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When he got up early in the morning, He Xin sneezed loudly.

It rained for half a day during filming the afternoon before yesterday, and although I went back to the hotel to take a hot shower and went to bed early, I still caught a cold when I woke up the next morning.

However, what made He Xin even more worried was that when the crew was about to leave for the set yesterday morning, news suddenly came from the front that due to the rain for several days, the improvised road leading from the scene to the Grasshopper Fort was washed away by a mudslide, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier at that time, and it was impossible to repair it at all.

No way, the crew was forced to stop work.

Although He Xin took the opportunity to recuperate in the hotel for a day, and his cold symptoms were somewhat relieved, but at this time, looking at the torrential rain outside the window, his mood was obviously a little irritable.

Yesterday afternoon, the Organizing Committee of the Venice International Film Festival finally announced the shortlist of this year's film festival on its official website. This year's shortlist is dominated by European films, with six from Italy, and a relatively smaller number of Asian films than in previous editions.

In this regard, the chairman of the film festival, De Harden, made a special explanation, because the epidemic in the first half of this year affected the production of films in Asia, and many of the expected works could not be completed as scheduled, including Wang Jiawei's.

But even so, there are still two Chinese-language films shortlisted for the main competition unit, namely Wanwan director Cai Mingliang and Hong Kong director Li Miaoxue.

At the same time, the Venice Film Festival, which has always been based on the principle of "film at the service of serious art" and the criterion of "artistry", still adheres to their tradition of not waiting for Hollywood films this year.

The works of these so-called masters, including Woody Allen, the Coen brothers, Ridley Scott, Jim Jarmusch, Robert Benton, and Bertolucci, were not selected for the main competition and were all classified as out of competition.

In addition, in the competition unit against the current with the goal of "anti-tradition and looking forward to discovering new film talents", the name of a Chinese film also appeared - directed by Ning Hao.

It's just that the suffix of this movie is still "Hong Kong, China".

Compared with last year's jury chair Gong Li, five Chinese-language films shine in Venice, and Grange Zhuang's efforts to win the San Marco Award for Best Film in the first Contrarian Competition Unit, this year's embarrassing thing is that no Chinese mainland work can appear in this list.

However, what made the mainland media pay more attention was that the male protagonists of the two Hong Kong films shortlisted this time were actually the same person - He Xin. And the name He Xin even appeared strangely in the producer column of the movie, alongside director Ning Hao. And the media seems to smell a different flavor from the name of the production company, Hong Kong Xinghao Pictures.

Since the list was announced yesterday afternoon, until the evening, He Xin received several calls from Sister Hong, all of whom were requested by the media for an exclusive interview.

The festival opens on August 27 and closes on September 6. He Xin, who has two shortlisted works, is bound to participate, and whether he wins the award is second, anyway, He Xin, who has participated in two Cannes Film Festivals in a row and returned empty-handed, has long been used to it.

But this time, in addition to publicity, it is also related to the final income of his investment, so He Xin has to pay more attention to it this time than he has participated in the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals before, especially to discuss with director Lu Yue, and try to make his role as premise.

However, at this time, the crew was forced to stop work due to heavy rain and mudslides, which made the already scarce time even more stretched, and had to make He Xin's mood become anxious.

Of course, He Xin is not the only one who is anxious.

For producer Liu Jing, a one-day shutdown of the crew is equivalent to throwing out tens of thousands of yuan; for director Lu Yue, he is worried about the actor's schedule, He Xin has already said hello in advance, and he will leave on August 25 at the latest, and it will take half a month to leave, the key is that his scenes are basically all against Shu Qi, and Shu Qi's schedule has only been signed for a month and a half, which means that Shu Qi has left early when He Xin comes back, so his scenes must be completed before the 25th. There is also a male protagonist who is still losing his temper.

Taking advantage of the break when the crew was still forced to stop work today, Lu Yue called the assistant director Shi Yanjiu and the scene reporter early in the morning, and hid in the room to discuss how to adjust the shooting plan.

After a while, I saw Liu Jing knock on the door angrily and come in, sat on the sofa and said: "After so many years in this industry, it is the first time I have met this kind of person, what a hell!"

Because the person was chosen by Lu Yue, hearing Liu Jing's complaints, Lu Yue's face couldn't help but be a little ugly, and he was silent for a while, and said, "Then what do you want to do?"

Liu Jing heard that Lu Yue's tone was a little unkind, and hurriedly said: "Director Lu, don't misunderstand, I'm not rushing at you, nor is it a soldier." I have just reported this matter to Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu said that you still have to make up your mind about this actor, what do you say, I will do it!"

Liu Jing put on a single-handed attitude, which made Lu Yue a little embarrassed. He is not the boss, according to his ideas, of course, it is best to calm things down, and it is of course best not to affect the shooting. But if that's the case, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for Liu Jing!

And this is no longer a relationship of money, but a relationship involving rules. As the saying goes, there are no rules, if their requirements are met, what will they do if they have to make inches in the future? What if there are still actors who look like them?

These are the questions!

"Why don't I go talk to Zibing?" Lu Yue muttered.

"It's useless!"

Liu Jing waved his hand vigorously as if he was something: "I have long wanted to talk to him, but I can't see others! He must have been persuaded by Du Peihong, otherwise he wouldn't have pretended to be sick." Director, I advise you not to touch this nail, otherwise you will lose face!"

I have to say that Liu Jing is very good at nonsense, and Lu Yue is obviously a little hesitant.

Then, I saw Liu Jing's eyes and said, "I just came here to ask you, is it possible to stop his play for a week?"

"What do you mean?"

Lu Yue was a little puzzled, it is definitely not feasible to change people, he watched dozens of actors before and finally found a suitable one, if he wants to change people now, where can he go to the right actor?

"Ahem!"

Liu Jing coughed twice, and said a little embarrassed: "I mean that when you adjust the shooting plan here, see if you can dry him for a few days, preferably for a week." I let out the news to the outside world, and said that if they make trouble again, we plan to change people, and then we will see what they do!"

In the end, Liu Jing's tone was full of relief. As a producer, he knew very well that Du Peihong just wanted to take him, so he made those unreasonable demands. He is now betting that the other party will definitely not give up this role, and then it will be up to him to see who can make it to the end.

It's just that this matter must be discussed with the director.

Lu Yue understood what Liu Jing meant, and according to his thoughts, he didn't approve of Liu Jing's extreme approach, but now he was also quite dissatisfied with the house soldier, if he had known that there was such a play, the house soldier would be more suitable for the role of Yuan Dingguo, and he would not have chosen it.

"Then what if they don't give in? It's definitely impossible!" Lu Yue asked, first showing his attitude.

As soon as Liu Jing heard that there was a door, he hurriedly said: "If they don't give in, it can only be that I give in." The premise is to dry them for a few more days so that they can be completely honest. Besides, Mr. Yu will also come over when the time comes, and Mr. Yu's face will not be sold, right?"

Lu Yue originally wanted to say that a week was too long, five days at most, but when she heard Liu Jing say that Mr. Yu was coming over, she hurriedly asked, "Then when will Mr. Yu arrive?"

"Plane No. 7, it is estimated that it must be the early morning of the eighth when it arrives here. ”

There are still six days to say this, and after Lu Yue pondered a little, he said, "Then it means that you will always come and talk about it." ”