Busan, whose full name is Busan Metropolitan City, is located at the southeastern tip of South Korea. It is the largest port city and the second largest city in South Korea. It probably means the same thing as Lianyungang in China.
The Busan Film Festival was founded in 1996 and has a history of more than ten years. It is one of the most important film festivals in South Korea and Asia.
In the early days of its establishment, the main purpose was to promote the development of the domestic film industry and strive to discover the works of new talents. It is a very important stage for new directors.
Starting from 2017, there is an additional main unit of the competition, the Busan Film Festival Jury Prize.
"Buried Alive" did not enter. I don't know why. It may be because of the nine-day shooting, or it may be due to lack of qualifications, or the film.
Anyway, if I don’t know, it doesn’t matter much.
The main purpose of everyone's participation is the honor, but also the theater chains from various Asian countries.
In all film festivals, in addition to selecting outstanding works, the subsequent communication link is an important link that the audience cannot see.
A group of producers, investors, and theater owners and directors sat together to argue and discuss the follow-up.
Of course, if you win a prize, your chances of being favored will be higher in terms of your share of the prize.
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There are a total of three works shortlisted by Huaxia this year, Qin Xiaobao, Xu Anhua, and Guan Hu. The latter two entered the jury section and have no direct competition with him.
Buried Alive has started showing in cinemas, and Liu Minghua is not idle these days, talking about all kinds of things.
The directors of theater chains in Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia were taking turns negotiating without stopping.
The quality of the film is one thing, and it is also related to Qin Xiaobao's popularity.
Although he withdrew from the Berlin Film Festival, it cannot be said that he gained nothing. The IMBA score of "This Man from Earth" is 8.5 points, and the combined number of views on video platforms around the world is over 100 million, which can already explain the problem.
Coupled with his idol-like looks, it’s even better.
Don't underestimate a handsome director.
If you are in the entertainment industry, it would be great if you have a niche.
It is rare to see a director who is young, handsome, and talented, and combines all three.
Qin Xiaobao, Lao Hu, is a very good person. He stayed in Seoul for a few days and was really busy. The program was constantly changing, at least two programs a day, which was not easy.
We arrived in Busan without seeing anything clearly in Seoul.
Fortunately, Xiaoming was sensible. Qin Xiaobao was so busy that he reminded him whether he should buy some gifts for Wang Bingbing.
I called Sister Sun Li and asked what kind of cosmetics girls like.
Sun Li sent a large list, but Qin Xiaobao couldn't understand it, so it was okay to buy them all. The suitcase took up half of the space, and he carried it to Busan.
The award ceremony is the day after tomorrow, leaving a buffer period and no further itinerary.
You have to take it slow.
When you go abroad, and it is a city close to the sea, eating seafood is definitely a must-have.
Didn't Lao Hu need a meal? He waved his hand and, under the guidance of the translator, headed straight for the beach.
Now sit down, good guy:
A rectangular iron pot over two meters long was placed in front of everyone's table. When it was opened and removed, a large hairtail fish was filled with abalone, crabs, prawns, octopus, and various shells... porridge and porphyr emitting a fragrant aroma.
It was basically the first time for everyone to see it, and there is no such food in China. It felt novel, so I took out my mobile phone and clicked, and the friends circle ate first.
Finally, the work was over and everyone took their seats.
Click!
Over there, Xiaoming opened the soju and poured tons and tons of it on everyone.
"I've been working hard these past few days. Let's have a small drink to relieve fatigue, but not too old." Qin Xiaobao raised his wine glass, several people congratulated him, and then they started.
Seafood.
The most important thing is the word "fresh". The restaurant said that all the things in the pot were just delivered today. When you taste them, they are sweet and creamy.
The quantity is quite large.
Qin Xiaobao actually doesn't like crabs very much, mainly because he doesn't know how to eat them.
It's all shells, and I don't know how to pick them, so I squirted for a long time and put some flesh on my fingernails in my mouth.
tired!
But the little octopus was very enjoyable to eat. It was like a small piece of bread, spicy, and one bite at a time, with rice, it was so fragrant.
The big hairtail fish is also good. It is stewed golden in appearance. The waiter is very professional. He holds an iron spoon and moves it left and right to pick out all the spines, leaving the snow-white fish meat, which is very convenient to eat.
When they arrived abroad, except for Liu Zaishi's treat and a good meal on the first day, a group of people followed him around and ran around. Finally, they had a good meal, and naturally they ate happily.
Qin Xiaobao was tasting the conch and couldn't name it. Lao Hu picked up the cup and the two of them clinked it.
"Have you contacted my brother? These people are here. You need to tell me if they can get out."
Qin Xiaobao drank half a cup. The soju tasted unpalatable. It smelled like plastic. He wanted to try the local rice wine: "How could I not contact you? I am not available. What about you, have you contacted Director Jiang Wen?"
"Same." Lao Hu drank it in one gulp and frowned: "This wine is really not as good as drinking plain wine. We are all busy."
"Hey," Qin Xiaobao has no experience in this field: "Lao Hu, do you want to be a judge?"
"I have, but they are all from China." Old Hu Te likes to eat shrimps, and there are a pile of shrimp shells in front of him.
"What do judges usually do, watch movies and give scores?"
"It's almost the same. It mainly depends on what it is. Some reviews are for entertainment and are not so rigorous." Hu Ge picked up another prawn for himself: "If it's like the Gold Label, it's more serious. There are too many meetings, or
When watching a movie or a TV series, or on the way to see it, after watching it, we start discussing it immediately, which is quite tiring."
"Is there such a thing as public relations?" Qin Xiaobao said with a smile: "I heard that the Oscars are essentially a money game. In order to win the award, I spent 20 to 30 million dollars on giving gifts to the judges and so on, which is still US dollars."
"Isn't this true?" Lao Hu wiped his hands: "There are similar situations every time. If not, the world's three major film festivals do not have Oscars, and artists all despise them."
"Do you really despise it, or do you think that no one has high benefits and no one is jealous of its attractiveness?"
"All of them," Lao Hu dared to say even if they were chatting in private. He would never say this to anyone outside: "The influence of the Oscars is definitely higher than that of the three major film festivals. I think
Well, he has a certain degree of control quite well.
It’s so hot that you’re going to die. You think you’re going to win an award, but the guys at the academy will definitely not let you get what you want and come up with some new tricks for you, and all your investment will be wasted.”
Qin Xiaobao couldn't help but think of Little Plum. N years after competing for the Olympics, he grew from a handsome young man to a greasy uncle, and finally got his wish and won the Little Golden Man.
"Moreover, starting very early, it's not just a money offensive. Foreigners can still play, and they can even use it to talk about pregnancy."
"Hahaha, I know who you are talking about." Qin Xiaobao understood, Natalie Portman.
"Same world, different minds, I understand." Lao Hu was also laughing: "What's wrong, you suddenly asked about this, are you a judge or are you preparing to enter the Oscars?"
"Both jobs are not suitable for me now. I'm just asking around. If some film festival comes to me in two years, at least I will look professional and not a novice, right?" Qin Xiaobao said casually.
Lao Hu nodded. Indeed, 21 years old is indeed a bit young. Only one film has really appeared on the big screen, and it still lacks a lot of meaning.
In the industry, seniority is sometimes very important. Other directors may not be better than you at the box office, but they definitely have more things to watch and have experienced, and their way of seeing things is also different, which requires accumulation.
"What are we going to do tomorrow?" Qin Xiaobao asked Xiaoming.
"It's okay, just have a good rest and recuperate your spirit. If you like, you can go for a walk to the beach and look at the scenery, or you can go to the venue to find two movies to watch."
"Okay, I can finally sleep in."
The two of them were not nervous about the upcoming film festival. They had both seen bigger scenes. Besides, the main purpose of coming was to make money by selling films.
I didn’t watch Kiwi Tao’s family having a meal. Liu Minghua, as the general manager, couldn’t even make it to attend.
"Oh, one more thing." Xiaoming put down his chopsticks: "You two are not going to walk the red carpet together the day after tomorrow."
"Huh? We're all working on the same project, so why should we separate instead of working together?" Lao Hu felt a little strange.
"Yes, the main reason is that the weight is enough. We from China don't have many celebrities coming this year. Didn't the organizer want to attract more attention from the domestic media, so they decided to say one point and two departures."
"Are you alone or with a partner?" Qin Xiaobao suddenly had a premonition.
"You guessed it, one of you has a female partner for you." Xiaoming said with a smile: "As for who it is, it is still a secret. We will know when the time comes."
"Not to mention, wouldn't it be embarrassing if we didn't know each other?" Qin Xiaobao is not surprised. Things in the industry are always eye-catching, and the film festival is no exception.
"Yes, the person came over, but I hesitated for a long time and couldn't name him. It was really embarrassing." Lao Hu had the same idea.
"It's okay, I'm on the side and will remind you."
"It's better to say it in advance."
"The key person didn't tell me." Xiaoming was very wronged.
"De'er, what you said is nonsense." Qin Xiaobao changed himself into rice wine, which is also commonly known as Margarita. It's not bad, sour and sweet, just like a drink. The alcohol content is about the same as beer, so he's not afraid of drinking too much.
: "Lao Hu, you have to seize the opportunity. Maybe you can accept the signing at the beginning of the year."
Seeing everyone's gazes on him, Lao Hu glared at him: "Please keep your voice down, everyone who insists on making trouble will know it, so go ahead and eat your octopus."