When he came to Berlin, Shao Yingying saw a strange eye, and what impressed him the most about this award was that Zhang Yimou's "Red Lao Liang" won the Golden Bear that year, when the fifth-generation director announced a signal of his rise to the world, which was very envious, but after that signal, it was completely dumb. In contrast, we are more familiar with Venice because of Xia Yu, and we are more familiar with Cannes because of Ge You. For Berlin, for the four major European art film festivals and the three major international film festivals, there are really not many people paying attention to Berlin, which is very loud.

It's not hypocrisy, it's human nature, everyone only focuses on the best, that's nature.

Think about it, do football fans care more about Europe's top five leagues? Do you like tennis more about Wimbledon? Do you like snooker and pay more attention to the Masters in England and China?

This is the role of the halo, we often see the one standing on the spire and staring at the halo with a smile on his face, but forget that there are countless queues below him to squeeze up, just like fans who like movies will treat the Oscars as a feast and Hollywood as a palace, and will not change.

The weather in Berlin at this time is only about minus five degrees, but countless female stars who have succeeded one after another have begun to be beautiful and frozen, when Shao Yingying was invited to participate in the red carpet link, the eyes were full of red from the tip of the small nose, and the female artists who kept trembling in the cold wind were definitely not something that ordinary people could eat. This is just a simple opening ceremony, and when it comes to the day of the awards, I am afraid that I will be more dressed up than today, it is really for the sake of youth and beauty, and I will not regret freezing to death.

After walking the red carpet at the opening ceremony, Shao Yingying simply greeted some people from the organizer. I also met Wang Quanan in the center of the venue. After chatting a few words, he learned that they were not the only crew who came to Berlin, and the crew of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" led by the old man Xu Lao Wei would also appear at this film festival. It's just that the time has not yet arrived, and the producers Yu Dong, Fan Xiaoxuan, Gui Lunmei and others will all attend. It's just that no one knows about them in the first few days.

Chatting and chatting, people from all walks of life in China began to gather in this direction, and Shao Yingying's location became a gathering place in the venue, among which there were many acquaintances of Shao Yingying, such as the old acquaintance Zhang Yimou!

Not only did Lao Mouzi come, but even Mr. Fassbinder, who had cooperated before, at the Berlin Film Festival. It's not lively.

An opening ceremony was so grand, Shao Yingying felt a little embarrassed, after he saw so many Chinese filmmakers. It's kind of ...... I thought it meant to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards.

The organizer held a simple party for all filmmakers in the venue, and filmmakers from all walks of life chatted about their experiences during filming in the center of the venue. Anyway, there is a signed artist of Huayi here. is Duan Yihong of "White Deer Plain".

"Boss Shao, do you see it, the crew of "Men and Women in Diet 2012" reported, isn't that Lan Zhenglong and Huo Siyan."

Duan Yihong stretched out his hand and pointed, and when Shao Yingying looked in the direction, he saw the two of them, and suddenly had a strange feeling: "Feelings: This is a group of Chinese filmmakers to capture the Berlin Film Festival??!! When the film festival really starts, it is estimated that Chinese films will account for one-third of the exhibition, right? ”

"Hmm." Duan Yihong turned his head to look at Shaoying and said, "Boss Shao." It's really a bit of a meaning, this time at the Berlin Film Festival, although our Chinese film "White Deer Plain" entered the competition unit. But do you know how many people come to Berlin with the leaders of the various departments with filmmakers? He said mysteriously: "Yesterday I begged a German translator to read me a local media news, and they counted a little, saying that there are almost 100 people who have returned from Huaxia. ”

Shao Yingying has seen the relevant information, it is said that the 2014 Berlin Film Festival gathered more than 600 Chinese filmmakers and leaders of relevant departments, and now in the Chinese entertainment industry to participate in a sea and sky feast, go to a foreign film festival to go around the trend is a trend, when it comes to the awards season, if you are still in the country you are embarrassed to answer the phone, otherwise people ask where you are, you open your mouth and say that in the Dongzhimen hub transfer station, that is a big shame, even if you stay in your own rental house, you have to stay with a reluctant attitude to ask' What time is it, and I can't let people sleep, I've just arrived in Berlin, and I haven't passed the jet lag. That's the ethos.

It's like if you don't say you're in Cannes in June, you don't feel like you're in the circle.

Shao Yingying and Duan Yihong hung behind the crew of "White Deer Plain" while strolling around and stealing fun, and these two people were the most festive in the whole venue, bursting into laughter from time to time, and they were embarrassed to laugh too loudly.

The time is finally almost up, Shao Yingying walked outside the venue with the flow of people, the opening ceremony is followed by the film festival film festival, which can be regarded as the official opening of the film festival.

He thought that his visit to Berlin would be a leisure trip and a tour, and that it would be the end of trying the world-famous German beer and grilled sausages, but when he walked out, he was surrounded by reporters as soon as he stepped out of the venue.

There were only three people who were concerned by reporters at the entrance of the entire venue, one was Zhang Yimou surrounded by many domestic reporters, the other was Hollywood hero Keanu Reeves surrounded by a small number of foreign reporters, and the rest of the reporters rushed towards Shao Yingying. Duan Yihong immediately took Shao Yingying and rushed out, whether it was Wang Quan'an, or the other members of the crew had become the escort for Shao Yingying, and when Shao Yingying finally rushed out, he sighed: "Aren't the Germans rigid?" How is it more vigorous than our domestic paparazzi? ”

"Boss Shao, you are now an international movie star, different from our wrists."

After the car of the crew of "White Deer Plain" sent Shao Yingying to the hotel safely, Wang Quanan reacted: "What are we running?" Boss Shao is a big coffee, and people don't want to be interviewed indiscriminately, so we can't find a way to find someone to publicize. ”

There was a laugh in the car, and everyone who was laughing leaned on the car seat and covered their stomachs with their hands.

What's the use of regret, there is no regret medicine sold in this world. Shao Yingying entered the elevator at this time.

Coming out of the elevator, Shao Yingying called Harry Sloan after returning to the room: "Harry, it's going well on my side." But are there too few of our people, I see that everyone has a crew and a crew, just like I went to Longtan alone. ”

"Shao, The Hollywood Reporter magazine also came to Berlin, and he contacted our company to do an interview with you, and also invited six directors, including Brillant Mandoza, Billy Bob Thornton, and James Marsh. If you're feeling lonely, I'm going to connect you with this interview, which is to bring you directors together. Let the Hollywood press record your views on the increasingly developed market of the film market by the Hollywood media. ”

"Harry, who are these people? I don't seem to know any of them. ”

"These things are from directors from the Philippines, England, the United States, Scotland and other places, and it's like a symposium, with a total of six directors in addition to you. I didn't ask too closely. If you don't want to be chased around by the media at film festivals, I think it may be a quieter option to communicate with these filmmakers with the help of translators. ”

Shao Yingying took the phone and said indifferently: "Okay, okay, Harry, why don't I feel like I'm here for the film festival?" “

"What's that like?"

"I don't know, anyway, I feel like film festivals and film festivals don't seem to deal with me, okay, sleep. Text me to me when you make an appointment with them, remember. Don't make an appointment tomorrow, or I'm afraid I won't be able to get up. ”

Hung up the phone, Shao Yingying slept very steadily, early the next morning, woke up early, he didn't forget to lean on the side of the film festival all day, staying alone in the hotel room, he was in a panic and called Duan Yihong and Wang Quanan over, fighting the landlord, and drinking in the hotel at night, this day was quite moist. When the game was over, Harry Sloan's text message also came, and he had already made an appointment that a "Hollywood Reporter" car would come to the hotel to pick him up tomorrow, and there would be a sitting and discussion with several major directors at that time.

These directors are all young talents from various countries, and Shao Yingying really wants to hear any new theories or ideas. When he got into the car of "Hollywood Reporter" the next day, Shao Yingying didn't feel anything wrong, and when he arrived at the place, that is, in another hotel in Berlin, he saw a very familiar face - Zhang Yimou!

The atmosphere is a little weird, "Hollywood Reporter" can't know that Shao Yingying and Zhang Yimou have a holiday, otherwise why not make a big report in Hollywood to dig this hole? But Zhang Yimou's performance is afraid that any discerning person can see this, when Shao Yingying entered the hotel room and smiled at the others, Zhang Yimou glanced at Shao Yingying coldly, and then, his gaze was fixed on his face.

The reporters of The Hollywood Reporter began with a question about the generality of the film, and then the filmmakers began to speak freely, and the topic extended to where the reporters did not care, and they were only responsible for recording interesting words and interesting thoughts. At the interview scene, several directors talked exaggeratedly, and Shao Yingying found that they had a lot in common in their creation, that is, they did not create reluctantly, as long as their inspiration dried up, they would stop immediately, and they never forced themselves. Well, I also found that Zhang Yimou didn't say a word, he kept paying attention to himself, just paying attention.

Until Bob Thornton suddenly jokingly said to Zhang Yimou: "Seeing your determined eyes, I want to find you to play a role." ”

This is already a kind reminder, but this is also in the interview, James Marsh even said the embarrassment of being scolded by the actor when he first became a director as a joke, do you also say something to the top directors from China and Hollywood A-list heroes?

At this point, the reporter asked another conceptual question, asking, "How do you turn a project into your own work?" ”

"It depends on how I think of the material, and of course, it has to appeal to me," Mandoza said. ”

"I need to resonate with the material, not just to attract, but when I find the material, I have to know why I'm going to do it, otherwise I'd rather lie in bed, and that's how far I can't be a very good commercial director," MacDonald said. ”

Almost all of them want to express that they must have good material, followed by good actors, and with these two things, the movie can't be too bad.

When Zhang Yimou arrived, he finally took his gaze back and said, "I spent most of my time looking for a suitable script, rather than writing the script myself. In China, you have to get permission from the government to make a movie, so I can only choose the subject matter that can be filmed, and if I don't get permission, I won't bother to plan anything. ”

Hearing this, Shao Yingying didn't speak, this is the common sorrow of Chinese filmmakers, many themes can't be touched, and many things can't be violated, which can be seen from the TV drama market, when the police and bandit drama is popular, a holy decree makes the police and bandit drama not be on the prime file, and when the anti-Japanese war drama is popular, it is another holy decree that makes the anti-Japanese war drama restricted, and there will be one drama or two stars in the future, and there may be some messy regulations in the future.

So, don't expect Huaxia to make a movie like "Training Day", the current Huaxia film market is completely inclined to road light comedy, why? Because I didn't dare to shoot.

When Shao Yingying heard this, he didn't know what to say, so he could only say slowly: "I don't think we can ask too much of a country that has been founded for more than 60 years, right?" Instead, I am looking forward to the growth of Huaxia. ”

"I admit that Huaxia may be more rigorous in terms of subject matter, but there are some things that filmmakers can't experience, such as Huaxia has experienced a lot of things you don't expect, and these things are completely influenced by movies." Shao Yingying didn't know how to round these words, so he could only take out the impact of movies such as "Crazy Boy" and "God of Gamblers" on the Chinese mainland to deal with Zhang Yimou's complaints, but he was also the spokesperson personally selected by the third master, so he couldn't tell the truth from Lao Mouzi, and he still stood up to make up for the knife, right? Then he's a complete mess.

Zhang Yimou reluctantly said: "Mr. Shao probably doesn't feel this way now, at least Hollywood is free, he allows you to make any film that can be accepted by the public, as long as you are not anti-human." ”

Several directors looked at each other, and some of them secretly smiled, not understanding how these two people from the same country could be on the bar in the interview.

Shao Yingying explained: "But I'm still a Chinese, besides, Director Zhang is right, Hollywood is free, why don't you come to Hollywood to try?" ”

He didn't want to argue with Zhang Yimou, because some things were facts, but he couldn't help but defend because of the different positions.

At this time, Shao Yingying only sighed in his heart: "How can I explain to you, my motherland is ......" (to be continued......)