The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 55 Opening of the Film Festival

The five or six-minute red carpet for film creators to stop and linger is actually not long, and the steps in the theater do not exceed 6 meters.

After going up the steps, it is the Orlando Universal Studios Theater, where the 13 films shortlisted for the main competition, including the opening film, will be screened in the Universal Studios Theater, including the awards ceremony on the last day.

Filmmakers and stars from all over the world are drinking and chatting in the hall in twos and threes, just like a gathering of celebrities. Only the reporters who keep taking pictures and interviewing make people realize that this is a gathering of filmmakers.

There were also reporters from Huaguo in the hall. Chen Jingxing and his party were surrounded by reporters as soon as they entered. Among them, Chen Jingxing and Luo Chen were the main interviewees.

The main creators of "Moon Night Fantasy Talk" who followed Chen Jingxing came in and were also surrounded by Korean reporters.

Li Zhengzai looked around, saw Chen Jingxing and said a few words to the staff on the side, left the reporter, and walked straight to Chen Jingxing.

The Chinese media and South Korean media who saw this scene even thought of the news headline in their minds:

"Showing Asian Power at the Orlando Film Festival."

"Asian directors shine in Orlando."

This is the title that the Hua Guo reporter thought of.

"Lee Jung-jae made an appearance in Orlando, encouraging Chinese filmmakers."

This is the headline South Korean journalists thought of.

"Chen, I've seen your "Comet" and it's very imaginative. You are the most talented filmmaker among the younger generation of Huaguo I've seen." Li Zhengzai praised him fluently in English.

Chen Jingxing replied modestly while shaking hands: "There are many young directors in Huaguo, and I can only be considered a fledgling."

Li Zhengzai smiled lightly: "Chen, the Asian stage is too small, and your imagination is more suitable here. If you want to film here one day, you can contact me. This is my business card."

Chen Jingxing accepted the business card with a smile, and thought to himself: You are a step behind Netflix.

Seeing Lee Jung-jae nodding to them and then leaving, a reporter muttered in a low voice, "Isn't it just that I'm next to Lions Gate, looking like a Hollywood landlord."

Although Lee Jung-jae spoke politely just now, everyone can still feel the high-ranking energy. There is a kind of encouragement and guidance from the seniors to the juniors in the tone of his speech, but he does have the capital of pride, not only the youngest Blue Dragon Award in Korea The best director has also won many awards in other international film festivals, and will soon become the second Korean director to enter Hollywood.

It is said that the cost of this movie led by Lionsgate Films is as high as 4000 million US dollars. It is quite rare for a Korean director to direct such a level of production when he first came to Hollywood.

Chen Jingxing smiled and said nothing to the reporter's complaints, and the other actors acted as if nothing had happened, talking about the opening film that was about to be screened.

Reporters can complain in private, they can’t just talk indiscriminately, although there are basically Chinese reporters around, but there is no rule in this plane that Chinese people don’t cheat Chinese people, in case an unscrupulous reporter writes about the news It doesn't look good in the reports.

The opening film of this year's Orlando is the fantasy film "Moon Night Fantasy Talk" directed by Lee Jung-jae. It's full.

The film can be regarded as a vampire theme. The vampires rule the world behind the scenes, and human beings live in the huge conspiracy woven by it. Although it is an old-fashioned high school student, this time it is a Korean high school student. In order to uncover the mysterious veil on the surface of the world, the story of embarking on the road of vampire hunters, but different from the old-fashioned stories, the film focuses on the distress of survival faced by human beings after they become vampires, and the construction of vampires. The cruel world of the weak and the strong has done a more in-depth portrayal, which can be regarded as some new ideas in vampire-themed movies.

"Hey, all the films that have been shortlisted in the film festival have reached this level now?"

The chief producer, Zhang Tong, complained in a low voice while watching the movie. It wasn’t that the movie was amazing, but the level of special effects shown in the movie. Invest a lot.

And "Moon Night Fantasy" is indeed a blockbuster produced by the Korean film industry. It not only aims at the Korean box office market, but also wants to sweep the Asian market and even enter the North American market. This is also the purpose of the investors' decision to participate in the Orlando Film Festival.

Zhang Tong’s complaint is actually the Hollywood media’s criticism of Orlando in recent years, because the original intention of the Orlando Film Festival was to encourage low-cost fantasy-themed films, to find a way out for commercial independent films, and to promote independence. Movie deals.

After all, fantasy or sci-fi blockbusters are all produced and distributed by big factories without exception, and they don't need the exposure channels of film festivals or the film trading market.

However, with the passage of time, the investment in participating in the exhibition, especially in the main competition unit, has increased, and the production cost has become higher and higher, which has exceeded the scope of independent films. The awards of the Orlando Film Festival are increasingly regarded as some big films. Investing in production, especially a marketing tool for major foreign productions before they are released in North American theaters.

Chen Jingxing looked indifferent: "The investment in "The Shadow of the Wind" is not less than that in "Moon Night Fantasy Talk"."

Another strong rival is The Shadow of the Wind, a Spanish fantasy film based on the famous novel about the dark adventures of a boy who steps into the tomb of forgotten books into a vast and mysterious world , but its main purpose is to reflect and examine the Spanish Civil War.

It can be said that this film is the biggest hit of this year's film festival. The visual effects are not weaker than "Moon Night Fantasy Talk", and the artistry is even higher than "Moon Night Fantasy Talk".

The only disadvantage is that this film has already been released in Spain. Although the Orlando Film Festival does not explicitly require that all participating films cannot be released in any country or region before the film festival, but for this kind of already Films that have been released on a large scale in other countries and regions are also not to be seen, and even in such cases, they will not be shortlisted for the main competition unit.

It’s just that this film is said to have reached a distribution cooperation intention with Columbia, and finally entered the main competition unit under the influence of Columbia. Once the film festival is over, Columbia will promote “Shadow of the Wind” to be released on a large scale in North American theaters .

Coupled with a local American horror thriller "Door 14", these four films including "Fatal Identity" are the hottest contenders for this year's Orlando Film Festival awards.

Even though Chen Jingxing is very confident about "Fatal Identity", he dare not say that he can break out from the attack of the other three films.

Regarding the "Shadow of Wind" mentioned by Chen Jingxing, Zhang Tong next to him was not too worried: "This movie is probably not the biggest competitor. It has already been screened in Spain on a large scale. It is unlikely that the Golden Spruce Award will be given to him. At most, give it a best director or jury award."

Just when the two were discussing their competitors in low voices, the film ended, and the theater imploded into thunderous applause. Chen Jingxing and others also stood and applauded along with the audience. This is a glorious moment that can only be enjoyed in the opening film, as long as the film quality is not too bad , this is routine treatment.

Li Zhengjae led the creative team to the stage in high spirits, and bowed to the representatives of many filmmakers, media distributors.

While applauding, Luo Chen said with some envy: "It would be great if "Fatal Identity" was the opening film."

Taking a picture of this kind of scene and sending it back to China would be a sight.

Zhang Tong smiled and pouted: "No, do you see the bearded man in the front row? That's the boss of Lionsgate Pictures. "Moon Night Fantasy" has long been scheduled to be released by Lionsgate. We can fight for it. Can it pass? Foreign movies are not cheap, but the winner is the one who laughs last, and it doesn’t matter how much you laugh now.”

(End of this chapter)