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Chapter 27 The sky has fallen! Lu Chuan publicly confesses her love to Jiang Wen!
When Lü Rui went to Hengdian, he brought a total of 3000 million yuan with him.

However, when they returned to Yanjing, they only had a little over 500 million left.

This also includes the cost of post-production work, so we have to be careful with our spending.

However, a wrap party is naturally indispensable; it's an industry tradition that no film or television crew can escape.

At Lü Rui's invitation, all the big names from the investment companies were present.

Actors who have already finished filming and are currently in Yanjing, as well as media reporters, are all among those invited.

The guests and hosts enjoy a meal together.

Before leaving, the reporters all received generous red envelopes that pleased them.

As a result, articles filled with praise began to appear in both online and offline news outlets.

"Filming for the movie 'Mystic River' has officially wrapped up. At the wrap party, Jiang Wen, Zhang Guorong, and Zhang Fengyi praised director Lü Rui's superb skills!"

"It is understood that the film is expected to be released in the second half of the year. Stay tuned..."

With a high investment of 30 million yuan and the participation of big-name movie stars from mainland China and Hong Kong, up-and-coming director Lü Rui is unstoppable and will launch an attack on the box office record of Feng Xiaogang's film "Big Shot's Funeral"!

The overwhelming news reports contained not a single word of mockery, only praise.

This is the power of red envelopes!

The news that "Mystic River will challenge Big Shot's box office record" has attracted a lot of attention and discussion.

To date, the highest-grossing Chinese-language film of 02 is still Feng Xiaogang's "Big Shot's Funeral," with a total box office of 4300 million.

Following closely behind was "Gone Girl," which grossed a total of 3560 million.

Therefore, if Mystic River's box office exceeds 4300 million after its release, Feng Xiaogang's box office record will be successfully rewritten!
"Hey? That's interesting."

In the editing room of Beijing Film Academy, Lü Rui suddenly became interested as he looked at the heated discussions online.

The movie Mystic River, in terms of both its cast and the quality of its story, far surpasses Gone Girl.

Therefore, he was very confident that the film would break his own box office record after its release.

If we can ride this wave and surpass the box office performance of "Big Shot's Funeral", that would be fantastic!

"Box office crushing Feng Xiaogang?"

As Lü Rui muttered to himself, he suddenly felt incredibly motivated!
Time flies by.

On Sunday, May 26, Lü Rui took some time to attend the Capital University Student Film Festival.

Feng Yuanzheng and Mei Ting were also with them.

Both of them are on the shortlist, and they might even win an award if they go this time.

"I've given up hope; it all depends on whether Mei Ting has a chance." Feng Yuanzheng had no confidence in the role she was playing. "Adultery, cold war, deception, abandoning one's wife, a mouth full of lies... how could this kind of character possibly appeal to college student judges?"

"My chances aren't great either." Mei Ting waved her hand modestly, then turned to look at Lü Rui, "Director Lü will definitely win the award!"

"Haha, let me lend you some good words."

The three were chatting in the waiting area for the red carpet when they suddenly heard the host mention Lu Chuan and his film "Looking for a Gun".

Lu Rui turned his head and saw that guy leading Wu Yujuan and several supporting actors onto the red carpet.

Since Jiang Wen and Ning Jing were not present, and Han Sanping had no intention of coming, Lu Chuan had no choice but to settle for second best and drag the second female lead and a group of supporting actors to make up the scene.

In fact, the Cannes Film Festival had already extended an invitation to "Looking for a Gun" to compete back in March.

Lu Chuan was quite happy at the time, thinking she would be able to walk the red carpet in Cannes.

But before he could accept the invitation, Jiang Wen rejected it.

He tried to protest, but the Cannes organizing committee didn't know who he was and simply ignored him.

Even foreigners know that "The Missing Gun" is Jiang Wen's movie, not his!
Lu Chuan went to her father in tears to complain, but she still couldn't change the fact that she couldn't go to the Cannes Film Festival.

Jiang Wen was afraid of being banned again. If he were banned from directing for another five years, wouldn't he be completely finished?
But he wholeheartedly agreed to the idea of ​​Mystic River going to the Venice Film Festival.

Lü Rui can handle it, but Lu Chuan isn't even worthy of taking the blame. That's the difference between the two of them now!

……

At 8 p.m. sharp, everyone entered the main venue. Lü Rui looked around and, besides Lu Chuan, saw Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yibo, Huang Jianxin, and others—all familiar faces.

As for the other directors, most of them looked familiar, but I couldn't remember their names for a moment.

As the awards ceremony officially began, one familiar artist after another took to the stage to receive their awards.

Wang Xueqi, who wants to run wild; Pan Yueming, who gets betrayed by his wife; Xu Jinlei, who was chosen to be one of the "Four Little Actresses" alongside Zhao Yanzi, Zhang Ziyi, and Zhou Xun; Ge You, with thinning hair; film master Xie Jin; domineering CEO Huang Xiaoming; and Huang Haibo, who has just started his acting career...

There were so many familiar faces! Lü Rui was overwhelmed by the sight.

until……

"The Best First Film Award at the 9th Capital College Student Film Festival goes to Lü Rui for 'The Vanished Lover.' Congratulations!"

Applause erupted, and only then did Lü Rui realize that he had actually won an award.

"Best First Feature Award?"

He muttered to himself, subconsciously glancing at Lu Chuan not far away.

Anger, surprise, resentment, confusion, bewilderment...

Lu Chuan's expression was priceless!
After all, this is the award he wanted! He came here specifically for this award!
But now, the grand prize has slipped through his fingers.

"Thank you to the organizing committee, thank you to the university student judges..."

After a brief expression of gratitude, Lü Rui turned and left the stage.

However, as he passed by Feng Xiaogang, he heard the other man's sarcastic reminder: "Young people should not be overly ambitious and should not always think about jumping on the shoulders of their predecessors."

"Is this guy crazy?"

Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses.

It's probably because of those media reports a while ago that he was provoked.

If Mystic River's box office really surpasses Big Shot's, then he'll be really embarrassed!

After figuring it out, Lü Rui suddenly stopped, and as he turned his head, a sharp, clear glint appeared in his smile:
"Director Feng is right to reprimand you, but rather than stepping on your seniors' shoulders, I admire you more for your nearly 20 years of hard work in the industry. But whether it's the Berlin Golden Bear, the Cannes Palme d'Or, or the Venice Golden Lion, you haven't won a single one. What? Do you look down on the three major film festivals?"

Feng Xiaogang's face instantly darkened.

That's really harsh!

That hit him right where it hurts!
Domestic media often refer to him, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige as the "three major directors in mainland China," but while one of them won the Golden Bear and the other won the Palme d'Or, he alone has zero international awards.

Now look what's happened, he's being ridiculed in public by a junior!

The key point is that he had no way to refute it, because Lü Rui still held a Silver Bear for Best Director in Berlin!
Those younger generations have already won more international trophies than him!
This is absolutely infuriating!

"Director Feng, you're busy, I'll go back to my seat now."

Lu Rui still wore a humble smile on his face. After greeting everyone, he slowly walked back to his seat.

Many eyes turned to him from all around, filled with surprise and astonishment!

Everyone heard his conversation with Feng Xiaogang very clearly.

The family members were truly surprised that this young man was so fierce! He actually managed to shut Feng Xiaogang up for a long time without him being able to say a word!
The awards ceremony on stage continued.

Mei Ting won the Best Actress award, while Feng Yuanzheng went home empty-handed.

Lu Chuan's trip was worthwhile; she won a special award from the organizing committee.

However, this award was shared by him, Feng Xiaoning, and Hao Ran; it was a consolation prize among consolation prizes.

Even so, he still stood on the podium, holding the trophy and bursting into tears!

Then, he began his acknowledgments:
"Meeting Jiang Wen is the greatest miracle of my life, sob sob sob~ He is simply a legend in my heart!"
When I first heard his voice, my heart started pounding, so I thought it was a dream, because I'm used to my heart only racing when I'm dreaming.

For me, Jiang Wen's help has gone far beyond the ordinary sense. He said he was the father of this play, but I don't think so. I think he's more like the mother, and I'm the father..."

Offstage, Lü Rui tried his best to suppress his laughter, then took out his phone from his pocket and sent a text message to Jiang Wen:
"Director Jiang, Lu Chuan publicly confessed his feelings to you at the awards ceremony!"

Click Send.

Less than half a minute later, my phone vibrated, and Jiang Wen's message came back:
"Fuck his dad!!!"

(End of this chapter)