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Then there is another problem, which was once criticized by the sixth generation and many fifth generations.

Why do these directors always film to show China's backwardness and dark side, instead of filming the country's overall rapid development and prosperity?

In fact, it is capital demand.

It’s not that foreigners like to watch these, but that similar themes are easier to win awards at various foreign film festivals. Chinese films that are already niche can only attract the attention of Western public opinion if they win awards at film festivals. Then attract the audience to the theater, earn box office, and realize profits.

A Chinese film whose equivalent cost is only hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars can be sold in Western countries, and if you are lucky, you can earn millions of dollars.

very profitable.

This is the root cause.

Lacking profit-driven, Western film capital will deliberately subsidize and shoot all kinds of so-called films that smear China when they are full. It is the government's business to control public opinion, not the obligation of capital.

So, here comes the question again, how to get the award?

Western film festivals, more precisely, European film festivals are basically literary and artistic, and they are more inclined to various "rebellious and reflective" works, so they are definitely not aimed at anyone. The backwardness and darkness of all countries in the world are gathered together.Then again, the needs of these film festivals coincide with the characteristics of the sixth generation.

The most solid evidence to support this argument is the development of Chinese films that were pushed back ten years on the timeline.

The node is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the original time and space in 2000.

Due to the huge success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" overseas, capital began to shift, and a series of Chinese blockbusters such as "Hero", "The Promise", and "The Banquet" were born in the following years, most of which were aimed at overseas markets. With the participation of Western film capital.

At the same time, during this period, due to changes in audience demand caused by Hollywood blockbusters attacking cities around the world, the literary and artistic film market has shrunk sharply, and the sixth generation of Chinese filmmakers has also declined. Only a few can barely support it.

All in all, if a group of people in this exchange and study program can come out, they can be regarded as the sixth generation of China.

Simon's goal is to use the capital signs of Daenerys Entertainment and even the Westeros system to promote the creation of a group of sixth generations that Simon himself prefers to see.

Inside the study of Southampton Manor House.

Simon carefully read the detailed information of all 30 people. These are not the kind of resumes full of flowers on the surface, but Chen Qing is personally responsible for making personal information that truly reflects everyone's ability background.

30 people, according to the original plan, half favor, half talent.

As for favors, Simon just skimmed them. In the future, it will be Chen Qing and Jin Shu's job to maintain these contacts. Daenerys Entertainment will try to make these people finish the gold plating comfortably.Of course, if some of them are motivated, Simon is also happy to hear it.

In addition, the key 15 people, two of which were personally selected by Simon.

Both of them are from the director department of Beijing Film Academy. Since they were selected by Simon, they are naturally the ones they were quite familiar with.

The first one is a former Mongolian director with the initials of Wu. This year, he is a junior at Beijing Film Academy and nicknamed Wu Er San.

Five Two Three is one of the most successful directors of commercial films in China. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in the 90s. It was not until 2010 that Yuan Shikong was able to shoot his first film "Sword and Sword Laugh". When the films are all the way to the peak, although the output is not much, every box office is very popular, bringing huge profits to investors, which is the most rare thing.

In addition, the biggest feature of the May [-] movie is its excellent art skills. Because I have studied art, many scenes in the other party's movies can be directly used as wallpapers.

When Simon was reading the information of the other party, he also accidentally discovered that this Zack Schneider, who is still dormant in Hollywood at this time, has many similarities. They both came from majors and have excellent art skills. Commercials and MVs can be said to be late bloomers. The first films were all low-cost, and then became a blockbuster.

It is now 1997, and Zach Schneider, who is already in his early thirties, does not know where he is. Now that he thought of it, Simon casually wrote it down in the memo.

Take the time to look for it, as another candidate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Compared with [-], who has been very stable every step since his debut, Zack Schneider's later Hollywood road can be described as twists and turns, but his ability is beyond doubt. The key is to use it well.

The second person personally selected by Simon has just completed his senior year this year. His surname is Xu. According to his debut time, he was also considered a late bloomer. He graduated from university in 1997 and did not shoot his first movie "Traces of Japanese Bandits" until 2011. , also became famous in one fell swoop, and subsequently released works such as "The Arrowman Liu Baiyuan" and "Master".

This director, who is not considered a commercial film, was chosen by Simon because of his own style.

In the century-old film history, there are very few filmmakers who can tell who is so-and-so's work after being watched, but Xu has succeeded in doing this, even if there is controversy, even if many people insist that they don't like it, even in the film There are always all kinds of bad tastes that the audience loves to see but are criticized by the media, but it does not prevent the other party from developing a unique film style that is completely their own.

The reason why you can't be called a master is that what you lack is only tempering and accumulation.

From the jerky "Traces of the Japanese Pirates" to the gradually mature and cutting-edge "Master", it is also a step by step.

According to their development potential, Simon's arrangement for the two can be described as careful.

Wu Ersan will be assigned to Australia to serve as the assistant director of Peter Jackson, who is preparing for the "Lord of the Rings" series, so as to familiarize himself with the detailed operation process of the Hollywood film industry and train towards the direction of commercial blockbuster directors.

Xu will be sent to Ang Lee. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is about to be released, and Ang Lee is already preparing for the new film "Ice Storm" that was shelved by Simon.Ang Lee is very good at shooting people. This was a big shortcoming of Xu. Besides, while learning film techniques on the spot, Simon hopes that Xu can be subtly influenced by Ang Lee's film style. The kung fu craze can last for a few years. Xu The unique display style of Chinese Kung Fu is also very hopeful to have an impact on Hollywood in the future.

As for other people, they are also given very rare practical positions, and how much they can learn in the end depends entirely on themselves.

Simon will never ignore them. After all, they are all cultivated as the direct descendants of Jinshu, and they are selected from the best. Wu and Xu only have some advantages in their previous lives. Others who do not have such advantages will not be sure about their future achievements. lower than two people.

After dealing with this matter, it didn't take long to continue other work. Girl A came in to remind that in Manhattan, Irene Lauder was not feeling well and wanted to see Simon.

Different from other women, Irene is the most delicate one after pregnancy. After all, she is the eldest lady, and it is the first time, not to mention that she has no status. The doctor privately told the girls that there are signs of prenatal depression. Simon also tried his best to accommodate. Thinking that if it really doesn't work in the future, it's okay to separate, but the children must belong to themselves.

Looking at the time, it was already past 11 o'clock, and we took the helicopter back to Manhattan, just in time to have lunch together, so we went to say goodbye to Grace.

Grace had no objection, but Bryce was a little bit weird.

Simon didn't be polite any more, he directly pressed Bryce on the bed and pumped a few fifty cents, didn't have much energy, directly beat the woman's tears, and then walked away.

Manhattan.

Back in the United States, Chen Qing immediately threw herself into her endless work. She didn't have so much time, so she could only let Princess Xu who followed her move freely.

heaven.

It was basically the same as what I had imagined, and Princess Xu was no exception.

In fact, Princess Xu has seen some of the world. She was also born in a big courtyard. In 92, she was sent to Singapore to participate in cultural exchanges just after graduating from Beijing Film Academy.

However, the experience of that cultural exchange cannot be compared with this time in any way.

Not to mention what I saw and heard in China before, I came to the United States by private jet, lived in a single-family mansion on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, had a special driver for travel, and was randomly thrown a credit card. In just three days, more than 1 U.S. dollars was swiped, but Chen Qing didn't respond as if she spent a dime.

This kind of life is simply the dream of Princess Xu.

And so until Saturday 7 July.

In the evening, Chen Qing took her out for the first time to participate in a social event, which was said to be in the financial circle. Although Princess Xu didn't know much about it, she listened to Chen Qing's casual introduction of guests and 'Goldman Sachs' and 'Morgan' at the reception. , 'Citigroup' and other related titles, even if the whole process can only be used as a vase, after the reception is over, there is still a feeling of unfinished business.

Because I understand that that is the top circle of the world pyramid. I, a young actor from China, could be greeted politely by those big shots, which was unthinkable in the past.

After the reception was over, I made up my mind again.

Stay anyway this time.

After leaving the reception at ten o'clock, she returned to her residence in the Upper West District. With the help of the maid, she took off the expensive dress, removed her make-up, and changed into a home-style nightgown. Princess Xu came to a living room on the second floor of the villa. Qing was already here, she also changed her dress, and was dressed at home, leaning on the sofa while flipping through a document while explaining something to the waitress next to her in English.

The summer weather is getting hotter and hotter, Lin Su no longer lives here, but moved to another manor in Greenwich, not only for summer escape, but also for keeping secrets.

Princess Xu walked over lightly, and sat down next to Chen Qing. After she finished speaking, the maid left, and Princess Xu got closer again, feeling a small hand on her waist naturally, pretending to be embarrassed. Twisted, turned sideways and said: "Sister, didn't you say a few days ago, when can we see your boss?"

Chen Qing glanced at her from the corner of her eye: "Have you guessed who the boss is?"

"Of course, I'm not stupid."

O Simon Westeros!

The richest person in the world, moreover, is not ordinary rich, in the true sense, he can be as rich as a country.

Chen Qing heard the words: "Then you should know that the boss is not so easy to see. I haven't seen him in the past few days."

Princess Xu showed a surprised expression: "Then what should I do?"

Chen Qing turned her head and glanced at her, bent her mouth, moved her little hand around Princess Xu's waist, pulled her over, kissed her red lips that were plumper than her own, and said: "Why don't you follow me?" It's okay, I can't wrong you."

Princess Xu has fully adapted to Chen Qing's lace tendencies recently, she concealed the disappointment in her eyes, and smiled as naturally as she could with a pair of dimples: "Okay."

After all, it is easy to guess the relationship between Chen Qing and a certain important person, and the woman in front of her is her biggest reliance at this time, Princess Xu does not want to make Chen Qing feel unhappy or afraid.

Chen Qing sized her up again, and suddenly came up with a prank idea, and pushed Princess Xu to stand up: "Well, next time you see the boss, try pretending to be me."

Princess Xu stood up and heard what Chen Qing who was still sitting on the sofa said. She blinked her eyes before realizing it, and said hesitantly, "How can this be done?"

"Why not, it's just a joke." Chen Qing became more interested, and simply called a waitress, pointed at her and said, "Come on, do as I say, treat Lily as the boss, try it." Pounce over, be a little bit, um, just say 'boss, I miss you so much'."

Upon hearing this, Princess Xu looked at Lily Favel at the door. The waitress who had been with Chen Qing the longest had no choice but to pretend that she was a plastic model in a clothing store and stand there obediently.

Chen Qing urged: "Hurry up, it's enough to imitate my voice as much as possible, Xiaoqing, don't blame me for not reminding you, this is the best way for you to attract the boss's attention in a short time, there are many women around the boss, if you can't Get him interested in you right away, and maybe he'll be forgotten in a second."

When Princess Xu heard what Chen Qing said, she couldn't help being moved. She glanced at Lily Favel again, faced Chen Qing's repeated urging, and finally walked over, trying to imitate Chen Qing's accent: "Boss, I miss you so much."

Chen Qing watched from the side and shook her head: "No, no, aren't you an actor? I've never seen such a bad actor. I'm going to pounce on her, hug her, act like a baby, and do it again."

Princess Xu had to follow suit.

After all, it was Beiying's graduation, repeated several times, during which Chen Qing also made a demonstration in person with great interest, and quickly learned it well, and then looked forward to meeting a certain important person as soon as possible.

Chapter 1147 North American Premiere

"OK, next, Ms. Li Youhu, my pronunciation should be very accurate, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Letterman, surprising."

"Actually, I learned about it in advance. Among the few present, Ms. Li's name is the most interesting. It means 'there is a fox there'. It comes from the name of a poem in an ancient Chinese poetry collection. The performance of the Chinese Guofeng Art Troupe in New York must be very impressive to this poem. It just so happens that we found the performance video at that time today, let’s listen to it first.”

Manhattan, Daenerys Entertainment's East Coast headquarters on the Upper West Side.

Today is Tuesday, July 7.

This is the recording site of the "David Letterman Late Show". The crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" attended the film promotion.

When an edited dance of "You Fox" was played, David Letterman said with a look of intoxication: "Although I still can't understand it, it's really beautiful. I think everyone feels the same as me. So, back to Getting to the point, Ms. Li, can you briefly introduce your role in the film?"

"Of course, my character is an ancient Chinese aristocratic lady. She learned kung fu from an early age and has high skills. At the same time, she is eager to get rid of the shackles of the family. The plot of the film is largely caused by my character's inner restlessness. Haha , that’s about it, I can’t say more, if you are interested, you can watch it in theaters.”

"It's exciting," David Letterman answered naturally, and then looked at Ang Lee: "Mr. Director, why did you choose Ms. Li as the heroine?"

"Because Youhu's appearance and temperament are very suitable. First of all, Li is very beautiful, isn't he?"

Amidst the laughter of everyone, David Letterman also nodded in agreement: "Everyone has no objection to this point."

"Plus, Li is also a very good dancer. If it wasn't for this film, she would have appeared on the stage of the Guofeng Art Troupe we just saw. I originally hoped to find a girl who could kung fu, But it's not easy. Appearance, physical fitness, and acting skills all need to be satisfied. Li has dance skills, and dance and kung fu are largely interlinked. Meet the requirements of the role."

"It sounds difficult, so now that the movie is about to be released, before the audience sees the movie, Mr. Director, can you comment on Li's performance in the movie first?"

"In terms of evaluation, there is only one word, Amazing! Li is not only talented, but also very hardworking. Through this cooperation, I believe she will become a very good actress in the future."

"The Late Show with David Letterman" is one hour per episode. The crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" got 20 minutes this time, and it took about an hour to complete the recording.

The time is 05:30 pm.

After the recording was over, everyone left the studio together. A middle-level executive of Gaomen Pictures who was in charge of coordinating the announcement of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" discussed with everyone about the premiere ceremony tomorrow afternoon. After saying goodbye to each other, they left separately.

Mr. Yu came up with two entourages, as well as Jeremy Zhao, who was assigned to be Li Youhu's manager. This manager of Jeter Lee under the WMA knew Li Youhu's background in general, although he didn't Taking her as the focus of his career, he still does his best at work, and has been staying in New York these days to plan for Li Youhu.

I personally handed a bottle of water to Li Youhu, and Teacher Yu surrounded her with the others and walked out together, asking, "How is everything going well?"

Li Youhu took a sip of water, walked to the elevator, looked at the one next to him and nodded, and whispered to Mr. Yu: "Well, you have noticed that Yang Gang's complexion is not very good."

What Li Youhu said was another heroine of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the original Michelle Yang.

Teacher Yu didn't understand why, but nodded slightly, and also lowered his voice: "What happened?"

Li Youhu was a little smug and tried not to make himself seem a bit of a villain. He said: "Just now recording, the attention is basically on Director Li, Fa Ge and me, and the time given to her is the shortest. I guess, after the cut, the camera will be sure. will be less."

Speaking of the elevator coming.

Everyone entered the elevator together. Teacher Yu glanced at the agent on the other side, paused, and said, "It should be arranged by him."

"Sure," Li Youhu said, looking at the agent next to him: "Jerry, that, Michelle, has she signed with WMA?"

Jeremy? Zhao is not a talkative person. He just heard a general idea. When Li Youhu asked, he took the initiative to say: "No, I actually inquired about it in private. That Miss Yang is 35 years old this year. As a A kung fu star, at this age, it is difficult to make a big progress in Hollywood. But you, Li, if "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" does well at the box office, you'd better take this opportunity to make more movies and make a name for yourself."

Knowing Li Youhu's background, the manager's words were provocative, obviously having his own petty thoughts.

Backed by Westeros, as long as Li Youhu thinks, this girl will definitely not lack opportunities, and even her Asian identity will not be a big obstacle. If she can become famous, he will have another famous coffee in his hand, the most direct The advantage is that you can earn more commissions.

Li Youhu didn't show too much eagerness, just smiled, and the group came downstairs and said goodbye again.

I made an appointment to have dinner with a group of friends from the Guofeng Art Troupe who just finished their European tour last week and returned to North America. When I returned to my residence in the Upper West Side, six or seven people including Wei Canchai, Gu Yaoyao, and Ouyang Mili had a good relationship with Li Youhu. The girl had arrived, and Chen Xingwei was among them. The two girls had been arranged as a couple, at least on the surface, they were very harmonious.

In a single-family house on 90th Street on the Upper West Side.

The waitresses were in charge of preparing the dinner, and a group of slender and delicate girls sat, lay or lay down in a living room of the villa, chirping about the recent situation.

"Of course I'm tired, but I'm also very fulfilled." Gu Yaoyao sat cross-legged on the sofa holding a glass of orange juice, gesticulating with one hand: "You don't even know that when we were in Rome, we were very popular. There were a bunch of people blocking the back door of the theater, and then a bunch of policemen were called to maintain order."

Ouyang Mili interjected, "Yes, there are still people who pursue Zancha, a handsome guy who chased him all the way from England to Rome. Alas, who made Zancha's "Jianjia" solo dance so beautiful."

Wei Canchai, who didn't grab the sofa seat, could only sit on the carpet and was flipping through a fashion magazine, immediately interrupted: "Don't talk nonsense, how can there be?"

"It seems to be very rich, so send a bunch of roses here," Chen Xingwei also jokingly said, "Of course we don't like it if we are different."

"That is, no matter how rich you are, you can't compare to our boss."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I will be angry."