How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 59, Version 2

These people don't seem to have particularly impressive resumes, and they appear unassuming. However, they have cultivated deep expertise in the industry for decades, possess extensive networks, and have a wealth of experience.

You should never underestimate the connections between these people!

Wang Xiaohao's biggest problem right now is that he's an unorthodox practitioner, completely disconnected from the major systems in the industry.

This means he has absolutely no chance of winning an award!

However, with Chen Dawei's help, Wang Xiaohao was able to make up for this shortcoming and successfully integrate into the industry!

If the quality of the works is similar, then while the chances of winning a major award are slim, winning a minor award, such as the Best New Director award, is still quite possible!

What?

This is Wang Xiaohao's second film, so he can no longer be considered a newcomer.

Just kidding, this is Wang Xiaohao's first time participating in the Phoenix Awards selection, how can he not be a new director?

Chen Dawei was willing to help as a way of reciprocating kindness.

After all, apart from Wang Xiaohao, practically no one else is asking him to edit videos anymore!

Wang Xiaohao approached him for both of his film projects, which was a huge favor for Chen Dawei.

In addition, Chen Dawei also thought highly of Wang Xiaohao, believing that Wang Xiaohao was capable and might make a name for himself in the future, so he was naturally willing to give him a push.

Ultimately, it was also because he wanted to win the award!

Chen Dawei has spent most of his life in the entertainment industry, and what he is most proud of is a nomination for the Phoenix Award.

This time, he felt that he might be able to win the real Phoenix Award for Best Editing with the film "Beautiful Legend".

At the very least, even if I don't win the award, I should at least get a new nomination!

That's why Chen Dawei took the initiative to bring this up with Wang Xiaohao.

Of course, there's no rush.

After all, the editing wasn't even finished yet. They wouldn't even think about the actual award-winning issue until all the post-production work was done.

Chen Dawei is prepared to use all the connections he has built up over the decades to help this film win a few awards, no matter what!

"Damn it! After I finish editing this film, I'm going to find Lao He. If that son of a bitch doesn't get me an award, I'm not done with him!"

Hmm, Director Wang is a good person.

If you remember me when you see a good film, I'll help you out this time if I can. I'll try my best to get him an award!

Putting everything else aside, with this quality alone, if they don't give him Best New Director, I'll cause a huge scene at the Film Association!

Yes!

Chen Dawei isn't doing as well as those old guys in the Film Association.

However, many of the old guys there were old friends and former superiors from back then.

He doesn't want any big prizes, so why shouldn't those old guys give him one?

Ha, if they really don't give him face, he might go to the Film Association and start cursing. Those old guys will be the ones who get embarrassed!

The production process for art films differs significantly from that for commercial films.

Commercial films typically follow the theatrical release process.

Art films are different. It's naturally better if they can be released in theaters, but even if they can't be released in theaters, they can still make money through other channels.

Many underground banned films are those that cannot pass domestic censorship and are not shown in China, but are instead sent abroad to participate in film festivals and then sell their copyrights!

Although Wang Xiaohao's film is an art film, it doesn't contain many illegal elements.

The domestic version doesn't even have any explicit scenes; it tells a clean story.

Yes, it's pretty much the same version shown on the movie channel!

So passing the review shouldn't be a big problem!

Furthermore, Zhen Liang also sought help from Magic Cube Company for promotion and distribution!

The film and television industry in Beijing is neither very big nor very small.

The upper echelons of society are just a limited number of people; it's simply impossible for them to claim they don't know each other and have no connection.

Zhen Liang is a woman with extensive connections. She originally found her former employer, the top private film company in China, to help distribute "Beautiful Legend".

Just as Zhen Liang said, if she and Wang Xiaohao were filming a commercial movie, these big companies definitely wouldn't have helped them.

But since Wang Xiaohao is making an art film, then there's not much of a problem!

Anyway, they still need to make a profit from the distribution fee!

However, before the two parties could reach an agreement, the main issue was that Yuehai Company's demand for issuance fees was a bit too high.

Just then, Yang Jianzhong, the CEO of Rubik's Cube Company, heard the news and took the initiative to contact Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang, saying that he would help with the distribution and would only charge a 10% distribution fee.

This is much cheaper than the 13-point issuance fee that Yuehai Company is stubbornly insisting on!

So Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang changed their minds and handed over the domestic distribution of "Beautiful Legend" to Magic Cube Company.

It was on this occasion that Wang Xiaohao met Yang Jianzhong, the general manager of the Rubik's Cube company.

Although Wang Xiaohao wasn't very happy about it!

But there's nothing I can do!

It's obvious that they won't make much money by helping to distribute an art film at such a low price.

Then they definitely aren't after the money, they're after the people!

To put it bluntly, they came here to befriend Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang!

Therefore, Wang Xiaohao still needs to meet with that General Manager Yang!

This is also one of the reasons why Wang Xiaohao doesn't want to start his own film company; it's too tiring!

Running a company requires networking, and it's specifically about networking upwards!

To put it bluntly, it means having to serve others and flatter them.

This is what Wang Xiaohao dislikes the most!

At heart, Wang Xiaohao is actually a tech geek who loves creating things more than tedious and complicated social work.

Before he became famous, Wang Xiaohao was very good at flattering Wang Xiaoshuang and Huang Anzhong, and he didn't seem to want to socialize at all!

But now that he's famous and has a stable creative environment, Wang Xiaohao really doesn't like socializing.

I especially dislike others interfering with my creative process!

This is also the main reason why Wang Xiaohao is unwilling to join those big film companies!

Look at how the former imperial advisor and Zhang from New Picture collaborated for so many years, and it was only after Zhang took so many advantage of him that they turned against each other.

Wang Xiaohao probably believes a big reason is that someone like the National Master (a famous Chinese film director) is single-mindedly focused on his creative work. This requires a collaborator to shield him from all the other distractions.

However, the old Zhang whom the Grand Preceptor chose was a scoundrel. Despite working together for over a decade, he only gave the Grand Preceptor a few million. Meanwhile, the other side had also caught the Grand Preceptor red-handed and was waiting to turn on him.

Wang Xiaohao and the Grand Tutor were thinking similarly: they just wanted to find a collaborator who could shield them from most of the trouble.

Of course, having learned from the lesson of the Imperial Advisor, we need to carefully select this collaborator. We absolutely cannot run into someone like Old Zhang!

This is also the reason why Wang Xiaohao is collaborating with Zhen Liang this time.

As a woman and an actress, Zhen Liang is naturally at a disadvantage when facing a director like Wang Xiaohao.

Wang Xiaohao doesn't need to worry that Zhen Liang is like Lao Zhang, clinging to him and sucking his blood!

However, during their collaboration, Wang Xiaohao also discovered that Zhen Liang lacked ability.