Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 20 Are Art Movies So Good?
"As I said just now, I really don't like filming."

"But, my teacher said you are very talented."

talent?

How can there be so many talents in the world?

Haven't you worked hard?
Yu Dongqing thought for a while and said: "There's no need for that. Isn't my life pretty good now? I go to work, take care of Tongtong, occasionally drink and chat with a few old friends, and then do something I like. What a leisurely day!"

"You know that my brother-in-law has been a singer for a while, and he's also been in the entertainment industry. Why do you have to go into the muddy water now? Don't look at the superficial beauty, the filth and intrigue behind the glamor."

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, you have to enter this circle sooner or later so as not to scare you." Yu Dongqing finally smiled.

"Brother-in-law, I was so scared that I didn't dare to enter." Mingmei stuck out her tongue exaggeratedly.

"Hehe, maybe what I said was serious. As long as you really love, have enthusiasm, and courage, it's worth doing. I'm really tired, but you are still young. Don't worry, if you step into this circle, brother-in-law will go all out Support you, help you." Yu Dongqing said softly.

"Then what if I invite you to be the male lead in a movie in the future?" Ming Mei winked playfully.

Yu Dongqing was taken aback, but soon smiled brightly: "Of course, if you are really the director and there is a suitable role for me, I will agree, but my suggestion is that you are more suitable to be an actor. Just now your teacher also said I think your performance is better than the director's."

"No. I'll be a director, a famous director like the teacher, who specializes in making literary films!" Mingmei said with a stubborn face.

Yu Dongqing smiled wryly in her heart.

Are literary films so good?
Not to mention that it is not easy to shoot an excellent literary film, even if the filming is successful, how many people can bear the dilemma of being well-received or not popular?
Making a film is a very expensive thing, even if it is a literary film!

Back then, the posthumous work "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" by Wu Tianming, the fourth-generation director of China, had a box office of only 300 million in one week, and the screening rate of theaters was only 3%.The box office of "Captain America 7" released in the same period exceeded [-] million. With such a box office comparison, it is inevitable that "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" will be offline.

The well-known film producer, 63-year-old Fang Li, knelt down in the live broadcast room at the end, begging if he could give Chinese films a chance.

As soon as the live broadcast video of Fang Li kneeling came out, the movie "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" became popular, and the word-of-mouth ratings went up.

Of course, this is just an extremely accidental phenomenon, who would kneel down for the film?

Moreover, how many people can accept that you are so sensational?

You must know that this "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" is directed by Wu Tianming, a leading figure in the fourth generation of directors, starring Tao Zeru, Zheng Wei, and Li Mincheng. Many filmmakers such as Ang Li, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Han Han, Huang Bo, and Wang Luodan are promoting it. With such achievements, can the films of ordinary directors get the blessings of these stars?

There is also the blockbuster literary film "Into the Dust and Smoke", which gained word of mouth and double success at the box office, but was eventually pulled from the shelves of the entire network.

The reason is unknown, but perhaps only the director knows what each feels like.

Hey.
Of course, these words cannot be said to the young girl in front of him.

"Okay, as long as you work hard, brother-in-law will support you!" Yu Dongqing finally said with a smile.

Mingmei was very satisfied with Yu Dongqing's answer, and she suddenly remembered something after taking two steps: "Brother-in-law, you have to come over early this weekend."

"Why are you at your house?" Yu Dongqing asked casually.

In my memory, I haven't been to the courtyard house in Yanzi Hutong for a long time.

Ming Mei seemed a little unhappy.

"Dad's birthday, you promised me that you must come here on your birthday."

"Oh, look at my memory." Yu Dongqing suddenly realized: "Don't worry, I will definitely arrive on time."

In the past, Yu Dongqing didn't have a good relationship with his father-in-law, and now he wants to take this opportunity to repair it.

Naturally, the father-in-law can’t go there empty-handed when the old man celebrates his birthday. Gift giving is also a great knowledge. After the gift is delivered, the old man is happy and everything will be solved.

Alcohol and tobacco are exempted. My father-in-law didn’t drink alcohol in the first place, but he used to be a heavy smoker. After retirement, he was in poor health. Under the strict supervision of his mother-in-law, he gradually quit smoking.

Yu Dongqing has been thinking about this issue for the past two days.Finally, I thought of one of my father-in-law’s hobbies—drinking tea, but my father-in-law and Yu Dongqing liked to drink Longjing differently, and only liked to drink Dahongpao.

The rarest Dahongpao trees are three and six mother trees. The picking of Dahongpao has stopped now. The 20 grams of the last harvest are now in the collection of the National Museum and have become cultural relics. Now he just wants to get some purebred Dahongpao.

With this thing in hand, I don't have to worry about that old man changing his opinion of himself.

He went to several tea shops during his off-duty time, but Yu Dongqing couldn't find any suitable ones, and they were basically blended commercial teas - Dahongpao, a blend of teas from more than two strains, which made him a little disappointed .

Since you want to buy it, you have to buy the best one, especially for the old man who likes to drink tea, you might as well not give it away if you buy some tea casually.

I called Liu Yimin and Zhang Yang to ask them. They are amateurs when it comes to drinking tea, and sometimes they are arty at best.In Zhang Yang's words, if you ask me where I can get authentic Feitian Moutai, I will tell you right away.

As for the tea - they all taste the same in my mouth.

On Friday, Yu Dongqing still bought a suitable Dahongpao. He was still thinking about it at work. After lunch, he was about to squat for a while, when he suddenly saw Luo Yun in the workshop ahead, and his heart skipped a beat.

She has seen a lot and knows a lot of people, maybe she knows where to buy a purebred Dahongpao

Thinking of this, he took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to the other party.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

"What's the matter?" Luo Yun turned around and looked at him lazily.

"Do you know where to buy a high-grade Dahongpao? It's best to be purebred."

"What? You don't drink Longjing and drink Dahongpao instead? I plan to give you a box of Longjing."

"No, I'm going to give it to my father-in-law. He celebrates his birthday tomorrow, but I haven't found it in several places." Yu Dongqing explained.

Luo Yun listened and pondered for a while: "I don't know where this tea is sold, but I have a box at home, which was given by a guest during the Spring Festival this year. I heard it is from a purebred Dahongpao. I don’t like drinking tea, so I’ll just give it to you, Jianghu rescue.”

"Is this inappropriate?" Yu Dongqing was astonished.

Not to mention the quality of the tea, it sounds weird to take tea from a friend and give it to my father-in-law.

"What's inappropriate? If you don't tell me, how does your father-in-law know that your tea was given by someone else?" Luo Yun blinked her eyes playfully.

"Okay, that's it. You're going to give gifts tomorrow, so why not go to my house tonight. I'm going to sleep, I'm so sleepy."

Luo Yun yawned after finishing speaking, then leaned over to the desk and started miking again.

(End of this chapter)