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Zhou Haiwei wore a white neutral dress and walked on the red carpet. Her confident and casual appearance seemed to be back in the early 90s, when she was selected as the most popular female artist in Hong Kong Island.

Zhou Xun wore a black dress, focusing on intellectual maturity.

As for Gong Li, this is an international actress with a stronger aura.

After walking the closing red carpet, the group did not enter the award ceremony venue. Instead, they returned to the hotel to pack their things and catch the flight back home.

The closing red carpet corresponds to the awards ceremony of the main competition unit. Many filmmakers from all over the world will appear at this time. Compared with the opening red carpet, it is even more star-studded.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others all thought about walking on the red carpet before returning to China.

Otherwise, their trip to Cannes would have ended yesterday.

The award ceremony for the One Attention Unit is a non-competitive unit, not on the closing red carpet day, but on the day before.

In other words, Wang Shu and others had already participated in the awards ceremony held by the Un Certain Regard unit last night.

Unfortunately, the film also became Nemescu's legacy.

Because the winning film for the Best Picture in the Un Certain Regard section of the 60th Cannes International Film Festival is "California Dreaming".

This young director, who was born in 1979, died in a car accident in August 2006.

It was the end of May when I returned to China.

This is because director Christiane Mescu died in an accidental car accident before the film was completed.

But film festivals all over the world, no matter how commercial they are, must also pay attention to artistry, let alone Cannes, the three major ones in Europe.

But no matter how business-focused it is, it’s still about preserving art before talking about business.

Especially in the top three places in Europe.

This film is the first feature film directed by Romanian director Christian Nemescu.

Entertainment industry. That’s it.

Many filmmakers came to the celebration banquet, including the starring team of "Terror Cruise", various professionals in the industry, and people from above.

In a place like the entertainment industry, with his talent and strength, it is rare for him to encounter evil people, and most of them are "good people" who release good intentions.

It is undeniable that the Cannes International Film Festival is the most commercial international film festival among the three major film festivals.

But if you fall into a trough, you will see evil people everywhere you look.

However, it can also make Romanians reflect on this discomfort.

When a person is at the top of his game, he is often surrounded by good people.

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The stranded American soldiers unexpectedly caused waves in the village. Not only did the village chief hold a welcome party for them, but the girls in the village were also very attentive to these young American soldiers, dreaming of returning to the sunny village with them. California
Very uncomfortable content, but realistic
Romania is a small country in Europe, and the United States is the largest country in the world.

There was no acceptance speech or special commemoration ceremony. The audience expressed their respect for the director who died young with warm applause.

Especially since he had just taken the top spot in China Film Group Corporation and had such unquestionable achievements, he was particularly proud.

And this film is also specially noted as unfinished.

It's clear that this is a film that will make Romanians uncomfortable.

As one of the producers of this movie, Han Sanping has a box office of over 3 million, which is undoubtedly his extremely dazzling performance.

Wang Shu was also the most handsome boy at the celebration banquet. At the celebration banquet, many people not only took the initiative to talk to him, but also showed their kindness in various ways.

The throne of the number one Chinese-language film in the mainland box office is back under Wang Shu's butt again.

The whole network is in a state of excitement!
Both Han Sanping and Wang Shu were very excited, and under the leadership of China Film Group, they held a celebration banquet as customary.

As for the content of "California Dreaming", it describes a group of American soldiers taking a train through a small village in Romania in order to transport weapons to Kosov. However, they were blocked by the railway station director because they did not have official documents for passage.

Of course, the three major European companies also have pork points, but at least they have to get the points they deserve.

Last night, when the host announced that "Californication" had won the best picture, photos of Nemescu at work were shown on the big screen. The audience burst into applause, and the leading actors and actresses even burst into tears with excitement.

Along the way, Wang Shu has actually met all "good people" around him, except for the arrogant bosses in Beijing circles and some academics who think they are superior.

Although Wang Shu's "Terror Cruise" is good, in terms of art, it is much inferior to "California Dreaming". In addition, the other film is still a masterpiece, so it can't be compared.

Unfortunately, although "Terror Cruise" has a novel domestic setting, it is not too surprising internationally. Moreover, "Terror Cruise" lacks artistic elements and has no chance of winning the Best Film in the Un Certain Regard category.

On May 5, "Terror Cruise" was invited to participate in the Cannes Film Festival and its box office finally exceeded 30 million, breaking the record set by "The City of Gold" and becoming the first single film in mainland theaters to exceed 3 million in box office. billion movie.

At the award ceremony, the director's photo was projected on the big screen, but I was unable to enjoy this honor in person.

It's just that we will never know what the director's version will be like.

The yearning for a modern big country in small country villages extends to the kneeling and licking of American soldiers. This Romanian director used his film to reveal all these depictions.

He died young, at only 27 years old, which is very sad.

Of course, even if it has artistic elements, there is a high probability that it will not win the Best Picture Award.

If you only look at the commercial nature, then "Terror Cruise" is naturally better than "California Dreaming".

Movies with a setting like "Terror Cruise" are not uncommon in Hollywood, and there is not much in terms of artistic quality. You can win awards through operation in China, but it is more difficult abroad.

In order to maintain the integrity of the film, the editor edited according to the script and finally completed the 2 hours and 35 minutes of work.

"Has your movie "The Crowd" been completed?" Han Sanping came to Wang Shu and asked in a low voice.

He always had a smile on his face and was obviously in a good mood.

"What's wrong?" Wang Shu asked doubtfully.

Han Sanping suddenly came over to chat quietly. Wang Shu immediately thought that he saw that "Terror Cruise" had exceeded 3 million in the mainland box office and wanted to make another blockbuster.

Han Sanping whispered: "If "Horror Cruise" wants to compete for Oscars, it almost needs to work there in time."

"And when a movie is released abroad, it also needs promotion. You will inevitably have to follow it."

"With all this fuss, it will take another month or two."

"If your film "The Crowd" is not completed, the time will be tight."

The Oscar here is not inside, but outside.

"Cruise of Terror" is a Chinese-language film produced in mainland China and cannot compete for the Oscars. It can only compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Since "Terror Cruise" has been confirmed to be released in American theaters, it is natural that it will be signed up for overseas release. This is a convenient move.

If it can be nominated or even win, the copyright income of "Terror Cruise" will be higher in the future.

"It's almost done, there shouldn't be any delay." Wang Shu said immediately after hearing this.

"That's good." Han Sanping responded, and then said, "The box office of "Terror Cruise" in the mainland has exceeded 3 million. South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and even the United States are now more interested in introducing it."

"Their distributor discussed this matter with China Film Group two days ago. If nothing else happens, there should be an increase in the number of screens."

"However, you will have to make more trips before the movie is released."

Distributors and theaters in various countries are all in the business of collecting money. For them, it doesn't matter which region the movie is produced in, as long as it can help them make money.

Just like the theaters in the Mainland, "Spider-Man 3", a Hollywood superhero blockbuster, has been eagerly awaited before it landed in domestic theaters. They can't wait for "Spider-Man 3" to land in theaters as soon as possible, so that they can start making money earlier.

In South Korea, it has always been the filmmakers who boycott foreign films, not theaters and distributors.

In the eyes of theater chains and distributors, they only care about whether a movie makes money. The more profitable a movie is, the more theater chains and distributors will collect money from it.

On June 6, "Terror Cruise" received the key under the control of China Film Distribution and continued to postpone its release.

Typically, new movies are removed from shelves a month after their release.

This is because digital copies used for movie screenings in China have an encryption key with a period of 30 days. If the 30 days have passed and the key expires, the movie will be removed from the shelves.

Therefore, the distribution contract signed between the film distribution company and the theater chain usually only allows the movie to be played in the theater chain for about a month.

If a movie's box office is low within one to three weeks, the theater chain has reason to choose to release the movie early, because the theater chain is the party with the initiative.

If the movie has a good response and the audience's interest in watching it remains unchanged, you can apply to continue the screening, which means you will get an extension key.

In this case, the movie may be shown in theaters for nearly two months, and some particularly popular and popular movies may even be released for nearly three months.

Of course, this is just a general rule and does not rule out the existence of special circumstances.

For example, many years later, "Feng Shen 1: Chaoge Fengyun" was postponed for 6 rounds, and it was released in theaters for half a year.

But this is in the future, and it’s not that outrageous at this stage. It’s usually only postponed for a month before it’s released from theaters.

In addition, the time a movie is taken off the shelves will also be affected by factors such as copyright expiry and updates to movie projection equipment.

On June 6, Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei appeared on Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island is the first stop for "Terror Cruise" to enter the international market, and several people started promoting the film in this area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

Gong Li is the heroine, and she must be present for this kind of publicity work.

Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei are artists from Hong Kong Island. When they come to Hong Kong Island to promote, they naturally need to be brought with them.

As for mainland actors such as Zhou Xun and Jiang Wu, there is no need to bring them along, regardless of schedule issues.

You only need to bring the key Gong Li, as well as Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei, who are more recognized in Hong Kong Island.

On the first day they arrived on Hong Kong Island, they received warm hospitality from Media Asia.

Media Asia is the agent publisher of "Terror Cruise" in Hong Kong Island and is responsible for the distribution in Hong Kong Island.

Although China Film is the leader in mainland films, it also has distribution capabilities.

It's just that it's in the mainland.

When "Terror Cruise" goes to other regions, the distributor in the corresponding region must be responsible for the distribution of the film.

China Film cannot play.

For example, when films produced on Hong Kong Island go to the mainland market, they usually cooperate with mainland film companies such as China Film and Huayi. Film and television companies on Hong Kong Island do not have distribution capabilities in the mainland and can only cooperate with mainland companies.

Wang Shu and his group appeared on Hong Kong Island, and Media Asia staff went to pick them up at the airport and take them to the hotel. They were quickly photographed by Hong Kong Entertainment's paparazzi.

Hong Kong Island is just that big, and many of the paparazzi on Hong Kong Island work at designated times.

Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, and Zhou Haiwei came out of the airport and checked into the hotel. It was impossible not to be photographed.

After the news came out, the entertainment circle on Hong Kong Island became a little lively.

Although Wang Shu has not been in the industry for a long time, his achievements are obvious to all. Many people in the Hong Kong entertainment circle know that there is such a number one person at this moment.

Not to mention Gong Li. Not only is she an international movie queen, she also collaborated with Zhou Xingxing in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" and "The Gambler 90" in the 2s.

When they learned that these people had arrived on Hong Kong Island and were picked up by Media Asia staff, they all understood that they were here to promote the movie.

Many people have only heard of "Terror Cruise" but have not seen it. Only a few people have gone to the mainland to watch this movie in their spare time.

Now that the creative team has come to Hong Kong Island to promote, discussions are inevitable.

For Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei, returning to Hong Kong Island is equivalent to going home. In addition, Hong Kong Island is not big, so they can go home instead of staying in a hotel.

But both of them knew that Wang Shu came to Hong Kong Island for the first time. It would be unreasonable to leave Wang Shu in the hotel just after returning to Hong Kong Island.

In addition, returning to Hong Kong was originally for film promotion work.

Neither emotion nor reason can leave.

We checked into the hotel together.

Wang Shu was not an unreasonable person. He said to Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei: "There is no work today. You can go home and meet at the hotel tomorrow."

He knew in his heart that since Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei had returned to Hong Kong Island, they naturally wanted to go home instead of staying in a hotel.

If you are in Beijing and live far away from the hotel, it is naturally better to stay in the hotel for the convenience of work.

But Hong Kong Island is only a palm-sized place, so it doesn't take long for Zhou Haiwei and Liang Jiahui to get home.

This is not the first time Wang Shu has mentioned this. Liang Jiahui and Zhou Haiwei looked at each other, and Zhou Haiwei said, "Brother Jiahui, how about you go back?"

When Liang Jiahui heard this, he didn't hesitate and said with a smile: "Okay."

Then he looked at Wang Shu and said, "Well, Director Wang, I'm going back. See you tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Wang Shu responded with a smile, and then looked at Zhou Haiwei, "Sister Haiwei, you have been living in the capital for a long time. It's not easy for you to come back, so go back and have a look, as long as there are people from Media Asia here. ,Don't worry."

When Zhou Haiwei heard this, he flipped up her hair and said with a smile: "Director Wang invited me to dinner in the capital. When I come to Hong Kong Island this time, I should be the one to fulfill my friendship as a landlord, right?"

(End of this chapter)