Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 57 Xie: Before the heat passes, it may not be able to crush all of us!

"Don't ask too many scars
If you don't understand how deep the pain is
The person who loves me the most
How deeply I was hurt

Reality is always too cruel

I have already given my soul
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After the song was finished, Xie Tingfeng smiled coolly: "Thank you, I love you!"

The female fans in the audience screamed.

Xie Tingfeng waved and went backstage to rest for a while before continuing to record the show.

This is the recording of the show "Happy Camp".

Xie Tingfeng came here naturally to promote his song.

The new album "Thank You for Your Love 1999" has been released for more than a week.

Sales in mainland China reached 14.

The results were better than expected.

There are many reasons for this.

Firstly, the publicity in the previous few months has laid a sufficient foundation.

Now in mainland China, when people mention “cool”, almost everyone will think of him.

Furthermore, his status as the successor to the Four Heavenly Kings and a Hong Kong star also brought huge bonuses.

Of course, the most important thing is the quality of the song.

Now, in the opinion of many people, the quality of this album cannot be compared with Ren Xianqi’s past two albums, nor can it be compared with "Lu Jiang".

But it is still very innovative.

For example, the Chinese-style songs in it.

The lyrics are the result of Lin Xi's painstaking efforts.

In his opinion, the quality of the song is actually not much different from "Jiangnan".

Many people say that it is not as good as "Jiangnan" and the so-called Chinese style does not seem pure enough.

Xie Tingfeng sneered, saying that Chinese style had existed in Hong Kong for a long time, but they had heard it too little. If they listened to it more, it would definitely sound better.

And rock.

Mainland rock music is gradually becoming more relaxed.

Many singers are eager to make a move.

Xie Tingfeng was the first to get the meat after the opening was reopened.

In addition to the diverse music styles, the production quality is unprecedented.

There are 16 songs, each of which is a plot MV.

Three of the songs used great special effects.

For example, spectacular scenes such as buildings collapsing, flying between buildings, and time changing.

Where have the people in the mainland ever seen such a grand scene?

That’s why the MV received very good feedback after it was broadcast on TV.

Of course, the most important thing is that through excellent plot MVs and special effects, the characteristics that Lu Jiang is proud of are accurately hit.

What he has, I also have, and I am better than him.

If his advantage is gone, doesn't that mean I have the advantage?

Furthermore, Lu Jiang cannot match the all-round resources from the Hong Kong circle.

Take the current "Happy Camp" for example. If Lu Jiang wants to be on "Happy Camp", can he cut in line like me?
There is also "Variety Show". It is said that Lu Jiang only appeared on it once after he signed with Warner.

I'm going to go for the second time soon.

In addition, he has a good understanding with Yehenara.

The two of them jointly hyped up the show, forming a complementary trend. The mainland queen + Hong Kong little king, the popularity was huge.

So overall.

This time, Lu Jiangxin’s product is kept very tightly under wraps, so it’s possible that it is of excellent quality.

But under the all-round encirclement.

"Thank You For Your Love 1999" will definitely not be left too far behind, and may even have a chance of winning.

By then, it will rely on song sales and movie box office.

He is successful in both the music and film industries.

On par with Lu Jiang, easily.

After this step is accomplished, the next step is to target Ren Xianqi.

It is said that Ren Xianqi will have a new album early next year, which will be released together with the TV series "Swordsman" after it is broadcast.

It just so happens that I can study three majors in one year, one by one!

While thinking, agent Huo Wenxi hurried to the backstage and quickly whispered a few words in Xie Tingfeng's ear.

Upon hearing this, Xie Tingfeng, who had just been leisurely drinking tea, suddenly spurted the tea all over the floor.
"This is impossible!"

“As long as you put your mind to it, everything is possible!”

Lu Jiang, winner of the Best Short Film Award at the 1999th Venice Film Festival in 56, gave his acceptance speech on the topic.

The audience applauded loudly.

Lu Jiang returned to his seat stepping on cotton.

The first thing he did was to carefully examine the Little Golden Lion Medal in his hand.

"It's an embossed medal. I thought it was a golden lion."

It is said to be a little golden lion, but it is actually a black lion.

And it is a flat relief medal.

It is really much worse than the real golden lion.

Situ Zhaodun, standing by, chuckled, "When Yimou or Zhang Yuan wins an award, you can just switch with them."

"Never mind, the little lion is not bad either."

The prototype of the Golden Lion of Venice is the Winged Lion of St. Mark, a bronze statue in St. Mark's Square in Venice.

But as a time traveler, Lu Jiang knew that it was actually our country's tomb guardian beast.

But now is not the time to talk about that.

At that moment, Lu Jiang was still a little confused.

"Not Drunk" really won the Venice Short Film Golden Lion!

Although the reasons for winning the award are very solid.

First of all, the Venice Film Festival tends to favor Asian films, and Chinese filmmakers often win awards here.

For example, "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "Sunny Days" all won awards such as Best Director.

This year's "Not One Less" will also win the final Golden Lion Award.

Secondly, this time we also benefited from the Chinese jury, for example, Maggie Cheung was on the jury this year.

And the most important thing is the official reason for the award.

That is the innovation and experimental nature of "Not Drunk".

The Venice Film Festival and the other two major European film festivals have different focuses in their awards.

Cannes pays more attention to the artistic quality of films and tends to favor the art of film itself. In addition, the Cannes Film Festival has the emphasis on author style that was evident during the French New Wave period, and often some very cool and stylized films are able to win awards.

The Berlin Film Festival is characterized by "equal emphasis on art and commerce". The audio-visual language of the films tends to be realistic and has more social significance. But no matter what, its judging style is unlikely to be as focused on artistry as the Cannes Film Festival. Instead, it seeks to find the most politically correct works while balancing commerce and art.

Venice is more inclined towards individuals, encourages innovation, encourages bold experiments in audio-visual language, and values ​​the technical and ideological aspects of films.

The Venice Film Festival has its own unique tradition: it focuses on film experimenters from various countries and encourages them to shoot films with novel forms and unique techniques. Even if there are some flaws, as long as they are innovative, they can be accepted by the film festival.

These award preferences also apply to short films.

Therefore, a film like "Not Drunk" is a stunning film no matter how you look at it at the moment.

If it doesn't win the award, who will?

But this did not prevent Lu Jiang from being confused.

In my previous life, the highest award I ever received from childhood to adulthood was the "Three Good Students" award in elementary school.

In this life, I can actually stand on the three major stages of Europe and win the Little Golden Lion.

This is a sense of honor far exceeding the feeling of winning a bunch of fake music awards last year.

It feels like flying!

But this little bit of pride was quickly suppressed.

Because later, Zhang Yuan won the Best Director award for "Going Home for the New Year".

Zhang Yimou won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture for Not One Less.

These two are the real big prizes!
Zhang Yimou's Best Picture Award is a real golden lion sculpture, which feels great, but it is made of alloy material. It is said that among the three major European awards, only the Cannes Palme d'Or is made of pure gold.

Zhang Yuan's Best Director trophy is a silver lion, also made of alloy material.

Compared with them, Lu Jiang’s black embossed lion looks like a gift for topping up your phone bill.

But no matter what, this little black lion is still a little golden lion.

More importantly, he, Lu, is now the pride of the new generation of Chinese filmmakers.

Three people participated in the competition this time, and all three gained something, bringing great honor to the country!
After the award ceremony, Lu Jiang, Zhang Yuan, and Zhang Yimou took a photo together, each holding a trophy.

When the news reached Asia, the film industry across Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong was shaken.

"Chinese filmmakers reap great rewards at Venice Film Festival"

"The young generation of Chinese film is experiencing an explosion"

"Chinese filmmakers sweep the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Awards for both long and short films." "Chinese Film."

Our compatriots are bringing glory to our country overseas.

In 99, it must have been a major event celebrated by the whole nation.

Lu Jiang's photo of three people also spread widely.

Photos also appeared on the Internet BBS.

Everyone looked at this photo and felt excited.

This is the strength of Chinese filmmakers!
Next are the TV stations.

Then the central media followed suit.

The 7pm broadcast that night.

Directly reported on the Venice Film Festival in one minute.

The close-up shows Lu Jiang, Lao Mouzi and Zhang Yuan holding their respective trophies and laughing.

"At the 56th Venice Film Festival held in Italy last night, outstanding Chinese filmmakers Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yuan, and Lu Jiang..."

The pronunciation is clear and the images are crisp.

The central media is qualitative.

This is a victory for Chinese filmmakers.

It shows the phased results of talent cultivation in my country's film industry.
People everywhere saw the news.

I feel extremely proud.

Then I sighed.

my country has sufficient reserves of film talent.

The fifth generation includes Zhang Yuan and Zhang Yimou, and the next generation also includes Lu Jiang!
and many more!

Lu Jiang?!
Countless music industry insiders, fans, and onlookers suddenly wiped their eyes.

After seeing it clearly, everyone was numb.

This is really Lu Jiang!
I don’t know how people in the film industry will react to this.

Anyway, people in the music industry have realized that an earthquake is about to happen.

really.

Warner announced it immediately.

"Lu Jiang's Venice Golden Lion album "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" will be officially released at 9 am on September 15th!"

It also explains.

The new special will include Lu Jiang’s Venice award-winning short film “Not Drunk”.

Postponed for five days.

Everyone understands.

After all, the identity is different, so the packaging must be changed.
Watch as Lu Jiang’s ordinary album directly becomes the “Venice Golden Lion Album”.

Countless people in the music industry almost popped their eyes out of their heads.

Yehenara turned off the TV directly.

Damn, a Golden Lion album, whose name can be more famous than this!
On the Internet, there are also various discussions among the public:

"Holy crap, Lu Jiang won the Golden Lion Award!"

“What is the Golden Lion?”

"You don't even know this. This is the most prestigious film award, just like the Olympics. Winning a gold medal at the Olympics is awesome."

"Wow, that's really impressive."

"But how did he, a singer, win a film award?"

“He originally studied directing!”

"Lu Jiang is the director?!"

"What nonsense! You're a top student in the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama, right? Haven't you seen Fairy Tale? It's so well filmed."

"Oh~~ He filmed Fairy Tale!"

“He sang it!”

"Wrong, I wrote, directed, acted in, and sang it myself, plus I wrote the lyrics and composed the music myself!"

"Fuck, this is too awesome!"

"Venice Golden Lion album, right? I have to buy one!"

"I'm different. I mainly look at the quality of the songs."

"Silly man, that's Lu Jiang, one of the most talented singers in the Chinese music scene. How can the quality of the songs on his new album be bad? Even if the quality is average, this album is still worth collecting!"

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There are all kinds of discussions everywhere.

Soon the media revealed that Lu Jiang's "Not Drunk" was shot in one shot.

So what is a one-shot shot became a hot topic again.

How difficult are the various media promotional shoots and how high the technological innovation is.

"China Entertainment Report" also took the opportunity to release the content of the previous interview, and it was a 20-minute special report.

Soon, nearly 50 TV stations across the country began broadcasting it.

Countless TV viewers saw the behind-the-scenes footage of Lu Jiang’s filming at that time.

So this is a one-shot shot.

What, Lu Jiang got drunk every day in order to complete this work?
What, two hundred people, 20 minutes, and zero mistakes?
What? Lu Jiang even applied for four patents for this?!
What, and showing thighs.
As a result, the ratings of that issue of "China Entertainment Report" exceeded 10% for the first time!

This data also means that "China Entertainment Report" has achieved its expected goals ahead of schedule.

We will be able to reach cooperation with more TV stations soon.

Exclusive sponsoring advertisers have also begun to extend olive branches.

Wang Changtian wanted to give Lu Jiang a kiss right now.
From September 9rd to September 3th.

The film industry doesn’t talk about it.

Anyway, the popularity of the mainland music scene is 10 points.

Lu Jiang and his Venice Golden Lion album scored at least 8 points.

Although it is less popular in the Taiwanese music scene, it still accounts for at least half.

The popularity in the Hong Kong music scene is lower, but it is already the highest popularity created by a mainland singer in the Hong Kong music scene.

Various media outlets across both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong followed suit with reports.

From Lu Jiang winning the award, to Lu Jiang landing in Beijing, to the huge banner hanging at the gate of the Central Academy of Drama.

On the internet and among the people, the topic regarding the music scene is all about Lu Jiang’s Golden Lion album.

There is also Guangguang's exclusive public opinion platform, which will not allow others to cut in line and will only focus on following and reporting on Lu Jiang, Lao Mouzi and others.

Among them, Lu Jiang is of course the biggest traffic password, because he is the quasi-king of the music world.

Plus, there’s also support from central media.

Therefore, the popularity of "Lu Jiang·Chinese Style" can be described as unprecedented in the Chinese music scene.

During this period, there was no need for Warner to push it.

The comparison between Lu Jiang and Xie Tingfeng began again.

And the results are very obvious.

"Who's better, Lu Jiang or Xie Tingfeng?"

"Idiot, why do you even need to ask such a question?"

"Xie Tingfeng? He can't sing as well as Lu Jiang, nor can he write songs as well. He keeps saying he's a movie actor, but Lu Jiang is a director. Directors are in charge of actors, you know that, right?"

"Xie is just a playboy, and Lu Jiang has achieved success through hard work. How can they be compared?"

"Xie Tingfeng is just a younger brother. The term "little superstar" is all just hype. I don't even want to talk about his songs. The quality is so poor compared to Lu Jiang. He has no dignity left."

"I don't like him either. He's too pretentious. I don't know why all the girls in the class are so attracted to him."

"We are also Lost Jiang, okay? Besides, he is more talented and has brought glory to the country."

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The boomerang came too fast.

The special effects and plots promoted earlier are nothing compared to the one-shot work.

And his transcendent status as a movie star pales in comparison to the glittering Venice Golden Lion.

The illusion of "equal status" that Xie Tingfeng had created by trying to scam Lu Jiang for several months collapsed almost overnight.

I wanted to remedy the situation, but with the heat like this, there was no chance to intervene.

Xie Tingfeng wanted to cry but had no tears.

This is fucking cheating, who can beat this?

But he still had a glimmer of hope.

Lu Jiang, before the popularity of your Golden Lion passes, you may not be able to crush all of us!

But on the 15th.

When Lu Jiang’s Venice Golden Lion album was officially released.

Xie Tingfeng just found out.

The real bomb has just exploded.
(End of this chapter)