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Chapter 425 Go wash up and go to bed early.
Since it includes the word "international," it naturally needs to project a high-class image.

As the first jury member for the Tiantan Award at the Capital International Film Festival, Zhu Xi invited Nikita Mikhalkov.

He has been hailed as Russia's Steven Spielberg.

His father, Sergei Khaykov, was a poet and writer who penned the Soviet national anthem; his mother was also a poet; and his brother is Andrei Konchalovsky, a renowned Russian director.

He won the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice International Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards.

Previously, he served as the president of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Capital International Film Festival went to great lengths to invite him.

In addition, there is Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Iver Benjamin, president of the Directors Guild of Great Britain, Jeff Brown, a famous Australian film producer, and Kang Je-gyu, a famous South Korean film director.

In addition to these five, there are also Gu Changwei and Qi Hao.

The participants are all very impressive individuals, making it a level above the Capital University Student Film Festival.

Of course, in other people's eyes, Qi Hao is also a very impressive person.

In terms of directing, Qi Hao is not much worse than Gu Changwei.

Gu Changwei is a director who won the Jury Prize at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival and the Best Director Award at the 6th Chinese Film Media Awards for his film "Peacock".

However, Qi Hao has also won several awards, including the Golden Horse Award for Best Director.

Moreover, Qi Hao is also the Venice Film Festival Best Actor.

Gu Changwei's main strength lies in photography; he ranks among the top three Chinese photographers.

However, Qi Hao was very low-key during his first time as a judge.

Anyway, he was just doing it to complete the task.

If he were truly in charge, he would definitely ensure that Chinese-language films account for at least half of all awards.

This is obviously impossible.

Since it is positioned as an international awards ceremony, it is impossible to give all the awards to Chinese-language films.

The first Tiantan Award ceremony was very important.

To a certain extent, it can establish the style of the awards ceremony.

If the first one doesn't go well, then it will be a long time of struggling at a relatively low level.

Therefore, Qi Hao has very little room for maneuver.

Since that's the case, he doesn't need to stand out too much, since the awards won't change according to his will.

However, he still managed to get "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" into the main competition.

Of the 15 films shortlisted for the main competition of the "Tiantan Award," the most important event of this film festival, two are Chinese-language films: Feng Xiaogang's "Back to 1942" and Wang Jing's "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart."

Among them, "Back to 1942" was produced by Aunt Wah.

"A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" is produced by Zhonghao Entertainment.

Although "Back to 1942" was a box office flop and received a lot of negative reviews after its release, with a score as low as 6.1, it made matters worse for Hua Yi, whose stock price had already plummeted due to various crises and public opinion, and whose market value fell below 10 billion for the first time.

But the movie itself is actually a really good movie.

Zhang Guoli also delivered a peak performance.

When selecting films, Gu Changwei was responsible for introducing the film to the other judges.

He signed with Hua Yi last year, becoming her contracted director.

Aunt Hua did not actually only have Feng Xiaogang as a director.

In fact, it has always had a number of directors, some of whom it has collaborated with and some of whom it has signed directly.

Last year, Chen Guofu, the renowned producer of Huayi Brothers, resigned, reportedly poached by Wanda Group. As a result, Gu Changwei was signed instead to mitigate the negative impact of Chen Guofu's departure.

As a director signed by Hua Yi, Gu Changwei naturally had to speak up for her.

Qi Hao didn't stand on ceremony.

The book "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" was given a special introduction.

After receiving investment from Zhonghao Entertainment, Wang Jing produced this film, and subsequently received investment for "The Great Ming Dynasty," thus establishing a deep partnership between the two parties.

Last year, "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" went on a filming trip to Tokyo.

It became the only Chinese-language film to be nominated for the main competition at the Tokyo International Film Festival this year.

Director Wang Jing and leading actress Yan Bingyan were also invited to attend the film festival and are expected to compete for the Golden Kirin Award for Best Film and the Best Actress Award.

However, just before the film festival, the production company suddenly decided to officially withdraw from the Tokyo International Film Festival's competition section and all related activities. This was in response to the then-emerging controversy surrounding Japan's alleged purchase of the island.

Renowned director Xie Fei issued a statement opposing the withdrawal, calling it an excessive act akin to "cultural vandalism."

Have you considered the feelings of ordinary Japanese people who, during a period of tension between the two sides, still insisted on loving Chinese culture and paid for tickets out of their own pockets?
Does this disrupt the efforts of our government, which is currently working hard to counter the other side's sabotage and ease the conflict?
After Xie Fei's statement opposing the withdrawal was published, a large number of celebrities and netizens commented and forwarded it on Weibo, supporting Xie Fei and saying that "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" announcing its withdrawal from the competition was a publicity stunt.

Xie Fei, that old man, has always been very stubborn.

He has stated on multiple occasions that his favorite actor is Jiang Wen.

However, Xie Fei had a different opinion when it came to Jiang Wen's directing talent.

He believes that it was a huge waste for Jiang Wen to wait seven years after "Devils on the Doorstep" to make "The Sun Also Rises." Xie Fei's comment on the film was: "Those scenes are very talented, but I still think it's terrible."

Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" caused a box office frenzy, but Xie Fei felt it was a pity for Jiang Wen to make commercial films. "One movie made him so much money, he can't stop, he wants to maintain his aristocratic lifestyle. Can he still make better works like "Devils on the Doorstep" and "In the Heat of the Sun"? It's hard to say, because he has gradually become more pragmatic, and he is already 50 years old."

It makes it seem like directors are supposed to live a hard life.

However, regardless of the circumstances, "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" was withdrawn from the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Zhonghao Entertainment stated that, as the production company, it supports all decisions made by the creative team and is not concerned about whether the film will bring profits to the company.

The fact that this film was made, released, and recognized by moviegoers is itself a great success.

The film ultimately only grossed a few million at the box office.

The 4th China Film Directors Association Awards 2012 recognized Yan Bingyan, the actress who played the lead role, as the Best Actress of the Year.

In addition, many other award ceremonies also provided support.

This time, Qi Hao hopes the jury can award this film either Best Film or Best Actress as recognition.

Once he becomes a judge, no matter how low-key he is, he won't hesitate to fight for what he deserves.

In fact, awards everywhere require public relations.

Even now, with Aunt Hua and Zhong Hao at loggerheads, Feng Xiaogang still has the mood to have dinner with Qi Hao.

One bamboo mat and six judges—everyone's vote is very important.

In an effort to win over the other judges, Qi Hao invited them to dinner and a visit to Zhonghao Entertainment after they arrived in China.

Because Qi Hao has a photographic memory, extensive knowledge, and can communicate fluently in English, he quickly became friends with the judges.

Gu Changwei was also helpless.

Although he travels abroad frequently, his English is really not very good, and he is also bad at expressing himself, which makes communication difficult and he has to bring a translator with him.

How can they compare to Qi Hao and his assistant Guo Fan?

Especially that Guo Fan, he's absolutely outrageous. Not only is he smart, but he's also incredibly shameless. Qi Hao always brings him along when he talks to people.

Everywhere he passed was a mess.

Qi Hao stood alone on the film festival red carpet, looking particularly pitiful.

There's nothing I can do; my wife is recuperating at home.

Qi Xu grew cuter and cuter after her full moon, the kind of cuteness that's irresistible.

An Feng spends all day with his son, laughing heartily.

I've long forgotten about the need to make a comeback soon.

Anyway, "My Love from the Star" is a hit on major TV stations, further increasing her popularity.

There's absolutely no need to worry about being forgotten if you don't work for a year or two.

By the time the Tiantan Awards ceremony is held at the film festival, the awards have already been decided.

For the first time as a judge, Qi Hao witnessed everyone's joys and sorrows, watching "A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart" win Best Film and Best Actress, and watching "Back to 1942" win Best Director.

Of the ten awards, China Film Group won three, and all of them were major awards.

It can be said that everyone is happy.

As for whether this film festival is authoritative enough or has gone international, let's just say we should forget about it.

Just check out the Shanghai International Film Festival.

If Qi Hao becomes the host of the film festival and truly takes charge, he will guarantee that at least half of the Chinese-language films will be shortlisted, first generating sufficient influence domestically.

Then, we rigorously select high-quality films from around the world.

As Qi Hao fulfilled his duties as a judge, the system notified him that he could settle the task.

(End of this chapter)