Everyone is paying attention to Lan Li.

This sentence is really a bit exaggerated and a little blind, after all, individual power is still relatively weak in the industrial system, and the entire lever cannot be easily leveraged, and the laws of the market and social rules are not so easy to change, but the fact is that the powerful influence of Lan Li is gradually extending to the global film industry, step by step beyond the energy possessed by an actor or any individual, and truly attracting attention.

Even putting aside the crazy idea of the president of the jury for the time being, inviting Lan Li to attend the festival is the wish of every festival president.

"Are you sure we need to continue to waste time on this issue?" Alberto looked slightly disappointed in the face of Lan Li's teasing, spread his hands, and made the standard Italian gesture: fingers together, constantly shaking up and down to emphasize the change in his tone, "How can you say that it is a waste of time? This is so sad for me, but I am full of enthusiasm and sincerity, you should know how much the Italians like you, and we are all looking forward to your return to Venice again." ”

Lan Li's eyebrows raised slightly, a shallow smile appeared in his eyes, and he didn't continue to be modest and polite, but took the opportunity to say, "Is that really the case......?" Would Venice be willing to work with me for a long time?"

"Of course!" Alberto's expression brightened, and his words revealed a sense of joy and joy, he did not expect that his plan would be carried out so smoothly:

It would be great if Lan Li's future works could give priority to Venice, which also means that Venice can cultivate its own lineage and the object is still Lan Li!

Alberto couldn't suppress his excitement just by making up for it, but Lan Li knew that what they said about "long-term cooperation" should not be the same thing, "Don't rush to agree, you should listen to what I said about the long-term cooperation plan first, our definition should be a little different." ”

"Of course, of course, of course!" Alberto replied hurriedly, with the enthusiasm and urgency peculiar to Italians, which made Lan Li laugh dumbly, and had to raise his hand to stop Alberto, not letting Alberto continue, otherwise the topic might be directly diverted.

"Last year, my friends and I started an independent film company and we are looking forward to making really good films......

"If it's your work, Venice is always open and welcoming. ”

"I know ......"

"No, no, I'm serious, not polite, you should know that Italians don't like the Americans, we are sincere. ”

“…… Alberto. Lan Li showed a rare expression of helplessness, and cast his eyes with a smile on his face, "I know that Italians are very warm and sincere, but sometimes, we should still slow down and leave some buffer and breathing space for each other, and things may look different." ”

Alberto immediately understood what Lan Li meant, and he raised his shoulders high and sighed, "Englishman." ”

Lan Li didn't mind, and then continued, "We started the film production company with the hope of making some interesting works, but now we have changed our minds a little bit, and we are looking forward to making more waves in the independent film industry and contributing to artistic creation." ”

"Therefore, we are ready to create a streaming platform to distribute more art films and independent films to the world through online channels. It would be great if Venice were willing to join this long-term project, and we can look forward to the future of the film industry. ”

This was also a flash of inspiration for Lan Li, and Alberto's unexpected appearance gave Lan Li an idea: what if the Venice Film Festival works could also be listed on the Don Quixote channel?

Previously, Lanli tried to let the Berlinale join its own plan, but unfortunately it was refused, the concept of streaming media platform is still too advanced, far from the concept of traditional cinema, and even subverts people's viewing habits and film definitions;

What's more, Lan Li has no intention of changing the traditional theatrical screening model, which is also the biggest difference between Don Quixote and Netflix.

For Netflix, the entire business model is the top priority, and for the Don Quixote channel, the entire art display is the first task, not to say that profits and interests are not important, but in what way to chase profits and interests, Netflix chose the concept of big data to fill its own film library, regardless of the quality of the works, and Don Quixote will not use such a simple and crude assembly line operation.

In the blueprint of Lan Li's vision, he will not make it mandatory for the film festival to be screened on the Don Quixote channel, but can offer two ways to cooperate:

First, during the film festival, audiences around the world can watch the works of each screening unit of the film festival for the first time by subscribing to the Don Quixote channel, but this is a limited time, and the film festival is over, then the online broadcast will be offline; Those who directly give up theatrical releases, and so on, can all land on the Don Quixote channel.

Of course, such an idea is not yet mature, especially the former, how to avoid pirated downloads, how to avoid affecting the theatrical box office, whether it is feasible to show at the same time, or whether it will be carried out in other ways, this is still up for debate, but in the final analysis, the core idea remains the same, and the Don Quijote channel can find another distribution channel for many of the festival's works, so that the artworks can also get the opportunity to show themselves.

The specific details can be discussed, but the core idea, Lan Li believes is feasible.

Unfortunately, Berlin refused for the time being, and Lan Li was always thinking about Cannes and Venice. However, the bridge between Lanli and the two film festivals was not close enough, so he never looked for the right opportunity, and now that Alberto has sent him to the door, he has brought it up smoothly.

"What?" Alberto didn't hide his stunnedness, looking at Lan Li with a confused face, not understanding what Lan Li meant, "Streaming?

Lan Li was also caught off guard, and he didn't expect such a reaction at all, so he could only hold his forehead. But if you think about it, Alberto's lack of understanding of streaming platforms doesn't seem to be a surprise, after all, Netflix is far from big now, and even within North America it is just an emerging rising star.

Lanli starts with the origin of the whole concept, and then sketches out the whole plan little by little.

Alberto seemed frightened, unable to imagine that the entire industrial model he knew had been turned upside down, and he had not heard anything at all, and was shocked for a long time before he came to his senses, "You mean, Sundance has decided to work with Don Quixote?

"No, no, no, of course not. Lan Li laughed, had to explain the idea again, and finally concluded, "We are just offering another possibility for those works of art." You know, only a very small number of works that land in film festivals can be seen by the audience, and even many works can't even enter the art theater, and can only directly enter the video tape or Blu-ray disc market. Now they can add an option. ”

"No, I still don't understand, you mean that everyone in the world can watch movies on their phones?" Alberto still didn't come out.

Lan Li said patiently, "No, it's through the Internet, as long as there is an Internet, you can watch movies on your mobile phone, computer, or your own TV or projector." ”

For Alberto, the amount of information is really too much, and it is somewhat difficult to digest.

In fact, this is not surprising, until the rebirth of Blue Rite, the new way of viewing movies on streaming platforms is still controversial, including the most trendy and advanced Cannes still refuses to accept the streaming platform's screening channels, and there are even voices in North America to boycott streaming movies to enter the Oscars, "Since you watch it on TV, then you should participate in the Emmys" Industry insiders do not deny the excellence of many Netflix works, but they strongly oppose the destruction of the traditional definition of film by the Netflix model, and such controversy has never been eliminated.

It's only 2014, and it's no surprise that Alberto hasn't been able to digest the whole concept well.

Lan Li patiently answered many of Alberto's questions, but Alberto was still a little ignorant, as if he didn't understand, he couldn't help but be happy, and shook his head again and again to express his helplessness, "The times are changing too fast, I always feel that I may be eliminated at any time and become an old antique." ”

But that's also the most interesting part of social life, isn't it? The old things and the new things, the contradictions coexist harmoniously, and everyone must go through the same process: rebirth, growth, maturity, aging, death, and then quietly witnessing the changes and progress of nature. ”

Lan Li was still smiling, calmly and calmly telling his views on life, which made Alberto stunned, and then clapped his hands and laughed, shaking his head again and again to show his absurdity, "God, are you sure it's not my age? No, even at my age, you may not be able to look at life so thoroughly, you are such an interesting guy." ”

"Oh, Alberto, please don't be so subjective. As a museum director, you should know that wisdom is related to age, but there is no absolute relationship, many times, wisdom comes from books, life and one's own understanding, and I would never consider myself to be the smartest of the twenty-four years old. What's more, we haven't talked about talent yet. ”

Lan Li's words made Alberto laugh heartily.