Chapter 518 Invitation by the Chairman of the Berlin Film Festival (Happy New Year to everyone!)
On the plane!
Wu Jianye and He Qing were sitting together. Wu Jianye had his eyes slightly closed and was resting. He was a little overworked last night and he was not very energetic today. He Qing beside him looked a little excited.
As she imagined that she would be attending the Berlin Film Festival, one of the three largest film festivals in Europe, tomorrow, she still couldn't help but feel a little excited. Although she did not receive any nominations, "New Dragon Inn" was nominated for the Golden Bear Award.
It still made her feel extremely proud.
This year, she has fully felt the sensation caused by this movie in the country. No matter where she goes, people will recognize her immediately. Occasionally, someone will shout her name loudly, which makes her very clear.
He became famous.
Looking at Wu Jianye next to him, he looked relaxed and at ease. Thinking of the honors he had received before, he knew why he could be so calm.
"Have a good rest. It will be some time before we get to Berlin, and we have to change planes in the middle." Although Wu Jianye closed his eyes, he could still feel that someone was paying attention to him, and it was naturally He Qing.
At this time, there were no domestic flights from Yanjing to Berlin. If you wanted to fly to Berlin, you would definitely need to transfer. Wu Jianye chose to fly to Moscow first, and then transfer to Berlin.
He Qing's face turned slightly red, "Oh!"
When the plane flew to Moscow, Wu Jianye did not use this time to visit Moscow. Instead, he chose to rest in the airport lounge. It was almost two hours later before he boarded the plane to Berlin.
When we arrived in Berlin, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
After getting off the plane, Wu Jianye saw Chen Kaige and Hong Huang waiting for him at the airport.
"You are finally here." After seeing Wu Jianye, Chen Kaige gave him a big hug, which made Wu Jianye a little surprised for a moment. Chen Kaige was not so enthusiastic in the past.
Hong Huang also gave Wu Jianye a hug, because the two of them were not too familiar with He Qing, so it was just a simple handshake.
"Teacher Wu, there's something you don't know yet!" Hong Huang happily said to Wu Jianye.
Chen Kaige looked a little uncomfortable and said, "Old Wu has been on a plane for more than ten hours. Let him go back to the hotel to rest first. It won't be too late to tell him about those things later."
Hong Huang showed disapproval and said with a smile: "Is there anything I can't say? We have to go back to the hotel together anyway."
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "It's just, what's the matter? Say it and it will make me happy!"
Hong Huang coughed, and then solemnly said to Wu Jianye: "Kaige and I have already received our certificates in the United States!"
Wu Jianye immediately smiled and said: "Congratulations, congratulations!"
However, when shaking hands with Chen Kaige and saying congratulations, Wu Jianye could see a hint of unnaturalness in Chen Kaige's eyes. In fact, this is easy to understand. No matter how interesting a talented woman is, she is not as good-looking as a beautiful woman. She is already with Hong Huang.
It's been more than a year, and Chen Kaige's freshness as a talented woman has long passed.
As for marrying Hong Huang, it is just to continue to stay in North America and have a legal status.
Chen Kaige's tourist visa to North America expired last year. If he still wants to stay in North America, he must marry Hong Huang.
In fact, after Chen Kaige finished his studies in North America, he and Director Ni got together not long after returning to China.
"Okay, let's go back to the hotel first!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Chen Kaige breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wu Jianye did not investigate the matter of marriage. In order to stay in North America, he chose to marry Hong Huang. This was actually quite embarrassing for the always proud Chen Kaige.
matter.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet. On the phone before, you said that you had arranged your trip here, so where do you live?" Chen Kaige asked.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "It's at the Berlin Ritz-Carlton Hotel near the Animal Palace Cinema. Come on, let's go to the hotel first!"
Chen Kaige stood aside and looked at Wu Jianye in surprise. The Ritz-Carlton Berlin is only more than a hundred meters away from the Animal Palace, the main venue of the Berlin Film Festival. It is also the best hotel in East Berlin. Since
After it was completed, it became the most popular hotel during the Berlin Film Festival, and all the big-name Hollywood stars would choose to stay here.
At the same time, the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival will also arrange for them and the judges to come here. If you want to book a room here, you have to book it at least three months in advance. Wu Jianye knows that even "New Dragon Inn" was shortlisted
He won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. He told him this himself, and now Wu Jianye can actually stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin. This once again refreshed Chen Kaige's understanding of Wu Jianye.
But soon he saw Wu Jianye's ability again. When they walked out of the hotel, Chen Kaige originally planned to take a taxi, but he saw two latest Mercedes-Benz cars parked at the entrance of the airport, and Wu Jianye
He walked over, and the other party opened the car door for Wu Jianye himself.
"Murphy, thank you!" Wu Jianye smiled and said to the white man next to him.
This time when Wu Jianye came to the Berlin Film Festival, it was still his old acquaintance Matthew Murphy who was responsible for all the daily affairs of Wu Jianye. When Wu Jianye attended the Cannes Film Festival before, Matthew Murphy was responsible for everything. This time Wu Jianye
Coming to attend the Berlin Film Festival still made Linda send Matthew Murphy over.
Matthew Murphy said with a smile: "Director Wu is so polite!"
At this time, Matthew Murphy had already become the general manager of Phantom Entertainment's European division. Now Phantom Entertainment has begun to set its sights on the European market. This is also preparing them to truly enter the distribution industry in the future.
Matthew Murphy, who is at the top, naturally knows that Wu Jianye is the real boss behind Phantom Entertainment.
At this time, Matthew Murphy couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that a Chinese director could actually become the boss behind the most promising production company in Hollywood.
But believe it or not, you still have to do what you have to do. This time Wu Jianye came to attend the Berlin Film Festival, Matthew Murphy naturally had to arrange everything.
As for the room at the Ritz-Carlton in Berlin, Matthew Murphy, as an American, has always believed that there is nothing in this world that money cannot buy.
Several people got into the car. Chen Kaige looked at Wu Jianye with some surprise: "Old Wu, I didn't realize you were hiding deep enough. You have such great abilities in Europe."
Wu Jianye smiled and joked with Chen Kaige: "Low-key, low-key!"
"cut!"
But after the banter, Chen Kaige told Wu Jianye something serious: "Moritz Harder, the chairman of the Berlin Film Festival, is very interested in your films. He has been telling me that he will definitely wait for you to come to Berlin."
I need to arrange a meeting between you two!"
Moritz Harder is to the Berlin Film Festival what Jacobs is to the Cannes Film Festival.
Some people in later generations said that he determined the current shape of the Berlin Film Festival and established its current importance.
When Moritz Harder was in charge of the Berlin Film Festival, he integrated films from the Eastern and Western camps to facilitate cultural exchanges; improved the relationship between the film festival and the United States to make Berlin an outpost of the Oscars; and promoted new Asian films, especially Chinese-language films.
On the stage of international film festivals, it also moved the host venue of the Berlin Film Festival from the Animal Palace Cinema to Potsdamer Platz.
In 1987, Moritz Harder had been to China and had a very good relationship with Wu Tianming, and it was he who discovered Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum".
In fact, what he was interested in at that time was Chen Kaige's "The Kid", but at that time Chen Kaige insisted on sending his "Kid" to the Cannes Film Festival, and everyone knew the result.
However, this did not delay Moritz Harder's appreciation of Chen Kaige. This time Chen Kaige was able to become a judge of the Berlin Film Festival because he was invited by Moritz Harder.
The relationship between the two can now be said to be both teachers and friends, but they broke up later. The reason for the breakup was that when Moritz de Hader was the artistic director of the Venice Film Festival, he rejected Chen Kaige's film "He".
"You are together"......
By the way, Moritz Harder is the only person to have served as Chairman of the Berlin Film Festival and Artistic Director of the Venice Film Festival among the three major European film festivals.
Moritz Harder had a very strong obsession with Oriental films. Not only Zhang Yimou but also Chen Kaige had a close relationship with him. He also discovered Hui Anhua in Xiangjiang and Cai Mingliang in Wanwan and introduced them to Europe.
"Well, after the opening ceremony tomorrow, I will visit Moritz in person!" Wu Jianye nodded.
No matter what, establishing good relations with these giants in the European film industry will be of great benefit to Wu Jianye.
Chen Kaige said: "There are many films selected this time. You must be prepared to fight a tough battle."
Wu Jianye smiled: "That was not the case when I attended the film festival!"
Wu Jianye, who had already participated in the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, was no longer nervous about scenes like this.
What he has to do now is to introduce Chinese-language films to European audiences and tell them that Chinese-language films are not just the type of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. Chinese-language films can also be diversified!
A few people chatted and arrived at the hotel.
The appearance of the hotel is very characteristic of this era, with a special Eastern European style. It looks like a castle from the outside.
The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin seems to have an indissoluble bond with the Berlin Film Festival. Shortly after the Berlin Film Festival moved to Potsdamer Platz, the Ritz-Carlton, Berlin also moved there, and it is still only a few meters away from Potsdamer Platz.
A distance of more than a hundred meters......
When he arrived at the hotel, Wu Jianye saw Li Lianjie, Liang Jiahui, and Zhang Manyu in the lobby.
The three of them arrived in Berlin yesterday, one day earlier than Wu Jianye. Now after seeing Wu Jianye, they also gathered around them. Chen Kaige and Hong Huang knew them, but they did not know Chen Kaige.
Only Liang Jiahui knew that Chen Kaige was one of the judges of this Berlin Film Festival.
"Let's go back to the room first!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
At this time, he had already obtained the key to the room from Matthew Murphy.
Several people first came to Wu Jianye's room. Matthew Murphy booked a suite for Wu Jianye. They were sitting in the living room, and Wu Jianye asked.
"Have you tried on all the dresses I prepared for you? Do they fit you?"
Li Lianjie smiled and said: "I tried it, and it fits me very well!"
Although He Qing came here with Wu Jianye, Wu Jianye did not remind He Qing to try on the dress now, because Wu Jianye and He Qing prepared a cheongsam that symbolized Chinese culture, which he had prepared a few months ago
, Wu Jianye asked Jinxiu Garment to find the top cheongsam designer in the country and design a cheongsam based on He Qing's body shape.
This is also to promote your own Jinxiu brand!
Without much chatting with them, Wu Jianye asked them to go back and rest. Chen Kaige did not leave, and drove Hong Huang back to their room, while he stayed in Wu Jianye's room.
"Old Wu, to be honest, after I came out this time, I realized the distance between the domestic film industry and Europe and the United States. Let alone Europe and the United States, it can't even compare with RB and Xiangjiang!" Chen Kaige sat on the sofa with Wu
Jian Ye said.
Wu Jianye smiled: "We will always catch up. Aren't we also developing now?"
Chen Kaige shook his head and said: "It's different. After working in Hollywood for nearly a year, I found that their film industry has already developed into a complete industrial process. It is really difficult to catch up with them!"
Wu Jianye asked: "Then it won't exceed?"
Chen Kaige immediately shook his head and said: "How is it possible? Being behind now does not mean that we will fall behind in the future!"
Everyone knows that Chen Kaige is proud in his heart, especially in the film industry. His pride even exceeds that of Zhang Yimou. However, it is precisely because of this pride that Chen Kaige always has a dilemma between business and literature.
It was swinging from left to right, and in the end, neither side got a good deal.
His pride is also reflected in another aspect, which is his extreme confidence in himself. Chen Kaige always believes that he can do everything well. Before "Farewell My Concubine", his confidence had not yet been concrete.
It showed, but after "Farewell My Concubine" helped him reach the peak of the night.
His pride was completely aroused.
Just like the chairman of the Chinese Football Association, he always takes action in areas he is unfamiliar with, such as the adaptation of scripts. He stubbornly believes that the script he writes is the best script, so the movies shot after "Farewell My Concubine"
, and always like to write my own scripts.
The result was that it was difficult for him to reach his previous peak.
That’s why Chen Kaige said this now.
Wu Jianye smiled: "Since we want to catch up, let's just say it's useless and just make movies honestly and do things within the scope of our responsibilities."
People like Chen Kaige are only suitable to be directors and cannot do anything else. As for the sense of mission he has given himself beyond the film itself, Wu Jianye does not think Chen Kaige has this ability.
This is a matter for the entire industry. It is impossible for one director to do it all, so Wu Jianye will work hard to develop other aspects of the industry.
To put it bluntly, if you want to overtake Chinese-language movies in a corner, this is a money-burning thing. And Chen Kaige has no money, but Wu Jianye has money and ability!