Chapter 84

: A Visit to the Set Brings Surprises from Fan Binbin and Wang Jinsong

On September 16, Zhou Yan visited the set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Today is Fan Binbin's birthday.

He specifically chose to come today.

Zhou Yan naturally didn't come empty-handed; he brought a cartload of watermelons and a cartload of cold drinks.

The weather in September is extremely hot, a fact that students undergoing military training can attest to most.

In addition to the staff, all the extras in the crew were involved.

Fan Binbin was very happy to see Zhou Yan arrive.

Fan Binbin pulled Zhou Yan aside and introduced him to the others.

"Everyone, this is my friend Zhou Yan, who came to visit the set today."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Yan. I apologize for disturbing you all with my visit," Zhou Yan said.

"Welcome!" the director and lead actors greeted them.

"Zhou Yan, let me introduce you. This is our director, Teacher Meng Ji."

"Hello, Teacher Meng," Zhou Yan said, shaking hands with the other person.

"This is the lead actor—Huang Haibing."

"Hello, Marine Brother."

"Hello." Huang Haibing extended his hand and shook hands with Zhou Yan.

"You should know this one—Sister Wang Yan!"

……

Fan Binbin introduced them one by one.

Zhou Yan got to know everyone.

"You guys are almost done filming this drama, right?" After meeting and getting acquainted with everyone, Zhou Yan and Fan Binbin went to the rest area to relax.

The others were quite tactful and didn't disturb the two.

"We've already started wrapping things up, and it should be finished this month," Fan Binbin nodded.

The filming of this drama took quite a while, several months.

"During this period, countless people have come to our company seeking cooperation, including companies such as Asia Pacific Audio-Visual and Nanhai Zhouyi, as well as Beijing Film Studio, which wants to bring 'The World's First' and 'Water Moon Cave' to the screen."

"I'm planning to invest in the production of 'The World's Number One,' what do you think?"

Zhou Yan originally planned to officially invest in filming after the 2002 South Korean World Cup.

But as he gained fame, more and more business partners came to him seeking cooperation.

Some want to buy the copyright, while others want to participate in co-productions.

Since we're going to film, we'll naturally prioritize our own company.

"I want to play Shangguan Haitang," Fan Binbin said excitedly.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely save the role for you," he promised Fan Binbin.

Moreover, Fan Binbin is indeed suitable for the role of Shangguan Haitang.

(Woman dressed as a man version)

"Have you decided which company to collaborate with?" Investing in film production is simple; the important thing is to sell the film.

"I haven't decided yet," Zhou Yan shook his head.

He has many partners to choose from, and he never intended to hog all the profits.

For him, TV dramas were just a stepping stone.

A stepping stone into the film industry.

"Whatever decision you make, I will support you," Fan Binbin said, holding Zhou Yan's right hand to express her support.

"Okay," he said, "if there weren't so many people around, he would have even wanted to hug it."

"Oh, right, I've landed two endorsements," Zhou Yan said to Fan Binbin, as if he had just remembered something.

"What endorsement?" Fan Binbin asked curiously.

She has received many endorsement offers during this period, like snowflakes falling from the sky.

Fang Mengya filtered out many for her, but there were still quite a few left.

Let her decide the rest.

"One is Yinlu Eight Treasure Porridge, and the other is Huiyuan Juice."

He actually received other endorsement offers, but he turned them all down.

"Are they all domestic brands?"

"Hmm," Zhou Yan initially didn't want to endorse food-related products because they were too easy to cause a scandal.

However, Yinlu Eight Treasure Porridge and Huiyuan Juice are both domestic brands, and even 20 years later, these two brands are still standing strong.

This is the reason why Zhou Yan took over the two brands.

Yinlu Eight Treasure Porridge offered less for its endorsement, while Huiyuan Juice offered more.

There are two brands, one makes eight-treasure porridge and the other makes fruit juice.

It is not a competitor.

"Sister Ya also sent me some information and asked me to choose carefully, but I haven't decided yet."

"Take your time," Zhou Yan said, without forcing him to do anything.

"Um!"

That evening, Zhou Yan and Fan Binbin got together again to celebrate their third birthday together.

Fan Binbin nestled in Zhou Yan's arms, recounting what had happened on set.

For example, in a fight scene, Huang Haibing was hit in the leg by a speeding cart and immediately collapsed to the ground and was sent to the hospital.

Many days later, Huang Haibing's legs were still swollen, bruised, and covered in dark circles.

For example, when Zhuo Fan accepted the role of Wang Lianhua, he turned down the role in "Clever Little Master".

Martial arts dramas are currently very popular, with high viewership and a high chance of becoming hits.

That's why many people want to make martial arts dramas.

The most famous of them is Huang Haibing.

Huang Haibing repeatedly declined Qiong Yao's invitations.

He either wanted to film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" or "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties," and missed the opportunity to work with Aunt Qiong Yao many times.

2003 was dubbed the "Year of Jin Yong," as a number of TV series adapted from Jin Yong's novels were released in mainland China that year, creating an unprecedented broadcast boom and having a profound impact on the dissemination of Jin Yong's culture.

The Li Yapeng version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" premiered on February 1, 2003.

The Jia Jingwen version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" premiered on Tianjin TV on March 12, 2003.

The Hu Jun version of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" premiered on December 11, 2003, on the Zhejiang Provincial Television Economic and Life Channel.

All three of these works have had a significant impact.

Zhou Yan also told Fan Binbin about what had happened to her recently.

Although she already knew about it through the media, Fan Binbin still enjoyed listening to it.

The two talked until late at night.

……

Not long after Zhou Yan returned to school, he was called to the office by teacher Wang Jinsong.

"Teacher Wang," Zhou Yan said with great respect for Wang Jinsong, as it was always Wang who approved his leave requests.

Teacher Wang was very kind to him and valued him highly.

This Wang Jinsong is not "Uncle Dong", but Teacher Wang Jinsong of "Monkey Rubber Band".

"I have some great news. Come with me, I'll tell you on the way," Wang Jinsong said, pulling Zhou Yan away.

"What's going on?" Zhou Yan was very curious.

"That's how it is," Wang Jinsong explained on the way.

After learning that Zhang Yimou was going to film "Hero", the leaders of Beijing Film Academy invited him over.

He claimed to be giving lectures to students, but his real intentions were elsewhere.

The real purpose was to encourage Zhang Yimou to make more use of the school's students.

Besides Zhou Yan, several other people were called over.

"Who else?" Zhou Yan asked curiously.

"The newly graduated Xiao Yanzi, Yan Danchen, the nursery school student, and you."

"Just the few of us?"

"How much more do you want?"

The school selects only outstanding students from Beijing Film Academy.

Little Swallow goes without saying; she rose to fame overnight with "My Fair Princess" and is undoubtedly a top star.

Yan Danchen, a student of the 96 class of Beijing Film Academy, was a classmate of Xiao Yanzi. In 1997, she won the Outstanding Adult Actress Award at the 8th China Film Golden Rooster Awards for her debut film "Carry Dad to School". In the same year, she won the Best Newcomer Award at the 4th China Film Huabiao Awards for her youth drama film "The Rainy Season".

Miao Pu, a student of the 1998 class of Beijing Film Academy, won the championship of the 2nd National Newcomer Competition for Film and Television Performance and successfully entered the ranks of the "Four Little Qingyi". In 1996, she played Miao Miao in the movie "White Horse Flying", and began to receive attention on the big screen.

Zhou Yan needs no introduction; he rose to fame with "Little Li Flying Dagger" and is a renowned author in China!

These individuals are all outstanding.