On September 2, at 4 p.m. local time, the 66th Venice Film Festival kicked off on the island of Lido in Venice, Italy.

Outside the long red carpet guardrails, movie lovers from all over the world are enclosed.

"Welcome to the chairman of the jury, Li Yu, the judge ......"

The jury had already begun to enter, and the venue was filled with cheers and applause.

And Qin Muchu, who was waiting for the red carpet to enter, looked at the crowded film festival scene, and there was still some emotion.

Two years ago, he accompanied Jiang Wen to participate in the film festival, and Li Yu won the Golden Lion Award for "Lust, Caution".

Time passed, he brought his works to the festival, and Li Yu also became the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival.

Who is left behind, it is obvious.

"Let's take a photo together, and I'll send it to our domestic online when I get back."

Yang Mi held a camera and walked over with a bright silver dress.

"Okay, I'll shoot you guys."

Chen Daomin clapped his hands and was about to step forward to take the camera.

Yang Mi shook her hand and said with a smile:

"No, Uncle Daomin, let's get closer and take a selfie."

"Selfie? What kind of selfie method is this, there are a lot of us. Chen Daomin was puzzled.

The cast and actress are all here, Old Man You, Gong Li, Zhang Manyu, Liu Yijun, Yang Mi, plus himself and director Qin Muchu, a total of seven people.

If you take a selfie, the lens is not easy to mount.

"Why don't you get someone to help?" He said again.

As soon as the words fell, Gong Li pulled Chen Daomin over:

"Daomin, you just listen to the command."

Yang Mi also says:

"Uncle Daomin, we are a family in this movie, and others make more raw and cooked films, so let's huddle together and be more cordial."

Chen Daomin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled:

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to the command."

Next, Yang Mi began to arrange.

Old Man You stood in the middle, Gong Li and Zhang Manyu stood on both sides, and then Chen Daomin stood behind Gong Li, and Liu Yijun stood behind Zhang Manyu.

Because the men are taller, they are not covered at all.

Then she stood in the front row again, squatted down slightly, and beckoned to Qin Muchu:

"You stand next to me and shoot you."

"Can't you just shoot it?" Qin Muchu took the camera and muttered.

"Oops, I didn't shoot as good as you, hurry up, hurry up......"

Yang Mi was coquettish, and adjusted Qin Muchu's position:

"You're a little further away from me, yes, with your hands up a little higher."

After Qin Muchu stood up according to Yang Mi's request, he flipped the camera over and pressed the shutter.

This time it's a test shot, to see if the camera is aligned, and if everyone is filmed.

Looking at the photos in the camera, Qin Muchu understood why his girlfriend asked him to stay away and take pictures.

This careful machine girl, the photo taken like this shows that her face is very small.

Shaking his head and adjusting the camera position, he said:

"Let's look up together, 3, 2, 1, eggplant!"

The voice fell, there was a "click", and the picture froze.

Yang Mimei held the camera with a smile, looking at the photos she had just taken with Gong Li and Zhang Manyu, while the men chatted on the side.

"Jiang Wen is still busy with movies?"

Chen Daomin patted Qin Muchu's arm and asked curiously.

In addition to this reason, with his understanding of Jiang Wen, his godson must accompany him when he enters Venice.

"Well, I only did a little bit in the later stage, and I couldn't find a soundtrack that he was satisfied with."

Speaking of this, Qin Muchu was still a little funny.

What should I do if I can't find a soundtrack that I am satisfied with?

Jean Hisaishi.

This old man is also pitiful, he has to be tortured by Jiang Wen when he is old.

Of course, the above are all reasons given by Jiang Wen, the post-production of "Bullet" is not a day or two of effort, and there is still time to take ten days to participate in the film festival.

What is the real reason why Jiang Wen is reluctant to come to Venice......

Back then, Venice hurt the old baby too deeply.

Thinking of something, Qin Muchu looked at Chen Daomin and asked:

"I heard that you still played opposite him in that tribute film?"

"Hey, that's what you said." Chen Daomin shook his head, "I almost didn't play him in the ditch." ”

"What's the matter?"

"He played my boss, and suddenly burst out of a sentence of national essence while talking, and I was stunned."

Speaking of Jiang Wen's performance in "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", Chen Daomin couldn't keep the conversation closed.

"Wearing a toad glass, the salute is also strange and ruthless, the key is that he can still find a reason to make people listen to him.

It's a shame that I didn't let him play a great man, otherwise we would all have to apologize. ”

Chen Daomin has a headache, Jiang Wen is doing things, and he is the one who is most affected, originally a few scenes, and he can leave after a day or two, but Jiang Wen is extremely complicated.

Qin Muchu smiled, he could imagine Jiang Wen making trouble in the crew of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

"Maybe it's because he doesn't let him play a great man that he does it on purpose."

Chen Daomin was stunned.

With Jiang Wen's bad character, he is really capable of doing this.

Ending the topic with a smile, Chen Daomin asked again:

"I heard that the third master asked you to play "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", but you refused?"

"There's nothing suitable for the role, and besides, I'm not good at acting." Qin Muchu shook his head.

"That's not what you said, how many actors do you know who want to show their faces, and what acting skills do you need for a character who shows his face?"

Chen Daomin patted Qin Muchu on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Xiao Qin, if this drama is not too bad, there will definitely be a series in the future, next time you shoot it, you have to take the initiative and actively participate in the show, you must not wait for someone to invite you, let alone refuse."

Qin Muchu thought about it for a while, and then he understood the truth.

It's a matter of attitude.

Now that I think about it, it was really inappropriate to refuse the invitation of the third master, but it was the third master, who valued himself very much, and the news did not spread.

Otherwise, let the media know that he refused to appear in the tribute film, and he didn't know what demonic wind would spread.

If Table Wei hacked him with this incident at that time, then there was really nothing he could do.

Even Section Chief Yang and Director Li were not easy to help.

"Understood, Uncle Daoming." Qin Muchu thanked him seriously.

The process of the red carpet proceeded slowly, and the crews entered one by one, and Qin Muchu asked Old Man You how the drama was doing, and then it was time for them to enter.

The eyes of the audience converged, and all the foreigners applauded.

This is for Gong Li and Zhang Manyu.

The two are well-known abroad, especially in film festivals, with prominent status, and Gong Li also served as the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival.

However, at this time, the C position on the red carpet was a young man.

In general, this position is all about directors.

This made them a little puzzled, is this director so young?

And soon, the host's introduction unraveled their doubts.

"Now the crew of "Father Trapped in Time" is coming, and the director is Qin Muchu from the Celestial Empire......"

Qin Muchu......

Many people have already thought that the audience who can come to the film festival is basically some movie enthusiasts, so compared to ordinary audiences who pay attention to the actors, they will deliberately pay attention to who the director is.

And the name Qin Muchu is somewhat familiar to them.

"Berlin! I remember, the director of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door"! ”

As a person chanted, slowly more and more people remembered who Qin Muchu was.

Some of them also attended the Berlin Film Festival and witnessed the Golden Bear being awarded.

"No, I remember that Qin Muchu in Berlin is a middle-aged man, much older than him."

Some people questioned and suspected that there was something wrong with their memory.

"You must not have looked closely, it was his father, he wasn't there."

"Really!? I love "When Happiness Knocks on the Door"! I've rebrushed it more than ten times! ”

"I'll do it twenty times!"

"He is also the director of "Inception"!"

The audience from the Celestial Empire pretended to be a casual reminder.

To be honest, seeing my compatriots so sought after outside, the darkness in my heart is indescribable, and I feel a sense of honor.

“what？ "Inception"? That movie was so explosive! I've rebrushed it more than twenty times! The foreigner was shocked.

"I've done it forty times."

"Hey, no meat, are you targeting me?"

“……”

The onlookers were talking louder and louder, and the repercussions overshadowed all the crews who appeared in front.

"Qin Muchu's popularity is very high."

Li Yan listened to a group of extremely non-standard pronunciation "QIN", and said to the judges next to him with a smile.

"Of course, a good movie is always evocative, and the longer it goes, the more precious it becomes, and ...... compared to it."

The French judge, Sandrina Bernell, seemed to point out and did not continue.

The Berlin Film Festival that year awarded double yolk eggs, two Golden Bear Awards, one for "Elite Troops", and the other for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

At that time, there was an argument that "Elite Troops" won the award only if it was politically correct, and now a year has passed, when it comes to the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 08, everyone is talking about "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and few people have mentioned "Elite Troops" anymore......

"Li Yu, do you want to go in together?"

The rest of the judges greeted as they were ready to enter the venue.

"No, I'll wait for someone, I'll go in later, you guys go first."

Li Yu looked at Qin Muchu on the red carpet and turned his head to reply.

……

The red carpet is not long, and even if you stop to take pictures, it won't take long to finish.

After walking the red carpet, you don't just enter the venue, and there is still a while before the opening ceremony, and you can choose to go to the corners and corners of the place to be interviewed without affecting others.

The media watched the crew of "Sleepy Father" gradually walking the red carpet, and they were already gearing up, especially the Celestial Empire media.

Qin Muchu didn't plan to enter the venue directly, he still had to give the media two mouthfuls of food, and just as he was about to be interviewed, he saw a man walking over.

"Director Qin."

Li Yu smiled and took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

Then I greeted several other actors.

"Director Li, long time no see." Qin Muchu said politely.

Li Yu's attitude was so enthusiastic that he was a little confused, so he came to say hello.

Our friendship is not so good.

When a fellow sees a fellow countryman, his eyes are full of tears?

What made Qin Muchu even more stunned was that Li Yu really just came to say hello.

After saying hello, he walked away without looking back......

This......

Not only Qin Muchu was stunned, but Gong Li was also stunned.

"Is Director Li Yu so polite?"

Yang Mi's eyes were strange, and she couldn't maintain her smile.

The rest of the people were also at a loss, none of them had cooperated with Li Yu.

With a strange expression, the crew was interviewed by reporters.

Priority is given to the reporter of the Celestial Dynasty, she is a very young girl.

"Director Qin, hello, I'm a reporter from the movie channel......"

Yo, the sixth princess.

Seeing that it was official, everyone also raised the spirit.

The first question was for Qin Muchu.

"Director Qin, this should be the first time you have personally brought your work to the film festival, will you have any different feelings?"

"Hmm......"

Qin Muchu pondered for a moment,

"I'm going to be a little apprehensive, it's different from the usual movie releases, and the outside world can not watch it or what.

And the film festival is to take your work to others to evaluate, and this evaluation will be embodied in various awards, and then you have to accept ......"

The female reporter's eyes lit up, and she took the opportunity to ask:

"So you care if you win the prize?"

"Haha~"

Qin Muchu chuckled:

"It's false to say I don't care, how can I be so open-minded...... However, the most important thing is to enjoy the process and broaden your horizons, to see what films from all over the world are like, and to communicate with others to make progress, I think this is also the purpose of the festival. ”

In the past, he thought that this was false, but if there was a competitive activity, who didn't want to win the prize.

But when I got to this position, I found that the award was really not that important.

If you can't get it, you won't get it, it's a big deal that you won't come next time......

The female reporter nodded, and suddenly asked again:

"We found that Director Qin doesn't seem to have participated in our country's film festivals and related awards, and your works have never appeared in the Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, or Academy Awards, what is the reason for this?"

"Forehead ......"

This question really asked Qin Muchu, and if he doesn't answer it well, he will easily be regarded as "admiring foreign countries".

Gong Li, Chen Daomin, these old-timers naturally knew the hidden root of this problem, and just wanted to help Qin Muchu explain, they heard him say:

"In fact, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was originally going to participate in the Academy Awards, but later won the Golden Bear Award, and as soon as I was happy, I forgot about it......

The later "Inception" is not strictly speaking a Chinese film, and it is not suitable to participate in domestic awards......"

I forgot about it with joy......

The corners of the female reporter's mouth twitched, but you are quite honest.

But she didn't intend to let Qin Muchu go, and asked again:

"What about "The Father Trapped in Time"? Will the film compete for domestic awards? In terms of time, it should be able to catch up with the Golden Horse Awards. ”

"Uh, Golden Horse Award ......"

Qin Muchu scratched his head,

"You can participate, but the Golden Horse Awards are not like film festivals, you can watch movies, but the awards are awarded, and Wanwan is also quite far away......"

He looked at Gong Li and other actors beside him:

"Otherwise, I won't go, I'm tired."

"Ahem."

A coughing sound.

Gong Li couldn't help it and poked Qin Muchu:

"You are not tired after going to Wanwan to play for more than half a month, but you are tired of participating in the awards?"

"Hey, hey."

Qin Muchu smiled:

"Sister Gong Li, you also said it, I went to Wanwan to play, of course I am not tired of playing, but participating in the Golden Horse Awards is work, and work is exhausting."

“……”

“……”

“……”

A group of people had their lips squirming, but they couldn't speak.

He made so much sense that he couldn't refute it!

And Qin Muchu is still imagining:

"To be honest, it would be nice if Venice was online, I could watch movies at home...... Well, I hope that in the future, there will be a big film festival and awards at my doorstep, and the kind that is just a few steps away, which will be very convenient. ”

(There is another chapter)

(End of chapter)