After "Animal World" exceeded 100 million, the gap between Zhang Yuanjun and other young actors has widened even further.
An absolute hero who can single-handedly carry a box office of 100 million. This is an achievement that neither Huang Xiaoming nor Chen Kun could achieve.
Not even Nicholas Tse has achieved such results.
Ren Zhonglun fulfilled his promise and held a grand celebration banquet for "Animal World" in Shanghai on the evening of the 11th. The main creators stood in front of 100,000,000 ice cubes and knocked hard.
Liu Yifei said: "I didn't expect that I could knock these 100 million ice cubes."
She was very confused these days. The first play she acted after graduation was a special appearance, and it was like a dream.
There were many guests at the celebration banquet. After all, movies that can exceed 100 million today are rare and are the focus of media and industry attention.
The center of attention is naturally director Xu Ke and his male and female protagonists.
Producer Ren Zhonglun was particularly happy today, smiling from ear to ear in the audience.
Shanghai Film has been a thousand-year-old second-in-command for many years. This year's "Animal World" has completely turned around. Ren Zhonglun and various guests drank and chatted happily.
The male and female protagonists, who had met a circle of guests, were sitting together for a rest. Because there were media present, the two of them did not dare to do any intimate actions. They just sat together like this. It didn't matter if they were photographed. The movie celebration banquet, Are the heroes and heroines not allowed to sit together and talk?
"I just want to go home and take a nap right now." Zhang Yuanjun sighed.
"Are you tired?" Liu Yifei asked.
"A bit." Zhang Yuanjun nodded, "I haven't picked up a pen for half a month, and I feel very panicked."
Liu Yifei knew Zhang Yuanjun's habit. It would be fine if he didn't write for two or three days, but he would become very anxious as time went by.
Calligraphy practice is an important means for Zhang Yuanjun to relieve stress and cultivate his temperament. From childhood to senior writing, it is really difficult not to touch the pen for a long time.
"Why don't you go back first." Even though Liu Yifei knew that he couldn't leave today, she still expressed her understanding.
"How to leave? Do you think Xu Ke and Ren will always let me go? Ah, Teacher Li Yang." Halfway through, Director Li Yang came over to talk.
Li Yang seemed to have something serious to say to Zhang Yuanjun. He glanced at Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei was about to leave with an excuse, but Zhang Yuanjun said, "It's okay if Yifei heard it."
Li Yang dragged a chair over and sat down, saying, "The script hasn't been reviewed, so we can't film it."
"Why didn't you pass the trial? What's the problem?"
"There are problems everywhere, especially when it comes to youth education. The higher-ups don't want us to film it."
After listening to a few sentences, Liu Yifei had a general understanding of the matter. It should be that director Li Yang and Zhang Yuanjun collaborated on a play, and now the script has been rejected by the General Administration.
"I'm not criticizing the system, so why don't I talk about the protagonist's personal life?"
"It's not criticizing the system," said Li Yang and Zhang Yuanjun, co-writers of the play. "But in that environment, the shortcomings of the system will inevitably be reflected. Although the country has been improving the level of rural education, generally speaking, this area still needs to be improved. It’s not good enough.”
"Okay, I'll change it." Liu Yifei could hear the anxiety and impatience in Zhang Yuanjun's tone.
But Li Yang poured cold water on it again: "It can't be changed. The bureau means that our high school students cannot be photographed like this."
"This doesn't make sense." Zhang Yuanjun said with a bitter smile.
But Li Yang had encountered this kind of thing a lot, and his mentality was relaxed: "It's okay, I always find a way. Let's see how to do it later. You guys talk first, I will go over." Li Yang left.
Liu Yifei said: "Director Li Yang is right. The methods are all thought out. Let's see how to change them later. At today's celebration party, don't keep a straight face, it will not look good to others."
For the next hour, Zhang Yuanjun showed off his acting skills and continued to chat with the guests with a smile.
It wasn't until after 11 o'clock in the evening that Zhang Yuanjun returned to the hotel.
After a long night of socializing, Zhang Yuanjun was not sleepy at all. He turned on the computer and stared at the documents on the screen.
There are two words written on it: "Detachment".
Zhang Yuanjun came up with this story when he was communicating with director Li Yang in Cannes. After he came back, he got in touch with Li Yang and discussed his idea with him.
Both of them thought the story was good, so they started writing the script together.
Zhang Yuanjun set the story in a rural school. In fact, it cannot be called a rural school. It should be said to be a grassroots school, an ordinary middle school in an ordinary town.
Li Yang’s interpretation of this is that this is the edge area of urbanization. This is neither a city nor a countryside. This sense of division gives the young students here a different mental state.
How to change it.
Zhang Yuanjun has been staring at the cursor on the screen for half an hour without moving a word.
The phone rang, and Zhang Yuanjun glanced at the caller ID.
"What are you doing? It's so late."
"Come out, I'll wait for you at the east gate of the hotel." Who else could call Zhang Yuanjun so late at night?
"I'm revising the manuscript. You should go back to sleep. It's so cold at night."
"Oh, if you don't come out, I'll go upstairs and knock on your door. I won't care if someone finds out."
Zhang Yuanjun felt that she was being unreasonable at this moment, but he still changed his clothes and went downstairs.
Arriving at the east gate of the hotel, Zhang Yuanjun saw Liu Yifei at a corner that was not easily discovered.
Before Zhang Yuanjun could speak, Liu Yifei took his arm and said, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."
"Where are you going? It's late at night."
"Come on, you'll know when we get there."
The two walked for ten minutes in the cool breeze of the early autumn night, and finally arrived at their destination, an arcade arcade!
How could Zhang Yuanjun not understand when he saw this?
Immediately, he no longer thought of blaming Liu Yifei, and smiled: "It's so late, everyone is closed."
"Let's go in and have a look." Liu Yifei pulled Zhang Yuanjun in.
As expected, there was no one in the arcade. There was only one staff member at the front desk, who was getting ready to get off work.
Both of them wear masks and hats when going out, so they are not afraid of being recognized by others.
Liu Yifei asked: "Can I still play?"
"Yes. How many coins do you buy?"
"Bring me 200 yuan."
Taking out 200 yuan of game currency, the staff said: "If you come to play so late, I will give you 20 more."
"Okay, thank you."
Liu Yifei took the small basket and said to Zhang Yuanjun: "What do you want to play? I'll treat you today."
Zhang Yuanjun was much happier now and said with a smile: "Thank you, Boss Liu."
The two played the dance machine together and were equally matched. They danced three songs. Liu Yifei was only 3 and 5 points higher than Zhang Yuanjun in each song.
Playing racing, Liu Yifei beat Zhang Yuanjun.
"I won again! You, a man, can't beat me in racing."
Playing shooting games, Zhang Yuanjun beat Liu Yifei.
"This is the game men should play."
"Come again!" Liu Yifei was unconvinced.
Now the two of them are sitting in front of a game console playing The King of Fighters. Zhang Yuanjun first spent half an hour teaching Liu Yifei some common characters, and then the two started to fight.
"Oops, you sneak up on me."
"My ultimate move is just a little bit close, so it doesn't count. I'll try again."
"You can't do this. I'm treating you today, so please let me order."
"you are bullying me!"
Liu Yifei couldn't beat her and started cheating.
Zhang Yuanjun smiled heartlessly. There was no give-and-take on the game field.
The two played through all the projects in the arcade before finally coming to the ultimate challenge - the claw machine!
"I want that dinosaur, catch it for me."
Zhang Yuanjun agreed: "It depends on me."
"You are so unlucky, can you do it?"
"If you're a man, you can't say no, look at Sa's family!"
Maybe it was just luck and feel that Zhang Yuanjun gained a lot from catching the doll this time.
On average, you can get one success every three times.
He can catch whatever Liu Yifei wants!
"Ah! That! I want that!"
"That one looks good too, why don't you just catch it!"
"Right at the entrance of the cave, grab this, this is easy!"
Liu Yifei shouted with a smile, her mood was extremely high, and she went to the front desk to ask for a big bag to put her doll in.
By the time the two of them had used up all the game coins in their hands, Liu Yifei already had more than 20 different dolls in her bag.
"What is a claw machine terminator!" Zhang Yuanjun was very happy.
"Gone."
"If you don't have any, go back. I'm tired of playing too. You pick two dolls and take them away. The arcade city will recycle the others. We can't take away so many."
Liu Yifei picked a pair of couple dolls to keep.
After the two people left, the staff of the video game city who stayed at their posts that night made a phone call: "Sister Zhao, the two of them left. Yes, I have adjusted all the claw machines. They arrested dozens of them. That man It was a lot of fun.”
The two walked to the hotel arm in arm, and when they came to the dark corner, Zhang Yuanjun hugged Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei buried her head on Zhang Yuanjun's shoulder, and neither of them spoke.
In the darkness, both of them seemed to see the light in each other's eyes. Liu Yifei put her arms around Zhang Yuanjun's neck. Zhang Yuanjun lowered his head and kissed the girl. (End of chapter)
