Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 43 Son Yejin

The Busan International Film Festival was founded in 1996. Its earliest purpose was to promote the development of South Korea's film industry, and it was committed to discovering new talents and new works, so as to provide a broader platform for Asian films to go global.

After the four film festivals, the Busan International Film Festival has grown rapidly and gained a certain influence in Asia, attracting the attention and attention of many filmmakers.

The film festival has 7 sections including "Window of Asian Films", "New Wave", "Panorama of South Korean Films", "World Films", "Wide-angle Lens", "Open Films" and "Special Planning Projects".

Except for the "Window of Asian Films" and "New Wave" units, the film festival basically belongs to the non-competition mode.

The most eye-catching one is the New Wave Award in the main competition unit. In addition, there are also Merit Award, Labor Union Award, Fan Award, International Film Critics Association Award, Asian Film Promotion Agency Award, KNN Audience Award, etc.

"The Night the Comet Came" was shortlisted for the "New Wave Award"!
In fact, in comparison, Chen Hao pays more attention to the Golden Horse Award.

Although the Golden Horse Award is not one of the 15 international A-category film festivals recognized by the International Film Producers Association, it has a long history, and its influence on the whole of Asia, especially the mainland, is definitely greater than that of the young Busan International Film Festival .

The current Busan International Film Festival is inferior to the Shanghai International Film Festival, not to mention the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Of course, the positioning of the Golden Horse Awards and the Busan International Film Festival is somewhat different. In addition to awarding competitions, international film festivals also play a role in promoting film exchanges and film trading markets around the world.

Considering that Chen Hao's goal is ultimately for the film to be released in the mainland, it is more beneficial to win the Golden Horse Award.

However, no one would think too few awards, and foreign monks are good at chanting scriptures. If they win an award at the Busan International Film Festival, it will be considered a layer of gold.

Chen Hao was happy to be shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Busan International Film Festival, but the phone still didn't ring, and even the media didn't report on him, so he couldn't help being a little annoyed.

In fact, Chen Hao wronged the media. As one of the three gold medals in China, and the most influential one, as soon as the shortlist for the Golden Horse Award was released, the mainland media rushed to report.

In addition to several big hits, everyone also noticed "Comet", which won two nominations, because this movie is from the mainland.

It's just that the names Haotian Studio and Chen Hao are so unfamiliar that no one has ever heard of them.

Information transmission is not as developed as it is in later generations. Even if the media tries to find it, it is estimated that they will not be able to find it in a short time.

At the same time, domestic media also reported on this year's Busan International Film Festival.

Last year, 55 films from 207 countries participated in the exhibition, and more than 3000 guests gathered, and more than 20 South Korean audiences participated in the voting, so this year's show also attracted a lot of attention.

Of course, the first concern of mainland media reporting foreign news is whether there are Chinese elements.

Soon, the media found out that Guoshi's "Happy Time" will be screened at the Busan International Film Festival. What surprised the mainland media was that a Chinese film from the mainland was shortlisted for the "New Wave"!
Of course, this is not the first mainland Chinese-language film to be shortlisted for the New Wave. As early as the first edition, Zhang Ming, one of the sixth generation directors of China, directly won the New Wave Award with "Wushan Cloud and Rain".

Zhang Ming is also one of the professors of the Directing Department of Emperor Film and Television, and is Chen Hao's teacher.

There will be a third session after that, and Jia Zhangke also won the highest award with "Xiao Wu".

However, when the mainland media found out that the shortlisted Chinese film was translated as "Comet", they were taken aback because the name was somewhat familiar.

Then I thought of the film of the same name that was nominated for the Golden Horse Award.

After a comparison, it turned out to be the same movie!
This aroused the media's interest, so while reporting on the mysterious "Comet", they wanted to find the director of the film, Chen Hao!

When the media were about to dig into Chen Hao, Chen Hao received a call from his teacher Xie Fei.

"Okay, to be nominated for both film festivals, I really didn't expect it." Xie Fei said happily.

"It's all the result of everyone's hard work, and I also thank the teacher for his help." Chen Hao smiled.

"It's good not to be floating." Xie Fei said, "By the way, your teacher Zhang Ming also asked me to tell you to perform well and try to get an award back."

"Haha, I can't guarantee that!" Chen Hao laughed when he heard this.

"Okay, you should prepare well, I wish you smooth sailing." Xie Fei said.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao went home and told his parents that he was going to South Korea to participate in the film festival.

Chen's mother was a little worried because she was going to go for a week, but Chen's father was happy for her son and hoped that his son would come back with a big prize.

Naturally, I met Xiaohu again at night, this girl would call every night to ask Chen Hao's whereabouts, very clingy.

Knowing that Chen Hao came back, he came to play with Chen Hao again. The two of them had a good time playing. Chen Hao couldn't help but said, "I can't help but want to recite a poem in this situation, 24 bridges on a moonlit night..."

Fortunately, Chen Hao was still a little rational and didn't do anything stupid, but after Xiaohu regained some strength, he secretly sent her home without daring to see Xiaohu's parents.

Early the next morning, Chen Hao took his luggage, bid farewell to Xiaohu and Dong Xuan, and flew to South Korea alone.

Everyone has classes, and Hao Yi joined Ning Hao's crew, so only Chen Hao went there.

On the plane, I didn't meet Gao Yuanyuan, and there was no hijacking. When Chen Hao arrived in South Korea, it was not yet noon.

After leaving the airport, Chen Hao went straight to Nampo-dong, Haeundae, where the Busan International Film Festival is held.

Chen Hao's South Korean language is not very good. Only in his previous life, he learned this foreign language in bed with He Da Niu and Sun Yezhen, which is completely half-toned.

Therefore, we can only communicate in Chinese, Korean, and English, and communicate with gestures.

After finally finding the organizer, Chen Hao received the schedule of the film festival from the organizer after staying in the hotel.

What Chen Hao mainly looked at was when "Comet" was scheduled to be released.

A total of 203 films participated in this Busan International Film Festival, and all films were arranged to be screened in 15 theaters.

Chen Hao saw that the first episode of "Comet" was scheduled to premiere at [-] pm, while Guoshi's "Happy Time" had already been screened in the morning.

After reading the flow chart, he felt that it was still early, so Chen Hao took a shower in the hotel, ate something, and then rushed to the cinema.

After finding the theater where "Comet" will be shown, Chen Hao sat down on the side and waited for the audience to enter.

Not long after, someone came in. After Chen Hao looked up and saw the person, he couldn't help shouting, "Sun Yizhen!"

(End of this chapter)