"Director Qi, thank you, I'm sorry for your trouble this time. I'm really embarrassed, I'm filming in Fulan here, I really can't leave, you bear with me, I will definitely invite you to dinner when I return to the capital......"

"The Third Man" successfully passed the review. In fact, this film does not involve any sensitive points, and there are no exposed shots. But even if the procedure is normal these days, I am afraid that some people will find a bone in it, and in the end there is no place to reason.

It is an eternal truth that there are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to do things. With the help of Qixin, the review went smoothly and most importantly quickly.

Because of Cheng Er's grinding, he has missed the registration date of the Locarno Film Festival, and now there is only the Venice Film Festival, which opens at the end of August, and the deadline for registration is in mid-July, because according to the custom, the shortlist will be announced in early August, and the time is very tight.

Of course, cadres like Qi Xin will not say that they are missing a meal, the key is that you have to have a good attitude.

For Qi Xin, the movie is not sensitive, but it is just a gesture, and it also repays the favor of Li Tang who joined with a very low salary.

"By the way, Director Qi, how is our movie?"

Qi Xin said with a smile on the phone: "Originally, I was going to hand it over to the movie channel even if the task was completed, but after watching it, several leaders of the movie channel, including Beijing Film Studio, thought it was good, and it was a pity not to release it." No, not only did I sign up for the selection of this year's Golden Rooster Awards, but also arranged to release it around this year's National Day. Xiao Li, don't forget to come over together to help strengthen your momentum when the time comes. ”

Although Qi Xin's words were modest, he couldn't hide his smugness in his tone.

Li Tang listened to it with envy, although the current domestic box office market is average, May Day, Eleventh, and the Chinese New Year are the best schedules, and ordinary movies can't squeeze in if they want to. A relationship like Qixin, Li Tang naturally has to maintain it well.

When he said: "Director Qi, look at what you said, how can I not come to the movie I acted in?" When the time comes, you will call, and I will be on call. ”

Li Tang, who was standing on the balcony of the hotel, hung up the phone, looked up at the Tianmen Cave looming in the clouds and mist in the distance, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Passing the review means that the film has completed the last hurdle, and all that remains is to pray that it will be selected for the Venice Film Festival this time. I don't dare to think about the main competition unit, but I can give it a try if I go against the current.

The Venice Film Festival is the only competition unit of the Venice Film Festival, which is designed to encourage young filmmakers to create, with a total of Best Film, Special Director's Award, and Best Actor and Actress Awards. The most important award for Best Picture in the Swim Up category is a prize of 100 million lira offered by the government.

Although the lira is notoriously worthless, 100 million lira is equivalent to more than 500,000 yuan, which is not a small amount of money.

Thinking of this, Li Tang called Nai An again, and the opinion of whether he can be shortlisted for the selection of films is very important, especially for senior film selectors like Marco Muller. And there are rumors that when the current president of the Venice Film Festival expires next year, Lao Ma is likely to take over the chairmanship.

To put it bluntly, whether the movie can be shortlisted or not, in addition to the quality of the movie itself, is passable, and it depends on whose relationship is hard. With the rise of the so-called sixth generation of directors, especially Jia Kechang's overnight fame at the Berlin Film Festival with his debut film "Xiao Wu", more and more people in China now want to replicate the success of this group of sixth-generation directors, make a film with an investment of hundreds of thousands of millions, and then find a way to go overseas to participate in film festivals all over the world.

If you make a good movie, even if you don't let it be released in China, you can win an award abroad, and it can be regarded as a cultural export. But they are all bad movies, and they even shoot some vulgar and moving things in order to attract attention, isn't this smearing the country's face.

It is precisely because this situation is becoming more and more widespread that the General Administration has been forced to issue regulations that prohibit participation in overseas film festivals without passing the review, and strictly enforce them. The most obvious example is that Jiang Wen's "The Devil is Coming" won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year, but because he ran into the muzzle of the gun in the private exhibition, he was killed by the General Administration as a chicken, and was finally punished with a five-year ban on directing.

Nai An has not yet given an accurate answer, but said that he will have to wait for news from Lao Ma's side. She had already seen the rough cut, and her first reaction at that time was to regret not investing. It should be said that Cheng Er's editing technique is very special, disrupting the timeline, and the style of multi-line narration is very American cutting-edge director Gai. Characteristics of Richie:

In Ney'an's words, with her experience, "The Third Man" has a great hope of being shortlisted, and even if she can't, she has made two preparations, and is actively participating in the Toronto International Film Festival in North America, which is second only to the three major international A-category film festivals in Europe.

After making this call, Li Tang was ready to go out to buy a few clothes. After more than half a month of hard work, he has successfully reduced his weight from 160 pounds to 145 pounds, less than fifteen pounds of meat, and the original several slim versions of the T-shirt are now worn on the body have become loose, which is really not decent.

"Wow, Linghu Chong! Can you sign me? ”

"Teacher Li Tang, can I take a photo with you?"

"Look, Linghu Chong ......"

The crew of "Balzac and the Little Tailor" made movies here, and the news of big stars such as Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and Ling Huchong in "Smiling Proud Jianghu" has long spread throughout the town.

Li Tang walked on the street inevitably encountered enthusiastic fans watching, and there was an endless stream of autographs and group photos. Although it was very troublesome, Li Tang still greeted every fan with a smile.

What is word of mouth? Word-of-mouth means that in addition to the works, everything else is made bit by bit in life and work. It may be a bit hypocritical to say this, but the experience of his previous life has taught him that this is the consciousness that he must have as a public figure.

Originally, I wanted to come out to buy a few clothes, but I had to delay for half a day. When he returned to the hotel with the bag, he happened to meet the crew coming back from work.

Today is mainly to shoot Chen Kun and Zhou Xun's rivalry, and Li Tang has a rare day off.

"Hi Michelle, how was your day?"

He said hello to a fellow French photographer who got out of the car with the camera.

"Like hell!"

At the end of June, the weather was very hot. The foreigner has vigorous hair, developed sweat glands, the buddy's hair is messy, and the light-colored T-shirt on his body is estimated to be wet and dry, dry and wet, and a lot of mud is sticky, gray and abrupt, and it looks very embarrassing.

At this time, Zhou Xun and Chen Kun also got out of the car, both of them were also tired, and seeing Li Tang standing there leisurely with a shopping bag on his face, Zhou Xun suddenly said unbalancedly: "Ah-I don't care, I have to rest tomorrow." ”

Of course, it is impossible to rest, and only her role is the most important in the whole movie.

Chen Kun, who has always been introverted, also said stupidly at this time: "Li Tang, why did you go today?" ”

Li Tang Dynasty and the others raised the shopping bag in their hands and said, "I went to buy clothes, and I can't wear my previous clothes." ”

Not only his own clothes, but even the costumes have been suddenly redone.

Chen Kun glanced at Li Tang, who was now almost as slender as himself, and just wanted to speak, he saw his assistant running over with his mobile phone: "Brother Kun, phone." ”

Chen Kun glanced at the number on the caller ID, his face changed suddenly, he didn't even have time to say hello, and hurriedly ran to the side to answer the phone with his mobile phone.

Li Tang glanced at Chen Kun's back, he had always been difficult to inquire about other people's privacy, and said to Zhou Xun with a smile: "Sister Xiaoxun, how was the shooting today?" ”

According to today's announcement, it is the passionate love scene between her and Chen Kun.

Zhou Xun shook his head: "No." ”

There were two shots all day today, and none of them turned out. There is no pressure on her to shoot this kind of scene, but it is a very helpless thing if the opponent can't do it. Looking at Li Tang at this time, she inevitably remembered the scene when the two of them filmed "Suzhou River", which is called tacit cooperation.

Li Tang didn't notice Zhou Xun's strange eyes, and at this time, his eyes suddenly lit up and said, "So I can rest for another day tomorrow." ”

"Cut, I think it's beautiful, I've already suggested to the director, let you go with me tomorrow." Zhou Xun snorted.

"What am I going to do with your two plays?"

"Add drama! The director said that today's filming didn't go well, maybe he hasn't thought it through, and the scene between me and Kun'er seems to be a bit monotonous, so I plan to add the scene between you and Kun'er together. Zhou Xun shook his little head and said proudly.

Blessings and hardships are the same, why are we working so hard to film, but you can still go shopping leisurely.

The two stood and chatted for a while, but they never saw Chen Kun coming.

Zhou Xun inevitably said a little strangely: "Kun'er, what about Kun'er, taking so long to answer the phone?" ”

Li Tang just noticed Chen Kun's strange expression just now, so he said casually: "There may be something." ”

As soon as his words fell, he saw Chen Kun walking over from the corner of the gate with his mobile phone, and when he walked in, he found that his face was ugly.

"Kun'er, what's wrong?"

Chen Kun opened his mouth, but when he saw Li Tang, his eyes immediately became vigilant, and he barely squeezed out a smile and said, "It's okay." ”

The friendship is shallow, everyone has this expression, of course Li Tang will not stay here stupidly without knowing each other, so he greeted them and said goodbye and left.

returned to the room, took a shower, walked to the balcony to smoke, and inadvertently lowered his head only to find that Zhou Xun and Chen Kun were still standing in place.

First update!

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