Chapter 163: The Audience Seems to Have a Good Response?
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Everyone is from China, and these two crews came to Berlin to participate in the film festival this year, and it is natural that they should cheer each other on.
She looked like she was full of spring breeze, and it seemed that everything went smoothly yesterday.
When she was sent in, several domestic reporters who came to cover the Berlin Film Festival also arrived one after another, everyone shook hands, took a group photo, and then sent her to the screening hall.
Next, with the arrival of the screening time, some heavyweight film critics have arrived one after another - in fact, it stands to reason that film critics are able to write film and television reviews for a living, and they are eligible to be officially invited to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, and they are also the main competition unit of the film, of course, it is worth watching and reviewing.
But to be honest, people's energy is limited, and they often can't watch that one when they watch this one, so at this time, whether they are familiar with each other or not, and whether they have connections or not, is more critical.
Li Qian's connections in the European film industry are close to zero, but John Days has been in the European and American film circles over the years, although the main force is in Hollywood, and he has done more commercial productions, but in his past ten years or twenty years of production career, he has still produced a lot of literary films, and the number of times he has gone to Europe is definitely a lot, so in the European film circle, he has his own connections.
Now he is a minority shareholder of Oriental Dream Film Company in the United States, serving as the general manager, to a certain extent, he can be regarded as working for Li Qian for the time being - of course, it can be understood that everyone starts a business together.
Li Qian has a film to compete for the Berlin Film Festival, although he has little hope that a film director who is only in his twenties and is also a Chinese film director will win an award in Berlin, so it is difficult to talk about helping with his strength, but he still does his best to do it - this can be regarded as showing Li Qian part of his strength, his strength in the European film circle.
Therefore, there are really several blockbuster film critics.
Many reporters from Berlin and several well-known newspapers and periodicals in France, Italy, and Britain sent to the Berlin Film Festival also entered the venue after shaking hands with Li Qian and asking for autographs.
Well, in Europe today, when the Berlin Film Festival officially announced the list of selected films for the main competition unit of this year's film festival, the focus of reports on the film "Red Sorghum" across Europe was very neatly placed on the "directorial works of the superstar of the Oriental Goth" - in their eyes, Li Qian entered the eyes of Europeans as the lead singer of the band and won the love of Europeans, and now, making movies seems to have become his side business.
Therefore, when they came to see the movie, their interest in Li Qian, a legendary oriental superstar, obviously exceeded their interest in his movie "Red Sorghum".
"It's already remarkable that a singer who has made a movie with a ticket can enter the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival!" -- this is probably what these film critics and journalists from all over Europe think of Li Qian and "Red Sorghum".
When the time to start the screening was almost up, Li Qian turned around and walked inside, Qin Jingjing pinched the unfinished promotional album in his hand, and hurried to catch up, but couldn't help but whisper: "It seems that you are not satisfied, right?"
Li Qian turned his head to look at her and smiled, "You still want to sit full?"
A Chinese director's Chinese work, which was previously unknown in the European film circle, entered the main competition unit and came to the exhibition, but basically did not do any decent public publicity - just like that, when I walked into the screening room, I probably glanced at it, and the attendance rate was almost more than 80%, which is already very good.
On the one hand, Li Qian, as a director, is a bit of a star bonus, and on the other hand, John Days's connections are quite powerful. Besides, it is good that it is also shortlisted for the main competition unit, and there will still be many movie lovers who take the initiative to brush the film without knowing the director at all and absolutely not understanding Chinese.
Li Qian and several of their main creators went to the front row to sit down, and when the time came, the headlights in the screening hall went out, and the audience on the seats also stopped talking consciously.
Then, the big screen lit up.
The world's first public screening of "Red Sorghum" has officially begun.
In the screening room, it gradually became quiet until there was no noise - everyone knew that this was a Chinese movie before they came, and there was no German or English dubbing, only English and Chinese subtitles specially matched for audiences in other countries around the world, but since I came to see it, no matter what the reason, I still have a little expectation for this movie.
Albeit...... This expectation may not be high in their hearts.
The movie started to be screened, and it was only about a minute or two after watching it, and it hadn't entered the plot yet, Li Qian lowered his head, thought about it, turned his head and explained a few words to Fu Xuelong, and then stood up with his waist bent and slipped out alone.
The first row is very convenient.
Qin Jingjing actually chased after him immediately and asked, "Don't you see it?"
Li Qian waved his hand, "Don't watch it! When I cut the film, I watched it I don't know how many times! You go back and watch it, remember to pay attention to the audience's reaction." ā
Qin Jingjing let out an "oh" and stopped, but when she saw Li Qian striding out, she couldn't help but chase after her quickly, and asked, "Why are you going?"
Li Qian turned his head to look at her, "Buy a pack of cigarettes." ā
Qin Jingjing asked, "Aren't you not smoking cigars?"
"But I really want to take a puff now, the cigars are in the hotel, and the pipes are in the hotel!"
Qin Jingjing didn't give up, and followed Li Qian to the door of the theater.
Li Qian stood up and looked at her, "Why come out with me and go back to watch a movie!"
Qin Jingjing twisted slightly, and then raised her head to look at Li Qian, and suddenly asked, "Are you ...... Nervous, aren't you?"
Nervous?
This question really stopped Li Qian.
It is said that at this time, his film is being shown to the public for the first time, and as a director, Li Qian should sit in the first row of the screening hall with some nervousness, some expectation and worry, and watch his work again with others - when he sees the proudness, he can't help but praise it, and then subconsciously pay attention to the reactions of the audience around him and in the back row. If the reaction is in line with expectations, the mood will rise, and if the reaction is a little flat and does not meet expectations, you will inevitably be doubly worried!
Almost all directors will face such a step.
But hearing Qin Jingjing's question, Li Qian thought about it and shook his head, he really didn't feel any nervousness - maybe it was because he didn't attach as much importance to this film festival as anyone else.
So he smiled, "The film is already like that, it's stereotyped, it can't be changed, now it's just waiting for other people's judgment, what are you nervous about?"
Qin Jingjing was a little surprised.
Although she already knew earlier that although she came to participate in the film festival, Li Qian didn't care about whether she won the award or not, but she had always thought that Li Qian was just pretending to be indifferent.
He really didn't care!
After a few seconds, she asked, "Don't you really want to win the prize?"
Li Qian shrugged, "Nonsense! Of course I want to! If my film is made well, everyone thinks it is good, and the film festival wants to give me an award, of course I am happy! But if you want to win an award, it doesn't mean that you have to win an award!"
Speaking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Go back! Don't worry, ah, your performance is absolutely excellent! Even if you don't win the award, there will be no shortage of films to shoot in the future! Go back and watch a movie!"
As he spoke, he turned his head and walked away.
Qin Jingjing hesitated for a moment, and then gave up the idea of accompanying Li Qian to the streets, and watched him go out of the movie theater, and then turned around and went back to the screening hall - she really cared about it in her heart.
Far more concerned than Li Qian!
This is the first film produced by Minghu Culture that she received after joining Minghu Culture, obtaining stable company protection and stable film contract invitations, and it is also the first cooperation with Li Qian.
Moreover, the days and nights of filming this film have long become the deepest memories in her heart - in her own opinion, this movie is also the most wonderful performance she has made since her debut!
Plus...... It's the Berlin Film Festival!
How did Ming Xiaojing become popular, and now he has gradually become the No. 1 Tsing Yi in the domestic film industry that basically no one can challenge?
To put it bluntly, Qin Wei's "Red Light District" praised her!
The addition of Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival made her immediately a representative of the acting school among the younger generation of actresses.
In 1994, Venice, Ming Xiaojing, who had been hovering between the second and third lines, became famous in a fight, and since then, as long as she mentions outstanding Chinese and actors, she knows the name of Ming Xiaojing, no one will bypass it!
That's the power of the three major European film festivals!
Of course, Qin Jingjing also knows that it is really extremely difficult to win an award in Europe, so for "Red Sorghum", for Li Qian, and whether she can win the award, although she has expectations, she has no obsession, what she is looking forward to at the moment is just that the reputation of this movie can be better - she just hopes that she starred in this movie of Li Qian's work for the first time, and the hard work and efforts she made at the beginning can be exchanged for the applause and recognition she deserves!
It was only two or three minutes after running out, and when Qin Jingjing returned to the screening hall with her waist bent, there was a blood-red red screen on the big screen - the bride Zi Jiu'er, dressed in a red wedding dress, was sitting in a rickety red sedan chair, sobbing, with a look of grievance and shame.
The whole screen is really a blood-red color!
On the way back, she inadvertently glanced at the audience, and just this glance made her heart seem to skip a beat.
The red light on the big screen shone on the entire audience.
The faces of every viewer were red, like those in the darkroom where the photos were washed.
The lenses on the bridge of the nose of many viewers are reflecting the red light.
In this piece of red light, Qin Jingjing, who has good eyes, can easily see the surprised expressions on the faces of many viewers, as well as some ...... Surprise?
Or is it called amazement?
Anyway, after a quick glance, she felt that those expressions should definitely not be negative emotions such as disdain or disdain, but some good and positive meanings!
She sat down.
Fu Xuelong leaned sideways and whispered, "I think everyone's reaction seems to be good! Brother Qian'er is right, this kind of splashed ink color use, they all look very surprised!"
Qin Jingjing was overjoyed and looked up at the screen.
On the big screen, the sedan chair swayed violently.
The people in the sedan chair couldn't help crying.
A group of shirtless stout men were roaring and singing folk slang tunes that the European audience in the screening room would not have understood.
This scene is all too familiar.
When she first filmed, she really cried - and to be honest, she was choked by the dust deliberately kicked up by the gang of Lai Han, who was carrying a sedan chair!
Quietly turning around, twisting his body to look again, the audience in the two or three rows behind him, who was close and could be seen just in time, was shaking their heads with red faces, and their faces were full of amazement.
Good sign!
Turning his head to look at Fu Xuelong, he was staring at the big screen, and he seemed to be panting so evenly with excitement.
On this side of the body, the fists were clenched tightly at some point.
It's a pity that at this time, Li Qian is not there!
At this time, seeing the performance of these European audiences in the screening room, will he also be excited?
You know, this is just the beginning of the movie! His movie, it seems that from the very beginning, from the first story, has shocked these European audiences!
If he hadn't slipped out, he would have been very happy to see everyone's reaction at this time, right?
After all, this is his first literary movie!
But thinking about it again, Qin Jingjing was suddenly a little deflated - if he was here, he might be far more calm than he imagined!
Because...... He really didn't seem to care how much he got from coming to Berlin this time!
Thinking of this, Qin Jingjing couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, there was a sudden "Oh ......" from the audience, Qin Jingjing subconsciously put away her thoughts and looked up at the big screen - it turned out that the robbers had come out.
In retrospect, including when Li Qian asked her to watch the film after the cut, she felt that her performance in this section was not too good. But at this time, sitting in the big screening room and watching it again, she suddenly realized that in fact, the importance of her performance in this scene, or the degree of attracting the audience's attention, was actually very backward and then backward - first the dramatic robbery and the dramatized resolution of this crisis, and then, the color!
Whether it is a medium shot, a close-up, a close-up, an overhead shot, in all the shots, the green sorghum rises with the wind, as far as the eye can see, and on the path in the middle of the sorghum field, the yellow is the land, and the shirtless man, the red, is the bride's red wedding dress!
The splash of ink, the incomparably dazzling, incomparably shocking big color!
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To be honest, the codewords under the huge pressure you give every day are actually far more tiring than the codewords themselves!
It's better to shout and ask for a ticket, don't care if you give it or not, at least I can vent some of the pressure - the first thing I wake up every morning to look at the monthly pass, even if it only goes up by 100 votes, I will feel that there are still people who support me and recognize me, I can be more relieved, and the pressure in my heart can be a little less.
So, ask for a monthly pass!