Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 7 Finalists
This person is also a director.

He is an indispensable person in the underground film industry.

His name is Jia Zhangke.

Because of his name, many people in his previous life called him Section Chief Jia.

"You are also from Nortel, right?" Gu Ming asked knowingly and started the topic.

"Well, I'm from the Department of Literature at Nortel. I just graduated this year. Which department are you in?"

"Acting department."

"Performance department..." Jia Zhangke smacked his lips and thought about the direct flight to Berlin. He suddenly remembered something and stared at Gu Ming's face carefully for a second. "I heard that there is an acting department student." We hired a film crew with a budget of 100 million."

"it's me."

"Awesome." Jia Zhangke gave Gu Ming a thumbs up and said with some emotion, "I also made a movie. Hong Kong invested 20 yuan, but it was gone after the filming. Later, I begged my grandfather to sue my grandmother everywhere. I got another 20 yuan and finished the post-production process.”

Of course Gu Ming knows about this movie!
Originally, it was planned to be called "Hu Meimei's Bong Jia, Jin Xiaoyong's Buddy, Liang Changyou's Son: Xiao Wu".

The name is really long.

Later, the name was changed to one that didn't look like a big-character poster.

"Xiao Wu".

It tells the story of a thief who cannot keep up with the times.

The Original Spacetime won two non-competition awards at the Berlin Film Festival.

Let Jia Zhangke directly become a free man with millions in his pocket in this era.

However, compared to this movie, what Gu Ming is most interested in is its male protagonist.

"Who is the lead actor?"

"There, my classmate Wang Hongwei."

"Oh!" When he heard that the person's surname was not Chu, Gu Ming lost interest in even taking a look, and chatted with Jia Zhangke about other things.

When I got tired from talking, I lay down on the airplane seat and fell asleep.

After more than ten hours, the group finally arrived in Berlin.

It’s a city with a long history, but few buildings are more than 55 years old.

After getting off the plane, I looked at the Gothic and Baroque buildings.

Gu Ming took a deep breath.

Ever since Zhang Yimou won the Golden Bear Award for his debut film in 88.

This film festival has left behind the names of Chinese filmmakers.

Xie Jin, Wang Quanan, Diao Yinan, Liao Fan, Wang Jingchun, Yong Mei.

Today, I followed in the footsteps of my predecessors and launched a charge towards the Berlin Film Festival.

After taking a taxi, the group arrived at the booked hotel.

For several days, Gu Ming followed representatives from Xiying Studio to meet various people.

I have to say that this is a film studio that has already won two Golden Bears in this city.

He even took Gu Ming to meet Leslie Cheung, the judge of this year's film festival, on the day of the opening ceremony.

Over forty years old, this master's style remains the same, even more charming.

After a brief chat and a few words of encouragement, the other party walked away.

Seeing the other person's temperament, Gu Ming moved his fingers slightly.

This magnificent god seems to have only been around for a few years.

If there is a chance, it would be a good thing to make a movie with him.

Of course, just think about it.

Leslie Cheung's current salary of 500 million is beyond what Gu Ming can afford.

Shaking his head secretly, Gu Ming and others went to watch the exhibition video.

"There seems to be a movie by Qiu Shuzhen called "The Happier the More Depraved" it is. It sounds so good when I hear the name!" Huang Xiaoming pulled Gu Ming to look for the movie, "I love her "XX Lamb" and "XX's" the most. "Secret Life" and "Hong Kong Mysteries: XX", they are simply wonderful."

"What's there to see? I'll take you to see something better." With that said, Gu Ming took Huang Xiaoming to watch a movie called "A New World of the Senses".Huang Xiaoming's eyes widened when he saw it.

Can a movie still be made like this?
It’s even better than level three!
"How did he pass the trial?"

“Overseas, it’s really liberal!”

"Are there any other movies that are this exciting?"

Gu Ming couldn't bear to take Huang Xiaoming to find such a good-looking film, because the list of films shortlisted for the main competition unit of this film festival came out that afternoon.

16 feature films and 10 short films.

One more than in history.

The most popular one is Gu Ming's "17-Year-Old Bicycle".

"Shortlisted for the main competition!" Huang Xiaoming happily raised the corners of his mouth to his ears. "I will call you Director Gu from now on."

He was really happy for Gu Ming.

Of course, it is also for myself. If my good friend becomes a famous director, my future path will be easier.

Not to mention Chen Kun and Guo Xiaodong, they starred in this movie.

Just because they were shortlisted for the main competition, after returning to China, both of their statuses will have to move up a small level.

Only the representative of Xiying Film Studio looked at Gu Ming and felt something was wrong.

He originally came with the mentality of completing the tasks in the factory.

Unexpectedly, a film made by a 19-year-old student this year was shortlisted for the main competition.

Take a deep breath.

The secret voice was so scary, he said slowly after he was able to make friends with him.

"Our plan to sell films has changed."

"Highly recommended, but don't finalize who to sell to yet, wait until the closing ceremony."

Generally speaking, if your film wins an award, the organizer will call you in advance to ask you to attend the closing ceremony, so as not to find someone to accept the award when the award is presented.

Brother Yang's strategy is to see the situation at that time.

If the organizer calls, just wait until you win the prize and then sell it, and you can sell it at a higher price. If there is no call, sell it immediately.

……

The premiere of "17-Year-Old Bicycle" will be held five days before the closing ceremony.

the following few days,

In addition to following Brother Yang to contact film producers from various countries, Gu Ming asked them to attend the premiere of "17 Years Old Bicycle".

Just go to the movies with Huang Xiaoming and others. A trip to the film festival is not in vain. There are many uncut films that can be seen in full here.

In addition to watching movies of interest, a group of people also attended the screenings of various Chinese-language movies.

Only one film was shortlisted for the main competition unit, but there were quite a few Chinese-language films screened.

After all, in addition to the main competition unit, there are many attention units.

It's a Chinese-language film, so it's normal for everyone to give each other some face.

The first screening a group of people went to was Guan Jinpeng's "The Happier the More Depraved".

Then I participated in Xu Anhua's "Half Life", Jia Zhangke's "Xiao Wu", Lin Zhengsheng's "Wandering", and "Heavenly Bath" directed by Chen Chong and starring Pingxi King Li Xiaolu.

When watching the last film, several men kept staring at King Pingxi, trying to figure out whether this film was about a stuntman.

Unexpectedly, at the end of the study, Chen Kun suddenly said, "This actor looks like Zhou Xun!"

Okay, it does look similar.

There is also a little aunt Deng Jiajia, who looks just like her biological sisters.

Speaking of which, there are quite a few people in the entertainment industry who have bumped into each other.

Even next to Huang Xiaoming, there is a neon named Okada Masaki who looks very much like him.

(End of this chapter)