"Director Qi, thank you, I'm sorry to trouble you this time. I'm really sorry. I'm filming in Fulan and I really can't leave. Please bear with me. I will treat you to dinner when I return to the capital..."
"The Third Man" successfully passed the review. In fact, this film does not involve any sensitive points, and there are no explicit scenes. But these days, even if the procedures are all normal, I am afraid that someone will find fault, and in the end there will be no room for reasoning.
It is an eternal truth that there are people in the DPRK who are easy to do things. With the help of Qi Xin, the review was smooth and most importantly, fast.
Because of Cheng Er's nagging, he has already missed the registration date for the Locarno Film Festival. Now the only thing left is the Venice Film Festival, which opens at the end of August, but the deadline for registration is mid-July, because it is customary to announce it in early August. Shortlisting, time is tight.
Of course, bureau cadres like Qi Xin will not complain about missing a meal. The key is that you have to have a correct attitude.
For Qi Xin, there were no sensitive points in the movie, it was just a piece of cake, and it also paid off the favor of Li Tang who joined the film at a very low salary.
"By the way, Director Qi, how was our movie?"
Qi Xin laughed on the phone and said: "Originally, I planned to hand it over to the movie channel and it would be considered a completion of the task, but after watching it, several leaders of the movie channel and Beijing Film Studio thought it was good. It would be a pity not to show it. No, not only did I sign up The selection for this year’s Golden Rooster Awards is scheduled to be released around the National Day holiday this year. Xiao Li, don’t forget to come together to help build up the momentum.”
Although Qi Xinhua spoke modestly, he could not hide his pride in his tone.
Li Tang sounded envious. Although the current domestic box office market is average, May Day, National Day, and the Lunar New Year period are the best times, and ordinary movies can't squeeze in even if they want to. Li Tang naturally had to maintain a relationship like Qi Xin's.
Dang Ji said: "Director Qi, look at what you said, how can I not come to the movie that I am starring in? When the time comes, you will give me a call and I will be on call."
Li Tang, who was standing on the balcony of the hotel, hung up the phone, looked up at the Tianmen Cave looming in the clouds and mist in the distance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Passing the review means that the film has completed the last hurdle. All that is left is to pray that it can be successfully shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival this time. The main competition unit dare not think about it, but the upstream unit can give it a try.
The Upstream section is the only competition section of the Venice Film Festival. It is designed to encourage young filmmakers to create. It has a total of Best Film Award, Special Director Award, and Best Actor and Actor Award. The most important Best Film Award in the Upstream section is intended to benefit from the 100 million lira bonus provided by the government.
Although Italian lire is notoriously worthless, 100 million lire is equivalent to more than half a million yuan in RMB, which is not a small amount of money.
Thinking of this, Li Tang called Nai'an again. The opinion of the film selector on whether he can be shortlisted is very important, especially a senior film selector like Marco Muller. And there are rumors that when the current chairman of the Venice Film Festival expires next year, Lao Ma is likely to take over as chairman.
To put it bluntly, whether a movie can be shortlisted depends not only on the quality of the movie itself, but also on who has a good relationship. With the rise of the so-called sixth generation directors, especially Chief Jia who became famous overnight at the Berlin Film Festival with his debut film "Xiao Wu", more and more people in China want to repeat the success of this group of sixth generation directors. , make a movie with an investment of hundreds of thousands or millions, and then search all over the world for ways to participate in overseas film festivals.
If your film is good, even if it is not allowed to be released in China, if you win an award abroad, it can still be regarded as cultural export. But they are all bad movies, and they even make vulgar and pornographic things just to attract attention. Isn’t this a discredit to the country?
It is precisely because this situation is becoming more and more common that the General Administration has to issue regulations that do not pass the review and are not allowed to participate in overseas film festivals, and strictly implement them. The most obvious example is that Jiang Wen's "The Devil Is Coming" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year, but because he participated in an exhibition privately, he was caught in the crossfire and was killed like a chicken by the General Administration. He was eventually banned from directing for five years. .
There is no accurate answer from Nai'an yet, but they just said that they have to wait for news from Lao Ma. She had already seen the rough cut version, and her first reaction at the time was that she regretted not investing. It should be said that Cheng Er's editing technique is very special, disrupting the timeline, and the multi-line narrative style is very characteristic of the new American director Guy Ritchie.
In Nai'an's words, based on her experience, she has great hope of being shortlisted for "The Third Man." Even if she can't, she has made preparations and is actively participating in the Toronto Film Festival in North America, which is second only to the three major international festivals in Europe. Film festival.
After making this call, Li Tang was going to go out to buy some clothes. After more than half a month of hard work, he has successfully reduced his weight from 160 kilograms to 145 kilograms, losing 15 kilograms of fat. The few slim-fitting T-shirts he once wore have become baggy when worn on his body, which is really unattractive. look.
"Wow, Linghu Chong! Can you sign your name for me?"
"Teacher Li Tang, can I take a photo with you?"
"Look, Linghu Chong..."
The crew of "Balzac and the Little Tailor" filmed a movie here, and the news that there are big stars such as Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and Linghu Chong in "The Swordsman" has long spread throughout the small town.
When Li Tang walks on the street, he is inevitably surrounded by enthusiastic movie fans, who are constantly asking for autographs and photos. Although it was very troublesome, Li Tang still greeted every fan with a smile.
What is word of mouth? Reputation means that apart from works, everything else is built bit by bit in life and work. It may be a bit pretentious to say this, but his experience in his previous life told him that this is the awareness that a public figure must have.
I originally wanted to go out and buy some clothes, but I had to waste half a day. When he returned to the hotel with his bag, he happened to meet the crew returning from work.
Today was mainly about shooting scenes opposite Chen Kun and Zhou Xun. It was a rare day for Li Tang to rest.
"Hi Michelle, how are you today?"
He said hello to a French photographer who got out of the car holding a camera.
"Like hell!"
At the end of June, the weather was very hot. The foreigner has strong hair and developed sweat glands. The guy's hair is messy. The light-colored T-shirt on his body must have been wet and dry, dry and wet again, and it also has a lot of dirt stuck on it. It is gray and looks very messy.
At this time, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun also got out of the car. Both of them had tired faces. Seeing Li Tang standing there with a leisurely look on his face, carrying a shopping bag, Zhou Xun suddenly said unbalanced: "Ah - I don't care. I have to rest tomorrow too."
Of course, resting is impossible. Her role is the most important in the entire movie.
Chen Kun, who had always been reserved, said angrily: "Li Tang, what are you doing today?"
Li Tang raised the shopping bag in his hand toward them and said, "I'm going to buy some clothes. I can't wear any of my previous clothes."
Not only his clothes, but also his costumes were suddenly redone.
Chen Kun looked at Li Tang, who was now as slim as himself. Just as he was about to speak, he saw his assistant running over with a mobile phone: "Brother Kun, phone."
Chen Kun glanced at the number on the caller ID, and his expression suddenly changed. He didn't even have time to say hello, so he hurried to the side with his cell phone to answer the call.
Li Tang glanced at Chen Kun's back. He was always shy about prying into other people's privacy. He smiled and said to Zhou Xun, "Sister Xiaoxun, how was your shooting today?"
According to today's announcement, it was a passionate scene between her and Chen Kun.
Zhou Xun shook his head: "No."
There were only two shots all day today, but none of them passed. There is no pressure for her to shoot this kind of scene, but it is a very helpless thing if her opponent is not good enough. Looking at Li Tang at this time, she could not help but think of the scene when the two of them were filming "Suzhou River". That was called tacit cooperation.
Li Tang didn't notice the strange look in Zhou Xun's eyes. At this time, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "So I can have another day off tomorrow."
"Tch, that's a good idea. I've already suggested to the director that you should go together tomorrow." Zhou Xun hummed.
"Why should I go to your drama?"
"Add a scene! The director said that today's filming didn't go well. Maybe he hasn't thought it through yet, and the scene between me and Kun'er seems a bit monotonous, so I plan to add the scene between you and Kun'er. Together." Zhou Xun shook his little head and said proudly.
We share blessings and share hardships. Why are we working so hard on filming, but you can still go shopping leisurely?
The two stood chatting for a while, but they never saw Chen Kun coming.
Zhou Xun was a little strange and said, "Kun'er, it took you so long to answer the phone?"
Li Tang just noticed Chen Kun's strange expression just now and said casually: "Maybe there's something wrong."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Chen Kun walking from the corner of the gate with a mobile phone. When he walked in, he found that his face was ugly.
"Kun'er, what happened?"
Chen Kun opened his mouth, but when he saw Li Tang, his eyes immediately became wary, and he forced out a smile and said, "It's okay."
Their friendship was shallow, and they all looked like this. Of course, Li Tang would not stay here ignorantly, so he said hello to them, said goodbye and left.
After returning to the room, I took a shower and went to the balcony to smoke. I accidentally lowered my head and found that Zhou Xun and Chen Kun were still standing there.
First update!
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