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The first thing I did when I came to Montreal was to attend the opening ceremony. This was the first time for He Mu to walk on the red carpet abroad. It was similar to that in China, except that the reporters and audience on both sides became foreigners, and the applause was less. After all, here Who would know him, He Mu?

For foreign media, especially European and American media and film companies, only Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie and a few Chinese faces can travel around the world. He Mu is a complete stranger to them. He Mu is more concerned about who made He Mu his brother-in-law.

Although the Olympic Games will be completely over in a few days, Jeff Stark has already seen all the games he wants to watch, and there is no need to stay in China anymore.These days in China, I have to say that he is very happy. His future father-in-law and mother-in-law are very warm to him. This is an emotion that cannot be felt in the United States. Even his parents will not treat him like that. To be honest, as an American He is still very useful, probably because he has Xuan by his side.

In addition, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games really shocked him. Although he didn't know much about the things displayed on the stage, it made him deeply curious and fond of the 5000-year-old Chinese culture. He is even ready to learn calligraphy and Chinese painting now.

After returning to the United States, the first task of Jeff, who is a senior executive of Lions Gate, is to participate in the Montreal International Film Festival at the end of August and the Toronto Film Festival in early September. Both film festivals are Canadian, although the Toronto International Film Festival is not a category International film festivals serve the market, and the Toronto Film Festival, which is famous for its large number of screenings, has a greater influence in North America.It is also more important in the eyes of American film companies. If it is not because of He Mu, as Jeff, he only needs to participate in the Toronto Film Festival.

After the boring and somewhat lonely red carpet show.Jeff immediately found He Mu, and Xuan had told him many times before coming that he must make his brother feel at home.

After meeting his foreigner brother-in-law, He Mu first introduced his personal identity to his group, that is, his relationship with himself, and then Jeff introduced his professional identity, that is, his position in Lionsgate Films.

In addition to the people from China Film Group, He Mu and his group also have the manager of Anle Films who is in charge of contacting the film sales.Hearing that the other party was a well-known executive of Lionsgate Films, they immediately warmed up, and then contacted He Mu, it turned out to be the other party's brother-in-law.The originally somewhat arrogant China Film staff also became affectionate towards He Mu.

After He Mu introduced Jeff to the people on his side, almost all the Chinese staff commented on He Mu as "not easy". An important shareholder of a company with over [-] million assets.

After the courtesy, He Mu invited Jeff to attend the premiere of "One Shot 147" in Montreal the next day.Jeff readily accepted.

Because they are all talking outside.He did not avoid other people. Many American filmmakers who knew Jeff were very curious. How could Jeff, who was once the distribution director of MGM and now a senior executive of Lionsgate, be so enthusiastic about a Chinese film crew, and when Jeff was talking They seemed to be speaking Chinese all the time. They wanted to hear what they were saying but couldn't understand it. The more they didn't understand, the more curious they became. Several American film producers have already asked their subordinates to find out what kind of crew it is.When will the movie premiere, they will definitely watch the movies that Jeff is interested in.

After the red carpet show, He Mu had nothing else to do.He also let Jeff take him and Xiao Nan to have a French meal. To be honest, he still likes the dishes he cooks.

At noon of the next day, under the help of China Film Group and the promotion of the organizer, "One Shot 147", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit, officially premiered at the film festival. The jury represented by the famous Chinese director Xie Fei attended. Director Hou Yong sat next to Director Xie to listen to his teachings, while He Mu sat next to Jeff in the second row.

Jeff told Holmes that there is no market for snooker in the United States. Although it is very popular in Canada, this is Quebec, a former French colony, and one of the few provinces in Canada that doesn't like snooker. I am afraid that this movie about the Chinese snooker genius will not be too interesting, "However, good movies will not be buried because of the subject matter, just like although I don't like English football, Zhou Xingchi's "Kung Fu Football" I still like it a lot.”

Jeff said all these things in advance to inoculate He Mu. Maybe the movie will be cold in today's premiere. Don't expect too much, so as not to be too disappointed.

But in fact, the situation on that day was a bit different from what Jeff said. The screening hall was full of judges and audience 15 minutes before the movie started, and some people even walked in, and those who couldn't find a seat stood there.

Jeff glanced sharply at the back and found that many of his colleagues, Jameson with Touchstone, Ebola with Bad Machine, Susan with Walton Media...and these people also looked at him, Jeff snickered, probably because they found themselves here, so they followed. In Hollywood, Jeff has always been famous for his precise vision. It's not bad to be recognized by more Hollywood companies.

Jeff explained to the puzzled He Mu: "Maybe they all heard that this is a good movie, so they all wanted to see it, what did I say, a good movie will not be left out because of its unorthodox subject matter. "

Indeed, as the movie started, everyone focused their attention on the screen. The movie is still mainly in Chinese with English as the supplementary dialogue, with English and French subtitles added below, which basically satisfies the needs of all viewers. need.

During the viewing process, the judges in front of them all looked at the screen without saying a word.

As one of the five judges, Xie Fei, a great Chinese director and the winner of the Best Director Award at the Montreal Film Festival, kept nodding his head while watching. Although he has never worked with Hou Yong, he knows that Hou Yong's photography level is very superb. Yes, it is at the first-class level in China. Although the director level is immature, the previous "Jasmine Blossoms" can be regarded as a masterpiece for a while, and this "One Shot 147" boldly draws materials from contemporary young athletes. After adaptation and unique The expressive technique presents a genius's short but never-ending competitive road, and his appreciation has also greatly improved compared with previous literary films. When I was in the limelight and shocked the audience, I couldn't help but sigh, "Well, it's good, it's very cool."

This is an inspirational masterpiece. Director Xie Fei commented in his heart, especially the positive spiritual core is very rare and rare in Chinese films in recent years. The two actors, the young He Mu and the experienced Wang Xueqi They all presented impressive performances. Xie Fei was almost unfamiliar with the name He Mu before. He didn't care much about the entertainment industry. He only cared about movies. This movie made him know He Mu. Materials that can be made.Xie Fei has already decided that he must vote for this movie with his own conscience, and he must not deliberately avoid it because it is a work of his compatriots.

After seeing that this is a snooker sports movie, the filmmakers behind are less interested in half. If it is basketball, baseball, rugby and golf, I believe it will not be so difficult to sell in the United States, but snooker, This sport, which is called a gentleman's sport by the British, has little influence in the United States. It is hard to imagine that there will be any market for such a movie. "It seems that Jeff is wrong this time," they whispered.

However, as the movie progressed, with every swing He Mu scored on the screen, as he got closer and closer to the goal of a perfect score of 147, as Ding Junhui recalled his career and ordinary life again and again in the film. Little by little in life, those American filmmakers who are used to watching competitive and inspirational movies based on fierce confrontation have begun to feel that although Snooker is just wandering around a small table, it is indeed a project full of A movement of strength and thought.

Even though they hadn't touched it much before, they couldn't help shouting "Oye!" and their nervousness eased a little when they saw the hero lying on the table and hitting the billiard ball into the hole with a beautiful and accurate route. But soon the protagonist is about to hit the next ball with a higher difficulty, so they clenched their fists again, and their emotions rose and fell with the rhythm of the game.

As Jeff said, a good movie is a good movie, even if the subject matter is small, even if the culture is different, even if the language is different, even if the protagonist is a Chinese kid who has never seen it before, but a good movie can be captured through the lens, light and The ethos of the film appeals to the audience, and you may not fully understand it, but you will love it. "One Shot 147" is such a favorite movie.

At the end of the movie, the pole and the ball hit each other, the two balls collided, one ball bounced, and the other zigzagged forward. Just when the black ball was on the way to the hole, the movie stopped abruptly, with a beautiful and exciting scene. The background music sounded, followed by applause like a tide.

Several main creators including Hou Yong and He Mu came to speak on stage, and a special translator translated their words into English and French. After the speech, there was a burst of applause.

The film festival lasts for ten days, and He Mu only went shopping on the first and second days. He didn't watch many movies, but he couldn't help it. Whether he can come to the closing ceremony of the film festival is still up for debate.

Saying goodbye to Jeff in a hurry, He Mu boarded the plane back to China without waiting for director Hou Yong and Wang Xueqi who were still staying for a few days.

After the plane landed, it was already evening, Duoli took He Mu's make-up and styling team directly to a nearby beauty club, dressed up the busy He Mu, and then He Mu immediately rushed to Park Hyatt Hotel, tonight is Bazaar star charity night, fortunately He Mu came back in time, otherwise the appointment will be missed.

After stopping at the entrance of the hotel, He Mu looked left and right, "Why hasn't my girlfriend come yet?"

... (To be continued..)

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