The total revenue was 2.03 million.

Chen Yan's company can get at least 7000 million in net profit, it's simply a money-making machine.

At the same time, various film crews began to produce youth-themed films, all of which were low-budget.

Chen Yan also accepted an interview at the same time.

The host asked Chen Yan, "Director Chen, will you make similar films in the future?"

Chen Yan shook his head.

The host, still stirring things up, asked, "So, Director Chen, what are your thoughts on the various youth-themed films submitted for approval recently?"

Chen Yan smiled and said calmly, "I've already filmed everything that needs to be filmed for a youth film."

"Dating your nemesis, school bullying, misunderstandings, breakups and abortions, reconciliations—I think it'll be quite difficult for anyone making a fresh take on youth-themed stories in the future."

Many investors and directors, upon hearing Chen Yan's online remarks, went home and cursed him for being dishonest, accusing him of lining his own pockets and making a fortune.

He turned around and kicked everyone else's jobs away, then slapped them on the spot.

But despite all the criticism and complaints, youth films still need to be made and produced; nobody wants to turn down money.

Three days later, Chen Yan received the final version produced in the recording studio, but then another dilemma arose: which songs should be played first?

If you play all your trump cards at once, your songs will compete with each other, preventing you from maximizing your profits.

Ultimately, Chen Yan chose to release Huang Bo's male vocal versions of "Seeking Buddha" and "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely".

Let's play another song, "Making Mistakes," a duet by Huang Bo and Yao Beina.

Chen Yan inquired and found that "Mice Love Rice" had recently returned to the top of the download charts.

Taige Impression is currently in dire straits, with the copyright lawsuit for "Mice Love Rice" at a critical stage.

Wang Hu had Chen Yan's several best-selling singles to back him up, but he was also worried that the copyright of "Mice Love Rice" would be stolen.

So half a month ago, he searched for a decent single called "Sin" to be his EP's chart-topping song in March.

However, the results have not been very good, and it is still hovering around 50th place.

When Chen Yanfang released three songs, it was Wang Hu who was the first to notice. He had told his employees to keep a close eye on Chen Yanfang's company and to report any unusual activity to him immediately.

So Wang Hu downloaded these three songs as soon as they were released.

After hearing the male versions of "Seeking Buddha" and "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely," Wang Hu fell silent. The male voice was clearer and more suitable for sad love songs.

After glancing at the singer's name again, Wang Hu closed his eyes once more.

"It's not this guy, it's the director who's amazing. He gets stars to sing every song."

However, despite his reluctance, Wang Hu eventually switched from the female version of "Seeking Buddha" that he had been listening to for a long time, and listened to the male version for a while.

My emotions have become much calmer since I started praying to Buddha.

But the thought that he had actually calmed down by listening to his competitor's songs made Wang Hu even angrier.

I picked up my phone and dialed my younger brother's number.

He immediately launched into a tirade: "Put everything down and go find me some good songs! They have to be on the level of 'Seeking Buddha'!"

Without saying a word, the other end of the phone hung up.

She frowned slightly and rubbed her temples: "Where am I supposed to find so many good songs? Who provoked me this time?"

After listening to the male version of "Seeking Buddha" for half an hour, Wang Hu clicked on "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely." The song starts with a melodious tune, which then gradually transforms into a heavy emotion.

"Sigh, another number one single."

As it turned out, Wang Hu's judgment was spot on. A week later, "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely" climbed into the top 10 of the download charts.

Two days later, "Making Mistakes," which had been hovering around 15th place, also squeezed in.

"Making Mistakes" is more popular with female audiences, while male audiences clearly prefer the other two songs.

After searching for more than a week without finding anything good, Wang Long, the younger brother, gave his older brother a bad idea.

"Bro, why don't you ask Chen Yan to write a song for you? His recent songs have all been hits, which shows his talent is consistent."

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Wang Hu rolled his eyes: "Are you crazy? Their songs are all in the top 10 of the charts. If it were you, would you give such a good song to someone else? Even if you did, how much money do you think we'd have to spend to get it?"

Wang Long hadn't expected this, and scratched his head. "Well, I don't know."

"Fool!"

When Chen Yan saw that all three songs had made it into the top 10 of the download charts, he specifically notified Huang Bo and Yao Beina.

Both of them were shocked that the song they had casually recorded had actually become a hit.

Huang Bo went out and asked around. Most people had downloaded "Seeking Buddha" and "Don't Say You Love Me When I'm Lonely," but no one recognized that the singer was Huang Bo.

That's how ringtones are these days. Almost everyone just listens to them and appreciates them. Unless they're at the level of Jay Chou or have something particularly unique, people don't remember the artists. Most of them are famous for their songs but not for the artists themselves.

Even after listening to the ringtone for a long time, I still don't know who sings the song.

So when Huang Bo told them that he was the original singer of those two songs, it startled everyone around him.

"Brother Bo, are you changing careers?" a staff member asked in surprise.

Huang Bo sighed helplessly, "What do you mean by changing careers? If I want to go back to being a singer, that means going back to my old profession. I used to be a professional singer!"

The staff member looked at him with disbelief: "Brother Bo, you're kidding me~"

Huang Bo laughed angrily: "No, I'm not lying to you."

As he spoke, he pulled out a photo of himself singing on stage back in the day from his wallet. In the photo, Huang Bo had long bangs, was rather thin, and really looked like a pop singer.

The staff member held up the photos and compared them for a while, still not believing it, before finally confirming, "Brother Bo, you really were a singer before! That's amazing!"

When Huang Bo told Chen Yan about this as a joke, Chen Yan laughed too.

Singers who became popular in the 90s were either exceptionally good-looking or had very distinctive characteristics, so some people couldn't associate Huang Bo with the word "singer".

"Sure, it's an honor to have a hit song but not to be famous yourself," Chen Yan joked.

Huang Bo let out a long sigh on the other end of the phone, "If I had known, I would have gotten plastic surgery. Maybe I would have become famous as a singer."

Chen Yan laughed heartily: "Then your face must have cost a fortune."

Huang Bo was speechless. "Director Chen, you can't just swear like that!"

The two exchanged a few more playful banter before hanging up the phone.

Chen Yan suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Liu Yifei in a long time. A while ago, she called him and told him that "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was about to wrap up filming.

The problem is that his scenes were filmed very slowly. After most of the actors left, Huang Xiaoming might have to accompany him to reshoot some scenes.

After that incident, Zhang Jizhong repeatedly instructed that when filming Liu Yifei's scenes, one must be cautious and not rush. If there were any dangerous filming situations, safety measures must be taken.

He was truly afraid of Chen Yan; if he mishandled Chen Yan, Chen Yan would come and force him to stop filming and reorganize.

If this happens once or twice, will your own film crew still be able to make movies?

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