Chapter 108: Fighting for breath? 10,000 words delivered!)
Hong Kong Island.
Xu Xiaoming was in the crowd, watching the preparations for the Hong Kong Film Awards in the distance. Especially when he saw the poster of "Under the Mine", his heart felt like it was on fire, and his teeth that had just been filled were clenching.
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During the few months he was lying in the hospital, he thought all the time that it was Zhou Yang who was responsible for his pain and humiliation. After finally recovering from his injuries, and getting up from the bed to get back on his feet, he found that he had completely found himself in the mainland.
He no longer had any work related to the movie. After receiving his call, whether it was his good friend or the crew leader who had worked with him, his voice was hesitant for a long time and he couldn't hold it in. There was embarrassment in every word.
, as if he were some kind of plague god.
this moment……
He suddenly realized that he seemed to be blocked by the industry.
He felt quite unwilling!
I have followed Zhou Yilin all over the world, and even if I have no credit, I still have hard work. Moreover, I am also a victim of this incident. You can just kick me out of the crew. Why is the industry banning me?
Anger and hatred almost went to his head.
but……
There is nothing he can do.
A tiger fell down and was bullied by a dog. Today is different from the past. Now he is not even qualified to make a living in the mainland, let alone take revenge on Zhou Yang, who is currently in the spotlight.
After wandering around for a long time and asking for help through various channels, he finally left the mainland on the recommendation of his relatives and came to Hong Kong Island to work as a dramaturg for Wong Ka-shing's crew.
Compared with the crew of "Warring States", all the staff in the Hong Kong Island crew are quite xenophobic. When they met a mainlander who didn't know how to speak Cantonese, everyone gave him all the dirty, tiring and smelly work without saying a word.
I'm so tired that I can't stand up straight every day.
This is how some people never feel that they have done anything wrong when they are at a low point. Instead, they begin to hate the person who made them fall from a high place.
The crew members on Hong Kong Island love to gossip.
They talked about which female star spent the night with a certain wealthy businessman, who the newly debuted female artist gave to for the first time, and how to plug holes in golf balls for wealthy families... As they chatted, they talked about the Academy Awards.
At the Academy Awards, we inevitably talked about China's future policies, and about "Under the Mine" and Zhou Yang.
Xu Xiaoming happened to hear it.
After Xu Xiaoming heard this, he immediately came over and told the crew about Zhou Yang in a hateful tone.
Including forcibly squeezing staff to work, including those with violent tendencies, including Zhou Yang not only beating him seriously injured and lying there for several months without talking about it, but also directly banning him through various channels in the mainland. His character was so low that even Berlin
Winning awards at international film festivals was achieved through various despicable means...
What he said was so convincing and so full of jealousy that all the staff were dumbfounded!
They never dreamed that this new director who won the grand prize in Berlin would be such a trash...
They couldn't believe it!
In order to confirm that everything he said was true, Xu Xiaoming took out the medical certificate he carried with him and even opened the surveillance video on his mobile phone.
Surveillance video in progress...
Zhou Yang rushed over and beat him like a madman, beating him so hard that he couldn't fight back. The security guards couldn't stop him, and in the end they almost picked up a stool and killed him.
The scene was so exciting that everyone was stunned.
Then……
Somehow this video reached Huang Jiacheng. On the same day, director Huang Jiacheng approached him seriously and asked about the authenticity of the video.
When Xu Xiaoming thought that director Huang Jiacheng was a member of the Academy Awards jury, he instantly felt that his opportunity had come!
So he went on to talk about the details of his beating even more emphatically!
Then, when he saw Huang Jiacheng frowning more and more as he listened, he became even more excited and even showed him his serious injury report...
Huang Jiacheng seems to play a pivotal role in the jury!
He is even very likely to be one of the key directors of this co-production between mainland China and Hong Kong Island...
For such an important person, if "Under the Mine" is bad, then "Under the Mine" may not win anything at the Academy Awards!
"call!"
"Ten years to Hedong, ten years to Hexi!"
"hehe."
The door of the Academy Awards.
Xu Xiaoming looked at each reporter, his eyes full of hatred!
Tomorrow when the Academy Awards starts, he will be here, watching Zhou Yang enter happily and then come out despondently.
When he thought of this, Xu Xiaoming suddenly felt relieved.
At this moment, his cell phone rang.
Immediately afterwards...
"Brother Qiu... isn't it? Today is not the day for us to pay wages, isn't it?"
"What? I'm not suitable to be in this crew?"
"Director Huang personally asked me to give him a thank you fee? To thank me for helping him recommend a good martial arts actor?"
Xu Xiaoming's face turned pale and he almost couldn't hold the phone.
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Huang Jiacheng seems to be very enthusiastic and talkative, with a familiar taste.
He speaks Mandarin very well, and from all over the world, no matter whether it is elegant or vulgar, there seems to be no question that he cannot pick up.
Wu Zhenhong doesn't like him.
I didn't like it from the bottom of my heart, and I didn't even bother to do anything superficial. After just a few words, I kicked him out.
As for cooperation such as composing music, no matter how sincerely Huang Jiacheng spoke to Wu Zhenhong, and even offered a sky-high price, Wu Zhenhong still refused.
This made Huang Jiacheng quite embarrassed. After seeing that Wu Zhenhong couldn't make sense, he had an awkward chat with Zhou Yang for a while, talking about how good Hong Kong Island was, how charming the atmosphere was, and how beautiful the women were. After it became so embarrassing that there was really no topic to talk about, this
Zhou Yang was asked to consider the role in his new movie. He gave a brief analysis of the character, and when he finally had nothing to talk about, he left Wu Zhenhong's office with a swagger.
"This guy is insane. His brain circuit is different from other people's... Don't cooperate with anyone!"
"Why? I think Director Huang is quite sincere..." When Zhou Yang heard Wu Zhenhong's faint voice, he asked with some doubts.
"Cooperating with him will lead to death, you just need to remember this..."
"Uh..." Seeing that Wu Zhenhong had no intention of continuing, Zhou Yang stopped asking any more questions.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Zhenhong chatted a lot with Zhou Yang about the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, and continued to talk about the importance of the Golden Melody Awards, and how disgusting Cai Lin and Song Lian behind him were. In Wu Zhenhong's mouth, these two people
It’s simply a cancer in the music industry!
"Xiao Zhou, young people should not be as lacking in fighting spirit as an old man in his seventies or eighties. This era is your era!"
"Xiao Zhou, didn't you say you wanted to win her before? What better way to relieve your anger than to come to the scene in person and slap her hard?"
"If you lose, it doesn't matter to us. You are a junior. It doesn't matter whether you win or lose. But if you win, do you know how big a shock it will be in the music circle after you win against Song Lian?"
"Xiao Zhou, show some youthful ambition. If you don't get passed by, this award will not be awarded to you. Others have copied your lyrics, and you are still watching her win the award?"
"Such a despicable villain, why would you want her to ride on your head? Think about what other people will think of you?"
"Coward, I feel so useless just thinking about it! If I were twenty years younger, I would have rushed to the door and chopped her with a kitchen knife. Do you believe it?"
"..."
Zhou Yang sometimes finds it strange. It stands to reason that the older a person is, the more peaceful he becomes, but Wu Zhenhong is still young, but his temperament is full of the competitiveness of young people.
After Zhou Yang listened to Wu Zhenhong's spittle flying, he finally nodded.
Somehow, I was originally in a peaceful mood, but after being instigated by Old Wu, I really felt like I was living a useless life.
Especially when he thought of Cai Lin, who clearly plagiarized and still acted like he was the original, Zhou Yang's anger instantly rose again.
What the hell...
Really cowardly!
"That's right, young people have to show some momentum!" Wu Zhenhong smiled brightly when he saw Zhou Yang nodding.
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I don’t know if it’s because he hasn’t come out of that depressive state after filming “The Crow”, but Feng Kai feels that his depression seems to have become more serious.
Recently……
He couldn't muster the energy to do anything, he always had insomnia at night, and he felt irritable and restless in his heart.
After coming to Huaxing, the feeling of irritability became even stronger.
He used to be very high-spirited, but at this moment he always felt that he was a marginalized figure in the company, especially that day when he saw Zhou Yang getting into a luxury car under his nose, but he could only follow behind eagerly, looking at Zhou Yang.
After Yang chatted intimately with his goddess, he heard the sound of his own heart breaking.
His dream began to shatter that day.
He admitted that he was infatuated with An Xiao.
Who doesn’t like this white, rich and beautiful goddess?
Although he had a crush, he did miss An Xiao's cold appearance every night when he went to bed. He even dreamed several times that he had become a great Chinese director like Shen Changwei, and An Xiao was impressed, and then...
…
The dream was so beautiful that he couldn't imagine what would happen next.
After waking up from the dream...
It's just a huge feeling of loss.
"Ah, Doctor Jiang, are you not free now? Do you want to wait a moment?"
"Okay, it's okay, it's okay..."
Huaxing.
In the office, after Feng Kai hung up the phone, the depression in his heart became even stronger.
He suddenly felt that making movies was no longer interesting, and even suspected that he was just a supporting role, here to accompany Zhou Yang's awesomeness.
Thinking about it...
Inexplicably, he had the idea of withdrawing from the circle.
Just at this time……
He heard a knock on the door.
"Come in."
"Director Feng..."
"Ah, Director Zhou?"
Feng Kai saw Zhou Yang walking in.
He smiled half-heartedly, feeling that the depression in his heart was getting worse.
"Director Zhou, I have something to ask you for help, but I don't know how to say it..." Zhou Yang's expression seemed to be quite awkward, and his voice was hesitant.
"What's the matter?" Feng Kai took a deep breath.
"Director Feng...can you give up the previous agreement and contract? Of course, I have no intention of letting you break the contract..."
"What?" Feng Kai was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly became angry.
Is this guy Zhou Yang trying to burn down bridges?
Is there something wrong with "The Crow" again? The assistant director doesn't have my signature? Then I can just sign it as a set manager, right?
"That's right, I know Director Feng that you are a person who keeps your promises, and I also know that you will definitely not break the contract casually. Well, can you do me a favor this time?"
"What's the matter?" Feng Kai felt that he was even more angry.
I've been filming "The Crow" for so long, why don't you even give me set chores now?
"Didn't you sign an agreement with Mr. An before? You won't sign "The Bottom of the Mine" and you won't participate in any activities..."
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"This time for the Academy Award for "Mineral", director Wang Shuai and Wang were busy with post-production and Cannes applications, so he couldn't attend. I'm not familiar with Hong Kong Island, and I have other things to do. I thought carefully about the whole "Mineral"
You are the only one who can lead the crew of "The End"..."
"What!" Feng Kai, who was already in a low mood, suddenly felt his heart tremble, and he stood up subconsciously.
"I talked with Mr. An, and Mr. An said it depends on what you want. If you agree to terminate the contract, then she can also cancel it... In fact, I very much hope that you can sign an assistant director in "The Bottom of the Mine"
The famous one..."
"Dudududu"
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
Feng Kai answered the phone subconsciously.
Then……
"Dr. Jiang, it's okay, I'm okay... I don't need it for the time being! Yeah, thank you!"
After hanging up the phone and seeing Zhou Yang's sincere look, Feng Kai found that his depression had suddenly been cured!