As a producer, Xu Feng has worked with Chen Kaige. She used the book to find Chen Kaige with a notebook. Chen Kaige began to think of the script vulgarity and was unwilling to film it. After Xu Feng's repeated lobbying, Chen Kaige, who had been thinking about it for a year and a half before taking on the filming of this movie.

However, after "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or, Chen Kaige was completely disobeyed Xu Feng's advice and insisted on filming "Feng Yue". In the end, the box office and reputation were both defeated, and Xu Feng lost more than 30 million. Xu Feng's husband Tang Junnian disagreed with his wife investing in Chen Kaige at the beginning. Xu Feng used the private money he saved when he was an actor. After the failure of "Feng Yue", Xu Feng did not invest in the movie again because she lost all her private money. It was not until Xu Feng, who had money in her hands last year that he invested in "Beautiful Shanghai".

Xu Feng likes "The Aviator" very much and admires Zhang Ran very much. He thinks he is a very talented young man. Zhang Ran is only 27 years old and is much younger than when Chen Kai Ge took the Palme d'Or, so she is worried that Zhang Ran will follow the old path of Chen Kai Ge. But now when he hears him say this, he knows that he is too worried. This young man is very sober and has not been blinded by honor.

Zhang Ran experienced too many setbacks in his previous life, but he never gave up his dreams. He was very determined and knew what he was pursuing. Although he was excited to win the Golden Lion Award, he would not forget it and think that I am the best in the world.

Zhang Ran knew that "The Aviator" won the Golden Lion Award because of its unique film language and style. In terms of the overall quality of the film, it may not necessarily be above "Vera Drake". Whether it is Mike Lee, the director of "Vera Drake", or Kim Kidd, the director of "Empty Room", they all have very mature personal styles, and Zhang Ran has just completed his transformation and has his own style, and the gap is quite large. In fact, in the movie circle, Mike Lee and Kim Kidd can only be considered second-rate directors, and they are still far from the master, and Zhang Ran is even further away.

Zhang Ran knew that if he was satisfied with this, then his achievements would be like this. So after he was excited, he warned himself to work harder and constantly break through himself so that he could go further.

The 61st Venice Film Festival ended, and the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture was won by "The Aviator", and Zhang Ran became the biggest discovery in the entire film festival.

The 61st Venice Film Festival ended successfully with the capture of the Golden Lion by "The Aviator". Although the entire organization of this film festival was in chaos, accidents occurred frequently, and it was even known as a bad film festival, several award-winning films led by "The Aviator" saved the reputation of this film festival and brought everything back to normal track.

Of course, the Italian media was quite dissatisfied with the ownership of the film awards. The Italian films of this film festival were wiped out in the main competition unit and did not win a single award. Therefore, the Italian media criticized Mark Muller. However, media from other countries found the behavior of the Italian media very ridiculous and spoke sarcastic words: "If the Golden Lion Award is really awarded to those two Italian films, the authority of the film festival will be seriously questioned, and this film festival will really become the worst film festival. Mark Muller's persistence saved himself and saved the reputation of the film festival!"

This year, Korean filmmakers shined in three major film festivals. At the beginning of the year, Kim Ki-dee won the Best Director Award in Berlin. In May, Park Chan-woo won the jury award in Cannes. The film "The Vulgar Life" by the godfather of Korean films at this Venice Film Festival was selected into the main competition unit. Later, Kim Ki-dee's film "Empty Room" caught the last bus of the film festival and became the 22nd shortlisted for the competition unit. In addition, many works participated in Korean filmmakers appeared in various units, including Park Chan-woo's film "Three Updates 2", etc. Therefore, many Korean media claimed that this year is the year of Korean films.

However, after the Golden Lion Award was announced, Koreans no longer mentioned the Korean Film Year.

Zhang Ran is the one who really rose this year. In June, "Space and Space Warrior" set off a whirlwind around the world, with a global box office exceeding 500 million US dollars; now "The Aviator" has won the Golden Lion Award in Venice, which is a double box office award. He is as dazzling as the sun, making Korean filmmakers look dull!

"Time Warrior" and "Pilot" witnessed Zhang Ran's rise, allowing Zhang Ran to join the ranks of first-line directors in a very short period of time and become the hottest young director in the world!

Before the opening of the Venice Film Festival, no one expected that Zhang Ran would be the final winner. When Mark Mueller announced that "The Aviator" was a surprise movie, many people mocked Mark Mueller, saying that he was surrendering to business and chose a Chinese version of the Hollywood director.

"Imperial" magazine once ridiculed: "Mark Muller chose "The Aviator" as a surprise film. For the Venice Film Festival, it was not a surprise, but a shock. Mark Muller not only chose two Hollywood assembly lines, but also chose a Chinese director who came out of the Hollywood assembly line. Venice lost his soul and surrendered to Hollywood in an all-round way!"

However, Zhang Ran slapped the skeptic with the facts. I was not afraid of anyone playing business, and I was not afraid of art at all. In the end, "The Aviator" made a big splash in Venice, won the Golden Lion Award and topped the top in Venice, and at the same time pushed Zhang Ran's directorial career to the peak!

Zhang Ran won the Golden Lion Award, which caused great shock not only in China, but also in the entire East Asia region. Chinese netizens were cheering for Zhang Ran's success; Japanese netizens lamented that Japan had not mastered the essence of Kurosawa, but was controlled by the Chinese; Korean netizens were analyzing whether Zhang Ran has Korean ancestry.

Zhang Ran did not stay in Venice for a long time, and then boarded the return plane the next day.

Zhang Ran and the others did not deliberately conceal their direct whereabouts. When the plane took off from Venice, domestic media had already received the news. Therefore, the plane landed in Peiping. When they walked out of the airport exit, hundreds of reporters were greeted.

Of course, in addition to the reporters, there are many fans. Looking around, there are probably four or five hundred people. They are holding various support cards and posters in their hands. Judging from the support cards, most of them are Zhang Ran’s supporters.

The reporters and movie fans have been waiting at the airport for several hours, and they saw Zhang Ran and the others appear. The atmosphere on the scene was ignited immediately, and fans screamed wildly. The reporters raised their cameras and kept pressing the shutter at Zhang Ran and the others. The entire hall was illuminated. Fortunately, Zhang Ran and the others were all wearing sunglasses, otherwise their eyes might be blinded.

The reporters gathered around, and there was a circle of microphones and recorders in front of Zhang Ran: "Director Zhang, congratulations on winning the Golden Lion Award. Do you have anything to say to domestic movie fans?"

"Director Zhang, the global box office of "Time and Space Warriors" has exceeded 500 million US dollars. Have you considered a sequel?"

"Director Zhang, what are your plans next?"

Zhang Ran waved to the fans with a smile, then answered the reporter's question as he walked: "What do you say to the fans? Thank you for your support. When "The Aviator" is released, please continue to support you! "Time and Space Warrior" should have a sequel, the script is being brewed, and the specific content is not convenient to disclose. The next plan is that there are no plans. Classes will be held in school in the next period of time. Students in our class are in their senior year and will have to schedule a graduation show. They may perform at that time. Everyone is welcome to support them..."

After half an hour of struggle, Zhang Ran and the others finally crossed the reporter's layers of surroundings and got into the nanny car driven by Rong Xinda. Zhang Ran, who was sitting in the car, lay directly on the seat, feeling like he was escaping from birth.

After leaving the airport, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu took a bus back home, took a short rest, and quickly changed into clothes to prepare for the evening celebration banquet.

When Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu arrived at the celebration banquet, the scene was already full of people. In addition to the leaders of Beijing Film Academy, there were also staff of Tiangong Chongcai, as well as friends such as Li Xiaowan and Chen Zhenghong, and of course, members of the "Flyer" crew were basically here.

As the producer and director of the film, Zhang Ran was invited to the stage to speak.

Amidst the applause, Zhang Ran walked to the front desk, thanked the leaders and friends present, thanked everyone who had made congratulations to "The Aviator", then raised his glass and shouted: "To celebrate the Golden Lion Award of "The Aviator", I also wish "The Aviator" a good box office in China, cheers!"

"Cheers!" There was a harmonious voice at the scene.

After a celebration banquet, Han Shanping pulled Zhang Ran aside and started chatting with him alone.

Han Shanping held the wine glass and whispered: "Zhang Ran, "Time Warrior" now has a box office of 352 million yuan, and it is still 7 million yuan from the 359 million yuan Titanic. Today, "Ten-Ambushes" is officially released, and our filming is only 6%. It will be released on the 15th. According to this state, it will definitely not break the record of "Titanic".

Zhang Ran felt that Han Shanping had any idea when he said this, so he said, "What are Mr. Han's plans?"

Han Shanping said: "That's how I think about it. We will go out to the wallet together and make the box office of "Time and Space Warriors" exceed 360 million before the movie was released!"

Zhang Ran frowned slightly, "Isn't this buying a box office?" He shook his head and said, "Mr. Han, I don't agree. We can't do this!"

Han Shanping thought Zhang Ran was unwilling to pay, so he advised: "Now "Time Warrior" is only 7 million away from "Titanic". The box office today should be hundreds of thousands, plus tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, it should be 2 million. It would be enough for both of us to pay 3 million. If "Time Warrior" can break this record, it will be a good thing for you or for Chinese movies!"

"If you defeat Hollywood movies by making fakes, it is not the glory of Chinese movies but the shame of Chinese movies. The box office record can be rewritten, but the shame brought by fakes can never be cleared! It doesn't matter if "Time and Space Warrior" cannot break the record of "Titanic". As long as Chinese filmmakers are not dead yet, this record will be broken by us one day!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Ran paused and said seriously: "Mr. Han, it is a small matter to buy millions of box offices in "Time and Space Warriors", but the world does not have an airtight wall. If we start this, other companies will definitely learn from us later. If buying box offices in movies becomes a normal industry, it will be quite harmful. For a movie market to develop healthily, it must be supported by accurate data from the movie market. If the box office data is inaccurate, it will affect investors and policy makers' judgments on the market, making people unable to see the entire market situation, and ultimately hurt the entire film industry. This is really impossible to do!"

Han Shanping was a little surprised. In his opinion, Zhang Ran is the most commercial among all directors in China and the best commercialization. Zhang Ran would definitely support his suggestions. However, he did not expect that Zhang Ran would object and said so righteously.

Now he suddenly realized that Zhang Ran was a very tough and proud person at heart.

Han Shanping thought about Zhang Ran's words carefully and said that there was something really right. This kind of thing that kills chickens to keep warm is not done: "You are right. It's just that there are millions of people left in Titanic now. It's a pity that this will fail. Do you have any idea?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Leave everything to the audience!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!