Chapter 475 Reception
February 7th.
The movie "The Witness" became one of the films to watch at this Berlin Film Festival. Finally, as the actor Zhang Jiahui wished, he and the director Lin Chaoxian went to Berlin to participate in the film festival.
The two arrived at 8 a.m. local time. It was drizzling. Zhang Jiahui had brought down down to withstand the Berlin weather of only 3 degrees Celsius, but Lin Chaoxian only had a thin jacket.
The weather will drop to minus 3 degrees tomorrow. Faced with the reporter’s follow-up interview, Lin Chaoxian said: “I have brought enough ammunition and plan to buy warm clothes in Berlin. There will be heavy bleeding later.” Search and Purchase Action.”
Although the two were in an excited mood, Zhang Jiahui said that he could not sleep because of his excitement on the plane last night and the cramped cabin, and he tossed and turned all night long.
As soon as he arrived in Berlin, he immediately asked the local staff where there was a Chinese restaurant. He was eager to have a Chinese meal and a warm meal to resist the severe cold weather and cope with the future. Two days of publicity work.
Unfortunately, he was unable to do so for the time being, because they had been arranged by the Berlin Film Festival staff to attend a lunch meeting at noon. It seemed that Zhang Jiahui would not be able to find a Chinese restaurant until the evening.
The duo's promotional work in Berlin included dealing with hundreds of international media outlets, as the film was controversial and local audiences expressed interest in watching it.
In addition, you must attend at least two film meetings to meet with the audience and deconstruct the film.
Zhang Jiahui faced reporters’ questions and said: “I’m looking forward to it, but I can’t imagine how the Berlin audience will feel after watching the movie. Literary generations vary from place to place, but I hope they don’t leave with smiles on their faces when they leave.” Mu Ran left the theater with a heavy heart, which was a success. "
The hotel the two stayed in was a five-star hotel called Berlin Marriott Hotel.
It can be seen from Zhang Jiahui, Lin Chaoxian and others that no matter how dim the stars are on the opening red carpet of the Berlin International Film Festival, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.
As one of the top three major film studios in Europe, it is a holy place in the hearts of many filmmakers in third world countries.
It can even be said that in the hearts of filmmakers in the second and third world countries except the United States, it is far more important than the American Academy Awards.
This is because, except for the Best Foreign Language Film award, the American Academy Awards are not external, but are local awards from the American Film Academy.
Secondly, filmmakers from third world countries cannot get it unless they go to Hollywood.
On the contrary, the three major European film festivals are film festivals where many second-world and third-world country filmmakers can win awards for their local films.
It is really related to their interests and honor.
For example, when Chen Kaige filmed "Mei Lanfang", he could come here to compete for the three major European awards.
As for the Oscars, the Oscars have not changed the rules at this stage. He has to make an English version of "Mei Lanfang", and this will only be able to participate in the Oscar competition for the best foreign language film.
There is no English version, so you can’t even participate.
On the same day, "Life and Death" starring Kate appeared at the Berlin Film Festival as a participating film.
The director and three leading actors, including Kate, all appeared.
Compared with "The Witness" directed by Lin Chaoxian and starring Liang Jiahui, which was not very popular when it debuted in Berlin, this "Life and Death Reading" caused quite a climax like "The Wolf of Wall Street".
Of course, among the cast of "Life and Death", the one who gets the most attention and attention must be Kate.
"Titnic" seems like yesterday, and her appearance has aroused many people's memories.
Due to Nicole Kidman’s pregnancy and withdrawal, the heroine finally fell to the director’s first choice, Kate Winslet.
Facing reporters’ questions about the role, Kate said frankly: “It’s really difficult to play this role.”
“The feeling of playing her... I haven’t had it for a long time. . And because of the special identity of this character, I have an extra sense of responsibility when acting, so I have to devote myself to playing her seriously.”
In the film, Winslet once again performs a blood-curdling passion fruit scene.
The reporter would not miss this question, and immediately asked her how she felt about going to battle again.
Winslet said with a smile: "As a professional actor, this is part of the job, so there is no turning back."
Talking about the passionate scene with the 18-year-old German actor Klaus , Winslet's answer was also easy: "He is 18 years old and a little man."
February 9th.
After Zhang Ziyi and Li Ming arrived one after another, Chen Kaige and Chen Hong finally flew to Berlin. The "Mei Lanfang" team gathered together and officially embarked on the journey to capture the hero.
"Mei Lanfang" is the only Chinese film shortlisted for the main competition of the 59th Berlin Film Festival and is widely anticipated.
Chen Kaige and Chen Hong still showed no signs of fatigue after more than ten hours of flying.
Chen Kaige was even more energetic, full of familiarity and affection for Berlin, which he had been to before.
Faced with reporters’ questions, he smiled triumphantly and said: “Being able to use the Berlin Film Festival as a carrier to have this film premiere in the world has already given Chinese films and Chinese traditional culture enough exposure. Respect. Whether he wins or not is not something he considers, because a movie always has its own destiny. "
"Mei Lanfang" is the only Chinese film shortlisted for this Berlin Film Festival, and he pretended to do it again.
Chen Hong, the film's producer and one of the leading actresses, places more emphasis on the reputation of "Mei Lanfang" among European and American audiences than Chen Kaige.
She also prepared several sets of high-end custom-made dresses for the grand premiere of "Mei Lanfang".
However, Wang Shu knew that "Mei Lanfang" did not have a good reputation in Europe and the United States, and many foreigners said they could not understand it.
It has a bad reputation, with foreigners saying they can’t understand it, and since it didn’t win any awards, the film can’t be sold at a high price. This time, Chen Kaige must be awesome and coax him to come, and come back with his tail between his legs.
On February 10, the crew of "The Wolf of Wall Street" held a reception at the hotel where Matt Damon and Wang Shu stayed.
Many well-known filmmakers came to the scene.
For example, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate came to support us.
Yesterday, DiCaprio attended the Berlin Film Festival's Film Peace Charity Dinner. This dinner is a platform for environmentalists to discuss. DiCaprio, who has always taken the lead in promoting environmental protection, received the International Green Film Award.
Gus Van Sant, the director of "The Age of Shafmic", won the Most Valuable Film Award of the Year for his film, and he accepted the award from Bob Geldof.
In addition, veteran movie stars Christopher Lee, Diane Kruger and former Soviet President Gorbachev also took the stage to deliver speeches. Other celebrities attending included French actress Catherine Deneuve, Ben Kingsley and his wife, etc.
Wang Shu and Matt Damon did not go.
DiCaprio, who won the International Green Film Award, will stay in Berlin for a few days. Kate, as his little crush, will stay in Berlin even if she is a married woman.
The two of them were invited by Matt Damon and came to support them.
The opening red carpet of the Berlin Film Festival was indeed dim, but with the arrival of well-known Hollywood movie stars such as Kate, DiCaprio, Keanu, etc. after the opening ceremony, and the presence of Matt Damon, the starlight became even more dazzling.
As for Wang Shu, he learned that Zhao Haichen from China Film Hengdian Warner was also there, so he invited him.
China Film Hengdian Warner is a branch of China Film Group, and Wang Shu had interacted with it before when he was preparing "Terror Cruise".
This will be the deputy general manager of China Film Group in the future.
In addition to Zhao Haichen, Wang Shu also invited Chen Hong.
Inviting Chen Hong was just a matter of course, without thinking that the other party would come.
Unexpectedly, Chen Hong really came.
Coming with her was Zhang Ziyi.
Wang Shu did not invite this person.
Matt Damon and the crew were not invited either. It seemed that either Chen Hong dragged Zhang Ziyi over, or Zhang Ziyi took the initiative to ask Chen Hong to bring her over after learning that Chen Hong was invited.
"Sister Hong, Sister Ziyi, thank you for coming to support us."
In order to prevent these two people from being left out, Wang Shu took the initiative to receive them warmly with a smile on his face.
The reception for "The Wolf of Wall Street" was organized by Matt Damon and Hollywood investors. All the European and American producers and film producers, as well as actors such as DiCaprio and Kate, came to support the event.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Hong and Zhang Ziyi would not be invited at all.
When they came, no one paid attention to them, so they were left out in the cold.
Wang Shu knew this, so he went to receive it in person.
Otherwise, Zhang Ziyi might be able to strike up some topics with the European and American filmmakers who came to the scene.
Chen Hong will most likely be left out.
Of course Chen Hong’s husband is Chen Kaige, and the Cannes Palme d’Or director came to Berlin for a certain reason.
But it also depends on the nature of the reception.
Chen Hong was not complacent and answered politely: "It's okay. We are all Chinese filmmakers. We should help each other when we come to Berlin."
After Chen Hong finished speaking, Zhang Ziyi winked at Wang Shu, She said with a smile: "This kind of cocktail party is rare for actors from the mainland. If we come here today, maybe something good will happen."
She came with Chen Hong and took a look at it immediately. DiCaprio, Kate, Matt Damon, and some famous producers who were at the scene thought that it was indeed right to shamelessly come together this time.
Wang Shu understood what Zhang Ziyi meant and said with a smile: "Sister Ziyi, if you know anyone, you can go and have a chat. I will just take care of Sister Hong."
Zhang Ziyi I didn't expect Wang Shu to be so considerate, he really came to whatever he thought of, and his eyes suddenly lit up. However, thinking that she came with Chen Hong, it was a bit bad to leave as soon as she came, so he pretended to say: "Forget it. , Let’s chat later when we have a chance.”
In fact, at this moment Wang Shu almost understood why Chen Hong came here for the first time.
In the final analysis, it is still to wipe Chen Kaige’s butt.
The movie "Mei Lanfang" is quite popular.
With an investment of 100 million, the box office in the Mainland was less than 100 million due to the double impact of "If You Are the One" and "Taipei Trip".
According to the crude calculation that investment is three times the box office to break even, "Mei Lanfang" is still short of 200 million to break even.
Currently, I am losing a lot.
(End of this chapter)