The 54th Cannes International Film Festival opened on May 9 with "Moulin Rouge" starring Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 However, this year's festival has been full of controversy since its opening, and has become a battleground for debate between old and new directors.

Although the chairman of the film festival, Jia Kebu, pointed out that the criteria for the selection of films in Cannes this time are still based on the principle of "mission of the times, inheritance and innovation", focusing on the transmission of the brilliance of human nature, the promotion of rationality and the spirit of struggle, adhering to the principle of human nature, and taking into account the development and innovation of the film industry while art.

But the sensitive, veteran directors represented by Jean Luc Godard, one of the representatives of the "New Wave", and the 92-year-old Portuguese director Oliveira, questioned Jacob's declaration.

They were unimpressed that Cannes had given such a high status to glitzy productions like "Moulin Rouge" and Spielberg Dreamworks' "Shrek." Who dominates Cannes in the blatant bombardment? Is it the supreme video art itself, or is it the big production system under the box office effect?

But the price of the bombardment was the entry for the main competition, Godard's self-proclaimed best works of his life, "Elegy for Love" and Oliveira's "I Come Home".

So don't keep talking about how China is doing, retaliation is a common thing for all mankind, and not everything is fair and just.

The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film "Son's Room", but the biggest winner was the Austrian film "The Piano Teacher", which won not only the Grand Jury Prize, but also the Best Actor and Actress award. Probably in response to the bombardment of the previous veteran directors, the Best Director Award was awarded to the Coen brothers and David Lynch in the United States.

As for the two Taiwanese films shortlisted for the main competition unit, "The Name of the Rose" directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and starring Shu Qi and "What Time Is It Over There" by Tsai Mingliang, just because it was the same recording engineer Du Duzhi who won a consolation prize - the Senior Technology Award for these two very different radio skills.

It was Wang Dalun's cold brother Yang Chao who won the third prize of the Film Foundation for his short film "To Be Avoided", which was shortlisted for the "Film Cornerstone Unit".

Although "Seafood" was only shortlisted for the non-competitive "Special Screening Unit", according to the feedback from Jacob and Zhu Wen, the response after the premiere was good. The veteran French film newspaper "Screen" reported on the film with a very surprising page.

"We are very pleased to see the changes of the new generation of Chinese directors, not talking about ideals, beliefs, or political demands, the driving force of the whole story is the ...... of personal desires and social desires."

That's not a low evaluation.

But Wang Dalun is most concerned about the sales of the movie, and according to the dividend ratio, he accounts for 25% of it. But there is no definite news until the festival closes on May 21, and Jacob is said to be in talks with the French film company MK2. However, in the end, I don't know how Jacob negotiated, and he actually reached a contract with MK2 for the global general agent box office sharing.

He was very surprised, what he knew before, whether it was Zhang Yuan's "East Palace and West Palace", "Coming Home for the New Year" or Lao Jia's "Xiao Wu" and "Platform", they were all directly bought out by the filmmaker.

It stands to reason that the global agency distributor is more optimistic about the prospects of the film, but both Wang Dalun and Zhu Wen are more or less depressed in private, after all, the buyout can see the real money immediately, and the agency is far away, and it will take almost a year at the earliest. The specific income depends on the final box office, which is still full of uncertainties.

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At the end of May, the drama on the train finally came to an end, and Hong Kong actor Liang Jiahui also reported to the crew. Because Zhou Yu played by Gong Li is a craftsman in a ceramic factory, he has to go to the ceramic factory in Yimen Pubei Yi Autonomous Township, the famous hometown of ceramics in Yunnan, for two days, as well as a rivalry with Liang Jiahui, Wang Dalun has five or six days of free time.

Originally, I could have gone back to the capital, but my girlfriend had already finished filming her first movie at this time, and she went to my Dahengdian to shoot "Love Through Time and Space", and it was not convenient to come and go. So he just took this opportunity to go around the province and went to Lijiang and Dali, and the time was passed in five or six days.

However, in the past few days of his travel, a major incident happened to the crew, Gong Li suffered a car accident on the way back to Kunming after filming the scene of Yimen Ceramics Factory. Sun Zhou was still scared when he told him about it on the phone, he was driving the car when he first went, and when he came back, he didn't drive because he was tired from filming, but sat in a car in the back to rest. If he still drove, maybe it would be over. Fortunately, despite the fact that the off-road vehicle involved in the accident was on all four wheels, the three people in the car were fine. Sun Zhou was still not at ease, so he returned to Kunming and sent Gong Li to the Provincial People's Hospital for a detailed examination, and was relieved to confirm that his body was fine.

But such a big move, and Gong Li is such a big wrist, it will definitely alarm the media. When Sun Zhou called, he also specially instructed him to pay attention to confidentiality in case a reporter came to him. Originally, he didn't pay attention to it, but soon a few familiar reporters called to ask about Gong Li's situation, and he could only send them all away vaguely. The next day, even his girlfriend, who was far away in Dahengdian, called him to inquire about it.

As for the crew's accommodation in Kunming, it was even more disturbing, and even there were many reporters waiting on the set, which seriously interfered with the normal filming work of the crew. Fortunately, Gong Li and Liang Jiahui only have one last scene left in Kunming, reminiscing about the past in the temporary "bar" built by the famous indigenous nest on the outskirts of Kunming.

After the filming of this scene, Liang Jiahui returned to Hong Kong, and he did not have many scenes in Yunnan, most of which were concentrated in Chongqing. And Sun Zhou moved the entire crew to a small county town called Xundian, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Kunming. Because there are 10,000 acres of contiguous grassland required for the plot, Zhang Qiang's veterinary station, and the fairy lake in Zhou Yu's dream......

"Hahaha, it's really laughing at me. I learn from you, so that the inner (you) can hear my words, sometimes it becomes the first wash (rejoice), and the breeze blows the ice (leaves) of the eel (mountain)...... In my hand the oil round (soft) like the approval (skin) of the (your) approval (skin) ......"

Of course, the accommodation conditions in the small county town are not as good as Kunming, and the best hotel rooms in the county are not enough, so Wang Dalun naturally lost the treatment of being alone and squeezed a standard room with Wulala. During the lunch break, Wu Lala was learning Liang Jiahui's extremely non-standard Mandarin with him heartlessly.

"Zhou Yu's Train" and Wang Dalun's next film "Spring in a Small Town" both have investment from Hong Kong filmmaker Jiang Zhiqiang, and both are co-productions.

Since the 90s, there have been more co-productions between Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, but this is also different from the co-production model after "Infernal Affairs 3". At this time, whether the co-production film is mainly based on the actors or the production team, as long as Hong Kong and Taiwan invest in it, at most a protagonist will be arranged. But later, it was completely Hong Kong and Taiwan, and mainland first-line stars such as Uncle Daoming could only give Hong Kong and Taiwan stars a hand.

But as more and more Hong Kong and Taiwan stars join the production of movies or TV series in the mainland, their Mandarin, especially those from Hong Kong, is really miserable, and they generally need post-dubbing. But Sun Zhou has great ambitions to make this movie, and he is going to the three major European film festivals, so he insists on using the same sound.

Because Zhang Qiang and Chen Qing, the two men of Zhou Yu, have no intersection in the play, Wang Dalun and Liang Jiahui have no rivalry. However, when he came back from traveling, he still went to watch the rivalry between him and Gong Li, and heard Liang sir speaking such literary lines with a mouthful of Hong Kong Pu at the scene, which really made people laugh.

"Alright, alright. Wang Dalun stopped laughing, waved his hand and said, "Don't go around publicizing, lest Sir Liang be unhappy." ”

"You're stupid to me, I'm just learning from you, and besides, we don't have any malice. Wu Lala didn't care.

Although this is the first time he has cooperated with Hong Kong big names, Liang Jiahui still left a pretty good impression on him, and his professionalism goes without saying. The attitude towards the staff and fans is indeed commendable.

For example, on the day he first arrived at the crew, the crew was hungry After filming, they withdrew to the hotel in the light rain, walked into the lobby, and saw him. Liang Jiahui! Hong Kong actor! Just like the day Gong Li arrived at the crew, many young people gathered around to sign autographs and take photos.

He said, "You are all hungry, hurry up and eat, and I will accompany you after eating." After that, someone was arranged to contact and finalize the exact time. Sure enough, he arrived in the middle of the crowd on time after dinner. I took photos and signed with everyone, and always kept a warm smile. When everyone was satisfied, he left with a tired face. It was already half past ten o'clock.

At the shooting site, the onlookers surrounded him one by one, took photos, signed autographs, and even handed him the child to hold, and he happily took it over and let people take enough photos. Until everyone is satisfied.

But he is also quite timid, there is a scene where he and Gong Li walk hand in hand on the railroad tracks, and then a train comes from behind, although this train is the one rented by the crew, the speed is very slow, but it is impossible to brake like a car, saying that the brakes can be stopped. Everyone should have learned in middle school physics, the greater the mass, the greater the inertia. When the train came, he jumped off in fright, but Gong Li didn't jump off until the train was about to crash.

Afterwards, Sister Gong, who was like no one else, asked him with a smile if he would do it again, so scared that he waved his hand again and again, and the director shouted that he didn't dare to kill him.

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Xundian, Fenglong Bay Scenic Area, is actually a reservoir. However, the scenery here is good, there is a house with local characteristics near the village road by the reservoir, which is Zhang Qiang's veterinary station.

"Oh, that's what I used to breed pigs, right?"

Wang Dalun wore a black leatherette apron, holding a strange-looking syringe in his hand, and a slender tube was inserted in front of him.

This time, the props are reliable, and a set of veterinarian-specific equipment has been prepared. In this scene, Zhang Qiang was breeding pigs in the village, and Zhou Yu came to find him.

"That's right, I specifically asked, just insert this tube in, and then inject the *** in the injection tube. Prop explained with a smile.

"Is that long in that pig? Don't poke it in and break it. ”

"Then I don't know, the director can't let you do it, at most it's just a show. ”

"Yes. ”

He smiled and nodded, man, there will always be a few witty words when we get together.

The pigs here are different from the two or three hundred catties of big white pigs in other places, they are all black-haired pigs, they are still small, and the adult pigs have a hundred catties at most, what is called the Wujin pig, it is said that it is still the raw material of the famous "cloud leg".

"Da Lun, are you ready?" Sun Zhou shouted at the top of his voice.

"Alright. ”

"Hurry up, it's time to shoot. ”

The location is in the pigsty of a local farmer.

In order to prevent goofs, the veterinarian's box is still the same cylindrical suitcase with a tripod used before, and several local farmers are busy catching pigs.

"Lift up the pigs, and when he breeds them, you put them down. ”

Sun Zhou was talking to the two villagers who were catching pigs, his original intention was to put it down, the camera happened to be blocked by the brick fence, and then let Wang Dalun make a gesture at that time.

"Director, this shouldn't be a restricted-level shot, right?" Wu Lala coaxed from the side.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, kid!" Sun Zhou turned around and scolded with a smile.

Wulala's goods are the pistachios in the group, and I always like to have a mouth addiction or something. Liu Wei, who was watching the excitement on the side, stood up and said to Wu Lala seriously: "What's the matter with you little comrade? The director is right to arrange it this way, no matter what, this pig is also a mother!"

"Hahaha......"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Wei is Sun Zhou's buddy, who was temporarily called to make a cameo, playing a small cadre of the tax bureau, Zhang Qiang's friend, who was called by Zhang Qiang to go on a blind date with Zhou Yu. There are not many scenes, just two days of work. Originally, his scene had to be filmed in the afternoon, but this guy was idle and had nothing to do, so he came with the crew early in the morning.

"Alright, alright, ready—"

“action！”

Two powerful villagers grabbed the pig on all fours. Because he was worried that the villagers were inexperienced and nervous in front of the camera, Wang Yu stood a little next to him with the camera, so that a corner of the house just blocked the villagers who caught the pigs, only the little black pig who screamed very miserably.

Wang Dalun wore rubber gloves, held a long pair of tweezers, sandwiched a piece of alcohol cotton, carefully wiped the place under the pig's tail, and muttered like a child: "Okay, okay, come on, come ......"

The assistant director outside the camera hurriedly made a gesture to the villager who caught the pig to put it down, and the villager quickly pressed the pig to the ground.

"Lay down, let go. ”

He also hurriedly cooperated and squatted down at the right time, put the tweezers back in place, picked up the syringe with a long thin tube, and gestured underneath.

"Alright, it's coming, baby, don't worry......"

In the midst of the pig's terrible screams, he did not forget to say witty words. These are all not in the script, they were all added after he discussed with the director, and I feel that this is more in line with Zhang Qiang's character.

"Hey, that's it!"

He stood up, put the syringe in the tray, wiped his hands with a cloth, inadvertently turned his head, the camera moved, and saw Gong Li with her hands in her pockets, leaning against a wall, looking at him with a smile like a flower......