Zhou Yiyang smiled modestly after hearing this:
"No, no, there are actually a lot of talented young people. They just lack an opportunity to be discovered and shine."
The man laughed heartily, shook his head, and continued, "Mr. Zhou, you're truly too modest. Forget Moonlight Girl, any company with Luo Chen or Ling Hu would be so overwhelmed they'd want to soar to the sky and shake it!"
"This..." Zhou Yiyang knew that the senior who was talking to him was of extraordinary status. After all, his good brothers were at the celebration banquet.
Ning Mang was standing not far away with a wine glass in his hand, and he kept hinting at Zhou Yiyang with his eyes, as if telling him that he must take down the man in front of him.
"Maybe in my eyes, they are the same as other artists. Our company treats everyone equally." Zhou Yiyang said with a smile.
"Haha, others will definitely be jealous of you if they hear that." The senior, with a bulging belly, drank another glass with Zhou Yiyang before saying, "Your new drama, the one about the concubines in the harem."
"That drama..." Zhou Yiyang said helplessly, "I sold it to Shanghai Satellite TV a long time ago for exclusive broadcast."
There was no other way. After all, Shanghai TV had offered Zhou Yiyang an offer he couldn't refuse! This also dissuaded other competitors.
"Alright, I'm not the type to force you." The other party changed the subject and said softly, "But you should know that our Huaxia Satellite TV has a dedicated movie channel. This time, I plan to buy the copyright to all the movies produced by your company."
Zhou Yiyang's eyes lit up, he knew that this was the other party's ultimate goal.
Selling to movie channels may not be as profitable as distributing to other video platforms, but it can be extremely helpful for the long-term popularity of a movie.
After all, the ratings of China TV’s movie channel have always been very high, and ordinary movies are not qualified to be on it!
Moreover, the overlap rate between the audience of the movie channel and the users of Moonlight is not high, so perhaps it can expand new audiences.
"Of course, no problem!" Zhou Yiyang's attitude was also very sincere: "If you have plans for subsequent films, we can also discuss a contract. The price is negotiable."
"Sure." The other party patted Zhou Yiyang on the shoulder, very satisfied with his polite performance: "I have great faith in the quality of the films produced by your company. I will send someone to discuss the contract. Then, Mr. Zhou, just continue to enjoy your meal!"
When the man left, he walked to Ning Mang's side, smiled and shook his head: "Are you guarding me just for me? Are you afraid that I will betray your good brother?"
Ning Mang immediately shook his head: "Uncle Niu, I'm afraid Old Zhou doesn't know how high your status is, so I'm hinting to him to show some respect!"
"Get away, you smooth talker!" Uncle Niu laughed. "I have a spot for the Cannes Film Festival soon. Do you want to go?"
"certainly!"
Ning Mang walked up to Zhou Yiyang with a smile and waved to his good brother: "How did the talk go? You all seem very happy."
"Yeah, not bad." Zhou Yiyang stretched lazily: "This person is very familiar with your father?"
"I guess so. His words carry a lot of weight on China TV." Ning Mang didn't want to continue talking about this topic. "By the way, I'll be going to the Cannes Film Festival this year. Old Zhou, will you be going too?"
"Well, I have two seed movies this year." Zhou Yiyang said with a smile.
Although the Cannes Film Festival has not yet announced this year's shortlist, many organizations have already begun to make predictions.
In their predictions, Yi Yang Entertainment’s two films this year, "Miss Fish" and "Crane City by the Sea", are both hot favorites in the eyes of these institutions.
It can be said that if both films are eventually nominated for Best Picture, Zhou Yi Yang and Hua Xia will create a new history.
This is the first time that an Asian country has two films shortlisted at the same Cannes Film Festival.
Su Yin and Helian Bei both performed very well and were favored by many film critics for the best actor and actress.
"Then do you think you can win the prize?" Ning Mang sat on the chair, his legs swinging back and forth with excitement.
"How would I know?" Zhou Yiyang shrugged. "This isn't the Oscars, there's no PR for it. The three major European film festivals all invited me to be a judge, but I declined this year to avoid suspicion."
"That doesn't matter," Ning Mang said firmly. "Old Zhou, with your current momentum, it's possible for you to become the chairman of the year at any time. But if Xiao Xiao Su is really nominated this time, it will also be a signpost for domestic film festivals."
Although the three major awards in China do not guarantee that an actor will be awarded an award when he returns to China just because he has won a major international award.
There is no such rule. After all, each film festival has different judging criteria.
For example, the Golden Rooster Award takes into account the age, qualifications and character of the actor himself, and it is also the most difficult award for young actors to win.
The Golden Horse Awards likes to deify some new actors, but it prefers art films.
The Golden Elephant Awards tend to favor actors from Hong Kong. A film's commercial performance also influences its selection.
"Maybe!" Zhou Yiyang said without too much confidence: "For Su Yin, and for me, I definitely hope she wins an award. I don't force her to win abroad, but in China, she has to win one anyway."
"Then you've forgotten Helian Bei?" Ning Mang teased, "Everything he said was about Su Yin. Our Brother Bei has made a mistake! Not counting the concert, his new album must have earned you tens of millions!"
"I don't need to worry about Helian Bei," Zhou Yiyang said confidently. "In China, he will definitely sweep the competition. But Su Yin is different. Her opponent this time is also very strong."
"That's even better," Ning Mang said, looking pleased to see the excitement. "I've always felt that winning an award at a highly competitive film festival is even more impressive than sweeping it all!"
Zhou Yiyang smiled and said, "I guess it's not you who's going to participate in the selection! Okay, let's continue eating!"
Su Yin was also eating, and her ears perked up because Tang Yue was holding her phone and said:
"Xiao Xiao Su, it seems the Cannes Film Festival is starting to warm up!"
"Really?" Su Yin raised her head almost immediately, and she seemed to be getting a little nervous.
"Well, although the list hasn't been announced, a group of photos were posted on Weibo, featuring those classic female characters."
Tang Yue glanced at the Weibo post, which was quite popular because the top singer Su Yin was in the photo.
"Let me see!" Su Yin immediately leaned over and saw her appearance in "Miss Fish".
The other eight groups of photos are all of other actresses who have been nominated for the Cannes Film Festival.
Su Yin's ambition burned again.
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