Chapter 721: Berlin Film Festival
For those alarmist statements, He Mu felt a little ridiculous, no movie can destroy the mainland's film industry, if a film can destroy the mainland's film market, then how vulnerable our market is. The Hollywood film industry is so developed, and there are still variety show-style films like "Funny Idiot Show" that shine on the movie screen and sell well at the box office.
Theaters are for the audience, is a means for businessmen to make profits, objectively speaking, there is no need for any sacred mission and sense of responsibility for the movie, as long as the audience likes it, variety shows, operas, magic, there is nothing that cannot be put in the cinema, how can a huge mainland market not tolerate a warm and funny variety show, you don't like it, just don't watch it, no one forces you to watch variety shows in the cinema.
Because He Mu's wife and daughter are loyal viewers of this show, so their family also secretly went to the cinema to watch this "movie", as a movie, it really doesn't have any surprises, and it's basically the same as playing on TV, but they can't stand the enthusiasm of the audience who like this show for a winter, so "Dad" can compete with "Havoc in Heaven". "Havoc in Heaven" is also not angry, if this costume god and demon blockbuster can have a good reputation like the popular cartoon "Havoc in Heaven" many years ago, I'm afraid "Dad" will not jump so happily, objectively speaking, it is the inferior quality of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" that forced many viewers to "Where Are You Going, Dad".
and this time last year, "Zi Bu Yu 3" had a good reputation, "Journey to the West. The reputation of "Demon Suppression" is also passable, compared with these two box office blockbusters that go hand in hand during this year's Spring Festival, they are very unsatisfactory. The critics did not have a good face, but Xinghao Movie, Tianyu and Guangguang, who had tasted the sweetness, announced that a new chapter of the "Journey to the West" series would be filmed, and "Where Are You Going, Dad" will also launch a second season in the summer of 14 to take over "I Am a Singer 2".
Just when the two movies "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and "Where Are You Going, Dad" were killing all sides in the film market. He Mu saw the news on the Internet, saying that Mr. Wuma died in the early morning of the 4th, and he didn't believe it at first, because celebrities such as Wuma, Jin Yong, and Zhao Benshan had been "killed" many times before, and later found out that it was purely a rumor, but what was said on the Internet was that there were noses and eyes, and some insiders expressed condolences. So he immediately called Mr. Wuma's agent and got the conclusive news that the old man had indeed passed away. The cause of death was advanced lung cancer at the age of 71.
The cooperation between He Mu and Old Man Wuma began in "Zi Bu Yu", and finally "Zi Bu Yu", in the three "Zi Bu Yu". The first old man just contributed a portrait. The second part began to appear in person, and there was an important fight scene, and the third part became less scene, in general, the old man Wuma played a role with extraordinary significance in the "Zi Bu Yu" series, with a strong sense of existence but not many scenes, and He Mu and his mutual understanding were only established in the filming of less than a month in total. But he is very respectful of the old man's professionalism, and he was nearly seventy years old when he filmed "Zi Bu Silent 2". is still unambiguous about every scene of his performance, and he never complains about being tired in the filming scenes, he is tougher than many young actors, and he is an admirable film senior.
On behalf of his family, Wu Ma's agent expressed his gratitude to He Mu for his condolences, and verbally invited He Mu to attend Wu Ma's funeral ceremony, and He Mu said that he would try his best to attend.
With a sense of nostalgia for his predecessors, He Mu stepped on a plane to Berlin, accompanied by Yu Feihong, the director of the "Ladder of Love" crew, Li Bingbing, the heroine, and the crew of "No Man's Land".
Originally, Li Wenhua's "Flood Beast" was also expected to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, the previous "A Little Thing" has made him famous in the Asian literary film market, he hopes to open his market in Europe and the United States with "Flood Beast", he is a publishing businessman and writer, but now he has never been interested in movies, but because he still feels that the shooting of "Flood Beast" is not perfect, so he has overturned many plots and added many plots, so that he can't catch up with this year's Berlin Film Festival, can only hope that the Cannes Film Festival in May will shine, and Shishi, who originally hoped to walk the Berlin red carpet with He Mu, also announced that this plan has failed.
At this year's Berlin Film Festival, Chinese films are very active, with Yu Feihong's "The Ladder of Love", Ning Hao's "No Man's Land", Diao Yinan's "Fireworks in the Day" and Lou Ye's "Tuina" Four films were shortlisted for the Berlin main competition unit, and actor Liang Chaowei is also a judge of this year's main competition unit, this year is an out-and-out Chinese film year.
There are two crews on this plane, "No Man's Land" and "Ladder of Love", because He Mu is very familiar with the iron triangle of "No Man's Land", so the scenes on the plane are very harmonious, and everyone's mood is also good, after all, they have been shortlisted for the main competition unit, and the directors here are likely to win the best director, and the actors and actresses here are likely to win the best actor, so they will naturally not be in a bad mood.
Li Bingbing is discussing with her personal stylist what she should wear on the red carpet at the opening ceremony, and she may be as important as choosing a wedding dress for herself in the future.
In the past, they appeared in the three major European film festivals, basically sponsored brands and invited each other, and most of them were not shortlisted, so they were burdened with the stigma of "rubbing the red carpet" by the mainland media, but now she was invited to attend the opening ceremony in a dignified manner, and she was a finalist after the actress, and when she watched the film in Shuimu Company, He Mu once said that her role was particularly moving, and the role was sufficient, throughout, and she had a great hope of winning awards. Good is good, she almost fell in love with He Mu during the filming of the movie, and her emotional investment was so deep that she didn't completely come out until she left the crew for more than a month, she felt that her acting skills were more refined and emotionally invested than when she was filming "The Wind", she was able to beat Zhou Xun to win the Golden Horse back then, and it was not impossible to get a silver bear this time, so when He Mu could not attend the closing ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival because of the Golden Dragon Award, she decided to accompany Director Yu Feihong to attend the closing ceremony, as for the first Golden Dragon Award, I can only say sorry.
The other two ladies on the plane, Yu Feihong and Yu Nan, were more plain, Yu Feihong was born with a calm temperament, and felt that it was the first time he came to Berlin, and he felt very lucky to be shortlisted for the main competition unit, and he didn't have much hope of winning the award, and Yu Nan was very plain because he was a frequent visitor to Berlin.
In 07, in the "Tuya's Wedding" directed by the old love Wang Quanan, Yu Nan had a good watch, this movie won the Golden Bear that year, Yu Nan, as the absolute heroine, also began to become famous in the European literary film market, and last year he also served as a judge of the Berlin Film Festival, and is his own person at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Several ladies played their own games, and He Mu chatted with Ning Hao about their latest developments, "Your current "Encounter with Fate" should be filmed, right?" ”
Originally, after Pony Galloping and Shuimu Forest jointly acquired the digital field, Ning Hao should have started filming "Country Teacher", but because some shooting problems have not been solved, as well as some uncertainties of risks, the science fiction movie of Pony decided to make it later, and instead Ning Hao made a road comedy film that gathers Huang Bo and Xu Zheng's two good friends, which is the "Encounter with Fate" (tentative title) that He Mu said.
"It was finished last month, and I was just in time for Brother Dog, alas." Ning Hao has a lot of affection for Li Ming, and Li Ming has always been very supportive of him, I don't know if the pony galloping without Brother Dog can still support him to make that science fiction movie.
He Mu seemed to guess what Ning Hao was thinking, "Actually, you don't have to hang yourself on a pony tree, if something goes wrong with the investment in "Country Teacher", you can find Mizuki, don't forget that I am also your friend and a friend of Brother Dog." ”
Ning Hao nodded heavily, and He Mu looked at Xu Zheng again, "Brother Xu, no, I called you Uncle Zheng, where should we go next, the mainland audience has been waiting for more than a year." ”
Huang Bo snickered on the side, Xu Zheng grinned and said, "I think Yinggang is good, last year Xiao Taohong and I went to travel to Yinggang and accumulated some inspiration." ”
"That's Hong Kong, I knew that Yinggang could give you inspiration, I should have thrown you there a long time ago," He Mu glanced at Huang Bo again, "Bo'er must also act." ”
"Of course, he's my boy." Xu Zheng hugged Huang Bo very stubbornly.
Huang Bo pretended to shrink in disgust, "Who is your Zheng man, Brother Xiao Mu, let's talk about "The True Story of Ah Q". ”
Shuimu Forest recently intends to remake Lu Xun's classic novel "The True Story of Ah Q", Huang Bo is considered to be the best candidate to succeed Yan Shunkai, Shuimu should have contacted Huang Bo and expressed his intention to cooperate in this regard.
"This is just a new plan for Mizuki, the script has not been written yet, and the director has not been decided, so it is estimated that it will be until next year." He Mu explained.
Huang Bo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard it, if He Mu really opened his mouth to let him act, he would definitely act, Ah Q, Lu Xun, and He Mu gave him no reason to refuse, but he was going to shoot Chen Kexin's "Dear Child" in two months, and then he would shoot "Looking for the Dragon" that fought in the ring with "Tomb Robbery Notes", and Xu Zheng's movie that might be called "Hong Kong", and there were two TV series in the middle, and there were also two animation dubbing of "Genius Glasses Dog" and "Shuke and Beta", I am afraid that the time will not be arranged, if it's 15 years, it's easy to say, Huang Bo, who received a soft film appointment, also has times when he is worried about taking too many scenes.
He Mu cares about this brother's new work and new dynamics, and they also want to know what He Mu will be busy with next, "I, I just crawled out of the pit of "Wolf Totem", and I am about to devote myself to the pit of "Dust Settled", and then I should direct a play." ”
Hearing that He Mu was going to direct again, not only Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Huang Bo all pricked up their ears, but even the three ladies in front of them turned their heads, because after Montreal, He Mu has not been able to win any actor trophy, but the director's "Zi Bu Silent" trilogy is a box office hit, with a good reputation, breaking a number of Chinese film records, so his current identity as a director is much more brilliant than that of an actor, and I don't know how many people are looking at his director's new work. (To be continued......)