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Chapter 632 - 428: No, don’t become Film Emperor A-Gou!

Chapter 632: Chapter 428: No, don’t become Film Emperor A-Gou!

The CCTV Movie Channel, commonly referred to by viewers as the Six Princess.

Because it airs films so capriciously: during the Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to the United States, it aired "Pearl Harbor"; during the Scottish referendum, "Braveheart"; during Paris protests, "Les Misérables"; and on Valentine’s Day, various films about couples having bad outcomes.

Furthermore, its Weibo official account shows a female gender, its Bilibili signature is "Hmph~", and it is also a direct channel under the Central Propaganda Department, managed by the National Film Bureau. It’s like the Central Propaganda Department’s own daughter, and an adopted daughter of CCTV, which gives it the persona of a tsundere heiress.

At this moment, one of Six Princess’s flagship programs, the "Huaguo Film Report" team, was gathered in the conference room discussing work arrangements.

"The shortlist for the main competition unit at Cannes has been released. This year, three films from our country have been shortlisted. Let’s discuss how to follow up on them," said producer Ding Yan, starting the discussion.

"Three films? So many this year?"

Chief Editor Wang Yun was surprised.

In previous years, even having one film was considered much, yet this year there are three. It’s quite a big year.

He looked curiously at the materials in his hand.

The first of the three films is "Yangtze River", a work of the well-known sixth-generation director Zhang Jianmin, depicting the 50s and 60s, the fate of citizens as the country manages water conservation by digging reservoirs.

Just a glance at the synopsis shows it’s filled with national pride and political correctness.

The second film, "Shadow Kill", is from the new generation director Cheng Bo, about spies both domestic and international during wartime, entangled in love and hatred, with a tightly wound and conflicting story that also has some commercial elements.

The third film.

Wang Yun paused in surprise, "Wu Mu and Lin Xueming’s daughter’s film also got shortlisted?"

Huh?

Wu Mu?

Others in the conference room caught the keyword and immediately turned to check.

It really is Wu Mu.

The film "Separation", directed by Lin Qingyue and starring Wu Mu, tells of high school love and separation.

Scriptwriter Mu Yang quickly flipped through and couldn’t help but quietly exclaim, "Wu Mu’s career is truly booming; he’s thriving across the board. Singing in Japan was already a big hit, and now even his film is shortlisted for Cannes."

Others nodded, "To think that despite knowing a bit about him, it’s still shocking. As a singer, he’s top-notch nationally, took the singer king title from Mo Mo, and is massively popular in Japan, even sparking a parade of sixty to seventy thousand people."

"In television, every network here is vying to have him on their shows, and in South Korea, because of a show called ’Super Challenge’, I’ve heard he’s received many invitations."

"In drama, he accomplished a super hit series sold for 4.5 billion, and now even the films he acted in can make it to Cannes."

This is a complete multimedia success: films, TV, variety shows, both domestically and internationally. With commercial box office hits and leading roles, just give it a few more years for a strong foundation, and it’s precisely the state every celebrity dreams of.

No need to worry about any aspect cooling down.

Most people in the conference room knew about Wu Mu; even if they didn’t know him before, they pretty much did after this morning’s events.

After all, even if this was a film channel, it was still a news story released by CCTV. Even as CCTV’s adopted daughter, they would still pay some attention to their cousins’ whereabouts.

Such a versatile figure, such a high-quality image, and so positively regarded abroad; he’s actually a great candidate for promotion.

But unfortunately, his flaws are just too major.

Chief Editor Wang Yun looked at his own leader, producer Ding Yan, "Director Ding, should we be following and promoting Wu Mu’s film as well?"

As a channel directly under the Central Propaganda Department, CCTV Six in some aspects shoulders the responsibility of serving the national cultural strategy, which is undoubtedly focused on cultural export presently.

So for films entering international festivals in these recent years, their channel invariably follows and invests resources in publicity.

Ding Yan understood what Wang Yun meant and nodded, "It wasn’t too favorable to promote him before, but now he’s even made it on the news on channel thirteen, so there’s no need to hold so tightly."

"However, with three films shortlisted this year, we don’t have enough staff. Let’s discuss which one to focus on and which is most likely to win an award."

Staffing is insufficient; while groups will still be sent to follow all three films, there’s a difference in which film gets prioritized, has more people, and more experienced teams sent, even if it’s a good opportunity for newcomers to train, there are distinctions.

When discussing which film is most likely to win, those in the "Huaguo Film Report" program all had some insight.

Wang Yun pondered, "The film with the largest chance of winning an award this year is probably ’Death Mail’ directed by the French director Triss, which is extremely popular. Our domestic films are relatively low on momentum."

Sometimes just by judging from the talk among judges and in the industry circles before the festival, one would have an idea about winning chances.

This year, the focus of Cannes discussions largely surrounded a few international films, with the domestic films being distinctly less noticeable, almost feeling a bit cold.

"However, if it were up to me, I’d say among the three, ’Yangtze River’ has the best chance. These sorts of films about third world struggles and history, focusing on small fates under larger era themes have always been within Cannes’ strike zone."

Others nodded in agreement, "’Shadow Kill’ would be next. Films about the human struggle amidst war, testing humanity, are also favored by Cannes. Plus, with Cannes even hinting at incorporating more commercial elements in recent years, ’Shadow Kill’ fits right in with its own touches of commercial content."