Our Rise Era

Chapter 66 What a crazy person!
The days following Chen Tiangui are enjoyable.

During the day, Zhang Yang was visiting various directors in Taiwan...

At night, I stay in different five-star hotels and receive different massage services.

During the day, Chen Tiangui would take his secretary to Taiwan's film and television colleges. Wearing big sunglasses and looking like he was not easy to mess with, he would squat at the entrance of the college. When he saw a girl who caught his eye, he would ask his secretary if they wanted to make a movie. If they did, he would come over and have a deep chat...

When he came back at night, he would often bring a group of photos of girls and tell Zhang Yang which girl he thought was suitable.

Mature, pure, sweet, or heroic...

There are girls of various personalities and dazzling looks, which gradually make Zhang Yang feel as if he is overwhelmed by the flowers.

Zhang Yang had seen too much and looked at Chen Tiangui helplessly: "Mr. Chen, we are making a children's special effects film... not those adult beauty pageant films... We don't need so many girls..."

"Oh, Mr. Zhang, I know it's a children's special effects film, but the prettier the better, right? And, maybe, if there are more girls, adults will like to watch it too? Mr. Zhang, we have to cater to the market, we can't let the market cater to us, right? People live in this world, do you know what is the best? Power, money, women!"

"..."

But Zhang Yang's helplessness did not bring about Chen Tiangui's restraint. Instead, the upstart used this sentence with great confidence, leaving Zhang Yang speechless.

Damn it!

After listening to it too much, Zhang Yang's Taoism was somewhat affected, and at one point he even felt that he had lived his previous life in vain!

Grass!
I am not as clear-headed as this nouveau riche!
Then, under this temptation, Zhang Yang, who had always been extremely serious, finally made a difficult decision that went against his ancestors!

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"You are Jiang Chao, you have directed many print ads and some small theaters, and you graduated from [Yanjing Film and Television Academy]?"

"Yes!"

"Hello, Director Jiang, you're welcome, don't be shy, take a seat, hello, order a set meal for Director Jiang..."

"No need, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen, you invited me to come for an interview, that is, an interview here?"

"Yeah, interview here, any questions?"

"No, no, I'm just not used to it..."

"It's okay, you'll get used to it soon. By the way, order a 688 set meal for our Director Jiang. Where is he?"

"..."

Early in the morning of June 12.

The wind outside is very cold.

But the warm wind in the foot bath shop makes people feel very comfortable.

Jiang Chao looked at Chen Tiangui, waved, and then handed him a cigar.

Then, he took another look at Zhang Yang, who was lying on the massage bed, enjoying a head massage while holding his resume and information, looking at it carefully.

He looked around.

Suddenly, an extremely desperate thought came to my mind!

Oh shit!

What kind of interview is this?
Is this a proper interview?

Holy shit!

I shouldn't have come!
Jiang Chao lowered his head to look at his feet, then turned his head to look at the brightly lit night of Taiwan Island, and a bitter feeling arose in his heart.

Jiang Chao, who graduated from the Yenching Film and Television Academy, returned to his hometown in Taiwan and spent four or five years there with the dream of making a big movie.

I thought that with my talent, I would definitely be noticed by big producers, and then become a hit by making a movie and become one of China's top directors.

But, as a result, in the past four or five years, apart from shooting some cheap and low-quality commercials, I have not been able to do anything, and every day I did dirty and tiring work like that of a script supervisor, stage manager, and lighting technician.

It's good to have work to do...

Over the years, the mainland film market has gradually risen, while the Taiwan film market has gradually declined. Small directors like Jiang Chao who have no representative works have inevitably experienced a miserable life of being out of work and hungry.

These days, Jiang Chao couldn't make it in Taiwan anymore. When he was preparing to leave Taiwan and come to the mainland to look for development opportunities, he accidentally saw Zhang Yang and his "Armored Man".

Thinking of trying my luck, I sent a resume to Zhang Yang's email address.

Unexpectedly, he received a call in the evening.

That is……

Interview notice!

After receiving the notice, he was quite excited, thinking that it was at least a job. Although it was a special effects film, it was better than shooting a commercial, right?

However, the moment he arrived at the [Tiangong Leisure Club], he felt that his three views had collapsed!
Oh shit!

Are you here for an interview or for service?
"Director Jiang, I heard you have a dream?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Young man, don't be shy. Sit down, sit down..."

"Okay, but I want to ask, how many people are there in our crew now?"

"There are only three of us now, me, Mr. Chen, and Mr. Chen... If you pass the interview today, Director Jiang, you will be our fourth... and the first director of my [ZY Films]..."

"..."

Jiang Chao sat on the chair next to him, watching Zhang Yang look at his resume and asking him a few questions.

After Jiang Chao answered truthfully, he became less and less hopeful about this so-called "Armored Man" project.

This is such a mess!

There is no director, no crew, and the actors have not been decided yet. Apart from the script and several million dollars in investment, there is nothing else.

Even if it's a special effects film, don't be so... so...

Okay?

Jiang Chao became increasingly depressed and no longer had any hope for this crew.

Soon, the technician arrived.

The technician gave Jiang Chao a massage.

Well, the massage was quite comfortable.

Yu Guangzhong and Jiang Chao watched Zhang Yang read his resume and narration, then nodded seriously.

Then, Zhang Yang asked himself some inexplicable questions.

For example, ask yourself what you think of "Armored Man"...

For example, how many positions can I take on in the crew...

For example, let yourself take out some of the things you took before...

Late at night.

I don’t know if it’s because the atmosphere is too warm or for some other reason, but Jiang Chao gradually felt a little sleepy.

Then, he saw Chen Tiangui accept a bottle of red wine and some wine glasses handed over by the secretary outside the room...

"Boss Zhang, let Director Jiang take a break. Come, have a glass of Romanee-Conti... This wine is expensive, it seems to cost more than 100,000 yuan a bottle. Let's try it..."

"..."

Jiang Chao was stunned.

Eventually, he drank glass after glass of wine, and as he drank, he began to feel dizzy.

In a state of half-sleep and half-dream, he vaguely answered many of Zhang Yang's questions. It seemed that some of Zhang Yang's words made him particularly excited. He cursed many times in excitement, and then excitedly talked about his dreams and ideals, saying that he had a lot of talents but nowhere to release them...

In short, the whole body is relaxed...

Then, the next day, when he woke up, he found himself lying in the hotel.

When I go out...

He saw Zhang Yang cough lightly, and his expression seemed very interesting.

"Director Jiang, we have to go."

"Where?"

"Let's go back to the mainland while it's still early..."

"what?"

"Don't you know what you did yesterday?"

"what's up?"

"You rushed out of the foot massage parlor yesterday. You took off your coat in the freezing weather, and held a bottle of red wine, insisting on toasting the trash can. Mr. Chen and I couldn't stop you. Many reporters were taking pictures of you, and you overshadowed me. You are truly a talent..."

"???"

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August 12 at noon.

Li Lihua heard news about Zhang Yang from his assistant again.

Zhang Yang shamelessly visited all the directors who won or were nominated for the Golden Horse Awards in public and in front of the media.

Some people, like me, simply ignored this young man...

Someone politely took Zhang Yang's script without responding.

Some people never saw it at all.

but……

Zhang Yang's shameless behavior has made its presence felt in all major media outlets in Taiwan.

"I am their mentor!"

"They will never regret working with me!"

"It's not that they don't want to see me, but they are hesitating about how to meet me..."

"Yes, I have absolute confidence!"

"..."

Similar remarks by Li Lihua went viral on the Internet.

Amidst the ridicule...

What Li Lihua saw was the huge capital flow behind the young man's shameless expression.

He saw on the Internet that the account [Capital Nightmare], which started out by making fun of Zhang Yang, had grown from zero followers to 70,000 in just over ten days!

He also saw that the number of searches for Zhang Yang on [Soudu Encyclopedia] had risen from 200,000 yesterday to 250,000 now...

He saw that the question "Who is Zhang Yang?" had received a lot of responses in various forums...

He also saw that the sales of the [Haikang Instant Noodle Factory] were increasing every day. He heard that the newly launched [Old Tan Pickled Cabbage Noodles] also received very good feedback in the market...

……

The data one by one made Li Lihua start to take it seriously.

He finally decided to ask his secretary to call Zhang Yang to see what his so-called "earth-shattering and soul-stirring" script was like.

If it's really OK, we can ask other directors in the company to cooperate...

Just at this time……

The assistant answered a phone call with an especially interesting expression.

Then, I showed him a video.

[Zhang Yang invited director Dian Lao from Taiwan to direct "Armored Superman"...]

The video is from this morning.

In the video...

Zhang Yang walked out of the hotel and saw a group of gossipy entertainment reporters swarming around him.

Zhang Yang's expression was as serious as ever, and he coughed lightly.

"For Armored Man, I found a director who, as you all know, has a childlike heart..."

"I admire Director Jiang Chao's courage. He is unrestrained and sincere, and he is passionate about his dreams. This passion makes him dare to embrace the trash can in the cold night!"

“I am moved by his persistence!”

"For this reason, I made a difficult and ancestral decision."

"Among Director Li Lihua and many famous directors in Taiwan, I chose Director Jiang..."

"I'm sorry Director Li Lihua, I'm sorry Director Xu Guoan, I'm sorry Director Bao Anliang... We had a lot of fun talking to each other these days and we became close friends, but unfortunately we won't be able to work together again next time..."

"..."

After watching the video...

Li Lihua, who was drinking water, almost vomited.

Have a nice conversation?

When did we talk?
How can this person be so shameless?
(End of this chapter)