I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 368, Han Ping: A script that you come up with in three minutes must be very rough!
"There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'Those who understand the times are heroes.' This company, 'New World,' is a very pragmatic company, completely different from Li Xuan."

Chiiwa Meikawa was quite satisfied.

After finalizing the decision, he started thinking.

Years later, will Li Xuan regret giving up an opportunity?

But the cruel thing about this world is that there's no going back.
Actually, he really wanted to see Li Xuan's expression when he finally failed. That would definitely make people very happy.

For this awkward reason, Chiiwa Baichuan truly devoted himself wholeheartedly to this matter.
It can make Li Xuan unhappy.

That would be awesome.

"The cherry blossoms in my hometown are in bloom, Sakura. Ah, after stepping onto my hometown soil, I will no longer have to hear Li Xuan's voice."

At this moment, Chiiwa Meikawa took a deep breath of the air of his second hometown—his first hometown was now America, and he was a Liberian with a prestigious green card.
But soon.

His cheerfulness vanished completely.
After the plane landed in my hometown on an island nation, I heard the younger generation in my family discussing the TV series "New Three Kingdoms".

"The TV series 'New Three Kingdoms' is really good, and Zhuge Liang is portrayed very well."

"This is the best Three Kingdoms story I've ever read."

"Compared to the old Three Kingdoms, the new Three Kingdoms is much easier to understand in terms of its text and ideas."

"I'd really like to see this Mr. Li."

Qianyan Umekawa: "."

How come I can still hear Li Xuan's voice after returning to my second hometown?
This person seems to be haunting me.
At this moment, Li Xuan was still enjoying the lingering festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival at home, lying on the sofa watching a rebroadcast of the Spring Festival Gala.

They all had a relaxed demeanor.

The song played during the commercial break.

"Congratulations on your fortune! Congratulations on your wonderful life!"

This song wasn't from the Spring Festival Gala program; it was sung live by Liu.

At this moment, the small room was filled with Wei Ming, Liu Yifei, Gao Yuanyuan, and Liu Dehua, who came to offer their New Year's greetings in person as an apology for not being able to come in person some time ago.

As the official "God of Wealth" for the Lunar New Year, he gave this song.
"I listen to this song every year, but this is the first time I've heard it performed live."

At this moment, Liu Yifei's eyes sparkled, her gaze filled with longing for this song!

At this point, Andy Lau burst into laughter.

"If you want to hear it, you should be able to hear it every year from now on, because I will probably come here to wish people a Happy New Year every year."

"With you, the God of Wealth, coming to wish me a Happy New Year, I'm not that attractive."

Han Ping also came here for a visit.

As a bigwig at China Film Group, he's usually the one giving New Year's greetings to others, and there are very few people he'd actually do, especially since Li Xuan is still a young man.

A young man who could get Han Ping to pay him a New Year's visit simply by virtue of his 'talent'.

This camp
"If Boss Han gives the word, I will definitely go every year."

"It's a deal, when you come to wish Li Xuan a Happy New Year, you should also wish me a Happy New Year." Han Ping had a "it's a deal" expression on his face.

Andy Lau didn't seem to be joking.

The connections between people are formed unconsciously.

Even Gao Yuanyuan, who was standing next to her, was somewhat shocked.

This is probably what a circle is.

Maintaining relationships between people
And at this moment, this bond is what Li Xuan is eating as a late-night snack of instant noodles.

A cup of Master Kong instant noodles, a Spring Festival Gala, and right next to it, an alliance of two 'big businesses'.
It's really just as the outside world says.

Li Xuan has become one.

circle.

After exchanging glances with Andy Lau, Han Ping went to Li Xuan's place. The more he looked at Li Xuan, the more satisfied he felt.

"Great. Really great. The more I admire you, the more I appreciate you."

He admired the success of "Nanjing Photo Studio".
Actually, at first glance, "Nanjing! Nanjing" feels more humane.

But in fact, "Nanjing Photo Studio" is more in line with simple values ​​and a simple view of good and evil.

Invaders are all fucking bastards.
Perhaps "Nanjing! Nanjing" has an advantage in winning international awards. Now Han Ping has realized why "Nanjing! Nanjing" is more popular with foreigners.

After realizing what I meant, I felt a bit uncomfortable.
At least Han Ping felt that, in that case, supporting Li Xuan was really better than supporting Lu Chuan.
At least, we still have Jiang Wen and Li Xuan in our hands.

With such a promising future, I feel like I'll have fewer gray hairs left.

"Alright, enough with the formalities. Two years... well, it should be less than two years now. Have you thought about your next project? What kind of work do you want to compete for awards with before the next wave of major awards?"

“《Nanjing Photo Studio》, 《Hidden in the Dust》, and the previous 《The Long Season》 all had the potential to win awards.” Li Xuan paused before saying—although, it wasn’t enough.

In terms of both quantity and refining volume.

That's still not enough.
At least.

We're not quite there yet to achieve a 'Grand Slam'.
"As for winning an award, it seems there's still a chance, especially with your 'Nanjing Photo Studio' and 'The Long Season,' both of which have a strong award-winning quality," Han Ping said at this point.

Li Xuan simply smiled and remained silent, neither denying nor denying it.
Han Ping continued speaking.

Awards are important, but the awards two years from now will not be just about competing with Lu Chuan, but with directors from the entire Chinese-speaking world.

If Lu Chuan can win an award in the next cycle, he will still be the leader of the seventh generation.

However, similarly, if Li Xuan can win more awards than him.

Then this location is open to discussion.
That's the key point...
When awards, box office, and critical acclaim completely overwhelm.

Who is the leader?

Need I say more?

All of this proves it.

Therefore, when it comes to winning awards, the Beijing circle is absolutely indispensable.

“They may not necessarily support Lu Chuan in the same way. They may support the old-school Beijing circle. As long as you don’t win an award, they will still have the right and the resources to support Lu Chuan as the champion.”

Whether he wins the award or not is not important.

It's important that I don't win the award.

Li Xuan understood this logic.

Moreover, in a sense, this one good news from the Nanjing photo studio will put even more pressure on Li Xuan to win the next award.

"I understand what Mr. Han means. For me, no matter what kind of strategy or tactics we use, the underlying logic is to produce better films and use the quality of our works to generate box office revenue and achieve success."

To get to the bottom of things.

In fact, the core logic is the same.

Create your own script.

Be more outstanding and stronger, loved by more people, and even more powerful.

That's how you achieve greater success. That's the core logic; there's nothing else.

Very simple.

"That's absolutely right. I really appreciate your confidence. Ultimately, it all comes down to producing good work; that's the most basic and fundamental logic."

Indeed, this is the simplest logic.

The most basic and fundamental thing is to make the work 'excellent'.

The most basic and fundamental principle is to produce these excellent works and achieve success.

However, most people don't understand that adding some supplementary explanations is the most basic principle.

A good work.

Ultimately, however, most people have different understandings of what constitutes "good," so who can definitively define the boundary between good and bad?
They all thought their work was 'good'.

Good works compete with each other on the stage of box office and awards to determine who is the best.

For most filmmakers, this refers to the significance of their works.

Of course, some people's 'works' carry more weight, representing what more artists strive for—they embody ideas and concepts.

Often, only artists with such qualities can reach the pinnacle of artistry.
“Winning an award is the goal, but it’s also a process. After winning an award, you can prove your status, solidify your position, and obtain more and more resources. But in the end, the most basic value in this market is paying with real money.” Han Ping paused and said, “Just like the box office performance of Avatar this time.”

Han Ping made no attempt to hide anything from Li Xuan.

The highly anticipated film, The Forbidden Kingdom, performed slightly below expectations at the box office, but was still within the expected range.

Avatar, on the other hand, exploded to a box office of 10 billion yuan, which is nearly a hundred times that of The Forbidden Kingdom!
This number is truly explosive; it's so explosive that few domestic media outlets dared to report it. Only internet media, with their lower political sensitivity, dared to report it—it's information that couldn't be hidden.
They're throwing stones at each other here, and over there they're playing Star Wars with laser guns.

"Yes, I know that."

Li Xuan nodded at this point, as he had heard Liu Meizhen mention this before.

However, Liu Meizhen is proud.

Han Ping felt a bit heavy-hearted, after all, someone had also made a fortune from him.
"Yes, the gap in box office revenue is still too big. Ultimately, the benefit of winning awards for art films is fame, while what commercial films get is the cash and cash that's the most 'real' thing in the world."

"I believe in you. After you win an award two years from now, and truly solidify your unparalleled position in the industry, then you can dedicate yourself to commercial films and use your talent to create real value."

"And also, the joy of self-expression that belongs exclusively to you artists."

As for now, let me, from China Film Group, protect you for the time being.

Protect your growth.

Until you are truly able to—charge out.

At least, it can stop them.

At this moment, Han Ping was becoming more and more satisfied with Li Xuan, and his expectations were rising.

It's conceivable that he will become a pillar of China Film Group, just like Jiang Wen, and the strong link between the two pillars of the company.

Jiang Wen is currently sharpening his sword.

He needs to sharpen a blade.
A sharp weapon that has achieved both box office and awards success.

The awards season two years from now will be the most prestigious in the history of Chinese-language film and television. Even those who have become numb and tired of winning awards in previous years will want to put on a new work to compete for this year's awards if they want to take it a step further.

Under the three-year award restriction order, the Platinum Grand Gold Award has been refined through countless trials.

A grand prize that's even more 'real' than real gold.

under these circumstances.

The bullet that Jiang Wen honed.

How will it fly towards the grand prize and box office?

Li Xuan pursues the arts and literature, while Jiang Wen focuses on commerce—two powerful avenues.

At this moment, Han Ping felt a surge of excitement, a feeling he had never experienced when working with the Beijing elite.

They possess a kind of surging passion that people in Beijing's elite circles lack.
At least.

The surging power that is no longer present.

Since we've already decided to support Li Xuan, let's give him our full support.

Even if it is blocked and disliked by people in the Beijing circle, this matter is bound to have great potential.

At this moment, Han Ping looked at Li Xuan and said.

"So, I think you should have some ideas for the next project you're going to shoot."

"Well, the notebook does exist."

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The script was already in Li Xuan's mind. It was vague before, but after the attribute of 'Kongming's wisdom' came into play, those previously ambiguous scripts became clearer and clearer.

I've recalled some of the storyboards, characters, and general plot outlines.
In fact, Li Xuan had already discovered that he read and watched quite a lot of movies, but these things had been dormant deep in his mind until now, when they vaguely reappeared.

But ultimately, you still need to 'pay' to let the system guide you into the game.

To truly live in this world, to grasp the 'core' of filmmaking.

Once you have the core elements, skills and techniques, then the supporting elements become meaningful.
Why "The Age of Awakening"? Perhaps it's because I was thinking about its artistic merit, or perhaps it's because I was thinking about Han Ping's joy in self-expression.

What kind of work do you want to create?

Cast aside all the impure things like achievements and money, and ask yourself questions with your truest self.

What kind of work do you want?

Some works came to mind.

"The Age of Awakening" is one of them.

A work that excels in expression and winning awards.

Each work has a slight advantage.

Han Ping was slightly surprised at this moment.

"Oh? You already have a notebook? You must have prepared it well in advance."

"No, I just came up with it."

Han Ping wanted to praise Li Xuan for his foresight.

However, I didn't think Li Xuan would try to fool me.

He was such a genuine person.
However, it's a notebook I just came up with.

It must be very rough.

Rough.

糙.
"Hold!"

(End of this chapter)