Chapter 36 Return to China
A total of four Asian films were shortlisted for this year's festival, two Japanese and Korean films did not receive any pieces, and two Chinese-language films each won two awards, including two extremely heavy silver bears. The happiest is Sister Jiao Xiongpin, you must know that these two Chinese movies have her investment.
Although "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" was banned in the mainland, as a work that won the Berlin Film Jury Prize, the overseas copyright was not worried about selling at all, and the return of investment was not only predictable, but also maybe profitable.
As soon as the award ceremony ended, Sister Jiao chartered a cafeteria to hold a small-scale celebration for the two crews.
In addition to the two directors, there are also two actors who won the best newcomer. After being busy, He Xin finally found a gap and hurriedly ran to the side to take some things.
Although German cuisine is simple, this country has one thing in common with China is that there is a lot of pork, a variety of sausages, and the so-called "salted pork knuckle", which is actually pickled hoof, which is quite suitable for the new appetite.
Just as he was feasting, a long-faced man approached and stood beside him with a wine glass.
"Uh, Mr. Zhang!"
He Xin was not used to being stared at by others to eat, so he had to put down his fork and say hello to Zhang Zhen.
"Congratulations. ”
"Thank you!"
After two sentences, there was an awkward silence, well, both of them should belong to the kind of people who are not good at words.
"You used to deliver couriers?" Finally, Zhang Zhen broke the silence.
Seeing He Xin's bewildered face, he hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I heard you say this on stage before." ”
"Oh, yes, Mr. Zhang has also done this?" He Xin nodded and asked subconsciously.
When Zhang Zhen heard this, his long dry face couldn't help but show a smile, and he shook his head and said, "No, no." Hey, you don't have to be so polite, just call me Ah Zhen. ”
He Xin only remembered that he was Luo Xiaohu, Shen Lian, or Xiaofeng who had just seen this film festival, and he didn't know anything about him. didn't know that he was originally from an acting family, and his father was a famous actor in Wanwan.
"You can also call me Ah Xin, my friends call me that. He Xin also smiled.
"You, you people in the capital are really interesting, and they always like to use your honorific title. ”
He Xin asked, "Have you ever been to the capital?"
"I've been there several times, and I've worked with Miss Zhang and Ah Fei, they are all from the capital, and they are always you, yours like you. Zhang Zhen said with a smile.
"I'm not from the capital, I'm from the Northeast, but I've been in the capital for a long time, and I'm used to it. ”
"Oh, so you're Northeast Silver. ”
Zhang Zhen deliberately learned a northeastern accent, and the two laughed together.
"Actually, I'm not a Northeast silver in the real sense, and my accent is not standard. ”
"Are you also an immigrant? Actually, many people in Wanwan came from the mainland, for example, my ancestral home is Yuyao, Zhejiang. ”
My father's hometown is in Ningbo, Zhejiang. ”
Although He Xin's father was a well-known youth in Shenghai, Shenghai itself was a city of immigrants, and most of them were from neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, except for locals.
"So we're still fellow villagers, come, for the sake of fellow villagers, a toast!"
"Cheers!"
He Xin and Zhang Zhen chatted very happily, although the other party is a big star, but he doesn't have any shackles, giving people the feeling that this person is very real, and he doesn't pretend at all.
The crew stayed in Berlin for an extra day, mainly to deal with various interviews. There are also foreign media, but they are mainly reporters from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Although the main creators of "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" are all from the mainland, most of the funding comes from Wanwan, which is also a Wanwan movie in a sense, and has been confirmed to participate in this year's Golden Horse Awards.
As a result, the two films participating in this year's Berlin Film Festival won awards, and Wanwan's reporters collectively climaxed. Since "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" was banned in the mainland again, a few people with ulterior motives still took advantage of this to play tricks, hoping to say something inappropriate from the mouths of mainland actors and staff like them.
Wang Xiaoshuai is very vigilant about this, and takes special care of everyone in private, so be careful not to be fooled. He Xin was very disdainful of this, thinking that Wanwan's restrictions in this regard were much more serious than those on the mainland.
Some things are annoying to ask too much, so he simply doesn't speak. However, the media in Hong Kong has great powers, and I don't know where I learned that he also starred in Kwan Jinpeng's new film, so I interviewed him on this topic.
But in any case, they are highly regarded by the outside world.
The next day, the group finally got rid of the annoying media and boarded the flight back. For He Xin, this time he came to Berlin to get not only the trophy of the best newcomer, but also the bonus, although the money is not very much, but it is enough to reimburse all the expenses this time, and even make a small profit.
As soon as he got off the plane, He Xin couldn't wait to call Cheng Hao to report the good news.
"I just remembered to inform me, I already knew, congratulations!"
He Xin took the microphone of the airport public phone, pouted on the other end of the phone, and at the same time looked resentful and sour, and hurriedly explained: "The first person I will notify when I come back is you, you know that it is very expensive to make international calls abroad! Hey, when do you get off work? I brought you a gift." ”
"But there's a rehearsal in the courtyard today, so it might be a little late. ”
"You're all in the play now?" He Xin said in surprise.
"It's so fast, my task now is to observe and learn, and help with some backstage work by the way. Cheng Hao said.
He Xin understands that an intern like Cheng Hao, who has just approached the arts, basically does miscellaneous work.
"Then you're almost, call me, I'll pick you up, and we'll have dinner together in the evening. ”
I haven't seen each other for almost half a month, and He Xin can't wait to see each other at this time.
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In fact, as early as the end of the award ceremony in Berlin, the media in Wanwan and Hong Kong had already turned the pot upside down, and everything in China was as if nothing had happened because of the ban imposed by the relevant departments. Only a few portals reprinted the news after learning about it, but the influence of the website in these years is far less than that of the print media, such as a certain wave, which was only qualified to publish the news at the end of last year, less than three months ago. And the number of netizens is also limited, so it has not made much waves in China.
The domestic film and television industry was also the first to get the news.
"Wang Xiaoshuai's new movie has won an award!"
This kind of news that the so-called sixth generation of directors have won awards internationally has long been commonplace in the circle, and the previous Lou Huohua, Zhang Yuan, and Jia Section Chief, including Wang Xiaoshuai himself, are not winning awards for the first time, but this time they won the jury prize equivalent to the second place at the Berlin Film Festival, and more people may pay attention.
As for He Xin, at most, it is "Who is this grandson?"
If you are more curious, you may also ask, "Oh, this newcomer used by Wang Xiaoshuai is not professional." ”
The inquirer's heart is inevitably sour, and the inquiry is a little more detailed, this goods used to be a courier. Oh, it turned out to be his true colors, so that the hearts of those who inquired were instantly balanced.
is like "No One is Missing" filmed by the national teacher back then, which not only won the Golden Lion of the Venice International Film Festival abroad, but also won the Golden Rooster Award in China, but who cares who Wei Mingzhi is in his true colors?
Of course, there are also concerns and accidents, after Chang Jihong got the news, he was silent for a while, then picked up the phone and dialed a number:
"Mr. Hao, what you told me last time......
"Well, I know, what do you think is convenient? ”
"Okay, then I'll wait for your news. ”