Chapter 896 The fifth international film festival, the first round of financing results are announced!
"This "Old Friend in Mountains and Rivers" seems to be director Jia Zhangke's big-screen feature film after nine years, right?"
In a private restaurant, Ning Hao is eating crab legs in a private room Roubi asked uncertainly.
“Well, Director Jia’s last theatrical feature film was "The Good Man" in 2006, which was also a Golden Lion Award-winning film that year;
I remember it was released in China At that time, he and Zhang Weiping also had a verbal spat
Zhang Dapao slandered Director Jia, saying that he had an unfair deal with the chairman of the jury of the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival, so he won the Golden Lion Award;
Director Jia denounced Zhang Weiping for bullying the market and forcing a large number of theaters to To choose one of the two, we can only schedule the film "The City of Gold", and then exclude "The Good Man from Three Gorges". ”
Lin Nan recalled it for a moment, and then answered Ning Hao’s question.
In the final analysis, this matter was because the two great directors’ films had conflicting schedules, and Zhang Weiping chose In order to strike first, spread rumors and smear the reputation of others,
Of course, commercial blockbusters with new images have a huge advantage in film arrangement, but Zhang Dapao is still not satisfied and wants to kill everyone and take all. That’s all.
"It's a pity that "Destiny" was obviously approved for public release, but it was banned again.
The relevant departments really slapped themselves nakedly in front of the entire industry, and they didn't even Any public explanation and explanation."
Xing Aina couldn't help but joke that "Destiny" is destined to enter film history, because it is the only film that has won the Dragon Award. Domestic films that are banned from public release.
“I was going to attend the premiere a few days ago, but in the end I was afraid of being mobbed by the media and other people, so I didn’t go temporarily. I heard that the reviews of the movie were very good and it was very healing.”< br>
Liu Yifei naturally picked up the peeled crab meat from Lin Nan's hand, dipped it in the sauce and put it into her mouth, with a satisfied and happy expression on her face.
“I always feel that Director Jia Zhangke has always been active in the film industry, but when I think about it carefully, he has only made three feature films in the past ten years, and one of the transformation films was banned. The rest are all short films and documentaries. "
Lin Nan couldn't help but shook his head. The next second, the vibrating sound of his cell phone attracted everyone's attention.
"Huh? This, this really goes without saying!" Looking at the caller ID, Lin Nan sighed in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Ning Hao and Xing Aina asked quickly.
“It’s director Jia Zhangke!” Liu Yifei was also shocked.
Lin Nan really didn't expect that the first person who came to him after returning to Beijing was not the capital of the film and television industry, financial industry and Internet industry, but Jia Zhangke? !
Although the two exchanged contact information a long time ago, to be honest, the number of times he and Jia Zhangke talked on the phone was really only a handful.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Lin Nan answered the phone and joked: "Director Jia, you are quite well informed. I just got off the plane more than an hour ago."
"Hahaha, I've been thinking about you for a while, and I've been waiting for you to come back. If you are free tonight, I'll be the host, and I have something to do... Well, it has nothing to do with potatoes..."
"Yeah , Okay." Lin Nan gave this face, presumably because of the film industry.
After hanging up the phone, the four of them continued to chat while eating.
But just ten minutes later, Ning Hao answered Jia Zhangke's call while several people looked at each other with stunned expressions.
“Here, what is he doing?”
“You will know it when we meet in the evening. Is it possible that Director Jia can cook a bowl of noodles for us?”
Lin Nan made a joke. Jia Zhangke was a well-known noodle shop owner in the circle, and he only opened an ordinary noodle shop, and even cooked noodles for customers from time to time.
In his words, this is his pleasure, and it is also a way for him to integrate into life without leaving it. His main job is a noodle shop owner, and his side job is a movie director and screenwriter.
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Potatoes.
On the desk in front of Wang Wei is the final announcement document sent by the secretary.
While signing, he ordered: "After you use the seal, seal it up and announce it on time at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Mr. Wang, don't you need to inform Director Lin and Director Wang?"
"No, they all know."
While Wang Wei was speaking, someone knocked on the door again and came in.
"Mr. Wang, I have three more invitations to invite you to a private reception in the evening."
"Any time is fine except today."
Wang Wei couldn't help but smile, what kind of cocktail party? They are all drunkards who don't care about drinking.
“Starting tomorrow, Tudou will officially embark on the ‘broad road’ of financing IPO.”
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Tokyo International Film Festival Closing Ceremony Award Ceremony The news came back in the afternoon.
Originally, this year’s film festival did not receive much attention in China, but the news that Wu Yusen won the award instantly made it onto the domestic film and television headlines and hot searches.
"This afternoon, Director Wu Yusen won the Lifetime Achievement Samurai Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film "The Wheel" received unanimous praise from many judges and film critics."
"At the award ceremony, Director Wu Yusen said bluntly: He will never make movies that please young people, and is currently preparing his next feature film to commemorate the famous actor Ken Takakura. "
"Director Wu Yusen claimed in an interview with domestic media that he was concerned about the current stage of domestic movies. Most movie audiences expressed disappointment. The movie viewing environment has completely tended to be impetuous, superficial, thoughtless, impatient, and fast food... The audience's artistic appreciation ability is gradually shrinking and degenerating..."
Lin Nan feels that Wu Yusen is like this. It's a shame again. While preparing for a new movie, you are "scolding" the audience and fans. What's the difference between this and making a fuss over a meal? No difference!
And his mentality has never changed, and he is even more hopeless than Director Chen. At least Director Chen is just arrogant and pretentious, and has not yet reached the point of "looking down" on the audience;
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And Director Chen Da wants the audience to understand him, but he often can't help but "poetry-driven" and include private goods, so that the movie always ends in an anticlimactic end.
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"Are you planning the next movie? It's probably a hit!" At eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Nan and Ning Hao went to the meeting as scheduled.
Speaking of the news during the day, Ning Hao laughed directly.
When Jia Zhangke talked about his affairs straight to the point, Lin Nan and Ning Hao were stunned; but Lin Nan was better than Ning Hao, and he only paused for a second.
“In the past month, I have talked with many great directors one after another, such as director Zhang Yimou, director Tian Zhuangzhuang, director Cao Baoping, director Chen Kaige...
Everything in our Beijing The big directors in the film department basically agreed to sign my application documents in support. No, I want to ask you two to help me today..."
"Director Jia, you are going to apply. Establishing the fifth international film festival in China?”
Ning Hao swallowed and was frightened.
"Yeah." Jia Zhangke nodded and spoke frankly.
Lin Nan sat on the edge and silently picked up the coffee.
There are currently four officially approved international film festivals, namely:
Modu International Film Festival, Changchun International Film Festival, Capital International Film Festival, and the newly launched Silk Road last year International Film Festival.
But there is only one of them, the Magic City International Film Festival, which is the only Category A film festival recognized by the International Film Producers Association.
"Actually, there are many big directors in China who are qualified to apply to establish a film festival. In a few years, Lin Nan will have the best hope when he gets older."
Jia Zhangke looked at him with a smile. Lin Nan, what he said was careless.
“No, I am the one least likely to get approval from above.” Lin Nan shook his head and denied it, feeling helpless.
"Huh? Why do you say that?" Jia Zhangke and Ning Hao were both confused.
“Applying for a film festival is only suitable for directors who are purely interested in award-winning films, literary films, and realistic films, because it is pure. And I am also a big director of commercial films, and I am also a capital industry player in the industry. Quite a few.
If I apply to host an international film festival, it can easily be tainted with the element of 'interest'. Even if I try to make it clean, it will still be a bit 'dirty' in the eyes of outsiders. Human nature, nothing more than that.
The above will definitely consider this, just in case, and they will definitely not approve it! So the most suitable person is not a great director like me, but Director Jia. "
After Lin Nan explained, the two people beside him became clearer.
"In other words, the most suitable candidate is someone like Director Jia who has no mountains and is not a mountain himself. Pure director. ”
Ning Hao’s words did not mean to belittle Jia Zhangke, but to praise him.
As for Section Chief Jia, Lin Nan and Ning Hao had no reason to refuse. Of course, they chose to sell their favors.
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After returning home at around ten o'clock in the evening, after taking a shower, Director Lin eagerly picked up the fragrant Miss Liu... He had also been recharging his energy for more than half a month. Woolen cloth.
Tossing... tossing... still tossing.
Our side attacks the city and plunders the territory, but the opponent abandons his armor. His voice is gentle and low, with a hint of excitement and unwillingness;
After a long time, the two sides were killing each other, and they were evenly matched;
But gradually the direction of the wind changed... Offense and defense changed, women were strong and men were weak, the hen was in the morning...
At the end Only then did Director Lin Da find out that during the days when he was busy making movies, Producer Liu took time to work out at home every day...
The next morning, when the two met, While I was still enjoying my sweet sleep, the outside world was already in chaos because of Tudou's announcement.
Not only was the whole network hotly debated, but the film and television industry, financial industry, and Internet industry were all in an uproar.
"At eight o'clock this morning, Tudou released the announcement of the results of the first round of financing:
After unanimous deliberation and decision by all the company's shareholders, Penguin is now accepted as the company's new shareholder after the first round of financing.
The latter will obtain 10% of the original shares of Tudou with 4 billion yuan in cash, and will provide corresponding resources in the development process of Tudou..."
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"What was said at the dinner was 1~3 new shareholders, this is only Penguin, is it really 1 new shareholder? ”
Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Yu Dong, Zhang Zhao, Qin Hong... Most capital in the film and television industry is mentally prepared;
Because compared to financial and Internet capital, they cannot provide anything other than money. Other resources, let alone the scale of funds, are also inferior to the capital of the other two industries.
"They eliminated all state-owned enterprises, even Poly..."
This was La Peikang's first reaction after hearing the secretary's report, but fortunately, Shanghai Film also failed. .
In the financial industry, the major banks and investment banks that attended the financing dinner that night were not willing to give up, and immediately held a meeting to seek countermeasures... The recognized top quality projects, for the wolves in the financial industry, will not last until the end. , never give up.
"How could it be? We reported 5 billion! How could they? They actually targeted us like this?!"
Alibaba Pictures, the management responsible for keeping an eye on Tudou reported it to Zhang Qiang immediately, with a tone There was some dissatisfaction in him.
“We have one billion more than Penguin, and they just ignore it?”
Zhang Qiang couldn’t believe this fact either. So far, Alibaba has acquired and invested in so many companies, and none of them have gone smoothly, but this time...
"Go and report to the headquarters, the board of directors, and Director Ma immediately!"
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"Okay, Mr. Zhang."
Weibo.
“Director Cao, we were not included in the announcement of Tudou’s financing results?”
Cao Guowei stared at the news online and remained silent.
He spoke after more than ten seconds, his tone was a little soft and confused: "Today, I will go see Director Lin."
(End of this chapter)