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Chapter 1517: Chasing the Door

Ye Zhi Qiu's bold statement of "one person, 10 billion" shocked everyone so much that the subsequent meeting seemed rather uneventful.

After the meeting ended, the people did not leave immediately, but instead gathered in twos and threes to chat.

Ye Zhi Qiu and Zhao Jing Lun hadn't seen each other for a while, so they started chatting.

"Zhiqiu, you were a bit impulsive just now," Zhao Jinglun said with concern.

"It's not that I don't believe in your abilities, but achieving 100 billion yuan in box office revenue in a year is too difficult and there are too many variables. There's no need to make this bet with the other party."

"I know," Ye Zhi Qiu said with a smile. "I have high hopes for several of my works next year."

"That's fine then." Zhao Jinglun nodded and asked, "You mean the one that's going to be released during the Spring Festival? I think it's called 'The Dead End'?"

"Not entirely," Ye Zhi Qiu shook his head and said, "To be honest, 'The Dead End' was a challenge for me, mainly because I wanted to win an award."

"The subject matter of this film is not very appealing, and some viewers may not be able to accept it. It has a chance to reach 10 billion yuan at the box office, but it will be difficult to go higher."

At this point, Ye Zhi Qiu smiled and said, "This 100 billion will also depend on Director Zhao's help."

"Me?" Zhao Jinglun was taken aback. A second ago he was a little confused, but then he seemed to realize something and his tone became a little happy.

"You mean there are plans for 'The Wandering Earth 2'?"

“Yes,” Ye Zhi Qiu said with a smile, “the final script is out.”

"We can now begin assembling and preparing for the pre-production work. Filming will start in January, and if all goes well, it can be released next year."

"This time, we would like to ask Director Zhao to serve as the producer again."

"No problem!" Zhao Jinglun agreed without hesitation.

In the first installment of "The Wandering Earth," the director was Ye Zhi Qiu and the producer was Zhao Jing Lun.

If it were someone else inviting him, Zhao Jinglun might not have agreed. There aren't many works that are worthy of him serving as a producer, but "The Wandering Earth" is different.

Zhao Jinglun's original directing style focused on orchestrating large-scale scenes and creating stunning visual effects, which coincided with the concept of "The Wandering Earth".

Moreover, filming "The Wandering Earth" brought him an unprecedented feeling.

Watching hundreds of colossal mechanical beasts, like a torrent of steel, roar and rumble under his command, carrying out their predetermined tasks with perfect coordination...

For a man, the sense of accomplishment from such a moment is unparalleled.

"By the way," Ye Zhi Qiu said, remembering something, "what's the deal with that Director Zeng?"

"Do you know her? I feel like she's quite hostile towards me."

Zhao Jinglun said with a wry smile, "We do know each other, after all, we're from the same generation."

"That's just her personality. She's a bit of a literary type and likes to give advice to people. Over the years, she's offended a lot of people in the industry, but she also has quite a few students."

"Didn't your previous film, 'Hello! Mr. Tree,' win an award, beating out one of the films nominated at the same time, which was a work by her student?"

Ye Zhi Qiu suddenly realized that, apart from feeling somewhat "caught in the crossfire," he didn't take the matter to heart.

That's just how this circle is; if you don't attract jealousy, you're mediocre. You can't make friends with everyone.

As for others' doubts, the results are the most direct response.

Is 100 billion in box office revenue enough?

......

A few days later, on December 20th.

The Blue Dragon Awards ceremony was held as scheduled in South Korea.

At this awards ceremony, "Ode to My Father" won three major awards—the highest number of viewers for a film, the Best Supporting Actor award, and the Best Actor award!

The winner of the "Best Actor" award is Hwang Jung-min, who played the role of "Deok-soo" in the film!

The news quickly spread back to China.

Many viewers in China who had not paid much attention to the "Blue Dragon Awards" before were initially confused when they saw this news, and only understood the situation after some explanation.

It turns out that the Blue Dragon Film Awards is one of the three major film awards in South Korea, somewhat similar to the China Film Awards, and it is quite prestigious.

Hwang Jung-min winning the "Best Actor" award means that he has once again won the title of "Best Actor".

Moreover, this is the first time a Chinese male actor has won an award at the "Blue Dragon Awards".

After the cause and effect were understood, the news went viral online and quickly became a trending topic.

"Awards from two countries, a double Best Actor, awesome!"

"This is truly based on pure skill!"

"All I can say is that the Koreans have finally recognized something for once!"

“I have always felt that Hwang Jung-min’s acting in ‘Ode to My Father’ is top-notch. From youth to old age, he brought to life the struggle, resilience and responsibility of an ordinary man.”

"When I saw his crying scene in the movie theater, it really touched my heart and I cried along with him... He truly deserves the Best Actor award!"

"What's even more impressive is the screenwriter Ye Zhiqiu, and the recently concluded film 'The Host,' which has already broken all the records in Korean film history."

"I'm not surprised at all by that guy's performance; now I'm even more looking forward to his future projects in Hollywood..."

SG Entertainment stole the show at the Blue Dragon Awards ceremony.

Then, SG Entertainment, which had just won the award, became even more anxious and frequently contacted Ye Zhi Qiu to invite him to write scripts, and they also loosened their demands on terms.

Similar to SG Entertainment, the up-and-coming Japanese director Hiroshi Kamiya, probably became even more proactive after seeing the success of "The Host".

Ye Zhi Qiu has indeed been too busy to deal with them lately, so he'll leave it for now.

Kim Mi-young from SG Entertainment showed great sincerity, flying directly to Huahai and arriving at the Huahai Entertainment Building.

As expected, she came up empty-handed and learned that Ye Zhi Qiu hadn't been back to the company recently.

You ask what I'm doing? I'm at home with my wife, waiting for her to give birth!

Kim Mi-young's expression was incredibly complex when she heard this news from Lee Moon-seo.

She had considered countless excuses Ye Zhi Qiu might use to refuse or negotiate, but she never thought of this one.

Ye Zhi Qiu is only 27 or 8 years old, right? She's already expecting a child!?

This is normal for ordinary people, but in South Korea, it is absolutely impossible for celebrities to get married publicly or even have children at this age.

Because of intense market competition, once celebrities get married and have children, and acquire the attribute of "family," it is easy to affect the image that fans have in mind, thereby affecting their fan base and career.

However, Ye Zhi Qiu is a talented actor who doesn't rely on "idol economy," so this impact is indeed negligible for him.

Despite this, Kim Mi-young did not give up and stayed in Hwahae.

The success of "The Host" greatly increased her influence within the family, and her ambitions grew even larger.

The key now is that SG Entertainment urgently needs a powerful work to continue this momentum, and continuing to look for Ye Zhi Qiu is the safest way.

This time, she was determined to get her hands on the script no matter what.

Ye Zhi Qiu's childbirth is a big deal, but her situation is even bigger!

Don't even mention a child, give me the script and I'll find you a girl group member!