The festival was also full of hype, with Hollywood stars eye-catching compared to the more traditional European actors and the more reserved Asian actors.

For example, at the press conference, the two protagonists in the film, the new Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, changed from the bloated appearance at the Oscars, unloading and transforming into a fashionable hot mom, with long hair shawl, combing the same hairstyle as in the film, wearing a black short-sleeved silk dress, and constantly sending flying kisses amid the cheers of fans when she appeared.

George Clooney, on the other hand, wears the same black shirt and a light grey casual suit, with his signature charming smile on his face throughout. Just as he was speaking, a young girl on crutches suddenly came out of the press gallery, picked up the microphone and said to Clooney that she was twenty-eight years old and had not yet found an ideal man to marry, and that it was the most lighthearted and interesting movie she had ever seen in Venice. Ask Clooney if he can make her happy to the end and marry her?

As she spoke, the girl took out a white veil and draped it over, and handed it a ball of white flowers. Clooney also laughed and pretended, stood up and took the white flower ball, kissed the girl on the cheek as a salute, and then threw the flower ball to the audience, which attracted a burst of cheers and applause from the audience.

This kind of discerning person looks like a pre-designed routine, but the audience watched the excitement, and the media was naturally happy to add an interesting tidbit to this film festival.

Another example is the night before, Nicholas Zhao Si, phew! When Nicolas Cage entered the premiere, he suddenly turned around and ran, frightening the bodyguards around him, only to run to the side of the street and shake hands with the cheering audience along the barricade railing.

This undoubtedly increases the audience's goodwill towards the star, and at the same time, it can win the page to build momentum for the movie.

In contrast, if you follow the introduction of putting gold on your face on the domestic Baidu Encyclopedia, that is, the 40th Berlin International Film Festival was nominated for Best Actor and Best Newcomer Award, the 38th Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer and Best Actor, the 55th and 56th Cannes International Film Festival was nominated for Best Actor, and the 60th Venice International Film Festival was nominated for Best Actor, and the actor He Xin was shortlisted for the competition unit against the current.

This product is holding a stack of pamphlets and distributing advertisements on the street.

There are many fans who recognize him, and the only thing that makes him feel more relieved is that those foreigners no longer chase him and shout like the previous few times: "Rotten fish, rotten fish!"

Every time he shook hands with everyone enthusiastically, took photos and signed autographs very cooperatively, and then handed over a booklet, pointed to the theater behind him, and stammered with these foreign fans: "Welcome!Seemynewmovie!"

There are really fans who are very face-saving and go directly to the ticket window to buy tickets.

Of course, with the growing strength of the motherland, the film festival is also indispensable for fans or tourists from China. Seeing He Xin posting a small advertisement there, he was excited, but also shouted: "Yo, Brother Qiang, are you busy?"

handed over a small advertisement as usual, and then said: "Brothers, give me a face, help cheer up!"

"Yo, Brother Qiang, I'm really sorry, we are still following a tour group here!"

“......”

However, there was also a face, and his chest was beating, and he said excitedly: "Brother Qiang, look at what you said, that's a must! We're here for you!"

It wasn't until about half past two in the afternoon, when the official premiere was about to start, He Xin and Ning Hao hurriedly packed up and stood at the door to greet them.

The only guests he currently invites are Li Miaoxue, Lin Jiaxin and Huang Yuetai from the crew, as well as Liu Ruoying, the judge of the unit who is going against the current.

If you want to talk about relationships, Guan Jinpeng is Xu Anhua's student, and Li Miaoxue, who is Guan Jinpeng's student, should be regarded as the old lady's apprentice in the strict sense.

He Xin originally wanted to invite the old lady to come over and cheer for him, but the old lady made an appointment with the other judges to go to see the Russian films that were shortlisted for the main competition unit that premiered at the same time today, so she could only let Li Miaoxue say sorry.

Of course, Ning Hao and Xiaodouding did not mix in the vegetable market in vain during this time, and they actually hooked up with a few small filmmakers to come to observe.

Moreover, they temporarily crammed and began to distribute leaflets everywhere in the morning, which also had a great effect, and there was no scene of the snub in the courtyard that He Xin was most worried about, and there were also many media reporters with press cards, and the 300-person theater was actually full.

Seeing that it was almost screen time, when He Xin and Ning Hao, who were standing at the door to greet guests, were about to retreat, at this time, a tall and decent foreigner came over, and he saw him go straight to He Xin and greeted him in stiff Chinese: "Ni howl, He!"

"Uh, hello, may I ask who you are?"

He Xin hurriedly shook his hand, but he was a little puzzled, this person didn't look like an ordinary movie fan, but more like an organizing committee official or a film company.

The foreigner shrugged his shoulders, and then a string of foreign languages came out, which sounded a bit like English, but He Xin didn't understand it at all, so he smiled with the foreigner apologetically, and quickly asked Ning Hao to call Xiao Douding as a translator.

Xiao Douding first communicated with the foreigner in English, and then switched to the French mode very freely, in the process He Xin noticed that Xiao Douding's eyes lit up obviously, and then quickly introduced to him: "Boss, this is Mr. Duteron, the vice president of MK2!"

"Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Du, hello! Hello!" He Xin was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly took the initiative to reach out again and greet the other party warmly.

Before, he and Ning Hao were looking forward to the call from MK2 for a long time, but they didn't expect it to be this way of appearance, and the person who came was still a vice president!

Mr. Du?

When Xiao Douding translated, the corners of his mouth were slightly twitched to show his disdain for He Xin's old soil.

Duteron seemed to anticipate He Xin's reaction, and with a reserved smile on his face, he shook hands again and said, "He, I'm looking forward to this new work of yours. ”

He Xin only reacted at this time, now is not the time to talk about things at all, everything has to wait until the movie is watched. People from MK2 should have seen the film before, but listening to the tone of this Mr. Duteron, he shouldn't have seen it, probably because he wanted to confirm the quality of the movie himself, right?

He and Ning Hao hurriedly welcomed people in first. The invited guests and media reporters all sat in the first two rows, and when Duteron walked into the theater, the foreigners sitting in the first two rows immediately caused a slight commotion, and several small film companies quickly stood up and greeted the vice president of MK2 with a smile on their faces.

Duteron's expression was always faint.

Seeing this scene, He Xin and Ning Hao subconsciously glanced at each other, and excitement appeared in the eyes of the two almost at the same time, it seems that this Du Terlong is not small, and the more he shows that the matter of selling films is still very promising.

Soon after taking his seat, the lights in the auditorium dimmed and the screen lit up.

Finally ushered in the premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

He Xin had only seen rough DVDs before, and after redoing the color grading and sound effects, he hadn't had time to watch them, and he was looking forward to it.

At the beginning of the film, the country road divides the scene into two parts: a gray sky and a snowy yellow earth. A tree suddenly appears in the shot, followed by a high-pitched and tactful folk tune, and then a tricycle is seen driving through the field, and He Xin, with a shaved hair and a tattered robe, sits in the car. The camera swept over, and in the morning mist, there was a scarecrow wearing a broken cotton hat in the white flower field.

What is familiar to Western audiences is the kind of loess, dilapidated and backward Chinese atmosphere that is familiar to Western audiences, similar to the films of Zhang Yimou and Jia Kechang.

Duteron, who was originally very calm, saw this beginning, his eyes lit up obviously, he sat up slightly straight, and admired it very seriously.

Nanxiaozhai Village is a village where every household raises sheep and kills sheep for a living, and He Xin is the only monk in the only temple in the village.

It's just that he wasn't a pure monk from the beginning, he wasn't a pure believer, and he didn't strictly follow the rhythm: he brought back non-vegetarian instant noodles and joked with his sister with the butcher who killed the sheep.

However, he believes in Buddhism, he repeatedly emphasized that the whole village is to kill sheep must have a temple, indicating that he believes in the karma of Buddhism, believes in the profession he is engaged in, and believes that this temple and the Buddha can protect his livelihood, so the monk began to worship the Buddha, although the Buddha is casual when he moves, but it can be seen that he is sincerely afraid, and the monk has faith. The monk looked at ease, and in the process of mending his shoes, suddenly, the Buddha statue collapsed! He needs to find a way to fix everything and keep his livelihood and his faith.

He Xin went to the county seat for the first time: to discuss countermeasures with the butcher. Cute and innocent, he decided to turn to the government for help.

However, when he tried to ask for help from the religious office, he hit a wall, because people were seeking new beliefs, his faith was not taken seriously, and the monk's face was full of disappointment.

The cultural relics office's ignorance hit He Xin even harder. The butcher, the head of the Religious Affairs Office, Xiao An of the Cultural Relics Office, and his second cousin all persuaded him to return to the world, but He Xin still insisted on his principles: to be a monk and do what he should do.

He Xin went to the county seat for the second time: he also discussed countermeasures with the butcher, and remembered the photo of the butcher's sister. Decided to ask the senior brother for help, it is estimated that there is a play, and he also carried the window frame to find the cultural relics office, here he not only wants to ask for help from others, but also hopes that he will work hard to keep his livelihood and faith.

The senior brother persuaded him to buy shares in his temple and give up the old temple in the village, but He Xin still insisted: "The village is all sheep slaughterers, and there must be a temple." ”

It was not easy for him to hold on to his beliefs. Huayuan was caught by the police for fundraising, and met several prostitutes who wanted to donate money for her. helped the young man cheat on his girlfriend, and then started to set up a stall to tell fortunes, and was beaten by hooligans.

The next day, on the way back to the village, He Xin was taken away by a driver to see a doctor, at this time he learned to deceive people, and finally deceived 3,000 yuan to recast the Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue was reshaped, and He Xin consecrated the Buddha statue, and he was happy because he had obtained a new means of livelihood and knew how to develop the temple well, but at this time he was told that the temple was going to be demolished.

The design of the ending of the film is very clever: in front of the temple wall with the word "demolition" painted with the word "demolition", the monk stares into the distance, and the sound of chanting is played on the loudspeaker. The picture gradually changes to a large long shot, which is an empty shot in the style of Hou Xiaoxian, not to shoot people, but to the bleak yellow earth......

The picture quality of the movie is very different from the rough DVD version I watched before, with full colors and clear sound quality, which is in line with the characteristics of a movie.

It's just that in the process of watching, He Xin keenly noticed that Ning Hao had re-edited and fine-tuned, for example, the first time he entered the city, there was a scene of a booming fire, and at this time, the coal brought by people did not come and was built. When he discussed the matter of his second cousin with the person who pulled the coal, at this time he was still the monk who insisted on his beliefs.

The second time he entered the city, the scene of the fire appeared again, at this time the pedestal had been built and was about to be completed, and he rode a bicycle to the cultural relics office with the window frame removed from the temple, and the Buddha statue seemed to have hope.

Then there were two more shots of the fire: one was before he prepared the merit book and began to turn into a fate, half of the fire was set up, and the Buddha statue seemed to see hope again.

The other is that at the end of his fortune-telling business, Wanghuo has already been set up, and he is counting the money, as if his Buddha statue has arrived.

In the end, after he was robbed by the little hooligans, he had nowhere to go. At night, people lit the fire in the square, the fire was sky-high, lively and extraordinary, and people's expectations for the improvement of life and the pursuit of material life reached the most enthusiastic at this time.

And he looked disappointed, by this time he had lost his faith.

Ning Hao seems to have started from scratch with a prosperous fire, and the moment it was finally ignited, he completed a process in which a monk strengthened his faith from the beginning, to the loss of faith step by step, and finally collapsed!

"Did you revise it again later?" He Xin turned his head and asked Ning Hao beside him.

The thing smiled slyly and said, "Well, I changed it a little, I thought that since I was going to participate in the International Film Festival, I had to have something that foreigners could understand......

But before he finished his words, he heard a voice from behind:

"Whoa!"

There was a round of applause.