Chapter 90: Your Boyfriend Won a Big Award!

At Beijing Airport, Wu Yuchen brought Zhou Xun to the exit and saw someone holding a big sign for *You and Me*. After he walked over, he saw it was a young man.

"Wu Dao, you finally arrived! Come, I'll carry your luggage for you, let's go quickly, the leaders are waiting for you!"

"Mine is not needed, you go help our Best Actress carry hers~" Wu Yuchen patted the driver, Xiao Li, who came to pick them up.

"Alright!"

Zhou Xun giggled and gave the suitcase to the driver, following behind the two.

An hour later, Wu Yuchen brought Zhou Xun into the office building of the Movie Channel again.

In a large conference room, dozens of Movie Channel staff who had already received the notice were chatting enthusiastically inside.

"Tsk tsk tsk, didn't expect it! A small film with only 300,000 invested, actually able to bring back a Best Actress and a Jury Grand Prix from the Tokyo International Film Festival."

"Where is it one, Best Actress is two, double yolk!"

"Yes yes yes, same meaning. This time, I guess our leaders will be overjoyed, like winning the lottery~"

"I heard this director is still a college student, really awesome! This time, it instantly compared the Tao Jingying Studio and the August First Film Studio."

"To be honest, I haven't even seen this film myself, I have to find time to make up for it."

"Don't worry, I guess our channel will be eager to show it every two weeks, you have a chance to see it."

As everyone was chatting, they saw a tall and handsome young man walk in with a trophy in one hand, head held high.

Director Gu saw this and laughed immediately: "Come come come, let us welcome our hero, Wu Dao Yuchen and Zhou Xun returning with awards!"

The dozens of people in the conference room naturally clapped their hands immediately, and at the same time, their eyes were focused on the trophy in Wu Yuchen's hand.

Director Gu and several other leaders smiled and greeted them: "Wu Dao, you have really worked hard! Congratulations, congratulations!"

"It's inseparable from the support of the Movie Channel. Without the Movie Channel, there would be no *You and Me*, and there would be no awards this time!"

Wu Yuchen could say these polite words easily. At the same time, he handed the trophy in his hand to Director Gu opposite him. He understood that this thing was what people valued most.

Sure enough, Director Gu and several leaders were full of joy after seeing the trophy in their hands.

They didn't value how much copyright money was sold at all, and this wouldn't fall into their hands. But this award is different. Their Movie Channel could win a big award just after it was established. Isn't this leadership wise?

Although the Movie Channel can earn a large amount of advertising fees every year, they have no right to dispose of this money themselves and have to turn it over. Like this time, investing 2 million to shoot a TV movie within the station, that all has to be reported and applied for, and only after approval can it be done.

But this time, with the two major awards brought back by *You and Me* from the Tokyo International Film Festival, it proved its feasibility and success. Their TV movie plan will definitely be passed smoothly in the future.

From now on, let alone 2 million, ten times that is just the starting point. It is estimated that they can apply for tens of millions of funds every year, and they can also specially add a TV movie department to specially manage the investment and shooting of domestic TV movies.

At this time, Wu Yuchen saw Jin Yaqin in the front row of the crowd, so he hurried over with a smile:

"Grandma Jin, this time we went to Japan, many people there praised you. As long as they have seen the film, they were all moved to tears by you!"

At this time, Director Gu also followed over and handed the Best Actress trophy in his hand to Jin Yaqin:

"Old Grandma Jin, your performance this time is too great. This Best Actress is well-deserved, and you have also won glory for the country abroad!"

Jin Yaqin was also smiling from ear to ear at this time, rubbing the trophy in her hands back and forth. She didn't expect that after acting as a supporting role for a lifetime, she would win such a great honor when she was old and acted as a protagonist once!

Afterwards, it was the Movie Channel leaders' encouraging and blood-pumping speeches. At the same time, they specially invited reporters from several newspapers to come over, pulling Wu Yuchen, Jin Yaqin, and Zhou Xun for a group photo. Of course, they couldn't be without holding the trophy together!

The reporters who came were also very interested in the affairs of *You and Me*, and there were various questions, until the crowd dispersed after sunset.

Of the three trophies, Zhou Xun and Jin Yaqin's Best Actress trophies were taken back by them, but the Jury Grand Prix remained at the Movie Channel to be enshrined. Originally, the film was indeed theirs, and this award was also awarded to the whole crew.

Wu Yuchen mentioned the matter of finding a cinema chain for screening to facilitate participation in the Golden Rooster selection next year. Director Gu naturally took it all on, saying that even if they paid for it themselves, they would arrange the film into the cinema as soon as possible.

The next day, Zhang Ziyi rushed into the dormitory with a newspaper in a hurry:

"Zeng Li, Pear! Your boyfriend won a big award!"

Her shouting alarmed all the girls in the dormitory. In the month since entering school, through the publicity of Zhang Ziyi and Qin Hailu, everyone already knew that Zeng Li had a handsome boyfriend. Zeng Li was now too lazy to explain.

The girls all gathered around Zhang Ziyi, only to see that the front page headline of the *China Film News* in her hand was:

"Chinese Film Glory Tokyo!"

Then there was an eye-catching photo, which was exactly the group photo of Wu Yuchen, Zhou Xun, and several leaders toasting together in the Movie Channel conference room.

There were also detailed articles behind the newspaper:

"One Old and One Young Both Win Tokyo Best Actress!"

"College Student Genius Director Thanks Movie Channel for Support!"

Several articles introduced that *You and Me* and *The King of Masks* won four major awards at this Tokyo International Film Festival, and among them, it introduced in detail the stories behind the scenes of *You and Me* and the sensation it caused at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

That's right, most of the focus of the article was concentrated on *You and Me*, while *The King of Masks* was only mentioned in passing.

If you ask why, because standing behind *You and Me* is the Movie Channel, so naturally it has to be blown up!

If it's not blown up, how can everyone know that the leadership decision of this Movie Channel is wise, and how can people make progress!

"Is it this one?"

"Yes, it's the boy smiling in the middle of the photo, can't be wrong!" Zhang Ziyi pointed and said.

Mei Ting turned her head and exclaimed to Zeng Li: "Pear, your boyfriend is too awesome! He's only 18 years old, and his first film can win a big award at the Tokyo International Film Festival! And he also won the Berlin short film Jin Xiong before, too genius!"

Hu Jing also shouted: "Pear, it's not enough, such a cow boyfriend still has to hide it! Must bring him out for us to see~"

"That's right, that's right, Zeng Li, let your boyfriend tell us how to act!" The girls talked all at once.

Now that these girls have entered the Central Academy of Drama for more than a month, they all know what winning a big award means under the influence of ears and eyes. This may be something many directors can't do in a lifetime, but Zeng Li's boyfriend has already won awards in a row.

Zeng Li actually knew it a few days ago. It was Wu Yuchen who called and talked to her. But at this time, looking at the amazed and envious expressions of the girls in the dormitory, while Zeng Li was happy for him in her heart, she couldn't help but feel some vanity of being honored.

However, Zeng Li thought about it and explained again: "We are really ordinary friends."

The girls looked at each other and wanted to continue to make trouble, but Mei Ting, the big sister, smiled and walked over to hold Zeng Li's hand:

"Alright alright, ordinary friends, then you invite your ordinary friend to have a meal together, okay? We invite him, just treat it as helping us get to know an international big director!"

The girls realized it after hearing it: "Yes yes yes, Pear, you tell him, we invite him~"

Seeing that a group of roommates said so, Zeng Li hesitated and said: "Alright, I'll mention it to him, I don't know if he will agree."

The girls smiled at each other after hearing this. Finally, they could let Zeng Li make an appointment with her mysterious boyfriend.

In addition to professional newspapers like *China Film News*, major newspapers like *China Youth Daily*, and the Movie Channel's own program *China Film Trends* all wrote extensively about *You and Me*'s harvest at this Tokyo International Film Festival.

Unlike the last time *Car 44* won the Berlin Jin Xiong but couldn't be publicized because of the subject matter, this time *You and Me* is a purely positive energy film, and there is no need to have any scruples when publicizing it.

Under the dual dissemination of print media and television, *You and Me* became famous among film enthusiasts, and the name of the genius director Wu Yuchen also truly entered the public's field of vision.

And at this time, Wu Yuchen, the genius director, was in the office of Dean Hou Keming.

Hou Keming shook the script in his hand and then laughed and scolded Wu Yuchen:

"You kid, just finished praising you, and as a result, you started to worry people again!

I see that you have a taste of the New Wave pioneer film, do you have to shoot it like this? A similar *A Chinese Odyssey* has already failed at the box office."

Wu Yuchen nodded: "Teacher Hou, if this is changed, it won't have that taste. And doesn't the school educate us to be brave in exploration? I want to try it."

Hou Keming looked at Wu Yuchen in front of him and thought, good kid, have you already started to take this step? In contrast, they, the old filmmakers, really have no ambition.

Hou Keming looked at the script in his hand again, looked at *Run Luo La Run* on the cover, and thought, then help this student run for a while.

"Your film is not easy to shoot in the mainland, it really has to go to Hong Kong or Macau. I have no connection with the Sil-Metropole Organisation there. Like this, I will call Han Sanping of Tao Jingying Studio later, their Tao Jingying Studio and Sil-Metropole have dealings."

Hearing the name of the future "Sitting Mountain Sculpture" of the Chinese film industry, Wu Yuchen didn't expect to deal with him so soon.

"Thank you Teacher Hou!"

What Wu Yuchen plans to shoot next is *Run Luo La Run*, which is known as a classic time-loop film.

*Run Luo La Run* is a very famous film, revealing unconstrained and independent in every way.

The story of the film is actually very simple. To save her boyfriend, Luo La must earn 100,000 marks in 20 minutes. She finally saved her boyfriend through the opportunity of time looping three times. The whole film revolves around these 20 minutes of life and death, showing the three processes and three results of Luo La running and Luo La finding money to save her boyfriend.

The logic of *Run Luo La Run* is somewhat similar to *A Chinese Odyssey*. Love is the theme, saving lives is the main line, time is the symbol, telephone and money bag are the transitions, and every call to the Moonlight Box is a process and ending with huge differences.

The classic part of this film is actually not the story content itself, but its shooting technique, editing, narrative structure, and the theme expressed.

In terms of narrative, it breaks the complete story, closed ending, and three-act or five-act narrative structure that Hollywood pays attention to, but cleverly uses time looping to achieve a novel three-stage narrative, which is completely a counterattack against the Hollywood tradition.

*Run Luo La Run* has a total length of 81 minutes, of which 71 minutes are sports shots. Although the film length is short, it contains 1581 shot transitions, and on average, each shot is only 2.7 seconds, which can be called one of the "fastest-paced films in film history".

At the same time, it is also called a film that directors and screenwriters must watch. Students majoring in film are almost all taken by teachers to analyze *Run Luo La Run*.

Of course, there is another reason why Wu Yuchen chose it: small investment for big return. The total cost of the film is less than 2 million US dollars, and it achieved nearly 10 million box office in North America. This may be okay, but it earned 110 million US dollars in Europe!

All of Europe was crazy about this film, and even a Luo La wave and Luo La phenomenon were born.

A fanatical fan in Germany accepted an interview and said that he had watched it more than 80 times, and he even specially bought a treadmill for this, watching the film while running on the treadmill following the heroine. He was obsessed to this extent!

Doesn't the current Hollywood still look down on him?

Wu Yuchen just wants to use such a film that goes against the Hollywood tradition to achieve results and let Hollywood invite him back.

At Tao Jingying Studio, after Han Sanping hung up the phone, he showed an interested look.

He knew this Wu Yuchen, but not because of *You and Me*, nor because of the previous Berlin short film Jin Xiong, but because of *Comet*, which is currently being shown in cinemas.

"Little Yu, what was the specific situation of that *Comet* that you said was over 10 million?"

Yu Dong, who was standing in front of Han Sanping, smiled and introduced: "Factory Director, this film has been released for a month and a half, 110 copies, and now the box office is 12.3 million. I estimate the specific shooting cost is only 500,000."

Han Sanping spat out a cigarette: "This Wu Yuchen, shot a film with a box office of over 10 million with 500,000, and used 300,000 to bring back two big awards for the Movie Channel. He is really a talent!"

Yu Dong smiled: "Factory Director, if you appreciate him, just invite him to our Tao Jingying Studio. Our factory is the best way out for Tao Jingying graduates."

Han Sanping smiled: "There may be a chance for cooperation soon. He is coming over this afternoon. Isn't he your junior brother? You go to the door to pick him up later and take him to recognize the way."

Yu Dong patted his chest immediately upon hearing this: "Factory Director, I guarantee to pull him into our factory!"

"Hehe, you kid's mouth is the most powerful!" Han Sanping laughed loudly. ===== CHAPTER 91 =====