I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 24 Invitation Letter
"Bogo!"

"Thank you, thank you. By the way, Brother Bo, how did you know that?"

"There's news in newspapers and periodicals, and it's also available online! Oh, oh."

"Brother Bo, please stop praising me. There is little hope of winning the prize. If you continue to praise me, I will go back empty-handed and I will be embarrassed to see you."

"Okay, no matter if you take the general or not, I will treat you to a good meal when you get back."

Wan Qingshan had just hung up on Yu Bo when his cell phone rang again.

"Yes, it's true."

"I don't have much hope of winning the prize. If I tell you, there will be no prize at all. How embarrassing would I be."

"No, Xiao Su, you are just a supporting actor for one day's scene. You came to Berlin with me, and you are not afraid of others saying that you are a shameless person on the red carpet."

"Don't be afraid. Okay, okay, from now on, I will ask you to guest star in every movie. As long as you can be shortlisted for major film festivals, I will invite you."

"I'm sorry, I can't help you this time."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely find some models to apologize to you when I get back."

"Haha."

I hung up the phone, but before I could put it back in my pocket, my phone rang again.When Wan Qingshan saw that the call was from old Ban Lu, he could only take a deep breath, cheer up, and answer the call with a smile on his face.

"Old class!"

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Wan Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief when his cell phone, which was about to last for a week, ran out of battery.

Wan Qingshan had just charged his mobile phone when Chen Yumo also walked out of the bedroom with his mobile phone.

Seeing Chen Yumo take out his mobile phone charger from his bag, Wan Qingshan smiled and said, "Yumo, your mobile phone is also out of battery."

When I answered the phone, I found Chen Yumo who was a little exhausted. He charged up his phone and threw himself on the sofa with a very helpless expression.

"Every student from the acting department called me, and teachers I know from school also called me to congratulate me."

Chen Yumo tilted his head, looked at Wan Qingshan, and said worriedly, "Qingshan, tell me, if we don't get a single prize, will it be embarrassing when we go back?"

"It's strange to make a fuss that everyone knows about but come back empty-handed. It's not a shame."

Previously, Wan Qingshan specifically told Bo'er and the others not to spread the word that "Selection" had been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, because they were worried about this situation.

"what!"

Chen Yumo shouted irritably.

She originally came to attend the Berlin Film Festival with the idea of ​​traveling and attending the Berlin Film Festival.

Now, it's almost over.Suddenly, a huge pressure hit her, making her want to go crazy with irritability.

dong dong!

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Then a voice came, "Qingzi!"

Wan Qingshan stood up and opened the door. As soon as Bo'er came in, he immediately said, "Qingzi, it seems that word has spread that we were shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. Just now, Yawen and the others called me to congratulate me."

"Well, Yumo and I's cell phones are out of battery even when we answer calls."

Bo'er grinned, "Qingzi, you can't hide it even if you want to."

Immediately, he stopped smiling and analyzed, "'Selection' was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival and was widely reported by the news media. It should be Mr. Yan and the others who use this matter to promote the film."

Wan Qingshan nodded and said helplessly, "Their publicity must be overwhelming, and the media reports will also boast about it. But if they don't win the award in the end, what kind of loss will they suffer, and we will be completely embarrassed by then."

Previously, media news also found that "Selection" was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, but they found that the director and actors had not heard of it.

Without fame, how can the news he writes attract readers, so the media only reported "20.30.40".

This film written, directed and starred by Sylvia Chang, Milk Tea, and Li Xinjie participated in the Berlin Film Festival.

The group of people from China Film Group said hello through personal connections, and the news media also sold China Film Group's reputation, so they reported it extensively.Only then did Yu Bo and others realize that Wan Qingshan's first film had actually been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival.

When Bo'er saw that Wan Qingshan didn't look happy at all, he realized that the congratulations were also pressure.

He stepped forward and patted Wan Qingshan on the shoulder, comforting him, "Qingzi, relax, your first film has been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, which already proves your strength. If you are ridiculed without winning the award, then, those are all What about the people who couldn’t be shortlisted?”

After Bo'er said a few words of relief, his cell phone rang. He took it out and looked at it. After gesturing to Wan Qingshan, he answered the phone and walked out.

Since then, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo's cell phones have been ringing from time to time.

The congratulations continued and the pressure increased, making both of them unable to sleep well.

Fortunately, the closing ceremony is just around the corner, and this pressure can't last much longer.

On a sunny day, four people gathered in the Wanqingshan suite in the hotel.

The four of them didn't speak, their expressions were solemn, and their eyes looked at the door from time to time.

Time passed slowly, and the atmosphere in the room became more and more depressing. Chen Chen, who couldn't stand the atmosphere, was about to speak when suddenly - Dong Dong!
Bo'er, who was a little closer to the door, stood up immediately, jumped up, opened the room, and saw that it was a foreigner.

Bo'er grinned, turned around, and shouted excitedly, "Beauty Chen!"

Chen Chen stepped forward and said a few words to the visitor, then took the invitations handed over to him.

As soon as the foreigners left, Bo'er immediately shouted excitedly, "Qingzi, we are going to win a prize!"

It is a private rule of the three major European film festivals that invitations will be sent out before the closing ceremony.Generally, if you receive an invitation letter, it means you have a high chance of winning a prize. If you don't receive an invitation letter, you can go home early.

"With the invitation letter, you may not win the prize."

Wan Qingshan answered cautiously. Immediately, he took the invitation letter from Chen Chen, counted it, and found that there were four invitation letters.

Suddenly, he breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of joy on his face.

Because of the pressure in the past few days, Wan Qingshan looked for a lot of news about the Berlin Film Festival and knew that the more invitations there are, the greater the chance of winning the grand prize.

With four invitation letters, Wan Qingshan thought about how he could win an award so that he would not be embarrassed after returning to China.

"Everyone, get ready to change your clothes, Bo'er. Don't grin when you walk on the red carpet." Wan Qingshan waved the invitation and said excitedly.

"Pfft!" Chen Yumo couldn't help laughing.

Bo'er wasn't embarrassed either. He grinned and said, "Then I have to laugh more now so I can hold it in when I walk on the red carpet."

Although the four people from Wanqingshan didn't bring any formal clothes, with the Berlin Film Festival there, there was no shortage of people around, and they were businessmen who rented formal clothes and put on makeup.

Wan Qingshan and the others searched in several surrounding stores and found dresses that they were satisfied with.

Several people put on their dresses and asked the makeup artist to fix their hair. When they returned to the hotel, they found Yan Pingxue waiting for them at the hotel.

Yan Pingxue seemed to know the news about the Berlin Film Festival through another channel, and she was not surprised at all when she saw Wan Qingshan and the others changing into dresses.

"Director Wan, all the distribution rights of "Selection" in Europe have been sold. They have also been sold in the United States, but it is not a local literary film. There is no market in the United States, so the price is very low. That's all, they still see it as China Film. I just bought it on the street.

As for places like Japan and South Korea, the Korean company that came to Berlin Film Festival offered too low a price, so I plan to make my selection slowly after returning to China.Director Wan, do you have any objections? "

The distribution rights were sold and the closing ceremony began.Yan Pingxue no longer tolerated Wan Qingshan, so when she spoke, she kept a straight face and did not give Wan Qingshan a good look.

"No problem, everything will be according to Mr. Yan's wishes." Wan Qingshan said nonchalantly.

"Well, after excluding the expenses spent on building publicity for "Selection" in the past few days, there is still US$249 million left. This is the contract I signed with them, and the details of the expenses in the past few days. Director Wan can use it to calculate the amount. ." Yan Pingxue took out a stack of documents from her bag.

"No, no, I trust Mr. Yan." Wan Qingshan quickly refused.

He believed that there was no problem with these contracts, because since Yan Pingxue dared to show him the contract, it meant that the amount on the contract was acceptable to him.

"Okay, Director Wan. Someone will convert the US$124.5 million into RMB and transfer it to your card later."

After Yan Pingxue stood up, she suddenly smiled at Wan Qingshan and said, "Director Wan, I'm going back to China first. I hope you can gain something tonight."

After Yan Pingxue walked out of the room, Chen Yumo immediately asked, "What did she mean in the end? She couldn't really wish you well."

"I don't know, no matter what she means. What we have to do now is to wait for the closing ceremony." Wan Qingshan shook his head.

(End of this chapter)