rising director

One person, four people playing cards, five people watching, talking about gossip while commanding indiscriminately.

"I just noticed that Fu Biao came to participate in the Golden Rooster Awards this time. I guess Feng Xiaogang asked him to come and prepare to slap him in the face." Guan Hu said, he is the tallest director in the country, with a height of 1.2 meters, standing over to compare Wan Xiaohu is a bit taller, but this guy is also a different kind. He became famous very early, but he couldn't continue. He has been working on TV and movies in the past few years.

And Wan Xiaohu knew that this guy would stop working on TV and movies soon, and was going to work on TV dramas.I only heard that TV directors are going to switch to movies, but I have rarely heard of film directors switching to TV dramas.In this regard, Guan Hu can be regarded as an alternative.

He Qun said disdainfully: "Who is he hitting in the face? What kind of thing is "Sigh" filming? An old man in his 40s still makes such a naive mistake."

Feng Xiaoning sneered: "Feng Xiaogang thought that if he went to the Cairo Film Festival and won a few awards, he would be taken aback. That's ridiculous. Over the past ten years, he has gone to ten films in China, and eight of them won awards. The award is too easy, it is not an international heavyweight at all. Is he capable of bringing back a Golden Lion?"

Sun Zhou even said contemptuously: "The Cairo Film Festival itself is low-grade. The staff of the Chinese embassy in Cairo called me several times to invite me, but I still don't want to go. If I go to all film festivals, then one of my Films may win dozens of awards. Internationally, only Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Oscars and Montreal are worthy of participation.”

The Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival are known as the world's three major art film awards.The Academy Awards, which is Hollywood's highest and the world's highest film award.The Montreal Film Festival has a weaker influence, but it has always been a platform for foreign films to be exhibited, and its transaction share and attractiveness are larger than other film festivals.

Others discussed Feng Xiaogang's lively discussion, but Wan Xiaohu didn't say a word. He spent too little time in the director's circle, and he didn't know many things very clearly.

Besides, he doesn't hate Feng Xiaogang either, it's boring to mix it up.

Zhang Yimou focused on playing cards, and did not comment on Feng Xiaogang. Compared with others, Zhang Yimou is one of the few people who are sincere in making movies. "To Live" and "Red Sorghum" have confirmed Zhang Yimou's status, and there is no need to compete with others.In the entire five generations of directors, except for Chen Kaige's "Yellow Earth" and "Farewell My Concubine", there is really no rival.

After demoting Feng Xiaogang noisyly for a while, everyone changed the topic to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which has been very popular recently.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is also part of this year's domestic new film exhibition. Although Li An, a well-known international director, did not come, as a US co-production with an investment of more than 2000 million US dollars, it still attracted a lot of attention.From its French premiere in July to its American screening in October, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has been highly praised overseas, especially in Europe and the United States, and it has become an award-winning favorite.

Directors from mainland China naturally receive a lot of attention.

"Li An is Mensao!" Zhang Yimou took the lead in giving his own evaluation, "From "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet" to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Li An, a Chinese living in the United States, can always grasp the Living with the charm and essence of nationalization, I just felt bored a few years ago, looking back in the past two years, I really feel a different sense of boredom, not only kung fu, but also human nature."

Wang Xiaoshuai said: "Director Zhang, are you praising me? Why can't I see the feeling of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Zhou Runfa and Yang Ziqiong spoke Mandarin with a big tongue, I really think it is Tossing myself, I really doubt that this line is not made up by Chinese people, it has no quack flavor."

"It probably won the award because of the filming, but the martial arts film has just been filmed as an art film." Zhang Yuan shook his head.

Wan Xiaohu interjected: "Li An's script was written in English first, and then translated into it. I am optimistic that it will win an award. Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, that's right."

"Do you understand?" Zhang Yuan asked.

Wan Xiaohu said tut-tut: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. What's important is that I feel that Li Eucalyptus has the right idea in the spread of culture, especially in the spread of Orientalization to Westernization. He chose a way that is close to the West. , to explain the world of martial arts in the East, it will definitely cater to the tastes of Westerners."

At the private gathering, Wan Xiaohu also opened up and said that Li An can win the award, this confidence, as a time traveler, is naturally huge.

Zhang Yimou suddenly had a bright light in his eyes: "What you mean is that the four protagonists Li An chose this time, except for Zhang Yi who can speak Mandarin, the rest of them are awkward in Mandarin, and they are not here at all. The audience watched it?"

"The domestic market is small." Wan Xiaohu nodded, "If I want to shoot, I will do the same. To be honest, I really hope that Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will become popular in Europe and the United States, and then we can hitch a ride , go to Europe and America for a while or something, haha."

0105【Double Yolk Egg】

The gathering of Nortel directors led by Zhang Yimou dispersed in the middle of the night.When Wan Xiaohu went back, he was very drunk, and at the domestic new film show, he became a big hit, and everyone came to drink him.

And the next morning, he had to go to the "Hundred Flowers Awards Winner Representatives and Golden Rooster Award Nominees Press Meeting" with the exhaustion of a hangover. Yao Chen, Chen Chong, and Lu Le were also there.After dealing with the reporter casually, Wan Xiaohu continued to go back to sleep.

Sleep until lunch.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, all the crews of "The Butterfly Effect" and "Waiting Alone" gathered together.While bragging, while waiting for the organizer to come to the hotel to inform you to participate in the red carpet.

Lying on the bed, listening to the nonsense of Chen Chong, Li Xia and others, while Wan Xiaohu called home.

"Hey, Mom, at night with Dad, watch the awards show broadcast live on CCTV on time. Especially the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony at the beginning. As for the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony, just relax and watch it. I'm too young, I'm afraid There is no chance to take the opportunity to be on stage."

"What's going on, didn't the newspapers report that "Butterfly Effect" is very exciting?" Li Cuiping muttered on the other end of the phone.

"Excellence and winning awards are two different things, that's fine, I still have to prepare, so I won't say more."

After hanging up the phone, Wan Xiaohu got up, walked to the mirror in the bathroom, combed his hair, straightened his suit, and wiped his leather shoes with water.

At [-] o'clock tonight, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Awards Ceremony will be broadcast live by CCTV, facing one billion viewers across the country!

I'm so excited just thinking about it.

"Tiger, don't dress up, you are already handsome enough." Yao Chen couldn't stand it.

Wan Xiaohu continued to play with his hair: "What do you know, tonight will be the moment when I become the idol of hundreds of millions of young people."

Photographer Lu Le, who often attends award ceremonies, said with a smile: "There is a first time for everything. After the first time, it will not be so important anymore."

"Speaking of the first time, it's not the first time I've participated in an award presentation. I've also shown my face at the College Student Film Festival and Beijing TV Live. I don't pay as much attention to it as you think. It's just my personal style. I don't like sloppy appearances. In front of others, besides, if I dress up a bit more handsomely, it will also help others to introduce me to someone."

"Sure enough, someone who is a director is far-sighted." Li Xia raised his thumb.

Wan Xiaohu waved his hand lightly, keeping a low profile.

After playing around like this for a while, Wang Zhonglei, Yu Dong and the staff came together: "Get ready, those who walk on the Avenue of Stars, let's pair up, Li Xia, let's go to the reception and wait for them first."

There are two parts in the award ceremony venue, one is the live stage and the other is the reception.Some distributors and movie company bosses went directly to the reception, while celebrities and directors went to the Avenue of Stars to make their debuts, take photos for the reporters, and accept a few interviews by the way.

Under the leadership of the staff, Wan Xiaohu and others got into a car and set off from the International Hotel where they stayed, along Minzu Avenue to Minzu Square.

Stop in front of the flagpole at the National Square and step onto the Avenue of Stars one by one.Because it was getting dark, thousands of spectators held fluorescent sticks and cheered from time to time on both sides of the Avenue of Stars.In the square beside the road, 600 Sanjie Liu, 100 hydrangea dancers, and 100 octave players performed to their heart's content.

The octaves, hydrangea dance, and hydrangea dragon of the Zhuang nationality are paired with gorgeous costume decorations such as camellias and phoenix thorns, which make the performances on the square have the rare characteristics of Zhuang in terms of content and form.The folk characteristics of this gorgeous Zhuang Township also indicate that the last film festival of this century will be successfully concluded in Bac Ninh.

Many celebrities have already entered the venue.Zhou Xun and Chen Kun took the lead, Wan Xiaohu and Lu Le, the old man, were talking and laughing, while Chen Chong and Yao Chen followed behind.

With the clicking sound of the flashing lights, he quickly walked through the short Avenue of Stars and entered the venue.

The venue was really crowded, and many reporters who had obtained the right to interview, holding cameras, caught the stars and chatted endlessly.Both Zhou Xun and Chen Kun were treated like celebrities and questioned.Wan Xiaohu was able to walk freely at first, but after a while, a reporter who recognized him came to interview him.

"Wan Dao, for the two nominations for "Waiting Alone" and the four nominations for "The Butterfly Effect", how many do you think you can win?"

Wan Xiaohu said solemnly: "I bet you can win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Feature Film."

"Uh, the Hundred Flowers Award has already announced the list of winners, we all know that. What about the Golden Rooster Award?"

"Golden Rooster Award, I'm lucky to win it, but I'm not lucky to lose it. I'm still young. It's my first year of filming, and I mainly came here to study."

"What do you think of Feng Xiaogang's bombardment of the Golden Rooster Award, saying that your fourth, fifth and first generation directors monopolize the Golden Rooster Award?"

Wan Xiaohu looked puzzled: "Which generation am I? I really think I haven't graduated yet."

The reporter also seemed puzzled: "This...don't care what generation you are, anyway, is what Feng Xiaogang said right?"

"I don't know." Wan Xiaohu shook his head, "It's my first time to come to the Golden Rooster Awards, and it's the first time I meet many directors and judges, so please tell me, don't ask me, I don't understand anything."

"Who do you think will win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress tonight? Can you predict it?"

"Who is nominated?"

"Gong Li, Zhang Yi and Tenzin Droga."

"This is possible for anyone. If I choose... I can't make up my mind."