Huayu: The Big Players Behind the Scenes

Zhuang Huai'an's main purpose in going to Yinghuang this time was to first make himself known to the public.

Whether the Hong Kong entertainment circle is declining or not has nothing to do with him.

However, he had many classic movies in his mind that were not suitable for the mainland background, so Hong Kong was a good choice.

Using his connections with Ying Huang, he made his own movies, submitted them for awards, and then made money off foreigners.

Everyone has a bright future.

During the dinner that evening, Zhuang Huai'an intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he was quite interested in the World Cup and wanted to go to Macau to experience the atmosphere.

Mr. Yang was a shrewd man, and he immediately offered him a way out, introducing him to a real estate agent with a good reputation among Hong Kong's wealthy circles.

The next day, Zhuang Huai'an met the agent named Tony. The name made him hesitate, as he worried that when it came time to settle the bill, Tony would make excuses.

Just kidding. People who work as real estate agents value reputation, and with Boss Yang, a local bigwig, Zhuang Huai'an wasn't that worried.

With Huo Wenxi as a witness, Zhuang Huai'an wrote down the score from his memory and transferred all the money he had on him to Tony, totaling 800 million.

Having finished his business, and agreeing to meet again in Beijing with Boss Yang, Zhuang Huai'an crossed the border at Futian Port and bought a train ticket home.

After a six-hour train ride, we arrived at Qianzhou Railway Station, where Zhuang Kaixuan was already waiting.

There was no sense of trepidation upon returning home; on the contrary, Zhuang Huai'an was very relaxed and slept for three days before recovering.

After visiting the graves of his grandparents and mother, Zhuang Huai'an, carrying the 500 million yuan bonus given to him by his father, embarked on his journey back to Beijing.

Two days later,

At the entrance of Beijing Film Academy, Zhuang Huai'an looked at the banner hanging above and his lips twitched.

Congratulations to Zhuang Huai'an, a student from the 01 class of the Directing Department at our school, for winning the Palme d'Or for Short Film at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Tuner"!

Congratulations to Zhuang Huai'an, a student from the 01 class of the Directing Department at our school, for winning the Golden Camera Award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Hunt"!

Congratulations to Zhuang Huai'an, a student from the 01 class of the Directing Department at our school, for winning the Best Screenplay Award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Hunt"!

Congratulations to Zhuang Huai'an, a student from the 01 class of the Directing Department at our school, for winning the Jury Prize at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Hunt"!

Congratulations to Wang Zhiwen, an alumnus of the 90 class of the Performing Arts Department, for winning the Best Actor award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival for his role in "The Hunt"!

Although it's an honor, what's with this feeling of shame?

Zhuang Huai'an shook his head and walked into the school gate.

Goodness, I thought I was invincible at the school gate, but I didn't expect it to be even more outrageous inside the school.

In front of every building, there was an identical banner, only smaller.

"Holy crap, Director Zhuang is back!"

The first person to recognize Zhuang Huai'an was a lighting technician from the hunting crew, who was also a senior in college.

"Where? Where?"

"Wow! It really is Director Zhuang!"

The students rushed forward, offering their congratulations without reservation, but in the end, all Zhuang Huai'an heard was a unified "Director Zhuang is awesome!"

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and waved to his classmates, who looked at him with admiring eyes.

This also made him realize what it means to be "riding high on the spring breeze, seeing all the beauties of Beijing Film Academy in a single day!"

The Beijing Film Academy campus is small, and his return was quickly noticed by those who were interested. Just as Zhuang Huai'an's smile froze, Lao Wang's phone call came to his rescue.

"Come to the dean's office immediately!"

Without hesitation, Zhuang Huai'an headed straight for the office building.

"Good lad!" Old Wang waited downstairs for his apprentice, teasingly asking, "How does it feel to be surrounded by your classmates?"

"Cool!"

"Hahahaha," Old Wang laughed and patted his good apprentice, finally looking like a young man again.

The master and apprentice arrived at the dean's office, and wow, it was full of professors.

These are all powerful backers, so Zhuang Huai'an dared not be negligent and quickly stepped forward to greet them politely.

Seeing that he remained calm and composed, the professors were very satisfied, and a hint of approval flashed in Zhang Huijun's eyes.

What a good student!

After exchanging a few pleasantries with their prodigy, the professors tactfully left, leaving only the master and disciple and the sect leader inside.

"You did a good job this time."

Zhang Huijun affirmed his achievements and then said, "The school has already made replicas of your trophies. Take the real ones back and keep them safe, and put the replicas in the hall of honor to inspire other students."

"Yes, Dean," Zhuang Huai'an nodded, took the tea set from Zhang Huijun, and began to brew tea.

"I heard your new movie has been released?"

"Yes, it's the same team that went hunting before. We've worked together before, so they're easy to use."

"Very good," Zhang Huijun nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "It will definitely be convenient for family members to use. If your senior brothers and sisters dare to put on airs, tell me and I'll have their teacher deal with them."

Zhuang Huai'an smiled and said, "No, Dean, they are all very easy to talk to."

"Hmm~" Zhang Huijun asked again, "Who are the male and female leads?"

"We might have to hire someone from outside this company this time."

Zhuang Huai'an was a little embarrassed and explained, "The inspiration for this film came from Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei's film 'Stranger,' so I wanted to cast Feng Yuanzhen and Mei Ting. After all, it's a commercial film, and it's also good to ride on the popularity of 'Stranger.'"

"This is normal, don't feel guilty."

Zhang Huijun waved his hand and said, "Just because you graduated from Beijing Film Academy doesn't mean the school requires you to always use actors from Beijing Film Academy. Directors look at all aspects, and you've considered this very thoroughly."

Zhang Huijun was very open-minded about this. Compared with his classmates like Zhang Yimou, Zhuang Huai'an had already done enough. At least the crew and supporting actors were all from the Beijing Film Academy.

After drinking a few pots of tea and smoking a few cigarettes at Zhang Huijun's place, Zhuang Huai'an returned to his loyal dormitory, 404.

"Zhiyong, Haozi, let's have a quick meeting."

Seeing their lord's serious expression, Zhuge Liang and Feng Chu quickly went to close the door, while Wang Zhiyong took out his notebook to take notes.

"I have some ideas about the new film."

Zhuang Huai'an looked conflicted because he remembered something: the jury president for this year's Venice Film Festival seemed to be Gong Li.

Being in a good position gives you an advantage; isn't this a great opportunity to win prizes yourself?

The film "Gone Girl" certainly has enough commercial appeal and generates enough buzz, but it lacks artistic merit. Moreover, Venice is a place that prefers to balance avant-garde and artistic elements.

Sending a missing lover up there would probably only get you that award-winning actress or actor, but that's not what Zhuang Huai'an wants right now.

"I've decided to switch projects and postpone 'The Disappeared Lover' for six months."

The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix exchanged a glance, somewhat puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Wang Zhiyong got to the point: "Do you have a notebook?"

"have!"

"That's fine," Wang Zhiyong nodded. "Anyway, the production team is already prepared, and Feng Yuanzhen and Mei Ting haven't sent out invitations yet. As long as you confirm the script and find the actors, we can start filming."

"OK!"

Zhuang Huai'an breathed a sigh of relief and began to think about which movie to make.

I have many good movies in my mind, but it's really hard to find the right one right away.

Hey!

Searching his memory, Zhuang Huai'an's brow suddenly relaxed. That's it!