Eight hundred and fortieth chapters do not transfer to cooperation
On January 19, the 61st Berlin Film Festival announced the shortlist. A total of sixteen films competed for this Berlin Film Festival. Surprisingly, in addition to the main competition unit, including the forum unit, panorama unit, screening unit, etc.,
It is extremely rare that not a single Chinese-language film was shortlisted.
In the past year, there have been few new works released by domestic sixth-generation directors. Lou Ye is said to have gone to make French films; Wang Xiaoshuai is still tinkering with his "I 11"; Chief Jia seems to have fallen into a trap since he won the Golden Lion Award.
There is a creative bottleneck. The "Twenty-Four Cities" filmed two years ago was criticized as a fake documentary, and it was so flattering to commercialization that it made the section chief very depressed.
As for Hong Kong films, their decline is an indisputable fact; Wanwan Films are recognized as dead, and now they can only entertain themselves at the Golden Horse Awards.
In fact, this Berlin Film Festival was supposed to have Chinese elements. As early as October, the organizer sent an invitation asking He Xin to serve as a judge.
The European literary and artistic circles have always been dominated by the "white left" and have always emphasized diversity to flaunt their democracy, fairness and anti-racism. The same is true for the judges of the three major film festivals. As far as He Xin is concerned, in addition to being the best actor, he also
Because he has had his face painted in Europe all year round, he has a uniquely recognizable oriental face.
But at that time, Cheng Hao was about to give birth and had to travel throughout the Spring Festival. In addition, his international language skills were not up to par, so he declined.
Speaking of this, his current agent Chu Qing felt particularly sorry. Being a judge at one of the three major European film festivals is definitely a matter of having a long face. But his boss is too low-key, or to put it bluntly, he is too hot for his wife and children.
Kangtou’s small-farmer mentality is at work, and it’s really helpless.
Originally, this matter passed a long time ago, but after the list was announced, just when everyone was regretting that there were no Chinese-language films shortlisted for this Berlin Film Festival, the news of He Xin's resignation as a judge was dug out by Shentongguangguang reporters.
Public opinion was in an uproar.
It stands to reason that it is not uncommon for Chinese filmmakers to serve as judges for the three major European film festivals. In the past thirty years, no fewer than dozens of directors and actors have served as judges for the three major film festivals. For example, Guo Shi, Director Chen, Gong Li, and Zhang Manyu
They are both Grand Slam judges of the three major film festivals, and Gong Li and Wang Sunjing have even served as jury presidents for two film festivals.
In terms of youth, Zhang Ziyi was a Cannes judge at the age of 27, Gong Li was 32 years old, Shu Qi was 32 years old, Zhang Manyu was 33 years old, and Yu Nan, the last judge from Berlin, was only 34 years old. He
Turning thirty-one is not unexpected.
But in any case, being able to serve as a judge for the three major European festivals is definitely something to be proud of for the Chinese people. Look at the current media, which is full of Chinese elements, Chinese voices, cultural going global, etc.
But this guy refused, which was more eye-catching and sensational than his invitation to be a judge. Facing the swarming media, Chu Qing's reply was to thank the Berlin Film Festival for the invitation. Due to schedule conflicts, Teacher He
It is a pity that I missed this opportunity to serve as a jury member at the Berlin Film Festival.
Some well-informed media even contacted the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival. The chairman of the film festival, Dieter Kosrit, responded personally: As the best actor of our Berlin Film Festival, of course we very much hope that he can participate as a judge.
Film Festival, we have also sent out sincere invitations. We are very sorry because of the time conflict, and we are also very much looking forward to the next cooperation.
Wow, it’s finally done!
Some media immediately concluded based on the announced list of the film festival jury that one of the judges, Indian actor Aamir Khan, was the candidate to replace He Xin.
The reason is very simple. There are seven people in the jury this year. The chairman of the jury is Italian actress Isabella Rossellini. This person is Hollywood superstar Ingrid Bergman and famous Italian director Roberto Rossellini.
daughter. Then a German actor, American producer, Canadian director, Iranian director, New Zealand director and the Indian actor Aamir Khan.
There are two quotas from Europe, two quotas from North America, two quotas from Asia, and one quota from Oceania. They are very diverse. Among the two judges from Asia, the Iranian director has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival. Aamir Khan,
Although he is called India's national treasure actor, he has never won an influential award internationally. This is not just because his starring role in "Three Idiots in Bollywood" is very popular in Europe.
Just barely squeezed into the ranks of judges.
So the Chinese actor quit, and Ah San was even more popular as a replacement.
In fact, it was not his first time to decline the judges of the three major European film festivals. When Wang Xiaoshuai was filming "Green Red", he declined to be a judge of the Berlin Film that year due to schedule reasons; Lou Ye also declined more than once. Congratulations
On Xin's side, because he is a movie king and a star, he attracts a lot of attention.
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Cao Baoping drove slowly along the noisy 797 Road. He was familiar with the 798 Art Center because many artists, film and television studios, and companies were concentrated in this area. After the reputation of this place spread, many people gathered there.
The number is attributed to artists. Even Feng Xiaogang joked in "Fei 2" that this is the compound of the puppet army. Of course, the movie did not mention it by name, but said 798 instead of 897.
Due to work needs and socializing with friends, Cao Baoping often comes here. But today is the first time for Xinhao Media here.
Turn from No. 797 Road to No. 706 North Street, go forward 20 meters and turn right, you will find Xinhao Media. Here, an office building with a very modern facade and a factory building form a closed space with a large area.
Probably the largest company in this area of Route 797.
There is a parking lot on the roadside, but there are many people gathered from the parking lot to the company gate. Most of them are carrying backpacks and holding cameras in their hands. No need to ask, they must be reporters.
"Wow! Such an exaggeration!"
A pretty girl in her early twenties sitting in the passenger seat couldn't help but be surprised. Inadvertently, she also revealed a bit of the same accent as Shopkeeper Tong.
Cao Baoping couldn't help but frowned when he saw the scene in front of him. He was not good at dealing with reporters. Unless it was necessary for film promotion, he usually never accepted interviews from reporters. As long as he was not filming, he taught in schools and was very low-key.
of a person.
The reporters waiting on the roadside saw a car coming in and had already paid attention. When they saw Cao Baoping getting out of the car, their eyes lit up and they gathered around.
"Teacher Cao, do you have any new dramas to cooperate with Xinhao Media? It's not convenient for me to disclose it..."
"Director Cao, have you terminated your contract with Huayi Brothers?"
"Excuse me, has He Xin joined your new movie?"
Although Cao Baoping keeps a low profile, his film "Li Mi's Conjecture" made him famous in one fell swoop and he became a fairly symbolic director in the industry.
Lao Cao lowered his head and said nothing, and the girl following him quickly said in front: "Sorry, we are not accepting interviews."
An eagle-eyed reporter also recognized the young girl and hurriedly asked: "Teacher Jiao, when will the new film starring Huang Bo and Jiang Yiyan that you collaborated with Liu Fendou and Jiang Yiyan be released? Has the schedule been set?"
"Are you the screenwriter of Director Cao's new film?"
"Can you tell me more about Director Cao's new film..."
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please give way, please cooperate!"
At this time, He Lirong, along with her assistants and several security guards, hurried over to rescue them.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Cao. I'm He Lirong, manager of the administrative department of Xinhao Media. Reporters have been blocking the door for the past two days. I'm really sorry. Please come in quickly!"
Her assistant held several envelopes in his hand and sent them to the reporters: "Thank you for your hard work! Regarding our boss's failure to accept the Berlin Film Festival jury, we have already responded to everything that should be responded to, and there is no new information to provide. Please everyone
Help us promote our new film "The Journey" which will be released on February 3rd..."
After all, entertainment reporters and celebrities are interdependent. Journalists want to get news from celebrities, and celebrities need to get exposure and publicity for their works through reporters.
Now that I have received the red envelope, an experienced reporter squeezed the envelope and knew that there were no less than five pictures of Mao Zedong inside, especially now that there were photos of Cao Baoping and the beautiful screenwriter Jiao Huajin. Although they did not answer any questions, it did not mean that
There is no news material. Even the news headlines have been thought of. For example:
"Cao Baoping had a secret meeting to congratulate Xin, and is suspected of terminating his contract with Huayi Brothers!"
"He Xin joins hands with a beautiful screenwriter to join Cao Baoping's new film!"
"He Xin withdrew from the Berlin Film Festival and is suspected of collaborating with Cao Baoping and beautiful screenwriter Jiao Huajin..."
The reporters thanked each other with smiles and dispersed. Of course, you can also choose to stay here without the red envelope, but in this case you have completely offended He Xin and his Xinhao Media, and you will not be able to get any news from them in the future.
.No one would be so stupid. After all, celebrities are scarce resources, while reporters, paparazzi, cats and dogs are plentiful.
Cao Baoping and Jiao Huajin walked into Xinhao Media under the guidance of He Lirong, passed through the large factory building, and walked into the courtyard to see He Xin standing at the door of the office building to greet them.
He trotted over from afar, stretched out his hands and said enthusiastically: "Teacher Cao, I'm so sorry..."
Although Cao Baoping is a low-key person, he always has some stubborn habits of being aloof and arrogant among intellectuals. Although he came here to ask for something, but when he saw He Xin's enthusiastic demeanor, he was originally surrounded by reporters outside and was unhappy but kept calm.
His face finally softened, and with a reserved smile he shook hands with He Xin and said, "Xiao He, excuse me."
"Teacher Cao, look what you said! It's my turn to apologize to you. To be honest, I've been having a headache being surrounded by reporters these past two days."
He Xin shook his head and smiled bitterly, which was considered an explanation to Cao Baoping.
Lao Cao didn't care much about such gossip, he just smiled and stepped in.
He Xin led the way, and at the same time turned around and joked with Jiao Huajin: "Xiao Jiao, have you switched to a master school now?"
He is very familiar with Jiao Huajin, a famous and talented woman in the Nortel Literature Department who was a graduate student of Associate Professor Xue Xiaolu.
"What do you mean by changing to a master's school? I was originally a student of Teacher Cao!" Jiao Huajin said with a smile, his small mouth is very good at talking.
Then she asked curiously: "Teacher He, what a pity it is that you gave up being a judge at the Berlin Film Festival this time?"
Girls are always gossips.
He Xin glanced at the girl and said with a smile: "What's the pity? The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the company is busy with all the things. Besides, my wife just gave birth to a baby, so she will definitely not be able to get away at this time."
"Wow, they are indeed a model couple! Teacher Cheng Hao is so happy!" the girl said exaggeratedly.
He Xin and Cheng Hao have been together for almost ten years. Although there were two scandals between him and Sun Li and Fan Xiaopang, it turned out to be unfounded. Now they are recognized as a model couple in the industry.
.
Cao Baoping, who was walking in front, turned around and joked: "So, you have to keep your eyes open when looking for a boyfriend. It's best to find someone like He Xin."
It can be seen that Lao Cao still likes this talented woman from Nortel.
The girl pursed her lips and smiled: "That's really difficult. Resources like Teacher He are definitely scarce!"
"Hahaha, where is it? Please come quickly!"
He Lirong, who was walking at the back, curled her lips and secretly rolled her eyes at the figure in front of her.
Arriving at He Xin's office, He Lirong helped make tea for the two guests. As she was about to go out, He Xin stopped her: "Xiao He, let's sit down together and listen."
He Lirong was slightly surprised and immediately responded and sat down on the chair next to her.
He Xin then smiled and explained to Cao Baoping: "To be honest, she discovered the novel "Sunspot" and bought the copyright. If you hadn't mentioned this to me last time, I wouldn't have known about it.
Woolen cloth."
"Oh, yes!"
Cao Baoping unexpectedly glanced at this seductively dressed woman. He originally thought it was a vase, but he didn't expect that his eyes were quite vicious.
He Xin had his own considerations in keeping He Lirong. After all, there were more and more dramas in the company, and the number of people who could stand alone was tight. Although this girl was a little unreliable in life, she still had the ability to work.
Through training, you should be able to become an excellent producer.
He Xin had already communicated with Cao Baoping on the phone several times before. The general meaning was that it was definitely impossible to transfer the copyright, the only option was cooperation, and he promised to sign both the screenwriter and the director to the other party.
At first, Lao Cao was hesitant. After all, he had signed a directing contract with Huayi Brothers. Although the contract was very loose and did not prohibit him from taking on roles outside, he only needed to take a commission. However, Lao Cao always felt that it was a bit unreasonable.
He really likes the novel "Sunspot" and wants to direct this play very much. The fact that he can bring Jiao Huajin here with him today means that he has figured it out and Huayi Brothers has already figured it out.
So, Cao Baoping got straight to the point: "Xiao He, would you like to share your thoughts?"
Lao Cao himself graduated from the Nortel Literature Department and stayed at the school to teach, teaching film screenwriting courses, so all of his works are scripted by himself.
His method is very similar to Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai, Chief Jia, etc. He uses the camera as a fountain pen, just like the author writes with a pen, and uses the camera to write on the screen, which is commonly known as auteur cinema.
But with the development of the times, the author's films are no longer the kind of dull expressions that used to be unfettered in production, and no longer stick to the dull expressions of long shots, mobile photography, voice-overs, inner monologues, etc. that express people's subjective feelings and mental states.
.More inclined to a way of combining personal expression and film production.
Lou Ye is the most typical representative, but he is a director, and his shots are always exciting, but they often lack storytelling. Lao Cao is just the opposite. Lao Cao definitely cannot compare with Lou Ye in terms of shooting skills.
, but in terms of storytelling, it is far superior. Moreover, Lao Cao has been teaching at the film school for a long time, and he has heard and heard it. At least in terms of technology, it is better than the average director who has become a monk. Therefore, his movies have strong personal expression,
It also has a strong story and was well shot.
In short, the movies he made are better than Lou Ye's movies for ordinary viewers.