Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

Chapter 43 Film Acceptance
As the director of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, Tian Zhuang can be said to be very busy with official duties.

In addition to his daily teaching tasks and departmental management affairs, he occasionally takes on some off-campus film production work and some related meetings.

And today he received another job, which was to participate in a film purchasing review meeting of a film channel.

However, when he arrived at the place, a young man took the initiative to come forward and greet him.

"Teacher Tian!"

Tian Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and felt that the young man in front of him looked somewhat familiar. He looked him up and down for a while, and then he remembered.

"You are, from the 01st grade directing department..."

"Wang Hao."

Wang Hao quickly took over. He had no presence in the class before, so it was not surprising that the department head could not remember him, so he did not make things difficult for Teacher Tian.

"Oh, yes, Wang Hao, you are here?"

Tian Zhuang looked puzzled, and Wang Hao quickly explained: "The movie we are watching at the film viewing party today was shot by me, and it is also my graduation project."

"Really? Then I'll have to take a closer look." Tian Zhuang looked at another teacher from the same school and smiled.

Under the guidance of Wang Hao, the two of them came to the screening room where the film screening was held.

At this time, many leaders of movie channels were already sitting in the screening room. As soon as Wang Hao and his team came in, they immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Among them, some were familiar with Tian Zhuang and greeted him immediately. Wang Hao also had no way to sit idle because as soon as his uncle saw him, he came over and pulled him away, taking him to greet some other judges.

"You have a very unusual relationship with this student."

The Beijing Film Academy leader standing next to Tian Zhuang looked at Lu Guotao patting Wang Hao on the shoulder and said to him with a smile.

Of course Tian Zhuang also noticed this scene, but as he was always a serious person, he didn't take it seriously.

He originally thought that Wang Hao relied on his own ability to sell the film to the movie channel, but now it seems that this student was taking advantage of the situation.

Although this type of operation is considered the norm in the film and entertainment industry, he felt somewhat unhappy about it, and even the smile on his face faded a little.

“In our line of work, we still have to rely on hard skills, and some things are just icing on the cake.

Let’s wait and see. If this movie is really a mess, even if he is my student, I will not be lenient and let him ruin the reputation of our Beijing Film Academy.”

"Hey, Lao Tian! With your temper, it's not easy for other people's children to get to this point. Sometimes you still need to encourage them more." The Beijing Film Academy leader listened to his words and hurriedly persuaded him.

But he also knew Tian Zhuang's stubborn temper. Seeing that persuasion was futile and knowing that the other party already had prejudice in his heart, he could only shake his head helplessly.

Of course, Wang Hao didn't know about this little episode.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

Wang Hao is still very confident about the quality of the films he shoots.

This is not because his filming is so good, it can only be said that it is all due to the contrast of his peers. After all, in the current period of development of Chinese film, most of the fourth-generation directors have begun to retire from the film industry. The fifth-generation directors who dominate the mainstream, such as Zhang Guoshi and Chen Kaige, have always pursued the artistry of film, but now they are turning to commercialization, and it is difficult to change their creative thinking.

Apart from them, those Hong Kong directors who went north to make money, although their commercial thinking was more mature, they were unable to let go of their arrogance, which led to the increasingly serious problem of their works not being able to adapt to the local environment.

Under such circumstances, Wang Hao, who has experience of the next ten years, is naturally full of confidence in the new track of commercial films.

As the heads of various departments of the film channel and invited experts arrived one after another, the screening room soon became quiet.

Everyone sat on the soft seats, the lights above their heads gradually went out, and as the theme song sounded, the big words "Heart Labyrinth - Buried Alive" appeared on the screen.

"Buried Alive" is the title of the movie, and "Labyrinth of the Heart" is the main title of the first phase of the science fiction movie universe planned by Wang Hao.

Of course, the people present didn't care much about this. As the movie began, their attention was more focused on the screen.

The very beginning of the story draws people into the plot.

The narrow and cramped space, the trapped man, a lighter, and a weirdly trendy phone directly brought the suspenseful atmosphere to the maximum.

Especially since the screening room was still completely dark and all the light came from the screen, it enhanced everyone's experience.

Everyone had a question in their mind at this time, which was whether the protagonist was rescued at the end of the story.

However, as the story progresses, their focus gradually shifts from whether the protagonist is rescued to the problems hidden in the protagonist.

Why did he go abroad to earn this money? What happened between him and his wife? What was the relationship between him and the female colleague?
People all have a desire to pry into privacy and like to gossip. The background story of "Buried" hidden under the main plot just satisfies this need.

Even with Huang Lei's superb performance, they all had the illusion that this man was hiding beside them, as if this was a real story.

At this point in the movie, Wang Hao had already guessed from the reactions of the audience around him that his movie would definitely be a success.

Sure enough, when the 90-minute movie ended, the audience burst into warm applause.

“The story is great!”

Tian Zhuang, who had always been prejudiced against Wang Hao, also clapped his hands and said to him with a smile.

Although the Beijing Film Academy's directing department has a good reputation, the entertainment industry has always been a place where there are more people than jobs and the winner takes all.

There are so many students graduating from directing departments every year, but there are only a handful of them who can actually get their hands on filming and develop well in the entertainment industry. Most of them switch to shooting TV, commercials, and MVs after experiencing the blows of reality.

So now that there is someone who has emerged, he naturally has to encourage him.

As for whether he used his connections to gain help?
Those who have no ability use backdoors, while those who have ability make rational use of the resources around them.

Of course, Wang Hao would not reject the dean's kindness. After all, the other party represented the academic school and had great power behind him.

Don’t you see that non-academic actors like Wu Jing and Baoqiang, no matter how good their box office performance is or how popular they are with the audience, it is difficult for them to win any awards?

Moreover, in the future he wants to promote the industrialization of the film industry, produce large-scale science fiction films, and open up another track. How can he achieve this by himself?
Sooner or later you have to find some support, right?
(End of this chapter)