I Know Everything - Chapter 655
Chapter 655: Appearance of a classic.
Yanhuang Pictures was actually the strongest film company among the three big film companies in the entertainment industry.
Even if Weibao Film was a veteran powerhouse with the best stars and directors.
And Daqi Entertainment was based in Huajin with the greatest network in Huajin.
However, the greatest and the most capable to break that status quo was the film company under Yanhuang Group, the fourth largest group in China.
“Qi Yiwen has made a lot of great moves in the past few years. They had been relying on the support they got from Yanhuang Group to acquire theaters overseas continuously and strive to build the world’s largest joint theater.” Zhu Mei said, “They also actively invested in Hollywood, their production is actually losing money but daring to go out of China and step into the international stage proves that he’s different from Zhou Dou, Xie Hai and Xie Yang.”
“He was an oversea student and also has a great backer, it’s natural.” Chen Huan said, “But his ambition is worthy of praise.”
“Haha, when you invested in Joker in the US, Qi Yiwen told me that he found your move very bold.” Zhu Mei said with a laugh, “Luckily, he doesn’t know that you’re Chu Liuxiang, otherwise he would have also gone to invest too.”
“I could’ve brought him in if I knew he was interested.” Chen Huan said.
“Forget it, the investment of 50 million isn’t small and Qi Yiwen is a prideful man so he wouldn’t let you be the biggest investor.” Zhu Mei waved her hand, “A person like him wasn’t any worse than Zheng Rongrong, very bold.”
“There’s no way to succeed if one isn’t bold.” Chen Huan said.
“Right!” Zhu Mei said
She was like that.
She was quite gentle usually but when filming, she had her own ideals and style so wouldn’t allow another person to come bother it.
The movie would be garbage if she followed everyone’s suggestion to her.
Zhu Mei and Chen Huan began to discuss the cast after choosing their partner.
“Do you still plan to use Yang Shu for the daughter role?” Zhu Mei asked.
“Yes.” Chen Huan nodded and said, “I made the setting according to her age and she’s now 8 years old so very suitable for the role.”
“You really like that little girl.” Zhu Mei laughed, “Then you can hurry up and get married so you can get kids when you graduate, it won’t be hard for you to get a little girl like that… or maybe, you will have more than one.”
Chen Huan didn’t respond to Zhu Mei’s joke.
Zhu Mei was a woman and women were inclined to gossip.
“Do you know which actor do you want for the father and mother?” Zhu Mei asked.
Zhu Mei was the producer and director for the ‘Tale of Hachiko’, so had the highest authority.
However, Zhu Mei had no reasons to not respect the opinion of the author of the book and Chen Huan who had surprisingly good eyes for actors.
Chen Huan replied, “There’s many people who can take the two roles, I don’t have any opinion on it, it’s up to you Aunty Mei.”
He wasn’t stupid.
There were things that the other party could accommodate you but it didn’t mean that he could do whatever he wanted.
If all roles were chosen by Chen Huan, what about Zhu Mei’s opinion?
It didn’t matter if it was just two movies but it wouldn’t work in the long run.
So Chen Huan just decided on the role he wanted most to appoint and let go of the rest.
Zhu Mei smiled at this, “Right, there’s a lot of actors that can act those roles…I received many calls from those Heavenly Kings and Queens, let alone other popular actors! Little Huan, your movies are like sweet buns to them!”
Zhu Mei’s words weren’t an exaggeration at all.
The name of Chu Liuxiang represents a renowned writer after ‘Love Letter’.
‘Miracle in Cell No.7’ was popular since it was being published and people fought like it was a war when the film adaptation was announced.
Now, ‘The Tale of Hachiko’ was even more so after those two.
It was definitely sweet buns.
Chen Huan saw news after news about this when he was still in the US.
It was rumored that the recently falling Sun Dahe wanted to play the role of the father.
Then, there was also the best heavenly queen Dong Shu expressed her desire to play the role of the mother.
These two already expressed themselves, let alone.
Chen Huan was still curious on who Zhu Mei would choose.
“For our movies, I don’t think it’s necessary for us to pursue those heavenly kings or queens to add luster to it.” Zhu Mei said, “For example, Dong Shu and Sun Dahe already played many classic roles and the people’s mind already had an impression of what they are, so I prefer to choose younger actors that don’t have much work yet.”
“There are a lot of good actors in China and I haven’t thought about it at first but I had a bold idea after seeing you choose Yang Shu.”
Chen Huan felt something familiar.
He tentatively said, “Aunty Mei, don’t tell me you want to reproduce the classic?”
“You’re so smart!”
Zhu Mei laughed out loud.
It felt good when speaking to smart people.
Chen Huan guessed right away who she wanted to use.
The actor was obviously Guo Hang!
The so-called reproduction of the classic was about ‘Miracle in Cell No.7’ where Guo Hang was the father and Yang Shu was daughter!
This father-daughter duo had been hailed as a classic relationship between a father and daughter in the film history.
In the first half of the year, they both received 5 domestic and foreign endorsements and racked 200 million yuan for it!
It was obviously the Japanese and Korean companies that gave the highest remuneration.
Such an amount of money for endorsement was the highest in history as even the biggest actor of the country Chen Hao couldn’t rival them.
However, that record was broken by Chen Huan and those two let out a sigh of relief for the attention shifting from them.
“Guo Hang is willing to take on the role?” Chen Huan expressed his doubts, “He’s already one of the top 3 heavenly kings and wouldn’t it be unchallenging if he plays a role like that again?”
“He’s a nice fella as the moment I mentioned it to him, he said he will come after finished the work he had right now.” Zhu Mei, “He insisted on being part and didn’t even talk about the pay.”
Chen Huan nodded.
Guo Hang had always been like that.
Guo Hang also gave him a call to say he was willing to play any role in ‘Princess Returning Pearl’. He was one of the top 3 actors and for him to join an unknown TV series was a kind of deprecation of his worth.
However, that’s how he did things and he didn’t care about his image.
So it wasn’t only Zhu Mei who had a good impression of him as Chen Huan also appreciated this previously struggling actor.
An actor who was able to persevere even after years of small roles and background characters and yet never give up was deserving of respect.
Not to mention that person had a good personality and did things seriously.
In a cast, the more of their own people they had, the greater the control of the cast and dedication of the actors the director would have, which would greatly benefit the movie in the end.
“I also think that since I’m choosing Guo Hang…” Zhu Mei said, “How about we reunite him with an old partner of his for the mother’s role? What do you think of Little huan?”
Chen Huan shook his head as he chuckled.
She was obviously talking about Chen Qian.
She played the adult version of the female Fang Shu in ‘Love Letter’ and was a couple with Guo Hang.
Chen Qian and Guo Hang had similar personalities as they were a bit reclusive and didn’t speak much but took acting very seriously and treated others with sincerity.
Chen Qian also expressed she would play any role in ‘Princess Returning Pearl’ no matter the pay.
She was willing to do anything for Teacher Chu Liuxiang and Chen Huan remembered that.
There was no doubt on Chen Qian’s acting skills.
She was a dedicated actress that polished her acting skills all the time.
She received high praise for all the artistic movies she was in this year and last year.
This showed that she didn’t become complacent after gaining fame and continued to polish her craft.
An actress was really worthy of Chen Huan’s admiration.
Moreover, age also suited the role.
Guo Hang was 32 years old and Chen Qian was 30 years old while Yang Shu was 8 years old, wasn’t that a normal family?
“I think the two..no, the three of them will work well together!”
Chen Huan gave his thoughts on it.
A big spark may be created if Yang Shu, Guo Hang and Chen Qian worked together!