"It's been a long time since a summer in Berlin felt such a heat wave. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info" came an old but warm and gentle voice behind him, and Lance turned his head to see Dieter-Kosslick (Dieter-Kosslick), who has been working to expand the Berlinale's market influence while maintaining the professional and authoritative nature of the festival, and his personal international influence has skyrocketed.

Lance politely showed a smile and looked at Dieter's line of sight, at this time the viewing ceremony of "Fury Road" had just ended, although the movie officially premiered in Germany last week, but today's interactive scene of the crew and fans watching the movie together still attracted more than 3,000 fans to the scene, after the event, people were still reluctant to leave, lingering outside the venue for a long time, the surging heat wave was stirring in the air.

"If the summer in Germany is so sunny every year, the islands of Corsica are much more deserted." Lance replied with a smile, provoking Dieter to laugh.

The temperature in Germany is not high most of the time, even if it is hot at noon, but the temperature difference between day and night is very large, and there is not much summer feeling, so every August, Germans like to go to France, Italy, Spain to the small islands to vacation, because there are too many vacationers, European countries have a lot of complaints about Germans - such as white socks with sandals, and for example, early with bath towels to occupy the beach chairs by the pool.

"At least the British will not be absent." Dieter's teaser made Lance laugh too, in addition to the Germans, the British are definitely not inferior to the desire for sunshine, "You know, when I was on the phone with Charlotte last week, she was still expressing regret that she didn't see the 'Fury Road' in Berlin this year, and she believes that this work will become a strange sight in the Berlin Film Festival." ”

Charlotte-Rampling, a veteran of British drama, is the president of the jury at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

"Huh." Lance chuckled, "I always thought Berlin was a more serious place, you know, than Cannes. Dieter burst out laughing at the little joke, and he replied, "Jill doesn't like to hear that." "Gilles-Jacob, President of the Festival de Cannes, was behind the promotion of Cannes as the world's number one film festival.

There is also competition between the three major European film festivals, Cannes has become more and more entertaining in recent years, and continues to extend an olive branch to Hollywood, in the case of professionalism and authority being questioned, the attention has skyrocketed every year, and the entertainment to death has been vividly interpreted, as if it has become the world's most influential international film festival, and many Hollywood commercial films are willing to choose Cannes as a platform for world premieres.

Berlin is becoming more and more calm, solemn political themes and severe social themes in Germany between the ice and snow make people stay away, the decline in commercial transactions year by year makes it difficult for the film festival, can only rely on the national government/government to promote the strong funding, but it is undeniable that their professionalism and authority have been continued, especially with the support of the government/government, the cultivation of local rookie filmmakers, has achieved a lot of outstanding results, and the future of German cinema is rising strongly.

Venice is increasingly embarrassed, not enough to beat Berlin professionally and unable to replicate Cannes in terms of entertainment, and the world's oldest film festival is overwhelmed by the awkward position of not being able to go up or down. Coupled with the decline of local Italian films and the onslaught of the Toronto Film Festival, Venice's situation is indeed not optimistic.

The balance between business and art is also an eternal topic for major film festivals.

"But I'm sure that Jill should be sure of my opinion about your assessment." Dieter shifted his words and returned to Lance.

As the president of the Berlinale, Dieter has a very special position in the German film industry, if not highly respected, but it is not far off, because the Berlinale is the platform that every filmmaker longs for, they know nothing about the business operation, they can only use this platform to promote themselves, and then win more sponsorships and continue to stick to their creative path. Today, Dieter is willing to attend the premiere of a film in person, which means that the main attention of the German film industry has shifted to an extraordinary weight, of course, not to support the box office of "Fury Road", but for the young talent in front of him.

- Genius director under the age of thirty-four, Reims.

In fact, the three major European film festivals are all trying to compete for Reims, for the simple reason that Reims has a common goal in mind: commercial pull and artistic creativity. Whether it's Cannes, which is trying to attract more attention and sublimate the depth of art, Berlin, which wants to expand the commercial market on a professional basis, or Venice, which is struggling to find a solution between business and art, Reims is the answer.

"I sincerely hope that you will come to Berlin with your next production." Dieter said with a smile in his eyes, a sincere glint in his eyes, gentle but firm.

"It's my pleasure." Lance responded politely, but made no promises.

Dieter is unwilling to give up easily, in order to "Rage Road", he has talked to Lance through layers of relationships, but this time it is a face-to-face conversation, Dieter will definitely not miss the opportunity, "So, you already have plans for the next work now?" Seeing the slight twitching of Lance's eyebrows, Dieter spread his hands with a smile, "Although I am German, I am still willing to read Hollywood newspapers." This little humor made Lance laugh.

"Then you don't want me to come with the next work." Lance replied meaningfully. At present, the Hollywood news media are hyping up the "Iron Man" thing, saying that there is a nose and an eye, as if Frans has been sure to become the director of "Iron Man", even if Lance is now promoting it in Europe, the news is endless.

This is the real hot thing, and the news can't stop without pushing at all.

Dieter chuckled, "If it were someone else, then I would have refused; But if it's you, I'm willing to welcome it with open hands. Dieter believes that even if it is a work like "Iron Man", Lance will interpret his style, at least, "Iron Man" will maintain the level of "the day after tomorrow", and the Berlin Film Festival will not suffer too much - although the style is a little out of place, the depth and breadth are still in line with Berlin's requirements, not to mention, in addition to "The Day After Tomorrow", every work of Lance proves his absolute strength. If it's a gamble, Dieter is willing to put it all down.

"I'm a little flattered." Lance smiled brightly, this is the truth, landing at the three major European film festivals is an affirmation of strength for any director, and being shortlisted for this platform is already a proof in itself. Even Cannes, where the commercial element is the strongest, not any commercial film can win the opportunity. "However, I haven't decided on the next work yet, so I'm not sure if next year's Berlin will be in time."

"The Incredible Hulk" is a good idea if it can be played on the platform in Berlin, at least the depth of the film can be affirmed, but compared to Berlin, Lance prefers "The Incredible Hulk" to Cannes, or even Venice or Toronto, after all, "The Incredible Hulk" is still a commercial film in essence, and the environment in Berlin is still not suitable. If it was a "fruit hard candy", Lance would have raised his hands and feet in favor.

"Missed next year, there's next, isn't it?" Dieter didn't press too hard, the main purpose of today is to show enough sincerity, the coming day is long, and the rest of the things can be operated slowly. What's more, when there is a choice, Dieter also prefers works like "Killing with a Knife" and "Hard Fruit Candy" to come to Berlin, rather than "the day after tomorrow".

"That's good news." Lance's answer also made Dieter smile.

"The good news for tonight is really endless." Laurie-Macdonald walked over with a champagne and said, "It's been an incredible movie, I've never seen such a lively movie. With a familiar smile on his face, Laurie didn't feel embarrassed even if he interjected halfway, he turned to look at Dieter and cast an inquiring look, "However, the number of movies I watched is too small, and I'm not sure if my opinion is correct." ”

"No, no, I haven't seen it either." Dieter shook his head, "Even the 'Titanic' didn't. ”

Laurie smiled and nodded, "Now we can start looking forward to the box office of the movie, is it going to hit that incredible record?" Laurie winked at Lance, the so-called "incredible record" is naturally "Titanic", as the only work in North America to break through 600 million, it is also the only work to break through 1 billion overseas, and no second work has been able to reach such heights, "Now is also the time, after all, so many years have passed, isn't it?" ”

Lance tucked his chin slightly, raised his free left hand, and crossed his index and middle fingers, "I've been praying all the time." Such a candid response made both Laurie and Dieter laugh heartily.

After chatting for a while, Dieter made an excuse to leave, he knew that Laurie had come to Lance, obviously not to chat, Laurie, like him, had a purpose. No one in Reims is more popular these days, and even more so than in North America, Europe – which doesn't have the old Hollywood pedants to care about. Laurie is British.

Sure enough, Laurie didn't wait long, and asked politely, "I heard Sir Judi Dench say last time that you were on stage in London's West End when you were studying in England. When you come to London this time, do you want to revisit your old place? ”

There is something special about this opening. (To be continued.) )