My Songwriting Was Rejected, But I Became A Superstar

The news of Zhou Yu’s first movie was not widely publicized, but in this circle, if you want to make a movie, the news cannot be concealed. Especially for an artist like Zhou Yu who is highly regarded, all eyes are on him. If there is any slight movement, others will know about it. Many people in the circle know that Zhou Yu is preparing to shoot a movie recently, which makes them alert instantly. This kid, after tossing around in music, editor, and actor, is he now preparing to be a director? “This is just nonsense.”

Many people thought it was ridiculous. Zhou Yu, you should just focus on music and scripts, and be an actor and shoot movies. Why do you want to get involved in the directing industry now?

Although you, Zhou Yu, have created many myths, many people are still a little skeptical about being a director.

It’s not that they don’t believe in Zhou Yu’s skills, but they think that being a director and making movies is too risky. Zhou Yu’s acting skills are so good now, and everyone has seen his performance in “The Legend of Yunxi”. With acting skills, it’s okay to be an actor, so why do you have to be a director?

If you just shoot movies well, with Zhou Yu’s status and popularity, there is no problem with getting high pay. But being a director and making movies is completely different from being an actor, and the risks are too great.

Many people did not question Zhou Yu’s skills and abilities as a director. What else can’t this guy do now?

What they questioned was whether Zhou Yu’s movies were good and whether they could be recognized by the market. Even though the animated film “Tian Gang Chuan” proved Zhou Yu’s scriptwriting ability, animation is animation and live-action movies are live-action movies. These are two completely different concepts.

The key is that Zhou Yu is not the director of “Tian Gang Chuan”, and this animated film is not a theater channel. This makes many people feel that even if Zhou Yu can make a movie for the first time, it will probably be a flop.

There are so many film directors in China, even some big directors, and it is not guaranteed that every movie they make will sell well. There will even be a kind of movie that is well-received but not popular, with good reputation but poor box office.

The water in the film industry is very deep, and Zhou Yu wants to get involved so quickly, which is really a bit too hasty.

Everyone knows that Zhou Yu runs an entertainment company, and he will definitely not let go of the film and television industry. After all, it’s such a big piece of cake, and everyone wants to take a bite.

But not everyone can do this big screen theater.

Zhou Yu, you have a script, so you can find an excellent director to cooperate with. The two of you may be able to achieve something. However, this single-handed work still makes many people a little skeptical.

“You don’t know yet, but the movie Zhou Yu is shooting this time is said to be a comedy. He plays the second male lead, and the male and female leads are Wang Teng and Li Li.”

When people in the circle learned about this news, the doubts in their hearts became stronger, and even with a hint of watching the show.

“Haha, Zhou Yu is really a young and brave man. Who would dare to make a comedy these days?”

“That’s right. Comedies are not popular now. If you say that when Stephen Chow was around, then comedies were okay. Now, it’s hard to say.”

“And Zhou Yu is not the male lead. Wang Teng and Li Li were hired. These two have little box office appeal except for performing in the Spring Festival Gala and acting in dramas.”

“I think Zhou Yu is probably afraid that his first movie will fail. Comedies have low investment but high returns, so he wants to make a comedy. But in the current environment, he is making a comedy, and the actors he hired are such bad actors. It’s hard not to fail.”

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At the beginning, many people in the circle thought that Zhou Yu’s first movie was not very promising. But this guy’s scriptwriting ability is really strong, maybe it can still succeed.

But until Zhou Yu found out that the type of movie he was going to shoot this time was a comedy, and the actors he hired were all unknown people, I laughed in my heart.

The movie is a comedy that has been a flop for the past two years, and the actors are unknown comedians who have no box office appeal. If you hadn’t seen Wang Teng and Li Li on the Spring Festival Gala, you probably wouldn’t know that these two people exist in the circle.

Instantly, Zhou Yu’s plan to make a movie made many people in the circle laugh.

This guy is just asking for trouble.

“Haha, I want to see if you can create a miracle?”

Many people shook their heads. Zhou Yu was too anxious. If he wanted to enter the film and television industry, he had to do it step by step. Even if he wanted to make a movie, he was afraid of losing money for the first time, so he could find more investors.

With Zhou Yu’s popularity and status, many people would be willing to invest in making a movie. If not for anything else, it was for Zhou Yu’s traffic and face.

But now, this guy invested and made it himself, and he was making this kind of comedy that was bound to fail, which was really a dead end.

Zhou Yu didn’t know what those people in the circle thought, and even if he knew, he didn’t care.

At this moment, he was having dinner with the crew. The movie “Charlotte’s Troubles” was about to start shooting the day after tomorrow. Everyone gathered here to welcome everyone in the crew.

“Come on, Mr. Zhou Yu, I’ll toast you.”

The male lead, Mr. Wang Teng, sat at the main table and raised his glass to toast Zhou Yu. His partner, Li Li, also quickly raised her glass and stood up to toast.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t dare, Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, please sit down quickly. I can’t stand it if you do this.”

Seeing this, Zhou Yu also quickly stood up to toast back.

Wang Teng and Li Li smiled and said that this must be toasted.

The two are the kind of actors on the edge of the entertainment industry. Although they have often appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in recent years, their careers are not going well. They usually perform dramas and make some money. As comedians, they are not living very well today when the comedy industry is declining.

Before receiving Zhou Yu’s invitation, the two of them were still dreaming.

Who doesn’t know Zhou Yu? Now I don’t know how many people want to work with Zhou Yu. After meeting him on the Spring Festival Gala this year, Wang Teng and Li Li chatted with Zhou Yu for a few words and had a good impression of this young man.

This time Zhou Yu is going to shoot a comedy. After receiving the invitation, the two who had not announced their work came without saying anything.

Although many people in the circle are not optimistic about the comedy filmed by Zhou Yu this time, the two who have read the script know how good this script is. And no matter whether the movie can be popular or not, at least Zhou Yu gave them a chance to appear on the big screen.

In recent years, they have not received a script to shoot a movie for a long time. Many times, they just go to perform a drama, even if they have been on the Spring Festival Gala. But with the decline of the comedy industry, it is not very helpful for their careers.

As an actor, who doesn’t want to appear on the big screen?

And this time Zhou Yu gave them such a good script, Wang Teng and Li Li really didn’t want to miss it. Even though they knew that many people in the circle were not optimistic about their movie. But they felt that this movie might not be bad, what if a miracle was created?

Zhou Yu’s crew chatted, it was already March 10th, and the investors of “Charlotte’s Troubles” this time were only him, Yang Qian, Wen Shiyi, and Penguin. Originally, Zhou Yu thought that only the three of them could invest. But when Penguin knew that he was going to make a movie, they invested without saying anything.

Zhou Yu hadn’t even shown the script to Penguin yet, and they invested directly. Zhou Yu asked them, and the person in charge of Penguin said this.

“We value you, Mr. Zhou Yu. As for the movie, it would be best if it can be popular. If it can’t be popular, that’s okay. Just think of it as us helping Mr. Zhou Yu share the risk.”

Penguin is doing very well. Now that the cooperation with Zhou Yu is getting deeper and deeper, it also sees more and more value in Zhou Yu. This time, it’s just investing in a movie, and this kind of low-cost comedy movie is not a big production, with hundreds of millions of dollars invested. Zhou Yu’s “Charlotte’s Troubles” now has a cost of only 30 or 40 million at most, and Penguin directly invested 10 million.

This little money is nothing to Penguin. They don’t care whether Zhou Yu’s comedy can be a hit, they just need to maintain a good relationship with Zhou Yu. Now everyone knows that Zhou Yu is cooperating with Penguin. Zhou Yu is a member of Penguin, one of them, so they must support him.

At the beginning, Penguin actually wanted to persuade Zhou Yu to change the subject matter. Even if the budget is not enough, they can increase the investment. After all, with Zhou Yu’s talent, it is definitely no problem to write a good script.

This comedy has really not achieved much in recent years.

But when Zhou Yu showed the script of “Charlotte’s Troubles” to Penguin, the person in charge clapped his legs and applauded.

Zhou Yu’s script is amazing.

They said that they had read the script of this comedy and it was funny and full of jokes. The key is that when you see it to the end, you will find that this movie is not just a comedy. It contains good truths and implications. It is a very meaningful comedy.

All of a sudden, Penguin changed its view of Zhou Yu’s movie. It seems that this comedy is really worth a try. Zhou Yu’s script is so good, it would be a pity not to try it.

If it becomes popular, it will make a lot of money. Even if it fails, it will not lose much.

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After the whole crew had a party, the next day, the movie “Charlotte’s Troubles” officially started!

Because this drama is a modern drama, Zhou Yu did not go to other places to shoot, but found a shooting location in Zhonghai City. Zhou Yu had already communicated with the school.

Today is the first scene, Charlotte came to attend Qiuya’s wedding.

Zhou Yu sat in front of the director’s monitor. This time he was a director and an actor. Although there were a lot of work, it was a bit tiring. But when I do it myself, I feel a great sense of accomplishment.

“Okay, first scene, Teacher Wang Teng is ready…”

“Begin!”

As a luxury car drove into the hotel gate, it circled around the door for several times without stopping, which also attracted the attention of the classmates in the room.

“Brother-in-law, that’s enough, I have to go back quickly.”

“My girlfriend is celebrating her 60th birthday today, and she didn’t even know I drove the car out.”

Charlotte, played by Teacher Wang Teng, was wearing a dress and sitting in the back to observe whether the old classmates noticed him.

“Then you drive slowly, let’s go around two more times.”

Zhou Yu looked at the monitor. Although Teacher Wang Teng and his team rarely filmed, they had played many dramas and their acting skills were still very good. The filming looked smooth.

As the filming progressed, they came to the wedding and our Teacher Wang appeared.

“Yuan Hua, can you improvise a poem with our Charlotte’s outfit?”

It was Zhou Yu’s turn to film. He was wearing a suit and played Yuan Hua. This is the role he prepared for himself. He felt that the male lead was not suitable for him, but he felt that the male lead was very suitable for him.

The crew members looked at Yuan Hua played by Zhou Yu. The suit on Zhou Yu was irresistibly handsome.

The actress who played Qiu Ya is a third-tier artist in the circle. She is 28 years old this year. She is beautiful and has a good figure. Of course, this beauty is still far from that of Yang Qian and Wen Shiyi.

This time she was able to play the role of Qiu Ya because Director Chen recommended her.

Zhou Yu originally planned to find Yang Qian, but Yang Qian’s schedule was already full and she had already joined the crew this month. There was no choice but to find another actor. When chatting with Director Chen before, Director Chen recommended Su Xue to play the role of Qiu Ya.

Su Xue was so excited that she couldn’t sleep all night when she knew she was going to work with Zhou Yu.

Now she is watching Zhou Yu on the set. This is the first time she has been in such close contact with Zhou Yu. She has to say that he is really handsome.

“No wonder many people in the circle are staring at Director Zhou.”

Which woman would not be moved by such an outstanding, handsome and young man?

With the appearance of Mr. Wang, the atmosphere on the set has become much more cheerful. Ning Wanqiu and the others find this conversation funny.

“Teacher, do you still remember me? I came first in the winter long-distance race that year.”

Teacher Wang looked embarrassed: “First…”

“During the New Year that year, my father gave you a Sony radio.”

When Teacher Wang heard this, he suddenly realized: “Zhang Yang! The teacher can’t forget that.”

Yuan Hua, played by Zhou Yu, raised his glass to toast at this time: “Teacher Wang, my father gave me a TV.”

“Yuan Hua, you are still so handsome.”

“Teacher, I gave you a calendar.”

“The teacher doesn’t remember that.”

…

With just a few lines of dialogue, the characters were instantly established. Everyone watching the filming couldn’t help laughing.

(End of this chapter)