What is the purpose of joining Berlin?

If it is as an investor, of course, it is to sell films, such a large international film festival, the film trading market is not ordinarily large, and selling films is the first purpose, otherwise with the climate of Berlin, will you come to Berlin to blow cold wind at this time?

If it is as an actor, Zhou Bai will say that it is to get honors, which is commonly known as winning awards, whether they can win awards or not, it is also an honor for the films he participated in to enter various units in Berlin, and the biggest honor is to be able to win awards, it would be a bit hypocritical to say that he has no expectations in his heart.

If you are an artist in the entertainment industry, you come to Berlin to get attention, this is one of the three major international film festivals in Europe, and during the annual period, I don't know how many reporters are here, and every artist who comes to participate has the opportunity to get attention, even if there is no European media attention, at least domestic media attention is indispensable.

This year, Zhou Bai is quite busy to participate in Berlin, because "Painless Love" was shortlisted for the film festival, and another film "Hero" starring him was also shortlisted, and the movie "Blind Well" he invested in was also shortlisted, which means that there are three films related to Zhou Bai this year, two starring, and one is an investor.

It is said that the former chairman of the Berlin Film Festival is called Moritz Dehardt, who has been in charge for more than 20 years, and has brought the Berlin Film Festival to a level that can be called a high standard.

De Hade is already old, so he officially abdicated two years ago, and before he abdicated, he praised "My Father and Mother" as the best film in Berlin, and let Lao Mouzi win the Golden Bear twice during his tenure, which can be regarded as a different ending.

Durhard waved his sleeves and retired in a dashing manner without taking away a cloud, but Koslick, who took over as chairman, was forced to do so.

By the time Koslick took over, not only did he have to worry about not being widened out, but by the time he became president, he had to run out of money because he didn't have enough money, which made him almost gray.

Don't think that the Berlin International Film Festival is so tall, in fact, behind the high, it needs a lot of financial support, and this year's Berlin has shrunk a lot in terms of funds, leaving only 10 million euros, of which 6.5 million are from the government's financial support.

If you put it in China, of course, it is a lot, but Berlin is the third largest in Europe, and compared with Cannes, which is also the third largest in Europe, it is very economical, because the official budget of Cannes is 20 million, which is twice as much as Berlin.

"Berlin seems to have been severely affected by funding this year, with one day less on the festival schedule and five fewer films in competition, and I think if it doesn't change, competing with Cannes will really be an empty word. On the plane, Zhou Bai communicated with Lao Mouzi, who was sitting beside him.

"I heard that Koslick wanted to invite Hollywood films to come and premiere, but they were all refused, and even some that had already been released in the United States refused to get the Berlin premiere, preferring to release it all over Europe. Lao Mouzi said with a wry smile.

Who knows that a few years after the media criticized De Hard for capitulating to Hollywood and opening the door to Hollywood, now Hollywood is no longer willing to give face to the Berlin Film Festival, and the films that come to the festival are all non-world premieres without exception, and in just a few years, the changes are really big.

"Who's to say no, as soon as I said that "Painless Love" could premiere in Berlin, he was very happy, and it was not easy to think about him, the scale of Berlin was a bit different from Cannes, so he could only compromise with Hollywood, and the result of the compromise was that Berlin would inevitably be influenced by Hollywood. Zhou Bai touched his chin and said.

"The screening rights of your "Painless Love" in Asia have been sold, the cost has been recovered, and there is no pressure now, Wei Ping told me that this business is worth it, and it is not easy for a literary film to do what you do. Lao Mouzi looked at Zhou Bai appreciatively, and was surprised by Zhou Bai's accurate vision.

"The investment is not large, the investment of tens of millions of dollars, it is still very easy to recover it, and besides, isn't it because of the participation of Senior Sister Gong Li, it all depends on her popularity to be so smooth. Zhou Bai said modestly.

"Gong Li is well-known, but those theaters in Asia don't just look at the popularity of stars, they have become more and more sophisticated over the years, "Zhou Yu's Train" also has her performance, isn't it still as good as yours, after all, it is still the quality of watching movies. Lao Mouzi said with a smile.

Gong Li is not a taboo in Lao Mouzi's place, so Zhou Bai can rest assured that although she broke up, this is just a piece of the past, and now that everyone is married, they have already seen it.

"The market in Berlin is still smaller, but unfortunately I don't have a good relationship in Cannes, and the things expressed in this film are more suitable for Berlin's temperament, so I chose to come to Berlin, although I may lose some potential buyers, but maybe there are other gains. Zhou Bai did not continue the topic just now, but turned to the issue of film transactions.

"Take your time, the relationship is established step by step, the Cannes market is really big, the direct income of the surrounding industries of the film festival last year has been 110 million euros, although Berlin is far less commercial than Cannes, but the relationship is stable, you and Gong Li starring, plus the name of director Xiaobao, the film is still not worried about selling. Lao Mouzi smiled, and he also felt that Zhou Bai's choice was correct.

"I'm not famous, there are really few people in Europe who know me, if I can sell the movie, it's all thanks to Zhou Bai and Gong Li. Er Dongsheng, who was sitting next to him, said with a smile, his appearance of quickly clarifying made Zhou Bai and Lao Mouzi laugh.

The crew of "Painless Lovelorn" and the crew of "Hero" belong to the same flight, this is really not a coincidence, Zhou Bai communicated with Lao Mouzi before leaving, they are all acquaintances anyway, and there is no problem to go together.

is not only "Painless Love", but also Li Yang's "Blind Well" on the same plane, but there are only three people in this crew, Li Yang, Li Yixiang, and Wang Baoqiang, all of whom are going to Berlin anyway, and Zhou Bai will fly with them by the way.

Next to Zhou Bai sat Lao Mouzi and Er Dongsheng, Zhang Ziyi was also there, Zhang Manyu did not accompany Lao Mouzi, she had settled in France for a long time anyway, and it was actually a very simple thing to go to Berlin.

Gong Li didn't go with Zhou Bai either, "Zhou Yu's Train" is about to be released in China, and now she is busy running publicity, and she won't come over until the 13th, and only rushed to Berlin to meet Zhou Bai after attending the premiere of "Zhou Yu", an artist of Gong Li's level has a lot of autonomy, and Zhou Bai just stopped caring after a simple communication with her.