Chinese entertainment director: I can wholesale Best Actress awards.

"Mr. Wang, I only need three million, but the overseas profits from the film must be mine." Lu Chen learned yesterday that his uncle wanted him to make a movie.

Actually, my uncle had arranged many things in advance.

He started his own film and television company.

The money for making the movie came from their own film company.

But the film will be sold as a package to Avenue Media.

There's no movie script yet, and nothing is finalized, but it's already been agreed that it will be sold as a package for four million.

Of course, this information is not made public.

It can be said.

No matter what kind of movie it is.

Both are four million.

If we don't need to spend four million, the rest of the money is pure profit.

But Lu Chen has top-tier directing talent, so how could he possibly lose money making movies?

But my uncle didn't believe me.

They said that millions is no small sum, and if no film company takes it on, and if it loses money, it's all family money.

I couldn't refuse.

Lu Chen had no choice but to choose another option.

The domestic profits can be packaged and sold.

But the overseas profits belong to themselves.

Not four million, just three million.

This time, Lu Chen also witnessed the backroom dealings within the film and television industry.

Having connections is great. As soon as a project comes out, it's guaranteed to make money. No matter how bad the project is, someone will take it over and make a profit from the price difference. It's a 100% guaranteed way to make money.

"Is this price too low for Guangxian Media?" Wang Chengtian thought they hadn't paid enough, but the price had already been agreed upon with Han Sanping. He wasn't going to try to raise the price on the spot.

"No, absolutely not." Lu Chen said sincerely, "I was thinking about the overseas profits. If I take them, it wouldn't be right to sell them back to you for four million, so I reduced the price by one million."

"So that's how it is." Wang Chengtian thought they hadn't given enough, but it's good that it wasn't for this reason. "Director Lu, it's alright. The overseas revenue is yours, and Guangxian Media will still contribute four million."

Wang Chengtian could guess Han Sanping's operating methods.

Let Lu Chen be the director.

Then we found a great director to assist us.

When the film is made and participates in a national film festival of the scale of the Beiping University Student Film Festival, it will win an award, and the backdoor admission scandal will naturally fall apart.

Overseas revenue?

How can there be overseas revenue?

"Mr. Wang, let's be business. Since not all profits are being sold as a package, the price will naturally be more favorable." Lu Chen calculated this clearly to avoid any future trouble.

Wang Chengtian glanced at Han Sanping, had nothing to say, and then smiled and agreed, "Okay, if Director Lu says so, then let's do it this way. Actually, in my eyes, Director Lu's work is definitely worth far more than four million. Our Guangxian has gotten a great deal."

Lu Chen was speechless. He guessed that in Wang Chengtian's eyes, his work was not even worth 400,000 yuan. It was all thanks to his uncle Han Sanping that he was able to sell his work for several million yuan without a script or anything else being finalized.

"Xiao Liu, hurry up and toast Director Lu. After he graduates from the Beijing Film Academy, he'll be a famous director, and you won't have another chance to toast him then," Wang Chengtian said to Liu Yan, his eyes hinting at her.

It was clear that Han Sanping wasn't very interested.

Han Sanping, this nephew, glanced at Liu Yan a few more times.

Liu Yan hurriedly got up, picked up her wine glass, and came to Lu Chen.

He was pondering it to himself.

Are there any unspoken rules involved?

I had heard about this before I entered the film and television industry.

Instead of becoming a host, Liu Yan switched to the film and television industry to earn more money, as her family needed it, and acting was more lucrative than hosting.

"Just take a small sip." Lu Zheng clinked the wine glasses and saw Liu Wei's restraint, "Sit down and drink."

Stand in front of yourself.

Wearing a low-cut top.

And their hands weren't covering it.

They're practically exposing themselves.

A spring day in full bloom—isn't this a test for myself?

Liu Wei sat down and drank the wine directly from the glass.

Lu Chen felt embarrassed. He had said he would only take a small sip, but he had already finished it all, so he had no choice but to pick up his glass again.

"Director Lu has a good capacity for alcohol," Wang Chengtian praised.

After that, we finished eating.

Everyone went home.

Get in the car.

Han Sanping and Lu Chen sat in the back seat, while the driver drove.

"Xiao Chen, how about we find someone else to write the movie script?" Han Sanping planned to find a professional screenwriter to write a good script, but Lu Chen insisted on directing and writing it himself.

"Uncle, I can do it myself. I have a good script. I'll show it to you in a few days. If you don't like it, we can find a professional screenwriter." Lu Chen dared to say this because he had absolute confidence.

From the future.

There are too many classic works that have never been published.

Any one of them is a game-changer.

"Alright then." Since Xiao Chen insisted, Han Sanping agreed. Then he asked about something else, "Xiao Chen, what did you think of the girls from Guangxian Media today?"

"Huh?" Lu Chen was taken aback.

"Xiao Chen, there's one thing you need to understand in the film and television industry," Han Sanping lectured. "Things that come to you aren't necessarily good; they come with many costs. When you accept benefits, you should first consider whether you can bear the price behind them."

I understand what it means that Wang Chengtian brought a young woman with him today.

But then they discovered this girl.

Not particularly enthusiastic.

It's not enthusiasm in attitude, but physical enthusiasm.

It seems that Wang Chengtian did not explain this to the girl.

Lu Chen nodded, accepting his uncle's instruction.

Next.

I need to finish writing the movie script as soon as possible.

……

Four days later

Beijing Film Academy, Office of the Head of the Directing Department

Lu Chen sat upright on the sofa.

Han Sanping and Tian Zhuangzhuang are reading the script.

Both of them were quite surprised.

Four days.

To create a movie script.

They all had great skepticism.

When you open the script.

Gradually, my attitude changed, and I was deeply moved.

Tian Zhuangzhuang finished reading first, then looked at Lu Chen with disbelief in his eyes, "Lu Chen, is this really a script you wrote in four days?"

Lu Chen nodded.

The chosen debut work.

It is the Cannes Palme d'Or winner, "Shoplifters".

According to my uncle, the first consideration for a film is its reputation, which means it has to be a film that sweeps all the major awards.

"Xiao Chen, you have a real talent for scriptwriting." Han Sanping said excitedly after reading the script.

This script is exceptionally well-written.

The character design is excellent.

A family of six.

A family of six who are not related by blood.

Grandma was an elderly woman who was abandoned by her children.

My father was laid off from his job and had no choice but to come to the city to steal things to make a living.

The mother is a cleaner and was abused by her ex-husband.

The eldest daughter works at a foot massage parlor.

The son followed his father and made a living by stealing.

The youngest daughter was adopted and abandoned by her biological parents.

A film that reflects the current situation of people in lower socioeconomic strata across various age groups.

The issues include the re-employment of laid-off workers, the preference for sons over daughters, old-age care, and the social realities of young women entering foot massage parlors to earn money.

They were both featured in the same movie.

And connect these characters together.

Domestic directors either film laid-off workers, or young women who enter the workforce to make quick money amidst societal discrimination, or they focus on the issue of gender inequality.

Shoplifters, on the other hand, weaves these stories into a single film.

Furthermore, this story is quite different from similar art-house films in China.

The story is not tragic.

It was filled with warmth.

It instantly elevated the film's status.

In order to win international awards, domestic directors often like to make particularly tragic stories.

Although the characters in "Shoplifters" experience tragic events, the story itself is not tragic at all. The six members of a family with no blood ties live happily, and none of them lose hope in life.

The story is very interesting.

It's also easy to get approved.

If it were made in the same style as underground directors in China, Han Sanping felt that the film wouldn't pass censorship. But it's a heartwarming story that reflects social realities.

It won't expose the real-world problems in a bloody way, so it won't be too difficult to pass the censorship.