New Age Artists

Chapter 338 Jiang Wen's wonderful metaphor, the officer of the country and the squid female college student (33)

Dong'ao Island.

The opening ceremony ended at noon.

The crew cleared the scene.

Shen Santong's first day of filming for The Shallows.

Venice, which implements daylight saving time, is six hours behind domestic time and has also started a new day.

Entering the second day of the Venice Film Festival.

The 64th Venice International Film Festival opened in Venice, Italy on August 8th local time.

Yu Dong was eating breakfast while chatting with Jiang Wen: "I feel something is wrong, it feels like I'm in a horror movie."

05 years.

At the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, Li An won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film for his film Brokeback Mountain.

06 years.

At the 63rd Annual Film Awards, "Still Life" directed by Jia Zhangke won the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.

If Yu Dong didn't know the inner workings, he might still think this year is pretty good.

Venice is paying more and more attention to Chinese-language films.

However, when we understand the inner workings of some things and then look back at this year's Venice Film Festival, we see not only what happened outside the curtain, but also the stories behind the scenes.

This year's configuration.

"The Sun" directed by mainland director Jiang Wen, "Help Me Eros" from Taiwan, "Detective" from Hong Kong, and "Lust, Caution" directed by Li Min from overseas.

Four Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Of course, it can be said that Venice pays more and more attention to Chinese-language films, and all aspects are taken into consideration and represented.

But from another perspective, this is Venice trying to seize the right to define Chinese-language films.

Transform the image of Chinese-language films into the shape created by the film festival.

In the future, if Chinese-language films are not strong enough to break this impression, they will continue to move along the lines drawn by others.

Jiang Wen ate a mouthful of Italian noodles and said, "Today is the premiere of Lust, Caution. Let's go and watch it."

Yu Dong suggested: "If Lust, Caution is really like that, why don't we just withdraw from Venice and make a big scene?"

Jiang Wen frowned: "Let's see first, let's see first, if you quit, then we will just fall out."

Yu Dong stabbed Jiang Wen: "We have to do something. It failed to win awards and the box office is uncertain. We can't just watch this movie get ruined. Don't forget Chen Kaige's The Promise."

There is a conflict of interest between him and Jiang Wen.

For him, if "The Sun" does not win the Golden Lion Award, the best option is to expose the true face of Li An's "Lust, Caution".

Jiang Wen is portrayed as a hero who defends positive values ​​and even the face of the country.

Yu Dong remembered Shen Santong's judgment.

International film festivals don’t bring in box office revenue.

What can really bring in box office revenue is winning awards at international film festivals, "bringing glory to the country" and driving audiences to watch movies.

As the economy develops and national strength increases, entertainment options become more diverse.

The so-called international film festival awards, the glory that can be won for "bringing glory to the country", are becoming less and less important in the hearts of the audience.

It can't attract many audiences to go to the cinema to watch movies.

Last year, Jia Zhangke’s “Still Life” only grossed 30 yuan at the box office.

Even though the media kept praising it, the audience didn't feel that it had much impact.

If Jiang Wen could stand up and expose the true face of "Lust, Caution".

Even exposing the true face of an international film festival would be a real honor.

This was used to hype people up and turn people into nostalgic memories of the glorious past.

Yu Dong believes that even if "The Sun" is difficult to understand, it can still attract many audiences.

For issuers and investors, this is the best option with the greatest benefits.

But it is not the best choice for Jiang Wen, it is even a bad choice.

Only when you are at a film festival can you understand how ingenious their arrangements are.

Emphasizing Chinese-language films, this year four films were shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Zhang Yimou served as the chairman of the jury.

The other jury members are directors from other countries.

Among all the foreign directors, Zhang Yimou is the leader.

The media was very happy and felt it was a great honor.

Domestic journalists who traveled to Venice all praised the film festival for bringing Chinese language to the fore.

Chinese-language films have ushered in the best era in Venice’s history!

Marco Muller, the art director, has made a great contribution to Chinese-language films!
The media don’t think about the fact that Zhang Yimou cannot speak English well and has to rely on an interpreter to communicate with others.

In other words, among the jury members, other people can communicate with each other, but Zhang Yimou cannot communicate in real time.

To put it bluntly, it's a mascot.

The mascot that presented the award to "Lust, Caution", the mascot that gagged.

Some people don't want to be involved in the cause and effect, so they push others to be their scapegoat.

If Jiang Wen makes a fuss, he might even avoid the Venice Film Festival and just target "Lust, Caution".

What we have to face is also the platform built by others.

Yu Dong came to the film festival, experienced the details, and felt suffocated.

These arrangements made by them are so interconnected that it is impossible not to accept them.

Looking at it from another perspective, these people, especially the film festival's artistic director Marco, must be clear about the situation of "Lust, Caution".

He prepared to slap.

The person who got slapped couldn't speak out his pain.

If Jiang Wen stood up, he would expose this point before the fight started.

There is no doubt that it will disrupt the opponent's arrangement.

"The Sun" was to premiere on the 3rd of next month, but they withdrew without even holding the premiere.

The attitude is high and the impact will be great.

By the time the film festival is over, it will be too late.

If I come out to speak out without winning an award, people will say I can't afford to lose. Now is the best time.

It is better for the interests of The Sun.

But for Jiang Wen, it disrupted other people's careful arrangements.

In the future, not only Venice will blacklist him, but the other two major film festivals will also not welcome him. However, for Jiang Wen, the failure of "The Sun" is a failure.

He still has the next one. If he falls out with them, it will be hard for him to survive in the international arena in the future.

So it is a conflict of interest. Yu Dong wants to make a big fuss, but Jiang Wen has concerns.

He stabbed Jiang Wen to remind him.

If you don't make a fuss now, you will lose the awards and the box office will fail, and your career will reach a low point.

Chen Kaige’s previous experience is right in front of us.

The domestic media won’t speak for you!
The rhythm is almost the same, if you don't resist you will only suffer.

It may not be as tragic as Chen Kaige's downfall, but it is not a good ending either.

Jiang Wen said irritably, "Let's talk about it after we watch the movie. It may not be like the original book."

"Don't forget, we still have to sell the copyright. The copyright of my film can sell well."

Yu Dong only considers domestic benefits, but he has a lot to consider.

Other investors and producers also need to be considered.

Jiang Wen is not a fool. He can feel what Yu Dong can feel.

Some people have achieved the ultimate in superficial skills.

If you don't comply and disrupt other people's arrangements, the cost will be very high.

In the last second, he had a smile on his face, and in the next second, he had a fierce look on his face.

Jiang Wen not only has to consider his future career, but also stakeholders like Yu Dong and the actors.

His wife Zhou Yun, as well as actors such as Chen Chong and Jaycee Chan, will also make an appearance.

It's unacceptable not even having a premiere.

When you enter the world, there are many things that are beyond your control.

Jiang Wen and Yu Dong went to see the premiere of "Lust, Caution" together.

Halfway through the two-and-a-half-hour film, Yu Dong said, "It will definitely win an award."

Jiang Wen looked unhappy.

Shen Santong's words came true, and Li An started to create his own works.

It's so much better than the original.

Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei performed the most explicit love scene.

The two of them appeared naked for this purpose.

After the film ended, the audience burst into warm applause.

Yu Dong and Jiang Wen both looked gloomy.

They watched the show from beginning to end, but still underestimated it.

Li An's creation is not just an ordinary one, but one that is infused with countless passions.

Yu Dong murmured, "Three games, invincible. One game is invincible, and three games are even more invincible. The hero is deconstructed like this, invincible!"

Jiang Wen's face was cold.

Looking at these foreign audiences, their excited expressions, I can feel the vulgarity and malice.

Even more uncomfortable and deeply humiliated.

Jiang Wen kept weighing the pros and cons in his mind. Standing up to expose "Lust, Caution" was also standing up against himself.

Offending the Venice Film Festival, offending the power behind it, and affecting future international success are not the key points.

This play directed by Li An has passed the domestic review.

Why did Li An pass the review?
This is the privilege of a great director, the privilege of art.

If someone else had filmed "Lust, Caution" he would have gone straight to jail.

Jiang Wen went too far with "The Devils", but that does not affect his status as a member of the great director group.

"The Sun" is also quite large in scale.

Ordinary directors are not qualified to interpret the first thirty years.

Those who stand up harm the entire group.

Especially the special rights enjoyed by the group of big directors.

If it doesn't stand out, a film like this will definitely win the Golden Lion.

With these three scenes and these gimmicks, the media cooperated to provide a cover-up.

Audiences who are unaware of the truth will also contribute to the box office.

Can "The Sun" have the same box office success as this kind of movie?

It lost awards and it lost at the box office.

He was backed into a corner.

Jiang Wen blinked continuously and suddenly understood Chen Kaige's situation a year ago.

It’s not that Chen Kaige wants to fight with Hollywood, but he has no choice.

Jiang Wen and Yu Dong did not leave immediately, but participated in the discussion after the screening.

Jiang Wen discovered that the reviews for the film were not as one-sided as he had imagined.

It presents a situation of "two-level differentiation".

Among the supporting team, in addition to the excellent performances of the actors, technical aspects such as screenwriting, photography, art, and music all received unanimous praise.

The voices of doubt mainly come from some overseas moviegoers.

They generally believe that understanding the entire background of the film requires a high level of historical knowledge from the audience.

In addition, they were puzzled by Mr. Yi’s identity and his antagonistic relationship with patriotic students.

Although these do not have much impact on the protagonist's emotional entanglement, they still cause some obstacles to watching the movie.

Jiang Wen found it ridiculous that Li An was winking at a blind man.

These illiterate foreigners can only get a sense of curiosity from the coquettish poses of a yellow girl, but they cannot get a deeper sense of being trampled on.

Jiang Wen kindly offered a helping hand to help the foreigners understand: "Some overseas audiences cannot understand our history. Let me introduce it to you."

"Think of Mr. Yi as a national officer and Tang Wei as a squid college student."

"In World War II, when the country was conquered, the squid college student assassinated the officer of the country. The most essential struggle of human nature that occurred is easy for everyone to understand."

Jiang Wen finished speaking.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

You can hear the needle drop.

(End of this chapter)