Chapter 479 In Venice (6K)
After the opening ceremony, the formal work began.
However, for judges, the requirements are relatively loose.
Chen Linfeng is free to watch any movie he likes, but the requirement is that the more than 20 movies in the main competition must be watched during this period.
He is not in a hurry, he still has plenty of time.
This morning, Sina organized a round of interviews.
I found Liu Qianqian today, so Chen Linfeng waited aside.
"Why don't Director Chen come with us? Wouldn't it be better for the two of us to interview together?" the reporter greeted warmly, his eagerness palpable.
Chen Linfeng waved his hand, "You'd better come, I'll talk about it another time."
The reporter did not dare to say more. I heard that this person is one of the major shareholders of Sina Weibo and is indirectly his boss.
Chen Linfeng watched Sissi being interviewed from a distance with great interest, feeling a strange sense of freshness.
On the bright green lawn, surrounded by unknown green plants, it feels like you are in a private courtyard.
The weather was not too hot, and the breeze was blowing. Liu Qianqian was sitting on a wicker chair, her skirt was slightly blown, and she looked quite comfortable.
The reporters and camera crew finished their preparations and started asking questions.
"I would like to ask Liu Qianqian, how do you feel about this year's Venice Film Festival? Is it any different from when you came here before?"
"Well... I came here because my works were shortlisted. This year I came to accompany Xiaofeng, so it was a forced admission."
So upright?
The reporter was a little nervous at the beginning, and this also set the tone for the subsequent interviews.
Liu Qianqian plays a leading role and says whatever she wants.
Reporter: “Have you ever thought about bringing your works?”
Liu Qianqian: "Of course I want to, but it's a pity that I don't have the chance."
Reporter: "Some people say that you owe your current achievements to Director Chen (when you say this, you glance at Chen Linfeng unconsciously), what do you think?"
Liu Qianqian: "I think you are right. His help is indispensable in the first place."
Reporter: "Why don't you try to deny it? I think you must have put in a lot of effort during this process."
Liu Qianqian: “It’s because of my own efforts, but there are so many people who work hard, and many people don’t even have the chance to work hard. From this point of view, I am indeed too lucky.”
……
The interview was not too long and was over in a short time.
Liu Qianxi came up with her skirt in hand, "Let's go, it's over."
Chen Linfeng asked casually, "What did you ask?"
"Ask me what I think of you." Liu Qianqian changed her hand to hold the skirt, and the other hand held her boyfriend's arm.
"Oh?" Chen Linfeng became interested, "What did you say?"
Liu Qianqian said fiercely, "I said you are the most annoying, always bullying me."
"Haha, talk more, I like to hear it."
"..."
The two went back to the hotel to change into casual clothes, and then wandered around the entire town.
I am always very busy, but now that I have some time during my busy schedule, I treat it as a vacation.
At noon, the two of them casually found an outdoor restaurant to have dinner together.
Prices were very expensive at this time, but they didn't care about it and enjoyed their outdoor life together.
Naturally, there were fans who came forward to ask for autographs and photos.
But those who come to the film festival will be more knowledgeable.
Besides, there are too many celebrities here.
Things become more valuable when they are rare, and they become less rare.
In the afternoon, the two of them picked two movies and went in to watch them.
Chen Linfeng didn't show the judges' score. He just came out after watching it and didn't comment much.
In the evening, when he was invited to attend the reception, he had a general exchange with several judges he met.
It's like exchanging opinions with each other.
As usual, if there is a movie with a relatively poor sense of perception, there will still be unanimous opinions during the process.
Then there is a high probability that this work will be eliminated early and will not participate in the final round of discussion at all.
Watch movies like this, go shopping and play with your girlfriends, and discuss movies with others in the evening.
At the end of the day, Chen Linfeng felt a little unhappy.
On the afternoon of the third day, "The Piano of Steel" premiered.
Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian went to support them together.
"Director Chen, you are here." Wang Qianyuan was the first to greet him. "Hey, my sister-in-law is here too. You are welcome to come."
"Bah, who is your sister-in-law? I told you not to scream before." Liu Qianqian spat.
Last time we had a gathering in the Arctic Ocean, a group of people started making noises, and then they started shouting like this.
At that time, Chen Linfeng just laughed and didn't stop her at all. Her words were of no use.
It was the same this time. Chen Linfeng blinked and pretended not to hear it at all.
Only Liu Qianxi stamped her feet.
Without saying a few words, director Zhang Meng also arrived.
After a few words of greeting, Chen and Liu entered the venue. They mainly wanted to watch a movie and didn't really want to socialize.
In order to give his daughter her musical dream, a father united with a group of friends to build a piano for his daughter out of steel.
The story is very simple, but the temperament of the times and workers' emotions reflected in it are very touching.
He had watched the original film in his previous life, and when he watched it again in this life, he had different feelings.
Taking advantage of the audience's standing ovation, Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian left the stage early.
The two walked and talked with their backs to the sunset.
"How is it? Is the movie good?"
"It looks good!" Liu Qianqian said without thinking.
Then she tilted her head and thought of a question, "Even if the piano is well built, it won't sound very good, right?"
"Who knows."
"So the point is not the result, but the fact that they came together to build a piano, and the emotion condensed in that piano?"
"It can be understood this way." Chen Linfeng sighed, "The history of the Northeast is a big proposition. A piano contains father's love, but it also represents something else. This is the work that I admire that reflects the times. .”
"Oh~" Liu Qianqian tried to understand.
"Actually, the sound of the piano after it is built may not be bad. In other words, even if it is not good at the beginning, they should be able to adjust it. Don't underestimate the powerful fitter masters and the working class bosses in the past."< br>
"Huh? Really or fake!"
So Chen Linfeng began to describe some outrageous legends about eighth-level fitters that he had heard before.
Sissi was stunned for a moment, and she listened with great interest.
The next day, the two watched "Hello!" Mr. Tree".
The elements of the times reflected in this movie are a bit heavy.
Liu Qianqian has not experienced similar rural life, and she did not understand the plot at first.
After Chen Linfeng told her the plot of the movie, he especially taught her how to judge when the protagonist Shu started to go crazy.
She finally figured it out.
Then she sighed and became a little depressed.
"This movie was well shot, and Wang Baoqiang's performance was even better, but I was very unhappy after watching it."
"Well, unhappiness is also an emotion. Excellent movies can make the audience feel different."
In both eras, Wang Baoqiang's acting skills have always been so good.
In particular, the energy of smoking in the film is the same as his nowhere-placed hands in the film, which is really amazing.
Chen Linfeng began to have a headache, how to arrange the two works in the end.
They are both good movies, and the two leading actors performed extremely well.
Hi, I feel bad. Why should I recommend them to attend Venice together? It would be great to be apart.
……
In the evening, there was another drinking party.
Chen Linfeng had a few words with the creator of a participating film.
In the past, as the main creator of the entries, he had to find a way to publicize the judges.
Now, it's his turn to be the target of public relations.
He knows the other person's intentions, and the other person knows that he knows them.
The two parties just chatted tacitly. Whether they can be appreciated depends on the other party's ability and the quality of the film.
Chen Linfeng has a deeper understanding of the mentality of the judges when he did this.
After chatting, he saw Wang Baoqiang.
"There is still a screening tonight, right? Is it over already?"
"Well, it just ended,"
Wang Baoqiang hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Director Chen, why did you leave early in the afternoon? You still wanted to talk to you and Sissy after you finished."
Chen Linfeng understood his worries and explained, "We both left as soon as the movie ended. This is how we have been watching movies in the past few days during the film festival."
I see.
Wang Baoqiang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the other party felt that his movie was not good and left the show early.
Having said that, he asked by the way.
"What did Director Chen think of the movie?"
"Well..." Chen Linfeng hesitated.
Wang Baoqiang felt a little cold.
"The Golden Lion Award is probably a bit difficult."
"Well, let's keep working hard...huh? Golden Lion Award?!"
Wang Baoqiang was startled, and his voice was raised several pitches in fear.
He looked around and then lowered his voice and said, "I don't dare to think about the Golden Lion Award. I'll be satisfied if I just get it."
Chen Linfeng was speechless.
You said you didn't say anything bad, why are you acting so sneaky?
"Winning an award depends not only on the quality of your own work, but also on the strength of your competitors.
Many of the movies this year are of a very high standard, so I can’t say what the final result will be. ”
Wang Baoqiang smiled honestly, "We will do our best as much as possible, and leave the rest to fate."
In the next few days, Chen Linfeng watched several domestic movies.
To be honest, the quality of the Chinese films participating in this exhibition is surprisingly high, and the works from other countries are not bad either.
I guess it’s another big year.
This can also be understood from the discussions between him and several other judges.
The jury at the Venice Film Festival communicates with each other every evening.
Every three days, they will gather together and hold a small meeting of about two hours to exchange opinions.
Everyone unanimously agreed that the quality of many of this year's works was not bad.
In particular, several of Hua Guo's works have been unanimously recognized.
When Chen Linfeng mentioned these movies, he felt quite confident.
To be honest, as a judge with different identities, it is normal for you to have biases because of your nationality.
But if you want to speak for your compatriots, they always need to be able to support themselves.
Don't tell lies with your eyes open, because everyone will be embarrassed.
In the last two discussions, Chen Linfeng's voice has become increasingly louder.
Coupled with his own status, he is very convincing. On September 5, Liu Qianqian left here early.
"The Walking Dead 2" is about to premiere, and she is going to Hollywood to participate in pre-release promotions.
The rest of the crew started a few days earlier.
She should have gone earlier, but the director heard that she was here at the Venice Film Festival.
Just let her be here in Venice to promote the launch of the second season of "The Walking Dead".
When Liu Qianqian is occasionally interviewed recently, she will mention that she can take a vacation and work at the same time.
In fact, Chen Linfeng will also mention in front of reporters the drama version of "Sherlock 2" that will be broadcast soon.
With such a good promotional platform as the Venice Film Festival, it would be a waste not to do something.
After Qianqian left, Chen Linfeng watched movies more frequently. He planned to finish watching the participating movies in these two days.
In recent days, the ratings of various films in the main competition have basically been released.
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The scores are ranked from third place to the back, and almost all domestic films are in the front position.
Among them "hello! "Mr. Tree" has the highest score, reaching 7.6 points (out of 10 points).
Foreign media obviously like this kind of movie that combines fiction and reality, and they appreciate the semi-crazy narrative in the second half.
In particular, Wang Baoqiang's performance was the most praised and he became one of the actors with the highest reputation for Best Actor.
Secondly, "Sister Tao" received a rating of 7.1.
Then there are "Steel Piano" and "Sea of Crowds", the scores are almost the same.
The lowest score is "Sediq Bale" from Bay Island, with a score of 4.8, which is the lowest among all works.
After the film met with the media at that time, it also encountered a lot of boos.
It was considered that the war scenes were too bloody, the story was lengthy, and the writing was poor, and it was rated as a "gaudy pseudo-epic".
Chen Linfeng's own evaluation is similar to that of the media.
Among them, the film about Bay Island, which he had seen in his previous life, was shown in two parts.
The pace of the first half is pretty good, but the second half is obviously dragging, and there are all the problems mentioned by the media.
In this film festival, the director edited them together, and the effect was simply indescribable.
The movie, which lasts for more than 2 hours, is a complete test of one's bladder.
Regarding this movie, Chen Linfeng's evaluation of it is slightly different from that of the media.
Judging from the edited version in the previous life, the quality is not low. In terms of film art alone, it is a good film.
But in terms of ideological themes, it’s nothing.
He completely adheres to the attitude of "entertain yourself, don't mess with it" regarding the private goods and ideas contained in the film.
The day before the closing ceremony, during the final discussion, Chen Linfeng thought about putting eye drops on it.
As a result, the judges killed him first.
There were also a few people who were worried that Chen would have to speak to his compatriot's movie and tried their best to explain to him.
He immediately agreed.
"Guys, I also feel that this movie is not suitable to participate in the final selection. I agree with your choice, let's exclude it."
What a death!
Except for it, the quality of other Chinese films is not bad and has steadily passed the first round of screening.
When it came time to award the awards, Chen Linfeng started micromanaging.
After a few days, he had already understood the tendencies of many judges.
"Darren, I agree with your opinion. "Faust" is indeed very good. Then "The Killing" can be released. We don't need to follow the media's opinions."
"David, I don't think Michael Fassbender's performance is better than Wang Baoqiang. Let's really talk about real acting skills. The performance of two shortlisted movies may not be better than one."
"Yes, Alba, I also think "Mediocre" is a good performance and deserves a Best Newcomer award."
"..."
During several hours of discussion, Chen Linfeng gave full play to his skills of talking.
When it finally ended, Darren Aronofsky couldn't laugh or cry, "Chen, you should really host the next Oscars party."
Chen Linfeng blinked, "I don't think the college can afford this price."
"Haha, you are right."
Although Chen almost took control of the situation in the end, Darren's mood was surprisingly not bad.
The other party respects him enough and often has many similarities with his views.
He felt that he had met his soulmate.
What he didn't know was that several other judges thought so too.
After the voting ended, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After so many days, watching movies, discussing, and giving reviews, it takes a lot of effort.
Chen Linfeng didn't know what the final result would be, but he expected it wouldn't be too bad.
After all, I have tried my best, and the rest is up to God.
……
That night, Wang Baoqiang and Wang Qianyuan both called excitedly to say that they had received invitations to attend the closing ceremony tomorrow.
This signal is very clear, there is a prize to be won.
Chen Linfeng was also happy for them.
As for the other Chinese movies, he didn't know much about them.
After all, the relationship is not very good, so I will definitely not notify him specifically.
However, later, he received a call from the organizing committee, asking him to be the presenter of the Jury Award tomorrow.
Chen Linfeng was a little unsure for a moment, whether this was a hint or a normal process.
Because normally, he is very likely to be invited to do this.
It’s hard to say whether any domestic works have won this award.
It didn't matter much anyway, so he didn't pay much attention and went to bed early.
During the first half of the festival, it was quite relaxing to hang out with Sissi.
But in the next few days, he kept watching movies, discussing, watching, and discussing, which made him really tired.
It feels much more tiring than filming.
And when Chen Linfeng fell into sleep.
Wang Baoqiang, Wang Qianyuan, Liu Dehua, Ye Dexian and others were all a little unable to sleep.
Especially the first two people had little mental preparation and had never experienced an awards ceremony of this level before.
I almost didn't sleep all night.
Because I knew that tomorrow's occasion was important, I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. As a result, I became more anxious and couldn't sleep.
It wasn't until morning came that I squinted hazily for a while.
Get up at noon, dress, style, prepare speeches, and talk about the press conference later.
All kinds of content have to be prepared. Without the help of other members of the team, it would probably be a joke.
At this time, Chen Linfeng also learned about several crews participating in the closing ceremony.
A total of four film crews received invitations, and three were competing for the main competition unit.
"Three out of four, it's not bad."
Chen Linfeng thought to himself.
Soon evening came and the atmosphere became intense.
On the way to the closing ceremony, we could see a lot of people, overwhelmingly flocking in the same direction.
Chen Linfeng did not attend the red carpet and walked directly into the venue through the inner passage, which gave him a different feeling.
At around 7:30, the closing ceremony began.
As a member of the jury, he went on stage with his colleagues to pay tribute, and then sat back at his special seat.
He could see the nervous expressions of several domestic crew members, which reminded him of his own experience back then.
But now looking at it from the perspective of a bystander, it made him quite happy.
The first awards are small awards for newcomers and technical contributions, as well as awards for the Horizon Unit, various local awards, film critics awards, etc.
About half an hour later, "Guanyin Mountain" starring Fan Binbin won a special mention award.
Chen Linfeng looked back and saw Fan Binbin standing up happily to celebrate with the director.
That's okay. Looking back, this award will probably be described as a heavyweight award by the media.
The award ceremony continued, and after more than twenty minutes, it was finally time to reach the main competition section.
The best screenplay went to the Hong Kong film "Sister Tao".
In his previous life, Chen Linfeng remembered that this film won the Best Actress.
Are you giving way?
He felt something.
Then the Best Actress award was awarded to an Italian actor.
When it was the turn of the Best Actor Award, Chen Linfeng paid attention.
"Best Actor at Venice Film Festival, Baoqiang Wang, "Hello! Mr. Tree", from China."
All the eyes of the audience were focused on Wang Baoqiang, making him confused for a moment.
Wang Qianyuan in the front row reminded him with great envy, "Brother, you won the prize, why don't you get up there!"
"Huh?"
At this time, director Han Jie, producer Jia Zhangke, and several other creative actors all stood up and hugged him.
Only then did Wang Baoqiang react.
Afterwards, he stumbled onto the stage and read a speech.
Chen Linfeng applauded gently in the audience, feeling deeply pleased.
Then, the best director went to the Italian film "Inland".
It was Chen Linfeng's turn to win the jury award.
He opened the envelope with ease.
"Let me see who it is, ha, congratulations to director Zhang Meng for winning the jury award for "The Piano of Steel", congratulations."
This time it was the turn of the crew of "The Piano of Steel" to receive honors and cheers.
The whole audience was a little excited. This was the third time that Hua Guo had won an award, and it was a big one.
Filmmakers and reporters in Greater China applauded and exclamated.
"Director Chen, thank you, thank you!"
After Zhang Meng came on stage, he gave him a bear hug.
I won’t be able to mention my acceptance speech later, so I can only express it here.
That’s awesome, Director Chen, it’s all up to you to lift me up.
In his subsequent acceptance speech, Zhang Meng was somewhat incoherent.
Chen Linfeng applauded gently from the side, hiding his merit and fame.
The final grand prize went to "Faust".
This is a work that Darren and the two judges are relatively optimistic about. Movies adapted from classic Western classics can easily gain the favor and attention of Western filmmakers.
Chen Linfeng was equivalent to exchanging it.
I just didn't expect it to work so well.
The guests in the audience were talking a lot, that is, the Golden Lion Award was not given to China.
Otherwise, this film festival will be called the Chinese Film Festival.
As soon as the awards ceremony ended, the media swarmed over.
Who would have thought of today's result? The second most important award was won by a very popular actor, and the best screenwriter was also given away.
If there were no reason for Chen Linfeng as a judge, everyone would be willing to eat something.
The reporters were so curious about the inside story.
(End of chapter)