Max-Level Director: A Feel-Good Life in the Entertainment Industry

Synopsis===Synopsis archived; story complete Cannes "And the winner of Best Picture is... LINNA from China!" Berlin "The winner of this year's Best Picture is... LINNA!" Venice "Ever since her debut, we've looked forward to every film she makes. This time is no exception." The youngest director in China in the 21st century to achieve a Grand Slam, and the fastest to do so. Every one of her films explores endless possibilities. Some call her a feminist director. She says, "People can say whatever they want. Only honors and great films can speak for me." Under her leadership, female characters in film and television are no longer flat second-class figures. She is a standard-bearer in the film and television industry, and the first to fire the opening shot for women's awakening. She is Lin Nan. An imperfect protagonist, growing little by little... (A slice-of-life story...) Her directorial journey begins with short films Black Hole (Complete; won the Golden Olive for Best Short Film) The Piano Tuner (Complete; won the Golden Brown Bear for Best Short Film) Hard Candy (Complete; won the Golden Brown Bear and Best New Actress) Memories of Murder (Complete; won the Blue Pearl for Best Picture) Phone Booth (Complete; won the Qilin Award for Best Director) Her (Complete; won the Golden Olive) && A reader's guide: (Please read!) 1. This is all fictional, all fictional, all fictional! The important things must be said three times. No characters are based on real people. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. 2. This is a passion project. I won't be making domestic films. All the films are based on foreign ones. There will be opinions about the original works, so please leave if that bothers you. 3. Since this uses tropes common in male-oriented fiction, don't accuse me of plagiarism without cause. Tell me which work you think it resembles first. This is a derivative work, so please check the category. 4. The CP is tentatively Xu Hairui, who's already made a brief appearance. He probably won't get much screen time until Identity. The CP is an ordinary man from the early 21st century, not an all-purpose male lead from a novel. He'll have the usual male flaws, so don't expect too much. The pairing may change as the story develops. 5. If you come across a film you don't recognize, remember: parallel world, parallel world. 6. There are countless great stories on Jinjiang. If this one isn't for you, just move on. You're free to stay or go, and you don't need to tell me. 7. The author is sensitive. If you see me following someone around to explain myself, just ignore it. I'm only working through my own doubts. 2025.3.16 This story will go VIP on July 2. The chapters will be locked from Chapter 27 onward. After it goes VIP, I'll post three chapters a day and try to update every day... Coming soon: The Tycoon System, But Spending Money Is Drawn by Lottery Office worker Wen Xu meets a light bulb that claims to be a Tycoon System. She thinks binding herself to the System will bring her a life of riches. But then... [Congratulations, you have successfully drawn three spending limits: 1,000, 5,000, and 300. You chose the 5,000 limit, giving you a spending base of 5,000 for today.] [Please proceed to the next draw.] [You will draw a multiplier between 0.1 and 10,000,000. This will determine your final spending limit for today.] [Congratulations, you have successfully drawn 1x, 20x, and 35x. Sorry, you failed to select one.] [Congratulations, you have earned another selection chance. The draw begins again...] Wen Xu fell silent. On the very first day of her contract with the System, she flipped the table. [Are you treating me like some kind of Japanese person or what?] &&& Coming soon [Lord of the Mysteries] There's Nothing Wrong with My Weird Art Style After waking from a nap, Yu Shuhuai is faced with several problems. Bad news: He's transmigrated. Good news: He's transmigrated into a noble. Even worse news: This is a world where the more you know, the faster you die, and it's the world of a book he's heard of. Good news: He hasn't read it. All he knows about it comes from short videos. Worst news: He only remembers the book after becoming a Beyonder. So... is charging ahead with sheer strength the only way forward? In this world full of schemes, you make me look like an idiot... Theme: Women hold up half the sky.