Experienced actor

Chapter 39 Shortlisted for the main competition unit

Venice, Italy, in the words of Uncle Motoyama, is really full of artistic bacteria everywhere.

I won’t mention the glorious history in art, but just talk about movies.

The Venice Film Festival is the world's first film festival.

Perhaps from the current perspective, it has indeed declined a lot.

In Europe, it cannot compare to the Cannes Film Festival, and globally it cannot match the popularity of the Oscars.

But the standard of this film festival is still there after all, and it is not a joke to be one of the top three in Europe.

2005 was a very interesting year.

From a European and American perspective, there are more and more Asian movies.

Let’s just say that you may not win many awards, but Asian films, especially Chinese films, tend to participate a lot.

For example, the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Yuanyuan showed off her style and changed clothes every day. It is said that she was one vote away from winning the Best Actress Award.

Of course, not only her, but also many films participated in the Cannes Film Festival.

You know, Shuang Bing has not yet competed for beauty on the red carpet.

This time in Venice, Yuanyuan did not come, but there were many other Chinese films.

When Xiang Yang came to Venice, the film festival had already begun, and the opening blockbuster was "Seven Swords."

This commercial martial arts movie from China, Mr. Xu is very ambitious, with stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places, plus South Korea's Kim So-yeon, the momentum is very strong.

At this time, Wang Yan was still a young student, but Zhang Jingchu in this movie was dazzling on the opening red carpet.

To be honest, this sister is really good-looking.

Xiang Yangdu had that kiss from his young master, so of course he wouldn't look at it any more...just a few glances.

However, Xiang Yang knew that the movie "Seven Swords" was a complete bad movie. There was no big problem with the performances of Bullet and Li Riyue, but the story of this movie left people speechless.

But there are other films after "Seven Swords".

"Song of Everlasting Regret", "If Love", and other films, "Eternal Regret" is directed by Guan Jinpeng and starring Xiuwen, and "If Love" also stars Zhou Gongzi, Jacky Yau, and Jin Cheng.

There are even songs that Xiangyang has never heard of, such as "Infinite Motion".

The name of this movie sounds strange, and the main creator is even stranger. Hong Huang, the most important event related to this woman in the movie, is probably her love affair with the great director Chen Kaige.

What happened at the beginning... Anyway, we outsiders can't tell. Later, she became the first lady of CCTV and a peerless beauty. Director Chen was very lucky, but don't underestimate Hong Huang.

Xiang Yang had heard that back then, Hong Ke was much more powerful than that sister with extraordinary looks. Her salary was calculated in US dollars, with a minimum of 7000.

The power of $7000 at that time can be imagined.

There is also a special movie called "The Beauty". Xiang Yang's focus is on the director of the movie, and she is Li Yu.

This woman has not met Bingbing yet. The two of them later collaborated in many literary films.

In fact, in the final analysis, these things have little to do with Xiang Yang.

In fact, even the many awards at the Venice Film Festival have little to do with Xiang Yang.

He is a fledgling kid, and he has no light in this glamorous entertainment circle.

They are clearly people from different worlds.

Therefore, I had thought about it before and what I said to Master Lao Li was sincere.

He doesn't care about the awards this time, and besides, there is no possibility. But since they have invited us, we have to come out of politeness.

Xiang Yang is probably the actor with the best mentality in the entire Venice Film Festival.

However, there is another mentality that is also very good.

"Wow, it's really beautiful here."

"Come on, come on! Look at these pigeons, haha..."

“Is there any saying for feeding pigeons?”

St. Mark's Basilica is a very beautiful building in itself, and the square in front of it is also impressive, especially there are many pigeons in the square.

Tourists, pigeons, and churches are so intertwined that it is impossible not to leave.

The same is true for Tan Zhuo. Her deer-like eyes are always smiling, as cheerful as if the deer had eaten some fairy grass.

The film festival lasts for about ten days. Xiangyang's original plan was to stay in the hotel and pass the ten days. After all, the hotel was set up with the help of the management and breakfast was also provided. After leaving the hotel, then Of course there are all kinds of expenses.

You can have breakfast until 12 o'clock. Xiangyang's way to save money is to simply not eat in the afternoon and evening. I just drink the bottled water provided by the hotel.

But there is no way. Sister Tan doesn't want to miss such a good opportunity. She also comes from a lower class. There are not many opportunities to go abroad like this, and it is also a film festival.

So, he reluctantly pulled Xiang Yang to accompany him and emphasized a point.

Everyone has no money, so if you can’t spend it, don’t spend it.

Therefore, Tan Zhuo was very confused about whether feeding pigeons would cause financial losses.

Xiang Yang cannot help but be attracted to Tan Zhuo.

Sister Tan, who is wearing a light blue dress, can be said to have curvy and concave figures. The key is that she also has a pair of long legs.

At this moment, she is looking like a little girl in front of the pigeons, her innocence and sexiness appear at the same time.

"Ahem..." Xiangyang coughed twice uncomfortably.

"What's wrong with you?" The deer's eyes turned around again.

"No, it's nothing." Xiang Yang's way of getting rid of the embarrassment was quite unique, "St. Mark's Cathedral, also known as the Golden Cathedral, has more than 500 columns, including ancient Roman art, Eastern Byzantine art, and..."

Talking endlessly is like an endorsement.

"Hahaha..." Tan Zhuo was overjoyed, "Yangzi, you know so much."

Xiang Yang could only admit with a blush, "I saw it written in that brochure before."

Tan Zhuo laughed even harder after hearing this, "You are really good at being funny."

Xiang Yang was actually covering up on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also wanted to show off his profound knowledge.

But when I look at it now, I still see...

"Let's go again."

"Would you like to go inside the church?"

"Forget it, you might need money." "Okay then."

The two of them are really traveling in poverty.

So, what's the next goal?

"Yangzi, I heard that there is a famous bridge called the Bridge of Sighs."

"Oh, that, the former condemned inmates would walk across that bridge before being hanged, hence the name."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable."

"Ahem... I still read it from the brochure."

Tan Zhuo laughed again after hearing this. He felt that the brother Xiangyang in front of him was indeed very interesting.

Xiang Yang actually always felt that there was something special in Sister Tan's eyes.

"Then let's go to the Bridge of Sighs."

"Actually, there's nothing interesting to see."

Even though Xiang Yang said so, he followed in Sister Tan's footsteps.

……

Some people are relaxed, but some people are absolutely not.

The most famous means of transportation in Venice is the boat called 'Gondola'.

This kind of boat has pointed ends, but it can also carry many people.

Li Yang came to Venice a long time ago. He knew that if a film wants to win awards at the film festival, it must do some extra work.

At this moment, he was on a gondola that could hold eight people. He didn't care about the few Asian tourists who came from afar. What mattered was the one beside him.

"Brother Ah Cheng, I have to rely on your help this time."

"Brother Li, what you said is wrong. I'm just a judge. I can't help you with anything. If I can help you, I still have to watch your movie in the end."

"Exactly."

"Well, besides, it's better for us to meet less, Guada Lixia."

"I see."

The man Li Yang called Ah Cheng looked like he was sixty years old, but he was energetic and had bright eyes with glasses.

He is one of the judges of this film festival. He was originally a writer, his pen name is 'A Cheng', and later he became a screenwriter.

He is very famous, and his famous work is "The King of Chess".

There are many stories in "The King of Chess". The book written by Ah Cheng was made into a movie by the famous director Teng Wenji, but the story is not over yet.

Later, a writer in Taiwan also wrote a book called "The King of Chess".

Mr. Xu later saw that he made another movie in 1991 called "The King of Chess", but this movie was very interesting, as it softly combined the contents of two novels of the same name.

Ah Cheng later also wrote the screenplay for "Furong Town", and currently his main job is to serve as the screenwriter for the movie "Wu Qingyuan".

Li Yang... is just looking for connections.

In fact, those who are really involved in the literary and art circles truly know that relationships are important.

For example, so-and-so’s paintings became a blockbuster, why?
It’s not like there are famous people saying that this guy’s works are good.

The same goes for movies, not to mention the Venice Film Festival, but also Cannes and Oscars. Relationships are crucial.

Even if a film is admitted, there is no one to say good things or make recommendations. Those so-called judges or those with voting rights may not even bother to watch it.

this is the truth.

Especially our Chinese movies, if there is no one to help explain them, can those foreigners understand them even if they have translators?
Probably, every time a Chinese film wins an international award, there are either Chinese filmmakers or people who know China very well among the judges.

Otherwise, it is almost impossible to win the award.

Li Yang deeply understood this truth. He found a relationship with the teacher Acheng, and now...

"Hey! Director!"

"what?"

"Director, we are here!"

Li Yang was so engrossed in his relationship with Achengla that he didn't notice that Gondola had already arrived near the Bridge of Sighs.

Someone on the shore called him, at a glance, who is it not Xiang Yang and Tan Zhuo?
Ah Cheng was also attracted by the sound and looked over to find two young people.

That young man is a bit of a jerk, but the girl next to him is quite nice.

He just glanced at it with his peripheral vision, but he didn't want to talk.

Li Yang saw it now, so he smiled and said hello, and even shouted.

"I have good news for you. Our movie has been shortlisted for the main competition!"

Main competition unit?
Xiang Yang knew that this was indeed lofty, but to him, it was no big deal.

Best movie, Best Actor, etc., it can't be "Blind Mountain" or him.

This year's hit "Brokeback Mountain" and famous movie star George Clooney both came to Venice.

Ever since, Xiangyang's mentality is still very peaceful.

but.

"Great!...mu!"

Tan Zhuo didn't think so. She knew what the main competition section meant. She was so happy that she didn't care anymore and took a bite on Xiang Yang's cheek.

"Sister Tan..." Xiang Yang covered his mouth as if he was at a disadvantage.

"Haha... you're not happy yet!" Tan Zhuo happily scolded Xiang Yang.

Li Yang laughed heartily when he saw the interaction between the two of them.

Ah Cheng naturally saw everything in his eyes and didn't say anything, but his eyes were a little complicated.

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　Thank you Starry Sky Story for the reward, and thank you all for your support!Please recommend, please collect.

　　Many stories came to mind when I wrote "Feeding the Pigeons". Please don't worry and let Hei Che tell you.

　　
　
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