Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Chen Yan returned with the trophy and gave it directly to Liu Yifei.

"From 'Heartbreak'," Chen Yan replied.

Liu Yifei accepted the trophy and carefully examined the name on the trophy base; it was indeed "Love is Not Blind" (or "33 Days of Heartbreak").

Because the Best New Director award is only given once, thankfully "Heartbreak" won it.

Chen Yan was very fortunate that "Heartbreak" was the beginning of his rise. If "Heartbreak" had failed, although it wouldn't have been a complete failure, it would have been a setback.

After all, he had a head full of directing knowledge. If he went back to 02 and couldn't even make a good first film, he might as well go and smash his head against a wall.

"This is for you," Chen Yan said, seeing that Liu Yifei's enthusiasm for it remained undiminished.

"Huh? Really?" Liu Yifei was very surprised, but she really wanted it, after all, "Heartbreak" was her first movie.

This is also her first time playing the female lead in a film.

But after thinking for two seconds, she decisively handed over the trophy, her eyes firm yet gentle: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime award for best new director, right? You must want to cherish it."

Chen Yan seemed to realize something for a moment, then gently pushed it back: "It's okay, I'll have lots of trophies in the future, my house will be overflowing with them."

Liu Yifei turned her head and looked at Liu Xiaoli again.

Liu Xiaoli naturally overheard their conversation, glanced at Chen Yan, and Chen Yan nodded at her.

She replied gently, "Then you must keep it safe."

Liu Yifei shrugged, then stuck out her tongue and exclaimed, "Yay!"

She glanced around furtively, worried that someone would see her mischievous side. Seeing that no one was looking in her direction, she calmly hugged the trophy engraved with "Love is Not Blind" into her arms.

The Best New Actor award was given to Pan Yueming, while the Best New Actress award was given to Xu Jinglei, a talented woman from Peking University.

Seeing Pan Yueming so full of vigor on stage, Chen Yan suddenly thought that in a few years, Pan Yueming would fall headfirst into Dong Jie's pit and wouldn't be able to climb out for several years.

Just before the end, Chen Yan asked him for his contact information. The other party was extremely grateful and expressed his willingness to act in Chen Yan's film.

After Chen Yan left, Pan Yueming was stared at by people around him, including Dong Jie, who had come to crash the red carpet. According to the normal timeline, the two would have actually met in 05 when they filmed the TV series "Red Dress Shop".

Dong Jie was thinking that Liu Yifei was chosen by Chen Yan to play the female lead in "Heartbreak," and thus Liu Yifei rose to fame. Qin Yi was chosen to play the lead role in "Love," and as a result, Qin Yi won both the Cannes Film Festival and the Huabiao Awards for Best Actress.

Dong Jie wondered what would happen to Pan Yueming afterward, and whether she would have a chance to act in Chen Yan's dramas in the future. As a result, Dong Jie took a few more glances at Pan Yueming.

Dong Jie was extremely annoyed because Chen Yan had worked a summer job at "The Story of a Noble Family" before, and he hadn't realized that Chen Yan would have such talent later on!

Chen Yan had no idea that his unintentional actions might have inadvertently pushed Pan Yueming into a quagmire.

The Outstanding International Co-production Award and the Special Contribution Award were given to "Hero." Chen Yan smiled and said, "Not bad, not a zero."

Chen Yan also saw Jiang Wenli, that fiery and talented woman.

Standing next to her was Gu Changwei, who looked like an old farmer, with wrinkles on his face that seemed to fall to the ground, yet he still had such a frivolous mind.

By this time, "Peacock" should have already finished filming, and Jiang Wenli should have already gone to the set and slapped Zhang Jingchu.

Just then, Jiang Wenli saw Chen Yan and quickly pulled Gu Changwei over to greet him.

Chen Yan also smiled and stood up to greet him.

"Sister Wenli, Director Gu." Chen Yan smiled meaningfully at Gu Changwei.

"Sister Wenli, Director Gu." Liu Yifei also stood up and addressed them in the same way as Chen Yan.

Jiang Wenli immediately shook Liu Yifei's hand, "Oh my, this girl is so beautiful, her face is so tender it looks like you could squeeze water out of it."

Chen Yan smiled and let the two of them chat for a while, then turned around and looked Gu Changwei over.

Gu Changwei appears to be very honest. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you probably wouldn't have suspected that he was having an extramarital affair with his leading lady on set, and that it had become such a big deal, even leading to the car sex scandal.

They can still play for another 50 minutes; the veteran is quite skilled.

Gu Changwei felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, so he could only take the initiative to come up and shake hands with Chen Yan.

Chen Yan withdrew his gaze and began to chat with Jiang Wenli: "Sister Wenli's cameo in Farewell My Concubine was truly wonderful. I hope to have the opportunity to work with Sister Wenli sometime."

That's absolutely true. As long as she doesn't play a young girl at an inappropriate age, her acting skills can easily surpass those of many actresses.

Jiang Wenli smiled broadly: "That would be my honor! Director Chen, if you have any good scripts, just contact me. I'll definitely make time for your film!"

Jiang Wenli's eyes lit up with a smile, and she then happily exchanged contact information with Chen Yan.

The couple seemed to have a dominant female and a submissive male dynamic. Throughout the conversation, Jiang Wenli was the one talking to Chen Yan, while Gu Changwei's eyes often wandered, and he would sometimes drift off into thought while listening to the conversation.

Chen Yan sighed inwardly, no wonder he had an affair with Zhang Jingchu, it turned out he had been suppressed too much at home and had hit rock bottom and rebounded.

Even Liu Xiaoli, who was standing to the side, noticed Chen Yan's strange attitude.

On the way back, Liu Xiaoli voiced her doubts: "Why did you look at Director Gu somewhat strangely?"

Liu Yifei looked at the two of them in confusion. "What's wrong?" She hadn't noticed anything.

Just now, Jiang Wenli was talking to me very enthusiastically, and I didn't notice anything wrong with it. Jiang Wenli and Gu Changwei were holding hands when they left, and they looked very affectionate.

"That Director Gu was having an affair with one of the actresses on set a while ago. When Jiang Wenli found out, she rushed to the set and slapped the actress," Chen Yan said, only mentioning it briefly.

As expected, Liu Xiaoli's face immediately darkened upon hearing this.

"What is this thing?!"

Liu Yifei was startled by Liu Xiaoli. Why was her mother suddenly so angry?

She looked at Chen Yan pleadingly.

Chen Yan immediately replied, "Yeah, I can't stand people like that. He used to live off his wife for years, but after becoming a director, he started having affairs with actresses on set."

Chen Yan condemned Gu Changwei with a look of disdain.

There was no other way; if Liu Yifei weren't around, Chen Yan would have scolded her even more harshly. Now was the perfect time to frantically pledge his loyalty to his mother-in-law.

I need to let my mother-in-law know that I hate cheating men the most!

A toad marries a frog; the ugly one is the one who gets to play with flowers.

Of course, Chen Yan genuinely looked down on him. It was one thing for him to have affairs outside, but to let mistresses and other women flaunt themselves in front of his wife was utterly brainless.

Sure enough, Liu Xiaoli's expression improved considerably after hearing Chen Yan's words.

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Yan and said affirmatively, "Auntie knows, Chen, you're a good boy!"