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Chapter 61 Sensation
After attending the award ceremony, as soon as Huang Ze left the theater, he was surrounded by reporters.

"Jerry, when did you learn to make movies?"

"Are you secretly learning how to make a movie behind our backs while you're filming and singing?"

"Let me make this clear." Huang Ze stopped the chattering reporters and pointed at the camera. "I actually graduated from the photography department, so it's normal for me to be a director and make movies, right?"

“Also, actually before I was a singer, I was an assistant director.”

"So don't ask me the same question again."

"How do you manage to be such an excellent musician and also direct such excellent films?" the reporter asked again.

"I do not know."

Whatever you think is going on, that is what is going on.

Even if you think I copied everything, that doesn’t matter.

As long as the work I produce is good enough, I will have fans to defend me.

“So, this is a talent?”

"Maybe. Actually, my first song was the soundtrack for a movie two years ago, and then I started my singing career."

There were quite a few reporters participating in this interview.

But few people asked about the movie, and two-thirds of them asked about my identity as a singer.

Huang Ze could only sigh that he still has a long way to go in his career as a director.

After more than an hour, Huang Ze finally walked out from the siege of reporters and went to meet another reporter, or to be more precise, participated in an interview.

He's a reporter from CCTV.

Last time, "The Underachievers' Spring" won an award and earned millions of dollars in foreign exchange, which made it quite popular in the circle.

Knowing that Huang Ze's film would be participating in the film festival, and the sensation caused by Huang Ze's Time Magazine in the country, they decided to send a team of reporters over on the spur of the moment, just waiting to take pictures and get first-hand information after winning the award.

I didn't expect that I actually won a prize, and it was the second prize just after the highest prize.

It’s really a worthwhile trip!

So when the reporter saw Huang Ze, his smile was almost brighter than Huang Ze's.

"Director Huang, what's your mood?"

"I'm so excited!" Huang Ze didn't even bother with the reporters and took the microphone himself. "Before coming here, I thought that winning a small award would be a success. After all, this is my first work."

"Who would have thought that I would win such a big award? It feels like a dream."

"Do you have anything to say to domestic audiences?" the reporter asked.

"Thank you to all the audience for their support. This film will be released soon."

"In addition, I hope that our domestic film industry can get better and better and go abroad. This is my second award. I hope everyone can get the Golden Lion, Golden Palm and Golden Bear as soon as possible."

"Director Huang, aren't you saying this to yourself?" The reporter smiled, "Then when do you think you can touch the trophies of the three highest awards?"

"Next one!"

“If possible, I hope it will be my next work!”

……

After the excitement.

The next morning, Huang Ze went to work as a film salesman with the people from China Film Corporation.

It’s a second prize after all, and the publishers who hesitated before finally made a move.

Just, I'm sorry.

Now that I’ve won the award, the price is different.

Except for the poor brothers in Asia, Africa and Latin America, everyone else raised the price for me. It’s up to you to buy it or not. These are award-winning works. If you think they’re too expensive, I think they’re too expensive too.

Besides, this is Jerry Huang’s debut film.

A debut work!

Do you understand what I mean?

It only happens once in a lifetime, and it is unique. I guarantee that once you buy it and promote it, you will be able to recover your investment quickly.

In just the morning, a lot of countries were sold, and more than 1.6 million US dollars were earned.

By the afternoon, everything that should have been bought had been sold, and only three countries had income left, less than 20,000 US dollars.

"It seems that's it. Let's sell it for one more day tomorrow and then go back. Otherwise, the price won't be enough to cover the accommodation fee here." The China Film representative sighed.

But even though he sighed, there was no sadness on his face, and the corners of his mouth were almost pulled to his ears.

The total amount is 4.16 million US dollars!

The country's foreign exchange reserves this year are only more than 2 billion.

With an income of nearly one-six-hundredth of the foreign exchange reserves, it is definitely a lie for China Film Corporation.

Thinking of this number, the representative of China Film Group was filled with emotion. "Director Huang, I almost want to learn from Wang Zhiwen and call you brother. You are such a treasure trove!"

"I have never been convinced by anyone in my life, but you are this!"

As he said this, he gave a thumbs up.

……

In this era, transportation and information are slow.

But that's for most people when it comes to delivering the message.

Huang Ze won the award and the overseas copyright of his film sold well, which was obviously equivalent to the 400-mile express delivery in ancient times.

First, China Film Group and CCTV knew about it, and then everyone started spreading it everywhere.

In less than a day, more than a dozen film studios knew the news.

Shanghai Film Studio.

When Xu Shangchu heard the news over the phone, he was delighted at first.

According to the division agreed upon with China Film last time, these more than 4 million US dollars are equivalent to 12 million RMB, and Shanghai Film Studio's half of it is 6 million.

After offsetting the purchase price and costs of China Film, the factory made a net profit of six million!
It’s equal to the profits from a dozen other movies.

Most film studios probably don’t even make this much profit in a year.

"such a pity!"

In a flash, Director Xu sighed and shook his head.

"It's good to go out and mingle."

“There’s a bigger stage.”

"With your talent, I don't know how far you will get in the end. I can't guess."

"I hope that one day I can proudly brag to everyone that Huang Ze came from our Shanghai Film Studio."

Xi'an Film Studio, director's office.

Wu Tianming, who became the factory manager just two years ago, couldn't help but feel envious after hearing the news.

Why aren’t there young people like this in our factory?
Or does it actually exist but has not been discovered yet?
No.

What will happen if this continues?

Young people are the future.

We must use young people in the future!

"By the way, it seems that there is a young man in the factory who was asked by a classmate from Shanghai Film Studio to be a photographer. It should be this one, right?"

"Xiao Li, go and ask Xiao Gu to come to my office."

Then, Gu Changwei, who had just started working and didn't know anything, was called over by the factory director.

When I entered, I was asked a question, "You went to Shanghai Film Studio to shoot the movie called Good Will Hunting, right?"

"Yes, in cooperation with Huang Ze."

"That film won a big prize abroad, the second prize at the Venice Film Festival, and the key is that it earned more than 4 million US dollars in foreign exchange for the country." Wu Tianming elaborated, staring at Gu Changwei, "You made a film with him, how did it feel? If I asked you to direct a film, would you have the confidence?"

"I don't have confidence." Gu Changwei shook his head quickly. "I only know photography. Take Good Will Hunting for example. The script was written by Huang Ze, he chose the actors, he drew the storyboards, and he had the final say on editing and music composition."

"If I were to shoot, the script would have blocked me at the first step."

"Director, I'm not being modest, but I really can't do it right now."

"So you have no confidence? What if I let you be an assistant director like Huang Ze?"

"I can be an assistant director, but I don't think I can do it like Huang Ze."

"Who do you think can do it?"

(End of this chapter)