1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 151 Chinese-Language Films Once Again Shock Foreigners (Please Subscribe!)
On the third day after Chen Fusheng and his group arrived, the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival officially kicked off with a grand opening ceremony, marking the start of an eleven-day festival.

However, none of the four films that Chen Fusheng brought were selected for the opening ceremony. The opening film of the main competition at this film festival was a Japanese film called "Murder: The Downhill Incident".

Since there's no opening film to showcase the film, they naturally need to apply for screening opportunities themselves to increase the film's exposure.

After all, Chen Fusheng came all this way, and his most direct purpose was to sell the film.

Secondly, there's the pursuit of awards, and even that's often done in order to get a better price for the film.

The screening venues on the second day of the film festival are quite difficult to secure, because everyone wants their films to be seen by film distributors from various countries as soon as possible, so that there will be enough time for transactions later.

However, Chen Fusheng not only secured a screening room that could accommodate more than two hundred people today, but the key is that he only has the right to use it for one day.

This means he can release at least two movies, and even three if he wants.

Of course, showing three parts would be a bit rushed, since this isn't for entertainment but for show.

In the morning, he scheduled his own film, *The Devotion of Suspect X*, for screening; in the afternoon, he planned to present *The Cotton Robe*.

We'll see if we can play Chen Huaikai's "The Broken Jade Gate" later.

If there's no time, then we'll just have to postpone it.

Anyway, this film festival lasts for 11 days. Even if you cut off the beginning and end, it still lasts for nine days, so there shouldn't be no chance to miss any screenings.

The same applies to "The Return of the Swallows," directed by Fu Jinggong.

However, the director wasn't under much pressure because this wasn't a film designed to generate foreign exchange; he was simply aiming for awards.

It would be best if he could sell the overseas rights, but it's okay if he can't; he knows his limitations...

At 8:58 a.m., with only two minutes left until their self-determined screening time, Lingzi noticed that Chen Fusheng was still at the door and hadn't come in yet. Worried that he might have forgotten the time, she decided to go out and call him.

However, just as she reached the door, Chen Fusheng had already entered, accompanied by a blond, blue-eyed foreign film producer.

"This is Ms. Karina, a film distributor from Warner Bros. in the United States."

Chen Fusheng bumped into Lingzi and introduced her to her.

Afterwards, Lingzi arranged for the others to sit down, while Chen Fusheng walked to the steps in front of the theater and said a few words to welcome everyone.

"Okay, enough with the chit-chat. The movie is about to start. I hope everyone here has a satisfying viewing experience."

Soon, the lights in the theater dimmed, and then a bright light appeared on the large screen in front of us. The light then magnified and filled the entire screen.

Mixed Chinese and English subtitles appeared—

The Devotion of Suspect X

Director: Chen Fusheng
Screenwriter: Chen Fusheng
Leading actors: Zhang Guorong, Gong Xue

……

At this moment, there were also several film distributors from Xiao Rizi in the theater. They had just watched the beginning and already liked the movie.

Of course, this liking isn't just a platonic one; they understand that this style of film is very popular in Japan.

So the group exchanged glances and began to secretly compete with each other.

"The beginning was heartwarming, but it was a bit boring~"

Karina had high expectations for Chen Fusheng's film, but now she's a little disappointed. It's not that it's bad, just that it didn't meet her expectations.

But just as she drew this conclusion, Chen Jing, who was kind, gentle, and even somewhat weak-willed, suddenly smashed her bastard husband to death with a hammer.

The plot suddenly became tense.

Karina's adrenaline surged at that moment, and she didn't even notice that her back had already left the backrest.

Not only her, but all the audience members in the movie theater at this moment, including the two lead actors, couldn't help but hold their breath because of the tense plot.

Moreover, the tense atmosphere did not disappear after Chen Jing killed the person; on the contrary, the footsteps coming from the corridor and the progressively increasing background music made the atmosphere even more tense.

The next second, the camera switched to the stairwell entrance, where Shi Hongzhe, played by Zhang Guorong, returned.

He passed by the door of Chen Jing and her daughter, glanced at them, and walked straight past. At this moment, the background music suddenly stopped, and everyone thought that everything had calmed down. Then the camera turned to Chen Jing's face inside the house, and they saw her breathe a sigh of relief. The audience in the theater also breathed a sigh of relief along with her.

But just then, with a 'thump', the camera switched again, and a weathered and somewhat pale face appeared directly in the frame.

"what--"

Everyone in the theater thought the tense atmosphere was over and they were most relaxed when this sudden reversal startled many of them.

Karina, who had just said the plot was a bit boring, was so startled that she screamed, but she quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

Moreover, her eyes remained fixed on the screen, as if afraid of missing a single second of the shot.

"Damn it, the door... the door isn't closed."

She saw Shi Hongzhe slowly push open the door, and his hands, which were covering his mouth, unconsciously began to exert force.

At the same time, putting myself in Chen Jing's shoes inside the room, I felt like I couldn't breathe either.

The sense of suspense lessened after Shih Hung-che pushed open the door, but from that moment on, the film's tone became tense and exciting.

Later--

Karina completely forgot that she had said the movie was boring and watched it with great interest. The tension between the Japanese film distributors grew stronger and stronger. Even though it was his second time watching it, Chen Huaikai was still completely engrossed, and the others were no better off.

More than an hour later, when the end credits started rolling, the theater was not empty at all; in fact, it was almost full.

Chen Fusheng turned on the light, then turned his head and saw that many people were still immersed in the movie they had just watched.

Seeing this, he undoubtedly felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

This is also why he enjoys being a director.

Wow!
Wow!
Enthusiastic applause began to erupt in the theater and continued for more than a minute before gradually subsiding.

At this moment, film director Chen Fusheng was surrounded by many film distributors, which disrupted his plan to go on stage to give a thank-you speech.

Fortunately, none of that matters anymore.

"Everyone, listen to me. If you're interested in my movie, you can come to the office next door to talk to me privately. Otherwise, even if we all crowd here and talk all day, we won't get anything out of it."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Chen is right. Let's all line up then. I'll be first!"

(End of this chapter)