Director’s Legend

"...It is the best director who won the Asian Newcomer Award at the 7th Magic City Film Festival..." Female director Huang Shuqin held the envelope and deliberately paused.

Zhu Wen, who was nominated for the best director, whispered to Shao Shuaijun: "It must be you. "Buried alive" shouldn't participate in the Asian Newcomer Awards. It should go to the Golden Goblet Award!" The tone was quite a bit resentful.

"The Golden Goblet Award is based on seniority ranking. If you go there, it is nothing. It's better to participate in the Newcomer Award. You can get nominated if you don't get the award." Shao Shuaijun is a little uneasy. The Golden Goblet Award is the only A-level in China. There are two awards (now two, and also the Temple of Heaven awards established in 2011). In order to be in line with international standards, he is a little indifferent to domestic films, not to mention a young and outrageous newcomer who had no name before.

Huang Shuqin’s gaze swept across the faces of the people standing in the back row, and finally stayed on Shao Shuaijun’s face: "Buried Alive, Shao Shuaijun! Congratulations to the director of the post-85 generation Shao Shuaijun. In the film Buried Alive, the director used bold imagination to construct A single-actor and single-scene story, breaking the limit of the movie, will definitely write the history of the movie."

Shao Shuaijun's calm heartbeat can't help speeding up a few points. This is the first time he has won since he was a child. If it hadn't been for the ten years of tempering in the entertainment industry in his previous life, he would have jumped now. After receiving the award certificate and microphone from Huang Shuqin, she let out a long sigh of foul breath.

"Thanks to the jury for their love, thanks to Huayi Brothers for helping with the release, and thanks to the brothers of the crew for their support, although they did not come to the scene. Thank my parents and everyone I should be grateful for." Shao Shuaijun firmly held the microphone. , I don’t know what to say, he has never been a person who can witty words, "Then, thank destiny for giving me this opportunity."

Thank fate, this is the truth.

Papa Papa Papa, the few spectators in the audience clapped vigorously, "Buried Alive" deserves its name.

"The next award is for the best film of the Asian Newcomer Award. I have invited the famous film scholar and film theorist David Baldwell to present the award to us."

With a gray beard on David Baldwell's face, he read the list of winners through an interpreter: "The best film of the 7th Magic City Film Festival Asian Newcomer Award is..."Buried Alive", Shao Shuaijun!"

Shao Shuaijun shook his fist and tried to calm his excitement. He didn't expect to win two awards.

"Boy, Buried Alive is wonderful, congratulations."

"Thank you."

The host smiled and came over: "Director Shao Shuaijun, this is the first time that the Asian Newcomer Award has been set up. You will kill the Quartet and win two awards. Do you want to talk about the award?"

"Uh, no, I think, I can't think of what to say." Shao Shuaijun told the truth.

The audience thought he was playing humor and burst into laughter.

"Dao Shao is really humorous." The host complimented, "I think at this moment, many people really want to know some stories of director Shao Shuaijun, can you tell us?"

"Actually, there is nothing to say, my experience is very white, there is nothing worth listening to."

"Then tell us about how you grew up when you were a kid, how did you want to make a movie, just have a little chat."

Shao Shuaijun thought for a while: "How should I put it, I grew up in a very ordinary family. My parents were both elementary school teachers. When I was very young, every time there was a movie in school, I would follow it, unconsciously. I fell in love with movies. After the college entrance examination, I dreamed of going to the Chinese Opera, Nortel, and Shanghai Opera, but failed to pass the exam. In order to get a breath, I did not choose to continue studying, but went to Hengdian to find opportunities... "Buried alive" was a very accidental idea. I shot it after I thought of it. It's that simple."

"Simplicity reveals extraordinary. I think it’s difficult for a director to be as courageous as you and do it when you think of it. Okay, it’s time to get it right. The organizers of this Magic City Film Festival have specially added the Asian Newcomer Award. Aiming to discover and explore potential new Asian film talents, the organizer has given out 300,000 yuan as a reward. We are also honored to have Zhang Hongsen, the deputy director of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, to present the awards to us, including Director Zhang. "

Amid the applause, Zhang Hongsen, who was in a neat suit, strode onto the stage, took a large template check held by the emcee, and handed it to Shao Shuaijun.

"Young man, congratulations, I will make more good movies in the future and contribute to the film industry."

Shao Shuaijun was a little flattered, and he was busy bending over to show respect. This Director Zhang Hongsen is terrific. He is at the same level as Han Sanye. The Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. What is this concept? This is the department that holds the power of life and death in Chinese films. People who are in the film industry have to treat the film bureau as a god!

Shao Shuaijun remembers that before he was reborn, Zhang Hongsen became the director of the film bureau and became the emperor of the film industry.

Zhang Hongsen showed his face, took Shao Shuaijun in a few people-friendly poses, and left in a hurry. At this point, Shao Shuaijun's Magic Capital Film Festival is over. I ignored the next interview with reporters, and did not follow the request of the organizer to watch the Golden Goblet Award presentation ceremony at night, and hurried back to the mountain city with a bonus of 300,000 yuan.

If you get a prize and money, you will inevitably have to treat yourself to dinner. Taking advantage of the extra spare money in his hands, Shao Shuaijun paid Xu's salary, and also sent red envelopes to the crew members, which was regarded as buying people's hearts. It’s not that I didn’t think about establishing my own network in my previous life, but I didn’t have the money and was not good at words, so I could only be alone.

Now I am rich, and I have become a director. By the way, my interpersonal relationship is much smoother, and I feel good.

The Magic City Film Festival ended, and the crowds outside did not affect Shao Shuaijun who was buried in the crew. In short, the filming continued.

...

May day turns into June day, and it will soon be July day. The mountain city is very hot in summer. In order to achieve the effect, everyone has to wear thick clothes, which is particularly guilty.

The original investment of 3 million yuan, under Shao Shuaijun’s request for excellence, ultimately failed to persist to the end. For this reason, Shao Shuaijun had to add another 500,000 yuan to make the old sister Shao Xiaoling complain. If the movie does not sell well, Lost it.

"Don't worry, Xiaoling, the movie must be a big seller."

When checking the accounts, Zhao Cheng vowed to guarantee that he had seen the samples, and just a few jokes were enough to strengthen his confidence.

Shao Shuaijun looked at the sample film in the projector, and said for a while: "The filming is almost complete. It is estimated that it will be finished in two or three days. Moreover, Li Kai and Wang Yixue will help with this movie. I have time to do it. Editing, most of the editing work has been completed, and post-production such as the soundtrack and dubbing will be completed in half a month. When this movie is released, I will have a good rest..."

"When the movie is over, am I going to lose my job, Sister?" Shao Xiaoling suddenly thought.

"Uh, it seems so."

Zhao Cheng laughed and said, "Xiaoling, if you are unemployed, come to Huayi Brothers, Director Hu Ming of the Finance Department, and I are relatives. Arranging a host accountant for you is not a problem."

"Really?" Shao Xiaoling was overjoyed. Compared with the money-burning work of making movies and the job of having no fixed home, she prefers stable work.