Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 125 [I can’t stay in this Xiying Studio any longer]

As soon as this report from Renmin Daily came out, the war of words in the domestic film industry, which had been constantly raging, came to an end.

Xi'an Film Studio.

"Horse riding!"

In the office, Teng Wenji looked at the newspaper in his hand, slammed the table, and said angrily: "Isn't it just a few awards at the Tokyo Film Festival? Why is it reported in the Renmin Daily?!"

"Alright, Old Teng!"

Wu Tianming, who was sitting opposite him, frowned and said, "You are already so old, but you still have such a bad temper like a youngster. You are also a veteran in the industry. Do you really want to argue with a youngster?"

“Is this a fight?”

Teng Wenji said dissatisfiedly: "Old Wu, you can't be so stubborn. We have known each other for more than ten years. I supported you when you became the factory director. Now I have something to worry about, and you won't help me?"

"Why don't I help you!"

Wu Tianming said with a cold face: "Do you still want me to help you talk about Li Yishu in the newspaper? You are shameless, but I still have some. Don't you think that Li Yishu is not an ordinary person? His father and mother are both old employees of Emei Factory. Now the director of Emei Factory is looking for trouble with our factory all day long. I have tried my best to delay it and let the factory deal with it coldly. What else do you want?!"

"You call this helping? Brother Chen Kai at least said a few words for me in the newspaper, asking Zhang Yimou to help, but he kept making excuses. And Xie Fei, He Ping and the others didn't help at the critical moment!"

At this point, Teng Wenji said angrily: "What's even more infuriating is this Gong Li, who became famous with the movies produced by our Xi'an Film Studio. Now she is helping an outsider to criticize me, saying that I am taking advantage of my age. This is really like putting down your bowl and chopsticks and cursing your mother!"

"That's enough, Old Teng!"

Seeing that Teng Wenji was getting more and more outrageous, Wu Tianming said seriously: "This matter ends here. The factory director is now communicating with the people from Emei Factory. This matter is just a misunderstanding. I will go to Emei Factory to talk to them in person later."

Teng Wenji said indignantly: "What do you mean? Just let it go? The newspapers are full of articles scolding me, and you want me to just let it go now? This is how things are done in the factory. It's not as good as the unity of the Emei Factory."

"You need to understand, Old Teng. You are the one who started this incident. Li Yishu is a young director who has achieved such great success abroad. What's wrong with being proud? When you were shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival, weren't you also very proud?"

Wu Tianming took a deep breath and said, "What's more, many newspapers have confirmed Li Yishu's achievements abroad. Even Mr. Qiu Fusheng, who has cooperated with our company, stated in the newspaper that the box office performances of "The Mountain" and "Love Letter" in Japan are real."

Teng Wenji said stubbornly, "So what if it's true? Learning skills starts with learning morality. Am I wrong?"

"Okay, stop talking."

Wu Tianming said helplessly: "During this period of time, you should rest well at home."

Teng Wenji was stunned. "Old Wu, what do you mean by this? You want me to rest at home. What about my movie?"

Wu Tianming said, "The studio has decided to temporarily stop your movie. It just so happens that the studio doesn't have enough funds right now. You should rest well at home during this period and we can discuss it next year."

Hearing this, Teng Wenji was dumbfounded: "Old Wu, you can't do this. I have already chosen the heroine, and you suddenly don't want to shoot..."

"I'm just here to inform you. You can ask the factory manager for the details."

Wu Tianming shook his head and turned away. He resigned as director of the Xi'an Film Studio last year and is now just an ordinary director. He has no right to take care of these things.

Not to mention that what Teng Wenzhi did was not a decent thing in itself. If the target was just a young director with no background, perhaps the factory would not have done anything to this old man.

After all, she has brought honor to the Xi'an Film Studio, but who can blame Li Yishu for having someone backing her up?

Needless to say, Emei Film Studio is Li Yishu's home studio.

The Beijing Film Studio also helped to speak up for Li Yishu because they had collaborated on several films together and now they are very close.

There is also the Shandong Film Studio. The new movie co-produced by Li Yishu and Qiu Fusheng is already being prepared in Jinan.

Although Xi'an Film Studio is now famous because of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, it is still the leader among many domestic film studios.

But it can't withstand the three film studios.

What's more, Emei Film Studio and Beijing Film Studio are among the six major studios in China, and their foundation is no worse than that of Xi'an Film Studio.

Naturally, the factory would not let the entire factory pay for Teng Wenzhi's personal mistake.

After Teng Wenji came out of the office, he felt that every person he met was hiding behind his back and pointing fingers at him.

The angrier he got the further he walked, Teng Wenji clenched his hands into fists. He was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot and his nostrils were flared. He never expected that his reputation would be ruined by a young man in his twenties.

"I can't stay in this Xiying Studio any longer."

Teng Wenji looked back at the office building, a hint of determination flashed in his eyes. He wanted to change the production studio!
Otherwise, if he continued to stay in the Xi'an Film Studio, he would be regarded as a joke, not to mention that the Xi'an Film Studio did not support him in this matter, but instead supported an outsider.

This is what Teng Wenzhi finds most unacceptable. He has worked in the Xi'an Film Studio for more than ten years, but even the studio doesn't support him. What's the point of continuing to work in such a studio?

Tokyo. Inside a hotel.

"Director Li, congratulations!"

"Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film, Director Li has won these three awards and has become the biggest winner of this year's Tokyo Film Festival!"

Qingxia walked over with a smile on her face, followed by Lai Shengchuan.

Lee Ye-su smiled cheerfully: "I didn't expect to win so many awards, and all of them are big awards. I can only say that the jury liked this movie too much."

"It's not just the judges of the Tokyo Film Festival. The judges of the Venice Film Festival are also very fond of Director Li's film, right?"

Qingxia smiled and said, "By the way, Director Li, have you ever thought about taking the movie to participate in the Golden Horse Awards?"

"The Golden Horse hasn't started yet?"

Li Yishu doesn't mind signing up for more film festivals and winning more awards, but it's already mid-November and the Golden Horse Awards selection process hasn't started yet?
"Usually it's in June every year, but the exact date still needs to wait for the Golden Horse Awards to announce it."

Qingxia said this with regret: "In fact, if Director Li had signed up this year, I believe he would have won several awards."

This year, "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" can be described as a huge hit in Taiwan. It not only set off a wave of movie-watching, but also broke the record of No. 1 in Taiwan's box office history. It also carries the 1992 Consensus, so it is estimated that it will not be a problem for it to win the Best Feature Film Award.

Li Yishu said: "It's a bit of a pity, but I never thought about signing up for the Golden Horse Awards before, so if I missed it, I missed it."

Qingxia said: "You can also apply next year. The Golden Horse Awards do not require that the film must be shot in the same year. Generally speaking, films shot within two years can participate."

Lai Shengchuan next to him also echoed: "Yes, Director Li, if you want to participate in the Golden Horse Awards, you can sign up for the Golden Horse Awards next year."

Hearing that he could sign up next year, Li Yishu nodded and said, "Okay, let's try next year."

The Golden Horse Awards are not as prestigious as they were later, so Lee Yi-su doesn't mind attending. Especially since his movie has such a high box office in Taiwan, it would be a shame if he doesn't attend.

Moreover, according to the release time, "That Mountain" persisted in Taiwan until after the Chinese New Year in February, so it can barely be considered a film released this year.

Several people sat down and started chatting.

As fellow countrymen, we met in a foreign country and we are both experts in the same industry, so we soon started chatting happily.

As we chatted, we started talking about some interesting things that happened during the filming.

"Director Li, you may not know that Qingxia has dyslexia. When she was on the set, she had to find someone to read her lines word by word, and then she had to memorize them. Even if she was given a prompter, she couldn't understand it."

Speaking of this, Lai Shengchuan also laughed out loud when he recalled the interesting things that happened on the crew.

Qingxia, who was standing next to him, smiled bitterly and said, "Dyslexia has been a problem for me since I was a child. Sometimes when I go to a restaurant, I get a headache just looking at the menu!"

“Is there really such a thing as dyslexia?”

Li Yishu looked surprised. He had heard of dyslexia, but he didn't expect Qingxia to have it too.

"some."

Qingxia said with a smile: "I was a poor student when I was young. My mother thought I just couldn't concentrate on my studies and wasn't cut out for it. Later, she found out that I couldn't even read the newspaper correctly, so she took me to the hospital to check if I was a low-level student."

puff-

Li Yishu laughed out loud, and Lai Shengchuan next to her couldn't help laughing.

"After tests, the doctor confirmed that there was nothing wrong with my brain. God bless me, I just have dyslexia. I read words backwards or upside down, and it's easy for me to skip lines or miss words. I have to point my fingers at each word to make sure I don't skip or miss any."

Qingxia said helplessly: "But who would have thought that after filming, I would have to read so many scripts. I had to read each script for a very long time, so over time, I hired an assistant to read the scripts to me, because only by listening can it seem less strenuous."

"That was very uncomfortable."

Although Li Yishu does not have dyslexia, after hearing what Qingxia said, she can understand how much trouble those with dyslexia have in life.

It’s not that they have low IQs, it’s just possible that there’s something wrong with their nerves, which leads to reading difficulties.

This is similar to the situation of people suffering from trypophobia, thalassophobia, etc., except that each person's symptoms are different.

Qingxia laughed: "Yes, so Director Li, if you are working with Director Lai, it would be better if you don't write too much script at that time, so that I can be lazy and don't have to memorize so many lines."

"I have one that's right for you."

Li Yishu's eyes flickered. After hearing Qingxia say that she had dyslexia, he thought of a pretty good movie.

(End of this chapter)