"Wow, it's so cool here! Ah, Romance City, I'm here!"
Compared to the high temperatures in Beijing at the beginning of July, which are often around 30 degrees Celsius, the average temperature is only early 20 degrees Celsius. Several girls who have first set foot on the land of France, the young man yearns for a look on his face.
"Don't, hurry up, the car is here, move things quickly. Also, I tell you, this is not a romantic city, but a thief city! Don't think about sneaking out alone to play at night here.
, It's the same during the day, don't act alone. Remember, don't show off your money, put all the bags and other things in the house. This place is not in China, it's very messy! There are people who steal things or even rob in the street." Xiaodou Dinghao
Breaking their fantasies without hesitation.
These young girls were half-believing and half-doubted. They looked at Xiao Douding who turned around and then communicated with the foreigners in fluent French. Although they were small and had a strong aura, a few tall and big foreigners bent down.
He lowered his head, listened respectfully, and kept saying yes. He immediately shrank his neck and carried the boxes containing luggage and various equipment into the car one by one.
No matter where you are, being rich is the bottom line. Nowadays, Chinese people who go abroad are like those young Japanese friends in the 1980s... They are very rich. Anyone who sees them will have to kneel down and call him dad.
The "foreign master" is no exception.
This time when I came to France, Xiao Dou Ding personally led the team. There was no way for the crew to be the crew except He Xin and Jiang Qinqin, including director Liu Jiang, who are all locals. Most of them are coming to France for the first time.
Before coming, Liu Jiang was very excited to tell He Xin that he would go to the Louvre to see the pyramid designed by Master Bei, and enjoy the famous Mona Lisa.
Seeing him looking very enthusiastic, He Xin didn't have the nerve to tell him that the exhibition hall on the second floor of the Louvre where Mona Lisa is located is full of people all year round, and the painting is actually very small. Even if you squeeze it out,
When the crowd walked to Mona Lisa, there was a guardrail that was at least ten meters away, and three layers of bulletproof glass. You might not even see Lisa smiling clearly, but you can definitely see the reflections of tourists on the glass and the back of their heads.
The group went to the hotel where they were staying. The rich second-generation general manager of MK2, Natana Kamitz, and the company's vice president Duterron were already waiting there.
"Welcome, congratulations!"
Natana Kamiz came up and gave him a big hug, and gave him a voucher, making a squeaky kiss sound from his mouth.
"Mr. Kamitz! Mr. Duteron! Thank you very much for your help."
This time, the filming site, local extras, etc., were all helped by MK2. Of course, these are based on the good cooperation between Xinhao Media and MK2 over the years.
As the largest art theater in Europe, MK2 has always favored film works from the East. For example, they have in-depth cooperation with Takeshi Kitano Film Studio in Japan; in addition to having good cooperation with Xinhao Company in China, they have been working with Jia.
The section chief's film works are extremely favored. Since "Stand Up", almost all the investors behind Chief Jia's film works have the shadow of MK2.
Today, Natana and Duterron came to the hotel to greet him in person, which was considered to be a full gift to the new Berlin actor He Xin. However, if Chief Jia came to France, the two might have gone to the airport to greet him in person.
Xiao Douding and the two met each other. When they were selling movies, they had bargained a lot, and their faces were red. He Xin introduced Liu Jiang and other behind-the-scenes creators to the two.
Today's meeting was purely polite. After a few greetings, Natana and Duteron stood up and said goodbye. He Xin also enthusiastically invited them to the cocktail party he would hold tomorrow night.
The purpose of the cocktail party is to entertain some French film merchants. As the largest art film market in Europe, He Xin attaches great importance to the maintenance of his relationship with him. After all, if you want to make art films, it is unrealistic to rely solely on the domestic box office to recover investment.
, the big one has to rely on overseas income.
This is why Lou Ye and Chief Jia and others have few people in China to care about their movies, but they can still make a fortune because they have the support of these French filmmakers behind them and can make money.
Moreover, their group of people have a considerable influence in Cannes and Nantes, including the surrounding international film festivals such as Rotterdam and Locarno, Switzerland. Therefore, it is important to maintain this relationship well.
"Forget it for dinner tonight. Director Liu and Teacher Chen put down their luggage and check the scenery. The rest of the people will have to make the jet lag."
When he returned to the room, He Xin had just taken a shower and was about to take a look, Xiao Douding knocked on the door and came in to report.
"Then just do whatever you want. Oh, and I'm going to visit Director Dai tomorrow afternoon, there's no arrangement, right?" He Xin said casually.
"No, as long as you don't forget the evening party, it's all." Xiao Douding smiled.
Then he said: "Just just now, I discussed with the person on MK2 and Director Liu. After the Qinqin arrived, the filming will be started the day after tomorrow. It is initially expected that the filming will take about four days."
Due to schedule issues, Jiang Qinqin did not act with the crew this time, so it would be postponed for two days. However, He Xin calculated the calculations and was still earlier than the original expected time.
The role in France is actually very simple. Yang Nianhua came to France early, and then Tang Weiwei came over to meet him in a private plane, witnessing Yang Nianhua's business incredible, signing contracts with rich people in the Middle East, and other pretentious things.
Tang Weiwei was not moved, questioned Yang Nianhua, and planned to leave. Yang Nianhua confessed to Tang Weiwei in public, and took out two IDo brand diamond rings, one big and one small, to propose to her, saying that if
She accepted the rich Yang Nianhua and chose a large diamond ring. If she still accepted the original Yang Nianhua, she chose a small diamond ring.
So Tang Weiwei was finally moved.
A typical cool writing routine of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger and domineering president!
Yang Nianhua, played by He Xin, is the chairman of Sansheng Group. Sansheng Group is originally a big funder in the movie, so naturally he must reflect the style of a big boss. Then he pretended to be in Paris and signed contracts with the rich people in the Middle East.
It also reflects the soft power of Chinese capital to go abroad.
More importantly, the fun-written routine of a domineering president is liked by the financial supporter's father and the audience prefer it, so it must be taken seriously.
...
"Di, long time no see!"
"Oh, Ah Xin, congratulations! I have won the Berlin actor and won glory for the country!"
In an apartment in the center of Paris, He Xin visited him, which made Dai Sijie very happy and felt very proud.
Since the failure of the film "The Botanist's Daughter", this guy chose to go into seclusion and start writing novels again. However, novel creation is a long process, and it may have encountered a bottleneck period, and he has never created a new creation like "Little Tailor".
》 has not been released in several years.
In essence, Dai Sijie can be said to be the same as Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai, both of whom belong to the so-called artistic idealists. For example, in He Xin's exchange, he talked about "Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" and "The Steel"
"The Piano" has high praise, but although the tone of "I Will" he is filming now is very gentle, the implication is still full of regret.
It was almost impossible to say to He Xin in person: "Oh, Ah Xin, how could you make such a movie? You are really degenerate."
Then he talked to him about a novel called "Night Peacock" that he is currently working on. It probably tells the encounter between Elsa, a Chinese flute player who travels to France, from Paris to Chengdu and the result.
A story of emotional entanglement.
Like his previous works, they revolve around stories that happen in France and his hometown of Sichuan. The writer can never leave his familiar environment when he creates it. Moreover, the style of his novels is always the reality of human nature.
Dig, then an unusually tragic ending.
But now this "Night Peacock" that he talked about made He Xin feel that he couldn't be more bloody. For example, the Chinese flute player Elsa came from Paris to Chengdu, and I don't know why she fell in love with her.
A middle-aged man, Ma Rong, who can play ancient musical instruments and weaves Shu brocade, was pursued by Ma Rong's son as abnormally. Then she returned to Paris with Ma Rong's child, and between the abortion and the hesitation of not having abortion.
Ma Rong's younger brother Ma Jianmin got married. When Ma Rong faced his son, he felt that he had stolen his son's lover, so he committed suicide.
After listening to this story, he was confused and didn't know what to say under Dai Sijie's expectant eyes.
He really didn't know what the story Dai Sijie wanted to express, family affection, friendship, love, or simply bloody?
Maybe he had been in France for a long time, and might think that the traditional culture of his motherland was so beautiful. Just like the shakuhachi that Ma Rong blew, the Shu brocade that could woven, and Ma Rong's son was a Sichuan opera actor, etc.
But this kind of family relationship is really confusing!
...
Jiang Qinqin was very busy, and came and went in a hurry. She only stayed in France for two days. Fortunately, the filming went smoothly. After finishing the scene between the two, she added a few more He Xin surrounded by a group of foreigners.
All the pretentious shots have been completed at this point.
As soon as he returned to the capital, Ning Hao came to him and brought someone.
"Hey, Xiaozhi, why did you two get together?" He Xin was surprised to see the person coming.
Rao Xiaozhi, a 99th class in the Director Department of the Central Academy of Drama, is one year older than Tang Wei. When He Xin first entered the Advanced Study Class of the Central Academy of Drama, he was already in his sophomore year. When he was in school, Rao Xiaozhi was also a sensational figure in the Director Department.
"Uh, Teacher He, it was me that Director Ning asked me."
In contrast, Rao Xiaozhi seemed a little restrained.
There is nothing else, the gap is too big.
The Director Department of the Central Academy of Drama is a director who focuses on stage plays. After graduation, Rao Xiaozhi has been working as a director of stage plays. He also founded the Spring Drama Studio with Li Yapeng and brought Li Yapeng's famous work "Love" to the
The drama stage.
"Oh, Nana, aren't Xiaojun and the others busy now? I found Xiaozhi and asked him to help get the notebook together. The first draft is out. I want you to help me give me some advice." Ning Hao grinned his teeth
Smiling.
"So fast?" He Xin looked unbelievable.
Ning Hao is famous for being slow. A script polishing often takes years to calculate. The last script of "Golden Robbery" he was in seclusion for two months, which was considered a miracle. At this time, He Xin and him were the last time
When talking about the story of "The Man Who Steals the Key", it only took half a month to talk about it.
"I attribute this to Xiaozhi, so I am responsible for giving advice, mainly he did it." Ning Hao pointed to Rao Xiaozhi beside him and said happily.
"No, no, no, mainly because the framework of this book is all set up, so I am responsible for writing some dialogues. These are nothing." Rao Xiaozhi looked modest.
But when it comes to the script, he turned against his previous restraint and said with his eyes: "Teacher He, this creative idea of interchanging life is so good, I especially like it."
As he said that, he said shyly: "Teacher He, I'm going to tell you that I had thoughts about this before, but it was far less mature than yours. This time, I just kept up with the story told by Director Ning, and I'm also
Take the opportunity to add some of my thoughts."
"Hey, I've been talking for a long time, where is the script?"
Since Ning Hao was able to come with Rao Xiaozhi, it means that Ning Hao himself has recognized the first draft, and He Xin is inevitably a little curious. Rao Xiaozhi was famous for being a talented person in the Director Department of the Central Academy of Drama, and he also watched the comedy directed by Rao Xiaozhi.
"Hello, Robbery".
Although this drama is adapted from the comedy movie "Hot afternoon" produced by Warner Bros. in the 1970s, it is not difficult to see that there are many new black humor elements. In a sense, it is similar to the current "The Key Stealing"
People》 is very similar in genre.
"Oh, sorry, Mr. He."
Rao Xiaozhi then realized and quickly took out a thick stack of scripts from his bag.
To be honest, even if you write an online novel in half a month, you may not be able to code so many words.
He Xin couldn't wait to take it over. The script already had its name, and there were four big characters on the cover - a crowd of people.
He was subconsciously stunned when he saw this name, because it had nothing to do with the plot. In addition to the saponification that was joking with Ning Hao, he had also thought about other very straightforward names, such as "
Exchange of life" or "life is like a play".
But what does it mean to be a surging crowd?
He couldn't help but ask, "Why is it so crowded?"
"Oh, Teacher He, that's it. I designed a line inside. Li Xiang said to Zhou Quan: 'In this life, there are crowds, thank you for meeting you!' The same goes for Chen Xiaomeng. He met Zhou Quan by chance, and then
The man exchanged identities like a ghost, Zhou Quan met Li Xiang, and Chen Xiaomeng met the female neighbor who raised a cat. Everyone met in the crowd, and at the same time they completed their respective growth."
After saying that, Rao Xiaozhi also emphasized: "I think the name "The Crowd of People" is particularly touching."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Hao also sang aside and said, "A Xin, don't you think "The Crowd of Crowd" sounds very advanced?"