Venice Lido Island at the end of August is the most suitable time of the year to travel. It is 24 degrees Celsius during the day and does not feel sweltering at all. It is 17 degrees Celsius at night, so you need to put on a coat.
Compared with the Berlin Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival is small and exquisite. It does not have joint screenings of many commercial cinemas, nor does it have a complex rail transit network. It only has the azure sea surrounding the island and 74 years of precious light and shadow history.
There are only a handful of screening halls on Lido Island to undertake the screening tasks of the entire film festival, and "The Tuner" will be screened in the Giardino screening hall, which appears in bright red.
Seascape, beach, blue sky, red sunset...
The surrounding sea breeze blows on my body, which is indescribably comfortable. If not for the men around me, it would really feel a bit romantic.
Qin Xiaobao, Li Minghua, Zhou Xiao, and a hired tour guide strolled on the island.
The film festival started ten days ago, and the red carpet and awards ceremony were held the night after tomorrow.
The previous situation basically had nothing to do with kiwi fruit.
Apart from directors from all over the world and their films, there are only two types of people gathered on the island.
First, fans.
Fans come here to enjoy the film feast while traveling.
The second type is businessmen.
Film producers all over the world are on Taobao, wandering around every cinema looking for potential works.
There are even directors whose main purpose in participating is to try to sell their films.
There is no need to come early for kiwi fruit.
Since I don't have a theater network, there is no point in acquiring the work. "The Tuner" is a short film with no commercial value. It can't be sold for money and it has been widely used on Facebook and Twitter for a long time, so there is no point in selling it.
There are benefits too.
The film is short in length and easy to arrange. It is played every day and has a much higher turnover rate than other films.
I heard that many people are already asking who the husky is.
"In front of you is the Giardino screening room," the tour guide was a Chinese student and a staff member of the film festival: "At 8:15, that is, in twenty minutes, your work will be released. Do you want to go and see it?"
"Okay!" Xiaobao nodded.
He arrived here three hours ago and had a good rest on the plane. As a young man, the seven-hour time difference did not have much impact.
The three of them walked forward slowly. There were a lot of tourists nearby, with people of all colors, and it was extremely lively.
When we arrived at the entrance of the cinema, it was even more crowded.
Some were standing in front taking pictures, some were doing interviews, some were squatting in the corner eating pizza, and most of them were standing and waiting leisurely like Xiaobao.
Several people had badges that allowed them to watch movies for free. After showing them to the staff, they entered the theater.
There were a lot of people inside, and the tour guide pointed to the large bulletin board: "There is only one hall here, and various films are played almost 24 hours a day. Competition films are not shown, but "The Tuner" is an exception."
"No way." Zhou Xiao pointed to the audience waiting in the hall: "Are these all here to watch our movie?"
"Not necessarily." The tour guide shook his head: "As long as you buy a ticket, you can come in, and "The Tuner" is broadcast in every hall. It has been a week. I think most people have watched it."
The three of them nodded to express their understanding.
Xiaobao also feels that he has suffered a cultural disadvantage. In this life, Xiaobao graduated from high school. On earth, he is just an ordinary college graduate. He cannot speak English well, let alone Italian.
Fortunately, there was a tour guide by my side, otherwise I would have been completely blind.
Not to mention Zhou Xiao, Liu Mingyang's major is actually finance, which is enough.
After sitting in the waiting hall for ten minutes, the tour guide reminded me that we could go in.
Forget about popcorn or something, it only takes about ten minutes, so it's not necessary.
The screening hall is similar to the one in China, but it has many more film festival elements in it.
A few of them had little interest in the movie. They watched it countless times, and all their attention was focused on the number of viewers who came in.
"There are 500 seats here, and there are 27...28 people who have come in so far!" Zhou Xiao kept staring at the door and counting: "There are not many people!"
"It's normal. Tourists have to pay to watch movies. Ordinary movies cost 12 euros. "The Tuner" is cheaper, 3 euros."
Gained more knowledge!
"Will there be people who bought tickets and came in, only to find out that they are not their cup of tea and leave in anger?"
"The attitude is always gentle. European audiences may not be so polite. They will yell rubbish directly in the theater, and some will even block the door to discourage other audiences from entering." the tour guide laughed.
"It's a bit scary!" Xiaobao looked around, and the time was about to come. Including them, there were less than forty people: "The atmosphere in China is better, they will only scold you online."
"Actually...fuck!" Halfway through the sentence, the tour guide suddenly uttered a curse word and stretched out his finger to poke at the left front!
"What's wrong? Are you having a convulsion?" Zhou Xiao was puzzled.
"Look, look!"
Damn*3
Not only them, but other viewers were also extremely surprised. Xiaobao heard the familiar words "WTF".
There is a foreigner wearing glasses in the front left, with a white beard and white hair, who is nodding around.
Great director, Spielberg.
"He's coming to compete too?"
"No, he is a judge for feature films." The tour guide was also shocked. Spielberg could not be seen at any time, but at such a close distance.
"So, you came to watch my movie!" Xiaobao's heart was beating unsatisfactorily.
"Yes!"
This is Spielberg. He actually came here to watch the short film he made. I can brag about it for a year.
However, there were two big men beside him, who were obviously bodyguards. Moreover, the other audience members only said hello and did not come forward to ask for autographs or take photos. Qin Xiaobao was not embarrassed to go forward.
Zhou Xiao was more direct, taking out his phone and taking pictures.
The movie will not be postponed or advanced because of the arrival of the great director. It will start on time at 8:15, but everyone's mood will be different.
Qin Xiaobao almost didn't pay attention to the big screen. He kept looking at the other person's profile, wanting to know whether he thought it looked good or not!
Unfortunately, Spielberg was too shy and did not change his expression at all.
And the situation that he was worried about seeing half of them leaving didn't happen either.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and when the lights came on, bang bang bang bang!
There was applause.
Xiaobao was stunned again!
Hey, the audience must not know that the film director is also sitting among them, which means it is spontaneous. He suddenly likes these Europeans.
Spielberg and so on, at this moment, forgotten,
He felt that being a director seemed interesting.
"He's leaving, should we catch up?"
Xiaobao was shaken awake by Liu Minghua and saw Spielberg walking out.