Chapter 148
The topic about Huan Xu's sprint to the Grand Slam is still hot on Starnet.
To be precise, not only topics related to Huan Xu are being discussed by many people, but Director An's topic is also equally popular. If you really count it, Director An, who currently holds eight gold cups, seems to be one step closer to that position.
Of course, although Director Huan has one fewer trophy, he is much younger than Director An. As we all know, he won all seven trophies in two years.
Both of them have their own advantages. On the Internet, not many viewers compare the two. At their current level, many viewers, even if they are not the only fans of a certain person, are casual fans. There is no need to compare, pull down or provoke conflicts. Both of them are unparalleled directors and are treasures for all audiences.
So what are netizens discussing?
Of course, how happy they are as viewers of this century.
Not only will you witness a miracle, but you may also see two kings ascend the throne together.
Although there has not yet been a Grand Slam director in the history of Jiutian, which shows how rare and difficult it is, Director Huan and Director An still have many years to prepare.
Director An is just in his early forties this year. If he retires at 60, he still has at least 20 years to prepare. Finally, for the lesser stars, there is one carnival night a year, which means 20 opportunities!
Not to mention Director Huan, just looking at the probability, he is even more at ease than Director An.
The audience said: [It's stable and reassuring.]
As a result, not long after, the official Nine Stars jointly released a new piece of news, which caused the Star Network to explode again.
There are still the last two stars that need to be merged. Due to various considerations, after the nine stars are completely merged, there will be no more barriers. In addition to various changes in other aspects, one change that caused a sensation among the audience is the change in the entertainment industry.
No less than a major earthquake.
After the last star is merged, after the end of its annual carnival night, the carnival nights of the nine stars will be cancelled and replaced by the Nine-Layered Heaven Carnival Ceremony.
That is, the nine stars will jointly hold an awards ceremony, which will be on a larger scale. The nine stars will compete for various awards on the same stage. The awards and selection of directors, actors, films, etc. will change accordingly, and even the selection criteria for star directors will change accordingly.
Of course, these are all reasonable changes made after considering all parameters, and the official also explained the reasons:
If each planet holds its own award ceremony, nine awards ceremonies will be held annually. Guests will have to attend nine different ceremonies, either on their way to the red carpet or already on the red carpet. The audience will also need to watch the live broadcast x9, which is cumbersome and a waste of existing resources.
After reading and thinking about the official explanation and changes, the audience understood the official intention and had to admit that it was indeed the best choice for the nine stars to hold a more grand award ceremony at the same time and place and give out all awards at once.
The problem is... with the announcement of the new rules, the old rules will be replaced, and Jiuxing's original small gold cup will become history.
Likewise, Grand Slams will become a thing of the past.
The audience finally saw hope in Director An and Director Huan.
The officials are well aware of this, but they cannot keep delaying just to wait for the Grand Slam. What if Director An and Director Huan fail to achieve it in ten, twenty or even thirty years?
Therefore, the official improved and issued the plan as quickly as possible, just to give the two directors more time to sprint for this last chance in this final period of time.
After calming down, netizens once again understood the official intentions. Although they were still a little unhappy, they had to admit that the official arrangement was the choice that maximized interests after weighing all the pros and cons.
Then, it can only be as the official hinted, the two directors who are expected to win the Grand Slam will sprint together for the last chance. Success or failure depends on this one move. If they win, it will be the only one in the history of Jiuxing. If they lose, they will never have the chance to win back the honor that belongs to them.
Looking at the two directors who are expected to win the Grand Slam, the two trophies Huan Xu lacks are naturally the certifications from Zhu Tian and Jun Tian, which have not yet been merged.
As for the last trophy left by Director An, it is also Juntianxing’s trophy.
So, a new question arises. The order in which the last two stars merge is still in the hands of all interstellar viewers. Their votes will determine which one will return first, and the order of merger will also determine which of the two directors will have more advantages and initiative in the final battle.
The fact that Director An left Juntianxing for the last proves that, for him, Juntianxing is the type of film he is least good at. He also said this when filming Hello Starman that many star directors who are good at plot or special effects are actually not good at shooting similar science and education documentaries.
Huan Xu is the exact opposite of Director An. He has proved his ability in filming science and education documentaries with more than one high-level work. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Juntian Star is already half of Director Huan's territory. He is just waiting for Juntian to return and Director Huan to shoot two more films to compete in the charts. As long as nothing unexpected happens, the little golden cup will be securely in his hands.
The remaining Zhu Tianxing is likely to become Director Huan's weakest character, or even his Waterloo, which is not a groundless worry for the StarCraft audience.
Zhu Tian returns, and the disaster works that Zhu Tianxing likes are also a relatively niche type of work. After so many years of development, it can be said that many types of disasters have been almost explored by Zhu Tianxing's directors.
Zhu Tianxing's current situation is similar to that of Yan Tianxing back then. What is placed before directors and audiences is the same: new films lack novelty and repeat routines. Classic old films have been watched over and over again, and the films are repetitive. You can often see the shadows of many movies in one film. It's not that the directors are plagiarizing, but there is really not much room left for directors to innovate.
Even if you are remaking an old dish, it has to be logical, otherwise the result may be a dark dish that is completely inedible.
Similarly, this is also what fans and audiences of other stars are worried about.
Precisely because of the limitations of Zhutian's niche track, everyone is worried about whether Director Huan can innovate like he did in Conquering Yantian. Director Huan's Chinese horror excitement is inspired by the wisdom and culture of the ancestors of Daxia. The aesthetics of the ancestors amaze everyone, and Director Huan's knowledge and insights are also the inevitable result of his success.
But disasters are different. Volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons, from the mother planet to the nine heavens, the ancestors and their descendants have experienced the same natural disasters, and there is no other way.
Director Huan is best at making films about the Mother Planet. Zhu Tian himself has shot the most films about the Mother Planet among the Nine Heavens. When the disaster swept the Mother Planet, humans were forced to start the process and history of the great migration. Such a grand event and subject matter will naturally not be missed by Zhu Tianxing's directors.
Ever since humans resettled in the Ninth Heaven, Zhu Tian's films about this special period have been flowing continuously for such a long time. Even if it was a rushing river at the beginning, it has now become a stream that is about to dry up. Not to mention the fish swimming in it, even the water plants are about to dry up along with the river.
To sum up, Huan Dao’s advantage is no longer obvious, or in other words, because his predecessors have taken too many paths, Huan Dao may be facing a difficult situation where there is no way to go.
Over the years, the star directors who have been certified by Zhu Tian have actually all resorted to some tricks. If the plot is not innovative enough, they will use special effects and big scenes to make up for it. The shocking disaster scenes are also a feature of this type of film.
Everyone's plot level is about the same, with no one better than the other. Those with good special effects get more points, and Zhu Tianxing's audience reluctantly gave him recognition.
I heard that many star directors have said in interviews that if they were to rank all the films that have won them the Golden Cup, many people would put disaster films at the end, which is a regret that they themselves feel is lacking.
Back to the special effects, the currently popular "Seeking Immortal Journey" proves that Director Huan is good at special effects, and the level of special effects is also very high, but it seems that there is still some distance to go before it can surpass other directors at the top level.
Not only Huan Xu and An Xi need to rush to the top of the list, but the directors who are only one step away from becoming star directors must also want to give it a try for the last two small gold cups. After all, the start of a new era and a new stage may make the original road to becoming a god even more difficult.
Whichever star returns first will have more time to prepare. Even if the released work does not meet expectations, the director still has one last chance during the period when the last star returns.
Juntian returned first, giving Director An more time to prepare;
Zhu Tianxian's return would be more beneficial to Huan Xu.
Baoan or Baohuan, this is a difficult choice. Many fans of both of them were almost driven to collapse by this black-and-white question on this day. Some fans even cried directly at home due to anxiety. It was really too difficult for them.
This official announcement actually caught both Huan Xu and Anxi off guard. Both Xinghuo and Fenghuo held emergency meetings at this moment.
At the Fenghuo meeting, the director of the Director Department looked at Anxi and asked on behalf of everyone else: "Old An, what do you think?"
Anxi's lips twitched. How could he look at that?
His goal is indeed the Grand Slam, and he wants to become the number one entertainment figure in history. To be shameless, Director An also feels that he is very confident in achieving this goal. The problem is that in his original plan, the last achievement point is to be achieved before the age of 50, which is already quite outstanding.
Now that he is a little over 40, he has already achieved 8/9 of the achievements, slightly exceeding the goal. With less than 10 years left, he could concentrate on preparing for the final battle. As a result, it was compressed to less than a year.
That's not how you joke.
Seeing Anxi remained silent, the head of the first department spoke again, asking seriously, "Then let me put it another way. Do we need to conduct propaganda and guidance to ensure Juntian's return first, giving you more time to prepare?"
As one of the only three people in the company who knew about their president's love affair, along with Anxi and Secretary Gao, he had to bite the bullet and speak up. This sentence was asking Anxi and also implicitly asking for Yan Ze's opinion.
Yan Ze is the president of Fenghuo, and also Huan Xu's boyfriend.
The head of the department breathed a sigh of relief. Although he, like Anxi, had previously been optimistic about Huan Xu and believed he had a promising future, even he had never imagined that in just how long, Huan Xu had already grown to the point where he could compete with Anxi on the same stage.
It's so scary.
On one side is Fenghuo, Anxi, the uncle An who also watched Yan Ze grow up; on the other side is Huan Xu, the lover Yan Ze decided to spend his life with. The interests of the two sides are in conflict. For President Yan, this is indeed not a simple choice.
Yan Ze's eyelashes trembled, and his eyes glanced at the computer on his arm.
Just before the meeting, Huan Xu sent him a message, telling him succinctly: "I will not lose, so if you believe me, then as the president, you will be responsible for the future of Fenghuo and do what you should do."
Huan Xu didn't know whether Uncle An would win, but Huan Xu was confident that he would not lose. He sent this message to Yan Ze not only because he didn't want to embarrass her boyfriend, but also because Uncle An had taken care of him. If necessary, Huan Xu could make a statement first and support Juntian's return, leaving more time for Director An. It wasn't that he was too saintly, but for him, it didn't make much difference who merged first, Zhu Tian or Juntian, the result would be the same.
There is also something that Director Huan did not tell General Xiaoyan in the communication. The last time he was about to confess his love, Yan Ze proposed to him first. This time, Director Huan plans to lure General Xiaoyan home with nine small gold cups.
Huan Xu was also very clear that if he missed the grand slam that had special meaning to the director when he had the ability, it would be something he would regret for the rest of his life.
Huan Xu also hopes that Director An can continue his legend.
Thinking of Huan Xu's "care" for him, a warm color flashed in Xiaoyan's eyes again. Huan Xu asked him to trust him and let him do what he should do. In this case, he could not let Huan Xu down.
As for what he should do next, in addition to considering Fenghuo's interests from a commercial perspective, he also had to consider Uncle An's opinions, so Yan Ze also turned to look at Anxi.
Director An: ...
He knew everyone was hoping he could achieve his ninth consecutive championship, but the problem was, let's be realistic, family, do you really think he's a relentless video-making machine like Huan Xu? Even if he could have been when he was younger, he's already a forty-something uncle now, alright?
From the outside, it seems that they have a longer preparation time and more trial and error. This is indeed true, but the reality is, is it possible to prepare a script that can win the championship and is exciting enough in a short period of time? It is extremely impossible in itself.
Director An didn't know if Huan Xu could do it. He thought to himself that he couldn't do it in two or three months. Without a prepared script, even if he managed to film it, even if the audience didn't criticize him, Director An's obsessive-compulsive disorder wouldn't allow it.
It will take at least half a year. After the film is released, the final carnival night of the verdict will soon arrive. He really only has one chance.
However, Director An did not deny it immediately. Instead, he looked at Yan Ze and said, "I want to talk to Huan Xu first."
As the saying goes, gentlemen appreciate each other. Huan Xu had thought before that if Director An needed it, he could take the initiative to give in. Isn't it the same for An Xi?
His idea was simple. It would take him five months anyway, so he might as well cooperate with Director Huan's progress.
If Huan Xu needs more time, he will use his voice to guide the audience and give Huan Xu more time. If he fails in the end, he can feel relieved that Huan Xu has done what he failed to do.
If Huan Xu is also unable to write the script for the disaster film in a short period of time, then he can take on some of the pressure on the young people.
So we need to talk to young people face to face.
Under Yan Ze's arrangement, the two sides met soon. As for the result of the conversation, Director An said: I almost became autistic.
That night, Anxi announced the voting results on his Weibo, supporting Zhu Tian to return first.
Don't ask, the question is, if the young people are confident, then there is no need to force themselves to take the lead. If Juntian returns first and he can't write the script, he will be urged to update and ridiculed by the audience. Director An still has the burden of being a genius.
Once Anxi's star blog came out, passers-by no longer had to worry. Some fans also followed Director An unconditionally after the main character expressed his stance. Since Director An voted for Zhu Tianxing, they just followed suit. Trust is their greatest support for Director An.
In everyone's consensus, Zhu Tianxing was identified as the second-to-last planet to return.
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Zhu Tian has returned, and Zhu Tian's audiences, together with audiences of other stars, are looking forward to Director Huan bringing another miracle. In addition, many Zhu Tian directors are actually also looking forward to Director Huan, who seems to have countless wonderful ideas in his mind, injecting new strength and vitality into their Zhu Tian's entertainment and film and television industry.
The audience silently worried and prayed for Director Huan, and Huan Xu himself was also thinking about what style of disaster film he should shoot.
Finally, Huan Xu decided to film based on the definition of what causes a disaster. Disasters can be roughly divided into two types: man-made and natural, which corresponds exactly to the two films.
As for the audience's concerns about innovation, their worries are not without reason. Let's split it in half. As for the specific scripts and innovations for natural and man-made disaster films, Huan Xu does need some time to conceive and try.
Huan Xu has prepared the script for the disaster caused by human beings themselves in the fastest time, and it is a type of interstellar disaster that is absolutely not found in other interstellar films, ensuring a "fresh" viewing experience for interstellar fans.
By the way, I heard that Zhu Tianxing’s audiences like to watch disaster movies because everyone’s desire to survive is not strong, and they need to feel the beauty of life through disaster movies.
That would be even more appropriate.
Humans are infected with strange and mutated species. Do you know about the zombie apocalypse? If you don't work hard to survive, you will become a zombie, a slow-moving, dirty, smelly creature that only drools and groans at the living.
Is your desire to survive higher?^^
On paper, Huan Xu also came up with several alternative names for the new drama, including "Zombie Madness", "The Walking Dead", "All the Way North", etc.
However, in the end, these names were crossed out one by one by Director Huan. The purpose of this film is to allow Zhu Tian's family to feel the warmth of life and the beauty of the world. Although the content of the film is the story of the protagonists moving forward while being chased by a horde of zombies, the name of the film could be a little better.
Finally, Huan Xu decided on a film title that satisfied him, and that was "Garden of Eden".
Huan Xu and Xinghuo Entertainment also quickly released the audition requirements for the role. At the same time, Qin Dongxiao, who was studying acting with a laptop during his break, heard a notification sound from his wrist computer.
This was the special reminder tone that Qin Dongxiao set for Director Huan. Qin Dongxiao immediately put down the things at hand and clicked on the message reminder. However, what he didn't expect was that Director Huan directly sent him a script and asked him to play the male lead in the new drama.
His eyes trembled slightly. Everyone in Xinghuo and his fans knew that his goal was to become the best actor. Under the guidance of Director Huan, Qin Dongxiao was getting closer and closer to his goal. Last time, he almost stood on the podium.
However, in the end, it was just one step short and only received a nomination, missing out on the grand prize.
It would be a lie to say that he has no regrets. After returning home, Qin Dongxiao indulged himself in depression for a week. When he appeared in the public eye again, he became the familiar Old Qin with a good mentality and shining confidence.
He was determined to become stronger.
Of course, it is not enough for an actor to make up his mind alone. Whether an actor can play an unforgettable classic role is not only related to the role itself and the actor's acting skills, but also a good script and meeting an excellent director who can discover all the potential of the actor. It also requires the right time, place and people.
As we all know, Director Huan's films are of high quality. Not only the films themselves are popular, but also the countless characters, big and small, who star in them.
In addition to the regret of missing out on the grand prize last time, Qin Dongxiao also felt sorry for Director Huan's cultivation and trust.
Just like what some black fans said, his current achievements have nothing to do with himself, all of it is due to licking Director Huan. Under Director Huan's lead, even a pig can fly to the sky now.
His agent didn't let him read these messy messages that would affect his mood, but privately, Qin Dongxiao still saw others scolding him using his secondary account. Well, it didn't have much of an impact. After all, what the black fans said was quite right. Without Director Huan's support, who would know who Qin Dongxiao was?
From the time he was fortunate enough to play the male lead in Untitled to his later roles, Qin Dongxiao became more aware that although he has been working hard to catch up, his acting skills are still some distance away from those of the real movie kings.
Sometimes he even wondered, if the leading role was played by a better actor instead of himself, would the film be better than his own performance?
It seemed that Director Huan also saw through his thoughts and had even talked to him about it before. After that, Qin Dongxiao no longer thought about all those messy things. What was there to think about? Just work hard.
His acting skills are enough to worry Director Huan. If his mentality is also a problem, and Director Huan has to worry about him and use his precious personal rest time to enlighten him, he would be too useless.
Qin Dongxiao also promised in his heart that next time, next time he would never let Director Huan down.
But he didn't expect that the opportunity would come so soon, and Director Huan actually chose him to be the leading actor again.
Before Qin Dongxiao could even ask "Can I?" again, Huan Xu's next message came over:
"It's time for the Spark Artist Department to produce a homegrown Best Actor or Best Actress. Dong Xiao, you're the closest to the Little Golden Cup. Let's get everyone started on this. Once you win, it's time to arrange for Qian Ying, Bai Ge, Xiao Yi, and the others."
"Time is tight and the task is heavy. You should work harder during this period, exercise well, and continue to optimize your muscle lines."
Qin Dongxiao:!
Okay, let’s not talk about the task of bringing back the glory to the Xinghuo Artist Department. In order to meet Director Huan’s requirements and better fit the male lead’s physical fitness and image, Qin Dongxiao also rushed into the hellish training.
It’s not that Qin Dongxiao himself has no muscles. In addition to the requirements of certain special roles, as a professional actor, body management is also an important subject.
However, for the role he played this time, an ordinary image was not enough. If he wanted to perform better, he had to make the muscles on his body look more explosive, not the kind of fake strength that could be seen at a glance.
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