muscle actor

Chapter 119 Interview
"The chances of us winning the prize are not high this time!"

When I had dinner with Guan Hu the next day, the other party cut straight to the point: "The big hit is The Thieves Family directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, and the popularity is very high."

"After all, it's the fourth time for him to hit the Palme d'Or, and the work is really good, this time it should be sure."

Ding Cheng filled Guan Hu with wine, and said relaxedly: "Being shortlisted is a kind of affirmation in itself. It's still the same sentence. Do your best and obey the destiny. Other thoughts are useless."

Guan Hu glared at Ding Cheng, laughed and cursed: "You are quite open minded, anyway, there is no best actor nominated, right?"

Ding Cheng laughed out loud. Winning an award is the most difficult thing to figure out. A commercial film with a high box office will definitely not be welcomed by the judges no matter which country it goes to. Even the Oscars are no exception.

Of course, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there must be ways to canvass votes, but we are beyond our reach and it will be useless to try our best.

Each film festival has a special organization responsible for film selection. Venice and Cannes have special film selection committees responsible for film selection worldwide. Of course, you must sign up first.

In Berlin, the films are selected by the members of the film committee and the chairman of each unit. The general standard is: the selection committee has been convinced when they see these films for the first time.If there is a second trial, it is mostly because those people related to the film continue to insist.

The film selection chairman of the Cannes Film Festival has said to the public: I rarely change my opinions and decisions, but I have to be diplomatic and polite like a diplomat.

When asked for a second trial, we all watch it again, or let others watch it, to confirm our judgment.This is a complex and tricky job, and it needs to be handled in a delicate and graceful manner.

The members are all well-known screenwriters, producers, directors, and actors in the industry. Occasionally, composers, writers, and people from the television industry will join.The jury generally consists of ten people, with a jury chairman.

The awards of the three major film festivals are decided by the jury discussion and voting.There is no suspense about the ownership of certain annual awards, which can be described as thriving.However, in years when there are many excellent works, the attribution of some awards has become a big problem.

In some film festivals, the chairman of the jury can even influence the award decision.In some film festivals, the chairman is just a vacant post.

For example, at the Venice Film Festival in 2010, Quentin Tarantino was the chairman of the jury. Under his control, his ex-girlfriend Sofia's "Somewhere" won the Golden Lion Award. Even the American media was very dissatisfied with this result.

Therefore, the film festival is actually just a fan game, which highlights the personal aesthetic taste and tendency of the judges.It is the most unreliable gamble to predict the award from the score of the show book.

But it is precisely because of this unpredictability and unpredictability that the film festival has become the most anticipated film event for all movie fans.

"To be honest, I didn't expect to be shortlisted in Cannes this time!" Guan Hu clinked glasses of wine with Ding Cheng, and said in a low voice: "I'm idle, I'm idle, just sign up and try, and the result..."

Ding Cheng was taken aback for a moment, good guy, is this okay?
"My goal is that the three major film festivals in China, especially the Golden Horse Awards, have already started operation. I can say a word today and be shortlisted for at least three awards."

Guan Hu's face was full of red, he patted Ding Cheng's shoulder vigorously, and said proudly: "Don't worry, the sins of several months will not be in vain, and the shortlisted actor is sure!"

What else could Ding Cheng say? He raised his glass and drank it!
Winning an award is actually a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The more times you are shortlisted, the more you can always get a consolation prize in the end, right?
Needless to say, the Golden Statue is basically played by Hong Kong Islanders themselves. The Golden Rooster is too political, and it is very powerful in terms of seniority. Now it is not their turn to stand out.

Only the Golden Horse Award has gradually become the world of mainland movies in recent years. Whether it is box office or word of mouth, it basically occupies half of the sky, and its voice is getting more and more important.

"At that time, Yanni will also go, let's walk the red carpet together." Guan Hu Meimei ate his food, and said in high spirits: "First, make a wave of popularity at the International Film Festival to improve the quality of the work, and then start promoting it. At that time, the box office will at least be able to double."

"It's not a big investment, so it's definitely no problem to pay back. As for how much I can earn, it's hard to say. According to my plan, at least two well-known awards should be won. The more the better, the more the better."

"Especially the Golden Horse Awards, we have had a lot of dealings in the past few years. Last year, Lao Pao was sent to the throne of Best Actor. Today we will work hard and send another one up!"

"When we get back from Cannes, we have to..."

Ding Cheng looked at Guan Hu's state of pointing Jiangshan, and it was no wonder that in the past few years, the wind and water have flourished, and those who have strength naturally have the right to speak. The more powerful the other party, the better, and he enjoys it.

He flew to France two days later, and there were already many media waiting in advance. Under the arrangement of Sister Hua, he accepted an exclusive interview from a well-known media.

The beautiful host exchanged a few pleasantries and got straight to the point: "I heard that you were disheveled all day long for this drama, and you didn't even wash your face?"

"Hey, almost. Anyway, we look like this, and we are not fresh meat." Ding Cheng said relaxedly: "The role is still important, and many things are required by me. Don't underestimate the unkempt, at least an hour a day , It took a long time to unload, and finally found it troublesome, so I just went to sleep."

"Why did you take this movie in the first place? Where is the biggest difficulty?"

"It's still because of the script, it feels very different, and the character is very different from the past, and there is enough space to show it."

"As for the difficulty? The main thing is to cooperate with the cow. Every day is an emotional exchange. Feed it well, massage it all day long, talk and chat, and finally shoot smoothly."

"How do you feel about being selected for the Cannes Film Festival this time?"

"I have always felt that winning an award is a rare thing. The most important thing is other people's affirmation of the work. It is already a luxury to be shortlisted. It is more important that everyone likes it. Even if I don't win an award, it is a great encouragement to me."

"So how do you rate this movie?"

"As an independent production, bullfighting deserves a little time to savor it carefully. Although its form, human-cow getting along, and dirty images largely affect the audience's input, but in many films lack self-truth In today's values, I think it is really rare to be able to have some warmth from the depths of humanity in addition to irony."

"Can you be more specific?"

"The reason why I say this is an independent film is that many dramatic conflicts in it actually have relatively large commercial space to operate, such as two cows fighting four bandits to protect the cows, and meeting wounded soldiers and ghosts passing by the village. These plots can be filmed more clearly. It’s more fun, more thrilling, and the movie is better for it.”

"But what the director emphasizes is the impermanence of fate. Using the devil's landmine to blow up the refugees who wanted to kill the cow was completely coincidental and not intended. From the beginning to the end, he did not want to portray Niu Er as a hero, because in the background of this story Now, he is just an accident left by the accident of history!"

"As the heroine in the movie, how do you evaluate Yanni?"

"I personally feel that the most exciting part of the whole movie is the one with Yanni. The character of Jiu'er is in sharp contrast to Niu Er. Unfortunately, there is only a preface and no afterword. His life was cut off by the war, so he can only use Niu Er as his character. Substitution, this emotional reference is actually very difficult to complete.”

"Because she didn't have many scenes when the script was first provided, but after the first part was finished, her reaction was very real, especially in the scene where she hit me, she definitely..."

"Yes, I was very impressed with that scene. It seems that you knelt down to milk the cow while she watched from behind. Was it improvisation?"

Ding Cheng smiled bitterly and said: "It's not improvisation, it's almost coming true. She is one of those actors who may not be like that, but can quickly get into the mood when filming. That scene was a revenge scene, and she really did it. Come on, really fight!"

"After the panorama shot, I took a close-up shot, only her face was shot, and I squatted down to play for her, but she suddenly snapped and hit it hard. I told the director later, fortunately, it wasn't a shot. Stab me with a knife, or I will definitely be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment tomorrow."

Everyone laughed, Ding Cheng was very relaxed, and continued: "To be honest, this is the most tiring play I have ever done!"

"On the third day I went there, I was already tired and vomited, and two pairs of shoes were worn out by running every day. After the whole scene, my assistant counted that 37 pairs of shoes were worn out. The mountains are full of rocks, which are worse than a small knife."

"Before filming, I felt that no matter how hard it was, it was not as hard as the director, or as hard as the field workers, because the field workers were doing manual labor, but this scene is really more difficult than them. Almost from morning to night, it is my film."

"There used to be a scene, but now it seems to be edited out. A mountain, I have to run up the hillside of 500 meters. The field worker walked slowly, walked up with the props, and was out of breath after coming down. And This scene was re-shot several times, and I was so tired that my tongue was almost sticking out."

"I feel that this kind of one-man war model can be used for artistic publicity and type-based publicity. What do you hope for the film?"

"I didn't think too much about it when I was filming, I just wanted to finish it first and then talk about it. Because it was difficult, the more I filmed, the more interesting I felt. I was almost a one-man show in it. I only communicated with cows, but it can't give you the normality of human nature. Some reactions."

"For example, there are often some actions or reactions like um, so you have to add a little improvisation, which is very interesting. This scene is different from the previous ones, and I think it is very fun. The director joked that as long as the filming of this film can be finished , I don’t need to ask who the opponent is when I take a role in the future?”

"It doesn't even matter if it's human or not!"

(End of this chapter)