[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr":3,"chapter-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-368":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Academic Director: Reborn in the Film Industry",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297368,4493,"Chapter 368: Longing","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-368",368,"\u003Cp>\"Beep, beep...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ringtone sounded; Hou Ke jolted awake and sat up in bed, hurriedly turning off the phone's alarm for fear of disturbing his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it was already a bit too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife turned over, draped her leg directly over his lower body, and mumbled, \"What time is it? Why are you up so early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's almost four; it's still early, go back to sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou gently lifted the blanket, slowly moved his wife's thigh off his body, climbed out, and shuffled into his slippers. With one fluid motion, he opened and closed the door and headed to the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned on the computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting, Old Hou took out a cigarette. He originally intended to light it, but hesitated, fearing his wife would nag him if he went back later, so he put the cigarette back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened a webpage, glanced at it casually, and couldn't help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Cao Yang is steady; \"Sacred Mourning\" has already won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, a minor award, a minor award; nothing to make a fuss about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou told himself in his heart, though the smile at the corner of his mouth could not be suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Venice Film Festival Best Screenplay award is a permanent category; how could it be a minor award? For 99% of directors and screenwriters in the country, this award is already at the ceiling level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, let alone winning an award, just entering the main competition section is an extraordinary feat, all worthy of extensive media coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, if domestic directors want to win awards at the three major European festivals, they still have to look to my Beijing Film Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Jiang Wen, who had been hyped up by the media and universally expected to win because he entered the main competition, Old Hou couldn't help but say this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if the media favors you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou could guess without thinking that Jiang Wen's film was surely the same old routine, full of metaphors that no one else could understand, indulging in self-satisfaction and thinking that was art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is true that art should use film to metaphorize social phenomena and marginalized figures, but if you are too obscure and trapped in your own expression, that is just self-indulgence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it bluntly, art is not meant to be detached from the masses; art originates from life and explores life. Art should leave people thoughtful after watching, not confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, Central Academy of Drama, no drama!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou thought to himself aimlessly, his hand involuntarily pulling out a cigarette. Just as he was about to light it, he suddenly woke up, couldn't help but shake his head with a smile, thinking a bit too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the time; it was a few minutes past four in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating by time zone, it was a few minutes past ten in the evening in Italy; the awards ceremony should have just finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou hurriedly refreshed the webpage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked again, there were already many big red headlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Sacred Mourning', Golden Lion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thwack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou couldn't help it; he slapped his hand down on... the cigarette pack, flattening it completely, clearly ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely gasped, having no time to feel sorry for the half-pack of cigarettes, and couldn't help but clench his hands and wave them vigorously in the air for a while before his excited mood calmed down slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Golden Lion, damn it, another Golden Lion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou grinned widely, his eyes almost squinting into slits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Tian's Golden Lion was different from Jia Zhangke's Golden Lion last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jia Zhangke also graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, the film he used to win the Golden Lion, \"Still Life,\" was invested in by his own company registered in Xiangjiang and the Shanghai Film Studio; it had little to do with the Beijing Film Academy or the Youth Film Studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Beijing Film Academy could reap some benefits from Jia Zhangke's status as an alumnus, compared to Old Tian, who is the current Dean of the Directing Department at the Beijing Film Academy—a \"red-rooted and sprout-correct\" Beijing Film Academy person—the benefits the school could receive were simply incomparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacred Mourning\" was not only produced, supervised, directed, and written by Beijing Film Academy people, but it also had investment from the Youth Film Studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for the political achievements Old Hou could obtain, it was also incomparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Beijing Film Academy and for Old Hou, unless another director like Cao Yang appeared who could win the highest award at the three major European festivals while still a student, Old Tian's current method of winning awards was the most ideal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou had no sleepiness at all at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hummed a little tune, the excitement going to his head, and raised a foot... well, he pulled it back just in time at the bedroom door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this surge of excitement had to be released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... what... what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Hou looked up, smiled, and buried his head to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... don't use so much force with your teeth... oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, the \"slapping\" sounds of hormones colliding in the bedroom were audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, the freshmen of the '07 class, who had only been enrolled for a few days, finally saw the legendary big red banner of the Beijing Film Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian ran hurriedly from the dormitory to the cafeteria; she had a morning class today, and she had been busy until the second half of the night yesterday recording \"Still Loving You,\" the theme song for the \"QQ Speed\" game endorsement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This song was scheduled to be released on the 20th, with only ten days left, so it was quite urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushed to school early this morning, then ran back to the dormitory to get her books, so there wasn't much time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freshmen are always afraid of being late; once you become an old hand at school, it doesn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she jogged, she noticed that the students around her seemed to be excitedly discussing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard not to notice; it wouldn't matter if one or two students were like this, but the point was that many students were discussing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian had felt something was off since she entered the school just now; it seemed that the students she met coming from the school gate were all excitedly discussing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the entrance of the cafeteria, she caught her breath slightly and finally discovered why everyone was so excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warmly celebrate our school's 'Sacred Mourning', supervised and written by Director Cao Yang and directed by Director Tian Zhuangzhuang, for winning the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 64th Venice International Film Festival!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, big red banner was hanging at the entrance of the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian stopped at the cafeteria entrance, staring wide-eyed at the big red banner, unable to help but feel envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only she could participate in such a film; it wouldn't matter even if she weren't the lead. This would be a huge credential for her future development in the film and television industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she first attended the Beijing Dance Academy Affiliated High School to study folk dance and later debuted as a singer, since she had now been admitted to the Acting Department of the Beijing Film Academy, she definitely wanted to develop as an actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You love what you do, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business of debuting as an actor is a bit metaphysical; the film and television industry has always circulated the golden motto that \"minor fame depends on promotion, major fame depends on fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entertainment industry has actually always been like this: minor fame depends on promotion, major fame depends on fate, and forced promotion leads to \"ashes and smoke.\" Looking at the male and female stars who have become hugely popular over the years, all of them verify this truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, some people insist on arguing, saying that all the actors Cao Yang wants to promote have become hugely popular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, that is just being argumentative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a well-known fact: if your fate isn't good, how could you have the opportunity to be in a film by Director Cao Yang?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you still need to have good fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian, who was seriously looking at the big red banner and imagining the future, was startled by a sudden loud shout in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, it turned out to be her roommates Shuang Zi and Kan Qingzi. The two were walking out of the cafeteria and saw Jing Tian, who had stopped at the entrance to stare at the banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carefree Shuang Zi shouted right in Jing Tian's ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian was not only in the same dormitory as Shuang Zi and Kan Qingzi, but they were also classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having only been in school for ten days, the relationships with roommates were definitely closer and more familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't eaten yet, right? Don't go; it'll be late if you delay any longer. I bought an extra steamed bun; it's just right for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kan Qingzi handed the bun in her hand to Jing Tian and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian hesitated for a moment, but still took it, smiled at Kan Qingzi, and followed the two toward the classroom where they had class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao Yang is truly amazing; he just wrote a script for Director Tian, and it won the Golden Lion in Venice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three walked and chatted, Shuang Zi couldn't help but yearn: \"If only I could become Director Cao's next female lead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop dreaming. Director Cao's current focus is in Hollywood; the films he makes are all mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Those blockbusters all have investments of over a billion; how could they use a newcomer as the female lead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kan Qingzi smiled and discouraged Shuang Zi. \"Director Cao is indeed amazing. You know 'Crazy Stone' that was released two years ago, right? Directed by Director Ning Hao, that was also a script written by Director Cao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian said from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, young girls watching movies definitely wouldn't pay attention to who the screenwriter is; some might not even pay attention to who the director is. They value who the male or female lead is more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Jing Tian knew these things was that her first EP last year, \"Who Are You,\" was not only tailored for her by the famous music producer Zhang Yadong, but the company also spent a huge sum of money to invite Director Ning Hao to shoot the MV for the title track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was truly a huge sum of money, very, very huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could they have invited Ning Hao, who already had a film with over 100 million in box office?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Ning Hao not only had a film with over 100 million in box office in his hands, but he was also one of Director Cao's core team members, having always served as Director Cao's assistant director.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a status, being able to \"smash\" money to get him to shoot an MV was already a very lucky thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Jing Tian's manager repeatedly urged her at the time not to treat this MV director, who looked like a slacker, as an ordinary MV director; she had to be respectful and put in effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a serious director and also a member of the domestic 100-million-yuan club of directors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of the manager's repeated urgings that Jing Tian learned her MV director was actually so impressive, and also learned that he was a core member of Director Cao Yang's team, and that Director Cao had personally written a script for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah? Was the script for the movie 'Crazy Stone' also written by Director Cao Yang? I... I watched it online. I almost died laughing at the time; it was so funny. I thought the director was so talented at the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuang Zi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had a sudden realization; so the screenwriter of that movie was also Director Cao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Cao is truly amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed sincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kan Qingzi nodded wildly from the side and couldn't help but say: \"Director Cao's 'Inception' is simply a masterpiece; I never get tired of watching it. I was stunned the first time I saw it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was stunned too when I saw the streets of Paris flipping over like paper; the creativity in that sequence was simply amazing. I don't know how Director Cao thought of it. I really envy Fatty Bing for being able to star in such a classic film.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian echoed this with great agreement while unable to help feeling envious of Fatty Bing; if only she could star in a role like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, by the way, you guys said the spinning top never stopped at the end, is it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three girls chatted away along the way as they walked toward the teaching building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving in front of the teaching building, they saw that it also had banners hanging, only this time there were three: two large ones and one small one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to Director Tian Zhuangzhuang for winning the Golden Lion Award at the 64th Venice Film Festival for 'Pieta'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to Director Cao Yang for winning the Best Screenplay Award at the 64th Venice Film Festival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath these two banners was a smaller one, with small text written on it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations to the art-house film 'The Fault in Our Stars', produced, supervised, and written by Director Cao Yang, for surpassing 190 million USD in North American box office and 360 million USD in global box office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, the four characters for \"art-house film\" seemed a size larger than the other text, highlighting these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beijing Film Academy actually cares quite a bit about \"face\"; if not for the Golden Lion and the Best Screenplay Award from Venice, they certainly wouldn't have hung the banner below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the opportunity provided by the Golden Lion and the Best Screenplay Award, it was the perfect time to display the box office information for 'The Fault in Our Stars'. After all, it is an art-house film, and achieving this box office is simply staggering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, most importantly, this is an art-house film—highlight that—this is an art-house film, which is what makes it worthy of a banner from the Beijing Film Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, unless it were like 'Inception', with a global box office exceeding 900 million USD—which, at the exchange rate at the time, was over 7 billion RMB—a massive, massive hit, it wouldn't be worth a banner from the Beijing Film Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, domestic media had also reported on the box office information for 'The Fault in Our Stars'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the film had not yet been released domestically, and in the countries and regions where it was released, it hadn't finished its run yet, so the final box office wasn't determined, and thus there was no massive coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only reported for a while when the film's box office first surpassed Cheng Long's 'Rush Hour 3', and after that, the box office was just mentioned every week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is estimated that once 'The Fault in Our Stars' finishes its run in North America, the media will report on it extensively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, 360 million USD, how much is that? By the way, is 'The Fault in Our Stars' showing? How come I haven't seen any promotion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuangzi couldn't help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jing Tian was not a \"layperson\"; she had already debuted, so she knew much more about this information than Shuangzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'The Fault in Our Stars' hasn't been released domestically yet. This film is adapted from Director Cao Yang's novel. The novel is very good, very moving...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, neither Shuangzi nor Kan Qingzi \"got\" what Jing Tian was trying to express; Jing Tian mainly couldn't help but want to show off that she had read the novel 'Cao Yang's Fantasy Journey'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuangzi and Kan Qingzi glossed over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kan Qingzi couldn't help but calculate silently in her heart, then said to Shuangzi in a tone full of envy: \"The exchange rate is 7.6, right? 360 million USD converted is over 2.7 billion RMB.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, wow, wow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuangzi was directly startled, \"Over 2.7 billion, how much money is that! Never mind 2.7 billion, if I could earn over two million a day, it would be worth it even if I retired from the industry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kan Qingzi directly patted Shuangzi on the shoulder and joked: \"What are you thinking? How could an actor earn over 2 million a day? Even the Four Dan Actresses and Fatty Bing and the others can't earn over 2 million a day, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three joked with each other as they walked toward the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a large number of reports began to appear online, almost all of them news about Old Tian winning the Golden Lion and Cao Yang winning the Best Screenplay Award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, even many print media outlets kept pace with the times, typesetting and adding updates overnight, and reports about the Golden Lion Award appeared early this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authoritative newspapers like the China Youth Daily, Beijing Daily, and Beijing Youth Daily also specifically reported on the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Old Tian was banned from directing, his status and reputation were about the same as Old Mouzi and Chen Kaige. Even if Old Mouzi was a step ahead at that time and won the Golden Bear in Berlin first, everyone still felt that it was only a matter of time before Old Tian and Old Chen won awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In '92, Old Mouzi filmed 'The Story of Qiu Ju' and went to compete at the Venice Film Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In '93, Old Chen filmed 'Farewell My Concubine' and prepared to compete at the Cannes Film Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In '93, Old Tian filmed 'The Blue Kite' and was highly likely to compete at the Venice Film Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that Old Mouzi won the Golden Lion, Old Chen won the Palme d'Or, and Old Tian happily received a ban.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, Old Chen and Old Mouzi left Old Tian behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, 14 years later, Old Tian has finally caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't think that just because Old Tian won the Golden Lion late, you can take it for granted that his status is inferior to Old Mouzi and Old Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that was missing from Old Tian's status was a major award from the three big European festivals to prove it. You have to know that he is still the department head of the Directing Department at the Beijing Film Academy, and furthermore, his resume includes two Golden Lion Awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, when Cao Yang's '3-Iron' won the Golden Lion for the first time, he left a producer credit for Old Tian. Theoretically, a producer can share in the achievement of a Golden Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was only theoretically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Tian has his pride; even though this point could be written into his resume, he never mentioned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that 'Pieta' counts as him winning the Golden Lion properly as a director, his status has \"whooshed\" right up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in the early hours of the morning, it wasn't just Hou Keming, a concerned person, who was paying attention to the situation of the awards in Venice; Xiao Gangpao also woke up on time around three or four in the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The post-production for 'Assembly' had only been finished a few days ago, but it wasn't the final cut yet; it had to wait for Cao Yang to see it before it could be finalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Xiao Gangpao was definitely very opinionated. As one of the top directors in the country, how could he allow others to point fingers at his film editing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if this person was Cao Yang, the Vice Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the spiritual leader of the Beijing Film Academy, and... even so, Xiao Gangpao felt that at most, it was just for that kid Cao Yang to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, if he really offered suggestions, it would be pooling wisdom; everyone is aiming to make the film better, and it doesn't count as infringing on his directorial power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, that's it, just pooling wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he refreshed the page and saw that 'Pieta' had won the Golden Lion, Xiao Gangpao fell completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smoked cigarette after cigarette, cursing Old Tian for having dumb luck one moment, and then unable to help but yearn for the future the next—since it was all that grandson of Cao... since it was all Brother Cao's script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was all supervised by Brother Cao, so why could Old Tian win the Golden Lion, and he... is it possible to win one of the three big European awards? Even if it's... even if it's just Best Director!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Gangpao just stayed in the study like that, smoking cigarette after cigarette, until dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3541,"2026-06-20T05:36:33.260Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","963ddd5c1f34dfaba3855abce76eda16137c1a69cfea4e5177e63d710396529f","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-369","the-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-chapter-367",411,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academic-director-reborn-in-the-film-industr-cover.jpg"]