Chapter 1685: About the Upcoming Plans (4000 Words)_3

Chapter 1685 -825: About the Upcoming Plans (4000 Words)_3

Song Chi: “If you want to shoot ‘Idol Clone,’ then let’s start preparing for the project as soon as possible. When do you want to film it?”

Zhou Yun said: “I don’t know yet. I have a lot of free time this year, and there’s no film scheduled for me at the moment, so there’s no rush. After I finish ‘Killing Song,’ I’ll think about ‘Idol Clone’ more carefully. How about our studio co-producing it with your company?”

“Mm, of course, there’s no problem.”

“Oh, by the way, how’s Sister Hongyu now?” Zhou Yun asked. “How’s ‘Sword Lady’ doing these days?”

“There’s a lot of discussion, and it’s receiving a lot of industry attention. I get calls and WeChat messages from veteran colleagues every day, telling me they’re watching ‘Sword Lady’ and providing a lot of feedback,” Song Chi said. “In the hearts of the senior generation, Sister Hongyu is still a top actress. When she performs, people pay attention. The thing that makes me happiest is bringing Sister Hongyu back to the top of the market, allowing the audience to rediscover her and witness her true acting skills. It would be a pity for an actress like her to gradually fade into the background, only making cameo appearances in roles that shine momentarily.”

“Yes, indeed.” Zhou Yun said, “But it’s really a shame that ‘For Mother’ didn’t get Sister Hongyu an award.”

“Winning awards involves luck and the competitive landscape of the year as well. ‘For Mother’ only allowed Sister Hongyu to showcase her expected acting skills, but it wasn’t more challenging than her past roles, nor was there a significant breakthrough,” Song Chi said. “‘Sword Lady,’ on the other hand, presented a character quite different from any she’s played before, which surprised everyone. However, it’s difficult for martial arts films to win awards. That said, winning or not winning an award no longer matters as much to Sister Hongyu. She told me she’s happy she can once again shape characters and make use of her acting skills after such a long time.”

“So, any plans for Sister Hongyu after this?”

Song Chi shook his head, “Sister Hongyu said she’s been filming constantly over the past two years and wants to take a break to carefully choose scripts. Additionally, the films she’s been in recently are all related to me, either produced by my company or projects I starred in. I still hope she can collaborate with more production teams. She has worked with so many directors and companies before. Over the past two years, many scripts have been sent to her, but she turned them down because she was filming my projects. Now she can really choose wisely.”

“That’s great.” Zhou Yun nodded, saying, “People always say that actors should refrain from becoming celebrities, but that’s not the way. If all actors avoid being celebrities, those who don’t fit the mainstream won’t have roles to play and will merely be cast as supporting characters. This is Sister Hongyu we’re talking about; a less well-known actress in her fifties wouldn’t even have the chance to play a lead role.”

Song Chi nodded: “You’re absolutely right.”

“You did a great job bringing Sister Hongyu back in front of the audience,” Zhou Yun said. “More projects like this can continue, but unfortunately, after Lily’s husband’s illness and passing, she hasn’t come back to acting.”

Back then, the film ‘Behind the Scenes’ propelled You Jiang, Zeng Lili, and Wang Jing to fame, but Zeng Lili had to deal with her husband’s cancer and has since withdrawn from the scene.

If it weren’t for this incident, given the momentum of ‘Behind the Scenes’ at the time, Zeng Lili would have become a trusted veteran actress like Jiang Yuzhen.

Song Chi said: “Didn’t you once visit her? What did she say?”

“She said she wants to rest well and isn’t considering taking on any roles for now.” Zhou Yun said.

Song Chi nodded.

“Faced with such a significant life event, no one can emerge unscathed.”

“What if, one day, one of us gets cancer by accident? What should we do?”

“Touch wood, don’t jinx yourself,” Song Chi immediately glared at Zhou Yun, “We’ll both be healthy and live long lives.”

“Yes.” Zhou Yun said, “Eat well, keep exercising.”

As they were talking, their phones almost rang simultaneously.

Song Chi’s call was from Wu Chengbao.

Zhou Yun’s call was from Zhou Lan.

The two of them exchanged a look, “Did these two plan this? Why are they calling at the same time?”

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