Chapter 70 Restlessness
In fact, the reason why Liu Zhou is so popular is not complicated.

In any era and any country, young talents are sought after, and Liu Zhou fully meets all the requirements of young talents that are generally recognized.

He is young, talented and has achieved a lot. He is definitely a high-quality idol.

Liu Zhou was already very popular, and now he has returned from Cannes with great success, which has suddenly triggered a surge in his popularity.

Liu Zhou was not aware of this because he never thought he was very talented. Everything he had now was due to his prophetic golden finger.

So he has always been very low-key, rarely accepts interviews, and does not have the arrogance of young people.

Therefore, faced with this sudden popularity, Liu Zhou was a little surprised.

In the entertainment industry, Liu Zhou never hesitates to speculate about others with the greatest malice. He believes that someone must be trying to get him.

This is also the reason why Liu Zhou didn't even go to school these two days and stayed at home.

He was sure that there were many media reporters blocking him at the school gate.

By the end of May, the popularity of Liu Zhou had finally subsided a lot, and Liu Zhou returned to campus.

There is less than a month left until the final exams. After this month, Liu Zhou will be a senior.

For the rest of the time, Liu Zhou didn't do anything else. He just accompanied Zeng Li to and from school, just like an ordinary college couple.

However, Liu Zhou discovered that he and Zeng Li seemed to be the only two people around him who were so leisurely, while everyone else seemed a little restless.

Later, Liu Zhou gradually understood what was going on.

We are all about to enter our senior year, graduation, and official entry into the entertainment industry.

Everyone was the same when they first came in, but in just three years, a clear gap between them has opened up.

Zhang Ziyi, who used to be the last in her class in terms of academic performance, has now developed the best and became the leading actress in a Zhang Yimou movie. She has even been recommended by Zhang Yimou to join the crew of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to work with superstar Chow Yun-fat.

Qin Hao has gained considerable fame in the industry for his performances in Liu Zhou's plays and short films.

Liu Ye also starred in a movie, and Yuan Qi has also played a supporting role in a movie. I heard that she was spotted by a music company. If the contract had not been too harsh, she would have signed the contract long ago.

Hu Jing has also been the leading actress in movies. Although the movies did not receive very great response, she still received a lot of attention.

Not to mention Zeng Li, she is the one who benefited the most from the drama "Duds Get Water".

Not only did it allow her to stand out in the drama industry, but her popularity in Beijing and Shanghai was no less than that of some popular stars.

Besides, she has a talented boyfriend, so she doesn’t have to worry about the future at all.

Opportunities are hard to talk about. Tian Zheng’s grades have always been good, but unfortunately he has never gotten any particularly good opportunities.

They have become clear about the concept of becoming famous and popular, and they are very eager for it, so they become mentally agitated.

In Liu Zhou's opinion, in addition to the different developments of his classmates, the sudden popularity of Boss Zhao next door was also a fuse that made them restless.

Boss Zhao really became famous like a rocket. Although Liu Zhou is also very popular, he is still a dwarf compared to her.

What happened to Boss Zhao gave everyone a clear understanding of the concept of being famous for the first time. It turned out that a person could really become so famous, so famous that he would become a topic wherever he went and receive a huge amount of attention.

My Fair Princess is now well-known throughout China. The topic of discussion on the streets is My Fair Princess. Anything with the portraits of the My Fair Princess printed on it will sell much better.

Even the little maid who didn't have too many roles in the film became popular, not to mention the leading actors. They have actually become famous throughout Asia.

Liu Zhou is very Buddhist now. He doesn't care much about Boss Zhao's sudden popularity, nor does he care much about the restlessness of several friends in the acting class. Everyone has their own destiny.

Leisurely days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye it is the day of the final exam.

Liu Zhou took the exam for three days, and after it was over, it also meant that his junior year was officially over.

After the exam, Liu Zhou wanted to go home first, but at this time Jia Zhangke suddenly returned to the capital and asked Liu Zhou to have dinner with him.

When they arrived at the dining place, Liu Zhou found Yu Liwei, Gu Zheng, Wang Hongwei and others were all there. "Junior brother, you are really awesome. Your first shot was even better than mine, and you even won an award in Cannes." Jia Zhangke said with a smile when he saw Liu Zhou.

Liu Zhou ignored Jia Zhangke's teasing, found a seat and sat down, then said:

"You suddenly returned to the capital from your hometown this time. Did you find some inspiration?"

"I found it, and I've also written the script. Do you want to take a look?"

"show me."

Jia Zhangke took out a script from his bag and handed it to Liu Zhou. Liu Zhou saw the name on the title page of the script, "Platform", and it was indeed this movie.

Liu Zhou opened the first page and read it carefully.

The story is not complicated. It is about the growth story of a group of young people from Fenyang County Art Troupe from "searching" to "returning" in the wave of social change at the beginning of reform and opening up in the 1980s.

However, when Liu Zhou closed the script, he still let out a long sigh.

"Brother, you are going to stick to this path till the end."

It’s still the familiar taste, it’s still the familiar banned film style.

"It's not that I want to go down this path to the end, but our censorship system is too fucked up."

"In fact, if you modify it slightly and ask Director Kang of Xiaoxiang Factory to endorse it, it should be able to pass the review."

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, Jia Zhangke chuckled and said:

"No, if I modify the script just to pass the review, then the modified script is not the one I want to shoot."

"Okay, I won't advise you anymore."

"Junior brother, do you want to invest again this time? But if you invest, the share may not be too large."

Liu Zhou knew that there should be another investor who would invest in his new film.

Ever since "Xiao Wu" won the award, a well-known investor found him and wanted to invest in his new film. He also invested in the movie "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" which he had introduced.

Now that Jia Zhangke is finally going to make a new film, he can’t leave out an investor. Plus, with their participation, the copyright will be easier to sell.

"Forget it. I won't invest this time. Just give the share you have left for me to the other investors. This way they will pay more attention to your film."

The reason why Liu Zhou invested in "Xiao Wu" was to make money.

Now that he has a considerable amount of funds in his hands, he is not so urgent to make money anymore.

Investing in Jia Zhangke's films can definitely make money, but now the two are good friends, and Liu Zhou doesn't want them to have too many conflicts of interest.

Moreover, if there are too many underground films, even if they are disguised, there is a high possibility that they will be discovered by the authorities.

There was no need for Liu Zhou to take this risk anymore. After Lou Ye's "Suzhou River" project was completed, he planned to cancel the Hong Kong studio.

Of course, if Jia Zhangke still needed investment this time, Liu Zhou would invest without hesitation. Now that he is not short of investment, Liu Zhou is also ready to stop completely.

"Okay, you're different from us, so it's better not to vote, so as to avoid harming you later."

"Are you still planning to ask Brother Wang to star in this movie?"

"Yes, Hong Wei will still be the lead actor, Lao Yu will be my photographer, and Lao Gu will continue to manage the crew's chores for me."

"When are you going to start filming?"

"It shouldn't be too long. Once the leading actress is chosen, filming will start next month."

If Liu Zhou remembers correctly, the heroine of this movie will be Jia Zhangke's wife, and the heroine of his movies has never changed since then.

(End of this chapter)