"There are quite a lot of people."

"No, they're almost full."

Wang Xiaoshuai looked around, and the huge screening hall was almost full.

To say that in China, Qin Muchu's movies can have such a high attendance rate, he is not surprised at all, the title of the director with the highest box office is not covered.

But this is in Cannes, this is Europe, and most of the people who come to the film festival are Westerners, and it is needless to say how they choose between Eastern and Western films.

But now there are nearly half Westerners in the exhibition hall, which is a remarkable thing.

Speaking of which, he is also a frequent visitor to Cannes and has won awards, but his films shortlisted for Cannes over the years, not to mention so many Westerners have come to watch, and even the attendance rate has never reached such a high level.

Just when he was puzzled, Jia Zhangke spoke:

"Hey, I found out that a lot of them are Japanese and Koreans."

"Japanese, Korean?"

Wang Xiaoshuai looked around again, most of the remaining faces in the exhibition hall were Oriental faces, he originally thought that they were all from the Celestial Empire, and it was a little strange to hear Jia Zhangke say this:

"How do you see that?"

China, Japan, South Korea, the people of these three countries basically look the same, but it is not easy to distinguish.

"Director Jia shouldn't have seen it, but heard it."

Fan Shuishui on the side smiled and spoke.

Wang Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment, and then patted his head:

"Oops, I was so confused last night."

But no, the chatter and wow-wow-wow-wr

However, this discovery made him even more emotional, and he sighed and said:

"This Director Qin's movie is really all-in-one."

The tone is very complex, containing a lot of emotions, and what Fan Shuishui can hear is sour.

It's not hard to figure out why.

Everyone has a heart for comparison.

In terms of commercial films, Wang Xiaoshuai is definitely not as good as Qin Muchu; The only thing that can compete is literary films.

Now, regardless of the awards, they have already lost in the popularity category.

"Rizhao Chongqing" will definitely not reach such a high attendance rate, she knows this in her heart, and I believe Wang Xiaoshuai also understands.

At this time, it's hard to say anything comforting, the best way is to don't hear it, but Lou Ye has no scruples, he still remembers the hatred he was scolded for drinking last night, and he will definitely have to "retaliate" back when he gets the opportunity.

Hugging Wang Xiaoshuai's shoulders, he said with a smile:

"People are not famous in Europe, do you know who was the box office champion of French foreign language films last year?"

If Lou Ye said this, Wang Xiaoshuai would definitely think that he was talking about himself, so he wouldn't take this talk and wouldn't let him pretend to be this comparison.

But today, the context is obviously not, and he asks tentatively:

"It's not your film, is it?"

"It's not."

Lou Ye didn't sell it, and said directly:

"Qin Muchu's, "Father Trapped in Time", not only in France, but also in Italy, the box office champion of foreign language films."

“……”

The people around were stunned.

They have seen "Sleepy Father" and know that it is a literary film.

It is a bit unbelievable for a literary film to win the box office champion, even if it is the champion of a foreign language film.

But after thinking about it, I feel that it is not impossible, after all, this film has won three awards in Venice, and France and Italy are countries where literary films are popular.

But it's not easy.

In addition to the generalization, Wang Xiaoshuai also understands why there are so many blonde and blue-eyed foreigners watching movies today, and they have a fan base.

The inner feelings are more complicated.

There is both honor and honor because compatriots are so "faced", and at the same time they are a little apprehensive.

Today, he came to see "Love Letter", the scene can be described as a "grand occasion", and it is foreseeable that Qin Muchu will definitely go to watch it when "Rizhao Chongqing" is screened.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if the exhibition hall was empty?

Unless the reputation of "Love Letter" collapses, no one will come to watch the next few shows......

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaoshuai was shocked, and shook his head again and again to throw this idea out of his mind.

This is too much of a thought.

Although they have a competitive relationship, it is legitimate competition, and there is no such thing as winning or losing.

A film that is loved by the general public does not necessarily win an award, because the audience is not the judge.

Similarly, a film that wins an award at a festival is not necessarily better than a film that doesn't, because the jury can only judge the award.

Everyone who can be shortlisted is already on the same level, and they should be appreciated rather than denigrated.

has participated in film festivals for so many years, and he still understands this truth.

"Hehe, someone has an unbalanced mentality."

Lou Ye put his arm around Wang Xiaoshuai's shoulder and patted it twice, seeing that his face kept changing, he knew that his "revenge" goal had been achieved, and his hangover and somewhat drowsy head were a lot clearer, and he laughed out loud.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Wang Xiaoshuai's face flushed, the hometown dialect came out, slapped Lou Ye's hand away, looked at the smiling face, and thought that he had to pour this little red guy hard tonight.

Facing the playful eyes of the people around him, he made up with a straight face:

"What do I have to be out of balance...... I was just thinking about what "Love Letter" filmed, the poster at the door didn't even have an actor, so I heard Haozi say it was a love movie, can foreigners understand the love of our Celestial Empire? ”

Not to mention, these words really diverted the attention of several people.

The content of "Love Letter" is revealed very little on the Internet, even if the official release date is announced, only a few leading actors are revealed, and the theme is a romance film, which is very cold and mysterious.

And the poster in the exhibition hall at the entrance is also very different.

Unlike most movie posters, which focus on characters, the poster for "Love Letters" is a small maple sapling planted in the courtyard with a little residual snow next to it.

And then there's a line of words: How are you? I am fine.

They couldn't figure out the poster when they came in.

Now after Wang Xiaoshuai mentioned it, they really have a curiosity about the content of "Love Letter".

What exactly does this movie say?

……

On the other side, Qin Muchu had also already checked in and entered the venue, and said to Qin Hao, who came to greet him:

"Okay, Brother Hao, you go, let's meet again when the movie ends."

Qin Hao was not polite, waved his hand and smiled:

"Okay, whoever goes out first will see you at the door."

Seeing Qin Hao away, Qin Muchu and the others sat down on their seats, looking at the almost full exhibition hall, Liu Xiqian was a little surprised.

At the same time, there was not only one movie "Love Letter", but she also looked at it when she just passed by other exhibition halls, and there were basically many vacant seats.

"Sister Li, there are so many people."

She whispered to Zeng Li.

Zeng Li nodded, and his eyes also showed joy.

It's always good to see a lot of people.

looked at Qin Muchu on the side, wanting to see his reaction.

But Qin Muchu didn't mean to be happy, he sat lazily on the chair, supported the armrest with one hand, supported his head, and yawned with half-squinted eyes, looking lacking in interest.

Seeing him like this, Zeng Li suddenly became a little angry and stretched out his hand to pestle him.

Qin Muchu, who was pestleed, looked at Zeng Li, who was staring, and knew why.

He didn't want to watch "Love Letters" in the first place, and he didn't know how many times he watched this film when he edited it, and every shot seemed to be engraved in his head.

But they didn't have to come and see it, even though they had seen it.

I reluctantly adjusted my sitting position, a little more serious than before.

After a while, it was also showtime, and the dark big screen lit up.

Some noisy exhibition halls instantly fell silent, and both directors, actors, and ordinary audiences were looking forward to it.

"Love Letters", begun.

……

The sound of the wind, the whirring of the wind, can hear a little whistling, but not so harsh, just a faint sense of loneliness.

In the white snow, a woman lies in it, her eyes closed, and she is in black clothes and black hair, which contrasts sharply with the snow.

This is the opening of the movie, which lasts for more than ten seconds.

Just when the audience thought she was dead, suddenly the woman took a long breath and "lived".

She opened her eyes, and the sound of heavy breathing indicated that she seemed to be holding her breath just now.

The woman stood up, shook off the snowflakes on her body, raised her snow-white neck, looked up at the sky, and her eyes blinked, as if she was feeling something.

It was at this time that the soundtrack of the film changed, from the "lonely wind" to the piano sound, gentle and sad.

As soon as the camera changed, it turned to an overhead shot, and the woman in the snowy snow left step by step, and her figure became smaller and smaller as the camera zoomed out.

……

It's beautiful.

The short opening brought a little surprise to the audience, especially for the Asian audience.

They recognized Zeng Li, Zeng Yueli of "Star You", when he was popular all over Asia, he relied on his brutal image.

is completely different from the style in this movie, although it is only a few tens of seconds, they feel that Zeng Li this time has a quiet beauty, with shallow sadness and melancholy.

This kid really has a hand at shooting snow scenes.

Wang Xiaoshuai, who also watched the movie, said secretly in his heart.

There are also snow scenes in "The Gift of Room No. 7", and there is a scene where Yang Mi looks up at the sky and is somewhat similar to the scene just now.

If it's just beautiful, it's nothing, the key is to use the scenery to highlight and set off an atmosphere and the heart of the characters.

And just now, he felt a kind of sadness, and he already had a rough guess in his heart.

The result of love in the movie is not very good, and it is likely to be a tragic ending.

So this movie is made about how people who love each other are separated for various reasons?

Wang Xiaoshuai felt that he had guessed the main line of the movie, but soon, his idea was overturned.

"Everyone is welcome to the funeral on the second anniversary of my son's death."

In the movie, the father reads the eulogy, and the exhibition hall is silent.

Why is it a funeral?

Who is this funeral for?

Looking down with doubts, the owner of the funeral was soon revealed.

"It's the male protagonist who died?"

Hearing the conversation between the heroine and the mother of her deceased boyfriend, Wang Xiaoshuai couldn't help but whisper to the insider Qin Hao.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the corners of his mouth twitched, and the expressions of several people around him became strange.

The male protagonist died at the beginning.,This ......

Is it a flashback?

……

"Mom is out."

Liu Xiqian whispered with some excitement.

Qin Muchu slowly opened his eyes, and after not holding on for two minutes just now, his posture changed to reclining and pretending to sleep again.

Liu Xiaoli plays the mother of Li Muzhi (female Fujii tree), and by the time she first appeared, Li Muzhi had already received a letter from Nanli (Hiroko Watanabe).

In other words, the plot has officially begun.

A letter that was supposed to be sent to heaven unexpectedly came into the hands of a girl with the same name as the male protagonist.,In the constant exchange of letters,Uncover a secret love that has been buried for many years.。

"Mom's ......"

"Shhhh

Liu Xiqian wanted to say something, but a foreigner next to her touched her, put his finger in front of his mouth, and his eyes were not very kind.

“sorry，sorry.”

Liu Xiqian, who realized that her behavior was a little lacking, immediately apologized with her mouth.

The foreigner didn't say anything, and looked at the big screen again, but his brows still hadn't been unraveled.

It's not because of Liu Xiqian, but I didn't understand it.

Why did the heroine suddenly catch a cold? Tomb sweeper? And I feel that the temperament has changed quite a lot, not like the same person.

This heroine seems to be a little missing...... Feeling sad and getting a little silly?

"It's okay."

Lou Ye said with some admiration.

As a person from the Celestial Empire, watching the Celestial Empire film is naturally easy to understand, and there is no doubt about the foreigner just now, knowing that this is one person playing two roles.

It has always been a difficult problem for actors to play two roles because they have to play two characters.

When the audience looks at the same face, they will naturally think that this is a person, and what the actor has to do is to use his acting skills to reverse the audience's cognition.

This is a great test of the actor's acting skills, and if the performance is not good, it will confuse the two characters, making the movie look messy and unable to distinguish who is who.

And Zeng Li acted well, the roles were distinct, and it could be seen at a glance that they were two people.

"Don't think about it, no matter how well you act, you can't play your play." Wang Xiaoshuai said suddenly.

"Why?"

Lou Ye thinks that he is still a bit of a rank, although he is not famous in the eyes of ordinary audiences, but for insiders, especially actors in the circle, his movies are not small.

Because of acting in his play, it is very likely to win an award.

"Your movie is like a rough film, can people make it? I heard that she has an unusual relationship with Qin Muchu. ”

In a word, Lou Ye, who originally wanted to say "actors can dedicate themselves to art", held back his words, and the relationship with Qin Muchu was not ordinary, even if people were willing to dedicate themselves to art, he would not dare to let people dedicate themselves.

Unless I really don't want to go back to China to make movies.

Seeing that Jia Zhangke next to him was laughing happily, he squinted and said:

"Laugh at the melon egg, can you still play your play if you don't act in my play? How much better are you movies than mine? ”

In terms of scale, Jia Zhangke's movies are no less than him.

However, Jia Zhangke was still smiling, unmoved, and calmly said:

"I don't need actors for movies."

Lou Ye's expression froze, thinking about it carefully.

Jia Zhangke's movies don't need actors, to be precise, they don't need professional actors.

His films are similar to documentaries, and they generally pick people directly from ordinary people.

The three directors here were arguing, although their voices were very small, almost using their breath to make sounds, but Fan Shuishui, who was sitting close, still heard it.

She didn't pay attention to the content of the three's bickering, but grabbed the core.

The three directors of literary films all recognized Zeng Li's acting skills.

It gave her a sense of crisis.

I wore a dragon robe before, and I sent a press release of "Fan Huang", why?

Isn't it just to be the first female star?

At the moment, her momentum is enough, the only thing she lacks is awards, awards for actresses.

So in the past two years, she has mainly focused on literary films, just to win awards and make the name of "Fan Huang" real.

The competition between Sidan and Shuangshui is fierce enough, and there is one more Zeng Li, and the key people still have big backers.

I felt tired.

The plot of the movie on the big screen has already reached the appearance of Ye Qiu (Qiu Ye) played by Qin Hao, which is nothing, but the actor who appeared next made her eyes flash and gently touched Qin Hao.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Hao, who was immersed in the plot, tilted his head slightly.

This is the first time he has seen "Love Letter" in its entirety, and he is very serious and devoted.

"Brother Hao, Zhang Ziyi and Director Qin have a good relationship?"

Qin Hao paused, glanced at Fan Shuishui, who was looking at him with watery eyes, and then at Zhang Ziyi, who played the female apprentice on the big screen, and said:

"I don't know, but Ziyi, I, and Zeng Li are all classmates in the same class, and my role was recommended to me by Yezi."

"Oh, that's right."

Fan Shuishui nodded, and then said curiously:

"Was that Zhang Ziyi also recommended by Liu Ye?"

"No, Ziyi is visiting Director Zhang, and she made a cameo by the way."

"Visiting the class Director Zhang, ......"

Fan Shuishui is very good at capturing keywords, and his heart is relieved.

It seems that Zhang Ziyi and Qin Muchu have nothing to do with each other, some time ago, there were rumors in the circle that Qin Muchu had a falling out with an aunt for Zhang Ziyi.

Some people also say that Qin Muchu does not want the movie to be affected.

However, most people believe in the former more.

After all, it's so stupid to offend people because of a dispensable little role in the movie.

But now it seems that he is really a "fool".

However, it is not reassuring for this kind of person to work together.

……

The movie continues, the plot is fully unfolded, and the audience understands the content, including foreigners who were still confused before.

At night, the young female Li Muzhi went to find the male Li Muzhi because the teacher's test paper was wrong, but she was asked to hand crank the bicycle in the carport to generate electricity, and through the weak light, let the male Li Muzhi compare the two test papers.

The male Li Muzhi was not in a hurry, and even urged the female Li Muzhi to hurry up.

Then the female Li Muzhi pushed her good friend to the male Li Muzhi to confess, and soon ushered in the male Li Muzhi's revenge, and was put on his head with a paper bag on the way from school.

If this plot is changed to a child, you may not be able to understand it, and you think that the male Li Muzhi does not know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade.

But no audience in the exhibition hall was under the age of twenty, especially the male audience, who smiled knowingly when they saw this scene.

They did similar things, pulling girls' hair, putting caterpillars in girls' stationery boxes......

And behind these seemingly bullying girls, there is actually the same heart lurking.

Have a crush on this girl.

The ignorant teenager didn't know how to get along with girls, and for various reasons, he tried to save face, so he had to use this method to attract the attention of girls.

Looking back on the past now, it will feel naïve, but the beauty and simplicity are treasured in the memory and always remembered.

The three directors who were still bickering before were already immersed in the plot, and Lou Ye was even more contemplative.

His works are often accompanied by love, and when it comes to romance films, he can be regarded as an expert.

Generally speaking, when it comes to romance films, the sweetness of love and the pain of breakup are indispensable.

But this movie is very different.

It's bland, with a double-line narrative interspersed with clips from the past, and if the director doesn't master this fragmented narrative, it will make the plot scattered and messy.

But the director of this movie obviously did a good job, and the bland story was not only not boring, but because of this interlude, it played a complementary role to each other.

At first, the female Li Muzhi thought that it was a prank for the male Li Muzhi to write his name on the library card in the library ten years ago, but later after being reminded by the bystanders of the students, she realized that the "Li Muzhi" on the library card might be her name.

In every name, it is the love of the male tree for her.

If the female had figured out any of the male hints, or if the male had been brave in any of his interactions with the female one, perhaps the two would have had different results.

But neither of them did.

"Very good movie."

Lou Ye thought to himself.

Although this kind of love is different from the love shown in his movies, I have to admit that he was touched.

An hour and a half has passed since the movie is released, and it is nearing the end in terms of the length of the movie.

Although the audience in the exhibition hall could not notice the passage of time, they could watch the plot and understand that it was probably the end of the plot, and they were all engrossed, staring at the big screen.

When Nan Li appeared in the white snow again, just like the scene at the beginning of the movie, everyone had a hunch that the movie should be over.

"Go talk to him, you're sure to have a lot to say to him."

Ye Qiu gently pushed Nan Li.

And when Nan Li hesitated to walk towards the snow, the audience was very curious, knowing that her fiancé had been secretly in love with a woman who looked exactly like her in the past, what would she say to Nan Muzhi?

Is it a stinking scolding, or what?

But the results were unexpected.

"How are you? I'm fine, how are you? ”

Nan Li shouted at the opposite mountain over and over again, while at the same time, Li Muzhi, the woman on the hospital bed, was also muttering the same thing.

"This ...... It's so cleverly designed. ”

Lou Ye remembered the sentence on the poster of "Love Letter" outside the exhibition hall, but he didn't expect it to be used here.

Relief.

He understood the theme of the film in an instant, the movie is not to show how beautiful the crush is, the regret of missing out, but the relief of the past.

Thinking about this, he found that there are still many hidden threads in this movie, such as the death of the female Kieda's father, and the conflict between the grandfather and the mother, all of which have suggestive themes.

When is the next Love Letter?

Lou Ye desperately wants to know this, he has to watch this movie twice to find out what he ignored before.

……

"Dear Miss Nanli, I'm sorry, because I was too shy, this letter could not be sent."

Soft piano music, accompanied by the monologue of the female Li Muzhi, the movie suddenly went black, and the end credits began to appear.

In the last scene of the movie, the female Li Muzhi is holding the book that contains the self-portrait given to her by the male Muzhi, and her smile is touched, joyful, sad, and relieved.

It's like the mood of the audience.

This feeling is not in line with how they have felt after watching any romance movie before.

If there is one word to describe it, it is a loss.

And Qin Hao gave a more poetic statement:

"At that time, it was just ordinary."

These words attracted Lou Ye, Fan Shuishui and others to look at him with admiration.

"You kid want to go to graduate school?"

Wang Xiaoshuai joked.

"Ah, I didn't say this, it's Director Qin."

Qin Hao waved his hand again and again.

This is what Qin Muchu asked Qin Muchu at the finale banquet of "Love Letter" at that time, and what Qin Muchu said.

"At that time, it was just ordinary."

Lou Ye repeated this sentence, and felt that it was perfect to summarize this movie.

"Good, good."

Under the continuous admiration, he subconsciously applauded.

And this applause was like the first domino, which immediately set off a chain reaction after being pushed down.

For a while, thunderous applause rang out in the exhibition hall.

"Looks like you're overthinking."

Jia Zhangke, who didn't say a word after the movie plot began, shouted in Wang Xiaoshuai's ear at this time.

Worried?

Wang Xiaoshuai was stunned, remembering that before the movie started, he was worried that foreigners would not be able to understand the love of the Celestial Empire.

But now that I look at it, these foreigners are like having a life-and-death feud between their left and right hands, and they are shooting together with their lives, which seems to be incomprehensible?

(End of chapter)