After reuniting with the giant bamboo horse, I became popular [entertainment circle]

Strictly speaking, "Summer" is not a highly anticipated film.

Although the three major film festivals are all grand events in the film industry, their respective tastes are slightly different.

Cannes tends to combine business and art, while Venice prefers the pure beauty of film art.

Berlin, perhaps related to the history of the city, tends to be more politically related.

In fact, Huang Anguo was more inclined to go to Cannes, but he had no choice there. In the end, he chose Berlin, which had less competition.

Unexpectedly, this year is a big year for movies, whether it is Hollywood or the Big Three, the competition this year is extremely fierce.

But Berlin also has an advantage. There is a preference for Chinese films here, and many well-known domestic directors and actresses have been produced in the past.

I hope that I can catch the good luck of some seniors.

On the day of the opening ceremony, it was a rare sunny day.

The city, which was becoming more and more gloomy due to the long rainy days, finally showed a little smile to these outsiders.

In the red carpet segment of the opening ceremony, there were countless famous international directors and actors, as well as various invited artists, nobles, and businessmen.

Every film festival is a celebrity feast.

There are also many people who deliberately come to rub the red carpet.

Walking in front of Li Huai and his crew was a small foreign internet celebrity, but he should be more or less well-known and caught a lot of shots.

In comparison, the crew of "Summer", which was nominated for the main competition unit, did not attract much attention.

The faces of these oriental people looked too strange.

Only a few domestic media took a few photos of them.

Among them, Li Huai received the most attention - after all, he is outstanding in appearance and catches people's eyes wherever he goes.

After a brief opening speech, the large-scale screening began.

The opening film is the new work of an award-winning German director, "Anonymous".

When Li Huai was studying, he had watched the director's films many times, and he was very familiar with his style.

The typical German rural scenery, post-war depression and bewilderment are the director's favorite subjects to express.

The judges also like this style, so this film is undoubtedly one of the strong contenders for the Golden Bear Award in this industry.

As for "Summer"... being able to enter the main competition is already the biggest victory, don't ask for too much.

Even Huang Anguo, since he was confirmed to be shortlisted, his whole mentality has become Buddha, he smiles every day without any pressure.

Dozens of screening venues play a variety of different works every day. For audiences who love movies, it is like a paradise.

In the past few days, Li Huai shuttled through these venues every day, which really feasted his eyes.

The official screening time of "Summer" is on the afternoon of the third day of the opening of the film festival.

This is not a bad time, the judges and the audience warmed up for a short time, but they will not become numb and bored like in the second half of the film festival.

Of course, if it's a really good movie, it'll catch your eye anytime.

Bunian Yalman is a well-known film critic in Europe and America. He has always been known for his critical vision and sharp criticism. He is the kind of person that directors and actors love and hate.

After all, if it is approved by this person, the film will quickly gain widespread attention, but if it is dissatisfied with him, all kinds of sarcasm will also be spread quickly and become a laughing stock in the industry.

"What new movie is released today?" He flipped through today's movie list boredly, feeling that he lacked interest in any one.

Although this year is a great year for movies, at least for now, there really hasn't been any movie that catches his eye.

"Anonymous" is still the director's usual style, with no overturns or surprises.

"Audreyen" is a historical farce, unfortunately, only history is not funny, and Bunian Yarman almost fell asleep watching it.

There was also "Cloud Alert" that he was looking forward to the most. The director really tried to make a breakthrough in art, but unfortunately, it dragged down the integrity of the story instead.

Although many film critics prefer those mysterious artistic expression techniques, new concepts, and unconventional recklessness, Bunian Yalman always believes that a good story is the essence of a good movie.

Movies that don’t tell a good story are more interesting than going directly to a modern and contemporary art exhibition.

""Summer"? A Chinese movie with a same-sex theme?" Finally, there was a movie that aroused his interest.

Same-sex themes have always been frequent visitors to film festivals, and intense emotional conflicts and sharp contradictions with the real world are the favorite contexts used by directors of this type.

Bunyan Yalman watched several excellent Chinese films of the same genre many years ago, but unfortunately, there have been no similar films that excited him for many years.

"I hope this movie won't waste my afternoon." He shrugged and went to the official website to make an appointment for a movie ticket.

When making an appointment, he also glanced at the remaining numbers. Obviously, this is not a highly anticipated movie. Apart from the seats that must be reserved for the judging panel and some media, there is still one open ticket left for this movie. Mostly.

"At least I can have a clean afternoon." Bunian Yalman looked at his watch, and there were still three hours before the first release of "Summer".

Enough for him to finish his lunch comfortably and sleep again—maybe he doesn’t need to sleep, if the movie is too boring, he can catch up on sleep in the empty theater, absolutely no one will disturb him.

Bunyan Yalman thought this witty line was very suitable for a new review article, and hurriedly jotted it down in his small notebook.

Maybe, this sentence can be used later.

There is still half an hour before the release of "Summer".

Huang Anguo, who had been in high spirits for the past few days and had no worries at all, finally felt a little nervous.

He kept pulling on his tie and asked Li Huai, "How is my image? Is it on camera?"

Li Huai glanced at Director Huang.

In all fairness, Huang Anguo's looks are not bad.

He has a baby face, round eyes, and is not tall, and he looks kind when he smiles.

Helplessly, this person was born with a kind of ruffian that couldn't be concealed. It was okay when he was wearing a floral shirt and big slippers. When he put on a suit and tie, he had a comic effect of wearing a monkey's crown.

He himself was dressed awkwardly, and others looked strange too.

Deputy Director Chang was also a little nervous at first, but couldn't help laughing loudly when he saw Huang Anguo's appearance: "Don't worry! The audience will only pay attention to the movie, not what you look like!"

The others laughed too.

Huang Anguo laughed foolishly together, circling his head, a little guilty: "Wait... we won't be scolded, right? Really?"

The small voice sounds a little weak.

There are also examples to follow.

In Western theaters in the past, it was said that all the creators and actors had to go through a hurdle in the first public performance.

It's about standing in the foreground and being cheered on — or lambasted — by the audience.

Some shows are so bad that the cast and crew may even get beaten up by angry audience members.

Later, movies gradually replaced the theater, and this tradition continued.

Being cheered and applauded is naturally a radiance for everyone, but being booed is not so pleasant.

It is said that at a premiere yesterday, a director was hit by a Coke bottle that flew over suddenly, and ran away in despair.

Even if Huang Anguo is full of confidence in himself, what if...?

Li Huai seemed much calmer than him: "No problem, I believe "Summer" is a good movie."

The main creative members of the film, the judges of the judging committee, and some media that cooperated with the official entered the arena one by one, followed by some small media who received their own tickets, and a few sporadic audiences also entered the arena.

Zhang Jiasheng is an expatriate reporter from a domestic media stationed locally, who is sent to write articles for the Berlin Film Festival every year.

This year is no exception.

Before, he was lamenting to his cameraman that there were no domestic films nominated for this year's Berlin Film Festival, so he turned around and added the name of a domestic film to the official nomination list.

Although the director is a newcomer and the actors are unknown, after all, domestic attention to the Berlin Film Festival will definitely increase a lot.

"It's just a same-sex theme..." Zhang Jiasheng scratched his head, "But it's good, the chances of winning have increased."

The Berlin Film Festival has a special award called the Teddy Bear Award. It is the most famous gay film award in Europe and even in the world for all films in the screening unit. There are great opportunities.

It's a pity that even if it wins an award, it probably won't be screened in China, at most it will be shown on the website.

Zhang Jiasheng followed a few spectators and entered the arena on time.

"There are so few people watching this film!" He took a breath, and then remembered that another exhibition hall next door happened to be playing a popular film of this year's film festival. The canopy was overwhelmed, and the audience crowded to see that one, so "Summer", which happened to hit the limelight, was obviously greatly affected.

Maybe there are some viewers here who were shunted here because they couldn't get tickets——Zhang Jiasheng thought.

He really guessed right, Adam and his girlfriend Anna were the two diverted viewers.

Both of them are locals in Berlin, veteran film lovers, and even met in the cinema.

Adam originally wanted to watch "Alert in the Cloud", which was overwhelmingly popular on the Internet, but unfortunately, it was only a few minutes late, and all the tickets for this show were sold out.

Anna looked around and fell in love with a Chinese movie "Summer".

Adam has no interest in the relationship between two men, but his girlfriend wants to see it, but he can't get a ticket there, so he can only obediently obey.

While waiting in the arena, he was still telling his girlfriend that no matter what, he must grab a movie ticket for "Warning in the Cloud" tomorrow!

Anna hissed softly to her boyfriend.

The movie begins.