Chinese entertainment director: I can wholesale Best Actress awards.

Beiping, Springtime World Grand Restaurant

Han Sanping sat in the main seat, with Lu Chen next to him.

Inside the private room of the restaurant, Tian Zhuangzhuang, the director of the Beijing Film Academy, along with other instructors from the academy, were chatting enthusiastically with Lu Chen about the movie they had just watched, "Shoplifters."

The movie's story is amazing.

The family of six, apart from the grandmother played by Lee Myung-ki and the granddaughter played by Ryu Yeon, who are related by blood, have no blood relation to the others.

This is a clever design.

After watching the movie.

I understand that family members are also a choice.

According to Chinese custom, relatives are related by blood and share the same blood, which means that relatives can never choose their own parents.

But in the movie "Shoplifters," the family members are not related by blood, proving that relatives can be chosen, and one can choose the relatives they want, instead of being trapped in their original family.

After discussing the movie's story...

They then discussed the details of the movie.

Yang Chaoyue plays Lingling, a six-year-old girl in the movie who still wets the bed at that age.

There are only two reasons. First, her biological parents never taught her anything and completely ignored their daughter. Second, Lingling wets the bed and is terrified. She would rather sleep on wet sheets than tell anyone. Clearly, in her family of origin, she would be severely beaten by her biological parents for wetting the bed once, and she is terrified of being beaten.

Lingling's real name is Wang Zhaodi.

These details provide more information about the character "Lingling" without the need for narration.

And there are many such details in the movie.

"I didn't expect it to be so well made." Yang Mi muttered to herself. The quality of the movie was obviously good, and it was extremely smooth to watch. After watching the movie, she felt like she wanted more. This is what makes a good movie.

Listening to the discussions among the professors at Beijing Film Academy.

It is evident that Lu Chen's first work was quite successful.

This made Yang Mi a little regretful. When Lu Chen was recruiting actors, the lead role hadn't been decided yet. She wasn't suitable for the female lead, but she was very suitable for the second female lead.

Although she played the lead role in "Wang Zhaojun", it was a TV series.

"Shoplifters" is a movie, and acting in movies is naturally a cut above acting in TV series.

Otherwise, countless popular TV drama actors wouldn't be scrambling to get into the film industry, because movie stars naturally have a higher status.

With everyone praising "Shoplifters" so highly, it might even win an international award.

Lu Chen will become famous in the Chinese film industry.

Fortunately, we met early on.

Otherwise, I won't be able to find someone to rely on later.

Thinking of this, he invited Liu Yifei to stand up and toast Lu Chen together, wishing "Shoplifters" a sweep of major film festivals.

"Thank you both for your kind words." Lu Chen raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp. After a while, he poured himself another glass and looked at everyone. "Thank you all for coming today. Please forgive me if the hospitality was lacking."

"The hospitality was excellent, the wine was good, and the food was just what we wanted," Wang Chengtian said with a smile. "And from now on, we should call him Director Lu."

"Director Lu!" Li Mingqi, Yu Feihong, Fu Dalong, and Liu Yan addressed him respectfully.

His acting was exceptional this time.

Director Lu Chen deserves the main credit.

Because it wasn't just one person, but everyone's acting was exceptional, which shows that Director Lu's skills in training actors are extremely profound.

"Xiao Chen, how does it feel to be a director?" Han Sanping asked in a low voice.

"Very good, great. There's a sense of accomplishment when a work is released," Lu Chen said without batting an eye.

"This is just the beginning. You have a great talent for directing, and your future achievements are limitless." Han Sanping picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "Now that the movie is finished, there's nothing else to do. Let's drink to our hearts' content tonight."

A while ago.

Invite Xiaochen over for dinner.

He kept saying he was busy with post-production work for the movie.

After I finish this business, I need to have a good drink with Xiaochen.

"Uncle, we still have to wait for the film to pass censorship." Although "Shoplifters" is preparing to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, it must first obtain a screening license in mainland China before it can be submitted to the film festival.

Follow the rules to avoid being banned from broadcasting.

"As for getting it approved, with me here, there shouldn't be any major problems." Han Sanping had seen the entire film and believed that getting it approved would be a piece of cake.

"We still have to rely on my uncle," Lu Chen said, raising his glass in a toast.

"Your words are getting sweeter and sweeter now." Han Sanping clinked glasses with Lu Chen and then downed his drink in one gulp. He was in a good mood today and planned to have a few more drinks.

The next question is whether "Shoplifters" can be selected for the Cannes Film Festival.

Of course, judging from the quality of the film, there are basically no major problems.

……

March

Beijing Film Academy

"Big news! Big news!" He walked into the crowd with a newspaper in hand.

"What big news?" Everyone was curious.

"Yesterday morning, the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee announced the list of films nominated for this year's competition. We have one from mainland China, 'Shoplifters,' directed by Lu Chen from our Beijing Film Academy." He raised his voice at the end.

"Who is Lu Chen? You must be mistaken, it's Lu Chuan, right?" she said, reminding him.

"What Lu Chuan? Lu Chuan is nothing. If Jiang Wen hadn't been banned from directing, and he hadn't collaborated on 'Looking for a Gun,' would he have become famous?" After looking down on Lu Chuan, she continued, "It's Lu Chen, a freshman in the directing department. Didn't everyone say he got into the directing department through connections?"

"Oh, I remember now." She recalled something, then asked with particular confusion, "Didn't they say it was about using connections? Can works obtained through connections even get into the Cannes main competition?"

The three major international film festivals.

There are multiple units.

The most valuable part is the main competition section.

The three major cities are Cannes, Berlin, and Venice.

For Chinese-language films, Cannes is the most challenging.

To date, only Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" has won the Palme d'Or, the highest prize at Cannes.

Unlike Berlin and Venice.

More than one Chinese-language director won the top award, and many were nominated as well.

This is also related to the emphasis placed on artistic expression by the Cannes Film Festival.

The Berlin Film Festival, for example, is known for its focus on political and social realities. If you dare to film real-life events and talk about anything in your film, your chances of winning an award will increase significantly.

"Now I understand why the academy issued a statement to clear Lu Chen's name." He said with a look of sudden realization, "It turns out that Lu Chen is so capable. If I were the dean or the director, even if the public opinion was the strongest, I would do my best to protect Lu Chen and preserve this promising talent in the directing department."

"Do you think it's possible that someone else filmed it?" someone suggested, offering their opinion. "Isn't Lu Chen rumored to be Han Sanping's nephew? It's possible that Han Sanping hired a famous director to film it."

"They've been shortlisted for the main competition at Cannes." He said this with a look of disdain, implying that the other person didn't understand the significance of the award. "Even renowned directors in China like Zhang Yingmou and Chen Kaige haven't been shortlisted many times. Who would give someone else such an opportunity? Not even their own son would get it."

"Not necessarily, not necessarily." He said with a smile, referring to director Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine".

"Let's not talk about 'Farewell My Concubine' for now, let's talk about Lu Chen." With that, they returned to the main topic, and everyone chatted about it, one after another.

Everyone's tone was one of shock.

It's so bullshit.

Newcomer.

To debut at an international film festival is an incredibly high starting point.