This was the last pressure Victoria Pictures put on Gu Zhao, and it was also Gu Zhao’s last compromise——
"If there is a next time, that old boy Gu Zhao will probably give up his career completely——"
According to what the old man said, Gu Zhao was very drunk that day and even cried a lot...
It is said that a man cannot shed tears easily, let alone a man like Gu Zhao who is very face-conscious?
Unless I was really under great pressure during this period, I would never behave like a child.
It can be said that Mr. Zhuang arrived in time, otherwise Gu Zhao would be full of grievances and would not know who to talk to - after all, he wanted to save face.
Only with Zhuang He, an old brother who was in the same industry, a senior, and slightly more accomplished than him, could he let go of his grudges.
"Lao Gu's original choice for the starring role was Wei Jihong or Yu Junhao——"
This is the current ceiling for young male actors in Chinese movies and the ceiling for Mesozoic actors.
"In addition to being optimistic about their acting skills, I also want to give them a push before retiring..."
"It's a pity that Victoria Pictures has become more and more powerful in recent years, and Lao Gu is also struggling..."
At this point, Zhuang He glanced at Xia Yu, wanting to see her reaction, but he saw her nodding silently and drinking her coffee.
Zhuang He knew a lot about Xia Yu, a student who could take advantage of others rather than take advantage of others, remember favors as well as grudges. After all, Gu Zhao still had about ten years left - both of them were China's hope of entering the international arena. He knew that Xia Yu would not
It's Gu Zhao's fault, but he still got vaccinated.
"Don't blame him..."
Different from the grievances between Gu Zhao and Xu Wei, Gu Zhao and Mr. Zhuang are colleagues who love and kill each other.
On the one hand, I admire the other person's talent, but on the other hand, I dislike a certain direction of the other party——
For example, the old man despised Gu Zhao's business and mixed-up shooting of literary and artistic talents. And Gu Zhao looked down on Mr. Zhuang's obsolescence and stubbornness, and made literary and artistic films very self-righteous. Fortunately, both of them have reached the pinnacle of their respective professions.
I guess only two directors who have reached the pinnacle of their careers are qualified to dislike and admire each other.
There is a difference of more than ten years between the two of them, so they are not close friends. It is very appropriate to call them old friends...
After hearing what the old man said, Xia Yu felt a little emotional, took a sip of coffee, and said with a faint smile:
"How could it be?" On the contrary, you will feel ashamed.
"Lao Gu is over 60 years old. It will take two or three years to complete this film, and he will be in his seventh year - I guess this will be the last few films he can make!"
Mr. Zhuang turned around and smiled again.
"I told the old boy what I thought, and the old boy told me that if he didn't win another Oscar for Best Director, Oscar for Best Picture, and Oscar for Lifetime Achievement for these two movies, he would
He will teach with me! If he can’t get it, he will teach a group of Chinese ‘Oscar·Movie·Spokespersons’ to bring back the beautiful country’s teaching model!”
"I said he was just imagining. If there is no time for imagining, he might as well think more about the script and the lens..."
The two really dislike each other, but they are the people the other likes most, so they can say a lot that others cannot.
As Gu Zhao said, as long as Mr. Zhuang doesn't talk about me or the direction of my shooting, it's still easy to have a serious conversation...
The old man chatted with Gu Zhao for most of the night, and when he came back, he chatted with Xia Yu until dawn - Teacher Yong Xia got up...
Seeing that Xia Yu was here, he didn't let her go back. She had stayed up all night? What a difference of an hour and a half?
He gave Xia Yu a piece of cake and had a good morning before letting her go back.
Xia Yu couldn't help it. Who knew he would pick up someone and be dragged into chatting all night?
Before Xia Yu returned to the bankrupt sister's apartment, she heard the old man looking out the window and sighing:
"Time flies so fast..."
I don’t know whether I’m talking about tonight’s time and just chatting, or whether I’m talking about this life...
Maybe both?
Who knows?
The chat this time seemed to be a conversation between Mr. Zhuang and Gu Zhao, but it was actually a conversation between Gu Zhao and Xia Yu. The old man relayed a lot of content. For example, the Chinese actor and director worked at Victoria Pictures.
It will become increasingly difficult to mix.
In addition to Xia Yu, there are also Cheng Yun and Song Ang mentioned here. After hearing that Gu Zhaoxin's movie was forced to compromise, Xia Yu felt emotional and regretful.
Perhaps, without his own appearance, maybe this would be a stepping stone for Wei Jihong or Yu Junhao to enter Hollywood?
But because of her and the bankrupt sisters, Victoria Pictures felt a slight "threat".
Of course it is not Bankrupt Sisters Film and Television, a film and television company outside the third or eighteenth tier - so what if there are a few S-level series scripts? If you work alone, you can't get ahead without three to five years.
Quality wins? It also depends on whether you have a place to display your talents.
Victoria Pictures itself has nothing to fear.
Who didn’t have a few S-level scripts and movies at their peak? Who didn’t have a few superstars? But how many can sustain it? Why can Victoria Pictures become one of the top film and television companies in Hollywood? He has his own ability to succeed.
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But the situation changed, and when the bankrupt Sisters Film and Television, which owns two S-class movie series, officially reached a cooperation with another giant in Hollywood, Mindelli Pictures, the significance was extraordinary.
There is an essential difference.
If Victoria Films gets these S-class series scripts, can it shorten Victoria's time to become a global film and television empire by two years, three years, and five years? Then if Mindelli Films gets it, the originally shaky film and television country will be very promising.
You may get a life extension!
There is no doubt that they will become a stumbling block for Victoria Pictures to build a global film and television empire!
Gu Zhao's unwillingness to compromise and cheat Xia Yu is also a disguised form of help and betrayal for Victoria Pictures!
In the final analysis, Victoria Pictures itself has always been full of malice towards Asian actors, especially Chinese actors...
In other words - Gu Zhao took the blame.
Xia Yu didn't call Gu Zhao the next day.
Not only the next day, but probably for a long time, I won't call him again.
Let him finish filming this movie!
But what the old man said to Gu Zhao reminded Xia Yu.
"Indeed, if you want to completely infiltrate and conquer, it will definitely be difficult to rely on two groups of people!"
What to do?
...cultivate more talents.
China, on the other hand, has no shortage of human resources.
What is missing is that a group of people can receive a complete education update of the entire film and television system without going abroad!
What is lacking is professional teachers who educate talents, not academic ones.
There are too many teachers like this - they can educate the basics, which is great.
But what Xia Yu wants is someone like Zhuang He and Gu Zhao who are extremely strong academically and professionally - someone who can teach elites!