"Director Zhou," a young director who was traveling with him stared at Zhou Yiyang with great admiration and tiptoed to his side. "Why did you think of coming here to hold a film festival this time?"
"I think there are still many beautiful places in our country that are unknown to the public. Holding a film festival here may help attract some people to know about this city."
Zhou Yiyang's answer was very official, but it was also his true thoughts.
The director was obviously a fan of Zhou Yiyang. After hearing what he said, his eyes lit up.
"As expected of Director Zhou, this person is truly very conscious!"
Yang Ping quietly came to Zhou Yiyang's side at this time and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Isn't he a little exaggerated?"
Zhou Yiyang nodded, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face. "That's true, but looking at the films he made, he seems quite thoughtful. It turns out that artistic creation and personal life should be distinguished."
After arriving at the hotel, several directors tacitly returned to their rooms to rest.
After all, they probably won't have much time to rest in the next period of time.
As the opening of the First Film Festival approaches, more and more stars, internet celebrities, media, etc. have come to this small town.
Some people go there to wait in advance and try to see if they can come across any good news.
Some people want to take advantage of the popularity and make big news themselves.
Ning Mang naturally came as well. As one of the leaders of the First Film Festival, his other identity is the honorary chairman of the film festival.
He booked the hotel and used his connections to make it so airtight that even the most powerful paparazzi couldn't get in.
The directors all gathered together to exchange their views.
The project that they were most interested in was Zhou Yiyang's highly anticipated science fiction film which had not yet started filming.
"Dear directors," Zhou Yiyang said, somewhat flattered. He'd thought everyone would be chatting about romance and humanities, but now the topic was science fiction. "Everyone has such high expectations of me, and I'm under tremendous pressure."
"Director Zhou, are you still feeling pressured?" Yu Lian raised an eyebrow and joked, "I actually think that no matter what movie you make, Director Zhou, you won't let us down."
"That's true," Yang Ping agreed, "Every time Director Zhou makes a movie, it makes me want to keep watching."
"Please don't praise me, it's too formal." Zhou Yiyang smiled. "But when it comes to science fiction films, I do have some ideas. In the American film market, science fiction films have always been the box office king and have absolute appeal. This is a victory for the film industry."
"As for us, feature films are still the mainstream in the market. I'm not saying that the plot is unimportant, but audiences have every reason to see better film technology. I believe that with the current technological development in our country, this is not difficult to achieve."
"I am very optimistic about the future potential of science fiction films, and I hope that the outstanding directors present here can try this genre more often."
Ning Mang was the first to start applauding.
He used to be the most loyal supporter of art films, but he still had a little contempt for commercial films in his heart.
However, after Zhou Yiyang's "brainwashing", he felt more and more that his previous thinking was too narrow.
Commercial films can also inspire people to think, but there are also many bad art films that are just complaining without any reason.
He believes that a good science fiction film can also bring excitement and touching to people.
At this time, Zhang Yingyuan, who had been silent all the time, cleared his throat. Everyone in the audience immediately quieted down and looked at Zhang Yingyuan.
"As you all know, Director Zhou made a movie for me, which delayed the progress of his science fiction film. I should apologize to everyone."
The others immediately shook their heads when they heard this.
"But I think science fiction films are great, and I plan to give it a try in my next film. People often say that in our country, filming optimism is a dead end. I think we need to prove that wrong. Perhaps this year, next year, or in the not-too-distant future, will be the first year of science fiction for China!"
Zhou Yiyang immediately applauded. Director Zhang was indeed a man who had seen many storms. His words were powerful and elevated the level to such a high level.
Apart from the directors' symposium, the small town was also bustling with activity.
Yue Shao and his three companions quietly came to the small town just to prepare for the film festival two days later.
Of course, the other three came here to accompany Su Yin.
Walking in the small town at this moment, everyone's face is full of surprise.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Tang Yue suggested, pointing to a small house not far away.
"Sure!" Su Yin agreed immediately and followed them around here. Her nervous mood could be relaxed in the shortest time.
Even if she has to be the host in two days, it won’t be a scary thing.
This is a small shop that looks very literary at first glance. It is doing quite good business at this time.
After all, the people who came here specifically for the First Film Festival, apart from fans of celebrities, are literary youths like Ning Mang.
This kind of shop with minimalist decoration and selling books and flowers just hits their aesthetic taste.
After entering, the four people found that the boss was very thoughtful. He gave the most conspicuous recommendation positions in the bookstore to some movie books, which was very consistent with the current atmosphere.
Besides them, there were a few other girls browsing in the bookstore.
When the girls saw Yue Shao and his three companions wearing sunglasses, they almost immediately shifted their attention from the books in their hands and walked towards them quietly.
After all, the four of them were wearing sunglasses and had slender figures. This configuration almost made it clear that they were the Moonlight Girls.
Lin Xuan'er held her forehead and whispered in Wang Xingrui's ear, "I told you all along, our outfits are a cover-up. They're bound to recognize us."
Tang Yue didn't really care: "If they recognize him, then so be it. At least there aren't many people around, we can still handle it."
The girls walked up to them and asked cautiously:
"Hello, may I ask...are you the Moonlight Girls?"
"Yes," Su Yin, who was standing in the front, nodded. Then, before they could scream, she made a shushing gesture: "Don't shout too loudly, or else you'll attract people and we'll have to leave."
Several people nodded and immediately shut up obediently.
Their demands were not high, they just wanted to take a photo of the four of them.
After the photo shoot, the girls left the shop excitedly.
"Hey, all my business is gone since you guys came." At this time, the boss who had been hiding behind the cash register and had no sense of existence at all appeared as a middle-aged man with messy hair.
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