"Ilan and Sam not tearing each other apart on the red carpet will be the biggest surprise at the opening ceremony tonight."

"This year is a small year for the Berlin Film Festival, because no Chinese films have been selected for the main competition."

"What are the rules, if there is no Chinese film shortlisted, it is a small year? Why don't you say that there are three Chinese films shortlisted in the encounter unit? ”

"Take more good pictures, don't talk about it."

And so on, reporters on both sides of the red carpet whispered, and the media lineup was not as good as Cannes and Venice, but it was also far more than other A-category film festivals.

Looking at the crowd, there are many male stars who are afraid of trouble, all of them take three steps and two steps to quickly pass through the red carpet area.

On the red carpet, some people were asked to leave after the time, some people were not happy to stay longer, and Huang Baiyou, who had left, belonged to the third kind of "puppet shape".

The photographer asked him to pose for it, and he posed for it, and then left.

To put it mildly, the red carpet photographer is not a newspaper reporter, but a world-renowned photographer from the organizing committee of the film festival.

"The three major cinemas in Europe really give me a really different feeling." Huang Bai lobbied, "Cannes is a film festival for the industry, Venice is for the elite, and the Berlin Film Festival is a civilian film festival." ”

The crew of "Joker" sat in the first row, the popular crew, while Huang Baiyou and Jeanne sat in the C position of the crew.

The rest of the actors such as Grace, Saggie Chen, Bill, and Close are also sitting in danger.

In addition to being nervous, there are also famous guides and superstars who took the initiative to come and say hello.

There are many people in the film industry, but the top circle is very narrow, and the same is true for any industry, and Huang Baiyou is like an outsider, usually in China, he can't get in touch.

Another reason is that for superstars, the name Standin Wong is also legendary.

Adaptor Solomon Rosencable: "I saw a lot from Mr. Stantin's performance last time, and I know this time is no exception. ”

I didn't have a chance to talk about it last time, this "last time" was the end of the Venice Film Festival, and the last time Solomon's film was adapted from a book that had been banned in Europe and the United States, and the artistic image was too advanced, so ...... Only the Venice Skyline unit was selected.

"Mr. Solomon should have another film, right?" Huang Baiyou asked. He remembered correctly, it was this director who invited Wen Ruibing to shoot "Soul Broken Venice", why was that movie not released, and another "Anna".

"It's my habit to make two movies together." Solomon said, "Just kidding, in fact, the filming of "Soul Broken Venice" was blocked, so I completed this one first. ”

"That's powerful, and there's an emotional interruption in the cross-shooting of the two films." Yellow and white lobbying.

"Difficulties can be overcome, as if you overcame the high expectations of the masses for clowns." Solomon Road.

The two chatted for a while, which was considered harmony.

There was also a discordant chat next to it, and the "Persian" crew, director Peter, seemed to be a bit at odds with the two leading actors, Simon and Stuart.

"Mr. Peter, I don't have any intention of competing with Standing for the award, so you don't need to cheer me on." Stuart glanced at Simon next to him, "It's Mr. Watmi, who should be very excited at the moment." ”

"Although I won the Berlinale and became the second person in history to complete the Grand Slam of the three major European film festivals, I am still young and have many opportunities." Simon said, "Jokers are Stantin's forte, and I don't want to fight for them. ”

Simon Watmi is forty-two, and Huang Baiyou is thirty years old this Chinese New Year's Eve, so this is a bit - strange?

"Gentlemen, you should have the same confidence in yourselves as I am." Director Peter said, "I was very confident that I would defeat Mademoiselle Jeanne. ”

Sure enough, although they collaborated on a play, Simon and Stuart couldn't get along with director Peter.

Koslick, the chairman of the organizing committee of the film festival, came out to give a speech, and compared with the low-key of the presidents of other film festivals, his presence is very strong.

For example, Koslick once invited the head of Cuba to attend the film festival, but was later stopped by the top German diplomat, fearing serious consequences.

Another example is a certain film (not to mention the specifics, to save face for the director), which was originally shortlisted for the main competition unit through the selection of the jury, but Koslick called it back, on the grounds that "it is too violent, and there is mostly useless violence".

There are so many "anecdotes" that make Koslick have a mixed reputation as the chairman of the organizing committee of the festival, but it is undeniable that the 25 years he has been in charge have been the time when the influence of the Berlinale has expanded.

"The films in the main competition unit of this year's film festival reflect the real face of the world, which is complex, as if everyone in the world is different, and the diverse aesthetics are moving, and I announce the opening of the 79th Berlin International Film Festival!" Koslick finally announced.

The next part is the screening of the opening ceremony film "Joker".

One of the benefits of the opening film is that almost all the invited guests to the festival are there.

All eyes of the audience were focused on the screen, and within a few seconds, the movie began to be screened, and the discussion gradually turned from small to none.

There is no cast, it is the content of the feature film from the beginning, Arthur played by Huang Baiyou is facing the mirror and applying clown makeup to his face with paint.

Compared to the Dark Knight's Joker's "scarlet smiley face", the corners of the Clown's mouth are drooping downwards and happy.

It is obvious from Huang Baiyou's gestures that he is practicing the smile of the audience in front of the mirror, but the smile he practiced is not funny.

So he put his fingers in his mouth and tore at the corners of his mouth.

Because I used too much force, the corners of my mouth were pulled to my cheekbones, and my gums were clearly exposed, which made it even more unfunny, but rather hideous.

And the background sound has been broadcasting the news of Gotham City, "Gotham City will produce 5 tons of household waste every day", "Even the most beautiful streets in Gotham City are not immune", and so on.

The sound and picture are combined, and in the opening half a minute, it conveys to the audience the depression of cement.

"This is a failed clown because he himself is not happy and does not know how to make people happy." Solomon muttered to himself.

That's right! Arthur, played by Huang Baiyou, is a person from the bottom of society in Gotham City.

Although he is a dispensable person, Arthur, who is at the bottom, still has a dream, he wants to be a comedy star and make everyone happy.

Arthur works for a small entertainment company, earning a modest salary, posing as a clown, holding billboards, and using antics to attract the attention of passers-by for short stops to promote merchandise.

The most unequal thing in life is that "he" will beat everyone equally, even if you can't stand a beating, Arthur played by Huang Baiyou encountered an accident as soon as he hit the street.

A group of bear children, under the comical excuse of "test of courage", directly snatched his billboard, and when Arthur played by Huang Baiyou chased after him, he chased him to the alley - ushered in the sneak attack and punching and kicking of the bear children.

The camera finally fell on Huang Baiyou's numb and blank face, and then the camera shot around, and because it was an alleyway, the line of sight became depressing.

Under the depression, the picture is blurred, accompanied by the sound of police car horns, and the title of the film appears "Joker (Joker)".

Huge words dominate the screen, and Arthur is the Joker, a clown in every sense of the word.

"This prologue, interesting." Peter felt that director Jeanne seemed to want to shoot something new.

Peter continued to think about it and said to the people next to him, "Want to shoot a loser clown?" Frankly, I don't like this kind of story. ”

Simon also knew that the director, who was called "Eastwood can represent 21st century existentialist cinema", did not like the narrative of small people.

Film critics who hate Peter Eastwood call him "He thinks there are only elites in the world, he can only see the one percent of the world, and the rest don't deserve to exist."

(End of chapter)