"The Two of Us" was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan went to see it, mainly to cheer Lin Xiaoling up. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

These students were quite apprehensive, and they didn't know if the film would be popular, after all, this was only a low-budget film shot with 300,000 yuan, and there was no way to compare it with those films that cost tens of millions at every turn.

They themselves knew that the shooting was a bit rough, and they were criticized when it was screened at the film school.

Now when it comes to such a big film festival, it is inevitable that it will be cramped, afraid that no one will come to see it, afraid of failure, afraid of being ridiculed by foreign media, and some people can't sleep well at night because of this.

It's like this for the first time, and I'm used to it after experiencing more things, and I'm young and can't be taken lightly.

Lin Xiaoling is also nervous, but she has a cheerful temperament and is in good shape.

They stood at the door of the screening room, looking around, expecting the audience to arrive.

The organizing committee of the festival produced a brochure that printed all the films screened at the festival and highlighted the films shortlisted for the main competition.

With this brochure, the audience can choose their favorite film.

"The Two of Us", as a film nominated for three times, has attracted a lot of audiences, as well as media reporters.

By the time the time came, the screening hall had at least 70% occupancy, and the situation was good.

The film began to be screened, and the scene was a little noisy, but as the plot unfolded, the audience gradually quieted down, and later, the sound of sobbing could be heard.

This is a quiet film that needs to be watched quietly and savored carefully.

At the end of the screening, the audience applauded enthusiastically, and the response was very enthusiastic, which encouraged Lin Xiaoling and others.

Lin Zixuan didn't expect this film to be so popular in Japan, and he didn't understand what was going on until he saw the movie review the next day.

In recent years, the aging of Japanese society has been serious, and how to deal with the relationship between the elderly and young people has become a hot topic in society, and it is also a problem that the Japanese people need to face.

"The Two of Us" tells the story of a lonely old man and a young girl.

The prosaic and trivial plot is extremely life-like, and the emotional interaction between the old man and the girl resonated with Japanese audiences.

Some media praised Jin Yaqin and Xu Jinglei for their simple and natural performances, without a trace of impurities.

This is a slight exaggeration, but it is an indisputable fact that Japanese audiences love the film, and in the following screenings, "The Two of Us" was almost sold out, and it became very popular at the festival.

Faced with this situation, the students of the film school were naturally elated, and Lin Xiaoling, as a director, also accepted an interview with reporters.

The Japanese journalist was amazed by the youth of the director and the main creative team, who were still studying in film school, and this was their graduation work, a discovery that made "The Two of Us" even more noticeable.

At this time, a Japanese filmmaker named Shozo Ichiyama approached.

He is the director of other sections of the Tokyo International Film Festival, and also works for the famous Japanese film company Shochiku Pictures.

He wanted to get the rights to screen "The Two of Us" in Japan and participate in the promotion of the film.

He is well-known in Asian film circles, has been the producer of many films, and is a frequent guest at major international film festivals.

Let's put it this way, Naozo Ichiyama's main job is to identify promising young directors, invest in these directors' films with a small amount of money, and promote these films to major international film festivals.

Sell the rights after the film wins the award, recoup the investment, and make a profit.

You can say that he promotes young directors and provides financial support for those directors who are in difficulty, or it can be said to be an investment.

The films of young directors are often very bold and imaginative, and they don't require too much money, and they have never seen a director who has just graduated and can shoot a Hollywood blockbuster, and they all start with small-budget films.

As long as you invest one or two million, you can get a good return, which is a good deal.

Of course, there is a high chance that young directors will fail, and the investment may also lose money, and there are risks.

Ichiyama Naozo is not a philanthropist, he invests when he sees young directors, he will look for young people with potential, these people have made one or two films, have a little experience, and have not yet become famous.

He will find these people through major film festivals, and once he has chosen a target, he will step in to help young directors plan their future film paths, and at the same time make money from these directors.

Behind the scenes like this is common in the film industry, and there are all kinds of countries that can help young directors grow.

If there are conditions, Lin Zixuan will also do such a thing, and make money while helping others.

After watching "The Two of Us", Ichiyama felt that this film should have a market in Japan, although it is relatively niche, but it is rare to fit the actual situation in Japan.

If it is promoted from the perspective of the elderly who live alone, even if it is not popular, it can attract a part of the movie-going crowd.

Besides, this young director who has not yet graduated has shown his directorial talent and has a very good grasp of women's delicate emotions, which is rare in the film circle.

He believes that Lin Xiaoling has certain potential and can invest appropriately.

This is the purpose of Shozo Ichiyama's visit, I want to talk to Lin Xiaoling, listen to the director's thoughts, and make a judgment.

Lin Zixuan has no opinion on Ichiyama Shozo's involvement, domestic filmmakers lack distribution channels overseas, especially low-budget films like "The Two of Us", and they don't even have funds for later publicity.

It's a good thing that Shozo Ichiyama can use his connections to promote and let more filmmakers see this movie.

Lin Zixuan has also been to Venice and met such people, such as the French filmmaker Jean-Louis and the Italian filmmaker Marc Muller, both of whom are particularly interested in Chinese films.

As for Shozo Ichiyama wanting to invest in Lin Xiaoling, it's nothing.

Since the policy liberalization of the domestic film industry, co-productions will become mainstream.

Before the 90s, to be precise, before 1993, the vast majority of mainland films were fully invested by domestic studios, and after that, overseas funds began to enter the mainland's production field.

The first to benefit was the fifth-generation director, Zhang Yimou and others who have since been free from the shackles of the studio.

The entry of overseas funds not only provides directors with abundant shooting funds and can shoot high-quality films, but also brings a new production model and enhances the international competitiveness of domestic films.

To put it bluntly, if you take other people's funds, you have to make a film according to other people's requirements.

Investors will send people to supervise, as a director can have artistic pursuits, but you can't shoot as much as you want, you have to be professional.

Only by constantly cooperating with outstanding foreign filmmakers can domestic films step by step out of the production mode of small workshops and become regular film enterprises.

Lin Zixuan is looking forward to this. (To be continued.) )