The King of Directors 2000

It was very cold in Berlin in February. Li Shengyao, Zhang Songwen, Lu Han and several assistants took a plane to Berlin. On the plane, the flight attendant reminded them to prepare thick clothes, otherwise they would be easily blown by the wind.

The three of them were all adults, so naturally they wouldn't joke about their bodies. Before they even got off the plane, they wore an extra coat.

After the plane landed, the cabin door opened, and gusts of cold wind blew. The stewardess who opened the cabin door shrank back, as if there was a monster outside.

The passengers walked out one by one shivering.

Li Shengyao couldn't help but be curious, "Is it also this cold in previous years?"

"No, this year is special. The cold air is blowing from Russia."

The flight attendant knew both Lee Sheng Yew and Lu Han, and she was very gentle to him along the way. She said whatever he asked and quietly slipped a note to Lee Sheng Yew.

However, he did not believe that the cold air from Russia was blowing to Berlin. Of course, this was not the point.

Li Shengyao nodded, and then led Zhang Songwen, Lu Han and others off the plane.

At this time, the sky was overcast, and layers of dark clouds were gathering in the sky, looking like they might fall down at any time.

The cold wind blew and hit my face, which hurt like a slap in the face.

No one talked, everyone just kept walking forward.

I drove quickly and quickly entered the passenger passage, and then I felt a little warmer.

The walls of the passenger passage are silver-gray, with a relatively cold temperament, and the surroundings are very quiet. The passengers here don't seem to like chatting while walking. Inexplicably, it feels like a spy city.

Li Shengyao was thinking wildly in his mind. At this moment, he stepped out of the passenger passage and faced a burst of bright lights.

When he came to his senses, he realized that a group of reporters were filming him wildly.

When Lu Han appeared in the hall, there was a burst of cheers, and there were probably hundreds of German fans cheering loudly.

I have to say that the influence of Korean groups is indeed great.

"Lu Han, Lu Han, Lu Han."

The little fans shouted Lu Han’s name in Mandarin, which they were not very proficient in.

Lu Han subconsciously waved his hand, and the little girl's cheers became louder.

Many people rushed forward, completely ignoring the security, and wanted to get Lu Han's autograph or take photos up close.

Lu Han looked at Li Shengyao.

As an idol, he likes to bring some benefits to fans and sign a few names without spending a lot of energy.

However, he was worried that Li Shengyao wouldn't like it. His manager had already told him to obey Li Shengyao's orders in everything.

"It's okay, stay safe, we'll wait for you in the car."

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

Lu Han stayed to sign autographs.

Li Shengyao led Zhang Songwen to the commercial vehicle that had been prepared long ago. At this time, a group of reporters gathered around.

"Lee, can we talk?"

"Li, this is your first time attending the Berlin Film Festival. We all want to interview you."

"Li, you just attended the Venice Film Festival. Is your new movie ready so soon?"

There were too many reporters. Li Shengyao was really surprised. This time, there were so many reporters coming to interview him. Most of them were foreign reporters, and domestic reporters only accounted for about 20%.

He had to stop and say a few official words.

"I am very happy to come to Berlin, and I am even more happy to see you. I hope I can bring you good works and achieve good results."

"Director Li, there are three Chinese-language films competing this time. How do you evaluate these three films?"

This is a question from a domestic reporter.

Lee Sheng-yew stopped, looked over, and continued: ""Fire of the Day" and "Massage" are both very good films, and of course "Dalian by the Sea" is also. I hope that at this Berlin Film Festival, our Chinese-language films can Show your ambition and win prizes for all.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped staying and left in a hurry.

The commercial vehicle that had been contacted was already parked at the intersection, and three bodyguards were standing guard in front of the vehicle.

Li Shengyao got into the business car first.

Zhang Songwen and several assistants followed in.

This time Li Shengyao did not bring Dapeng, Bi Gan, and Wen Muye as assistant directors, because these people have work after the New Year, and they will all prepare new movies.

Li Shengyao has already made an agreement with them. Once the script is written, the company will invest money.

Under such circumstances, the three of them were very happy and thinking about their new movie.

Li Shengyao brought two assistants to Berlin.

The person responsible for welcoming Lee Sing-yew was not from the entertainment industry, but a friend of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

The driver is from the Mainland and is eating fried dough sticks. I don’t know where he bought them. They look like domestic fried dough sticks.

Sitting in the co-pilot was a young man wearing glasses. He looked to be in his twenties, wearing a jacket and a pair of cowboy pants.

He still retains his childishness and feels like a student.

"Hello Director Li, I am your fan. My name is Yang Hui. I am an international student and the vice president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce."

Really a student.

A rich, well-connected student.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Hello, nice to meet you."

Yang Hui glanced at Lu Han inside, and then said, "EXO is quite popular here. Some little girls in school like them very much."

"I don't really like them. I don't think they're interesting."

"I like watching movies, especially your movies."

Yang Hui looked very excited. He turned to Li Shengyao and said, "Director Li, I know you are coming to Berlin, so I came here to greet you, and I also checked a lot of information.

Marit Risenbeck, the chief secretary of the Berlin Film Festival, was interviewed a few days ago. She said that you are very welcome to come and the Berlin Film Festival will never let you down.

Also, the chief seal of the jury of this film festival is James Shamus. When he was interviewed, he also said that you are welcome. "

To be honest, compared to the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival is more friendly to Chinese-language films.

Before Lee Sing-yew at the Cannes Film Festival, only Kai Zi Ge's "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or.

At the Berlin Film Festival, several Chinese-language films won the Golden Bear Award.

Lee Sung-Yew is now one of the most popular young directors in the world. It is understandable for Marit Lissenbeck to say this.

As for James Shamus, it is even more worthy of mentioning.

This boss is a beautiful Chinese. His main identity is a producer, followed by a director.

However, unlike ordinary producers, James focuses more on independent films.

And unlike Jews like Spielberg, James has no good impression of the beautiful country. He has publicly stated many times that the beautiful country is sick.

On the contrary, James likes Chinese culture very much, and he has a good relationship with Ang Lee.

He is the producer of movies such as "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet", "Eat Drink Man and Woman", etc., helping Ang Lee operate in the beautiful country and paving the way for him to break into Hollywood.

After hearing Yang Hui's words, Li Shengyao paused slightly. He seemed to understand why Chinese-language films had such good results at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.

Yang Hui then said: "That's not all. This year's jury also includes Liang Chaowei from Hong Kong Island."

It’s hard to say whether Lao Liang prefers the mainland.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, but did not answer.

Yang Hui continued: "We in China now have a good relationship with Germany. There is also a grand Chinese New Year event in Berlin this year. It is not over yet and will last until the Lantern Festival.

Director Li, do you want to come with me and have a look? ” ˆ ˆ “Okay, after attending the opening ceremony of the film festival, I will find a time to watch it with you. "

This time I came to the Berlin Film Festival, in addition to bringing my works to the competition and watching some good movies.

Naturally, I also want to visit the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Berlin.

Yang Hui didn't speak very neatly, and he thought of another thing, "Director Li, there is another thing. At this Berlin Film Festival, Yili went to advertise.

You see, there are so many Chinese elements in Germany recently. I think this is a sign that we will definitely achieve good results at this film festival. "

Li Shengyao looked at Yang Hui in surprise, if he didn't change history.

Just like Yang Hui said, wouldn't there be some good things when composed of so many elements?

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers inside the airport.

But it was Lu Han who finished signing autographs and taking photos, waving to fans and leaving.

After Lu Han and his assistant got into the business car, they left.

It was so cold that a layer of fog formed on the outside of the glass of the commercial vehicle.

Through the fog, looking at the buildings on both sides of the road, it feels gray.

I can't see clearly, I can only see roughly.

Lu Han was probably influenced by the fans and was in a good mood. He got in the car and chatted with Zhang Songwen.

Zhang Songwen was also in a good mood.

He heard the chat between Yang Hui and Li Shengyao just now, and he also felt that with all the Chinese factors this year combined, maybe Chinese-language films would have a chance to win awards.

He is naturally full of expectations.

Li Shengyao stared outside blankly, looking at the vague and unclear Berlin street scene, feeling inexplicably negative and tired.

He's not someone who can't fly long distances.

In the past, he might be physically tired after long-distance flights, but mentally, he has always been very stable.

This time, inexplicably, he felt a little tired.

He suddenly thought of Chen Hao, Yan Danchen, Dong Xuan, and the children in Yanjing.

Probably because the time spent with his family was too short, he suddenly felt homesick.

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At 2014 pm on February 2, 14, the Berlin Film Festival officially started the red carpet.

Li Shengyao and the others were considered VIPs and were among the first to walk on the red carpet.

The same red carpet crew as Li Shengyao and others were from several Hollywood movies.

Since ancient times, the head and tail have always been more attractive.

This shows that the crew of "Dalian by the Sea" has attracted much attention from the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival.

When Li Shengyao, Lu Han and Zhang Songwen walked on the red carpet together, there were piercing screams. The screams were no less than when Brad Pitt walked on the red carpet just now.

This is the power of Korean fans.

Little girls may not have much money, but their voices are no match for anyone's.

Lu Han was a little excited, smiling and waving to the fans.

Many reporters who only focus on movies did not recognize Lu Han and thought he was a big-name star. They turned to the camera and pointed at the crew of "Dalian by the Sea".

Just like that, in the dazzling flash of lights, the three people walked forward, walked along the red carpet, and arrived at the opening ceremony grand theater.

Then, under the guidance of volunteers, the three people sat down.

As soon as Li Shengyao sat down, a middle-aged woman about forty years old with long hair shawl and slightly raised at the end walked over enthusiastically.

"Li, welcome."

This middle-aged woman is Marit Risenbeck, the chief executive of the Berlin Film Festival.

The Berlin Film Festival is relatively less commercial than the Cannes Film Festival and inferior to the Venice Film Festival in terms of film artistry.

They can only take a different approach and focus on the theme of the movie.

For example, films that focus on disadvantaged groups and marginalized groups will be more popular at the Berlin Film Festival.

At this time, the German economy was pretty good, and the top leader was Aunt Mo.

In recent years, Germany and China have sometimes had differences, but most economic cooperation is still very close.

In a friendly environment, the cultural atmosphere is also very good.

Li Shengyao stood up and shook hands with Marit, "I am very honored to be recognized by you."

Marit then invited Lee Shengyao to sit down, and she sat on the seat next to Lee Shengyao, "Lee, our Berlin Film Festival has always paid close attention to your films. I think your films are very suitable for our film festival. I sincerely hope you will come more often." Berlin, show your talent.

Our Berlin Film Festival has always been fair and impartial. No matter what the subject matter is, we can accept it and we can support it. "

This is the characteristic of the Berlin Film Festival. In terms of subject matter, they are bolder than Cannes and Venice.

However, generally speaking, the themes of Lee Sheng-yew's movies are relatively normal. In terms of style, his movies are more suitable for the Cannes Film Festival.

Of course there is no need to say this.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Marit, I will seriously consider this in the future. As long as there are suitable movies, I will definitely come to the Berlin Film Festival."

Marit received Li Shengyao's promise and nodded happily.

Lee Sheng-yew is not only a great director, but also mainly because in current Chinese-language films, neither Lao Mouzi nor Brother Kaizi makes literary films.

Now Lee Sheng Yew is undoubtedly the benchmark for Chinese-language literary and artistic films.

If he goes to a certain film festival more often, he can encourage more young directors to go to that film festival.

Chinese-language films are an important force in the world's film industry, not to mention that the mainland market now ranks second in the world.

As far as film status is concerned, Chinese-language films are second only to island countries in Asia. In a few years, the total honors may exceed that of island countries.

After all, there are still several talented actors in the new generation of Chinese-language films, and the only one left in the island country is Kore-eda Hirokazu.

Winning over Li Shengyao can greatly influence young mainland directors.

"Lee, enjoy your trip to Berlin."

Marit then left.

Li Shengyao noticed the excitement in Zhang Songwen and Lu Han's eyes. He smiled without explaining.

Soon after, Li Shengyao met a few people he knew, Diao Yinan, Liao Fan, and Gui Lunmei. These three were from the cast of "White Flame", as well as Lou Ye, Guo Xiaodong, Qin Hao, Huang Xuan, and Mei Ting. These five were "Massage" crew.

Guo Xiaodong is also a Fenghua artist. The two of them had chatted at the previous company New Year's banquet. When they saw Li Shengyao, they raised their eyebrows.

"Director Li, hello, hello."

"Hello, Director Li."

Diao Yinan and Lou Ye are both in their forties. Director Diao is very decent and can play the role of the Red Army just by putting on a military uniform.

Lou Ye has a thin figure and a little thin cheeks. The later gold medal lecturer in Los Angeles is somewhat similar to Lou Ye.

Of course Lou Ye is much cleaner, but the lecturer is too sloppy.

Li Shengyao immediately stood up, shook hands and hugged the two directors. It could be seen that both Diao Yinan and Lou Ye were in a good mood and full of confidence.

When chatting, the tone is full of power.

Li Shengyao has a feeling that although he is younger than Diao Yinan and Lou Ye, he is the most negative one among the three. He probably knows that these two people will win the award, but he is not sure.

(End of this chapter)