I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 32 Big Move at School

The banners must be hung across the entire school by sunrise tomorrow.

We must show the people at Beijing Film Academy just how amazing the students from the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama are.

This time, the Central Academy of Drama must surpass the Beijing Film Academy and let the Chinese people know that the Central Academy of Drama can not only train actors, but also train even more outstanding directors.

Since it's only been a few days since the start of the semester, let all the new students take a good look at the Central Academy of Drama, which boasts a renowned director who won the Venice Golden Lion Award and a group of outstanding students who have walked the red carpet in Venice.

Especially for publicity that benefits the school, we must organize it vigorously.

Even if it can't be known throughout the whole country, it should at least be known to everyone in Beijing that the Central Academy of Drama is the best film and television academy.

It's worth noting that a student could produce a film that was nominated for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, produce two Best Actor winners and a Best Newcomer, and even win the Golden Lion.

Even Zhang Yimou, arguably the most accomplished director in China, wasn't as successful as Cheng Sheng when he first started out!

Although disturbing an advertising agency late at night is somewhat unethical, the allure of money means that even if one is angry, the advertising agency will obediently accept the job.

The Central Academy of Drama's big move has even caught the attention of the Beijing Film Academy.

Many leaders at the Beijing Film Academy almost cursed.

It's just a small achievement, isn't it?
What are you trying to do by making it so big?
This is the capital city, do you think a film school like yours can rebel?

Although they couldn't stand the Central Academy of Drama's actions, the leaders of the Beijing Film Academy secretly felt a bit envious and jealous.

Having Cheng Sheng as a living advertisement will be very beneficial for enrollment next year.

After all, what the Central Academy of Drama did this time really made a strong impression.

This is especially true for students who want to apply to film schools next year.

The film "Cheng Sheng" involved the entire school's faculty and students, including last year's freshmen, who even had some lines.

This is probably the first time a school has brought its students to film a movie!

This is absolutely earth-shattering.

Anyone with a bit of ambition in the entertainment industry would want this kind of resource!

There are so many artists in the industry, but resources are limited.

Without someone to mentor you, even the best acting skills will only get you a minor role.

Many people spend half their lives on film sets and hone their acting skills to a high level, but they just can't become leading actors.

Why is that?
It's not that we lack resources or mentors.

Now that the Central Academy of Drama is involving the entire faculty and students in Cheng Sheng's film, isn't this a perfect advertisement?

If they can get into the Central Academy of Drama, will they have a chance when Cheng Sheng starts filming his next movie?
According to some sources within Cheng Sheng's production team, Cheng Sheng's "The Great Tang Dynasty - Origins" is actually a film series.

There are many more films to be shot.

If I were studying at the Central Academy of Drama, I would definitely have had the opportunity to participate in this film series.

Even if you don't get the lead role, you can still get a character with lines.

After all, there are countless characters with lines when filming historical movies.

Based on their cramming on Tang Dynasty history, if Cheng Sheng were to make a sequel, it would definitely be about the Reign of Zhenguan.

There were many famous historical figures during the Zhenguan era.

The most famous are the Twenty-Four Meritorious Officials of Lingyan Pavilion, as well as Li Shimin's children.

If you count them up, there are at least a hundred characters with lines. If I can't even get one, I'm just too useless.

Therefore, the Central Academy of Drama will definitely see an explosion in applicants next year.

It's fair to say that next year, the Central Academy of Drama will have a wide selection pool of actors, leaving other film and television schools to choose from.

This has caused film schools like Beijing Film Academy and Shanghai Theatre Academy to curse.

All the elites have gone to the Central Academy of Drama, leaving them only to eat the leftovers. Who can stand that?

Therefore, all the major film and television schools are collectively thinking about whether to take action against the Central Academy of Drama and stop its school leaders from being too arrogant.

The Central Academy of Drama worked through the night to prepare for this major event, and the domestic entertainment media were also busy. The moment they learned that Cheng Sheng had won the Golden Lion...

The groom's editor-in-chief immediately had his staff release the prepared news article.

Students from the Central Academy of Drama triumphed at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Golden Lion.

Two Best Actor winners in one film – a victory for Chinese-language cinema.

[Golden Lion winner Cheng Sheng, Silver Lion winners Zheng Guolin and Fu Dalong, and Best Newcomer Su Chang.]

[A feast for Chinese-language cinema, a feast for the eyes with "The Origins of the Tang Dynasty".]

The greatest movie of 2004 has arrived.

[A Chinese historical film depicts China's conquest of Venice and its triumph in the West.]

What does a 100 million investment tell us? One golden lion and three silver lions.

Not long ago, everyone doubted the reliability of new director Cheng Sheng, but Cheng Sheng has now proven them wrong. Who is truly unreliable?

Cheng Sheng's acceptance speech tells us that the Central Academy of Drama is the best.

[With a single advertisement, the Central Academy of Drama became globally famous without spending a penny.]

What kind of phenomenal film is "The Origins of the Tang Dynasty" that even Westerners were captivated by it?

When the news of Cheng Sheng winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival was first posted online, it immediately caused an uproar, with everyone discussing it extensively.

After entertainment news websites like Xinlang published news about the Venice Film Festival, their click-through rates soared, surpassing other portal websites.

Early the next morning.

Many people passing by the Central Academy of Drama gate quickly noticed that many students were busy hanging banners. Some unsuspecting people went up and asked, "What day is it today? There's no holiday or festival, why are you hanging these?"

"Hey, didn't you guys watch the news last night? Our Central Academy of Drama is awesome."

"Yes! You know Director Cheng Sheng from our school's directing department, right? He won the Golden Lion Award last night."

"There are also two Best Actor winners and one Best Newcomer winner. That's awesome."

"The principal told us to prepare last night."

Those who can pass by the Central Academy of Drama and have a good chat with students there are either acquaintances or people in the industry.

Upon hearing this news from the students, they were all shocked.

Golden Lion Award!
Best Actor!

Best Newcomer.

The Central Academy of Drama has really succeeded this time.

Huang Lei, who was mixed in with the crowd, showed a shocked expression.

He spent the night in a mess, and when he passed by the entrance of the Central Academy of Drama on his way back to the Beijing Film Academy, he saw a banner hanging at the Central Academy of Drama, so he came over to see what was going on. Little did he know that he would hear such shocking news.

Speaking of Cheng Sheng...

He only heard about it recently.

I know the other party went to Xishan and secured 100 million yuan in investment.

Use it to make a historical film.

At the time, he looked down on Cheng Sheng and even made a few sarcastic remarks about Cheng Sheng to Milk Tea Liu over the phone.

After all, who would spend 100 million yuan to make a historical film?

This is simply throwing it into the water.

Like others in the industry, he also made some comments online that were detrimental to Cheng Sheng.

After that, he didn't pay much attention to Cheng Sheng's news.

When I heard news of Cheng Sheng again, he had actually won the Golden Lion Award for that historical film, and had also produced two Venice Best Actor winners and a Best Newcomer.

(End of this chapter)