The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 40 Answer C, Reba!
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What is Lu Zhiyuan’s strongest point?
As an art student, I have a perverted artistic aesthetic!
Zhao Shanshan has seen the MV shot by Lu Zhiyuan, as well as the romantic and magnificent scenery clips.

She knew best how demanding Lu Zhiyuan's visual requirements were.

Forget about the low-budget films at Cannes...

Even looking at the international level, there are very few people who are better than Lu Zhiyuan in visual effects.

Each one of them is a national treasure director!
in the country, I guess only Zhang Yimou can compete with Lu Zhiyuan in terms of visual style!

The rest of the people... let's not talk about them.

"Ayuan, your publicity strategy is good."

After a moment of silence, Zhao Shanshan was the first to approve Lu Zhiyuan's plan.

"Those Cannes judges must have seen enough of these shoddy visuals!"

After watching those crappy pictures every day, suddenly there is a movie that uses exquisite visual art and static tension like a painter to guide the judges into the plot.

Apart from anything else, this memory point must be very strong.

Besides, the movie "Labyrinth of the Heart" is filled with a lot of Hopper-style light and shadow cutting, which creates an atmosphere of loneliness and coldness.

Allow the audience to deeply feel the character's inner struggle.

All of this does not require language or music... Lu Zhiyuan can do it just with simple visual images.

Release infectious power in restraint.

This is much better than those crude violent scenes!

A true [author's film]!
Cannes, don’t you like this unique style?

Zhao Shanshan felt that she was becoming more and more confident.

However, the war has just begun!
Being shortlisted only confirms that they are qualified to participate in this battle.

As for actually winning the award...

There are a series of things to come!

"Ayuan, next, I will go to Europe and contact the public relations company [Wild Bunch] to help us with all the pre-promotional strategies."

"Next, I will arrange with authoritative media outlets like Screen to book you an exclusive interview during the film festival."

"You need to prepare well for this interview..."

At this point, Zhao Shanshan suddenly smiled, her expression slightly relaxed. "But it doesn't matter. As long as you repeat what you usually say to us to the media, I think they will be dumbfounded."

These are just appetizers.

The real battle usually starts about 10 days before the awards ceremony.

At that time, that will be the real money being spent like water.

A large amount of media exposure, a large number of private cocktail parties, yacht parties...the real outcome will be decided in these 10 days.

However, these are not that important to them.

Because the boss has already contacted a big boss on the road administration side.

The other party is very powerful in France and can invite all these film critics, film selectors, and jury members to a private cocktail party to help them take care of the rest of the things.

In fact...

From the moment Lu Zhiyuan was nominated, there was no suspense about the Best Director award!

It's his!

At that time, who will compete with him, and which movie will have the highest popularity besides his... a lot of negative news will appear immediately.

They can't fake things like box office numbers.

But how difficult could it be to bribe media people and write negative articles?
of course!

All of this is actually just for the outsiders to watch.

When "Maze" wins an award, it will appear to be the popular choice.

In fact, the real game had already ended at a private cocktail party.

"Mr. Zhao, thank you so much... I will always remember your help!"

Lu Zhiyuan understood what Zhao Shanshan meant!

And this is the real reason why he chose to find Jing Tian... As long as he can produce good works, the connections and forces behind Jing Tian will help him take care of everything else!
Let him also enjoy the nanny-like care!
"You're welcome!"

Talking to smart people is simple.

Zhao Shanshan smiled faintly and clinked glasses with Lu Zhiyuan, saying everything without words.

……

After dinner.

Jing Tian took Lu Zhiyuan to find her designer and had two dresses customized for Lu Zhiyuan.

One set, to wear on the red carpet.

A set, worn at award ceremonies.

Although they didn't say anything, you could tell from Miss Jingtian's expression that they were sure to win this time.

……

On the way back.

Xin Yukun chattered incessantly and was extremely excited.

"Ayuan, it feels so good to be with a rich woman!" "How did you feel when you tried on that dress just now?"

"30! That suit costs 30! The life of the rich is so extravagant!"

They filmed the movie "Maze" and stayed in the countryside for a month. The money they earned was barely enough to buy a suit.

Miss Jingtian, she uses two sets of skills at once.

Give it to Lu Zhiyuan for free.

At this moment, Xin Yukun finally experienced what a rich woman was!
What does it mean to be rich and inhumane!
"Ayuan, just give in to Sister Tiantian... From the way she looks, as long as you take the initiative, you should have a chance."

Xin Yukun began to constantly encourage Lu Zhiyuan.

As long as Lu Zhiyuan can marry into a wealthy family, he, as a close friend and buddy, will also be able to rise in status... In the future, if he wants to make a movie, will he still lack investment?

"Brother Kun, you think too much!"

Lu Zhiyuan was quite calm.

As the person involved, he had no intention of living off the woman.

“People get together because of benefits and disperse when benefits are gone.”

"To put it simply, Jing Tian wants to be a big star, and I can be her best booster, that's why she admires me so much... If, like you said, I were to live off a rich woman and become useless, do you think she would still be so nice to me?"

"No, it won't!"

"If that day ever comes, how could she be so nice to me? She'll want to kick me to death!"

"People have to rely on themselves!"

“Only when you are valuable will others welcome you with a smile.”

Lu Zhiyuan's words made Xin Yukun fall into silence.

He had thought that Lu Zhiyuan was a simple art student who only understood art but not human nature... Now it seemed that this guy seemed to have seen through human nature.

I really don’t know what he experienced when he was 20 years old?
It's such a cold analysis of the human heart, but I have to say that these words make a lot of sense.

"Ayuan, there's still a month until Cannes. The script and concept art for your new film, 'Upgrade,' are finished."

"What are your plans next?"

In fact, many female celebrities have wanted to ask them to shoot MVs recently, but Xin Yukun feels that Lu Zhiyuan is a man of his words.

I said before that I won’t shoot MVs for others anymore, and I guess I really won’t.

So, he rejected many people.

"I'm going out for a while and will be back in a week."

Just now during the meal, although Zhao Shanshan told him that it would be a bit difficult to win the Best Director award, there was a smile in his eyes, and he was not nervous at all, but full of confidence.

This is clearly telling him that there is a high probability that he will win the Best Director award!
Of course, there will be no accidents in the end...

No one can say for sure.

However, from now on, it will no longer be his fighting area.

Moreover, let’s take a step back!

Suppose he doesn't win the Best Director award... Zhao Shanshan will definitely find a way to help him achieve cooperation with Apple.

Being shortlisted actually proves his ability.

Winning an award requires a bit of luck.

Apple will not easily ignore the cooperation opinions of a Cannes-nominated director.

The most important thing is that after Lu Zhiyuan took a look around, he couldn't find a strong opponent among the shortlisted films that made him interested and he had to reveal the other party's talent.

He has completed all the work on "The Heart Labyrinth".

The rest is left to the market.

And now, he is launching a new project called "Upgrade".

First, he had to meet his leading lady.

"Ayuan, we're going to Europe soon. Where are you going now?"

Xin Yukun was extremely surprised to learn that Lu Zhiyuan was going on a trip and would not be back until a week later.

This otaku actually left his lair?

Is this scientific?

"Go to Wushi and find my answer C!"

Lu Zhiyuan left a message, packed his luggage, and set off early the next morning.

The movie "Upgrade" needs a protagonist.

Liu Yifei is Lu Zhiyuan’s answer A.

But after comprehensive consideration, pass!

Wu Yanzu is Lu Zhiyuan’s answer B.

However, there is a high probability that A-Zu will not be able to carry the box office... Whether it is in mainland China or Hollywood, it is not a good choice.

In addition, the prices of the above two people are not cheap. Under normal invitation, the remuneration is estimated to be several million... In this case, Lu Zhiyuan chose to take a gamble.

Hold one for yourself!
A new face.

Reba is his answer C!

(End of this chapter)