This director is very reliable

Chapter 772 I think it's a good thing (24)

There are too many unreliable agents in the industry. In Yuan Shikong, the original heroine of "Wolf Warrior 2" was cheated by the agent. Otherwise, how could she be a newcomer in the 18th line for a few people? Money turned down the chance to play the lead actress in a movie?
It's clear that the agent wanted more commission, and temporarily increased the price!
Then Wu Jing became upset and changed directly.

Including Zun Long. At that time, Zun Long expressed his desire to act in "Farewell My Concubine". In order to concentrate on acting in this film, he rejected American and French films and a stage play, and he did not hesitate to lower his salary in order to take care of the poor crew in mainland China. His agent saw that the salary was reduced, and the commission was also reduced, so, without informing him, he offered a bunch of weird conditions to the crew on the mainland...

The crew on the mainland said they were playing you to numb the big names.

Just changed it!

Then, Zun Long learned from the pain and changed his agent, choosing a well-known agent in Hong Kong named Chen Yubing.

This one is also a giant pit.

At that time, "Memoirs of a Geisha" prepared by Spielberg asked him to play the leading actor. Robert Marshaw went to him personally and said that he didn't need to audition, just go directly.

At the same time, James Avery, who was nominated for Oscar three times, said that he would tailor a movie for him, and the movie was called "The Countess".

Guess which one he picked?

His agent pushed both of them to film the TV series "Qianlong and Xiangfei"...

why?

It's also because the salary for a single episode has exceeded one million, so I want this commission!

The same goes for Li Min. When Li Min graduated from the New York Film Academy, she was already well-known. In 1982, she won a scholarship from New York University for "Shady Lakeside", and participated in an independent film competition hosted by Taiwan the following year. , won the Golden Harvest Award for Best Short Feature Film.

In 1984, he completed his graduation work "Boundary Line" and received a master's degree in film, and "Boundary Line" won the Gold Award for Best Work and Best Director at the New York University Student Film Festival...

A star student in the absolute sense!

Just after graduating, he was signed by William Morris Agency, one of the three major Hollywood agencies!
Then it was delayed for eight years...

Brokers come to pay mainly based on a commission, and if they make a deal, they are too lazy to do things that are famous and have no money. Anyway, they have a lot of people in their hands, who is not to be praised?

Later, it was Li An who learned from the painful experience and returned to Taiwan. The three movies were amazing - "Pushing Hands", "Wedding Banquet", "Eating and Drinking Men and Women"...

Therefore, many artists use their relatives as managers, but sometimes their relatives are not enough to switch majors...

Not only is it unprofessional, it will also hold back!

The typical one is the elder brother of the International Chapter, Shuang Dad Shuang Mom...

Of course Zhao Shan is a very good manager, serious and responsible...

But she couldn't understand the wind direction of the whole circle - only a reborn person like Shen Changlin could grasp it!

In fact, there is no need to grasp the direction of the wind, as long as you abide by the law and perform more good works, your status will naturally remain unchanged...

……

Come to Venice and always go to the film festival.

Shen Changlin attended the premiere of "A Man Called Ove", and Bo Ge was also...

"How is your English?"

"Sure...I was just chatting with director Paul Greengrass and he said my accent has a Georgia accent!"

"That's pretty good!"

Shen Changlin was very pleased...

By the way, Paul Greengrass is the director of A Man Called Ove.

It was originally intended to be screened in Cannes, but Venice has already been integrated into the awards season. Paul Greengrass wanted to make a difference in the awards season, so he followed the advice of the distribution company and changed the premiere venue to Venice!

The world premiere of a masterpiece is an important symbol of a film festival's insight and status in the world.

"La La Land", "Burning" and "A Man Called Ove Decided to Die" all had their world premieres in Venice, which also represented Shen Changlin's respect for Venice!
Therefore, this year's Golden Lion Award is bound to be among these three films.

And there is a high probability that it will be between "La La Land" and "Burning"...

Yang Fan said that "La La Land" will do its best to publicize the Oscars, and "Burning" will do the same...

How to choose depends on Alberto Barbera's wishes!
Instead of watching the movie, he just slipped away—not wanting to be interviewed.

It's a pity that he still underestimated his influence, and a bunch of reporters followed him after seeing him leave.

And, when he was eating roadside barbecue, sitting next to him: "Director, aren't you filming "Tang Detective 2" in Bangkok?"

"...Oh, I took a few days off... Do you want to eat?"

Shen Changlin took a look, he was a reporter from Tengxun.

How should I put it, domestic attention to overseas film festivals basically depends on whether there are any films that are shortlisted. If there are films that are shortlisted, they must be highlighted, and those that are not shortlisted, just make up a few random sentences...

This year in Venice, A Mou brought "Burning" into the main competition unit. According to the tone of Changlin Film and Television Propaganda Department-it is very likely to win the grand prize and create an unprecedented four Golden Lion Awards!

Many domestic media came.

The reporter froze for a moment: "I won't eat, can I have a few interviews?"

Shen Changlin looked at the time: "Just give you five minutes, I have to go back to the hotel later, the plane in the afternoon!"

"it is good,"

The reporter had a happy face: "Director, aren't you filming "Tang Detective 2" in Bangkok?"

"This year's Venice is not the same as in the past. Which works of our company are shortlisted, namely "Burning", "La La Land" and "A Man Called Ove". rest assured!"

"..."La La Land" and "A Man Called Ove" are also produced by you?"

"Yes, "La La Land" is a jazz musical film, and no one invested in it, but the director Damien Chazelle has a good relationship with our company. It was produced, so we just invested in it. As for "Ove", I originally planned to direct it myself. I bought a novel by Swedish writer Frederick Bachman. Tom Hanks liked it very much. It’s done, but I still don’t understand Western society and policies. Such a good script can’t be left in my hands. I discussed it with Tom Hanks and he recommended director Paul Greengrass…”

"Alberto Barbera, chairman of the Venice Film Festival, said in an interview that there are more and more Chinese films, but there are fewer and fewer films suitable for a film festival like ours. Do you think this view is correct?"

"I agree...the three major European films are all purely artistic. Only those who can't find a place in the commercial market will look for artistic themes, win an award, and attract the attention of others. The so-called filming for the film festival Movie…"

"But I think it's a good thing!"

"First of all, haven't Chinese films always claimed to be on par with Hollywood? European and American film styles are two extremes. Isn't it normal that Chinese films are not suitable for European film festivals?"

"Secondly, I don't think it's a bad thing that Chinese films are not suitable for overseas film festivals. There is a mass film market, and art films will definitely be cultivated. Only art films will not survive!"

"In the end, he only watched a few Chinese films a year, and he directly declared that Chinese films are not suitable for film festivals? How old is he? Look how many directors trained in Venice are still chasing Venice, and most of them went to Cannes. !"

"Then why isn't Burning released in Cannes?"

"It took some time in the later stage. If it was to be screened in Cannes, it would be too late...so I chose Venice!"

"Feng Pants' "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" won an award at the San Bastian International Film Festival. Do you know this film festival?"

Shen Changlin thought for a while, and then said: "I know, Xu Cairen's "Letter from a Strange Woman" won the best director!"

(End of this chapter)