My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1245 Award Ceremony Part 7

The next scene is from "The Great Thunder Temple".

Zhang You did not see this film during the crucial summer and National Day holiday seasons.

It must have been released in another time slot. Judging from the title, I thought it was some kind of period drama with special effects, but in reality, its core revolves around the theft of a Buddha statue.

It's somewhat similar to "Crazy Stone," but this movie isn't a comedy; it's a drama. Presumably for this reason, the over-fifty-year-old female director, An Hua, didn't choose the summer or National Day release window.

Some movies are indeed not made for box office success.

of course.

Box office performance is also a factor, but before release, the director and company will conduct an evaluation to determine whether the film is more likely to win awards or perform well at the box office.

If the goal is to win an award, even if the film doesn't perform well at the box office upon release, it will still receive approximately 20 million yuan in revenue from online streaming after winning the award.

Judging from the footage shown, the production cost of this film should not be high.

Just as Zhang You was sitting in the second row looking at the big screen, he suddenly noticed that the man sitting next to him had been replaced by a woman wearing a white off-shoulder dress.

She is very beautiful.

She had a standard whorl nose, a somewhat long face, but still an oval face. Her skin was very fair, and her facial features were clearly defined. Zhang You glanced at her but didn't pay much attention.

"Mr. Zhang"

The woman called out softly, then asked, "Do you recognize me?"

Zhang You nodded.

He had never met this woman, but he did know her name: Lee Soo-ji. She starred in that big-budget summer blockbuster that flopped spectacularly. Her acting was excellent; you could even say she was very good. Unfortunately, she ended up working with a director who wanted to cram too much stuff into a 90-120 minute film.

From the initial crime-solving to the theme of national sentiment, the narrative was a complete mess, and the inclusion of male-female conflict made it impossible for Zhang You to understand what the director was trying to express, even after watching it on his phone at home.

This is a common problem for some directors: they get too carried away and try to express too many things, but forget what they should be expressing most. In the end, they end up with a hodgepodge that tastes terrible.

Unfortunately, this film had an investment of over 400 million yuan. The failure of this one film would likely leave the director depressed for at least three to five years before he could recover. Even then, it's uncertain whether any investors would dare to invest in his films again. Zhang You heard that one of the investors in this film jumped off a building after the film's failure.

In the movie, the case remains unsolved until the very end, but a suicide did occur in real life.

Such a huge production failure has not only affected the director, but also the lead actress. It seems that the brand that had originally agreed to endorse this woman named Lee Soo-ji switched to another artist after the film's release. Seo Qing-ya was one of the beneficiaries of this brand's deal, as were her film offers.

Previously, this woman's salary for a single film was between 15 million and 20 million. After this movie flopped, her salary dropped to 10 million, more than halved.

The key issue is her future development. Once no film proves her commercial value again, given the rapid turnover of new and old figures in the entertainment industry, she will gradually lose her place.

"I've seen 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' and 'The Truman Show,' and the scripts are very well written."

Lee Soo-ji said with a smile.

"Um"

Zhang You gave a casual reply. Some female celebrities are like that; when they encounter someone they want to curry favor with, they don't care about the occasion. In their minds, this is an opportunity. Just like some actress on Earth who, in order to curry favor with a director, noticed that the director's jeans were zipped up, she rushed over to help him zip them up.

Then... I kept pulling.

It's practically written all over their face: "I'll do anything as long as you invite me to act."

The director was incredibly embarrassed, but he couldn't say anything.

The playback on the big screen continued. After clips from five films finished playing, the host, Xiao Yong, picked up an envelope, tore it open, and Xu Di leaned over to take a look. Then, the two exclaimed in unison, "Congratulations to Director An Hua on 'The Great Thunder Temple'!"

Han Wei's gaze shifted from the big screen to Zhang You.

When the female director saw that Lee Soo-ji had unknowingly switched seats with someone and sat next to Zhang You, her face instantly darkened. This woman who didn't know her own limitations dared to make a move on her son's father.

As for the Best New Director award, Han Wei doesn't care much about it; she knows very well whether "Case Solving" can win an award.

She came even before she had finished her postpartum confinement period because she knew that "The Truman Show" had been nominated for four major awards: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Score, and Best Film.

The main reason is that this Best New Director award is not very prestigious. It didn't exist last year, but it exists this year. Even if you win such an award, it doesn't mean much.

Director An Hua went on stage, received the award from the host Xiao Yong, and began to give his acceptance speech.

"Thank you to the organizing committee and the staff of 'Da Lei Yin Temple'."

After expressing his gratitude, Director An Hua looked earnestly at the audience and said, "Over the years, I have clearly felt that the golden age of the film and television industry has passed. As someone working in this industry, I have never wanted to see this happen, because it means that many film and television workers will have to choose to change careers. But as a director, I also know that I cannot shift the responsibility to the audience. They are consumers, and as consumers, they naturally hope that the money they spend is worthwhile..."

Director Anhua was still speaking on stage.

Lee Ji-soo then said to Jang Yoo, "Could we exchange contact information later? I really love your movies, and if possible, I sincerely hope to act in a film you invest in."

"Let's talk about it later!"

Zhang You replied.

"Don't forget"

Li Xiuzhi glanced at Zhang You and said with a smile.

As a film actress, she hadn't noticed him before, mainly because her impression of him was that of a "domestic abuser" and a superstar who had rapidly risen to fame in the music industry.

Even though "Goodbye Mr. Loser" and "The Truman Show" were huge hits, she didn't associate this person with the two movies. It wasn't until a few days ago when her agent mentioned this person to another agent that she learned that he not only wrote both of the movies, but also invested in them.

This is an exaggeration.

In today's film industry, let alone 2 billion yuan in box office revenue, even 1 billion yuan would be considered a high box office.

This gave her a lot of ideas.

When Director An Hua finished his acceptance speech and stepped off the stage, Lee Ji-soo slightly parted her legs, letting her fair right leg touch Zhang You's leg. She was going to test whether he had any ideas.

(End of this chapter)