Huayu: Starting with mentoring female stars

As the city official finished speaking, the other villagers who had been watching from the sidelines, including Chen Zhou's relatives, were all dumbfounded.

Most of them don't understand the film itself.

But they're not stupid; they definitely know what a box office of over 100 million means.

Just as the city officials said, Chen Zhou has become a great director!

Moreover, everyone realized one thing: the official who brought reporters to Chen Zhou's door wasn't there because of anything bad.

It's a fantastic thing!

A city official asked, "Director Chen, are you available now? If so, how about we let the reporters interview you?"

In fact, according to Chen Zhou's own ideas, he did not want to make such a public appearance.

But since the city officials have come to visit him in person, if he refuses them, it would seem like he lacks emotional intelligence and doesn't know how to behave.

Chen Zhou agreed: "Okay, let's do as the secretary says."

Subsequently, Chen Zhou invited city officials and reporters into his home.

The reporters were also very outgoing, each doing what they were supposed to do.

Some people pointed their cameras at Chen Zhou, while others handed microphones to him.

The content of these reporters' interviews was also quite conventional.

For example, ask Chen Zhou how he created the script for The Nameless.

And they asked how Chen Zhou gradually grew into the great director he is today.

In short, these were all official questions, and they wanted Chen Zhou to give everyone some inspirational words.

After the interview, the city official said to Chen Zhou with a smile, "Director Chen, you are now a celebrity in our TL district. If you have the opportunity in the future, I hope you can promote Tongliang and Chongqing more."

Chen Zhou replied, "No problem, this is my hometown."

The city official continued, "Oh, right, there's another thing. Tongliang wants to appoint you as their cultural and tourism ambassador. What's your opinion?"

Chen Zhou did not rush to answer, saying he was considering it for the time being.

Seeing this, the city official immediately said, "Don't worry, there will definitely be a reward. It won't be much, but it will be a token of our appreciation."

Chen Zhou agreed: "Okay."

Upon receiving this answer, the city officials were overjoyed. "Thank you for your cooperation, Director Chen. If all young people were like you, how could Tongliang not develop?"

Chen Zhou remained modest: "Secretary, you flatter me."

After the matter was over, the city officials did not continue to bother them and led all the reporters away.

Because of this incident, many people suddenly joined Chen Zhou's family.

All those distant relatives and aunts started asking Chen Zhou about the movie's box office performance.

Chen Zhou found it troublesome and didn't explain much. He took Tian Xiwei and left home directly.

He had promised Tian Xiwei that he would treat her to dinner when he returned.

So he took Tian Xiwei to the street and found a milk tea shop.

Later that evening, when Chen Zhou returned home, he found that the number of people had not decreased, but had actually increased.

In the past, because Chen Zhou's family was very poor, they rarely visited relatives, even during the Chinese New Year.

Normally, no relatives visit.

But now, in just half a day, the number of relatives who come to visit is much more than in the previous ten years combined.

All they said were extremely polite words.

No matter what, they had long known that Chen Zhou was a very promising young man.

They also said that Chen Zhou was a smart child from a young age and should go to the big city to broaden his horizons.

Those who used to say that Chen Zhou's parents were wasting money by supporting him to become a director have now all changed their tune.

Everyone praised Chen Zhou's parents for their courage and vision, saying they were truly admirable.

In short, everything is undergoing a complete transformation.

By evening, Chongqing TV broadcast the interview with Chen Zhou.

Recently, Chen Zhou, a talented young man from TL District of our city, has made the film "The Nameless" a box office success, surpassing 100 million yuan, making him the youngest director in Chinese history to achieve this milestone...

Chen Zhou's parents sat in front of the television, watching it together with the relatives who had come to visit.

During this time, Chen Zhou's parents went from being overjoyed and crying tears of joy to later displaying an air of pride and self-confidence.

The saying "hoping one's son will become a dragon" may sound a bit vulgar, but it is ultimately a realistic sentiment.

For the next two days, Chen Zhou spent the entire time playing with Tian Xiwei.

Aside from that, I didn't do anything else.

Of course, he has always been paying attention to the box office trend of The Unknown.

The Nobody Knows has now grossed 1.4 million yuan and is in its final stages of production.

He estimated that by the time the film was taken off the screens, including the scattered box office revenue, it should have reached around 1.5 million yuan.

They've made a fortune.

That afternoon, Chen Zhou received a call from Liu Yifei.

Chen Zhou asked, "Hey, senior sister, what's up?"

"Junior brother, I've arrived at the entrance of your village. Could you come and meet me?" Liu Yifei asked.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou was completely stunned.

Although two days ago, when Liu Yifei wished him a Happy New Year, she also casually asked him where his hometown was.

Chen Zhou just said it casually at the time.

To his utter surprise, Liu Yifei came running over without any prior notice.

Chen Zhou still found it hard to believe: "Senior sister, are you serious?"

Liu Yifei: "Why don't you come and see for yourself?"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Zhou didn't linger. He took Tian Xiwei with him and headed straight for the village entrance.

Soon, at the village entrance, Chen Zhou spotted Liu Yifei, wearing sunglasses and a down jacket, standing alone.

At the same time, Liu Yifei also saw Chen Zhou and waved to him, saying, "Junior brother, I'm here."

Chen Zhou stepped forward, "Senior sister, you actually came."

"Is that not allowed? I can come whenever I want," Liu Yifei said casually.

"Alright, since you're already here, of course I welcome you." Chen Zhou said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

At this moment, Liu Yifei's gaze fell on the sweet-looking Tian Xiwei, and she asked curiously, "Who is she?"

Chen Zhou replied, "Her name is Tian Xiwei, and she's my neighbor's younger sister."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei took off her sunglasses, squatted down, and said to Tian Xiwei, "Hello, little sister."

Tian Xi's eyes widened slightly as she exclaimed, "You are... Auntie?"

As soon as the term "aunt" was uttered, both Chen Zhou and Liu Yifei chuckled.

It's very simple. Tian Xiwei must have watched "The Return of the Condor Heroes," which is why she calls Liu Yifei "Auntie."

"My name is Liu Yifei, you can just call me Sister Yifei," Liu Yifei said.

Blinking her eyes, Tian Xi replied in a soft, cute voice, "Okay, Auntie."

Liu Yifei chuckled and pinched Tian Xiwei's cheek. "She's so lovable, such a cute little sister."

"Come on, I'll take you to my house," Chen Zhou said.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei feigned surprise, "Junior brother, I just came to see you, and you actually want to introduce me to your parents? What are you up to?"

"Never mind then, I'll take you back," Chen Zhou said.

"No, no, no, junior brother, I was wrong, I won't make trouble anymore." Liu Yifei immediately gave in.

Later, Chen Zhou took Liu Yifei back to his home.

Tian Xiwei was called back to the next room by her parents.

When Chen Zhou brought Liu Yifei in, Chen Zhou's parents were stunned.

They were initially thinking that it was a pity that their son was coming back alone for the New Year.

And now, someone has arrived!

With a smile, Liu Yifei immediately introduced herself: "Hello Uncle, hello Aunt, I'm Liu Yifei, sorry to bother you."

"Hello, hello, please come in and have a seat."

Unable to suppress the smiles on their faces, Chen Zhou's parents quickly greeted him.

They didn't know Liu Yifei; they only knew that their son had brought a beautiful woman home.

They were all thinking: What a beautiful girl! Their son has really grown up!