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Chapter 501: Huayi can co-produce a film, why can’t I?
Wang Shu doesn't like drinking, but he has no choice when he is in the world.

For example, now, if people from the Film and Television Bureau are here and they raise a glass to you, won’t you drink it?
Everyone at the table talked about the film industry, the development of mainland films, and the advent of the commercial film era.

After a long chat, someone from the Film and Television Bureau said, "Director Wang, the responsibility for the development of our mainland film industry will fall on you."

This was a compliment, but it also served to hold Wang Shu back.

Before Wang Shu could evade the question, one of them said, "I think Director Wang also knows why the country imports many foreign-language blockbusters to be screened in domestic theaters every year."

"The reason is that there are too few commercial blockbusters in our country, which makes it difficult to stimulate the market."

"And if we can't stimulate the market, it will be difficult to promote the development of the film industry."

"Whether it's the movies themselves or the cinemas, it's difficult to develop."

"Nowadays, we emphasize the free market, and introducing foreign-language blockbusters into theaters allows people to see the market potential in the film industry."

"Only in this way can people invest and gradually expand the construction of cinema chains."

"Although the number of cinemas and screens in our country is not as high as that in the United States, it is increasing year by year."

"Besides, we have a population of more than one billion in China."

"As long as the film industry develops, its market will certainly not be weaker than that of the United States."

"Nowadays, whether it is cinemas, screens or supporting industries in our country, they are all developing in a positive direction, but commercial films themselves have not seen much improvement."

"The box office revenue of Chinese-language films released in China each year is even lower than that of imported foreign-language films."

After saying that, he sighed and added, "There are still too few excellent Chinese-language commercial films, so much so that they can't even beat the foreign-language films that came from overseas and are not well adapted to the local environment."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person echoed, "Yes, there are too few excellent commercial films in our country. It would be great if there were more."

He paused, looked at Wang Shu, and said, "Director Wang has won the Oscar for Best Director. Do you have any thoughts on returning to China to make a movie?"

"If any"

After saying that, he looked at Han Sanping and Ye Lin.

Han Sanping immediately smiled and said, "China Film Group and Director Wang have always had close cooperation, and the cooperation has always been very pleasant."

"If Director Wang returns to China to prepare for filming, China Film Group will do its utmost to help him, even if it means selling everything it has."

Ye Lin waited until Han Sanping finished speaking, and then said, "Wanda too."

If Wang Shu had not anticipated this dinner after meeting the people from the Film and Television Bureau in the private room, he would have most likely been stunned by this combination of punches.

The people from the Film and Television Bureau first held Wang Shu in a holding position, then played the victim, then appealed to his emotions and reason, and finally signaled China Film and Wanda to make guarantees.

If we don't express our opinions, it means that we don't care about the mainland film industry, and it can even be regarded as unpatriotic.
Wang Shu smiled and said, "With the support of Chairman Han and President Wang, that will be easy."

Seeing everyone's confusion, he then added: "I was thinking before that Huayi made a Sino-US co-production last year."

"Now that I've won an Oscar, there's no reason why they can do it but I can't."

Han Sanping and the others' eyes lit up when they heard this. Just as they were about to speak, Wang Shu said, "But I currently have the play Life of Pi on hand. Even if I want to do it, it will be later."

Since people from the Film and Television Bureau are present, the dinner will end here.

Han Sanping and Wang Shu agreed to discuss further details next time.

Wang Shu was noncommittal about this.

Yikeshu Company has too little background to take on projects like Sino-US co-productions.

If China Film Corporation is involved, then it won’t be a problem.

In the mainland film industry, there is no film and television company that is more successful than China Film.

As for Wanda's Ye Lin, Wang Shu thought that it seemed that he was being told to support Jing Tian.

Although Wanda’s name is Wang on the surface, its composition is complex and it does not consist of just the Wang family.

Although Jing Tian's surname is not Wang, she is also Princess Wanda.

She is not the boss lady of Wanda, nor is she Wanda’s stepmother, but a legitimate Wanda princess.

If Wanda offers more money, Wang Shu doesn't mind praising them.

After all, Jing Tian was someone that even Chen Long didn't dare to offend, and Xiao Wang was strictly forbidden by his family to make fair comments.

Especially after 2013, it is even more impossible to evaluate
After this dinner, there were a lot of other dinners waiting for Wang Shu to attend.

Logically speaking, since Wang Shu won the Best Director Award at the Oscars, he should have held a celebration banquet after returning home.

However, he didn't.

The reason is that if a celebration banquet is held, Mei Ting, Zhou Xun, Sun Li, Yang Mi, Liu Yan, Yan Danchen, Fan Binbin, Li Binbin and others must be invited.

At that time, if someone looked at him with a strange look or had a strange expression or behavior, it would be easy for others to notice the clues.

In order to avoid a crash, the celebration banquet had to be cancelled.

An independent woman has never been a man's vassal, nor a man's nanny or maid, and she will not be as "obedient" as men imagine.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Hong Kong Island.

There is a very famous director in Hong Kong Island named Wang Jin.

There is also a very famous actress named Qiu Shuzhen.

Wang Jin is the director and Qiu Shuzhen is the actress.

Once upon a time, the two were boyfriend and girlfriend.

At first, Wang Jin always used Qiu Shuzhen as the heroine in his plays, and he filmed Qiu Shuzhen brilliantly.

The two of them love each other and have a very harmonious relationship.

Later, Wang Jin filmed a movie with two female protagonists. After the film was completed, Qiu Shuzhen felt that her role was not as good as the other female protagonist's role. She was very unhappy and asked Wang Jin to reshoot it. Wang Jin reshot it, but the result was still not as good as the other female protagonist's role.

Not only was Qiu Shuzhen still dissatisfied, she also thought that Wang Jin had changed his mind.

Otherwise, it would be impossible not to take good pictures of her as a girlfriend, but to take good pictures of other women.

Then, a quarrel.

Then, Shu-zhen Qiu broke up with Wang Jin.

Then, within two years, Shu-zhen Qiu married a wealthy man.

This incident indirectly shows that if Wang Shu has a girlfriend, he also needs to devote all his resources to his girlfriend.

Otherwise, the independent girlfriend will think that Wang Shu’s love is not complete and pure.

Then, there was a quarrel.

Then, and then, it was a mess.

From the perspective of an independent girlfriend, what does it matter even if Wang Shu is a great director?

Will I starve to death if I leave Wang Shu?

Even if there are no resources, there are no resources.

At best, you can find a rich man, marry him, and live the life of a wealthy wife.

At times like this, there is no rationality and no weighing of pros and cons.

Just to fight for one's dignity.

Looking at the entertainment industry as a whole, no one can openly have multiple relationships at the same time.

As long as they are found to be indecisive, having multiple relationships at the same time, or cheating, they will break up.

It is undeniable that Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan, Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli, Xu Zheng and Xiao Taohong, etc., did not break up.

But the reason they didn't break up is that these people are couples, not boyfriend and girlfriend.

As long as they are husband and wife, their property is shared.

Xiao Cui once said that Xu Fan knew that Feng Xiaogang was having affairs outside but there was no reason for him to divorce. Feng Xiaogang made money by making movies outside and he was Xu Fan's money bag.

Then, Xu Fan took the money earned by Feng Xiaogang and also went out to play around.

This is how a balance is maintained without divorce.

This is true for couples such as Xu Zheng and Xiao Taohong, Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli.

Wang Shu has not followed in the footsteps of senior directors such as Wang Jin, Feng Xiaogang and Gu Changwei.

First, because he neither has a girlfriend nor is he married.

Second, the actresses he has communicated with all have boyfriends.

If he didn't have a girlfriend, he wouldn't have to face the same situation as Wang Jin and Qiu Shuzhen.

The actresses who have communicated with him already have boyfriends. In order to avoid damaging their reputation, these actresses will keep a distance from him to a certain extent.

This way, he could avoid encountering the same situation as Wang Jin and Qiu Shuzhen.

Wang Shu, who lived a new life, was never a thief!

He just understood that women as independent individuals are not dependent on men.

After the lunch with Han Sanping and others, Wang Shu had also been invited to a dinner party in the evening, but he turned it down.

He sat at a roadside barbecue stall at night, and soon Yang Wei appeared on a bicycle.

This barbecue stall was a place he often visited when he was working as an extra at a Beijing studio.

Now that I have won the Academy Award for Best Director, I returned to my country with a feeling of deep emotion and couldn’t help but appear here again.

At first glance, there isn't much change, it still looks the same as before.

However, in his new life, he no longer had to go to Hengdian to beg for food like he did in his previous life, but became the youngest Oscar-winning Best Director in history.

I ate some barbecue and drank some wine by myself, agreed to take a photo with the stall owner and chatted with him for a while.

When the stall owner was talking, he often lamented that in just a few years, his stall and the environment on this street had not changed much, but Wang Shu had undergone a tremendous change.

The last time Wang Shu came, the stall owner thought that Wang Shu had become very famous because he had filmed a hit TV series.

Unexpectedly, it still underestimated Wang Shu's strength.

While expressing his emotion, he did not forget to offer a waiver.

Wang Shu chatted with the stall owner for a while, then called Yang Wei, and then the scene of Yang Wei riding a bicycle over appeared.

Once upon a time, he didn't come here alone to eat barbecue.

And Yang Wei.

and also
Yang Wei saw Wang Shu from afar. As soon as Yang Wei sat down, Wang Shu couldn't help asking, "Don't you have a car? Why did you ride a bicycle here?"

It’s different in the past.

Although Yang Wei is not a big star nowadays, he can get a small supporting role in many film and television works thanks to his unique appearance.

Of course, Chengtian would give Yang Wei these resources because Wang Shu had given Yang Wei some small roles in film and television works many times to help him gain a certain degree of fame.

In any case, Yang Wei is no longer poor now, and he even bought a car.

"Haha." Yang Wei laughed and spoke the truth. "I just happened to live nearby. I thought it would seem like I was showing off in front of you if I drove here. I happened to have a bicycle, so I rode it here."

(End of this chapter)