Chapter 181: The Great Heat
On September 2nd, "Fireworks in the Day" was screened in the morning and afternoon, and the response was gratifying. Whether it was the first screening in the morning or the second screening in the afternoon, the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info won unanimous praise from the audience, and the audience responded enthusiastically and applauded. Especially for the afternoon screening, perhaps because of the publicity of the audience in the morning, the attendance rate of the afternoon screening was much higher than that in the morning, and it has reached nearly ninety percent of the attendance. Such an attendance rate is no weaker than those famous movies on the first day.
Via Santa Maria Elisabe, the busiest street on the island of Lido, the cafés on the street are not as famous as those in Piazza Venezia, but they are enough to impress visitors. In an elegantly decorated café, Gu Wenwu smiled and picked up the coffee in front of him, and his gentle attitude also relieved the few reporters sitting opposite him, thinking that this Gu Wenwu was not as difficult as he imagined.
In the circle of reporters, Gu Wenwu is notoriously difficult. If you want to interview him, you have to block the door of his studio, and you have to call a colleague to block the door, otherwise just one or two reporters will ignore you. Throughout Gu Wenwu's journey from entering the industry to becoming famous, except for some necessary activities, Gu Wenwu has received few interviews. Many people even speculated that Gu Wenwu was because the media hyped up the scandal between Gu Wenwu and Bai Xue at that time, which caused Gu Wenwu to have a disgust for the profession of a reporter, otherwise how could there be someone like Gu Wenwu in the entertainment industry.
The reporters couldn't guess Gu Wenwu's thoughts, so over time, Gu Wenwu's difficulty became famous. Therefore, these reporters, who represent several well-known portals in the Great Xia Kingdom, were apprehensive when they received the task from the headquarters. In the end, it was decided to join forces and conduct a joint interview, so that Gu Wenwu would not be easy to refuse. The result made them happy, and Gu Wenwu really did not refuse. So after the afternoon screening, Gu Wenwu was invited to come and accept a joint interview with several portals.
"The coffee here is pretty good, and a few of them are really good-eyed." Gu Wenwu took a sip of coffee, the entrance was very bitter, but after the taste, it was faintly sweet. He likes to drink black coffee, which is bitter but pure.
"Director Gu laughed, I just picked a random one that looked more chic, but I didn't dare to have a good vision." One of the journalists said with a smile. The meeting place was set by him.
"Anyway, it's a great place to have a drink and talk, which is a lot of fun." Gu Wenwu said.
"Okay, since Director Gu has said so, let's get started." Seeing that they were about to get to the point, several reporters looked serious, and immediately took out the voice recorder they carried. In an instant, there were five more voice recorders on the table. They represent the five portals of Whoosop Fox, Baidu, Wangyi, Tengxun and Xinglang.
Seeing that these five people were serious, Gu Wenwu naturally had to be serious, otherwise it would be disrespectful to others.
"Director Gu, can you talk about what touched you and made you decide to shoot the movie "Fireworks in the Day".
"Director Gu, today's screening of "Fireworks in the Day" went very smoothly, and the audience's response was also very enthusiastic, do you feel about this?"
"Director Gu, this time I came to the Venice Film Festival, and I have been shortlisted for the main well of the film festival, can you tell us about your ultimate goal?"
"Director Gu, "Song of Long Hatred" directed by Guan Jinpeng was also shortlisted for the main competition unit, do you have any thoughts on "Song of Long Hatred"?"
"Director Gu, do you have any comment on the performances of the actors in the play "Fireworks in the Daylight"?"
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The reporters took turns asking questions. Gu Wenwu replied one by one. Fortunately, these five people are also knowledgeable, and the questions they ask are decent, so Gu Wenwu is also happy to answer.
Time passed slowly in this question and answer. By the time the five reporters had asked all the prepared questions, it was already dark, and the coffee had already been changed three times.
"Director Gu, thank you for accepting our interview." The reporter representing Bai Du shook hands with Gu Wenwu to express his gratitude. He didn't expect Gu Wenwu to be so cooperative, and it seems that the rumors may not be credible.
"It should." Gu Wenwu said humbly.
"Director Gu, I feel that "Fireworks in the Day" is very likely to win the grand prize, and we will bother us again when the time comes, Director Gu should not be annoyed." Said the reporter on behalf of the whoosing fox.
"Haha, take your good words." Gu Wenwu said with a smile. He loved to hear that.
After saying goodbye to the five reporters, Gu Wenwu did not return to the hotel immediately, but drove around Lido Island. At night during the festival, the island of Lido is lit up and you can see groups of tourists walking by. Gu Wenwu drove it, but before he knew it, he had arrived at the beach on the south bank. Lao Huang brought him here here. As one of the largest public beaches on the island of Lido, even at night, it is crowded with tourists, and since it is night, it has a different kind of fun.
After Gu Wenwu got out of the car, he found a chair and sat down, watching the tourists gather in groups, some chatting and laughing, and some dancing around the bonfire. Gu Wenwu didn't mean to join in, just quietly watched them play wantonly, and then unconsciously he was also infected, and the whole person was inexplicably relaxed and happy.
Gu Wenwu was playing easily here, but he didn't know that because of him, many people worked overtime tonight, just to be able to write a suitable manuscript in time.
The Venice Film Festival has been in theaters for two days, and many of the 19 films shortlisted for the main competition have already been screened. For such a highly influential event, it is naturally the consensus of the media to make a special report. On September 1, Philip Garrel's "Lovers in Uniform" was the most eye-catching, and received praise from audience reporters and critics alike during the screening, so much so that in the next day's coverage, most of the media regarded the film as a big hit.
And during the screening on the second day, the media were pleasantly surprised to find that another award-winning film appeared. That's "Fireworks in the Day". The two-in-a-day screening, again in a good place like the main hall, made most media reporters and film critics see this movie, and they were surprised to find that the quality of this movie is not inferior to yesterday's "Lovers in Uniform". It was also well received by the audience. Moreover, such a movie turned out to be the hand of a young director in his twenties from the Great Xia Kingdom, and I heard that this director graduated less than two years ago.
Such a big gimmick, if it is not reported, then what kind of media is it doing. So, the next day, reports about Gu Wenwu and "Fireworks in the White Sun" appeared not only in the Great Xia Kingdom, but also in all the newspapers and websites around the world that paid attention to this Venice Film Festival. "Fireworks in the Day" became an award-winning hit in the mouth of the media, and Gu Wenwu began to become famous.