Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 48 I will learn from this next time

Confusedly, Yu Feihong pressed Cao Yang down.

She held Cao Yang's face in her hands, her expression somewhat obsessed, and murmured in a low voice: "You know, from the moment you appeared in the mirror, I knew that you completely occupied my heart, and there would be no room for anyone else from now on."

Cao Yang was a little bit unbelieving. Sister Feihong didn't seem like the type of person who could say such things. Was she getting into the role?

But his usual behavior doesn't seem like that. Besides, if he wants to get into the role, he should be obsessed with Liu Ye.

I don't know what's going on with this acting experience, it feels like nothing is normal.

"Feihong, are you into the role? I'm not someone who takes advantage of others."

Pooh!
Don't make yourself sound so noble. Since you are not the kind of person who takes advantage of others in distress, could you please take your claws off my butt?

Concubine Yu was as red as Cao Yang. She didn’t feel like she was immersed in the role. She suddenly had a spirit of not admitting defeat in her heart. Why is my acting so bad?
“Am I a good actor?”

"what?"

“Am I a good actor?”

"very good!"

"Boom!"

The smile on Yu Feihong's face grew even brighter. She gave him a reward and then asked, "How good is it?"

"very good."

"Boom!"

Yu Feihong rewarded Cao Yang on the lips again, her expression even more excited, "How is it compared to Li Xiaoran?"

What the hell!

What do you mean by taking advantage of someone's misfortune? I am not a human being, okay!
Cao Yang exerted force on his hands, supported Yu Feihong and stood up, saying, "You two are almost the same..."

Before Cao Yang could finish his words, Yu Feihong wrapped her legs around his waist, held his face with her hands, tilted her head and kissed him.

Lang rides a bamboo horse to get around the bed to get green plums.

After a long time, the two of them lay on the bed.

Yu Feihong was a little confused and vaguely remembered that she wanted to ask something.

Forget it, I’m too tired and can’t remember anything. I’m going to sleep.

Cao Yang looked up at the ceiling and couldn't help but sigh.

Teacher Situ, I'm sorry, I promised you that I would learn from this and not follow bad guys like Lao Tian and never get involved with actresses during filming!
As a result…when she was riding on me, I got confused and couldn’t help myself!
Teacher Situ is right, the Directing Department must have bad feng shui, and they should move the school as soon as possible!
Cao Yang couldn't help but reflect that when he was having sex with Li Xiaoran, it was after the film festival and not during the filming period, so it definitely didn't count.

Why is this an exception this time?
Yes, it must be Lao Tian who hangs around me every day, and I was led astray by Lao Tian. It’s all Lao Tian’s fault. Next time I will definitely learn from his mistakes. Learn from his mistakes!
After returning to the capital, Cao Yang, feeling guilty, went to old Situ's office and sat for a while, just to repent.

Old Situ asked what was the matter, and Cao Yang said it was nothing, he just finished filming the movie, came back, missed him, and wanted to stay a little longer.

Old Situ laughed from the bottom of his heart, sighing that this boy is still the best. Unlike those evil guys who graduated from the directing department, they don’t have so many trivial things between men and women.

Hou Keming was well-informed. When Cao Yang just came out of old Situ's office, Hou Keming was already waiting for him at the end of the corridor with a smile on his face.

"Teacher Hou."

Cao Yang greeted him first. He couldn't let the vice president speak first.

"Cao Yang, you're back. Come on, come sit in my office."

The two of them talked as they walked.

"Have you finished filming the movie?"

"Well, take a day off today, and start editing and post-production tomorrow."

Hou Keming smiled brightly, and said in a friendly manner, "Don't worry, you are still young, you must pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and don't overdraw your body in order to catch up with the progress, your health is the foundation of everything."

Cao Yang smiled and said nothing. Just listen to the boss's words of concern, but don't take them seriously. Maybe they are secretly hoping that you will work around the clock.

Hou Keming went on to say, "'On the Beach at Night Alone' is about to be withdrawn from theaters, and the box office is unlikely to exceed 2500 million. Don't worry about the title of a 3000 million director, it just sounds good to scare people who don't understand. If an art film like yours can get this much box office, it's much more valuable than those commercial films."

Cao Yang is so young, and young people are hot-tempered and easily upset. Hou Keming is really afraid that Cao Yang will have a problem with the school and himself because the movie did not make 3000 million. Although Hou Keming knows that the school is really for Cao Yang's good, and cannot leave a stain on his career that may be criticized because of such a small matter as box office, he is afraid that Cao Yang will not understand.

"Teacher Hou, I understand. I know the school is thinking about me. Thank you."

Hou Keming laughed and waved his hand, "This is what the school should do. By the way, the movie has been taken off the screen in Hong Kong. The total box office is just over 1000 million. It's an art film, so the box office is not bad."

Cao Yang nodded. The decline of the films in those two places was inevitable, and the sluggish market was unavoidable. Besides, this film had no big-name support. If it weren't for the two Silver Bears, it wouldn't have made any splash at all.

"What else do you need for post-production? I'll give the order and ask them to fully cooperate." Hou Keming asked again.

Cao Yang thought about it and realized that this movie had many more shots than "A Night Alone on the Beach", so he needed help with the editing.

In terms of soundtrack, there are several soothing pieces of music, which are easy to find. It is the original interlude Gafsa, which comes from the Moroccan singer Natasha Arras, a song from her album "Halim" released in 1997.

This song uses electronic instruments mixed with rich Arabic-style tunes to interpret the sad yet beautiful ballad vividly, making the whole song full of the atmosphere of helpless love.

The soundtrack is very important for a movie. If used well, it can play a big role in the expressiveness and emotional rendering of the movie.

The purpose of this interlude in the movie is, firstly, to match the slightly religious connotation, secondly, to convey emotions in line with the plot of the movie, and thirdly, and most importantly, the director likes this song very much!

Cao Yang did not plan to buy this song as an interlude. The reason was simple: the copyright fees for foreign songs were often tens of thousands of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was too expensive and not cost-effective.

He is not fascinated by foreign singers.

There are many exotic songs in our country in the northwest. It is not difficult to find songs that fit the plot of the movie. Most of them are local folk songs. There is no copyright fee. You just need to spend some money to find someone to sing them.

The most popular song around the world is love songs, especially unrequited love, which is the eternal theme song.

Cao Yang told Hou Keming his request.

Hou Keming waved his hand and patted his chest to assure, "This is easy, just leave it to me, I will definitely not delay your post-production."

In the evening, Cao Yang attended the wrap party of "Empty Room".

All the crew members, including interns, came, as did all the actors. Wu Qihua and Liao Qizhi from Hong Kong came all the way from Hong Kong specifically.

When Wu Qihua's agent received the notice the day before yesterday, he wanted to turn it down.

Just kidding, it's just a wrap party, it's not a big deal, and it's held in faraway Beijing, it doesn't matter whether you go or not.

After telling Wu Qihua, Wu Qihua was very determined to go. He asked his agent, "If Wang Jiawei holds a wrap party in Beijing and invites me to it, will I go?"

The agent nodded very confidently, "Of course I will go, even if it's on the other side of the world, I will go. This is a rare opportunity."

Wu Qihua then spread his hands, "So I'm going."

The agent was stunned, and after a long while he said, "Sucks, are you serious?"

Wu Qihua said seriously: "Don't believe the rumors out there, such as saying that I got two Silver Bears only because of luck or because I met the literary goddess Li Xiaoran."

Shaking his head, Wu Qihua admired Cao Yang's ability to coach actors very much. Obviously, an actress with average acting skills was able to transform herself after several times of guidance. Wu Qihua almost couldn't keep up with the role several times.

Such a promising director, why don't you hold on to him quickly?
"There is a vase actress in the mainland named Yu Feihong. You may have heard of her. Her acting skills are so-so. When she met Director Cao, it was like Zhang Manyu meeting Wang Jiawei."

"Explanation?"

The agent was stunned. This was the highest evaluation possible.

In the first few years after Zhang Manyu debuted, Hong Kong film critics commented on her: Apart from her beauty, there is really nothing worth mentioning.

It was not until 1988 that the King of Sunglasses asked her to play the girlfriend of Chinese actor Andy Lau in "As Tears Go By". From this movie onwards, Zhang Manyu became enlightened. Her acting skills, which were once mediocre, gradually began to find a point of emotional entry.

Seeing that Wu Qihua didn't seem to be joking, the agent waved his hand vigorously and patted him on the shoulder, "Go! Make sure to build good relationships and seize the opportunity!"

Liao Qizhi decided to go without hesitation.

Although he didn't have many scenes in "Empty Room", he and Wu Qihua were the only ones from Hong Kong in the entire crew, so they must have been very close.

What he heard and what he saw with his own eyes made him share the same opinion as Wu Qihua. Those fucking rumors were all bullshit, and this was a thigh that he had to hold on to tightly.

Especially in recent years, anyone with a little insight knows that the decline of Hong Kong films is inevitable, and the best way out for Hong Kong filmmakers is to go north.

Third-tier actors like Liao Qizhi are even more at risk of losing their jobs.

So what should you do if you meet a thigh?
Of course I hugged her tightly without hesitation!
(End of this chapter)