Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 49: 100-meter sprint, only two meters away

In the screening room, the applause gradually died down and noise began to rise.

Outside the hall, a group of young people approached, chatting and laughing, with brisk steps.

"Future directors, what kind of film are you researching tonight? It's so hard to get a reservation in this screening room, and we finally managed to snag one tonight. We need to watch all night to gain experience for our graduation exam."

The person who was speaking was obviously a junior directing student, and he would be a senior after the summer vacation.

As they were chatting, they approached the screening room and suddenly saw a faint light shining through the gap in the curtains.

"Huh? There's someone else? Second brother, did you make the right appointment?"

"No, I remember it clearly. Ten o'clock in the evening is ours. Wait, I think the photography department has an appointment from eight to ten."

"Damn, it's already past ten o'clock. Do the people in the photography department know the rules? They think the school belongs to them, so they can do whatever they want. Today, the king of heaven is here, and I have to teach them a lesson."

The leader was obviously hot-tempered and opened the door in a hurry with old grudges.

Zhang Huijun, Xie Xiaojing and others were originally twisting their bodies to discuss with everyone, but when they heard the voice, they turned around and glanced at the gate.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the door.

Tian Zhuangzhuang naturally recognized that he was a student from the directing department and immediately glared at him.

In a split second, he went from being furious to being stunned, and finally frightened. He quickly apologized with a smile, "Teacher, we opened the wrong door. Please continue!"

Closed down and left in disgrace.

Outside the door, several people were puzzled: "Boss, who is this? You don't even dare to scold him? Why did you say that after the summer vacation, we will all be seniors?"

Seeing this, everyone was puzzled, and some even prepared to go and investigate.

"Don't go, Zhang Yuan and the others."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air suddenly became quiet. After a moment of silence, someone leaned against the railing, looked towards the sky, and said faintly:

"Why do you think the moon is round?"

"Good question, very philosophical. Let me think about it for a moment."

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“Venice tends to be auteurist, experimental and socially critical, and pure suspense films are not popular.

It’s not difficult for The Dark Side to be nominated, but it’s uncertain whether it can win the award. Instead of competing for Venice, it’s better to try Toronto or the Fantasy Film Festival.”

Zhang Huijun analyzed it and decided that although the three big names were famous, he would prefer to win awards. Without awards, the influence of the film would be greatly reduced.

As the most important film festival in North America, Toronto is a good place to go without a strict art film orientation.

Xie Xiaojing nodded.

"Toronto is a great place, but it's too commercialized. Wu Chen's film also takes a lot of artistic elements into account, so it's more suitable for the Fantasy Film Festival."

Mu Deyuan pondered for a moment and gave a professional analysis.

Upon hearing this, Tian Zhuangzhuang also seconded the idea: "I think the Fantasy Film Festival is more appropriate."

"Let's listen to Wu Chen's opinion." Seeing that everyone had suggestions, Zhang Huijun couldn't help but look at Wu Chen with a smile.

The students of the photography department are indeed more and more pleasing to the eye the more I look at them.

It is said that a good teacher produces good students, and he is definitely a good teacher.

As for Mu Deyuan?
Isn't this guy also under his leadership?
"Teacher, I choose the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in Spain!" Wu Chen said without hesitation.

The Sitges Film Festival, although not well-known among Chinese people, does not receive much attention.

But in this genre, the Sitges Film Festival is the supreme temple. It is the world's top and first competitive film festival dedicated to fantasy, horror and thriller films. Its influence and value are unparalleled.

Overseas, the name is even more famous.

Moreover, "The Dark Side" itself is derived from a Spanish film, and its style is very consistent with the aesthetics of the Sitges Film Festival.

Of course he chose Sitges because there he has enough opportunities to take off quickly.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huijun, Mu Deyuan and the professors from the photography department nodded in satisfaction.

They have clear minds, are not confused by the names of the three major film festivals, know how to make choices, and know how to choose the best. Who doesn't like such students?

"Okay, we must respect Wu Chen's opinion." Zhang Huijun made the decision directly.

Everyone then stood up and left the stage. Before leaving, Chen Yi and the other members of the Performance Department congratulated Mu Deyuan and Wu Chen. The most excited among them was Zu Feng. Although he had been silent just now, he was deeply excited.

My career is finally about to have a new lease of life.

He teaches at the Beijing Film Academy, and his main goal is not to be a teacher, but to become an excellent actor.

It was just that he was not well-known and it was hard to find good scripts, until Wu Chen extended an olive branch.

"What's wrong, Brother Feng?" After Wu Chen had a brief chat with Wang Jinsong and Cui Xinqin, he turned around and found Zu Feng standing behind him, hesitant to speak.

"It's nothing. If you need your brother Feng's help in the future, just let me know." Zu Feng finally managed to say.

Kindness without saying thanks.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Wu Chen smiled slightly, then whispered to Zu Feng, "By the way, Brother Feng, I heard that you're very close to Teacher Liu from the Central Academy of Drama. Is that true?"

"You are quite well-informed." Zu Feng nodded with a smile.

Wu Chen naturally knew about this matter, and he brought it up at this time just to make the atmosphere more relaxed.

The cinema was empty, with only Wu Chen and Mu Deyuan walking and chatting on campus.

"Teacher, the money is used up." Wu Chen said naturally. He had no money left, so he had to ask for it.

"Don't worry, the school can still afford the cost of going to the film festival." Mu Deyuan smiled when he heard this, "Dean Zhang is not a stingy person."

"These days, just take a good rest, enjoy your college life, and don't be too tense."

Mu Deyuan patted Wu Chen on the shoulder for the last time and then left.

Wu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and sprinted a hundred meters, only two meters away from success.

Sitges Film Festival and screenings.

The public release must wait until it is shortlisted for a film festival and then contact the distribution arrangements, which makes it easier to negotiate.

If you win an award, you can take advantage of the publicity to release the film.

The bright moon hangs in the sky on a summer night, its light is as clear as water, but it makes people's hearts rippling.

In the dormitory, as soon as Wu Chen opened the door, Park Songri and the other two stood up and looked at him in unison.

Wu Chen naturally understood, and immediately said with a smile, "Let's go have a midnight snack together."

"Hehe, I was just waiting for you to say that, Brother Chen." Xiang Zhuo happily put his arm around Wu Chen's shoulders. "But you don't have to treat me today. I'll treat you three times to celebrate the successful preview of your movie!"

"set off!"

"To be honest, when Brother Chen was filming, I had no idea that the final film would look like this."

"Who could have thought of this? To be honest, I'm still confused. How did Brother Chen come up with this plot?"

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Several people chatted with each other and went downstairs together.

Wu Chen took out his cell phone and sent news about the film festival to Hu Jing and Dong Xuan.

Going to the film festival requires more than a week of free time, so it has to be arranged in advance.

Liu Yifei also sent several messages in the evening, asking Wu Chen how the preview went.

"Why hasn't the preview ended yet?"

Inside the hotel, Liu Yifei held her mobile phone with her chin on her hand. The cicadas outside the window chirped noisily, making her feel upset.

"Xixi, go to bed early, you have an audition tomorrow!" Liu Xiaoli's voice sounded outside the door.

"Okay, got it."

Liu Yifei responded verbally but took no action.

At this moment, Wu Chen's chat window flashed in the Penguin mobile phone.

"The preview went well, and I wish you all the best in your auditions!"

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up and the corners of her mouth curved into a summer arc.

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(End of this chapter)