Chapter 77

I don't know why, but Feng Xiaogang came with the two Huayi brothers this time and didn't bring Xu Fan.

Furthermore, Cao Yang also noticed that when Feng Xiaogang came in, he glanced at Old Tian unnaturally, looking very displeased.

Cao Yang felt suspicious inside: Old Tian, I know you want to remake "Spring in a Small Town," but you didn't invite Xu Fan as the first choice for the female lead, did you?

I know Xu Fan's acting is good and easy to direct, but you can't...

"Congratulations, Cao Dao, for winning a Golden Lion at such a young age. Remarkable, truly remarkable."

Damn, Old Tian offended you? Why are you baring your teeth at me? Trying to crash the party, are you?

Then a thought occurred to him, thinking of the recent media debates and reports; I'm afraid that is also one of the main reasons.

Actually, thinking about it, Xu Fan is quite suitable for the female lead in "Spring in a Small Town." As long as Old Tian also thinks it's suitable, as a junior brother, I will always support you.

"Gangzi is here, welcome. Xu Fan didn't come along?"

Before Cao Yang could display his linguistic art, Old Tian spoke up from the side.

Old Tian, you're really something. After winning a Golden Lion, have you been inflating lately? Trying to choke someone? How could you do that?

"Hehe, she probably saw something unclean recently and was disgusted, so she's feeling a bit unwell."

Feng Xiaogang said with a fake smile.

"Director Feng, don't joke. Could she really be disgusted?"

Cao Yang smiled, shook Feng Xiaogang's hand, and said somewhat embarrassedly: "Director Feng, there's something I must clarify. Don't listen to the media's nonsense about there being three and a half big directors in the mainland now; that's all nonsense. In my heart, you are always a senior worthy of respect."

Feng Xiaogang gave two laughs, didn't wait for the Huayi brothers who were preparing to greet Cao Yang, and walked straight to his seat without looking back.

The Huayi brothers didn't chat much either; they stepped aside and introduced the two Bingbings who had followed them to Cao Yang.

Fan Bingbing grabbed Cao Yang's hand first and introduced herself with a smile: "Hello, Cao Dao. I've long admired your name. I've wanted to meet our country's youngest great director for a long time but never had the chance. Finally, my wish has been fulfilled this time. If you have any instructions, Cao Dao, just call me, and I'll be there at your beck and call."

Li Bingbing was beaten to the punch; no matter how unhappy she was inside, she still shook hands and greeted Cao Yang with a full face of smiles. Actually, the meaning was about the same: she wanted to be in Cao Yang's film and hoped for a chance to cooperate.

After everyone left, Cao Yang gently nudged Old Tian with his elbow. "What's going on with you? I feel like Feng Xiaogang is very unhappy with you, being all sarcastic."

"Sigh, that person is just shallow. Even when given the chance, they don't know how to grasp it."

Old Tian curled his lips. "Aren't I preparing for 'Spring in a Small Town'? Xu Fan is quite suitable for the female lead in terms of both age and acting. Everyone is an acquaintance, so I thought I'd see if I could help her rise. Who knew what Gangzi was thinking? He seems a bit unappreciative."

"Senior brother, you wouldn't be thinking of..."

"Thinking of what? Don't talk nonsense. I'm a teacher at the school now; I must set an example for the students in the Directorial Department. How could I still act on impulse? Sigh, you all misunderstood me."

Cao Yang was deeply skeptical. It would be better if you didn't mention the Directorial Department; it would be easier for people to believe.

Directorial Department?

Pfft, what kind of bad feng shui!

When the time came, Cao Yang first led the main creators onto the stage: fixed process, fixed script, fixed questions, fixed answers.

After everyone finished watching the film, this time Cao Yang could clearly feel the changes in the Fourth and Fifth Generation directors. One by one, their expressions were complex and inexplicable, praising this film as profound, saying the lens language was used really well, and that the progress was truly great...

After watching, Feng Xiaogang only had one sentence in his heart: "Damn it..."

Wang Zhonglei nudged Feng Xiaogang and asked in a low voice: "Suspense film?"

"Suspense your ass!"

Of course, Feng Xiaogang only dared to curse in his heart. Although it's true he has a big mouth, he knows who he's dealing with. Wang Zhonglei is someone he can only curse behind his back; he can't do it to his face. He's not stupid.

"No, art films just have this damn shitty attitude. They just make you guess, make you work hard to interpret, and don't care about the audience's life or death at all... The only advantage of this film is that the lens language is used decently, damn it."

Feng Xiaogang suppressed his displeasure and explained slightly. "Yu Feihong... when did she get this acting ability?" Wang Zhonglei muttered again.

Feng Xiaogang was also puzzled. You don't know, damn it, how would I know!

This shitty film, that dog-shit Old Tian, really got lucky, and he's even hanging a shitty producer title, damn it!

Bullshit Golden Lion, what kind of shitty thing is it, as if it's so rare.

"Director Feng..."

Fan Bingbing habitually wanted to take Feng Xiaogang's arm. She found that this trick worked very well on men. As long as she took their arm and said some flattering words, then acted a little spoiled, and it would be best if she could accidentally rub against them, men would be confused most of the time.

Feng Xiaogang glared, glared hard. You shitty... don't bother me, damn it, I'm annoyed.

The words Fan Bingbing wanted to ask next were stifled back.

What's wrong with Director Feng? He must be jealous.

Fan Bingbing concluded in her heart.

With the Golden Lion bonus and Yu Feihong's Venice Best Actress bonus, the heat for "3-Iron" was very high, and the box office trend was much better than "On the Beach at Night Alone."

Cao Yang originally planned to only take Yu Feihong and Liu Ye to run through Shanghai and Jin Ling, but he didn't expect that Wu Qihua and Liao Qizhi from Xiangjiang would take the initiative to find Cao Yang, hoping to follow along and participate in the tour premiere activities to contribute to the film.

!

Even Chen Kun and Fu Dalong, who had few scenes, also expressed that they wanted to contribute to the film.

Yang Zhigang and Zhou Yiwei also wanted to follow along for the premiere activities; a Golden Lion film definitely has enough exposure, and they could also curry favor with the great Golden Lion director.

Helplessly, their roles were too small, and they didn't dare to go directly to Cao Yang. After all, their status was different now, so they set their sights on Wang Jinsong.

Wang Jinsong is a teacher in the Acting Department and also has a role in the film, so letting him tell Cao Yang to let the students follow along to gain experience is also a good excuse.

Dong Xuan, Che Xiao, and Wen Zhengrong didn't have so many concerns. Relying on being girls, they called Cao Yang directly and could also take this opportunity to get closer.

So these natural advantages of girls are something men cannot compare to.

Thus, the group set off in a grand manner.

This box office was somewhat unexpected. In Jingcheng alone, the box office on the premiere day was over 500,000, the three-day holiday reached 1.8 million, the five-day box office was 2.9 million, and the first week was 4.2 million.

Due to the full audience and too many screenings, the originally scheduled first-run cinemas like Capital, Dahu, and Youth Palace all applied to extend the schedule.

But because second-run cinemas were waiting to screen it, they had to urgently transfer prints from elsewhere, causing other provincial brother cinema chains to have opinions.

Originally, China Film Group's expectation for Jingcheng was a box office of about 7 million, but now it has been directly increased to about 9 million.

Although the popularity of the film in Shanghai and South Guangdong was not as good as in Beijing, it also reached expectations.

For this reason, Han Zong specifically called Cao Yang, firstly to report the good news, and secondly to show favor and win him over.

Such a young great Golden Lion director, and the box office isn't dragging, so no matter how much he is elevated, it's not too much.

Finally, Han Zong told Cao Yang that the mainland box office is expected to be between 32 million and 34 million, which is definitely worth looking forward to.

Sister Feihong's strong personality, upon learning that the box office would exceed Li Xiaoran's "On the Beach at Night Alone," was incredibly excited.

You are a Berlin Best Actress, and I am a Venice Best Actress, so it counts as a tie; at least my acting is no worse than yours.

But now my box office is going to exceed yours, so I am still the better one.

The female knight gallops majestically... and finally falls off the horse unwillingly.

Thanks to "A Busy Day" for the tip, thanks to all the brothers for the monthly tickets and recommendations, thank you! Just two updates today; I need to save some drafts for a rainy day. Brothers, please understand. Thanks again, everyone!

(End of chapter)