Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 320
After breakfast the next morning, Li Tang dressed in casual clothes and walked along the seaside with Zeng Jia.There was no mental baggage in participating in the film festival this time. Moreover, the wind and sunshine here were beautiful, the scenery was beautiful, and I felt particularly comfortable.

The Film Market is not far from the Film Palace. It just opened at 09:30. Because of 911, the organizer was always at risk. In addition to checking the access pass issued by the organizer, strict security checks were also required.

Because it had just opened, there were not many people in the market, and almost one-third of the stalls did not even have staff.But the scale here is much larger than the trading market in Venice.

The most eye-catching thing in the market is undoubtedly the Hong Kong Pavilion, which is the largest and has many booths and is very lively.Because there are several hot swimsuit models here who are handing out flyers to attract customers.

Although white leftists often clamor for racial equality, LGBT and the like, you have to deny that blondes with hot bodies are always the most popular.

Li Tang and Zeng Jia also stepped forward to join in the fun. They were basically conventional Hong Kong films, including many familiar directors and big stars, such as produced by Wong Kar-Wai, directed by Liu Zhenwei, Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Xiao "The Unparalleled World" starring Yan Zi and Zhang Zhen.

This movie was actually released during the Spring Festival. Domestic pirated DVDs have been flying all over the country for a long time, but the movie is still being sold here.Perhaps because of the additions of Sunglasses King and Tony Leong, quite a few foreign film producers inquired.

There is also the scary-looking horror film "Hell", starring Li Xinjie, the best new actress at last year's Berlin Film Festival.This is a new film, and the two of them stopped to watch the trailer for a few minutes, and the edited clips were really scary.

In fact, horror movies may seem niche, but they have huge market potential.Once the audience's interest points are pinpointed, it can easily detonate the box office. It can be said that it is a small investment and big profits.Because of this, there are many filmmakers with this mentality in both North America and Europe, but of course, very few are successful.

In Li Tang's memory, there are a few horror films that will make a big difference in the future. However, such horror films are usually accompanied by violence, SQ, supernatural and other elements. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to be filmed in China!
And because of cultural differences, some things may not suit the appetite of domestic audiences.

As for making money, he is not short of money now, so he doesn't mind doing these things that lower his qualifications.Still the same sentence: Sing whatever song you go to on any mountain, the most important thing is to follow the rules.

The two went around in the market, but in fact there were not many good films. Some of the popular films shortlisted, such as Polanski's "The Pianist" and Director Giacomo's "Ren Xiaoyao", were probably sold long ago. So there are no stalls for these films in the market.

Li Tang accidentally saw a familiar figure in a corner of the market.

"Hello, Director Liu!"

Liu Bingjian, who was busy setting up the booth, turned around and saw Li Tang. He was stunned for a moment, and then he said enthusiastically: "Hello, Teacher Li Tang! Hello!"

Li Tang held his hand and smiled: "Hey, Director Liu, please don't call me teacher. When you came to select actors for the show, I even participated in the audition."

Director Liu was stunned again. Apparently he had long forgotten about the freshman drama student he had interviewed. At this time, he only knew the star actor Li Tang.

But he immediately apologized: "I'm really sorry, I didn't think of it for a moment."

Li Tang smiled and waved his hand: "Director Liu, it has been almost ten years. I remember that there were at least dozens of people who participated in the audition at that time. If you can really think of me, it would be so amazing that you can't remember me." This is normal.",

This classmate of the famous director Zhang Yuan has made a total of two movies in the past ten years.One of them is "The Inkstone", which was originally cast for the film. Although this film won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director's Debut and was also the first domestic film to be purchased by Hollywood, its popularity in the country is very low.

The second film is the comedy film "Men and Women", which won the Film Critics Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, but it was an underground film and was not released in China.

To sum up, Director Liu is basically a passer-by in China and has little reputation.This is why he was stunned for a moment when Li Tang took the initiative to say hello.

There was not only Director Liu at the booth, but also two women. The older one was Director Liu's wife, Deng Hua, who was also the producer of "The Crying Woman".It is obvious that this is a professional couple, the husband is a director and the wife is a producer.This is common in the industry, such as Director Chen and Chen Hong, Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie, etc., including now Lou Ye and Sister Ma.

The other younger one didn't even need to ask, he could recognize it just by looking at the movie poster posted outside. She was the heroine of "The Crying Woman", her name was Liao Qing, and she was a teacher at the Academy of Opera.But she looks better in real life than on the movie poster. After all, she plays a woman living at the bottom of society.

It was obvious that the two ladies were very excited to meet Li Tang by chance at the film market. Liao Qing even pulled Li Tang along and asked Director Liu to help take several group photos.She said that she and many of her students were fans of Li Tang's movies, and they would show off to the students when they returned.What a lovely teacher.

At the same time, Li Tang also noticed that Director Liu was probably as embarrassed as he was when he attended the Venice Film Festival last year.Corner booth, cheap!My wife and the heroine are all together, so I can’t afford to hire anyone!
However, Director Liu is still a bit of a jerk. Li Tang chatted with him and found out that his so-called "Crying Woman" actually depicts a woman who makes mourning a career.

But don’t forget, “The Crying Woman” is called “The Crying Woman” in English, and Picasso has a famous abstract oil painting with this name.

In addition, in the late 70s, the famous French New Wave director Jacques Duvallon also shot a film called "The Crying Woman".And the film is very well-known in France and even Europe.

The name Jacques Duvallon may not be familiar to domestic audiences, but I believe many people are aware of one of his works, and that is "The Sorrows of Young Werther".

Obviously, Director Liu changed the name of the original movie "Crying in Mourning" to "Crying Woman", which is obviously suspected of being frivolous.

It's just that he is less lucky than Li Tang. He has been here for two days and no one has paid attention to it yet.

As for Director Liu's enthusiastic invitation to attend the film's premiere, Li Tang could only say sorry.Because the premiere of "The Crying Woman" is scheduled for the 21st, and he will leave Cannes and return to China on the 20th.

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"Bye-Bye!"

"Bye! When will you come to the capital? Come and see me when you have time."

"It will definitely take some time. I will call you then."

Early the next morning, Li Tang and Dai Sijie said goodbye to Zhou Xun and his party at the entrance of the Carlton Hotel. They had a noon flight and another ten hours of journey. It was probably midnight when they arrived in the capital.

When saying goodbye, Zhou Xun opened her arms and hugged Li Tang, pouting and complaining that Li Tang didn't contact her every time he came to the capital.In fact, she is also very busy. She has basically been on the set for the past two years. Even if Li Tang wants to contact her, he can't see her for a while.

After seeing off Zhou Xun, Li Tang and Zeng Jia went shopping in the city again.Although everything is expensive in tourist cities, it is rare to go out and buy some souvenirs to take back and give away to others, especially someone like Li Tang who has three close friends besides his family.Oh, I almost forgot, there is Gao Yuanyuan, this girl actually called him specifically to ask for a gift.

"Brother, how about wearing this?"

Returning to the hotel in the afternoon, Zeng Jia was busy helping him dress up for the "Hong Kong Night" reception in the evening.

This time he brought multiple sets of dresses that endorsed suit brands. Because Li Tang had worn a navy blue retro double-breasted sword-collar dress many times before, the brand specially designed a navy blue double-breasted dress for him. , but a dress with some modern elements.

Li Tang looked in the mirror after putting it on. It fit him very well, and he liked the color.

"That's it!"

　Second update, I'm sorry, I drank a little wine in the evening and I'm a little dizzy, so that's all for now.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)