"Xiao He, congratulations!" Section Chief Jia shook hands with him cheerfully.
He Xin and Section Chief Jia had known each other for a long time because of their participation in the film festival. Their relationship was entirely due to their relationship with Ning Hao. Both of them were from Shanxi, and Ning Hao had always admired Section Chief Jia, and occasionally visited him in the capital.
Let's get together for a meal or something.
"Don't bother me?" He Xin asked specifically when he saw Zhao Tao being interviewed by reporters.
"I'm done here." Section Chief Jia waved his hand, indicating that it was his wife's interview now.
He Xin nodded to Zhao Tao, and then introduced to Section Chief Jia: "This is director Cheng Er, and this is our heroine Tong Yali."
"Hello, Director Jia!" Cheng Er shook hands with Section Chief Jia respectfully and said hello.
As a benchmark figure of the sixth generation of directors, Chief Jia has a very high status among directors, roughly second only to the National Master and Director Chen.
In fact, despite Feng Peng's awesomeness, the media often calls him one of the "three major directors in China" along with Guo Shi and Director Chen. In fact, there is not much recognition of him among the director community, and more people regard him as a director.
He is classified as a director of genre films. In terms of expression techniques and artistic value, he is far from reaching the heights of Guo Shi and Director Chen, and is even far behind many sixth-generation directors.
"Director Cheng, I've heard about you for a long time. I've seen your movie "Criminals" and it was very good. I'm really looking forward to your "Border" this time."
"Director Jia, thank you!"
"It's not an award at all, really. If your movie "Criminals" were to participate in the Horizon Awards today, I would definitely give you the Best Picture Award."
"Hello, Director Jia!" At this time, Tong Yali also took advantage of every opportunity to greet Section Chief Jia.
"Tong Yali, hello, Yaya! I often see you on TV, but this time I finally met you in person."
Section Chief Jia speaks softly and slowly, and seems to be a very serious person. In fact, in private he is still very lively and even a little funny.
Cheng Er and Chief Jia met for the first time, but they had a common language on the topic of movies. They were both the kind of literary film directors who pursue art.
Although Mr. Jacques looks a bit rustic, he is quite a trendy person in terms of film creation. For example, he is probably the first director in China to use DV to shoot movies; recently I heard that he has cooperated with some French production companies
While tinkering with the creation of VR movies, he firmly believes that VR movies must be a direction for future film development, and he promotes his concept to everyone he meets.
He Xin had nothing to do with high technology in his previous life. The so-called VR only meant wearing big glasses on the head, but he had never experienced it before, so he was interested in the immersive experience and virtual environment interactive experience that Chief Jia Ke said.
The professional terminology is very boring.
Among the group of sixth-generation directors, he is definitely the best one so far. Although his movies have no box office in China, they are very popular overseas. Compared with Lou Ye, who goes his own way, he does not care about the box office.
They are better at interpersonal communication or dealing with officials.
Moreover, he has his own company when it comes to making movies. In addition to being a director, he is also a businessman. His annual overseas income is enough to allow him to have sufficient conditions to continue creating and live a good life. Unlike Wang Xiaoshuai, who makes movies every time
They are all bitter.
Another characteristic of Chief Jia is that he may be the only film director among all directors who insists on using his wife as the heroine. In his words, Zhao Tao is the best actress he has ever seen.
In this life, He Xin has watched all of Chief Jia's movies and disagrees with his explanation. Because Zhao Tao's permanently paralyzed face really cannot be associated with the best acting skills.
However, it can still be seen through his works that Chief Jia absolutely loves Zhao Tao. Because if Jiang Wen’s photo of Zhou Yun is beautiful, then Chief Jia’s photo of Zhao Tao is emotional.
Today, Zhao Tao has grown from a dance teacher to an international actress. Not only is she the favorite actress of Chief Jia, but she has also taken on many movies directed by foreign directors in recent years.
For example, last year she starred in the famous British black director Isaac Julien's "The Wave", and this year she starred in the famous Italian director Andre Seguia's "I Am Li".
They husband and wife always go out and go in together, but when they come into contact, not only the sensitive He Xin, but also Ning Hao also said in private that Zhao Tao is a very scheming woman, and it is absolutely impossible for Section Chief Jia to be as good as he is today.
Zhao Tao's contribution is indispensable. But if Chief Jia stops making movies one day or simply lies down, Zhao Tao probably won't be the woman who can accompany him to the end.
At this moment, He Xin happened to hear a reporter ask Zhao Tao: "In addition to Director Jia's films, you are also working with many foreign directors. Do you want to get rid of Director Jia intentionally?"
Wow, this question is quite spicy!
He pricked up his ears involuntarily.
Zhao Tao laughed and said: "Actually, I didn't say I meant it, I just let it be. I feel that when I meet a good role, whether it is domestic or foreign, whether it is a famous director or an unknown director, as long as
I like this role, and as long as it suits me, I will take it."
Listen, she is indeed a smart woman and her answers are accurate.
"Thank you, Teacher Zhao! Thank you, Director Jia!"
The reporter hurriedly ended the interview and immediately smiled flatteringly at He Xin and said, "Teacher He, can I interview you?"
He Xin just happened to meet at the right time. If he really accepted the interview, it would inevitably be suspected of being the guest of honor, so he smiled and shook his head and said: "I'll forget it, or you can interview Xiao Tong."
He just noticed that this reporter is from NetEase Entertainment, which is also a big media. It is not easy to offend, so he pulled Tong Yali out as a shield.
Tong Yali is now considered a traffic flower and is quite popular with reporters. At the same time, she is obviously not important enough in the eyes of literary figures like Section Chief Jia and Zhao Tao, so both parties can accept it.
Sure enough, after the reporter went to interview Tong Yali, Zhao Tao smiled at him and said: "Xiao He, you have to come to support the premiere of "I Am Li" the day after tomorrow!"
"Of course, don't forget that I am also the promoter of 'Venice Day'. On the 4th it will be our turn for 'Border Storm', and I hope you and Director Jia will also appreciate it!"
Zhao Tao smiled and made an OK gesture with him.
In a sense, the film festival is actually a big party. You support me and I support you. All you want is face.
"Oh, by the way, Xiao He, can you leave me a month's time in the first half of next year?" Section Chief Jia suddenly asked again.
He Xin was stunned for a moment, then he smiled quickly and said: "Hey, Director Jia, you finally remembered me and asked me to make a guest appearance in "In the Qing Dynasty", right?"
Chief Jia's new film "In the Qing Dynasty" is currently in the preparation stage. It is said to be a commercial-themed ancient martial arts movie. When the reporter from NetEase interviewed him just now, he also mentioned this topic.
But Section Chief Jia shook his head and said: "No, it was a new theme that suddenly came to mind when I was preparing "In the Qing Dynasty" recently. Maybe it was also "In the Qing Dynasty" that triggered my inspiration. In fact, it was not just about the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
In this era of great turmoil and change, the fate of many people has changed. In fact, such stories are happening all the time in today's society. I just wanted to show several real events that happened in the past ten years that caused a sensation in society."
"Real event?"
Upon hearing this, He Xin roughly understood what kind of big move Chief Jia was probably going to make this time.
For example, a few years ago he made a mockumentary that clearly displayed the historical changes in China over the past 40 years through the interviews of seven or eight real interviewees and four professional actors playing the interviewees.
Movie - "Tale of 24 Cities".
The film caused a great response at the time and was shortlisted for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
Of course, this kind of film will most likely not be released in China.
"Yes, real events. For example, you can take Zhou Hua's case, Deng Moujiao's murder case, Hu's visit to the sea, Foxconn's thirteen consecutive jumps, etc..."
"Is it so big?"
Although He Xin was mentally prepared, he was still shocked. These incidents were indeed sensational, but everything was very sensitive.
He hesitated and asked, "What about the script?"
"Well, the script is still in the writing stage. I plan to put "In the Qing Dynasty" on hold and film this drama first. Specifically, it will probably start filming in the first half of next year." Chief Jia pondered.
"..."
There wasn't even a script, and He Xin really didn't know how to respond.
Seeing his hesitation, Chief Jia asked hurriedly: "Should I make a decision only after reading the script?"
"Well, of course it would be best to read the script first. But I currently have a movie on hand that is expected to start filming around March next year, so I'm afraid there will be a time conflict by then."
"Oh, that's no problem. My film is going to be made up of four independent short stories in a similar way to the ancient 'quadruple paintings'. It's equivalent to asking you to act in an independent short film. This is time-wise.
It can be adjusted..."
As he said that, Section Chief Jia paused for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "I already have a preliminary idea. I would like to ask you to play the role of Hu Mouhai. If you are interested, you can pay attention to some of the circumstances of this incident.
, I have collected a lot here.”
He Xintai knew about the Hu Mouhai incident. This case happened ten years ago and caused a sensation. At that time, He Xin had just passed the adult college entrance examination and had nothing to do, so he stayed in school honestly. As a student, naturally he is most concerned about this kind of thing.
, various gossips and reports in the media, he still clearly remembers it. However, the incident is too sensitive to be repeated in the article.
how to say?
People like Section Chief Jia, Lou Ye, and Wang Xiaoshuai all have their own interpretations of what is happening in the country that are similar to public knowledge. Although He Xin often disagrees with their views, as an actor, he can have the opportunity to
It is also very enjoyable to create some real and controversial characters.
After a quick thought in his mind, he made up his mind, no longer hesitated, nodded and said: "In that case, it's no problem. But when the script comes out, I hope you can give it to me as soon as possible."
Seeing how happy he was, Chief Jia immediately smiled. He reached out to pat his shoulder, which was a bit difficult, so he patted his arm and said, "Of course there is no problem with that. In fact, the first draft of this clip has already been released. I'll have it when I get back to the capital."
Let’s try it together when the time comes.”
…
After the matter was finalized, he chatted casually with Section Chief Jia and Zhao Tao for a while. After Tong Yali finished the interview, He Xin took them to visit various acquaintances. As I just said, the film festival is a big party, and everyone gives each other face, "
I don't dare to expect "Border Storm" to win an award, but the premiere must create some buzz in order to sell it at a good price. At the same time, the flowers outside the wall and the news coming back from the film festival are also the best publicity. The key is
It's still free.
Originally, he especially hoped to invite two big names, Andy Lau and Li Lianhe, but unfortunately neither of them appeared on the red carpet of the opening ceremony.
Director Xu Anhua and heroine Dexian Ye came to the crew of "Sister Peach"; he was not familiar with Johnnie To, the director of "The King", but fortunately he was introduced by Lao Jia, who is the producer of the new film "In the Qing Dynasty" prepared by Lao Jia
, Lao Du is of course very generous.
The crew of "Sediq Bale" came in large numbers, including the familiar Huang Zhiming, Wei Desheng, Xu Ruoxuan and others, but these people were very polite and insensitive.
"Director Cai!"
Cai Shangjun is the only one on the set of "A Crowd", and the leading actors Chen Jianbing and Wu Xiubo are nowhere to be seen.
"Oh, Xiao He, I'm looking for you too."
Cai Shangjun graduated from the Theater Department of the Chinese Theater Arts Department, and is in the same group as Zhang Yang, Diao Yinan, and Liu Fendou. At that time, he also co-created excellent movies such as "Bathing" and "Love Malatang". Now, after Zhang Yang, each of these people has
became a director.
Not only is He Xin very familiar with him, but Cheng Er and Tong Yali are also very familiar with him because of their respective circles of friends.
"Why are you the only one looking for something to do with me?"
Cai Shangjun is a fat man with a big bald head. His huge body is wrapped in a thick black Chinese dress, and he is sweating on his forehead.
While wiping his sweat with a handkerchief, he said anxiously: "Jianbing and Xiubo are both stuck in the play, so I can only come here alone. There is also another troublesome matter that I want to discuss with you."
"Well, it's about the premiere. I'm really sorry. We have to leave on the 7th. The domestic premiere is on the 9th..."
"It's not about the premiere, it's about the premiere." Cai Shangjun said with a bitter look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
"..."
Cai Shangjun looked around and dragged him aside, then whispered: "The higher-ups have said that the screening is not allowed."
"No, doesn't your film already have a Hong Kong brand?"
"Human Mountain" failed to pass the censorship because some of the investors were Hong Kong companies, and later the production area was listed as Hong Kong, China. Normally, this would be no problem, similar to some films with sensitive themes, including the earliest "Incense" by Ning Hao.
operational.
“Not even those from Hong Kong!”
When He Xin heard this, his heart skipped a beat. It seemed like the situation was very serious!