The first thing I did when I came to Montreal was to participate in the opening ceremony, this was the first time He Mu walked the red carpet abroad, and it was similar to that in China, but the reporters and audiences on both sides became foreigners, and there was less applause, after all, who would know him He Mu here.

For foreign media, especially European and American media and film companies, there are only a few Chinese faces who can travel the world, such as Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, He Mu is a complete stranger to them, only Mr. Stark of Lionsgate pays more attention to He Mu, who made He Mu his brother-in-law.

Although the Olympics are still a few days away, Jeff . Stark has already seen all the games he wants to watch, and there is no need to stay in China anymore. These days in China, I have to say that he is very happy, his future father-in-law and mother-in-law are very enthusiastic about him, which is an emotion that cannot be felt in the United States, even if his parents will not treat him like that, to be honest, as an American, he is still very useful, maybe he has Xuan by his side.

In addition to the north. The grand opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics really shocked him, although he didn't know much about what was on the stage, but it made him deeply curious and fond of 5,000 years of Chinese culture, and he is now even ready to learn calligraphy and Chinese painting.

After returning to the United States, Jeff's first priority as a Lionsgate executive was to attend the Montreal International Film Festival at the end of August and the Toronto Film Festival in early September, both of which are Canadian. It is also more important in the eyes of American film companies, if it weren't for He Mu, as Jeff, he would only have to attend the Toronto Film Festival.

After the boring and somewhat lonely red carpet show. Jeff immediately found He Mu, and Xuan had told him many times before coming to make his brother feel at home.

After meeting his foreigner brother-in-law, He Mu first introduced his personal identity, that is, his relationship with himself, to his group, and then Jeff introduced his professional identity, that is, his position at Lionsgate.

In addition to the people in China Film, He Mu also has the manager of Anle Pictures who is responsible for contacting the film. heard that the other party was a well-known Lionsgate executive, and immediately became enthusiastic, and then contacted He Mu turned out to be the other party's brother-in-law. The originally somewhat arrogant China Film staff also became affectionate towards He Mu.

When He Mu introduced Jeff to the people on his side, almost all the Chinese personnel made a "not simple" comment on He Mu, and He Mu's modesty and politeness almost made them forget that He Mu is also an important shareholder of two companies with assets of more than 100 million yuan in China.

After the politeness, He Mu invited Jeff to attend the premiere of "One Shot 147" in Montreal the next day. Jeff gladly accepted.

Because they're all talking outside. did not avoid other people, many American studios who knew Jeff were very curious, how could Jeff, once the distribution director of MGM and now the senior Lionsgate executive, be so enthusiastic about a Chinese crew, and Jeff seemed to have been speaking Chinese when he was talking, they couldn't understand what they were saying if they wanted to hear it, the more they didn't understand, the more curious they became, and several American studios were already instructing their subordinates to inquire about what kind of crew it was. When will the movie premiere, and the movie that Jeff is interested in will definitely want to watch as well.

After the red carpet show, He Mu had nothing else to do. Let Jeff take him and Xiao Nan to eat a French dinner, to be honest, he still likes the dishes he cooks.

At noon the next day, under the Zhang Luo of China Film and the publicity of the organizer, "One Shot 147", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit, officially premiered at the film festival, and the jury represented by the famous Chinese director Xie Fei all attended, Director Hou Yong sat next to Director Xie to listen to the teachings, and He Mu sat down next to Jeff in the second row.

Jeff told Homus. There is no market for Nock sports in the United States, although it is very popular in Canada, but this is the province of Quebec, a former French colony, and it is one of the few countries in Canada that does not like it. Nok's province, so the audience here is interested in this film about the Chinese Si. I'm afraid I won't be too interested in Nock's genius movie, "But a good movie won't be buried because of the subject matter, just like although I don't like English football, I still like Zhou Xingchi's "Kung Fu Football" very much. ”

Jeff said in advance that such a lot of shots were given to He Mu, maybe this movie will be cold at today's premiere, don't hope too high, so as not to be disappointed too much.

But in fact, the situation on the day was a bit different from what Jeff said, fifteen minutes before the movie started, the screening room was crowded with judges and audiences, and some people were even walking inside, and those who couldn't find seats were standing.

Jeff glanced behind him keenly and noticed quite a few of his peers, including Jameson of Touchstone, Ebola of Bad Machines, and Susan of Walton Media...... And these people also looked at him, Jeff laughed secretly, it is estimated that they found themselves here, so come along, in Hollywood, Jeff has always been known for his accurate vision, these people should want to intervene, but it doesn't matter, this can make He Mu's name known by more Hollywood companies, which is not bad.

Jeff explained to He Mu, who was puzzled: "It may be that they have all heard that this is a good movie, so they all want to watch it, what do I say, a good movie will not be left out in the cold because of the bias of the subject matter." ”

Indeed, with the beginning of the movie, everyone's attention is focused on the screen, and the movie is still a dialogue supplemented by Chinese and English, with English and French subtitles added below, which basically meets the needs of all viewers.

During the movie, the judges in front of them didn't say a word, looking at the screen without blinking.

As one of the five judges, China's great director, winner of the Best Director Award at the Montreal Film Festival, Xie Fei kept bowing his head in the process of watching, although he had not cooperated with Hou Yong, but he knew that Hou Yong's photography level was very superb, and it was a first-class level in China. presents a genius's short but unstoppable competitive road, and has made great progress in terms of viewing compared with previous literary films, even if he, an old man, saw that the fourteen-year-old Ding Junhui was in the limelight at the Asian Games at a young age, and shocked the audience, he couldn't help but sigh "Well, yes, it's cool." ”

This is an inspirational masterpiece, director Xie Fei commented in his heart, especially the spiritual core of the positive Xiang Shang is very rare and rare in Chinese movies in recent years, the two actors, the young He Mu and the experienced Wang Xueqi have come up with impressive performances, Xie Fei was almost unfamiliar with the name He Mu before, he didn't care much about the entertainment industry, he only cared about movies, this movie made him know He Mu, this is a material that can be made. Xie Fei has decided that he must vote for this movie in his own conscience, and he must not deliberately avoid it because it is the work of his compatriots.

The film studios behind them saw that this was a S. Immediately after the Nock Athletic movie, the interest was half gone, and if it was basketball, baseball, football, golf, I believe it would not be so difficult to sell in the United States. Nock, a sport that the British call themselves gentlemen's sport has little influence in the United States, and it's hard to imagine a market for such a movie, "It seems that Jeff is blind this time" They exchanged heads.

However, as the movie deepens, with He Mu's every swing goal on the screen, as the goal of a perfect score of 147 gets closer and closer, and as Ding Junhui recalls his career and ordinary life again and again in the film, those American filmmakers who are accustomed to watching competitive inspirational movies based on fierce confrontation have begun to feel that although Si. Nock just walked around a small table, but it was a sport full of energy and thought.

Even if they hadn't had much contact with it before, they couldn't help but shout "Oye!" when they watched the male protagonist lying on the table and hitting the billiard ball into the hole with a beautiful and accurate route. The tension eased slightly, but soon the protagonist was about to start hitting the next ball, which was more difficult, so they clenched their fists again, and their emotions rose and fell with the rhythm of the game.

Just like Jeff said, a good movie is a good movie, even if the subject matter is niche, even if the culture is different, even if the language barrier, even if the protagonist is a Chinese kid who has never seen it, but a good movie can attract the audience through the lens, light and the spirit of the movie, you may not fully understand, but you will like it. "One Shot 147" is such a favorite movie.

At the end of the movie, the rod and ball hit each other, the two balls collided, one ball rebounded, and the other ball zigzagged forward, just when the black ball was on the road to the hole, the film came to an abrupt end, and the beautiful and passionate background music sounded, followed by a tidal wave of applause.

Hou Yong, He Mu and other creators took the stage to speak, and a special translator translated their words into English and French, and there was a wave of applause after the speeches.

The film festival lasted for ten days, He Mu just walked around on the first or second day, and he didn't watch many movies, but he couldn't help it, his schedule was too busy, so he couldn't help but spend his days abroad leisurely, and even whether he could come to the closing ceremony of the film festival on September 1 is still two words.

hurriedly said goodbye to Jeff, He Mu didn't wait for Director Hou Yong and Wang Xueqi, who would stay for a few days, and boarded the plane back to China.

After the plane landed, it was already evening, Brother Dolly took He Mu's makeup and styling team directly to a nearby beauty club, dressed up He Mu, and then He Mu immediately rushed to the Park Hyatt Hotel, tonight is Bazaar Star Charity Night, fortunately He Mu came back in time, otherwise he would have missed the appointment.

After stopping at the door of the hotel, He Mu looked left and right, "Why hasn't my female companion come yet?" ”

…… (To be continued......)

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