Chapter 819: The Eve of the Northern Film Festival
The prayer hall is in the north of the Temple of Heaven Park, with gilded treasure tops, and the triple eaves of blue tiles are collected layer by layer, and the god is strange. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 There are 28 golden silk nanmu pillars in the info hall, four of the inner circle mean spring, summer, autumn and winter, the middle 12 mean 12 months, and the outer circle 12 means 12 hours and the stars of the week.
This is the landmark building of the Temple of Heaven, and it is also the most common place we see in promotional videos, postcards, and film and television dramas. And down from the prayer hall, there is a three-step white jade railing, surrounded by a three-layer platform, and then down, is a wide square in front of the palace.
The opening ceremony of the first Beijing Film Festival was held here, today is the 21st, the main facilities have been arranged, and some workers are still arranging chairs. There are 200 sheets in each of the left and right areas, which are very close to the stage. Behind it is an oversized steel shelf, which is reserved for lighting and light and shadow effects.
In short, the land that was originally quite generous became extremely rustic as soon as it was occupied by messy things.
There are no awards at the Beijing Film Festival, and there are many fewer highlights at the closing ceremony, and the opening red carpet is the top priority. But with the pattern of the Temple of Heaven, it is barely enough to do a literary performance, and it is not suitable for walking the red carpet at all.
So what's the swelling? There are experts in the organizing committee: Isn't it enough to separate the red carpet from the opening ceremony?
Ouch, what a plan! As a result, the event was arranged like this: guests from all walks of life first walked the red carpet at the National Convention Center, and then took a car to the Temple of Heaven to watch the opening performance. The quota is also very precious, and stars below the second tier are not allowed to talk.
Don't be too troublesome, the fifth Beijing Film Festival in history, the opening and closing ceremonies are in Yanqi Lake in Huai*rou, and other activities are in the city center, the distance is long, eight! Ten! Public! Village!
Bang bang
"Alas......"
After Chu Qing walked around inside and out, he finally sighed.
He can understand that the organizers want to highlight the city coordinates of Beijing and pave the way for future awards, so it must be selected in the Temple of Heaven. He is only worried that as the influence of the event grows, the contradictions between politics and film, business and purity, and official and non-governmental will become more and more obvious.
This should be harmonious and unified, but it is a pity that people's hearts are complex and interests are deep.
After checking it, he drove away from the park and made a special detour -- from the Temple of Heaven to the National Convention Center, about 17 kilometers long, which is not a shame.
……
"Chu, long time no see!"
"Dear Chu, you really surprised me!"
"I just said that you will definitely come, they don't believe it, hurry up and show them!"
The people who spoke were Gewen, Koslick, and Ichikawa Shozo. Chu Qing left the Temple of Heaven and ran to the hotel designated by the organizer, and as soon as he entered the lobby, these three guys suddenly appeared.
The greetings increase in order of closeness, and Ichikawa Shozo is the most familiar, so he is the most casual. He hugged them one by one, smiled and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”
"It's boring to stay in the room, so just sit down." Gwen shrugged.
"Then I'm going up now, you ......" he gestured to the elevator.
"Oh, we had a great chat, you don't have to worry about us." Koslick laughed.
"Alright then, see you tomorrow."
Chu Qing waved his hand and took the elevator to the 9th floor. The red indicator light snapped, then clanged, and the metal door opened left and right.
“OH!”
Both inside and outside were startled, and he hurried out and beckoned, "Hi, Lady Dorota! ”
"Hi, Chu!"
This middle-aged woman with glasses is the Polish director of "Tomorrow Will Be Better". She brought her works to the exhibition, but she was actually looking for buyers. The market in Cannes is more mature, but she can't afford to play, and the Northern Film Festival is a new force, so she came to try her luck.
After a few pleasantries, Dorota went downstairs. He continued to walk inside, and the official reception staff was waiting there for a long time, and came over in a hurry: "Brother Qing! ”
"Well, what's going on now?" He asked.
"It's all okay, most of them are jet lag, and a few of them went shopping."
"Who hasn't arrived yet?"
"Uh......"
The buddy pulled out the list and said, "James Cameron, I'll be there late at night." Kusturica, also late at night. Kim Dong-ho, tomorrow morning. Juliette Binoche, just arrived. There are more than a dozen others, I'm sorry Brother Qing, I really don't know. ”
"It's okay, I'll take a look first, you go get busy."
"Good!"
The opening of the film festival is imminent, and Chu Qing is a consultant and has no substantive work. But there is one thing that no one but him can do.
203 films, 42 foreign crews attended, and 23 European and American guests, half of whom have dealt with each other. More than ten years of accumulation and status in the international community have made him feel completely unfamiliar.
In the same way, Western filmmakers are also happy to see this guy - Mu Fa, it is too embarrassing to communicate with those government officials, the leaders of the General Administration, as well as domestic counterparts and media!
Chu Qing asked for a list and looked at it while walking, and after a while, he stopped at the door of a room and knocked on the door and called softly: "LaBinoche!" ”
"Da Da Da!"
There was a clatter of high heels, and then Juliette Binoche, dressed in a black turtleneck, opened the door.
"Ha, I knew it was you! Here, no one calls me by that name. ”
"How's it going, are you tired of flying?"
"It's okay, it's not the first time I've come to Bei*Beijing, but every time I come over, I think it's so big."
The two embraced, and Binoche invited him into the house, which was a mess and seemed to be packing.
It is said that Chu Qing's two favorite actresses, Zhang Manyu in China and Binoche abroad. This French national treasure actress is 47 years old, and she never hides the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the aging of her face, she is so confident and upright.
Every year at the Cannes Film Festival, the two will meet and slowly form a friendship. She came this time, firstly, to participate in the forum, and secondly, to present awards to the screening films.
In addition to her, there are also the main creators of "Iron Fist", "Speed 5", and "Kung Fu Panda 2". Hugh Jackman, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Gal Gadot and others will attend, but will not attend the opening ceremony and will not appear until the premiere. Fan Xiaoye is also in the crew, and he will be back in two days.
After chatting for a while, Chu Qing stepped back and went to greet others again. After tossing around, it was 11 o'clock in the evening.
He drove home, fed the hungry head the wall, fed the big head who was scratching the wall, washed himself, and put a pia on the bed. I was about to turn off the lights and go to bed, when I suddenly heard the sound of "Ding Dong" text messages.
He picked it up and took a look, but it was Zhou Gongzi. A headless sentence: "How are you going to leave tomorrow?" ”
"Heh......"
Chu Qing smiled, what she asked should be: In what capacity will you walk the red carpet tomorrow? Is it the artistic director, or the actor, or the investor?
He crackled a few words and clicked send: "Let's go." ”
After a moment, there was a "Oh! ”
He turned off the bed lamp, and his head was just touching the pillow, when his phone rang again. This time it's the daughter-in-law, in short words: "Accompany the goblins, don't pay attention to Zhang Jingchu!" (To be continued.) )