Chapter 31: Rising Box Office

I called him and learned that he went to study abroad in 94 and settled in the United States.

Now that the person is not in the country, Chen An has no way to hang up the phone.

He didn't expect that this incident happened before the other person became famous. It was a mistake.

Chen An had no choice but to make other plans.

It's not like there is no other choice besides her.

While thinking about the heroine's choice, Chen An went to the Central Academy of Drama to find Duan Long.

It is planned that he will play the role of the heroine's junior, a supporting role, to help the heroine see part of herself clearly.

Just like last time, Chen An went directly to find him. The location had been selected, and he planned to start work right after the script was reviewed.

We have to shoot four seasons, and finish shooting three seasons in the second half of the year.

The rest will be filmed next year.

The heroine is still thinking about dealing with the supporting roles first.

Those old people were handed over to Han Sanping, who knew more about this than himself.

When he arrived in front of the classroom, their teacher was still teaching, so Chen An did not disturb him. He found a place to smoke a cigarette and wait.

The get out of class was over soon. After saying hello to their teacher, the teacher welcomed Chen An into the classroom.

"Hello, Director Chen!"

As soon as Chen An entered the classroom, the students below greeted him happily when they saw him being brought in by the teacher.

"Hello, everyone." Chen An greeted everyone politely.

"Teacher, let me find Duan Long and Tao Hong."

Chen An stood next to the teacher and called Duan Long and Tao Hong over.

On the way here, thinking about the kid Duan Long, Chen An happened to think of the heroine's friend Ji Zi, but Chen An changed it to Orange, and the heroine's name was Persimmon, so it was adapted.

Chen An called both of them outside and asked, "Have you received any work?"

Both shook their heads.

Duan Long stayed in school after filming "Run Lola Run", and so did Tao Hong. After filming "Sunny Days" in 93, he officially entered the entertainment industry.

But I have been staying in school to study in the past few years.

"Okay, then come with me. I'm going to make a new movie. Although it's just a supporting role, are you willing to play it?" Chen An asked the two directly.

Duan Long nodded immediately: "No problem, Director Chen, I am willing."

After saying that, he looked at Taohong beside him, wanting to know what she thought.

Tao Hong turned around and saw Duan Long staring at her. She smiled with her big eyes curved, "No problem. Director Chen, how could I refuse your movie? I was originally thinking about whether I could ask Duan Long to take me to act, but I didn't expect you to come to me in person."

Tao Hong spoke very politely and pleasantly, and Chen An smiled and nodded.

"Okay then, it's just the two of you. I brought a copy of the script with me. And it just so happens that you guys get married at the end of the show, so let's watch it together and develop some feelings for each other, hahahaha."

Chen An looked at Duan Long with his eyes and handed the script to both of them.

Seeing Chen An looking at Duan Long with great joy, Tao Hong also understood why Chen An came to find her. She took the script and said generously:

"No problem, Director Chen. Let's get used to it first."

Chen An didn't say much. He looked at Duan Long's embarrassed expression, nodded, and left.

Duan Long and Tao Hong were left looking at each other with a smile.

The classmates who were peeking at them from behind looked at the two of them with envy and a look of curiosity.

A few days later, the box office had exceeded 30 million and was heading towards 40 million.

Movies were also shown in Hong Kong Island.

It has grossed 5 million at the box office within a week and should have a chance to break 10 million.

The European box office news spread to China, and it earned more than 23 million US dollars in one week!

The news immediately exploded in the country, with the media making a big fuss about it, leading to an increase in the domestic box office.

The single-day box office on a weekend broke two million again!

A box office of 40 million is just around the corner, and 50 million is also within reach.

But to his surprise, he suddenly received a phone call.

It was Yu Jinghong who called after she flew back from the United States. He had originally started planning to recruit actors for auditions, but he didn't expect Yu Jinghong to come to him on her own.

"Hello Director Chen, I'm Yu Jinghong. Thank you for calling me to act in the movie."

Yu Jinghong, who was sitting in front of Chen An, had a rosy face and thanked Chen An elegantly. In fact, she was also very surprised that Chen An, a new director, knew her and came to find her to act in a movie.

When the nanny at home contacted me, I felt unbelievable and thought it was fake.

I specifically checked Chen An's situation and felt even more strange, because I didn't know this junior of mine who won the Cannes Best Director Award.

Chen An couldn't say that he had seen your future TV works, so he made an excuse and said:

"I've seen your movie The Joy Luck Club, so I wanted to invite you to star in it. I just didn't expect you to be my senior, so I asked the teacher for your contact information."

After that, he handed over the script: "Take a look at the script first to see if it's suitable."

Yu Jinghong stretched out her fair little hand and took the script. Without even looking at it, she said:

"I am honored to be able to act in your movie, Director Chen. I am willing to act without even reading the script."

With a smile on her pretty face, she spoke softly.

Seeing others take the initiative, Chen An was a little embarrassed and said, "Well, the investment is not big, and I want to put the funds into filming, so the salary can only be 10,000. And the filming time is a bit long. I need to go to Central Plains and shoot four seasons."

Chen An knew that the other party's family was well-off, but in the current situation, although she was the heroine, Chen An only wanted to offer this price.

Yu Jinghong didn't care and nodded in agreement with her fair face: "No problem."

"Okay then, I'll contact you once the script is approved. Then we'll sign the contract and go to shoot as soon as possible."

Chen An was happy to hear her agreement, which perfectly met his expectations.

After talking about the script, Chen An took the initiative to treat the other party to a meal. After the meal, the other party drove away to go home, and Chen An also took a taxi back to school.

After returning to school, Chen An first discussed the matter of asking for leave with Teacher Mu in advance.

Teacher Mu didn't say much. His student had already won the Best Director award at Cannes and the box office had exceeded 30 million. He could no longer put pressure on the school.

However, there is still a requirement, which is to take the exam at the beginning of each semester. Even if you cannot come at that time, you still have to take the exam separately and pass it.

Chen An also agreed. It would be embarrassing to tell others that he failed the exam.

After all, he is a great director.

When Chen An returned to the dormitory, he happened to run into Chen Wei in the dormitory.

Chen An came over and said pretentiously: "Don't go to those jobs, buddy will take you to shoot a movie directed by a legendary director!"

"Is it the legendary director who won the first Cannes Best Director award for a Chinese-language film?"

Chen Wei also cooperated and asked Chen An.

Chen An laughed happily when he heard his roommate's perfect supporting role: "Hahahaha. Of course, this time I asked Lu Le to guide you. When you have learned enough, we will cooperate to win every major film festival, even the Oscars."

"Just go ahead and tell me when to start. I'll go and arrange things first."

As Chen An's words became more and more outrageous, Chen Wei asked for time so that he could arrange his own affairs first.

"You should hurry up and start filming once the script is approved. This filming will take a long time. You should get ready before going to Central Plains. We will set off together then."

Chen An asked him to arrange things first, after all, he wanted to start work as soon as possible.

"Okay, I'll go and ask for leave first."

After saying that, Chen Wei, who was not the kind of person who would procrastinate, left the dormitory directly, leaving Chen An alone.

A week later.

The box office of "Run Lola Run" has climbed to more than 40 million and is heading towards 50 million.

Chen An's script also passed the review.

Han Sanping had already found other supporting roles for Chen An, all of whom were actors of the older generation whom he didn't know.

The roles were not big, and Chen An was satisfied.

Before this, part of the crew had already arrived there in advance.

Chen An found a few actors to sign the contracts, and also borrowed Zhao Xiong from Lin Dajiang.

He also asked Zhao Xiong to call a few brothers and hire security personnel.

After all, we are going to shoot in the mountains this time, and the public security at that time is not as good as in later times.

The two actresses are as beautiful as fairies. If anything happens to them, Chen An cannot be held responsible.

Lin Dajiang did not refuse and let Zhao Xiong go.

Take Zhao Xiong and call a few professional brothers together.

The rest of the crew also headed directly to the small village in Central Plains, the location for this shoot.

　ask for everything

　　
　
(End of this chapter)