Chapter 143: Buying and Selling (5/6)

1994 can be regarded as a golden year in the history of cinema.

It just happens to be the 100th anniversary of the birth of cinema, and all filmmakers want to make their own pinnacle work to commemorate this time!

All of them are riveting!

Therefore, Cannes that year can be described as a collection of good films, "Vulgar", "The Red of the Blue, White and Red Trilogy", "The Scorching Sun", "Alive"...

The Blue-White-Red Trilogy is a work by Krzysztof Kieślowski.

"The Red of the Blue, White and Red Trilogy" is the final chapter, previously, the first two parts of the trilogy won the Berlin Silver Bear and the Venice Golden Lion respectively, it can be said that Krzysztof Kieślowski was the biggest director of the year, and "The Red of the Blue, White and Red Trilogy" was also the most anticipated work in Cannes that year;

Lao Mouzi has been admired by Cannes since "Ju Dou", but unfortunately Lao Mouzi was too politically correct in those years.

During the festival, at Zhang Yimou's press conference, many foreign reporters asked a question from different angles, "Is there still creative freedom in Chinese films?" Zhang Yimou used his personal creation and the fact that he was allowed to participate in the competition to show that the situation in China is not what the Western media say. His answer was honest and straightforward, but it was clearly not what the Western media was expecting. Later, it is not surprising that "Ju Dou" was a big hit and was defeated.

There is every reason to think that "Ju Dou" is the "unspoken rule" of the Cannes Film Festival. As a French journalist said at the time, it was "out of place" for Chinese films to win awards. ”

After "Shake to Grandma's Bridge"...

This must be Lao Mouzi's saddest movie, according to what he said: every day is in pain, because they have broken up during the filming, but for the whole crew has been hiding it and pretending to be nothing, the whole is not in the state, the crew has been puzzled about what the director is doing, after the finale, the newspaper publicly announced the breakup, all shocked, many people cried, Gong Li cried the most...

Director Zhang said that it was the most painful time in his life, he endured work during the day, and his heart ached alone at night.

"Three Shots Surprise", that thing may have been kicked in the brain by a donkey...

However, "Alive" is the pinnacle!

IMDB has a score of more than 8.4 points, and the domestic movie is second only to "Sunny Day"...

"The Scorching Sun" directly silenced the entire Lumière screening room for three minutes, and then the applause rang out for fifteen minutes...

We all know that the Palme d'Or gave "Vulgar" ...

Why?

It's as if we're watching Vulgar for the first time...

Damn, can the movie still be filmed like this?

It's an innovation, a new cinematic expression!

To give a direct example, it's like watching "Infinite Horror" for the first time,, can you still write like this in an online article?

So, Z big became platinum...

……

The soundtrack of "Mission Impossible" played on the big screen, Mike was face down, his limbs were fully extended, and he was swarthy like a big bat falling from the sky, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the diagonal top of the glass box, and inside was the priceless jade.

He held on to the edge of the box, took out a thin drill, stabbed the lock in a few clicks, and then went to get it... I can't reach it!

This thing stretched out its arms and kicked its legs wildly, like a catfish that had been thrown ashore and fluttered vigorously, completely without the cool and crazy drag and bomb just now.

"I'll you!

This scene made everyone on the scene laugh, the difference is that those with a Chinese background think 'I'll have a lung on you' is funny, while foreigners mainly think it's funny...

Li Mingze was also laughing, laughing and laughing, he felt that something was wrong...

whispered to the big director next to him: "... Director Hu, why don't we release it on July 2nd?"

“… Look again, look again!"

Hu Zongming was also shocked into a cold sweat...

So far, "Crazy Stone" has been perfectly used in terms of actors' performances, the rhythm of the movie, and even close-ups and long shots, overhead shots and upward shots, backlit lenses, and telephoto lenses!

Fortunately, the actors he uses are all mainlanders, except for Ge You, they don't have any box office appeal...

"Red Cliff" is a big production, and the current mainland audience eats this set!

At the end of the film, Wang Bo was chased by the shopkeeper on a small motorcycle while biting bread, Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" sounded, and the movie froze...

"Whoa!"

The audience, whether it was celebrities, judges, reporters and spectators, all stood up and gave their own applause.

The applause changed from low to high, from weak to strong, and finally it was like a tsunami that swept the entire screening room.

The reporters formed a circle around the main creator and took pictures like crazy...

The surrounding audience was still applauding, and the applause was endless, forming a wonderful rhythm that made the blood boil.

Zhang Junsheng, Wang Bo, and Yan Bingyan stood on the stage and bowed vigorously to the audience in the four seats of the theater...

The applause lasted for five minutes before it gradually dissipated.

At the film festival, everyone uses this most direct way to express their support for the film.

Five minutes, it's nothing...

After reading it, foreigners still don't know much about the Chinese humor in "Crazy Stone"...

……

The film festival, as long as it is not too poor to get a penny, will hold a drinking party after the premiere of the film.

Filmmakers are usually very busy, and the cocktail party is the best stage for everyone to make friends, talk about business, and expand their contacts.

Of course, it's also the best place to sell films!

The most real money drive, this is the reason why so many filmmakers yearn for Gan'an...

The "Crazy Stone" cocktail party was run by Tang Ningyu hired a local public relations company.

It's a lot of money, but it's satisfying for everyone!

There were many guests in attendance, including many festival presidents, such as Koslick of the Berlin Film Festival, Joffrey Gilmer, president of the Sundance Film Festival...

There is competition between international A-category film festivals, which means that if you are shortlisted for the main competition unit of a film festival, you cannot be shortlisted for other A-category film festivals, but there is no competition between A-category film festivals and other film festivals.

Films that participate in the A-category film festival competition can participate in other film festivals.

Therefore, many small film festivals are very willing to invite films that have made a name for themselves in A-category film festivals to participate in their own film festivals, so as to attract more attention.

After the original "Green Meadow" became famous at the Berlin Film Festival, Ning Hao's global travel - the kind of all-inclusive ...

Zhang Junsheng naturally received a lot of invitations, but he didn't have time, the start of "Rain of Swords" started immediately, the cinema in the United States has been acquired, and he still has to go to the delivery, where is the time to run around...

Tang Ningyu discussed the copyright transaction of "Crazy Stone" with several film companies...

Wang Bo was stopped by Ha Zhengyu, the two of them had extremely poor English skills, and they were even struggling to communicate...

After watching it around, Zhang Junsheng was about to communicate with Natalie Portman when a fat American man came over: "Great movie, congratulations, Zhang!"

"Thank you. ”

It's Harvey Weinstein!

"I've seen a lot of shadows from the film, is the opening part a tribute to Kubrick?"

"Haha, I like Kubrick very much, so the movie inevitably brings his shadow..."

You have to ask Ning Hao about this...

"However, the language of this film is humorous, and it is difficult for Americans to understand!"

“… Yes, it's hard. ”

Zhang Junsheng nodded.

Harvey is right, this is also the reason why it is difficult for Chinese comedy movies to get out...

The star is so hanging, and the real global hits are "Shaolin Football", "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7"...

"Journey to the West", which is regarded as a classic by a bunch of people, foreigners can't understand it at all!

"So, how about the North American rights handed over to me?"

“… This, I'm just the director, you can ask Tang Ningyu about the release of the movie..."

Damn, it turned out that I wanted to lower the price...

I despise this kind of person the most, I say no, but my body is very honest...

However, Weinstein can watch "Crazy Stone", could it be that the film has money in the North American market?