"Mr. Yan!"

In the hotel restaurant, in a secluded private room.

Gracefully, Carl gently slice a piece of steak and ate a slice of white wine by the way.

The aroma of meat and wine melted in his taste buds, making him smile a little, "There are a lot of films in your country this year, I don't know whose movies you support more." ”

Yan Anqing smiled, "Whoever has a movie that is more charming, I will support whomever it is." ”

"Haha!"

Carl smiled, "yes, I lost my words. ”

He raised the glass, gestured to Yan Anqing, and then punished himself with half a cup.

A waiter passed by and gave him a full seven.

"Thank you!"

Carl smiled and waited for the waiter to leave before he spoke: "To be honest, there are many people in your country who participate, but I only focus on four people. ”

"Which four?" Yan Anqing was curious.

"Yang Fan, Sun Yuzhu. ”

Carl listed, with a smile in his eyes, "The two are the big seniors in the industry, even if they are separated by half a blue star, I have heard of their reputation." ”

"Hmm. ”

Yan Anqing nodded slowly, "Director Yang brought the movie "The Destination of a Superstar" this year, which is said to be very shocking. ”

"As for Director Sun, her works seem to be more mysterious, I haven't had time to see them, and I haven't heard of specific rumors......"

"But I guess the quality shouldn't be bad. ”

Yan Anqing explained, "After all, she is notoriously picky, if the movie story can't get into her eyes, she won't shoot at all, I believe in her vision." ”

"I believe it too. ”

Carl agrees, "She's been in the business for decades, but she's only made ten films. I don't dare to say that every movie is a classic, but it can be said that these movies are above the standard line and will not disappoint everyone. ”

"yes. ”

Yan Anqing thought deeply, "Director Sun's works are exciting. What about the other two? The people who can be appreciated by you, a great director, should not be ordinary. ”

"Knowingly asked. ”

Karl laughed, "One of them is naturally one of the most popular young directors in your country. ”

"Zhou Mu?" Yan Anqing didn't pretend to be stupid.

"Yes. ”

Carl nodded, and sighed a little, "I heard that he is less than thirty years old this year, and he has already made two world-class movies." At his age, I was still working as a small worker in the crew, doing some odd jobs. ”

"But today, you are the first in film history. Yan Anqing is not complimenting, but stating a fact.

It's not that people who become famous early will necessarily go further.

Carl was also in his thirties before he had the opportunity to make his first film, and then slowly accumulated popularity, from a small director to a big director, and finally at the age of 47, he went straight to the top with a movie.

Of course, everyone should also know that due to the times, ticket prices, inflation, etc., "Magic City" ranks first in film history, which does not mean that other movies are really worse than him.

Especially Luo Tianmu, his "Galaxy Giant Ship 5" also ranked first in film history when it harvested the world box office.

It's just that later, it was crossed by other international directors.

So everyone knows that "Magic City", which is the first at the box office, does not mean that it is really better than other movies. It's just that in a certain period, it ranks first.

Truly knowledgeable people know that the movies that can reach the top 30 of the film history list are definitely enduring classics, and there is no difference between high and low.

So Carl, perhaps, is complacent, but not proud. For Yan Anqing's praise, he chuckled and shook his head, "What's the first, it's just a false name." ”

"It's like back then, director Luo Tianmu said that the peak is for people to climb, and the purpose of creating a record is to let people break this record. ”

Carl said lightly: "I have a hunch that in a few years, I, the number one in film history, should give way." ”

"How would you feel if you were overtaken?" asked Yan Anqing with a smile.

Carl said without thinking: "Relaxed, relieved." ”

"Haha, it's the same mood as Director Luo back then. Yan Anqing chuckled, "After the record he set back then was broken by Director Budi, he frankly admitted that he had unloaded his heavy burden and could finally travel lightly." ”

“...... I know. ”

Carl smiled bitterly, "I didn't understand it before, but now I really understand." ”

The first in film history is not only an honor.

It's more of a shackle.

The taste of it is known only to those who have experienced it.

It's been 10 years, why hasn't he made a movie for a long time? It's not because he can't break his own record. So the story is constantly being constructed, and the assumptions are overturned, and so on and so forth.

It's a toss-up.

Of course, deep down, he didn't want others to break the record.

It's very ambivalent, this is human nature.

Yan Anqing smiled but did not speak.

He has no empathy for this distress, so he can't understand it.

Carl didn't expect that Yan Anqing could understand, he took a sip of white wine, and continued: "The reason why I pay attention to this Zhou Mu is that I feel that he has the potential to break the record I have created. ”

"It's not just him......"

Carl said seriously: "I pay attention to the whole world, every potential director. ”

Yan Anqing was silent for a moment before he nodded in understanding and asked, "Is it because of the "Super Body" series?"

"No ......"

Carl shook his head, "It's because of Princess Holiday." ”

"Huh?"

Yan Anqing was stunned.

Generally speaking, when everyone mentions Zhou Mu, the first impression must be the "Super Body" series. Why did Carl mention "Princess Holiday"?

"Don't you understand?" Karl smiled, "If Director Luo Tianmu is here, he will definitely understand my thoughts." Because we are technical freaks and are used to playing with blockbuster special effects, we sometimes appreciate feature films more. ”

"Do things have to be reversed?" Yan Anqing thought thoughtfully.

He immediately thought that Luo Tianmu's private theater had a large collection of films. But what the other party most often watches are some feature films...... Anyway, I don't see many special effects blockbusters.

Before, he thought that this was because Luo Tianmu had a high vision and couldn't look at special effects blockbusters. After all, there is a pearl like the Galaxy series, and it doesn't matter if you watch other special effects blockbusters or not.

Now it seems that this may be just one of the reasons.

Another reason, it is estimated that like Carl, "back to basics".

""Princess Holiday, this is definitely a good film. The plot is very simple, and there is basically no complicated setting. ”

Carl analyzed with great interest, "The only suspense is when the princess will reveal her identity to the male protagonist." ”

Such a simple plot has fascinated hundreds of millions of viewers. I know a lot of filmmakers look into why. Some people are pure nonsense, some people say to the point. ”

Carl smiled: "There are many points of view, and I don't need to repeat them one by one. But I agree with one of them......"

"What?" Yan Anqing didn't mind complimenting.

How to say that "Princess Holiday" is also a movie made by "his own people", and he is appreciated by a world-class director like Carl, and he also feels in a good mood.

"Warm style, subtle and restrained emotion. ”

Carl sighed lightly: "This concept of love should not be a work made by a young director, but it seems to be a quality that a director of Director Luo's age only had decades ago." ”

Yan Anqing was stunned and thoughtful, "You mean...... Vintage?"

"Perhaps. ”

Karl laughed, "Mr. Yan, you should be clear. In this day and age, fast food entertainment reigns supreme. The young audience is very impetuous. Their concept of love is basically that handsome men and beautiful women fall in love at first sight, turn around and meet and roll the sheets, and then all kinds of entanglements occur. ”

"Like "Princess Holiday", the hero and heroine fell in love for more than 100 minutes, and in the end they just made a kiss, and then said goodbye with tears......"

"This kind of plot basically does not appear in modern movies. ”

The corners of Carl's mouth escaped a look of sarcasm, "Even if the Paradise Island Film Festival claims to be an inclusive and inclusive event, but among thousands of movies from all over the world, how many movies are as 'clean' as "Princess Holiday"?"

"I dare to say that the vast majority of these thousands of films are so-called 'performance' and 'action' art in the name of art. ”

He sneered, "Is it really suitable for theater release with sensual stimulation?"

"Ahem!"

Yan Anqing stopped talking.

In fact, he couldn't agree more with Carr.

Some small movies...... Wrong......

Hey, that seems to be true.

All in all, some "art" movies with color are so fast that people don't feel art at all, they only see ...... Color.

Other than that......

Yan Anqing thought deeply.

The organizers of this year's Paradise Island Film Festival unexpectedly made Carl the chairman of the jury, is it really just his international influence?

If you really fancy this, then why didn't you invite him in previous years?

Going to be invited this year?

Is there any deep meaning in this?

Yan Anqing's eyes flashed, and he lowered his gaze slightly. It doesn't matter, he's just one of the judges anyway, just do everything from your heart.

Whether Carl does anything or not has nothing to do with him.

"Forget it, don't mention this. ”

Karl shook his head slightly, and pulled the topic back again.

There was a slight appreciation in his eyes, "Anyway, in "Princess Holiday", I saw a trend, a 'counter-current' emotion. ”

"What I didn't expect was that such a 'counter-current', which is different from modern film works, could actually cause a huge trend. Even if it is among them, it may be closely related to 'current affairs' and stained with the light of Princess Bella. ”

"But the work is not good, the audience doesn't appreciate the plot, and no matter how much it is stained, it can't sweep the world. ”

Carl smiled: "So after thinking about it carefully, I understood a truth. ”

"What's the truth?"

Yan Anqing answered at the right time.

"In the film market, there is no so-called retro and contrarian theory, as long as it is a good film work, the audience is happy to accept it. It's just that some directors don't want to make progress and can't make works that move the audience, so they find a lot of excuses. ”

Carl smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, do you think this is the reason?"

“...... Be. Yan Anqing agreed.

"So I decided. ”

Carl was in high spirits, "At this year's festival, I want to clean up the atmosphere and return the film to its roots. Mr. Yan, you'll help me, won't you?"

"Uh......"

Yan Anqing was stunned.

He smiled bitterly and waited for himself here for a long time. So Carl said a lot, and the most important thing should be the last sentence.

"Mr. Yan, what do you think?" Karl asked with a smile.

Not so good.

Yan Anqing sighed lightly, "Carl, I understand what you mean." But did you know that if you do what you want, it can easily cause criticism? ”

"I'm afraid it's not just criticism. ”

Carl laughed: "There should be a lot of people who scold me, saying that I have ruined the tradition of the film festival and ruined the reputation of the film festival for a hundred years...... Maybe after the incident, someone came to stop me and beat me up. ”

"Not to mention all kinds of protests, demonstrations, marches, and so on. ”

Karl said bluntly, "It must be pointed out by thousands of people, and thousands of people curse." ”

"Now that you know......"

Yan Anqing said helplessly: "Why ...... it?"

"Yan!"

Karl opened his mouth and interrupted him, "Do you think the current film festival is better or worse than the previous ones?"

Yan Anqing fell into deep thought.

He has been in the industry since he was a child, and he has been in the crew for a few years, filming with Luo Tianmu.

So a long, long time ago, he participated in the Paradise Island Film Festival, and even won a child star award one year. In his memory, the film festival of that year was very different from modern times.

When has it changed?

He wasn't sure.

Maybe it's because everyone's life is getting better and better.

Maybe it's because there are more and more film and television companies.

Maybe it's a movie, and the box office results are getting higher and higher.

Anyway, countless people poured into the industry, and then they were mixed.

Slowly, everything naturally changed.

Yan Anqing retracted her thoughts and said softly: "Mr. Carl, you should understand that a film festival can't change the entire market. ”

"Of course I know. ”

Carl smiled and spread his arms, "But if you change a little, you can get more people to join us, right? ”

"Even if you are infamy, do you not hesitate to do it?"

"Yes!"

Carl looked at me calmly and said humorously: "It's not my idea alone, it's just that I'm relatively famous and a suitable target, so they pushed me out and blocked the gun." ”

“...... I understand. Yan Anqing nodded slowly, "Anyway, I'm just a small judge, you are the boss of the jury, of course, whatever you say, it's what it is." ”

"Hahaha!"

Carl raised his glass, "For the movie!"

"For the movies!"

Bite!

Two transparent cups, lightly touched in mid-air.

Yan Anqing took a sip of wine, and was also a little curious, "Director Yang, Director Sun, and Zhou Mu add up to only three people." I don't know, which lucky one else got your attention, Mr. Karl?"

"Only three?"

Carl seemed a little drunk.

He rubbed his shiny forehead and pondered for a moment, "By the way, there's another one, what's it called...... It's a girl, a beautiful girl. ”

"Smack!"

Caught off guard, he slapped his forehead, "I remembered, it's called Yun Yuebai!"

"Huh?"

Yan Anqing's eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.