Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 401 Quentin

Chapter 401 Quentin
The speaker was a middle-aged white man in his fifties.

Suit and tie.

The hairline is a bit high.

With a cocky smile on his face.

"Quentin?" Zhou Mo called out the name subconsciously.

The person who came was Quentin.

The person who spread the “English meaning” of “niubi” throughout the world.

One of the world's great directors.

At the age of 31, he attended the Cannes Film Festival for the first time and won the Palme d'Or for "Pulp Fiction".

"It's me! Zhou, nice to meet you." Quentin laughed and stretched out his right hand.

Zhou Mo also stretched out his right hand.

As soon as he finished speaking, another figure appeared beside Quentin.

Jiang Wen.

"Lao Jiang, when did you come?" Zhou Mo was surprised.

"He came here the day before yesterday and just finished his work. Today he brought Quentin to see you. He heard about you before and has always wanted to meet you.

It just so happened that his film Pulp Fiction was going to be shown at Cannes this time, so he came here with Uma."

Uma Thurman.

One of Quentin's favorite heroines.

The heroine of "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill".

After introducing himself, Quentin said to Zhou Mo: "Zhou, I've watched your John Wick and Cold Wind. They're very violent, exciting, and cool."

Zhou Mo naturally nodded politely.

“Just standing on the shoulders of giants.”

The person in front of you is also one of the spokespersons for violent aesthetics in the film industry. "Kill Bill" is still one of the benchmarks of action crime films in the industry.

It is worth mentioning that there is another spokesperson for violent aesthetics who also came to Cannes this year and has a deep connection with Zhou Mo——

Wu Baige.

All I can say is that Wu Baige was really awesome during his peak period. His works during his peak period had a profound influence around the world, making Quentin call him his "favorite".

It wasn't until after the millennium that this guy's faith collapsed.

Apart from "Sword Rain", he has never filmed another work that represents his rejuvenation.

Quentin continued with some regret: "But the only regret is that John Wick and Cold Wind lack some tension. It would be better if there were more bloody scenes."

Zhou Mo: ...

Good guy.

I thought what you wanted.

It turned out that I felt that my blood was too little.

That really can't be changed.

He was filming a killer who killed with one shot, not the berserker heroine in Kill Bill...

Although both of them seem to have a strong murderous nature.

But Quentin didn't worry too much.

I talked a little about the movie and brought the topic back to "is there language?"

"Zhou, can you say that phrase again, called 'found-mud-pee'."

Zhou Mo still found it difficult to hold back when he heard it for the second time.

In the past, he was the one who always stood on the station and watched the Chinese people listen to his ears.

Now foreigners have started to distort the meaning of the word, and they even used the past tense in a very considerate way. It feels so weird.

The key point is that the person who asked this question was Quentin.

It's even harder to hold on.

Seeing Zhou Mo's strange expression, De Niro coughed lightly.

"Zhou, this is what happened. When I met Quentin before, I explained to him some of the words you had said before. So, he was quite interested in this. In his opinion, this is also a form of expression of violence, which can enrich the connotation of the film."

Hey!
Zhou Mo's eyes widened instantly.

It is obviously a very outrageous thing, but after De Niro's explanation, it instantly becomes noble, right?
Zhou Mo sighed.

To say something so vulgar in such a refined way.

Is this the power of top artists?

He still needs to keep improving himself.

Look at Quentin, smiling.

"Of course, as a friend, I am happy to introduce some very culturally specific words to my friends."

in the next period of time.

During the chat among the four people, Jiang Wen and De Niro just stared at Zhou Mo as he instilled "found-mud-pee", "funny-mud-pee", and "right-your-mother-right" into Quentin one sentence at a time, which caused Quentin to ask some questions and exclamations from time to time.

The two chatted more and more happily, completely ignoring Jiang Wen and De Niro.

Jiang Wen lit another cigarette and said to De Niro, "I now feel more and more that what Xiao Mo said is very correct."

De Niro smiled and asked, "What?"

“When it comes to exporting language, nothing is more convenient than swear words. When anyone comes into contact with a new language, the first thing that leaves a deep impression is often swear words.

This is absolutely true.”

De Niro: ...He really couldn't deny that.

Having known Jiang Wen for so many years, to be honest, he has only memorized a few words of Chinese.

There are too many characters and it is difficult to remember them.

The tenses are quite different from those in English and seem a bit confusing.

But at this time last year, I had only met Zhou Mo a few times, but the phrase "Fuck" was already deeply engraved in my mind. I couldn't forget it at all, and I even said it more and more fluently.

Around the banquet, celebrities from home and abroad looked at these four people with complicated expressions.

I want to get closer, but I feel like I’m not worthy enough.

Seeing these four big guys talking so intensely, with mysterious smiles on their faces, and sometimes even laughing out loud.

I believe that countless profound insights into art have been generated during communication.

What if you interrupt someone's conversation and get disliked? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

After a while, the teaching finally ended.

Quentin repeated a few more "beautiful words" in his mouth, and then he exclaimed "cool" and said to Zhou Mo: "Zhou, you are really talented. Not only do you make good movies, but you also speak well."

Zhou Mo: "Thank you!"

"My film Pulp Fiction will be shown at the opening ceremony in a few days. You must come then. I have some friends to introduce to you."

"Don't worry, it will pass."

The conversation between the four people ended here.

De Niro received an accurate answer from Zhou Mo that after Lost in America and Gone Girl were released, the latter would go to the United States on time to start filming.

Quentin exchanged contact information with Zhou Mo.

After the two foreigners left, Zhou Mo and Jiang Wen talked about the production process of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

"The film has been shot, and we'll start post-production when we get back. You'll have to take care of the film editing. It's expected to be released... at the end of this year or next year?"

"Yes, sure." Zhou Mo knew that Old Jiangtou still maintained his absolute confidence in "One Step Away".

I thought I could watch both movies twice in a row to set a record.

Zhou Mo didn't argue with him.

Anyway, when the results come out, everything will be self-evident.

……

The second half of the party.

Zhou Mo went back to find Da Tiantian, who was chatting with Pei Chunhua.

"Tiantian, have you ever thought about developing your career in Hollywood?" Rosamund Pike asked casually while eating.

Her relationship with Da Tiantian becomes closer and closer.

We also know some of Da Tiantian's original intentions in the film industry:
To be famous.

And the redder the better.

So I just asked casually. After all, the Chinese film industry is booming, but it can only be considered the first step in selling. If we really talk about commercialization, we still have to look to Hollywood.

Da Tiantian almost shed tears.

Wow, after half a year, you finally got your accent right.

"At first, I wanted to go to Hollywood to develop my career."

Da Tiantian told the truth that when she was not so close to Zhou Mo, she even thought about spending a lot of money to get connections in Hollywood and get a role.

She glanced at Zhou Mo and continued, "But it's no longer necessary now. With him here, I will definitely be able to leave my mark in the film industry around the world in the future."

Pei Chunhua glanced at Zhou Mo in the distance and nodded.

"Well, Zhou does have the ability."

At this moment, Zhou Mo came over.

"What are you talking about? Are you so happy?"

Da Tiantian smiled and didn't explain.

Rosamund Pike said bluntly: "Tell me, do I have a chance to win the Best Actress award this time? But my opponent is Julianne Moore, and I am very nervous."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "Don't panic."

Pei Chunhua's eyes lit up.

Zhou Mo continued, "Because there's no point in panicking."

Pei Chunhua always felt that her back teeth wanted to bite something.

"Thank you, Zhou!"

Zhou Mo smiled.

After the joke, Rosamund Pike felt much more relaxed: "Thank you, Zhou."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "It's okay, but let's be honest, panicking is really useless, this kind of thing can't be forced."

Pei Chunhua stared at Zhou Mo: "Zhou, we are so close and have been together for several months. You will help me, right?"

Zhou Mo: ???
"I'm telling you, this is a public place, you should be careful with your words. What do you mean by kissing for several months?"

Rosamund Pike: "Ah? Isn't that right? Tiantian told me that people who are close should kiss each other."

Zhou Mo had nothing to say.