536: Brother Min: You think winning awards depends on the quality of the film? Wrong, it's all about personal connections and relationships.

Regarding Xu Lu's 'mysterious maneuvers,' those who cared about him felt a bit confused and somewhat worried.

However, some devious characters, upon learning this news, felt their minds stirring with ulterior motives once again.

Over at Xia Lifei Film and Television, Xiong Tang felt as if he had been relaxed for two months. At first, he didn't know why, but after hearing the news, he finally realized that it was because he hadn't heard any news about The kid surnamed Xu for the past two months. No wonder he had been so relaxed. Now that he heard news about his rival, Xiong Tang's heart habitually tightened, as he expected to hear something heartbreaking again. Fortunately, after hearing the full story, the smile on his face couldn't be contained:

"Hahaha, that kid must have lost his mind this time. Is he trying to butter someone up, which is why he took on such a hot potato?

Even a fool knows that this kind of public service theme is the hardest to handle. If you can push it away, you do; no one would actively lean into this because there's simply no upside.

If you do it well, no one will thank you, but if you do it poorly, trouble will come knocking. He's still too young!"

Xiong Tang shook his head triumphantly. Over at Xia Lifei Film and Television, they had actually received news about the 'anti-gambling theme' project as well, but he had immediately found an excuse to turn it down.

Shoot a public service film? What a joke!

It's not like he had too much money to burn. How could he possibly film something that wouldn't have any box office potential and whose content was extremely boring? Absolutely not!

But Xiong Tang didn't expect that as soon as he turned around, he would hear the news that Da Xu Culture was actually going to film this theme. This made him very happy.

After all, for Xiong Tang, it was rare to see his old rival, Da Xu Culture, suffer a loss. In the past, every time he had high expectations, the disappointment was just as great.

But this time, since The kid surnamed Xu had jumped into the pit himself, Xiong Tang felt that if he didn't watch the spectacle, it would be a disservice to the wounds he had suffered previously!

"Film it, go ahead and film it. To even dare to touch a public service theme—I have to say, The kid surnamed Xu is truly audacious. Does he really think he's omnipotent?

Well, it's fine. Just wait and see. Once this project is finished and the box office fails, people will laugh their heads off. Hahahaha, I'm really looking forward to it!"

...

On the other side, after Zhao Fu heard the news, he also frowned. Although he had completely conceded defeat, he still paid close attention to Da Xu Culture.

"This shouldn't be right. This Director Xu isn't exactly a rookie just starting out, so why would he take on such a project with no prospects? Or does he have some other motive?

I can't figure it out. With the current scale of Da Xu Culture, there's no need for him to suck up to anyone, so is this decision a mistake?"

Zhao Fu thought to himself.

Because if this matter were placed in front of him, he would absolutely never film such a public service movie. It lacked buzz, it lacked box office—what a loss!

It would be better to just film a random comedy; it's simple and profitable. Wouldn't that be much easier than filming some anti-gambling public service movie?

Of course, because Zhao Fu had 'lost' to Director Xu many times before, even though he was suspicious, he didn't dare to jump to conclusions.

After all, as a perennial loser, his spirit had been completely drained during the previous few 'battles.'

Of course, deep down, he was somewhat expectant, hoping that the previously invincible Director Xu would stumble this time.

If that happened, for Zhao Fu, it would definitely be a great opportunity to boost his self-confidence.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fu decided to continue following the situation. Anyway, in his opinion, an anti-gambling theme was definitely not easy to film.

Thinking of this, a thought crossed Zhao Fu's mind, and he said to himself:

"Everyone has two shoulders carrying one head; I don't believe he can make anything special out of a public service theme. If that's really the case, I... I'll quit the film industry!"

...

Meanwhile, in a large mansion, a young man's expression changed, and he said:

"What? Xu Lu is going to film this anti-gambling public service theme too? Why is he coming to join the fun for no reason?"

"Brother Min, I don't know the specifics either. I hadn't heard that Da Xu Culture was going to film this theme before, but yesterday the news came out that that guy surnamed Xu is going to film it too!"

The person talking to the young man shook his head and explained.

The young man called 'Brother Min' turned cold and said in a deep voice:

"This kid really is everywhere. We just wanted to film a public service project to win an award, and this guy comes to join in the fun. Damn it!"

It's no wonder this 'Brother Min' was angry. In fact, although public service themes are hard to film and difficult to sell at the box office, big companies generally don't want to touch them.

However, for some people with specific ulterior motives, filming a public service project is a shortcut—a channel to rise quickly.

In the past, once such a public service theme was proposed, big companies wouldn't film it, and small companies wouldn't either, so it would fall to people like 'Brother Min' to take it on.

Because there was very little competition, often as long as you filmed it, you would be able to win an award.

In other words, they weren't aiming for the box office, but for the awards and the side benefits that came after the awards.

'Brother Min' had already felt that his future was bright after taking on this theme.

After all, as long as there was no competition for this thing, even if it was filmed like a pile of crap, it could still win an award.

But what 'Brother Min' didn't expect at all was that the situation suddenly changed.

News came out from Da Xu Culture that that guy surnamed Xu was also going to film this theme.

This made 'Brother Min' so angry he almost exploded.

You people from big companies, why not just honestly film movies that make money? Why do you have to come and steal our rice bowl!

For a public service movie like an anti-gambling film, does that guy surnamed Xu really think he can earn much at the box office?

"Brother Min, what should we do? Should we still film it?"

The person next to him saw 'Brother Min's' expression changing rapidly and asked with some hesitation.

'Brother Min' gritted his teeth and said:

"Film it, why wouldn't we? Do you really think that winning an award for a movie like this public service film depends on the quality of the movie? You're wrong. Everything that wins an award is about connections and social nuances!"

"But... won't that cause some trouble later?"

The other person was a bit worried.

'Brother Min' laughed immediately and said:

"What trouble could there be? By then, the films everyone makes will all be public service films, and none of them will make much at the box office. So, isn't the quality decided by the organizers?"

Hearing this, the person next to him's eyes lit up, and he quickly said:

"Brother Min, I just remembered, isn't your uncle..."

'Brother Min' immediately waved his hand, interrupting:

"Ahem... alright, alright, don't talk about this. Focus on preparing for the movie; this award is ours for the taking."