Huayu Entertainment: Rising Since 1998

Zhang Yimou looked at everyone with a smile on his face.

"How about it? That's pretty good, isn't it?"

"It's not just possible, it's incredibly impressive."

"That's really impressive."

"Lianjie, I'm sure I'm comfortable acting opposite you," Zhang Yimou asked, looking at Li Lianjie.

"Definitely no problem," Li Lianjie was also very curious about Zhou Yan. He really wanted to spar with him and truly test his level.

"That's good."

"Speaking of which, Zhou Yan, like you, is also a Wushu champion at the National Games."

"Oh?" Li Lianjie immediately became interested and looked at Zhou Yan.

"Are you also a Wushu champion at the National Games?" Li Lianjie asked Zhou Yan.

"Yes," Zhou Yan nodded.

"Which year were you in?" Li Lianjie asked curiously.

"I was at the 8th National Games in 1997."

"I participated in the 3rd National Games in 1975," Li Lianjie said, instantly feeling a sense of kinship.

Both of them are champions of the National Games and have entered the entertainment industry, giving a sense of passing the torch from one generation to the next.

"Keep it up, I have high hopes for you," Li Lianjie said to Zhou Yan, expressing his support.

"I will," Zhou Yan nodded.

"Okay, let's discuss it. You can rest for a while," Zhang Yimou said very politely.

"Alright," Zhou Yan cupped his hands in greeting and walked out the door.

"How are you?" Li Binbin hurried over, his face full of concern.

"It should be alright," Zhou Yan felt that he had left a decent impression on everyone.

"That's good, that's good," Li Binbin breathed a sigh of relief.

"He went in," Li Binbin said, looking behind Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan turned his head and saw Zhen Zidan entering the room under the guidance of the staff.

"When are you going to audition?" Zhou Yan turned around, not taking Donnie Yen's words to heart.

"I don't know," Li Binbin shook his head, "I guess it'll be after your audition for this role."

He didn't know the procedure either.

"Okay," Zhou Yan didn't leave, and stood there chatting with Li Binbin.

"By the way, where are we in the filming of 'The World's Number One'?" Li Binbin suddenly asked about matters related to "The World's Number One".

"The Izumo Kingdom storyline is almost finished filming."

"So fast?" Li Binbin was somewhat surprised.

"You have no idea, Director Wang Jing's filming speed is not just fast, it's really amazing," Zhou Yan said to Li Binbin, talking about Wang Jing.

In his previous life, Zhou Yan had only heard that Wang Jing was a fast filmmaker.

This time I truly witnessed their filming speed; it was truly impressive.

How fast does Wang Jing film?

That's on record.

When "Tricky Master" was filmed in 1991, it took less than 5 weeks from the start of filming to the final editing. Other sources mention that the film was prepared in just 4 days, filmed in just half a month, and released during the Chinese New Year period, ultimately grossing more than HK$3000 million.

In addition, there are works such as "Young and Dangerous," all of which were filmed at an extremely fast pace.

The most amazing ones are still "The Kung Fu Cult Master" and "The Banquet". These two movies can't be described as fast, they are simply miracles.

During the filming of "The Kung Fu Cult Master", Wang Jing completed the filming in just 7 days to meet the deadline, which is considered to be one of the limits of his personal filming speed.

"The Banquet" is no less impressive. This charity film, which brought together more than 200 Hong Kong stars, was filmed in just 4 days, making it a legend of efficiency in the history of Hong Kong cinema.

Zhou Yan never imagined that a movie could be made so quickly while still maintaining its quality.

Both "The Kung Fu Cult Master" and "Young and Dangerous" have left a deep impression on the audience.

"It looks like I'll be joining the crew soon," Li Binbin thought with anticipation, wanting to see how fast Wang Jing could film.

"It will take another month," Zhou Yan estimated.

Although Wang Jing's filming speed was fast, they also had a lot of scenes.

It also includes numerous action scenes.

We cannot be careless.

"Um."

At this moment, Zhen Zidan came out, his face looking very unpleasant.

It was either a performance mistake.

Either they received some information.

However, while Zhen Zidan's expression was not good, Zhou Yan's expression was good.

The fact that Zhen Zidan failed to win also meant that he succeeded.

Zhen Zidan left with a cold expression.

Next up for the audition is for "Kisaragi".

Little Swallow was the first to go in.

None of the actresses who auditioned for the role of Ruyue were bad; they were all very confident in themselves.

"Why didn't Senior Sister Yan come?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.

Yan Danchen was among those invited, but he didn't see her at the event.

Little Swallow came out shortly afterward, her face expressionless.

It's impossible to tell what's going on.

The nursery then went inside.

Not long after, the nursery came out.

"Senior, how's it going?" Zhou Yan asked, leading Li Binbin over.

"It feels a bit risky," was the nursery's first thought.

"It's alright, there will be other opportunities in the future," Zhou Yan comforted her.

"How did your audition go?" Miao Pu asked.

"I don't know, they just told me to wait for news," Zhou Yan said without elaborating.

"Well, we can only leave it to fate," Miao Pu sighed.

"I'm going back now," the nursery said, not lingering any longer.

"Okay, goodbye."

"It's my turn," Li Binbin said as he walked into the house.

While waiting, Zhou Yan chatted with Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Tang Guoqiang and others for a while, and left only after Li Binbin came out.

"How is it?" Zhou Yan asked.

"I also feel a bit uncertain," Li Binbin said, feeling that he was just going through the motions.

"The competition for Zhang Yimou's films is fierce; let's wait for another opportunity."

"Okay, let's go back," Li Binbin said, missing Zhou Yan a little.

"Okay," Zhou Yan said, leading Li Binbin to the place where Zhang Manyu and Liang Chaowei were resting.

"Sister Manyu, Brother Chaowei, we're heading back now."

"Okay, goodbye."

Zhang Manyu and Liang Chaowei both stood up to see them off.

Zhou Yan then led Li Binbin to Chen Daoming and the others, and bid them farewell.

Watching Zhou Yan and Li Binbin leave, the three of them immediately started chatting.

"You guys say they're so close, what's their relationship?" Tang Guoqiang asked curiously.

"Don't overthink it," Chen Daoming hurriedly said.

"Look, you're in such a hurry. I'm just curious," Tang Guoqiang said, not expecting Chen Daoming to react so strongly.

"They met on the set of 'Young Justice Bao.' Once, Binbin was injured while suspended by wires, and Zhou Yan took her to the hospital. Later, he took extra care of her, and the two called each other brother and sister," Chen Daoming said. Since Li Binbin and Chen Daoming are under the same agent, he naturally had to protect her.

"Is that so?" Zhang Guoli was also somewhat surprised. "How could such a big mistake happen?"

"During those days of the Spring Festival, the props team worked late into the night every day, so it's normal that some mistakes were inevitable."

"But they're a good match," Tang Guoqiang said, looking at Zhou Yan and Li Binbin, genuinely agreeing.

"Don't try to play matchmaker, Zhou Yan has a girlfriend."

"Who is it? Fan Binbin?" Zhang Guoli said with a smile.

"It must be Fan Binbin. Such a huge scandal, and no one has come forward to clarify it. Besides, the two of them have started a company together. If they weren't related, no one would believe it," Zhang Guoli said with certainty.

Coincidentally, Zhang Manyu and Liang Chaowei were also gossiping about Zhou Yan and Li Binbin.

They also sensed that the relationship between the two was not simple.