Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 254: Visiting the Set of "Three Lives, Three Worlds"

This time I went home for the Chinese New Year because "Charlotte" had not been released yet.

My mother insisted on organizing relatives and friends to go see "Charlotte" again, saying that she was supporting Cheng Xi or something.

Cheng Xi sighed and said, what can you support with just these box office revenues?

Of course, he wouldn't ignore his mother's intention to show off silently.

I am her son, and she should share my achievements.

But just recently, people from the county government’s Propaganda Department also found me and wanted to organize an event to give away movie tickets in the county.

I hope I can come forward.

Add some lively atmosphere to the New Year.

"Director Cheng, you are now the most famous public figure in our county. You must support the development of our hometown."

I don’t think anyone can bear this high hat.

Cheng Xi simply said to his mother:
"Don't worry about it. The county government has contacted me. I'll organize a movie party for everyone. Come along."

My parents can now hold their heads high in front of relatives and friends.

Everyone had a good relationship before, but it is inevitable that there will be some comparisons among relatives.

But now Cheng Xi has done so well that they can't believe it, even from a very long distance.

This kind of jealousy and competitive mentality will also subside.

They were all proud of Cheng Xi.

When they meet, they subconsciously start to flatter their parents.

Cheng Xi's parents were much happier.

Plus, my son is so promising, I feel so happy.

"Mom and Dad, if you ask me, you should just give up opening a restaurant. It's so tiring to breathe in the fumes every day."

"What do you know? The restaurant has been open for so many years, and all the customers are regulars in the neighborhood. If we close it, they won't be used to it."

"We are reducing our opening hours so we won't be as busy as before. Don't worry, son."

"If my health really fails me, I won't do it anymore. After you get married, I'll focus on raising the baby for you."

When Cheng Xi heard this, he was like, wow, he hasn’t even graduated yet and he’s already talking about taking care of kids.

You wait until your eldest and second daughters-in-law talk to you.

The movie ticket giveaway was held in the largest and busiest shopping mall in the county.

Coupled with the New Year atmosphere, there were loud drums and firecrackers.

Everyone came to see the so-called billion-dollar director, the pride of the county.

Cheng Xi also saw many old friends and classmates.

But everyone seemed very reserved.

In the evening, Cheng Xi and Dachun specially treated everyone to a meal and sang Karaoke.

Bai Xue and Qin Shiyue came too, of course.

Cheng Xi hadn't seen the two of them for a long time because they were always busy.

So we can't ride home together or anything like that.

The company launched many new dramas this time, and Cheng Xi also introduced the two to audition.

Both of them are from the same hometown, so Cheng Xi also greeted them.

They got two roles in "So Young".

It is originally a film for college students, so the level of the acting department of the film academy should be suitable for it.

In Cheng Xi's eyes, Qin Shiyue was just a high school classmate.

After all, the gap between the two of them is getting wider and wider, and Cheng Xi is not that bored. Now that he has Ermei, there is no possibility of renewing their old relationship.

During the party, Cheng Xi looked at everyone's faces and felt like he was back in the past.

The people are still the same people, but things have definitely changed.

Everything is transformed.

I always remember that in the previous life, when Cheng Xi was having a party with them, he didn't call himself a minion.

But it is definitely not the most central focal point.

And now almost everyone is watching his every move.

This made Cheng Xi feel emotional.

Cheng Xi currently has no desire to show off.

It is true that seeing things reminds me of people. This is the place where I grew up and the people who grew up with me.

Everyone is still studying now, so it’s not time to ask Cheng Xi for help.

At most, he would drink a little and ask them to find their favorite celebrities to sign autographs or something. At this moment, Cheng Xi simply hoped that they would have a good future.

In the blink of an eye, the year passed by like a flash.

It’s the Lantern Festival, and Cheng Xi is going back to Yanjing again.

The box office during the past two weeks of the Spring Festival gave "Charlotte" a new lease of life.

The box office revenue was over 7 million in the first week and over million in the second week.

I estimate that the paintings will be available in a week or two.

The box office is basically stagnant.

Now everyone's attention is on Stephen Chow's new movie "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

After the stimulation of "Lost in Thailand" and "Charlotte", the film industry has entered a booming mode.

If everyone had previously thought that the movie box office would exceed 100 million first.

That's an excellent result.

Now the minimum requirement is that the movie box office must exceed 5 million.

Everyone's threshold has been raised.

During the Spring Festival, Cheng Xi also revised the script of "The Shameful Iron Fist".

He also informed Liu Hongtao and others to start rehearsals as soon as possible and treat this play as the opening show of Mahua in 2013.

Cheng Xi's plan is that after a few more months of sedimentation and polishing, the film can be launched.

When Cheng Xi returned to Yanjing this time, he felt that the studio was empty.

Only Jin Xiaoluo and Deng Jie were there.

Usually at this time, Cheng Xi would give out red envelopes to everyone.

Now that the stalls have been set up, the artists from the Zuibai series have more or less got 1-2 roles.

So I basically just followed the crew.

After all, I came back late this time and it was almost the Lantern Festival.

There was no way, my mother almost scolded him to death.

He said he hadn’t celebrated the Lantern Festival at home for three years.

What can Cheng Xi do?
Mother is always the boss.

Thinking of this, after putting the things away, I called Reba.

"Little cutie, where are you filming today?"

"I came to Caihuaqing Village to film today. Brother, let me tell you, it's really beautiful here!"

"Can you be as beautiful as my little cutie?"

"That's a little worse than me!"

Cheng Xi laughed out loud when he heard this.

The filming location of "Eternal Love" is mainly in Puzhehei, Yunnan, which is known as the fairyland on earth.

Puzhehei means "a pond with abundant fish and shrimps".

Here you can find the elegance of strange rocks and the simple charm of the Jiangnan water towns.

It is perfect for filming the fairy-like "Eternal Love".

These days, Cheng Xi went to Zuibai Entertainment, Zuibai Chinese website and Zuibai Mahua again.

As the chairman of the board, I distributed red envelopes to everyone for the start of work, and also listened to everyone's reports on their work during the Spring Festival.

After finishing his work, Cheng Xi flew directly from Yanjing to Yunnan.

It’s so cold in Yanjing, it’s a good idea to go to Yunnan for a trip.

I'm planning to visit my little cutie and see how my old friend Zhang Mingzhong is doing at work.

After all, he was also the producer.

Zhang Mingzhong was basically an assistant director before, and he was both a teacher and a friend to Cheng Xi.

So this time he was given the opportunity to direct.

After all, we have filmed "Beginning", "Empress of China" and "Life Events" together, and have worked so hard. It would be unreasonable not to give him a real role.

The assistant director was Chen Yifu, the Taiwan director chosen by Cheng Xi last time, who had later filmed "The Silent Truth".

When Cheng Xi came directly to the Puzhehei film set, he immediately saw Reba hanging on wires.

Zhang Mingzhong and others wanted to stop immediately and welcome Cheng Xi, but Cheng Xi waved his hand.

Just stood by and watched Reba acting with interest.

A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and I thought:
The little cutie looks so cool in ancient costume hanging on the wire!

(End of this chapter)