December in Washington has not yet reached the coldest time of the year, but it is still a little cold since it is winter.
As an important city in the state of Michigan, Washington is the seat of the Bank of Kyushu and the headquarters of various state organizations. It also has numerous museums and cultural and historical sites, and its architectural style is quite luxurious.
"As expected of Washington."
After getting off the plane, Lin Qiu looked at the new city of Mizhou and smiled.
Although she had stayed in Mizhou for a while, Lin Qiu had been to California the most, over there in Los Angeles, and this was her first time in Washington.
Zhou Kai is relatively familiar with the road. He has stayed in Mizhou for a long time since he was a child. He has a deep understanding of the customs and customs here, so he gave the most pertinent evaluation and curled his lips and said:
"Not as good as Xiazhou."
"Except there are more sisters of various colors."
"It's a pity that you both have families, otherwise I would have appointed you to see the world."
"Let's go, let's have a big party tonight with three crews!"
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The history of the Washington Film Festival is relatively short compared to several other film festivals.
It was only established in 1990. The style is more "commercial" and there are many awards. There are 27 awards of various sizes, which is the most among the four major film festivals.
Among the four major film festivals in Kyushu, the Berlin Film Festival is a long-established film festival, and Cannes is the most competitive, because it is followed by June, July, and August. The Venice Film Festival focuses on relatively "new" film types and film forms.
The Washington Film Festival can be described in one word - "gathering of blockbusters."
Because it is the last film festival to compete for next year's Kyushu Oscars, the competition is fierce.
In the past, Xiazhou didn't pay attention because director Xiazhou didn't have much competition, but now it's completely different.
Zhou Kai's "The Incredible Hulk", Ye Zhiyuan's "Witness for the Prosecution" and Lin Qiu's "Manchester by the Sea" will all be launched at this film festival at the same time, so how could the audience in Xiazhou not pay attention!
In Xiazhou alone, there are three very competitive films!
Ye Zhiyuan's "Fatal ID" became famous at the Washington Film Festival, and became gradually familiar to Kyushu movie fans.
The screening will last for a week in total, and Lin Qiu's "Manchester by the Sea" will be screened in the last three days. There will be a screening every evening, with a total of three screenings. The first one is for the media, and the last two are for fans.
The opening film of this Washington Film Festival is none other than "The Incredible Hulk" directed by Zhou Kai!
As a work after the Marvel series "Iron Man", "The Incredible Hulk" has received no less attention than Lin Qiu's new film, especially within Kyushu. However, Lin Qiu has not encountered doubts for a long time, but Zhou Kai has experienced All over.
Film festivals are not a must-go for film promotion.
But if people like Lin Qiu and the others "dropped in" to participate, it would still be of some publicity.
After all, Changan has confidence in the quality of the three movies.
The Washington Movie is held in the DC area, and the hotel is quite luxurious. Standing on the balcony of the room, you can enjoy the night view of Washington.
"Director Lin Qiu, let me toast you!"
"Director Lin Qiu, long time no see. I heard that you are preparing a new movie."
Lin Qiu was holding red wine and saw the man and woman walking towards him. He immediately smiled and greeted him:
“Long time no see!”
The two people in front of me are Bratt and Sofia, one of the starring actors in "Manchester by the Sea".
It's just that Sofia now has completely different clothes and posture than when she was filming the movie.
To describe it simply, the skirt wanted to be slit up to the chest. There was very little fabric on the chest, and it was so obvious that Lin Qiu was embarrassed to look directly at it.
"I introduced Rob to Director Lin Qiu."
"That must be a wonderful movie!"
This is how people from Michigan speak, but after the filming process of "Manchester by the Sea", the entire crew of actors from Michigan have great admiration and admiration for an Oriental director like Lin Qiu. It is impossible for Bratt and others to be nervous about participating in the Washington Film Festival. What's more, "Manchester by the Sea" is not only targeting the Washington Film Festival.
The dinner before the opening of the Washington Film Festival had many participants, but Lin Qiu had never particularly liked such noisy, social occasions. After chatting with a few familiar actors and directors from Mizhou, he went back to the room. .
But what was very interesting was that I met Zhou Kai in the hotel elevator.
Next to Zhou Kai, there was a beautiful white woman wearing a light blue chiffon dress and a string of expensive necklaces around her neck. When they saw Lin Qiu, they were also a little surprised.
"You finished the drink so quickly?"
Lin Qiu glanced at Zhou Kai, who immediately smiled and introduced to Lin Qiu:
"Natalie, you know."
Natalie, who was next to Zhou Kai, had a slightly red face, but she still greeted her immediately:
"Hello, Director Qiu Lin, I am Natalie."
Lin Qiu smiled, "I know, Zhou Kai told me that you are very special in his heart."
"If there is a chance, let's work together on a movie."
The fate between Zhou Kai and Natalie was not just a year or two, but they met when they were studying in Mizhou after graduating from college.
At that time, Natalie was still a little-known actor, and was tricked by Zhou Kai into watching "Hachi" together.
But now Natalie can be considered very popular in Mizhou, and her popularity is quite high.
In the past few years, because Zhou Kai has been focusing on movies, he has restrained a lot in his private life, but he has always been in contact with Natalie.
What Lin Qiu said was true. Natalie was different to Zhou Kai.
But whether the two of them can make it work is uncertain.
And even if it can be done, I estimate that in the future...
Forget it, this is Zhou Kai's own business anyway, who can say what will happen in the future.
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At this Washington Film Festival, the appearances of three major film crews from Xiazhou attracted much attention!
This is the first time that so many Xiazhou directors have appeared at the Jiuzhou Film Festival, and three films have been shortlisted for the main competition. Once on the red carpet, thousands of spotlights converge on these three major crews.
When walking on the red carpet, Lin Qiu could clearly feel that compared to the first time on the red carpet in Cannes, this time the media from Kyushu showed a lot more respect for the filmmakers in Xiazhou from the bottom of their hearts!
Today, as Chang'an Film and Television Company is gaining more and more reputation, in the entire Xiazhou entertainment circle, there are fewer celebrities, actors, and Internet celebrities who dare to go to the red carpet of "Chang'an". In the past, they just did it, but now they still do it. Aren't you looking for scolding?
The times are developing. In the past, those celebrities only had to shamelessly go to the red carpet, pose for a while, bring their own media, go back and buy hot searches, and make headlines such as "Yan Press", news, and Xiazhou audiences. It started blowing.
Especially my own fans, who are always fooled.
But now, Chang'an Film and Television Company can be said to have shredded the fig leaf of many stars and film and television companies in the industry.
All works speak for themselves with quality.
At least now the Xiazhou audience can be sure that Xiazhou people are not writing bad works or making bad movies, but the money is not spent in the right place. It is a problem of capital, artists and actors, not a problem of Xiazhou!
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[PS: I delayed the update because of my birthday last night. Sorry, I will update it in the afternoon~] (End of this chapter)