Chinese entertainment: What's wrong with actresses wanting to improve?

Chapter 467 Da Tian Tian Graduates

For the next two weeks, Fu Yibai spent every day in the editing room watching the initial cut of "Lucy".

May 3th, 10:00 AM.

Fu Yibai sat in his office, with a sponsorship proposal for the League of Legends World Championship from Xingmeng Digital Entertainment spread out in front of him.

The S4 World Championship Finals are scheduled for the end of June in Stockholm, with a prize pool that has already reached five million US dollars and sixteen teams from around the world participating.

He was flipping to the budget section when there was a knock on his office door.

"Enter."

Ning Hao pushed the door open and came in.

"Yi Bai, the video of 'Racing' is finished."

"Oh, let's go take a look."

I'm tired too, so I'll watch a movie to relax.

Upon arriving at the screening room, the two sat down and the film began to play.

"Crazy Racer" continues Ning Hao's consistent multi-narrative style, with four storylines intertwining and colliding under the coincidence of fate: a retired cyclist, a Taiwanese gangster, a group of bumbling thieves, and a black-hearted businessman. The absurdity and comedic rhythm are well grasped.

Fu Yibai noticed that Ning Hao made several obvious improvements in the editing.

The comedic scenes have a stronger sense of rhythm, and the comedic effect has not been weakened by dragging editing.

After the 110-minute film finished playing and the end credits rolled, the lights came back on.

Ning Hao turned to look at Fu Yibai, whose fingers had already left red marks on his thigh.

"very good."

Fu Yibai leaned back in his chair.

"More mature than 'Crazy Stone'."

The control over multi-narrative storytelling has reached a new level, and the comedic pacing is clean and crisp, without any unnecessary dragging.

Upon receiving affirmation, Ning Hao revealed a smug smile.

"Regarding the scheduling, go to Wu Zhen and ask him to arrange a suitable time for you."

This film is of very high quality; the marketing and distribution can be more aggressive.

"it is good."

The two got up and were about to leave when the door to the screening room was pushed open from the outside.

Lu Yang leaned half his body in, also holding a portable hard drive in his hand.

"They're all here! Perfect, perfect. Could you take a look at my film?"

Lu Yang walked in, grinning as he pulled the two of them back to sit down.

"You're done cutting your hair too?"

"Yes, just finished cutting it."

"What a coincidence, he just finished getting his hair cut too."

Fu Yibai called over an employee and gave him Lu Yang's film to screen.

"The White Storm" is a traditional Hong Kong police and gangster film.

The bonds of brotherhood and the conflict between good and evil are intertwined, tightening continuously amidst large-scale gunfights and car chases, until the final climax explodes completely.

Lu Yang put a lot of effort into the action scenes.

The gunfight scenes have a rough and stark visual texture, with gunshots mixed with the sound of rain, and blood and mud mixed together, clearly paying homage to the aesthetics of Hong Kong films from the 80s and 90s.

After the film ended, Fu Yibai remained silent for a while.

"The brotherhood is handled very well, and the distribution of screen time among the three main characters is also reasonable, with no one being overshadowed by the others."

He turned around and looked at Lu Yang.

"Once a suitable release date is found, the marketing team will allocate a budget, and this film has considerable box office potential."

"clear."

May 10th, 10:00 AM.

Fu Yibai was reviewing the post-production progress report for "Lucy" in his office when his phone vibrated on the table.

Jing Tian's name popped up on the screen.

He answered the phone.

"Brother Yibai."

Jing Tian's voice came through the receiver, her tone light and cheerful, carrying a hint of barely concealed anticipation.

"Why did you suddenly decide to call me?"

Graduation ceremony is next week.

My parents are abroad and can't come back in time, but all the other students in my class have family members with them..."

She paused for a moment.

"Could you come to my graduation ceremony?"

"Graduation ceremony."

"Yes, I can, but am I family?"

"Is that possible?"

"Is that possible?"

"Oh, it's you."

Would you like to come?

"Okay, which day and what time?"

"The 16th, 9:00 AM."

Fu Yibai leaned back in his chair and flipped through the calendar on the table.

There were no important meetings or events scheduled for June 16th; the schedule was completely blank.

"Okay, I'll go."

"real?!"

Jing Tian's voice suddenly rose half a tone, then, as if realizing that she had overreacted, she quickly lowered her voice.

"It's settled then, 9:30 a.m. on the 16th."

Don't be late.

"I won't be late."

"Then I'll wait for you."

Jing Tian hung up the phone.

Fu Yibai put his phone back on the table and wrote the character "恬" in the square for June 16th on the calendar.

June 16, Beijing Film Academy.

As soon as Fu Yibai's car turned into the school gate, he saw a red banner hanging on the administration building: "Warmly send off the 2011 graduates to all parts of the motherland."

The flowerbeds at the school gate had been trimmed, colorful flags were planted on the lawn, and graduates in their graduation gowns gathered in twos and threes to take photos.

He parked his car in the parking lot next to the administration building and got out.

It was already very hot in Beijing in mid-June; the sun's rays shone on the asphalt roads, creating waves of heat.

Fu Yibai dialed Jing Tian's number, and soon Jing Tian came running over.

"Brother Yibai!"

She was wearing a black graduation gown, holding her graduation cap in her hand, and her face was beaming with a happy smile.