Chapter 821: Da Dao Chen, who was robbed of the headlines (Daily Update 12,000~)
When the time entered early March, Chen Kaige found Wu Jianye again.
But this time he came to Wu Jianye not because of Chen Hong, but to show off...
"Farewell My Concubine has been shortlisted for the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival!" Chen Kaige said excitedly.
After "Yellow Earth", Chen Kaige has never produced a better work. Although he has made a few movies since then, his reputation and awards have always been on a downward trend.
If he had only Wu Jianye standing in front of him before, Chen Kaige could still accept it. After all, Wu Jianye has always been so successful, but Zhang Yimou, who could only be his own photographer before, also suddenly emerged and left.
Arrive in front of yourself.
Nowadays, when talking about directors of their generation in China, Chen Kaige is always ranked behind the two of them. This is naturally unacceptable to the arrogant Chen Kaige.
it's good now.
"Farewell My Concubine" was once again shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival. This time for Chen Kaige, it was an opportunity for him to prove himself.
Zhang Yimou is filming "Alive" at this time. Chen Kaige has no way to find him, but it doesn't mean that he can't come to Wu Jianye. This is actually like a child who suddenly got good grades in the exam and wants to show off to his friends.
For a moment, there is no difference.
Wu Jianye looked at Chen Kaige with a smile and said, "Actually, I also have good news to tell you!"
Chen Kaige was slightly startled and said, "The World of Chu Xing was also shortlisted for the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival?" But then he shook his head and said, "That's not right. It's not on the list I got?"
"The Berlin Film Festival has ended. Are you planning to attend the Venice Film Festival?"
"No!" Wu Jianye shook his head, looked at Chen Kaige with a smile, and said, "Actually, I will participate in this film festival as a judge of this Cannes Film Festival!"
"In other words, whether the movie "Farewell My Concubine" will win or not will have my vote!"
The rules of the Cannes Film Festival are that the shortlisted films will be selected by the Cannes Film Festival Film Selection Committee headed by Jacobs, and the film festival judges will select various awards among the shortlisted films!
Chen Kaige looked at Wu Jianye and said nothing for a long time, and finally said: "It's not fun!"
Then he turned and left.
Wu Jianye was left standing alone in his office, laughing.
Soon, domestic media reported that the film "Farewell My Concubine" was shortlisted for the 46th Cannes Film Festival.
Although this film cannot be released in China because it has not been censored, as a new film by Chen Kaige, one of the most well-known directors in China, it still attracts the attention of many people.
So when this film was shortlisted for the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, it immediately caused an uproar in China.
Many media are reporting on this incident.
"Another victory for Chinese cinema!"--"Popular Cinema" took the lead in publishing its own article.
No matter whether the film has passed the review or not, as long as it can be shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, it is a kind of pride for the Chinese people. In this era, the Chinese people are very eager to gain recognition from abroad.
"In recent years, our country's film industry has repeatedly won honors at foreign film festivals. "Raise the Red Lantern" directed by Wu Jianye, "The Last Emperor", "New Dragon Gate Inn", and "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou
Wait, now "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Chen Kaige will once again represent our Chinese films in the Cannes Film Festival, one of the three major European film festivals.
This is a victory for our Chinese films and the pride of our Chinese filmmakers.
Directors such as Wu Jianye, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige are using the lenses in their hands to show our country's movies to the world. It is the efforts of their generation of directors that have given our country's movies a certain reputation overseas. All of us
Everyone should believe that this is the progress of our country’s films..."
An eloquent article made readers across the country aware of this matter, but the only thing that made Chen Kaige a little unhappy was that every time he was mentioned, two names were always added in front of him.
Wu Jianye, Zhang Yimou!
And most importantly, although the Cannes Film Festival has not been announced yet, he already knew from Wu Jianye that Wu Jianye would participate in this Cannes Film Festival as a judge.
Although it is impossible to say which one is better between the judges and the shortlisted films, Chen Kaige knows that according to Wu Jianye's influence, when the Cannes Film Festival announces this year's judges, it will definitely cause a greater sensation in the country. Think about it
I could have guessed it when I became a jury member of the Berlin Film Festival.
He was not in the country at the beginning, but after returning to the country, he still found the newspapers at that time to check the reports at that time.
Now Wu Jianye's reputation in the country is higher than him, and the general value in the country is that the judges are more advanced than the shortlisted ones. After all, they are all judges and they are responsible for selecting you.
So Chen Kaige was a little depressed at this time.
The man from his family sat next to him and said with a smile: "Don't think so much. Director Wu being a judge of this film festival, isn't it also a good thing for you?"
The member of his family already knew from Chen Kaige that Wu Jianye would serve as a judge for this Cannes Film Festival.
Chen Kaige did not speak, although he also knew that Wu Jianye being a judge of this Cannes Film Festival was a good thing for him.
But there is still some regret in my heart. After all, this is the glory that should belong to him alone. If Wu Jianye were not a judge at the Cannes Film Festival, then all the eyes of the country would fall on his head, but now this part of the glory is bound to
You will receive a certain discount!
In fact, it is exactly what Chen Kaige thought.
After the Cannes Film Festival announced the films shortlisted for the main competition, it immediately announced the judges for this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Originally, Chinese people didn't pay much attention to this kind of thing. After all, they were more concerned about the shortlist of films.
However, because Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" was shortlisted for this Cannes Film Festival, domestic media magazines also paid more attention to this Cannes Film Festival.
It was this kind of attention that made them know that their country's film director, Wu Jianye, would become a judge at this Cannes Film Festival!
This news was not released by Tangting Culture, but by China Film.
In fact, at this time, domestic media magazines and TV stations did not have many overseas offices, and the film industry paid even less attention.
Fortunately, China Film has been cooperating a lot with the three major film festivals and has its own news channels, so they were the first other than Wu Jianye to know the exact news about this matter.
Liu Jianshe also contributed to this, because Wu Jianye was the first to reveal the news to Liu Jianshe, so Liu Jianshe also had a phone call with the Cannes Film Festival and would notify them as soon as the official list came out.
Compared to Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine", both China Film and Television want to report on Wu Jianye's news.
After all, Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" did not pass the review, but now it has been shortlisted for the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival. For China Film and Radio and Television, it is not that good-looking.
But Wu Jianye is different. Whether others are willing to admit it or not, Wu Jianye is the legitimate direct descendant of China Radio and Television and China Film, and is also the director they value most.
Just look at the films made by directors of their generation and you will see that, except for Wu Jianye, everyone seems to particularly like to expose that period of history that no one wants to mention.
The four films shot by Wu Jianye, "Raise the Red Lantern", "The Last Emperor", "New Dragon Gate Inn", and "The World of Chu Xing", are all in full compliance with domestic film standards, and they do not expose the new China.
The bad things that happened after its establishment.
Even the first film "Raise the Red Lantern" only revealed the life of landlords in the old days.
And now the latest film "The World of Chu Xing" allows the world to see China's new life since its reform and opening up.
Yes, this is the view of China Radio and Television and China Film. Although this is a virtual world, the lives of ordinary people reflected in it are not all happy and contented. This is enough.
What's more important is that Wu Jianye's success has brought real benefits to China Radio and Television and China Film. China Film has gained more successful experience because of the high box office of "The World of Chu Xing", while China Radio and Television has gained more successful experience because of this high box office.
The appearance of the film has allowed them to see the development route of domestic films, which can better improve the voice of radio and television in national ministries and commissions.
These are benefits that ordinary people cannot see, but they actually receive.
Therefore, when Wu Jianye was officially selected as a judge for the 46th Cannes Film Festival, domestic media and magazines all regarded this matter as the most important news during this period.
This also led to a strange phenomenon in the country.
Although the news that the film "Farewell My Concubine" was shortlisted for the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival is still the hottest news, the news that Wu Jianye became a judge quickly became parallel to this news.
In the end it exceeded...
When ordinary readers see this news, what else can they say besides being awesome!
But many people in the industry are more curious.
There were two most famous movies in China last year. The first one was "The World of Chu Xing" by Wu Jianye, and the second one was "Farewell My Concubine" by Chen Kaige.
Now that the Berlin Film Festival has ended, neither film has participated, and now the Cannes Film Festival's selection list has come out.
Although Wu Jianye participated in this Cannes Film Festival, he did so as a judge, which means that his movie "The World of Chu Xing" did not participate in this Cannes Film Festival, and now it seems that this movie
The possibility of participating in the Venice Film Festival is also very small. After all, Wu Jianye is already a judge at this Cannes Film Festival.
If the artistic level of Wu Jianye's "The World of Chu Xing" was not up to that level, they wouldn't say anything, but it's different now.
No matter how you look at the movie "The World of Chu Xing", it is an extremely good movie. It can definitely be a candidate for the top awards at the three major film festivals. But now it has not participated in the three major film festivals. There is always a hidden meaning in it.
Something weird!
"Old Wu, what's going on? What do you think?"
Many people called Wu Jianye and asked about Wu Jianye's specific situation. Among them was Feng Xiaoning, Wu Jianye's former roommate.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "This is the situation!"
"You must be holding back some big move, right?" Feng Xiaoning couldn't help but say.
Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "You'll know right away whether you've held back your ultimate move or not!"
Judging by the time, it’s almost time to announce it!
Feng Xiaoning knew Wu Jianye very well. Even though the two were talking on the phone, he knew from Wu Jianye's tone that he must be holding back some big move.
"Kai Ge is so sad now!" Feng Xiaoning said with a smile.
Since Wu Jian can use Night Vision as his ultimate move, it must be a very sensational news. Everyone is a classmate, so Feng Xiaoning naturally knows Chen Kaige's temperament.
I originally thought that I had the biggest news, but now Wu Jianye is preparing to release bigger news one after another. So how long can Chen Kaige's news popularity last?
"Hurry up and let me know, let me be happy first!" Feng Xiaoning said with a bad smile.
Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "We're not sure yet. Let's wait until the news comes out!"
Although Wu Jianye was confident, as he said, he still didn't want to say anything more until the exact news came out.
Feng Xiaoning said helplessly: "You just want to make people appetizing, right? By the way, does Kaige know?"
Wu Jianye said: "I don't know. I originally wanted to give him some information, but when that guy heard that I was going to be a judge at this Cannes Film Festival, he just said 'it's not fun' and left."
Thinking of Chen Kaige's expression at that time, Wu Jianye still wanted to laugh a little.
Feng Xiaoning later made some insinuations, but seeing that there was no way to get the exact information from Wu Jianye, he had no choice but to give up.
But he also clamored that when Wu Jianye is done with this period of time, he must treat him!
Wu Jianye naturally had no objection to this!
After the two hung up the phone, Zhu Hao laughed and said: "You, just tease them!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "There is no definite news in the first place!"
Zhu Xian asked: "Then how do you plan to allocate this time?"
Wu Jianye thought for a moment and said, "It's okay. By the time the Cannes Film Festival is held, it should be over over there. Just go there then!"
The Cannes Film Festival is held in mid-May, giving Wu Jianye plenty of time.
Just when everyone was still excited that Wu Jianye became a judge at the Cannes Film Festival and "Farewell My Concubine" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.
"Popular Cinema" once again broke a big news.
"The World of Chu Xing" will serve as a representative of domestic films this year and participate in this year's Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film!
The already boiling oil pan exploded again like a big stone thrown in!