Huayu: Just started as a stagehand, but the director's comeback system

After Jiang Huai finished expressing his views, Gu Changwei seemed to fall into a state of enlightenment.

Gu Changwei felt that Jiang Huai's words had touched his soul; what the other party said were things he had never considered before.

Besides creating a good film, it turns out that a director also needs to be a shrewd businessman.

He had previously heard directors in the entertainment industry complain about being ruthless, but at the time he thought it was all just a joke.

After all, the director Gu Changwei has worked with the most is Zhang Yimou, but Zhang Yimou is just a pure director. His ruthlessness is only in tripping up other films released at the same time, which is perfectly normal.

Therefore, at the time he couldn't understand why Zhang Yimou would cooperate with someone like Zhang Weiping. That treacherous villain seemed to have no other use besides bringing investment.

But Zhang Yimou's reputation is enough to attract investment, so why should he share profits with Zhang Weiping?

It wasn't until now that he truly got to know Jiang Huai, the young man who was now chatting with him.

Gu Changwei is already forty-seven years old this year, while Jiang Huai is not yet twenty-five. Gu Changwei is a full twenty-two years older than Jiang Huai.

But he might not be able to learn that cunning quality the other person possessed, even in twenty-two years.

But this seems to be something a director must have.

Zhang Yimou lacked this cunning, so he chose to cooperate with Zhang Weiping.

But he doesn't have that cunning now either, nor can he find someone like Zhang Weiping.

After agonizing for a while, Gu Changwei finally came up with an idea: if all else failed, he and Jiang Huai would each discuss their own solutions.

Jiang Huai calls him Teacher Gu, and he calls Jiang Huai Master, but he's a little hesitant to say it.

"Teacher Gu, we'll be leaving now. A few more people from the crew are coming over."

Seeing that Gu Changwei was still in a daze, Jiang Huai remembered that the plane carrying the other main actors of the crew would be landing soon, so he didn't delay any longer and chose to say goodbye.

"Oh, okay, you can go now."

Lost in thought about how to broach the subject with Jiang Huai, Gu Changwei didn't pay much attention to what Jiang Huai said and subconsciously agreed with him.

Then they started to reconsider various feasibility options.

As for Zhang Jingchu, who was by Gu Changwei's side, she wanted to show how important she was to Gu Changwei in front of outsiders.

But family members know their own business. If she disturbed Gu Changwei's thinking, he wouldn't be very patient with her.

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At Berlin-Tegel "Otto Lilienthal" Airport, Jiang Huai saw Song Jia and Huang Bo, who had already landed, as soon as he arrived.

Although this film festival has nothing to do with them, they did participate in the film, so coming back home will provide them with some promotional material.

Moreover, CCTV will send reporters to the awards ceremony. Just by being a background figure for Jiang Huai in the footage, they will be a cut above those celebrities who have never been on CCTV.

Jiang Huai was quite pleased with their arrival.

Huang Bo is an artist under his own management; his higher profile means more money in Jianghuai's wallet.

As for the Song family, the two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Jiang Huai still fondly remembered the lingering taste of their past.

When the lovers met, Jiang Huai, who hadn't had sex in a long time, also had some thoughts, so he took the two of them back to the hotel.

In other words, Chinese driver's licenses cannot be used directly in Germany, otherwise, one wouldn't waste so much time on the road.

Huang Boninghao was aware of their relationship, so they didn't go back to the hotel together at all.

Because the two were so sensible, Jiang Huai didn't delay at all and carried them directly into the room.

After the outbreak in Jianghuai, the Song family, who were hungry on the plane, no longer felt hungry.

"Brother Huai, do you feel confident of winning the prize?"

This is the first time the Song family has had a normal conversation with Jiang Huai since the plane landed.

She had heard about Jiang Huai and Tong Liya's relationship, but the Song family dared not discuss it, since their relationship was ultimately just a business collaboration, and if she talked about it, it might anger Jiang Huai.

So Song Jia lay in bed and chatted with Jiang Huai about the film festival.

This was her first time attending the Three Great Conferences, and she was unfamiliar with the situation here.

Who can say for sure?

The jury president for this year's Berlin Film Festival was Roland, a German. Jiang Huai knew nothing about him, let alone guess Roland's views on Black Fireworks.

Although Bai Ling, who is of Chinese descent, was among the judges, she became a U.S. citizen after being blacklisted in 1997.

Let alone Jiang Huai, who has a shallow foundation in the entertainment industry, even Gu Changwei has nothing to do with the other party.

So unless he sells the copyright now in exchange for the help of those big companies, he can only let things take their course in the end.

"Oh, Brother Huai, do you think I can come here again in the future?"

In the entertainment industry, the ways to rise to stardom ultimately boil down to two paths: box office success and awards.

Even big-budget productions can flop at the box office; no one can predict which movie will suddenly become a hit.

Therefore, the clearest path is still through awards. The Song family heard that Liao Fan had been nominated for this award, and many directors in the industry had sent him invitations.

If she could stand here too, would she also become just as sought-after?

"Perhaps. Maybe you'll soar to great heights someday. Don't forget to help me out then."

Listening to the Song family's sighs, Jiang Huai felt that it was highly unlikely that they would be able to get here on their own.

The number of actors in China who have won the three major awards can be counted on one hand.

The Song family has veteran actors with established skills above them and even more beautiful newcomers below them. She didn't even get a nomination for the lead role in "Black Coal, Thin Ice" this time, so it will be even harder for her to get one in the future.

Jiang Huai said some insincere words to comfort the other party, only because the two had just finished a skin care collaboration.

"Then I'll take Brother Huai's good wishes."

After hearing Jiang Huai's encouragement, Song Jia felt a little hungry again, so she twisted her body and pressed herself against Jiang Huai, her eyes full of temptation.

"Brother Huai, I'm still a little hungry."

Jiang Huai did not reply. A chef who felt provoked knew that words of explanation were powerless; he could only prove himself through actions.

After a night of passion, Jiang Huai took the Song family to the Berlin Film Festival, which she had always dreamed of, the next day.

If you disregard the filter of fame, apart from the better equipment compared to domestic film festivals, there's not much difference here.

Jiang Huai looked around the scene but didn't see Gu Changwei. Perhaps Gu Changwei hadn't arrived yet.

Ning Hao was still receiving businessmen who hoped to acquire scripts at low prices through speculation, but this time he brought Huang Bo with him.

Jiang Huai also arranged for the Song family to go there, since she wouldn't be of much use to him anyway.

With no one to talk to, Jiang Huai accepted the invitation from the staff to give a lecture by a so-called master.

I went to give a lecture on film shooting techniques to students at a local film academy in Germany. The staff told me that after yesterday's screening, Black Coal, Thin Ice was one of the most popular films, and the students here were quite curious about the director.

Jiang Huai happened to have nothing to do, so he went there to hear what future film professionals thought about daytime fireworks.