Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 590 The film festival itself is all about connections (13)

There are many organizations in Europe and America…

Such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Brotherhood.

I used to think it was nonsense...

One day I saw a book at a street stall, "The Ten Organizations That Rule the World"...

There's a novel called "The Chinese Dragon Group" that features the Rothschild family fighting against the Chinese Dragon Group—it's incredibly exciting!

Of course, I think it's even more ridiculous!

Later I heard about the Taishan Industrial Research Institute, also known as the "Taishan Club"...

There were also things like the "Xishan Club," the "Jiangnan Club," and "Lakeside University"...

On second thought, ordinary people who play games and fish often have like-minded groups where a few close friends can get together to discuss how to rank up and how to win.

Is it strange for vested interests who want to band together to maintain their family wealth and power to hold (secret) gatherings and form associations?

This has never been a rare occurrence throughout history.

Somewhat like a valve...

However, this is not entirely true. Throughout Chinese history, no one took pride in forming behind-the-scenes cliques; in the end, everyone wanted to become emperor openly and legitimately.

In the West, it seems that everyone from ordinary citizens to the so-called top elites is enthusiastic about this, as if they think it's something to be proud of...

This characteristic actually fits the description of a vampire quite well, and coincidentally, there is also a vampire aristocracy in the West.

A group of wealthy people, having acquired 99% of the world's wealth, want to unite to gain power, thereby obtaining more resources and benefits, and enslaving 99% of the world's population.

The main problem is that people have too high expectations of the wealthy. They imagine it as a high-class gathering in luxurious places, with people dressed in fine clothes and surrounded by elegant women, where they are surrounded by learned scholars and no commoners, and where people can easily make deals worth billions with a wave of their hand...

If you push open the door and go inside, you'll find everyone is bald and looks exceptionally ugly.

There are also a bunch of environmental organizations…

They're all the same, actually.

Shen Yan...the top superstar in mainland China, capable of both directing and acting, with a strong appeal to young people...

In fact, they had been trying to recruit him.

However, Shen Yan wasn't interested in these people...

The Illuminati and Freemasonry are nothing compared to this. An organization was founded in 1921 on South Lake in China, less than 100 years ago.

Compared to this organization, the Illuminati and Freemasons are utter trash...

However, he was quite interested in the left-wing films Elena Polach mentioned, and looked them up when he got back to the hotel…

A film that reflects the suffering of the lower classes and calls for social justice.

In a sense, the mainstream films produced under our system are left-wing films.

Unfortunately, the mainstream ideology has been stigmatized, and many of the films made about it have been ridiculed.

Then, these kinds of topics are used by capital to exploit the public.

As an aside, when public authorities promote positive values, many people scoff at them, calling them empty rhetoric. But when capital acts as if it shares the joys and sorrows of the people, many are happy to be exploited, even helping to count the money.

However, later on, they couldn't cut anymore!
Xu Zheng made a film called "Life Against the Grain," which was met with all sorts of ridicule...

He's too much of a star, too much of a rich man, and too slick. He's barely fitting the role of a modern white-collar worker or small business owner struggling in the workplace, but as a deliveryman who's been laid off and still manages to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, you can't believe that this kind of star would actually share the same fate as us ordinary folks!
In contrast, most of the classic South Korean films have left-wing themes.

As for Hollywood…

In fact, Hollywood's decline in recent years has been quite obvious. The themes are becoming more and more unrealistic and empty, more and more white and professional, filled with political correctness, with the establishment's positive energy overflowing, and a large amount of capital flowing into positive energy spectacle movies and superhero movies.

Contemporary Chinese films strictly adhere to the classical dramatic style, using standard five-act or three-act plays.

Follow the structure of beginning, development, climax, ending, and epilogue, or beginning, climax, and ending...

Later, neoclassicism emerged, a form that emphasizes rationality, objectivity, and inclusiveness—a perfect morality that encourages people to do good and be virtuous. Most Chinese films today are like this.

No matter how bleak the future may seem, in the end, the bad guys will be brought to justice, the good guys will be rewarded, or the bad guys will have a change of heart. This is the spirit of not doing evil because it is insignificant, and not neglecting to do good because it is insignificant.

"Burning" could be filmed...

While we're at it, let's make a movie called "The Great Buddha"...

Uh… "The Great Buddha" is a bit tricky to work with unless the background is changed to the Republican era…

But changing it to the Republican era would be meaningless!
Moreover, what vehicle surveillance video existed during the Republic of China era?

……

At eight o'clock in the morning, Shen Yan arrived at the film set on time.

After the makeup artist finished applying the makeup, filming for "Burning" began on time!
The so-called makeup was simply applying a layer of oily stuff to Shen Yan's face—after all, he was too fair-skinned...

Today we're filming... a party scene.

To be precise, it was capturing Ben's impatience...

For Ben, the world is boring, and he always has to find something to feel alive.

For someone born to be Gatsby, who has seen it all – fine clothes, luxurious living, global travel – what's the point? It's not exciting enough; it doesn't prove I'm alive. So, let's burn down the plastic greenhouses.

Everything about him fits the profile of a serial killer perfectly.

Before dying, he meticulously applied makeup to the victim; after disposing of the crime scene and the body, he kept the jewelry or watch for himself to admire; he would occasionally visit the lake where the remains were dumped to enjoy the view alone…

I still don't feel a sense of accomplishment, so I'll use a metaphor to tell my novel-writing friends: once every two months, this pace is just right.

His motive for killing was to indulge in narcissism, to be above all else, and to feel comfortable manipulating the fate of others.

His feelings for Hye-mi were a hunt...

As Hye-mi shared her observations and tried to integrate into high society, Ben yawned…

He knew it was a futile effort!

He was already used to women like Huimei…

They find the contrast between the spiritual life they pursue and reality boring or disdainful.

Wang Kai wore gold-rimmed glasses, KAPITAL jeans, and a Vico jacket—all sponsored by various brands!

Wang Kai is generally quiet on set—he's playing a psychopathic killer with antisocial personality disorder, so he can't be a chatterbox.

But Dilraba is different; she loves to chat and is now pestering Shen Yan with all sorts of questions: "Who was that woman yesterday?"

"A film selector for the Venice Film Festival's film selection committee!"

"...So our film was selected?"

"Hmm...and it's the opening ceremony video..."

"I checked the jury for this year's Venice Film Festival yesterday, and Chen Chong is on it! Do you know her?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I don't know him, but I do know the chairman of the judging panel, Alexander Desplat, and one of the judges, Sandy Powell..."

"Huh? Really?"

Shen Yan nodded: "There's a film collaboration!"

A24 is preparing to produce "Carol" and "The Danish Girl," both films with budgets exceeding $1500 million...

They both had Alexandre Desplat as the composer and Sandy Powell as the costume designer!
"Then we should be able to win an award?"

Shen Yan nodded: "I guarantee at least a jury prize!"

(End of this chapter)