This director needs to apologize

Chapter 36 Opening of Nothingness
In Montreal in December, it’s almost freezing to death.

The air conditioning in the hotel arranged by Shen Pengfei could only reach 18 degrees, and the temperature was only 8 degrees. It was so cold that Chen Yiming shivered.

The eldest sister also muttered, "foreigners in Maple Leaf Kingdom are used to it and don't feel cold at all. You should just follow the local customs."

Chen Yiming originally wanted to walk around Maple Leaf Kingdom, but now his head is in a state of stiffness all day long.

travel?What a waste of a trip!
He just wanted to finish the movie screening quickly and then go back to China.

The organizers of the film festival arranged two screenings of "Holiday in the City", and the screening locations were excellent, both at the Imperial Theater where the opening and closing ceremonies were held.

The times are relatively general, namely the evening of Tuesday the 8th and the afternoon of Friday the 11th.

On the night of the 5th, Chen Yiming wore a thick down jacket, wrapped himself into a ball, and walked on the red carpet for the first time in his life.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, "Holiday in Magic" arrived at the entrance of the Empire Theater at the time notified by the organizer. It turned out that there were not many people around, and there were only a few "ragged" ladies on the red carpet, posing and taking pictures.

Guyuehe and Lily in the nanny's car were dressed similarly to those young ladies. Chen Yiming jumped out of the car to ask the organizer.

There was no staff on site, so I finally found a reporter from China, and only then did I know that the opening ceremony officially started at 8 p.m.

Chen Yiming has a black eye, so why did he need to inform him to arrive at 5 o'clock?

The hotel was not very warm, Lao Gu and Lily couldn't sit or lie down, and Shen Pengfei couldn't get through on the phone. The last few people went to Lily's friend's house in Mengcheng to get through this period.

Chen Yiming already regrets it. It's really not worth it to go all the way to get a few million dollars in box office for the delayed release.

The amount allocated to Bo Jue is only a few hundred thousand, which may not even cover the cost of this trip.

We returned to the Empire Theater at 7 o'clock. Media reporters and the local atmosphere team were all here this time.

The nanny car was parked at the corner facing the street. Lily was holding her skirt in one hand and Gu Yuehe in the other, and the two of them walked over.

Chen Yiming pulled his woolen hat under his ears and followed the two of them with a hunched head.

After arriving at the square at the main entrance of the theater, we saw many people standing in groups on the outside, and on the red carpet, people came up every now and then.

So, how is this team organized?
None of the three people knew anyone at the scene, and it was their first time attending a film festival. They were confused as to whether they could go directly.

Even Lily, who was most looking forward to the ceremonial feel of the red carpet, had completely lost interest at this moment and just wanted to go in and enjoy the warm air.

Among the people waiting, not all were dressed up like Lao Gu and Lily. Chen Yiming saw an old man wearing a gray cotton coat, holding a cat in each other's hands in the lee.

Chen Yiming approached him and spoke to him in plastic English, "HI, FRIEND, NICE TO MEET YOU. (Hi, friend, nice to meet you)"

"FINE, TNANK YOU, AND YOU? (I'm fine, how about you?)" is actually more plastic than Chen Yiming.

At this time, Chen Yiming saw the face of the old man in cotton-padded clothes, and there was a strong smell of dirt coming towards his face, so he instantly changed to his native dialect.

"Brother, where are you staying here?"

The old man in cotton-padded clothes raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Hello, big brother, I'm waiting for the heroine of the crew here."

Meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign country brings tears to both eyes.

The old man's name is Xu Zhu. Although he looks old, he is actually less than 40 years old.

He used to be a prop master at Changying Film Factory, but now calls himself an independent director. He wrote, directed and self-produced "Night-Scent", which was shortlisted for the short film section of the film festival.

Looking at Xu Zhu who was stamping his feet with his hands folded in front of him, Chen Yiming seemed to have seen himself in his previous life.

I am moving up the circle step by step, hoping to seize any opportunity to realize my dream of being a director.

Xu Zhu is obviously more idealistic, passionate and impatient than Chen Yiming.

If there are no opportunities for a while, then create opportunities yourself.

Chen Yiming congratulated him from the bottom of his heart. He did not have the courage to take this step, but he admired those who dared to take this step.

This is the second time Lao Xu has come to Montreal. The feature film he shot the year before last was shortlisted for the debut film section, but unfortunately nothing came of it.

Chen Yiming learned from Lao Xu that the Montreal Film Festival has always been careless. The opening ceremony and red carpet were all casual, with no organization and no fixed order.

If you don’t care about the photographer’s lens, you can go in directly.

After asking for the screening time of the other party's short film, Chen Yiming said goodbye to Xu Zhu and went back to greet Guyuehe and Lily to "hit the road".

At this time, Shen Pengfei suddenly called, "The photographer has arrived a long time ago. Where are you guys?"

Chen Yiming had a question mark on his forehead, "We are at the entrance of the theater. Which photographer can't be contacted?"

The other end of the phone replied in a hurried tone, "Let's go, walk slowly, someone will take pictures."

After saying that, he put down the phone.Chen Yiming has never experienced anything like this before. Isn't this too casual?

Isn’t Sister Shen from Magic City like this?

After going back to join their team, Gu Yuehe and Lily took off their coats to their assistants and walked onto the red carpet.

Go in early and warm up early!

Guyuehe was wearing a gray-blue suit with no tie on his chest, and the only decoration was a brooch.

Lily wore a rose-red floor-length dress embellished with sequins. It was backless and had sleeves. She was a breath of fresh air among the actresses tonight.

The two walked at a slightly faster pace of 10 seconds and 5 steps, waving to both sides of the red carpet while smiling and stepping forward.

Chen Yiming also took off his down jacket, revealing the black suit underneath, and followed the two men 5 meters behind.

Standing in the middle of the red carpet, you can see it more clearly. There are more than 20 cameras flashing sparsely on both sides.

No one called out names, and no one called Staple. It was completely routine to count the rhythm and click the shutter.

As for fans counting stars?Even if those holding signs are real movie fans, the number is not as large as those waiting to walk on the red carpet.

Watching others walking on the red carpet in the open air at minus 4 degrees Celsius, Maple Leaf people are really not that stupid!

……

Although the red carpet in the outfield was a mess, the scene in the infield was still very stylish. The two-story Empire Theater was decorated in a simple and elegant manner, and more than 800 seats were packed.

The festival chairman Serge Roscoe gave a speech first. He was a wizened old man in his 70s and [-]s, and his English was very rough. Chen Yiming gave up trying to understand it from the beginning.

The chairman of the jury, Basque actress Joan Lopez, then took the stage and delivered a brief speech, but Chen Yiming again did not understand a word.

Then four other judges came on stage, a film critic from Mao, a director from Gaul, a curator from China, and a reporter from Apennine.

After the five judges introduced themselves, the ceremony ended.

That's right, it's over!

If you want to stay, you can watch the opening ceremony video, the Little Japan movie "The Nothingness", and if you don't want to stay, you can just clear the way.

Chen Yiming glanced blankly at Guyuehe beside him, and then looked across Guyuehe at Lily.

They both looked in disbelief.

It turned out that he was not the only one feeling nihilistic.

Looking around, it seems that the guests attending the meeting are quite empty.

This film festival, how should I put it, is just like playing house and joking.

There is no etiquette, no welcome, no simultaneous interpretation, and no host.

It doesn't look like the entertainment circle, it looks like the Buddhist circle. Everyone on and off the stage is practicing Zen.

Out of respect for the organizers, the three newcomers stayed to watch the opening ceremony movie.

Two hours later, Chen Yiming's body and mind became even more empty, reduced to nothing.

I didn’t understand the story at all, or the director wasn’t telling the story at all.

The whole film is filled with a lot of subjective shots, and it keeps shaking.

After reading it, he only had the hero's pilot's manual left in his mind, which was unforgettable and lingering.

The movie has very few lines, and the most lines are probably the male protagonist's gasps.

Imagine a scene of hundreds of people listening to pornographic movies together. It is simply a performance art scene.

He was convinced once again that he was not interested in art at all, so he should come to less film festivals in the future.

After the movie ended, there was thunderous applause. The young director sitting in the front row turned around and stood up with excitement, and kept bowing at ninety degrees.

Chen Yiming didn't doubt his own aesthetics at all, because he was also applauding desperately.

Not dedicated to the director, but dedicated to the leading actor.

Gu Yuehe clapped and leaned into Chen Yiming's ear and sighed, "The director of Xiaoli is so perverted."

Chen Yiming glanced sideways at Guyuehe and tried not to vomit out the feeling in his stomach.

You are even more perverted!
(End of this chapter)