Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 17: The Ambition of Winning Berlin

"The movie was finished so quickly?"

Wang Jinsong was still a little surprised when he saw Zhou Qing.

Even though he had read the script and knew that the shooting period of "127 Hours" would not be too long, Zhou Qing's efficiency was still a little beyond his expectations.

This is definitely not the speed of a new director.

It seems that Zhou Qing's practical level is better than he thought.

"We finished filming yesterday, and I'm here to report to you today."

Zhou Qing responded with a smile on his face.

"Everything went smoothly, didn't you encounter any problems?"

Wang Jinsong picked up the teacup on his desk and took a sip.

"It went very smoothly. The seniors that the teacher introduced to me were all very helpful. There's nothing to say about it."

Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly.

"What are you going to do later?"

After chatting about other things for a while, Wang Jinsong asked about this matter.

This is exactly one of Zhou Qing's purposes this time. Even if Wang Jinsong didn't mention it, Zhou Qing would have taken the initiative to bring it up.

"Since I'm a student of Beijing Film Academy, of course I plan to work there."

Zhou Qing smiled at Wang Jinsong without thinking.

"Are you targeting the school's editing room?"

Wang Jinsong saw through Zhou Qing's little trick in a second, shook his head and chuckled, "I've seen people save money, but I've never seen anyone save money as much as you do."

"It's because the budget is really limited. Teacher Wang, I'm your student, you have to support me."

Zhou Qing did not deny this, but admitted it openly.

"Okay, it's a waste to leave those places empty. I'll help you apply for them."

Wang Jinsong agreed without much hesitation.

I have to say that this head teacher is really reliable.

"Thank you, Teacher Wang!"

Zhou Qing was overjoyed and thanked him immediately.

"What are your plans for the future? When will it be released?"

Wang Jinsong asked another more critical question.

"The initial plan is to do it at the end of February next year, and we'll talk about it after the film is out."

Zhou Qing had planned this before filming began, and he told Wang Jinsong the truth.

Wang Jinsong nodded when he heard this, thinking that this schedule was actually a good choice.

The Lunar New Year movie season basically lasts until this time every year, which is considered the end of the Lunar New Year movie season.

It has a certain level of popularity, but it doesn't have to be impacted by the previous blockbusters and become cannon fodder.

Although Wang Jinsong is optimistic about the script, this movie is ultimately a low-budget movie and its size is there.

It is not competitive during the big schedule.

“The end of February is not bad, and Labor Day is also OK.”

Wang Jinsong gave his own opinion.

These days, the May Day holiday is still a seven-day holiday, which can be considered a small period.

Because there are only seven days, some big blockbusters often won't be released during this time.

A low-budget masterpiece like "127 Hours" is just right.

However, what Wang Jinsong didn't know was that Zhou Qing chose the end of February for another consideration.

Berlin Film Festival!
That’s right, Zhou Qing has already set his sights on the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in Europe.

It opens at that time every year. If "127 Hours" really wins an award, it would be better to release it while the iron is hot.

Zhou Qing actually considered Labor Day, but after two or three months, the enthusiasm had long gone.

"Okay, anything else?"

The two sides argued for a while, and then Wang Jinsong cancelled Zhou Qing's leave and started to drive him away.

Zhou Qing was planning to talk to Wang Jinsong about the review and the release of the film, but after some hesitation he shut up. It wasn't that Zhou Qing had given up, but he thought that this was not the best time.

After all, those things are not as simple as doing post-production in school, where you just need to apply to the leader.

That really requires the school to make an effort.

Zhou Qing's identity as a student of Beijing Film Academy is not enough for Beijing Film Academy to pay so much attention to him.

In fact, the school had already supported him to the utmost, and Zhou Qing was indeed at a loss as to how to proceed.

But once the movie comes out and the school sees that it has the potential to win awards, the situation will be completely different.

It is also a huge honor for Norinco that students from my own school made a film that impacted the top three European films.

By then, I won’t even need to ask for help myself, as Beijing Film Academy will spare no effort to help.

The only question is, can this movie really win at the Berlin Film Festival as Zhou Qing expected?
Zhou Qing felt there was still hope.

The first thing is naturally his directing skills. Is it just a joke to say that he has almost reached the maximum level?

And the script is really awesome.

Although Huang Bo's acting skills have not reached the maturity and ease as they did when he was a movie emperor, they are still very impressive under his own training.

The level of performance he finally displayed was also at the level of an award-winning actor.

Taking all these factors into consideration, the quality of "127 Hours" is actually better than the original.

The original film was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar.

Especially the Oscars, where such heavyweight awards as Best Picture and Best Actor are nominated at the same time.

Therefore, Zhou Qing is still very confident about "127 Hours".

Even though the film looks a bit rough due to cost constraints, judging from Zhou Qing's professional vision, it will not be a problem for it to win something at the Berlin Film Festival.

Even if we can't win the Golden Bear, we're still optimistic about winning the Silver Bear.

Given the gold content of the three major European universities, even if one of them really wins the Silver Bear in the end, it will be explosive in China.

After all, during this period of time, looking at so many domestic directors, only Zhang Guoshi, Wang Dashuai and Lin Zhengsheng have won the Silver Bear.

Master Zhang and Marshal Wang won the Jury Prize.

Of course, these are all things that will happen later. For now, let’s just edit the movie first.

With Zhou Qing's current strength, plus the scale of "127 Hours", this kind of thing is completely easy and enjoyable.

I estimate it will take less than a week to finish cutting.

"Ok, deal!"

Zhou Qing made this decision very happily.

I looked at the time and it was already eleven o'clock. It was obviously not appropriate to go back to the classroom, but it was a bit early to go out for dinner.

So I just went back to the dormitory.

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin have already woken up and are discussing everyone's movie with great interest.

"Qingzi, when will our movie be released?"

As soon as Zhu Yawen saw Zhou Qing, he couldn't wait to ask questions again and again.

Although he only played a minor role in the movie, it was still his first screen debut.

In particular, in addition to his cameo appearance, he was busy from beginning to end, as if he was waiting for his own child to be born.

"If everything goes well, maybe during the Lunar New Year holiday."

Zhou Qing thought about it and didn't dare to say anything final.

"Doesn't that mean we still have to wait two or three months? Can't you hurry up?"

Zhu Yawen couldn't help but urge.

"Can this be made as fast as I want? The review alone will take several months, Boss. Maybe it won't even be released during the Lunar New Year!"

Zhou Qing burst out laughing.

From the completion of a film to its review and obtaining the Dragon Mark, the period usually takes several months, or even more than half a year.

From this perspective, it is indeed a bit risky to schedule the release date for the Lunar New Year now, because it is not certain that permission will be obtained!

This is exactly why Zhou Qing plans to cling to Beijing Film Academy.

(End of this chapter)