Chapter 71: Communication
Zhou Bai didn't know how to describe his mood, Lao Jia gave him such a play, it was really surprising, but it was not necessarily happy.
"What's the matter, I'm sincere enough, right?" Old Jia Baba came over to ask for credit, which made Zhou Bai smile bitterly.
Nima's "Xiao Wu" is a banned film and puts Zhou Bai's name on it, this is a blatant hatred, if the people on the side of the General Administration come up with any regulations, it is difficult to say that Zhou Bai is not counted.
Special thanks to this kind of thing is not uncommon, from early Hong Kong films to various films in later generations, it is not an uncommon thing, and it is generally used by directors or production companies to thank people who have contributed to the film but have not appeared in the movie.
This matter, Zhou Bai understands that Lao Jia is kind intentions, bringing him investment and fulfilling his dreams, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but Zhou Bai is not suitable for such a high-profile thing.
Zhou Bai's uncle also helped Lao Jia a lot in the past, and the funds provided enough guarantees, and when the movie was finished, the crew's expenses were actually 20,000 or 30,000 yuan more, all of which Zhou Bai asked the uncle to pay for them, and they were not included in the investment.
Lao Jia saw it in his eyes and was grateful, so he put Zhou Bai's name on it at the end of the film, and Lao Jia considered adding Zhou Bai's name in the opening subtitles, but he also understood that this film was an underground movie, and it was too eye-catching at the beginning, so he gave up.
Lao Jia's kindness Zhou Bai is not easy to refuse, but he feels a little painful, and when the subtitles come out, he also has an indescribable sense of accomplishment in his heart, and he feels very warm, but when he thinks that he has never even made a movie, his name was specially thanked for the first time on the screen, and he felt a little ridiculous.
"Isn't this inappropriate?" Zhou Bai scratched his head and said, with his friendship with Lao Jia, he felt that Lao Jia had no need to do this.
After getting along for such a long time, Lao Jia and Zhou Bai are about to become dead friends, both of them are also informal people, Zhou Bai feels a little unnecessary for this form, everyone just takes care of each other.
"It's good, Lao Bai, I'll be honest with you, at the beginning I originally wanted to put your name at the beginning of the movie, but this is an underground movie, and the opening is too eye-catching, so I put it at the end, can you understand?"
"I'll go, you don't have to be so hypocritical, why don't you have whom, you don't have to get these haves and don'ts. Zhou Bai almost rolled his eyes, was he afraid that I wasn't eye-catching enough when I put the title of the film?
"You don't have to be embarrassed, Lao Bai, I know how much work you have done in the movie, not to mention the investment in my side, in order to have better conditions for the crew, I specially took out a sum of money to let us people guarantee the conditions, I am very grateful. Lao Jia was a little moved, thinking of his bumpy road to film, he knew very well how much weight Zhou Bai's support had.
"Xiaobai, the special acknowledgment of the movie is very good, do you think this is an underground movie, afraid of attracting the attention of some people?" Yu Feihong said, she felt that Lao Jia did it right, Zhou Bai's personality is too calm, and he may look at many aspects when considering things, so it is better to stab him.
"Sister Yu, you underestimate me, although I am not literate, but the arrogance of being a man is there, and I don't care if it attracts the attention of some people. Zhou Bai was not angry, and said calmly, but his eyes were extremely firm.
"That's it, what are you kid pretentious, that's it. Lao Jia waved his hand and settled the matter.
Zhou Bai shrugged his shoulders and didn't say anything more, so be it.
"Old Yu, is there any problem with the translation?" Lao Jia sat down and asked Yu Feihong.
"I saw one or two grammatical problems, all of which were minor faults, and if you want to check them carefully, there is definitely no way to do it once, so it's best to give me the subtitle transcript. Yu Feihong said.
"Well, I'll find someone to bring you the transcript of the subtitles, I'm tired of you bothering, I'll treat you to dinner in the evening. Lao Jia nodded and said.
"It's okay, I'm very idle right now, and there's something just right to do. Please eat or don't, I'll invite Xiaobai to have a meal with you in the evening, Xiaobai helped me today, just thank you, we haven't seen each other for so long, just have a meal. Yu Feihong said that he had the opportunity to invite Zhou Bai to dinner to thank him, which is just right.
"It's okay, anyway, you're back now, and there are many opportunities to invite you to dinner, so I won't fight with you. ”
"Your movie is very good, it can be said that it is the best movie I have seen in recent years, do you want to take the path of winning awards at foreign film festivals?" Yu Feihong asked, she is not weak at all in her ability to appreciate movies, and now she has the idea of becoming a director.
"I'm a little worried that the actor Xiao Wu will be too unrebellious, and it's still doubtful whether this kind of movie can be accepted abroad. The film festival must be going, and the film can't pass the review, so you can only take this road, otherwise the investors will lose all their money. Lao Jia said with his chin propped up.
For the style of the film, he made the kind he wanted, but whether it can be accepted by foreign film festivals is another matter, he has no confidence in whether he can win the award, he just wants to sell it quickly, so that investors can return to their capital.
"Your documentary-style movies are very innovative, you see that our films over the years are the kind of films that focus on historical events, or the theme of the times, foreign audiences have not seen this type of Chinese film from the perspective of ordinary people, there should be a market. Yu Feihong said with a smile, because she studied abroad in the past few years and made several foreign movies, she also knows something.
"Lao Jia, you have to have confidence in yourself, if the actor has the spirit of resistance, the movie will look different, and now it's just right. Zhou Bai patted Lao Jia's shoulder and said.
Lao Jia has no confidence in himself, it's actually normal, he is also a fledgling no matter how he says, this is his film debut, and whether the film can be accepted needs to be tested.
"Well, I want to sign up for next year's Berlin International Film Festival, and now I have almost half a year to go until February next year, so I need to adjust more, enrich the soundtrack, and most importantly, sell the film through the festival. Lao Jia said his plan.
Yu Feihong has no objection, this is Lao Jia's movie, as long as he can participate in the film festival, he will have the opportunity to sell the film, as for whether he can win the award in Berlin, in fact, she can't be sure, the taste of foreigners is difficult to say, although the Celestial Empire movies have won many awards over the years, but Berlin is the big three after all, it depends on luck.
Zhou Bai is full of confidence in Jia Zhangke, he knows that "Xiao Wu" will be born next year, and Lao Jia will become famous in a fight, although he doesn't know the specific awards, but it is certain that he can win the award, and the scum pictures shot with the 16MM film of "Xiao Wu" in history can win awards, and the current "Xiao Wu" has at least thrown off a large part of the original picture.
The filming time and post-production time of "Xiao Wu" have obviously taken longer than the original history, and Lao Jia has put more energy into it, at least in terms of film quality, it will not be worse than the original.
"Okay, let's not talk about movies, Lao Yu, when you come back this time, you are going to stay in China and develop, and you won't go back to the United States, right?" asked Lao Jia.
Yu Feihong nodded, she went to the United States to study for a few years, and deeply understood the discrimination and rejection of Chinese abroad, it was too difficult to develop abroad, and she couldn't get used to many things, and she was ready to stay in China all the time when she came back this time.
At this time, she also felt confused about her life, a lot of thoughts were not sorted out, after leaving for a few years, many things had to be re-adapted, before she was distracted on the road because she thought of some problems, and accidentally did not pay attention to the road conditions, but fortunately Zhou Bai pulled her.
She turned her head to look at Zhou Bai and felt that this person was very interesting, such a young film investor was simply a unique one.
Zhou Bai gave her a lot of shocks today, one was to help on the road, one was a surprise encounter, one was Lao Jia's thanks, and another was Zhou Bai's calmness and confidence.