You don't understand the happiness of the director

The principal, secretary, vice principal, director of the directing department, and friends from the media were all present to witness the historic moment when Wang Quan donated the statuette.

Dean of the Department Tian Cangchang was also the biggest supporter in recommending Wang Quan to participate in the East Film Festival, but now his status has been reversed. According to teacher Xie Fei, Wang Quan is now a judge of the Asian Film Awards, and his "Wu Qingyuan" is one of the shortlisted works.

Now the statuette has been donated, but when I give a report in the afternoon, I have to donate again in front of all the teachers and students of the school. The sense of ceremony is very important.

Principal Zhang Huijun smiled from ear to ear. Wang Quan not only donated a statuette, but also real money. The school cultivated Wang Quan, but it brought improvements in all aspects.

Although Wang Quan majored in directing, he has become Nortel's number one star. From this year's enrollment in the School of Acting, we can see that Nortel's advantages over Chinese dramas are becoming more and more obvious. Coming to Nortel means more and more Opportunities for contact and cooperation with international leaders!

At noon, Wang Quan originally wanted to have dinner with Yang Mi, but the principal was too kind to refuse, so he had to dine with a few middle-aged people. Fortunately, Teacher Zhuangzhuang was there and he was an acquaintance, but Teacher Xie was too old to join in this. lively.

At the dinner table, Teacher Zhang said a lot of things that were inconvenient to say in front of the media, "In the future, in the domestic film field, our entire school at Nortel, graduates and non-graduates, will fully support you. Of course, if you don't want to come back, we will We also respect your choice, you are still our pride!"

Wang Quan picked up the wine glass and said, "Why don't you come back? Telling stories in Chinese has always been my long-cherished wish."

"How about making a feature film this time?" Principal Zhang took the opportunity to fool.

Wang Quan did not respond, "Teacher Zhang, the first movie I make after returning to China must be big enough. If it is too small, not only the fans will be dissatisfied, but also President Han of China Film and Television will not agree."

China Film Group has changed its leadership, and Han Sanping has officially become the top leader of China Film Group, leading Chinese-language films.

Everyone nodded, Wang Quan's first show back in the country must explode, otherwise it will damage his reputation.

Wang Quan added, "It's only more than three months before I graduate to make a blockbuster. I definitely don't have enough time. I can only make a short film this time, but I will do my best to make it a good one."

For current graduates of the directing department, graduation short films are their top priority. Many people did not go back to celebrate the New Year during the winter vacation, so they rented a house in Beijing to polish their scripts and then tried their best to reduce expenses.

Although the school will provide shooting equipment and some film for free, you have to pay for the film that exceeds the quota. When making a movie, especially for a newcomer, it is normal to overspend on film, so you have to find a way from the script.

Often when I think about it, I have 100 points, but when it comes to the script, I only get 70 or 80 points. Due to the reality, I only get 50 or 60 points when I finally shoot it. Usually short films made during my student days are difficult to stand out.

"...So, in order to allow graduates of the Directing Department to express themselves creatively without regrets, I decided to establish the Wangdao Graduation Creation Fund of the Film Academy!"

In the afternoon, in the school auditorium, there was first the Oscar statuette handover ceremony.

Yang Mi in the audience was very depressed. I didn’t even touch Brother Quan’s trophy, so I just donated it!

After donating the trophy, the audience burst into applause. The students were very excited and had different ideas.

Preface: Senior brother is so arrogant!

Zhu Yirong: From now on, if I win the Best Actor Award, I will also donate it!

Peng Guanying: I really want to touch it with my own hands!

Zhai Tianlin: Did he see the shrimp I sent?

Then Wang Quan announced an even more explosive news. He would set up a fund specifically to support graduate works of the directing department. Every year, he would invest millions to help directing students complete their true debut films.

To explain this fund, King Quan used PPT.

"Students, please look at the big screen."

The lights in the entire venue were dimmed in coordination, and on the screen was the directing department teaching building.

"As we all know, the directing department is our trump card at Nortel. The strongest directing major in Asia is at Nortel. We have students from Neon and South Korea who have traveled thousands of miles to study in our class. In order to turn Asia's strongest into the world's top , I sincerely hope that we can cultivate more and better directors, so let’s start with your first real work!”

"This is a matter for the directing department, and not just for the directing department. Once we get the fund and have more funding for filming, students from the acting, photography, recording, and other majors who participate will benefit."

"And this fund is divided into levels..." Wang Quan clicked on the next page, "S level, A level, B level, C level, D level, there are five levels in total."

The graduates of the directing department were most concerned. Bai Xue put on her glasses. She saw a "?" behind S-class, and there were corresponding numbers behind ABCD.

Wang Quan explained, "A-level project, creative fund 500,000."

"Wow!"

Bai Xue, Wang Jing, Bai Chengxun and others in the same class all said "Wow", five hundred thousand, I have never fought such a rich war, I can't spend it all, I can't spend it all!

Because the school pays for the equipment and some of the film, as for the actors, those students in the acting department can just treat them to a few meals and skewers. 500,000 is too rich.

Wang Quan said, "There is only one person among the 500,000 in Class A. In addition, I will not participate in the selection this year."

"Long live the monitor!"

The students in the directing class burst into cheers. Female class president Bai Xue and other students looked at each other. The feeling of competition suddenly came out. No, I have to go back and change the script. I don’t have to consider the cost. How will it turn out? change!

Wang Quan continued, "Class B only has 200,000, but there are three places."

The audience murmured that 200,000 was not a lot, so it was too much.

200,000 in 2007 was still very attractive.

"C-class 100,000, five people. D-class 50,000, everyone else."

The voice of "Long live the squad leader!" came again. Some people thought that only a few people could get the creative funds. As a result, the squad leader generously accepted them all. He really regarded us as his own sons!

Just for the ABCD levels, that's almost 2 million, but there is still a question mark over the S level.

Seeing everyone in the audience casting exploratory glances, Wang Quan smiled and said, "There is no upper limit for S-level creative funds, but it is possible to choose none."

"Wow!" The audience was in an uproar. It's normal not to choose any one, but there is no upper limit. This is too awesome.

"But!" Wang Quan changed, "But there are many conditions. First of all, the script that needs to be submitted is enough to shoot a feature film."

That’s right, if you want to get an S-level creative fund, graduates need to shoot a feature film, a feature film that has merit either artistically or commercially and can be released in theaters.

Wang Quan lamented that many students at the University of Southern California used feature films to practice their graduation projects, and then tried their luck at Sundance or Toronto. However, the conditions in China were not that good, so they set up an S-level film.

Wang Quan continued, "The copyright of the short film belongs to the school, but if it is selected by S-class, the copyright will belong to Wangdao Pictures, and the subsequent profits will also belong to the company, and the fund will be equivalent to investment."

The students in the directing department, not just the graduating class, but also the freshmen, second and third year students, their eyes are red. Profit is nothing. What they want is an opportunity, a chance to prove themselves!

Making a feature film before graduating and having your own masterpiece is the ultimate dream of all directing students!

Just like royalty!

The graduating students lamented again and again, "It's too late, you're just saying it now, it's too late to change the script!"

But the students in the lower grades are now working hard and crafting a great script in three or four years. It is entirely possible for them to apply for S-level funds when they are seniors. The 05-level students should make up their minds now to bid for the Olympics. , we must strive for S-class funds.

"Of course, I would like to advise those students who are eyeing the S-level fund not to be too ambitious. If you have spare energy, it is best to prepare a short film script. That way, if you are not selected for the S-level, you can at least strive for the A-level."

Wang Quan's speech actually didn't feel like a speech. It just talked about what the graduates were most concerned about.

Now that he had finished speaking, the students were eager to express themselves, so they temporarily added a question-and-answer session for Wang Quan.

Wang Quan pointed at the curly-haired girl in the fifth row, "Junior sister, you come to ask questions."

Yang Mi stood up and there was a lot of cheering. You two are pretending not to know each other, right?

Yang Mi simply stared at the Oscar statuette that had not yet been put into the glass cover, "Brother, can I touch your trophy?"

Wang Quan said, "Okay, just this time. I can't ask this question next time."

Because of her special friendship with Wang Quan, Yang Mi seized the last chance to win the little golden man and was very satisfied.

Wang Quan nodded at Bai Xue from his class again, "What do you think about that classmate?"

Bai Xue, "I want to ask who will decide the rating."

Wang Quan patted his head and said, "I forgot to mention that there will be an evaluation group composed of teachers from the Directing Department and the Literature Department. This year's group leader is Teacher Xie Fei."

Bai Xue sat down, and Wang Jing stood up next to him, "What are the evaluation criteria? Does it mean that if the script is a large-scale production, it can get a higher level of funds?"

Wang Quan, "There is only one criterion for evaluation, and that is a good story. Even if the story is small, even if you fail to spend all the funds in the end, it doesn't matter. The rest should be regarded as a reward for your hard work."

"Brother, aren't you afraid that someone will make shoddy work, cut costs, and put most of it into their own pockets after receiving the funds?" The next person to ask the question was Zheng Kai from the 04 Performance Department.

Wang Quan, "Every year, the school will submit student works to major film festivals around the world for the works produced by students in the directing department. In the past, due to cost and other issues, not many were shortlisted for the grand prize, let alone winning awards.

"And now, you have encountered an opportunity, an opportunity that may be directly shortlisted for the short film section of international film festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Tokyo, and Busan. Which is more important, the tens of thousands of dollars, or the highlight on your resume? , I believe everyone has a balance in their hearts."

After a pause, Wang Quan continued, "One last piece of news. The Cannes Film Festival hopes that I can bring my graduation work to appear in the short film section of Cannes, but I refused."

"Ouch!" Everyone was shocked. They didn't even film this, but Cannes was already eyeing it. This is too powerful!

But why refuse?

It happened shortly after "Sight and Sound" listed "Juno" as the number one film of the year.

Wang Quan said, "Because I had already agreed to the Venice Film Festival, but then Cannes invited me to be a judge in the short film section."

The chairman of the short film unit jury this year is Jia Zhangke. If he had not been chosen, Wang Quan would be fully qualified to be the chairman.

Before the students could be surprised again, Wang Quan said, "I refused again. I asked if I could be the selector of the Chinese-speaking short film. This time, they agreed."

All the students in Wang Quan’s class are feeling numb, thank you!

Wang Quan smiled and said, "In other words, if within two months, the students can make short films that impress me, I can directly recommend you to the Cannes Short Film Section."

Cannes, that’s Cannes!

The top three major film festivals in Europe and the most famous film festival in the world, Chinese films have only won half of the Palme d'Or in total! ("Farewell My Concubine" and "Farewell to the Piano" double yolk eggs).

Although the short film award is not as valuable as the main competition unit, no Chinese film has ever won it, and it has only been shortlisted a handful of times.

The news broke by Wang Quan greatly boosted morale, but he poured cold water on it, "I will abide by the principles of fairness, justice and openness, and treat you and other short film creators other than Nortel equally, so don't lose when the time comes. It would be a shame to give it to people who don’t have as much money and resources as you.”

The eyes of his 21 classmates in the audience were all shining, and they looked like they were about to win the Palme d'Or for the short film!

Of course, Wang Quan is the one who selects the films. Whether it is shortlisted or not, whether it wins or not, is up to the judges and Jia Zhangke and the others.

At this point, Wang Quan's speech was completely over. He stepped down from the stage and returned to his seat. Then it was the turn of the principal and secretary to speak.

Unlike young people who need PPT assistance, they can talk for three hours without writing.

Someone was already running away from behind, but Wang Quan was in the front row, and the leaders were all looking at him, and they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

After the meeting, Wang Quan met with the fund evaluation team headed by Mr. Xie Fei and held a small meeting. The teachers all wanted to rely on Wang Quan’s financial resources to really produce some good works in the first session, so they not only had to evaluate , I also need to provide guidance and help with revisions.

After the small meeting ended, Wang Quan said, "Teacher Cao, please stay here for a while. I have something to discuss with you."

Wang Quan left Teacher Cao Baoping alone, and then took out a script from his bag, "A Story of Two Foods."

After deciding that he wanted to start a business and make this movie, and that it would be completed, Wang Quan began to write his own script. He was well versed in the concept of commercial film creation, and the script he wrote was much more attractive to the audience than the original version, and there were many changes. A very mature dark suspense script.

Wang Quan thought about it a lot and found that Mr. Cao is a good expert in making this type of movie.

So he was left to ask, "Would you like to take over this script?"

This is the script for the best screenwriter at the Oscar. Cao Baoping could not wait to throw away his script and said: I do!

But he couldn't do it. He had contacted Zhou Xun privately and submitted the script. He liked it very much and said that he would be given a schedule.

So Cao Baoping suppressed his regret and said, "I'm afraid this won't work. I have a script in hand and will be filming soon, unless you are not in a hurry."

"Oh," Wang Quan asked, "What script is it? Can I read it?"

"Of course, you point it out for me and I'll get it for you."

After watching the movie "Li Mi's Experience", Wang Quan asked, "Teacher Cao, does your project need investment..."