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The Youth Film Exhibition is mainly a platform to promote new works and filmmakers to the film industry.

The 2010 film exhibition has not yet landed in Xining, with the title of FIRST, and its reputation has not been widely publicized.

But within the circle, it is already the leading new generation service platform.

After Yang Mi's enlightenment, Cheng Shuo really wanted to find an opportunity here.

It just so happened that "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" was officially finished, so he was able to find some time.

This time he did not come alone. Yang Mi and her agent Zeng Jia also joined the hunt for movies.

If it weren't for Liu Yiqian who still had commercials to shoot, she might have joined in.

In order to avoid suspicion, Cheng Shuo also brought along his manager Zhang Yuan, whom he had not seen for a long time.

His trip was not only to prepare for filming, but also to meet some new talents.

For example, director Wen Muye, who later shot "I'm Not the God of Medicine" and earned more than 4 billion, became famous at this exhibition.

But this time he was a little disappointed, there were no familiar faces at the scene.

This is not surprising, there are countless people pouring into this industry every year, and those who can stand out are already among the best.

To cross this step and step in front of others, luck and strength are both indispensable.

Furthermore, the current youth film exhibition is relatively pure, purely a novice village fight.

It would definitely be a bit greenish to appreciate it from a filmmaker who is used to watching big fish and big meat.

After landing in Xining, the scale of the exhibition will become larger, and it will be more inclined to award competitions, so as to attract more attention.

His expression did not change, but Yang Mi was a little disappointed. He adjusted the sunglasses on his face and whispered: "This level is a bit inferior."

It’s no wonder that she has a high vision, it’s already very rare for many movies to land on the big screen.

Some movies are criticized as bad after they are released, because people don't pay attention to worse movies.

Just like the Poet of the Tang Dynasty who was criticized for his acting skills and took away his laurels, but when he acted against those so-called rising stars, he was also crushed.

"Lets see."

Cheng Shuo reassured that this exhibition was still in a small circle.

Most of them are graduation works produced by teachers and students, and there are no famous figures.

Cheng Shuo and Yang Mi couldn't hide their faces. After walking around for two times, they attracted one after another people talking about their scripts.

They could all see Cheng Shuo's intention, they both wanted to dig for gold in the sand.

Coincidentally, they all thought they were holding gold.

Yang Mi kept a stiff smile as he dealt with one issue after another. At this moment, his face was a little stiff.

She rubbed her face impatiently, "What's there to see?"

Yang Mi is not a very pretentious person, but at least now he is relatively restrained and does not have the domineering energy to hit people on their cell phones in the future.

"Didn't you say you were coming?"

Cheng Shuo took a few steps around and saw a familiar face. One of the actors in the excellent short film "Criminal Gang" was Bai Yu, who would later become famous with "The Soul".

Yang Mi stopped and said, "It's not just this exhibition. You won't gain much if you continue to watch it like this."

She really couldn't walk, so Cheng Shuo led the way like an old man, leaving all the work of dealing with the students to himself.

She lamented like this, and then came over with a smile on her face.

"Hello, Miss Yang Mi, do you have time to learn about my film works?"

"Sorry, I'm a little unavailable."

Yang Mi is still a visual person, so he lost all interest when he saw that person's face.

This man has small eyes, a big mouth, a flat nose and thick eyebrows. He is as thin as a monkey. He is as handsome as Feng Xiaogang.

Although it is closely related to the director's appearance trends, it has nothing to do with her aesthetics.

An awkward smile appeared on the man's face, "Sorry to bother you."

"Hold on."

Cheng Shuo stopped him and said, "Tell me something, I want to hear it."

The man's face showed joy, and when he looked at Cheng Shuo's face, there was a hint of hesitation.

"My name is Cheng Shuo." Cheng Shuo stretched out his hand.

"My name is Lu Yang."

He also stretched out his hand and shook it with Cheng Shuo.

He said his name, and Cheng Shuo smiled, "I know you. You filmed "Gray, White, and Black," right?"

Lu Yang touched the back of his head and said awkwardly, "Yes."

The short film "Gray, White and Black" was not his debut, and it was not popular either. He did not expect anyone to have seen this film.

He incorporated a lot of his own ideas into this film, and the suspense theme is well rendered, but other than that, there is nothing to praise.

From his current point of view, he can get a flawless evaluation. He basically views it as black history.

Cheng Shuo did not discuss the connotation of the film "Gray, White and Black" with him carefully, and went straight to the topic: "Tell me about your film."

Lu Yang looked at Zhang Yuan behind Cheng Shuo, his expression hesitant.

Cheng Shuo also looked back, and Zhang Yuan thought for a moment before answering, "I remembered, you are the one who sent me the script before, right? What is your name, Jin Yiwei?"

Lu Yang grinned, "It's called "Xiu Chun Dao"."

Zhang Yuan nodded, and then shook his head: "I have read his script. The story structure is quite good, but the investment for costume films is high."

After all, he looked at it from the perspective of profit. He did not mention too much about the content of the script itself, but gave Cheng Shuo two key points in just one sentence.

First of all, he kept silent about the content of the story, but put forward the framework of the story, proving that Lu Yang's book is not yet complete.

Cheng Shuo also knew this well. In his previous life, Lu Yang mentioned many times after the release of "Xiu Chun Knife" that the script was already known when he was drafting "Cinema for the Blind", but no one invested in it for four years.

Now it seems that he probably only has a prototype of the structure, and the details cannot withstand scrutiny.

Zhang Yuan has been in the industry for several years, and the passages in which he rushes to work in order to attract investment are naturally remarkable.

Secondly, a very important point is that this script requires a high investment.

"Costume film." Cheng Shuo said, "How much investment do you need?"

Lu Yang's eyes lit up. He could see that Cheng Shuo was very interested, but he was still a little confused.

As an insider, you can’t just look at the celebrity’s position, the main thing you should look at is the promoter behind it.

Yang Migang terminated his contract with Rong Xingda, and thanks to Meiya Entertainment, he has more capital than Sugar Man.

Cheng Shuo was not the only one to extend an olive branch to this book. Most of the others lost interest after hearing the number he said, "20 million."

Cheng Shuo raised his eyebrows, knowing that he was evading the important and taking the easy, so he said: "Twenty million without publicity?"

"You can sign a guarantee."

Cheng Shuo nodded, saving face for him and did not continue to argue.

He has no name, and Cheng Shuo is somewhat famous but is also a newcomer on the big screen. Put this pair together, no one is willing to sign a guarantee for them.

"Okay, then let's leave your contact information and we'll talk after your script is perfected."

Lu Yang's face flashed with disappointment, but he had seen this situation many times and he immediately adjusted.

After leaving my contact information, I was ready to continue looking for the next one.

Seeing him leaving, Yang Mi held it in for a long time and finally opened up the conversation, "Are you really ready to fall into this trap?"

"Do you think it's a trap?" Cheng Shuo adjusted his sunglasses, "Maybe it is, anyway, I didn't agree straight away."

Let's wait and see for now, Cheng Shuo is prepared to leave a way out for himself, and he is not in a hurry now.

The project of "Xiu Chun Knife" was only launched in 2014, so he still had plenty of time to prepare.

When that time comes, it won't be too late for him to start cooperation.

"I'm hungry." Yang Mi rubbed his stomach, "Let's go find a place to eat."