At the scene of the party, the heavenly music echoed in the castle. Filmmakers, celebrities, and models from all over the world walked slowly in gowns, or raised a glass to drink, or sat on the comfortable sofa to chat, or invited people to dance together.

Harvey admires Zhang Ran very much, and after watching the short film of "Time and Space Warrior", he appreciates it even more. He felt that it was a sin for such a genius to stay in China, and that he should go to the United States to develop, so he enthusiastically led Zhang Ran and introduced him to all kinds of Hollywood people.

Zhang, Spike Jones, director of "Becoming John Malkovich," made his new film, "Adapted Screenplay," was selected for the main competition at the Berlinale and received multiple Oscar nominations. Spike, this is Zhang Ran from China!"

"Zhang, this one you should know, Nicolas Cage, he is the protagonist of "Adapted Screenplay". Nicholas, this is the Chinese director Zhang Ran, he is also a graduate of UCLA, and you are an alumnus!"

Zhang, this is Stephen Dudley, the director of "All the Time", and their film is a big favorite for this year's Oscars. Stephen, this is the Chinese director Zhang Ran. ”

It was the first time for Zhang Ran to such an occasion, and in the face of the Hollywood bigwigs in the audience, he still seemed calm and calm, and maintained an excellent demeanor.

Zhang Ziyi didn't have such a good attitude, she used not very fluent English, and talked enthusiastically with the Hollywood present, with a smile on her face that was a little flattering.

Zhang Ran knew that Zhang Ziyi wanted to break into Hollywood, but in fact, it was not only her, many domestic stars had this desire. Of course. Zhang Ziyi was the most successful, filming "Memoirs of a Geisha". Nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild. Despite this, she still failed to really break into the mainstream of Hollywood.

Hollywood is hard to mix. Discrimination is one reason, but not the most important. The population of yellow people in the United States is relatively small, and the United States is mainly white and black, so American audiences do not buy movies starring yellow people. It is impossible for white people to play the role of a yellow race, and it is difficult for Chinese actors to receive any good roles.

Without market potential, screenwriters are reluctant to write scripts with Chinese protagonists. Even for charismatic stars like Cheng Long and Jet Li, not many screenwriters are willing to write scripts for them. Suppose a screenwriter writes a script for Jet Li, if Jet Li has a problem with the schedule. or if you can't act for other reasons, you can't find other actors to act, and the script will be scrapped. On the contrary, if the protagonist is white, there is no such risk, and if the first person chooses not to act, you can find a second candidate.

Zhang Ran understood this at the beginning, so he changed to directing. He didn't have any intention of persuading Zhang Ziyi, there were some things that could only be experienced by himself. If she hadn't had this experience, maybe she wouldn't have been able to play Gong Er perfectly.

If Zhang Jingchu had this kind of thought. That Zhang Ran will definitely persuade. Chinese actors can get higher exposure and higher fame in Hollywood, but it is really difficult to get good roles. If you want to be an actor, it is not suitable to go to Hollywood for development. A lot of great actors didn't go to Hollywood to develop. Without diminishing their brilliance in the slightest, such as Huppert and Adjani!

There are many little stars and models on the scene, all dressed up in fancy ways. One of them saw that Harvey was very enthusiastic about Zhang Ran. felt that he must have a great background, so he kept circling around Zhang Ran. And say something seductive. Parties, one-night stands, are the norm in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Zhang Ran was not interested in these messy things. Directly pretending not to understand English, speaking Chinese, the woman was so angry that she sprayed more than ten FUCKs in her heart.

"Oh my God, it's Leonardo, so handsome, so tasteful!"

"Please, can I tell you?"

"There's no way, he's so handsome, I can't even hold it as a man!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the scene, and the little stars and models on the scene were even more restless as if they had taken aphrodisiacs. The film starring Leon Ledo is the closing film of this year's Berlin Film Festival, the closing of the film festival is imminent, he came to Berlin to join the party, today he stopped by to attend the party, he is a famous party creature.

Leonardo in front of him is at the peak of his appearance, and he is indeed earth-shatteringly handsome. A circle of women quickly surrounded him, and each of them was about to reach out in their eyes, as if they were about to be eaten alive.

Zhang Ran is not very interested in Leonardo, as a director he is more interested in Martin Scorsese, the director of "Gangs of New York", but this uncle has not yet appeared.

In the midst of the discussion, someone walked into the party scene again, it was Yoji Yamada. He was accompanied by actors Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa, who starred in Yoji Yamada's film Seibei at dusk, which was shortlisted for the main competition at the Berlin Film Festival. In the afternoon, when "Dusk Qingbingwei" premiered, Zhang Ran went to the scene and invited them to the evening party.

Now that they appeared, Zhang Ran must go over to say hello, and said to Harvey: "If Mr. Martin Scorsese comes, please help me introduce me." Now that I've got a friend here, I have to go over and say hello!" After speaking, Zhang Ran walked over to Yoji Yamada.

"Mr. Yamada, hello!" Zhang Ran came to Yoji Yamada, greeted him with a smile, and then greeted the two actors beside him, "Mr. Sanada, Miss Miyazawa, hello!"

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!" Yoji Yamada smiled and nodded at Zhang Ran. Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa also smiled and thanked Zhang Ran, saying that being able to attend such a party was also an opportunity for them to expand their network.

Zhang Ran had seen the disc of "Qingbing at Dusk" before, but this time he rewatched it in the cinema, and the effect of watching the movie was completely different, and he said with emotion: "The shots of "Qingbing at Dusk" are so wonderful, they are not fancy at first glance, and they even look like the composition of a movie in the 1950s, but it can always bring a kind of artistic conception of landscape painting, which is really wonderful! I may not be able to reach this kind of realm in my life!"

Yoji Yamada took a sip of red wine, smiled lightly, and said, "You are still young, young people should be a little more public!"

After watching "Seibei at Dusk" in the theater today, Zhang Ran felt that he had gained a lot and wanted to communicate with Yoji Yamada, and Yoji Yamada also wanted to hear the young director's opinion on his work. The two found a place, sat down and chatted slowly.

"Zhang. Mr. Yamada!" The two were talking, and Harvey was carrying a short man. The person with black-rimmed glasses and sharp eyes came over to greet Zhang Ran, who was Martin Scorsese, one of the four major directors in Hollywood today.

"Martin, let me introduce you, this is Japanese director Yoji Yamada, and this is Chinese director Zhang Ran. "Xavi has a great influence in the film and television industry, and it is very okay for celebrities to see him, but he is quite okay with Scorsese.

Yoji Yamada is now one of the most famous masters in Japan, and Scorsese naturally knows it. said hello to him, then looked at Zhang Ran, smiled, and said, "I have seen your movie "Burst Drummer", the technique is very skillful, and the shooting is good!"

"I'm honored to hear you say that. Zhang Ran didn't expect Scorsese to be taken aback by watching "Burst Drummer", and then thought that Scorsese had collaborated with Harvey on many movies, and he should have seen it from Harvey.

Scorsese loves movies. I also like to communicate with other directors, so when I sat down, I chatted with Zhang Ran.

After chatting for a while, I don't know how to talk about Akira Kurosawa. Zhang Ran smiled: "It's quite interesting to say. I also like Akira Kurosawa very much, let's be a meeting of three Kurosawa fans!"

Scorsese burst out laughing when he heard this, and he and Lucas, Coppola, and Spielberg were all die-hard Kurosawa fans. When Akira Kurosawa was filming "Dream", he was invited to play Van Gogh. He was busy with post-production on Goodfellas, but received an invitation from Akira Kurosawa. Without saying a word, I left my job and flew to Japan to participate in the shooting.

Scorsese's hearty laughter attracted the attention of many people, and many people who didn't know Zhang Ran looked at him curiously. Xindao is a person who can talk and laugh with Scorsese.

Zhang Ziyi saw Zhang Ran and Scorsese talking cordially, and wondered if she should go over to get to know her. She thought about it for a while or gave up, the three directors were happy to chat, and she was afraid that it would be an eyesore in the past. However, she realized more and more that Zhang Ran was not simple, this was a very thick big thick leg, and she had to hold it well. She looked at Zhang Ran from afar, her eyes shining.

The reporter of the movie channel was very surprised, and hurriedly used the equipment in his hand to record an exciting scene for fans.

Yoji Yamada smiled: "My style is closer to Ozu, Mr. Scorsese's film style is rough and real, focusing on social reality, but your style is closer to Akira Kurosawa!"

Zhang Ran smiled and shook his head: "A great Chinese painter once said that those who learn from me live, and those who resemble me die." You are not like Akira Kurosawa because you are masters and have established your own style. And I can only follow in the footsteps of the master, step by step, there is still a long way to go!"

Scorsese was immediately impressed by Zhang Ran, young directors of this age, especially young directors who have made some achievements, are often arrogant and unable to understand themselves correctly. It is very rare for Zhang Ran to treat himself so calmly and see his own shortcomings. He nodded approvingly: "It's very important for directors to establish their own style. When we make films, to a certain extent, it is difficult to make a breakthrough in technology, and this is when style is very important. It's normal for young directors to have the shadow of a master, I also had the shadow of other directors in my early days, and Akira Kurosawa could also see the shadow of John Ford in the early days, so it's important to have something of your own. I saw a talented young man in your film, the pacing was very good, the composition and lighting were excellent, but the only thing was that it was a little tight!"

Zhang Ran hurriedly said: "I don't understand what I mean, Mr. Scorsese!"

Scorsese said, "You're too skillful, you're shooting too hard, just relax!" what do you think, Mr. Yamada?"

Yoji Yamada nodded and said, "Yes, I feel that way too!"

Zhang Ran nodded silently, he wanted this movie to be a stepping stone when filming "Bursting Drummer", and paid special attention to the director's technique when filming, just like acting, if you pay too much attention to skills, you will lose your agility and be easy to overdo it: "Thank you, you are right, I will pay attention to it when I shoot in the future!"

Next, the trio began their own plans, Yoji Yamada was preparing to make "Hidden Sword and Ghost Claw", he was preparing to make a samurai trilogy, and Scorsese was preparing to make a movie about John Hughes "The Aviator", and the actor was still Leonardo.

These two are both in their sixties and seventies, but they still maintain a strong desire to create, and their enthusiasm for movies really makes Zhang Ran admire. He didn't mention "Time Warriors", but told the story that had been revised for more than a decade: "Actually, I have a story that I have been thinking about for years, and it is also about flying, but it is ...... with Mr. Scorsese"

"Martin, are you here, are these two your friends?" a voice sounded next to him, and Zhang Ran looked up to see that it was Leonardo. (To be continued.) )