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

Chapter 370, We absolutely cannot let Li Xuan shake the Beijing circle's right to interpret art films!

The triennial awards bring together all the outstanding works from the past three years for fierce competition.

Then 'cultivate' the most popular work.
With intense competition and fierce battles, after three years, regardless of the industry or how low the output, there should have been a considerable number of works produced, and at least one work that could compete.

If three years are not enough to determine the winners—

Then what are you still doing standing here?
Go sit at the kids' table!
Why are you sitting at our table?
This is probably Li Xuan's understanding of why the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television stipulates that there is a three-year competition period for awards.
Survival of the fittest, for a circle, is also a way to concentrate resources.

In Li Xuan's previous world, the ultimate winners were none other than the Beijing elites.

The dominance of the Beijing circle in Grand Slam competitions has continued since the millennium.
It has continued indefinitely.

The first and second directors have always been them.
Until the emergence of "The Wandering Earth" and "Ne Zha," most people believed that China lacked talent.
The real reason became clear to everyone after they appeared.

But by the time "The Wandering Earth" and "Ne Zha" appeared, it was already too late. It wasn't that the era of market consumption had ended, but rather that the veteran filmmakers were still around.

The reign continues, the rule is not over.
The achievements I made through hard work and struggle over the past two years.
Whether or not a result can be achieved.

But at this moment, Li Xuan also noticed that Liu Yifei, who had been comforting him, also looked somewhat tired.

Throughout this time, no matter what pressure she faced, this girl was always there behind her, silently offering her support.
Lately, I've been more focused on my grades and my work, and it seems I've been paying less attention to this girl.
Even now, she silently watches as she looks back at her delicate face, her flawless skin, and the pure, reassuring look in her eyes.
Yes, it's about peace of mind. No matter how beautiful a girl is, you won't feel the same almost absolute sense of security when you're with her as you do when you're with Liu Yifei.

just.

Li Xuan felt that he was the only one enjoying this sense of security.
She seemed to be quietly offering her warmth.

"Do I have pimples on my face?" Liu Yifei touched her face, but didn't seem to feel anything.

"Have."

"Where?" Liu Yifei was still quite nervous.
"it's here."

Li Xuan then tapped Liu Yifei's nose.
"Hate."

Liu Yifei blushed, and Li Xuan gently touched her nose with his finger. It touched his heart.

Her pretty face was slightly flushed.
"With me, you don't have to feel wronged."

"I didn't complain."

Li Xuan pulled Liu Yifei onto his shoulder. The girl's breath hit Li Xuan's face, burning hot.

Yes
There's absolutely no need to hide yourself from Brother Li.
Her eyes immediately turned red.

In fact, Liu Yifei is very strong. Even in front of Liu Lili and in front of the outside world, she is very strong. Even when she encounters hardships, fatigue, and public opinion while filming, she always gets through it with a smile.

Li Xuan had always thought of her as a strong girl.

She looks delicate and frail, but her inner strength is incredibly powerful! A girl who can bear a lot.

But she still needed someone to rely on.

One, slightly. Wants to lean on someone's shoulder.

At least, at this moment.

When you lean on someone's warm shoulder.
In reality, it's nothing more than a matter of movie screenings. After the release of "The Forbidden Kingdom," its box office performance wasn't exactly ideal.
In any case, there needs to be someone who takes responsibility.

The responsibility lies with public opinion, and with the actual responsibility.

The blame in the public eye was actually placed on Liu Yifei—for her lack of acting skills, stiff expressions, and absence of any expressive or dramatic tension.
Is there a problem with her acting?

some.

Compared to Li Shuibing, her acting skills were indeed much worse.
But to say 'it's all her fault' would be a gross oversimplification.

However, the best approach is to shift the blame onto her throughout the entire process.

She is the most suitable and perfect scapegoat.

As for Sun Wukong, whose acting skills were even worse.

That American guy.

There are also nonsensical scripts.

These are the culprits behind the problems in the film.

It's just that they tacitly shifted the blame to Liu Yifei, which can be considered correct to some extent.

A somewhat ridiculous optimal solution.

Compared to this group of people being pulled down from above.

It seems like Liu Yifei is the easiest to "bully".

That's how this tacit understanding came about.

Everyone thought that someone with a powerful background like Liu Yifei wouldn't be bullied.

But if you rely on the background...

There will always be people with bigger and more powerful backgrounds who will bully them, and they will always find more reasons to do this.

How should I answer?
At this moment, Li Xuan began to ponder this question.

Don't worry, it's all their fault. Just bear with it, it'll pass. A moment of patience brings peace, and taking a step back opens up a whole new world. Cry, it'll be okay once you've cried it out. I know it's their fault.
There are many answers, or perhaps there's no need to answer at all.

But then Li Xuan said something.

"Why should we blame you? This shouldn't be your fault at all. Why do you say it's all your acting problem? Are they blind?"

At this moment, Liu Yifei raised her head and looked at Li Xuan with tears welling up in her eyes.

This is not meant to comfort.

This was not a perfunctory consolation.

It's not that I don't mean it, but that I genuinely feel that way.

This is not a false consolation.

"They'll find out soon enough about those 'vase' accusations they've leveled against you. Let them keep the hype going for now, let the buzz linger a little longer."

Liu Yifei has another movie coming up.

A film co-produced with Li Xuan and Yu Hua, a film based on the "scar literature" genre. "Hidden in the Dust".

at this time.

Beijing Circle.

Wang Suo was among them.

He was pondering something in the teahouse.

This year's opening films can be described as an inauspicious start in every sense of the word.

The commercially oriented film "The Forbidden Kingdom" had a bad start, while "Nanjing! Nanjing!" became a stepping stone for the other film because of Li Xuan's work.

"The Forbidden Kingdom" was alright; they tacitly shifted the blame onto the youngest member, Liu Yifei, which was definitely the right move. Giving her negative press was used to divert attention from the failure of the entire project.
The film "Nanjing! Nanjing" cannot escape blame.

The sentence that hurt him the most was probably that the reason why "Nanjing Photo Studio" was so good was because of "Nanjing! Nanjing".

This is what makes him most uncomfortable.

"Actually, this is for the best. It lets us know one thing: Li Xuan has already gained momentum. It's not too late to start suppressing him now," Zheng Long said from the side. "Honestly, it's not too late."

At least for now, Zheng Long believes it's still within the scope of being 'preventable and controllable'.
Li Xuan is currently in the spotlight because of the "Nanjing Photo Studio" incident, which has kept "Nanjing! Nanjing" under constant scrutiny.
This even made Zheng Long and Wang Su waver a little.

Can this Lu Chuan still be promoted?!
This reversal of public opinion is so extreme that even some middle-class bloggers who had previously praised "Nanjing! Nanjing!" suddenly "awakened" after watching "Nanjing Photo Studio" with disdain.
"No matter what, Lu Chuan must be promoted to the position of the seventh generation champion. His resume, age, everything is the most suitable. There must be a place for him in the big prize. Use any means and any method to ensure that there is an award for Lu Chuan. Or rather, ensure that Li Xuan does not get the award."

To prevent someone from winning an award, you either need to demonstrate exceptional talent or tarnish their reputation.
It's hard for "Nanjing Photo Studio" to be tainted by scandals; you could say that Li Xuan's work this year has the makings of an award winner.
The two looked at each other.

They also have a tacit understanding.

"In other words, as long as more works crowd out and prevent Li Xuan's works from winning awards, the result will be the same. No matter what, Li Xuan is just one person, while we are 'a circle.' He is truly 'fighting alone.' If we can't compete with Nanjing-themed works, then we will use other themes to squeeze the living space of his works. We, the fifth and sixth generation directors, also have a lot of works, and we can also squeeze him into obscurity."

"So we weren't using a 'human wave tactic'?" Wang Su was a little embarrassed at this point.

To use a "human wave tactic" against Li Xuan is unacceptable.
We'll use the sheer number of people in our "Beijing circle" to suppress Li Xuan's work and prevent it from gaining traction.
It even sounds a little ridiculous.

A somewhat tragically ridiculous feeling.
In fact, Li Xuan was just a person, a young man.

Zheng Long then said.

"To put it bluntly, even if it comes to the end, it's worth using Zhang Yimou's and Ma Xiaogang's works to suppress him. As long as we can maintain the dominant position of the Beijing film circle in the film and television industry, as long as this position exists, anything is possible, and nothing is a problem."

Wang Su remained noncommittal on this matter.

It was precisely because Li Xuan possessed an extraordinary talent, a monstrous display, that Zheng Long used such an exaggerated metaphor.

Even if it ultimately requires Ma Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou to handle this project themselves, it would all be worthwhile.
But right now, it's not that exaggerated.

Now, with just a slight adjustment to the schedules, we can bring Guan Hu's and Gu Changwei's schedules closer together.
These two sixth-generation directors' works of 'scar literature'.
"That's what Zheng Long said from the side."

"Li Xuan's next work, 'Hidden in the Dust,' was produced with the assistance of Yu Hua's 'Scar Literature.' As someone from the literary circle, what's your opinion on this work?"

"There's not much to say, but in terms of awards, 'Springtime' and 'Cow' are sure to crush it."

There's not much to say about Wang Suo.

Yu Hua is very strong—but for so many years, he has simply lived by writing "To Live".

Aside from "To Live," he has no other outstanding works, which is a major contributing factor. He certainly possesses considerable talent and ability.
But his 'scars' have been filmed too many times.

"To Live" is such a classic that even Li Xuan himself made a TV series based on it.

It was from here that Yu Hua truly noticed this actor—and his talent for guiding the crew.

Even if Yu Hua were to assist in filming a new "Living 2", even if it were to bear the name "Hidden in the Dust", it would be of no use.

"In the study of 'scar literature,' over the years, only the Beijing literary circle has been able to produce works that can be sold at a good price and achieve box office success. The market only recognizes the 'scar literature' spirit produced by the Beijing literary circle."

"At the end of the day, the Zhejiang clique only has a handful of people who are truly capable."

Wang Suo's position can still be guaranteed in this respect.
Or rather, one can be confident in this respect.

This is his comfort zone.

Before becoming a big shot in the industry, he was a writer, a writer from the Beijing literary circle!

They're not friendly with the avant-garde faction in the Southern region.
However, we should start with Guan Hu's two works, "Fighting the Bull" and "Spring Begins".

Li Xuan's work is absolutely incomparable to these two.
If it's just one film, "To Live".

Moreover, with Zhang Yimou's version of "To Live" already a masterpiece, another version of "To Live" would be...
What other results can be achieved?
"A person who has lived most of his life on the basis of 'To Live' is now making a new version, a different version of 'To Live' from a different angle. It's something that has existed before, under the pressure of 'Cow' and 'Springtime'."

"This time, we absolutely will not let the same situation as 'Nanjing Photo Studio' happen again. We're determined to restore the reputation of Beijing's art-house film industry as an authority."

To put it more dramatically, Wang Shu believed that Li Xuan's work might shake the Beijing film circle's "interpretive authority" over the field of art films.

Perhaps it is more unsettling than the sway of the seventh generation of directors!

"Um"

Zheng Long felt much more at ease after hearing this. What Wang Shu said was very objective, and as someone who also worked in the arts, he understood this principle.
Moreover, it is still the dominant and comfortable area of ​​the Beijing film circle, and they have even rescheduled the release dates of two films by sixth-generation directors.

It's absolutely impossible for us to lose.

However, this was also a huge embarrassment. Even when fighting on familiar themes, they had to schedule with sixth-generation directors to "counterattack" them, for fear of losing the spotlight.

Zheng Long looked at Wang Su.

Even though I was full of confidence just now, I'm still very unhappy now.

He knew exactly what this unhappiness was—it was an unhappiness emotion.

The idea of ​​bringing in works by two people from the Beijing entertainment circle just to target Li Xuan sounds rather absurd.

At this moment, Zheng Long asked a question.

"I have a question."

"Ok?"

"If Lu Chuan were the one on the opposing side this time, would we need to do this?"

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silence
Everything is understood without words.
(End of this chapter)