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Chapter 430 The Last Interview

Cheng Yu'an just finished reading the document at home and was going to sleep.

Liu Yifei called.

"The Hunger Games is so popular!" Liu Yifei's excitement could be heard in her tone.

She's on "Pacific Rim" now, and since "The Hunger Games" came out, the crew has been discussing the show at their leisure.

She went to see the movie with her friends from the crew, but she didn't get the point of "The Hunger Games".

"It's normal that I didn't understand it. This is a typical American movie. The Hunger Games is similar to Roman gladiators. The 12 districts are independent, which is similar to their federal system. We don't have such a culture, so we naturally don't think it looks good."

"Representatives from District 12 participated in the Smash Bros. competition to entertain the upper echelons. The 5000-year history did not teach us this way. In China, the director and screenwriter would find ways to make the protagonist rebel and overthrow the entire system."

"Besides, the original book of "The Hunger Games" is very popular in the United States. Fans must have bought more tickets a few days before the release."

But the young lady didn't listen, and instead said, "Why are you talking so officially now, like a press spokesperson."

Cheng Yuan was stunned, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I can't get my head around participating in the activities these days. The last interview will be over tomorrow."

From returning to China to now, he is really tired, and he declined all subsequent invitations on the grounds that ""All Thieves" will be released soon".

The last one to interview him was Yi Lijin!
The location is at home.

In this interview, Yi Lijin did not sit face to face, but chose a more relaxed chat.

Cheng Yu'an received Yi Lijin's interview team at the gate of the community, and the interview began.

Cheng Yi and the two were walking and chatting in the community.

In 2005, because he won the best director in Venice, Yi Lijin interviewed Yu'an in the process.

The two talked very happily that time, and Yi Lijin even wrote that interview into his "Interview with Chinese Directors".

Yi Lijin came up to gossip first: "Are you busy these days?"

Cheng Yu'an unscrewed the water bottle in his hand and took a sip: "Too tired."

Facing a reporter like Yi Lijin, you can’t lie to her, as soon as you tell lies, you will be caught, and then she will unceremoniously expose you—she must have done enough detailed investigation on you before she came, She probably knows you better than you do.

Two kinds of people are best to deal with Yi Lijin, one is sincere, I will answer honestly whatever you ask, Huang Ling is like this; Knots are examples.

The two chatted while walking in the community. The greening of Ziyu Villa is very good. The community is an oxygen bar and a park. There are swans, peacocks and alpacas in the community.

"Are you still used to being so busy after returning to China?"

"I'm not used to it, it's more tiring than when I was on the set."

"You can go, you can escape."

Cheng Yu'an shook her head: "But this is very irresponsible."

"How to say?" Yi Lijin asked him.

"Of course I can stay in the U.S. after winning the Oscar, or go on a trip and hide for a month or two before returning. But this kind of behavior is too capricious. Your company, your school, your relatives and friends, they all I hope to see you, you have enjoyed the honor of the Oscars, and you should bear all the subsequent entertainment and busyness it brings."

"But your net worth has already exceeded tens of billions. If you don't come back, no one can do anything to you."

"So I said that there is still responsibility on my shoulders, and it has nothing to do with how much money you have."

"Do you prefer to be called Director Cheng or President Cheng?"

"Director Cheng." Cheng Yu'an and Yi Lijin walked into the gazebo of the community and sat down, "I enjoy being a director more, and I usually don't go to the company if it's not a particularly important matter. Sometimes when I go back to the company, I don't know many people. "

"Is it not good at management?"

"I prefer filming." Cheng Yu'an said with a smile.

Yi Lijin's sharp eyes shot from behind the lens, with a meaningful smile on his face.

"It's been 10 years since your debut, and it's been going well. Some people say you're a genius, what do you think?"

"Luck." Cheng Yu'an denied the genius.

"Can a person win an Oscar by luck?" Yi Lijin immediately followed up.

"It's the times and a little bit of luck that made me who I am now." Seeing that Yi Lijin just looked at him without speaking, Cheng Yu'an explained, "I am fortunate to be born in this era of rapid development of the film industry. The number of screens in our country is In just a few years, it has broken through 20000 yuan, and the huge population base has created the largest movie viewing market in the world. It is this era that has made me, not some genius skills and abundant emotions."

"Then why are you the only one who came out in the same era?"

"There is no 'only me'." Cheng Yu'an disagreed, "Aren't directors like Ning Hao, Wuershan, Yang Qing, and Han Yan all excellent?"

"But their achievements are not as high as yours."

"I'm just a representative of this group of people." Cheng Yu'an said, "Even if there is no Cheng Yu'an today, there will be Zhang Yu'an and Liu Yu'an from this group of people."

Yi Lijin felt that Cheng Yu'an's modesty was a bit hypocritical, and she didn't like Cheng Yu'an's way of raising the flag, so she pressed her further: "Then what is your purpose of winning the award? What is the purpose of starting a company?"

Cheng Yu'an obviously didn't expect Yi Lijin to ask such a question, he froze for a moment, and said, "For making money, for a better life."

"Are you dissatisfied with the current material conditions?"

"Satisfied." Cheng Yu'an said, "But I can't quit, I have so many people under my command, I have to think about them."

"So you don't think you're free?"

"Man is a social animal, and no one is free."

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"Have you thought about doing something for domestic films?"

"Don't be so high, each of us does our job well, and that is to contribute to the country, the society and the industry."

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"You seem to have been reluctant to talk about your personal life in front of the media. This includes Yifei."

"Well, both of us feel that there is no need to show off in the media. The audience just needs to remember that I am the director and she is the actress, so just watch our movie."

Apart from sending blessings to each other on Weibo on their birthdays every year, Cheng Yu'an and Liu Yifei basically don't show their affection on Weibo during the rest of the time.

After strolling around outdoors, Cheng Yu'an greeted Yi Lijin to come in, and the two went to Cheng Yu'an's study to chat again.

Yi Lijin saw a lot of psychology and even philosophy books in Cheng Yuan's study, so he asked him why he wanted to read these.

"Movies tell stories about characters, which requires directors to understand these. I also watch and play."

Yi Lijin praised him and said, "I have visited many people's study rooms, and yours is the most down-to-earth one I have ever seen."

Cheng Yu'an's study is a bit messy, with all kinds of books and documents scattered everywhere.

Yi Lijin said: "If a study room is spotless and the books on the cabinets are neatly stacked, then the owner of the house must not be a good reader. A real study room must be a bit messy."

Cheng Yu'an smiled, accepting the flattery.

The two chatted a lot again in the study, mainly about movies and personal life.

"After you came back, they all said that you did a good job, you are great, and there are praises all around you." Cheng Yu'an talked about his life after returning to China.

"Isn't it bad?"

"Of course it's very good, but if you listen to it for a long time, you will get lost in this kind of blind praise. When you are popular, you will be surrounded by good people."

"Will you be wary of this voice?"

"Yes. But at the beginning it was also very floating, and later I learned the lesson from Yifei and my grandpa.

"They won't regard me as the best director of the Oscars, and they won't think that I am worth tens of billions. I have to work for them every day when I go home. My two grandpas are not in good health, and I have to give them money when I am by their side Serving tea and water, coaxing them to take medicine; Yifei likes to eat my cooking, and I will cook for her in a different way when I am free."

"This kind of division between family and family will be very painful at first, and then they will react and say, it turns out that you are drifting away, but in fact you are nothing special, you are still their relatives at home, they will not just because you are an Oscar director and you are a billionaire. Marriott respects you, and you still have to serve your family every day to earn their love and respect."

(End of this chapter)