Full-time actor

Chapter 574 [1] Yifei destroys her own image!
January 2006, 1, Chinese Academy of Drama performance classroom.

Chen Yu was acting as a drama director, rehearsing the graduation play for the 02 acting class; Chang Li and Liu Tianchi sat aside, acting as instructors for the play.

There were also a few figures standing there, listening carefully to Chen Yu's explanation.

They were called over by Chen Yu.

The current mainstays of Happy Twist are Shen Teng, Mary and Wei Xiang.

Currently, Happy Twist's drama business is booming and it is considered the number one brand of private drama in China. Although Chen Yu is the major shareholder, he is not actually a hands-off boss.

Many students from the Central Academy of Drama who do internships and graduate as drama directors have signed contracts with Happy Twist.

Moreover, many actors have trouble finding a crew or a job after graduation, and Happy Twist arranges them for them. If it weren't for Chen Yu's identity, Happy Twist wouldn't have been so successful and smooth.

It has developed much faster than in the previous life, and the CCTV Spring Festival Gala also depends on Chen Yu.

Therefore, one of the current founders and general manager Zhang Chen has no idea about Chen Yu at all.

Happy Twist is now deeply tied to Chen Yu.

"Meng Te is not a sissy. He has liked being a woman since he was a child. So he is actually a man in appearance, but all his behavior and heart are from a female perspective!"

Chen Yu explained the role to Wen Zhang, who played Mengte.

The graduation drama that Chen Yu gave to Class 02 of the Acting Department of was, of course, the hero of the rise of Happy Twist - "Charlotte's Troubles"!
More than 20 people just meet the collective needs of this drama.

The reason why Shen Teng and the others were called here was because of this drama. They will be the main actors in the future. Although Chen Yu and Liu Yifei have to play the male and female roles because of the graduation drama, Chen Yu definitely does not have that much time.

So in the end, the main roles still have to be played by Happy Twist.

The Class 02, Grade 1, Department of Acting at the Central Academy of Drama will be given a few important supporting roles at most; as for film and television adaptations, priority will be given to actors from Happy Twist.

In fact, all the students in Class 02, Department of Performance, Grade 1, also got a great advantage.

In the future, this work will definitely be one of the classic masterpieces in their acting resumes; never underestimate this masterpiece, a masterpiece represents fame, your fame when you debut will be higher than your peers, and your future development will definitely not be bad.

Chen Yu was already promoting his classmates, and Wen Zhang and others understood that the whole class was acting in the play written by Chen Yu. Even if the directing was not good, Chen Yu's status meant that there would be no shortage of people watching the play.

If it is filmed well, it will be a great thing for their future development.

So everyone rehearsed very hard and listened very carefully. Many people had memorized the script written by Chen Yu.

I was just short of reciting it in front of him.

This opportunity is rare, and obviously many people want to seize it.

"Director Chang, I've read this script several times. It's very novel and in line with the aesthetics of modern young people. Chen Yu really wrote it well!"

Liu Tianchi watched the students rehearsing while talking to Chang Li beside him.

"Yeah, I saw it too. This kid is quite thoughtful!"

"I didn't expect that he could write a play script, and he told me that he could make a movie in the future. I can only say that the ideas of young people nowadays are much more advanced than those of us back then!"

Chang Li also had the script of "Charlotte's Troubles" in her hand. Of course, she had also read it and was attracted by the rebirth at the beginning.

Commercial drama is popular nowadays, and many traditional drama clubs, except for the three major ones, have transformed.

Small theaters are the most popular now.

"Okay, let's take a break!"

"We'll rehearse the sixth section later!"

Chen Yu clapped his hands. Since Liu Yifei was not there, Tang Yan would take over the role of Qiu Ya.

Ma Dongmei’s performance of Tong Yao was problematic, but what can I say? It was a graduation drama for the leaders, so they didn’t take it that seriously. In the future, this role will definitely be played by Mary.

"Teacher Liu, Teacher Chang, how are you?"

Chen Yu walked up to Chang Li and asked modestly.

Chang Li smiled while wearing her reading glasses: "Of course, we are old, and for this kind of fashionable drama by you young people, we can only give some pointers on the performance. The creativity and so on are up to you!"

"The main thing is that I have to go to the United States tomorrow. I have to ask the teacher and the director to take care of me while I'm away!"

The American Golden Globe Awards ceremony will be held in a few days, so Chen Yu has to go there a few days in advance.

Chang Li also knew about this: "Just keep busy with your own things. There is still more than one semester left, which is enough time for them to rehearse and get used to each other!"

"Okay, thank you teacher!"

Chen Yu chatted for a while and then returned to rehearsal of the drama.

In the afternoon, he went to the directing department for classes as usual, leaving others to figure out the script and roles on their own.

The box office of "A World Without Thieves" has come to an end.

3.36 billion!
This is the final total box office in mainland China, which broke the box office record of Chinese domestic films and exceeded the 3.15 million of "House of Flying Daggers". Chen Yu has once again achieved an achievement.

As for Hong Kong, it grossed over HK$5100 million, ranking second in Hong Kong's box office rankings last year. The first place was of course "Initial D".

Both movies are starred by Chen Yu. Chen Yu's box office appeal in Hong Kong is no worse than that of Jet Li back then, and is even stronger.

Wang Zhonglei is currently negotiating the overseas distribution rights for "A World Without Thieves", but it is unknown when it can be sold.

Chen Yu actually did not hold out much hope for the overseas sales of this film. Any profit he could make was good. His fame was not yet at the level where foreigners would be welcome to his Chinese-style films. Of course, commercial films with fighting, comedy, thieves' tricks and other elements were also one of the selling points.

Plus with guest appearances by Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan, even if the film doesn’t sell for 1000 million US dollars, I estimate it will probably be in the millions.

In contrast, another blockbuster, "The Promise", is much more tragic.

8930 million!
It’s just a little bit short of 9000 million, and looking at the current box office trends, there seems to be no hope of breaking through.

1 million, that's even more unrealistic.

The investment of 3.5 million yuan was completely wasted on Chen Kaige, and until now, Chen Kaige has not felt that he did anything wrong. Not long ago, he scolded Hu Ge, Chen Yu and Huayi in public.

Anyway, in his theory, the poor box office performance of "The Promise" was due to suppression and black material purchased by competitors.

Chen Yu was too lazy to argue with such people and did not make any comments on the matter at all. However, Chen Kaige withdrew the indictment. He probably knew that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction recently and Chen Kaige would definitely lose the lawsuit, and his character would plummet to the bottom.

There are already many netizens scolding Chen Kaige, and negative information about him is flying everywhere. If he loses the lawsuit to Chen Yu, Chen Kaige will probably never be able to make a comeback in his life.

It’s cooling down now, but they may come out and cheat people out of money again in a few years.

Chen Yu is not like others. He is a public figure with many fans. The consequences of a lawsuit that Chen Kaige is clearly bound to lose will be absolutely disastrous.

To be honest, Chen Yu didn't take this matter to heart at all. He just treated Director Chen's affairs as a show during this period.

It's a farce.

The final outcome was very ugly. There was no apology, and the author blamed netizens, Hu Ge, and many other people.

It’s no wonder that I made a terrible movie and wasted the investors’ money.

After returning home, Chen Yu immediately connected to the video call with Liu Yifei.

"Hi~~~"

Liu Yifei, whose skin still looked rough after removing her makeup, waved cheerfully at her boyfriend in front of the camera.

"In the hotel!"

Chen Yu smiled, leaned back in his chair comfortably, and looked at the facilities behind Liu Yifei, which seemed like they were in a hotel.

But the living environment looks very poor.

It has become a daily routine for the two of them to video chat every day, but these days, there is no internet where Liu Yifei lives.

She is currently filming in the mountains, and the conditions are very difficult.

"Yes, I searched for several days before I found a hotel with an internet connection!"

"But it's too far from the crew, we have to go there early tomorrow morning!"

"There's no signal in the mountains. It's so boring!"

Liu Yifei was talking a lot. Maybe she hadn't talked to Chen Yu for a few days, so she had a lot to say. "Is everything ok? Where's your aunt?"

"Where do the bodyguards live..."

During this filming, Liu Xiaoli not only followed her throughout the whole process, but also hired several female bodyguards for her. Chen Yu also specifically instructed Li Yang to find a relatively safe filming location.

Even so, Chen Yu was still quite worried, so the crew arranged some extras and let Bian Xiang lead the team personally.

"Fortunately, everyone is taking good care of me!"

"My mother is doing the laundry. Do you want to say a few words to her?"

"Okay, I just want to ask Auntie something!"

Liu Xiaoli wiped her hands and walked to the computer: "What's wrong, Xiao Chen?"

"Auntie, thank you for your hard work!"

"Kid, this isn't that hard. It's not as bad as you think. I think many of the villagers are very honest. Of course, we should be on guard against others. Director Li and I both know this. You have made all the arrangements!"

His future son-in-law was really worried to death, fearing that Liu Yifei would suffer the slightest harm.

Although there are risks in filming this drama, Li Yang has taken them all into consideration.

Everything was decided after Chen Yu reviewed it.

But even so, Chen Yu was able to provide comprehensive protection, which actually made Liu Xiaoli feel quite fond of him.

At least, Chen Yu really values ​​Liu Yifei and puts her in the most important position in his heart.

“Still need to be careful!”

"Auntie, do you still remember the script of "Tengu" that I told you about before?"

"Poor mountains and harsh waters bring out unruly people!"

"Many locals have little culture and knowledge. If you treat them too well and give them too much money, they will think they deserve it. You must be careful, after all, Yifei is so beautiful..."

"Ha ha!"

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help laughing.

This child loves his daughter so much that he holds her in his hands as if she were melting. In fact, Liu Yifei is not as weak as he imagined.

No matter what happens, she is actually very capable of protecting herself.

I didn’t learn dance and martial arts in vain.

"Also, there were extras. When we were filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, we almost got groped..."

"Okay, okay, Xiao Chen, if you're worried, come over when you get back from the U.S. and protect Yifei in person. I think she'll be happier!"

While Liu Xiaoli was joking, Liu Yifei had already come to the screen and said with a grin, "Yes, that's good, that's good. I can now let my mother go back without any worries!"

"Look, I wish I wasn't here!"

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at her daughter in annoyance, while Liu Yifei swayed back and forth in a proud manner.

Chen Yu thought about it and decided that it was not impossible: "Let me take a look. When I have time after returning from the United States, I will come over to visit!"

"Really?"

"I can't guarantee it, I can only say I'll try my best!"

"Then I wish you the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Oh~~~ You've won another Best Actor award, and I just won the Best New Actor award, together with three other people!"

Speaking of this year's Golden Rooster Best New Actor, it's very interesting.

People have been complaining online that this award is a wholesale award and a political award. Not only does it have no value at all, it has become a laughing stock and joke on the Internet.

Liu Yifei was almost pissed off.

She had previously thought that she had finally won the Golden Rooster Best New Actor award and was quite proud of it. However, after seeing so much ridicule online, she suddenly felt that this award not only had no value at all, but also seemed like a joke.

Indeed, the Golden Rooster Award did a great job, and the higher-ups were very satisfied with his political correctness, but for actors and netizens, this award seemed so dispensable and full of water.

All the nominees are there. I guess this is the only one among the three major awards that has done this before.

Liu Yifei is now embarrassed to mention this award.

"It's okay, let's try again next year!"

"You've destroyed your image by gaining weight to film this movie, which is the biggest breakthrough for yourself!"

To be honest, it’s normal that Liu Yifei didn’t win any awards for her previous roles. She had acting skills, but they were all just her true colors.

Actors must perform contrasts, even if they are playing themselves, so that people can see their performance.

Liu Yifei is still lacking in this aspect.

However, Liu Yifei was really willing to take on the role of the leading female role in "Blind Mountain". Just for this reason, buying some press releases would have helped her win the award.

"Oh, by the way, this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala director called my mom and invited me to be on the show!"

"Oh, that's good!"

Chen Yu knew that the director of this year's Spring Festival Gala was Lang Kun, just like last year.

He also organized an online voting, and Liu Yifei was mentioned a lot by netizens, which is probably one of the reasons for inviting her to the Spring Festival Gala.

"But it seems that we need to review the program. Are we going to sing the song you wrote?"

"Okay, pull Auntie up with you!"

"Ah I?"

Liu Xiaoli heard this and waved her hands: "How can I do this? I can't sing. Besides, the Spring Festival Gala is such a big stage..."

Scared to death.

She is okay at dancing, but singing at the Spring Festival Gala, what is this kid thinking?

"Auntie, don't be modest. The Spring Festival Gala is just a form. It has little to do with whether the singers sing well or not. Many actors sing on stage."

"That's because the actors' songs are beautiful, and I'm tone-deaf..."

Liu Xiaoli obviously had some psychological burden. Chen Yu gave Liu Yifei a look and let her figure it out for herself.

"Hey hey hey!"

Liu Yifei understood instantly.

"Mom, why don't you practice now and give it a try? What if you pass it?"

"That's right. It doesn't cost any money to try. Auntie, you have worked hard for Yifei for half your life. Now that you have the opportunity to perform on stage, it can be regarded as fulfilling a dream you had when you were young, right?"

"Look at Avenue of Stars. Many folk artists want to be on the Spring Festival Gala. I don't believe you haven't thought about it!"

When she was young, Liu Xiaoli was also the protagonist on stage. It was impossible for her not to want to return to the place where her dream began.

Parents' love is implicit.

They have given a lot for their children, but that doesn't mean they don't have their own dreams.

"Okay... okay!"

"I tried, but I couldn't sing well, don't blame me!"

Liu Xiaoli actually became humble. Liu Yifei and Chen Yu looked at each other and both smiled.

It has always been Chen Yu's dream to let Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei, mother and daughter, perform on stage. On Liu Yifei's birthday, he gave Liu Xiaoli the song "Mother and Daughter" for this moment.

This song was popular on the Spring Festival Gala in the previous life.

(End of this chapter)