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

"Love is Not Blind" raked in 45 million yuan in three days, broke 100 million yuan in its first week, and continued to rise in box office revenue, defying the trend of decline.

It has achieved both box office and critical success, and its box office growth rate has already surpassed that of "Hero".

Some media outlets have predicted that Chen Yan's film will surpass the box office record set by "Hero" in mainland China.

What's even more alarming is that someone revealed Chen Yan's film only cost 700 million yuan to make, which has made even more people uneasy.

They started contacting Chen Yan through various channels, and even his uncle called to ask about him, but his uncle only mentioned it briefly and didn't say anything else.

When asked to come home for dinner when he had time, Chen Yan said he probably couldn't for a while and would go back in a few days.

Now, every day a bunch of media outlets are camped out at the entrance of the Beijing Film Academy, wanting to interview Chen Yan, but they are all stopped by the security guards at the entrance.

Liu Yifei had just told Zhang Jizhong that Chen Yan would be visiting the set when Zhang Jizhong called her, saying that Chen Yan was welcome anytime.

After the box office results came out, Chen Yan booked tickets to fly to Dali, Yunnan to visit the set.

When Chen Yan arrived, Zhang Jizhong even sent someone to pick him up at the airport. This treatment was truly incomparable to what he had received before.

"Director Chen, over here~"

Chen Yan looked over and saw a lively and lovely little girl. When he got closer, he realized that she was actually Qing'er, the mischievous and clever fifth princess from "Happy Seven Fairies".

She was also in the cast of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

Chen Yan greeted her politely.

Yang Rui smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Director Chen, Producer Zhang couldn't get away, so he specially asked me to come and pick you up."

Chen Yan nodded, "Okay, thank you."

Seeing that Chen Yan didn't seem inclined to speak, Yang Rui remained silent after getting into the car and sat quietly.

Upon arrival, Chen Yan was led to the filming location.

When Zhang Jizhong saw Chen Yan, he immediately came over, and Yang Rui sensibly walked away.

Chen Yan smiled and stepped forward to shake hands, "Producer Zhang, hello, hello! You are indeed extraordinary. Seeing is believing."

Zhang Jizhong gripped his hand tightly: "Director Chen is flattering me. Director Chen is the one who has made a name for himself. Indeed, heroes have emerged from among the young since ancient times. Oh, how come I haven't met Director Chen before? Otherwise, I would have definitely asked you to play the male lead in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

Chen Yan jokingly replied, "Haha, I couldn't be happier."

But neither of them took those words to heart.

Zhang Jizhong then led Chen Yan to the filming location and said, "When Yifei mentioned it, I was quite surprised. I didn't expect Director Chen to actually come."

"Director Chen came to visit the set, which is a big favor for me. I absolutely have to go have a drink with him today."

Chen Yan replied, "Sure, but I'm not a big drinker, so I can only keep you company for a few drinks."

Zhang Jizhong laughed heartily.

Chen Yan's gaze was unconsciously drawn to Liu Yifei.

Although Liu Yifei is still young, her acting skills have become much more mature after being honed by Chen Yan for several months, and her crying scenes are particularly good.

Zhang Jizhong noticed that Chen Yan was starting to lose focus, and following his gaze, he saw Wang Yuyan, played by Liu Yifei.

Zhang Jizhong said with a smile, "Yifei is a remarkable young girl. Every smile and gesture of hers is so charming. Her future achievements are immeasurable."

Chen Yan chuckled inwardly, his gaze towards Zhang Jizhong quite direct: "I think so too."

Zhang Jizhong immediately stopped smiling: "Come on, you can see it more clearly from here."

After the scene was finished, Zhang Jizhong called out, "Yifei, come over here for a second!"

Liu Yifei, dressed in a flowing pink dress, looked ethereal and otherworldly. The moment she saw Chen Yan, she slightly opened her mouth.

"Chen Yan, you're here."

The moment the name "Chen Yan" was called, everyone on set turned to look at Liu Yifei. The actresses who had just been filming all looked at Liu Yifei with great envy.

At such a young age, she became the leading lady in a film that grossed over 100 million yuan, and with "Love is Not Blind" currently gaining momentum, breaking records is only a matter of time.

Yang Rui leaned close to Jiang Xin and said dreamily, "Director Chen is so handsome."

As she spoke, she gently nudged Jiang Xin: "I just picked him up. I didn't dare to say a word the whole way. He's very different from other directors; he's young and polite."

Jiang Xin glanced at Chen Yan and said, "I only want to act in his shows."

He glanced at Yang Rui again and joked, "You... you probably want to sleep with him, haha."

Yang Rui blushed instantly. "Ah, you've become naughty! What are you saying?!"

As she spoke, she grabbed Jiang Xin's waist: "I'll show you what's what, I'll show you what's what!"

Jiang Xin quickly dodged, teasing with a smile, "You dare say you had no thoughts at all? You were practically drooling just now..."

Yang Rui became even more embarrassed, realizing she hadn't been so infatuated just now.

......

Liu Yifei ran over, her clothes swaying in the wind, as if Wang Yuyan had truly come back to life.

Liu Yifei greeted Zhang Jizhong with a smile, then looked at Chen Yan: "I thought you wouldn't arrive until the afternoon. I was going to pick you up."

Chen Yan smiled with narrowed eyes: "I came to see you so early, Miss Wang. How was your performance as Wang Yuyan?"

Liu Yifei gently raised her chin and said proudly, "Not bad!"

She became embarrassed after saying it and smiled shyly.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Jizhong quickly said, "Yifei acted very well. The director has praised her to me many times. I thought she would be reserved in making expressions, but she has done a great job during this period of filming."

Chen Yan patted Liu Yifei on the shoulder: "You've worked hard. I saw that you acted quite well. Don't be afraid, just act boldly."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips and nodded.

The young girl was still quite reserved in front of outsiders. Zhang Jizhong noticed Liu Yifei's discomfort and immediately made an excuse to slip away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Chen Yan that they would have dinner together that night.

After Zhang Jizhong had walked away, Liu Yifei asked, "Are you having dinner with him tonight?"

Chen Yan asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Why can't we eat together?"

Liu Yifei fell silent again.

Chen Yan pressed her for more information before she finally said, "But Mom also said she'd treat you to a meal when you come."

Chen Yan understood.

Chen Yan said, "Now you have two options: you can bring your aunt tonight, or we can have dinner alone tomorrow."

Liu Yifei hesitated.

Who's there at night?

Liu Yifei pursed her lips, guessing that there were probably a bunch of beautiful women with her.

Chen Yan thought about it and realized that it wasn't a good time to talk to Liu's mother at night.

So he said, "Well... the director should be there too. As for the others, it depends on who Zhang Jizhong invites to go with him. If you don't want to go, that's fine too. I doubt they'll say anything else. It'll probably just be a social gathering."

Liu Yifei refused as expected: "Then my mother and I won't go. You should drink less then."

Chen Yan laughed and lowered his body: "You're starting to control me now?"

Liu Yifei's face flushed instantly. She looked around and, seeing that no one was looking at her, quickly pinched Chen Yan's waist.

"Don't talk nonsense, nobody cares!"