Three days later, the shortlist was announced, and there were a total of 15 feature films and 10 short films in the main competition unit of this film festival. Jia Zhangke's "Xiao Wu" was shortlisted for the forum unit.

Happy has contact with several crews from time to time, and for "Xiao Wu", for this small film with an investment of only 200,000 yuan, as long as it is shortlisted, it will be profitable. The rest of the crew is quite envious and happy, and the entire film festival has frequent transactions, but there are not many movies as popular as "Grand Central Station".

Some small countries such as Switzerland, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Belgium, etc., even if they get the grand prize in the end, they can't sell too high, so they complete the transaction in advance.

It will not be too much, and the introduction price of each country is only tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the accumulation is also very considerable. For example, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and other countries have expressed their desire to introduce, and these are the big ones.

was happy to see the media's praise for the heroine's acting skills, and couldn't help but make another international call, instigating: "Aunt Siqin Gaowa, if you can come, try to come over." This is the queen of the Berlin Film Festival, and "Soul Girl" failed to complete it that year. "Sometimes actors come and don't come, it's easy to have a big gap, and an award that wins nine out of ten is very likely to fail.

Siqin Gaowa said with a smile: "Forget it, forget it, it's all this age, and any honor is light-hearted." Besides, the TV series on my side is about to start, and I really can't leave. Xiaoxiaokai, you did a good job, I mentioned you when I chatted with Chen Daoming a few days ago, it doesn't matter if you win the award or not, the important thing is to see it. ”

is very happy and helpless, he also thinks that Siqin Gaowa's performance is good, and "Central Station" is generally optimistic, so he has a great chance of winning the award.

"Knock Knock"

Suddenly, someone knocked on the hotel door, opened it and saw that it was Leslie Cheung who had suddenly arrived, followed by a middle-aged uncle with a familiar face. Hurriedly welcomed them in, and said with a smile: "Rare guest, idol, what kind of wind blew you here." This gentleman is also very familiar. ”

Leslie Cheung had a good impression of this little brother, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and introduced: "I was about to introduce you, this is Jiang Zhiqiang, the boss of Anle Film and Television, who came to you specially." ”

"I have admired the name for a long time, but Boss Jiang is a rare guest. Come in, you two want something to drink...... Uh, sorry, it doesn't seem like there's even tea, but there's a bottle of red wine. ”

Leslie Cheung said with a smile: "You're welcome, I'm specially introduced for you, there is still something to do over there, so I'll leave first, and you can talk slowly." ”

"Don't dare to delay your work, I'll entertain Boss Jiang."

Leslie Cheung left, Jiang Zhiqiang was curious: "Is Enlightenment familiar with Leslie?" ”

Happy smiled: "Call me Xiaoxiaokai." It's not familiar, it's the first, second, third, fourth time in Berlin...... When we met, I felt that this big star was very cordial, and everyone could just talk. Jiang Zhiqiang praised: "Leslie is preaching morality." Small... Xiaokai, don't bother pouring wine, I took the liberty to visit this time, and I also came with a request. ”

"Please speak up, I'll listen to you." Happy to ask him to sit down.

Not surprisingly, Jiang Zhiqiang also came for the introduction. This movie seems to be very popular in Europe and the United States, but in fact, its status in Asia is very embarrassing, and even if it wins the award, it is also a niche theme of literature and art. There is definitely a certain market in Southeast Asia, but it will not sell well. And those countries may not be willing to spend money to introduce Chinese literary films, and the mountains and seas have no ability to publicize and distribute them at all. In Southeast Asia, he doesn't even know where else to issue if someone else doesn't come to him.

Jiang Zhiqiang is very elegant, with a cunning characteristic of an old-school businessman, and said: "Enlightenment, I hope that the distribution of the film "Central Station" in Hong Kong can be handed over to Anle ......Pictures."

"Yes!"

Before he finished speaking, Happy had already agreed. Jiang Zhiqiang was quite surprised, when he saw this young and excessively new person, he felt that he was unreliable. This kind of newcomer emerges, has not experienced the grind of life, is usually arrogant, habitually self-righteous, and clutches "waste" as treasures. I didn't expect Happy to be very docile, and I agreed to this matter with one mouth. I only heard the happy saying: "Boss Jiang, I heard that your company has a strong distribution ability in Southeast Asia. I wonder if you would be willing to accept the distribution work of the whole of Southeast Asia, including Japan and South Korea? ”

Jiang Zhiqiang was a little strange, "This is why, the movie "Central Station" is very universal, I believe there will be no shortage of filmmakers from Asia to introduce it, right?" ”

Happy laughed at himself and said: "I'm ashamed to say that a small company in Japan has approached me, and the offer is quite stingy." I also know that this movie is too literary and artistic, and it may not sell well at the box office. Boss Jiang's reputation is quite heard of even by me, an outsider, since I like the movie, it is also my honor. I am very willing to make a friend of Boss Jiang, maybe there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future. ”

In the golden age of Hong Kong films, Anle may have been a petty fight. However, the company's taste is quite unique, and it began to focus on the introduction of European and American zuò very early. Today's Hong Kong films are in a recession, but with years of hard work, he has cultivated an international distribution route and knows the six major Hollywood companies well. In this era of Hollywood's dominance, it has become one of the largest companies in Hong Kong films.

Of course, this is only now, the Li case has not yet risen, and he has not instigated Zhang Yimou to shoot "Hero". Otherwise, the title of "No. 1 Chinese in Overseas Distribution" would not have fallen on his head early. I am happy to enter the entertainment industry, but I am not the most connected, and I can hook up with this kind of big thick legs, which is a pie falling from the sky.

Jiang Zhiqiang thought about it for a while, "Then the introduction fee ......"

"Excuse me."

The left and right will not be high, so he is happy and generous, and says: "Just follow the traditional rules and divide it into halves." However, I hope that Mr. Jiang can focus more on me, a young director, in terms of publicity and distribution. ”

Jiang Zhiqiang's mind turned and he thought of what he meant by this move, obviously focusing on the future.

It is in line with the self-confidence of young people, but they do not lose their confidence and know how to eat their brains for their own interests. He couldn't help but think highly of this young man, maybe he was really a promising talent.

He was very satisfied with this trip, but he didn't expect things to progress so quickly, and said with a smile: "Kaidao, we have a happy cooperation, and I very much hope to continue to cooperate in the future." ”

He shook hands with a happy smile and said, "Why not, maybe there will be a chance soon." ”

"Huh?" Jiang Zhiqiang suddenly heard the taste, this should be the second time he put forward the word "chance", suddenly became interested, and he was not sure, so he asked casually, "I don't know how small... Director Xiao Kai, what are your plans for your next film? ”

Happy jaw, the expression on his face almost wrote a few big words - "the child can be taught", Jiang Zhiqiang blushed a little.

happily said: "This is exactly what I want to talk to you about, if Boss Jiang has time recently, you can try to read this script." He took a notebook from the bedside table and handed it to Jiang Zhiqiang.

It can be seen that this book was still open just now, and there is a pencil and a stack of manuscript paper next to it, and there is a clear draft of the character scene drawing on the manuscript paper, and it is obvious that he is still working on the storyboard. Qi Dao: "This is ......"

"This is my graduation winning script at USC, which has only recently been converted into a Chinese script, and some places still need to be revised. But...... There's a problem, too. Boss Jiang might as well take it back first, and if you feel interested, we will contact you. ”

“……”

On the day of the closing ceremony.

The whole city of Berlin seems to be on the move, and the red carpet atmosphere has finally reached its peak after more than a decade of brewing.

I was happy to have seen those blanket stars in my previous life, and there were no works that I could get my hands on, but they all competed on the red carpet like a moon and a season flower, and I always felt that walking on the red carpet must be a very cool thing. When he stepped on the red carpet himself, he realized that it was not like that at all.

Zhang Zhengwu had to say before he went on the red carpet, "I will go up and pretend to wave at the meeting, no matter who he is." As a result, as soon as the goods came up, they were as stiff as wood, and they pulled him happily, otherwise they would have to block the way of the people behind them.

Luo Kedi, the dead fat man, is familiar with himself, and he keeps posing for the camera, oh my God, who knows him. Fortunately, he didn't make a "provoking provoking" grimace in front of the camera.

Happy is basically in a state of confusion and quickly walks the whole way, left and right are a water of reporters, eyes have been shaken by flashes from various angles, and ears are also shocked by the cheers of onlookers to lose hearing. Of course, if all these flashes and cheers were for him, he could have felt a little better.

Even if "Grand Central Station" is a big hit, not many foreigners know them.

In front of them walked the crew of "Wagging Tail Dog", Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman, two big guys who are used to seeing all kinds of scenes, if they are strolling around; Behind them is the crew of "Murder of Green Toes", and the style of the Coen brothers seems to be more in line with the pedigree of European cinema, and has always been popular at major film festivals.

He just wants to get through the red carpet quickly.

As a surprise work of this year's film festival, "Grand Central Station" is still more famous than these two films, and many foreign journalists still recognize him. In the eyes of professionals, their odds are better than the previous two American films.