Although there are four Chinese directors shortlisted for the main competition unit, there are only two pure Chinese films, namely Lou Ye's "Spring Breeze Drunk Night" and Cai Mingliang's "Face", in addition, director Ang Lee and director Du Qifeng also have works shortlisted, but Ang Lee's "Making Woodstock Festival" is a pure Western film, and Du Qifeng's "Revenge" is a Hollywood film about Westerners in the context of Hong Kong, not a pure Hong Kong film.

It's hard to say which of the four works of these four Chinese directors has the greatest chance of winning, but if you want to say which one is the weakest, it must be "Spring Breeze Drunk Night", at least in the eyes of the Chinese media, but no matter how weak it is, it is also a Chinese film, and it is still more worthy of attention than those foreigners in the eyes of domestic entertainment lovers. At the premiere of "Spring Breeze", many Chinese and foreign media attended, as well as Chinese celebrities such as Ang Lee, Zhang Ziyi, and Shu Qi.

This is He Mu's first time watching this film, not long after the beginning, it was a heavy-tasting male and male bed scene, He Mu was speechless to watch, even Jeff, who is a foreigner, said that the action was too intense, a little unbearable, this scale is much larger than "Brokeback Mountain", not like it was filmed by a subtle Oriental. It seems that although Director Lou Ye is not the most talented director, nor is he the most famous director, he must be the most courageous director, no wonder Radio and Television wants to restrict him from filming in the mainland, this is not without reason.

After the movie ended, there was sparse applause at the scene, He Mu expected that this film should be reduced to cannon fodder, and even the director Lou Ye was disheartened. I'm afraid I'll be going back soon. However, director Ang Lee, who is a master of making gay films, spoke highly of the film, which made Lou Ye and He Mu, who are producers, feel a little comforted, and He Mu also took this opportunity to meet many famous Chinese filmmakers whose names they had only heard of before. It has broadened the social circle, which can be regarded as a great gain.

This is the first time He Mu has had close contact with Ang Lee, the top director in the Chinese world, and was able to talk face-to-face, but the two talked about the most not movies, but food, Zhang Ziyi mentioned He Mu's cooking skills in front of Director Ang Lee many times, which made Director Li very interested. He also said that he had the opportunity to find a kitchen to learn from each other.

Although Director Li has mixed well in the directing world, he still studies cooking skills and new dishes from time to time, according to him, which is conducive to his inspiration. The meeting between the two and director Ang Lee's joke about learning cooking skills were also transmitted back to China by Chinese media people. and hyped up the report, and it was rumored that Ang Lee intended to invite He Mu to star in his new film, which seemed to be a proof that He Mu went international, but He Mu clearly knew that Director Li had never talked to him about the topic of cooperation. It seems that his next work is already being prepared. But there are no Chinese characters.

He Mu's stay in Cannes is not short, he is not only an actor, but also a speaker of Shuimu Forest, not a famous filmmaker. In order to promote Chinese films, the person in charge of the Overseas Distribution Committee of China Film, which is responsible for the overseas promotion of Chinese films, invited the heads of Huayi Brothers, Bona Films, Anle Pictures, Yinghuang Pictures, Shuimu Forest and other Chinese film companies in Cannes to discuss. It's better than going it alone.

This proposal has been recognized by everyone, at the Chinese Film Day. In addition to promoting his own "Glass Heart" and "Very Perfect", He Mu also saw the creative poster of Huayi Brothers' upcoming "Di Renjie".

This is the idea that Tsui Hark has had many years ago, and it has only recently been pulled into Huayi, a giant in the industry, and it is about to be transformed into reality, and only one letter "D" is fused in a very fantasy background from the poster, which is very in line with the concept of Xu Laowei's fantasy martial arts.

According to Xu Laowei, this film is in the early stage of preparation, and it will be officially filmed soon, and the cast of this film is very strong, Lao Wei has invited Andy to play Di Renjie, it is rumored that he originally wanted to invite He Mu to play another important character, but the proposal was denied by Huayi, and finally changed to Huayi's own Deng Chao, of course, this is just a rumor, Xu Laowei did not say it, but at the collective meeting of Chinese filmmakers, the two sat together, and they talked and laughed, and they were happy, And He Mu also posted a photo with Tsui Hark on his blog, saying that the two chatted very well, and as soon as this blog post came out, it caused countless conjectures.

Tsui Hark's "Di Renjie" poster debut in Cannes attracted a lot of film dealers to negotiate, like him, who enjoys a certain reputation in the world, and is a big director in Asia, just relying on a creative idea may be able to pull overseas funds, and raise funds for filming through regional pre-sales, so although it is a big investment and big production, Huayi does not need to spend hundreds of millions of yuan on investment and shooting, in addition to overseas pre-sales, they also have many measures to reduce risks, so the financial pressure is not as big as you think.

In addition to Tsui Hark's presence with a poster and a theme, Jiang Wen, a talented actor and director who is very famous in Europe, also came to join in the fun, Xu Lao Wei has a theme of Di Renjie, and Jiang Wen is a pure empty glove white wolf, he only brought a poster with a bullet, and said that he was going to make a very commercial movie this time, that is, after "The Sun Also Rises", he cooperated with Yinghuang again. However, what kind of commercial film it is, what the cast is, and the background of the story are all unknown, it doesn't seem so reliable, but it is such an unreliable project that has attracted many European filmmakers to stop and watch and discuss hotly, I have to say that Jiang Wen's talent is also very famous in Europe.

In addition to the two big directors that He Mu admires have not yet started construction and only rely on a concept poster to attract pre-sales and overseas funds, there are also some finished and semi-finished films that are actively looking for overseas sales channels, the most attractive of which is definitely "Confucius", Confucius is definitely one of the most well-known business cards in China, and has a fairly high reputation abroad, especially in recent years, with the improvement of China's national strength, learning Chinese has become a popular trend abroad, and there are emerging Confucius Institutes all over the world, This great oriental thinker of the same era as Socrates has become famous all over the world, and in this biographical movie, the role of Confucius also has a lot of fans around the world.

The fame of Confucius, the popularity of Fa Ge, coupled with a large number of excellent front-stage and behind-the-scenes teams such as Oscar Best Cinematographer Bao Dexi, make this movie very interesting, the film side Zhongying also cut a short international version of the trailer and announced it on the same day, the atmosphere is magnificent and epic, and the well-made must not have been said, on the same day, some Asian countries signed the intention to buy the film and even the contract, it is reported that this film will be released in the mainland early next year, but this trip to Cannes can recover more than half of the cost, and sure enough, the blockbuster is easy to sell.

In addition to "Confucius" focusing on the attention of many people, there is also a blockbuster that is not far behind, that is, "October Siege" produced by Chen Kexin and directed by Chen Desen, which is the first film produced by Huang Jianxin, Chen Kexin's "Our Film Studio" and Poly Bona jointly established "Renren Film", with huge investment and bright stars, this is definitely a lineup that shocks the Chinese film industry before I have seen "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic".

From the character posters brought by Chen Kexin, He Mu saw a lot of acquaintances, Wang Xueqi, Zhen Zidan, Zhu Bingbing, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Zhang Hanyu, and the less familiar Liming, Liang Jiahui, Zeng Zhiwei, Battle, almost all of them are very good actors, although this lineup is not as good as "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", but it is much stronger than ordinary films, the most stunned thing for He Mu is Li Yuchun on the poster, I didn't expect Chunchun's film debut to be dedicated to "The Siege of October", but unfortunately it is still a tomboy, There is no breakthrough.

Based on He Mu's understanding of Li Yuchun, her skin foundation is very good, and she is not as good as she imagined, although she is stamped with the brand of "Brother Chun", but Li Yuchun, who is dressed as a woman, is also very interesting, He Mu thinks that when Chunchun can appear on the big screen as a "complete female ecology", then she can really hone her acting skills, and it can also bring absolutely novel feelings to the audience, but it is too difficult for her to play a lady with Chunchun's current acting skills, so it is better to play such roles in her true colors, and then Li Yuchun will adapt to the identity of an actor in the future, Be sure to let her play with a delicate and pretty hand, it's fun to think about.

Chinese films are blooming, excellent works continue, and many films that appear in Cannes today are rare masterpieces, "Ip Man" has sold the rights of many Western countries with a good Asian reputation, and even "Ip Man 2", which has no shadow, has also obtained some funds through pre-sales, and He Muzhang Ziyi's "Very Perfect" on the platform has also been warmly sought after, and a trailer has been played and received good market feedback, which makes Zhang Ziyi very pleased.

He Mu starred and served as the producer of "Glass Heart" also occupied an inconspicuous seat in this exhibition, at first no one cared about, after all, the name He Mu is still not so well-known, but in the afternoon, there was a person who came out and stopped there for a while, He Mu brought the propagandist to explain the content of the poster for him, a man knelt on the ground, in front of him was a heart-shaped glass product full of cracks, and a wisp of bright red blood flowed out at one end of the glass heart.

The foreign man looked very interested, listened carefully to the meaning of the poster, and soon several filmmakers noticed it, "Hey, look, isn't that Jeff from Lionsgate, go, look what he's watching!" ”

Watching Jeff's performance from afar, He Mu sighed secretly, what a good brother-in-law in the United States! (To be continued......)

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