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This time when he went to Tokyo, He Mu invited two ladies, but they were both rejected. Of course, they are also one of the contenders for Best Actor. Although the two of them are not likely to win the award, one is the heroine, but she is too young, only nine years old. After all, they are the core of the whole movie, and although "Zi Bu Yu" was only shown once at the East Film Festival, it has already attracted a lot of audiences in Japan. The mysterious and powerful "Brother Shen" played by He Mu Although charming, the most fascinating thing for the audience is Xiao Shuidian, a cute little girl. There are many cute little girls, but at the same time, she has such skilled and experienced acting skills, which is so rare. At the film festival exhibition, Xiao Xiang's personal posters are posted everywhere, and He Mu thinks that if he can bring Xiao Xiang to the awards night, it will definitely be more popular than bringing any beautiful star to the scene.

However, this proposal was immediately rejected by Xiao Xiang's father, Xiao Fang. It was already very rare for his old man to be merciful and let his daughter film with He Mu. Letting his daughter go to Japan so far away, he didn't even think about it.He Mu didn't understand Xiao Fang before, but now that he also has a daughter, he can understand Xiao Fang's thoughts, so he didn't force him, but he still asked Xiao Xiang to record a video greeting the audience, and was going to screen "Zi Fang" at the closing ceremony. No Words" aired before.

The second thing He Mu thought of was Xia Da, the original author of "Zi Bu Yu", as a beautiful cartoonist who is not old at all, because of the popularity of "Zi Bu Yu".Xia Da also has a good popularity in Japan, so I took this opportunity to bring her to Japan, and hold a few signings by the way.It will definitely greatly increase the popularity of "Zibuyu", and it will also be of great benefit to Xia Da himself.

But Xia Dada didn't appreciate it at all. She is a house girl, she doesn't like to be in the limelight, and she doesn't like to go to strange places. She rejected He Mu on the grounds that she wanted to open a new comic, so in the end.He Mu still came to the awards ceremony of the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival alone. Sitting next to him were all Chinese shortlisted teams, including Zhang Meng, the director of "The Piano of Steel".Starring Wang Qianyuan, Qin Hailu, as well as "Guanyin Mountain" director Li Yu, male lead Chen Bolin, but the heroine Ja Bingbing was busy filming the new film "The Day of Landing" by the great Korean director Jiang Digui (director of "Taiji Flag Flying"). Attend.

For the 23 films shortlisted for the 12rd Tokyo International Film Festival.What He Mu read was other than these three in his own country.I have also watched three or four films, which are only half of the shortlisted works. I really dare not make a judgment on who can take the golden unicorn home, but when it comes to performance awards, when chatting with Zhang Meng, Wang Qianyuan and the others, He Mu said that he was very happy. I admire Chen Guilin, a laid-off worker played by Wang Qianyuan in "The Piano of Steel". This father who tried his best to make a piano for his daughter and was full of jokes made He Mu sigh after watching it. The most rare thing is his performance. Easy to handle.It's natural, not deliberately sensational.There are even some places that are obviously sensational, but they can make people laugh. After watching it, people feel warm in their hearts.As the father of a daughter, although He Mu's status is very different from that of laid-off workers, and he does not face the predicament of losing his daughter soon, the feelings between father and daughter are common.

Facing He Mu's praise, Wang Qianyuan hurriedly said a few words of humility. Although he is an old actor, he has also cooperated with famous directors such as Huo Jianqi, Chen Kaige, and Sun Zhou, but He Mu is so famous and an international actor. As a director, he didn't dare to take it too seriously. In the end, he even praised He Mu, praising his directorial debut with rich imagination, making him seem to have returned to the age of innocent children, making people want to watch it, and Zhang Meng followed suit. He kept saying, "Films like "Zi Bu Yu" will not be sold anywhere, even if foreigners don't understand the gods and gods in our folk traditions, but the theme of loving nature and respecting life is common all over the world. , they must be able to understand this theme."

Directors are artists to a certain extent, but they also have to consider the profitability of the film, because this is an important measure that limits whether a director will have a source of funds to make films in the future. Although Wang Jiawei spends a lot of money on making films, his films There is a great market overseas, and sometimes it can make investors a small profit, not to mention the glory of so many awards.

Because Zhang Meng's first directorial work "Blessed Ears" did not make much money, the filming funds for this "The Piano of Steel" were also very difficult. A large part of the production cost was sponsored by the heroine Qin Hailu. Wang Qianyuan He even rejected a role in "Locating" director Jiang Wei's new work "Borrowing a Gun" for this role, so Zhang Meng naturally hopes to win the award and hope that the box office will improve, so as not to let Wang Qianyuan Working in vain will not let Qin Hailu's money go to waste, and he can also accumulate some capital for his next film. Don't make it as difficult as "The Piano".

When it came to the box office, He Mu asked casually, "Director Zhang, has the publisher of "The Piano of Steel" been confirmed?"

"This film is mainly invested by Liaoning Film Studio, including the support of Hailu and Perfect World Film and Television Company. It will definitely be handed over to Perfect World for distribution. However, Perfect World's distribution capabilities are very average, and it may take some time. Find someone else to cooperate with."

It’s Perfect World again. Mizuki and Perfect had worked together in “Perfect”. At that time, Perfect World was just involved in film and television production, and it was a newcomer in the industry. In the end, the domestic distribution work was completed by Mizuki and China Film. Now Perfect is actually It is also engaged in distribution, but it is definitely not strong enough. It is not enough to support a large-scale nationwide distribution of a movie.

"How is it? What do Director Zhang think of Shuimu Forest?" He Mu sincerely invited. Although he has always insisted on box office theory all these years, and the films produced and distributed by the company are all commercial films, truly excellent literary films really make people hold Can't help it, he doesn't want such a beautiful movie to be buried, this kind of movie should be seen by more people to be worthy of the hard work of this team.

Zhang Meng was a little flattered, "Here, the movies released by Mizuki are all very high. I'm afraid that "The Piano of Steel" will become the lowest box office among the movies released by Mizuki. Producer Qin, what do you think?" Zhang Meng asked Qin Hailu for his opinion.

"If Mr. He really wants to help us with "The Piano", I think he will find a way. Moreover, Shuimu Forest is famous in the industry for only making money but not losing money. So far, we have not missed a hand. I think we You should no longer need to worry about the box office." Qin Hailu smiled lightly.

So it was such a happy decision. Of course, it was just an intention. The specific form of cooperation had to be discussed with several other investors before deciding. After all, for a movie, choosing a distributor is very important.

"Okay. It's finally time to present the awards." He Mu straightened his body.

The host babbled in Japanese, and He Mu, Zhang Meng, and Qin Hailu also chatted happily. Anyway, the Chinese delegation in the corner was not very eye-catching.After the host finished speaking, the guys who chatted speculatively started to get serious.

Any award-giving activities basically follow the principle of first small and then big, and the biggest award must be saved until the end.

The Japanese Viewpoint Award and the Toyota Earth Contribution Award were presented first, followed by the "Asian Style" unit.After the appetizers.Ushered in a more important award, the most popular audience award.The first few awards were basically prepared for Japanese films, but this award has only begun to really open to all main competition films. He Mu, Zhang Meng, and Li Yu all pricked up their ears.

To be honest, if there is any award that He Mu has a little confidence in, I am afraid it is the most popular award. Although it is a small award, given the popularity of "Zi Bu Yu" at film festivals these days, there is still a lot to like. Some grasp.

result.What the judges read out was another name, which was not the Japanese of "Zibuyu" anyway.He Mu deliberately learned the Japanese expression of "Zibuyu", no, and then the award presenter said it again in English, oh, it turned out to be "Sarah's Key", a French movie, this is one of He Mu's few I saw a film that told a tragic story during World War II. This is an excellent film. Although the second half was a bit dull and procrastinated, He Mu respected the decision of the organizing committee and generously offered himself Applause.

The next thing to be awarded is the Best Art Contribution Award. Playing art is not He Mu's strong point. Although "Zi Bu Yu" has beautiful pictures and a light story, it has a strong commercial purpose. After all, He Mu dare not be like those film masters Telling stories in a mess to meet the aesthetic needs of art, his films can be understood by anyone, simple, pure, and transparent, so he feels that it is unlikely that he will win this award.

Sure enough, the award went to the fellow Chinese film "Guanyin Mountain"!

Director Li Yu first hugged Chen Bolin next to him, and then hugged several domestic colleagues beside him. He Mu, Zhang Meng, and Qin Hailu did not escape. On the podium, Wang Qianyuan was embarrassed and attracted good-natured laughter from the big guys. They all knew that Li Yu was so happy and didn't mean to look down on Wang Qianyuan on purpose.

As expected, Li Yu was so excited that she shed tears on the stage. It is difficult to be a director in China, and it is even more difficult to be a female director. Her last movie "Apple" was banned because of pornography. This time she Finally, she can sweep away the haze of the previous work, and get her trophy in an upright manner.

This is also the first award won by the Chinese-language film team. Although it is not the five most important awards, it is better than nothing. support.

After Li Yu left the stage with the trophy, she deliberately gave Wang Qianyuan a hug. She only realized that she had shown one after she came on stage.

After the Best Artistic Contribution Award came the so-called five major awards, the Golden Unicorn Award for Best Film, the Jury Prize (second best film), Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

The first one to be announced is Best Actor, and the person in charge of presenting the award is Korean director Xu Qinhao, one of the judges of this year's East Film Festival. People in China are probably familiar with him because he directed Gao Yuanyuan's "Good Rain". Taking out the list of winners in the envelope, Xu Qinhao said with a smile, "I used to make films in China, and I like this country very much. Moreover, I really have a good relationship with China. The winner is a Chinese male star..."

... (To be continued..)

ps: [ps: Thieves don't go short, so what about He Mu?Will he win an award?Stay tuned for tomorrow's update~]