Lu Chuan, once the "leading figure of the new generation of directors".
His father is a director. When he grew up, he was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, so he inherited his father's career.
His father also had some connections, so he was not like many of his classmates who had toiled on the set for ten or twenty years without ever getting a chance to direct.
After getting a master's degree at the age of 27, he wrote the classic TV series "Black Hole" the next year.
At the age of 31, he wrote and directed the Virgo movie "Looking for a Gun". The Wang brothers, Han Sanping, Deputy Director Yang of the Film Bureau and other big guys personally served as producers.
He also found famous director and actor Jiang Wen to play the leading role, oversee the film, and also serve as producer.
In his thirties, Lu Chuan, who had always been going smoothly, stumbled in his debut film.
The dominance of the film has been taken away!
Even if the movie takes 9 million at the box office and ranks ninth in the annual box office list of Chinese-language movies, what's the use!
He felt aggrieved when he won many awards including Best Debut at the College Student Film Festival, Best Film in Chinese Film Media, and Best Debut.
But it was this film that made him what the media calls "the leading figure of the new generation of directors"
After that, Lu Chuan regained his confidence and ambitiously made a movie "Kekexili", but he encountered a more powerful opponent.
It lost the box office, and a new director directed a meat-selling thriller movie that got 30 million at the box office, and the box office of "Kekexili" was not as good as the previous "Guns".
He failed in several domestic awards and only won the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Feature Film and Outstanding Director. Even winning the Best Picture Award at the Golden Horse Awards could not conceal his failure.
What was even more shocking was that Wang Zhongjun, who had sincerely invited him to join Huayi, actually wanted to win over Tang An and not invest in his new film.
In this way, his movie failed, and he left Huayi, sadly exiting the film.
In Hexi New Town, Jianye District, Nanjing City, at a hotel near the Jiangning Grand Theater where the premiere was held, Lu Chuan stood at the window with a glass of wine, overlooking the entire Nanjing land.
"I have been waiting for five years, not to prove how great I am, but I must get back what belongs to me!"
How many five years can there be in a life? He just lived for a movie and is now middle-aged.
Lu Chuan clenched his fists heavily and drank all the wine in the glass with a serious look on his face.
Tang An!
All the glory and status you have now should originally belong to me!
That year he experienced a change from heaven to earth. The film was overshadowed by a newcomer. Huayi was unwilling to invest in the new film, and the contract was terminated because of this.
A carefully prepared movie script was revised dozens of times, reviewed for nearly half a year when the project was approved, and underwent numerous cuts after the film was completed.
These combined can almost make a new director sink.
But he didn't. After many blows, Lu Chuan became more and more determined. He wanted to defeat Tang An, defeat this lifelong enemy, and get back everything he had.
It's a pity that Director Qin didn't agree to release it in the summer, so he couldn't defeat Tang An head-on!
Lu Chuan thought with some regret and saw that it was almost time. He went downstairs to meet the crew and prepared to go to the Jiangning Grand Theater next door for the next premiere.
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Tang An, who was regarded as a lifelong enemy by Lu Chuan, also came from the capital to attend the premiere ceremony, along with Wang Zhonglei and some of his stars.
"There are quite a lot of people."
There were many movie fans and reporters outside the theater, and a red carpet in front led directly to the inner arena.
The two sides were separated by a barrier. At this time, stars from all walks of life were vying for beauty on the red carpet, and every move made the fans on both sides scream.
There was a constant rattling sound at the scene, and the flashlight almost blinded my eyes.
Tang An took a look, smiled at Wang Zhonglei and said, "Mr. Wang, the scale of this premiere is not small."
Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "With the strong support of Director Qin, how can it be bad?"
Tang An nodded, indeed, Xingmei Media Group is also one of the largest groups in the country.
As the largest cinema chain company in the country, it is no exaggeration to say that Star America is a giant.
Moreover, next year, Xingmei will comprehensively expand its media business and hired famous agent Chang Jihong to establish Xingmei Billion Brokerage Company, which also has a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
A large advertising company has also been established, which has realized theater construction and theater chain distribution, content production and channel operation, audio and video distribution and chain network, newspaper publishing and distribution, advertising planning and media sales, online digital media, film and television base and rental services.
A modern professional media company with a large business cluster.
There are several such media groups in China. Although they are not well-known outside the industry because they are not involved in film and television production and artist management business, in fact, their strength is not bad at all.
Stepping onto the red carpet and walking quickly across it, people kept being passed by Tang An. Except for the occasional shouts from fans who were too excited, he stopped to sign autographs or something.
As a director, he has far fewer fans than many A-list stars.
After all, he is a behind-the-scenes worker, and I like him more because I appreciate his talent.
Of course, there are far fewer people who can appreciate the inner talent than these superficial fans who only look at the appearance.
So Tang An doesn't envy them and doesn't use them at all.
After all, appearance cannot withstand the erosion of time. Within two years, their fans will be obsessed with another handsome and beautiful face.
However, his talent will become more profound as time goes by, and more and more people will appreciate his talent.
While walking, he waved to his fans, walked down the red carpet with a smile, and came to the interview area.
After adjusting his suit, Tang An began to accept the interview.
"Hello Director Tang, has the production of "China Partner" been completed? When will it be released?"
"It is currently in post-production, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will still be released in the summer."
After answering some questions about their own movies, the reporters mentioned "Nanjing Nanjing" and Lu Chuan.
"Director Tang, what do you think of this movie, which Director Lu spent five years honing his skills in?"
"The movie hasn't been released yet, so no one knows what the specific situation is." Tang An smiled and shook his head.
"Did Director Lu spend five years making a movie? Director Tang, what do you think of this approach?"
"I admire him very much. There is a movie worth his five years of hard work."
"Back then, you took away the position of the new generation of directors from Director Lu. Now that Director Lu is making a comeback, are you confident?"
What nonsense are these leading new generation directors, aren’t they all installed by journalists like you?
After dealing with it casually, Tang An continued to walk inside, where Lu Chuan was talking to reporters.
"Director Lu, it is said that "South View, South View" was originally scheduled to be released in the summer. Why was it moved to release in October? Is it to avoid Director An's "The Chinese Partner"?"
A reporter asked a pointed question. Lu Chuan's expression changed slightly, and he happened to see Tang An walking across the street.