On January 16, 2014, the 30th Sundance Film Festival, the most important award for independent films in North America, was officially held in Park City, Utah. The Sundance Film Festival, also known as the "Sundance Film Festival", is specially designed for independent filmmakers.
, is the world's premier independent film festival.
The Sundance Film Festival was founded by Robert Redford in 1984 and is organized by the Sundance Institute, which is composed of 25 members. The Sundance Film Festival is held every year in mid-January in Park City, Utah, USA.
, lasting 11 days.
After years of accumulation, this small local film festival in the United States has become an important spiritual pillar of the independent film industry, and many emerging Hollywood directors regard it as a springboard for directing mainstream commercial blockbusters.
When major Hollywood production companies are looking for new talents, the "Sundance Film Festival" is a human resource pool not to be missed.
"Breaking Drummer," directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Lee Hyuk, has undoubtedly become the biggest winner at this film festival.
At a screening that just ended, "Breaking Drummer" received a huge response. When the film ended, there was thunderous applause. The thunderous applause lasted for five minutes.
The creators had to take three consecutive curtain calls. After the screening, many independent producers approached director Damien Chazelle to congratulate him on his success.
"Damien, I watched the movie and it was very exciting."
"Thanks……"
"Are you interested in handing over the film to Lionsgate Pictures for distribution? I promise..."
"No, Doug, Warner Pictures has confirmed the release of this film."
"That's a shame. I hope we have the opportunity to continue to cooperate in the future. This is my business card."
After bidding farewell to Lionsgate Pictures, Damien successively dealt with a large number of well-known second-tier Hollywood film companies such as Weinstein Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and New Line Cinema. Even Paramount and Universal Pictures, one of the traditional six giants,
Ye Du came to the door, which made Damien Chazelle feel a little carried away, seeing that the girls at the party tonight were all extremely beautiful.
"Crackling Drummer" became an instant hit at the Sundance Film Festival and aroused considerable repercussions. Many media reporters in China paid attention to this film festival, and "Beijing Daily" was one of them.
As a loyal supporter of Li He, "Beijing Daily" has always stood firmly on Li He's side, even more actively than Li He's hometown media. As a very influential media, "Beijing Daily" focuses on
It can be said to be extensive.
On this day, an editor in the editorial department who usually writes entertainment news was looking at the list of films nominated for this year's Sundance Film Festival. Lee Hyuk's name was on the list of starring actors in "Drummer".
"This, this is?" The editor couldn't believe it. "Could it be that Li Hyuk?"
The matter was so important that the editor quickly found the editor-in-chief and showed him the list. The editor-in-chief saw that it was indeed Li Hyuk’s name and quickly asked: "Are there any stills?"
The editor shook his head and said, "No, our North American counterparts haven't sent it yet."
The editor-in-chief paced back and forth: "The Sundance Film Festival doesn't get much attention. We usually rely on the media resources provided by our colleagues there. The news there only comes to us four or five days later. This time is different.
So, Xiao Wang, you are going to go on a business trip to the United States immediately to report on this matter."
"But editor-in-chief, isn't foreign news followed up by the International Affairs Department?" the editor said.
"It will be too late if you wait for them. I will go and apply for it. You should prepare quickly and book the nearest flight. The newspaper will reimburse you." The editor-in-chief made a quick decision.
Going on a business trip at public expense has always been Xiao Wang's dream. It was a rare opportunity. Xiao Wang quickly agreed: "I am the editor-in-chief, and I guarantee to complete the task."
"Go, go..." The editor-in-chief waved his hand, then picked up his cell phone and called the newspaper leaders to apply for resources.
It’s not surprising that the Beijing Daily had such a reaction. It is actually caused by the environment, a general trend of worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners, cultural unconfidence, and extreme admiration for foreign cultures. This phenomenon is even more obvious in the cultural circles during the election. At this time
It was rumored that Li Hyuk was starring in Hollywood and acted in a movie. You can imagine the effect it had in China.
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Li Hyuk spent some time last year filming a movie in Hollywood, but there was news that he played a small role in Nolan's new movie, but he had never heard of starring in an independent film.
What's more, this is the starring role. Ever since Cheng Long, Hollywood has never seen a Chinese starring role. Li Hyuk is undoubtedly explosive news. No matter how the performance of "Explosion Drummer" will be in the future, Li Hyuk is an international superstar.
His reputation is undeniable, and he is even more worthy of his name than many international superstars.
The editor of "Beijing Daily" is called Wang Chengcheng, which is a very tacky name, but the person is not tacky at all. He is wearing a hip-hop outfit and does not look like a media worker at all.
By this time, he had arrived in Park City, Utah, and with the help of his North American colleagues, he obtained an interview permit.
"Wang, let me take you to the hotel to rest first. You must be exhausted after such a long journey."
"No, Daisy, take me directly to the venue of the film festival. I can't wait."
"You Chinese people are really capable. Well, I'll take you to the film festival first. It's very lively there."
Arriving at the venue of the film festival, which is indeed the most important award at the independent film festival, Wang Chengcheng was dazzled by the lively atmosphere, but he did not forget the mission of the trip and asked Daisy: "The venue for "The Exploding Drummer"
Where?"
Daisy pointed: "It's right in front, I'll take you there."
The two of them walked and chatted, and Wang Jinjin took a few photos from time to time to use as material when he got back.
"Wang, you came here this time for Li, right?" Daisy asked.
"Yes, if you have any inside information, can you tell me?" Wang Jincheng said.
Daisy shook her head and said, "I don't know any more than you do. I only know that he is a Chinese actor who met director Damien Chazelle in Australia and later collaborated on this film."
Wang Jinbu recorded it. This was an important inside story. When he came to the door, he finally saw the huge poster of "The Exploding Drummer". With excitement, Wang Jinbu took a few photos of the poster.
Daisy said: "I still have a few electronic posters there, which will be sent to your email shortly."
"Thank you," Wang Jincheng thanked him. Then he asked the staff at the door: "Are there any preview screenings of "The Exploding Drummer" today?"
The staff looked at the list and then replied: "You are lucky, there is one show that is not full tonight."
"OK, then I'll reserve two."
"Please show your interview permit. OK, okay, take the ticket. Remember not to be late. It will be invalid upon expiration."
"Okay, thank you sir."
Daisy saw that Wang Chengcheng had finished his work, and then said: "Come on, I will take you to visit other places. Maybe there are other materials."
"Okay, let's go."
After dinner, before going to the movies, Wang Jinjin quickly sorted out what he saw and heard, and sorted out all the materials. He was going to wait until the movie was finished, write a report, and send it back to China.
Wang Jinjin had a premonition that with this news, he would get a lot of bonuses, and most importantly, he would become a prominent entertainment reporter.