Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 73 Shanghai Film Studio and Xi'an Film Studio

Sitting in my newly bought Mercedes-Benz.

Chen An led three employees to the celebration banquet.

Chen Kun and Chen An were both dressed in black suits, custom-made fitted suits that showed off their tall figures.

Zeng Li and Yu Jinghong both wore custom-made dresses, one black and one white, and the two, dressed in contrasting colors, sat on either side of Chen An.

Chen An sat upright in the middle, sandwiched between the two women, without saying a word.

Neither of the two people beside him spoke, and Chen Kun, sensing the subtle atmosphere, chose to remain silent.

Li Xiaoping was driving. The car was only recently purchased, and she hadn't hired a driver yet, but Chen An had already sent an invitation to Zhao Xiong.

See if they're willing to come to my side; they can bring a few more brothers if they want.

There's no news yet, so the general manager is in for the worst.

Chen An sat between the two, sensing the cold atmosphere. He kept trying to wink at Chen Kun, but was only ignored.

"I'm sorry, senior brother, I can only choose to protect myself and ignore this," Chen Kun thought to himself.

What use are you to me, you good-for-nothing?

Chen An just wanted the car to drive faster and get to the venue as soon as possible.

The car arrived, and the banquet had already begun; quite a few people had already come.

Upon opening the car door, Chen Kun was the first to jump out, not wanting to linger for even a moment. He walked silently ahead and quickly entered the scene.

With a nonchalant expression, Yu Jinghong changed her demeanor to a smile and naturally took Chen An's left arm with her right hand, pulling him into her embrace.

Not to be outdone, Zeng Li, standing nearby, grabbed Chen An's right arm and pulled him into her embrace.

So, after the spacious car door opened and Chen Kun rushed out like he was fleeing a disaster, the two women each took one of Chen An's arms and got out of the car together.

When the two actresses appeared together, the media present got excited and started snapping photos non-stop, with flashes going off constantly.

Reporters instantly came up with headlines: "Two former 'An Girls' appear together, vying for attention and showing no signs of backing down, both arm-in-arm with Chen An at the celebration banquet!"

There are many interesting things to see.

Feeling the two women's arms tightly clasped together, Chen An could only smile as he faced the media.

The three of them walked down the red carpet together. Chen An was actually being dragged along by the two of them the whole time, feeling the forces on both sides.

Upon entering the venue, Chen An was showered with attention and adoration.

Upon Chen An's arrival, many people came over wanting to talk to him.

However, Han Sanping took the lead, walked over and directly pulled Chen An to talk, not giving others a chance to speak:

"Brother, you've finally arrived, our greatest contributor! Everyone's been waiting for you for ages."

He spoke with a smile on his face, displaying it freely.

You can tell he's happy; he really made a big scene this time.

"Something came up and I was held up. I brought three of my employees and my manager, Sister Xiaoping, along to broaden their horizons." Chen An also made a move to leave.

He then introduced Li Xiaoping, who had come with Chen An, and explained her identity.

It was said to Han Sanping, but also to everyone around them.

Han Sanping, understanding the situation, changed the subject and extended his hand to Li Xiaoping, saying, "Alright, alright, Manager Li, hello, I'm Han Sanping. Let's cooperate more in the future."

Wearing a suit, Li Xiaoping immediately grasped Han Sanping's hand: "Hello, Director Han, it's an honor to meet you for the first time."

"Haha, there's no honor in it. You're the manager that Brother Chen found, so just call me Brother Han, like he does." Han Sanping was also very polite. Someone that Chen An personally brought over to introduce must be no ordinary person.

"Sister Xiaoping, just listen to Brother Han. I have something to do later, so please take care of these friends." Chen An turned around and handed the people who had gathered around over to Li Xiaoping.

The meaning is clear: don't come to me to discuss cooperation; talk to Li Xiaoping first, and we'll talk about it later.

Li Xiaoping nodded in agreement and began talking to the people behind her. Chen An then led the two people behind him and Han Sanping away from there.

"Brother Han, there are so many people here, it takes a lot of space to fit them all in here," Chen An joked with Han Sanping, who was walking beside him.

Han Sanping shook his head: "How could there not be many? They all came for you, and each one of them wants to cooperate with you."

"What do you take me for? Why don't we cooperate with each other one by one?" Chen An said with a smile.

"Haha, they'd definitely want to if you were willing." Han Sanping was well aware of Chen An's thoughts, as he was constantly being bothered by investors who kept coming to his door.

Han Sanping led the three backstage, and once everyone had arrived, the event could begin.

However, Chen An left the two of them outside, letting them talk to people on their own. There were quite a few people who wanted to cooperate with them.

Chen An was happy to have some peace and quiet, hiding in the back so he wouldn't be surrounded.

Not long after, Han Sanping called him onto the stage.

After the other party gave a speech, the main creators of the film crew began to smash the ice sculpture.

A string of numbers starting with six, followed by a one and seven zeros, a very long string that each person hits with the section in front of them.

Chen An had already been here once, and didn't feel anything special.

However, Chen Kun was still quite excited, and ice shards flew up as he threw them.

After smashing everything, Chen An went down with the others. It wouldn't be good to hide any longer, but he could also introduce the three of them to some new people.

For example, Director Ren from Shanghai Film Studio and Director Zhang from Xi'an Film Studio were both invited by Han Sanping.

Even though everyone knew what the other person was up to, they still came.

I don't intend to hold a grudge against the other party. The key is to talk to Chen An about cooperation. The huge success of the two films in a row has already made people unable to look away.

Moreover, these are all cases where they can make huge profits in other markets, and even more so than in their home market.

Chen An introduced the three of them to the factory managers. As for Chen An, he had already met them before "My Sassy Girl" was released and they had been in contact.

Before the era of private issuance began, the people present here were undoubtedly among the major players.

With countless resources and a wealth of talent, especially the Xi'an Film Studio, Chen An was so envious that he wished he could poach them all.

I'll pull out the script, you guys give me the script and I'll sit in the chair and wait to collect the money.

Of course, Chen An was the main one doing the talking; he was just introducing the others to each other and making them feel familiar with each other.

"Director Chen is truly young and promising. We at Shanghai Film Studio have long admired him. We wonder when the next film will be made, and if there will be any opportunity to collaborate." After chatting about this and that, Director Ren got to the point.

They came all this way not to see Han Sanping show off, but for cooperation.

Director Ren is a cultured man who has even published a book. He looks handsome and composed, wearing rimless glasses.

Director Zhang also made a gesture to speak up: "Our Xi'an Film Studio feels the same way; we want to collaborate with a director like Director Chen."

He took office in 96 but has not achieved any outstanding results. The once-renowned Xi'an Film Studio seems to be declining under his control.

"Haha, Director Ren flatters me. I don't have any plans for a new movie yet. I've been idle since I finished filming 'My Sassy Girl' last year. It would be great if I could collaborate with you two."

Chen An wasn't surprised. He had plenty of people looking to collaborate with him, and these were the people who had been contacting him the most lately.

Director Ren didn't mind: "Director Chen is overthinking it. Your films have really showcased your skills, achieving great success both domestically and internationally. You deserve such praise. I hope we can collaborate more in the future. What Beijing Film Studio can do, Shanghai Film Studio can do too."

"Of course, we should definitely cooperate with Director Ren as much as possible when we have the opportunity. A strong alliance will surely bring us more success." Chen An had long heard of Duo Fang's reputation.

In his previous life, he was the head of Shanghai Film Group and was quite influential in China, though not as influential as China Film Group.

Instead, this factory director Zhang took a different path.

The group chatted idly, occasionally bringing up the people behind them and joining in the conversation.

They were all talking about collaborations and had a lot of ideas about Chen An's new film.

However, Chen An has no plans to make a new film in the country for the time being, and this is not a lie; he genuinely does not.

The group chatted until Han Sanping, who had come from elsewhere, joined them with a smile, and the conversation ended.

The two factory managers could only watch helplessly as the other person smiled and grinned.

They could only silently seethe with anger.

There is still

(End of this chapter)