Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

At seven o'clock in the evening, the award ceremony officially began. According to the practice of domestic award ceremonies, the leader of Ningxi Municipal Government first delivered a congratulatory message.

"Since our film festival is named Youth Film Festival, most of the people who come to participate are young filmmakers. No one is willing to listen to me, an old man, giving a long speech here, so I will say one sentence tonight: I hope you can fall in love with it.

'First Youth Film Festival', I fell in love with the city of Ningxi. Thank you!!"

As a film festival that has been preparing to go its own way since moving to Ningxi City, the concise speech of the leader of the Ningxi Municipal Government really made Zhou Cheng feel good about this city.

Then the awards ceremony began. The "First Youth Film Festival" seemed to be preparing to be unique to the extreme. Their awards were no longer the traditional metal trophies such as golden roosters, hundred flowers, and golden statues, but a brick-like trophy.

The transparent crystal trophy. In the words of the organizing committee, it is willing to contribute to youth films.

All the winners seemed to be infected by this unique feeling. Instead of holding the trophy in the traditional way of grabbing the bottom of the trophy to indicate, they used their right hands to hold the trophy backwards, as if they were carrying bricks on the street.

It's like going up to fight.

"I seem to have fallen in love with you Ning Xi." Zhou Cheng looked at Feng Bingbing, who won the "Most Favorite Actress Among College Students" award, and also held a brick backwards, and couldn't help but sigh to Chu Ran.

"I think you love a beautiful woman." Chu Ran revealed his true nature with disdain.

He likes the beauty Zhou Cheng, but at this stage, he still prefers money. As the award ceremony comes to an end, after the award of the biggest award of the whole ceremony, the "Best Film Award", the bonus award of the "Youth Film Support Program" officially begins.

"The winners of the 5th 'First Youth Film Festival' and 'Youth Film Support Program' Excellent Script Award are: the script "Yangcheng Women" written by Anping of Sun Yat-sen University, and the script "Night of Intoxicating Spring Breeze" written by director Lou Ye,

"Under the Roof" created by Wang Xuebo of Northeast Normal University..."

Although Zhou Cheng knew that his script should have won the award, when the host announced the list of winners, his name was not included until the third one, which made him a little nervous.

"Your last name is 'Zhou'. If it were me, 'Chu', and Brother Li's 'Chen', we would have known the result long ago." Chu Ran, who has participated in an award ceremony once, told Zhou Cheng with great experience.

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The host on the stage continued to announce the list of winners: "...from the script "Entertainment Spirit" written by Zheng Yingmei of Shanghai Film and Drama Academy, and from the script "Donkey Gets Water" written by Zhou Cheng of Yanjing Film Academy..."

Finally, when he was the last one to hear his name, Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran jumped up excitedly. Zhou Cheng straightened his clothes, hugged Chen Li and Chu Ran respectively and went on stage to accept the award.

The "Youth Film Support Program" award does not have a trophy, so Zhou Cheng did not get the brick that he wanted so much. This award is more of a fund, with only an award certificate and a check sample representing 100,000 yuan.

"I hope that after your film is completed, you can sign up to participate in our Youth Film Festival."

This award was presented in person by the leader of the Ningxi Municipal Government who gave the opening speech. This leader would say this after handing the certificates and checks to the winners. This is Ningxi City’s attempt to make this film festival better and better.

For all their efforts, they really hope that more and more excellent films will sign up for the "First Youth Film Festival" and hope that the Youth Film Festival can become the business card of Ningxi City. But Zhou Cheng feels that what he should pay most attention to is

Lou Ye, after all, the other party has been famous for a long time.

"Brother Cheng, you can do it. You actually stood together with Mr. Lou to receive the award." When Zhou Cheng came down, Chu Ran showed an envious expression while holding Zhou Cheng's award certificate and check.

Although the film co-produced by Chu Ran and Chen Li also won an award last year, the award ceremony was held in Yanjing, which was far less meaningful than the one held in his hometown. Chu Ran also secretly made up his mind to create an outstanding film.

The script does not let Zhou Chengzhuan be more beautiful than before.

Although Lou Ye is the most famous among the creators of the five scripts that won this award, among these five scripts, only Zhou Cheng's "The Donkey Gets Water" can really be run as a commercial film.

The CEOs of various film and television companies who come to participate in the film festival are also sensible people. Although literary and artistic films are relatively high-quality, if they can win awards at international film festivals, they may gain something. But as investors, capital is the most important thing.

The biggest thing is the return. If a commercial film and a literary film are placed in front of them, they will choose the commercial film for investment without hesitation.

Zhou Cheng and Chen Li began to promote their projects at the celebration banquet of the award ceremony, hoping to attract some investment. Just after they said hello to Ning Hao, they were approached by a film and television company.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou. We at Anle Pictures are very optimistic about your script and hope to purchase the copyright of this script from you." Liu Shaowen from Xiangjiang Anle Pictures introduced himself to a few people and entered directly.

The topic. In recent years, Xiangjiang Pictures has vigorously developed the mainland market. Their investment is behind the works of several sixth-generation mainland directors.

"Thank you, Mr. Liu. I plan to produce this film with my own company." To buy the copyright? Zhou Cheng shook his head: "If Anle Pictures can invest, it is still very welcome."

"Produced by yourself? Can Director Ning direct it?" Liu Shaowen asked, looking at Ning Hao standing aside.

"I already have my own shooting plan. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time." Ning Hao shook his head.

Zhou Cheng was quite dissatisfied with Liu Shaowen's dismissive attitude. He pointed at Chen Li who was a little embarrassed next to him and said: "This film is directed by director Chen Li. He was the winner of the best short film at the last Youth Film Festival."

Liu Shaowen was not interested in Zhou Cheng's introduction. Perhaps he was not optimistic about Zhou Cheng's own production of the film. He raised his glass and made a slight gesture: "Mr. Zhou, we hope you will consider our company's offer and sell the copyright to us."

.After all, an investment of ten million is not a small amount."

"Mr. Zhou, I am Chen Derun from Shanghai Beauty Pictures. Our company is also very interested in your script. We are prepared to purchase the copyright of this script for 200,000 yuan..."

After Liu Shaowen of Anle Pictures left, several film and television companies came to negotiate, but most of them were about acquiring copyrights. As for investment, they all backed down after hearing that Zhou Cheng had a budget of over 10 million and that it was directed by new director Chen Li.

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Not every filmmaker is Ning Hao, and not every film is like "Crazy Stone", where an investment of 3 million can earn a box office of 15 million. Ning Hao was not optimistic when he tried to attract investment.

, Andy Lau only invested 3 million of his original investment of 10 million. For a newcomer like Chen Li to get an investment of 10 million, it seemed a bit foolish to these film companies.

"Zhou Cheng, or I..." Chen Li, who was struck by reality, no longer had the confidence and casualness he had at the beginning, and looked at Zhou Cheng speechless.

Chu Ran also looked at Zhou Cheng. At first, Zhou Cheng did not want Chen Li to direct because the audience groups of movies and plays were different. Later, he helped persuade Zhou Cheng to reluctantly agree. Now the attitude of these film and television companies makes Chu Ran feel

I seemed to have tricked Zhou Cheng when I helped Chen Li.

As a friend of two people, Chu Ran was a little embarrassed. He had decided that no matter what decision Zhou Cheng made, he would no longer interfere.

"Brother Li, don't worry." Zhou Cheng did not mean to blame Chen Li, but began to comfort him: "Since I promised you to direct, I will not change it after careful consideration. What you lack now is just fame, not yours."

The technical level is not good.”

"What Zhou Cheng said makes sense. There is no problem with Chen Li's major." As an acquaintance of Chen Li, Ning Hao expressed his support for him: "I will take you to meet a few seniors, all of whom are from Nortel.

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The celebration itself was a social place, and Chen Li also had his own circle. He and Zhou Cheng Churan signaled and followed Ning Hao to leave.

"It seems that the investment promotion is not going well. How about I come to my family to invest some money?" Chu Ran suggested to Zhou Cheng, looking at Chen Li's somewhat lonely back.

"It's better. Don't worry, I have other ways." Zhou Cheng shook his head. According to his understanding, because Chu Ran had been staying in Yanjing and refused to go home, Chu's father was a little dissatisfied with him. Currently, his two sisters are here

Helping his father with his business, Chu Ran never interfered in the family business. Zhou Chengdu was a little doubtful whether he could come up with funds.

Chu Ran looked at Chen Li's somewhat lonely back: "I'm mainly worried that Brother Li will think too much."

"Let's comfort him in the past two days and make him feel at ease." Zhou Cheng said with a wry smile: "If these investors don't invest, the worst we can do is find other companies. There are so many domestic film and television companies, and our script is so good, we are afraid that we won't be able to find it.

Are you someone who knows the goods?”

"Mr. Zhou said it very well, how about I invest?"

Zhou Cheng turned his head when he heard the voice and saw Wu Kebo, the boss of Chengtian Entertainment, looking at him with a smile on his face.

Chu Ran, who was standing next to Zhou Cheng, looked at Feng Bingbing, who came with Wu Kebo, with a surprised look on his face, and then stretched out his hand and said: "Miss Feng, hello. I am Chu Ran."