It is about 20 kilometers from the airport to the city, and the drive takes less than half an hour. Entering the city, He Xin looked at the shops and residential areas facing the street outside the car window. They seemed to be no different from other small cities in China. They were not like before.
Those antique houses and houses with small bridges and flowing water that I saw online.
With this doubt, he asked the driver.
The driver spoke Mandarin with a local accent, pointed to the east side of the city and said with a smile: "That's the ancient city you're talking about, over there! People who come for tourism go there. But starting from this year, there is a fee to enter the ancient city, oh
, not counting the entrance fee, the ancient city maintenance fee costs 81 yuan!"
The local dialect of Yun Province has a strong Sichuan accent, which is similar to that of the Northeast. The three northeastern provinces have a big flavor, and as soon as you enter the customs, you will all be fellow Northeasterners.
The three southwest provinces use Sichuan dialect as the official dialect of the southwest. When they speak Mandarin, they all have a flavor of Trump, and they are all fellow southwest residents when they go out.
He Xin simply started chatting with the driver in Sichuan dialect, and Sister Ma next to him was stunned for a moment.
The urban area of lj is not big, so while talking, he turned into the courtyard of a hotel. When he got off the car, He Xin was still a little worried and specifically asked Sister Ma if dogs could be brought in here.
Sister Ma said domineeringly: "It's just a small hotel. If there's anything you can't bring with you, just leave."
By the way, the conditions of the hotel where the crew stayed were really not that good. It probably wasn’t even rated as a star. Think about it, after all, the filming period was so long, so the crew had a budget.
Ding Xiaohei and the others haven't come back yet. Although the crew arranged a standard room for him, he was quite comfortable living alone. He took the Chuan Chuan out of the cage, fed him some water and dog food, and quickly washed it by himself.
After taking a hot bath and changing clothes, I took my dog son out to pay respects to Lafayette.
Teacher Zhao Minfen once played the role of the Queen Mother in "My Fair Princess 2 and 3", and later played the role of Chen Handong's mother in "Lan Yu". This time she played the role of Sun Li's mother-in-law and the mother of An Xin's dead husband Tie Jun in "Jade Goddess of Mercy".
I pushed open the old lady's room and found that the other two actors who were staying at the hotel were gathered around the old lady chatting.
"Old lady, I wish you well!"
"Hey, Xiao He, why do you bring a dog with you?"
"No one is taking care of me since I'm not at home, so I can only take it with me. Come on, Chuan Chuan, call me grandma!"
The two had worked together in "Lan Yu". The old lady was very approachable and got along very happily, so her words were casual and affectionate.
After Chuan Chuan had eaten and drank enough, he felt energetic. After hearing the owner's instructions, he actually shouted "Woof woof!" twice at the old lady!
"Oh, you're so good! Come on, give grandma a hug!"
It's been a few days since the old lady came. It's not easy to come out to film at such an old age, especially since she has been bored in the hotel these past few days. She was particularly happy to see an obedient puppy.
Then He Xin took some time to say hello to the other two people in the room.
"Teacher Du!"
"Senior Brother Fang!"
This is not the first time these two have met, they have met before at Hairun Company.
Du Yuan is in his forties, but his slender face has aged, and he looks like a man in his early fifties. In the play, he plays the serious yet tender-hearted Captain Pan of the anti-narcotics brigade.
However, when He Xin sees him, he will always think of the various funny dad images he played in many TV series in later generations.
Fangfang Bing, a Chinese drama actor who graduated from the National Theater in 1995, played Sun Li's husband Tie Jun in the play, and finally died at the hands of Mao Jie, whom he played.
After both of them greeted He Xin warmly, they sat down and continued chatting with the old lady.
With He Xinga coming in, the chatty topic is naturally inseparable from the news that the most popular "Lan Yu" has been shortlisted for ten Golden Horse Award nominations.
While petting the dog, the old lady said to He Xin with a smile: "Xiao He, do you hope to win a prize this time?"
"I have no hope."
He Xin shook his head and said: "You don't know, Brother Jun is much better at acting than me. Besides, there are Liu Dehua and Zheng Yijian, a king and a popular star!"
"I don't think so."
The house soldier on the side suddenly appeared and said: "Although I haven't watched "Lan Yu" by you and Brother Jun, I have watched "Slimming Man and Woman" by Andy Lau and "Hey, Hero" by Zheng Yi Jian..."
When He Xin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked: "How was their performance?"
Neither of these movies has been shown in mainland China. Fang Fang Bing said he had seen it, so naturally he watched the pirated discs. In fact, He Xin has seen most of the pirated discs sold everywhere these days, so he has no interest in it.
I don’t even have a video player, but now that I think about it, I really need to buy one. It would be good to read DVDs, review past classics, and study other people’s acting skills.
The house soldier smiled at him and said, "Zheng Yijian's acting is actually quite average. With his facially paralyzed acting skills, I don't think I have much hope."
There was still a look of disdain on his face when he said this, and then he mused: "As for Liu Tianwang, he used to play a fat man very cute, but when he became thinner, he returned to the Liu Tianwang we are familiar with.
The routine of the king. Of course, the more important thing is that they are all commercial films. The Golden Horse Awards have always been very cold towards commercial films, so I think you and Brother Jun still have a great chance."
His words made He Xin feel itchy, but he still said modestly: "Brother Jun has a good chance."
At this time, the old lady suddenly interjected: "Although Xiao Hu's performance is good, Xiao He's performance is not bad either. I think your performance is very real, so you still have a chance!"
After saying that, the old lady couldn't help but regretted: "It's a pity that I haven't seen the finished film yet."
"Old lady, don't worry. I told the director that when we meet in Wanwan, he will bring me some DVDs. I will give you one then. I haven't watched it either, and I was just thinking about it.
Look." He Xin smiled.
"Hey, I saw news on the Internet two days ago that "Lan Yu" should be released in Hong Kong today."
He Xin was startled by Fang Fang Bing's words. He recalled carefully that the last time Guan Jinpeng called, he seemed to have said that "Lan Yu" would be released on November 22.
Hey, isn’t today the 22nd?
On November 22, "Lan Yu" was finally released in Hong Kong.
Although it had previously premiered in Cannes, this is its official release.
Before release, the film needs to be submitted to the Hong Kong Censorship Office for review and grading. The Hong Kong Censorship Office’s grading system is similar to the film censorship systems in other Asian countries.
There are three levels in total.
Level 1: Suitable for viewing by people of any age.
Level 2: Not suitable for children to watch.
The second level is divided into two levels, level a: not suitable for children; level b: not suitable for teenagers and children.
Level 3: Only people aged 18 or above are allowed to watch.
The third level is commonly known as the third level film, which includes pornographic films and violent films. When it spread to mainland China, the third level film became synonymous with pornographic films. Of course, there are also more exciting *****
, was dubbed the title of top film.
"Lan Yu" is naturally classified as Level 3, which is only allowed to be viewed by people aged 18 or above. If some explicit scenes were deleted, it could barely be given a Level 2 rating.
However, Guan Jinpeng believes that this kind of scene is purely to promote the development of the plot and create an atmosphere, and must not be deleted.
Although it caused a temporary sensation due to being shortlisted for the Golden Horse Award in the early stage, after all, it is a fringe subject, and the rating is third level. There are not many screens for the show, and the audience attracted is only people who are passionate about this and people with weird ideas.
Of course, among the young literary and artistic people, people from the film industry and film critics are also indispensable.
So naturally, it went to a place where the box office would not be high, and it was released in a hurry after two weeks. However, the failure of the box office does not mean the failure of the film. As various reviews from film critics appeared in the newspapers one after another, Hong Kong people suddenly discovered that this year’s Golden Horse
There seems to be no suspense in the battle for the best actor.
Zheng Yi Jian's shortlisting was purely accidental, and due to the nature of "Slimming Man and Woman" as a commercial film and Liu Tianwang's own performance limitations, compared with the two mainland actors who lingered until death in "Lan Yu", there really was no chance of winning the award.