Chapter 519: Berlin Film Festival Opens (Happy New Year to All!!)
"By the way, where do they live, Lao Niu?" Wu Jianye changed the topic and asked Chen Kaige.
The old cow in Wu Jianye's mouth is also a classmate of their 78th grade of Yenching Film Academy, Wu Ziniu, this year Wu Ziniu was also shortlisted for the competition unit of this year's Berlin Film Festival with his "Evening Bell" filmed last year.
Chen Kaige said with a smile: "They live far away, and they were supposed to pick you up with me today, but there are some things that haven't been done temporarily." β
"Now the two of you are very famous in Berlin, and many media have made you two the Chinese double stars of this year's Berlin Film Festival!"
Chinese films already give people a mysterious feeling, and this time two Chinese films were shortlisted for this year's Berlin Film Festival competition unit, which is naturally a gimmick of this year's Berlin Film Festival.
Wu Jianye smiled: "Who is here from the crew of "Evening Bell"?"
Chen Kaige replied: "Lao Niu, the two main actors Tao Zeru and Sun Min, producer Yan Rixuan, screenwriter Wang Yifei, by the way, Hou Yong's kid is also here!"
Hou Yong is also a classmate of the 78th class, is from the photography department, and is also the cinematographer of the movie "Evening Bell".
Wu Jianye said: "Then wait until tomorrow to attend the opening ceremony, let's sit together!"
Chen Kaige agreed: "I think so too. β
The two chatted for a while, and Wu saw that the time was almost up, and said, "Okay, you go back, take a day's flight, and go to bed early!"
Chen Kaige sneered and said, "Why don't I stay with you at night?"
Wu Jianye glanced at Chen Kaige, it seemed that his patience with Hong Huang was almost at the limit, but after all, this was a matter between the two of them, Wu Jianye didn't have much to say, and the most important thing was that it was useless to say it.
"Whatever, the sofa is ready for you at any time!" Wu Jianye smiled.
"Your bed is quite big!" Chen Kaige pointed in the direction of the bedroom and said with a smile.
Wu Jianye: "I'm not used to sleeping with men!"
"It's not exquisite!" Chen Kaige shook his head, but even so, he didn't return to his room.
Following!
At the entrance of the Zoological Palace in Berlin, the crowd is full of journalists from all over the world, and many fans who come to make the pilgrimage have turned this place into a sea of people.
Cheers and camera clicks mingle with each other.
The opening ceremony of the Berlinale has also officially begun.
While waiting for admission, Wu Jianye also saw Wu Ziniu and the crew of "Evening Bell", said hello from afar, and didn't talk much.
The first to enter was the nine judges led by the chairman of the jury of this Berlin Film Festival, Rolf Lieberman, and ten of them walked on the red carpet, which immediately caused many cheers from the audience, and at the same time murdered a lot of film.
Chen Kaige walked in the crowd and was in high spirits.
When the judges entered, they were the selected film crews and the blanket stars who came to rub the red carpet.
The Berlin Film Festival, as one of the three prestigious film festivals in Europe, naturally has many stars participating, but the most eye-catching of them is naturally participating in "Rain Man", and now Hollywood's hottest fried chicken Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise in "Top Gun" made the whole Europe and the United States appreciate his prosperous beauty, and Tom Cruise was also treated by him after his appearance, and the cheers resounded throughout the zoo theater.
Even Dustin Hoffman next to him can't be compared with Tom Cruise, the starring "Graduate" is known as a masterpiece of a generation, and he is also a very powerful actor, as of the era when Wu Jianye was reborn, Dustin Hoffman has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards a total of 7 times.
and won two of them Best Actor, one of which is the "Rain Man" that he is now promoting!
At the same time, Dustin Hoffman also won the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at the Berlin Film Festival, and countless other awards.
is a well-known and powerful actor in Hollywood.
If Tom Cruise is the most popular male star in the entire Golden Bear Awards, then Isabel Adjani, the number one beauty in France, is the most popular female star.
Later audiences may think that the first beauty in France should be Sophie Marceau, but this is the first flower in France before Sophie Marceau, and Sophie Marceau is just walking the road she has walked.
Isabel Adjani has been named one of the 50 most beautiful actresses in the world by Popular magazine.
In Europe, you ask a random person, who is the most beautiful woman in France?
They will surely say: the Virgin Mary!
But if you want to ask who the second one is, it has to be Isabel Adjani.
Her beauty is different from Marilyn Monroe's sexiness, Ellie's sweetness, and Audrey Hepburn's modesty, she is depressed, crazy, and transparent.......
Isabel Adjani has the delicate silhouette of a Western beauty, and is wrapped in the euphemistic temperament of an Oriental girl, Adjani's beauty is a mixture of all the essence of Sophie and Monica.
At the same time, she is not the kind of simple vase, but also a woman with superb acting skills, 5 times Caesar, 2 Oscar nominations, Cannes, Berlin, CΓ©sar trophies one by one.
This is an affirmation of her acting skills.
Wu Jianye has also watched Isabelle Adjani's movies, and he is very glad that Isabelle Adjani is a French actor, she perfectly inherited the boldness of a French actress, and her dedication to art is even more satisfying.......
When Wu Jianye took He Qing and others on the red carpet, it also caused a lot of sensation, and Wu Jianye at this time was no longer an unknown person in Europe.
The Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival gave him his own fans in Europe, and at the same time, with a small group of die-hard rock fans, Wu Jianye also resounded with deafening cheers on the red carpet.
Although it has not appeared in the European and American music circles for a long time, Wu Jianye's influence is still there.
At the same time, He Qing, who walked in front of Wu Jianye, also caused some sensations, wearing a cheongsam that could perfectly show her figure, which made her different from European and American actresses, coupled with her gentle temperament, she also murdered a lot of films.
On the contrary, Li Lianjie, Liang Jiahui, and Zhang Manyu were all translucent in Europe at this time.
This is also thanks to the results of the release of "New Dragon Gate Inn" in Europe.
Wu Jianye took a few people, waved his hand, walked across the red carpet, and entered the Animal Palace Cinema.
Here he saw the world's top filmmakers, and many of them gathered around and chatted casually.
Chen Kaige saw Wu Jianye and the others from a distance, and immediately whispered to Moritz next to him, and came to Wu Jianye.
"Come with me and meet Mr. Moritz!" Chen Kaige laughed.
Wu Jianye smiled and nodded, and followed Chen Kaige to Moritz.
"Wu, I'm very glad you can come to Berlin!" Moritz Hader also smiled happily when he saw Wu Jianye, and conversed in English.
Moritz has always been committed to making the Berlinale the world's top awards ceremony, and the rising Chinese film is what he is striving for, Wu Jianye is the top Chinese film at this time, the most well-known director in Europe, Moritz naturally hopes that he can become a regular guest of the Berlin Film Festival.
"I would also like to thank the Berlinale for giving me this opportunity to be here!" Wu Jianye said without humility or arrogance.
Moritz laughed, and then said to Wu Jianye: "When I went to Huaxia the year before last, Director Wu Tianming always wanted us to meet, but at that time, you were not in Huaxia, this time you came to Berlin, we should sit down!"
Wu Jianye smiled: "It's an honor!"
"Come, let me introduce you to these friends. After speaking, Moritz affectionately introduced the judges of the Berlin Film Festival to Wu Jianye.
President Rolf Lieberman, a member of the nine judges French actress Leslie Cullen, has been nominated twice for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
German actor Vitim Gloner, director and producer Landa Haynes, actors Adrian Kut, Francesco Laval, Cliff Robertson, director and actor Zedannex Verak, and finally the Soviet writer Boris Lvivich Vasilyev.
Only Chen Kaige is because of his relationship with Wu Jianye, so there is no need to introduce it.
Everyone is naturally very clear about Wu Jianye's achievements, so when they shook hands with Wu Jianye, they all showed a kind smile.
It's just that Wu Jianye doesn't know the truth or falsehood, and he doesn't need to know it.......
This is a grand event for filmmakers, and Wu Jianye naturally can't chat with Moritz and others all the time, and then he returned to his place, and sitting next to him is his old classmate Wu Ziniu.
"Old Wu, let me introduce to you, this is Yan Rixuan from Bayi Factory, this time I am the producer of the movie "Evening Bell"!" Wu Ziniu introduced Wu Jianye.
Wu Jianye shook hands with Yan Rixuan with a smile and said, "Hello, I'm Wu Jianye!"
Yan Rixuan laughed and said: "Director Wu's name, I'm afraid no one who makes movies in China hasn't heard of it!"
Wu Jianye: "You're welcome, I'm just lucky!"
Later, Wu Ziniu introduced several other people in "Evening Bell" to Wu Jianye, among which Wu Jianye should be most familiar with actor Tao Zeru.
Later, the performance of the old drama bones in Wu Tianming's last directorial work "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" is really amazing.
And Wu Jianye also introduced He Qing and others to them, and everyone chatted very happily together.
However, when a few people were chatting, an elegant man in a black dress and a white shirt came over, who was the starring Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man".
"Hello Wu!"
Dustin Hoffman walked over and greeted Wu Jianye with a smile.
Although Wu Jianye was a little curious about Dustin Hoffman's arrival, his expression did not change, and he said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Hoffman!"
At this time, Dustin Hoffman was 52 years old, and when he participated in "The Graduate", he was already 30 years old, and he was one of the late actors.
Dustin Hoffman showed a faint smile and said, "Wu, can I talk to you alone?"
"No problem!"
After the two of them came to a separate space, Dustin Hoffman said, "Should I call you Kun or Director Wu?" β
Wu Jianye crossed his shoulders and said, "It doesn't matter, anything can be!"
Dustin Hoffman said: "Kun, when I came to Berlin before, I received a call from an old friend, he knew that you are the author of "Jurassic Park", and I hope that you can come forward to negotiate with Phantom Entertainment and sell the adaptation rights of "Jurassic Park" to my old friend, the price is negotiable!"
Although Dustin Hoffman didn't say who his old friend was, Wu Jianye had already guessed: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, I know that Hoffman's old friend should be Mr. Spielberg, but I have sold the adaptation rights of this one to Phantom Entertainment, I'm afraid I won't be able to help Spielberg in this matter!"
Dustin Hoffman also has Jewish ancestry, and Hollywood Jews have always been united, although Dustin Hoffman and Spielberg have not worked together before, but their relationship has always been good, and the two will work together on a "Captain Hook" in two years.
Dustin Hossman smiled: "Kun, we know the relationship between you and Phantom Entertainment, I think as long as you export, Phantom Entertainment will definitely consider it seriously!"
Wu Jianye was slightly stunned, there are not many people who know that they are the boss behind Phantom Entertainment, is it true that Jews are so powerful in Hollywood?
They already know?
However, Dustin Hoffman's words soon dispelled Wu Jianye's doubts: "Several scripts you wrote in North America were handed over to Phantom Entertainment, obviously the cooperative relationship between you and the other party is very tacit, so I hope you can seriously consider our suggestions." β
At this time, Wu Jianye knew that Dustin Hoffman said that the relationship between himself and Phantom Entertainment may not have been paid attention to by ordinary people, but these professional filmmakers can see that in the several blockbuster movies of Phantom Entertainment, including the first "Home Alone", "Die Hard", and the highest-grossing animated film "The Lion King", when these movies were released in North America, the screenwriter column wrote 'Kun'!
This kind of thing, ordinary audiences don't think much about it, but as a professional filmmaker in Hollywood, it has a different meaning.
They now value screenwriters more than any other country in the world.
If it weren't for Wu Jianye's presence in China, it is estimated that he would have become one of the hottest screenwriters in Hollywood at this time.
However, it is precisely because Wu Jianye is a Chinese, and at the same time he is in Huaxia, the arrogant Hollywood people do not identify with Wu Jianye so much from their bones.
This strange phenomenon is not unusual in Hollywood!
"I'm sorry, I can't help you with this matter!" Wu Jianye still refused Dustin Hoffman's request.
Seeing this, Dustin Hoffman just smiled and left.
Dustin Hoffman, who returned to his place, Tom Cruise, little fresh meat, asked, "Did the other party agree?"
Dustin Hoffman smiled and said, "No!"