Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 305 Liu Yifei returns to China

Due to family reasons, Zhang Yuanjun doesn’t say he has eaten delicious food from all over the world, but he is at least an expert in delicious food.

But he swore that every time he came to England, especially London, he wondered if this nation with a long history had forgotten to add something to its diet.

It cannot be said that there is no delicious food in the UK, but the closer you get to London, the worse the food becomes.

And it's not just high-end restaurants that taste good. Serious high-end restaurants in England have equally terrible food.

To prove that he was wrong, Liu Yifei went out to eat at five local restaurants in two days, and finally admitted that British food was indeed terrible.

On the third day, she finally discovered a delicious restaurant. After eating, she found out that the chef was Scottish.

Zhang Yuanjun would rather eat Indian food and Turkish food than eat Old England food in the core area of ​​London.

The fact that British food is unpalatable has nothing to do with whether you are rich or poor, it is just unpalatable, so unpalatable that the British themselves don’t even eat it—Nolan and Zhang Yuanjun went to eat Chinese food.

Just like the best Shandong cuisine restaurant is in Beijing, the best Indian restaurant in the world is in London, and it tastes pretty good.

Eddie came to meet his boss with a novel called "Dark Territory".

"Dark Fields" was published in 2001 and was not a bestseller, but Eddie liked the novel very much and thought it had potential for adaptation.

The novel is not long. It tells the story of the protagonist Eddie who accidentally ingested a drug called MDT-48, which developed his brain to 100%. As a result, he achieved great success in his career, but at the same time, the side effects began to appear...

From the perspective of a general reader, the story is not interesting, and the author Alan Greene is not very good at writing it.

But looking at this story from a producer's perspective is very interesting.

There are science fiction, suspense, action, and crime. There are many elements. As long as you use the concept of taking drugs to develop your brain, you can write a lot of things.

Adaptation, filming according to the original work is useless.

Eddie means that the company can adapt this novel. As a small production studio, Z Studio has not produced a work for more than three years since "Buried Alive" shocked Hollywood. Even Lionsgate is urging Eddie to hurry up and film it. A film comes out to test the waters.

Zhang Yuanjun thought for a while and agreed to Eddie's proposal. At the same time, he invited Emma Thomas who was following the crew.

Emma Thomas didn't read the novel, but only listened to Eddie's summary of the story, and she thought "this is an adaptation worth trying."

Emma knew that Zhang Yuanjun had his own production company, and the purpose of inviting her over was simple. He wanted Emma to be the producer and preside over the adaptation of this movie.

Emma and Eddie communicated for two days and decided to take on the job.

What Emma said "worth trying" was not a polite word, but out of a producer's professional perception, and she really felt that this novel could be filmed.

If Emma knows, Nolan will know too. If Nolan knows, the leading actor Leonardo will also know.

Leonardo also has his own production company, called Appian Trail, and is also involved in film investment.

Emma got the novel and spent two days reading it before leaving the set. Two days later, she came back with a US$500 million investment agreement from Lions Gate. Emma and Nolan's mom-and-pop shop Simpic also invested US$200 million, and Xiao Li's Appian Way invested 300 million US dollars, and Z Studio invested 500 million US dollars.

The project proposal was not even finished yet, but the US$1500 million was already in place. It was really easy for Emma as a producer.

When Zhang Yuanjun was filming and forming a new drama team, Liu Yifei also went to meet the screenwriter.

Zhang Yuanjun said before that as long as Liu Yifei could find a suitable script, he would act with her, but she always remembered it.

When "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was released, both Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei were not in the country. When the movie's box office exceeded 2 million, Liu Yifei returned to China after wrapping up "Inception" and finishing three months of filming.

In an interview at the airport, she said: "'Inception' is still being filmed and will end in about ten days in Canada."

"Zhang Yuanjun was nominated for this year's Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor. Do you think he has a chance of winning?"

"You should ask him about this." Liu Yifei smiled.

"Do you want him to win?"

"Of course." Liu Yifei affirmed.

Liu Yifei didn't stay long. She got in the car and left after leaving the airport.

In the car, she used her mobile phone to check information about this year's Golden Rooster Awards. The nomination list will be announced on the 8th, and the awards ceremony will be held on the 17th next month in Hongdu, Gan Province.Zhang Yuanjun belongs to the home field.

After watching it, Liu Yifei told her assistant: "It would be embarrassing if we didn't win the prize."

After Liu Yifei returned to China, she did not rest, but plunged into the theater. While rehearsing in the theater, reporters often photographed her meeting with many producers and screenwriters.

This is very inconsistent with the outside world's impression of Liu Yifei. This sister is not someone who can seamlessly join the group.

But when asked: "Are you preparing for a new play?"

But she said: "No."

Will reporters believe her?

If you don’t make new movies, what kind of producers and screenwriters will you see?

He must have done this because he felt pressured to see his boyfriend win the Best Actor award and was worried that he wouldn't be able to keep up.

However, reporters inquired inside the circle but could not dig out this drama.

Some producers said they handed Liu Yifei a script, but Liu Yifei did not respond.

Is it like "The Myth", a film that has not yet been registered?

As soon as the weekend was over, Liu Yifei boarded a plane to Qingdao with her assistant, a screenwriter named Li Qiang, and a producer.

The purpose of this trip is Qingdao Polar Ocean World and the crew of "Ocean Paradise".

The reporters were confused. They had never heard that Liu Yifei was related to this crew before. Why did she suddenly go to visit the crew?
Later I figured it out, maybe Xue Xiaolu, the director of this drama, had taught Liu Yifei.

It’s true that Xue Xiaolu was transferred to the Literature Department of the Film Academy in 03 and taught script writing and appreciation for her sophomore year 02.

Liu Yifei came here today to see Xue Xiaolu.

Although Xue Xiaolu was her teacher, she was not very familiar with the teachers and students, and Liu Yifei was not very good at socializing. Therefore, after explaining her purpose, she handed over the topic to professional screenwriters and producers.

She had an easier time chatting with Li Lianlian on the set than Xue Xiaolu.

Li Lianjie had previously looked down on Liu Yifei, at least during the filming of "The King of Kung Fu".

But in just a few years, this little girl was able to cooperate with Leonardo, which forced him to re-examine Liu Yifei.

He also solemnly introduced Wen Zhang to Liu Yifei: "This is Wen Zhang, my godson."

Liu Yifei smiled and shook hands with the other party: "I have watched both "Struggle" and "Dwelling". You are so popular."

Wen Zhang was extremely poor-mouthed: "No matter how popular I am, I won't be as popular as you."

These words are not offensive, they liven up the atmosphere.

Liu Yifei laughed and said: "There have been no films for more than a year, so it is no longer popular."

Liu Yifei took the initiative to ask about "Ocean Paradise" that the two were filming. After learning that it was a film focusing on autism, she was deeply moved.

Liu Yifei joked: "Without action scenes, are you still adaptable?"

Li Lianjie smiled: "It's really different to film this kind of literary drama. It's very enjoyable."

Many people will ignore Li Lianlian's literary work. His literary work is not weak.

After spending half a day with the crew of "Ocean Paradise", Liu Yifei had a lot of fun playing in the aquarium and led the team back to the capital in the evening.

"Things are basically settled. Teacher Xue will reserve the next schedule for us."

　Happy holidays, brother and sister-in-law!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)