It is a consensus in the media that Chen Bige is not an actor with a very "clean" past.
This actress, who has won more than a dozen Best Actress trophies, is also known as the top actress at the moment. Since her debut, she has never disguised herself. Whether it is the image of a jade woman or a talented woman, it has nothing to do with her.
She is a very "wild" actress, like a diamond just dug out of the mountains, without any carving, but dazzling simply by virtue of her innate brilliance.
She drinks, smokes, swears, and falls in love recklessly. In the first few years after her debut, if it weren't for Chen Ziyan who tried her best to cover up for her behind the scenes, and if her acting skills and talent were not so good that many people valued her talent and gave her opportunities again and again simply for her acting skills, she would have survived the most difficult period, gained a firm foothold, and then soared to the position she is today.
After achieving her current status, Chen Bige didn't consider changing her ways. She continued to behave in the same way, often being caught in the media engaging in behaviors unbecoming of a public figure, even using foul language. However, perhaps because Chen Bige has been making headlines since her debut, never pretending to be someone else, coupled with her strong professional skills and her lack of portrayal of the "pure, innocent" type, audiences didn't feel betrayed by the stark contrast between her on-screen persona and her real-life persona, and ultimately, it didn't affect her career.
One is Chen Bige and the other is Shang Yongzhou. These two people are Chen Ziyan's greatest achievements as an agent, and they are also the two people who laid the foundation for her "vision" legend.
It’s not just about the people, it’s also about the projects.
The roles that helped Chen Bige and Shang Yongzhou rise to fame were basically taken on by Chen Ziyan. This also included cases where they themselves were unwilling to act but were persuaded by Chen Ziyan. These were all popular tidbits in the tabloids and stories talked about in the industry.
Therefore, the projects chosen by Chen Ziyan are often snapped up by everyone.
This is also one of the reasons why "Seventeenth Floor", which was originally an S+ level drama, was able to stand out from the internal struggles between Beijing and Taiwan after being chosen by Chen Ziyan.
And with Chen Ziyan's help, Chen Bige will also star in this drama, which can basically be said to be the most anticipated drama next year.
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Chen Bige felt somewhat helpless when talking about the experience of filming a movie overseas this time.
"This time I played a female villain, a female pirate," Chen Bi Ge told Chen Ziyan. "As a result, all the scenes were shot in front of a green screen, and almost all of them were performed without props."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ziyan said, "Isn't this the third installment of 'Pirates of the Galaxy'?"
"Yes." Chen Bige nodded. "I played a cameo role in the second film, and they called me back for the third film."
"How's the scene?"
"It's not bad, it's not a supporting role," Chen Bige said. "But the acting space is just so-so. There's not much room for creativity. It's purely acting, using my face."
Chen Ziyan: "That's not bad either. Showing your face in a blockbuster series like 'Pirates of the Caribbean' can help you gain popularity."
Chen Bige: "Stop talking. I was filming over there and I met a few shameless bitches. They thought I couldn't understand English and humiliated me in various ways. I almost got into a fight with them and scolded them. But when they heard I could speak English fluently, they were shocked and never messed with me again."
Chen Ziyan was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "Is he an actor you acted with?"
"No, the staff," Chen Bige said, "especially my makeup artist. Damn, you don't even know what I looked like at first. It was so ugly and disgusting. I was so angry that I went straight to the producer and director and told them that if they just needed an image so ugly that they couldn't tell what I looked like, there was no need to hire me. Later, they found someone else to do my makeup, but I still couldn't accept it. After discussing it with them, I invited Xiao Ke's team to do it for me. After revising it several times according to their opinions, we finally reached a consensus. Zi Yan, those people are just bullying you. They think you know nothing. I'm going to show them who can bully me."
Chen Ziyan smiled and gave her a thumbs up, saying, "With your temper, no one can really bully you."
"They want our Chinese box office, and yet they're doing this nonsense. Who's tolerating them?" Chen Bige said. "I've lost my temper a few times, but they've stopped making trouble. We could clearly be collaborating, but they insist on doing this kind of thing. I'm speechless."
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised when he heard Chen Bige say this.
How could a top actress like Chen Bige encounter such a thing in Hollywood?
Why does it sound so much like the time and space before he traveled through time?
In this world, there is still Hollywood, and Hollywood is still the most influential commercial film center. However, there are some differences. For example, it is not without competitors. Europe also has a film production base. Unlike in another time and space, European films basically only retain the reserve of art films.
Similarly, Asian films are also very brilliant. China, Thailand, Japan and South Korea have created a brilliant Asian film market, and their annual box office revenue is not much behind Hollywood.
In short, this is not a film market dominated by Hollywood alone, but rather a film world flourishing everywhere. In terms of box office, of the top ten films in the global box office each year, only three or four are Hollywood films.
Therefore, Lu Yanhe always thought that Chinese actors acting overseas should not be treated like "third-class citizens" like before he traveled through time.
But Chen Bige didn't seem to intend to swallow her anger.
Bang bang, just work hard and don't let yourself suffer any loss.
The Chinese film market is huge.
In this time and space, there are four major markets with annual global box office revenue exceeding US$4 billion.
Among them, China and the United States are the only two independent national markets.
The other two are the Asian market excluding the Chinese market, and the European market.
The box office volume of the four film markets can compete with each other, unlike in another time and space, where, except for China, which came from behind, the other four markets are basically being crushed by the American film market.
Under this situation, global films are basically in a big fight every year.
In order to capture the box office in other markets, big productions generally recruit actors and producers from various countries, just like "Pirates of the Caribbean", to make the film more "inclusive" and attract more audiences.
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After drinking two glasses of wine, Chen Bige's mood became noticeably more excited.
She warned Lu Yanhe, "Xiao Lu, when you go filming overseas in the future, don't be timid. Don't listen to those guys who come to you and say you're an acting god, you're an artist, and they're dying to work with you. That's all bullshit. Nine out of ten of them are here because you're so popular in China and you're after the domestic box office. So, don't be embarrassed. It doesn't matter if you play a supporting role or a villain. This is an actor's job, but an actor must not be too timid. You have to stand firm and fight back when you encounter problems. Don't let people look down on you."
Lu Yanhe nodded and agreed.
foreign?
Lu Yanhe thought that he probably wouldn’t have to worry about it in the next few years.
He hasn't even finished performing his own domestic drama yet.
"But you have a big advantage. We just suffer from a lack of education. You were admitted to Zhenhua. They have actors who graduated from Harvard and Cambridge, and you also graduated from Zhenhua. You have everything!" Chen Bige said, "Let me tell you, they are all very elitist. Don't learn from their bad habits."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Seeing that Chen Bige was about to drag Lu Yanhe over for a drink and chat, Chen Ziyan stopped her and said, "Why do you always say these things to Xiao Lu? It's too early for Xiao Lu to go film abroad."
"Who knows? Xiao Lu is so popular now. Maybe a foreign crew will come to find Xiao Lu soon." Chen Bige said.
Chen Ziyan: "He didn't even have to think about filming abroad before he graduated from university. He doesn't even have time to film in China now."
Chen Bige looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.
"Why? So many classes? Can't you take a leave?"
"He's not studying acting, and it's not good to always take leave. On the one hand, he really wants to learn something in school, but on the other hand, if he takes leave too frequently, it will have a negative impact. Too many eyes are watching him now, and his every move needs to be watched."
"Well, this is really a headache." Chen Bige said, "Then this current popularity is wasted."
"It's not a waste, and he didn't invest that much." Chen Ziyan shook her head. "You don't even know, he wrote a script not long ago, a movie script, and Jia Long took a fancy to it. He's planning to work with Jia Long."
Chen Bige was surprised. "Is he starring in the film with Jia Long?"
"No, he's not starring. He might make a cameo appearance, but he's mainly involved in the film's production as a screenwriter," Chen Ziyan said. "You didn't expect that, did you?"
Chen Bige asked, "He can already write scripts when he's only a freshman?"
"The story was actually written in his junior year of high school. He wrote it to convince me to sign him." Chen Ziyan smiled as she talked about the past and looked at Lu Yanhe. Lu Yanhe also looked a little embarrassed. Chen Ziyan continued, "So, even if Xiao Lu has been delayed for a while in the past few years and his popularity has declined, I'm not too worried. He has the ability to become popular again."
Chen Bige nodded and asked, "Zi Yan, can I take a look at the script that Xiao Lu wrote?"
"Why, do you want to make a guest appearance?" Chen Ziyan asked.
Chen Bige said, "My junior brother wrote the script, so it's not impossible for me to make a cameo appearance."
Chen Ziyan: "Are you kidding?"
"This is no joke."
"It's been a long time since you made a guest appearance."
"That's because I'm too lazy to guest star for those people. We're not related to them, and I don't owe them anything, so why bother?"
Chen Ziyan nodded.
Chen Bige then said to Lu Yanhe, "Xiao Lu, since you have a talent for scriptwriting, how about you write one specifically for me? It's been so long since I've received a script that moved me so much and that I wanted to act in."
Lu Yanhe was very embarrassed and said, "I've only written one script before, so I'm still relatively new to it and don't know how to write very well."
"Even if a good thing isn't perfect at first, everyone can tell it's good," Chen Bige said. "You have the talent. Even if only one sentence of your first draft is usable, I can still tell it's good."
Chen Bige seems to be extremely confident in his own vision.
After hearing what Chen Bige said, Lu Yanhe thought about it and nodded in agreement.
It may be difficult to write a movie script for Chen Bige with a female lead, but it is still easy to write a story. If that doesn't work, let Chen Bige find a professional screenwriter to adapt his story into a script.
To be honest, he feels that his scriptwriting skills are still lacking.
Especially the ability to write dialogues.
If I only rely on my memory to retell some of the movies I have watched, there will be too much information that I need to supplement myself.
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After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Chen Ziyan sent her to her car and instructed her assistant and driver to take her home. Seeing her walk in, Chen Bige looked dissatisfied and said, "You still treat me like a child?"
Chen Ziyan said bluntly: "You are just a child."
Chen Bige snorted and turned to look at Lu Yanhe: "Xiao Lu, don't forget the script you promised to write for me."
Lu Yanhe nodded.
After Chen Bige left, Chen Ziyan said to Lu Yanhe, "Don't stress yourself. If you can't write, forget it. She just had a few drinks and is a bit of a show-off. It'll be fine once she wakes up. Writing a script isn't that easy. If it were that easy, she wouldn't have gone two years without receiving a satisfactory script."
Lu Yanhe nodded and said, "It's okay."
"Ah?" Chen Ziyan was stunned.
Lu Yanhe said, "As for the script that Sister Bi Ge wanted, I had some ideas in my mind as soon as I saw her today."
"Really?" Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief.
Lu Yanhe said, "Really? However, I'm not very good at writing scripts. I'll just write it as a story first. I still need to figure out how to turn it into a script."
Chen Ziyan looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise.
She really didn't expect that Lu Yanhe really had an idea.
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Of course Lu Yanhe was not bragging.
There are indeed several movies suitable for Chen Bige in his movie library.
Lu Yanhe saw the shadows of many people in Chen Bige, including Shu Qi, Tang Wei... They all had a sense of atmosphere, which also gave them a unique temperament.
Lu Yanhe asked Chen Ziyan, "Sister Ziyan, does Sister Bi Ge want a script for a commercial film or an art film?"
Chen Ziyan shook her head. "For her now, whether it's a commercial film or an art film is not important. The key is a good script that can move her and make her want to perform."
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Okay."
That night, he returned to Ziyuan Bridge.
Li Zhibai was also there.
He exclaimed, not expecting Lu Yanhe to come back suddenly today.
"Don't you have classes tomorrow? Why did you suddenly come back tonight?"
Lu Yanhe said, "I have something to do, so I have to sleep late."
Li Zhibai uttered an "oh".
"Why are you here today?" Lu Yanhe asked.
In the past six months, Li Zhi has been extremely busy. He rarely gets a day off to sleep in a month. He travels all over the country and is a truly popular star.
This is mainly because Li Zhibai became popular last year with the drama and variety show "To the End of the World with You" and "Days of Youth", which benefited him this year and he has been overwhelmed with various work arrangements.
Li Zhibai said, "I feel a little unwell today. I just came back from the hospital after getting an injection."
Lu Yanhe looked at Li Zhibai in surprise. He was about to go into his room when he heard the words and walked towards Li Zhibai. "What's wrong with you?"
Li Zhibai: "Maybe I'm too busy, stay up late, and have irregular meals, so I have a little low blood sugar. Today, when I was shooting a magazine, I squatted for a while, and when I stood up, I felt dizzy and collapsed."
He still looked as lazy as usual, but a closer look revealed that Li Zhibai was indeed a little tired, his eyes looked a little tired, and he was not as energetic as before.
Lu Yanhe: "So how do you feel now?"
"It's okay." Li Zhibai said, "It's not serious. Don't worry. Just go about your business."
Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and asked, "How about we go get a midnight snack?"
Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe in shock: "Are you having a midnight snack?"
"Don't you think you're just skin and bones now?"
"I didn't notice." Li Zhibai shook his head.
Lu Yanhe asked, "Is Zhou Ping'an treating you like a mule?"
Li Zhibai: "I am happy with it."
Lu Yanhe: "I didn't realize you were still a career-obsessed person."
Li Zhibai snorted twice, "Why else would you want to be in the entertainment industry? Wouldn't it be better to be my rich second generation?"
Lu Yanhe: "...What a jerk."
Li Zhibai chuckled.
"Okay, stop wasting time and get busy. Don't you have something to stay up late for?"
Lu Yanhe nodded, "Yes, fine. I'll get back to my business then."
He took two steps and looked back at Li Zhibai.
Li Zhibai was lying on the sofa looking at his phone when he realized that Lu Yanhe had stopped to look at him again.
"What happened again?"
"It's okay." Lu Yanhe temporarily put aside the idea that just popped up in his head and said, "How about I write a script for you?"
"What?" Li Zhibai sat up suddenly and looked at him in disbelief.
Lu Yanhe said, "How about I write a script for you and Yan Liang and you two act it out?"
Li Zhibai looked at Lu Yanhe in shock, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Are you serious? When did you learn to write a script?"
Lu Yanhe chuckled and shook his head. "Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about it after I write it down."
Li Zhibai: "You write it first, and we'll talk about it later."
Li Zhibai didn't believe that Lu Yanhe could write it at all.
He didn't even know that Jia Long had taken a fancy to the script of "Lost on Journey".
Lu Yanhe was looking at Li Zhibai just now, and suddenly remembered a movie.
A very famous foreign film.
Chen Bige's request reminded Lu Yanhe that he had previously thought about writing a song for Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. So why not just write a script for them? They were both already acting.
Lu Yanhe returned to his room, opened his laptop, and created two new documents.
At this time, Li Zhibai suddenly knocked on the door again.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked.
Li Zhibai didn't open the door. He stood at the entrance and said through the door: "If you really write it, Yan Liang and I will still perform it, so you'd better write it well and don't write it too badly."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Li Zhibai's voice.
Lu Yanhe smiled and said, "I understand."
