China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 166 After Cannes, I Received a Call from the Closing Ceremony in Venice
"Director He Fang, how do you comment on the movie "Sister Tao"?" When a reporter interviewed He Fang after the premiere of "Sister Tao".

"It's very warm and touching. This is a rare and good film. Director Xu Anhua's skill should not be underestimated, and it is worth learning from me." He Fang praised.

"Oh, so what do you think you can learn?" the reporter asked.

He Fang paused for a moment, how could he ask such a question?However, Hong Kong journalists can understand and always think that they can teach mainlanders.

"I can learn from Director Xu's storytelling method, quietly and silently, so that people will finish watching the movie unconsciously, and then feel unsatisfied and sigh."

"Then what shortcomings do you think there are?"

"Disadvantages? I didn't see any shortcomings. Have you seen them? If you have to be picky, maybe the conflict is not enough and the pace is too slow. But this is a literary film, not a commercial film, so this is understandable." He Fang Talk eloquently.

"Then what do you think is the biggest highlight of this movie?" The Hong Kong reporter went on and on.

"The biggest highlight must be Teacher Ye Dexian's performance. Her performance will definitely win the best actress." He Fang boasted directly.

Why can He Fang be so firm?Because he knows the result.

"Wow, really?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, we'll see the result at the closing ceremony."

What He Fang said immediately satisfied the Hong Kong reporter.

At this time, the reporters from Taiwan Province quit, so they also ran over to join in the fun.

"Director He Fang, since you saw Mrs. Ye Dexian winning the best actress award, what award do you think "Sediq Bale" can win?"

He Fang was really dumbfounded, but he had to respond.

"To be honest, according to past experience, the three major film festivals can award awards to European war films during World War II, but they rarely award awards to Asian films that resisted fascism in World War II. Therefore, "Sediq Bale" is Our own war documentary, that's already a great feat."

He Fang said so, they should be able to understand that in order to maintain the status of the only Asian country among the seven countries in Asia, they are more or less helping the island country to launder its whitewashing in Asia.

But the stubborn Taiwanese reporters insisted on breaking the casserole and asking the end.

"You mean "Sediq Bale" won't win prizes?"

"I didn't say that. Any shortlisted film may win an award, or it may fail. Every one of us participating in the film festival is mentally prepared for this, and it is not something that can be decided by an outsider."

He Fang retorted.

"Maybe you just said that "Sister Tao" can win the best actress, and "Sediq Bale" said that the three major film festivals will not award awards to Asian films during World War II. This is not to say that "Sediq Bale" "Won't you win an award?"

"There is a problem with your understanding. What I mean is that based on past experience, pay attention to the premise I said. Based on past experience, there are few awards. But who can predict that this year will not be? Can I decide?"

Faced with He Fang's rebuttal, the reporter had nothing to say.

"Director He Fang, what prediction do you have for this trip to Venice for your film?" A mainland reporter immediately asked.

"I don't have any predictions. If the awards let me have the final say, I will award all the awards to Chinese films."

"Ha ha……"

……

After the movie "Sister Peach" ended, Andy Lau invited everyone to attend the reception organized by him, and get together again while the Chinese film crew is still complete.

Andy Lau is still a very sociable person who knows how to deal with things, and he is humble.

It's rare, at his level and age, he can still maintain his strength.

In the next few days, He Fang and the others followed the procedure, watched the movies they should watch, arranged their own activities, and participated in the activities they should participate in.

On the 6th, I watched and supported "Traces of the Japanese Pirates". There is nothing to say about this movie.

The people watching want to sleep, the movements are rigid and there is no aesthetic feeling of martial arts.

However, at the end of the movie, He Fang had to say a few words of praise.

The last shortlisted film "Death Gold" didn't premiere until after ten o'clock in the evening on the 8th. This...

I don’t understand the arrangement of the organizing committee. If you don’t like it, you can refuse to be shortlisted. If you are shortlisted, you can’t give others any face. At least you can put it in the daytime, or around [-] o’clock in the evening.

What does it mean to arrange until after ten o'clock?
It was the same with "Legend of the White Snake" last time. If it wasn't for the repeated coordination between the crew and the organizing committee, it would have to be broadcast at midnight.

From this point of view, He Fang feels that Venice will never be able to hold Cannes, and the Italians are too proud.

Although the French are also proud, they at least have the demeanor of a gentleman, which makes everyone who comes to participate have face.

However, in this day and age, Westerners look at people from other countries with their chins raised and eyelids lowered.

The time came to the 11th in a blink of an eye, and it was the day of the closing ceremony, the critical moment to decide whether the Venice Awards could be awarded or not.

All the crews shortlisted today are ready to go home immediately. If they can't win the award, there's no point in staying, and they can't participate in the award ceremony.

"Director He, are you not nervous at all?"

Deng Chao saw He Fang sitting in the room leisurely making coffee, smoking a cigarette and surfing the Internet, as if watching something on the Internet was very enjoyable.

"Nervous? What's there to be nervous about?" He Fang turned his head and asked back.

"Award winning."

"Don't be nervous, what's ours is ours, it's useless to be nervous if it's not ours." He Fang waved his hand indifferently.

"Mr. Wang, was he like this last time in Cannes?" Deng Chao had no choice but to ask Wang Zhonglei.

"That time in Cannes? Let me think about it, it doesn't seem to be true. At that time, he and I were both very nervous, smoking one cigarette after another, and staring at the phone from time to time. That's too nervous, but this The guy was still in the mood to tease us after he got the call."

"Haha, isn't that the atmosphere, I just..."

'Dingling bell' at this time the phone in the room rang.

He Fang pretended to spread his hands in a similar manner, and everyone was really nervous at this moment.

He Fang brushed his hair, then picked up the phone.

"Hello, it's so hot, uh-huh, three grams of oil, bye." Soon He Fang hung up the phone, and then stared at his few people seriously.

"Speak up, Director He, please." Deng Chao yelled fiercely.

"Pfft, ha, there's a prize, there's a prize." He Fang couldn't hold back.

"Oh..." Deng Chao hugged Duan Yihong, then the heroine Huang Yi, and Wang Zhonglei.

"No, why are you so excited, it feels like you won an award." He Fang laughed.

"Whether I personally won the award or not, I am so excited that our film won the award. Ah, I finally have an award-winning film from the three major film festivals. This feeling is wonderful." Deng Chao shouted excitedly.

Look, no matter how the three major film festivals change the direction of film in other countries, and it doesn't matter whether other countries like the three major film festivals or not.

However, once every filmmaker can really win the awards of the three major film festivals, as Deng Chao is doing now, he will be extremely excited.

Duan Yihong and Huang Yi were also very excited. At this time, Wang Zhonglei suddenly walked to the door of the room, a bag he had put down when he came in before.

"The champagne I prepared before, we will open the wine if I win the award, and I will not let everyone know if I don't win the award. Come, come, come, drink this glass of congratulatory wine in advance."

Wang Zhonglei also has a young heart. After all, he is not very old, and he is just 40 years old now.

"Mr. Wang, I'm coming, I'm coming, I'll open wine for everyone, and then pour it for everyone. Huang Yi, go find some glasses." Deng Chao immediately snatched the wine from Wang Zhonglei's hand.

"Okay, I'll go find it."

After a while, the champagne was opened, and five people plus a few assistants also came over, poured all of them, and raised their glasses.

"Come on, let's celebrate "Scorching Sun" winning Venice." He Fang shouted.

"No, it should be said to celebrate winning the Golden Lion." Deng Chao corrected.

"Forget it, the Golden Lion is very difficult. It should be no problem to win other awards."

"Come on, come on, come on, it doesn't matter what award you get, it's an award anyway, cheers."

"Cheers, cheers..."

……

In just one hour, the list of award-winning films in Venice was known to the outside world.

Shortlisted for the closing ceremony are "Faust" (Russia), "Inland" (Italy/France), "Peach Sister" (Hong Kong, China), "Alps" (Greece), "Mediocre" (Island), "Wuthering Heights" "(UK), "LA BAS" (Italy), "Scorching Sun" (China), a total of 8 films entered the final award list.

Why are there only eight films competing?There are nine awards in the main competition unit. The number of awards is wrong with the number of award-winning films. Obviously, there is a film that won two awards in a row.

So this aroused speculation from the media, various media were making predictions, and even gambling companies offered odds.

Well, there's nothing European bookmakers don't offer odds on.

This side is very lively, and on the other side, those who did not win the prize are preparing to go home disappointed.

This is the case with the Chinese films "Death Gold" and "Sediq Bale", and they can only go back home. Another Chinese film "Traces of the Japanese Pirates" in the Horizon unit has no chance and goes home.

He Fang took the crew to see off the three crew members. It was a bit like compatriots who went out to work together. Some people failed to make it and wanted to go back.

"Director Du, if you are interested, you can cooperate with Huying and Changsha Tuanhuo. As long as your script is of high quality, everything is easy to talk about."

He Fang didn't forget to poach people when he gave them away.

"Okay, I'll consider it. Is it the same production process as Hollywood?" To Qifeng asked.

"Of course, since you want to learn from other people's industrialization, you must learn a little more like it."

"Okay, I'll go back and see if there is a suitable script."

In fact, Johnnie To didn't care who he would cooperate with in the end, he just conveyed such a meaning to Hong Kong filmmakers.

The news of the list of films shortlisted for the closing ceremony has also been sent back to China as soon as possible. It just so happens that it is past one in the afternoon in China, so the Internet immediately became noisy.

"Tsk tsk, he won another award. He Fang is not even 30 years old, right? He has won two awards in the three major film festivals. Does he want to play a grand slam? There is only one Berlin away, so Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Golden Globes, Just win all the Oscars. What's the point of life after a Grand Slam at such a young age?"

"Haha, the meaning in the future is to eat with these awards for a lifetime. Someone can hold a Palme d'Or for a lifetime, why not He Fang?"

"Should I do this? It won't be the Golden Lion again. Give me some suspense."

"Didn't it mean that the movie wasn't criticized enough this time, and everyone didn't like it? How could it still win an award?"

"They just said that it might be difficult to win the Golden Lion if there is not enough criticism, but it doesn't mean that you can't win other awards."

……

Next, all the crew members who were going to participate in the award ceremony were busy with makeup and dressing, and all of them wanted to go on stage with the most eye-catching image to win the award.

The crew of "Scorching Sun" has been flooded with congratulatory text messages and phone calls, and there is really no time to reply.

They need to finish their makeup with peace of mind, or they won't be able to catch up with the red carpet.

At 9 pm on September 11th, Venice time, the closing red carpet of the 5th Venice International Film Festival officially began. However, the starlight was a bit dim, and there were not many big-name stars to join in the show.

Compared with Cannes, it is indeed a lot worse, but who cares, no matter how bad it is, it is one of the three major film festivals.

Two and a half hours later, the red carpet ended.

Entering the Sara Grande Theater, He Fang was warmly embraced by Marco Muller again.

"Director He, congratulations."

"Thank you, and thank you Mr. Mueller for your support."

"Haha, mainly because your movie is good."

"Next time I go to Changsha, I will invite you to eat locally. It is more delicious than Sichuan cuisine."

"Haha...Okay, I must go."

……

"Director Xu, it looks like my prediction is about to come true, congratulations."

"Congratulations, congratulations, Director He is really young and promising. He can win prizes in Cannes and Venice when he is less than 30 years old. It is amazing." At this time, Xu Anhua really admired him. He is only less than 30 years old. This advantage is too great.

"Haha...Thank you for your compliment. Brother Hua, hello, Ms. Ye, hello..."

The time came to 07:30 in the evening, and the award ceremony officially started at the prompt of the announcer.

　It's the college entrance examination, so the students who didn't take the college entrance examination should be reading books, right?But I still wish all the college entrance examination candidates can be admitted to the ideal university!come on!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)