On April 20, the 56th Cannes Film Festival announced the shortlist, among which Lou Ye's "Purple Butterfly" and Wang Xiaoshuai's "Second Brother" were shortlisted for the main competition unit. Two Chinese films produced by Shengtang Film and Television (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., "Uniform" and "Incense", as well as Wanwan Film's "Robinson Crusoe", were shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard unit.

Because Lou Ye's "Purple Butterfly" did not pass the review for a long time, the French producer of "Purple Butterfly" simply reported "Purple Butterfly" in the name of French films, and the result was that "Purple Butterfly" occupied the quota of French films in the main competition unit, so the vacated Asian place was successfully filled by Wang Xiaoshuai's "Second Brother", making two Chinese films appear in the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival at the same time.

This is not often the case in the history of Cannes, unless a director like Zhang Yimou or Chen Dadao is invited to participate in the exhibition, and there is another Chinese film that is particularly good, it is possible that there will be more than two Chinese films in the main competition.

In general, compared with Berlin and Venice, which are relatively friendly to Chinese-language films, Cannes International Film Festival, as the most heavyweight of the three major film festivals in Europe, has always been stingy with Chinese-language films.

Of course this inside information is all MK2's Juliet. Schlamaker revealed to Zeng Jia.

Wang Xiaoshuai's "Second Brother" is in the name of producing Fang Wanwan Films, while "Uniform" and "Incense" follow the example of Section Chief Jia's sao operation, both of which are in the name of Hong Kong films.

In this way, none of the five shortlisted Chinese-language films is nominally produced by Chinese mainland, but everyone knows that except for "Robinson Crusoe" directed by Lin Zhengsheng, which is a pure Chinese Bay movie, the other four are the works of Chinese mainland directors and actors.

I have to say that this is a rather embarrassing thing.

But the media doesn't care about these, all of them are eye-catching headlines such as "Five Chinese films shortlisted for Cannes", "Cannes Film Festival shortlist announced, Chinese films won a big victory" and so on.

And when the list of nominees was announced, everyone found that the two films shortlisted for the main competition unit, "Purple Butterfly" starring: Zhang Ziyi, Li Tang; "Second Brother" starring: Li Tang; Shortlisted for a kind of attention unit, the producers are all Shengtang Film and Television (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.

Hong Kong doesn't matter what, isn't Shengtang Film and Television Li Tang's company?

Good guy, except for an authentic Wanwan movie, he has a share in the other four shortlisted movies! For a time, media reporters who came to the door to interview flocked to the door.

"Everyone has to wear masks, they have to have their temperature taken, and the venue has to be disinfected......"

Zeng Jia's shouting came from outside the door, and Li Tang, who was sitting in the room, smiled apologetically with Han Binjiang, who was sitting opposite, and said, "It's too big a mess now, and everyone is very nervous." ”

Han Binjiang shook his head and said: "Now this disease is too bad, I have to die, I don't dare to run around now, every time I go anywhere, I have to measure the temperature before disinfection." Now I heard that the white vinegar and banlan root on the market are all sold out. ”

"This can only play a preventive role, and if you really want to use it, it won't work, so you can only rely on your own ......"

In fact, the matter of infectious diseases was reported as early as the beginning of the year, and Li Tang naturally thought of the pandemic in 03. It's just that the epidemic seems to be more serious in China and Southeast Asia, and in his previous life, he was still in middle school at that time, because the United States was not affected much at that time.

Because he had not experienced it in China in his previous life, and the previous news reports were hello, hello, everyone, even some small accidents were under control, so he, like most Chinese people, did not pay special attention to it. It wasn't until a few days ago that the alarm suddenly sounded with the dismissal of two high-ranking officials, and everyone became nervous.

Han Binjiang also came to interview, and as Li Tang's friend, he naturally got the moon first near the water. After asking a few regular questions and thinking that they could write a decent report, the two sat and chatted, from the hottest infectious disease at the moment to the conspiracy theory of whether Lao Mei was making trouble.

There are too many examples of this kind in Hollywood movies, and with the beauty of the old woman, maybe you can really do this kind of thing.

After a while, Zeng Jia came in.

"Brother, everyone is here, you can start."

"Okay, I'll go down in a moment."

Since the announcement of the nomination, there have been too many door-to-door interviews, and it is a special period, so I simply invited several influential and well-connected media to come over and conduct a concentrated interview. The province has to repeat the interview over and over again.

At this time, Han Binjiang also got up to say goodbye, he had already got the interview content in advance, so he didn't join in the excitement.

The interview location is arranged in the large factory at the back, mainly to facilitate air circulation, and all the reporters who came to interview have taken measures such as temperature measurement and disinfection, and also required to wear masks throughout the process, so as to achieve the ultimate in preventive measures.

Although the decoration of the large factory is a bit simple, it is very clean, and a third of it is used to build a large rehearsal hall for the company to set up a small stage team.

Today, more than 20 reporters from more than 10 media outlets, including text reporters and photojournalists, have been put on the shelves. The seats are arranged more casually, mainly at a certain distance from each other.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I've kept you waiting."

Today's interview with reporters is not only Li Tang, but also Diao Yinan and Ning Hao. Li Tang had already talked to the two of them before, compared to Diao Yinan's calmness, Ning Hao was still immersed in excitement, and when he saw Li Tang, he thanked him even more vigorously, and even attracted Diao Yinan's side eyes. There was obviously a look in his eyes with "You've taken pictures like this, it seems like I'm too ignorant." This feeling.

When he received the invitation to the Cannes Film Festival, he called Li Tang as soon as possible, and said: Mr. Li, if there is anything you need my help with in the future, you can just speak.

Therefore, compared to Ning Hao's skyrocketing, Li Tang is more willing to believe in Diao Yinan's sincerity.

The three of them sat in three chairs in front of them, the reporters facing them in an arc and semi-encirclement, and the photojournalists on the periphery pointed their cameras at them.

The first question to ask was a girl from the Zalang Entertainment Channel who looked quite soft and cute.

"Mr. Li, do you have any thoughts on the two films you starred in this time that were shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival, including the two films produced by your company, which were also shortlisted for the first-of-its-kind unit of this film festival?"

Although because of the scandal between Li Tang and Gao Yuanyuan before, I once had some unpleasantness with Zha Lang. But after all, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

With the rise of the Internet, as one of the largest web portals in China, Zhalang must not be ignored in terms of communication capacity and coverage that has already surpassed most of the print media, especially when the company's new film is about to be released.

Therefore, this time, the company gladly accepted the interview request, and also arranged the first question, which shows the sincerity of the reconciliation, and the previous unpleasantness dissipated.

"Of course, I'm happy! When I learned the news, my first feeling was to be happy for Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai, and directors Diao Yinan and Ning Hao, who were sitting next to me at the moment. ”

The soft and cute girl immediately asked: "In addition to being happy, have you ever thought that you would win the award this time?" ”

Li Tang shook his head with a smile and said: ""Purple Butterfly" and "Second Brother" are both films with a strong directorial style, I hope the film can win awards, but as for myself, I never thought that I could win the award, and it is unlikely. ”

Immediately, another reporter asked: "Mr. Li, you and Zhang Ziyi have worked together three times in "Hero", "Purple Butterfly", including "Jasmine Blossom", which is currently being filmed, do you think she has any hope of winning the award?" Also, what do you say about her? ”

Zhang Ziyi, as the most popular female star in China, is bound to be the focus of media attention.

Li Tang pondered a little and replied: "I just said that "Purple Butterfly" and "Second Brother" are both movies with a strong directorial style, and it is impossible for actors to have advantages in this regard. Some movies may follow the actors, such as "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit". Of course, I don't mean to say that actors must not win awards, if actors can win awards, I think it must be Zhang Ziyi. Her performance in this film is sure to surprise everyone. Belch...... Let's put it this way, her performance in "Purple Butterfly" seems to me to have completely gotten rid of the label that your media once labeled her as a woman, and her acting skills have been fully displayed. ”

""Purple Butterfly" is currently exhibited as a French film, it is said that it is because of the delay in the domestic review, may I ask Mr. Li, do you think "Purple Butterfly" can be released in China in the end?"

Hey, finally someone asked the question of sensitivity.

"I can't give an accurate answer to this question, I only know that the movie "Purple Butterfly" has been in the post-production since it was completed in August last year, and Director Lou Ye has put a lot of effort into it. "Purple Butterfly" is a very powerful work, maintaining Lou Ye's own characteristics and advantages. My heart was heavy after seeing the rough cut, but I didn't know what to say, and I loved the impactful work. For the actors, we have done our respective duties very well, it is enough for me to do my duty, and I enjoy the learning process. In fact, from this level, it doesn't matter whether you participate in the competition or win the award, the film itself is an honor for all participants. Of course, I especially hope that such a good movie can meet the domestic audience. ”

"Teacher Li, may I ask ......?"

Okay, in the hour-and-a-half-long interview, most of the questions were directed at Li Tang. Of course, for the sake of politeness, some reporters asked the two rookie directors sitting next to Li Tang what they thought.

Ning Hao was as excited and excited as ever, and talked about a lot of his feelings and creative process, of course, he also praised Li Tang a lot, and tried his best to express his gratitude to Mr. Li.

When he arrived at Diao Yinan, this guy simply said: "I want to go to Cannes to watch the film, and then see how the response of "Uniform" is shown there, it doesn't matter if I have it!" ”

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"Brother Li, thank you, Mr. Zhang is really good, I still have a lot of questions about the script, but after he helped me explain, these problems were solved. And he also taught me a lot of details of acting, so I suddenly realized that I really didn't know anything about acting before, and it was purely by mistake. ”

Listening to Gao Yuanyuan's confession on the phone, Li Tang secretly complained in his heart: You only know!

When filming "Going", thanks to the photographer Zhao Xiaoding's experience, she tried to use close-up and close-up shots when shooting her, just like she usually shoots commercials, as long as she poses beautiful poss. If she really wants to shoot some scenes with intense emotional conflicts, it is probably enough.

"That's okay, then you have to hurry up in the past two days, and you will report to the crew the day after tomorrow. Oh, and pay attention to your body, and try to stay at home and don't go out if you have nothing to do. Li Tang inevitably had to care about it.

Fan Xiaopang is currently filming "One Meter of Sunshine" in Shanghai, and originally planned to go to Jiama University to shoot at the end of the month, but during this time, there was also an epidemic in Jiama University, and it is said that the situation is quite serious. The main reason is that there are more immigrants from Hong Kong over there, and they are all brought from Hong Kong, so the original trip to Jiama University for filming can only be postponed. And the current situation in the capital is also very serious, Uncle Fan and Aunt Zhang resolutely do not allow her to return to the capital at this time, so that she can stay in Shanghai with peace of mind.

Teacher Jiang's side did not have a hit, and recently she filmed "Plum Blossom Files" in Chengdu just finished, so she went directly back to her hometown in Chongqing.

As for her ex-girlfriend, now she has successfully entered the Hong Kong circle under the support of the Huayi brothers, and after filming "Mobile Phone" directed by Feng Xiaogang, she flew to Hong Kong non-stop to shoot the action movie "Flying Eagle" invested and starred by Michelle Yeoh, and is also filming the TV series "Dynamic Pride" synthesized with Aaron Kwok.

At present, the epidemic in Hong Kong is the most serious, which is quite worrying. Li Tang talked to her on the phone several times in succession, but fortunately, the crew is a relatively closed environment, and there are no cases of infection around her so far.

"yes, I see. Brother Li, you don't know that I accidentally caught a cold two days ago, which scared me to death, but fortunately I didn't have a fever, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to call you. Gao Yuanyuan laughed on the phone.

Li Tang hurriedly asked, "Then what's going on now?" ”

"Hee-hee, it's just a common little cold, it's already better."

"Then you can take care of yourself in the next two days, and go back and ask your assistant to prepare a little more masks, alcohol, disinfectant or something...... Oh yes, I'll pick you up when we leave the day after tomorrow. ”

There are many things today, and we will strive for two more tomorrow!

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