This celebrity is overly enthusiastic!

Chapter 28 Chen Hong's Regret

Although Chen Yuan's Yuan Universe filmed many commercials last year, most of the actors in those commercials were from the Beijing entertainment circle, indicating that he had established relationships with various talent agencies within the circle.

But its foundation was too shallow, and its rise was too rapid, so it hasn't been able to integrate yet.

Many people in the industry even disliked Chen Yuan's high-profile and unconventional behavior, like a rooster, and were eager to see him make a fool of himself.

Despite their disapproval, everyone admired Chen Yuan's ability to rake in so much money from various companies.

Even if Chen Yuan embezzled half of the investment funds, "Seven Swords Legend" was still a super-large project worth 20 to 30 million. His small Yuan Universe was definitely not something he could handle on his own, and Chen Yuan was constantly invited to dinner parties.

Indeed, this is true. "Seven Swords Legend" will be a super-large production, and Chen Yuan and his Metaverse simply do not have the capacity to put it together independently at present.

Chen Yuan's first thought for a collaboration was his older brother Zhang Jianya, with whom he had previously worked well on an advertisement.

Brother Zhang is versatile, has a good temper, and most importantly, has a wide network of connections.

Zhang Jianya readily accepted Chen Yuan's directorial invitation and even acted as a go-between, introducing him to other senior figures in the Beijing film circle.

In a luxurious private room at a high-end hotel, Chen Yuan accompanied Zhang Jianya to a dinner party. Han Sanpin, Zheng Xiaolong, Zhao Baogang, Chen Daoming, Chen Kaige, and other bigwigs from different factions in the Beijing entertainment circle sat together, chatting and joking.

The hottest topic in the industry right now isn't Chen Yuan, this greenhorn, bragging about spending 1 million yuan to make a martial arts drama.

But just recently, on January 21, at the 58th Golden Globe Awards, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the Best Foreign Language Film award.

Li An also won the Best Director award, becoming the first Chinese-language director to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

The Golden Globes are generally considered a precursor to the Oscars, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was clearly aiming for those awards.
There is a very high chance that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will shine at the upcoming 73rd Academy Awards.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon not only gained fame and awards, but also saw its box office soar as its popularity spread in Europe and America. It's about to be recorded in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and that hundreds of millions will be followed by dollars.

"Now that Li An is going to become a world-renowned director, I'll have to be even more polite to him in the future."

Han Sanpin picked up a piece of tender tofu, swallowed it, and joked.

Zhang Jianya put down his wine cup, picked up a towel and wiped his flushed cheeks. "The newspapers that were criticizing people before have changed their tune quickly, and some cinemas have even re-released the film without permission."

Chen Daoming smiled and looked at Chen Yuan: "Little Chen, you have a good eye. You predicted that 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' would be popular in the West."

Chen Yuan waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing. Someone was trying to put me down, and as someone who shoots commercials, I didn't want to offend a big director for no reason. It was just a lucky break."

Chen Kaige put down his chopsticks and raised his glass to Chen Yuan, "Quickly, stop talking nonsense. Your previous analysis has already been reprinted by various newspapers. It is indeed insightful."

"I never expected you, Chen Yuan, to be so young yet have such a sharp eye. You've managed to grow the Yuan Universe into what it is today in just one year. I'm truly impressed!"

After touching it, Chen Kai sighed again:
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is truly amazing; it has paved a new path for Chinese-language films."

"So, Mr. Chen, you also want to make a martial arts film that foreigners can understand, right? Let me tell you, Zhang Yimou started working on it last November, when Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's box office was just starting to pick up in Europe."

Han Sanpin looked at his old subordinate, who seemed quite at ease, and offered a reminder.

Chen Kaige just blinked and didn't say anything more, continuing to eat his food.

Suddenly, Zhang Jianya seemed to have thought of something and slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Chen, your animated film has such a large investment, it's obviously aimed at overseas markets. And you understand the preferences of Western audiences, Kung Fu Panda is obviously a kung fu film, it's perfect for riding the wave of news generated by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"

Everyone's eyes turned to Chen Yuan, thinking, "Wow, we thought Zhang Yimou was decisive enough, but we didn't expect him to have such a lucky guy by our side!"
"Cough cough, don't even mention it. My biggest regret is that when I had achieved some success and ability, I was so arrogant that I started the 'Kung Fu Panda' project. The Shanghai Animation Film Studio has been chasing me for payment every day. It's so annoying!"

Looking at Chen Yuan, who was so high-profile and flamboyant in public but so humble at this moment, Han Sanpin felt that this kid was not so simple.

Kung Fu Panda, right? I'll find out more about this rumored domestic animated film that surpasses Lotus Lantern in terms of budget.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Chen Kai, perhaps because he was in a good mood, had drunk a bit too much. Chen Yuan, being tall, strong, and powerful,...

Helping Chen Kai, who was struggling to walk, into the car, they and the driver took this relative home.

This is a high-end villa area that has been developed for a long time. Chen Yuan looked out the car window and saw that someone was waiting outside the gate of the villa.

Under the light at the entrance, Chen Hong was wearing a thick down jacket, obscuring her figure.

But people who see her won't immediately notice her figure.

She has the most beautiful face shape among short square faces, with exquisite features and facial proportions, and an unparalleled temperament. She possesses both the gentleness of a woman from the south and the grandeur of the north.

Chen Yuan helped Chen Kai get out of the car, and when he saw Chen Hong rushing over to help, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

"Oh dear, be careful. You've had your share of drinking too, haven't you? I'll trouble you to bring my old man back."

"It's alright, Sister Chen Hong, I can handle it!"

"Honghong, this is Chen Yuan, I am his brother from the same clan!"

The three men surnamed Chen huddled together and slowly walked forward. Chen Yuan had a D-level reward [alcohol tolerance], so it was impossible for him to get drunk.

It wasn't because I was amazed by Chen Hong's beauty.

Although she is touted as the most beautiful woman in mainland China, and is indeed an extremely beautiful woman, she is already thirty-three years old and has given birth to two children, so you can already see some signs of aging on her face.

With the exceptionally handsome Binbin by his side, Chen Yuan wouldn't be unable to resist beautiful women.

I was so surprised and delighted when I saw the task above Chen Hong's head that I could hardly contain myself.

[Task Introduction: After playing Diao Chan again in "Lu Bu and Diao Chan", I should retire from acting, be a virtuous wife, help Lao Chen, and focus on my family and children.]

But am I really going to quietly retire from acting at only 33 years old?

It's really hard to let go of.

The script for "Lu Bu and Diao Chan" was written by the screenwriter of "Spring Bright Pigsy," and it's been a mess. I wonder how many people will criticize me for ruining a classic.

If I could have a truly memorable role, I wouldn't have any regrets about retiring from acting, right?

[Task Requirements: Provide the target audience with a sufficiently compelling film or television role that satisfies them.]

[Task Reward: Grade A, Actress Chen Hong's 10 Years of Acting Experience]

(End of this chapter)