This time it alarmed a whole family, and the old man and grandma were even happier when they saw it was a boy.

Zhao Hong carefully calculated that she had five children. It was really unpredictable!

He is only twenty-eight years old this year, which makes him unable to change for a while.

After he stayed at home for a few more days, he took a plane directly to Sicily. It wasn't that he didn't want to spend more time with the children, but time simply didn't allow it!

The entire crew of "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" is waiting!

Besides, after the film is shot, it will be taken to Berlin to participate in the film festival. At this time, he needs to apply for the film in advance, which will be completed at least in January.

This time Zhao Hong went to Sicily with someone else, Lao Chen.

He just came out to relax.

The main reason is that his movie did not get the results he wanted at Cannes, which made him very sad.

He directed the feature film "Walking and Singing," which was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or in the main competition at the Cannes International Film Festival, but only won the Best Film Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

To be honest, Zhao Hong didn't even know what this award was. It was considered a consolation prize at most.

Previously, Zhao Hong asked him to directly apply for the Hong Kong Film Festival, and he seemed very unhappy. Now he is disappointed.

To be honest, the movie "Walking and Singing" is quite good. Lao Chen used a narrative style that combines storytelling and popularity in the film, and incorporated thoughts on national character.

This kind of film might even win a Best Picture award at the Hong Kong Film Festival.

It's a pity that Chen doesn't like the Golden Statue Film Festival.

This year's Golden Statue Film Festival is as prosperous as ever, and the film turnover has also increased by 10% compared with last year.

Zhao Hong did not attend this time, and all major matters were left to Xu Guanjie to handle. This senior film industry handler was pretty good, and everything was executed in accordance with his ideas.

"Xiaosi, do you think I was wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"I am obsessed with going to Cannes and winning awards!"

"Haha, isn't it bad to be ambitious?"

"It's so good, it's almost become a joke."

"Who is laughing at you? Your film was shot very well, and it entered the main competition section of Cannes directly. In fact, this is a certainty. Whether you can win the award only depends on luck."

"It's also very embarrassing to have to run with you every time."

"What's shameful about this? Although the awards are not very good, the film's box office in Europe is pretty good. After more than a month, it has also made more than 10 million in overseas box offices, which is very good. The filming cost was only 5 million.

Come on, this is actually a success."

"What's the point? Box office is not my pursuit. What I want is to be recognized by people in the industry and strive for my motherland."

"Actually, both awards and box office are fine. At least it was successful. This box office movie brought at least tens of millions of foreign exchange to the country! Isn't this great? I think this meaning is much more meaningful than winning some awards.

"

"real?"

"Of course…"

…

Zhao Hong and Lao Chen were on a plane together. He was like a resentful woman who was dissatisfied with her desires. She felt very aggrieved that she had not been recognized by the award.

After his enlightenment, Lao Chen's mentality became much better.

But my obsession with Cannes is even stronger.

This time, Lao Chen proposed to be Zhao Hong's deputy. He was also frightened and a little doubtful about life, so he came to Zhao Hong for inspiration.

He knew that among this group of old classmates, Zhao Hong had the highest professional knowledge and the highest acceptance of new knowledge. He came here just to learn something different.

Another thing is that he wants to film an autobiography of Mei Lanfang. Zhao Hong is very experienced and well-connected in this regard. As long as Zhao Hong takes the lead, it will be easy to solve the problem of Teacher Mei, the successor of the Mei family.

At that time, he can write and write a good movie about Peking Opera. To be honest, he is a bit disdainful of "Farewell My Concubine" filmed by Zhao Hong.

He believes that Peking Opera can also give it a deeper connotation.

Zhao Hong and Lao Chen were not bored on the plane. They spent most of the time discussing some movie-related things or ideas.

To be honest, Lao Chen is quite talented, and his basic skills are really solid. There are very few directors in Xiangjiang who can compare with him. He is worthy of being a man of the hour in the school.

At that time, Zhao Hong was very low-key, but he was the most eye-catching boy.

He is a person that teachers and classmates are very fond of.

After graduation, he lived up to expectations. The movies he filmed, such as "Yellow Earth", "King of Children", "Walking and Singing", etc. were all good.

Although the awards he has received now are not very good, they are still compared with Zhao and Lao Mouzi. Compared with his classmates at the same time, they are really not too impressive.

"This time I shot this movie mainly for an experimental purpose. I just wanted to find a balance between Eastern and Western cultures, and I also wanted to fully understand the core of Western culture through this movie..."

"Didn't you add something superfluous at the end of the script? Wouldn't it be nice to keep it cruel?"

"I designed such a slightly warm ending in such a cruel movie, which is the collision of good and evil in human nature. Even in adversity, there is always an eternal love to accompany you."

"If it were all darkness, it would be a tragedy for the sake of tragedy. The movie should still give some people hope and light."

…

The assistant director Lao Chen seems to attach more importance to "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" than he, the full director, does, which makes him a little embarrassed sometimes.

Damn it, Lao Chen’s energy is really too strong!

It was already two days later when Zhao Hong and the others arrived in Sicily.

When they arrived, all the crew arrived. Zhao Hong first took everyone to a restaurant in the town for a meal and introduced themselves to each other.

The female lead in this movie is Adjani, and Leonardo DiCaprio is played by Leonardo DiCaprio. This guy's face is so tender now.

He was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1974. He was only 16 years old last year. He participated in the filming of the TV series "Growing Pains".

She is still a newcomer in Hollywood, so it can be said that she is very suitable for this role.

As for Nino Marlena's husband, he is an actor hired by MGM, with first-class acting skills and a handsome middle-aged man.

During the dinner, Xiao Lizi, as a newcomer, frequently toasted to the big bosses who were working. Among them, Zhao Hong toasted the most and was the most sincere. He didn't know why he was valued by the big bosses, but he just toasted vigorously.

Isn’t it strange that there are so many people?

He is not a superstar who can be treated calmly by anyone in the future. He is seventeen years old and has youthful hormones. You can still see a few pimples on his smooth face. He looks at Adjani secretly.

Still swallowing secretly.

"Director, please take care of me. If there is anything I don't understand in the script, can I discuss the script with you tonight?"

Adjani said with hope.

"This, this won't work. We will do a script reading in the next few days. It will probably take five or six days to work on it. But if there is anything that you don't understand, you can bring it up and discuss it."

This most beautiful woman in France is so direct, why don’t you propose it in a tactful way in private?

You are also a man, and you also know how to eat seafood?

This time he didn't bring a gun mount, he just wanted to taste this...

Oh, no!

He just wanted to make this movie well, and he was not interested in anything other than movies.

After the party, Zhao Hong found Lin Chaoxian to learn about some situations.

"Director Zhao, the scene construction is all completed, and all the shooting equipment is fully prepared. The actors' schedule is also quite sufficient. It will take three months..."

Lin Chaoxian told Zhao Hong everything in detail. He was a little tangled in his words at this time, mainly because he was so excited after seeing Zhao Hong that he felt everything was just a dream.

Jin Ran returned to work with this big boss. This was a blessing he gained from his previous life.

You must know that as long as the directors who have worked with Zhao Hong have taken off, their small lives have been quite good.

It is rumored that Zhao Hong is very supportive of new directors, and he also teaches his assistant directors the same shooting techniques. As long as he trains with his crew, earth-shaking changes will occur.

"Yeah, you have done very well during this period, and it seems that you have learned a lot. This is good, keep it up."

After listening to Lin Chaoxian's narration, Zhao Hong had a clearer understanding of the current affairs of the crew. Today at the banquet, he saw many behind-the-scenes staff, including photographers, makeup artists, lighting engineers, recorders, prop masters, etc.

He spoke authentic American English with them and got a feel for their abilities. They all felt very good and quite professional.

The behind-the-scenes work alone is among the best in Hollywood. This is also due to his identity. Otherwise, he would never even think about it.

From the next day, Zhao Hong took a group of actors from the crew to read the script.

During this whole period, Zhao Hong knew the general situation of all the actors in the crew. It can be said that each one has several skills and can explain his or her own role.

"Reynardo, a twelve-and-a-half-year-old Sicilian boy. This movie is his beautiful erotic dream, about sex, adolescence, love and desire."

"The climax of the script occurs when the Allied forces land. On the one hand, the town happily welcomes the new life and declares the end of the dictatorship."

"On the other hand, those fierce women pulled out Marlena. The arrogance and coolness she once had were no longer there. She was wearing white pajamas and allowed those stout women to punch and kick her until her clothes were torn.

, until the legs were broken and until the whole body was covered with blood.”

"All the men in the town were staring at this once extremely proud woman, including Renaldo who didn't know what to do. He squinted his eyes and did not dare to face this cruel scene. At this moment, he felt so painful and helpless in his heart.
To be continued...