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Chapter 744: Gravity Debut
The Venice International Film Festival is essentially no different from the Cannes International Film Festival.

Except that most of the fans speak Italian, not French.

The films will be screened in different award units and then judged separately.

And each unit has a team of judges.

The screening date of "Gravity" was scheduled for the second day of the film festival.

In fact, it stands to reason that given the scale of Gravity and Sun Yi’s reputation among the top three in Europe, it is fully worthy of being screened on the first day.

But unfortunately, there is one problem that he cannot control.

"Gravity" is a 3D movie, and there is only one 3DIMAX exhibition hall at the Venice Film Festival, which is also the dedicated venue for the opening and closing ceremonies.

There is nothing we can do about it. The opening ceremony just ended last night, and the staff still have to reorganize the exhibition hall. The organizing committee informed us that it will take a whole working day, so "Gravity" can only be screened the next day.

It takes a whole day to clean up an exhibition hall.

The main purpose is relaxation.

Fortunately, although "Gravity" was screened late, it still had a long run. From the second day until the day before the closing ceremony, there was a show every day, which was considered the treatment of a seed player.

Why not show it on the last day?

Of course, the staff had to set up the closing ceremony again.

On the day the opening ceremony ended, Sun Yi received several invitations.

Not only Chinese-language films, but even RB Korean films have invited them.

In the hotel, Liu Yifei was looking through a pile of screening invitations, feeling a little worried.

"Brother, which screening are we going to attend tomorrow?"

At any film festival, no matter which section it is, the films that can be screened on the first day are the ones that attract a lot of attention.

Sun Yi and Liu Yifei, as very important figures from Asia in this film festival, will definitely be in attendance.

You can't just stay in the hotel and not go out when the event just opens.

That's a bit too much.
"What are they?"

Liu Yifei picked up the invitations one by one, holding them in her hand like playing cards, and introduced them to Sun Yi one by one:

"There's A Simple Life directed by Xu Anhua, The Deadly Gold directed by Du Qifeng, The Pirates' Trace directed by Xu Haofeng, and The Legend of the White Snake directed by Huang Shengyi. Hmm. This is The Mediocre by Japanese director Sono Shion. Hey, is this really a Japanese title?"

"There is also 'Seediq Bale' directed by Wei Desheng. The last one is curved."

There are quite a lot, including the mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and RB.

"Which one do you want to attend?"

Sun Yi did not make a decision, but instead gave the choice to Liu Yifei.

In his opinion, it makes basically no difference which one you go to, it's all just a wave of commercial hype.

Fortunately, these film screenings were all in the afternoon, so they only had to attend one.

Liu Yifei frowned and thought for a while. For such a choice, she would easily suffer from decision paralysis.

It almost had to be solved using the "piggy fried beans" method.

Finally, I thought of Brother Hua, with whom I had just worked.

We are already familiar with each other, so it won't be awkward even if we blow each other, so we just chose this.

"How about we go watch A Simple Life tomorrow, starring Brother Hua?"

"Oh?"

Hearing Liu Yifei's choice, Sun Yi instinctively raised his eyebrows. Something came to his mind, but he put it aside in an instant and agreed with a smile.

"Okay, no problem."

Xu Anhua can be said to be a female director with a high reputation, and even a leader in the Chinese-language film industry.

Yu Feihong chose to try to become a female director and shoot her first movie. In addition to her obsession with the heroine in the novel "Ginkgo, Ginkgo", it was more because of Xu Anhua.

In other words, it was the inspiration of Xu Anhua as a role model.

She was born in the Mainland and grew up in Hong Kong Island, but her film style is completely different from the highly commercialized Hong Kong Island films, and it can even be said to be incompatible with them.

Her films have always focused on marginalized people in society, using the stories of ordinary people to show the true meaning of life, while emphasizing women's experience. Her works often reflect a rich sense of social responsibility.

Just like the movie "A Simple Life", through the portrayal of the master and servant, from the beginning Tao Jie meticulously took care of "Luo Shao" played by Andy Lau, to "Luo Shao" discovering that Tao Jie was old and sick, and in turn took care of her in her old age.

The relationship between the master and the servant has gone beyond a simple employment relationship and even transcends the boundaries of family, friendship and love in the popular sense.

When the movie ended, the audience stood up and applauded.

Director Xu Anhua took the female lead Yip Tak-Hsien and the male lead Liu Dehua to the stage for their curtain call.

“The response has been very enthusiastic.”

Sun Yi looked around the scene and felt a little emotional.

Although this year's Venice Film Festival had some minor flaws, it is undeniable that its admiration for movies remains consistent.

In this film directed by Xu, a thoroughly oriental story touches the hearts of every audience through a simple and sincere emotion, allowing everyone to find their own shadow in it.

"The movie is really well made. I remember when I was a child, there was also an aunt at my grandmother's house who was very kind to me."

Liu Yifei also stood up and applauded.

Sun Yi noticed that her eyes were a little red. He thought she was simply moved by the movie, but he didn't expect that she was reminded of her childhood by the scene.

"Every time he secretly buys me candy."

Liu Yifei looked at Ye Dexian on the stage, as if she was lost in memories, looking like a poor little thing.

Sun Yi smiled slightly and said jokingly:

"I understand. Whoever buys you candy is good to you. I will buy you candy next time too."

Liu Yifei wiped the corner of her eyes gently, then gave Sun Yi a look of disdain.

Who wants your candy?

Every time I eat your candy, I don't necessarily have to pay something for it~
The good time to reminisce was interrupted by Sun Yi's jokes.

Sun Yi smiled indifferently.

It’s better to think less about childhood memories like this, as they will become more painful as time goes by.

"Yes, I like it very much. I think the movie is well made. Director Xu Anhua is a very good senior. I have studied her movies many times when I was in school."

"When you first watch Director Xu's movies, you'll always feel that they're just mediocre, but the more you watch them, the more you'll find them memorable."

"Because what she talks about is the life around us. Maybe at some inadvertent moment, you will feel that such scenes seem familiar."

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When attending a screening of someone else's film, you have to say something nice, especially in front of the media.

After all, they are all Chinese-language films and belong to the same family, so we should still help each other.

We can't let the foreigners laugh at us. Sun Yi said a lot of good things in front of the reporters, and so did Liu Yifei.

When interviewed by reporters, he was simply amazed by the performance of the heroine Ye Dexian.

I even sincerely hope that I can reach this level one day.

The two of them received many waves of interviews. Basically, apart from director Xu and the two male leading actors from the main creative staff, they were the ones who were interviewed the most times.

There's nothing we can do about it, since both of them have become almost representative figures of Asian films.

Although Sun Yi mostly shoots commercial films, he is participating in Venice this time with a commercial blockbuster "Gravity", but he has won the Palme d'Or in Cannes after all.

This award is still very recognized in Venice.

Although Liu Yifei has not won any international awards, well, she hasn't won many domestic awards either, but as an Asian actress, she is still very popular in Europe.

Therefore, the two of them in Venice are already a pair that cannot be ignored.

After attending the screening ceremony, the two said goodbye to Director Xu and Brother Hua and returned to the hotel.

Tomorrow morning is the first screening of "Gravity", so it is necessary to prepare well.

After returning to the hotel, Sun Yi found that Liu Yifei was not in a very good mood.

Even when asked what she wanted to eat in the evening, she always replied, "I don't have much appetite. I'm trying to lose weight."

Something is not right.

The little girl's condition is not right.

The two have been in love for more than three years and have been living together for more than two years. Their understanding of each other is not so good as to be telepathic, but it is also very tacit.

In Sun Yi's opinion, as soon as this girl raised her butt, he knew she was going to
Which direction to sit?

The current situation is definitely abnormal.

Sun Yi guessed it in his mind and finally got the answer.

So, he found an opportunity and tried it out while Liu Yifei was applying a facial mask for skin care.

"Did you watch his movie and think his acting was exceptionally good, so you were shocked?"

Liu Yifei was wearing a pair of pajamas with a large V-neck and was applying seaweed mud on her face in front of a makeup mirror. The dark mud made it impossible to see her facial expression, but it did make her complexion look even whiter and more flawless.

She just puffed her lips and nodded slightly.

After a moment, he said somewhat disappointedly:
"Teacher Ye Dexian, your acting is really good~"

Previously, when she had dinner with director Jia Zhangke, he affirmed her performance in Gravity. Although Liu Yifei felt that it was mostly just polite talk, she couldn't help but have some thoughts in her mind.

But now, compared with the veteran actor Ye Dexian, the ambition in his heart suddenly dissipated by a large margin.

You should know that the movie "A Simple Life", like "Gravity", is a film shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Venice Film Festival.

In other words, in the Best Actress award, Deanie Yip herself is one of Liu Yifei's competitors.

It would have been fine if she had not experienced it personally before, but now that she has witnessed the senior's powerful acting skills with her own eyes, Liu Yifei will of course feel inferior.

Sun Yi thought to himself, it is indeed so.

He pulled over a chair and sat upright in front of Liu Yifei.

"You are wrong to think so. Today I will teach you another lesson."

"First of all, we must admit that Mr. Ye Dexian's performance is indeed wonderful, but judging the quality of acting skills is not that simple."

"In addition to considering the actor's portrayal of the role, that is, the so-called resonance between the role and the actor himself, we must also compare the emotions conveyed by the actor through the film."

"In addition to an actor's acting skills, there is another factor that cannot be ignored for an actor to be successful, and that is the inherent depth and complexity of the character."

"For example, if we say that Ms. Ye's acting skills can be called acquired perfection, then if we want to compare them, we have to look at her innate qualities, that is, the script and the story."

"In terms of acquired Kung Fu, you are obviously a little behind Teacher Ye. Uh, just a little bit."

Sun Yi had just said the first half of the sentence when he saw Liu Yifei suddenly narrow her eyes. He quickly changed his words and used his fingers to illustrate the gap between them.

This made Liu Yifei satisfied.

Sun Yi continued, "We may be a little bit behind in our acquired abilities, but we are naturally strong. Although Gravity is a film with a strong commercial element, its core idea is no worse than that of other art films."

As he spoke, Sun Yi started counting with his fingers with Liu Yifei.

"You explored the meaning of life in the film like I did, right? The tenacity and self-growth of women, the tenacity of life, and even the respect for nature can also be understood.

Liu Yifei looked at Sun Yi, who was explaining everything to her like Wang Po selling melons, and she felt sweet for no reason in her heart.

The corners of his mouth began to rise involuntarily.

"So, whether I act well or not is mainly due to you, my great director~"

Sun Yi laughed, "If you insist on saying so, I will accept it calmly."

"Hey, does that mean you have to ask me for a reward?"

"Can I have this?"

"Of course, why not? My husband has spent so much energy on me. He cares about women's growth and respects nature. How can I not show my appreciation?"

"Haha, this is just average, there's no need for a big reward, just a token of appreciation will do."

Looking at Sun Yi's shameless look, and thinking of the so-called rewards between the two of them, which were all various embarrassing behaviors that could not be mentioned openly, Liu Yifei could not help but blushing.

Fortunately, the seaweed mud on his face covered it up and was not discovered by Sun Yi.

Seaweed mud!
Liu Yifei slowly stood up, took the initiative to sit on Sun Yi's thighs, put her hands around him, and moved closer to Sun Yi little by little.

Sun Yi leaned against the back of the chair, motionless, giving all the initiative to Liu Yifei. The two tender and tempting cherry lips were getting closer and closer to him, and Sun Yi seemed to hear his own rapid heartbeat.

Today, this little girl is so proactive, I’m so lucky.

Just when their lips were about to kiss, a hint of cunning suddenly flashed across Liu Yifei's serious face. She clenched her hands and directly held Sun Yi's cheeks. Then she pounced on him with her little face, rubbing him up and down, left and right, front and back.

Sun Yi was just looking forward to it when he suddenly felt a chill on his face. Then, he felt as if something sticky had blown into his mouth.

"Oh my god~~ Hum~"

"Here's a reward. Let's make a facial mask together. Hahahaha~~~~!!!"

Oh, this witch deserves a beating!
The seaweed mud covered Sun Yi's face.
The second day of the film festival started at 10 am at the main venue of the Venice Film Palace.

Sun Yi, Liu Yifei and some of the main creative staff of "Gravity" arrived here early.

Just like the Cannes Film Festival, the main creative staff is required to interact with the audience before the film is screened, so you can just wait in the audience.

This is a large 800D screening room that can accommodate 3 people. Sun Yi and his friends arrived half an hour early and were almost startled at the door.

There was a long line in front of the movie palace, young and old, couples, friends, and even families. If you don't know, you might think there are free eggs in front, but no, this should be free Coke?

There is a promotional poster at the entrance of the Film Palace, and almost every movie fan takes a photo here.

On the poster, Liu Yifei is wearing a Chinese standard space suit and a helmet, looking resolutely towards the earth.

《A 149-kilometer journey home.》

(End of this chapter)