Chapter two hundred and forty-eight things ferment
Hardy was still in a daze on the way back.
He was sent here mainly because he can speak Chinese and has a good temper. He said he was negotiating, and his original intention was to make Qin Xiaobao retreat when he faced difficulties.
As a young man, he will definitely panic when something happens, so Xiao Xiao uses his own interests to let him quit before the difficulties, and he won't have a movie to participate in. It doesn't hurt at all.
However, Hardy did not expect that things would develop beyond his and other expectations.
He voluntarily withdrew from this Berlin Film Festival and announced that he would never participate.
If you are an unknown director, just say it.
Qin Xiaobao is different.
After all, he won an award in Venice, and his debut film was shortlisted after being judged by the Berlin Film Festival Organizing Committee. After so many days, many directors from all over the world have watched it and given it very high praise.
It has a box office of 800 million in China, which is more than 100 million dollars when converted into US dollars. It seems inferior to those commercial blockbusters, but the investment is only over 1 million US dollars. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a win-win situation in terms of box office and word-of-mouth.
If a director voluntarily withdraws from a film festival after saying that he has been unfairly treated, it will definitely attract the attention of the media around the world. What's more, if he also says that he will never participate again, this is a big deal.
Yes, the current situation here in Berlin is one-sided.
But a director and a movie are always in a vulnerable group, and it is foreseeable that different voices will come out soon.
He was deliberately trying to deal with it, but Qin Xiaobao didn't give him a chance and directly posted the news on Twitter and other platforms, using very serious words.
Not even waiting for Hadi to go back to discuss it, he directly booked the flight tickets and returned early tomorrow morning.
Seeing this situation, Hardy couldn't sit still anymore. After a few words of comfort, he hurried back.
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"I'm sorry, Mr. Huang!" Qin Xiaobao said with apology on his face.
Seeing Mr. Hardy leaving, the others gathered together and listened to Xiaoming's account of the meeting.
"There's nothing to apologize for." Mr. Huang shook his head: "Everyone is trying to get on your face, but we still want to give you a smile. We won't do that.
Don't blame me for my previous attitude. I originally thought that there might still be room for maneuver, and that I could turn the big deal into a small one and continue doing business.
Later I also saw that Hardy was a lobbyist? He wanted us to accept it silently and then disappear silently. They are so beautiful."
Mr. Huang didn't mind the tea being too cold. He took a big sip. He probably had been holding it in for a long time and kept talking.
"The more I listen to it, the more something is wrong. Tell me," he turned his head and looked at Wang Bingbing and the others: "The movie was sent here a long time ago. If there is a problem, you should have told me earlier. We can accept it. After all, we don't understand other people's thoughts.
? Some disagreements are normal.
Has it been reviewed? It has been shortlisted, and now it is too unethical to start blaming the blame when something goes wrong.
Seeing you chatting with him so arrogantly, I'm really worried that I'll regret agreeing to him."
"I think if we agree? We may be asked to apologize later." Qin Xiaobao was convinced.
"I apologize to his sister." Mr. Huang slapped the armrest suddenly: "If you don't like them, let's go. We will all leave tomorrow. We also have some foreign friends in our company. I have to talk to them. We can't just forget it.
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"I think so too. I have been bullied and I can no longer swallow my anger. This has been the case before. It's too frustrating to continue now." Qin Xiaobao agreed with both hands: "Xiaoming, tell Mr. Liu my decision and let him
We will cooperate depending on the situation."
"receive."
"You too, use all the media that can be mobilized and the public opinion that can be mobilized. There is no need to add fuel and jealousy. Tell the truth." Mr. Huang also issued an order.
"receive!"
"What do you think the organizing committee will do?"
"Whatever!" Qin Xiaobao said bravely: "Anyway, we will return to China tomorrow and let the three major platforms put the competition version on it immediately. Mr. Huang, how about you take a look and play the video directly on YouTube for free?"
"I think it's okay. I've already broken my skin and let the audience around the world see what's going on."
"Sure, let's do it."
The reason why we can easily decide between the two is mainly because the movie makes money. Humans are always a bit temperamental, and rabbits bite people when they are anxious.
Under such a situation, even if someone is interested in introducing it, they will definitely hesitate and wait and see what the situation is.
It doesn't make much sense for a few people to stay in Berlin, and they might even be in danger, so it's better to leave as soon as possible.
Now that the decision was made, the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed, the food that happened to be ordered arrived, and everyone began to enjoy dinner.
But outside, a storm began to blow.
First of all, journalists. The Berlin Film Festival is one of the three major film festivals, along with Cannes and Venice. In addition to excellent film works from all over the world, journalists and tourists are naturally indispensable.
Journalists have long sensed that something is wrong. Over the years, fans have spontaneously protested against certain films, usually about war or small animals.
Basically, they are all small organizations, just like joking.
However, this time the situation seems to be different.
First of all, there were a very large number of participants. Starting from the morning, people began to gather. In front of the relevant theaters, there were at least dozens of people, holding various signs, shouting biblical doctrines, denounced the movie, and made some simple leaflets.
Distributed to viewers and visitors.
Next, there is the attitude of the organizing committee. Logically speaking, if there is such a big fuss, there should be something expressed, but until now, there is still no sound at all.
Well-connected reporters have been contacted, got some inside information, and sent out a quick update.
Without any connections, I interviewed the demonstrators directly and learned that there was a movie that offended Catholics and even involved racial discrimination.
This is big news. Everyone's attention has temporarily turned away from the director of the award-winning hit film, and focused on this movie from China.
The tourists around were even more confused. Isn't this a film festival? Why did they seem to have gone to the wrong set?
"Why is there a party?"
"It seems like a protest against a movie that insults God."
"So awesome? Which one?"
""This Man Came from Earth", Chinese Film."
Similar conversations can be heard in half of Berlin.
Similarly, directors who came to participate in the film festival were also talking about this matter.
Qin Xiaobao didn't know that in a room above their heads, nearly ten directors from the United States, Britain, etc. were gathered together.
"Who is this Qin Xiaobao?"
"A 21-year-old young director, the winner of the best film in the Venice Horizon section, the new film was shot for 20 days, with two versions, and a box office of 800 million Chinese dollars."
"so smart!"
"Who has seen it?"
"I."
"I!"
"And I."
More than half raised their hands.
"It's a wonderful script. The shooting techniques are still very raw and there's no technical skills to speak of, but the level of storytelling is very high."
"It's amazing that the effect of a commercial film was shot in the way of an artistic film."
"Many professional terms appear in the movie, but instead of being boring, they make people feel novel."
"This director is very powerful. He also wrote the script. I'm a little embarrassed. I was still confused when I was 21 years old."
"Now that I've seen it, are there any of the so-called things they raised?"
"It depends on how you understand it. To put it bluntly, the Bible still has the distinction between the Old Testament and the New Testament. If we really want to talk about blasphemy, we can't talk about movies at all. It's normal to have imagination."
"I have the same opinion as you. The movie is inherently false. Moreover, it is written at the beginning of the movie that everything is fictional and does not target any religion or individual."
"I think the biggest problem is the actor. Some of the plots in it have little to do with it. But to say that he is Chinese, some devout believers feel insulted."
“Isn’t it a deal that Jesus loved the world? Couldn’t he be anyone on earth?”
"Yeah, so it's really discrimination..."
"So it seems that the director was treated unfairly?"
"Definitely, and I am very disappointed with this organizer."
"Things got so bad that they didn't say a word and allowed Director Qin to be bullied. Alas..."
"Is this still the treatment for shortlisted directors?"
"If this matter were brought to our attention, we would probably handle it in the same way."
"What do you think?"
"Although he speaks softly, shouldn't we support him?"