Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

Chapter 79 Old Zhang to Old Zhang, Little Liu's Charm

Film festivals are the best venues for promoting films.

Just like how "The Banquet" was sent to the Cannes Film Festival in May as soon as filming wrapped up.

It's said that the copyright transaction price was quite good. Huayi claimed that they recovered their costs solely from overseas copyright fees, but when asked about the specific transaction amount, no one could give an accurate figure.

Feng Xiaogang, who is stuck in the Shenzhen River, could probably sell "The Banquet" for 2000 million US dollars. Only Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang themselves probably believe that.

Even if Zhang Ziyi were involved, she wouldn't be worth 2000 million US dollars even if you sold her.

After sending a message to Yang Siwei, telling him to sign the contract with Yinghuang as soon as possible, Zhao Yanxi prepared to fly directly to Ning Province.

Entertainment magazines from Hong Kong Island do sell very well; they're everywhere in the airport.

Zhao Yanxi flipped through the pages and even found reports about Liu Yifei's first Japanese EP.

Since the release of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in Hong Kong, Liu Yifei seems to have gained wider recognition there than in mainland China, after all, it's a TV series by Jin Yong.

However, the film that received the most media coverage was Li An's "Lust, Caution".

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Filming is scheduled to begin in September, and some actors have been cast (keeping it a secret), but the most important female lead has not yet been confirmed.

Many Hong Kong and Taiwanese actresses auditioned for "Lust, Caution," including Shu Qi and Barbie Hsu, but none of them were a good fit.

Li An also started his auditions at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and headed north to audition.

The influence of the internationally renowned director has stirred up the entire industry.

Zhang Yimou is quick enough. The news of the new "Mou Girl" is still fresh in our minds, and the next time we see him is when "Curse of the Golden Flower" has finished filming.

Suddenly, Zhang Weiping became arrogant again.

"The film's distribution rights in Europe and America have already been sold for a higher price than those for 'House of Flying Daggers' and 'Hero,' and the distribution agreement is a minimum guarantee with revenue sharing!"

"Sony has not only promised to help 'Curse of the Golden Flower' achieve Best Foreign Language Film status, but also to help with its bid for an Academy Award."

"Feng Xiaogang is nowhere near as good as Yi Mou, Chen Kaige doesn't have the competitiveness of a commercial director, and Zhao Yanxi? He's just a young man who makes some youth romance films and ghost films. He's a bit clever and unexpectedly won an award, but compared to Yi Mou, he's still far behind."

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Surprisingly, Zhao Yanxi wasn't particularly angry after being criticized.

If Zhang Weiping had only targeted her, Zhao Yanxi might have retorted a few times;

However, he discriminates against everyone except Zhang Yimou—perhaps including Zhang Yimou himself. In his mind, Zhang Yimou is probably just a more capable tool.

Otherwise, how could a director as big as Zhang Yimou be so poor that he couldn't even afford the fine for having more children than allowed?

It's not worth getting angry at such an idiot.

Instead of thinking about how to argue with Zhang Weiping, why not think about whether we can win Zhang Yimou over?

Although Zhang Yimou was later swayed by capital and made many bizarre films, as a newcomer to the film industry in his previous life, he truly had a "special fondness" for Zhang Yimou.

Whether it was his early art films, which won numerous awards, or "Hero" which ushered in the era of Chinese commercial films, or his legendary performance at the Olympics.

Zhang Yimou has proven his outstanding abilities; given a good script, he can definitely make an excellent film.

For Zhao Yanxi, the one thing she has no shortage of is good scripts!

In the wilderness of Ningxia Province, Zhang Jin drove his off-road vehicle at high speed.

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Yan Danchen, wearing large sunglasses, stretched her headscarf out of the window and let it dance wildly, making Zhao Yanxi's eyes twitch—how did her gentle and graceful senior sister become so dashing?

"Senior Danchen, how's the filming progress lately?"

"The filming at Yinchuan Film and Television City is almost done," Yan Danchen said, pulling her headscarf back and tidying her wind-blown hair. "Today we're filming Yifei's solo scene. Director Ning said that if everything goes smoothly and the previous footage is usable, we can move to Zhenbeibao in the next few days."

"Um."

When they arrived at the film set, they were filming the crucial scene where the lizard spirit was offering its heart.

Just as the stage manager was about to speak, Zhao Yanxi waved her hand to stop him and stood quietly behind the monitor.

On the field, Liu Yifei leaned against the couch, listening to the lizard demon's report, "The six people have all been sliced ​​up for you."

She lazily straightened up, her eyes flashing with coldness: "Why kill so many people? Do you think I could handle it all?"

She lightly stroked her temple with her fingertips, her tone suddenly tinged with a coquettish reproach, "I don't pity those people, I'm just annoyed that you're making Wang Sheng run around every day—"

"Click!"

Ning Hao called out "Cut!" and Zhao Yanxi then stepped into the arena.

"director..."

"director."

Everyone then greeted each other, and Liu Yifei also came over from the tatami: "Director~"

"Let's watch the show first," Zhao Yanxi said with a smile.

Liu Yifei gave a soft "hmm" and followed Zhao Yanxi to the monitor.

Ning Hao smiled and made room for the two of them: "Director, come and see, how was Yifei's acting just now?"

Seeing Ning Hao's mischievous grin, clearly preparing to let him be the "bad guy," Xiao Liu was still smiling with his lips pursed.

Zhao Yanxi glanced at the two of them speechlessly, then watched the replay of the footage intently.

"Hmm... the emotional transitions are still a bit abrupt. Coquettishness isn't the same as being affectionate; it's a tentative question tinged with resentment. You need to make the audience feel that you're jealous of Wang Sheng, yet also disapproving of Xiao Yi's recklessness."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips and nodded, "I understand. I'll prepare myself and try again!"

"Um!"

When she turned the camera back on, she did the same thing—stood up, her eyes sweeping across the room. But this time, there was an indescribable tenderness between her disdain and coquettishness. When her voice rose at the end, it was like a hook, scratching hard at people's hearts.

"Pass!"

Zhao Yanxi nodded in satisfaction, and a sigh of relief filled the set.

Ning Hao leaned over and bumped his shoulder, lowering his voice: "It has to be you. I don't know if she was trying to eat your heart or if she was trying to flirt with you, the director, like you were Wang Sheng."

Zhao Yanxi looked at Liu Yifei, who was walking towards her. The allure of the role she played in the play still lingered in her eyes, making her incredibly charming!

"Looks like our fox spirit has really succeeded in her cultivation!" Zhao Yanxi said with a smile, "She only had to do one take before she got it right?"

"Hehe~" Liu Yifei chuckled, "This means my acting skills have improved a lot!"

"Absolutely! It's mainly because I have a good eye; I could tell at a glance that you're perfect for playing a vixen!"

"Hahaha...hahaha..."

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The crew burst into laughter.

"Director, it seems 'Juno' is almost at the 100 million mark at the box office! Congratulations!"

"Hehe, thanks. When the opportunity arises in the future, I'll get you all to make movies in Hollywood."

"The director is so generous!"

"The director is so handsome!"

Young people like Zhang Jin, Yan Danchen, and Wang Kai couldn't hide their excitement, and even the older brother Jiao Enjun was somewhat tempted.

Others might say this falsely, but Zhao Yanxi has proven her abilities!

"Sissi, come with me!"

While the others were getting their makeup done, Zhao Yanxi also called Liu Yifei to the van.

Others are used to it; their own mother is sitting here, what else can they do in the car?

It's nothing more than talking about a play.

"Is this big director going to lecture me again?"

After getting into the car, Liu Yifei said with a charming smile.

"Class isn't urgent. We haven't seen each other for so long, why don't we give each other a hug first?" Zhao Yanxi said with a smile, opening her arms wide.

"Hmph, what a disgrace."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes, but obediently accepted Zhao Yanxi's embrace.

With my beloved in my arms, I can finally ease my longing.

Sensing the faint fragrance wafting from her nose, Zhao Yanxi murmured, "Qianqian..."

"Um?"

Liu Yifei raised her head slightly, her cherry lips parted slightly, as if one could see the nimble little snake inside. Zhao Yanxi could no longer hold back—capture the snake!

Next came the script discussion... It was script discussion, but the director had to make quite a sacrifice.

In order to make Liu Yifei truly understand what the allure of a fox spirit is, Zhao Yanxi used all her "eloquence".

Longing and passion from not seeing each other for so long made Liu Yifei hold back.

Looking at Zhao Yanxi, who was still sitting in the chair grinning foolishly, and at the pair of thieving hands that had been wandering around, Xiao Liu couldn't help but spit out a "Pah!" and call her a "pervert!"

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