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A week later, Yu Liwei and a representative of a Hong Kong investor arrived in Beijing, plus Jia Zhangke, Gu Zheng and Chu Qing, a total of five people boarded a plane to Berlin.

Chu Qing was still on a plane for the first time, twisting left and right uncomfortably, and was laughed at by Yu Liwei. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they sat together and chatted.

The representative of the Hong Kong management did not know what it was called, but when he introduced it, he reported the English name of Jacob. Chu Qing's little English foundation had already been thrown to the math teacher, and the self-proclaimed smart housekeeper was called Jackber, which made the man look quite delicate.

After a long flight of more than ten hours, Chu Qing felt that his butt was going to sit in two, and finally arrived in Berlin.

Berlin is a city like the Germans, not as big as Milan, Paris, Tokyo, New York and other international cities, each with its own flamboyance, it is very, very low-key.

The Berlinale is the same, which seems to have the lowest status among the three major European film festivals, and has always maintained its stubbornness.

The tastes of these three film festivals are different, Berlin has always preferred political films, Venice has favored those art films that cannot be understood at all, and Cannes is more inclusive, combining business and artistry perfectly.

Since the beginning of the new century, Berlin and Venice have completely taken the route of niche artistic films, and they have a preference for Chinese films, creating many famous directors and actresses, such as Lao Jia, Wang Xiaoshuai, Li An, Liao Fan, Yu Nan and so on.

But this attitude of completely abandoning Hollywood and making it clear that it doesn't play with you has also made the exposure and commerciality of these two major film festivals lower and lower, and their influence is not as good as before.

Cannes, on the other hand, does not refuse Hollywood filmmakers, and every year there are dozens of stars to cheer on the stage, which is huge, and it is quite the first film festival in Europe.

Chu Qing looked at the century-old buildings that could be seen everywhere and marveled, his impression of this city was like the sunlight shining through the dark forest, full of vicissitudes of life and the freedom of life.

In the afternoon, the group arrived at the hotel, and they didn't have time to rest, so Jackber took Lao Jia and Yu Liwei to sign up, leaving Gu Zheng and Chu Qing, two unlucky children, who didn't dare to go anywhere, so they could only sleep in the hotel.

Towards the end of the evening, the three of them came back and signed up successfully.

Jack Bo also gave you a brief introduction to the process of the film festival, these film sources are divided into two parts, one is to sign up for the exhibition, and the other is invited by the organizer.

The opening ceremony is usually brief, followed by a dozen or so days of free screening time for journalists, spectators and filmmakers.

Finally, there is the closing ceremony, which is the award ceremony. Usually the organizer will say hello to certain crews in advance and hold them back, which means that you have a good chance of winning the award. If you haven't been retained, it's better to go home with a hemp roll.

The funds of the group are all sponsored by Hong Kong film companies, and only include basic transportation, food and accommodation expenses, if you want to go out to play, you have to pay out of your own pocket.

In the next few days, Lao Jia and Jack Bo were very busy, visiting all aspects of the relationship and promoting their movies. Yu Liwei couldn't help, so he took Chu Qing and Gu Zheng around and acted as a translator by the way.

Chu Qing expressed the image of a turtle who went abroad for the first time very qualified, speaking a mouthful of Northeast English, and greeting people when he saw them. can only say the level of "heLLo" and "Thankyou", and I don't know where the confidence comes from, and in the end, Yu Liwei feels very embarrassed.

On February 11, the day of the opening ceremony, it rained in Berlin, making the already gray city even colder.

Chu Qing was lazy and didn't go to the scene, sitting in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel and waiting for them to come back.

He didn't even ask for a cup of coffee, it was so expensive that he made a glass bottle, boiled hot water in his room and poured it in, took it out when it was cold, and took it out when he was thirsty.

It's just that this glass bottle is a bit big, and every time Chu Qing takes it out of his backpack, it's like a terrorist holding the bottle ** and sprinting at any time.

He sat on the sand by the door, holding a large glass bottle in both hands, and took a sip from time to time, and the hotel waiter was frequently sideways.

"I haven't even had an hour, and I don't know what time it is."

Chu Qing didn't bring a pager, so he would throw it home for fear of losing it, and it was useless to bring it, and he didn't know if the domestic pager could invade Germany. As he was muttering, he saw a car parked outside the door, and then a few people hurried into the door.

These people are actually all oriental faces, there are men and women, and the leading one is not tall, wearing a black coat, and his face is tired.

When Chu Qing looked at this person, he was so excited that he almost threw away the "water cup", and ran over in three or two steps and said, "Mr. Leslie Cheung, hello, hello!" ”

Leslie Cheung had just finished attending the opening ceremony and was walking towards the hotel, when he was suddenly stopped, and then he heard a Chinese voice, and saw that a young man with yellow skin and black eyes was greeting him.

There is always a kind of cordiality when seeing compatriots in foreign countries, Leslie Cheung shook hands with him very politely and said, "Hello, who are you?" ”

Chu Qing said: "My name is Chu Qing, and I am also here to participate in the exhibition, and it is a movie of Big 6." ”

Leslie Cheung was slightly surprised.

The chairman of the jury of this year's film festival is Ben Jinsley, who is one of the judges, and as far as he knows, Chinese films are about Jin Peng's "The Happier the More Depraved", Chen Chong's "Heavenly Bath", and a film from Taiwan. In addition, there is Xu Anhua's "Half Life", but the chance of being shortlisted for the competition unit project is not large.

In addition, it is a film of Big 6, and he asked, "What's the name of your movie?" ”

"It's called "Xiao Wu"."

Leslie Cheung nodded, and his heart was sure to be. He'd seen the movie and to be honest, he didn't really like that style of film. However, they are all Chinese filmmakers, and they are still very happy that there are films from both sides of the strait and three places to participate in the exhibition.

At this time, I looked at it again, recognized Chu Qing as the actor in the movie, and immediately encouraged a few words, and said: "It's a pleasure to meet you, I hope you can gain something this time, I still have something, bye!" ”

The demeanor of this great god is really overwhelming, and he is often mentioned after his death, which can be called a legend of a generation.

Chu Qing is not a fan of Leslie Cheung, but he is still inevitably excited when he sees this superstar.

At this time, Lao Jia and the others also returned to the hotel, and Chu Qing had to say that he had just finished chatting with Leslie Cheung before they could speak.

Everyone laughed and said nothing, only Gu Zheng said in a pitiful tone: "Qingzi, we have already met at the opening ceremony." ”

“……”

A crow quacked by, and Chu Qing really felt that his IQ had dropped sharply recently.

The group was just about to go back to the room, when another group of people came in from outside the door, all of them were oriental faces, for a woman.

When Lao Jia saw it, he didn't care about going back to the house, so he hurriedly went over to say hello: "Hello Director Chen Chong." ”

This team is the crew of "Heavenly Bath".

Chen Chong is already thirty-six years old, wearing a dress, still looking forward to Shen Fei, swaying. She had a relationship with Jia Zhangke at the opening ceremony, and she had some impressions, and said politely: "Hello Director Jia." ”

The two didn't know each other at all, but just maintained a polite greeting.

Chu Qing was idle, looking at the other party's team, and he didn't know anyone. Seeing that Chen Chong was standing behind a small man, with a swarthy face, and his appearance was not amazing, he looked like an old farmer, so he couldn't help but take a few more looks.

The man noticed that Chu Qing was looking at him, smiled at him, showed a mouthful of sesame teeth, and actually walked over and took the initiative to shake hands and said, "Hello, my name is Lu Le, and I am a photographer." ”

Chu Qing shook hands with him inexplicably and said, "Hello, my name is Chu Qing, and I am an actor." ”

This is a well-known name in the industry, and has cooperated with a number of big directors such as Tianzhuang Zhuang, Yan Hao, Huang Shuqin and other big names, and has also served as the photographer of Lao Mouzi's "Alive", "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", and later generations also took charge of Mr. Feng's "Assembly Number" and "Tangshan Earthquake" and other films.

However, Chu Qing, a rookie, didn't know this, and was stunned to talk to others, Lu Le smiled: "I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate." ”

When these people meet at the film festival, they basically follow this routine, and no one will take this kind word seriously.

So Chu Qing also said politely: "It must be." ”

…………

The film for the opening ceremony was "In the Name of Love" by Irish director Jim Sheridan.

There are only a handful of films made by this guy, but almost all of them are excellent, and the most famous work is probably "My Left Foot" that made Daniel Day-Lewis push the little golden man for the first time.

That night, Lao Jia suddenly rushed into Chu Qing's bedroom with a piece of paper, scaring Chu Qing, who was taking a bath, to death.

"Shortlisted! Finalist! Jia Zhangke shouted like crazy.

"What's on the list?" Chu Qing didn't know why.

"We're in the main competition!"

“……”

Chu Qing didn't understand where his excitement was, but it sounded awesome.

Speaking of which, there is also a lot of credit for his work.

In the original time and space, there are a total of 15 feature films and 1o short films in the main competition unit of this film festival, among which there is no "Xiao Wu".

Because compared with the previous big 6 movies, even if "Xiao Wu" has made a breakthrough in the concept and expression of Xiàn, it can't hide the paleness of its content, let alone the incomparable roughness of the system.

As for the actors' performances, they are even more miserable, especially the leading actor Wang Hongwei, who is called a true performance if it sounds good, but it is actually scum.

So much so that it makes a movie like a documentary.

And now, because of Chu Qing's explosive acting skills, he has forcibly raised the level of this film to a level, so it has entered the eyes of the judges.

It is impossible to watch a movie that is completely life-like, and no matter how plain the film is, it needs artistic and dramatic performances and conflicts.

Chu Qing is the only bit of ink on the white cloth of "Xiao Wu".

Gu Zheng and Yu Liwei also came around, their faces full of excitement. Since it has been shortlisted, it means that there is a chance to hit the Golden Bear Award, the highest honor, even if the possibility is slim.

Gu Zheng took the list and looked at it, and suddenly wondered: "Why is there only a nomination for the Golden Bear Award, and there are no other awards?" ”

Lao Jia was also stunned and said, "It seems that there is none." ”

I have to say that these three major film festivals are all wonderful!

Not only are there a wide variety of awards, but they also increase and decrease with the mood, and the most popular thing is that except for the highest prize bear, golden lion and golden palm, there is no shortlist for the rest of the awards. The answer can only be revealed on the day of the award, and there is no psychological preparation, and if it wins, it is really a surprise within a surprise.

This is followed by 10 days of free screen time.

Jackber carried copies everywhere to fool foreign film companies, and Lao Jia dragged Gu Zheng to continue to promote the film.

Chu Qing followed Yu Liwei to mix, mainly watching movies together, because he had to buy tickets to watch movies, and he had no money......

Taking people with short hands and eating people with short mouths, Chu Qingshu fully realized this sentence.

Yu Liwei really loves movies, especially those art films, and dragged Chu Qing from "Grand Central Station" to "Murder Green Toes" to "Soul Catcher", of course, those Chinese movies have not been let go.

After a circle, Chu Qing was about to vomit, although he made a literary film "Xiao Wu", but his hobby of watching movies is still at the level of blockbusters where mutants run around the streets and shoot their heads on the street, and they are really not interested in these.

When watching "Central Station", Chu Qing felt unreasonable when he saw a foreigner crying and wiping away tears. He thinks the heroine in it is ugly, old, and sick, and likes little boys...... There was no bright spot, and finally I couldn't bear to fall asleep, and I was taught a lesson by Yu Liwei, who sighed again and again.

"Murder of Green Toes" is a little better, although I still can't understand the structure of the movie, I feel very confused, and I can't tell the relationship between the characters, but at least it's very coke, and it also makes Chu Qing remember a rare foreigner's name: Jeff Bridges.

As for those Chinese films, no matter how they were filmed, at least they looked cordial, and with this Chu Qing watched the three movies without closing his eyes throughout the whole process, and also found a few very familiar faces. Qiu Shuzhen is still so beautiful and moving, Li Xiaolu will look really different from later, and those few meat scenes made Chu Qing full of interest.

And that Taiwanese movie is called "Wandering", the director doesn't know it, and the actors are even less familiar, so I feel a blockage in my heart after watching it.

Even more congested is "A New World of Senses".

Originally, Chu Qing just happened to see the poster of this movie, and then happened to look at the title, and even more coincidentally, he seemed to have seen such a film in his poor movie memory.

Crisp chest and white legs, being set off by red waves, binding, ghost animals, limbs entangled, the whole article is non-stop snapping, it can be described as a strong wind sweeping leaves, rain breaking plantains......

Because of such a characteristic, Chu Qing still retains the impression, and ignores that the name written in the director's column is not called Nagisa Oshima.

So he sneakily pulled Yu Liwei and expressed his dirty intentions.

This kind of good goods, watching in the cinema is absolutely different from the feeling of closing the curtains and watching a small TV at home!

Yu Liwei looked at him with a strange face, and did not refuse, and then the two entered the theater.

Then, Chu Qing's eggs hurt......

Well, he admits that the woman named Hitomi Kuroki is much more beautiful than the version he watched, but it's hairy!

I've taken off my pants, why are you putting the animal world on me?

Your uncle! This is the Berlin Film Festival, a little conscience, okay?

Chu Qing finished vomiting and collapsed on the chair unconscious. With the eyes of a photographer, Yu Liwei is full of praise for the photography skills in the film.

He survived the past few days in such pain and even more pain, and finally came to February 18, the day when "Xiao Wu" was released.