China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 407: Hell Level Difficulty Target
Director Li Yu understands very well the actresses' desire for improvement.

The actors are so motivated, how can he, as a director, not give his full support?
With this idea in mind, he approved Fan Xiaopang's application without hesitation.

That night, Li Yu and Fan Xiaopang auditioned for their roles at the hotel they had agreed to meet at.

What? Auditioning in a hotel is not reasonable?
Actors and actresses can discuss the script in the hotel late at night.

It is reasonable for Li Yu, a director, to audition actresses in a hotel at night.

After one round of auditions, I can only say that Fan Xiaopang is worthy of being a veteran actor who has been in the industry for many years and his professional ability is very good.

For the sake of the quality of the film, Li Yu also specially added some test content for the fighting scenes.

Fan Xiaopang’s fighting scenes are also excellent, and he can perform various difficult martial arts moves with ease.

Although Fan Xiaopang’s role in the movie "Parasite" is a rich lady and there are not many fighting scenes.

But an actor who can perform both literary and martial arts roles is obviously better and more versatile than an actor who is only proficient in one.

In the end, Fan Xiaopang successfully won the role of Mrs. Li with his own strength.

After the audition, a breathless Fan Xiaopang asked Li Yu curiously, "Are you really going to give up on Zhang Ziyi and choose me?"

Fan Xiaopang wanted to hear this story again, which was very exciting for her. She felt a little unsatisfied after hearing it once on the phone.

"Of course, Zhang Ziyi wanted to audition for this movie. Someone around me said that Zhang Ziyi was quite suitable for the role you play, so I rejected her at that time."

Li Yu said very domineeringly.

"No matter what, she's also called International Zhang. She wants to act in your movie, but you don't even give her a chance to audition. Aren't you being too disrespectful to her?"

Fatty Fan said.

"If she wants to act in my movie, do I have to give her a chance? To borrow the words of Dean Chen Qingquan, our country is a director-centered system, the director is the most important, and the director has the final say in everything.

So what if she feels uncomfortable? How dare she mock me on the show? "

Li Yu said indifferently.

There was a hint of admiration in Fan Xiaopang's eyes as he looked at Li Yu.

As an old hand in the industry, she also understands how high the director's status is in the industry, and that he is not at the same level as an actor.

She has a very high status among actresses, and there are still actresses who dare to confront her.

The sarcasm on the show that Li Yu mentioned just now, wasn’t it referring to the fact that Zhang Ziyi sarcastically mocked her on the show?

If she was a top director in China like Li Yu, there would be no way that Zhang Ziyi would dare to make sarcastic remarks about her.

Which actress dares to fight with her? Actresses are too busy to climb the pole.

"Great directors are amazing. If I could do it again, I would also like to be a director."

Fat Fan said with a bit of envy.

“Starting over again is not enough, I may have to be reborn, but even if I am reborn, I may not be able to become a great director.

It's pretty good to be able to make a living as a director. You think actors are very competitive, but in fact, the profession of director is much more competitive than actors.

Look at the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. There are so many graduates, but how many of them have made it to the top? "

Li Yu poured a bucket of cold water on Fan Xiaopang on the spot and told her not to think too much.

Fan Xiaopang was pulled back to reality from his fantasy world by Li Yu's words.

She knows how difficult it is to succeed in the field of directing.

The list of graduates from the directing department of Beijing Film Academy was placed in front of her, and she recognized no more than five names.

The only four she could think of at the moment were Chen Kaige, Li Yu, Cao Qing and Lu Yang.

The latter two are still relatively weak, and one of them will not be able to control the situation without Li Yu.

The other one has just achieved success, but it remains to be seen whether it can maintain its success in the future.

"Can't I just fantasize a little? Can you not be so heartbreaking?"

Fatty Fan complained. After complaining, Fatty Fan thought of the point and couldn't help asking, "Your "Parasite" is an art film with an investment of 70 million yuan. This should be the art film with the largest investment in our country's history, right? With such a big investment, do you want to win the Best Actor or Best Actress award at the European Big Three this time?"

What Fan Xiaopang really cares about is whether her character has a chance to win an award.

“If you want to win the Best Actor or Best Actress award, you have to focus on one character, just like your film The Sun, where the visuals of the film revolve around the heroine.

I won’t do that with Parasite this time, I want to strive for the highest award at Cannes next year.”

In order to avoid controversy, Li Yu would not say such things in front of outsiders.

Fan Xiaopang is not an outsider, so there is no need for Li Yu to hide his true goal from her.

He has known Fan Xiaopang for so many years and knows Fan Xiaopang well. Fan Xiaopang will not say anything nonsense outside.

First, Fan Xiaopang has a high emotional intelligence, and she knows what she can and cannot say.

Second, Li Yu knew that Fan Xiaopang was tight-lipped.

Fat Fan thought he had misheard and it took him several seconds to react.

"The highest award in Cannes? The Palme d'Or? The award that Director Chen Da won for Farewell My Concubine?"

Fat Fan was really shocked.

Li Yu's ambition was much greater than she had imagined.

This is the award that made Director Chen a god.

Relying on this Palme d'Or, before "The Promise" came out, Director Chen was undoubtedly the number one director in China, and Zhang Yingmou could not compare with him.

Almost twenty years have passed, and the only Palme d'Or award in China is still won by Chen Kaige.

The value of this award is evident.

"What? You don't believe it? You think it's impossible?"

Li Yu asked with a smile.

Fan Xiaopang's reaction was normal.

If Li Yu said what he just said, few people would believe it, because it is really difficult.

"Li Yu, it's not that I don't believe it, it's that I don't dare to believe it."

Fat Fan still looked extremely surprised.

It's crazy, a little too crazy.

If Li Yu could take back a Palme d'Or, the one in Chen Kaige's hand would immediately lose its status, because China would have more than one.

Considering Chen Kaige's poor performance in recent years, Chen Kaige's current status is about to be dragged down by Li Yu.

“Sister Binbin, when I asked you to film The Sun, I told you that the leading actress in The Sun was very outstanding and had a good chance of winning an award.

You didn't quite believe it at the time and even made an inhumane bet with me.

How about we make another bet this time? I'm not greedy, so the stakes will be the same as last time."

Li Yu said with confidence.

Looking at Li Yu's confident look, Fat Fan was a little shaken.

Li Yu, who had boasted in front of him and agreed to make a bet with her, was as confident as he is now.

The result that year was that Li Yu really lived up to the boast he made in front of her and really returned home with a big prize.

Will the ending this time be the same as last year?

This time, Li Yu’s goal is the highest award in Cannes!

Emotionally speaking, she was willing to believe Li Yu.

But she couldn't convince herself, because the difficulty was too high, it was hell-level difficulty.

(End of this chapter)