Millennium director

Beijing, in the recording studio of Dashi Records, a subsidiary of Haidie Music.

Jinsha, who had just finished recording his second album "Incredible", was listening to his manager's chatter.

"Sasha, last year your first album sold nearly 200,000 copies in three months, and it also won the sales championship in the Asia-Pacific Music Chart."

"After that, you collaborated with JJ to release "Windswept Summer", which became a small hit in the music world again."

"Many music fans are now looking forward to your new album. The company has decided to increase the promotion of your new album. This time we will try to see if we can sell half a million albums!"

"If your album sales can exceed 500,000 copies, then we can also market your name as a new little diva!"

As the junior sister of Adu and Lin Junjie, Jinsha has enjoyed the top promotion efforts of Haidie Music since her debut as a singer.

She is the first mainland singer signed by Haidie Music.

Haidie also really wants to make Jinsha the company's next sweetheart diva, at least one who will be cultivated by mainland songs.

And the results are really good. The debut album sold more than 200,000 copies, and the duet love song with Lin Junjie was also very good after it was released.

It's just that Jin Sha is a little absent-minded and doesn't seem to care much about his career as a singer.

"Sister Li, my TV series will be broadcast on Mango Channel next month. There may be a lot of promotional activities to run by then, and I may not have time to record the MV."

"And I may have to join a new drama by then, but I really can't spare the time. Can the release of the new album be postponed for a few months?"

Although Jin Sha graduated from Xinghai Conservatory of Music and studied vocal music, she actually loves acting more.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have acted in "The Eighteen-Year-Old Sky" during her freshman year.

However, after finishing this TV series, her career as an actress came to a standstill, and she was unexpectedly favored by Haidie, so she picked up her career as a singer again.

Now that her acting career has been restarted, and she is still attached to the big and thick legs of the Light and Shadow Era, Jinsha is only focused on how to develop her acting career, and she has no time to sing.

Anyone with eyesight can see it.

Although you can become a big star as a singer, you can become an international superstar as an actor!

Take a look at the live broadcast of the Academy Awards a few days ago. Chinese actors and directors all shined on it!

Wu Yuan's movies are even more popular across Asia.

Under the influence of the popularity of Chinese-language movies in recent years, the status of actors in the entertainment industry has indeed increased a lot.

At the turn of the millennium, it was still recognized in the industry that singers were greater than actors, but now it has been reversed, and actors have become more important than singers.

If possible, Jinsha definitely wants to work hard on his career as an actor.

What if I get to act in Director Wu’s movie in the future?

This is even more awesome than collaborating with JJ on a single!

"A TV series?" Jinsha's agent, Sister Li, frowned. She knew that "Destined to Love You" was about to be aired, but she didn't know when Jinsha had accepted another TV series.

"Light and Shadow Times has a new TV series planned. Teacher Li Jichang told me that Director Wu thought my image was quite suitable for this TV series and asked me to play the heroine."

"This time I will partner with Lin Zhiying from Taiwan!" Jin Sha said with a somewhat excited look on his face.

In his last TV series, he partnered with Lu Yi, a popular youngster from Mainland China. In this TV series, he can even partner with Lin Zhiying, a young whirlwind who is popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in three places.

It made her feel as if she was in a dream.

This is why Sands took the initiative to ask Li Jichang whether he would sign actors in Light and Shadow Times.

She always feels that the Light and Shadow Era has been so good to her, and if she doesn’t sign into the Light and Shadow Era, she will feel guilty!

These days, how can any film and television company let outsiders play the heroine?

"You are asked to play the heroine again?" Sister Li was also very surprised. Jinsha can play a role. It can be said that she has a relationship with Li Jichang and is supported by you.

This is two movies in a row, but it doesn't make sense that he has a relationship with Li Jichang.

What is this girl's background? Does she not know about it?

"Yes, yes." Jinsha nodded excitedly, raised her chin, and smiled. Just as she was about to say something else, the Nokia 6681 she was advertising for suddenly rang.

After seeing clearly who the caller was, she quickly answered the phone.

"Hello, Teacher Li."

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, I know!"

"Thank you, Teacher Li!"

From Sister Li's perspective, after answering the phone, Jinsha's face became visibly rosy, and her expression became more and more excited.

After saying a few words, the call was hung up.

"Ahhhh!" Jinsha screamed and threw herself on Sister Li, hugging her and jumping up and down excitedly.

"Light and Shadow Era wants to sign me!!"

"I'm going to become a contracted actor in the Light and Shadow Era!"

After Sister Li was surprised for a moment, a smile appeared on her face.

Haidie Records does not engage in actor management business, and they do not have any film and television resources to provide to their artists.

It is also a good thing for Haidie that Jinsha can sign into the light and shadow era by itself.

After all, if the singer you signed becomes popular as an actor, it will help the singer's career. This is a win-win situation.

The next day, Jinsha arrived at the headquarters building of Light and Shadow Era alone.

After signing the contract in the TV drama department, she also got her wish to meet the biggest boss in the light and shadow era, the soul of the company, the great director Wu Yuan.

In Wu Yuan's office, the nervous Jin Sha saw Wu Yuan sitting opposite Li Xiaoping drinking tea.

"Don't be nervous, sit down." Wu Yuan smiled and motioned for her to sit down.

"Actually, we at the Light and Shadow Era didn't originally plan to engage in artist management business." Wu Yuan poured a cup of tea for Jinsha and said slowly: "But I think you are a talent that can be made."

"Your image and temperament are a style that is currently lacking in the film and television industry. I call it sweet girl style."

"Taiwan's Lin Yichen and Wang Xinlin are all actresses with this style."

"That's what Taiwan calls sweetheart girl and sweetheart princess."

"The company will be doing a lot of idol dramas in the future, and your image and temperament are exactly suitable for these idol dramas."

In the current Mainland actor circle, there are indeed few actresses with sweet girl style. The only one who is relatively close is Li Xiaolu, who became famous with "It's All Angels' Trouble".

So Wu Yuan really felt that Jinsha was rare and worth signing.

But this is what he did casually. The main line of the company's future development will not be the artist management business.

Wu Yuan mostly signed a few actors who, in his opinion, were a pity and failed to become popular but had characteristics.

Just Wu Yuan's casual compliments sounded like a high reputation in Jinsha. Her little face turned red and she nodded her head vigorously, "I know Director Wu, I will work hard!"

"Yes." Wu Yuan took a sip of tea and began to draw the cake: "First, practice in the field of idol dramas for a few years. If there are suitable movie roles in the future, I will also consider you."

"As for your agent and supporting team, they will be provided for you within half a month."

"In the future, you will have two agents. You need to coordinate their relationship more. You also need to coordinate your career as a singer and actor."

After Wu Yuan gave a few more instructions, he waved his hand: "Okay, that's all I have to tell you. Keep working hard from now on."

Facing Wu Yuan, Jinsha didn't dare to breathe, so he just nodded his head: "Okay, I understand."

"Well, let's report to Director Li. "Sheep Star" will start shooting next month."

Jin Sha quickly bowed to Wu Yuan and Li Xiaoping, and left the office lightly, carefully closing the door for them when leaving.

Glancing at the small teacup that she never dared to touch, Wu Yuan laughed and shook his head. He reached out to pour out the cooled tea in the teacup, and continued the unfinished conversation with Li Xiaoping.

Of course, the two of them were not just waiting for Jinsha in the office, but were talking about another serious matter.

"I roughly read the scripts the company received yesterday, and there are indeed a few good ones." Wu Yuan said while drinking tea.

Ever since he had that bizarre dream, although Wu Yuan's state of mind was not close to that of his 40-year-old self in the dream, he did still adopt some of the habits of his dream self.

For example, I love drinking tea.

After taking a nice sip of the newly launched Mingqian Longjing, he continued: "There is a script submitted by a teacher from the Nortel Literature Department. It is a touching story between an autistic child and his father."

"I think this script is good. It is a rare good story among original scripts in mainland movies."

"You can contact this teacher from the Nortel Literature Department, and the company can invest in her."

""Ocean Paradise", right?" Li Xiaoping nodded. She had also read all the submitted scripts and basically had an impression.

"But Teacher Xue has never been a director. She has always been a screenwriter. Is it okay to let a screenwriter who has never studied directing direct this movie?" Li Xiaoping frowned and said with some disapproval.

If he hadn't known that Xue Xiaolu had indeed shot "Ocean Paradise" very well, Wu Yuan would not have believed that a director who had switched careers from a screenwriter could make a good movie right off the bat.

He understood Li Xiaoping's concerns very well, but Wu Yuan still explained: "Our plan is originally to support new directors. After all, Teacher Xue graduated from Nortel and taught at Nortel. She must also understand and learn about directing. A lot."

"What she lacks now is a practical opportunity. This is also the meaning of our young director support program, giving these young directors who have no independent directing opportunities a chance to prove themselves."

"This script is very good. As long as it can be filmed, it shouldn't be too bad."

"Okay." Li Xiaoping was reluctantly persuaded by Wu Yuan. Wu Yuan is the current authority in the field of directing. As long as he says it's okay, it doesn't matter.

"How many places are there left?" Li Xiaoping asked again.

"Li Ruijun's "Summer Solstice", Cheng Er's "The Third Man", and Han Yan's "To Whom I Dedicated My First Kiss" are also acceptable."

Wu Yuan pondered for a moment and then named these three people.

The support given to these three people is all based on the fact that they will stand out in the mainland directing circle in the future.

Later Li Ruijun was able to make "Into the Smoke", Cheng Er was able to make "The Death of Romance", and Han Yan was able to make "Animal World" and "Get Out!" Tumor King".

These three directors all have the meaning of support, and they will all grow into relatively outstanding directors in the country in the future.

Li Xiaoping recorded it in her notebook. She didn't refute Wu Yuan's decision. She just asked, "Are there any more? Or are they just these four?"

"Of course." Wu Yuan rolled his eyes at her. Four people divided 30 million, how could it be so exciting?

"There is a director named Li Yang, who has a background in Chinese opera. He just graduated two years ago. He submitted a script called "Flowers" and the writing was pretty good."

"It's a campus love story, but the setting is in college. You can give it a try."

This Li Yang was the pearl that Wu Yuan carefully unearthed from hundreds of submitted scripts.

I can't say for sure whether his directing skills are good or not, but his screenwriting skills are indeed good.

To sum up in one sentence, although the title of "Flowers" seems very literary, it is actually full of the flavor of campus youth love movies such as "To Youth" and "My Deskmate".

The main line of the story revolves around a pair of college lovers who had a crush on each other during their college years. They had some misunderstandings along the way and finally got on well with each other. However, after graduation, the woman chose a better opportunity and studied abroad. When they finally met again , already ten years later, things have changed.

It is also interspersed with classic youth film elements such as roommates trying to pry into corners, rich boys chasing after each other like crazy.

Although this story sounds simple, it is indeed a very common experience of campus couples in the 1990s.

In the 1990s, a large number of college students chose to study abroad after graduation and never returned.

And the first sword for studying abroad is to kill the person you like first.

If this script is really to be filmed, Wu Yuan feels that it is promising, and it will at least attract a large number of people born in the 1970s to go to the cinema to reminisce about their lost youth.

Why is a movie like "To Youth" so popular? Isn't it because it caters to the youth of the audience? If you really want to say that the story has many novelties, many pain points, and many connotations, it is indeed nonsense.

Of course, the people born in the 1970s here are the ones who were able to get into college in the 1990s.

It doesn't matter, first support Li Yang to practice his skills, and then Wu Yuan can make several youth romance movies for him that are more suitable for the post-80s generation to expand the company's film market.

There is no way, Wu Yuan's current status and level are really not suitable for him to go back and make youth romance movies. It is really a bit low to compete with Zhao Junqi, Su Youpeng and others.

He can only train a young man to seize the cake in the era of youth romance movies.

"There is also a director named Liu Meichuan who is also good. He graduated from Nortel and is my junior. He just graduated this year and he actually made a suspense film."

"That book is called "Don't Knock," and it's very well written. Just reading the script makes me feel breathtaking."

"However, it is difficult for a horror and suspense-themed movie to pass censorship in the mainland. When the time comes, it will be filmed on Hong Kong Island."

"Although suspense films are not easily released in the mainland, they are relatively popular themes throughout Asia."

"As a film production company aiming to base itself in Asia, Light and Shadow Times still needs to focus on the suspense and horror film market."

At this point, Wu Yuan has decided on the six supporting directors for the first phase of the Youth Film Support Program.

If nothing else goes wrong, in the future these six supported directors will also become Wu Yuan's six great talents, fighting for him and the Asian film market for the era of light and shadow!

Three of them focus on literary films, and three focus on commercial films. The configuration is very reasonable!

"Just notify according to this list. Six directors, each with five million, is enough for them to produce the submitted script!" Wu Yuan ordered Li Xiaoping with a smile.