Nobody knows movies better than me

Chapter 41 Conflicts should be resolved, not perpetuated.

Lu Chuan is only thirty-four years old this year, which is quite young in the directing industry.

In 1999, he wrote the screenplay for the TV series "Black Hole," and later directed his directorial debut, "Looking for a Gun," which was selected for the main competition at the Venice International Film Festival, making him an instant star.

Although there are rumors that the film "Looking for a Gun" was directed and starred by Jiang Wen, who was banned from directing, and replaced Lu Chuan.

However, the person involved did not respond. In addition, Lu Chuan made another film, "Kekexili," last year, which proved himself again and won the Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The few remaining doubts about Lu Chuan disappeared, replaced by the title of genius director being bestowed upon him.

Thanks to her father's connections and her own talent, Lu Chuan's journey has been remarkably smooth.

He has received praise and high regard from industry veterans, with Third Master regarding him as a leading figure among the younger generation of directors, and he has also been sought after by the media.

Lu Chuan was originally very proud and self-satisfied, believing himself to be invincible. Apart from a few well-known directors, everyone else was just a bunch of idiots in his eyes.

But everything changed after Zhang Jun appeared.

At first, Lu Chuan didn't pay much attention to this greenhorn who had just graduated from school. At that time, he didn't even know that there was such a person as Zhang Jun.

Everything began to change when Zhang Jun's film "Little Miss Sunshine" was released.

The box office of "Little Miss Sunshine" continued to climb, and it achieved good box office results even when it was sandwiched between Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves" and Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle".

Moreover, Zhang Jun has a special background. He graduated from Tsinghua University and only made one short film during his university years, although that short film was very good.

But this layman actually achieved a level of success in the film industry that many directors could never imagine in their entire lives.

Because of the immense buzz surrounding this director, the media began to focus their attention firmly on this excessively young and inexperienced director.

If that's all, then so be it.

At this time, Lu Chuan's ideas were similar to those of the sixth generation of directors, mainly focusing on winning awards abroad. The success of "Kekexili" proved that this path was indeed easy to follow.

In his view, winning awards is more important than box office performance.

But he began to notice that people in the film industry stopped discussing winning awards abroad and started talking about box office and commercial success.

Among them, Zhang Jun's name has been frequently mentioned recently.

Some people even told him that Zhang Jun, who was thirteen years younger than him, had the potential to make a name for himself in today's commercial film era.

Third Master even called to compare Zhang Jun to himself, saying that Zhang Jun's strategic vision in film development was something Lu Chuan could not match.

What Lu Chuan, a self-important person, hates and resents most is that someone else receives more attention and importance than him, and that the outside world believes that this person surpasses him in some aspects.

Just like lions fighting for territory on the African savanna, Lu Chuan, a young lion, was expanding his territory when he turned around and found that an even younger and stronger lion was also expanding its territory.

And he's even fiercer and more powerful than him.

Therefore, feeling threatened, Lu Chuan lost control and made sarcastic remarks on this occasion, but unexpectedly, Zhang Jun countered with even sharper words.

The questions raised by the paparazzi and Super, along with the three consecutive accusations of poor manners, particularly struck a nerve with Lu Chuan, causing him to break down.

But with everyone watching, he couldn't afford to argue with Zhang Jun any longer, so he could only let him leave.

There is no love without a reason, nor is there hatred without a reason!

Fan Bingbing made her decision on their third meeting because Zhang Jun was able to promote her. Zhang Jun didn't know Lu Chuan's specific reasons, but he guessed it was out of jealousy of his success.

If Lu Chuan spoke kindly, or even offered a few words of "guidance" like Chen Gezi did, taking advantage of her early debut, Zhang Jun would simply ignore it.

But Zhang Jun would never tolerate being mocked by him; otherwise, people would think he was cowardly and afraid of trouble.

Although he doesn't cause trouble, he's definitely not afraid of trouble!

The conflict between Lu Chuan and Zhang Junqi was witnessed by everyone around them, and it soon reached Han Sanping's ears.

Seeing Zhang Jun approaching, Han Sanping asked, "I heard you and Lu Chuan had a bit of an argument, what happened?"

Zhang Jun briefly recounted what had just happened and said, "Uncle Han, he mocked me first, so I couldn't just stay silent, could I?"

Han Sanping couldn't hold back any longer: "Lu Chuan is just like that, you can just be a little more tolerant of him."

"Tolerance?"

Zhang Jun's eyes widened in disbelief, and he stopped calling him Uncle Han.

"Mr. Han, he's a man in his thirties, almost middle-aged, and he expects me, a young woman who hasn't even turned twenty-three yet, to tolerate him?"

"Is there some mistake?"

Han Sanping felt a little embarrassed, and what Zhang Jun said did make sense. Zhang Jun had always acted very maturely, which made Han Sanping unconsciously treat him as an adult.

But Han Sanping forgot that Zhang Jun also had a youthful side.

Zhang Jun's maturity stems from his rational analysis of problems, while today he displayed the unrestrained and flamboyant side of a young man.

However, both of them are young directors he admires, and Han Sanping still hopes that they can get along peacefully, so he tries his best to mediate.

He had someone call Lu Chuan over, and the two stood together.

Han Sanping said in an educational tone to the younger generation, "One of you has won an international award, and the other has also achieved box office success."

This should have been a good thing, but why do they look down on each other?

Lu Chuan lowered her head and remained silent, feeling ashamed of herself.

Zhang Jun, on the other hand, did not have that burden.

"As long as Director Lu can focus on his films, not interfere with other people's creative freedom, and not criticize other people's hard-earned works, I have no objection."

"And you? What do you say?" Han Sanping looked at Lu Chuan.

With everyone watching, Han Sanping once again acted as a peacemaker. What could Lu Chuan do?

He reluctantly clinked glasses with Zhang Jun: "It was my fault just now. I shouldn't have made such casual criticisms of your work."

Zhang Jun, whose handsome face resembled that of a manga protagonist, smiled and said, "It's alright. I believe Director Lu's artistic taste is still on point; it's just that he can't give an objective evaluation."

What does this mean? It means that Zhang Jun is secretly implying that Yin Yang Lu Chuan is blind.

That's all. Zhang Jun added, "Your film 'Kekexili' was indeed well-made; I really liked it."

Looking at Lu Chuan's awkward smile and then at Zhang Jun's friendly smile without any reservations, everyone around felt that Zhang Jun looked like a man in his thirties.

Seeing the two young directors finally reconcile, Han Sanping smiled and said, "That's right. They're both young directors making movies, so it's good for them to talk things out."

"You two should communicate well in the future and work together to contribute to the future of Chinese-language films."

After seeing the two men off, Han Sanping asked Huang Jianxin, who was standing nearby, "In your opinion, which of these two will ultimately become the leading director of the next generation?"

Huang Jianxin thought for a moment and replied, "Zhang Jun, although he is an amateur, he is mature enough and willing to put aside his pride and ego."

To put it simply, Zhang Jun is shameless enough, while Lu Chuan cares too much about saving face.

While face is indeed important in cultural circles, the situation is different in the film industry.

Because directors can't be arrogant like Lu Chuan when it comes to securing investment. But he has a good father, so it's not that difficult for him to get investment by leveraging his father's connections.

Zhang Jun is different; he's shameless enough to seek investment himself.

Han Sanping seemed to be deep in thought after listening to Huang Jianxin's words.

However, how things develop between the two in the future depends on themselves.