Chapter 69 Bellman’s invitation
Cao Yang unexpectedly won the Golden Lion. Not only the teachers and students of Nortel were shocked and caused a sensation, but even the Chinese drama next door shocked many people's jaws.
There is also a directing department in Chinese opera, yes, there is.
Well, in the entertainment industry, Chinese dramas are not famous for their directors, but for their actors.
Therefore, the ones who were most shocked by Chinese Opera were students from the acting department.
To win two international movie queens in one year, what is this?
This is...a resource package dropped from the sky.
This is the eldest father of an actress!
Nortel really has a constant legacy. As one generation ages, another generation rises, and all of them are willing to come to China Theater to select actors. Director Cao, the tradition cannot be lost.
What? Is Liu Ye, who won the Venice Best New Actor Award, the star of the show? That's okay, Director Cao must be a pure Nortel director.
When Director Cao can come to China Theater, Ms. Cao sounds good.
At the same time, traditional media has also begun to exert its influence.
"Last night, the 58th Venice International Film Festival came to an end. "Empty Room" directed by my country's famous young director Cao Yang won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film, the Silver Lion Award for Best Actress, and the Silver Lion Award for Best New Actor. Award and become the biggest winner”
"Following Hou Xiaoxian, Zhang Yimou, and Cai Mingliang, my country's famous young director Cao Yang once again won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the fourth person in China to achieve this achievement."
"At the 58th Venice Film Festival that ended early yesterday morning, "Empty Room" directed by the famous director Cao Yang won a great victory. It not only won the Golden Lion Award, the highest award, but also helped Yu Feihong win the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival. Help Liu Ye win the Best New Actor Award.”
"One gold and two silvers, the Chinese film "Empty Room" won the championship. At the Venice Film Festival awards night held last night, the famous Cao Yang became the biggest winner."
"After Gong Li, Yu Feihong became the second Venice Best Actress in China. Last night..."
This is the first wave. We will focus on reporting news first. In subsequent reports, we will definitely dig into personal resumes. This is a common practice.
Compared with the Internet, traditional media has lagged behind.
Through traditional media and a large number of reports on the Internet, even people who don’t pay much attention to the entertainment industry know that there is a director named Cao Yang who won the Golden Lion in Venice.
Is the Venice Golden Lion very powerful?
Oh, only Zhang Yimou has won it in the Mainland. He is really awesome.
Nowadays, it is recognized that there are two and a half major mainland directors who often appear in media reports, one is Zhang Yimou, one is Brother Chen Kai, and half is Xiaogang Pao.
People who don’t know the truth have a little understanding. The reason why Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are great directors is because they won the same level of awards, namely the Golden Lion and the Golden Palm.
No matter how high the box office of Xiaogangpao is, it will only count for half because he has no grand prize.
Then I suddenly realized that the man named Cao Yang was also a great director? So there is another great domestic director?
Isn’t that three and a half?
Xiaogangpao expressed that he was very hurt. Just like who doesn't want to win an award, I also have the heart of an artist.
Indeed, when Xiaogangpao heard that Cao Yang had taken the golden lion, he sat there speechless for a long time.
The Golden Lion Award, that's a fucking Golden Lion. When did it become so easy to win the Golden Lion? A young man in his twenties casually took home the Venice Golden Lion!
What fucking bullshit!
Nortel's directors are all crazy. Wouldn't it be better to make movies and develop the domestic market? What the hell do you want to win awards abroad? It seems like the top three in Europe are so great.
One of the top three in Europe. If I can get one of the top three in Europe, it will take ten years... no, five years... three years. Well, two years of my life will be worth it.
Regardless of the heated discussion in the country, Cao Yang didn’t know for the time being that he was currently attending a private cocktail party hosted by Sony Classics.
Generally speaking, large-scale cocktail parties in Europe are very complicated and troublesome. You need to understand the etiquette, the order of meals at the cocktail party, the rules of eating and various taboos.
Private cocktail parties are more casual, with a small number of people. Most of them are friends or acquaintances. It is similar to a dinner party among friends in China.
The only difference is that there may be more "desserts". "Mr. Cao, congratulations on winning the Golden Lion."
Behrman, one of the heads of Sony's classic marketing department, came to sit next to Cao Yang with a wine glass.
A European actress who came over just now to get to know Cao Yang wisely got up and left. Before leaving, she gave Cao Yang a note with her phone number and room number.
No, I'm not that kind of person.
Cao Yang wanted to throw it away, but Behrman was nearby. It was so rude, so he could only put it in his pocket temporarily and prepare to throw it away later.
"Thank you."
Cao Yang clinked their wine glasses with Behrman and took a sip.
"The Golden Lion is the result of our joint efforts. My success is inseparable from the help of Sony Classics and the support of Mr. Bellman."
"This is what I should do, and it is in our common interests."
Behrman said it very politely, and then asked tentatively: "Director Cao, now that you have won the Golden Lion Award, what are your plans next?"
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Cao Yang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I have an idea, and I may make another movie before the year."
The reason for some hesitation was that Cao Yang was afraid that Behrman would invest in Sony Classics.
The films he makes are all low-cost literary films, and he has no shortage of funds. There is no need to control risks. The business is guaranteed to make a profit and does not require external funds at all.
If Behrman doesn't know what's going on, everyone is already working well together. Do you agree or not?
Agree, it feels a bit cheap for this shit.
Don't agree. Next time, I might need help in conquering Europe's top three. Moreover, Cao Yang is also interested in earning Oscars.
When I make commercial films in the future, big investments come with big risks. In order to share the risks, I might look for some external funds.
The reason why Cao Yang said it was that he had made up his mind that if Sony Classics wanted to invest, he would politely refuse it and then continue like "Empty Room". In fact, this form of cooperation is also very good. Anyway, he is now the director of Golden Lion, so It can be sold at a reasonable price.
Behrman didn't mention the investment at all, but asked directly: "Director Cao, have you ever thought that our cooperation can go further? You come to Hollywood, and we can make a movie together that can not only compete for Oscars, but also It can go to the top three movies in Europe.”
"To Hollywood?"
To be honest, Cao Yang was a little tempted. Nowadays, his career in Hollywood is still very popular. Going there to win Oscars is also very impressive. It is a good thing to gain both fame and fortune.
The only concern he has is that if he goes to Hollywood now, unless he organizes an independent film by himself, it will be difficult for him to take the initiative. A major feature of Hollywood is the producer-centered system.
Unless you are a big director like Spielberg or Cameron, you don’t even have basic editing rights, and the director is not even allowed to enter the editing room later.
Not having the right to edit means that what you shoot may be very different from what you want when you edit it.
Being uncontrollable means there is a risk of failure.
This is unacceptable to Cao Yang, and he cannot do anything like destroying his own brand.
"Mr. Bellman, we are our own people, so I will tell the truth.
When I make a movie, I usually need to really control the crew, edit the movie myself, and do post-production. I have the final say on what the finished movie will look like, and no one else can interfere.
You can think of this as a director’s confidence, at least until I don’t fail. ”
(End of chapter)