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

Chen Yan sent a text message but received no reply for half a day.

Chen Yan was still wondering what was going on, so he simply sent a message to Shu Chang, saying that he had sent a text message to ask Liu Yifei what she liked, but she hadn't replied.

When Shuchang saw this message after finishing her performance, she laughed so hard she almost fell over.

"Hahaha! Just ask Sisi what gift she wants. Girls all want surprises, you know. If you just ask her, she probably won't know what to say."

When Chen Yan saw Shu Chang's reply, he was shocked. Was he really that straight?

What if Liu Yifei doesn't like the gift I give her? It would be better to just ask her what she likes and give it to her directly. Wouldn't that be easier to please her?

I had to guess; I really couldn't guess what the girl liked.

Free and Easy: "Thank you... I understand. You want a surprise, right?"

Changchang: "This child is teachable~ That's the meaning."

Chen Yan closed the chat window with Shu Chang and saw that Liu Yifei had replied to her message.

"Anything is fine."

When Chen Yan saw this sentence, he immediately thought to himself, "This must be bad. This person must be angry."

Then Liu Yifei didn't contact him for a day, and Chen Yan thought she must be angry. Usually, they would talk at least several times a day.

Chen Yan coaxed her a few times, saying that he would definitely choose the best gift for Liu Yifei when the time came.

Liu Yifei was finally happy.

As Chen Yan sat at the table, he actually thought of a good gift.

Disney produced "Alice in Wonderland" in 2010, which brought in more than $15 billion in revenue for Disney through box office and copyright sales.

If Chen Yan were to take the photo now in 2003, it would be cheaper than in 2010.

The original work for this film is already in the public domain and open copyright; most of the investment went into special effects and actors.

Moreover, Chen Yan can make this film a Sino-foreign co-production, and China Film Group can share part of the funding. This time, he plans to bring in a private enterprise.

The best candidate was actually Wanda, but Chen Yan's relationship with Wanda is not very close now, so Chen Yan can only settle for Enlight Media as a second choice. It just so happens that Wang Changtian asked him last time if he had any projects recently.

As for Bona, I'm sorry, I really can't bring her this time.

Moreover, Liu Yifei is a perfect fit for the role of Alice in every way. Chen Yan even felt that Liu Yifei was more refined than the original Alice. In addition, Liu Yifei is skilled enough to easily portray the brave and adventurous Alice.

"Sigh... it's a shame we probably can't get Johnny Depp for the Mad Hatter role."

In 2003, Johnny Depp had already filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," and his salary soared to $1000 million.

It seems the Mad Hatter will have to be chosen from among Hollywood's second-tier male actors.

Chen Yan spent more than two hours perfectly replicating the adapted version of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

Furthermore, it rationalized certain plot points, changing Alice's character from the original work to an orphan adopted from China.

This way, Liu Yifei's Chinese features won't look too out of place.

When Liu Yifei's birthday invitation was delivered to Chen Yan, Chen Yan still went to the auction house and picked out a pink gemstone hair clip with a cat head, intending to give it to her along with the gift.

November 25st

Liu Yifei's villa was bustling with activity. Liu Yifei had invited some friends, and everyone was preparing to have a simple meal to celebrate her birthday.

The venue was decorated in a very warm and inviting manner.

Shu Chang, Luo Jin, Zhu Yawen, Jiang Yiyan, and Zhou Yang all came.

"When is Director Chen coming?" Jiang Yiyan asked, sitting on the sofa drinking juice, her eyes blinking.

Zhou Yang, who was standing next to her, was practically digging her toes into the ground. She looked at Liu Yifei with a guilty expression.

Originally, Liu Yifei only invited herself, but Jiang Yiyan overheard this and then took the initiative to ask Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei had no choice but to invite her to come along.

"I don't know either, he didn't tell me." Liu Yifei maintained a polite smile.

Shu Chang pouted, grabbed a drink, and muttered to herself on the way, "I think they're just here for Chen Yan... What the hell..."

As Chen Yan walked in, he saw Shu Chang muttering to herself, so he went up to her and asked, "What are you muttering about?"

Shu Chang's eyes widened when she saw Chen Yan.

She quickly called out from behind, "Qianqian, Chen Yan is here!"

Chen Yan saw a cute girl wearing a white linen sundress and with two long braids walking towards him from not far away.

Chen Yan's face was full of black lines... My goodness, my aunt, this hairstyle would look outdated on anyone else.

After a moment of stunned silence, Chen Yan said, "You're wearing this?"

He thought, even if it's not a princess dress with a crown, it should at least be a beautiful long dress.

The way this girl is dressed makes it look like she's about to go to the fields to work in the fields.

"I tried to persuade her, but... well, you know, she was suppressed by force." Shu Chang laughed after saying that.

Liu Yifei tugged at her skirt: "What's wrong? This dress is so comfortable."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Being good-looking is fine, okay, okay, it's your birthday today."

"Happy birthday." Chen Yan handed Liu Yifei a bouquet of yellow roses that he had hidden behind his back.

"Wow!" Shuchang exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Yifei accepted the yellow rose, her smile carefree and radiant: "Wow, how did you know I like yellow roses!"

She then leaned closer to smell it, and blinked her big eyes at Chen Yan, saying, "Thank you, I like it very much."

Chen Yan's expression, as if to say "Don't ask, I already know," made Liu Yifei's fists itch with anticipation.

The three of them walked inside.

Jiang Yiyan wanted to run over the moment Shu Chang shouted, but Zhou Yang held her back tightly.

In the end, he could only sit there unhappily, listening to the gasps of surprise coming from the doorway.

"Tsk... what are they even talking about?"

Zhou Yang replied casually, "What we talk about is none of our business. We're just here to eat."

Her task today was to keep a close watch on Jiang Yiyan and not let her ruin Liu Yifei's 16th birthday.

"Director Chen." Zhu Yawen was the first to stand up and greeted Chen Yan with a smile.

"Hello, I've heard Xixi mention you, Zhu Yawen, right?" Chen Yan replied calmly.

Yes, yes.

Luo Jin also stood up to greet him: "Director Chen, I am Luo Jin."

Even though Chen Yan tried his best to avoid creating a sense of hierarchy, his status as a famous director still made them very concerned, and it was clear that everyone was a little nervous when he appeared.

Zhou Yang also stood up with a smile: "We don't need introductions, we've dealt with each other before."

Zhu Yawen joked, "Of course, Yangyang, you've already been in Director Chen's films."

Jiang Yiyan chimed in from the side, "Yes, only Yang Yang and Qianqian have worked with Director Chen here."

Shu Chang, who was standing next to me, suddenly said, "What about me? I've also acted in Director Chen's films. How could you forget me?"

The atmosphere immediately became strange after these words were spoken.

Jiang Yiyan could only laugh awkwardly: "Ah...right...look at my memory, I forgot about Changchang, I'm so sorry."