"Then you can wear this dress to the closing ceremony. Doesn't it mean that Halle Berry wore this brand of dress and won the Oscar?" He Xin comforted with a smile.
Cheng Hao still looked depressed and said: "What do you know? There was an agreement when I borrowed the dress, and it stipulated that it must be worn on the red...green carpet of the opening ceremony."
"..."
He Xin doesn't know much about the so-called big-name luxury goods, and besides, he doesn't care. In his opinion, no matter what he eats or wears, as long as it tastes good, is comfortable, and can meet people, it's OK.
This so-called deliberate attempt to raise the bar and make things beyond the reach of ordinary people is nothing more than a marketing strategy and an artificial creation of a class. This is similar to the ancient Chinese titles of royal family, tribute, etc.
Hey, don’t the West all talk about democracy? It can be seen that they have double standards in their bones.
But most people eat this, and even my girlfriend who always calls herself a Buddhist is inevitably addicted to it, which shows that she still loves vanity deep down.
"Okay, stop fussing and take me out for a walk. Didn't you say there's a Japanese restaurant here that's particularly delicious?"
This year's Tokyo Film Festival was held in Shibuya Bunka Village, and the hotel they stayed in was right next to the Bunka Village. Shibuya is a place with prosperous commercial activities in Tokyo, with famous department stores, fashion stores, restaurants, coffee shops, and tourist attractions.
It is an urban area that is classified as a "24-hour sleepless town" like Shinjuku because it is densely packed with technical facilities and cultural facilities.
Moreover, there are many cultural and entertainment facilities here, such as Shibuya PARCO Theater, Quattro Club, e Saison Shibuya, Studio PARCO and other live houses, theaters, and cinemas. Film festivals and music festivals are often held grandly in Shibuya. Especially the cinemas here,
Personalized niche films by rich film writers are often staged.
TOKYU THEATER Orb, a theater owned by the Tokyu Group, is also in Shibuya, occupying the 11th to 16th floors of the Shibuya Hikarie Building. Many world-class and high-level performances are staged here.
Theaters, art galleries, and movies have given Shibuya a heavy cultural cloak.
In addition, since the 1970s, due to the arrival of fashion giants such as PARCO and OIOI, as well as the birth of Shibuya 109, it has become a fashion paradise for Japanese young people. Almost all the big brands in the world can be found here.
It is said that when Wu Kebo worked hard in Japan, he was in this generation. And when Cheng Hao signed with Lao Wu Company, he often came here because of filming and endorsements, and he was very familiar with it.
This time they came to participate in the Tokyo Film Festival, and their schedule was tighter than before when they attended the three major festivals in Europe. It was mainly related to the Chinese Film Festival here.
The opening ceremony on the 18th; the opening of the China Film Exhibition on the afternoon of the 19th, and a reception in the evening; the premiere press conference of "Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart" on the morning of the 20th, and the premiere in the afternoon. Afterwards, the conference will also arrange face-to-face exchanges with fans, media reporters and the main creators.
, the crew will hold a thank-you reception in the evening; during this period, eight other films from the China Film Festival will be screened, so everyone has to go and support them; on the 23rd and 24th, they will have to rush back to China to Wuhan to participate in "Ten Thousand Arrows"
The premiere event of "Through the Heart"; I have to rush back to attend the premiere on the 26th.
Fortunately, Japan is very close, and the journey takes less time than some domestic flights. There is only an hour's time difference, so it is very convenient to go back and forth.
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"Huh? Director Feng Xiaoning said that "Super Typhoon" is on par with the Hollywood blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow"."
The next morning? When everyone gathered for breakfast, Xiao Douding, who was browsing the local newspaper, suddenly said in surprise.
It is said that among the group of people who came this time, except for a temporary Japanese translator, she was the only one who could understand Japanese.
"What do you say?" the person next to me asked quickly.
"Well, Director Feng Xiaoning said that they have three-dimensional computer stunts, synthetic computer stunts, real-life stunts, all the stunt techniques used in American blockbusters. And they use a combination of eight-tenths of real-life and two-tenths of high technology.
The mode is particularly realistic. In terms of visual impact, it is definitely not inferior to "The Day After Tomorrow"..."
It’s just that she hasn’t finished reading the contents of the newspaper? Wang Xiaoshuai snorted with disdain: “It’s just bragging and not drafting! The total investment of "Super Typhoon" is only 50 million? How can it be compared with other people’s acquired knowledge?
Compared? And considering the level of special effects in China... Haha! If you want to win box office and win awards, where can you find such a good thing?"
Wang Xiaoshuai is one of the few directors in China who insists that film is art. And as a director who has been excluded from the system for a long time, he has a natural resistance to Feng Xiaoning, a director with the main theme within the system.
At the same time, as the second graduate of Nortel's directing department after the 1978 class? As a former favorite on the Nortel campus, I have a natural contempt for directors like Feng Xiaoning who graduated from the fine arts department and became a monk halfway.
Of course, those who graduated from the National Normal University Department of Photography are a different matter.
Another very important reason is that the movie "Super Typhoon" was not shortlisted for the main competition unit of this film festival at the beginning. However, afterwards, the theme of this Tokyo Film Festival was set as the environmental protection concept of protecting the earth, and "Super Typhoon"
"Typhoon" happened to cater to the theme, so I was invited to participate again.
It's not because of the quality of the movie itself, but because of the so-called "political correctness", for which Wang Xiaoshuai is quite disdainful.
However, Feng Xiaoning's claims are indeed a bit exaggerated. Everyone knows the level of domestic computer stunts these days, not to mention compared with Hollywood, which has an extremely developed film industry, but also compared with Japan, South Korea and even Hong Kong and Taiwan.
There's a big gap. Otherwise, why would it be called a "50-cent stunt"?
Although the film festival will open in the evening, the organizers still attach great importance to Wang Xiaoshuai, "a famous Asian film festival director", who will bring a new work to the Tokyo Film Festival for the first time. They have also arranged for him to be a regular visitor to the three major European festivals.
A live interview can be regarded as building momentum for the upcoming movie.
Because the interview requires translation, it is quite troublesome. In fact, compared to those Hong Kong and Taiwan stars who are popular in Asia, He Xin is not well-known in Japan. Apart from niche literary films, he probably has achieved good results in Japan.
The box office hits "The Promise" and "Seven Swords" are just familiar.
During the interview, he acted relatively low-key. Most of the time, he sat there quietly watching Wang Xiaoshuai pretending to be cool. But to be honest, the Japanese respect the director more than the actor, and even the host was respectful when asking questions.
The degree seems a bit exaggerated.
"Director Wang, I remember you once said at the Cannes International Film Festival that the film festival is just a showcase platform, but as the Tokyo International Film Festival approaches and begins, have you raised your expectations for this film festival?"
"Oh, have I said this?" Wang Xiaoshuai asked back.
Of course I said it, but it was just when his movie "Second Brother" was definitely not going to win the award. It was a typical fox-eating-grapes mentality.
However, before the host could answer, he faced the camera and talked eloquently: "I have always believed that film festivals are a very good platform to help me introduce my films to the world.
Regardless of whether "A Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart" is a screening or a competition, one basic purpose is to let everyone see that our directors and actors actively represent Chinese films and participate in the film festival with a serious and cheerful attitude. The next thing is by
What the judges and audience discussed.
I think film festival awards are a game in the industry, and the blending of personal opinions is very casual. Winning film festival awards is like buying a lottery ticket. The elements of chance and luck are too high.
In today's multicultural world, we also need to diversify our perspectives in order to better integrate into the world and integrate into world culture. We should respect each other and understand each other. Whether we win awards or not is not very important...
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Wang Xiaoshuai spread his hands in front of the camera, acting like a master, always showing off.
But when they came back from recording the interview, they learned what should be said to be shocking news: Xie Jin, a leading figure in the director field in my country, unfortunately passed away early this morning.
This news suddenly became the headline of today's entertainment news. The entertainment sections of major portal websites immediately conducted interviews with many of Xie Laopeng's famous film and television stars.
After hearing the news, Grandma Liu Xiaoqing hurriedly expressed her feelings in words. She was so sad that she kept crying. She said that she had originally planned to rush to Shanghai to celebrate Director Xie's 85th birthday, but now she hopes to rush to comfort Director Xie's family.
Because Jiang Wen is abroad, the studio said it is trying to contact Jiang Wen. I believe this sad news will make Jiang Wen very sad.
Fan Xiaopang, who was born in Hengtong Art School and is nominally a former student of Xie's, said that he could hardly speak after hearing the news and could only accept the interview after he calmed down.
When everyone arrived at the opening ceremony in the evening and reporters from domestic media flocked to interview them, they also focused on this topic.
Today's opening ceremony is full of star-studded Chinese-speaking troops. In addition to the Chinese delegation led by the deputy director of the General Administration, including the Akira Kurosawa Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award of this film festival, which was confirmed a few days ago and is currently working on "Mei Lanfang" in Japan.
"Director Chen in the later period, Wu Yusen, the director of the opening film "Red Cliff", led Liang Chaowei, Jin Chengwu, Lin Zhilin, Zhao Wei and other main creatives to the scene.
As a graduate of the first batch of Hengtong Art School, Zhao Yanzi starred in the film "Daughter Valley" directed by Mr. Xie, and naturally became the target of interviews by the media.
Zhao Yanzi looked haggard and didn't even put on makeup. Despite her sadness, she said with admiration: "He walked very gracefully. He didn't like everyone's sympathy and pity."
He also said that he would return to China early and hoped to see the teacher off on his last journey.
As for He Xin, Cheng Hao, Wang Xiaoshuai and others, they don’t have much interaction with Mr. Xie. They only occasionally came into contact with Mr. Xie a few times at awards ceremonies such as the Golden Rooster Award and the Huabiao Award, and he was one of the old artist groups who attended as the mascot.
It's not sad, but full of respect.
"It is a pity that Director Xie Jin is an epoch-making figure in Chinese cinema. His passing is a loss for all of us filmmakers and audiences."