The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 34: An Feng's drawing is good, he is more talented than me

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["The Heart Labyrinth", the first theatrical film shot with a Canon SLR camera!]

"The Heart," directed by up-and-coming director Lu Zhiyuan, left renowned director Ang Lee speechless, with critics hailing it as a masterpiece of genius!

"The Heart" is about to enter the Cannes Film Festival. The producers solemnly promise that they will not engage in PR, will eliminate all hidden rules, and will let the quality of the work speak for itself!

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The movie "Maze of the Heart" had just been completed and the application materials were written.

Before long, a flood of news and publicity articles appeared on the Internet.

The rest of the press releases were normal. Only the one line, "No PR," stood out.

Industry insiders generally believe that Xing Guang Canlan is definitely playing the trick of "repairing the plank road in public while secretly attacking Chencang".

As a company notorious for being taken advantage of in the industry, how could this company be stingy at the critical moment?
Maybe they have already quietly completed the public relations activities!
At this moment, they are just saying nice things to confuse other competitors.

"Bagaya road!"

However, in the office of the head of Canon China, angry curses were heard from time to time.

"This company called Starlight is so cunning!"

"They deliberately declared that they would not engage in PR and told everyone that this was the first theatrical film in history to be shot with our Canon SLR cameras."

"If this movie was just average, it wouldn't matter. But the problem now is that it's even been praised by the famous director Li An, so it has a very high chance of winning an award."

Not only did he gain the appreciation of Li An.

In addition to Li An, the film was star-studded, and many film critics and big directors in the circle were also invited to watch it one by one.

It’s just like when your son gets admitted to Tsinghua University, wouldn’t the whole village have a feast?
Life is proud to be thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
After being a sucker for so long, this time, by spending only 300 million, he can silence all the big directors in the circle. No matter how reluctant they are, they have to bite the bullet and say "congratulations".

This is so cool!
The person in charge of Canon's China region also went to see it.

What the hell.

Although he is a Japanese, he also feels that this movie has something special.

No, more than a little bit.

It's a lot!
It's a bit like the shock he felt when he watched Kurosawa Akira's movies as a child.

This time, Canon has also hit the jackpot!
This incident made him very happy.

But soon, painful things happened.

"Xingguang Canglan Company is unwilling to spend money on PR... This puts pressure on us, Canon!"

"If only those idiots at headquarters knew that because they were unwilling to pay a little PR fee, Canon missed the honor of becoming the number one in history."

"I will definitely be despised by everyone in the company. Even my daughter will think I am an incompetent father!"

The head of Canon's China region scratched the few hairs on his head and made a decision in an instant.

"To be the first in history, we at Canon will pay for this!"

If Canon does not pay the money, the person in charge is very suspicious that Lu Zhiyuan will go to Nikon for his next film.

What if Nikon is willing to spend money on PR and send Lu Zhiyuan to receive the award?

Do not!
He would never allow this to happen!

Nikon is not suitable for making movies, it is only suitable for hunting birds in the deep mountains and forests!
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Inside the Starry Company.

Upon learning that Canon had already contacted its European branch and was working hard to communicate with the reviewers, Lu Zheng smiled.

"Shanshan, you're amazing. You won without fighting. With just this little tactic, you saved the company tens of millions in PR fees."

"It's all thanks to the boss's good teaching."

Zhao Shanshan also smiled.

Canon, thanks.

Next time, if Lu Zhiyuan wants to make a movie again, he must find a few more sponsors. There will always be suckers who can't resist the temptation and are willing to pay.

What the hell.

It feels really good to take advantage of someone.

It's totally addictive.

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798 Art Center.

Lu Zhiyuan didn't know that there were a series of behind-the-scenes stories surrounding "The Labyrinth of the Heart"'s entry into Cannes.

After filming the movie, what happened next had nothing to do with him.

Dealing with those business operations was too much of a hassle, and he was simply too lazy to bother.

After all, human energy is limited.

But he does not have a talent for business.

"Ayuan, my hairstyle, isn't it handsome? Also, don't these glasses make me look particularly energetic?"

Liu Yifei made an appointment to meet them at a gallery.

Before entering the gallery, Lu Zhiyuan felt that Xin Yukun was so excited that his whole body was almost shaking.

I look in the mirror every few steps, feeling like a man of the world who can even have his head cut off and bleed, but his hair must not be messed up.

"Brother Kun, we are not here for a blind date."

Lu Zhiyuan was speechless. Brother Kun really had no clue what he was doing. Xin Yukun looked in the mirror, played with his hair, and shook his collar. He said casually, "I know you're not here for a blind date. But I am."

Your uncle.

How dare you say that!

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Because of the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, many galleries in the 798 Art Center went bankrupt.

Needless to say, the transaction volume of artworks.

Today, this gallery is also facing a bleak business situation.

However, the owner of this gallery, a rich second-generation and a friend of Liu Yifei outside the circle, does not care about the income of this gallery.

"Crystal, you've been so free lately. Why do you keep coming to my shop and just stare blankly?"

In 2008's "The Forbidden Kingdom", Liu Yifei completed the collaboration with two kung fu superstars.

At such a young age, she has almost reached a peak that others will never be able to reach in their lifetime.

However, such a successful life made her a little confused.

Facing her friend's joke, Liu Yifei smiled and said: "If I hadn't become an actor, I might have become a writer, or of course, a painter."

"Do you remember when we were little, we took painting class together and the teacher praised me for my talent?"

"I've been thinking recently about whether I should return to the United States and pick up my childhood dream of art again."

Liu Yifei spoke as she casually walked around the gallery.

The spotlights on the wall shine on the painting and reflect onto her cheeks. The half-bright and half-dark light makes her eyebrows and contours appear as white and soft as traditional ink paintings.

When she is not smiling, her eyebrows are lowered, her expression is calm, and she has an otherworldly aura.

When she occasionally looks back and smiles, this cold aura instantly becomes soft, and dimples appear at the corners of her mouth, full of cuteness and innocence.

Coldness and cuteness appear on the same face at the same time, without a second's separation.

The contrast is dramatic.

"Crystal, the handsome guy you dated is here."

The gallery was very deserted. Only three people came in the whole morning. They walked around for a short while and then turned around and left.

Because the main style of this gallery is pop psychedelic style.

A large collection of imitations of Peter Max.

People who don’t understand painting will probably feel dizzy when they see the pop psychedelic style, and of course they will turn around and leave.

People who understand painting would come in and take a look, and see that they were all imitations and worthless, so of course they would turn around and leave.

"Business is bad, there really is a reason for that."

After Lu Zhiyuan came in, he took a quick look and found that there were not many people in the gallery.

A big star like Liu Yifei doesn't even need to dress up. She stands not far away, wearing a pair of rimless glasses, and casually appreciates the paintings openly.

This environment is perfect for making connections.

Without the owner's guidance, Lu Zhiyuan saw Liu Yifei and went over to say hello.

"Ayuan, what do you think of this painting?"

Although Lu Zhiyuan and Liu Yifei had never met, after the MV Lu Zhiyuan shot for Jing Tian became a hit, Liu Yifei sent him several messages to congratulate him.

The meeting between the two today is equivalent to a meeting between netizens in person.

“A work of graffiti.”

"Judging from the brushstrokes, it must have been drawn by an elementary school student, imitating [Peter Max's] 'The Man with the Umbrella'. The use of color is very good."

"If it was drawn before the age of 10, it would be more talented than me."

Lu Zhiyuan gave a fair evaluation.

After hearing this, Liu Yifei couldn't help but smile, and two shallow dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Xin Yukun, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but give him two thumbs up when he heard this: "Ayuan, who says you're aloof and aloof? Sometimes, you can be quite nice."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Zhiyuan was a little puzzled, his face full of doubts.

"An Feng?"

Turning around, Lu Zhiyuan saw the signature on the lower right corner of the painting and muttered, "Sister Fei, is this kid a younger generation member of your family? Are you happy to hear me praise your niece or nephew?"

Hey!
Liu Yifei didn't answer, covered her mouth, turned and left.

She was too embarrassed to tell Lu Zhiyuan that [An Feng] was her real name.

Liu Yifei is her stage name.

At first, she thought Lu Zhiyuan was just teasing her, but then she suddenly realized that Lu Zhiyuan might really not know that An Feng was her.

This painting was a graffiti she made when she was 10 years old.

Lu Zhiyuan, the art film director admired even by Li An, is said to be a disciple of Impressionism. He studied painting for 15 years and used a lot of art techniques in his films.

In Li An's words, he is the painter of the director world.

More professional than Zhang Yimou.

And now, this director nicknamed "Painter" praised me for my talent in painting.

I do have artistic talent.

And he understands me!
(End of this chapter)