Beijing.
General Administration of Culture.
Ye Wen took a kettle and sprayed water on the green plants on the windowsill.
After leaving Tan Yue, he met with four other directors.
The country can have policies to support domestic films going abroad. Such a great opportunity is rare. If it is placed in front of a few people, of course they will not miss it and agree to it without saying a word.
Ye Wen has great trust in the directorial abilities of the five of them, because they represent the highest level of domestic film production.
However, this time, after all, she is going to the global film market and the more competitive foreign film market. She is still a little uneasy and the prospects are not optimistic. As the director of the General Administration of Culture, she is under great pressure.
After spraying the green plants, Ye Wen got close to the flowers and smelled the faint floral fragrance, which made her mind feel much calmer.
"I hope I can achieve results this time."
Putting the water bottle aside, Ye Wen returned to the desk and sat down. Looking at the messages sent in the mobile phone group, I suddenly came up with an idea - to create a group for these five people.
They are the first batch of directors whose Chinese films have been released globally. If they have any questions or experiences, they can communicate in the group. For them, it can be considered as a group to keep warm.
There is not only competition between these five people, but also a cooperative relationship. The current goal is to promote Chinese films to the world. There will definitely be many problems along the way. Ye Wen can only provide limited help with professional film issues, and these five are all top directors. Maybe someone’s idea , can play a key role in promoting domestic films to go global.
Thinking of this, Ye Wen became more determined to join the group, and then picked up her cell phone to call them one by one.
It would be a bit abrupt to suddenly join a group for no reason, and there had been more or less fierce competition between them before.
Whenever a movie by two top directors is released, it will be compared by netizens who love to watch, creating a stir on the Internet. Ye Wen doesn't know what kind of relationship they have in private.
Ye Wen took the lead in calling Sun Daohao.
"Ye Ju."
"Director Sun."
The two exchanged pleasantries.
Ye Wen explained her idea of wanting to win the group.
"That's great, so we can communicate with each other, and it's a rare opportunity for us."
Sun Daohao agreed with both hands.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Wen called the other four people.
Their answers were basically the same as Sun Daohao's. They were helpful for communication and progress, and they agreed to join the group.
Ye Wen dragged five people into the group chat and changed the name of the group to "Movie Exchange Group".
The five people changed their nicknames to their own names, and everyone began to say hello in the group.
"Pakho Chang: Hello everyone!"
"Xu Shaoqing: Hello, Director Zhang, hello everyone!"
"Tan Yue: Hello, teachers!"
"Shen Chenglin: Hello!"
"Sun Daohao: I am honored to have the opportunity to communicate with you. I will trouble you if I encounter problems in the future."
The five of us are not very familiar with each other, and it is quite awkward to communicate for the first time in the group.
"Pakho Zhang: Director Sun, you are too polite. I'm afraid we will have many questions to ask you in the future."
"Sun Daohao: I am getting older, and I will still have to rely on you in the future."
Sun Daohao is the oldest among these five people, and he is highly respected.
"Ye Wen: I hope you can communicate more when you encounter problems and work together for the rise of our Chinese film industry."
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Bright Entertainment Company.
President's office.
Tan Yue had been watching the chat in the group without participating too much. He had a strange feeling.
Several of the people in the group were former competitors, and they were defeated by me, which caused quite a stir on the Internet.
Now in a
Chatting in the group is a bit awkward.
The other four people have been famous in the director circle for many years. It goes without saying that they must have a lot of arrogance in them. When they were defeated by a young man, Tan Yue couldn't figure out what attitude they had towards him.
The chat in the group continues.
"Shen Chenglin: I understand, Ye Ju."
"Tan Yue: Got it."
"Xu Shaoqing: I will trouble you all in the future."
"Sun Daohao: Got it, Ye Ju."
"Pakho Chang: OK!"
The chat in the group ended so suddenly.
Tan Yue looked at the profile pictures of several people and hesitated whether to add them as friends.
As one of the first batch of directors to go abroad, it is inevitable to encounter problems. You will definitely chat in the group and add friends to show your attitude in advance.
Tan Yue has always maintained respect for these four directors. To gain a foothold in the highly competitive entertainment industry, there is no shortage of strength.
"Forget it, let's add friends later." Tan Yue felt a strange feeling lingering in his heart.
There will be a lot of time in the future, and there will be many opportunities for chatting. It is not too late to add friends after we become familiar with each other. Besides, now that I have friends, I don’t know what to talk about, which will only make it more awkward.
Tan Yue turned off his phone and put it aside, opened the documents in front of him and continued working.
"Ding dong".
The phone rang and the screen lit up. Someone added him as a friend.
Tan Yue picked up the phone in confusion. When he saw the other party, his pupils dilated slightly, showing a slightly surprised expression.
The person who added him as a friend was Sun Daohao.
Some time ago, the competition between the two people was the focus of attention on the entire Internet and even the entire entertainment industry. "Infernal Affairs" defeated "The Dark Forest" to become the Spring Festival box office champion. The box office gap between the two movies is still not small.
As for "Dark Forest", a domestic science fiction film that Sun Daohao has been preparing for many years, you can imagine the amount of effort he put into it. Just one post-production process exceeded the entire production process of "Infernal Affairs".
It is difficult for ordinary directors to let go of the barriers in their hearts.
What made Tan Yue even more surprised when Sun Daohao took the initiative to add him as a friend was that he also broke Sun Daohao's box office record that had been held for more than ten years.
At this time, Sun Daohao was able to actively add his friends.
Tan Yue agreed to the friend application, but before he could send a message, Sun Daohao sent it first.
"Hello, Director Tan!"
"Director Sun, I have long admired your name."
Tan Yue thought about sending a message, but he couldn't think of a topic for the chat. Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Daohao's message came over again.
""Infernal Affairs" is a great movie. "The Dark Forest" can lose to such a good movie. This time I am totally convinced."
"It was just a fluke! "The Dark Forest" is also very good. I have seen it in the cinema. It is more exciting than foreign science fiction blockbusters."
"I am also forced by the format. On the surface, it is because the audience is disappointed with domestic science fiction films, but more importantly, they are disappointed with our directors. Seeing that domestic science fiction films have shown no signs of progress, I am also anxious."
"understand."
The older generation of directors all shoulder a kind of responsibility.
Tan Yue suddenly found that he couldn't pick up the topic again and fell into embarrassment.
But Sun Daohao on the other side didn't think so. He had only told his friends these thoughts, and he couldn't help but want to express them when he chatted with Tan Yue for the first time.
Sun Daohao has always wanted to chat with Tan Yue about his movie-related ideas, but he has never had the chance.
It was possible to get Tan Yue's contact information through friends around him, but after all, there had been no communication between the two of them, so adding him directly would have been very abrupt.
This time, Ye Wen suddenly proposed to bring the five of them into a group chat. Sun Daohao happily agreed. The communication issue was one aspect, and more importantly, he could take this opportunity and add Tan Yue's contact information to communicate with this person. Let’s chat with a leading figure in the new generation of directors and see his views on movies.
As for "Dark Forest" losing to "Infernal Affairs", Son Daohao never took it to heart and was not angry.
On the contrary, he is still gratified by Tan Yue's excellence, and he is even more happy that his box office record of more than ten years has been broken.
The road for domestic films to go abroad is extremely difficult. After so many years and generations of directors' efforts, they have never achieved real success, which makes people feel a little desperate.
In recent years, the domestic film industry has been continuously invaded by capital. Sun Daohao originally thought that it would be difficult to see hope in the short term.
Until Tan Yue appeared, he felt that there was another glimmer of hope.
Among the many young directors in China, Sun Daohao is very happy that an outstanding young director like Tan Yue can appear. In his opinion, he should learn more from Tan Yue.
If a director keeps maintaining his own airs, he will never make progress.
Sun Daohao sent a message to Tan Yue.
"I've seen all of your movies, and I like every one of them."
Tan Yue felt a little embarrassed that a person who had only been in the film industry as a director for a few years would attract such attention from an old-timer.
Sun Daohao continued to send messages.
"I think your idea is very bold. There are not many directors in the industry who dare to make movies with a small audience in the entire market like you."
"Actually, I didn't think too much when I made these movies. I think as long as the audience likes them, it will be fine."
"That's also a kind of strength. Which director doesn't want to make movies that the audience likes, but there are not many who can do it like you."
As the two of them chatted more and more, the awkward feeling in Tan Yue's heart gradually disappeared, and he would also take the initiative to ask some questions.
Sun Daohao shared some insights about movies.
When he saw Tan Yue's reply, he would stop and think for a moment and reflect on it carefully. He was not at all like an old director with decades of experience, but more like a new director.
Sun Daohao had been looking forward to this exchange for a long time. After the two started chatting, he forgot to drink tea, and the water cup had completely lost its temperature.
In particular, the techniques and skills of making movies made him feel very useful.
Half an hour has passed before I knew it.
The two had never met, but they were still chatting on the phone. Sun Daohao felt that it would be inappropriate to continue interrupting, so he resisted the urge in his heart to continue chatting.
"I'm sorry, Director Tan, for disturbing you for so long. Thank you for sharing. You still have work. We will discuss movie-related issues when we have time."
"I have also benefited a lot from chatting with you. We will chat again when we have time."
After putting down his mobile phone, Sun Daohao recorded today's gains.
Tan Yue is doing the same thing.
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There is no airtight wall in the world, especially in the entertainment industry where gossip is everywhere.
The General Administration of Culture has selected a group of directors, and news that their films will be released simultaneously around the world began to spread through the grapevine.
The most indispensable thing on the Internet is the people who eat melons. It doesn’t matter whether your melons are authentic or not, just eat them first.
The news quickly spread online, and for a while some movie lovers were discussing the matter on major social software.
If this incident is true, it may become a historic moment for domestic films, which is what domestic audiences have always wanted.
Of course, netizens are indispensable for discussing the authenticity of the matter. The audience knows the current situation of domestic movies best. Is it a big step to start global release of domestic movies at this time? The possibility of hitting a wall is too great.
When it comes to movies, the movie forum is quite lively.
One person posted: "Are domestic films really going to go abroad and be released globally?"
Once the post was published, it quickly attracted discussions among movie fans on many forums.
"I think this thing is most likely true. There is no smoke without fire, and the Internet is talking about it."
"What's going on? Why don't I know what you're talking about?"
"Are we about to witness the rise of domestic films?"
"I heard that this time it is different from the previous domestic films going abroad. This time it is supported by national policies. We have already discussed it with other countries, and we are just waiting for the director to make the film and release it."
"There are five directors in the first batch, and they are all the top directors in the country. I don't know if Tan Yue is among them."
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Magic City.
Taking advantage of the break, Jiang Bei started hanging out in the Weibo movie topic group.
"What's going on? Is this true?"
Jiang Bei frowned and was shocked when he saw someone online saying that the General Administration of Culture had selected a group of directors to make a new movie that would be released around the world.
This is a rare opportunity for any capable director in China.
After the shock, Jiang Bei inevitably felt a little depressed.
Tan Yue, Sun Daohao, Shen Chenglin, Zhang Pakho, and Xu Shaoqing. Looking at the names of these five people mentioned on the Internet, he felt that the authenticity of this matter was 90%.
They represent the highest level of domestic films.
Jiangbei is naturally eager to be included in this list, but he is just a TV drama director.
Even if I am a film director now, it is not very likely that I will be selected into the first batch of directors. I still know very well what kind of abilities I have.
Jiang Bei closed the computer page and lit a cigarette for himself. After seeing this news, I will finally be a little stimulated.
The most important thing now is to work hard to improve your directing abilities and speed up your transformation into a film director.
Only in this way can we catch up with others. Otherwise, other people's movies will be released abroad, and I will still be struggling in the TV drama directing circle.
Jiang Bei blew out smoke rings, feeling nervous and urgent in his heart, reaching unprecedented heights. If you don't fight hard again, even if this opportunity does come before you in the future, you won't have the strength to seize it.
