Chapter 269: Refusal

The filming in Beijing mainly involved some simple interior scenes and indoor scenes.

At that time, Columbia listed a bunch of countries and cities with tax rebates for Cao Yang, and then Cao Yang calculated an account for them.

If only indoor scenes and simple interior scenes are filmed, with the prices and cheap labor in China, even if there is no tax rebate, it is actually cheaper than European and American countries and cities after tax rebates.

Of course, Cao Yang also understands that Columbia values not only tax rebates when filming in some places, but also some other things.

For example, avoiding taxes through the Cayman Islands structure, or tax incentives in Ireland and Luxembourg, can reduce production costs.

Some places not only have tax rebates, but also have quite a few government subsidies. As long as certain conditions are met, tax rebates and subsidies can be taken together.

Therefore, Cao Yang only put the indoor scenes and simple interior scenes in Beijing for filming.

Compared to the huge investment in *Inception*, these didn't cost much money.

But this is real US dollars. For the country, especially the Youth Film Studio, etc., one is to earn foreign exchange, the other is to bring employment and extra income, and also get the name of an *Inception* filming location.

Don't look at the name of the so-called "filming location" as inconspicuous, but for state-owned enterprises with assessment indicators, these are qualifications and political achievements.

The filming of indoor scenes once again made Claire Danes's mentality unbalanced.

As more and more actors participated in the filming, especially the actors who were qualified to accept directing before filming all filmed their respective scenes.

Claire Danes found that these people not only understood the characters thoroughly, but their acting was not worse than hers! Even Tom Hardy and the unknown Chinese actress acted no worse than her.

This really subverted cognition.

She knew the Hong Kong male actor in *Inception*. He acted in many of Director Cao Yang's art-house films and also acted as the alien prawn in *District 9*. It is understandable that his acting skills are good and he is in tune with Director Cao Yang.

What about the others?

At this moment, she felt that the psychology she learned was a fart!

What in tune.

What resonance.

What cognitive transformation.

What true destiny!

Bullshit!

All bullshit!

It turns out that some things can subvert cognition.

It turns out that some people exist to subvert cognition.

Director Cao Yang is such a person.

Claire Danes determined that Director Cao Yang is the legendary "Succubus." The things he explains don't have so-called in-tune actors.

He can make all actors understand, understand, and perform extraordinarily!

No wonder Director Cao Yang can cultivate so many Best Actresses.

At this moment, Claire Danes felt that it didn't matter what the reason was. What was important was that she must seize the opportunity to have a good relationship with Director Cao Yang.

Director Cao Yang is a director who can make her act easily and exert 200% of her acting skills.

As long as you realize this, it is enough.

Cao Yang's filming in Beijing was very relaxed. After adding acting experience to all important actors, filming indoor scenes was really too simple.

However, some scenes still need other small supporting roles and extras. These people will have various problems, leading to many shots not being passed in one take and needing to be re-filmed. Otherwise, it would be really easy to film the movie.

This feeling is like earning money while standing.

Of course, relaxation is for indoor scenes. For other scenes, it is not something that the actor's performance can support.

During Cao Yang's filming in Beijing, Hou Ke-ming came over.

As soon as he came over, Cao Yang knew there was something, otherwise a big dean couldn't have run to see him filming for no reason.

"Cut, very good, rest for half an hour."

Cao Yang shouted and walked out with Dean Hou.

"Sigh, every time I watch you film, it will make me rekindle the idea of directing, and then after calming down, I will never have the idea of directing again."

Dean Hou shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Every time he watched Cao Yang film, he would have the idea that filming is so simple from the bottom of his heart. Can I do it too?

Afterwards, he would think of his heart breaking when filming movies, his throat roaring, the pressure being huge... and the mood of not being able to recover for ten days or half a month when he was beaten back after participating in the film festival, which is really hard to describe.

Since meeting Cao Yang, Hou Ke-ming knew that filming and being a director also requires talent. Cao Yang is the kind of person who can make you intuitively feel his talent.

"Hmm... maybe you didn't meet good actors. I was luckier. Every time I met good actors, their acting skills were very good. I'm just a lucky person."

Cao Yang explained with a smile.

If it weren't for holding his status, Hou Ke-ming would have wanted to roll his eyes.

Look at what you said?

Good actors?

Tell me, before meeting you, was Li Xiaoran's acting good, or was Yu Feihong's acting good? Or is Gao Yuanyuan a good actor?

Don't think I don't know. How many teachers and professors in our school have searched through the previous film and television works of these people for comparison, and reached a conclusion, that is... these are all vases!

Of course, this is a polite way of saying it. To use the words of a professor who is more straightforward, the acting skills of these people are all trash.

Maybe you don't understand deeply just by looking at film and television works.

But for Yu Feihong, who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and stayed at the school to teach for a period of time, everyone knows her too well.

If you say Yu Feihong's acting is poor, maybe everyone will politely say her acting is okay out of the friendship of the same school.

If you say Yu Feihong's acting is good, it is estimated that all the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy will be silent.

Of course, this was before.

Nowadays, she is a Venice Best Actress, with high status, and her acting skills are actually quite good after being trained by Cao Yang. This is what makes everyone admire Cao Yang.

Hmm, just like nowadays, Dong Xuan, an actor from the Beijing Film Academy, also won the Venice Best Actress award, once again proving that the Beijing Film Academy not only produces directors, but also Best Actresses.

Who said that actors from the Beijing Film Academy are worse than the Central Academy of Drama?

The Beijing Film Academy has also produced two Venice Best Actresses in the past few years!

Besides Gong Li winning the Best Actress of the three major European festivals many years ago, who else has won a world-class award?

Don't talk about International Zhang. Whether she can keep the title of Four Qingyi is a problem now.

Isn't there a joke circulating outside now? Among the top domestic actresses, there are five Four Qingyi and four Three Huadan.

The reason it is said this way is because Dong Xuan was automatically classified into the ranks of Four Qingyi after winning the Venice Best Actress award, so there are five people now.

Hmm, four of them are international Best Actresses who won the three major European festivals cultivated by Cao Yang, and only International Zhang has Best Actress awards for a few awards that can't be put on the table.

International Zhang's situation is very awkward.

The so-called four Three Huadan are because after Fatty Bing was banned by Huayi, Shou Bing took advantage of the situation to market, wanting to turn the Three Huadan into Four Huadan, so there are four Three Huadan now.

"The Golden Rooster Awards want you to go. The news from the inside is that as long as you go, there will be at least one Best Story Film and Best Director. Will you go or not?"

Dean Hou talked about business. To be honest, he wanted Cao Yang to go. This movie director is Cao Yang, and the Youth Film Studio also participated in the investment. Winning an award is a political achievement in this year's year-end report for the school.

Cao Yang was a bit unwilling to go, so he said directly: "According to the plan, on the day of the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony, I should be filming abroad. With such a large investment, I am under great pressure, so I have to catch up with the progress, so I won't come back."

"Fine."

Dean Hou nodded. He had expected it long ago. If you don't go, don't go.

"When the time comes, I will find a way to get you a special situation and see if I can win the award."

Hou Ke-ming went to handle this matter.

However, not long after, Cao Yang received an unexpected call from Li Qiankuan, the deputy director of this year's Golden Rooster Awards selection committee.

Li Qiankuan also graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, but he graduated earlier. He was from the Fine Arts Department of the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 1964. At that time, the undergraduate course of the Beijing Film Academy was still a five-year system.

After graduation, he was assigned to the Changchun Film Studio and directed many classic movies as a director.

For example, *The Founding Ceremony*, *Chongqing Negotiations*, *July 7th Incident*, *Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea*, etc.

Of course, he also has another identity. He and Old Situ are classmates, and both graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1964.

Although one was the directing department and one was the fine arts department at the time, they were in the same classroom for classes, and the teachers were also overlapping, and the relationship between the two was quite good.

"Hello Teacher Li, long time no see."

When the Beijing Film Academy "opened the incense hall to recruit people" at the beginning, Cao Yang saw Li Qiankuan. Old Tian specifically introduced him and told the relationship between him and Old Situ.

"Director Cao, I know you are quite busy, so I won't be polite with you. Do you have time to come to the Golden Rooster Awards?"

"You can call me Cao Yang. You know I am filming *Inception*. The investment in this movie is very large, and my pressure is also very large.

I calculated that when the Golden Rooster Awards are presented, I will be filming in Canada. If I delay coming back and forth, it might be a week later. Even if I want to come, the investors definitely won't let me go."

After all, there is the relationship of Old Situ, and they are both from the Beijing Film Academy. Since people called, of course, he had to explain.

Li Qiankuan was silent on the phone for a while. As the deputy director of the selection committee, he of course hoped that Cao Yang could attend this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

This is also the reason why he called Cao Yang after receiving Hou Ke-ming's call.

Hou Ke-ming told him that Cao Yang was not in the country at that time. He also thought it was Hou Ke-ming's excuse. After all, who in the selection committee didn't know about the opening of *Inception* on Ludong Island?

That opening press conference really suppressed the announcement of the Golden Rooster Awards nomination list without a splash.

Also because of this, that committee member ended his work as a judge at the Golden Rooster Awards early due to "illness."

Li Qiankuan also thought Cao Yang was still angry about this matter.

Now it seems that Cao Yang is really not because of that matter.

As a director, he can understand what Cao Yang said.

After all, an investment of 1.5 billion RMB, let alone delaying a week or so back and forth, even if it delays one day of filming, the investors will not be willing.

"Cao Yang, since you can't come, can you record a video? It's best to put the background in the filming site. Of course, it's best to let some Hollywood stars say a few words of blessing to the Golden Rooster Awards, and I can operate it here."

Li Qiankuan didn't say anything ambiguous, and directly told Cao Yang that he would find a way for the award.

The Golden Rooster Awards have an unwritten rule: unless there are special circumstances, if you don't attend the awards ceremony, you won't get the award.

If Cao Yang can let some Hollywood big stars say a few words like "wish the Golden Rooster Awards get better and better," he can operate the award for Cao Yang here, which is very simple.

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