The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 134 The Familiar Picker 2.0 (2-in-1)

Ah this...

The agent actually described it casually, but there is obviously a lot of story behind Shen Zhenyi's reaction.

She really wanted to continue eating melon, but she looked around and suppressed her urge to eat melon.

After all, it was a banquet. As insiders with close ties to Dunhuang, it was okay for them to take a break from the busy schedule, but they definitely could not remain "invisible" melon-eaters.

It's easy to talk about male investors, directors and so on. At most, they just say hello and become familiar with each other. No one will come up and talk to Shen Zhenyi without knowing it——

Who doesn't know that she is Wang Wei's forbidden love? Didn't they squeeze into the celebration banquet just to please Wang Wei? Only those with crazy brains would be so lustful at this time.

However, another group is apparently unaffected by this.

The two of them hadn't been chatting for long when a middle-aged woman with a bun on the back of her head, a small black suit, and delicate light makeup walked towards them.

The visitor didn't look like he was attending a banquet at all. Instead, he looked like a fashionable and capable working woman preparing for an interview.

He Wenying immediately swallowed her words of rejection.

The reason is well known in the industry. It is said that when she was soliciting investment for a new film, a well-established producer in the industry got drunk and started to flirt with her so that she could "have sex".

The best way is of course to hug your thighs.

But how do you say something?

The agent knew that Shen Zhenyi had been working with Dunhuang since her debut. Although it was a low-budget film, it followed the formal commercial production process of professional division of labor and did not know much about the independent film industry where most directors started.

"With such emotional stability, I believe he will not be obsessed with the various rules and unspoken rules in the industry like most men."

As a result, the scale of investment in new movies will be reduced in the future, and the possibility of failure will be greater...

"It is difficult to be a female director, but it is not easy to be a male director. In fact, when you are a director, you cannot lower your professional standards just because you are a woman."

"The growth route of most directors is to work from the bottom to the Nth assistant director to the first assistant director. Once you reach this position, you will have a certain opportunity to direct some low-budget films, and then you will have the opportunity to receive large-scale productions."

At the age of 26, this female director stunned the world with her debut film "The Farewell" and set a box office record for domestic female directors.

"However, there are many women who are talented and have experienced growth and training, but there are so few female directors and the difference is so huge. There must be something wrong."

"I believe that a person's will can determine what kind of things he can accomplish; when you feel that you are not good enough, it will be really difficult to accomplish things."

This painting style is wrong, He Wenying is a bit confused.

He Wenying was silent for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Because not only have I offended people, I am also a female director."

Shen Zhenyi's eyes moved around her body, her mouth pursed, as if she was thinking about something.

Shen Zhenyi was surprised: "Why is this so?"

"My name is He Wenying and I am a director. Can I talk to you two?"

She was obviously looking for an introduction from Shen Zhenyi, so why did she suddenly want to join him?

——In the cultural and entertainment industry, even if you gather the elements of others’ success, you may not be able to replicate the success.

As a private company of a star, it has not established its own distribution channels. How to distribute the movie after it is produced is a problem.

For example, "Charlotte's Trouble"!

With its box office exploding like this, it is no longer a movie, it has become an event, an event that proves Dunhuang's "good luck".

On the one hand, this is for the purpose of further grabbing profits, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of future prospects after passing away.

"As for the latter..." He Wenying thought of her own experience, and her voice deepened.

"Now I just want to try my best to fight for opportunities for myself and prove that I can do it. As for why I chose Dunhuang..."

On the contrary, it was her agent Yu Li who was very transparent and explained to her in a low voice: "Let's put it this way, in the directing industry, women are a truly disadvantaged group."

"The film industry always has higher profits as it goes upstream, and it becomes harder for women to get fair treatment. Male-dominated production companies are always worried about whether they can control the overall situation by investing millions in female creators. ability?"

Shen Zhenyi looked at her agent and saw her nodding slightly.

"The ones I'm familiar with include Liu Fang, Mu Yuru, Liang Guanyi..."

In the absence of other stable income, this means that the company's investment capacity has also declined, and it cannot recover quickly.

Who told the film industry that there are many factors that cannot be seen or explained, and many times they can only be described as luck?

How to achieve success despite being burdened with countless elements that may lead to failure is actually a kind of ability.

Therefore, it is false to say that "women are definitely less suitable to be directors than men." It is a fact that female directors receive fewer resources.

He Wenying shook her head and said, "That's not what I wanted to say."

She has had a lot of contact with Wang Wei, and naturally she has learned a lot about Wang Wei's habits and perspectives in looking at problems, such as looking at problems from a development perspective.

"When the weather gets hot, the whole crew may be made up of shirtless men, and they chat about dirty jokes... Think about how difficult it is for a female director to get through it?"

She just knows Wang Wei too well.

——The world is cruel enough. If the expressions of female directors can make the world more lovely, why not?

"I want to set up a production company, focusing on literary films and female-themed films. Is Director He willing to cooperate with me?"

He Wenying clearly stated the purpose of her visit simply and in an unusually straightforward manner.

What's more, female directors are naturally sensitive to emotions, which is a blind spot that many male directors cannot reach from their perspective.

She glanced at the two people thoughtfully and continued: "The former has caused many women not to think that they can be directors. In the directing department where I studied, the ratio of men to women was about the same, but when I graduated, many women Students will give up."

And He Wenying's reaction was to slap the pig's head in the face and pour a bottle of wine on his head to wake him up... Then things got serious and the producer threatened to ban her from the industry. .

No, he would rather endure the impatience of being surrounded by a group of sycophants, and hope to catch a few "big fish" online at the celebration party.

Men have always been, and I am afraid they will be for a long time in the future, the mainstream of directors and even most of the jobs in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Shen Zhenyi and her agent looked at each other, not surprised, and asked tentatively: "Does Director He want to ask Wang Wei for a good script, or does he already have a script and just wants to attract investment from Dunhuang?"

The Chinese entertainment industry is a place where miracles often occur.

But the future will also be an era of more equal rights.

She knew that the other party was suppressed by well-known producers in the industry, but no one could dominate the Chinese entertainment industry. With He Wenying's talent, why would he lower his profile so low?

Even if you see the truth of the world clearly, you can still choose to love it!

He Wenying didn't feel too angry, and her tone quickly returned to calmness——

Her experience is just a microcosm of the lack of fair treatment of female directors in the industry.

In contrast, for a pure production company without distribution capabilities founded by Shen Zhenyi, if a film with a larger investment fails, it may lead to bankruptcy; even if it does not go bankrupt, the failed investment will make it bankrupt. Cash flow is significantly reduced.

When saying the last point, Shen Zhenyi winked at He Wenying.

The former can continuously bring a continuous flow of funds to the company; while the latter, the risk of making money is much smaller than that of production.

Well, just look at the men surrounding Wang Wei. She probably wouldn't be able to squeeze in.

"I took the liberty of coming here to ask Miss Shen to help introduce Dunhuang."

——The so-called miracle is created in this way.

At this point, Shen Zhenyi and Shen Zhenyi also understood why she didn't directly recommend herself to Wang Wei.

"The problem lies in women's self-perception and society's overall understanding of gender."

And feeling the kindness released by the other party, the spring breeze smile on He Wenying's face became more sincere.

Regardless of their size, established film companies generally have their own film libraries and distribution systems.

Shen Zhenyi knew that as Dunhuang and Weibo technology developed more and more, someone's "talent hunger" became more and more serious.

After He Wenying finished speaking, she looked at Shen Zhenyi expectantly.

The opportunities she can get are very few, maybe even only once. If she fails, she can basically say goodbye to the directing world.

Shen Zhenyi didn't know her, but she had heard about the female director's deeds.

"That's it..."

——In addition to their own films, the Big Five often distribute and distribute films from other companies. It is precisely for this reason.

So she gave an example: "When making an independent film, the director has to shoulder many tasks. He may have to fight with others for drinks when raising investment, and he may have to break up the fight himself if someone on the crew gets into a fight... The problem is that most of the people on the crew are Male, and there are people from all walks of life."

Many of these female directors have seen their debut films, Shen Zhenyi, and they are all outstanding. It is hard to imagine that even they are not treated fairly.

As for why Shen Zhenyi knew that he was impatient?

——She looked at someone from a distance and gently opened the thumb of his left hand with the thumb and index finger of his right hand, and she knew that the person was in a state of extreme impatience and probably had not caught the ideal "big fish".

Although she has only one film, He Wenying is not a pure new director. She knows that in addition to the production level, distribution is also an important part of the success or failure of a film.

He Wenying's heart skipped a beat and she nodded hurriedly: "There are quite a few. Many female directors, for various reasons, such as pregnancy or transition, only made one film and did not get the chance to direct."

It's not that they don't understand the other party's operations - in the Chinese entertainment industry, many stars with certain achievements and capital will set up their own companies or studios and invest in some low-cost films.

On the other hand, He Wenying glanced at Shen Zhenyi and said solemnly: "I have learned that since director Wang Wei's debut, he has always been weak in facing countless temptations within his reach in the industry."

Is there such a good thing?

But then He Wenying realized that the influence of the girl in front of her in Dunhuang was simply beyond her imagination.

The pig-headed producer who has never given up suppressing her is telling a huge joke if he says he can influence the entire industry.

Regarding Shen Zhenyi's question, He Wenying paused for a moment, with millions of thoughts running through her mind, and finally decided to tell the truth——

Even though Shen Zhenyi had always been very transparent, she couldn't help but be stunned by this answer.

However, because of this matter, her "impulsivity" and her "irrationality" were considered to be "easy to screw up a movie"; even other investors who had no friendship with the pig head would not be interested in it as long as they had other options. I won't bet on her - this wasted time is five years.

This made an idea in her mind clearer.

Many people thought that was the starting point of her brilliant career, but they did not expect that in the next five years, she would not publish any of her works.

Isn’t this a big advantage, and because the company is dominated by women, it can avoid a lot of disgusting things?

"To tell you the truth, I actually don't have many ideas. I only want an opportunity in this trip. Even if it is to be an assistant director, I can accept it."

Thinking of this, He Wenying was already thinking about how to reject Shen Zhenyi tactfully and without hurting her kindness——

Under such circumstances, if Wang Wei knew that there were a group of "fish that slipped through the net" like He Wenying in the circle, it would be strange if he didn't jump up!

But, He Wenying didn't think Shen Zhenyi's company would be her first choice, especially when compared with Dunhuang.

She opened the skylight and spoke frankly in front of the two of them——

Therefore, as soon as Shen Zhenyi heard the visitor's self-introduction, Shen Zhenyi immediately took the seat——

Whatever you do in this world, there will be elements that lead to success and elements that lead to failure.

"Like you, Director He, um, I mean, are there many female directors who have proven themselves but failed to get more opportunities?"

But Shen Zhenyi seemed to see her doubts and waved her hands: "This company will be a new label under Dunhuang, sharing resources with the original Dunhuang label, including the production team, distribution channels, and Wang Wei ’s script.”

Shen Zhenyi's good impression of her doubled because of her strong character, and she nodded with a smile.

Not to mention the ability to resist risks!

——This is also the biggest difference between film companies owned by ordinary stars or directors and real established film companies.

"But there are many aspects of this process that are not friendly to women, such as heavy and delicate shooting equipment, which is a test for the physical strength and energy of women who want to hold the camera... There are all kinds of objective problems, first of all, for women The director has set a lot of thresholds."

"What goes before leads to action. I think if we can get more equal opportunities, it will probably only be in Dunhuang."

"So, the number of women among film directors in the film industry is less than 10%. Even from global data, the proportion of female directors is only low. If there are fewer people, don't they lack the right to speak?"

She established a new label in an understatement and was sure to get Dunhuang's full support. She admired it - was this the relationship between childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts?

If Shen Zhenyi knew what she was thinking, she would probably laugh a lot.

Shen Zhenyi couldn't help but criticize her manager's previous words: It's hard to say whether someone has figured out me; but I have really figured out someone from his hair to his heels, even him...

In the crowd, Wang Wei, who was listening to a greasy producer's greasy expression of admiration and feeling like he had gained more than ten pounds, suddenly felt a chill.

What's going on? It seems like someone is looking down on me!

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