Don't be surprised why the president of the Venice Film Festival came, mainly because of Muller, who has an inextricable relationship with China, and it can be said that some Chinese films are what he introduced to Europe.

Not only did he come to China in '74, but he also served as a Venetian Asian filmmaker for 18 years, and his main activities were in China, East Asia and Southeast Asia. In his first year as a filmmaker, he sent Ling Zi's "Wilderness" to the Venice Film Festival, which was also the first film in Chinese mainland to participate in a major foreign film festival.

He also introduced Chen Kaige's "Yellow Earth" to the Locarno Film Festival, and even the final film won the Silver Leopard Award, and he also accepted the award on his behalf.

The first Chinese mainland film to win an award at the Venice Film Festival, "The Red Lantern Hangs High" directed by Zhang Yimou, was also recommended by him.

From 1991 onwards, he served as chairman of the Locarno Film Festival for 10 years, during which time the Golden Leopard Award was awarded to films that were not released in China, such as Wang Shuo's "I Am Your Father" and Lu Le's "Mr. Zhao".

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This person, you say that he is a friend of the Chinese, it seems that he really spares no effort to help Chinese films go to Europe to win awards, but in doing so, he also fuels domestic films to rush madly towards the author's film, causing Chinese films to accelerate to the author's film.

The only big Golden Lion award won by Chief Jia was by Marco Muller, so Chief Jia had a good relationship with Muller.

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jia Kechang and a number of literary film directors have been helped by him to a greater or lesser extent, and he also settled in Shanghai after his old age.

Do you say that he belongs to the friends of Chinese films, or is he the driving force that causes Chinese films to run wildly on the road of the author's films?

Perhaps the most astute hunters tend to appear as prey?

Turning a corner in the development of your films, you still have to thank me for treating me with the highest courtesy?

Maybe that's a malicious idea.

However, that was all in the past, and who knew that after the time entered 2010, history would change significantly.

"Director He, come on, I can't wait to see your new movie." Marco Müller couldn't wait to say after eating.

"Mr. Muller, don't be in such a hurry, can you?" He was still pouring tea for Muller when he raised the teapot.

"There are too few art films in Chinese cinema now, and even fewer are good. Finally, I have you as a new literary director, and your film is very mature and refreshing, so I heard the news of your new movie, and the post-editing is almost here. ”

"Thank you Mr. Mueller for your attention, Na Cheng, drink this cup of tea, let's go."

When He Fang brought Muller to the film and television post-production base of Lake Film Group Film and Television City, Muller nodded.

"You're so powerful, you can make such a big battle on your own." Mueller was impressed when he saw these conditions.

"Hehe, don't praise me, I just moved my mouth, and what I really did was the Lake Shadow Group. Walk ......"

The post-production base of Huying Film and Television City is a whole 20-story building, where there are Huying's own post-production computer rooms, as well as the post-production computer rooms of dozens of private companies.

There is an array of post-rendering processing rooms that are second to none in Asia and even the world, as well as dozens of standard large screen halls for post-editing, color grading, post-processing, sound processing, mixing and production, etc., which can be applied for when necessary.

When Muller walked into a standard big screen hall, he was shocked, usually he went to other people's computer room to watch the editing, that is at most sitting in front of the big computer screen to watch, but when he arrives here, he is sitting in a big screen hall to watch, which is directly the cinema effect.

What the hell is this editing room? Crazy, right? This is a standard movie theater, fully soundproofed and enclosed hall, with a standard screen about 10 meters wide and 6 meters high in front, and three computers like minicomputers at the back of the editing station.

In the middle is a space at least 20 meters long and 15 meters wide, but less than 20 viewing chairs are installed in this space.

"Wow, he, you're too luxurious." Mueller was shocked.

"Ha, it's nothing, if you want to engage in industrialization and modernization, then the facilities must be top-notch. Come, let me introduce to you, our editing teacher, Mr. Qian Lin, is also a teacher at the Film Academy. ”

He Fang introduced Mueller.

"Oh, I know her, but this is the first time I've met." Mueller said.

"I have long heard the name of Mr. Müller, and I am honored to meet you."

"Hah, so am I."

"Okay, let's not talk too much nonsense, let's start watching the film. Mr. Mueller, what do you want to drink? ”

"Coffee, right?"

"Yes, wait a minute." He Fang said that he pressed the phone on the table, and then immediately connected.

"515 standard hall, send me a pot of coffee, two bottles of Coke, sugar-free, ask for Coca-Cola. Mr. Qian, what do you drink? ”

"Bring me a pot of tea, the air conditioner here is a little cold after a long time, and it's a little stuffy if it doesn't turn on, so drink some tea to warm up."

"Okay, let's have a pot of tea. By the way, a fruit bowl with some fresh fruit and some gummies and cookies. He Fang hung up after saying it on the phone.

"Wow, you're so good at service." Mueller praised.

"Ha, it's okay, this is all outsourced to someone else, of course the service is good. The main reason is that people who are engaged in the later stage often forget the time while working, or do not have time to go out to eat, buy fruit and drinks, etc., so it is better to outsource these services to others. The service is good, the things are complete, and it can also solve the life problems of the staff in the later stage. ”

(The setting up and life services of this standard hall are written by the author after experiencing it in a later company in Thailand.) ）

Within ten minutes, after everyone chatted about the facilities here, Qian Lin's side was also ready, and then the tea and fruit bowl were also delivered.

After He Fang and Muller sat down, Qian Lin officially began to play the edited version of "Scorching Sun".

This version has no before and after titles, no music, and no dimming and color adjustment, which is very plain.

In other words, people who don't know the later stage of the movie will feel bad when watching this, but those who make movies will be very used to it.

Now this version is 135 minutes long, He Fang is too long, but Qian Lin said that it can't be cut, and if it is cut again, it will have to delete the whole scene and the whole scene, or delete the characters directly, otherwise it can't be compressed.

"Director He, the pace of the movie is too fast, a little slower." Mueller only watched it for half an hour and immediately made an opinion.

Qian Lin laughed in the back, and she said that the pace was too fast, and He Fang felt that it had to be compressed.

"Too fast? I think it's too slow? There are too many plots in this movie, if it is slow, it will drag on for a long time, and now it is 135 minutes, if you add the beginning and end of the film, then you can't run for about 140 minutes? It's too long. ”

He Fang lit a cigarette and shook his head.

"Oh, Director He, no, it's too fast. Be slow, what are you afraid of, there are many literary films that exceed 180 minutes. Mueller protested.

"It's too long, it's not conducive to the theater schedule, and it will affect the box office in the end, so I hope to cut it to 120 minutes."

"......" Mueller spread his hands and continued to watch the movie, and then when he encountered a place that he didn't understand, he would ask Qian Lin to go back and watch it again.

He looked very closely.

After more than two hours of watching the movie, Mueller went to the toilet first, sat there for 135 minutes, and drank two cups of coffee.

After coming back, he pulled He Fang seriously.

"Director He Fang, this movie is very well made, the plot is full of twists and turns, interlocking, the previous performances of the three actors are full of tension, this kind of content of discussion and reflection on human nature makes the audience often sigh after watching it. In terms of content, it's really pretty good. ”

However, the movie erases many details, and the three actors are obviously performing so well, why don't they give them space to perform? Fast paced loses something more precious. Also, it is not sharp enough, and it is not critical enough. Director He, this movie is a good movie, but if you want to win the top award, I'm worried that there will be controversy. ”

"After all...... Art films are not commercial films, whoever has a wonderful plot can win, and art films have to have some expression in them, right? I think your last "Single Zoo" is very good, and this "Scorching Sun" has a lot less in the author's expression. There is no expression, only the exploration and reflection of human nature, good and evil, law and emotion. Mueller spread his hands.

He Fang also nodded silently after hearing this, can he not know? If "Scorching Sun" can reach the level of "Single Zoo" in terms of author's expression, then another time and space will not even win a Golden Goblet Award, and can only win Best Director and Best Actor at a second-rate A-class film festival like the Shanghai Film Festival.

The biggest flaw in the art of this film is that it explores more, does not criticize enough, and does not have the author's personal expression.

Unlike "Single Zoo", it is the author's satirical extremes that show attitudes, satirizing utopia, satirizing dictatorship, and satirizing fake love......

The author's expression of "The Single Zoo" is very direct and clever.

"I see, Mr. Mueller. If it doesn't work, then forget it, I'll release it as a commercial film. This can be regarded as an in-depth commercial film, right? Or, I'll wait for next year's Berlinale to be a little more interested in this kind of human possibility. ”

He will not change, and there is no room for change, so what author's ideas does he express in the movie? Say that the police are not effective in handling the case? Or did you not forgive the three murderers and the conscience was not extinguished? Isn't it true that they were executed?

What exactly do you want to criticize? What do you want to express? Who is more ruthless in terms of expression law and emotion? Expressing the regretful and regrettable wrong lives of three 'murderers'?

No, none of that is what the judges want to see, they want to see something more explicit.

"Oh, don't worry, in fact, your movie is already very good, I mean there may be suspense in winning the top award, it's not that you won't have a chance to win other awards."

Muller was also taken aback, listening to where he didn't necessarily go to Venice, so he immediately changed his way to stabilize where, Venice needs China's attention, and who goes to which film festival will pay more attention.

"It's okay, I don't force the top award, let's finish the movie first, and then talk about it when it's done." He Fang nodded.

"Well, I'm still very optimistic. Director He, don't care about any literary and commercial disputes, a movie that someone appreciates is a good movie. Mueller laughed.

"Yes, what you said makes sense, so I make both literary and commercial films." Who understands what Mueller is talking about, does he want to be a peacemaker?

But from the beginning to the end, He Fang never sought conflict with some people, he just expressed his own ideas. They can't see the enemy wherever they have different ideas, right?

Why ignore them, because they can't afford to make any waves?

Muller spent a day in Changsha, watched a movie about He Fang the first day, and flew to Shanghai the next day, and he had a good relationship with the organizing committee of the Shanghai Film Festival.

However, the industry has heard of where Mueller watched the award-winning films, but no one knows what the specific senses are.

Qian Lin asked where the handling of the movie was decided the next day.

"Director He, do you want to change this movie? If I don't change it, my job will be pretty much the same. The rest is sound and post-production. ”

"Alas, it's still too long, forget it, let's be longer. Don't change it, that's all. "Who still decides.

"Mueller has hinted at that, you don't change it? Maybe you can get the Golden Lion. ”

"It's okay, I've thought about it, there's no room for change in this movie. If the movie is extended, how will it be released in theaters in the future? ”

"You can do two versions, a film festival version and a theatrical version, and many of them are like this."

"Now the General Administration has expressly banned it, and it is very clear that you must get the dragon mark to participate, and the competition version and the screening version must be consistent, I don't want to be a rake." He refused.

"Well, since you said so, then don't change it. My work is done, and I will go back to Beijing when the person in charge of your company comes to hand over, and there are still a lot of classes to be completed. ”

"By the way, do you want to go to film school again?"

Qian Lin asked.

"Forget it, please don't dig a hole for me, I'm not a good teacher." He Fang shook his head, he didn't have a hobby of being a good teacher.

"You talked very well about the difference between TV drama actors, literary film actors and commercial film actors in "33 Days of Broken Love" in the crew of "33 Days of Broken Love" a few days ago."

"Huh? How do you know? He Fang was shocked.

"There are a lot of people who care about your small class, and there are videos in the circle. Maybe I was afraid that you would pursue it, so I didn't upload it online. ”

"I'll go ......" He is so speechless, is this pretending to be forced in the form? But he didn't want to pretend to be like this.

Who called him now the new benchmark among young practitioners in the film industry? Among the general public, it is regarded as half a star and a top director. But the practitioners in the circle have different senses of where they are, and they are both young and talented and capable new gods.

(End of chapter)