They were all so into the drama!

A few months ago, in order to strive for more awards, "Search" signed up for almost all film festivals and film award competitions that it could apply for.

Not only the domestic Huabiao, Golden Rooster, and Golden Horse, but also the Tokyo Film Festival and Busan Film Festival were successfully shortlisted.

Speaking of which, "Search" is still the last fig leaf for this Golden Rooster Award.

Because except for Huo Mingjie's "Search", none of the other Golden Rooster Award-nominated films have been shortlisted in these major film festivals...

Huo Mingjie has no work schedule in the second half of the year, but it is a bit of a coincidence that these film festivals are held at the same time!

Huo Mingjie will go to Busan first, then to Tokyo, and then next month he will have to go to Baodao to participate in the Golden Horse Awards...

Huo Mingjie was not well-known in Bangzi Country, so naturally he would not receive the treatment he received in Sakura Country. When the plane arrived, there were no fans outside the airport to pick him up.

Huo Mingjie didn't think it was anything. He even thought it was pretty good and not annoying. On the contrary, the bodyguards who followed Huo Mingjie felt a sense of loss that they had nothing to do...

After meeting Da Meiyuan who had come here a few days in advance, he was pulled to rest in her room for one night, and then Huo Mingjie went directly to the Busan Film Festival the next day.

Huo Mingjie's reputation here is really not high.

When Huo Mingjie and Da Meiyuan walked on the red carpet, except for the media in China and the Cherry Blossom Country who took crazy photos, the media in the Bangzi Country had a dull reaction.

If it weren't for Huo Mingjie and Da Meiyuan's looks, these people probably wouldn't even have the intention to raise their cameras...

To be honest, Huo Mingjie and Huo Chengyin have no idea about the market in Bangzi Country for the time being.

Huo Mingjie's idol drama that swept across East and Southeast Asia was directly suppressed here and is still not allowed to be aired.

With the strong support of Bangzi Country over the years, Korean idol dramas have actually gained momentum in East Asia. Every time idol dramas are introduced from the mainland, they can receive huge ratings, and stars here frequently go to the mainland to make money.

It’s just that in the past two years, the idol dramas produced by Luyin Media are no less fashionable and exquisite than those in Bangzi Country, the bloody plots, and the good looks of the actors...especially Huo Mingjie’s rebellious character. With his good looks, he has successfully transformed into a strong rival of K-pop idol dramas.

The successive popular idol dramas in East Asia have directly reminded Bangzi Country of the terrifying repressive power of the year when "Returning the Pearl" was introduced.

It is precisely for this reason that Bangzi Country has been suppressing several idol dramas starring Huo Mingjie from being broadcast...

Of course, Huo Mingjie did not completely give up on Bangzi Country.

He had originally planned to enter Bangzi Country through Hollywood movies and make himself famous first.

Once I have more fans in Bangzi Country, I won’t be able to hold them back anymore!

It's just that Huo Mingjie didn't expect that the movie "Search" was shortlisted for the Busan Film Festival before he made efforts in Hollywood.

"Search" was not only selected as the closing film of the Busan Film Festival this time, but it even won the "KNN Audience Choice Award".

Well, it's the most popular movie as voted by the audience.

Although "Search" is not a simple romance film, it also contains scenes of handsome men and beautiful women falling in love.

Among the many movies that are either very literary or too heavy, "Search" can better balance the heavy subject matter of the movie and the beauty of the shots.

The concept of the movie itself is good, and there are scenes of handsome men and beautiful women falling in love. It is indeed more advantageous when facing ordinary audiences!

The aesthetics here in Bangzi Country are pretty good for looks like Da Meiyuan, not to mention Huo Mingjie’s incredible looks that transcend different aesthetics.

Relying on the outstanding appearance of the actors, this movie successfully stood out and became the "Audience Choice Award"!

Although this award is a bit like a "consolation prize", it is not a prize after all.

After the winners were announced, fans in China were all happy that their idols were going abroad, and then cursed the Golden Rooster Awards for being "ignorant"...

Because he is not well-known here and does not attract much attention from Bangzi Country, Huo Mingjie's trip to the Busan Film Festival seemed very dull.

After winning the award, only media from the mainland and Sakura Country came to interview him.

Huo Mingjie, who has been chased and intercepted by the media wherever he goes in recent years, is a little uncomfortable himself...

And just when Huo Mingjie thought that this trip was over, he suddenly received another call.

This call came from Qiu Cixuan, a stick-born actress who had had in-depth "communications" with Huo Mingjie before and played several friendly matches.

She is not currently in Bangzi, but filming a TV series in the Mainland.

Well, it sounds quite familiar, it's the "Temptation of Going Home"...

She called suddenly because she knew that Huo Mingjie's film had won an award at the Busan Film Festival, so she called specifically to congratulate her.

After all, he is from Bangzi Country. Huo Mingjie's "Search" had previously done so well at the domestic box office, but Qiu Cixuan had no reaction. It was a consolation prize here, and she knew it right away...

In addition to calling to congratulate, she actually stopped by to make a match!

When Huo Mingjie heard her say on the phone that someone from the company wanted to meet him to talk about cooperation, he immediately frowned, then laughed and said:

"You want to talk to me about cooperation? Haha, forget it!"

Previously, Luyin Media contacted Bangzi Country to introduce the two idol dramas "Why Shengxiaomo" and "Shanshan Comes to Eat" through the relationship introduced by the agency behind her.

It's just that this relationship doesn't seem to be very strong, otherwise the two idol dramas I filmed wouldn't have been suppressed for so long.

Still want to cooperate now?

forget it!

But upon hearing Huo Mingjie's rejection, Qiu Cixuan on the other end of the phone suddenly lowered his voice and explained in a low voice:

"It's not my original company, but the one I'm in contact with recently... This company is more reliable. I recently wanted to cooperate with the mainland to shoot a movie, so I found you!"

Hit the bat?

When Huo Mingjie heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

Luyin Media has a very good relationship with Yang Ma and the Sixth Princess, so they can often get some news in advance.

Recently, the higher-ups have been planning to make some kind of co-production of a movie.

Something similar happened as early as the beginning of the millennium. Many domestic film crews actually use teams from Bangzi Country.

However, this kind of official cooperation plan has only recently begun to be discussed, and they are even willing to treat Bangziguo movies as domestic movies!

Bangzi Country is greedy for the Mainland's film market and money, and the Mainland is also hungry for Bangzi Country's mature film shooting technology and team.

The above-mentioned co-production is just like the co-production of "The Wire" jointly produced by Luyin Media and Six Princesses. It can be regarded as "exchanging the market for technology" in a sense.

Qiu Cixuan on the other end of the phone continued:

"I really confirmed it, you have to believe me. With the help of this company, maybe the TV series you were suppressed before can be broadcast!"

The relationship she introduced to Huo Mingjie before was unreliable, so she has been keeping it in mind this year. Before making up for her "mistake", she was too embarrassed to come to Huo Mingjie to play a game...

This time she encountered a reliable opportunity, so she was naturally very positive!

Hearing this, Huo Mingjie thought for a moment, and then agreed:

"Okay, let's meet up!"

Being able to know this co-production plan in advance shows that the company introduced by Qiu Cixuan this time is already relatively reliable.

Moreover, the population of Bangzi Country is not large, but its consumption power is not low. It should not be underestimated, otherwise the uncle and nephew would not have been thinking about it all the time.

Now that there is a way to make money, naturally I won’t let it go!

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Because of Qiu Cixuan's call, Huo Mingjie temporarily changed his itinerary. Instead of rushing to Sakura Country to attend the Tokyo Film Festival, he stayed for an extra half day.

The benefits of having a private jet become apparent. You don’t have to worry too much about temporary changes to your itinerary...

The person who met with Huo Mingjie this time was a Chinese company called "bh".

Qiu Cixuan has been in contact with this company recently, and plans to change companies after the contract with the original company expires.

I won’t introduce this company too much for the time being, because it is actually just a matchmaker this time, so it doesn’t matter!

The one who really wanted to cooperate with Huo Mingjie was the "Showbox" company in Bangzi Country.

Huo Mingjie had never heard of the name of this company, or he didn't know much about the entertainment industry in Bangzi Country. At most, he only remembered "Girls' Generation".

Well, if we have a chance, we can get to know each other...

However, after receiving the relevant information from the company, Huo Mingjie saw the company's previous works, and he suddenly had an impression!

Even if Huo Mingjie hasn't watched "The Flying Taegeuk Flag" and "The Monster of the Han River", he has seen some clips of the movies on the Internet, so he is naturally impressed by them.

And this year's "Red Cliff" also had investment from this company!

Even though "Red Cliff" didn't have a good reputation, it made a lot of money at the box office.

Anyone who can think of dividing a movie into two parts and releasing them separately is a genius. Otherwise, the movie would have a greater chance of losing money...

It was precisely because of the investment in "Red Cliff" that he made a lot of money, so in Huo Mingjie's heart, this company, which was already referred to as "Sb", became more convinced that it should uphold the concept of "international development".

It happened that the boss was planning a "hit-and-miss co-production movie project". This guy immediately took action and then decisively approached Huo Mingjie.

The person sent by the "Sb" company was a middle-aged woman with a broad, flat face, squinting eyes, and a typical appearance.

When facing Huo Mingjie, Ms. Jin could not take her eyes away from Huo Mingjie's face. She smiled so much that her eyes narrowed completely!

"...Our company's sincerity and strength are enough for you to give full play to Mr. Huo. As long as you nod, we can even customize the script and role for you!"

When describing and introducing Huo Mingjie, Ms. Jin, who can speak fluent Chinese, acted very sincerely.

Stars from the mainland these days are actually at the lowest end of the contempt chain. No matter they are from Bangzi Country, Sakura Country, Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan, they dare to put on airs.

But speaking of it, Huo Mingjie doesn't often encounter this kind of situation!

Those who are handsome can make a living, and Huo Mingjie is very, very, very handsome. With this face that can unify different aesthetics, he always receives various courtesy.

Especially when the opposite person is a woman, this kind of "courteous treatment" will be more obvious...

Huo Mingjie held up his chin, took a rough look at the document plan handed over there, and then asked with interest:

"Why should you choose me to cooperate? After all, I feel that if it were your company, there should be a better choice!"

If the company SB really wants to find actors, it will definitely be able to find actors more suitable than Huo Mingjie, and it may not be impossible to find actors of the same level as Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.

And before that, relevant practitioners in Bangzi Country regarded Huo Mingjie as the biggest "stumbling block" to the Korean Wave's unification of East Asia, and they were secretly suppressing it.

Now the SB company suddenly changed its attitude and wanted to cooperate with Huo Mingjie. Huo Mingjie still wanted to know the reason.

Regarding Huo Mingjie’s question, Ms. Jin immediately smiled and said:

"Of course it's because of your strength, Mr. Huo, that our company is quite optimistic about you!"

Having said this, Ms. Jin paused slightly, and then continued:

"Mr. Huo, you may not know that although You didn't attract much attention at the Busan Film Festival, just by showing up when accepting the award, he has attracted many fans on the Internet in our country!"

"There are already people on the Internet who are looking for your work everywhere, and are even urging the release of the movie "Search"."

No matter when and where, Huo Mingjie's incredible appearance is always his weapon to break the situation!

But to be honest, how many people can be attracted by looks alone?

Huo Mingjie believes that someone in Bangzi Country must have noticed him now, but if this alone can make SB put down its attitude and choose to cooperate, it is really not enough...

Huo Mingjie continued to look at Ms. Jin in front of him, leaned back slightly on the sofa, and said calmly:

"If this is the only reason, I don't believe that your company can choose to cooperate..."

"So, there must be other reasons?"

After hearing Huo Mingjie's words, Ms. Jin on the opposite side originally wanted to continue to lie.

But after noticing Huo Mingjie's half-smiling eyes, his heart suddenly froze, and he always felt like he had been seen through.

Ms. Jin's narrowed eyes opened slightly, and after a moment of silence, she finally said:

"We are indeed particularly optimistic about your development, Mr. Huo... Hollywood's new MGM company has announced the list of characters for the new 007 movie, and Mr. Huo's name is in it."

"I believe that if Mr. Huo gets this opportunity, his future development in Hollywood will be smoother!"

Haha, as expected, that reason just now was an excuse.

The real reason is probably that they noticed the "close" relationship between Huo Mingjie and New MGM...