Chapter 34 Finalists
In the afternoon, the official website of the film festival announced the first batch of works shortlisted for the main competition unit.
Led by the opening film "Legend of the Savages", a total of twelve films appear on the official website list.
Among them, "Peacock" by Gu Changwei ranks among the best.
"Asylum", "Ghost", "The Life Aquatic"...
Lin Nan jumped up with joy when she saw the end. The second to last song was "Into the Dust".
Just when Lin Nan was overwhelmed with excitement, Li Yang's call came.
"Lin Nan, congratulations, you have been shortlisted for the competition."
According to the time difference, the sun has just risen over Berlin, and Li Yang really helped Lin Nan pay attention to this matter.
“Thank you, Brother Li, for your help. I’ll see you in Berlin in a few days, and we’ll have a good time together then.”
After hanging up the phone, Lin Nan hesitated for a moment while holding the phone.
In the end, I chose to send a text message, ""Into the Dust" was shortlisted for the competition. I am going to Berlin with the crew and the creators. Remember to cheer for me."
I want to give Liu Yifei a call. I wanted to call her, but I was afraid that Mother Liu would receive it, so I was very embarrassed. "The Condor" is still being intensely filmed, and the mobile phone is probably in Liu's mother's hand. The text messages are fine, and it's nothing to see. It's just a communication between classmates.
He turned around and sent a message using Penguin. She would reply after seeing it.
After sending the message, Lin Nan started making phone calls again. Since he had been shortlisted for the competition, it was necessary for the leading actor to go.
I called Li Baotian and Jiang Wenli successively. Both of them were very happy. Being shortlisted meant that they might win the award. As the male and female protagonists, they would definitely not miss it.
That night, the news came out about the Berlin Film Festival. Gu Changwei and Lin Nan both entered the main competition.
“Lin Nan competes for awards for the first time and enters the finals.”
“Best Cameraman Gu Changwei directs a film for the first time and is shortlisted for the Berlin Competition.”
“Billion Dollar Director Lin Nan, attack on Berlin ”
"The crew of "Peacock", the secret behind the scenes..."
Originally, he planned to go to Berlin with the China Film Group, but now Lin Nan has to change his plan, and he has to go with Li Baotian and Jiang Wenli.
Since "Into the Dust" was invested by Lin Nan himself, he had to work harder this time with Berlin and his crew.
From the moment the shortlist is officially announced, film producers around the world will focus their attention.
Lin Nan needs to rush to Berlin in advance.
Although it was during the winter vacation, the department leader still called Lin Nan to praise and encourage him, hoping that he would achieve something.
And joked, "If you can win the prize, I will hold a banner for you."
While answering the phone, the text messages and Penguin messages did not stop. Liu Yifei couldn't get in, so she sent Text messages came over, Shu Chang, Zhu Yawen, Yan Danchen... are all acquaintances.
There are also Tang Yan, Bai Baihe, Wen Zhang, etc. from the School of Drama. Those who are familiar or not are familiar at this moment!
Those who are familiar with them are all text messages, while those who are not familiar with them are mostly penguins.
The leader finally hung up the phone, and Zhu Yawen called again. Lin Nan hung up decisively and called Liu Yifei.
"The school leaders kept talking on the phone, so I couldn't get in." Lin Nan explained first, but fortunately the person opposite was a well-educated person.
"Okay, okay, I won't blame you. If the crew hadn't been in such a hurry, I would have wanted to go to Berlin. I haven't been to the film festival yet, and it's still Berlin."
< br>Liu Yifei sounded in a good mood. Maybe it was Lin Nan's attitude that made her very satisfied.
"Mom and godfather said they would hold a coming-of-age ceremony for me this year." Liu Yifei said to Lin Nan with a playful tone.
Lin Nan recalled how she looked when he first met her, "When I first met you, you still had some baby fat. It's been three years..."
"Say it again, I will definitely go back next time. I'll beat you up."
"No more," Lin Nan said with a smile.
"As I said before, don't take it too seriously when filming. Rest when you are tired or injured. Your health is the most important thing, you know?"
"I know." Liu Yifei answered simply, But Lin Nan knows that she will still fight when she should fight hard. No matter what the outside world says, she just wants to film her own movie well, even if she is wronged and injured.
Hanging up the phone reluctantly, they were urging people to put on makeup...
Lin Nan, Li Baotian, and Jiang Wenli were preparing to leave on the 27th, but China Film Group also miraculously moved ahead of schedule, and the two parties happened to be together. Set off.
The Berlin International Film Festival is the three major film festivals in Europe and the three major international film festivals in the world.
The Berlin Film Festival, known for its focus on political and social reality, attracts a large number of filmmakers and works to participate in the exhibition every year. The two-week period is designed to strengthen exchanges between film workers from various countries and promote the improvement of film art.
Actually, to be more realistic, this is where art gathers and where fame and fortune are born.
Lin Nan and his group were chatting and laughing on the plane, full of expectations for this trip to Berlin. Although they said that they would do their best to obey fate, they could not hide the excitement in their hearts.
Mr. Han is not far away from truly taking over, and this time he is leading the team again.
Lin Nan and Gu Changwei are the only two seeded players in the country, so their hopes are not small.
Lin Nan initially proposed that Li Yu come with him, but Li Baotian refused, saying that instead of going out for a walk, it would be better to visit the crew more and polish his acting skills.
Jiang Wenli didn't say much, she just squinted her eyes to rest while Lin Nan and others tried not to disturb her.
"Peacock" was shortlisted for the competition section, the heroine is Zhang Jingchu, and "Into the Dust" was also shortlisted for the competition section, the heroine is Jiang Wenli.
The gossip about Jiang Wenli making a big fuss on the set of "Peacock" was widely circulated at the time. This time, the two films were in competition at the same time, and the news was picked up by the unscrupulous media again. It is conceivable that Jiang Wenli was not in a good mood.
Husband took the rumored mistress and competed with his first wife in Berlin. Lin Nan could only imagine what the domestic entertainment news would write about. It was definitely not a big deal to watch the excitement.
This is Lin Nan's second time coming to Berlin. The last time he was in a hurry, it was mainly because Li Yang called him to come and play as an investor in "Blind Shaft".
This time Lin Nan came with his own works, and his mentality was different.
Every year during the film festival, hotels and other accommodation and tourist places are the most popular.
The relevant departments of China Film Festival have been involved in various film festivals all year round. This time they even offered to help Lin Nan and others book a hotel together, but Lin Nan refused because Li Yang had already made a reservation.
Li Baotian and Jiang Wenli both brought assistants. After all, they were going abroad.
After leaving the airport, Lin Nan saw the people picking up the plane, three black Mercedes-Benz cars, headed by Li Yang, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Teacher Li, Sister Wen Li, this is Director Li Yang."
"I know, I saw "The Blind Shaft" in school, and it was very good." Li Baotian said.
Jiang Wenli smiled and shook hands.
"Teacher Li, Ms. Jiang." Li Yang greeted.
He hugged Lin Nan again, "Get in the car and I will take you to your hotel."
Lin Nan got into Li Yang's car, and Li Baotian and Jiang Wenli got into the two cars behind.
Three cars left the airport.
Li Yang looked at Lin Nan and sighed with emotion, "Two years ago you were still a fledgling actor, and two years later you are already a famous director. I feel like I have lived for the past two years. It went to the dog.”
Being banned from teaching in China for three years really made Li Yang very uncomfortable. He stayed outside for almost two years and never went back.
"Brother Li is serious. Aren't you working very smoothly here? After a few years, everything will be fine. Jiang Wen has been an actor for five years. The time has come recently. Listen. Said he was preparing a new film. ”
Listening to Lin Nan's consolation, Li Yang nodded, "Let's not mention this, let's talk about you this time."
Li Yang paused, "I watched your film, it was very good, it was Berlin Although it is a film that has passed the review process, it is hard to say whether it can be released on a large scale, right? "
Li Yang is telling the truth. It is not just about the film being approved and approved, but whether it can be filmed and released. Two different things.
"China Film Group promised to help. If it doesn't work, I will go to the teachers and leaders in the school. Besides, the policies are slowly being relaxed..."
Lin Nan said he didn't care, but actually he was already making up his mind.
Li Yang smiled bitterly, "Maybe you are luckier than us."
After arriving at the hotel, settling in and saluting, Lin Nan and Li Yang went to the relevant departments of the film festival.
As one of the works in the competition unit, the crew of "Into the Dust" needs to sign in with the organizer. Lin Nan must be in the film festival address book, otherwise it will be difficult to contact them for any news or notifications.
Filmmakers from all over the world gather here. Movie posters are densely posted, as well as film festival brochures.
"Are you a little face-blind? Just get used to it gradually, and they will see us the same way."
Seeing Lin Nan's embarrassment, Li Yang smiled.
“Those blond guys are from Hollywood, right?” Lin Nan asked disapprovingly.
“You only know these few.” Li Yang complained.
Lin Nan really only recognized these faces, and they met them in movies.
“Should I also get a standing sign and put it in the exhibition hall?”
Lin Nan saw that many movies had promotion signs here.
“The organizers will help promote the shortlisted movies. These are all here to sell the movies, and promotion depends on the producers. This is also a place where film producers like to hang out.”
< br>There are so many films participating in the exhibition that Lin Nan would definitely be dazzled if he were a film producer.
Movies from various countries, different customs, skin colors and languages can all be seen here.
"If I had known that I should have gone out with you more during "The Blind Shaft"," Lin Nan regretted.
I learned a lesson from this time and must be well prepared when participating in foreign film festivals in the future.
Lin Nan came to Berlin not too late, and many film crews and filmmakers came to Berlin every day.
Many of the participating films have rented screening rooms. Lin Nan has been watching movies during this period. Li Baotian and Jiang Wenli also joined the team. The former studied the lenses and thinking of other directors, and the latter two watched outstanding films. The actors' acting skills are very fulfilling.
China Film Group has the power to import and has frequently visited various exhibition halls recently.
Among the domestic media that came to Berlin, in addition to the official media, Lin Nan also saw the presence of Internet media.
Sohu interviewed the "Peacock" team. Gu Changwei said frankly that there are too many good films this time and fierce competition is inevitable, and he will treat them with a normal heart.
Gu Changwei is a photographer by training. He has photographed "The King of Children", "Red Sorghum" and "Sunny Day". He won the best photography award for Golden Rooster and Golden Horse, and was nominated for "Farewell My Concubine". Oscar for Best Cinematography.
Following Zhang Yimou's footsteps, Gu Changwei's first film as a director was "Peacock", and the industry also placed high hopes on this film.
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