When Alberto left New Orleans, Lan Li called Arthur to inform him that "Burst Drummer" and "Nightcrawler" had chosen Venice to compete, only to learn that Sisyphus Pictures had already submitted an application to arrange for the two films to be promoted at the Venice Film Festival.

And that's when things got interesting.

Because Alberto never showed any signs in today's interview, he didn't seem to know that Sisyphus Pictures had completed the registration, and he came to invite Lan Li all the time, and Lan Li's posture all fell on Alberto's eyes.

So, how ridiculous it must be that Lan Li's "performance" fell in the eyes of Alberto.

Lan Li really hadn't been so embarrassed for a long time, claiming to be in control of the overall situation, but he didn't expect Alberto's scheming and scheming to be far ahead of him.

Isn't Alberto worried, Lan Li already knew that Sisypheus Pictures had already submitted an application to participate in the exhibition? Obviously, he was not worried at all, on the one hand, he was sure that Lan Li would not ask about the world, and on the other hand, even if Lan Li really knew, Alberto could still say that he did not know much about the selection process, or change his tone: he specially invited Lan Li to attend, and no matter what, he would not fall into passivity.

Furthermore, Alberto knew that even if Lan Li didn't know why, he could know the truth by communicating with the company later, but he still lowered his profile to express his sincerity, what was the reason?

The first is to hope that Lan Li will go to Venice to promote, otherwise the significance of the "Burst Drummer" being shortlisted in Venice will be directly halved; secondly, I hope to cooperate with Lan Li for a long time to truly build a bridge of friendship; finally, and most importantly, -

"I'm afraid that 'Burst Drummer' won't be able to enter the main competition this time. Lan Li's instincts gave the answer, as can be seen from Alberto's attitude and behavior, and I am afraid that he still apologized with sincerity, and further stated that even if the "Burst Drummer" did not make it to the main competition, Venice still had the sincerity of long-term cooperation.

Taking one step and seeing three steps, Alberto walked ahead of the blue ceremony early with mental calculation and unintentionality, laying out the future prospects of the Venice Film Festival.

Don't underestimate this old man, being able to take over from Mark Muller's hot potato, Alberto is definitely not a soft persimmon, and his ability is probably still above everyone's imagination. In particular, Alberto's bookish image of the museum director is even more deceptive, just like the gentleman's image of Lan Li.

Really!

A week later, the Venice Film Festival announced this year's film list, with "Nightcrawler" entering the main competition and "Burst Drummer" entering the Horizon section.

The so-called Horizon unit, in fact, is similar to a kind of attention unit in Cannes, giving independent films and new directors a platform to show themselves, and these works are good enough, but for various reasons they did not make it into the main competition, so they were placed in the Horizon unit.

For example, "Burst Drummer", in the final analysis, the film has already premiered at Sundance, and the seats in the main competition in Venice are still limited after all, so the "Burst Drummer" can only be eliminated and the seats will be given to other works that will premiere in Venice - although Alberto secretly mocked Cannes, Venice is also half a pound.

Of course, this year's Horizon unit has a very good list of works.

The Safdie brothers, who are some of the most popular independent film directors in the United States, came to Venice with their new film "God Knows", whose names are a bit unknown to the general public, but they are important figures in the New York independent film scene, and once collaborated with Ann Lee on "Making Woodstock".

In addition, the famous Korean independent director Hong Sang-so also appeared in the film list, the director who has been shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes three times and the main competition in Berlin twice, has a little Woody Allen style of South Korea, and this new work "Freedom Hill" is his first exhibition in Venice.

For Venice, which has been repeatedly ignored in recent years, the quality of the works in the Horizon unit is enough to make people shine.

For the "Burst Drummer", this is just Damien Chazelle's debut, and the opportunity to be able to show himself on the world stage is already very rare, and combined with the fact that Sundance has already premiered, the Horizon unit can be said to be a reasonable result.

The problem is that if it is a horizon unit, then there is no need for Lan Li to attend at all.

Last year, "Gravity" was absent from the main competition because of Warner Bros., but as the opening work, Lan Li and Rooney and other key members of the production team were in attendance, and this year, "Burst Drummer" was rejected from the main competition because of Venice, so Lan Li had no need to attend.

Strategically, Blue Rite could have gone straight to Toronto – "Burst Drummer" and "Nightcrawler" were both shortlisted for the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival, and the promotional itinerary for the North American awards season is about to begin, which is more than a star and a half better in terms of convenience and return than going to Venice.

That's the real reason Alberto went to New Orleans: even if he kicked you to the Horizon unit, he still wanted you to come to Venice to exhibit.

Alberto did calculate Lan Li.

"Are you going to Venice?" Arthur gloated a little, it was not an easy task to be able to make Lan Li deflated.

Lan Li didn't mind, "Laugh if you want to, always hold back, just like constipation can easily lead to hemorrhoids, be careful that you also have boils in your mouth." ”

Although he was complained about by Lan Li, Arthur didn't mind, but laughed out loud, "I really want to see Alberto again now, I only had a relationship last year, and I can't see it at all, but he is such a hidden person." ”

"It'll be fine next month. I will travel to Venice. Lan Li took the initiative to say.

Arthur was slightly surprised, "Is it necessary to make a special trip?"

"Anyway, for the sake of Don Quixote, I should also take the initiative. Matthew told me that you must not be lazy in the early stage of entrepreneurship. Lan Li also replied seriously.

Whether it's Berlin or Venice, this is not a problem that can be overcome in a short time. In the previous life, Netflix had a lot of money, and there was no need to work together at all, and it developed and produced itself to create a huge film library, and now the Don Quixote channel, whether it is positioning or financial resources, is different from Netflix, which is also destined for them to take a different path.

So, even in the Horizon section, Lan Li will be present – in February this year, Lan Li did not have any works in Berlin, and he also made a trip himself, not to mention that he has now been successfully shortlisted in Venice?

Arthur teased two more sentences, full of anticipation for the next time he met Alberto, and just before hanging up the phone, Arthur still asked unknowingly, "Are they really ready to do something to Philip?"

Arthur was already in London at this time, and he also knew that Lan Li was preparing to launch a counterattack, vaguely knowing that it was related to Philip, but he didn't know the specific details, until he noticed the clues in the last few days, and then he realized that the problem was more serious than he thought. Although he knew that the day when Lan Li broke up with George and Elizabeth would come sooner or later, he was still a little sad when it really happened, and it broke out in such a way.

"I don't think I'm surprised, but the truth is, I was surprised. Lan Li said like a tongue twister.

Arthur got the answer he wanted, opened his mouth slightly, but after all, he couldn't say anything, then changed the subject, said a few polite words, and hung up the phone.

They all thought that they were mentally prepared, because in the Hall family, family affection never existed, but when it really happened, they realized that they were not numb and cold-blooded after all, perhaps, this is the difference between the previous generation and this generation, or that the family concept of hereditary nobility is changing by the times.

That afternoon, Arthur did not work, but went to the club he frequented, quietly drinking whiskey, he thought that he was not drunk with a thousand glasses, and he could stay awake no matter how he drank - and it was true, the more he drank, the more sober he became, and he seemed to be not drunk at all, but at one point he lost his memory, completely broken, and drunk to the point of being a mess.

After waking up, Arthur couldn't remember exactly what happened, but he didn't mind at all, just thought, if life can be like this, like a goldfish, every seven seconds to cycle the memory, then wouldn't there be so many troubles?

Are those who are alcoholics so deeply trapped in the numbness and chaos of alcohol step by step and unable to extricate themselves?

……

In any case, the Venice Film Festival was decided for the time being, and Lan Li devoted himself to the filming of "Jurassic World".

Filming went smoothly without too many challenges, and before the scorching heat of midsummer was completely gone, the crew finished all the filming in New Orleans and then left for Los Angeles to complete the final stage of finishing work in California.

However, the final stage of filming is relatively easy and simple, expected to be about a week to 10 days, and may not even take that long, which means that there is not much time left until it is completed. At this time, nearly three months have passed since the "Jurassic World" was turned on.

If nothing else, Blue Rite was able to make it to the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.

However, when the crew returned to California en masse, Lan Li quietly left the crew alone, and when Bryce and Nick noticed that Lan Li was missing, Lan Li had already set up a Ford Mustang and embarked on a two-day and one-night journey alone.