Zhao Jinglun's words made Ye Zhiqiu raise his eyebrows, but he didn't pay too much attention.

"Going to the Wild Waves" and "My Heart Is Chang'an" are two very good songs, but he doesn't think that he is invincible and will definitely win the award.

However, Lu Ping had a different opinion at this time.

"Shouldn't it?" Lu Ping frowned and said, "According to past practice, this award is usually linked to the box office. The box office of "The Great Tang Dynasty Army" has exceeded 2 billion, and the two original soundtracks have received a lot of praise online, so it stands to reason that it will win the award.

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However, Lu Ping naturally did not doubt Zhao Jinglun's news and said doubtfully: "Director Zhao, could you please tell me who is the main competitor?"

Zhao Jinglun looked calm and said four words, ""Thrilling City"."

Huang Zhengmin on the side was stunned for a moment and recalled: "This movie...you mean, that piano music?"

Zhao Jinglun nodded, and Ye Zhiqiu asked curiously: "Brother Min, you know this movie."

"Isn't the soundtrack in it great?"

Huang Zhengmin explained: "I haven't watched it in full, but I usually pay attention to new movies."

"This "Thrilling City" is a youth literary romance film, with a box office of 400 million, which can only be said to be barely adequate. However, there is a scene in which the male protagonist is playing the piano downstairs in the girls' dormitory to confess his love. That piano music

It’s quite famous and is said to be original.”

"I don't know how to play the piano, so I can't tell the artistic content, but it is said that it was written by a very young Chinese pianist." ωωw.

Ye Zhiqiu suddenly realized that in the movie "The Secret That Cannot Be Tellable" in his previous life, there was an original piano piece called "secret", composed by none other than Jay Chou.

In a similar situation, "Thrilling City" has an original piano song which is quite awesome, at least in terms of quality.

But...Ye Zhiqiu is a little confused about the plot of the movie.

Playing the piano downstairs in the girls' dormitory? It must be very heavy to move there...

On the side, Zhao Jinglun's assistant added in time: "The Chinese pianist's name is Xiao Yuancai."

"I heard that I played piano since primary school. I graduated from a music conservatory abroad and gave many concerts. I think I am somewhat famous in China. When the movie "Thrilling City" was promoted, it was labeled as "original compositions by young Chinese piano geniuses"

slogan."

"This genius just returned to China to promote his career not long ago. He should be in urgent need of this [Best Film and Television Soundtrack Award] award to bring him into the public eye."

Everyone knows this, and everyone is used to this kind of "export to domestic sales" operation.

I don't know if there was any insider trading between "Thrilling City" and the organizers of the awards ceremony, but judging from the motives, it is possible.

From an artistic point of view, there may be some debate as to which of the two film soundtracks is better, "The Great Tang Dynasty" and "The Thrilling City".

According to the previous "default" rules, if the level gap between the two is not too obvious, this award should be awarded to "Datang Tiancejun".

However, if the organizer had other considerations, there would be nothing wrong with awarding the award to "Thrilling City", but it would be a bit difficult to convince the public.

Zhao Jinglun looked at Ye Zhiqiu and said: "I will put some pressure on the organizer, but it may not be of much use. There is a high probability that we will not win this award in the future, so I will tell you in advance."

Ye Zhiqiu waved his hands and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter to me, Director Zhao."

"Honestly, I don't take awards seriously. No matter how many awards you win, your work will speak for itself in the end."

Zhao Jinglun nodded appreciatively and said, "Well said."

"Awards are just the icing on the cake, and your work is the foundation of your career."

Several people ignored the topic and continued chatting.

However, when Huahai Entertainment prepared to produce the romance film "When a Man Falls in Love," Zhao Jinglun asked out of curiosity: "Are you starring in Zhiqiu?"

"No, I am one of the editors and producers." Ye Zhiqiu smiled and pointed at Huang Zhengmin, "The male protagonist is Brother Min."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Jinglun and the accompanying assistant were stunned for a long time in the private room.

Everyone glanced at the uncle-style Huang Zhengmin and thought they heard wrong.

If you don't want a young and handsome actor like Ye Zhiqiu to star in a romance movie, why don't you use Huang Zhengmin?

Just like the youth romance film "Thrilling City", the male and female protagonists are both popular young people, and coupled with the gimmick of "young talented pianist" Xiao Yuancai, the publicity effect is very powerful.

Huang Zhengmin... It's not that his acting skills are not good, but he is a man who has been married and divorced since he was in his thirties. His previous affair with the movie queen Wei Bing was well known to the whole country. Now he is filming a love movie. The audience

Can you see it?

How did you do this preliminary market research...? Ye Zhiqiu is an outsider and can understand it, but Huahai Entertainment has experience in film production, so that shouldn't be the case.

The assistant opened his mouth, but still didn't express the question in his mind.

Zhao Jinglun was well-informed and didn't find it strange, but he still said, "I'm very curious about the script of your movie."

Lu Ping on the side nodded in agreement.

When he first learned that Ye Zhiqiu was going to make a romance film with Huang Zhengmin as the leading actor, he thought Ye Zhiqiu was crazy.

However, after reading the script, Lu Ping changed his mind.

Regardless of the completely different style from the mainstream romance films in the market today, this is indeed a good story. However, Huahai Entertainment is not sure how the audience will accept this work in the end.

Speaking of movies, Zhao Jinglun became interested and asked: "Who are you going to find to direct this film?"

"It's under consideration, but it hasn't been decided yet." Lu Ping took the opportunity to say: "Director Zhao, you are very experienced. I wonder if you have any recommendations for directors you know."

Zhao Jinglun pondered for a moment and said: "If it's a romance movie, it can be Zhang Kang. He does a good job shooting this type of subject."

The familiar name made everyone stunned. Lu Ping said: "You mean Director Zhang who filmed "Farewell to My Ex"? But we saw the news on the Internet and it seems that Director Zhang is no longer available."

Ye Zhiqiu also had an impression of Zhang Kang. He had come into contact with him through the two songs "Decent" and "Let's Break Up", and he felt that Zhang Kang was a very particular person.

"Originally, I accepted a film, but it was withdrawn recently and the news hasn't been sent out yet."

Zhao Jinglun smiled and said: "If you are interested, I can help contact you."

Lu Ping was overjoyed and said quickly: "Then I'll trouble you!"

In terms of seniority, Zhao Jinglun belongs to the sixth generation of domestic directors, and Zhang Kang is the seventh generation. They both graduated from the same school, and Zhao Jinglun is Zhang Kang's senior brother.

Directors like Zhang Kang, who have rich experience and a good reputation in the industry, are very popular. There are many movies that are directed by him. Usually, he is not necessarily willing to accept a small-budget production like "When a Man Loves", but there are

Zhao Jinglun's relationship may be different now.

Zhao Jinglun nodded and directly picked up the phone and made a call.

"Hello, Akang?"
Chapter completed!