Chapter Twenty-Six: Isn't the Director Right in Front of You?

On the morning of September 16th, the San Sebastian International Film Festival officially began.

As the most influential international film festival in Spain, in addition to the main venue, there are seven or eight sub-venues nearby to show the shortlisted films in turn.

Coincidentally, perhaps the organizers are both Chinese, "Letter from a Strange Woman" and "Shark Beach" were divided into the same branch venue.

Moreover, looking at the playback order on the movie brochure, "Letter from a Strange Woman" was screened immediately after the screening of "Shark Beach", and after that, another Chinese movie "Ke Ke Xili".

Is this a front and back attack?

Tang An smiled bitterly.

The influence of Chinese films in Europe is still too small, and if the audience turns around and goes to other branch venues as soon as they see that it is a Chinese film, then he will be unlucky to be at the back of the line.

"What do you think?"

Xu Jingfei, who was on the side, saw Tang An in a daze, and couldn't help but remind him that the red carpet was about to start.

"Oh, let's go, this is my first time on the red carpet!"

Tang An smiled, straightened his handmade high-end suit, looked at the spotless handmade leather shoes on his feet, and strode towards the red carpet at the door.

Yang Mi hurriedly followed, Xu Ruoyun was not a member of the crew, so he couldn't go up and went to the screening hall from the side.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Tang An met the third batch of Chinese crews of the film festival.

Lu Chuan looked at Tang An in front of him and was slightly stunned, obviously he didn't expect to see the Chinese here, and after thinking about it carefully, he recognized Tang An.

Out of politeness, Lu Chuan still stretched out his hand to Tang An, "It's Director Tang, I'm Lu Chuan!"

Looking at Tang An, who is 10 years younger than him, Lu Chuan also has mixed feelings in his heart, directing a movie alone at the age of 23, and he also won a nomination for an international A-class film festival.

Compared with himself, he was called the leader of the new generation of directors when he filmed "Looking for a Gun" at the age of 31, and Lu Chuan was also embarrassed.

"Hello Director Lu!" Tang An nodded at him lightly.

No matter what, he will not give a good face to anyone who can make a movie like "Southview Southscape", even if it is polite.

Seeing Tang An's salty and non-indifferent appearance, Lu Chuan couldn't hang it on his face, he took the initiative to say hello to a well-known director, but he was ignored, and he was a junior!

At this moment, Xu Jingfei and Jiang Wen in the back also followed, and as soon as they saw their acquaintances, Jiang Wen greeted them warmly.

"Yo, Lu Chuan is here, let's go in together!"

Lu Chuan saw Jiang Wen's face immediately darkened, his eyes swept between him and Tang An, and he immediately turned his head and led people in, ignoring them.

Jiang Wen shook his head, "Hey! this Lu Chuan is still old-tempered!"

Xu Jingfei scolded with a smile, "Can you have no temper, the first movie was messed up by you, it's good if I didn't fight with you!"

"What does it mean to mess up, it's such a good novel to really shoot according to him!" Jiang Wen retorted.

"Then you still have to intervene in the editing?"

Without waiting for Jiang Wen to speak, Xu Jinglei sighed, "Lao Jiang, you just can't be an actor, which director can stand you, if it wasn't for Director Wu pressing on the side when filming "Jiujiu Qing Killing", you and Director Zhang would have fought!"

Jiang Wen waved his hand, looking indifferent, "It's normal to have different ideas, it's a big deal, I'll only act in my own dramas in the future!"

"If Brother Wen directs and acts by himself, I'm afraid he won't win the best director and actor at the same time in the future!" Tang An interjected with a smile.

"Ninety-Nine Green Killing" is the original name of "Red Sorghum", and later Wu Tianming, then director of Western Film Studio, renamed it "Red Sorghum", and with his support, Zhang Yimou, who was originally not qualified to make films, finally drummed up a stunning masterpiece.

Tang An remembered that there was an entertainment news that the reporter secretly photographed Zhang Yimou, who had not appeared for a long time, accompanying a fat-headed, big-slapped, bald-headed middle-aged man to dinner......

Therefore, Zhang Yimou, the fifth generation, still knows him, and remembers Wu Tianming, the "godfather of the fifth generation of directors" who single-handedly promoted Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Huang Jianxin and others.

And the young people only know fat heads, big ears, local tyrants, and eating.

After chatting at the door, everyone began to step onto the red carpet.

There aren't many fans, and now the movie hasn't started yet, and people are playing everywhere.

However, their group still attracted the attention of many reporters, after all, there are always a few Chinese here.

In front of the movie guide, the reporters also knew that they were the crew of the two movies, so they asked a few questions about the movie and went to interview other people.

"To these journalists, we are like a food stall on a street where Michelin-starred restaurants are gathered, just curiosity!" Xu Jing smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Food stalls also have the advantages of food stalls, whatever they think!" Tang An shrugged.

"It's just that I'm a little uncomfortable!" Xu Jingfei shook her head.

As he spoke, a Chinese reporter came over with a microphone, "Hello Director Jiang, Lao Xu!"

In the face of their own people, they immediately stopped talking, and it was not good to be reported.

"Hello!"

The reporter pointed the microphone to He Xu Jingfei and Jiang Wen, "I am a reporter from Xinlang Entertainment, Lao Xu, are you and Director Jiang here to compete?"

Xu Jinglei nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, my new film "Letter from a Strange Woman" was shortlisted for the Golden Shell Award and the Best Director Award at this film festival!"

"Actually, you should call him Director Xu, she is the director!" Jiang Wen added with a smile on the side.

"That's right, I was negligent, so what does Director Xu expect from the movie he directed and acted in this time?" the reporter smiled apologetically.

"The film festival focuses on participation, whether it can win the award or not is secondary, the main thing is to let our country's films go abroad and show them to audiences all over the world......"

The reporter then asked some formulaic topics, and then mentioned Tang An.

"Then Director Xu, do you know where the main creators of the other Chinese film "Shark Beach" in this competition are?"

As a senior entertainment reporter of the leading domestic portal, Li Zhiye's interest in "Shark Beach" is obviously more than "Letter from a Strange Woman".

The former doesn't know anything, it's like a film that came out of nowhere, and the director's name is very unfamiliar.

The director and actor of the latter are almost household names in China, and with their shrewdness, they can't ask any valuable news.

Xu Jingfei burst out laughing when she heard this, and turned her head to smile inexplicably at Tang An.

Tang An didn't feel embarrassed, it was normal not to recognize it, and there was no photo of himself in the manual.

But isn't it a photo of Yang Mi on the cover of that miniature version of the movie, it's really blind that I can't recognize it.

"You said that the director of "Shark Beach" is not right in front of you!"

PS: Ask for a collection and ask for a recommendation ticket!!