A different director [entertainment circle]

"Hundred Schools: The World" can be said to have shown its invincible posture overseas.

When the movie was released in September, it locked in the box office champion of 9 in advance with a global box office of US$16.3 billion.

This prediction is not self-proclaimed by the crew of "The World", but a unified cognition of the overseas film industry.Except for "Prosperity" and "The World", the global annual box office No. 3 is only 10.2 billion US dollars.

At the same time, as previously predicted by relevant media, with the popularity of "The World", the box office of the first "Prosperity" also experienced a miraculous recovery, especially the growth rate of overseas box office is amazing.

On August 8, the box office of "Prosperity" was only US$10 million, and it was finally set at US$9.8 billion.

Although this investment return is not comparable to Qin Yan's most legendary "Ancient House", it is enough to make Hollywood companies' eyes red with envy.

Internationally, this film of "Hundred Schools" is called the box office miracle of Chinese-language movies, and it is also "Qin Yan's miracle".

After this battle, Qin Yan became a god in the global film industry.Even if Hollywood companies want to group together to exclude Qin Yan, they can't do it.

Unless they can find a second Qin Yan, discourse films of the same level are excluded.However, the reality is impossible.

The exaggerated box office results of "Hundreds of Schools" are also related to Qin Yan's overwhelming offline publicity.

Within a month of its release, Qin Yan and the main creative team had corresponding activities every day, either on the plane or on the way to catch the plane.

Of course, the effect of these offline publicity is particularly obvious. At least Qin Yan will continue to increase the chances of his group on the Internet and the media through this method, so that everyone can discuss "Hundred Schools" all the time.

When reviewing the box office miracle of "Hundred Houses", many people in the industry said that the box office of the No.3 film is already the limit of overseas box office under normal circumstances, and the success of the two "Hundred Houses" lies in the Huaguo box office!

Not only in mainland China, but also in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The two "Hundreds" grossed a total of 8.9 million US dollars in the three places on both sides of the strait!

This is an achievement that cannot be achieved by any overseas film. It is not that "Hundred Schools" has aroused the emotions of Chinese audiences, but because it naturally conforms to the aesthetics of Chinese audiences.

Isn't the charm of movies just to make people feel happy?And what can better mobilize the emotions of Chinese audiences than Chinese cultural themes?

The box office of the two films of "Hundred Houses" was not predicted by anyone. At the same time, it also created the first and second place in Huaguo's box office!

Only at this time did the overseas market realize that this is no longer the era when the lighthouse country and the European film industry ruled the world. Huaguo has become the world's well-deserved second box office warehouse.

More importantly, the recognition of "Hundred Schools" overseas has enabled more and more people to understand Huaguo culture.The attention of the official and personal media that have sent relevant information about "Hundred Schools" has increased significantly.

When Qin Yan and the others were promoting overseas, the audience gradually learned to greet the main creative team of "Hundred Schools" in Chinese.

No way, who made Qin Yan stipulate that every offline event must first greet fans in Chinese?

Some people said that Qin Yan was putting on a show. Qin Yan, who was too busy to touch the ground, changed his usual casual style and responded forcefully on social media:

"We will try our best to use the local lingua franca during the communication process, which means respecting others; and using our mother tongue to introduce ourselves is to respect ourselves."

"Hundred Schools" has been praised by the mainstream media in Huaguo more than once, for the quality of the film, the spirit of the main creative team, the influence of the society and so on.

However, all good things have a time limit after all, and the same is true for Qin Yan's business period.

After "Hundred Schools: The World" was released, Qin Yan disappeared with the main creative team, just like Qin Yan's usual habit.

For the film, I can work hard in the film industry; but private time, that is my bottom line.

During the period, there were also rumors on the Internet that Qin Yan was filming "Hundred Schools: Inheritance", but only Qin Yan knew the real situation-both himself and "Hundred Schools" who were promoted to the cloud needed to cool down, otherwise once If you encounter a storm, you may fall directly to the altar.

It can only be said that Qin Yan does have a vision, and the biggest crisis comes from the awards.

The first to sound the horn was the Taicheng Golden Bull Award in December.

According to Qin Yan's personality, he didn't want to apply for the Golden Bull Award, but "Hundreds of Schools" was too dazzling among Chinese-language movies in 2015.

If "Hundred Schools" does not participate in the Golden Bull Awards, then other films will be ashamed to declare and receive awards.Even if you win the prize in the end, you will be talked about by others for the rest of your life, "That's because "Hundred Schools" didn't participate in the selection", "I picked up the award", "it's shit luck"...

This is even more embarrassing than accompanying "Hundred Schools". If you are not careful, you will offend the Golden Bull Award and the entire film industry.

With such great pressure, Qin Yan had no choice.

As predicted by industry insiders, "Hundred Schools" swept the 2015 Golden Bull Awards.This keeps the popularity of "Hundred Schools" high.

Overseas, the two films of "Hundred Schools" have applied for the Academy Award of Beacon Country, and Paramount Pictures has also been conducting research activities for "Hundred Schools".

The box office champion in 2017, the third and fourth in the global box office history, the two films released at the same time...

Not only Huaguo, but the whole world is full of expectations for "Hundred Schools", and they all feel that "Hundred Schools" can win the important awards of the Academy Awards.

In fact, Paramount Pictures also communicated with Qin Yan and asked Qin Yan to help with publicity.Don't think that the judges of the Academy Awards are fair. Public opinion, capital, and communication all affect the final result of the Academy Awards.

But Qin Yan did not accept this suggestion. Instead, he told Paramount Pictures a real case - "Lord of the Rings".

Paramount also understood Qin Yan's worry, they were just dazzled by the horrible box office results of "Hundred Houses", and immediately adjusted their strategy after calming down.

Paramount tried its best to publicize the awards for Qin Yan in the Lighthouse Country, but Qin Yan himself was determined not to show up. Especially in China, Qin Yan was more low-key, and the media who had good friends with Qin Yan did not report this matter additionally.

Because Qin Yan knew that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Until the announcement of the shortlist for the Academy Awards, the two "Hundred Schools" involved a total of 11 awards and 17 nominations!

This is the film with the most nominations and the most number of Academy Award nominations in 2016!

After the news spread back to China, the entire domestic film and television industry set off an earthquake.

No matter how much the outside world praised Qin Yan, Qin Yan never showed up, as if he had nothing to do with the movie.

In fact, at this time, domestic movie fans already have a vague premonition.

At the final awards ceremony, "Hundred Schools" only won the three marginal awards of "Best Sound Effects", "Best Costume", and "Best Visual Expression", and a "Best Foreign Language Film" which can only be regarded as a consolation prize. ".

The best picture, director, screenwriter, and leading actor who really attracted attention and were nominated did not receive any.

As the director, Qin Yan didn't show any disappointment when he came to the stage to receive the "Best Foreign Language Film". He said calmly:

"Thank you for your love of "Hundred Schools". I hope that next time I can bring better films to audiences around the world."

Qin Yan's award acceptance speech is definitely the shortest speech with the fewest words in this year's Academy Awards. Many overseas media think that this is Qin Yan expressing his dissatisfaction with the Academy Awards!

After all, with the lessons learned from "The Lord of the Rings", overseas media believe that this year's Academy Award judges should not be so stupid and stubborn, and should be more fair.

The truth is, those bigots at the academy awards are more paranoid than they thought.

But if Qin Yan is really unhappy, Qin Yan's demeanor on the podium cannot be faked at all.There is no resentment, no loneliness, only calmness and self-confidence.

At this moment, overseas audiences on the scene, on TV, and on the Internet all understood more clearly what Huaguo's cultural confidence is. They are not begging you to recognize me, but to conquer you forcefully.

Countless people have already guessed the trend of public opinion after tonight, fearing that this year's Academy Awards will become the target of online criticism.

Sure enough, many years later, this year's academy awards are still whipped out from time to time, which proves that this is the pinnacle of the academy awards' political correctness and XX discrimination.

For such a result, Qin Yan actually expected it a long time ago, so he tried to keep a low profile as much as possible while trying to declare for the award.

He has a clear understanding of "Hundred Houses", which is an excellent commercial film, but there is absolutely no way to conquer the old diehards of the academy awards.

What do academy awards like?Various political slogans such as minorities, equality/rights, freedom, etc. Frankly speaking, "Hundred Schools" does not involve these issues.

A 30-year-old actor and a 30-year-old best director are definitely not something a commercial film can expect.As for the best screenplay and best movie, we have to wait.

Qin Yan didn't want to hype, and had already worked hard to control the trend of public opinion.

In fact, with Qin Yan's personality, he would not compromise because he knew he was destined not to win the award, but Qin Yan knew that he was not just himself.

The achievements of "Hundred Schools" are undoubtedly unprecedented in Chinese-language films.As long as Qin Yan is willing, he can become a "representative figure of Chinese film", and Qin Yan can gain endless fame and fortune.

But Qin Yan did not look forward to this title. Qin Yan was not afraid of pressure, but knew that "Hundred Schools" was doomed to fail in terms of awards, and he was afraid of making domestic audiences sad.

Because there has never been hype, although domestic audiences are very disappointed, they can be regarded as accepting the final result.

"It's okay, as long as we can make money from foreigners."

"Anyway, in my mind, "Hundred Schools" is the best movie to watch."

Of course, there is no lack of xenophobic remarks.

""Hundred Schools" is a garbage popcorn movie, cheating money."

"No matter how much you praise Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang, it's not that they won't get international recognition."

Within half a month after the Academy Awards were announced, the debate on "Hundred Schools" and Qin Yan never stopped.

However, if you keep fighting, I, Qin Yan, will just kill you and not show up.

Facts once again prove that disappearing is the best way to avoid disputes. After the loss, sadness, pain, and happiness are all over, the public can finally think calmly about the problem.

Movies can have nothing to do with politics, but movie awards can never be separated from politics.

And when the dust settled on this matter, Qin Yan finally appeared "quietly".

It's just that his "Quiet Mimi" is enough to shake the entire film and television circle.

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Since early in the morning today, the Beijing Film Academy has been in a state of huge crowds. Several school gates are full of reporters.

Some entertainment reporters directly chose not to be human, and tried to get in, and the whole scene was chaotic.

Even the local police station sent police to help maintain order at the scene, for fear of any public incidents.

You must know that the security level of art schools has always been very good, after all, celebrities often come and go.

Usually the media have a tacit agreement not to disturb the campus life of the students and artists, but this time they made an exception. There is no way to let this be Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang's first appearance after half a year of disappearance?

But when "The World" was released, Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang disappeared instantly.What was even more frightening was that Qin Yan posted a Weibo that day.

Qin Yan: I'm really tired recently, let's take a rest.

That day was really a sensation on the Internet, because Qin Yan said that the only time he said "tired" was the last time he and Xie Beiyang took a short film break together, and that time he bid farewell to the public for nearly three years.

Movie fans can't bear another three years without Qin Yan's movies, after all, they know the taste.

Fortunately, Xie Beiyang immediately came out to clarify that he and Qin Yan were just taking a short rest, and there will be new film projects in the second half of the year.

This brought the discussion on the Internet to an end for the time being, otherwise the programmers on Weibo would choose to "suicide".

And this time when Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang returned to Pingying, there was an important announcement - Pingying officially hired Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang as the school's visiting professors.

In fact, the school was just trying to ask Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang if they would like to go back to the school to give lectures. Before Qin Yan agreed on the spot, the school followed suit and proposed a guest professor plan.

Qin Yan's achievements and attitude in cultivating young filmmakers over the years are obvious to all, and Qin Yan is also willing to cooperate with the school.

Otherwise, Qin Yan wouldn't have participated in the College Student Film Festival before, and he wouldn't have returned to school to give lectures when he was resting from filming.

In the beginning, the school was just planning to hold an internal recruitment ceremony. After all, they also knew that Qin Yan didn't like to appear in public when he had no job.

Unexpectedly, the school announcement, which no one pays attention to at ordinary times, became a trending search within half an hour after the announcement of the recruitment was announced.

This matter could not be concealed completely. After countless students' requests and Qin Yan's consent, the school had to directly replace the classroom with a playground for the opening ceremony, and even the hiring ceremony became a public lecture. .

Who wants to come to the playground to listen to lectures!

Unless the speakers are Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang.

Fortunately, the weather in Beijing has gradually warmed up in April, and everyone can pretend to be on a spring outing while sitting on the playground.

But the news about Qin Yan's lecture spread two days ago, and the fans on the Internet are not willing, they also want to see Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang!

They don't care about the content of the lecture, they want to know if Qin Yan is working hard and making movies!

It just so happens that the leaders of Pingcheng Film Academy also have this idea, this is the best way to increase the school's popularity!

So the school leaders and Shuidi Video combined and made a live broadcast.

There is still more than half an hour before the lecture starts, and there is only a lonely chair in the screen, but the number of people online in the live broadcast room has exceeded 300 million, and the number of people will skyrocket when the live broadcast starts.

The lecture this time is also very relaxed, designed as a symposium, and today's host is He Jianhua, who has become the director of the school's Academic Affairs Office.

When the time came, Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang walked into the playground. The playground was empty on all sides, and there was no echo function at all, but bursts of cheers from the students continued like waves.

"Everyone knows that we hired director Qin Yan and teacher Xie Beiyang as visiting professors at our Beijing Film Academy."

"The hiring ceremony will not waste everyone's time, just treat today as an induction lecture for the two of them."

"Everyone is so enthusiastic, so this time we will take the form of interviews, and we will collect questions in advance. Of course, there will be a free questioning session later."

"I would like to ask a question on behalf of all the students. Director Qin and Mr. Xie, why did you suddenly decide to go back to school as a visiting professor?"

People's energy is always limited, and few successful actors will go back to school, after all, this is a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing.

Qin Yan said with a smile: "Because I may be that kind of greasy middle-aged man in your mouth. I am very good at being a teacher and like to share my views with others."

All the students in the audience immediately shouted: "Director Qin, you are not greasy at all! You are not a middle-aged man! You are a baby in our hearts."

Originally, Qin Yan was still organizing his words very seriously, but he was instantly amused by the shouts from the audience. Even Xie Beiyang never called him a baby.Director Qin, who had never been stage fright, lost his voice.

This is of course Qin Yan's self-deprecating statement. Qin Yan has worked for so many years, and he has never complained in public about how hard he has worked and how great he has done.

Qin Yan really wanted to express his thoughts, but he never said it with his mouth, but proved everything with his actions.

As for whether it is correct or not, and whether it is useful, the answer can be seen from Qin Yan's achievements and recognition.

After quickly sorting out his emotions, Qin Yan continued:

"So I also hope that I can become a teacher, attend classes systematically and regularly, and share my thinking and understanding about movies with everyone."

"I hope that before I retire, I can publish a textbook, a valuable textbook. This is the goal I set for myself."

As soon as they heard the textbook, the faces of the students in the audience changed. No student would like the textbook, even if the author is Qin Yan.

At last, Qin Yan smiled even more happily:

"Of course there is another very important reason, that is, Beijing Film Academy is the starting point of everything for me."

Everyone knows that Qin Yan is an outstanding graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, and that he has already achieved many achievements that many people can hardly match in their lifetimes during his studies at the school.

There is no problem with this sentence at all. We all know the place to start a career.

But when Director Qin said this, can you stop looking at Xie Beiyang?You will make us feel that you are talking about love, what you say is the starting point of love!

Is it really appropriate to show affection in front of us minors?Well, I admit it's too fitting.

Generally speaking, Qin Yan's answer was very appropriate and decent, except for a small joke, there was no big point. This is not Qin Yan's personality.

And when the same question was asked to Xie Beiyang, everyone knew why Qin Yan was so reserved today.

Xie Beiyang's dress today is obviously different from Qin Yan's, but for some reason, in everyone's eyes, the two are a particularly good match.

Xie Beiyang said: "Actually, the school sent an invitation letter to the two of us at the time. Director Qin discussed this matter with me, and I could see that he was already moved."

"After all, being scolded by me at home every day is definitely not as prestigious as being a teacher on the podium."

"I saw it at the time, he just wanted to escape from me. I am a man with a strong desire to control, of course I will not follow his wishes."

"I told him that you have to drive to school anyway, or just take me with you. Then we will go through the back door and arrange our classes at the same time, so that we can go home together after get off work."

"Then, the matter was settled like this."

It is difficult to describe how complicated the expressions of the students in the audience and the audience in front of the TV and computer screens are.

Even the leaders of Pingying could not help but smile. They are very familiar with the direction of the country's policies.Recently, Xie Beiyang and Qin Yan have been recognized, this is liberating nature!

Although I never held hands or kissed in front of everyone, but the way of talking is completely ridiculed by old couples, and those nasty love words come at my fingertips.

Not everyone was happy. They felt that Xie Beiyang opened his mouth with both hands and forced dog food into it, which made their hearts suffocate.

The students at the scene were silent for a moment, and suddenly someone started shouting: "No, Director Qin! Thank you, Teacher! Your classes cannot be arranged together."

This classmate's voice was quite resonant. He was like the beacon fire on the beacon tower, instantly making everyone react.

If Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang start classes at the same time, they can only choose one person's class to listen to at most. What a loss.

Not to mention whether they can be familiar in front of Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang, but the content of each lecture given by Qin Yan and the others is the most valuable knowledge in the industry, and no one wants to miss it.

Qin Yan picked up the microphone and thought for a while, then said, "Then why don't you let Teacher Xie and I give you a big class together, and we check for each other's gaps?"

I believe your evil!Are you sure you are checking for leaks and filling in gaps, rather than throwing dog food indiscriminately?

Many people were moved. If they could see Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang giving them lessons at the same time, why would it feel like it belonged to VIP members, and they had to pay extra to order the content.

It was still the classmate with the loud voice, and he immediately shouted again: "Those two people are in class together, are they going to have two big classes?"

Everyone was stunned again, why does this buddy hit the nail on the head every time he asks a question!

Even Qin Yan couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and then said: "That's not okay, if there are two classes, how will the class hour salary be calculated, principal, can you give double salary?"

Qin Yan threw the question to the school leaders, and the current principal of Pingying took the microphone from the side, and said cheerfully: "No problem, we will calculate your salary according to the class hours."

How could Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang care about such a little class fee, purely to bring the topic to school.

Sure enough, after the principal finished speaking, the audience cheered for the principal and the school.

The principal laughed so hard that he could hardly see his eyes. He could imagine how many students would apply for the Beijing Film Academy next year.

However, the audience in front of the TV screen wished that they were also studying at the Beijing Film Academy and could listen to the lectures of the two on the spot.

Suddenly someone left a message on the Internet: "I remember that Xie Beiyang was not a student of Beijing Film Academy before, he seems to go to the school to audit? We can go too!"

"Give it up. It used to be that the Beijing Film Academy had looser management and could come in and out at will. Now that you're not a student of the school, you really can't get in."

Just the first question brought the scene into a particularly active atmosphere, and the next question asked about Qin Yan's new movie.

"Everyone is very concerned about the situation of "Hundred Schools: Prosperity". Will it be released on time in 2017?"

Qin Yan nodded and said: "In fact, the preliminary work has already started, and the actors will join the group next month. Please look forward to it."

"Then is there anything you can reveal about the actors and the plot?" Qin Yan was naturally tight-lipped.

It was obvious that He Jianhua had communicated with Qin Yan in advance about all the questions he asked, and they were very well-regulated, and the sensitive issues he was most concerned about were still not covered.

After entering the on-site questioning session, everyone in the audience raised their hands.

He Jianhua couldn't help laughing and said, "I didn't see you guys being so active in class."

In the end, Qin Yan could only randomly order a classmate to ask questions through the student number.

Lucky is a very gentle girl with one eye and a very sweet smile. She seems to be harmless to humans and animals. Who knew that the first thing she said was: "Are you really free to ask all the questions?"

It was clear that the question she wanted to ask might be a little sensitive, and the students in the audience became excited and howled like ghosts and wolves.

Qin Yan said in a helpless tone: "As long as you think you can ask questions on campus, I can answer them."

Hearing what Qin Yan said, the girl's expression instantly became high, and she said, "Director Qin, I would like to ask what are your thoughts on the failure of "Hundred Schools" in the academy awards?"

Sure enough, this is the problem, even though it has been a month, but this is still a hurdle that many Chinese people can't get around.

If the box office of "Hundred Schools" is only excellent in China, it can also be said that the aesthetic differences between the East and the West are different.But "Hundred Schools" has such a high box office overseas, doesn't this prove that overseas audiences love "Hundred Schools"?

Hearing this question, the cameras of the media at the scene immediately focused on Qin Yan.They wanted to find any clues on Qin Yan's face, trying to see through Qin Yan's true thoughts, but they were all disappointed, because Qin Yan was still calm as usual.

In fact, Qin Yan already had his own answer. Now that the society's crazy worship of him and "Hundred Schools" has passed, he is not afraid to speak his mind.

"I would like to ask if you have read "Kang Rinpoche"? Also "Pulp Fiction", "Party Fighting Differences"?"

Most of the students in the audience shook their heads.

These basic movies are very special, either involving problems or innovations in filming techniques. They have a characteristic that those who love them are full of praise, and those who don't like them are dismissive.

There are too many similar movies, and even Pingying's students are not appreciated by everyone, let alone ordinary audiences.

"Let's put aside the hard indicators of the film, such as some basic technologies such as shooting, screenwriting, performance, and lighting."

"Actually, I have always felt that there is not only one definition of a good movie in this world. It does not have to be recognized by the Academy Awards and the four major film festivals to be considered a good movie."

"Art may have no national boundaries, but every audience has national boundaries, and every culture has its own aesthetic tendencies."

"I didn't deliberately cater to the judging criteria of the Academy Awards. It's like the English test paper, but I used Chinese to do the questions. In the end, I was given a zero score. I will not be surprised."

"Rather than saying that "Hundred Schools" is a standardized product that caters to the global market, I personally prefer to regard "Hundred Schools" as a specialty of Chinese-language movies. Its art and core are unique."

"And I'm quite confident about the future of "Hundred Schools". With such a high return on investment, will others not be tempted? There will be more and more excellent Chinese-language film works in the future, and we will naturally establish our own evaluation system.

If it was Qin Yan in his previous life, he might still be entangled in the issue of awards, but now Qin Yan has already seen it thoroughly enough.

Art is just a road, if many people walk it, it becomes a road.

This answer, while perfect, is not enough to be satisfying.With the first sensitive question, the next questioner is more daring:

"Director Qin, what do you mean, if you are willing to answer the questions in English, you can get full marks?"

Hearing this question, the audience fell silent.

Qin Yan smiled and said, "I'll give it a try when I finish filming "Inheritance"."

Where is this to try!Qin Yan used this tone when he challenged for the three awards in Chinese!

If someone else said these words, I don't know how they would be ridiculed, but Qin Yan's words are infinitely persuasive.

When will "Inheritance" be released, and when will Director Qin sweep the academy awards!

Another girl stood up and asked, "Director Qin, why are you so sure that you can do it, and don't you feel tired?"

Qin Yan shook his head, calm and determined: "I'm so sure because each of you loves movies and gives me hope."

"I can't make a film without the actors, without the cameraman, without the costumes... I don't believe in myself so much as I believe in 'us.'"

"As for the question of whether I'm tired or not, if someone is willing to accompany me on the journey, no matter how hard it is, I will be happy."

Qin Yan and Xie Beiyang looked at each other and smiled.

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