Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 510 I can be one too!
When Zhou Mo got off the plane, the fatigue on his face could not be concealed at all. The thick dark circles under his eyes made him look like a panda.

Da Tiantian is similar.

Even though she put a lot of makeup on her face, it still couldn't hide her tired state.

They had originally agreed to rest up on the plane, but Zhou Mo lost control of his creative desire and started arranging the script right away.

With this operation, Da Tiantian was also involved in the creation.

Before getting off the plane, I had completely planned out several nodes of the main storyline and decided on the names of the two protagonists.

The heroine's name is: Qian Duoduo.

The protagonist's name is: Hao Zhuan.

And the name of the movie itself:
"Business Tycoon".

"Zhou Mo, if I do this kind of high-intensity creation with you again, I will write my name backwards." Da Tiantian said with resentment.

"It doesn't matter. I like both Da Tiantian and Tiantianda." Zhou Mo yawned and said casually.

Outside the airport, the crew had already sent people to wait.

Zhou Mo pulled Da Tiantian with him in a lighthearted manner, and the two of them staggered into the car, found their seats and fell asleep.

By the time we entered the hotel, it was already dark outside.

After a good rest, I regained some energy.

After dinner, I got back to work.

The first is "The Invisible Guardian", which will officially begin airing on June 1st.

Domestically, the crew has already started promotions, and all the actors are in place and have started their respective work, including Yui Aragaki, who also came to the mainland early.

The second thing, of course, is Cannes.

After reading the news, Da Tiantian said to Zhou Mo, "This year, our domestic performance seems to be quite good. Your "JERK" and Director Hou's "Nie Yinniang" were both selected, and Director Jia is rumored to receive the Golden Carriage Award for Lifetime Achievement.

If both of you can win awards, then we will have a great year.”

"Well, winning three awards at once, we probably haven't achieved such a good result in Cannes yet."

When Da Tiantian heard this, she was not very happy, but instead a look of worry appeared on her face.

"In that case, will our winning of the award be affected by our desire to not dominate the market?"

Zhou Mo gave the answer.

“Of course, but even if there is a monopoly, it is not us who will be at the top, but France. They are too greedy in protecting their own territory this year, showing five local films at once and directly using political power to protect the films.

In comparison, ours is nothing.

To some extent, if we win more awards, it can help them wash away some of the controversy.”

In his previous life, Zhou Mo felt that the evaluation of “the most ordinary class (2015)” was a bit exaggerated.

But after collecting all the information, Zhou Mo realized that it was not an exaggeration at all.

There were indeed a lot of messy things at this year's film festival.

It is said that the domestic award ceremonies are terrible, and that mysterious forces have invaded art too seriously.

Like to submit reports, or even parachute in directly.

But this year at Cannes, the Prime Minister + Minister of Justice + Minister of Culture were present, and it was almost clear that they were supporting the films, and the quality of the films was very average.

Later, the artistic director of Cannes forced five local films onto the list, while abandoning many good films that had applied to participate, and even had a physical conflict with one of the directors.

The purpose of doing this is, of course, to give their own films a thumbs up.

After these two things happened, basically everyone knew:

This year, Cannes is determined to protect its domestic harvest.

The only thing we don’t know now is how many awards Cannes plans to win and which awards it plans to win.

But for Zhou Mo, doing so is not entirely bad.

After all, it is a local movie. Who says "JERK" is not a local movie?
In this movie, there is French investment, French actors, and French behind-the-scenes staff.

Why isn't it a French film?
Isn’t it just because of the director and the leading actor?

What kind of international joke are you kidding?
"JERK" is a French movie, directed by Zhou Mohua.

This is also what Zhou Mo and his crew have been working hard to do since the end of last year, when the filming of "JERK" was completed and the main creators of the crew decided to make a bid for this year's Cannes.

Through Luc Besson, "JERK" received another investment during this period, re-shot some scenes, and called in some well-known French actors, such as Jean Reno, Sophie Marceau, and Adjani, to re-shoot some scenes for the film.

In addition, I would also like to ask those girls to be the spokespersons for Zhou Mo’s medical beauty company.

After all these are completed, the king comes, and "JERK" is also a French movie.

And Da Tiantian heard another meaning from Zhou Mo's words.

"Zhou Mo, are you saying that the current news surrounding the 'backdoor' and 'connected households' in Cannes was spread by you?"

Zhou Mo said with some amusement: "What are you thinking? I'm not a god, how could I possibly make such a big fuss behind the scenes? Europe is not China, and our platform is not that powerful yet."

Da Tiantian thought so too.

If Zhou Mo really did it, she would know.

However, just as she thought of this, she heard Zhou Mo say, "At most, I just added fuel to the fire, making the already anxious public opinion even more intense, which is nothing."

Da Tiantian: ...

She was careless. With Zhou Mo's character, how could he let it go so easily?

Zhou Mo glanced at her and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm not the only one who does this. Sakura is even more ruthless than me. They had two films that were going to win awards this year, but they didn't even get a single nomination in the main competition unit at Cannes. Instead, they were all sent to Un Certain Regard. They are so shameless.

There's been a lot of commotion over at Sakura these past few days. Just wait and see, it will only get worse and worse, and it won't be quiet at all."

Da Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that you have already arranged everything. In that case, I can rest assured."

Zhou Mo patted her peach.

"Don't worry, from the perspective of winning this time, the chances of our movie winning are not small. If we win, I'm lucky, but if we lose, I'm doomed."

Da Tiantian mentioned "Nie Yinniang": "What about Director Hou? I remember that his movie has been highly favored to win awards since it was nominated. Will it be a strong competition with ours?"

Speaking of Director Hou, Zhou Mo said in a slightly strange tone.

"I guess, it's unlikely."

"why?"

"Director Hou didn't do anything extra except for the basic operations. From what I know, he probably wants to select the best based on his strengths."

strength?

Da Tiantian's expression also became strange.

"That shouldn't be the case. Director Hou is also a veteran, and has walked more roads than I have. How could he have such... well, naive thoughts?"

Many years ago, she also thought that these major awards were won after fierce competition and brutal contest, and finally a few outstanding works won the awards.

It was not until later that she saw with her own eyes that Zhou Mo continued to work and use various methods to increase the probability of winning, and finally he successfully won the prize.

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "This is just my guess. Maybe Director Hou found out some inside information and felt that it was meaningless to do it, so he didn't do it."

"That's very possible." Da Tiantian thought this was more likely, and then said with some regret: "Speaking of which, 'Nie Yinniang' was indeed filmed very well. If it weren't for the competition with us, I would also like Director Hou to win the award."

Zhou Mo also sighed.

"This is my fault."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"No, what I mean is that if I hadn't made a movie last year, I could have accepted the invitation from Cannes this year and served on the jury. Maybe I could have even helped Director Hou with some operations in the end."

Da Tiantian blushed and hit Zhou Mo.

"You are not allowed to drive anywhere. Also, you are not allowed to think about yourself like that. If it is yours, you should fight for it. Competition is competition. There is nothing weird about it."

Zhou Mo looked at her with a smile.

"As expected of my sweetheart, you always care about me so much."

"Who is your family? These are your rewards for making a good movie for me in the second half of the year. If you dare to run away, you'll be in trouble."

Zhou Mo waved his hand and said, "Why would you ask for any reward? I will just pledge my love to you."

Go ahead and say it, turning over in Da Tiantian’s panicked eyes.

……

The clouds are gone, the rain has stopped, and the sky is bright and clear.

after a while.

The time has come and Cannes will begin in a few days.

During this period, all activities remain the same.

Continue to work for the movie, meet people and socialize.

The two people who met Zhou Mo today were from Qi and Lu provinces.

"Brother Ming, Sister Bingbing, good afternoon. How have you been recently?" Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian were the first to greet them.

Fan Qiaoqiao and Huang Xiaoming also responded immediately.

The two looked at each other, Huang Xiaoming habitually gave up the opportunity to speak first, and Fan Qiaoqiao was not polite and said bluntly: "The Mermaid has been filmed to the end, and director Zhou Xingxing will need some time to wrap up and check for omissions and see if there is a need to reshoot some content.

After that, we should be able to start post-production, and it is expected to be released before the middle of next year.”

Zhou Mo nodded, that was within expectations.

"What about Yoona, Sister Qiaoqiao? I asked you to take care of her before. I hope nothing happened to her."

Fan Qiaoqiao smiled.

"No, that little sister is quite well behaved. Although her acting talent is not particularly outstanding, hard work can make up for her shortcomings. During her time in the crew, she has never made any troubles and learns Chinese whenever she has free time.

He kept telling her to take a break, saying that she must not let you two down, especially Tiantian’s expectations, and that she must work hard.

When Da Tiantian heard this, she was so happy as if she had drunk some happy water.

“This is the person I value.”

Zhou Mo joked, "Aren't you afraid that after next year, Yoona's box office will surpass yours and dethrone you as the top box office actress in the country?"

Da Tiantian snorted.

"Even if he surpasses me, he is still someone I value, and I am happy with it!"

(End of this chapter)