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What does it mean to be truly prominent?

The real prominence is not that you sit in the most central place, nor that you wear the most expensive clothes and the most exquisite jewelry, but that you will become the center of the crowd even if you are dressed ordinarily and sit at the very edge of the crowd.

Xu Taiping is only 30 years old, and it is said that he is known to people on the territory of Jiangyuan City, and it has only been less than half a year now.

What kind of efforts does an ordinary person have to go from being known to being famous in less than half a year?

Xu Taiping chatted with Guo Yunpeng and greeted the so-called upper-class people he couldn't name.

From sitting down to the present, Xu Taiping has received at least ten business cards, all of which are CEOs of major companies and awesome people from all walks of life.

Xu Taiping has an advantage, that is, he will not serve a shelf, as long as someone comes to give a business card, Xu Taiping will accept it with a smile, but Xu Taiping will only accept business cards, not business cards, because Xu Taiping does not have the habit of printing business cards, everyone will write their own awesome things on business cards, so Xu Taiping wrote a description: blood wolf, the strongest killer in the world, or Xu Taiping, director of the security department, or Xu Taiping, the big brother of Jianghu in Jiangyuan City?

These are not easy to write, in addition, like what kind of handsome and unparalleled, seven or eight times a night, although Xu Taiping has all of them, but if they are written on business cards, they will not look very stable, so Xu Taiping still did not print business cards in the end.

Soon, all the people who participated in the auction were in.

There must be at least a thousand people in the whole hall, and in front of it is a stage, and this stage is where the auction will be made tonight.

"Mr. Xu, look at that, Martin!" Guo Yunpeng suddenly pointed to an entrance next to him and said.

Xu Taiping turned his head and saw Martin and his sister walking in from the entrance accompanied by a group of people, and then came to the middle of the first row and sat down.

"Your position is not together yet!" Xu Taiping asked.

"Martin is a world-renowned collector who often participates in various auctions, and coupled with his status as a great director, he naturally does not have a place close to me. Guo Yunpeng explained.

"I see!" Xu Taiping suddenly realized, and then said, "If we find a director in China, can we do this Martin?"

"Difficult. Guo Yunpeng said after pondering for a moment.

"Why? Aren't our talents as good as others?" asked Xu Taiping.

"Having said that, there are many well-known directors in Huaxia, and even international directors, but because of the differences in social system and history and culture between Huaxia and Western countries, even if the films we make sell well in China and abroad, it is difficult to gain recognition. Guo Yunpeng said.

"It's like our cross talk, no matter how interesting you say, there are many stalks in it, only Chinese people can understand, no matter how good a foreigner Chinese learn, he may not be able to understand it, is that what it means?" asked Xu Taiping.

"That's what it means, but the situation has improved in recent years, after all, we also had a director who shocked the world a few decades ago, although it was not in the middle later, but with the cultural export of Huaxia to the world, the recognition of Huaxia's films in the Western world is also growing, but if you have to compare the big directors of China with the big directors of the Western world, there is still no comparison, we have invested more than a billion here, which is already amazing, and people have invested more than a billion yuan, and they are all dollars, which is just a general investment。 Putting these aside, the production team abroad is also stronger than ours in China. Guo Yunpeng said.

"Isn't there a place in China that is better than abroad?" Xu Taiping asked dissatisfiedly, he still has some nationalist thoughts, and he can't see that other countries are stronger than China everywhere.

"Of course, the depth of some niche films in China is not comparable to foreign countries, and the same is true of cultural heritage, of course, in terms of actors, there are many domestic actors who are better than foreign ones, and they are also dedicated, the key is cheap. Guo Yunpeng said.

"How long has it been since Huaxia Films won an Oscar?" Xu Taiping asked.

"For more than 30 years, since the death of director Zhang *, no Chinese director has been able to win the Oscar. Guo Yunpeng said.

"Then let's make a movie that can win the Oscar this time!" Xu Taiping said seriously.

"It's almost impossible to make a movie that wins an Oscar? Guo Yunpeng shook his head and said.

"Why?" asked Xu Taiping.

"Since the death of Director Zhang *, there is no director of genius in China, and now there is still some gap between the level of first-class directors and foreign first-class directors, and Western countries are actually wary of our cultural export, our films, music, can be sold to their countries, but if you want to win awards, it is very difficult, because as long as you win the award, it means that Western countries recognize your culture, which will cause more people to accept our Chinese culture! Even if our film is at the level of an Oscar, it will never win an Oscar. Guo Yunpeng said.

"Then why can you take that Zhang*?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Because he is a genius, his films are top-notch and in-depth in terms of artistry and entertainment, and every film is a milestone in the history of Chinese films, even in Western countries, his films can also be recognized to a large extent, and now four of the top ten movies on the IMBD movie rating list are his, he won the Oscar, it is expected by everyone, who does not give it to him, it is against the mainstream consciousness of this world, so he was able to win so many Oscars when he was alive。 Guo Yunpeng explained.

"I see, then I'll still do it!" Xu Taiping said.

Guo Yunpeng helplessly covered his head and said, "If you have to do it, you have to do art films or feature films, and then go to the United States to open up relations, so as to win the best foreign language film award." ”

"I want the Best Picture Award!" Mr. Xu said.

"It can't be. Guo Yunpeng shook his head firmly.

"It's impossible and possible!" Xu Taiping said seriously.

"It's impossible, really, Mr. Xu, this is not a joke. Guo Yunpeng said.

"As long as you can shoot it, how much it costs, I will give you as much as I want!" Xu Taiping said.

"It's not something that money can solve. Guo Yunpeng said.

"Money can't solve movies, but money can solve directors, and it can solve those Oscar reviews. Xu Taiping smiled and said, "I don't think money is omnipotent in this world, but in many cases, money can solve many things, the key is how you use him, you are known as a producer of tens of billions, and the commercial value of the films you make is undoubted, but don't you want to prove your artistic aesthetics? I think that if you can win an Oscar for Best Picture, then you will definitely become the No. 1 producer in China in the past 30 years!"

Guo Yunpeng swallowed hard, and he admitted that he was moved by Xu Taiping's words.

The films he has made have generated tens of billions of box office, and in a way, he has been successful, but he has also been unsuccessful, that is, the films he has made have not won any Best Picture awards, whether they are national or international.

Therefore, behind the title of Guo Yunpeng's 10 billion producer, there is actually some ridicule, many people say that Guo Yunpeng only knows how to make money, and has no artistic aesthetics.

It's like Xiaobaiwen in an online novel, it sells very well, but it has no depth and no beauty.

Guo Yunpeng absolutely does not admit that he does not have any artistic aesthetics, just as he thinks that there are also articles with depth and beauty in Xiaobai articles on the Internet, but people are used to labeling him, and this kind of label means unfair to him many times.

The movies he made were great at the box office, but once he entered the awards, basically the first round would be brushed down, which is the impact of the so-called label, because for many film critics, your box office success means that it is a commercial fast food movie, what artistic performance and beauty can this kind of movie have?

When one person looks at another person with colored eyes, whatever the other person does, it will be greatly discounted.

Guo Yunpeng really wanted to prove himself, but in China, his label was too big, and now Xu Taiping's words suddenly gave Guo Yunpeng another way.

Since people at home have labeled him, why doesn't he go abroad?

There are few people abroad who know him, so naturally there is no so-called label, and Xu Taiping is rich and connected, if the operation is good, he may really be able to make a movie that can win the Oscar.

Even if this movie only wins an award such as Best Foreign Language Film, it is enough for Guo Yunpeng to take it back to China to prove himself, and it is enough for him Guo Yunpeng to tear off the label on his body!

"This, I'll take a good look at it!" Guo Yunpeng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said. In fact, he didn't dare to think about the best picture at all, Guo Yunpeng thought, as long as he can win the Oscar, then he can win any award!

"That's right, people have to have dreams, otherwise what's the difference between them and salted fish?" Xu Taiping said with a smile.

Guo Yunpeng smiled and nodded.

At this moment, the lights in the entire hall suddenly dimmed.

Then, a series of light beams gathered together and shone in the center of the stage.

A lifting platform rises little by little from the bottom of the stage.

On the lifting platform, the host stood in the center with a microphone in his hand, and when the lifting platform rose to the top and stopped, the host said in a calm and powerful voice, "Distinguished guests, welcome everyone to our Mercedes-Benz Center today to participate in this auction held by our Autumn Auction House, I think you should have been waiting for a long time, then I will not talk nonsense, now I announce, today's auction, officially started, please the first lot, come to the stage!"