Half a month later, the visa finally came down, and Wang Dalun, Zhang Yuan, as well as representatives of photographer Zhang Jian and producer Zuò Fang, boarded the plane to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The representative of the production party is also an acquaintance, and during the filming, as the representative of the production party, he was stationed in the crew for a long time, and he was a blonde and blue-eyed Frenchman named Christopher, and everyone called him Lao Ke.

Lao Ke can speak Chinese, but he is very blunt. I haven't seen him for a long time, Wang Dalun sat with him and chatted with him.

Wang Dalun took a plane for the first time, and it was quite fresh at first, but after a long time, he couldn't do it, his butt hurt and he felt uncomfortable, so he could only walk back and forth by going to the toilet. I ate and slept and ate, and I don't know how many rounds it took before the plane finally landed at the airport in Buenos Aires.

"Oh mom, how long have we been on the plane? I feel like my back is almost straight. After getting off the plane, Wang Dalun straightened his chest and rubbed his waist as he walked.

Zhang Jian, who was also tired, looked up at the time on the airport display screen, calculated it, and said: "We boarded the plane at twelve o'clock at noon, and now it is half past seven in the morning, and we have been on the plane for a little more than nineteen hours." ”

"Doesn't it seem like it's more than that? I ate five or six meals alone. Wang Dalun was skeptical.

"Hey, you've eaten five or six meals? How do I remember eating only three meals. ”

"There have been times when you slept like a dead pig during meals."

"Alas! Lao Zhang didn't wake me up. In the end, it is a foreign airline's plane, and the service is good, not only lunch, dinner, but also afternoon tea and supper, right? ”

"It's possible, but I always think why does this plane time pass so slowly?"

"You haven't counted the jet lag yet! The capital is eleven hours away from here, and we took a thirty-hour flight. Zhang Yuan, who was walking in front, probably couldn't listen to the conversation between the two turtles in the back, and suddenly turned his head and said.

When Wang Dalun heard this, he immediately patted his head, and suddenly realized: "Yes, there is still a time difference!" I said, why does time pass so slowly? , take pictures, I was almost fooled by you, you old boy pretending to be stupid, aren't you? ”

Zhang Jian also smiled dumbly, waved his hand and said, "Really no, I'm also confused when I take a plane." ”

The festival is not held in the capital Buenos Aires, but in a small seaside town called Matabrata, or how to call it the Matabrata International Film Festival. Fortunately, it was not far away, and it took nearly an hour to get off the plane and take a bus for nearly an hour.

The Matabrata International Film Festival in Argentina is different from the three major film festivals in Europe, and its original purpose was to use film as a medium to showcase Latin American culture and help Latin American films to be widely recognized, so as to promote Latin American films to overseas markets.

However, with the development of the past two decades, coupled with the unique inclusiveness of Latin America, filmmakers are encouraged to express their opinions and discuss them openly and honestly, which has attracted a large number of European films, and has gradually developed into a grand event for Latin American and European films.

It was only nine o'clock in the morning when they arrived at the seaside town of Matabrata, Lao Ke and Zhang Yuan couldn't take a break, and after dropping off their luggage at the hotel, they went to the organizing committee to sign up non-stop. Wang Dalun didn't sleep well on the plane, and because of the jet lag, he took a shower and fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already sunset. There was no figure of Zhang Jian in the room, Wang Dalun washed up, and was about to go to the next room to see if Lao Ke and Zhang Yuan had returned, when Zhang Jian pushed the door in.

"Just woke up, good fellow, you kid can really sleep, you slept for eight hours."

"Lao Ke and Zhang Yuan, have they reported their names?"

"It's reported, and now it's out again."

"What are you doing?"

"Visiting all aspects of relationships, promoting movies, in short, there are a lot of things." Zhang Jian has participated in several film festivals and is familiar with the process, so he briefly introduced it to Wang Dalun.

Wang Dalun finally understood that participating in the film festival is not only for awards, but also to sell the movie.

"So what are we going to do?"

"Do you speak a foreign language?" Zhang Jian asked rhetorically.

Wang Dalun shook his head, his English level was a typical product of Chinese education - dumb English, and besides, it didn't seem to be an English-speaking place.

Zhang Jian asked again: "Do you know the distribution company?" ”

Wang Dalun shook his head again.

"That's not the end of it, let's just stay honest, and wait until the film festival opens, let's go see how other people's movies are made, and learn and learn." Zhang Jian said with a relaxed face.

"Watch a movie, study and study is over?"

"Of course, if the film is shortlisted, the opening and closing ceremonies will have to walk the red carpet twice as the main creator, and if you are lucky enough to win the award, you will have to be interviewed and promote the movie."

Oh, to put it bluntly, it's actually a public-funded tour. Speaking of which, I really have to thank Zhang Yuan, I haven't forgotten my brother if there are good things.

"Hey, by the way, there's a casino here, it's on the first floor of the hotel, you can go and play two if you have nothing to do." Zhang Jian continued.

"Forget about gambling."

Wang Dalun is not interested in gambling money, not to mention that he only exchanged a total of 500 US dollars when he came out this time, and he plans to buy some souvenirs to go back.

"There's a free buffet to eat, but of course you have to play two. I went there at noon, and the buffet was really good, all seafood, lobster. Zhang Jian also gestured with his hand to the size, which did look quite big.

Wang Dalun was already a little hungry, and when he heard that there was a free buffet, and it was all seafood, he was a little moved, and asked, "How big do you have to play to be free?" ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as you redeem more than $200 in chips, they will give you a free buffet ticket, and you can eat at the restaurant at any time." Zhang Jian explained.

"So as long as I change my chips, I don't care if I gamble or not, right?" Wang Dalun asked again.

"Well, I don't know much about that, anyway, since I've changed chips, I'm going to have to play two hands......"

Before Zhang Jian's words were finished, he saw Wang Dalun getting dressed and taking out a few dollars from his bag and putting them in his pocket.

"You're ready to go?"

Wang Dalun didn't talk nonsense with him, and directly pulled him up from the bed, "Hurry up, I'm hungry." ”

When he arrived at the casino on the first floor, Wang Dalun spoke Chinese-style English, and exchanged for $200 in chips to get a buffet ticket, and his main purpose was to mix up a free seafood buffet. However, Zhang Jian had a lot of money and directly exchanged five hundred dollars for chips.

Matabrata's seafood is said to be the most famous in Argentina, and the buffet in the casino not only has lobster, but also the famous Argentine red shrimp, all kinds of shellfish, fish, many Wang Dalun can't name it, anyway, there are almost all kinds of varieties. The two had a full meal, and Wang Dalun finally held on a little.

"Hey, why are you going?"

Out of the restaurant, Zhang Jian found that Wang Dalun went straight to the place where he exchanged the chips, and hurriedly stopped him.

This guy touched his stomach and said without blushing: "When you are full, exchange the money back, and then go back to the house to rest." ”

"Ouch hey! I said you're really embarrassed, you dare to love and come to eat. Zhang Jian suddenly felt ashamed to stay with this thing. He couldn't do this kind of thing, so he just pulled the goods and said: "Since you have eaten other people's, you have to play two." Let's go, even if it's with me. ”

Wang Dalun had no choice but to be pulled in by Zhang Jian.

Zhang Jian came to mix at noon, was familiar with the way, and took Wang Dalun to a baccarat table with a starting board of twenty dollars and a cap of two hundred. Wang Dalun has never played, and he doesn't understand, but he feels that the dealer's dealership is very beautiful, and his eyes accidentally stayed on people's big breasts for a long time, and people found out that they actually threw him a flattering look. He was very embarrassed, so he quickly listened carefully to Zhang Jian's introduction, and combined with the situation on the gambling table, he figured out after a while that baccarat actually has no technical content, it is purely a comparison of size.

Zhang Jian quickly placed a bet, and won the first hand. Wang Dalun was not in a hurry, he just stood by and watched others bet, and after watching more than a dozen in a row, he began to bet under the urging of Zhang Jian. The stakes are not big, and the starting number is twenty dollars.

At first, Wang Dalun also lost a little, but he quickly pulled it back, and then won and lost, basically winning more and losing less. Zhang Jian was a little back, and in less than an hour, he lost all the $500 chips in his hand.

"Boy, okay, I didn't know how to play and won more than 300 US dollars, I knew that your kid was lucky, so I would have followed you to bet."

Zhang Jian's mentality is very good, he will admit defeat if he loses, and he is not in a hurry to turn over, and it will be over when he loses all his chips. Wang Dalun was originally driven by him to put ducks on the shelf, so he changed the chips, and the two talked and laughed and went back to the room.

"I'm lucky, but I'm also betting with others. Did you notice that the out-of-the-box foreigner next to you? ”

Zhang Jian thought about it and had an impression, "There is such a foreigner, but he is quite back, and he often bets one hundred and two hundred, and it is estimated that he has lost at least several thousand." ”

Wang Dalun said with a smile: "I just bet with him, but I come the other way, he presses the bank, I will press the idle, he loses, I will naturally win." ”

"Ouch! I didn't think of that! When Zhang Jian heard this, he suddenly realized that while he slapped his thigh with regret.

As Zhang Jian said, a small bet is pleasant, and you will accept it when you see it! Since then, Mr. Wang has not been to the casino. Gambling money is easy to get addicted if he is not careful, and he loses nine out of ten bets, and he has only a few dollars in his pocket.

Zhang Jian wanted to play again, but he couldn't help him, and it was not interesting to go alone, so he could only follow him to wander around the city in the end.

It is said that Argentina was originally a small South American country in Wang Dalun's memory, and it was beaten all over the ground by the old empire in the 80s. In addition to the football power, there is a Maradona, a Messi, and the others are almost lackluster.

But when he really arrived in Argentina, to the small seaside town of Matabrata, he found that it was a beautiful place, full of Gothic buildings, castles, and churches of classical aesthetics; The inhabitants are mostly white and speak Spanish very quickly. Here he does not feel like a South American country at all, as if he is in a small southern European town.

In addition to the beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters, Matabrata also has three more, many hotels, restaurants, and football fields, and the prices here are still very cheap. Due to the economic recession in Argentina in recent years and the depreciation of the currency, Argentines who do business are more willing to accept US dollars, and two people go to a restaurant to rub a meal of seafood, at most more than ten or twenty US dollars.

In this way, Wang Dalun took Zhang Jian, speaking his extremely broken Chinese-style English, and visited the entire Matabrata in the days before the opening ceremony of the film festival.

On November 5, the day before the opening of the film festival, Wang Dalun and Zhang Jian had just returned from outside, and were about to take off their clothes and take a shower, when suddenly there was a sharp knock on the door.

Zhang Jian walked over and just opened the door, when he saw Zhang Yuan rushing in like a gust of wind.

"Shortlisted, we're shortlisted for the main competition."

"What? What category have we been shortlisted for? Zhang Jian couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes, we have been shortlisted for the main competition unit, and we are eligible to compete for the Golden Tree Business Land Award." Zhang Yuan was extremely excited, grabbed Wang Dalun's shoulder, and said loudly: "Dalun, you may become an actor." ”

Is it possible to become an actor? Wang Dalun suddenly felt dizzy, and stood there grinning and smirking.

In fact, it is no wonder that everyone is excited, the failure of the Busan Film Festival made Zhang Yuan dare not report too many expectations. At the beginning of this participation in the Matabrata International Film Festival, I was aiming to be shortlisted for the International Feature Film Unit, and if I could win a special commendation award or something, I would be satisfied, but no one expected that I would be shortlisted for the main competition unit in the end.

There are nearly 400 films registered for the Matabrata International Film Festival this time, and only 16 can be shortlisted for the main competition unit. Only these 16 films are eligible to compete for the highest award, the Golden Tree Shanglu Award, as well as the selection of more than a dozen other awards such as Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Cinematography. xh:.74.240.212