Did Director Ning get into a fight?
When Xiao He first heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, then picked at his ear.
"Who did he fight with?"
It's truly unbelievable that someone as old as Director Ning would get into such a heated argument with someone.
"It's all about online public opinion—"
The crew members were speaking in a mumbled manner when, just then, assistant director Xu Fuxue ran out from inside. Upon seeing Xiao He, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for your hard work. I've seen the situation online. Director Ning is busy right now and will be out in a bit."
"I heard that Director Ning is here?"
Xiao He saw Xu Fuxue and looked at him with a questioning expression.
"Ahem, Director Ning is just meeting with an old friend. It's nothing, nothing at all."
Xu Fuxue said with a smile.
Five minutes later, the door to one of the screening rooms in the corridor was suddenly opened, and Ning Jiaqi walked out and slammed the door shut. The rest of the crew waiting outside rushed over to check what was going on.
"I'm fine."
Ning Jiaqi patted the hair he had pulled from somewhere, exhaled a breath of stale air, and shook his head at everyone with a smile.
"The premiere of 'No Bait' was a great success. Almost as soon as the movie ended, distributors kept handing us their business cards, and several judges seemed to really like your character."
Ning Jiaqi spoke to Xiao He as they walked, then paused, sighed apologetically, and said, "I'm sorry, as the main character, you should have come with us to be interviewed and photographed by the media so that more people could get to know you."
Instead of rushing to deal with online public opinion in China before even attending his own movie premiere.
Upon further investigation, it turned out that he was the one who started this whole thing.
This made Ning Jiaqi feel embarrassed and ashamed.
Xiao He didn't care and comforted him directly: "It's okay, Director Ning. 'No Bait' is outstanding enough. Even if I don't show up this time, 'No Bait' will take my face and my name to the whole world, so that more people can know me and know that I exist."
He might be easily overlooked behind the scenes, but he's the main character! He's the absolute protagonist of "No Bait".
As long as "No Bait" can go further, he can go further!
Therefore, Xiao He did not have the same regrets as Director Ning.
"But Director Ning, why did you go to that screening room? Isn't 'No Bait' on the other side?"
Xiao He asked, feigning confusion.
Ning Jiaqi instantly snapped out of his regret and immediately launched into a rage: "It's that bastard Sun Gong! He's shameless, yet he tries to deliberately suppress us. He's really giving us a hard time—"
Although he already knew who the mastermind was, Xiao He learned more about the past from Ning Jiaqi.
It turns out that Sun Gong and Ning Jiaqi were both directors in the Beijing film circle who knew each other. They had collaborated when they were starting out, but later they each opened film and television-related companies and gradually became competitors.
However, since they were both representative figures of the Beijing film circle, and occasionally had to compete with the Hong Kong film circle and later the Shanghai film circle for the mainland market, their relationship should be considered quite good by outsiders.
But in reality, they had always been secretly competing with each other and putting each other down.
Back then, it was popular to "gild" one's resume abroad, which meant winning awards overseas. This was partly an internal task assigned by higher authorities, and partly a reflection of directors' own aspirations for international opportunities. As a result, it became a fervent pursuit for many directors, and the ambitious young Ning Jiaqi was no exception.
Like everyone else, he began to continuously create works and then compete for international awards.
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