Hollywood Lover

"Haha! You're still thinking about Ander..." Zhang Dongcheng smiled, "First, I know a little bit of Chinese Kung Fu. Second, I have nothing to hide. Third, when I graduate, Ender's I'll give it back to him once and for all!"

   "After graduation? Haha, so after a month, I can watch a good show?" Adaman's eyes lit up, and he smirked maliciously.

   "It's definitely worth the ticket price!" Zhang Dongcheng punched Adaman with a smile, and the two bad friends looked at each other and laughed.

   A policeman walked in outside and said loudly: "Smith, Adaman, someone is here to release you, you can go."

   "Bail?" Zhang Dongcheng was a little strange. He was born in an unfamiliar France, and he didn't know any friends. Who would come to bail him out? Could it be the reporter who is also Chinese?

  When Zhang Dongcheng met the person who released him on bail, he was so excited to find out that it was Zhang Yimou who had come to the police station to release him on bail for an unknown soldier he had never met before!

   "Mr. Zhang, I'm really sorry, please come and release me on bail." Zhang Dongcheng came outside the police station, the lights had already been lit, and the whole city was brightly lit in the dark.

   "Haha, my surname is Zhang, and your surname is also Zhang. We were one family five hundred years ago!" Zhang Yimou said with a smile, and patted Zhang Dongcheng on the shoulder.

  In the image of Zhang Dongcheng, Zhang Yimou is a restrained, reticent and serious person. Unexpectedly, he does not have the airs of a famous director in front of him. Instead, he keeps laughing, speaking funny, humorous, sincere and approachable.

  Perhaps because they are both abroad, the relatively disadvantaged Chinese naturally want to hug together to keep warm, so Zhang Yimou's attitude is very open.

  Getting in the car, Zhang Yimou generously treated the guests, let Zhang Dongcheng and Adaman have a full French meal, and then came to the hotel where he was staying.

  In the eyes of Zhang Yimou, Zhang Dongcheng is a young director who is neither humble nor overbearing, and has great ideas. He is not shy and timid because of his status as a leading Chinese director.

"What do you think is the biggest difference between Chinese films and foreign films at this stage?" Back at the hotel, Zhang Yimou asked a question. After all, Zhang Dongcheng's idea was a directing student who drank foreign ink in the UK. I was also touched by my opinion, and it can even be said that I was suddenly enlightened, and I couldn't help but increase my interest, so I took the time to chat with Zhang Dongcheng.

"The biggest difference between Chinese movies and foreign movies is not the movie itself, but the outside of the movie. Those who make movies and those who sell movies are like those who grow radishes and those who sell radishes. Selling radishes is more important than growing radishes. It’s rotten at home, all your hard work is in vain, you can sell it, you can sell it even if it’s not grown well. In China, the level, method and concept of selling radishes have always been weak. We must be able to create hot spots and arouse the audience’s interest To stimulate the audience's psychology, the audience must be interested in the movie. If people are not interested in you psychologically, then they are dead. For example, participating in a film festival and getting good reviews is just a way to sell carrots. American Hollywood movies The reason why they are able to dominate the world is that everyone only notices that the cost of shooting a movie is hundreds of millions of dollars, but they don’t pay attention to their promotional expenses, which even exceed the production of the film itself!" Zhang Dongcheng thought for a while, and then used the most popular words The easy-to-understand metaphor made Zhang Yimou understand.

   "Uh, growing radishes and selling radishes? This metaphor is really interesting. However, I think you're right!" Zhang Yimou was taken aback when he heard this, and then slapped his thigh suddenly, suddenly realizing. "Chinese movies and foreign movies, the expressive power of movies, the penetrating power of connotation, those are all imaginary. The biggest difference is not here!"

  Zhang Yimou scratched his head, apparently tickled by Zhang Dongcheng's words, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, threw one to him, and then took one himself.

What Zhang Dongcheng said is true. Didn’t he just taste the sweetness of "Red Sorghum?" Inexplicably began to get rich.

  He always thought it was the good luck brought to him by the film festival, but only now did he realize that it was just a way to sell carrots.

  It is strange that a famous person in the Chinese film industry and a little-known little person meet at such a time, and the famous person asks the little person patiently for advice.

   Is this the other way around?

"Maybe it's too early for me to talk about commercial films with you, but I think that after a few years, not only you, but all Chinese directors will talk about the market, box office, system, and film industry chain. Because, to do As a director, if he shoots a masterpiece and makes the production company go bankrupt, I don’t think such a director can be regarded as a successful director. A real director should have both business and art, this is the most perfect way."

   "Haha, if I heard this ten years earlier, I would definitely think it was treason!" Zhang Yimou laughed.

   Zhang Dongcheng also laughed, and Zhang Yimou received a phone call. After talking for a while, he, who was already beaming, became even more excited.

"Dongcheng, I have good news for you. The organizing committee of the Cannes Film Festival has learned the truth of the matter and fired the racist staff on the spot. The organizing committee formally apologizes to you. In addition, you are specially allowed to participate in this film festival!" Zhang Yimou said loudly, with a smile on his face.

   "What, Brother Zhang, are you telling the truth?" Zhang Dongcheng stood up abruptly with a look of disbelief on his face.

   This big and small meet each other late, and the title has already been changed.

"Mr. Zhang Yimou even went so far as to protest to the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee for your sake and to help you get justice. If you are not treated fairly, immediately cooperate with directors from other countries and withdraw from the Cannes Film Festival! Therefore, this matter It was so easy to complete." Song Wen, who quietly listened to the conversation between the two and wrote quickly from time to time, kindly reminded Zhang Dongcheng at this time.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang, Brother Song, thank you so much!" Zhang Dongcheng's heart was jumping with joy. After experiencing this turmoil, he was finally able to participate in this film festival, and his film could finally appear in a legitimate way. In front of all audiences!

  HOHO, fish in troubled waters, really caught a big fish!

  Every year at the Cannes Film Festival, ordinary movie fans can easily find the press release materials on the official website of the Cannes Film Festival. There are competition units, judges and nomination lists for a focus unit, and the content is detailed and clear. However, if you want to find information about parallel units such as the Director’s Fortnight unit and the International Film Critics Unit, the Cannes official website does not seem to provide this space. The reason is simple. These two units are not sponsored by the official organizing committee of the film festival, and the film selection process and screening arrangement are also independent and do not interfere with each other.

Among them, the Director's Fortnight is a director's professional unit sponsored by the French Directors' Association (SRF). It is also held in the middle and late May. Selected by an independent department of the Guild of French Directors. Among the many units in Cannes, the Director’s Fortnight unit is the category with the lowest threshold, and the general public can easily get the opportunity to enter the venue to watch the film screening. Because it is a non-competition unit, it is open to all audiences. It must be said that the difference is that the director is closer to the fans and the theme is stronger. The Director's Fortnight unit focuses on discovering some film talents and promising stars of tomorrow, and at the same time provides support and assistance to those filmmakers who have not yet gained popularity in the West and whose works have not been eligible for major international film festivals.

During these decades, many internationally renowned directors have held the premiere of their works through the Director's Fortnight, including Herzog, Fassbender, Nagisa Oshima, George Lucas, Scorsese , Angelopoulos, Jarmusch, Haneke, Spike Lee, the Dardenne Brothers, Sofia Coppola, invited directors include Bresson, Oliveira, Stephen Fry Si and so on, some of them will come to the party as guests. The Golden Camera Award, which is awarded to the best debut director every year, is also often won by films in this unit, from "Little Hero Toto", "White Balloon", "Moe Suzaku" to "12:08 East of Bucharest" , leaving one classic film after another.

The organizing committee recommended Zhang Dongcheng's "The Tuner" to the French Directors Association, and everything was arranged very quickly. As compensation for Zhang Dongcheng, although his film was only a short film, it was screened on the opening day of the Directors' Fortnight unit Qualifications.

  After stumbling, things are finally back on track, and the dream is approaching. Zhang Dongcheng's mood today is so good that it flies!