The Venice Film Festival is divided into several "units", somewhat similar to the sports day, with running, high jumping, and weightlifting.

The director registers the film for a certain unit, this step is basically an audition, and after the organizing committee screens a batch, it announces which films have been shortlisted for a certain unit.

The films will be screened at the Venice Film Festival for festival attendees from all over the world.

Then, a few days later, after the vote of the jury of the respective units, it was time to present the awards.

Among the many "units", the most important, the most well-known, and the most valuable is the "main competition unit".

The Golden Lion for Best Film, the highest award at the Venice Film Festival, followed by the Silver Lion for Best Director and the Special Jury Prize, were selected in this section.

However, the "Special Jury Prize" does not come every year.

"Do you understand?"

The room was filled with smoke.

Jiang Wen finished the last puff of his cigar and finished some basic introduction to the Venice Film Festival.

Qin Muchu nodded slowly, after Jiang Wen's introduction, he had a clear understanding of the general framework and process of the Venice Film Festival.

The other two major film festivals are also very similar.

"I originally thought it was similar to the Golden Horse and Golden Statue process, but it was still a little different."

Jiang Wenle and extinguished the cigar:

"You are also a serious director, and you don't even know about the film festival, and saying it makes people laugh out of their teeth."

Qin Muchu pursed his lips, disdainful of Jiang Wen's words, walked to the bedside, and opened the window.

If you don't open the windows again, the smoke alarm will go off in a while.

Sitting back in his chair, looking at the four or five finger-long cigars in the ashtray, he couldn't help but complain:

"You smoke your cigar as a cigarette."

Normally, a cigar can be smoked for a day, which is quite ruthless, Jiang Wen has at least two or three cigarettes a day!

"Alas, I smoke cigars not only for fun, there are so many mosquitoes here, I smoke more to smoke them!" Jiang Wen leaned back on the sofa and didn't care.

Recently, he has really fallen in love with cigars and has stopped smoking.

The cigar holder and the cigarette station are together, and the cigarette is a bit of a sissy.

It's thick, big, and hard enough, and real men should smoke this!

Qin Muchu knew that Jiang Wen was talking nonsense, Venice is indeed full of mosquitoes, after all, it is a water city.

But they live on high floors, there are relatively few mosquitoes, and the hotel is also cleaned every day to put some mosquito control things.

Anyway, Qin Muchu didn't feel a single mosquito when he slept these days.

"Let's go, it's about to start, tonight's opening movie is still one."

Qin Muchu picked up his coat and prepared to set off with Jiang Wen to the film festival venue.

"Let's go!"

"Don't bring cigars!"

……

The venue of the film festival.

Qin Muchu and Jiang Wen separated, Jiang Wen went to walk the red carpet, Qin Muchu was reluctant to go, and directly followed the staff of "Sun" into the exhibition hall.

A long red carpet paved the way, and reporters on both sides took pictures with their cameras.

Compared with a large group of men and women in other crews, Jiang Wen's lineup on the red carpet is more "shabby", and there are only two people in total - Jiang Wen and Cheng Zuming, both of whom are men.

But there is also an "advantage" that men walk the red carpet, that is, they can walk fast.

Jiang Wen wanted to go in early after walking the red carpet to watch the opening film, but was still stopped by reporters.

Reporters in their own country are about to shout hoarse when they chase their voices, and it is not appropriate not to pick them up.

"Director Jiang, did your crew and actors not come to the red carpet because there was something delayed?" The female reporter ran all the way to catch up, and her breath was still a little uneven.

"Well, everything is wrong, Zhou Yun, you know, you can't come, the rest of the actors will come in the next few days." Jiang Wen replied.

"Then Director Jiang, your "Sun" has entered the main competition unit, do you have any expectations for the award?" The reporter asked again.

"I'm here with a learning attitude, but the more awards, the better." Jiang Wen said modestly, but there was a confident smile on his face.

"This year, we have three films in the Celestial Empire that have been shortlisted for the main competition unit, in addition to your "Sun", there is also "Lust, Caution" directed by Li Yu, and "Eros" directed by Li Kangsheng, especially director Li Press, who has already won the Golden Lion Award once, does this make you feel pressured?"

"There's definitely pressure, but it's more motivation ......"

Here, Jiang Wen was still pretending to be modest, and Qin Muchu had already arrived at the screening hall, and the opening film would be released later.

It's a Hollywood film.

This year's Venice Film Festival Hollywood is in a rage, and eight films have been shortlisted for the main competition unit, which has a feeling of occupying Venice.

There were a lot of people in the screening room, basically in twos and threes, discussing something.

Qin Muchu found a place to sit down and waited for the film to open.

"Wood Splitting?"

Suddenly, a woman's voice sounded in Qin Muchu's ears, with a strange accent, and he didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't until a hand patted him on the shoulder that Qin Muchu turned his head.

"Remember me? shy boy.”

Gail looked at Qin Muchu with a smile on his face.

Qin Muchu immediately recalled that this was the foreign girl he met on the night he first came to Venice.

I didn't expect to meet again.

Seeing that she called herself "boy" again, she was not used to it, so she immediately smiled:

"Aunt Gail, what a coincidence."

Gail's smile flickered.

Then he stared at Qin Muchu and said seriously:

"Stingy man."

"Now you know I'm a man?"

"Hush."

Gail rolled his eyes, and then sat directly in the seat next to Qin Muchu.

"What do you do?"

In foreign countries, it is normal to meet and ask about work, similar to "hello", unlike in China, where people who are not familiar with you can feel offended to ask about work.

Anyway, the movie hasn't started yet, and Qin Muchu doesn't mind chatting with her, so he said:

"It's about movies."

"You're an actor?" Gail's eyes lit up.

"Hmm...... Be. ”

Qin Muchu thought about it, he was indeed an actor.

"I'm also an actor."

Gail smiled, as if because Qin Muchu was a peer with her, his attitude was more cordial.

"Where do you develop?" Qin Muchu was a little surprised, he didn't expect such a coincidence.

But it's also reasonable to think about it, Gale is beautiful and has a good figure, which fully meets the requirements of an actor.

"I'm Israeli, but now I'm developing in Hollywood, and I'm just an eighteenth-tier actor......"

After chatting with Gail for a while, Qin Muchu also had some understanding of her situation.

There is nothing to say about the actor's experience, he has only filmed one TV series, and he is famous.

But Qin Muchu was quite surprised that she had been a soldier before, no wonder she gave people a sense of being capable and heroic when she looked at it.

While he was talking, Gail took out his mobile phone and answered the call, then got up and said to Qin Muchu with some apologies:

"My friend has something to look for me, I have to go first......"

was even so anxious that he left in a hurry without waiting for Qin Muchu's reply.

Weird foreign chicks.

Qin Muchu shook his head and looked at the big screen again, the movie was about to start.

However, he never saw Jiang Wen, and he didn't know if he didn't come or was sitting elsewhere.

Just about to make a phone call to ask, the phone rang, it was Jiang Wen, asked where he was, and gave him a place and asked Qin Muchu to find him.

Soon, Qin Muchu arrived at his destination according to the location given by Jiang Wen.

Different from the position he just found casually, there are almost all foreigners next to him, and there are all oriental faces here.

As for whether it is a Celestial Empire person, it is not necessarily......

"Where did you go, why weren't you with the crew?"

When Jiang Wen saw Qin Muchu, he beckoned to him, and reserved a seat for him next to him.

"I found a place to sit on my own."

Qin Muchu sat next to Jiang Wen and recognized some people around him.

Liang Chaowei, Wang Lihong, Tang Wei......

The three of them are together......

Qin Muchu suddenly felt a little familiar.

"Director Jiang, this is Director Qin, movies and TV are amazing."

At this time, a middle-aged man spoke.

"Alas, it's just a small fight, it's far behind, and it can't be compared with Director Li." Jiang Wen waved his hand.

Good guys, just compare me to me.

Li Yu couldn't tell whether Jiang Wen was modest or crazy.

"This is director Li Yu."

Jiang Wen introduced it to Qin Muchu.

Li Yu?

Qin Muchu suddenly connected a movie "Lust, Caution" in his mind.

He had seen it in his previous life.

It is said to be very bullish, but he only watched "part of the plot".

Well, the artistic component is high.

After saying hello, Qin Muchu fell into silence, listening to Jiang Wen and Li Yu next to him.

Until a female voice sounded:

"Director Qin, hello, I'm Tang Wei."

Qin Muchu looked at Tang Wei, who greeted him politely, and all kinds of thoughts flashed in his heart.

This man really dedicated his life to art.

"Hello, hello."

He shook Tang Wei's hand gently, and then didn't speak.

For Tang Wei, he has absolutely no discrimination.

"Lust, Caution" is not an AV, nor is it a tertiary film, but the scale is very large, Tang Wei, as an actor, sacrificed a lot for the movie, which is a performance of dedication.

The reason why he didn't speak, it was just that he didn't know what to say.

Tang Wei didn't speak again, probably not knowing what to say, but at this time the man sitting next to her spoke.

The man is a little fat, and there is a sense of joy when he laughs:

"Director Qin, my name is Tian Yu, and I am Tang Wei's boyfriend, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello, hello."

Qin Muchu replied mechanically, and at the same time, his gaze wandered between Tang Wei and Tian Yu, a little incredible.

Boyfriend?

She actually has a boyfriend?

He looked at Tian Yu's smiling face and couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Girlfriend filming such a large-scale scene, don't you mind at all?

Am I superficial?

But Tian Yu seemed to have misunderstood Qin Muchu's gaze.

"The two of us are a little incompatible, and when we go out together, someone always says I'm her father, hahaha."

Tian Yu touched his face and teased himself with a smile.

"No, you ...... It's a good match. Qin Muchu said.

What an optimistic person, no wonder......

Qin Muchu asked himself, if his girlfriend filmed such a large-scale scene, he would definitely not be able to accept it.

You can say that his mind is unhealthy, he can't distinguish between art and pornography, and his realm is low, Qin Muchu recognizes it.

But my girlfriend can't shoot such a large-scale scene!

"Director Qin, is it convenient to leave a contact information?" Tian Yu asked.

"Oh, yes, yes."

Qin Muchu was still in shock, and subconsciously agreed.

And Tian Yu glanced at Tang Wei, raised his eyebrows, and smiled.

It is said in the circle that Qin Muchu has a withdrawn personality, and except for the actors he works with, he basically does not contact people.

Tian Yu thought that it would be difficult to get contact information, and before he spoke, he had already thought about the words to relieve the embarrassment after being rejected, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

Rumors are not credible.

Qin Muchu gave Tian Yu his phone number, and saw Tian Yu give Tang Wei the mobile phone with his number stored.

Contact information for girlfriend.

This...... Is it true love?

At this time, Wang Leehom, who was sitting with Cheng Zuming, also asked for contact information.

"Director Qin, is it convenient to give me a contact information? I often hear Straw Lun talk about you, and we have the opportunity to talk about music together. ”

Qin Muchu knew that Zhou Jiaolun and Wang Lihong were friends, although the relationship was not as iron as himself, but it was not bad, and he often contacted him in private, and he was not as tense as the fans of the two.

However, thinking of Wang Lihong's future thunder, Qin Muchu was a little reluctant to give him contact information.

Wang Lihong is a Chinese-American, he came back from studying music in the United States, wrote songs and sang, became popular all over China, he was handsome, and his conversation was also very elegant and polite......

A proper musical talent.

With this condition, why go to the women's ticket?

However, people are so humble and polite, and they moved out of their relationship with Zhou Jiaolun, plus they had already given Tian Yu's contact information before, Qin Muchu really couldn't find a reason to refuse Wang Lihong.

I was just about to give out my phone number when there was a sudden commotion in the screening room.

"What's wrong?" Tian Yu stood up and looked around.

At this moment, a thin man walked into the door of the screening room.

"Hey, Director Zhang's style has caused a sensation when he comes in."

Jiang Wen smiled and teased, it was Zhang Yimou who walked in.

No one answered, including Li Yu.

They are not so familiar with Zhang Yimou, so it is not good to joke casually, otherwise if someone tells Zhang Yimou one day, it will cause dissatisfaction, and it will become a bad pen.

After Zhang Yimou entered the door, he looked at it for a while, and then walked straight towards the place where Qin Muchu and them were sitting, as if he was coming to find them.

"Director Zhang."

"Director Zhang."

Everyone got up to say hello.

Zhang Yimou twisted his eyebrows, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile and replied:

"Hello."

Then he said to Jiang Wen:

"Wen'er, come here, I have something to tell you."

Jiang Wen was stunned, and he didn't know why Lao Mouzi not only didn't avoid suspicion at this time, but also took the initiative to whisper to him.

So with some reminders:

"You won't catch up with me, will you? I'll have to wait until I go back home. ”

He believed that Lao Mouzi could understand what he meant, and if it was not an important and urgent matter, then go back and talk about it.

But Lao Mouzi insisted:

"It's inconvenient to say here, you come out."

Seeing that Lao Mouzi was so determined, Jiang Wen also knew that it was not a trivial matter, so he became serious and followed Lao Mouzi out.

Qin Muchu looked at the two people who left, although he didn't know what was going on, but Lao Mouzi was like that, it was estimated that the matter was not small, and it was related to the old baby.

After a long time, Jiang Wen came back alone, his face was gloomy and terrifying.

"What's the matter?"

Qin Muchu had never seen Jiang Wen so angry.

Jiang Wen didn't speak, just looked at a person with dead eyes.

Qin Muchu followed Jiang Wen's gaze and saw the name of Cheng Zu.

I suddenly had a bad premonition in my heart.

was so angry, and looked at Cheng Zuming again......

No way......

"Jiang, Uncle Jiang, what's wrong?"

Cheng Zuming also found that Jiang Wen looked at him as if he was going to kill someone, and swallowed his saliva with some fear.

"Smack!"

A loud slap rang out.

All four were shocked.

Everyone couldn't look at Jiang Wen.

Cheng Zuming was slapped into Wang Leehom's body on the side, and he was still a little confused.

A red slap mark appeared on his face, like a birthmark, and it quickly swollen, which showed how hard Jiang Wen was exerting himself.

There was a brief silence, and then the scene exploded like hot oil with water.

"Director Jiang, Director Jiang, there is something to discuss, so you won't do it."

Immediately, someone hugged Jiang Wen, afraid that he would continue to move, so they hurriedly hugged him away.

"Don't even pull me!"

But Jiang Wen was like a red-eyed bull, breaking free from a few people, grabbing the beaten Cheng Zuming and scolding angrily:

"You asked me? What did you do, you don't know? ”

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(End of chapter)