Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 79: All Crazy

The script needs to be submitted for review and filing first. It would be better for the school to handle this. Cao Yang took the script to Hou Keming's office.

After Hou Keming finished reading the script given to him by Cao Yang, he kept drinking tea, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Dean Hou, what's with that expression on your face? Is there anything you can't just say?"

"Cao Yang, I'll tell you straight away, don't be angry."

Hou Keming comforted her first, then said: "This script is very good, and the chances of winning the award are very high, but..."

“But the review should be slow, right?”

"Yes, yes, you'd better be mentally prepared. This script... the Religious Affairs Bureau will definitely have concerns." Hou Keming nodded hurriedly and explained.

“The background is still Hong Kong.”

Hou Keming breathed a sigh of relief, laughed, and stood up to fill Cao Yang's water bottle.

"I knew that you, Cao Yang, are much better than those stubborn old men. You never make things difficult for the school."

If Cao Yang insisted on setting the story in the mainland, could Hou Keming refuse? No.

Even though he knew it was going to be difficult, he was still determined to take on the task - if he didn't go, there would be plenty of people in the school who would be eager to take over the job.

Later, Hou Keming hesitated for a moment and asked, "Cao Yang, the investment for this movie..."

"Just follow the original rules."

Cao Yang took a sip of tea. Lao Hou said it was Mingqian Longjing, which was refreshing and fragrant, and quite good.

"okay!"

Hou Keming's face was full of smiles. Ever since Cao Yang won the Golden Lion, the school's top management had held several meetings. They were mainly worried that Cao Yang would have other ideas about making another movie, and they wanted to discuss to what extent the school should make concessions.

I really didn't expect that Cao Yang's approach was so impressive. It seems that the school needs to provide more compensation and support in other aspects.

Director Cao is going to make a new movie!
This news was quickly known to many interested people.

International actress Zhang Ziyi has no scenes to shoot today. Although she is a supporting role in "Hero" and does not have many scenes, she is not special enough for Zhang Yimou to focus on filming her scenes.

Like other actors, she waits for her turn on the show every day according to the schedule.

At the shooting site, Zhang Ziyi had finished her look and was waiting to go on stage. The assistant came over and whispered in her ear, "Sister Qin called and said that Director Cao Yang is going to start a new play. I told you."

International Zhang's expression changed, and he asked quietly, "Do you know what type it is?"

"It's not clear yet, but there are rumors circulating that it will most likely be a female drama."

"Cao Yang is good at filming scenes with women and training actresses."

International Zhang whispered something that Zhang Yimou had said.

She suddenly had an urge to take off this ridiculous outfit, throw it on Lao Mouzi's face, and ask him: Is this the role you designed? With just this little bit of shitty scenes, you still have to wait here every day, I won't serve you anymore!

But it’s just a thought.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his impatience, and wondered if he had the chance to be in Cao Yang's new play.

According to the plan, "Hero" will be filmed until late January, and my last scene will be in mid-December.

Cao Yang's movie is still in the preparation stage, so it's impossible to shoot it right away. As long as I hurry up a little bit, there should be no problem, right?
The more Zhang Ziyi thought about it, the more excited she became. The more excited she became, the more impulsive she felt. She wanted to go find Zhang Yimou right away and ask him to talk to Cao Yang first so that she could concentrate on filming.

"Sister Ziyi, your salary is too high. Director Cao's art films don't cost much."

The young assistant remembered Sister Qin's instructions and quickly reminded her.

"When I was filming Li An's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I didn't ask for any salary and let him decide. I can do the same when I'm filming Cao Yang's movie." Zhang Ziyi decided that when Zhang Yimou is free, she will go find him and try every means to get him to push her to Cao Yang again, just like she did to Li An.

She was very anxious. Even Yu Feihong had won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award. She couldn't afford to be left behind. What she lacked most now was the title of an international film queen, and she was willing to pay any price for it.

When Li Yapeng was filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in October, he accidentally tore the cruciate ligament of his left knee and severely damaged the meniscus of his calf bone because he did not use a stunt double.

But he was still very dedicated. He just went to the hospital for treatment and rested for a few days. Then, with the help of a wheelchair and crutches, he insisted on filming despite his injury.

After filming on weekdays, the one who takes care of him is not his current girlfriend Qu Ying, but Xun Ge'er, with whom he fell in love during the filming.

Brother Xun was pushing Li Yapeng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and they were talking and laughing, but suddenly he received a phone call and fell silent.

"what's wrong?"

Li Yapeng saw that Xun Ge'er's expression was not right, so he quickly asked, "What happened?"

Brother Xun was silent for a while, and then he said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Cao Yang is going to have a new play, and I... don't have time."

Then, he slapped the handle of the wheelchair hard with his hand, feeling indescribably lost.

Xu Jinglei has very good film resources. She filmed "My Beautiful Nostalgia" at the beginning of this year, and the movie version of "Metro to Spring" in May. Next month she will join the crew to film Zhang Yuan's "I Love You".

Three movies a year, such resources are something most actresses would envy.

However, when she heard the news that Cao Yang was going to make a new movie, she was still excited.

She asked Zhang Yuan if the filming of "I Love You" could be postponed if she took on other movies.

Zhang Yuan stared with two big eyes, full of doubt and puzzlement. Is this woman sick? She can even ask such a question. She must have been spoiled by so many boyfriends.

"Do you have a new play?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Isn't Cao Yang going to start a new play? The female lead hasn't been decided yet. I want to give it a try."

You are fucking sick!
Do you still remember that when you were invited to make your first movie, you didn’t even respond. Now that he has won the Golden Lion and become a big director, do you still want to try?

You try to hook 80 cents!

"How do you try? There must be a middleman to pass the message, right?"

Zhang Yuan asked absentmindedly.

"Yuan, didn't you go to the last symposium held at school? I also heard you tell Wang Shuo that you and Cao Yang also exchanged contact information. Otherwise, how about you give me a recommendation?"

Zhang Yuan's eyes were filled with shock. I am fucking sick. I am not your mistress. I have nothing better to do than postpone my own movie and introduce the heroine of my movie to others. I...

Once again, I refreshed my understanding of this world.

Finally, he stared at her helplessly and innocently, and said, "I'm not familiar with her, how about you try someone else?
Wang Shuo might have a solution. Zhang Yadong is a well-known musician and is friends with many directors of Beijing Film Academy. You are also a well-known alumnus of Beijing Film Academy. You can try calling him directly."

Cao Yang has been a little annoyed these days. Ever since the script was submitted for review and filing, his phone has become a hotline, with many well-known alumni calling to either recommend themselves or recommend actresses.

Even Liu Ye made a phone call, first jokingly asking if there was a role suitable for him, and then recommended his classmate Zeng Li to Cao Yang.

It seems Zeng Li has a boyfriend? Doesn't this guy also have Xie Na?

Is this still a secret crush?
Bah, lick the dog.

We still need to decide on the female lead as soon as possible, otherwise some eccentric female stars may dare to do something outrageous.

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