On February 5th, the weather was fine.

The premiere is scheduled for 9 a.m.

Chen Fei led several members of the crew to the door of the screening hall as early as half past eight, ready to receive the audience.

According to the news that Li Yang learned, there were also 4 movies that premiered at the same time, all of which were works from well-known foreign directors.

In the beginning, "No Man's Land" was the most inconspicuous of these films.

But after the leaflets were distributed on the 3rd, and after a day of fermentation on the 4th, the situation had already changed drastically!

At 8:40, a large number of people had gathered at the door of the theater.

Regardless of whether they had tickets in their hands or not, everyone stood outside the door of the theater, staring at Chen Fei with very fanatical eyes, as if they were looking at their gods!

After signing dozens of names in a row, seeing that more and more fans gathered, Chen Fei felt that something was not right.

"No, it's the premiere of the movie, and it's not a fan meeting, so why am I standing here and signing autographs?"

Huang Bo added: "Because you are hot!" Your people are even hotter than the movies. ”

After glancing at the time, Chen Fei put down his pen on the spot, "Don't sign, go, enter the venue, watch the movie in advance!" ”

With an order, several people quickly returned to the theater.

There are many fans outside the door with regretful faces, but it is difficult to say anything, after all, today's theme is the premiere of the movie.

Suddenly, a shout rang out: "Is anyone willing to sell the ticket in his hand?" I can buy it for double the price. ”

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

With the appearance of the first person, more and more fans began to shout, hoping to participate in today's premiere.

Don't mention whether the movie is good or not, the director must have support!

The seats of 300 people were all filled in less than ten minutes.

Li Yang watched this scene with some envy.

Thinking that Blind Well had just rented a screening hall with 100 seats, he still managed to gather the audience with great difficulty.

The lights dimmed, the title of Feixiang Film and Television Company began to appear, the names of the director and actors also appeared in turn, and the movie officially started.

Li Yang retracted his gaze and devoted himself to watching the movie.

Although he helped Chen Fei work for several days, it was the first time he saw this movie.

To be honest, he was still quite curious in his heart, what kind of film could make Chen Fei be selected for the main competition unit in Berlin at the age of a weak champion.

Gobi Desert, No Man's Land, Tragic Music ......

Hunting, Car Accidents, Lawyer Asylum......

The evil of human nature, the lies of the dancing girl, and the ...... of no one

This 117-minute story allowed everyone present to see the process of transforming from "human nature" to "animal nature"!

In this barren land, killing, theft, violence, robbery, ...... It is endless, and people can't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Seeing the end, Li Yang couldn't help but look at Chen Fei, "How did this film pass the trial?" For comparison, the evil of "The Blind Well" is not even a tenth of the movie! ”

Chen Fei didn't hide it, and while eating the lucky orange taken out of the system space, he said:

"I gave the script to the group of people who were in charge of reviewing it, and they helped me change it until it was approved."

“……”

Opening his mouth, Li Yang suddenly felt a little dry in his throat, and he couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart.

After a long time, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You are on the right path and lucky." ”

The script submitted by the director of a 200 million box office commercial film, even if he feels that there are too many bad elements in this movie, he will find a way to help revise it.

But what about him?

When filming "Blind Well", he was just a well-known literary film director.

…

At the end of the movie, the lights came on and the audience burst into applause!

Chen Fei threw the leftover orange peel in his hand into the trash, with an indifferent smile on his face, and led several actors to bow and thank the audience.

There is no doubt that judging from the shocked expressions of these audience members at the scene, the premiere in No Man's Land was a success.

A good movie doesn't get dusty.

Over the next few days, the buzz about No Man's Land began to appear on the streets of Berlin.

This film, made by the "God of Skateboarding", has sparked the curiosity of countless people and attracted the attention of many.

After discussing with the organizers, Chen Fei simply rented a 500-seat screening hall and began to play on a loop.

Since the 6th, the theater has maintained a "full" scene, and even on Sunday, there was a scene where tickets were hard to find!

During this period, Chen Fei led others to watch other films shortlisted for the main competition unit of the film festival to observe and learn.

"Ghosts", "Mental Hospital", "Life in the Water", ......

Gu Changwei's "Peacock" is also on his viewing list.

Zhang Jingchu's Gao Weihong surprised Chen Fei, that kind of puritanical temperament was placed in the seventies and eighties of the last century, forming a strong contrast with the surrounding environment.

Although this is just a story about an ordinary family, it is also a journey to the depths of human nature.

As the opening ceremony approached, more and more crews, filmmakers, and film dealers appeared at the Berlin Film Festival.

China Film has been very busy in the past two days, and Han Sanping is even so busy that she doesn't even have time to participate in the premiere of "No Man's Land".

Holding the right to import, he is like holding a "windfall", looking for opportunities everywhere to spend it.

There are a lot of domestic media, including the three major portals that Chen Fei is familiar with, and even the "Six Princesses" who represent the official.

Compared with those foreign journalists, their main goals are on the three movies "No Man's Land", "Peacock", and "A Cloud on the Edge of the Sky".

In just a few days, Chen Fei has accepted no less than 20 interviews!

"Director Chen, do you have any prospects for this trip to Berlin?"

"It doesn't matter if I can win the award or not, it's just my attempt at realistic themes, and I'm lucky to be shortlisted, and I don't have much luxury......"

The formulaic responses did not satisfy the journalists.

They wanted Chen Fei to show the state of "Lu Chuan", but he was very modest and did not have a trace of edge.

So, the reporters set their sights on "Peacock" again.

They don't pay attention to the question of the movie, because Gu Changwei's call for winning the award is very high, and he probably can't run away.

And the contradiction between Mrs. Gu Dao and the heroine of "Peacock" is what they really pay attention to.

Gossip, who doesn't like it?

Zhang Jingchu reiterated again in front of the camera that this matter is pure fiction.

However, what she said made people feel that there were many stories in it!

In fact, Director Gu originally planned to let his wife play the role of "Gao Weihong", but unfortunately her image and temperament did not match, which is a pity. ”

These are her exact words.

But after some "packaging" by reporters, it became a new style when it was transmitted back to China.

[The heroine of "Peacock" spoke publicly, and the identity of the heroine was originally set to be Mrs. Gu Dao, but in the end, she "defeated" the other party and won this role. 】

The word defeated is in double quotation marks.

Many people are guessing that it was defeated by force? Or through bed kung fu?

Liu Yifei began to incarnate as a "melon-eating crowd" again.

While calling to wish Chen Fei winning the award, he also told him that Director Gu's wife was furious at a party, and united many directors' wives to block Zhang Jingchu strongly!

The heat continues to ferment, and the opening ceremony is getting closer and closer.

On the ninth day, all the films shortlisted for the competition unit were announced.

In addition to the main competition unit, there are also "Encounter Unit", "Short Film Competition Unit", "Panorama Unit", "Forum Unit", "Special Screening Unit" and "New Generation Unit".

Chen Fei took a brief look, and there were a lot of good films in these units, which also benefited him a lot.

But when it comes to popularity, it is still the strongest in the main competition unit!

On the 10th, the Berlinale officially ushered in the opening ceremony.

At the opening ceremony, Chen Fei saw other directors and actors who also participated in the competition, all gathered to watch "The Legend of the Savages" directed by Regis Wagner.

Zhang Jingchu sat on Chen Fei's left-hand side.

After greeting each other, the two didn't communicate too much, and quietly looked at the picture on the big screen.

However, the faint smell of perfume and the vague contact between the two arms made Chen Fei a little suspicious.

He always felt that this woman seemed to be emitting a "seductive" signal all the time!

And this kind of signal may only be captured by those directors.

After the film was played, Roland Emmerich, the president of the jury, led the judges on stage to thank them and asked each judge to introduce themselves in detail.

Berlin Golden Bear, Cannes Golden Lion, Venice Palme d'Or, Hollywood Oscar, Global Award, Saturn Award......

Listening to the resumes of these judges on the stage, Chen Fei was secretly speechless.

"It's all big guys!"

Zhang Jingchu seemed to hear his muttering, smiled like a flower, turned her head close to his ear, and whispered: "You are also very "big". ”

"Huh?"

Chen Fei suddenly realized that something was wrong, and just as he wanted to hide back, he saw a flash light in the corner.

Not surprisingly, not long after the opening ceremony, Chen Fei saw an "intimate photo" of him and Zhang Jingchu on the homepage of Sohu.com.

"Hey? This woman? It's absolutely stunning! ”

Chen Fei had a strong premonition that if he called now to invite Zhang Jingchu to come to the room to read the script at night, this woman would definitely gladly accept it.

And if nothing else, she'll be dressed up very sexy.

After pondering for a while, Chen Fei silently put Zhang Jingchu and Fan Bingbin in the same category.

"Want to get wool on me? This wool isn't that easy to take! ”

……

From the 10th to the day of the closing ceremony, it will be the time for the jury to read and score the films.

And during this period, the outside trade fair has officially kicked off!

The release of "No Man's Land" continued, and more and more people paid attention to this movie and offered Chen Fei the price they had identified.

Among them, the most surprising thing for Chen Fei was the offer from Universal Pictures.

Three million dollars to buy out the rights to "No Man's Land" throughout North America!

In the hotel room, looking at the white man with a high nose in a suit and leather shoes opposite, Chen Fei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

From the beginning of filming to post-production, the total consumption of "No Man's Land" is 4.7 million yuan, which is 580,000 yuan when converted into US dollars.

The other party offered 3 million, and after deducting a series of costs, it made a net profit of 2.42 million US dollars, that is, 19.36 million yuan!

To be honest, Chen Fei was really a little moved......

But he didn't really want to sell it so early.

If the final film can win the award, let's not mention the Golden Bear for the time being, even if it is just a Silver Bear Award, it can double the price!

If you are really lucky to get the Golden Bear, this number can at least mention 10 million US dollars!

"Whew!"

With a sigh of relief, Chen Fei suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and calmly said to the white man in front of him: "Mr. Romulo, I'm glad that Universal Pictures can offer me such a high price,

But I want to wait and see, because I believe that this film will not stop at the nomination, it will definitely surprise me in the end. ”

The quality of the movie is certainly one thing, and the blessing of "Lucky Orange" is also Chen Fei's confidence.

The rewards drawn from the SS-level mystery box are definitely different from each other!

Looking at the firmness in the eyes of the young man in front of him, Romulo Otero couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Fei, you know, if this film doesn't win any awards, then our offer may be even lower."

It's a pity that this statement did not make Chen Fei feel the slightest sense of urgency.

He smiled slightly, directly revealing the other party's purpose, "Mr. Romulo, if I'm not mistaken, the background of "No Man's Land" can be well applied to the background of Westerns, right?"

After buying the copyright, even if you make a second remake, you can definitely make a lot of profit.

So, the price of three million is too cheap for me to agree. ”

Chen Fei had a faint smile on his face, but he had already begun to scold his mother in his heart.

Want to take this film for $3 million?

Are you thinking about farts when you step on a horse?

After winning the award, it is estimated that it will be about the same as a five-fold increase!

From beginning to end, Chen Fei didn't think about how good the box office of "No Man's Land" would be after its release in China, after all, the story style of this film is too depressing.

His real purpose has always been to sell the copyright abroad.

As a domestic "western road movie" movie, its background is destined to make this film shine in the North American western film market.

With a suitable adaptation, the box office and DVD sales can bring at least tens of millions of dollars to Universal Pictures.

But now this guy only wants to buy it for three million?

It's a dream!

The atmosphere was a bit deadlocked, and seeing that Chen Fei showed no sign of relenting, Romulo could only choose to give up.

"Hoo ......"

With a sigh of relief, he stood up and said very solemnly: "Fei, you are a very shrewd director, since this is the case, then we can only meet after the closing ceremony." ”

"Welcome to come as a guest next time, and I hope you can show higher sincerity next time."

Chen Fei got up and sent the other party to the door.

…

After sending Romulo away, Chen Fei met many filmmakers.

There are local European studios, as well as Asian studios, but unfortunately, the prices they offer are much lower than those of Universal Pictures.

Time seemed to be pressed the accelerator button at this moment, and it quickly moved towards the closing ceremony.

Zhongying seems to have bought a few suitable films, Han Sanping has been very busy these days, and often leaves early and returns late.

Li Yang happened to have nothing to do during this time, so he simply accompanied Chen Fei to wander around.

When the two of them came to the exhibition hall again, they could clearly see that there were many fewer posters inside.

"The ones that were withdrawn were all sold, and most of the rest were going to lose money."

Chen Fei nodded knowingly.

There are many people who "understand the king" and shout on the Internet every day how profitable it is to make movies, but in fact, it is always that part that can really make money.

Think about it, there are only three art academies in China, Nortel, China Opera, and Shanghai Film, and there are at least hundreds of directors every year.

But after so many years, those who can really make a name for themselves are still those people, and most of the others have turned to the background, or even changed careers directly.

The most intuitive example by Chen Fei's side is Senior Brother Ning Hao.

A "Incense" and a "Green Meadow", although he gained "fame", but the "profit" was almost nothing.

worked as a director for four years, but in exchange for the result, the family house was also sold......

If it weren't for Chen Fei as an assistant director to earn some money, I'm afraid he would not even be able to maintain his daily expenses!

Just thinking about it, a bold idea suddenly popped up in Chen Fei's heart.

"Or ...... Pull Senior Brother Ning Hao on the same front? ”

The more he thought about it, the more Chen Fei felt that this thing was feasible!

I just happen to have a movie in my hand, so it's better to use this as a stepping stone, anyway, with so many high-quality scripts, he can't finish it alone.

……

Time quickly came to the nineteenth.

After waking up in the morning, Chen Fei did not go out, but stayed in the hotel room, browsing the domestic portal while waiting for the official news of the film festival.

But all the films that enter the modules of each unit can go to the final awards ceremony.

It's just that there is an unspoken rule that everyone defaults to.

If a film can receive an official invitation before the closing ceremony, it means that it will definitely win the award.

Tomorrow is the final awards ceremony, so the notification will be delivered today at the latest.

While waiting for the good news, Chen Fei looked at the headlines posted on Sohu.

I don't know who came out of the news, saying that "Peacock" has received unanimous praise from the jury, and there is a very high possibility of winning the Golden Bear.

For a while, major domestic media began to report on it, as if "Peacock" had already won the Golden Bear.

On the other hand, Chen Fei's "No Man's Land" was unanimously satirized by those "experts", "professors" and "scholars".

What if you are shortlisted?

Is it true that if you are shortlisted, you will definitely win the award?

A milk doll in her twenties, isn't it just a fluke that she has made a few commercial films, and she really thinks of herself as a big director?

The Berlinale is based on "art", "reality" and "judgment".

Counting the past winners, which one is not an experienced veteran director who has been directing for many years.

Do you know what "art" is, a 20-something? Do you understand what "reality" means? Do you know what "criticism" means?

Praising the former and stepping on the latter, these old artists are on top, as if they are the judges.

As for these voices, Chen Fei did not choose to pay attention to them.

Even when he was interviewed by reporters, he only smiled modestly and did not respond.

He's waiting!

Waiting for those old pedants to drop their jaws!

At ten o'clock in the morning, the phone rang suddenly.

Chen Fei looked down at the caller ID, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was irrepressible joy on his face.

It's the official of the festival who called!

Excitedly connected the phone, as expected, it was the official staff of the film festival, who invited him and all the members of the crew of "No Man's Land" to participate in the closing ceremony!

"Hahahaha!"

At this moment, Chen Fei's long-suppressed laughter resounded in the hotel room!

Tomorrow will be the moment when he Chen Fei will officially become famous in the world, and "No Man's Land" will also be a stepping stone for him to enter Hollywood!

(End of chapter)