Chapter 61: An Invitation to the Berlin Screening

"The core of the movie 'The Crow' is brutal and bloody."

"At the beginning of the creation of the script, I heard a story in a remote rural area."

"At the time, I felt shocked, I thought it was incredible, and I even thought that the storyteller was lying to me at one point, because I thought she was living happily, but when I actually went to her house and learned everything, I realized that reality is more cruel than fiction."

"The script of "The Crow" has undergone repeated revisions, and the last revision was at night in Changgu Lake, when I wrote down the last dialogue, and I think this story is very complete and perfect."

"Later, I was invited to Huaxing to direct the post-production work of "Mine Bottom", I saw the movie "Mine Bottom", I was shocked, it was hard to believe that this movie was actually made by Director Zhou alone!"

"The story is very shocking, the impact is very strong, and every fragment is full of artistic tension!"

"Of course, I feel very sorry in my heart, regret why such a story is not from me, and why I am not a director."

"This regret lasted until I met Director Zhou, and then, this regret was filled......"

“……”

Under the flickering lights.

At the press conference of the crew of "Crow", Wang Shuai faced reporters and talked eloquently in an emotional voice.

He looked very serious.

However, his voice is full of magnetism, and his unhurried storytelling seems very appealing.

Many reporters looked at him closely, and there was not a trace of other noise in the venue of the University.

Zhou Yang sat next to Wang Shuai.

He has very mixed emotions.

Grateful, nervous, and full of unease.

At the same time, he was very weak-hearted.

In Wang Shuai's mouth, this hat is too big and too heavy to shoot alone!

He was overwhelmed.

The movie "Mine Bottom" is not at all shot by him alone, most of the content is Feng Kai helping, he just sits in front of the camera, and tries to restore these pictures according to the pictures in his mind.

Otherwise, he doesn't seem to be doing anything.

Of course, he knew that he couldn't say this now, even if his emotional intelligence was not high, he couldn't rashly say these words that slapped Wang Shuai in the face.

Moreover, Zhou Yang has seen the agreement signed by Feng Kai, and the content of the agreement is that he is not allowed to disclose his experience of directing "Mine Bottom" to any media and any organization, even if he is not willing to do it at all.

Zhou Yang didn't know what to say for a while.

could only sigh helplessly in his heart, and then he tried to keep himself as calm as Wang Shuai, just sitting quietly, looking in one direction without saying a word.

"Leave everything to me, you can talk less and talk less, remember in the future, when dealing with reporters, you simply keep cold, this is not a bad problem, many artists are so cold, you are cold, they will respect you, but think you have something, think you are awesome." Zhou Yang recalled what Wang Shuai had said to him.

……………………

Cai Lin saw the interview.

Her fingers twitched slightly.

She bit her lip and stared earnestly at every detail of the interview.

From the beginning of the interview to the end of the interview, the relationship between Wang Shuai and Zhou Yang has always been Cai Lin's concern.

The more she looked, the more she had an indescribable taste.

Wang Shuai's eyes did not hide the importance of Zhou Yang, and his words during the interview showed his appreciation for Zhou Yang's talent!

Cai Lin suddenly realized that she had kicked the iron plate.

Wang Shuai is one of the representative directors in the Beijing circle, and he is one of the few influential figures in the big courtyard.

Beijing Circle!

What is that?

That's the circle that all the people in the entertainment industry want to fit into.

It symbolizes power, resources, money, connections......

Eighty percent of the celebrities who have become popular in recent years have something to do with this circle!

Even the former king and queen of Xiangjiang have a similar relationship.

When she first entered this circle, Cai Lin received advice from her predecessors, and the content of the advice was very simple, that is, if you can't integrate into the Beijing circle, don't offend them.

Otherwise, you'll die a terrible death.

Wang Shuai announced at this moment that he would invite Zhou Yang to join the crew, and did not hesitate to appreciate Zhou Yang at the press conference......

So!

What does this mean?

Cai Lin's face still became a little pale, and uneasy emotions swept through her body, as if she was pressed by a big bell, and she couldn't breathe.

"Sister......

“……”

"Sister?"

“……”

"Sister? You okay? ”

"I'm fine, I was thinking about things a little bit just now."

Cai Lin heard the worried voice of the agent next to her, Xu Mei.

She pretended to be calm and silently closed the notebook.

"Sister, otherwise, I'll take a break, take down the notice we sent before, and then ......" Although Cai Lin covered it up well, Xu Mei still noticed the slight change in Cai Lin's face, and she subconsciously proposed.

"What does the company think about this?" Cai Lin did not answer Xu Mei's words, but asked such a question.

"I've been with you all the time, and the company's top management hasn't called me......" Xu Mei replied with a shake of her head.

"I see, you go down first."

"What we sent ......"

"I won't retract a word of what I said before! Of course, don't continue to add material to Zhou Yang's popularity! ”

"Okay."

The agent, Xu Mei, left the office.

After Xu Mei left, Cai Lin's eyes flickered and she recovered from the initial panic.

She naturally thought about taking down what she said before and pretending to be dead, and even thought that if the matter was a little bigger, she simply bowed her head and apologized......

However, in the end, she vetoed all of these things.

There is a Xinghui Entertainment behind her, and under Xinghui Entertainment, there are also many characters in the Beijing circle, and even the directors in many circles also acquiesce in this behavior openly and secretly.

Wang Shuai should be regarded as an announcement to the entire circle this time, and it is a warning to himself!

Although it looks noteworthy, it is impossible for him to flip the table directly because of a Zhou Yang!

When pigs fly!

And!

Things have happened, as soon as you hear the wind, you suddenly retreat, who can still look down on you in this circle in the future?

Even if you are a gun, you have to be a gun to the end to earn respect.

After thinking about this, she immediately called the company's leaders and asked about the tone.

When she heard the leader say that you don't need to pay too much attention to it, but don't hype it up too much, she understood.

From the bottom step by step, Cai Lin, who is accustomed to seeing a lot of ups and downs, understands her value in the company very well!

She is the cash cow of the company's future!

Unless she has no value, as long as she doesn't do too much, the company will protect her.

Subsequently, she again carefully watched the news on the Internet.

A sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Jiang Shushu fights with me?"

"I'm afraid I don't have the qualifications yet!"

"Since you want to step on me, then you can try!"

“……”

……………………

A storm gradually subsided in Wang Shuai's press conference and Wu Zhenhong's invective.

The scolding of Zhou Yang and the black Zhou Yang's sailors receded like a tide within half an hour after the end of the press conference.

In its place was an even crazier promotional release for the movie "Hero".

Click on the movie page, all the pages are all boasting about the movie "Hero" in various ways, and there are also various news about director Shen Changwei in Berlin.

It seems that he is already the first director in China.

Berlin!

It will always be a hurdle that cannot be bypassed.

Naturally, behind the countless hustle and bustle, there will always be some discussion about the movie "Mine Bottom".

discussed more about Wang Shuai and the various stories of "Mine Bottom", and even gave people the feeling that Wang Shuai was the main creator of "Mine Bottom".

There is even an implicit rationality.

Because of Wang Shuai's help, "Mine Bottom" has a chance to be shortlisted for Berlin!

Isn't that reasonable?

And Zhou Yang is inconspicuous in these stories, most of them appear as a foil, with a kind of words that are really forced to write and are reluctant to write.

It seems that many media and major social platforms are deliberately avoiding Zhou Yang.

But......

No matter how much you avoid it, you can't avoid the album of "The Girl with Wings" launched by Huaxing Entertainment, and you can't avoid the five words of lyricist Zhou Yang!

As long as Cai Lin's new album "Flying Against the Wind" has a little bit of publicity news, Huaxing Entertainment will follow closely to promote "The Girl with Wings", and every time it is promoted, the word Zhou Yang is brought to it!

Moreover, it seems that Zhou Yang and Song Lian, the album creator of "Flying Against the Wind", are deliberately put together.

Although, these posts were quickly suppressed by Xinghui......

But faintly......

actually rendered a sense of atmosphere that Zhou Yang wanted to slaughter the gods.

Two days passed quickly.

In the past two days, I don't know if it's because there are too many black water armies that have left sequelae, or because the plot itself is not too large, the box office performance of the movie "Youth" was mediocre, and in the two days after the premiere, it continued to languish, and the fan evaluation after watching the movie also continued to decline, without causing too many waves.

The total box office in two days was 9.8 million, and less than 10 million was less, and the box office did not meet the expected results at all.

Although it is not a loss, it is also full of an indescribable taste of failure.

This is a bit of an indescribable blow to the morale of the entire Huaxing.

On the morning of February 18.

Zhou Yang's office watched the promotional MV of "The Girl with Wings" very seriously.

The album will be officially sold in the early hours of the day after tomorrow.

This is the final review stage.

It was at this time......

There was a knock on the door in the office.

Subsequently......

"Director Zhou, the ticket to Berlin and your passport have been issued......"

He saw Zhou Xi, Wu Zhenhong's life assistant, walk in with a document.

"Huh? I'm going to Berlin tomorrow? Isn't it March? ”

"Huh? That, didn't Director Feng tell you that the film will be screened at the film festival before winning the award? Actually, we just got the news of Berlin's invitation...... It's good in advance, we can go over and sell the movie rights early...... By the way, Director Zhou, do I need to inform the rest of the film team? ”

"Huh? Notify now! ”

"Okay."

……………………

"Director, I'll take a leave of absence......"

"What are you doing with your time off?"

"Go to Berlin and participate in the film festival, Director Zhou just called me......"

"Does 'Mine Bottom' have anything to do with you?"

"Yes, yes."

"Do you have a finalist?"

"Ahh......h

"Does post-editing have anything to do with you?"

"No ......"

"What about the script? Did you contribute to the writing? ”

"No ......"

"So what are you going to do? This time, there was a limited number of people in the entourage...... Couldn't have been more! ”

"I, I participated in the filming of ......"

"The photographer was also involved in the shooting, did he go over?"

"I, but ......" Feng Kai, who was excited, ran to the crew, but felt a basin of water poured down, which made him feel cold.

Then I saw Wang Shuai, who was sorting out his clothes and putting on a tie: "Then director, ...... you are?"

"I'm going to Berlin, I edited it later in the movie, and there are old acquaintances in Berlin, I have to go over and help check it, and if necessary, I can also be an accompanying translator, by the way, do you know German?"

"I, I don't understand ......"

"You should know all the customs of Berlin, right?"

"I ...... I don't understand either. ”

"Then there's no way, well, you're still young and have a lot of opportunities, take care of the crew's logistics, "Crow" will give you a chance to perform after being shortlisted, you've been performing well recently, and I wanted to find an excuse to let you leave the crew......" Wang Shuai stared at Feng Kai, his face suddenly softened, and he showed a smile of approval.

“???”