China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 400: List of actors in half of the entertainment industry (Subscribe please!)
"Hello, teacher. Haha, it seems that you have guessed the purpose of my call. Yes, I do want to invite you to act in "The Legend of Nuwa", so please do not refuse. Oh, by the way, if you are willing, you can also come along."

……

"Boss Han, how is your retirement life going?"

"It's OK. My girl probably feared that I would be too lonely, so she got me a dog and a cat from somewhere. So every day I walk the dog, play with the cat, play chess with the old man in the neighborhood, or go fishing. Although I sometimes miss the feeling of working, I don't have so many worries... Alas, I am getting old and starting to become nagging."

"Isn't Mr. Han still a director at the China Film Academy? If he's really bored, can't he go back to work?"

"After working all my life, I have to try to give myself a break. By the way, you are calling me, a retired old man. Are you just trying to catch up with me?"

"I'm here to reminisce with you, Mr. Han, but I also have other purposes."

"Oh? What's the purpose?"

Without waiting for Chen Dong to speak, Han Shanping continued:
"I heard that you, Chen Dong, have made another big move this time, and the investment budget has reached a terrifying 20 billion. Is that true?"

"Boss Han, I have already explained the truth of this at yesterday's press conference. It is true."

"Oh, yes. I also heard that you revealed a cast list at the press conference. Could it be that my name is on the cast list?"

"As expected, the older you are, the wiser you are. Yes, you are indeed on the cast list..."

“Is my role big?”

"Big, it has to be big. You have to know that the role I'm assigning you is the leading role."

"You kid didn't fool an old man like me, did you?"

"Absolutely not, and you were the first one I invited."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dong picked up the teacup, moistened his throat, swallowed it, and exhaled, "Another one."

Lao Mouzi, who was standing by, couldn't help but smile when he heard his sigh: "Not bad, the hardest parts have been dealt with, and the rest will be easy."

"That's right. To be honest, I was really worried that Mr. Han, a mountain eagle, would refuse."

"What will you do if Mr. Han really rejects Director Chen? Will you change him?" Cheng Er asked curiously.

"Change? No, I will threaten him with his daughter."

Hearing this, Lao Mouzi and Cheng Er both laughed.

But as they were laughing, they suddenly looked at Chen Dong, who had a serious expression: "What you said is not true, right?"

"Who knows?"

Now it was Chen Dong's turn to raise the corners of his mouth.

……

"Hey, Brother Cheng Long."

"Haha, Director Chen, do you know that I have been looking forward to your call for a long time?"

"Really? Then I don't need to waste my breath."

"Well, why don't you try to convince me, so that I appear more reserved."

"Come on, you are the eldest brother, not the eldest sister-in-law, why do you have to be so reserved?"

"What you said seems to make some sense, but what role do I play? At least tell me about it."

"I'll send a role profile to Big Brother later. I won't give any more introductions over the phone because, as you know, I have more calls to make."

"Ok, then I won't delay Director Chen's work. See you in the capital."

"See you in the capital."

……

"I heard that Brother Hua and his wife are on their honeymoon in Canada? I hope I didn't disturb you guys?"

"How could that be? It's my honor to receive a call from you, Director Chen, at this time."

"Hahaha, Brother Hua really deserves to be my lifelong idol. His words are so pleasant to the ears."

"Is that a good thing to say?"

"Of course, Brother Hua doesn't like this title."

"No, I've already accepted it... Director Chen, do you need me to return home now?"

"Maybe, so please apologize to Mrs. Hua for me."

"She said it's okay, oh no, she said thank you Director Chen."

……

"Oh my, I actually waited for your call, Director Chen."

"Jie Lun, your Mandarin is becoming more and more fluent."

"It's a must. I've been practicing my Mandarin..."

"I haven't heard Jay Chou release a new album in a while. What have you been busy with recently? Have you become lazy after falling in love?"

"Ahem, a person's inspiration will dry up. Director Chen, do you understand this feeling?"

“I don’t think I understand.”

"...Well, Director Chen, let's talk about some serious stuff, like my role. Oh, and by the way, can you, ahem, give my girlfriend a role, too, even if it's a small one."

"no problem."

"Thank you, thank you Director Chen. If Director Chen doesn't mind, I can compose a theme song for "The Legend of Nuwa" for free."

Chen Dong agreed so quickly because he was preparing to ask Jay Chou to compose the theme song for his movie. Unexpectedly, while he was still planning it, Jay Chou had already taken the initiative to take on the theme song.

So what else does he have to say?
Of course, it would be disrespectful to refuse.

……

"Lezi, are you busy?"

"Brother Hong Jinbao, I'm Chen Dong, do you still remember me?"

……

"Yawen, how are things going lately? I heard that you and Brother Xun are getting along very well."

"Fuck, Dongzi, it doesn't matter if you slander me, but it's too much to slander Xun Ge'er's innocence. After all, he is about to get married."

"Who's getting married? Tweet?"

"Yeah, you don't know yet?"

"When? You didn't notify me."

"In May..."

"With whom?"

"Loud and far-reaching."

"Who?"

"Gao Shengyuan, what's the matter?"

"Oh, it's okay, I don't know him, I didn't hear him clearly just now."

"..."

"By the way, when will your Red Sorghum be finished? Can it be finished as soon as my Legend of Nuwa? If not, I will give your role to someone else."

"No, no, no, I will be finished shooting next month, I will definitely be able to catch up with your movie, you must keep it for me brother."

"Old rules."

"dad?"

"Oh, my son is so good."

"Fuck, Chen Dong, you turtle...dudududu."

……

"Yang Mi, why are you crying?"

"No...hiccup, I, I'm filming, Director Chen."

"Oh, what scene? A crying scene?"

"Tiny Times 3, yeah, it was a crying scene, so I haven't gotten over the emotion yet, sorry Director Chen."

"It's okay. Did you watch the news?" "Huh? Yes, yes, I did."

"Okay, do you have time? There's a role in my novel The Legend of Nuwa that's quite suitable for you."

"Yes, I have, Chen...Brother, thank you."

"Well, act well. Maybe your character will have a crying scene too."

"Okay, I will."

……

"Has Senior Sister Danchen retired from the entertainment industry?"

"I have always been in the entertainment industry. Director Chen, what you said is really heartbreaking. No, you must compensate me by giving me a role in one of your movies."

"it is good."

"What did you say?"

"I said yes."

"Thank you...thank you."

……

"Is it Miss Jingtian?"

……

On this day, most of the actors who had worked with Chen Dong, well, the Chinese actors, received invitation calls.

These people only account for two-thirds of the cast, and the remaining one-third have never worked with Chen Dong before.

Except for a few who really had schedule conflicts, all of them agreed without exception.

"Everyone thought that the cast of The Founding of a Republic produced by China Film Group Corporation would be the most luxurious and would not be surpassed in the next 20 years. I never expected that your cast this time would not be inferior to others, and even better."

Seeing Chen Dong sitting here making phone calls for a whole day, and finally finishing the last call on the list, Zhang Yimou couldn't help but complain.

However, Chen Dong stood up, stretched, and shook his head, saying, "It's different."

"Oh, why is it different?"

"The actors in China Film Group's Founding of a Republic were all free, but my actors were all paid."

Speaking of this, Chen Dong also felt a pang of pain.

Because no matter what, that's 5 million yuan in cash.

A lot of money!
……

"Ahem, honey, I'm back."

"Huh? Why is your voice hoarse? Do you have a cold, husband?"

"No, it's probably because Jingtian talked too much."

"You talked too much? Haha, you are so humorous, husband. You don't have a fever, do you? I'll make you a cup of cold medicine."

Chen Dong reached out and held his wife's hand, and emphasized again: "No need, honey, it's really because I talk too much."

Seeing that his wife still looked doubtful, Chen Dong had to tell her what he had done today.

After listening to this, Liu Yifei gave him a heart-broken kiss, and then said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Why don't you let others help fight..."

"Isn't this to show sincerity?"

"So you deserve to suffer for it."

"I didn't expect that. I became hoarse just from making phone calls all day. And it only showed up when I got home from get off work."

"I'd better go find you some medicine for your sore throat. I'm really worried that you won't be able to speak when you wake up tomorrow."

"Bah bah bah."

"Okay, let me go, Mom is in the kitchen... woo woo."

As Chen Dong was kissing, his eyes met Teacher Yang who came out of the kitchen.

If it was the mother-in-law, she would probably just ignore it and walk away.

But she would not pretend not to see what Teacher Yang said, she would even criticize him out loud.

Of course, she was not blaming her daughter-in-law, but her son.

"You are so old, but you don't consider the environment when you are communicating with each other. If my grandson sees you, you will be embarrassed."

Although Chen Dong is very successful outside, he has to bow down when facing his mother.

Fortunately, Teacher Yang still saved their face. She only said this one sentence and then turned around and went back to the kitchen.

Chen Dong watched her back disappear before he pulled his wife's head out of his arms.

In a low voice, he exchanged: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that my mother was here."

"I said that."

"Did you say that?"

"said."

"Oh yes, you did, but you just said mom was in the kitchen, how would I know it was my mom, ahem."

"You were too quick to bite me. You didn't give me a chance."

……

In the following week, as the stars who had agreed to Chen Dong signed actor contracts with the crew of "The Legend of Nuwa" one by one, there was no need for Dongcheng Pictures to even announce the list to the public, as the list had already been spontaneously compiled online.

There are Han Shanping, Wang Jinsong, Cheng Long, Liu Dehua, Jiang Wen, Li Lianjie, Hong Jinbao, Zhou Jielun, Kunling, Bai Yu, Xie Tingfeng, Wu Yanzu, Peng Yuyan, Zhang Baizi... Chen Daoming, Huang Bo, Yu Hewei, Chen Kun, Zuo Xun, Fan Binbin, Jiang Xin, Yang Mi, Huang Xiaoming... Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, Yan Danchen...

As well as Dongcheng Pictures’ own artists, and the drama’s leading lady, Liu Yifei.

This list has undoubtedly caused a lot of discussion online:
"Fuck, just based on this cast list, even if Chen Dong makes a shitty movie this time, I'll take it."

"No wonder the budget cost 20 billion. The salaries of these actors alone are sky-high."

"It is rumored that 'The Legend of Nuwa' is a female-led drama. Can I understand why Director Chen let so many big-name stars play supporting roles for his wife?"

"Oh my god, this idea is too crazy, please withdraw from the upstairs and let me talk."

"To use Jiang Wen's words, what is a fucking arrangement? This is a fucking arrangement."

"It's so cool. Before, I didn't really understand why Director Chen made such a high-investment, difficult-to-return movie. Now I think I gradually understand. This is an epoch-making, no, destined to be written into film history, or maybe that's not right. Oh, I remember, the word is to leave a name in history."

"Puchi, leaving a name in history is a bit exaggerated, but Director Chen's feat may indeed make him remembered for many years."

"Let me summarize. Can we say that Director Chen is creating a god? And this god is himself."

"No, I think we should also invite his wife."

"..."

March is coming to an end.
Today, Lu Yang held a start-up ceremony in Shenyang for the movie of the same name adapted from Happy Twist's drama "Charlotte's Troubles".

Chen Dong was very busy preparing for his own movie, so he didn't go to the scene to congratulate him in person, but he still gave him a phone call.

On the phone, Lu Yang's first words were complaints.

"Director Chen, you are too cruel. All the traffic these days has been taken away by your drama "Nuwa Ji". We thought that today's opening ceremony of "Charlotte's Troubles" would at least make the headlines, but we didn't expect that in the end it couldn't even make it into the top ten. This is too difficult."

"It's okay. You should remember today's 'humiliation' and work hard quietly to surprise everyone when 'Charlotte's Troubles' is released... By the way, how does the saying go?"

“Thirty years on the west side of the river, thirty years on the east side of the river?”

"Yes, that's the truth. How about it? Do you feel comforted?"

"...Yes, I am full of energy now."

"Okay, go ahead and vent your anger. Friendly reminder, remember to bring your umbrella with you, so as not to cause any loss of life."

"Well, actually, I recently got a new girlfriend."

"Oh, really? Congratulations, but if you don't intend to be responsible, remember to bring an umbrella."

"...Okay, thanks for the reminder."

"It should."

(End of this chapter)