The splendid life of Korean entertainment

On September 9, the 27st Venice International Film Festival opened in Shuicheng.The chairman of the jury is Zhang Yimou, a famous director from China.

Compared with last year, this year's "Venice" can be described as star-studded.The opening film is Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution". This is Ang Lee's sincere work two years after "Brokeback Mountain" won the Oscar for Best Director, and it has naturally attracted the attention of all parties.Except for Ang Lee, Todd Haynes' "Where I Am", Brad Pitt's "Death of a Sharpshooter" and George Clooney's "Michael Clinton" will all participate in the Golden Lion competition.

It was only after Song Ya arrived in Venice that she learned that "Atonement" came here not just to participate in the exhibition, but to be shortlisted for the main competition unit at the last moment.

"We are screening on the third day." Joe White was lucky enough to be shortlisted at the last moment, and his face flushed while drinking champagne. The deadline, and then I thought it was over! It was completely over! The first release was supposed to be brought back to London, and it turned out... Wow!" He didn't know what to say anymore. "Yesterday, I have already watched "Lust, Caution", yaa, you must go and watch this movie, it is really great, Ang Lee is worthy of being the director that the world remembers, such a movie, I think I will be sure before the age of 70 I can’t shoot it, it’s really... how to put it, beautiful and shocking. I bet this year’s Golden Lion Award definitely belongs to Ang Lee.”

Yeah?Is it so awesome?Song Ya's curiosity was aroused, but unfortunately the screening time has passed, if you want to see it, you have to wait until the actual screening.

"I heard that this is the first time for the heroine to appear in a movie?" Song Ya recalled the reports she had read before. "Lust, Caution" was filmed in Shanghai. It is said that there were as many as hundreds of actors who auditioned for the leading role. Among them were big stars with great appeal, and some unknown students who were still studying in school. But because the scale was too large, many people just watched it. When I got to the script, I was scared away.In the end, this challenging role fell to the not-so-young Miss Towney.

Song Ya has seen Tang Wei's photo, she is a very tasteful woman, very temperamental, although she is a newcomer, but in the photo she gives the impression of being sophisticated and capable.

"Yes, Miss Tang is a newcomer." Joe White also found it incredible, "But she performed very well, almost perfect, and, very sexy, I think she is the Venus of the East. Seriously, yaa, I I never thought that there would be such a literary actress in China, before, I only thought that the girls there could only practice martial arts, flying around in the sky with long swords."

The screening of "Atonement" is scheduled for the evening of September 9th.Because of the fame of the heroine Keira Knightley, a large number of media reporters gathered outside the theater on the day of the screening. Although Keira had a bad cold and had a fever of 29 degrees, she was still very dedicated in wearing a sexy slanted shoulder tulle group, Showcasing the style of a new generation of English roses in the windy autumn of Venice.

"She's really not afraid of death!" Saoirse still didn't like Keira, her small face drooped, her eyes were gloomy, and she showed strong displeasure. "And those reporters, is this movie just Kayla? What does it mean for us to get out of the way? Is it just because she showed her breasts and we didn't?!"

Teenage girls are always craving too much attention.It was the first time to participate in the film festival, and Saoirse paid special attention to it. The dresses for fans came from the latest Chanel models. It is said that the rent for a day is tens of thousands of dollars.The hair is also well-groomed. The hairstylist is from London and is a frequent visitor at fashion festivals. The three crystal hairpins used as decorations on one side of the hair are antique jewelry from Elizabeth I. The price of one is enough to buy in Venice. A property.

Song Ya looked at the angry Saoirsa worriedly, wondering if she would tear up Keira if she lost the crystal hairpin. After all, Saoirse would not risk cheating if she was not as beautiful The danger is to show off the family heirloom.It's a pity that Luo Hua was ruthless, and the reporters didn't even notice the value of this crystal hairpin. In their eyes, the value of the hairpin was far less than the touch of piss on Keira's chest.

"This way! This way!"

"Honey! Look to the left!"

"Right, beauty!"

The shutter sound of "click, click" resounded through the sky, and 3 minutes had passed, but the dozens of reporters seemed to have more than enough to say. They shot at the beautiful Kaila, and seemed unwilling to let her even blink.

Knowing that the reporters were all going for Kayla, after the main creators of "Atonement" took a symbolic group photo at the entrance of the script, the rest of the people stepped aside consciously, leaving Kayla standing alone with the reporter. Let them take pictures in front of the camera.Director Joe White doesn't care, after all, as long as the movie earns attention, it doesn't matter who it is aimed at.

But the little girl Saoirse didn't see it that way.Keira's "leading the coquettish" has seriously stimulated her sensitive nerves in youth, but she dare not make a mistake. In fact, she has always been a little afraid of Keira, and all her dissatisfaction is just whispering secretly, but this time, She decided to sow discord, and turned her head to compliment Song Ya beside her: "Your clothes are so beautiful today, why don't you go to Kayla's side?"

The implication is that you are equal to Kayla, and she shouldn't be alone.

But Song Ya is not a little girl anymore, Saoirse's thoughts are very clear to her, so she pretended not to understand, and asked innocently: "Why should I go to her side?"

"yaa, I always thought you were prettier than her."

"Who?"

"Kayla!"

"Oh? That's right. Thank you." Song Ya said lightly.

Seeing that Song Ya didn't take the bait at all, Saoirse pursed her lips depressedly.And at this moment, Song Ya vaguely heard someone calling herself in Korean amidst a crackling sound.

"Yamixi, this way! This way!"

She looked up in surprise, and saw Jin Jidong's dark and thin figure among the tall and burly foreigners.

"Senior Jidong?" What a surprise!Because "Atonement" submitted the application too late, the organizer did not arrange for its main creator to walk the opening red carpet, so Song Ya's trip to Venice was handled very low-key and did not notify the domestic media.She thought, anyway, she is not the protagonist, although "Atonement" is a good movie, but her performance in it can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but the little girl Saoirse is extremely amazing.It didn't look good anyway, so I chose cold treatment.

However, the South Korean media does not see it that way.

What happened to the supporting cast?So what if he only played three 10 minutes?Anyway, Song Ya came to Venice as the main creative staff, and that's it!

At this year's film festival, Korean films were somewhat bleak, while Chinese films shined brightly. Except for Zhang Yimou as the chairman of the jury, Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" became popular before it was screened, and even a group of Chinese film stars received high-level reception in Venice. , far surpassing Japanese and Korean actors.

In fact, among the three major international film festivals in Europe, Venice always has a special liking for Chinese-language films.Of course, all of this is due to strength, and there is absolutely no so-called "luck". Venice does not understand art" ridiculous remarks.They feel that the reason why Venice always has a soft spot for Chinese-language films, and its relative indifference to Korean films is entirely because the judges there do not understand art. In contrast, Cannes and Berlin seem to have much more taste.

Therefore, in the eyes of some Koreans, Venice is not worthy of the title of "three major film festivals in Europe".

What?Song Ya's jaw nearly dropped when she saw this report.Venice is not suitable, so what film festival is suitable?Busan International Film Festival?Song Ya really didn't know what to say. Fortunately, this report was only circulated in China, otherwise it would definitely become a laughing stock internationally.

Originally, the South Korean media felt that this trip to Venice would be "suppressed" by the Chinese media again, (in fact, there is no such thing, because the Chinese media are not here for movies at all, they have always paid more attention to their own stars - wearing clothes.) In this extreme anxiety and torment, many Korean media directly gave up reporting on the film festival. However, just two days before the opening of the film festival, they suddenly discovered that "Atonement", which had not participated in the competition unit before, "appeared in the list impressively. Afterwards, SM immediately announced on the official website that Song Ya joined the premiere in Venice on the evening of September 9th as the main creator.

Depend on……

This is the collective reaction of the Korean media when they saw this news.However, it was too late, because the film festival closed the channel for reporters to apply for interviews the day before.

Depend on……

At that time, only one TV station in Korea, KBS, submitted an interview application. When the high-level executives saw the name of "Song Yamei", they couldn't help raising their arms and shouting, thankful that they had luck!

Jin Jidong was temporarily invited by kbs. First of all, he has a good understanding of Europe. Secondly, he has a good personal relationship with Song Ya. When Song Ya first debuted, he had appeared on several programs hosted by Jin Jidong.Moreover, after the scandal of "meeting privately with a fugitive" was exposed, Jin Jidong was also one of the few artists who supported Song Ya in public, although his agency quickly denied the matter for fear that he would be implicated, saying that these remarks were I said it before the scandal broke out, but Song Ya knew that Jin Jidong was a senior who took good care of herself, so when she saw him in the crowd, Song Ya trotted all the way to meet him regardless of her [-]cm high heels.

"Long time no see, senior!"

"Yeah, long time no see! Come on, yaa, say hello to the camera, you must have no idea how many viewers in the Republic of Korea are sacrificing precious sleep time just to see the beautiful you on TV."

Jin Jidong did not exaggerate. That night, this interview won kbs the highest ratings at the same time. Statistics show that more than one-sixth of the people in Seoul alone watch in front of the TV.

For this interview, everyone bluntly said that they have not seen enough.

【Yaa only said so little, and it was all related to the movie. It doesn't quench your thirst. Can you let her talk about her relationship with Kim Jae Jong?I also scolded her back then, but now I think they are a good match, better than that Japanese woman. 】【Lost owner, is the Japanese woman you are talking about that Kuroki Meisa?Depend on!I'm also annoyed by her, why did Brother Zhong expose the scandal with her, just because they attended Tomohisa Yamashita's birthday party half a year ago? 】【I feel that Uncle Jin Jidong is more excited than Miss Yamei. He danced and frightened the foreigners around him. 】【Without personal feelings, sister yaa is prettier than Keira Knightley】In addition to praising Song Ya for winning glory for the country (the consensus of the audience and the media is that we can’t win Chinese films, can’t we win Japan?) Secondly, the printed dress worn by Song Ya that night also received special attention.Many Korean fashion people said that although the design of this dress is simple, the color matching is not kitsch.

At the end of the day, everyone guessed that this dress must have been made by the master.As a result, on the second day of the interview, Song Ya announced the answer to the mystery.Unexpectedly, this nifty dress is actually the final work of a college student in her third year of study.

——His name is An Zaixian, a very talented young designer, please love him a lot.

Song Ya wrote on her official website, accompanied by a photo of herself and Ahn Jae Hyun.Then, all the information about An Zaixian was quickly "picked up" by Korean netizens, and the conclusion was "a good boy with no black spots." And some sharp-eyed netizens discovered that An Zaixian was filming with Song Ya back then. The teenager in the guitar commercial.

【Wow!Time flies, I was still in elementary school when I saw the ad, and now I am in high school! 】【At that time, I bought the guitar after reading the advertisement, but a few years passed by in a hurry, and everyone became a famous designer, but my guitar still played like a dog barking!woof! ] "Sister, thank you!" Before the end of the Venice Film Festival, An Zaixian specially called from China to thank Song Ya for her support.For the sudden attention and praise, Xiaoan himself is very calm.He felt that this dress was not as amazing and perfect as the media said, but it was Song Ya who made it special.It was her who made this ordinary student work attract attention. "Sister, several investors are now discussing with me about setting up a studio, do you think I can do it?"

"Of course, be more confident!" Song Ya encouraged with a smile, "However, you have to be careful, it's best to hire an experienced lawyer, those investors are very smart, be careful that they deceive you .” Then, Song Ya told Xiao An the contact information of a barrister she knew. "Just wait for my call. I'll contact you first, and then you can talk to Lawyer Hong yourself. He is very nice. Let him check it out for you. You will never suffer."

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Just as Joe White predicted——Ann Lee's "Lust, Caution" was unstoppable and won the Golden Lion in one fell swoop!The Grand Jury Prize went to Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There".Although "Atonement" did not win the award, the strong British style and embarrassing storyline have been well received by the audience and judges. Some European media have even asserted that "Atonement" is just a small test in Venice. The director Joe White's ambitions must not be limited to this.

The implication is that the Oscars and Golden Globes early next year are his ultimate goals.

For the performance of several actors in "Atonement", the media also gave a very high evaluation——

"The Times": Kayla is still so beautiful, even though she is as thin as a lightning bolt, her innate sexiness and elegance still make people feel excited, especially the depressive erotic scene with James in the library, Even through the screen, you can still feel the hot breath of the hot summer night.

"Daily Mail": Keira is expected to participate in the Oscar for Best Actress competition.

Apart from Keira Knightley, the young actress Saoirse has received the most attention. Many media have described her as "genius" and "future superstar", and they are not stingy with praise.In contrast, the leading actor James McAvoy received much less attention, with a feeling of green leaves and red flowers, while the process of Song Ya's attention was more dramatic.

At first, because of the special protection of the local British media, Song Ya’s performance in the movie was deliberately weakened. In their view, it was not easy for an Asian to play an Englishman, not to mention that she was very beautiful and elegant. The temperament of the heroine is comparable to that of the heroine Keira, and the scene where she confesses her sins in the dilapidated building is even more classic, but Song Ya's good things can't offset the American English flavor in her accent. This made the British media very upset, and felt that it was an extremely irresponsible choice for Joe White to choose Song Ya to play "Bly".

However, the media from Britain were not the only ones who watched "Atonement" in Venice. France, the United States and other European countries also sent many reporters. Many media outlets publicly expressed their support for Song Ya.

——Is it Yaa's bad acting or her English makes the British feel uncomfortable?

——In my opinion, this young actor from South Korea has performed perfectly enough, and being nominated for the best newcomer in this film festival is the greatest affirmation of her. I don’t know why the British media are angry.

—Gentlemen of England, what's the matter with you?envy?Still jealous?

The controversy between the American and British media made Song Ya, who was originally a small supporting role, the focus of the world's attention. Anyway, except for the British media, the media of other countries felt that Song Ya's performance in the movie was very good. The French media even said that the performance of Koreans not good?Then just by the time the movie is shown, the whole world will know that the British have told a big lie!And many European and American media believe that this inexplicable crusade by the British media is actually helping "Atonement" attract attention and gain attention.Anyway, the media didn't dare to do anything wrong with the other main creators in the play. Only Yaa who played "Bly" was from Korea, so they had to attack her.

Faced with these arguments, Song Ya still chose to remain silent.Even after returning to the United States, there were media reporters at the airport asking for interviews, but Song Ya still only answered with a smile. Under the protection of Li Xinyan, she lowered the brim of her hat to avoid the short guns extended by the reporters.This surprised many Americans.Except for big names, they still rarely see celebrities who avoid the media, and it's not like they made any mistakes. If they were placed on other newcomers, they would have cried their noses and tears long ago, but Song Ya only answered with a smile. Although most Americans still don't know this young girl from Asia, Song Ya's performance at the airport this time has won her a lot of attention and favor.So much so that when I went shopping on the third day, a paparazzi even took a sneak shot.

"God! If I knew there was a paparazzi squatting opposite, I would have made you dress better!" At this moment, Li Xinyan was so annoyed that she yelled for Song Ya to go back to the apartment and change.

"Isn't this outfit pretty good too?" Song Ya was puzzled, wondering if she couldn't afford this sportswear and jeans?She feels very energetic herself!

"No no no! You should wear a skirt dear!" Li Xinyan suggested.

skirt?Song Ya was astonished, and protested loudly: "Sister, we are going to play in the amusement park, aren't you afraid that I will be lost while playing the game?"

"If you are naked, you will be naked!" Li Xinyan looked desperate, "As a star, you are not afraid of being naked, but the most feared thing is being ugly, understand?! This tracksuit can't set off your good figure at all, so you can do it without wearing a skirt." , can you change into hot pants? Show off your long legs!"

Hotpants damn!Song Ya rolled her huge eyes, what kind of hot pants should I wear if I'm not going to the beach! "If you want to change it, I don't have the time!" After speaking, Song Ya got into the car.

However, for Song Ya's "sportswear street style", the American people gave a very tolerant evaluation.They feel that Song Ya is very real, unlike some celebrities who look like street shots but are actually staged shots, everything is premeditated and very dishonest.Although the sportswear covered up Song Ya's good figure, it made her look very neighborly. Many young netizens even left messages on the Internet, saying that they would go to the store in the afternoon to buy an identical sportswear.

Perhaps the unlucky days were finally over. A week after the release of Street Photo, Song Ya received an invitation letter for the second audition from the crew of "Twilight".

"There is a second audition for such a crappy movie?" Li Xinyan was indignant and advised Song Ya not to go. "Honey, you can consider a supporting role in your current status, and this movie doesn't seem to have such a so-called supporting role, and the investment is low. The actors and director are all newcomers, so what if there are fans of the original book? Let me tell you, it The box office and influence of "Harry Potter" are definitely not surpassed."

Song Ya knows that Li Xinyan is arguing for her. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Song Ya has gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, and there is even a feeling in Korea that "Song Ya replaced China's Zhang Ziyi and became the most watched actress in Asia." However, only Song Ya understands that her path in Hollywood is just beginning, just getting started, so she must not be complacent.Auditions still have to go one by one, whether it is a big supporting role or a small supporting role, the opportunities that Hollywood leaves for young artists in a year are very few, so no matter what role it is, it must be cherished.

The so-called victory is not arrogant and defeat is not discouraged.

"Xinyan, it's not that easy to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. Think about the Korean entertainment industry. In fact, Vanity Fair is mostly the same. You only hear newcomers laughing but not old ones crying. If you don't film for a year, the audience can't remember who you are. It's very normal, so don't talk about big or small supporting roles in the future, as long as I have a movie to shoot, I'm lucky enough."