Chapter 18 Do you think you are Jay Chou?
Life is like water, sometimes calm and sometimes turbulent.

Chen An, who went to school normally, felt that the film he shot had no existence in his life.

Back to the hard days before.

Attend classes every day, catch classes, and complete homework.

Chen Wei doesn’t have many friends and is busy most of the time.

As graduation is approaching, he is naturally a lot busier than Chen An.

So Chen An would occasionally go to the Central Theatre to chat with Duan Long, and also go to the Central Theatre to see something good.

"Do you like that popular girl in your class? When I looked for you that day, the look in your eyes was unusual."

Chen An knew this in his previous life but he was still a little curious, so he asked secretly.

When asked, Duan Long immediately became nervous and denied it flatly: "No, how could it be, we are just classmates, there is no such thing."

Seeing his nervous look, Chen An smiled and joked: "Not yet. Look at how nervous you are. Why wouldn't I like you to be nervous?"

Duan Long knew that he had been seen through, so he stopped explaining and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Seeing his disappointing appearance, Chen An got angry, grabbed his shoulders and shook them, and said unhappily:

"Why are you so scared? You're such a handsome man, but you're just being so nagging. If you like her, just chase her. If you keep on like this, you'll just have to keep looking at her. Will you be happy only when she's in another man's arms?"

Chen Anke knew that Duan Long was afraid to speak out in his previous life, so Taohong was finally taken home by Xu Guangtou.

"No, it's different. I'm not worthy of her. I can't speak up. She..."

Duan Long's voice was intermittent, and he seemed to be unable to speak.

Chen An ignored him and continued to persuade him: "What do you mean you can't speak up? You think you are Zhou Jielun, and you can't speak up. How do you know she doesn't like you if you don't ask?"

"I dare not. She is like a star in the sky. I am just a country boy. I took the exam three times before I could get into the school."

Duan Long still kept his head down, as if he didn't dare to look up at her.

"Oh~ Forget it. I won't persuade you anymore. You'll regret it sooner or later if you keep going like this."

Chen An also knew that he couldn't persuade him, and he could understand his feelings.

Chen An was very touched that the senior schoolmate who ran away was willing to help him when he came to Beijing alone when he was enrolled.

Later, I used up all my savings to treat her to a meal, but she gave up because she already had a boyfriend.

After moving into the dormitory, Chen Wei was the only one who did not treat him differently. Chen An was very touched, but it was a pity that he was a man, so he had to let the matter go.

I'm still a single guy now, and it's a pity to see this couple, but Duanlong is a fool and it's useless to talk to him, so I didn't try to persuade him anymore.

The atmosphere became cold. Chen An smoked a cigarette and neither of them spoke.

After smoking, Chen An said goodbye and left without saying anything else.

Duan Long was still sitting there alone, not knowing what he was thinking about.

It's a rare holiday, and Chen An, who has nothing to do, is like a restless monkey.

After wandering around, Chen An arrived at Jiang Wen's house.

I scratched my head speechlessly. Could it be that Zhang Mazi is my true love?

This is not normal!

But since he was already here, Chen An planned to go in and talk to Jiang Wen.

Walking through his yard, Chen An saw that there was more than one person in his house, and he also spotted a familiar figure.

Uncle Ge is here today too, and the person next to him is even more important.

The original person’s idol, Zhang Yimou, who wanted to make a movie for him!
When Chen An saw this man, he froze where he was, unable to believe that he had just met this heavyweight director.

Whether in the previous life or this life, he is a heavyweight director to Chen An.

Today, he is in full swing, having won two of the three major awards. "To Live" also won the Best Actor and Jury Prize at Cannes. He is in his honeymoon period with Cannes and is enjoying great success.

Unlike later, due to issues with Not One Less, it was withdrawn from the Cannes Film Festival, cutting off its chance of winning all three major awards.

Now is the time when he is at the peak of his creativity.

He looked a lot younger and no longer had the wrinkled face that Chen An remembered.

Looking at the people in front of him, Chen An thought of a work, "If You Are the One", an experimental film in which Zhang Yimou began to seek commercial transformation.

I watched this movie Chen An in my previous life, and was cracked up by the character played by Zhang Yimou himself. I still remember his lines Chen An to this day.

"An Hong, I miss you!" It was really a coincidence.

"Xiao Chen is here, come in quickly. What are you doing standing at the door?"

Chen An, who was standing at the door, was the first to be discovered by Uncle Ge, who invited him in.

Chen An also reacted after hearing what Uncle Ge said, and then he started to walk in:

"I was a little excited when I met Director Zhang for the first time, and I couldn't react."

Before Zhang Yimou could even open his mouth, Jiang Wen pretended to be unhappy and said:

"You kid, you like To Live so much, but you don't react when you see me every day. You come here to hang out when you have nothing to do, but when you see Ge You and Zhang Yimou, you get so excited as if you saw aliens. What does that mean?"

"How could that be possible? You've seen this so many times that you're used to it. I've only heard of Director Zhang but never met him in person. The teachers say he's a legendary figure, so today I've finally had a chance to learn something new."

Chen An felt a little embarrassed by what Jiang Wen said. Although he really liked "To Live", it was not to the extent he said.

"That's just flattery. What legend? It's not that serious yet."

Zhang Yimou was also very happy when he heard Chen An's words, after all, the other person liked his work.

"I've heard of your name, too. Teacher Gan told me that our photography department has produced a genius who made a short film and won an award at the Venice Film Festival."

Chen An didn't expect that Zhang Yimou had heard of his name, and was a little surprised:

"I only made a short film, but Director Zhang can't compare to him. He won the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear, but I haven't won any awards for a feature film."

"Just call me Senior Brother, we went to the same school."

Zhang Yimou waved his hand with a smile on his simple face. When he smiled, his face wrinkled, which looked a bit like what Chen An had seen on TV in his previous life.

"You are not an ordinary junior. After shooting a short film, you shot a feature film. The script is good and was sent to Cannes."

The two brothers were praising each other, and Jiang Wen, who was sitting next to them, interrupted and changed the subject.

"Hey, don't say it. I'm in a state of confusion after finishing the filming of this movie. I'm so busy now that I can only wander around. Why don't I leave and you come here?"

After listening to Jiang Wen talk about this, Chen An felt a little melancholy again.

Although I haven't thought about it these days, it's unlikely that you have no feelings at all.

So when he was free and not in class, Chen An would walk around to relieve his mood.

"The same one as your short film?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yimou asked curiously. He had also watched the short film.

It's very innovative. It's quite good for a freshman to be able to take such a photo. It's much better than what I took.

Now that feature films have been made, I was already 37 when I was filming Red Sorghum everywhere.

Now my junior is only 20 years old and he is making movies in his sophomore year. This is incomparable to the opportunity I got after so much hardship.

Chen An shook his head: "No, that movie was just a short film. I rewrote the script and asked the boss of the previous short film to invest in it."

The movie "Carrying the Burden" was a short film that was first released in its previous life, and then a feature film.

But the feature film is not very good. The length of the movie feels worse than that of a seven-minute short film.

Chen An didn't plan to shoot the film either, as it would be a waste of time. At most, if someone else wanted to shoot the film, he would sell the adaptation rights to them. He didn't plan to shoot the film anyway.

"Relax, Junior Brother. It's already great that you can direct a movie now. I also joined the studio as a photographer and it took me three years to get the chance to direct."

As a person who has been through this, Zhang Yimou also knows how Chen An feels now.

After finishing filming Red Sorghum, I couldn't sleep all night. I missed this opportunity and I don't know when I will have the next one.

But he succeeded. "Red Sorghum" won the Berlin Golden Bear Award, which was also the first Golden Bear Award for a Chinese-language film.

However, as someone who has experienced this, Chen An still didn't feel anything after hearing the advice.

Although I am a cheater, my senior brother is also a cheater judging from his deeds.

Does he have to wait until he is in his thirties to succeed?

Chen An didn't want to wait, nor could he afford to wait.

However, Zhang Yimou is also a little overwhelmed now. With Gong Li's withdrawal, the investors of "If You Are the One" also chose to withdraw their investment.

Zhang Yimou, who was single-handedly crowned the title of "Mou Girl", lost his investors because of the withdrawal of "Mou Girl", which left Zhang Yimou speechless.

　ask for everything

　　
　
(End of this chapter)