Chapter 750: Unexpectedly smooth journey and cyber succubus?
"I've heard some things, but I want to remind you that it's impossible to win every time you gamble. There will always be a day when you lose."Chen An spoke calmly while drinking tea.
Zhou Xingchi, who was sitting in front of him, didn't expect Chen An to talk about this and didn't know how to start.
He hadn't seen Chen An at several celebration banquets, so he still wanted to come over and thank him in person, but he didn't know what to say and the atmosphere was a little silent.
Unexpectedly, Chen An opened his mouth and confirmed his bet.
"Uh" Zhou Xingchi opened his mouth but was suddenly blocked and didn't know how to start.
Chen An: "I'm just reminding you, don't take it seriously."
"Well, I heard what Director Ren said. I want to thank Director Chen for his support."
When facing people he was not familiar with, Zhou Xingchi spoke very sparingly and only briefly.
Chen An shook his head. "I should thank you. You have helped me earn a lot of money."
"As for helping you, it's only because I used to like watching your movies very much."
Zhou Xingchi blinked. Some words always sound different when spoken by different people.
Ordinary audiences would not feel anything when they heard this, but it would be different when Chen An, a domestic director, said this.
"Surprised?" Chen An laughed: "When you were producing a lot of works, I was only a teenager."
"I watched A Chinese Odyssey at school back then. What a shame. It was a good movie, but it's a pity that the times have changed. It would have been very successful if it was released now."
This is half true and half false. I didn't see it first in this life, but I did see it at the Beijing Film Academy.
The two parts of "A Chinese Odyssey" are typical examples of overturning a verdict.
When the film was released, it lost all its money. The production cost was 1994 million in , but the box office revenue was not even as high as the production cost, which directly bankrupted the company.
Today it is a landmark classic and one of the most dazzling classics among Zhou Xingchi’s masterpieces in the hearts of countless people!
If Run Lola Run had been filmed a few years earlier, it would have been lucky to be nominated for the Horizon section, let alone the Best Director award at Cannes.
Zhou Xingchi rarely smiled: "I was overthinking. I suddenly remembered that Director Chen is not even forty years old."
"It's almost time. It's full for this year. I have to say it's an amazing feeling."
Chen An looked relaxed and smiled as he said, "When I first debuted, I looked ridiculously young, and the media thought I was an outlier among that generation of directors. Now it seems like I'm the same age as my senior brothers."
He has been in the circle for quite some time, more than 20 years.
He has accompanied several generations of audiences, so much so that many people think that he is the same age as Zhang Yimou.
It’s interesting to say that some people’s grandfathers watched their own movies in the cinema, then their fathers watched their own movies in the cinema, and now their grandchildren watch their own movies in the cinema.
In the early 1990s, the movie-going group was mainly middle-aged intellectuals, of course there were also young people, and there were also many viewers in their forties and fifties.
In the minds of some viewers, if you don't think too deeply about it, it is indeed old.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Xingchi said goodbye and left. He didn't talk about anything else, but he actually came over to say thank you.
Chen An looked at the other person's thin back and watched him leave.
"There's really no difference between gambling and drugs. Both are addictive."
"Parasite" was submitted at the end of the year, and there was definitely no response during the Chinese New Year.
The news came after the Chinese New Year.
"Has it been labeled?" Chen An hadn't been so confused for a long time!
He looked at Li Xiaoping with his mouth wide open, and the latter nodded and said, "Although I am a little surprised, it is indeed true."
She also didn't expect that things would go so smoothly, from the script to the finished film, everything was done in one go.
Chen An had made all the necessary preparations and planned to open up various channels to gain a glimmer of hope.
The ideas are all arranged, just waiting for action.
As a result, the film passed the review and received the Dragon Mark directly, which was incredibly smooth!
Chen An crossed his hands and rested his chin on the back of his hands: "It feels weird. It's going smoothly, but I feel like it's not going well."
Is it because they are used to the restrictions on this type of film? Or are they not used to it if they don't do it this way?
Li Xiaoping glanced over with a strange look:?
I feel like there's something wrong with you.
From her eyes, Chen An could sense what the other person wanted to say but didn't say.
After coughing a few times, he continued, "Maybe the higher-ups are considerate of me and are giving me a chance to sprint."
"Maybe." Li Xiaoping agreed. She was too lazy to guess. It was a good thing that the movie passed. Whether it won an award or not was Chen An's business.
Li Xiaoping suddenly said: "I want to take a leave."
"Take a vacation. Just approve it yourself, Sister Xiaoping."
Chen An didn't feel anything, although he rarely heard the other party ask for leave, so he agreed without thinking.
Li Xiaoping: "Long vacation."
"how long?"
"It will take about a year."
"Sister Xiao Ping, are you going to change jobs or ask for leave?"
Although I made a small mistake, you can't leave, Chen An shouted in his heart.
Li Xiaoping's expression remained the same, and she said calmly, "I'm pregnant, I need to rest for a while."
Chen An looked down and immediately understood, with a smile on his face: "No problem, just hand over the work. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll give a gift to my nephew when the time comes."
The other party has been busy with work in recent years, and Chen An thought that he didn't plan to have children.
At this age, she is definitely an advanced mother, but the other party has this plan, so Chen An also congratulated her.
After approving the other party's maternity leave, she also acted decisively and quickly handed over her work.
The handover was completed in less than half a month, and I officially went home to take care of my pregnancy.
It didn't have much impact on the company's operations. Chen An was just a little busy. He usually left many things to the other party.
"Knock knock." There was a knock on the door from outside.
Chen An in the office spoke into the microphone on the table: "Come in."
Zhang Li opened the door and said, "Director Chen, a director has come to the company."
He didn't say anything specific, but there is no doubt that there is a project.
In the past, he would go directly to Li Xiaoping for such matters.
Chen An put down the document and asked, "Who?"
If it is a new or unknown director, there is no need for him to come to you. This is the reality of the circle.
"Director Guo Fan, I wonder if Director Chen has ever heard of his works."
"Fleeting Time?"
"Yes, he and I just happened to know each other, so I planned to ask Director Chen."
Zhang Li's voice became weaker and weaker as he spoke. Compared to Mr. Li who was on vacation and went home, he was still quite nervous facing Chen An.
"Do you know him?" Chen An said with a smile, "You have quite a wide network of contacts."
"Director Chen is joking."
"Tell me about the project."
Chen An straightened up and looked at the other party. Zhang Li was a little embarrassed to speak: "Why don't we let him talk to Chen An himself?"
When he thought about the other party telling him that he wanted to make a science fiction movie and came to him, he was too embarrassed to speak for a moment.
The director of youth films came to me and said he wanted to make a science fiction film, which itself is a bit science fiction.
Chen An, who had heard of this cyber succubus before, did not refuse. "Tell him to come over tomorrow and tell him himself."
Seeing the other party's hesitant look, Chen An was too lazy to continue the conversation.
Zhang Li's rough face immediately smiled and said, "I'll contact him right away. Director Chen, please process the documents slowly."
Although Mr. Li often has a cold face, he has gotten used to it after working together for a long time. Chen An smiles from time to time when he speaks, but he still feels under a lot of pressure.
Not long after Zhang Li left, someone else came to see him. There were a lot of people coming to his office recently.
There are also more things to deal with than before.
(End of this chapter)
