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Chapter 84: The Movie Queen
Huang Ze felt relieved only after seeing Liu Zhenwei walk into the airport with two employees and a French translator.

I also took a copy back home.

It was put in the audio-visual room.

There were only two people in the audience, him and Gong Xing.

After watching it, Gong Xing looked at Huang Ze in surprise and said, "It feels different from the movies I've made before!"

"What's different?"

“Lighting, texture.” Gong Xing thought for a moment, “and the way of telling stories.”

“Before you were telling stories, this time you seem to be using light and shadow with music to tell emotions, making people fall into those emotions.”

"Quality is the result of money. The cheongsam suit alone cost over 200,000 yuan. The film's salary didn't cost much, it all went into production."

Having said that, Huang Ze couldn't help but shook his head slightly.

This is also the reason why I have to come out.

Not only can you not make films at the Shanghai Film Studio and face a lot of competition, the most important thing is that as long as you are in the country, your costs are fixed.

Unless funding is allocated from above, the studios are required to make some films of great significance.

Otherwise, the cost will definitely not exceed China Film’s fixed purchase price.

There's nothing you can do. Some people do business that will get them killed, but no one does business that will lose them money.

Oh, the factory still has to make a profit, so costs can only be reduced again and again.

I am reluctant to use better films.

If the actors were asked to perform more than a dozen times like in "In the Mood for Love", I'm afraid the production costs wouldn't even cover the cost of the film.

When you make a film that the higher-ups are willing to fund, the genre and everything is already decided, so you can only be mediocre.

"By the way, why didn't Su Lizhen and Zhou Muyun end up together?" Gong Wei asked curiously, "It's clear that their respective partners have eloped, but they can't take that step."

"People's words are terrible!"

“They’re still afraid of gossip.”

"It's normal, actually. We have to consider the age. Unless we move to a new place, we won't be able to hold our heads up in front of the people we know."

"We won't be like them." Isn't that what they said between them?

"Of course, to tell the truth is..." Huang Ze smiled, "Only regret has that kind of beauty. If I let the hero and heroine be together, will the movie still have that flavor?"

"Without that flavor, how can I earn money?"

"Knife music?"

"Dollar, American dollars, it's here. As soon as Director Huang makes a move, the money will be there." Huang Ze slapped his thigh. Fortunately, he was not the fourth child, otherwise he would have to be called Huang Silang?

"Show off!"

"Hey, let's be serious." Gong Xing nudged Huang Ze with his elbow, "How was my performance?"

"not bad!"

Her acting skills are still good, but maybe Huang Ze’s mind is full of Zhang Manyu’s version of Su Lizhen. At that time, Man Shen was at her peak. It has to be admitted that there is a gap, but it is not too big.

Of course, the higher you go, one step away may be a lifetime away.

In order to tease Gong Xing, Huang Ze made a little joke, "It's already good enough to win the Best Actress award!"

"What Best Actress? Golden Rooster or Hundred Flowers? I've won both."

"Then you still need to ask?"

Of course, the winner of the Houston Film Festival.

bah bah bah.

"Of course, the Venice Film Festival winner."

"But didn't you say that In the Mood for Love would be sent to the Cannes Film Festival?" Gong Xing was confused for a moment, "How does the Cannes Film Festival award the Venice Film Festival Best Actress?" "Oh..." Gong Xing opened his eyes wide and laughed, "I understand, you mean I can't win the Best Actress award?"

"It's not that it's impossible. There's no set number for this. After all, whether a performance is good or not is based on a unified scoring standard. Maybe a certain judge will like it very much. As long as there is one judge who supports it, then there is a very good chance."

This was the only explanation Huang Ze could give.

After all, this drama is not mainly about showing the heroine's acting skills.

All in all, it’s not possible for him to say that Gong Xing has a very good chance of winning the Best Actress award.

As a human being, you must not go against your conscience.

"Is that so?" Gong Xing nodded slightly. "I thought I could win a Best Actress award for my last movie in my life, and it would be my last film. Maybe someone would even make a biopic about me in the future. It seems that's just wishful thinking."

"Ideals are great!" Huang Ze smiled and didn't respond.

There is no way to connect.

Huang Ze doesn't have the confidence unless the King of Sunglasses becomes the chairman of the jury.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. When are you going back to shoot that new movie?"

"Rest for a day and set off the day after tomorrow."

"Are you so busy?" Gong Xing leaned his head on Huang Ze's shoulder, enjoying the little time left.

"It will be fine after this year." Huang Ze put his arm around the man's shoulders. "Look, I've been busy for so long, but the only movie I've directed is Good Will Hunting."

“It’s still a long way from my dream.”

"After In the Mood for Love and Taste of Cherry are released, it should be considered a start, and then things will be a little easier."

Once he returned, he would be a monk for more than a month. Huang Ze spent the remaining day or so at home, experiencing the busy spring plowing season.

Before leaving, I received a call from Liu Zhenwei in France, saying that he had handed the film to the film selection committee. The film selectors on the other side took a look at it and praised it highly.

Huang Ze felt relieved and returned to the mainland with satisfaction.

He first took two bodyguards back to Shanghai, then flew to Longcheng and landed at Longcheng Wuwusu Airport.

It is said to be the airport in Longcheng.

In fact, in a more strict sense, it is between the two cities.

To the northwest is Longcheng, to the southeast is Jinzhong Yuci, which is close to the edge of the Longcheng Basin, and further east is Taihang, which is also the filming location of Huang Ze's trip.

Of course, we couldn’t sit there, so the crew stayed in a hotel in the suburbs of Yuci.

Less than an hour later, Huang Ze arrived at the hotel in the car sent by the crew.

"Ha, you're back." Gu Changwei was staying in the hotel at the moment. When he saw Huang Ze coming, he patted Huang Ze and asked, "How's the production of In the Mood for Love going? Can I, the photographer, go to Cannes with you?"

"Do not worry!"

After giving him some reassurance, Huang Ze changed the topic to the film, "How's the location scouting going?"

"I think it's alright."

"I don't want to know what you feel, I want to know what I feel." Huang Ze was suddenly possessed by a celebrity with the same surname in future generations.

"Hey..." Gu Changwei smiled, "If you're not tired, let's go take a look. The car that's waiting for you is parked outside."

"Let's go then?"

"Just leave."

Gu Changwei squeezed into the car, and then drove for a while into the mountains with thousands of ravines and gullies.

In fact, Huang Ze had also been to this area in his previous life. It was 1920. Thanks to the country's afforestation, the forest coverage rate of the so-called Loess Plateau had been quite high, and finally the Yellow River became clear.

But at this moment, all that meets the eye is a patch of earth-yellow color. Because of the season, there is not much grass, with occasional trees mixed in.

(End of this chapter)