Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 222 Finalists
"Li Tang, good news! "The Third Man" has been shortlisted!" Naian said excitedly on the phone.

Li Tang, who was lying on the bed, jumped up suddenly by the news, and hurriedly said, "What are you shortlisted for, the main competition?"

"Wow, you really dare to think, it's the upstream unit. Lao Ma just called. This year's competition is particularly fierce. There are forty films shortlisted in the two competition units."

That's how people are. Before being shortlisted, they dreamed of being shortlisted.But it was shortlisted, but it was a pity that it was not shortlisted for the main competition unit.

"How many Chinese films have been shortlisted this time?" Li Tang continued to ask.

Among the three major film festivals in Europe, only the Venice Film Festival has always been friendly to Chinese-language films. For example, director Zhang Yimou won two Golden Lions; Director Hou Hsiao-hsien also won the Golden Lion, and Zhang Yuan won the Best Director Award for "Homecoming for Chinese New Year" and so on.

"Lao Ma didn't disclose it, but as far as I know, Hong Kong director Cheng Guo's new film "There's a Hollywood in Hong Kong" was shortlisted for the main competition again this time. Don't forget to congratulate Xiao Zhou."

That's right, the last time Zhou Xun went to Hong Kong to film "Hollywood in Hong Kong" directed by Cheng Guo.Being shortlisted for the main competition means that Zhou Xun is eligible to compete for the Best Actress of the Venice Film Festival this time.

One more thing, director Cheng Guo's "Durian Fluttering" last year was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival.Although this film came back empty-handed at the last Venice Film Festival, it shined at last year's Golden Horse Awards in Bay Bay and this year's Hong Kong Film Awards. , won the Golden Horse Awards for Best Newcomer and Best Actress in one fell swoop, as well as the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Newcomer.

After hanging up Naian's phone, Li Tang couldn't wait to dial Zhou Xun's number.

The bell rang for a long time before it was connected.

"Miss Xiaoxun, congratulations!"

"Ah, congratulations... um, you know that too?"

The weekly news on the other end of the phone was obviously delayed, but she obviously already knew the news that the film she starred in was shortlisted for this year's Venice Film Festival.

"Well, congratulations! Maybe in two months we will have another Venice actress." Li Tang laughed.

"I don't dare to think... Hey, the list hasn't been announced yet, how do you know?"

"Because my movie was also shortlisted..."

Before Li Tang finished speaking, Zhou Xun exclaimed, "Really? Is that the movie you invested in yourself?"

"Well, yes. It's just that I'm not as good as you. I'm not qualified to compete for Best Actor in Venice. I was shortlisted for the unit of Upstream." Li Tang laughed.

"That, that's not bad! Hey, what do you think happened to us this year? After filming this movie, we will cooperate in "Legend of the Condor Heroes", and now we can still go to the Venice Film Festival together."

"It means that we are destined."

It's true, this year he and Zhou Xun have been going around, and they can always get together.

"By the way, when are you leaving?" Li Tang asked again.

"The day after tomorrow, there are two more shots tomorrow."

It was late July at this time, and Zhou Xun's play had already been completed according to the script, but Dai Sijie wanted to make up two scenes on a whim.

Originally, according to the plan, "The Little Tailor" would be finished by the end of July, because after Chen Kun came back from Chongqing, he was in a very bad state for a while, procrastinating, so that the scene in Zhangjiajie was delayed.

August [-]rd is the launch conference of "Legend of the Condor Heroes", at which time Li Tang and Zhou Xun will be present.In fact, this day is also the day when "Hero" starts. Fortunately, due to the need for secrecy, Zhang Dehui didn't hold these so-called press conferences, otherwise he would crash.

It is said that "Hero" has already arrived in the Northwest Desert, where Liang Chaowei, Maggie Cheung, and Zhang Ziyi's rivalry with the male lead Li Lian are all concentrated there.As for when Li Tang will join the group, it depends on the progress of the filming there.

And "Little Tailor" still has a few rival scenes between Li Tang and Chen Kun in Shanghai. It is estimated that Li Tang will have to wait until Li Tang goes to Beijing to attend the launch conference of "The Condor Shooting" before returning to shoot.

……

"Hey, director, it's worth the money!"

Li Tang took a bottle of perfume from the prop, with the words "YSL Baby Doll" imprinted on it. YSL, Saint Laurent is a famous luxury brand in France. It is translated into Chinese as Saint Laurent Love Doll. If it is more romantic, it will be It can be directly translated into Paris Love Dou.

Such a bottle of perfume costs at least several hundred dollars in the United States.

Dai Sijie laughed and said, "It's just an empty bottle, and the perfume in it is blended. If it's real, I can't bear it."

This is the gift Ma Jianling chose for the little tailor when he returned to Phoenix Mountain 27 years later.

At this time, Li Tang was wearing a wig with long gray hair, and the makeup on his face was full of vicissitudes.Because the water storage of the Three Gorges (another sensitive topic that foreigners are interested in) Phoenix Mountain is about to be flooded, Ma Jianling, who is far away in France, heard the news and made a special trip back to his hometown to revisit.It's just that he couldn't find the little tailor after searching for a long time.

Today was the last scene, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone crowded into the reservoir next to the educated youth's hut to release river lanterns.From the beginning of the day, Zhao Chunlin directed the rehearsal of hundreds of guest actors from surrounding villagers.

And today is a rare good weather. There is no cloud in the sky, and the sky eye in the distance is clearly visible. The shooting window is just half an hour before sunset and dusk. Otherwise, the sky will be completely dark, and the Tianmen Cave in the distance will not be visible.

Fortunately, the extras on the scene were very good, and there were no mistakes. The first two shots were shot very smoothly.In the last scene, someone told Ma Jianling that those who set up river lanterns around would write their names on the paper boats. Upon hearing this, Ma Jianling took off her clothes and went into the water to find if there was any river lanterns put up by the tailor.

Looking at the paper boats floating on the water and gradually sinking, he realized that he might not be able to find the little tailor.

So the bottle of YSL Baby Doll perfume brought from France also stayed in this piece of water.

"Cut! Okay, it's over!"

Following Dai Sijie's call to stop, the two small boats next to him quickly rowed towards Li Tang, and the two field workers who put them on pulled Li Tang, who was naked with only a pair of shorts, onto the boat, and quickly wrapped them in bath towels.

Even though it was the end of July, no matter how hot the day was in the mountains, as soon as the sun went down, the temperature would plummet, and the water in the reservoir in the mountains was extremely cold. Even though he was wrapped in a bath towel, Li Tang couldn't help shivering.

After landing, hurried down the mountain to the hotel, took a hot bath, and drank ginger soup.The press conference of "The Condor Shooting" will be held in a few days, and this is definitely not the time to be sick.

……

"Ah!"

Walking out of the cool airport hall, a wave of heat hit his face, and Li Tang couldn't help but sneezed hard.

After filming that day, he still caught a cold.After sneezing, the two severely blocked nostrils were finally cleared briefly.

After getting in the car, Zeng Jia immediately took out the cold medicine and handed it along with a bottle of water.

"Brother Li, take a good rest today. The press conference will be held at Kangle Palace at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and we will pick you up at one o'clock."

Li Tang took the medicine, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest his mind.

In the past, he would not catch a cold so easily. In the final analysis, it was caused by weight loss. Now that his body resistance is weak, he has to find a way to regain the fifteen pounds he lost.

　Second more!

　　Originally, I was quite calm today, and I wanted to watch the third watch, but in the morning, I found that the roof of the house was leaking again.The upstairs is newly renovated, and the water in the bathroom is in a mess, and water seeps down at every turn.I spent a day with the property and neighbors during the day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)