Chapter 5: those years Are About To Go Viral
On the day filming wrapped, Li Chen accepted interviews from Sina, Sohu, and several other media outlets.
"Director Li Chen, what are your thoughts on the public's comments about you directing a film at such a young age?"
"Director Li Chen, most of the cast members are students currently enrolled in academies. By casting this way, are you worried about the pressure of recouping costs?"
Li Chen smiled bitterly to himself; these reporters truly had no taboos.
Li Chen even suspected, were these people arranged by China Film Group Corporation?
They seemed so eager to see him make a fool of himself.
Facing so many cameras for the first Time, Li Chen didn't panic.
"Xu Zheng?"
Li Chen made another trip to China Film Group Corporation to pay a visit, as the subsequent promotion and distribution would depend on them.
"Director Li, this is your first work. If the box office performance is not satisfactory, have you thought about what you would do?"
For a newcomer like Li Chen, nothing could familiarize him with the various aspects of film production faster than being hands-on.
When getting out of the car, Li Chen bid farewell to Xu Zheng, smiling, "Teacher Xu Zheng, keep your schedule open for September."
Although the reporters were annoying, Li Chen still indiscriminately handed out red envelopes to everyone.
Li Chen said, "Thank you. Come to my dorm tomorrow, and I'll give you the script. You should study it carefully."
At the end of May, Li Chen sent the finished film to the Film Bureau, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Li Chen opened his laptop and sent a message in a lost on journey QQ group: The finished film has been submitted for review.
After all, there was no suitable role for Huang Bo in lost on journey.
"Haha, alright."
Everyone had a great Time during the month they spent together.
Huang Bo laughed heartily and said cheerfully, "How could that be? I'd be satisfied with any role."
"Come, come, let me toast Director Li. I wish you great box office success in advance."
However, Li Chen seemed to enjoy it.
Even so, it still ranked as the box office champion for the first half of 2003.
Li Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's already in preparation. I plan to submit the script for review in a few days. I'll give you a role, just don't despise it for being small."
What he lacked least now was available Time; what he lacked was acting opportunities!
In the evening, the two found a barbecue stall near the school, ordered four bottles of beer and a few cold dishes.
"Let me tell you this: as long as you perform well, you won't have to worry about acting offers in the future."
"But most of them are veteran actors with stage play experience, and there's even a Baiyulan Award Best Actor."
He immediately called Li Chen in a hurry, asking if there was an opportunity.
Many netizens quite approved of his line, "What young people lack least is the courage to start over."
After a while, his cell phone rang.
"Here."
Xu Zheng was stunned, then quickly reacted and excitedly said, "Okay, no problem, Director Li."
"Young people, what they lack least is the courage to start over!"
Li Chen planned to review the lessons he had missed over the past month and ask Teacher Li for some extra tutoring in a few days.
Of course, this also benefited from the fact that the current film production volume was not as popcorn-style as in later generations.
Sohu Entertainment news.
Regardless of how the outside world commented, Li Chen plunged back into the post-production editing.
The two clinked their glasses.
"If it really doesn't go as expected, then it's no big deal."
Sina Entertainment news.
Li Chen and Xu Zheng were in the same car; they dropped Li Chen off at school first.
The QQ group instantly had replies.
Xu Zheng started, and other actors followed one after another.
"Hey! What kind of busy person am I? Just busy, trying to make a living. But you, Director Li, have become a celebrity at school now."
The next day, Li Chen looked at the information on the three major portal websites and thought to himself that the red envelopes were not given in vain.
"Haha, what should I do?"
The next day, Huang Bo received the script manuscript, with five large characters on the cover: crazy stone.
Qidian, ZhuiLang, and Jinjiang were established one after another.
"Me too."
"As for the casting issue, it's even easier to explain. Cost control is only a very small part of the reason."
Moreover, the equipment was also rented from China Film Group Corporation.
Back in the school dorm, there was no one there.
But his every move, every word, every action exuded an air of grandeur and confidence.
Li Chen was well aware that 2003 was a year of unprecedented prosperity for online literature.
Director Li Chen smiled, saying he wasn't afraid of failure, and that young people lacked least the courage to start over.
A dolphin-shaped avatar was the first to reply: "Okay, Director Li, I'm available anytime."
"More often, it's because of their individual conditions and the high compatibility with the roles."
After all, such good opportunities, which both build a resume and offer money, are not common.
"But I think, as long as conditions permit, any director would certainly hope their debut work would be released as early as possible."
This almost heralded the arrival of a new era.
During the meal, Xu Zheng raised his glass and smiled, "Director Li, I toast you. The next Time you start a new project, please take good care of me, Director Li."
Xu Zheng laughed heartily: "I'll drink this first as a sign of respect."
He smiled before saying, "Every director's debut work has its own timing, some early, some late."
He didn't want to affect his exam results by making a movie.
He checked the caller ID, which was Huang Bo, and Li Chen answered, smiling, "Are you back at school? You busy man."
Huang Bo joked, "I remember what you said in March."
"In this film, although the actors I've chosen still aren't big names."
A large number of post-80s online writers emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
He considered himself a neglected talent, lacking a noble person with discerning eyes.
"Yes. But although your role isn't the male lead or second male lead, there are many brilliant parts."
After dealing with the reporters, Li Chen treated the crew members to a meal to celebrate the wrap-up of "lost on journey."
Perhaps, this person in front of him was his noble benefactor.
After the banquet, everyone departed.
Huang Bo had been working in the industry for so many years, and he was confident in his judgment of people.
Li Chen politely declined Huang Bo, only saying that he would definitely consider him if there was another opportunity.
Li Chen also smiled and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Xu Zheng, this will definitely not be our last collaboration."
The online comments finally showed some goodwill.
In March, Huang Bo heard that Li Chen was going to make a movie.
"Are you at school?"
Even the two assistant directors of the crew jokingly said that if there were future opportunities for practical experience like this, they should definitely be remembered.
Who told him he was both the director and the producer?
Many popular hit dramas in later generations were adapted from the works of these post-80s writers.
"those years" had been published for more than half a year, and Li Chen asked several bookstores, receiving replies that sales were very high.
"That's perfect, let's go out for a couple of drinks tonight."
The next day.
The school was also very supportive of Li Chen, after all, he was their own student.
"Me too."
Although the lord of the rings 2, which was released on the twenty-fifth of last month, had excellent reviews, its box office was only 24 million.
Neither his classmates nor friends knew that the author of "those years," Nuan Yang Ji Yue, was himself.
The film lost on journey, directed by young Director Li Chen, wrapped up yesterday in Beijing.
"Hahaha, Director Li, don't worry, you'll see." Huang Bo said confidently.
Only then did these reporters leave with smiles on their faces.
Young Director Li Chen's debut work, lost on journey, wrapped up yesterday. Director Li Chen stated that he would complete the editing as soon as possible, striving to meet the audience during the summer.
Although this young director, his contemporary, was ten years younger than him.
Probably only a few teachers from the Director Department knew that he had written two novels, besides his parents.
In another year or two, this novel would come to fruition.