Chapter 221: Finalist
When I returned to the house, I was pulled by Mei Ting and said the right word twice. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoBefore the start of filming, the costume specially came to Mei Ting to whisper a few words, and went to the temporary changing room separated by curtains in the north room to change clothes.
This is a bed scene, uh, don't get me wrong, it's not that kind of bed scene, but the couple lying on the bed chattering, the background, it should have just been done. Newlywed Yan'er, how can you let it go at night, you say yes!
He went into the bedroom, good fellow, and set up three machines, one facing the bed, one on the left and one on the left. However, there are also advantages to having more machines, which is convenient for switching shots, and the actors can also save effort, otherwise they will have to come several times.
For example, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" filmed for six years for Mao's twenty-five episodes, in addition to traveling all over the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, one of the important reasons is that the entire crew has a camera, and if you want to switch lenses, sorry, the actors have to do it all over again.
"Da Lun, I'll take off my pajamas later. Zhang Jiandong walked over and said.
"Hmm. β
Wang Dalun is very simple, actors, acting bare-chested is a common thing, not to mention that he even took off his pants when filming "Seafood", and what else did he dare not take off.
After a while, Mei Ting came in, still wearing the cashmere shirt, and there was still a slight shame on his face. When Zhang Jiandong shouted "prepare", when she shyly took off her shirt, Wang Dalun found that "Oh" was wearing pajamas with small suspenders.
What is there to be ashamed of, he still clearly remembers the shot of her famous work "Scarlet Childlike Heart" broadcast two years ago, and now he is still pretending to be pure, he is quite disdainful, he took off his pajamas and lay naked beside her.
"Yo, Da Lun, good figure!"
The photographer who had just adjusted the lens couldn't help but raise his head and smile and give him a thumbs up when he saw his enviable flesh in the lens.
Mei Ting tilted his head and deliberately didn't look at him, but when he heard the photographer's voice, he couldn't help but sneak a glance, although he was already covered with a quilt, he still showed a strong chest, his chest muscles were obvious, and the deltoid and biceps muscles on his arms were bulging, and he looked very strong.
She was a little surprised, she usually saw Wang Dalun a tall and thin person, with a figure similar to her boyfriend, but she didn't expect it to be quite expected. Sniffling, huh, my heart seemed to be beating fast, and I felt a rush of hormones rushing over my face.
His boyfriend compares to him, uh...... At least a little whiter than him, and his face is a little more handsome than him. Well, there is no comparison, only two advantages can only be barely found.
"Ready, action!"
Mei Ting retracted her thoughts, tilted her head slightly in the direction of Wang Dalun, and a smile appeared on her face, which could be regarded as a satisfied smile for the time being. Wang Dalun wanted to hold her in his arms, but he didn't communicate in advance, and seemed to be suspected of eating tofu, so he pulled her hand over and played with her fingers in his hand.
"It's strange, I've been calling me all the time these two days, and I haven't said anything. He turned to Mei Tingdao.
Mei Ting has been continuously harassed by Gao Bing's phone calls during this time, and she has already become a frightened bird, and when she heard her husband mention it, the smile on her face suddenly became sluggish.
She could only say, "Don't pay attention to him, it's boring!"
Wang Dalun looked at her for a while, smiled, pretended to be relaxed and said with a little temptation: "This person, either he has a crush on you or a crush on me, and he doesn't dare to speak." I think it's a deliberate attempt to ruin our interest in getting married. What do you say?"
"Hmm. β
Mei Ting hummed softly, she was about to be driven crazy by Gao Bing these days, she knew that Gao Bing would never give up, but she was afraid that if she told her husband, her husband might be hurt.
She thought for a while and said, "Hey, Jiahe, let's go out on a trip and get married, let's go out and get married, I've been tired for so long, it's time to go out for a walk." β
She felt that only in this way could she temporarily get rid of the entanglement of Gao Bing and make this newlywed happy.
But Wang Dalun regretted: "I have arranged things now, and it is difficult to change them." β
Xu saw that his wife was a little unhappy, and comforted him softly: "Change the time, I will definitely accompany you out." Let's travel abroad, shall we?"
Faced with her husband's proposal, even if she was helpless, she could only smile reluctantly and said, "Hmm." β
"Stop!"
Zhang Jiandong didn't shout to stop in the middle until this shot was finished, and said, "Xiaomei, you were a little loose just now, a little tighter." β
"Okay, I see. Mei Ting hurriedly said.
"Do you want to prepare?"
"No need, Director. β
"Okay, ready. β
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"What?...... Special Screenings! To be able to go to Cannes is a victory. β
"I? I definitely can't spare time, "Zhou Yu's Train" will start in mid-May, and the time is already tight. β
"Okay, with Jacob, you can rest assured, they have a large share of the Hutong production. β
"Oh, who's it? Yang Chao? Uh, I know, one year higher than me, from the directing department. β¦β¦ Well, okay, I see, remember to let me know if there is good news. β
Outside the building, by the bicycle shed, the wind was quite strong today, Wang Dalun shrank at the corner of the carport, and hung up Zhu Wen's phone with joy.
On April 18, the 54th Cannes International Film Festival announced the shortlisted films in each unit, and "Seafood" was shortlisted for the special screening unit out of competition as it wished.
Listening to Zhu Wen's tone just now, he seemed to be a little disappointed, don't be funny! How high is the threshold for Cannes? If nothing else, let's just talk about this year, at the press conference of the organizers announcing the shortlisted films, it was clear that the shortlisted films were selected from 1,798 films from 85 countries around the world.
In addition to the 23 films in the main competition, there are also "Un Certain Regard", "Critics' Week", "Directors' Fortnight", "The New Look of French Cinema" and the "Special Screenings" out of competition, with no more than 80 films combined. What is this concept? The proportion is just over 4 percent, not even 5 percent.
And in this proportion of a little more than 4%, blockbusters are indispensable, because the film festival must maintain attention. In fact, the works of those famous directors who can be called have been divided up by the three major film festivals before the start of filming, and these famous director's blockbusters must account for at least 2%, and the remaining amount is the opportunity for newcomers.
But even if it is a new ding, it has to be supported by a big coffee. or a film invested by the government, a big production company or a big TV station, this kind of background is hard enough, and the probability of being shortlisted is also extremely high.
Therefore, there are basically only three ways for famous directors to make blockbusters, big coffee promotions, and film side cattle breaks, and there may be accidental factors, but this kind of opportunity is almost very slim. For example, "Xiao Wu" was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, if it wasn't for the fact that the wife of Gregor, the chairman of the forum unit, inadvertently received a copy of the film in the office, and happened to have nothing to do, she watched the film with her colleagues, and the result was particularly to her taste, so it was strongly recommended that the organizing committee give "Xiao Wu" a chance, and then it was shortlisted for the forum unit of the Berlin Film Festival.
This probability is estimated to be less than one in a thousand, and Mrs. Gregor strongly recommends it, which is the support of the big guys. As for Lao Jia's "Platform" later shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival, it was recommended by the investor boss Takeshi Kitano? Another example is Zhang Yuan, but he has a great friendship with Marco MΓΌller, the chairman of the Locarno International Film Festival, the Asian selection of the Venice International Film Festival, and the future chairman of the Venice National Film Festival.
This time, "Seafood" signed up for the Cannes International Film Festival, Lao Jia and Jacob definitely did their best, and even Wang Dalun asked Zhang Yuan to ask Marco Muller, the great god, to help deliver the message, which led to the shortlisting of the "Special Screening Unit", otherwise who knows which onion you are?
Therefore, it is almost impossible for a completely unfamiliar director, with a completely unfamiliar work, to go through the normal registration process, and then suddenly be shortlisted for the three major international film festivals in Europe, unless you also have the same good luck as Lao Jia at the beginning.
Zhu Wen was still a little dissatisfied, and Wang Dalun didn't know whether to be funny or speechless. He knew that Zhu Wen was nothing more than thinking that the "Special Screening Unit" was a non-competition unit and had no chance of winning the award.
He is in a hurry to prove himself, with Zhang Yuan, Lao Jia, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai and others winning international awards one by one, there are many directors in China who have this kind of mind.
In recent years, Chinese films have gained momentum at the three major film festivals. Especially at last year's Cannes Film Festival, Jiang Wen's "The Devil is Coming" won the Jury Award, Yang Dechang's Best Director and Liang Chaowei's Best Actor, giving Chinese people an illusion that the three major film festivals are not out of reach.
Judging from the list announced this year, mainland films are almost wiped out, and the only two Chinese films shortlisted for the main competition unit are "The Name of the Rose" directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and starring Shu Qi and "Seven to Four Hundred Blows" by Tsai Mingliang, both of which are Taiwanese films.
There is also the film foundation unit of mainland director Yang Chao's "To Be Avoided" mentioned by Zhu Wen on the phone, although it is also a competition unit, it is actually only a short film unit, and it does not belong to the official unit of the Cannes Film Festival. In terms of attention, it is far less than the special screening unit that is not in competition.
As for the senior brother Yang Chao, the proud son of the directing department, and the fellow of Wang Hongwei's classmate, he was very cold when he was in school, and he has always disdained to deal with the wild way of dealing with the youth experimental film group, and Wang Dalun only knows him.
If Zhu Wen is purely for fame, then Wang Dalun is completely for profit, "Seafood" can go to Cannes smoothly, and the hanging heart is finally let go, at least he will not lose money, he even began to compare Zhang Yuan and Lao Jia, thinking about how much he can earn in the end, I believe that there should be no problem with two or three hundred thousand.
It was dinner time, because there was still a night scene, Zhang Jiandong asked the restaurant to send the lunch box and the props and meals he needed directly. He finished the phone call and was about to go back to the house, and found that Mei Ting was also holding a mobile phone and preparing to enter the door, seeing that she had a smile on her face, and her small waist was twisted when she walked, she didn't need to ask if she was on the phone with her scumbag director fiancΓ©.
It is said that she just received a slap in the afternoon, and she should be painful and wronged in the evening scene, and Wang Dalun is making a low bow and begging for her forgiveness. But looking at her happy look, will she be able to get into the state later?
The two men entered the door almost front and back.
As soon as he entered the door, Yu Qiang beckoned: "Xiaomei, Da Lun, come and come, they are almost robbed by them, I will keep it for you." β
Although it is a box lunch, the creators can still enjoy some special treatment, add a few dishes or something, today's food is good, there are salted buffalo beef and sauced duck.
Wang Dalun was not polite, sat down and picked up a piece of beef and nibbled on it, and at the same time glanced to the side, there was a small assistant to serve him, and there was a big duck leg in the lunch box.
"Call Xiao Fan, go out for so long. Brother Shell put down his chopsticks, and his mouth was still chewing.
"No, with a friend. β
Although Zhu Wen and Brother Shell are his friends, the two are in two circles, and he doesn't need to make it clear.
Everyone else had eaten almost, Brother Shell got up and went out to smoke with Yu Qiang and a few of them, while Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei were already sitting in front of the monitor, looking at the footage taken in the afternoon, and were scratching and scratching. On the coffee table for dinner, only him, Mei Ting, and her little assistant were left.
"Hey, you were on the phone just now, boyfriend?" he asked casually.
"No, don't talk nonsense! I'm talking to my family. Mei Ting was startled and hurriedly cleared up.
Seeing her flustered appearance, Wang Dalun suddenly lost the interest in speaking, buried himself in eating, divided five by two, and stood up and flashed after saying "slow use".
Mei Ting looked at him, pursed his lips, and continued to bow his head to eat.
Wang Dalun slipped behind Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei, and when he saw that the monitor was the scene that Brother Shell filmed in the afternoon, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he moved a small horse and squatted behind the two of them to watch together.
Brother Shell's role is synchronized with his and Mei Ting's scenes. The crew actually rented two houses in the community, and the house on the third floor in front of the living room window was Brother Shell's nest in the play.
He played Ye Dou as a non-staff reporter who loves photography, and when he inadvertently held a camera and randomly gestured in the window, he happened to take a picture of An Jiahe slapping Mei Xiangnan. Shocked, out of the sensitivity of a supernumerary reporter, he began to spy on An Jia's every move.
The scenes in the two houses were filmed simultaneously, and the camera on the third floor was facing Anjia's living room, just shooting An Jia and Mei Xiangnan's domestic violence from Ye Dou's perspective.
Not to mention that Brother Shell's acting skills are absolutely good, the camera was aimed at him and he was shocked when he found the abnormality of the An family, picked up the camera and kept shooting, and at the same time there were words in his mouth, basically using close-ups, and the changes in facial expressions were extremely colorful. He remembered that when he and Mei Ting were filming in the afternoon, NG went several times, but the scenes of Brother Shell that were filmed at the same time were basically all one way. It's no wonder that Zhang Jiandong personally sat here, and only sent an assistant director to the other side.
Then there was the shot he and Mei Ting took in the afternoon, looking at it, not only Zhang Jiandong and Jiang Wei frowned, but even Wang Dalun, who was squatting behind them, also found the problem, Mei Ting's expression was a little too exaggerated, too violent but superficial, without the grievances and grief from the heart after being beaten by her husband.
"Tsk, tsk!" Zhang Jiandong smashed his mouth and shook his head, "Xiaomei is still an old problem, too loose." β
"Do you need to remake it?" Jiang Wei asked.
"Let's go back and watch it, and we'll talk about it after tonight's filming. β