Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 269 Documentary "Under the Dome"

Looking at Lu Chuan in front of them, Yan Tao and Kuang Jie actually had a headache.

It's so unsettling.

The last time he was involved with the FBI, he spent several days writing reports, but in the end, Lu Chuan received no punishment whatsoever.

Of course, it's not that there are no penalties, but rather that there's no way to punish them.

First of all, Lu Chuan was nobody, holding no official position, so there was no way to punish her.

Secondly, the losses and impact caused by Lu Chuan were negligible.

The information revealed was not even as detailed as what could be found online.

In fact, because his actions were driven by a lot of speculation and personal motives, he caused considerable trouble for the other party.

In that respect... he did help in some way.

In short, this guy is good for nothing and a complete waste of space.

Besides being egregious in nature, the damage caused by that incident was so severe that it didn't even warrant civil penalties, let alone criminal punishment.

However, the absence of punishment does not mean there is no impact.

His father, Lu Tianming, was warned by his superiors.

China Film Group also received inquiries, expressing reservations about their decision to send such a person abroad for exchange and learning.

Faced with inquiries from above, China Film Group felt a headache coming on; the pressure was mounting.

Therefore, the greater pressure from China Film Group naturally fell on Lu Chuan.

It will be several times more difficult for this kid to get projects from China Film Group in the future.

Even if Han Sanping wanted to give him a project again, he'd have to think twice.

You should know that Lu Chuan was a leading figure among the sixth generation of directors back in the day.

Like Ning Hao, this old guy is a young director recommended by Sanping.

But now... he's not even worthy to carry Ning Hao's shoes.

"Tell me what's going on," Yan Tao said, showing no politeness towards Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan's face darkened, clearly displeased.

But he couldn't say no.

No one here supports him; Qi Hui and the others won't pay him any attention, and he can't fight against Yan Tao and Kuang Jie.

As if interrogating a criminal, Lu Chuan suppressed her anger, looked up and sneered: "You'll be disappointed. It's not the FBI, but an environmental organization."

"They asked me to make an environmental documentary!"

He spoke with an air of arrogance.

His breakthrough film, "Kekexili," is an environmentalist film that has won numerous awards both domestically and internationally.

It won Best Feature Film at the Golden Horse Awards, Best Feature Film at the Golden Rooster Awards, Best Director at the Huabiao Awards, and the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

He pocketed them all!
This is his most prized work, without a doubt!

"Someone actually hired a good-for-nothing like you to make a movie?" Qi Hui laughed. "Who's blind enough to waste money like this?"

"Doesn't he know that all the films you've made are complete failures?"

"You...you shut up!" Lu Chuan's face suddenly turned red as she stood up angrily.

"Kekexili" is his proudest work, and he will never allow anyone to insult it.

Lu Chuan glared angrily and said, "What do you mean by 'a complete failure'? Is 'Searching for the Gun' a complete failure?"

"Huh?" Qi Hui asked in surprise, "Wasn't that taken by Jiang Wen?"

"I heard you were even bullied and cried?"

"puff……"

“Haha… cough cough cough!”

Wu Jing, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

This is indeed a major source of amusement in the history of Chinese-language films.

"You're talking nonsense!" Lu Chuan's forehead veins bulged as he shouted defiantly, "That's my work!"

"Also, was 'Kekexili' a complete failure? Do you want me to count how many awards it won?"

Lu Chuan cleverly avoided the issue of "Looking for a Gun," and Jiang Wen's role in it was obvious to all.

Moreover, even disregarding the elements in the film, Jiang Wen played an undeniable role in the initiation of the "Looking for a Gun" project.

If his aunt hadn't been a classmate of Jiang Wen, he wouldn't have been able to invite Jiang Wen at all.

Without Jiang Wen, Han Sanping, despite appreciating the film, would not have agreed to invest.

Therefore, he could only regain his face through "Kekexili".

"Kekexili?" Qi Hui laughed. "Isn't that something you plagiarized?"

"And he can't even copy it well." Qi Hui looked disgusted.

“That place is mostly covered with vegetation. Without vegetation, Tibetan antelopes cannot survive.”

"You're something else, you just filmed it as a desert and wasteland...tsk tsk, couldn't you have just found a random place to film it?"

Lu Chuan flew into a rage, his face turning red with anger. In a fit of rage, he suddenly… raged.

What else can we do?

Hitting someone?
For someone like him, facing Qi Hui is basically like the air force using a bamboo dragonfly, or the army driving a rocking horse.

Qi Hui felt it was too much to hit him with one hand.

"I can't be bothered to talk to you." Lu Chuan trembled with anger, but gritted her teeth and sneered:

"This has nothing to do with espionage; it's just that someone invested in my movie."

Yan Tao extended his hand: "May I see the documents?"

Lu Chuan sneered and slammed a document onto the table.

The sound of the crack was deafening, just like his current anger.

Yan Tao didn't care and picked up the document to start reading.

As Lu Chuan said, this is a letter of intent for investment.

As the director, Lu Chuan will be making a documentary film reflecting the environment, focusing on the topic of smog in China.

Wu Jingqi and the other three also joined in and started watching along with Yan Tao.

Soon, the mockery in Wu Jing, Guo Fan, and Lu Yang's eyes lessened as they looked at Lu Chuan.

It is indeed an investment book, and the amount of money involved is substantial.

However, Qi Hui didn't think so.

The letter of intent requested Lu Chuan to find the causes of smog, explore the reasons for human destruction of the environment, and how to improve the environment through scientific methods.

So, who are the humans who have damaged the environment?

What, then, is the scientific method?

These two questions, naturally, must be answered according to the wishes of the sponsor.

Qi Hui sneered, "Does this feel familiar?"

That's right, it's the Shiba Inu movie, "Under the Dome".

At the time, Qi Hui was still in high school, and the teacher replaced that day's self-study period with this.

Qi Hui was initially watching very attentively, but the more he watched, the more something seemed off, because the subsequent episodes stopped discussing environmental issues and instead started using the rhetoric of public intellectuals.

What's wrong with this country?

Why are ordinary people always the ones who get hurt?

This must be a systemic problem.

I fell into deep thought.

It's not quite as straightforward, but the general meaning is similar.

And isn't this the kind of rhetoric most commonly used by public intellectuals?
Qi Hui had already sensed something was wrong, and when he saw the long list of thank-you notes with a lot of English at the end, he became even more suspicious.

Why are so many foreigners so concerned about our environment?
Don't they have a home?

Oh, I see, they only have houses, not homes.

Because a family is only considered when parents and children are together.

And thank you to the foreigners on the list, who were orphans from a young age.

Immediately, Qi Hui pointed to the two non-profit organizations listed in the investment proposal and slowly asked:
"What are this Nature Conservancy Association and the Ford Foundation?"

“A non-profit organization,” Lu Chuan replied coldly.

Qi Hui chuckled: "An organization that doesn't make money spent a lot of money to hire a foreigner like you to make an environmental documentary that doesn't make money?"

"why?"

Is it your personal charisma? Or are they truly saints?

The moment Qi Hui uttered those words, everyone's expression changed.

We're all adults; it's impossible for us to give up something as basic as our own interests.

So, there's a problem here!

Yan Tao and Kuang Jie are seasoned veterans of the officialdom, with extremely quick minds and equally swift reactions.

Immediately, Yan Tao took out his phone and dialed a number in front of Lu Chuan:
"Could you please help me look up the Ford Foundation and the Los Angeles Natural Environment Protection Association?"

“Investigate the relationship between these two agencies and the U.S. government.”

"It would be best to investigate their relationship with the U.S. Agency for International Development," Qi Hui added slowly.

“Oh…right, that’s the relationship between the two!” Yan Tao immediately added.

As a foreign affairs official, he was certainly aware of USAID, and much of the blame for the collapse of the Russian Empire could be placed on this organization.

Upon hearing Yan Tao's candid phone call, Lu Chuan's face turned ugly, and she was furious.

Damn!

Guo Fan glanced at him and sneered, "Be thankful. If there really were a problem inside, you'd better thank Qi Hui for saving you."

Lu Chuan's face, which had just calmed down, flushed red again, and she was furious.

(End of this chapter)