Chapter 728: Three Long Days (3)

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It seems very abrupt, Chu Qing is alive, and suddenly wants to hold a film festival.

But if you really want to dig the roots, maybe it starts from "Xiao Wu", maybe it sprouts from "Suzhou River", maybe it grows from "Platform", maybe it changes qualitatively from "Blind Well", maybe it gradually takes shape from "Tiangu", or it continues to think from "Painted Skin......

These, not to mention that others don't know, even he doesn't know. This thing has nothing to do with dreams, it's just an idea that comes naturally after walking a lot of roads.

Filmmakers in Chinese-speaking areas are counted one by one, and there is no one like him. can experience the confinement after the Chang Sha Conference, accompany the ups and downs of the sixth generation, witness the development of the commercial market, lament the decline of art films, participate in the advent of blockbuster troubled times, experience the joys and sorrows of Chinese films in the West, and feel the helpless gap in Hollywood blockbusters.

If you are looking for someone who has represented Chinese films for more than ten years, it is undoubtedly Chu Qing. He went from art to business, and he made a few of the previous hardcores turn black, because you are degenerate, you don't insist anymore, and you stink of copper.

But the entire industrial environment and market are like this, without a good script, without a good director, a few will either be lonely or turn to kitsch, what can he do?

is like a nostalgic Hong Kong film "Zombie", there is a line in it: Now in this world, don't say a priest, zombies!

So having said that, when Cheng Ying put forward this ambition, his idea was very simple, which was to build a platform for independent filmmakers to communicate. After that, the power of cinema was launched, but before you knew it, the scale was getting bigger and bigger, and the attention was getting higher and higher.

There is a simple and standardized trading market, a simple and exquisite screening series, and a simple and profound theme forum...... To this day, he found that all he had to do was to turn this simplicity into a higher level of institutionalization.

Of course, what seems like a one-step distance is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

……

"Hmm!"

Chu Qing woke up and found himself lying on the small bed in the study, his whole body stiff, and his neck to his lumbar spine were all sore. The room was quiet, the lamp had been turned off, and on the table was a thick stack of speeches.

He was in a trance for a moment before he glanced at his phone: half past six.

"Baby?"

As he moved, he shouted loudly, and when the words fell, a response came from the kitchen: "Wake up? I just bought something to eat. ”

"I don't remember what time I went to bed." He leaned against the kitchen door to see where Fan Xiaoye was busy.

"I don't know, I went to bed at eleven o'clock."

She told a little lie, brought out a big bowl of tofu brain and a plate of steamed buns, and said, "What time are you leaving?" ”

"It's eight o'clock."

"Then you can sleep for a while after eating, otherwise you will definitely be sleepy."

"No, it's even more sleepy when I go back to sleep, I have to be refreshed."

"How?"

Fan Xiaoye smiled and freed his left hand, grabbed the thing very accurately, and rubbed it twice.

"Don't make a fuss, I want to sleep even more when I'm done."

He glanced at his daughter-in-law and said, "I'll go out for a walk in a while, and I'll just come back and take a shower." ”

"Uh-huh......"

She simply threw down her chopsticks, rode on her husband's lap, and got tired of kissing: "Brother, I want to do it!" ”

"Oops!"

Chu Qing knew that she was making herself happy, and after her interruption, she was indeed a lot more relaxed, so she smiled and said, "The time can't be too long, three minutes." ”

"Three minutes?"

Fan Xiaoye immediately fried his hair and shouted: "Why don't you just press it down, a hundred times at a time, lose less money, and don't look for more!" ”

…………

Well, no matter how you shout, it didn't work out.

Chu Qing walked around for twenty minutes after dinner, and went home to flush with hot water, and his muscles and bones were comfortable. He said goodbye to his daughter-in-law and drove to the city government, and the armed police were also upright, but they were changed.

There was still time to spare, so he waited in the lounge as usual, and when everyone saw it, they got up and greeted:

"Xiao Chu, morning!"

"How's it going, is there a traffic jam on the road?"

"Your eyes are a little dark, you didn't sleep yesterday, right?"

After yesterday's exchange, everyone's attitude is much more enthusiastic, of course, there are also cold ones, such as Director Mu of the Ministry of Education.

Chu Qing knew in his heart that it was impossible to do this job without offending people. He doesn't seek completeness, but only one or two in his heart.

After chatting for a while, a staff member reminded: "Leaders, prepare for a meeting!" ”

"Oh, let's go!"

"You please!"

"You please!"

Everyone left the room in twos and threes, came to the conference hall, and sat down according to the position they had yesterday.

Vice Mayor Lu Wei appeared again, and sat in the main seat with a stern expression, and the sense of depression exuded from his whole body seemed to inform everyone who came in that the importance of today's meeting.

"Alright, let's start ......"

Director Li, who was also the moderator, said: "Well, yesterday's thinking was very valuable, and we all benefited a lot. So today, we will enter the discussion of the core issue, which is related to the success or failure of the film festival, so we must show a solemn attitude. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wei spoke again: "I add two sentences, we must listen carefully, think carefully, and raise objections at any time, our method is to discuss one item, solve one, and never leave a tail!" ”

“……”

Everyone's hearts are in a pang and they dare not slack off.

"Okay, let's invite Xiao Chu to come up and tell us about his thinking, and everyone is welcome to ask questions." Director Li said.

"Whoa!"

The applause was short, Chu Qing took a few deep breaths and strode forward. Today's venue is set up in a slightly different way, with a small podium in front and a camera in the back. The videos will be texted, kept as archival materials, or provided to various departments as learning materials.

"Hello everyone, today's topic is the specific setting of the film festival, I prepared a lot, and yesterday I added some more, so it became like this......"

He shook the text in his hand, which was so thick that he scared people to death, and said: "These links are complicated and cumbersome, and patience is very important." Okay, let's do the same. ”

When the words fell, the curtain lit up as usual, flashing a picture.

"First of all, some basic settings, I think everyone knows the name of the festival. Let's use the 'Beijing International Film Festival', do you have any objections? ”

“……”

He waited for a few seconds, and when he saw that there was no response, he switched the picture and said, "Then there are categories, which are certified by the International Film Producers Association, and there are four categories: A, B, C, and D." Category A is a competition-type non-specialized film festival. To put it simply, the first is to compete for awards, and the second is to receive all orders, regardless of type. Everyone must hope that we can become an A-category film festival, but in my personal opinion, do not apply for registration for the time being, and do not set up a competition unit. ”

"Buzz!"

There was a bang below, Chu Qing didn't wait for them to ask, and said first: "This question is too complicated, I'll talk about it later." Then the third item is the time and cycle of the event. Let's talk about the cycle first, Berlin is 11 days, Venice is 11 days, Cannes is 12 days, but I think the festival is a bit long if it lasts more than 10 days. Seven days is too short for many projects to be carried out, so I think 9 days is more appropriate. ”

"As for the timing, we have to consider the weather, the participation of the audience, the quality of the red carpet, and especially the mood of the female celebrities in the costumes. It can't be held in February every year like in Berlin, and it can really freeze people to death. ”

Someone immediately raised his hand and said, "Then it's okay to point it back, like October, the autumn is just right." ”

"National Day in October." Others are killed.

"What about May and June?"

"Cannes in May, on the film in June, crashed."

"Then it's only April?"

"There's a college student film festival in April."

Everyone discussed a few words, found that it was a dead end, and stared at the front again. Chu Qing smiled: "This issue is also very complicated, I'll talk about it later." ”

Wipe!

If it weren't for Lu Wei here, he would have wanted to squirt! But he can't help it, this thing affects the whole body, and it is rarely established alone.

Director Li made a round and said, "Okay, let's determine the cycle first, and if you have any objections to 9 days, please raise your hand." ”

“……”

No one acts, because there is no concept in the head, 9 days and 10 days, set it first, and then change it if it is not suitable!

"And then the fourth item, positioning."

Chu Qing paused, tried his best to hide his true feelings, and said: "I said yesterday that a film festival without attitude cannot be successful, so what is the attitude?" It's positioning. I thought of a theme, two sentences, and we studied it together: 'Supporting the new forces of Chinese films and building an international market exchange platform'. ”

"I'm against it!"

This time, there is no need to ask, there is immediately a humane: "The previous sentence is too narrow, and we are not bandits, what kind of force do we want?" I think it's better to change it to promote the development of the film industry, and change the two sentences to put international market exchanges in front, so that it is clear. ”

"Yours is not very good, I think it is more appropriate to promote the development of the film industry."

"It's too old to push the industry, hey, how about globalizing the film?"

"It's more pompous, it's not easy to finish."

"I don't like the term "building a platform", but it's better to share?"

"Sharing platform? The sense of power is insufficient, and the impact is not strong enough. ”

“……”

They were talking about it, and Chu Qing just looked at it with sad eyes. Xu really didn't rest well, and waves of exhaustion and fatigue were frantically devouring this body.

He has tried his best to be official and routine, but it still doesn't work. These people in front of them don't care about any Chinese-language movies, they only care about neat rhetoric, correct routes, highlighting political achievements, and how to integrate with international standards......

"That's it!"

Lu Wei knocked on the table and said: "It is the combination of the trading market and industrial development, and the meaning is clear, and the specific wording will be thought about later." Xiao Chu, you continue. ”

"Oh, good!"

He relented and waved his hand casually. The little girl, who could be called the most sober in the audience, suddenly winked at him, as if encouraging.

Then, the curtain behind it changed, and it was replaced by another number jù picture.

"Hoo ......"

Chu Qing let out a breath and suppressed the frustration just now.

The positioning of the film festival was a simple test thrown out, but it was bombarded into slag. His mental expectation is that if there are 100 points in the whole set, 10 points can be a success.

So he couldn't retreat, he could only tell himself over and over again: I'm at war! (To be continued.) )