Chapter 347 Cannes, hidden rules
Chen Linfeng lowered his head and continued to read the report.
“In fact, if you carefully study the people on the list, you will know how Chen Linfeng got in.
Tiffany Meyer, who wrote "The Twilight Saga", has become the leader of the novel series With sales of 29 million copies and the momentum of the first film, it ranked 26th on the list.
Compared to Tiffany Meyer, Xiao Chen is even better in terms of publishing. , it can’t be that it can’t even make the list.
Even if "The Twilight Saga" has been successfully adapted into a film and television version, you must know that "The Twilight Saga" is a work of Xiao Chen's Summit Entertainment.
Moreover, the film and television adaptation of "Infinite World" has been launched. Disney attaches great importance to the project and believes it will not be weaker than "The Twilight Saga". "
Chen Linfeng sighed when he saw this.
The "Infinite World" movie is really a headache.
Although Robert Iger promised him before , you can wait until "Sherlock" is broadcast before deciding on the protagonist.
But the king of hell is easy to deal with, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
Others in the Disney department obviously don’t have that patience.
Everyone wants performance.
In recent times, they have used many methods to urge Chen Linfeng, including but not limited to taking turns making phone calls and asking various of his friends in Hollywood to persuade him.
Sister Mei also put in a lot of effort to shield him from these interruptions.
In the media, there are also many tendentious reports.
In a recent New York Times report.
It was mentioned that he wanted to be the protagonist of "Infinite World", using the words "greed" and "overestimating one's capabilities."
It is in sharp contrast to the reports of Time Magazine and Forbes about his continuous appearance on the top 100 people and world celebrity lists.
But these are all trivial matters, and the independence of these departments will not affect his thoughts.
Pete also called him during this period, but not to urge him, but to support him.
And it is said that Pete will also enter this project and serve as one of the producers.
Of course, the lead producer is Jerry Bruckheimer, who has already been decided.
The support that Peter said also meant that he represented Bruckheimer.
This is also the reason why Chen Linfeng has been able to remain stable so far.
With the copyright in hand, the Disney president has no intention of forcing it, and the chief producer doesn't make trouble, so no one can really interfere with his judgment.
Actually speaking, Yingguang has been promoting "Sherlock" for some time.
The cut out advance trailer has caused a lot of discussion among fans of the original book and Sherlock Holmes fans.
It’s still about the protagonist being Chinese.
The number of searches and discussions on Facebook and Twitter has exceeded 10 million in a short period of time, and after a while, it will be hundreds of millions.
The YouTube promotional video has been viewed more than 5 million times.
Chen Linfeng thought that Yingguang should be deliberately taking advantage of this public opinion, and even secretly boosting it, otherwise such a big controversy would not be possible.
Also, I am not afraid that you will be dissatisfied, but I am afraid that you do not know.
He is still confident in the quality of "Sherlock" itself.
At that time, as long as these opponents are not die-hards, they may be able to win over after watching the series.
As time came to the beginning of May, the preparatory work for the film was basically completed, and the remaining bits and pieces were handed over to Mark to take charge, and Fanglong would also take care of them.
They are now in France, and the approval process for location shooting in Paris has been completed. They are just waiting to confirm the specific shooting time, and then contact the relevant departments to get it done in one step.
Chen Linfeng also confirmed again that the location of these exterior scenes was correct.
In this way, he temporarily relaxed his attention to the crew.
Because the Cannes Film Festival is coming.
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Cannes itself is a small town in southeastern France, not far from Paris at all.
When Chen Linfeng arrived in Cannes, the place was already very lively, with many filmmakers gathering one after another.
The Cannes Film Festival is not much higher than Berlin and Venice in terms of artistic professionalism.
Its main strength lies in its influence.
As the world's largest film trading market, a large number of film production, distribution companies and filmmakers attend every year.
In addition, Cannes’ gold sponsors often invite stars from all over the world to walk on the red carpet.
Celebrities have contracts with sponsors and usually come happily.
Therefore, there will be some female stars who, even though they have no movies to participate in, still come to various premieres to walk the red carpet.
Fan Binbin is a typical example. He was once called a "carpet star".
In fact, as far as film producers are concerned, these "carpet stars" are very welcome.
That’s too far.
With the gathering of superstars from all walks of life, the media participation in Cannes is the highest among the three major film festivals.
Every film festival is often a media carnival around the world.
Because of this, award-winning movies have the best publicity effect.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Da Chen could rely on a Palme d'Or to overwhelm Zhang Yimou in the country.
It is true that Cannes crushes the other two major film festivals in terms of noise level.
……
Zhang Yimou arrived a few days ago.
He has many connections in the three major film festivals.
In the past few days since arriving in advance, Zhang Yimou has been communicating with the Cannes Film Selection Committee, including the organizing committee.
For the film "Sunset", due to post-production cycle issues, only a version without post-production sound effects and sound effects was originally submitted.
The full version was later sent to the film selection committee.
Here, Zhang Yimou used his own connections, so he has to thank him.
In addition, the Cannes Film Selection Committee is not as serious or impersonal as the public imagines.
On the contrary, they have always been very tolerant towards internationally renowned directors.
For example, at Zhang Yimou’s level, as long as he is determined to run for election, he will basically be able to pass the primary election.
In fact, Chen Linfeng is similar, but he has not been in contact with Cannes before, so the communication effect is worse. In fact, there are some hidden rules here.
This involves the concept of "direct lineage" of the three major film festivals.
The so-called direct lineage refers to the film festival in which a director first participated and won an award, and is often regarded as a direct lineage of that film festival.
If you place it in Cannes, enter the "Un Certain Regard" section, and win an award, it will naturally become a direct descendant of Cannes.
After that, as long as you confirm that you want to participate in a certain Cannes Film Festival, you can almost confirm your participation when filming starts.
From this perspective, Chen Linfeng is a direct descendant of Venice.
I won the Silver Lion for the first time and the Gold Lion for the second time through the Horizon Unit.
Part of the reason for this is the recognition of direct lineage.
It’s just that Chen Linfeng, a white-eyed wolf, defected after winning the prize.
Of course, for a director who has won the top prize at three major film festivals, he is no longer limited to a specific film festival.
The three major events are all in different ways. Please come and participate.
Previously, the Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee called many times to invite Chen Linfeng to participate in the exhibition.
Needless to say, Venice, the first sentence every time is:
"Chen, you are one of our own!"
But for a director who has won the highest award, it must be I want to compete for awards in other categories.
So Venice is very optimistic about this aspect, and they also want Chen to win awards at other film festivals as soon as possible.
Should we say it or not, Chen Linfeng is praised as the youngest director in history to win the Golden Lion Award.
Although it gained a lot of discussion, it was also somewhat criticized.
So, Cannes and Berlin, be smart and hand over the big prizes as soon as possible.
Let’s talk about communication issues.
During the film selection process, the film selection committee not only selects films, but also often performs other operations.
For shortlisted films, they sometimes communicate with the film producers to discuss some issues in the films.
The producers can use this last bit of time to decide whether to make some adjustments.
Of course, it is only limited to a small number of familiar leaders.
Zhang Yimou is naturally among them.
He didn’t receive any major problems. After all, the two great guides took turns checking and filling in the gaps.
But what is certain is that in the eyes of Europeans and Americans like them, there is no cultural barrier to "Sunset".
Everyone on the film selection committee clearly understands the meaning of the film.
This is good news.
Then, Zhang Yimou communicated with the organizing committee about the film’s premiere time and scheduling issues.
This is very important. It is related to the publicity effect of the film and may affect the final award.
Because the judges of the main competition unit may be affected by media public opinion.
As mentioned before, many reporters come here for celebrities.
Celebrities participating in exhibitions and walking on the red carpet are often concentrated in the early stage.
So the best screening time is the first few days.
During the Cannes Film Festival, the organizing committee is responsible for film scheduling.
"Director Zhang, how are you? Is the release date confirmed?"
After a brief exchange of greetings, the first thing Chen Linfeng asked was this.
“It’s confirmed, it will be May 17th.”
Chen Linfeng silently counted the time.
The Cannes Film Festival starts on May 13th, which is a Wednesday, and the 17th happens to be Sunday.
This is a good time.
The best time to release films at the Cannes Film Festival is the weekend of the first week.
At this time, both the flow of people and the attention of reporters are the highest.
Most celebrities walk on the red carpet in the first week.
In the future, a small number of people, including media reporters, are likely to leave Cannes.
He clapped softly, "Director Zhang has chosen this time well."
Adrian echoed, "Indeed, at this time, it will be much more convenient to operate."
This Adrian is responsible for the promotion, public relations, and operation and distribution of "Sunset" in Cannes.
He is a Frenchman, sent by a French public relations and distribution company to deal with Chen Linfeng and the others.
This involves another unspoken rule of Cannes, relying on French companies is a shortcut.
Most films, in order to be selected, rely on the public relations of these French companies.
In other words, Zhang Yimou and Chen Linfeng are great directors themselves, so they don't need to consider the issue of selection.
But despite this, a well-known French company was chosen for the announcement.
They have some relationship with the Cannes Film Festival, as evidenced by the large advertising space for "Sunset" outside.
After confirming the filming schedule, Chen Linfeng continued to discuss follow-up matters with Zhang Yimou.
Including invitations from celebrities and reporters, communication with peers and judges, which media interviews to accept, etc.
Directors and producers are all indispensable for these tasks.
Adrian is also on the side as a consultant. He does this every year. It belongs to the Qing Dynasty, and many of them have formed a fixed process.
The two were chatting happily in the hotel when Sister Mei walked in.
“Xiao Feng, Director Zhang, and Director Li An are here.”
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