Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 106 Special Recruitment
The biographical film Cao Yang wants to make is called "Milk".

The prototype of the character is an American gay activist and the first openly gay person in American politics.

He was finally elected as a member of the San Francisco City Council, but within a few months of taking office, he was shot dead along with the mayor.

Free America, biubiu every day is no joke.

The first person in politics to openly identify as gay, as long as he has this "first", he will have very high filming value.

What kind of biographical films are likely to win awards?
That is to shoot controversial figures, the more controversial the better, even if this controversy is only in private.

Previously controversial figures may become pioneers, forerunners, and iconic figures under the halo of political correctness.

At the same time, on the surface, this movie is about a gay politician who campaigned in support of gay legislation and was unfortunately shot by his political opponents.

It is a story about a disadvantaged group that is not treated fairly and who obtains fair treatment through their unremitting struggle.

The interpretation of its core is very helpful in winning the award.

What, no one figured this out?
Isn’t this simple? Just find some film critics to “interpret” it and publish it.

For film critics, this is also a good thing to gain both fame and fortune.

What, the interpretation is a bit far-fetched, and the promotion of these things has no positive impact on mankind and society?

Haha, as soon as this interpretation comes out, under the background of double political correctness, who the hell dares to comment on it?
"Bellman, the prototype of the character I want to shoot is called Harvey Milk. Have you heard of him?"

Berman didn't really want to make a biographical film, but since Cao Yang proposed it, he considered it over and over again and decided to support Cao Yang. Even if it couldn't win an Oscar, this kind of film might still win an award in Europe.

"Tell me what country he is from, and I'll go collect some information."

Cao Yang also fell silent. Oh my god, I thought he was a very famous person, but it turns out he is just like that and not that well-known.

“Berman, do you know the first openly gay person in American politics?”

Berman's eyes suddenly lit up and he became alert. He heard a few key words: American politics, homosexuality, and the first...

Every fucking word hit Oscar's point.

"My dear director, are you sure that the man you are going to film, the man whose name is what, is the first openly gay politician?"

Berman didn't remember the other person's name.

When Cao Yang heard this, he knew that Berman knew nothing about it, so he simply told Berman everything he knew.

"His name is Harvey Milk, an American who supported the gay rights movement and was the first openly gay person in American politics. A few decades ago, he was elected as a member of the San Francisco Municipal Management Committee, and then he was shot and killed a few months later."

Cao Yang didn't remember which year he was elected, but as long as he told Berman the location, it would be very easy to find out.

"Shot dead?"

Berman was so excited that he wanted to slap his thigh. Politics, homosexuality, being the first, being shot, these combined together, as long as the quality of the film is good, and most importantly, the actors can play the characters well, it will be very easy to win the award.

This fucking touches on political correctness at every turn.

He still didn't know that Cao Yang was going to "interpret" the movie again. If he had known, he would definitely be even more excited.

Bellman couldn't guarantee what the movie would turn out like, but when it came to training actors, Cao Yang had never disappointed anyone.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. I promise to collect enough information in the shortest possible time, and let this biographical film become the beginning of our conquest of the Oscars."

After Bellman hung up the phone, he couldn't wait to take action.

After Cao Yang hung up the phone, he began to think about how to shoot this kind of movie.

Even if you don't know the specific deeds of the prototype character, it is still very easy to construct the script.

The simplest framework is that if a person is gay, he or she must have a boyfriend, and generally the character decides to go into politics because of a breakup.

A more noble approach would be to go into politics and change the status quo because one cannot tolerate injustice, such as the unfair treatment of homosexuals.

He failed in the campaign, started over again, failed again, learned his lesson, tried again, and finally succeeded.

However, how could there be no twist?
If you are successful in your career, your love life will definitely suffer setbacks. No one can have smooth sailing all the time. Then there comes a time when you can't stand your boyfriend focusing on his career and ignoring your feelings, so you break up.

In the end, he was definitely recognized and supported by the majority, ready to make a big move, and then he was killed...

Biographies all have a similar template, just like writing a novel, with a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Finally, select some of the collected deeds and fill them into the framework - life is just like this, with ups and downs, which is probably the case.

Cao Yang began to construct the framework of the script. He just needed to finish writing it before the defense.

At the same time, they also began to consider the candidate for the male lead, and there had to be a rough range. Because there was no specific information, Cao Yang didn't know how old Harvey Milk was when he died, but since Sean Penn played the role in the original version, there should be no problem in setting the age range between 40 and 50.

We can let Berman focus on releasing information to these groups of people to see if there are any big stars who are interested.

Since I'm interested and this is an art film that's likely to win awards, I'll definitely take a pay cut to join.

With the participation of big stars, Cao Yang won't have to worry about getting nominated for an Oscar. As long as their agency assesses that the chances of winning are high, the agency and the big stars themselves will definitely pay for it out of their own pockets.

Ten days later, Cao Yang finally had his graduation thesis defense.

The school attached great importance to his graduation defense and spent a lot of time and effort in selecting the members of the defense team.

It's difficult for a famous director who has won the Golden Lion Award to defend his undergraduate thesis. The school debated for a long time while studying the list, and finally barely put together a... safe lineup.

Cao Yang's defense was not open to the public. The leader of the defense team was Xie Fei, who won the Berlin Golden Bear. He was the only one qualified to be the leader of this defense team.

Otherwise, no one who sits in this position will be able to convince the public.

Team member Xie Xiaojing is the director of the Directing Department, a graduate advisor, a professor, and also a student of the Class of 78 who was taught by Mr. Situ.

Team member Hou Keming is the vice president of the school, director of Qingying Studio, graduate tutor of the directing department, and professor. He has always been the person in charge of communicating with Cao Yang.

The defense secretary, Tian Zhuangzhuang, is now also a master's supervisor.

For an ordinary undergraduate thesis defense, this lineup is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

Tian Zhuangzhuang was very interested in Cao Yang's thesis, but as a defense secretary, he was only responsible for taking notes and had no right to interrupt.

Cao Yang's graduation defense was actually just a formality. After a few people closed the door, they talked about the contents of Cao Yang's thesis. However, Xie Fei asked a few more questions, mainly because he was also interested in Cao Yang's ability to train actors.

If you produce one Best Actress you can call it luck, and if you produce two you can barely call it luck, but what about three?
No matter how tough a person is, the most they can say is that Cao Yang only knows how to flatter women.

The defense went uneventfully. Could anyone ask some tricky questions to prevent Cao Yang from graduating?

A Golden Lion-winning director who cannot even graduate from undergraduate school would become an international laughing stock. By then, the reputation of Beijing Film Academy would be elevated to a level that does not belong to her.

Cao Yang has graduated from his four-year undergraduate program, but he still has three years of graduate school to go. Old Situ is his graduate supervisor.

When Cao Yang received his bachelor's degree, Hou Keming's promise to arrange a job for him came true.

Hou Keming transferred Cao Yang's connections to Qingying Studio, and then told Cao Yang that the school intended to hire him as a distinguished professor, and if he had no objection, they would start the process.

The system of specially appointed professors was introduced in China in 98. It is designed to implement the strategy of building a country through science and education, attract outstanding young and middle-aged talents from the academic community at home and abroad, participate in the construction of key disciplines in my country's universities, and accelerate the training of young and middle-aged discipline leaders in universities.

After hearing what Hou Keming said, Cao Yang was really shocked for a moment. I am a student who just graduated, and I can be appointed as a specially appointed professor?

Hou Keming explained to him the original intention of the country to establish this. Cao Yang thought that as a Golden Lion director, he did meet the talent standards.

But I don’t have the time to teach.

"Mr. Hou, I don't have time. I will be going to the United States in a few days. How can I have time to be a teacher?"

"You're going to America? Hollywood?"

Hou Keming was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and couldn't help but ask.

Then, without waiting for Cao Yang to answer, he explained: "You don't have to participate in teaching. You can either let students go to the crew for internships when filming movies as before and be nominal teaching teachers, or you can give a few lectures and classes every semester."

Cao Yang nodded, this is not difficult.

"I'm going to the US to shoot a movie and see what the situation is. As for students going to the crew for internships, I'm sure we can't hire so many students."

Cao Yang thought about it for a while, then said, "I'll give the school three internship places, one for a young teacher and two for students. The crew will reimburse the round-trip air tickets, provide food and lodging, and the Hou Dean will be responsible for the selection."

Originally, Cao Yang did not intend to limit it to one teacher and two students, but he considered that if there was no limit, the three internship places might not fall to the students, or there might be a situation where two teachers were with one student.

Hou Keming didn't think so much about it. He just noticed that Cao Yang asked him to be responsible for the selection, and he couldn't help but grin. No matter who was in charge of this matter in the end, at least for Cao Yang, the first person he thought of was himself.

He thought about it for a while and made a decision. He said, "Being able to intern with a Hollywood crew is a good thing for the school, and it is even better for young teachers and students. The school must vigorously promote and encourage it. The school will pay for the air tickets to the United States."

Hou Keming can definitely make the decision on such a small matter as the air ticket money.

　It took me a long time to write and revise this chapter, and I hesitated for a long time. I don’t know why, but it is easy to be accused of something when writing a novel nowadays. This is just a relaxing and entertaining way. The author declares that he will not use novels to convey his ideas, and there is no viewpoint that is detrimental to the motherland!

　　If you think there is a problem, please let me know and I will correct it. Please don't make accusations. Thank you.

　　Finally, this is the third update, and today is another 10,000-word update. Is it too much to ask for votes for next month? Please be gentle.

　　
　
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