CHAPTER 744: CHAPTER 507:

Zhou Yun fell into deep thought.

Yao Yuanfeng said, "You are a very promising actor, so at this time, as your elder and as the producer of your first film, I want to earnestly advise you that ’Four Killers’ will be another representative work of yours. What I mean is, it will become the work in your portfolio that reaches the widest audience."

Zhou Yun shook her head and said, "President Yao, what you actually want is for me to film the sequel, right?"

Yao Yuanfeng nodded with a smile and said, "Exactly, that’s what I mean."

Zhou Yun: "But I really wasn’t happy making this film, I didn’t get along well with the director, and I felt even more uncomfortable working with the actors."

Yao Yuanfeng said, "But for this film, they are all the most suitable people."

"Is that so?"

"Don’t you trust my judgment on movies?" Yao Yuanfeng said, "I respect your artistic vision, but when it comes to predicting a film’s box office performance, I think you need to listen to me, right?"

Indeed, Yao Yuanfeng, who started from scratch with commercial films domestically and made a name for himself in the industry, was qualified to make this statement.

Yao Yuanfeng continued, "And don’t tell me that box office isn’t important. Every actor who has ever left a mark on the history of cinema has been a box office star."

Zhou Yun could not deny this, nor could she afford to.

"So don’t outright refuse the second part of ’Four Killers’. Don’t say in interviews after its release that you won’t participate in the second part," Yao Yuanfeng said. "Give it a chance, its box office will prove its worth to you."

Zhou Yun fell silent.

Yao Yuanfeng had a way with words; what he said had shaken her resolve.

Initially, she had determined that no matter what Yao Yuanfeng said, she would not film the second part of ’Four Killers’.

Speechless.

Zhou Yun said, "You really have a way with words."

Yao Yuanfeng laughed, "So, it seems that you have taken in what I said?"

"I’m just really annoyed, I know what I really want in my heart, but what you say can sway me," Zhou Yun shook her head, "My will isn’t strong enough."

"The person with too much determination isn’t suitable to be an actor," Yao Yuanfeng said. "An actor should naturally be an emotional creature."

Zhou Yun rolled her eyes.

Because Yao Yuanfeng had made another point she couldn’t refute.

After ’Four Killers’ wrapped up, Zhou Yun went home and rested for a few days with Song Chi.

"What do we do now? Your leg needs a crutch, and we agreed to go out and have fun for a few days in July, but that can’t happen now," Zhou Yun sighed.

Song Chi: "Yeah."

"Sigh," Zhou Yun clicked her tongue, "We can only accept reality now."

There was no time to rest. ’Under the Grand Dress’ was entering a crucial phase of pre-production, and Zhou Yun needed to participate in many decisions.

Of course, the most critical for Zhou Yun was the script reading sessions.

Besides that, Zhou Yun also had some show recordings, magazine shoots, and commercial shoots to work on.

In the meantime, ’Behind the Scenes’ was scheduled for release in June.

’Behind the Scenes’ was scheduled for June, also trying to ride the coattails of the Cannes Film Festival wind, capitalizing on the film’s award win at Cannes to secure a good box office.

Zhou Yun couldn’t help but contemplate that even an artistic movie like ’Behind the Scenes’ was still aiming for a good box office.

Because of the sudden scheduled release of ’Behind the Scenes’, Zhou Yun’s workload increased significantly.

Among the increased workload were two more magazine covers, which were a joint purchase by the distributor and Zhou Yun’s endorsing brands.

Yes, many times, fashion magazine covers need to be bought by moneyed sponsors.

The sponsors buy the cover and then decide which celebrity they want to feature on their brand’s cover.

On occasion, it was the magazine’s invitation and the recommendation of the brand that led Zhou Yun to secure a cover; but most of the time, it was her endorsing brands that bought the cover for her to shoot, or high-end brands who liked and appreciated her, after purchasing the cover,