This director lacks vision.

Chapter 436 Conservation of Luck
Yang Chaoyue was a little bewildered by the sudden popularity of the "lucky koi" meme.

If debuting in a girl group made Yang Chaoyue popular and gave her a stable fan base, then...

This "lucky koi" meme propelled Yang Chaoyue to stardom, significantly boosting her national recognition.

Even official media outlets like CCTV reported on Yang Chaoyue's "lucky koi" incident and shared her lucky koi pictures.

Through the operation of Fengxing Media, taking advantage of the explosive popularity of the Supernova Games and the coincidence of Wang Sicong winning a million-dollar lottery.

Yang Chaoyue's "lucky koi" meme is now two levels more popular than it was in his previous life.

With so many coincidences coming together, you can't help but believe in Yang Chaoyue's luck.

Even Jiang Yifeng, a reborn individual, somewhat believed that Yang Chaoyue had a lucky charm constitution.

There's no way around it, there really wasn't any insider manipulation in Wang Sicong's lottery draw.

With over 1300 million reposts, Yang Chaoyue won the prize in a spectacular fashion.

The falls at the Supernova Games were all accidents, without any rehearsal.

Seeing these things, Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but show respect for the koi fish.

Even Jiang Yifeng deserves respect, let alone the others.

In the past two days, Yang Chaoyue has found that he has not only earned more money, but also become more popular.

Within the girl group, everyone was happy to get close to her and would try to get some luck from her whenever they could;
Outside of the girl group, older sisters like Naza and Liu Yifei took the initiative to extend their goodwill and invite her to dinner.

No one can resist good luck.

For a time, Yang Chaoyue was in the limelight, and her popularity even overshadowed that of Tian Qianwei, who became a sensation because of the witch and Running Man.

However, Tian Qianwei was not the one who suffered the most; the one who suffered the most was Liu Qiancun.

Liu Jicun now deeply regrets his actions; he shouldn't have acted so arrogantly on the field.

Losing the Supernova Games is one thing, but losing the character of Dong Lili is the real loss.

The media reports are correct.

After about twenty days of training, Jiang Yifeng was most satisfied with Liu Jicun and Yang Chaoyue.

Liu Jicun is a character with subtle cunning and expressive facial expressions, which creates a comedic effect. He can portray Dong Lili as a "mischievous and cheeky" character, creating a stark contrast with her mother's selfless and devoted image.

Yang Chaoyue, on the other hand, is completely incapable of acting, but her natural performance is very funny. She seems simple-minded, but she is actually a clever little devil, and the overall effect is very good.

Jiang Yifeng is hesitating between casting Liu Jicun or Yang Chaoyue for the role of Dong Lili.

Liu Jicun's ankle sprain is quite severe, and he will need to rest for at least a month. Filming for "Hello Dong Lili" is scheduled to begin on October 17th.

Liu Jicun will not make it.

Therefore, Jiang Yifeng could only choose Yang Chaoyue.

The fact that Liu Jicun lost the role because of a sprained ankle is what saddens him the most.

Fortunately, she didn't come away empty-handed.

After she was injured, Jiang Yifeng visited her several times. Tea Girl was both coquettish and tender, and her relationship with her boss warmed up considerably.

On the morning of October 9th, Jiang Yifeng boarded a plane to Lanzhou to attend the 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Films.

This is the first time that Fengxing Media has sponsored and co-organized the Hundred Flowers Awards, and Jiang Yifeng came to lend his support.

He used to frequently attend award ceremonies for several major film and television awards in mainland China.

Although these awards are terrible, Jiang Yifeng has clearly boycotted the Golden Horse Awards, so of course he should support the mainland awards first.

Moreover, with the participation of Fengxing Media in this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, many reforms have been implemented.

The biggest change is the increased weight given to online voting.

The entire online voting process takes place on the Maoyan platform, and only Maoyan users who have purchased tickets have the right to vote.

This approach may be unfair, but at least the votes given by paying users can reflect the true preferences of the audience.

After all, the Hundred Flowers Awards were established to represent the preferences of the public, not to pursue so-called professionalism.

Actually, the arrangement of China's three major film awards is quite reasonable:
The Huabiao Awards represent the official will and encourage mainstream films; the Golden Rooster Awards represent professional opinions and encourage films with profound realistic or artistic themes; the Hundred Flowers Awards represent audience preferences and should be more commercialized.

However, during the preparation process, the essence of the awards changed, especially the Golden Rooster Awards and the Hundred Flowers Awards, which became increasingly worse.

The Golden Horse Awards are courting disaster. The organizers have moved the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival to Xiamen, making their stance clear: they are encouraging direct competition.

Unfortunately, the entertainment industry in China is just a hopeless case, and the awards are handled in a chaotic mess.

Jiang Yifeng couldn't control too much, but he still tried his best to make the Hundred Flowers Awards look decent.

At 11:30 a.m., the plane landed at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport.

As Liu Qicun disembarked, he looked at Jiang Yifeng pitifully and said, "Boss, I don't want the maintenance staff to touch me~"

Jiang Yifeng shook his head and picked up Liu Jicun.

A smile immediately appeared on Liu Jicun's face.

She wrapped her arms around Jiang Yifeng's neck and secretly kissed him on the cheek.

Liu Jicun was happy and subconsciously wanted to swing her little feet.

As a result, a sharp pain shot through her ankle, her face turned pale, and her smile vanished.

Seeing this, Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "I told you to rest at home, but you wouldn't listen. You insisted on coming to Lanzhou to attend the awards ceremony."

Liu Jicun forced a fake smile and pouted, saying, "I've been resting for over a year now, and I don't want to rest anymore."

The Hundred Flowers Awards are held every two years.

Jiang Yifeng has submitted two films for approval this time – Lost on Journey and Youth.

The rest were not reported.

Otherwise, given Jiang Yifeng's output—he's made quite a few films in two years—if he gets too many nominations, no one else can compete with the Hundred Flowers Awards.

Liu Jicun, the female lead in "Youth," was also nominated for Best Actress at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards.

She begged Jiang Yifeng to take her to Lanzhou.

Seeing her downcast and pitiful appearance, Jiang Yifeng agreed.

Hearing Liu Cuncun's words, Yan Danchen smiled and said, "Cuncun should get out more often. Don't worry, I'll take good care of her."

Qin Lan, who was standing nearby, joked, "Does Xiao Liu need you to take care of her? I bet she'd love for you to disappear."

"Hahaha, you're right. If I'm not around, Cun Cun can just snuggle in the boss's arms."

Liu Yicun was actually quite pleased to be teased by the older girls. She even buried her head in Jiang Yifeng's chest, pretending to be shy.

Tea Girl is quite good at finding joy even in hardship.

She had her assistant take many photos, all of which showed Jiang Yifeng carrying her while they walked, and then posted them in WeChat groups to show off.

This trick is quite effective.

Xiao Tian and Wang Churen were both very envious.

But happy times are always short-lived. After arriving at the hotel, Jiang Yifeng went to work.

Audiences usually associate film festivals with the awards ceremony.

However, the influence of a film festival is multifaceted, and the awards ceremony is only one aspect. More importantly, it involves the various transactions that take place during the festival's organization.

For example, the Cannes Film Festival, which lasts for about two weeks each year, facilitates numerous film copyright transactions and attracts film distributors from all over the world.

Many Hollywood film companies attend the Cannes Film Festival to watch films, hoping to buy low-budget movies and make a profit.

Not to mention European film companies.

To enhance its influence, the Hundred Flowers Film Festival should first increase the number of copyright transactions during the festival, gradually attracting more film distributors.

This is one of the foundations of the film festival's success.

Moreover, 2014 was the perfect time.

This year, Chinese entertainment capital has been actively expanding overseas, with numerous activities taking place abroad.

China's booming film and television market attracts film producers from all over the world.

With the rise of video websites, such as Sohu, Youku, Tencent, and iQiyi, there is a demand for purchasing overseas film copyrights.

Films shown in the Chinese film market are subject to import quota restrictions, but video websites face fewer restrictions when purchasing copyrights.

There is still much potential for development.

WarnerMedia's HBO and Netflix, among other websites, also have the idea of ​​purchasing the copyrights to Chinese films and television dramas to expand their film libraries.

For example, as soon as The Witch was taken off the screens, Netflix wanted to buy the rights.

This distinctive style of action movie has always been very popular in the DVD market and now on video streaming platforms.

Other movies and TV series can be bought at a lower price. Besides, there is a large Chinese community overseas.

Everything is negotiable as long as the price is right.

With the help of Fengxing Media, these deals will be negotiated at the Hundred Flowers Film Festival this year.

With its abundant financial backers and large market, China has indeed attracted many overseas films to hold exhibitions here.

So this year's Hundred Flowers Film Festival was quite lively.

Since the film festival opened on October 5th, four days have passed and over a hundred films have been screened, attracting a large audience.

To further generate buzz, Jiang Yifeng also scheduled the signing of the "Pacific Rim" peripheral agency agreement previously negotiated with Warner Bros., as well as the acquisition of EuropaCorp, during the film festival.

So Jiang Yifeng was quite busy after arriving at the film festival.

That afternoon, I met with Warner Bros. President Kevin Tsujihara, and that evening I was scheduled to participate in an interview.

Kevin Tsujihara's goal is clear: in addition to developing the surrounding areas of Pacific Rim, he also wants to co-produce John Wick 2 with Jiang Yifeng.

Warner Bros. offered very attractive terms, and the Hundred Flowers Film Festival also showed great respect. After thinking about it, Jiang Yifeng agreed.

Anyway, John Wick 2 is going to be made sooner or later, and working with Warner Bros. is a safer bet than with Legendary Pictures.

Kevin Tsujihara was overjoyed at achieving his goal and said with a smile, "I heard you're going to hold a desert sports meet here in a few days. Can I participate?"

The awards ceremony for this year's Hundred Flowers Awards will be held on the evening of October 12th.

Starting on the afternoon of October 13th, Fengxing Media will hold the third Supernova Games in Lanzhou.

The theme of this competition is "Desert Film Games". The participating celebrity contestants are mainly the star guests of this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, and the competition is held in the desert.

This unique sport is quite attractive; even Kevin Tsujihara was interested in participating.

"No problem, but our competition is quite intense, so you need to be prepared."

Jiang Yifeng chatted with Kevin Tsujihara for a few more minutes before turning around and going into the restroom.

He just received a notification from the system.

[Work: Pacific Rim: Bloodstained Witch]

Quality of the film: 4 stars. A distinctive action movie, full of emotion, well-made, with world-class action choreography, visuals, and soundtrack.

However, in order to highlight the violent style, the film constantly intensifies emotions, neglecting to deeply explore the characters' inner thoughts and the conflicts of the events, thus lowering the overall evaluation of the film.

Film's box office performance: 5 stars. The film grossed 22.7 billion USD in the Chinese mainland market alone, 2.84 million USD in the North American market, and a total of 9.12 million USD in the global market. The overall return rate exceeded 5 times, and the absolute return exceeded 3 million USD.

Impact of the work: 5 stars. The film has been viewed more than 1 million times both at home and abroad. Its unique style of violent aesthetics has been talked about by audiences and has begun to attract imitations from both inside and outside the industry.

The character of the witch became popular worldwide, becoming one of the representative figures of dark heroes and greatly enriching the content of the Pacific Rim IP.

Overall rating: 4 stars, rewarding 2 excellent draw chances or 6 regular draw chances.

Shall we start the prize draw now?

The Witch's box office performance was very strong, so it also obtained the key to extend its run in China, and it was shown until yesterday.

The film ultimately grossed $9.12 million, or 56.73 billion yuan in Chinese currency.

With such box office success for a female-centric film, Tian Qianwei has truly taken off; this movie alone could provide her with a living for the rest of her life.

Many female celebrities in the entertainment industry are envious of her, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Another major addition to the list of "Feng Girls" (a term referring to actresses who have worked with Feng).

Therefore, Oda's recent arrogance is understandable.

Jiang Yifeng started preparing for the lottery last night.

I didn't expect it to arrive until this afternoon.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment. Daddario wouldn't arrive until the day after tomorrow, and he didn't have any busty beauties with him for the time being, so he decided not to wait any longer.

Direct lottery.

[Congratulations, host! You have drawn the blue item "Beauty Potion".]

[Beauty potion: After taking it, it can appropriately enhance one's appearance and increase personal charm according to individual physical characteristics.]

This is another regular reward from the beauty potion; let's give this one to Zhang Tianai.

Keep drawing.

[Congratulations, host, you have drawn the white talent "Approachable".]

[Approachable: You can tone down your imposing manner and become kind and even ordinary.]

Seeing this talent, Jiang Yifeng shook his head. He would still try his luck with the "lucky draw" next time.

This direct lottery triggered the mean reversion of luck.

Previously, I won the gold talent "Focus" in the Excellent Lottery, but this time I only got the white talent.

Although it was only a white talent, Jiang Yifeng actually tried it out and found that "approachable" was quite useful.

With this talent, Jiang Yifeng can conceal his brilliance and blend into the crowd.

When you want to live a low-key life, it's easier to disguise yourself and avoid being disturbed.

The system has items that can upgrade talents. Jiang Yifeng suddenly became interested and wanted to try upgrading the "Approachable" talent to blue or gold to see what the effect would be.

Maybe it can become invisible?
It's always good to have something to be happy about. Jiang Yifeng adjusted his mood, saw that it was almost 6 o'clock, and decided to have dinner first, since he had an interview later.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, he saw Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Ziyi, and others.

The Grandmaster was also nominated for this year's Hundred Flowers Awards. Wong Kar-wai came here not only to attend the awards ceremony, but also to discuss the copyright transaction of The Grandmaster.

(End of this chapter)