"Introduce yourself, Sun Yi'an, deputy general manager of Western Film Group Co., Ltd."

"Hello, Chen Fei, please take a seat."

After greeting, both parties sat down,

As expected, the deputy director really didn't come alone, and there was indeed a Wang Quanan next to him.

This also made Chen Fei more and more sure that their purpose was for "Tuya's Marriage".

It's a pity that their wishful thinking is wrong, and they are only one of the jury, and they can't be the master at all.

"Director Chen is really young and promising!" Sun Yi'an sighed with emotion.

Chen Fei hurriedly said modestly: "Vice President Sun praised it, but he was lucky and caught up with the good times." ”

"Alas, indeed, now is a good time to start a business in the sea, as long as you have real skills, you don't have to worry about making money."

These people who are engaged in literature and art like to talk about it, and they can't say it on time for a long time.

After opening the company for so many years, Chen Fei can be regarded as trained.

The other party didn't want to get to the point, so he was more happy to chat, just to learn about the strength of Xiying.

The eighties of the 20th century were the highlight moments of Xiying, "Old Well", "Red Sorghum", "Horse Thief" ...... Chinese films can be said to have gone to the world from here.

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Huang Jianxin and other core figures of the "fifth generation" film directors also continue to gather here.

Perhaps realizing that it was pointless to talk like this, after more than half an hour, Sun Yi'an finally got to the point.

"I heard that Director Chen has just been selected for the jury of the Berlin Film Festival?"

"Yes, 57th."

"That's just a coincidence, director Wang Quanan's "Tuya's Marriage" is also in the selection of films, you can give more opinions then."

"Okay, I will."

Three sentences ended the topic, but it took more than half an hour to foreshadow!

Chen Fei felt a little helpless in his heart, this is the domestic strategy of talking about things, he always has to chat for a long time, and the final topic is just one or two sentences.

It's just that just when Chen Fei thought that this matter was over, Sun Yi'an suddenly pulled the topic elsewhere.

"I heard that Director Chen is going to build a film and television city in the Bashu area?"

Oh?

A touch of surprise suddenly appeared in Chen Fei's heart.

"Well, I do."

Sun Yi'an smiled slightly: "I just walked around Bashu recently, to be honest, in fact, that place is not very suitable for a film and television city, but our Chang'an City has an open site and a wide area, which is suitable for replicating Hengdian Film and Television City."

If Director Chen is interested, you can come to us to inspect it, and the Western Film Studio will provide you with the support you deserve, we have the qualifications and the ability......"

Hearing this, Chen Fei had already realized it!

He previously thought that the other party's purpose was only for "Tuya's Marriage", but now, "attracting investment" is the purpose of this deputy director of Western Film!

Indeed, compared with the Chang'an region in the northwest, there is not much open landform on the Bashu side, with many peaks and depressions, which is not suitable for building large-scale palace groups.

But in fact, the real purpose of his trip to Bashu was to deal with the disaster in 08.

Once you are born again, you have to do what you can, at least with a clear conscience!

"Mulan" was specially arranged by Chen Fei in order to deal with this disaster.

Don't ask to make a big contribution, you can save as much as you can!

But... By the time the disaster has passed, it is estimated that the site there will have been almost destroyed, and the plan to replicate Hengdian Film and Television City will be completely over.

Now Sun Yi'an suddenly proposed to let him go to Chang'an to build a film and television city, and the West Film Studio can also escort his plan......

"Chang'an Ancient City?"

Chen Fei couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

After a while, he looked up at Sun Yi'an and said with a smile: "Regarding this matter proposed by Director Sun, I will consider it carefully, and if there is a new plan in the future, I will contact you as soon as possible." ”

"Okay." Sun Yi'an stood up and invited: "This time, I also specially brought some Chang'an specialties, and I also prepared good wine, and I also looked at Director Chen's face." ”

Chen Fei did not refuse.

"Haha, okay, let's try it."

…

The guests and hosts enjoyed a meal.

Sun Yi'an gushed endlessly, and gave Chen Fei a simple overview of some of the resources and help that Western Film Studios could provide.

Chang'an is a world-famous historical ancient city, and it is also one of the six ancient capitals in China with the longest history, there were 13 dynasties such as the Western Zhou, Qin, Western Han, Xin, Eastern Han, Western Jin, Qianzhao, Qianqin, Houqin, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and other 13 dynasties built their capitals here, and the geographical location is definitely not inferior to Hengdian.

If Director Chen carries out the film and television city plan here, the West Film Studio will definitely go all out, and we can provide skilled craftsmen, assisted by a large number of historians, and will definitely be able to reproduce the glory of Chang'an.

In addition to filming, it can also attract a large number of tourists to visit, and it will definitely be able to recover the cost in a short time! ”

Hearing his words, Chen Fei smiled and said: "There are many dynasties and ancient tombs, I have heard netizens comment, I am afraid that there is the entire Xianyang City under Chang'an, right?" ”

Sun Yi'an shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"This is also inevitable, more than half of the archaeologists in the country will be in Chang'an City, so they can only avoid it as much as possible."

"Haha!"

Thinking of the comments of netizens, Chen Fei couldn't help but want to laugh.

The ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, a city where the ground is more crowded than the ground, can accidentally dig out the old owners.

Other coastal cities focus on "sea view houses", but Chang'an is named after "tomb view houses".

Someone spoofed and adapted the real estate slogan of Chang'an City:

"The first-line tomb scene, sitting on the CBD of the Qin and Han dynasties, the hometown of the emperor, neighboring with the sages, listening to the echoes of history."

"Five steps to a cultural relic, ten steps to an ancient tomb, a subway line can connect half of Chinese history."

"While real estate in other cities is dug with excavators, Chang'an is cleaned with a small brush to ensure that there are no foreign objects at the bottom and no ancestors!"

…

After eating, Chen Fei sent Sun Yi'an and Wang Quan'an away.

It's just that what he didn't notice was that when they were parting at the door of the hotel, they happened to be secretly photographed by the paparazzi hiding nearby!

"Huh? Who is Chen Fei eating with? ”

"O Wang Quan'an! Don't you know? is the director of the "Tuya's Marriage" released some time ago. ”

"How could they be together?"

"Do you need to ask? "Tuya's Marriage" went to participate in the Golden Bear Award selection at the Berlin Film Festival. ”

"So, Wang Quanan came here to ask Director Chen for help?"

"It's obvious!"

"Are you kidding? Can Director Chen still influence the evaluation of the Golden Bear Award? I see that in that list, he is just one of the members of the jury, and most of the others are famous directors and producers from Hollywood. ”

"Have you forgotten Director Chen's influence in Hollywood? Sony Columbia, Lionsgate, New Line, and Universal Pictures are all his partners. ”

"Don't break this news first, let's wait and see, if "Tuya's Marriage" can be nominated, this will be a lot of fun!"

…

The company's affairs have been dealt with, and Chen Fei didn't go back, and took a taxi back to the courtyard.

stayed with the old man for a night, and was chattered about looking for his granddaughter-in-law for a long time.

Getting up early the next morning, he rushed to the airport and headed straight for Berlin!

The organizer of the film festival has a special person in charge of pick-up, and the staff waited at the airport early and picked him up smoothly.

In the car, Chen Fei received a call from Bruce.

"Fei, there is a situation in the matter that you asked me to pay attention to, Zhang Yimou's "Full of Golden Armor" has opened more than 1,200 theaters, but the attendance rate is extremely low, and some professional institutions have given an assessment, and the North American box office may be difficult to exceed 10 million US dollars."

"Tsk! Zhang Weiping is afraid that he will have to cry and faint in the toilet! ”

Chen Fei also went to the theater to watch it before, the plot is indeed quite exaggerated, Lao Mouzi probably didn't think about how much he made in China, and those messy plots were purely customized for foreign countries.

It's a pity that in the end, I still got into a situation where I didn't adapt to the soil.

With an investment of 360 million, it is difficult for the domestic box office to exceed 300 million, and the North American box office is less than 10 million US dollars......

Even if you count the box office revenue of other countries, plus the sale of copyrights, it is estimated that you will barely be able to recover the cost in the end.

Don't think about making money, this film is already good if it didn't collapse Lao Mouzi's reputation!

…

Coming to the hotel designated by the organizer, Chen Fei met with the other judges.

Paul Schrader came up and gave him a hug, and said with a smile: "Fei, you are the last to arrive, but just in time." ”

"Haha, I almost missed the plane."

The jury consists of 10 members from all over the world.

United States, Germany, Mexico, Denmark, Nigeria, Estonia, Palestine......

They are all well-known producers and directors in various regions, and enjoy a certain reputation internationally, and there are even many directors who have won the Golden Bear.

In addition, there is also a director from Hong Kong on the jury.

Shi Nansheng!

This is a female director and producer, and she is also the vice chairman of Hong Kong Media Asia Film and Television Co., Ltd., which is Zhuang Cheng's boss.

"Mr. Chen, long time no see."

"Haha, Mr. Shi, I haven't seen you for a long time, I wanted to call you before, but I thought that one of us was in the mainland and the other was in Hong Kong, and it is estimated that we will not be able to take a plane."

The first time I met Shi Nansheng was after the release of "Eavesdropping 1".

Media Asia held a celebration dinner, and Chen Fei was also present to participate, so he naturally got to know this heroine.

The identity of the producer of "Infernal Affairs" has made her famous in Hong Kong and Macau!

"Let's go to dinner first, have a good rest tonight, and start work tomorrow." Paul Schrader beckoned everyone to walk in the direction of the restaurant.

The nominations were announced on the 15th, which meant they had to choose the right one from hundreds of submissions from around the world in the next ten days.

Main Competition, Panorama and Short Story.

That's what they're going to do!

…

Nothing was said all night.

After getting up the next day, under the arrangement of the organizer, everyone officially entered the work mode.

"Tuya's Marriage", "Apple".

These two movies are the focus of Chen Fei's attention!

At the same time, during his busy period, the box office data of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" at home and abroad is also rising.

Even though it's January, the domestic film market still doesn't stop.

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" has become the first Hollywood movie in China to exceed 300 million yuan, and the 3D viewing mode has received a lot of praise!

On the other hand, "The City is Full of Golden Armor", although it is in a state of peerlessness in mainland movies in the same period, it is still much worse than "Source Code".

It is still unknown whether it can even break through the 315 million box office created by "Chinese Partner".

Zhang Weiping is still firing guns everywhere, either scolding the films of the same period for preempting the film schedule, or scolding China Film for not paying attention to the rules, deliberately raising the schedule of Hollywood movies and suppressing mainland films.

He even went to the Film Bureau to report it several times, but he didn't get good feedback.

If it were other imported films, they would definitely be suppressed in terms of film scheduling, but "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is different from other imported films!

China Film, Shanghai Film, and Wanda all have to share the money from it, and the higher the box office, the more they can get a share.

If you suppress the amount of films, isn't that just pushing the money that should be in hand out?

They weren't stupid, how could they do such a thing?

The foreign box office data of "The City Full of Golden Armor" was disclosed by the media one by one, and the dismal multi-million dollar box office made people feel sore for a while, almost not much different from "Night Banquet".

At the launching ceremony of "The King of Kung Fu", Wang Zhonglei openly mocked:

"Some people also boasted about Haikou in the first half of the year, saying that they wanted domestic fans to see what is called a costume blockbuster, and they would shoot this thing? Are you embarrassed to shout? ”

With Huayi taking the lead, a wave of "counteroffensive" is coming!

Sohu.com deliberately put a report on the top.

"Three Brothers of Bad Movies": "Wuji", "Night Banquet", "The City is Full of Golden Armor", the three major box office directors in the mainland have all been wiped out!

Su Guohai was very witty, and after realizing that this was a good publicity opportunity, he followed the popularity and directly announced that "Mulan" would officially enter the preparatory period.

$70 million!

Chinese and foreign co-production!

Walton Pictures, Feiyue Film and Television, China Film, Shanghai Film, Wanda, Light, Bona, and Starlight.

Eight investors, fight for costume films again!

The slogans shouted by the media are particularly interesting:

"Chen Fei, the first director of a 400 million box office commercial film in the mainland, a Hollywood A-class producer, and winner of the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, will invest 560 million yuan to let the world see what is called the real ancient Chinese cultural history!"

"This time! Chinese culture will officially enter the global stage! ”

"Stepping on "The City Full of Golden Armor", holding "Night Banquet" in your hands, using "Wuji" as a ladder, using "Ambush on All Sides" as a guide, surpassing "Hero", and slashing "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" under the horse!"

“……”

Han Sanping originally wanted to use this to advertise "Red Cliff", but after seeing this battle, he suddenly felt that it was better to wait.

The media dared to roast Chen Fei on the fire, because he was real gold and was not afraid of fire at all.

But Wu Yu ......

As a director who was "driven back" by Hollywood, he may not be able to bear such a burden!

In such a crazy state, Rong Xinda carried the new movie "Door" and began a publicity strategy like survival in the cracks.

After graduating from the 02 class, the most famous among the Nortel freshmen is Yang Mi, who is called the 05 level "Nortel Newcomer King" by good multimedia! ”

If you want to say that there is no hype of Rong Xinda, it must be fake!

As the "first sister" recently launched by Rong Xinda, Yang Mi's performance is also being paid attention to by many people, and whether she can sit firmly on the title of this sister remains to be verified.

…

On the evening of the 14th, a group of Golden Bear Award judges in Berlin dragged their tired bodies out of the conference room.

It took 11 days to finally select the list of films nominated for this year's Berlin Film Festival.

After the nominations are announced, the official award ceremony will start on February 8th and last until the 18th, when the final competition for the Golden Bear will begin!

"Guys, I'll go first, the Golden Globes are about to open, and I have to rush to the awards ceremony."

Chen Fei said hello to a group of "temporary colleagues" and left the hotel in a hurry.

The schedule is still quite intense, the Golden Globe Awards will start on the 16th, and he is only left with a day of rest.

That is to say, Chen Fei's physical fitness is relatively good, otherwise if he continues to rotate like this, I am afraid that he will have to collapse directly!

Paul Schrader looked at Chen Fei with some envy, and couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder he can repeatedly create high-quality scripts, and this full mental state is also the key!" ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

On the morning of the 15th, when Chen Fei was still flying above the Atlantic, the competition list of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival was officially announced!

There are many people waiting for this list, various media, contestants...

As soon as the list was announced, everyone began to look for familiar names.

When Wang Quan'an of "Tuya's Marriage" and Li Yu of "Apple" appeared in the list, the practitioners of the domestic film and television industry were completely sensational!

Everyone's first impression is... How can it be?

"Apple" is okay, after all, it has the participation of well-known actors such as Fan Bingbin, Tong Dawei, and Liang Jiahui.

But "Tuya's Marriage" has no big-name actors, and it tells the story of a Mongolian woman who asks for marriage with her disabled husband, why can it be nominated?

However, at this moment, someone noticed that the nominated film was followed by a comment:

"The film focuses on the underlying reality, and the overall temperament full of humanistic feelings brings people a fresh look, and their 'grassroots' colors and artistic pursuits, coupled with commercial efforts, are gratifying."

The author of this comment is exactly - Chen Fei!

For a moment, the major media couldn't sit still.

Several paparazzi took the opportunity to leak the photos taken some time ago to the media and newspapers, and in just half an hour, the news directly rushed to the headlines of major websites.

Merely...

When netizens saw the photos of Chen Fei and Wang Quanan coming out of the hotel, their first reaction was not to denounce, but to be shocked and excited!

"Oh, I'm going? Director Chen can still influence the selection of the three major European films? ”

"Hey? This Wang Quan'an is smart enough, looking for a relationship and actually finding Director Chen's head, is he really selected? ”

"Don't say much, Director Chen is awesome! This relationship goes straight to the Berlin Film Festival! ”

"If "Tuya's Marriage" really won the Golden Bear, wouldn't it be interesting?"

"Are you kidding? Does Director Chen have this ability? ”

"I can't say for sure, if I really get the Golden Bear, it will be interesting!"

…

Landing at the airport, it was already noon on the 15th.

As soon as he turned on the phone, Chen Fei saw a bunch of missed calls!

Wang Quanan alone fought more than 20, as well as Sun Yi'an's 5, and Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun and others' two...

Chen Fei thought about it, and went back to Su Guohai first.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong, so many missed calls, why was there suddenly a sign of "something big is about to happen"?

As soon as the phone was connected, Su Guohai's shocked words rang in Chen Fei's ears: "Mr. Chen, someone took a photo of you and Wang Quanan having dinner."

Now netizens are arguing, saying that you went through the back door for him, and forcibly pulled "Tuya's Marriage" into the competition list. ”

WTF？？？

"Crazy, right? I will give Wang Quan an the back door? I'm not the only one who has the final say! ”

"That's what the Internet says..."

"Ignore them, I have to have that ability, I make movies every day and go to Berlin to win awards, isn't this a joke?"

Hanging up the phone, Chen Fei went back to Beverly Hills by himself.

There is no need to pay attention to this kind of thing at all, netizens are also watching the excitement and not thinking that it is a big deal, and they follow the group of media to make a fool of themselves.

"Media?"

Suddenly, Chen Fei frowned slightly.

As a reborn party, no one can understand the horror of "public opinion" better than him.

This weapon must be firmly in the hands of the hand!

Not having a sword in your hand and not having a sword are two different things!

"In other words, how long will Weibo be established?"

(End of chapter)