novellhall Chapter 49: The Terrifying Power of a Sect's Prodigy
Chapter 49: The Terrifying Power of a Sect's Prodigy
Although there was an interlude in the middle where Mu Tingting was scolded.
However, filming for "One Shot" was still completed on the last day of December.
That evening.
Apart from Gong Li and Chow Yun-fat, who have already flown away.
Everyone else participated in the wrap-up celebration dinner hosted by Wei Yi.
Turn your head around.
Wei Yi began editing and post-production the very next day.
He plunged headfirst into the editing room of Beijing Film Academy.
Time flies.
A week has passed.
The editing room at Beijing Film Academy was filled with smoke, and ashtrays were piled up like small mountains.
Wei Yi stared at the monitor. The dark circles under his eyes were so thick they could be used as eyeshadow, and stubble had sprouted on his chin.
Tian Erzhuang pushed open the door to deliver the late-night snack. He glanced at him and clicked his tongue twice, saying, "Looks like he really wants to catch the Spring Festival season."
Wei Yi didn't reply, but typed another editing command.
Tian Erzhuang leaned over to look at the monitor, remained silent for a moment, then put down his midnight snack, pulled up a chair, and sat down.
Two more days passed.
China Film screening room.
The lights dimmed, and four large red characters appeared on the screen: "One Shot, One Stroke".
Sitting next to him were Han Sanping, Tian Erzhuang, and Wei Yi, as well as two people from the China Film Distribution Department.
More than a hundred minutes passed, the end credits began to roll, and the screening room was so quiet that only the sound of the film reel turning could be heard.
The lights came on.
Han Sanping did not speak immediately.
He leaned back in his chair, took off his glasses, and wiped them.
"You surprise me." He looked at Wei Yi and finally spoke, his tone not one of politeness, "To be precise, a bit of a surprise."
Tian Erzhuang stood to the side with a straight face, but the corners of his mouth were already twitching.
"At first, I thought the Beijing Film Academy had gone mad. Out of respect for Lao Tian and the others, I had no choice but to go along with their madness."
Han Sanping put on his glasses. "I never expected the Beijing Film Academy to be so lucky..."
Tian Erzhuang couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
Before Wei Yi could react, Tian Erzhuang slapped him on the shoulder, then looked triumphantly at Han Sanping: "That's what you call a great teacher producing a great student!"
Han Sanping ignored Tian Erzhuang's smugness and continued:
"To be honest, if Lao Tian hadn't been with you from beginning to end, I wouldn't have believed you directed this film. How old are you? Eighteen. To produce this level of quality at eighteen is excellent."
Wei Yi chuckled and, with a fawning smile, leaned closer: "Then, Chairman Han, shall we..."
Han Sanping knew exactly what he wanted to ask, so he waved his hand and smiled.
"Don't worry about the publicity and distribution; China Film Group won't take advantage of you. We'll handle it according to the 30 million yuan investment standard. We'll also try our best to arrange screenings for you, as for the release dates—"
He paused, glanced at the calendar on the table, and said, "You really want to release it during the Lunar New Year season? This year's Lunar New Year season is tough. There's 'King Kong' first, 'Fearless' second, and a bunch of films by Hong Kong directors. How about we postpone it a bit? The competition will be much less."
"Mr. Han, do you think I, with Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li, need to be afraid of Jet Li and that gorilla?"
"You little brat..."
Han Sanping laughed: "Alright, although you're a new director, looking at the casting of your film—Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Fan Binbin, Huang Xiaoming… wow, that's truly unprecedented. Okay then, I'll do as you say, it'll be released this Spring Festival!"
Wei Yi was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Chairman Han!"
Han Sanping stood up, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and didn't say anything more.
Just because Han Sanping didn't want to say anything more didn't mean Wei Yi didn't want to say anything more.
"By the way, Mr. Han, there's something else I need to tell you."
"Um?"
"I want to be in charge of this publicity."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Han Sanping was taken aback.
"I want to be in charge of the main publicity work for my film at China Film Group."
Han Sanping frowned. He looked at Wei Yi and asked, "You mean you want to be in charge of the publicity for your movie?"
"That's right."
"You even know about publicity?!" Han Sanping couldn't help but look at Tian Erzhuang. "Old Tian, you guys teach him this? As far as I know, this isn't a directing course; it seems to be a management course."
Tian Erzhuang was also a little confused.
Wei Yi hadn't told him this before he came.
But for some reason, seeing Han Sanping's doubtful expression towards Wei Yi's abilities...
Tian Erzhuang got a little angry.
This is a prodigy from their Beijing Film Academy, what gives you the right to question him!
"Wei Yi is the most studious student I've ever met," Old Tian said.
One sentence almost made Han Sanping burst out laughing.
Wei Yi, is he the most studious?
Don't fucking joke around!
Han Sanping thought to himself, "Even I, at China Film Group, have heard that this person's total time studying at Beijing Film Academy doesn't even add up to half a month!"
Is this what you call being studious?
"...He knows everything that Beijing Film Academy has, and he knows everything too," Tian Erzhuang said, sticking out his neck.
It's obvious they're going to stick to supporting Wei Yi.
The sect's prodigy.
So terrifying.
This left Han Sanping speechless.
Just as Lao Han was carefully considering his tone, wanting to politely decline...
Wei Yi, who was prepared in advance, pulled out a plan.
"Chairman Han, don't be in such a hurry to refuse."
Wei Yi smiled and said, "Why don't you take a look at my publicity plan first? This is a solution that Teacher Tian and I came up with after discussing it for a few days."
Did this really happen?
Tian Erzhuang was puzzled, but immediately joined the group, "That's right. You should take a look first. I can't speak for other things, but in the film industry, the Beijing Film Academy is omnipotent!"
We've already come to this point.
The business plan was also pulled out.
What could Han Sanping do but reach out and take it, saying helplessly, "Then I'll take a look..."
Upon closer inspection...
Old Han was completely engrossed in watching it.
It wasn't that Wei Yi also added the Mirror Flower Karma Method to the plan.
This skill can only be used in video works.
The reason Lao Han was so fascinated was that many of the marketing and promotional methods mentioned in Wei Yi's plan were things he had never heard of before.
But now that I've seen it, I feel it should be effective, and I even have a sudden realization in some aspects.
"This...this plan is your idea?" Han Sanping looked up at Wei Yi in surprise after reading it.
"Not entirely," Wei Yi smiled. "It was something that Professor Tian, other teachers at the Beijing Film Academy, and I came up with together through our collective wisdom and effort."
Is this really true?
Tian Erzhuang frowned.
He thought to himself that once he got back, he would catch Mu Deyuan and his group. In particular, he would have to get to the bottom of things with Yu Jianhong from the Management Department.
To prevent them from luring Wei Yi to their side right under their noses!
Now he continued to defend his students, saying, "That's right, I already said that. Han Sanping, are you questioning the Beijing Film Academy?"
Han Sanping was so angry he laughed.
Old Han couldn't help but say, "Tian Erzhuang, that's enough! Strictly speaking, I'm also a student at the Beijing Film Academy, you know?!"
That's absolutely true.
More than twenty years ago.
Han Sanping also studied at the Beijing Film Academy's advanced training program.
This is also why he was able to easily start his work after being transferred from Sichuan Province to Yanjing.
He also has some background in the Beijing Film Academy.
He didn't want to argue with Tian Erzhuang anymore.
Moreover, Wei Yi's plan does indeed have some merit.
Thinking that Wei Yi had the backing of Beijing Film Academy and the strong support from it.
It wouldn't hurt to let him give it a try.