The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

June 12.

After spending more than half a month, Gu Ning finally finished editing the film and contacted Xu Bing to discuss watching it.

Xu Bing told him to wait for news, and half an hour later he called back and set the time for watching the film for 2 p.m.

This screening was actually for the directing students.

Although the Beijing Film Academy has no shortage of commercial films for its students to watch, it is difficult to invite directors to share their experience on-site.

This is also a show of support for Gu Ning.

The authorities have called for the training of more commercial film directors to counter the influx of foreign commercial films.

Although Gu Ning studied photography, she was also a student at the Beijing Film Academy.

There was actually another reason for this, which Xu Bing didn't tell Gu Ning.

His short film is likely to receive an award nomination at the Berlin Film Festival.

It's not certain yet, and the production team hasn't officially announced the nominations. They were worried that Gu Ning might get impatient, so they didn't tell him.

Therefore, the timing of watching the film mainly depends on when the director in charge of distribution at China Film Group is available.

Gu Ning was unaware of these things, but for him, the sooner the better. After ending his call with Xu Bing, he called Liu Sanxi and asked him to inform Xiang Bai and Peng Hui.

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At 1:30 p.m., Gu Ning received a call from Liu Sanxi and came to a screening room at the school.

"Old Gu!"

Liu Sanxi saw Gu Ning coming over and waved with a smile.

Gu Ning saw that Jing Tian and Hao Hao were also there, and looked at Liu Sanxi.

"Two junior classmates made cameo appearances, and now that the full movie is out, I invited them to come and watch it together," Liu Sanxi explained.

Gu Ning didn't mind what she heard, nodded to the two of them, and smiled as she reached out her hand to Peng Hui and Xiang Bai.

"Thank you both for your support, Mr. Peng and Mr. Xiang. I wanted to treat you to a meal after I returned to Beijing, but I've been busy editing and haven't had the chance. After you finish watching the film, please don't leave yet. Let's have a meal together and chat about the movie."

"How could I let Director Gu ask? I'll make the arrangements," Peng Hui said with a smile.

Xiang Bai said, "That's right, let Lao Peng treat us to dinner, and I'll arrange the rest of the activities."

They didn't really care about the two million they invested; they only invested because of Liu Sanxi's influence and his guarantee.

But Liu Sanxi told them a few days ago that the Beijing Film Academy was going to organize a screening, which made them very happy.

Although they don't know much about movies, the fact that the Beijing Film Academy held a screening for Gu Ning shows how much they value the film.

The two, who had originally prepared themselves to lose money, suddenly discovered that they might not lose money at all and could even make a profit. You can imagine how they felt.

Gu Ning smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with them before leading them into the screening room.

After a while, I received a call from Xu Bing, said hello, and left the screening room.

Upon arriving at Tian Zhuangzhuang's office, I could hear voices inside even from outside the door.

After knocking and receiving permission, Gu Ning pushed open the door and went inside.

"Director Li, Director Tian, ​​Teacher Xu," Gu Ning greeted with a smile.

There were four people in the office, including a middle-aged man who was overweight and whom he did not recognize.

"Gu Ning, let me introduce you. This is Director Chen from China Film Group, and he's also a graduate of Beijing Film Academy," Xu Bing introduced the overweight man.

"Hello, Director Chen."

Gu Ning stepped forward and reached out her hand.

Director Chen shook hands with Gu Ning, glanced at her, and then turned to Li Wei with a smile, saying, "Does our Beijing Film Academy's Cinematography Department have appearance requirements now? With Gu Ning's looks, she could totally be an actress."

"Old Chen, I don't like hearing that."

Li Wei feigned dissatisfaction, saying, "It's not like we photography students are ugly. Back in the day, I, Old Li, was just as good-looking as those students from the acting department."

"It's not that they're shameless, is it?" Tian Zhuangzhuang said quietly.

"Ha ha."

Director Chen laughed loudly, "What Senior Brother Tian said is exactly what I wanted to say."

"Get lost, you're just jealous," Li Wei said with a laugh.

After exchanging a few jokes, Director Chen looked at Gu Ning and said, "Little Gu, we're all family here, so I won't beat around the bush."

Although I haven't seen your movie yet, just because you're from the Beijing Film Academy, China Film Group has taken over the film's distribution.

Let's discuss the details after we've seen the movie, shall we?

"After working within the system for a few years, they start to like this kind of thing."

Before Gu Ning could speak, Tian Zhuangzhuang interjected, standing up to pick up her hanging coat and saying, "It's about time, let's go!"

Director Chen felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

"Thank you, Director Chen. Let's go watch the film first," Gu Ning said.

Don't be fooled by how readily Director Chen agreed; it's no different from agreeing to nothing at all.

According to the procedure, as long as a film obtains a filming permit, and as long as there are no problems with the film, it can pass the main feature review and obtain a public screening license, and then it can be shown in theaters normally.

As long as a film obtains a public screening license, the distributor will definitely accept it.

The issuer has its own evaluation method for the resources invested during the issuance, and it is a business that is sure to make a profit.

In other words, once Gu Ning's film obtains the film's distribution license, it can be submitted to China Film Group Corporation as usual and will be distributed.

Director Chen said he would take over the issuance, but he didn't discuss any resource support. What else could this be but bureaucratic jargon?

The only difference is that Tian Zhuangzhuang can directly show his displeasure, but he can't.

The group left the office and went to the screening room, which was already full of students.

Gu Ning greeted Tian Zhuangzhuang and the others, went to the editing room to retrieve the film source locked in the cabinet, handed it to the teacher in charge of projection, and then returned to the projection room.

"Gu Ning, sit here." Xu Bing beckoned.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ning sat down next to Xu Bing.

"Don't worry about what just happened. Director Chen's father was Director Tian's father's student, so he won't hold a grudge against you for it," Xu Bing whispered.

"I'm relieved to hear that, teacher," Gu Ning said with a smile.

That's just Tian Zhuangzhuang's temper, but it can also be seen as him standing up for him.

He was indeed worried that Director Chen would take his anger out on him because of this.

Just then, a middle-aged man with glasses and a refined appearance walked in.

He glanced around, went straight to Director Chen, whispered something to him, and then found an empty seat in the first row.

"Teacher Xu, who is that?"

Gu Ning looked at the middle-aged man and found him somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place him.

"That's Lu Chuan, Director Tian's student," Xu Bing said.

It was Rikutaro. No wonder he looked familiar.

Judging by the timing, this person's movie should be released soon, right?

Did you come to see Director Chen about the distribution?

However, this person was embroiled in a plagiarism scandal in his early years, and the fact that his film could still be released normally shows that he has connections. If it were just a problem with the film's release, he wouldn't have come all the way here.

The screen lit up at that moment, and Gu Ning didn't have time to think about it anymore.

A shooting star streaked across the screen and exploded in the center, forming four large characters—Polaris Pictures.

Then the screen went dark, and the names of the production company, producer, director, and supervisor began to appear.

Then the main feature begins, showing Li Chenggong, played by Xu Zheng, cutting a steak in a rather upscale private room.

After eating a piece of steak, he began to harshly reprimand the three employees.

In the original film, Li Chenggong is a toy factory owner who scolds his employees because their performance is too poor.

Gu Ning changed his job title to "boss of a construction company" and changed the reason for reprimanding him from performance to project progress.

Li Chenggong's sharp tongue at the beginning elicited some laughter.

In particular, Li Chenggong said, "What sins have I committed to be able to possess both of you, the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, at the same time?"

This caused a burst of laughter.