The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

"And Xixi over there knows too," Shu Chang said.

"Never mind then."

Gu Ning originally planned to be neighbors with Shu Chang, since their houses were connected, which would allow them to live together discreetly.

Hearing that Liu Yifei also knew, he immediately gave up the idea.

After dinner, Shu Chang cleaned up and watched an episode of TV while leaning against Gu Ning before the two of them went to exercise.

For actors, maintaining a good physique is very important. Although Gu Ning isn't an actress, she still exercises with Shu Chang.

While Shu Chang practiced martial arts, he practiced contortion techniques. After the training, Gu Ning felt refreshed, but Shu Chang was quite exhausted.

Gu Ning carried her to take a shower before they went to sleep.

The next morning, Gu Ning had some breakfast milk and then ran a few laps around the neighborhood.

When I returned, Shu Chang had already prepared breakfast.

After finishing her meal, Gu Ning went to the company for a meeting.

Although he was well aware of the company's situation through Liu Yang when he was not at the company, he still had to show up when he had free time.

Do you think that ancient emperors held morning court sessions to discuss important national affairs?

In ancient times, morning court sessions were not held every day, and the officials who participated were a diverse group.

If it were truly a matter of national importance to be discussed, the news would likely have already spread before the court had even reached a conclusion.

The primary purpose of holding the morning court session was actually to prevent the emperor from being misled.

The memorials submitted by officials were not delivered directly to the emperor; instead, they were collected by designated personnel and then presented to the emperor.

Once these people unite, the emperor will be blind.

High-ranking officials could attend the morning court session, and if an official wanted to impeach someone, they could do so face to face.

The same applies to managing a company. If Gu Ning doesn't show up for a long time and only manages through Liu Yang, Liu Yang will eventually be able to collude with some senior executives to conceal the company's situation.

Of course, if Liu Yang is ambitious, he would still dare to do this even if Gu Ning makes frequent appearances.

But this can have some deterrent effect.

After finishing the meeting at the company, Gu Ning drove to China Film Group to begin editing work.

.........

While Gu Ning was editing the film, Lu Chuan drove to his father's place.

Since starting university, Lu Chuan has moved out and lived alone.

Normally, they only come to their father's place during holidays and festivals.

His purpose in coming here was to take revenge on Gu Ning.

His movie is almost out of theaters now, but it only grossed a little over 60 million at the box office.

It's worth noting that in its first week of release, the box office had already reached nearly 50 million.

In other words, the total box office revenue for the next twenty days was less than ten million.

There are hardly any screenings each day now, so let's not even talk about the daily box office.

The total box office revenue did not even reach the investment amount, and the domestic box office revenue has already lost a fortune.

The issue of box office success also has implications for his daily life.

Lu Chuan was seething with anger because of the box office results, and Qin Lan was also in a bad mood because of the financial losses.

As a result, Lu Chuan felt that Qin Lan was blaming him for the incident, which was why she had a sour face and the two even had a big argument.

After the argument, Lu Chuan calmed down considerably and devoted all her energy to the overseas release.

If he can achieve good box office results overseas, he can still make a comeback and become an international director.

But that doesn't mean he let Gu Ning off the hook. As soon as he heard that Gu Ning had finished filming her movie and returned to Beijing, he couldn't wait to go home to find his father.

Lu's father is a first-class screenwriter in China and a member of the Writers Association and the Dramatists Association. His wife and sister are also in the arts and literature circles.

He has quite a few connections within the industry.

Lu Chuan's goal was simple: to get her father to use his connections to obstruct Gu Ning's review process.

Before filming can begin, the script must be reviewed and approved, and only after obtaining a filming permit can filming commence.

However, being allowed to film does not mean that it can be released. The film must be reviewed and approved before a screening permit can be obtained.

This is what is commonly known as the dragon emblem.

"Back to 20" has only passed the script review; the finished film has not yet been approved.

At this point, it's actually quite simple to get the script approved; no film can be made to look exactly the same as the one being shot.

It is common for many films and television dramas to undergo multiple revisions during the filming process.

Strictly speaking, this situation is actually unacceptable.

Just like when developers build houses, there is eventually an acceptance inspection process.

If the house built is different from the original blueprints, it will definitely not pass inspection.

However, as long as the problem is minor and there are no safety hazards, it should still be able to pass.

The same applies to movies. The finished product may differ greatly from the script, but as long as it doesn't involve any sensitive issues or has a good subject matter, it won't be prohibited from being released just because it differs from the script.

But there's no specific standard for this; they can prevent you from passing if they want to.

"This film has been invested in by China Film Group, so this kind of small problem is completely meaningless," Mr. Lu said, frowning.

He didn't object to taking revenge on Gu Ning. Gu Ning was targeting his son and didn't take him seriously either, so he naturally had to help his son.

But he didn't want to do anything pointless revenge, as it would only disgust Gu Ning and have no practical purpose.

Even without investment from China Film Group, as long as the film doesn't have any major problems, it won't be blocked.

After all, real money has been invested, and if the matter is reported, it will also cause dissatisfaction among other film and television companies.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to wait until Gu Ning's next movie gets him stuck on the script.

No matter what the script is, we'll just reject it.

Finding a needle in a haystack is difficult, but finding fault with something out of an egg is all too easy.

"No, I can't wait that long. I don't know how many people are laughing at me now. I have to do something!" Lu Chuan refused.

Now, if anyone in the industry smiles at him, he feels like they're laughing at him.

Even though this would only disgust Gu Ning, he didn't care.

Seeing his son's somewhat ferocious expression, Mr. Lu stopped himself from trying to dissuade him.

He sighed and said, "It's good to let you vent your anger first, but this time you can only hold him off for a while. Be prepared."

"I see."

Lu Chuan nodded.

Lu Chuan was quite happy that his father had stood up for him.

Since she needed her father's help later, Lu Chuan didn't leave immediately and stayed at home that day.

I called Qin Lan that evening, but no one answered.

"You bitch!"

Lu Chuan cursed through gritted teeth, then ignored her and contacted interested companies abroad to discuss the film's release.

Because of the time difference, he could only contact some countries at night.

Lu Chuan was busy until late at night before she went to sleep, and when she woke up the next day it was almost noon.

When Lu's father saw his son come out, he said, "The matter of blocking his review will have to be put on hold for now."

Why?

Lu Chuan asked anxiously, "Didn't you just promise me yesterday?"

Mr. Lu pointed to the newspaper on the table in front of him and said helplessly, "The official media reported on his short film and praised him highly. No one would want to block him at this time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan quickly stepped forward, grabbed the newspaper, and began to read.

On the back of the newspaper, which had the character "人" (ren, meaning person) on its front page, a large headline read: "The Best Song of 2009."