A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 436 Forgot to report it?

Since the filming progress was too slow, Chen Jinnian moved his own post-production team to Qingdao to do the post-production of "Ballet Revenge".

It's not that he's in a hurry, it's mainly because the film is a bit too explicit, so he has to finish it as soon as possible and submit it for review, and make modifications based on the guidance. If all goes well, he can avoid the fiercely competitive Spring Festival period and be released during the National Day holiday.

After the crew finished work, Chen Jinnian, as usual, led his team to work overtime in the industrial park.

Ning Hao hurried over and handed him over.

"Do you have something to talk to me about?" Chen Jinnian asked with some confusion after coming out.

"Crazy Alien" is a large crew, the kind that needs to travel to many locations to shoot. The filming in Qingdao is nearing its end, and the next step is to go to Dalian and Changsha to continue the next filming.

At this critical juncture, Ning Hao shouldn't have time to wander around.

"Let me ask you, has Golden Rooster not signed up?" Ning Hao said anxiously.

"That shouldn't be the case. The shortlist hasn't been announced yet. How did you know?"

Ning Hao did not answer Chen Jinnian's question. As someone in the Northwest circle, he naturally got the news much faster than the public. Even before the selection, he knew that those movies would win awards.

"Let's not talk about that for now. You actually didn't submit any applications, and you didn't submit any awards at all. Did you forget? That's really too careless."

Ning Hao wanted to ask clearly, even if Chen Jinnian had forgotten, could it be possible that hundreds of people in the crew and the company had forgotten?

Chen Jinnian had no choice but to admit, "I really didn't report it. I was too lazy to do it."

Although "Go Brother" and "Hello, Teacher" both meet the registration requirements for this year, Chen Jinnian has the same attitude towards film festival awards as towards ghosts and gods, keeping his distance from them.

Only Yu Qian was mentioned for the Best Actor award, but from Ning Hao's tone, Chen Jinnian felt that he was not even shortlisted.

After hearing this, Ning Hao was so angry that he trembled. No matter how ugly the awards in the mainland were, they were still first-class art awards that the industry had to accept with a pinch of nose.

"Could you please respect the judges? If you don't submit your film this time, it will leave a bad impression on those old guys... old... old seniors who combine Chinese and Western elements and learn from many others. Then, when you submit your film next time, will they still let you be shortlisted?"

Ning Hao raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He was so excited just now that he almost spoke out his true thoughts.

"There won't be a next time. I never planned to sign up from the beginning."

Chen Jinnian smiled, his smile was extremely bright, and he looked heartless.

"Respecting the judges is about fairness, not power. Respecting seniors is about virtue, not age. Brother Hao, do you think they deserve it? Every year, the nominated and winning works can't even fool ordinary audiences. They don't even bother to pretend, and yet they still want respect. They're really blind."

When establishing the award, Professor Yu Min recalled the Chairman’s speech at the Yan’an Forum on Literature and Art and put forward the six-character guideline of “academics, debate, and democracy.”

He then proposed the 24-character principle of "not recognizing relatives, but only recognizing works; taking the helm regardless of the winds from all sides; being open-minded and receptive to good advice; fully consulting and considering the overall situation."

But looking at it now, every word is full of sarcasm and ridicule.

As an award that was born with an artistic orientation, it has now completely lost its ability to conduct objective evaluations and its independence, and can only continue to set new lows.

Every time the public complains that this awards ceremony is the worst and most watered-down in the market, the next awards ceremony will slap the public in the face and bluntly declare, "There is no worst, only worse."

Ning Hao sighed and defended Jinji, saying, "Actually, the three largest European companies are the same. They're all business."

"It's the same, but the premise of their lobbying is that the film's quality is decent enough, so it won't be embarrassing if it's awarded. Foreigners can still distinguish between the principle of eating one meal a day and eating the next."

Chen Jinnian didn't say it explicitly, but Ning Hao understood his implication.

It is sarcastic that the way domestic awards are taken is too ugly. As long as the connections and interests are in place, the infamy can be borne.

"You're in the domestic market, after all. You can't get too estranged with them. You still have to give them face. Remember to submit your application for the Hundred Flowers Award next year."

"No, I don't want to be a burden for others. The film jointly produced by the military and government and Hong Kong capital will be released during the Spring Festival. It has already reserved the lion's share of tomorrow's Hundred Flowers Awards. The remaining scraps will be divided among the other mainland giants, and there will be nothing left."

Chen Jinnian is not stupid. As long as he participates, he will be a stepping stone for others.

He has some fame, is young, and has a shallow foundation, making him a perfect stepping stone. When the time comes, a marketing announcement will be sent out.

What about the "new billion-dollar box office director's failure"?

What about "the talented director was defeated by the newcomer and the whole evening show was a failure"?

Or, "Surprise! Best Newcomer defeated a strong opponent and deserved the title."

When the reports of the water army are flying all over the place, it will be like yellow mud falling down your crotch, it will be shit if not shit.

"Hey, you're really a slippery kid." Ning Hao complained. He didn't know where Chen Jinnian got such strong hostility from.

In fact, he forgot that he and Chen Jinnian became famous in different environments. If it were more than ten years ago, the industry was still relatively friendly to newcomers. At least it was much easier to attract investment than it is now, and there was no need to make PPTs and data reports.

Whenever a director of some fame wants to make a movie, a group of coal bosses line up to give him money.

In the industry, the seniors who went through the Cultural Revolution are still alive. As the red generation, they can be as fair and objective as possible, and at the same time, they can do their best to teach in schools.

Perhaps the technology at that time was crude and the equipment was simple, but the pursuit was purer.

Moreover, university education at that time was in the transition period from the Soviet education system to the characteristic education system. University students did not receive general education, but were trained to become serious junior expert-level students.

Even students graduating from medical school can go directly into the operating room to perform basic surgical operations.

Although Chen Jinnian and Ning Hao were only separated by twenty years, they had actually spanned several eras. He had not experienced the most authoritative and fair period of the award, and all he saw was the mess, so he naturally disdained it.

Whoever pollutes is responsible for cleaning up, and whoever uses it is responsible.

You can't just let the elders take all the benefits and the younger generations bear all the bad things, and then act like a wise guy and say that you should believe in the wisdom of future generations.

"Don't worry about my zodiac sign. Since you're here, don't leave. Help me review the film and see if it can pass the review." After Chen Jinnian said that, he pulled Ning Hao in.

"Damn it! There's someone waiting for me outside. I don't have the time to read the film for you."

Ning Hao didn't wake up when he kindly reminded Chen Jinnian, but was instead drafted into the army. He couldn't resist Chen Jinnian (mainly because the other party was very strong), so he could only sit down and watch reluctantly.

After a while, Guo Xun, who had been waiting for no one, came in. Seeing Ning Hao rubbing his chin and looking at the monitor, he found a chair and sat down.