She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

The co-directing model is not unfamiliar to Su Lingxi. Whether in Hollywood or the European film industry, this model is not uncommon, especially in large-scale productions or multi-national co-productions.

Generally speaking, the reason why producers adopt this model is that they want to present the film from multiple angles, concentrate the professional advantages of different directors, and integrate styles, which can often enrich the film's expressive techniques.

In the past two years, Tang Wanhua has produced two masterpieces, "Summer of Sixteen" and "The Rose Thorn", which have both won great reputation and box office, and has been sought after by various actors in the market. This year, she made a breakthrough with "A Little Reunion", and directly won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director.

Whether in terms of fame or achievements, she is now considered the number one female director in the domestic film industry.

Under such circumstances, Su Lingxi didn't find it strange that she was able to get the opportunity to co-direct with Cao Yiping.

After all, Tang Wanhua has never presented herself as a calm and quiet person to the outside world.

But... Su Lingxi remembered very clearly that Tang Wanhua had not publicly filmed a suspense movie to date.

If Cao Yiping was unfamiliar with the subject matter, then she was undoubtedly the one who was even more unfamiliar with it.

If Tang Wanhua had only invited her to play a guest role today, Su Lingxi would have agreed without hesitation and would not have had to ask Yang Qian for her opinion.

But now, the other party invited her to play the leading role, and it is even possible that she will be the heroine who is the focus of the whole film.

Faced with this situation, in order to maintain his reputation as an actor, Su Lingxi had to consider more.

Can two directors who are not good at suspense really make a good movie like this?

She was skeptical.

"Indeed, I heard about Director Cao Yiping's plan to shoot a new film not long ago." Su Lingxi took the paper document and glanced at the title page casually. "However, I didn't expect that this project would eventually evolve into a joint directing model between the two of you."

"I know that Director Cao and I have never made a crime film before. This is a big concern for you."

I have to admit that Tang Wanhua knows her quite well in some aspects.

"I'm not in a position to convince you to trust us, but you can take a look at whose name is written in the producer column."

Tang Wanhua's voice remained steady and her demeanor was composed.

Su Lingxi looked in the direction of her finger and saw the familiar name at a glance.

[Producer: Bian Xu]

Side story?

The last time I heard this name...I think it was at the graduation ceremony.

Su Lingxi remembered that he specially sent someone to deliver a bunch of lily of the valley at that time, and she also thanked him on WeChat.

After that, the two seemed to have little contact. I only heard that after he left the "Border", he seamlessly joined a new group, and his position was promoted from producer to producer.

"I think you are familiar with this name, right?" Tang Wanhua observed Su Lingxi's reaction leisurely for a while before speaking again: "Although he is young, his ability as a producer is outstanding. The movie "Ghost Bullet", which won the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film this year, was his first achievement as a producer."

Su Lingxi didn't show it on her face, but she was slightly shocked in her heart.

"Ghost Bullet" is a crime film co-produced by the mainland and Hong Kong. It was released in the middle of this year and performed very strongly at the box office. It was hailed by many media as the "dark horse of the summer vacation."

She was flying back and forth between China and the world at the time, and she only heard Jia Jia mention that she wanted to watch the movie with her friends. She didn't pay much attention to the staff behind the scenes of the movie, nor did she notice that Bian Xu also participated in the production of the movie - and served as an especially important producer.

"I remember that his mother was also a very famous producer." Su Lingxi collected her thoughts and carefully brought up the topic, "I worked with him on a TV series before. At that time, he was the producer beside Director Zhao Linsheng. At that time, I really didn't expect that he could be such a high-level producer."

Hearing this, Tang Wanhua gave her a meaningful look and said, "You are right. His mother was a famous film producer in China in the last century. Director Zhao Linsheng and Director Cao were both her seniors who graduated from the same school. Naturally, they would take good care of this child, Bian Xu."

"It's not easy to be a producer. To put it bluntly, this is a job that requires connections and resources. People who don't have either of them can only change careers as soon as possible."

"But we are lucky to have met a producer who has both." Tang Wanhua paused, then changed the subject, "The performance of Ghost Bullet is the most powerful proof, isn't it?"

Her analysis was very straightforward, as she said that "the son follows in his mother's footsteps", which is equivalent to having one's own network of contacts in this industry. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for several big directors from the mainland to take him into their crews one after another, and even Hong Kong Island capital would have favored him.

Both of them knew that in this circle, if the competitor was a resource-rich person, then things might become difficult to deal with, but... when the two sides changed from competitors to partners, everything would be different.

What's more, Bian Xu is not the kind of person with resources who deserves praise. The fact that he can receive Tang Wanhua's sincere praise shows that he has a certain level of ability.

Having the opportunity to take advantage of the momentum is certainly a good thing for Su Lingxi, not to mention that this "momentum" is closely related to the Golden Horse Awards for which she had previously failed to compete - it is undeniable that the advantages currently listed by Tang Wanhua are very attractive to her.

If she wants to be at the top of the pyramid, she must take into account both the domestic and overseas markets. Cannes is important, and the three major Chinese film awards in China are equally important.

The living examples of our predecessors are there. Focusing too much on domestic or overseas development is not a good thing for the actors themselves.

Only by achieving balanced development on both sides can we broaden our acting range and improve our status to the greatest extent.

The only thing that worries her now is the schedule issue.

She and her team had long been determined to get Kubrick's next commercial film. Whether it was the protagonist or a supporting role, she would seize the opportunity to fight for the role and find a way to make her presence known on the big screen in the cinema.

Do we have to abandon this plan now for Crime and Punishment?

Su Lingxi pondered the answer to the question in his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he answered frankly: "I admit that the well-received good results of "Ghost Bullet" have indeed given me more confidence in the project itself, but now there is another problem that lies before us that needs to be solved - the shooting schedule, how to arrange it when the time comes?"