The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 60: Star-studded, witnessing the new king's coronation ceremony
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798 Art Center.

Inside a converted warehouse.

"Sister Shanshan, are all the invited guests here?"

Miss Jing Tian was wearing an expensive and gorgeous dress and standing behind Lu Zhiyuan.

Looking at Lu Zhiyuan putting on the suit and dress she had carefully prepared for him, Miss Jing Tian's eyes were filled with tenderness and appreciation.

This dress is so cool.

I have good taste!

Any one of them you pick up will be the world's top treasure!
"They're all here... Feng Xiaogang arrived half an hour ago, and Lao Mouzi and Chen Kaige arrived 10 minutes ago. As for the others, they haven't arrived yet, so there's no need for them to come."

In order to hold this celebration banquet, Zhao Shanshan invited all the companies and bigwigs in the Yanjing film and television circle.

She will not give any special treatment to those who come.

However, if anyone accepts the invitation and dares not come... then we'll see, that person's name must be in my little notebook.

Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige are the three most important guests.

These three are the three top directors in the country. In this era, they can be regarded as the three giants of the Chinese-language film industry.

The two pillars of art films, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

The two pillars of commercial films, Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang often bicker with each other, one implying that "The Promise" is "incomprehensible", while the other openly criticizes the other saying that "movies are not fast food culture."

A down-to-earth urban narrative, aimed at northern urban audiences.

Another one that likes to play elitist narrative fables is more popular in overseas markets.

In short, if the gossip paparazzi knew that these three people were standing together, they would be able to write dozens of versions of love, hate, and grudges around the photos of these three people tomorrow morning.

"By the way, Tiantian, Zhang Yadong and Ning Hao didn't come."

"Zhang Yadong said that we invited Gao Yuanyuan, and he was afraid of being embarrassed if we ran into her."

"As for Ning Hao, he said his wife just got pregnant and her condition is a little unstable, so he has to stay at home and accompany her."

Zhao Shanshan was not surprised at all that these two people didn't come.

It would be strange if they both dared to come.

However, the excuses these two people made were really bad.

"Now that the important guests are here, as the protagonist of the banquet, Ayuan, it's time for you to take the stage... Go out and enjoy the applause and cheers."

Jing Tian saw that Lu Zhiyuan had put on his clothes and fixed his hair, so she walked over with a smile and took the initiative to roll up Lu Zhiyuan's sleeves.

798 Art Center, used to hold celebration banquets.

This idea was hers.

Originally, Zhao Shanshan meant to book the Chang'an Club, the top private club in Yanjing.

But she felt that the Chang'an Club did not suit Lu Zhiyuan's temperament at all.

Doesn’t Lu Zhiyuan like 798 Art Center and like to come here to see art exhibitions?

That works!

She directly rented a warehouse here!
After the celebration banquet, he hung all the more than 100 Impressionist paintings he had bought here and opened a gallery.

Instead of going to Liu Yifei’s friend’s art exhibition, Lu Zhiyuan might as well come to his own place to see it!

"Tiantian, thank you."

Lu Zhiyuan glanced at Jing Tian, ​​who was holding his arm, thought for a moment, and said, "After the filming of 'Upgrade' is finished, I will prepare a movie for you with a female lead. As for the subject matter, we will discuss it together and choose one until you are satisfied."

"Ah."

On the surface, Jing Tian nodded calmly, without even turning his head, but at this moment, his heart wished that the most beautiful fireworks would bloom.

Lu Zhiyuan finally got it, all my efforts these days were worth it.

wrong!

However, the joy did not last long.

Jing Tian suddenly realized that Lu Zhiyuan didn't fall in love with her unconditionally and wanted to make her the heroine.

But...

Damn it, he just wanted to repay a favor!

That's enough!

This cold-blooded robot always likes to simplify complex emotional issues into mutual interests, which is really annoying.

But forget it.

This lady has known him for a long time, so she already knows what kind of person he is.

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After Jing Tian hired a decoration team to redecorate the warehouse at 798 Art Center, it was no worse than an ordinary private club.

In particular, she was thoughtful enough to hang all the concept drawings that Lu Zhiyuan had previously drawn for "Heart Labyrinth" on the wall.

There are hundreds of such paintings.

It covers the entire movie "The Heart Labyrinth" and all the important scenes.

"This kid is amazing."

"Sure enough, his success is not accidental or lucky."

"Before filming began, he actually drew all the scenes, and during filming, he reproduced them almost in proportion and in color."

"Amou, he takes the pictures more seriously than you do."

After Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou arrived at the banquet hall, they chatted with other friends they knew. Unknowingly, the two were attracted to each other again.

As a director, my works naturally speak for themselves.

"The Promise" flopped and Chen Kaige was ridiculed.

Although "Curse of the Golden Flower" had a decent box office, it received very bad reviews and was even spoofed as "the school is full of big-breasted girls."

It also doesn't look good for Lao Mouzi.

To borrow a line from "Let the Bullets Fly," their current situation is like this: "This moment, just like that moment, how could they be so similar?" Lao Mouzi glanced at Lu Zhiyuan's paintings, smiled, and nodded. "A typical academic art student. You can tell he's been practicing since he was a child, and his skills are very advanced. It's surprising he didn't even get into the art academy."

The strange title of "failed art student" spread back to China from Cannes.

It became a laughing stock in the circle for a while.

"It's really a profound skill."

Chen Kaige also smiled and nodded, then commented: "I was also in Cannes a while ago, and I went to see the premiere of Labyrinth of the Heart at the Salle Lumiere."

"The visual effects are gorgeous. Well, the word 'gorgeous' seems a bit inappropriate. The visuals of the film 'Labyrinth of the Heart' are very cold and desolate, but the details and the flow of light and shadow are quite beautiful."

"In short, it's a visual feast. It's not something that a regular newcomer can capture."

"He's not like Ning Hao, who imitates Guy Ritchie's style, making the images look very rough and cheap... Although this guy has just debuted, he already has a very distinctive visual label."

"In his public remarks at Cannes, he repeatedly mentioned that 'film is a visual art'. It seems he's on your side."

"You better be careful not to get washed away by the waves behind you."

Chen Kaige made a few jokes.

His relationship with Lao Mouzi can withstand the test of revolution.

The two were from the same class at the Beijing Film Academy. Zhang Yimou was the cinematographer for Chen Kaige's early works, including "Yellow Earth" and "The Grand Parade."

"If he has the ability, let him come."

Hearing Chen Kaige's teasing, Lao Mouzi smiled and said nonchalantly, "He has huge ambitions. I heard he's already reached an agreement with Hollywood and found a major investor who has secured $1000 million. He's preparing a science fiction film."

"sci-fi movie?"

When Chen Kaige heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head slightly.

It seems that none of these domestic directors are good at making science fiction films.

China's science fiction narratives are also difficult to be accepted by other parts of the world.

No matter what, the path chosen by Lu Zhiyuan has never been walked before.

He is exploring new territory.

This courage deserves respect.

"He's got ideas. Just because he didn't go for a historical masterpiece after winning the Palme d'Or, but went for a science fiction film instead, I'll have to toast him later!"

Making historical masterpieces is a popular trend at the moment.

For nothing else.

While filming a historical masterpiece, you can also build a film and television city.

It doesn’t matter whether the movie makes a profit or not. Anyway, the film and television city has been built, and the local government will take over the subsequent cultural and tourism projects... As for the movie, just treat it as a free advertisement.

The water here is deep.

If Lu Zhiyuan wants to take this shortcut, with the title of Palme d'Or director, I wonder how many places would be willing to cooperate with him and make money together.

But he disdains to earn this money.

Chen Kaige was quite impressed.

"No matter what, if he can successfully break out, it will be considered as a way for Chinese films to go global."

If Lu Zhiyuan can succeed, others can follow his example.

In fact, many domestic directors are also willing to make science fiction films, but there have been no successful examples before, so no one dares to try it easily.

He uses his reputation as a Palme d'Or winner to help Chinese films explore new genres... In Zhang Yimou's eyes, Lu Zhiyuan possesses the courage of a pioneer!

He admired her very much.

"Look, here comes our protagonist!"

At this moment, the banquet hall suddenly became quiet.

Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou turned around and saw Jing Tian walking out from the side, holding Lu Zhiyuan's sleeve.

The banquet hall was star-studded.

There are not only great directors like Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Xiaogang.

There are also famous movie stars who have become internationally renowned, such as Fang Long, Zhang Ziyi, and Fan Bingbing.

As for Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Huang Shengyi, these young actresses who have just made their mark, there is no need to mention them. In such occasions, they don't even dare to speak loudly.

However, at this moment, no matter how big a star is, he pales in comparison to Lu Zhiyuan.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Lu Zhiyuan.

Directors like Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou looked at Lu Zhiyuan with a mixture of admiration, envy, and even a hint of scrutiny.

There are also many people like Feng Xiaogang who have a flash of disdain in their eyes and think that Lu Zhiyuan is just lucky.

These directors have different ideas in their hearts.

However, the male and female stars in the scene looked at Lu Zhiyuan as if he were a piece of Tang Monk's meat, and they couldn't wait to pounce on him and take a bite.

A movie called "Maze of the Heart" and just a few minutes of footage made Liu Shishi famous!
Teacher Li Jianyi has become the mainstay of the National Theatre. In the past two months, every performance he has given has been packed with cheers.

And now, Lu Zhiyuan’s new project "Upgrade" is under preparation.

I heard that the investment was 10 million US dollars, which is close to 100 million RMB. In this era, it is definitely a super production!
The financial backer behind the scenes is Apple, a super technology company that has huge influence around the world and has also cooperated with Hollywood's Focus Features.

Many people heard of Focus Features for the first time.

But the company behind it is the behemoth Universal Pictures.

They can’t get the heroine.

I heard that Lu Zhiyuan flew 3000 kilometers to Urumqi and selected the lucky winner from thousands of ethnic minority girls.

It combines Eastern and Western aesthetics.

He treated her like his own sister and brought her to the 798 Art Center every day to see art exhibitions and cultivate her temperament.

It’s not like Lu Zhiyuan is patient.

She couldn’t get the second female role either, and Miss Jing Tian was already chosen.

But what about the other characters?

A movie with an investment of nearly 100 million RMB can’t possibly have only two characters, right?
(End of this chapter)