I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 400 Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival in 2003 was its 60th edition.

The opening ceremony will be held on August 27, and the closing ceremony on September 6, lasting for ten days.

Liu Jin started his journey from Milan by car.

We stopped in Rievella for a while and had lunch.

The reason Liu Jin stopped here was because when he saw the place name sign, the name of a book suddenly flashed into his mind.

Call Me by Your Name!
Author: André Edmund.

It's a gay novel, well, how should I put it? The Chinese translation is extremely moving, and after being adapted into a film in 2017, it won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Its global box office wasn't high, just over twenty million US dollars. However, it's very popular within the LGBT community and is also highly regarded by many people in Europe and America.

Liu Jin had read the book, but he didn't like it.

He even felt that it was somewhat insulting to use such beautiful language to translate a gay novel into a Chinese translation.

Perhaps he wasn't a literature enthusiast at all.

Anyway... he doesn't appreciate this kind of work.

Even with films like "Brokeback Mountain," which were later highly praised by countless people, Liu Jin remained unmoved and didn't even finish watching them.

He does not discriminate against men.

But that doesn't mean he can accept it.

It must be said that the messy things the victims did have a deep-rooted impact on people's minds in Europe and America.

Yes, Europe was the most affected!
It makes sense when you think about it; they have the best benefits in the world and not much work pressure.

I'm so bored I'm just messing around!
But Liu Jin felt that the writing in that book was truly beautiful.

If it were changed to a romantic relationship between a man and a woman, it wouldn't be entirely impossible, but it would lack the 'depth' that those artists talked about...

Should we adapt it?

Liu Jin wandered aimlessly through the town of Rievella.

He couldn't make up his mind until he set off again!
……

We arrived in Venice in the afternoon.

The atmosphere of the 60th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival has enveloped this water city.

Movie posters are everywhere.

Some film crews were even handing out promotional brochures on the roadside.

Two more days!

But the atmosphere of the film festival had already spread.

Liu Jin located the Bulgari Hotel in Venice and returned the car.

Then, he strolled through the water city, dragging his suitcase.

It's really small, with no wide streets, but bridges everywhere and narrow, gloomy streets.

As Liu Jin walked down the street, he had a very familiar feeling.

He had seen these bridges and these streets in countless movies.

But to be honest, he had never been to Venice, not even in his past life... which was a regret, but now, it's all fulfilled!
"Chinese? Japanese? Korean?"

A woman who looked somewhat familiar stopped Liu Jin.

An actor?
Liu Jin was a little curious!

But he still smiled and said, "A Chinese."

The woman immediately smiled and said, "Hello, I'm an actress from 'Wind's Love Scenery,' and I'd like to invite you to come see the movie sometime."

She handed Liu Jin a brochure.

Liu Jin took it and suddenly pointed at the woman, saying, "Ou Qingchun, isn't that right?"

The woman paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's me, hello!"

Ou Qingchun was the female lead in the 1998 TV series "Never Close Your Eyes," directed by Zhao Baogang.

It left a deep impression on him.

But to be honest, Liu Jin didn't like the role.

It's admirable that you acted as a police officer to arrest DF; but sending a college student, a college student who admires you, to infiltrate the DF Group is pure nonsense.

Anyway, Liu Jin felt that such a thing was simply impossible.

Are you kidding me?
God knows how the screenwriter came up with such a ridiculous plot. Did they go crazy watching "Infernal Affairs"?

But disliking someone is one thing, it has nothing to do with the actor.

Actors are just acting according to the directors' requirements; the most despicable ones are the screenwriters and directors.

"Hong Kong films?"

"Yes, this is a production invested in by Hong Kong Island, and the director is also from Hong Kong Island."

However, most of the actors are from mainland China… The male lead is Liu Ye. If you are interested, please pay attention to our screening announcements.

Opening the brochure, it was indeed so.

No wonder there was no news about it in mainland China; it's a very pure Hong Kong film.

The reason there was no promotion from Hong Kong is likely because, apart from the female lead, Lin Jiaxin, and the second male lead, Zheng Yijian, who are from Hong Kong, the rest of the cast are from mainland China. Moreover, the filming location was actually Qingdao, in mainland China…

No wonder the proud people of Hong Kong Island aren't interested.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "I'll keep an eye on it!"

……

A gondola passes by on the river.

Liu Jin didn't notice, but he was facing the river.

"Bring the boat to shore, bring it to shore!" the man suddenly ordered the boatman.

Then he got up from the boat, waved to Liu Jin and said, "Amos, Amos!"

Liu Jin looked up and couldn't help but smile.

He nodded to Ou Qingchun, then walked onto the bridge and said with a smile, "Ms. Watts, it's been a long time!"

"Haha, I knew it was you."

The woman standing on the gondola was Naomi Watts.

She waved and said, "I saw that your film was also selected for the main competition, so I guessed you would come too."

Are you going to Lido Island? We're on the way.

"convenient?"

"What's inconvenient? That damn Sean Penn just left me alone in the hotel to go have some fun. I had to take a boat out by myself and was just about to head back. Your crew's hotel must also be the Excelsior Hotel, right?"

"you are right!"

As Liu Jin spoke, he pulled his suitcase down the bridge and walked down the stone steps beside it.

The boatman immediately took the luggage from his hands.

"Ms. Ou Qingchun, see you at the opening ceremony... Oh, and please give my regards to Ms. Lin Jiaxin for me."

After saying that, Liu Jin jumped onto the boat.

Ou Qingchun recognized Naomi Watts.

A look of doubt crossed his eyes as he looked at Liu Jin.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, she immediately became furious.

“My name is not Ou Qingchun, my name is Su Jin.”

However, the Gondola had already entered the river and sped away.

A young man ran out of the alley.

He was quite tall, about the same height as Liu Jin, but looked rather thin.

He was accompanied by a rather fashionable girl who happened to hear Su Jin's words and quickly went over to her.

"Sister Su, what's wrong?"

"I just ran into someone from China who kept calling me Ou Qingchun. It made me so angry."

Su Jin shook her head and smiled wryly.

"Oh, right, when he left, he asked me to say hello to Jiaxin for him... Jiaxin, your friend?"

The girl is Lin Jiaxin.

She looked blank and shook her head, saying, "I haven't even seen the person, how would I know who it is?"

As she spoke, she looked at Liu Ye again.

"Are they actors from mainland China?"

Liu Ye looked completely bewildered.

He looked at Su Jin.

Su Jin still wore a wry smile: "It shouldn't be, otherwise I would at least have some recollection of it."

Oh right, the woman who called him aboard earlier, that was Naomi Watts, the Naomi Watts from Mulholland Dock… I think she called that man's name, Moss? I didn't quite catch it. He seemed to know Naomi Watts quite well.”

How do you know he's from mainland China?

"If he were from Hong Kong Island or Taiwan, he would definitely say he was from Hong Kong Island or Taiwan."

When I asked him what nationality he was, he said he was Chinese, and his Mandarin was very standard, unlike that of people from Hong Kong Island.

Lin Jiaxin frowned.

"Morse? Morse? Morse..."

She suddenly looked up and stared at Su Jin with wide eyes.

"Sister Su, is that Amos? AMOS, Amos!"

Su Jin and Liu Ye looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lin Jiaxin, on the other hand, seemed very excited.

"It really is her! No wonder Director Xu said there would be a surprise."

Who is Amos?

Su Jin looked completely bewildered.

"Is it that Amos?"

Liu Ye also realized what was happening and blurted out, "So the Amos we saw in the brochure is him?"

"should be!"

"What are you talking about? Which Amos?"

"Sister Su, The Old Man and the Sea, Life Is Beautiful, The Crucible, and Father Trapped in Time..."

Su Jin finally realized what was happening and asked, "Isn't he a writer? How did he become an actor? And in a Hollywood movie at that?"

Lin Jiaxin laughed and said, "Mr. Amos is very powerful in Hollywood!"
And he's very successful in Europe too. Last year, when we won an award at the Berlin Film Festival, Director Xu said it was thanks to his help… He's a very talented writer; besides this film, *Before Sunrise*, I heard he has another film in which he's working with Leonardo DiCaprio and others. However, it won't be released until the end of the year; I plan to go to America to see it then.”

Su Jin and Liu Ye exchanged a glance, looking at each other in bewilderment.

……

(End of this chapter)