She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

"Melode is good at art films, but her box office performance has not been very impressive." Su Lingxi said thoughtfully, "This is her limitation, but also my advantage."

"I think the reason why director Selina didn't directly choose her to play Betty is probably because she had concerns about this aspect."

Mia Selina has always presented herself to the outside world as a cutting-edge director specializing in art films. In Su Lingxi's view, "Paris at Night" may be Selina's breakthrough work to break this inherent impression.

If she still planned to follow the previous shooting style, she would not have boldly used a foreign character like Betty as the heroine, nor would she have widely invited foreign actors to audition.

Meraud's performance in art films is impeccable, and his popularity and influence in France are also far ahead - if Selina just wanted to continue making an art film, there would be no need for an audition, and she could just accept Meraud's self-recommendation.

"Indeed." Ruan Tang nodded. "Selina is a very ambitious director. It's not hard to tell from the synopsis of the script of "Night Dreams in Paris" that this is a romantic art film that is more commercial than her previous works."

"It's obvious that she is eager to seek transformation, and "Night Dreams in Paris" is just her first step to test the market."

There are directors who stick to art films, only care about winning awards and are not popular among the general public, but Selina is obviously the type of person who wants to grab both box office awards.

Just like domestic directors Zheng Jue and Cao Yiping, although they have already achieved the best in their respective fields, they still can't help but want to challenge science fiction visual effects blockbusters.

The reason behind this is ultimately the word box office.

High box office means making money and going viral, which can further expand influence. A movie that is well-received but not commercially successful is ultimately just a niche entertainment.

Who wouldn’t want to make money?

Ruan Tang has dealt with many directors before and can roughly guess what Selina is thinking.

"Selina is still young, so I guess she is not willing to be labeled as an art film director by the market——"

It's good to be able to make a name for yourself in a certain genre of film, but which director doesn't want to be an all-rounder who can handle both commercial and art films?

It is also an honor for a director to be recognized by audiences in multiple fields.

Su Lingxi understood what Ruan Tang meant, and continued her words, "——So "Dream of Paris" is a transformation opportunity that she must seize, and she will be more cautious in choosing actors."

"Apart from acting skills, the actor's box office appeal will probably be one of the important factors in her selection."

"Yes, so now the topic is back to your box office appeal." Ruan Tang took a sip of water. "Deschanel mentioned you to Selina. Plus, with your title of Berlin Film Queen, I think she will be paying close attention to your new movie that will be released in batches in multiple countries during this period."

It can be said that both the Academy Awards and the audition for "Paris at Night" are closely related to the final global box office performance of "The Rose Thorn".

The Berlin Film Festival winner sounds like a great title, but the tangible benefits it brings are actually very limited - after all, it is just a film festival award, not an Oscar.

The biggest benefit may be that it has significantly increased Su Lingxi’s popularity in Europe.

As for overseas resources, she ultimately has to fight for them on her own.

Everyone at home and abroad is watching how Su Lingxi will develop after winning the award. Will a Berlin Film Queen award have a positive impact on the box office? Also, will she be as stunning and dazzling as Shen Man back then, but ephemeral?

……

"Xiao Zhang, when are you going to hold the internal preview? Or should we hold it at Huaying International Cinema?"

"Wanhua, please remember to save me a ticket for the preview when the time comes."

"I heard that you are going to hold an internal preview next week? Lao Li, given our friendship, you must reserve a few tickets for me, right?"

……

As soon as the news that the creators of "The Rose Thorn" were about to hold an internal preview was released, it immediately attracted attention from all walks of life.

The calls from all directions made the film's publicity and promotion team very disturbed.

For domestic film critics, they were already attracted by the film when The Thorn of the Rose had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Palace.

Firstly, this is the first time that rising film star Su Lingxi has challenged an art film theme since her debut; secondly, as a Chinese-language film, "The Rose Thorn" was able to receive so much praise and compliments from the judges and celebrities in the film industry at the Berlin Film Festival!

To be honest, this was an event they had never imagined.

Perhaps to outsiders, those dazzling press releases make it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, but to professionals in the industry, they can tell at a glance what is a false prosperity and what is praise earned based on strength.

What the judges said on what occasion is all well documented, and no media outlet would risk damaging its credibility by making up stories.

The capital forces behind Su Lingxi obviously cannot control these overseas celebrities, let alone force them to say something against their will.

It is only possible that the content of the movie itself is amazing enough to conquer their hearts.

With all these speculations, film critics can't help but get even more impatient, wishing the movie could be released in China right away - in fact, the mentality of film critics has always been like this, no matter whether others praise or criticize, whether the movie is good or not, most people prefer to make the final judgment on their own.

So, one evening in early March, "The Rose Thorn" officially opened its first internal preview at the Huaying International Cinema in the center of the imperial city.

Before the preview began, Tang Wanhua and the main creative crew arrived at the scene one step ahead, prepared refreshments, and welcomed the film critics with the most sincere and enthusiastic attitude.

Although most film critics have some minor flaws of being self-righteous, they are not ignorant of the rules of the social game. Since the other party has taken the initiative to extend a friendly olive branch, there is no reason for them not to accept it.

After all, both Tang Wanhua herself and the movie's heroine Su Lingxi are now hot figures in the circle - the former has a prominent family background, her directing style is unique in the circle, and she has been recognized by European filmmakers. Her future is promising; needless to say, the latter is the youngest Berlin Film Queen in Chinese history, a rising star in the film industry, and is in the limelight.

Unless they are really old and confused, they would not put on airs like artists in front of these two people.