This director is so innocent.

Chapter 88: Da Mei Yuan Shares Experience

The three major international film festivals in Europe each have different styles of selecting films.

The Venice Film Festival has a strong focus on art and avant-garde films.

The Berlin Film Festival pays the most attention to political and social films.

The Cannes Film Festival, as the largest trading market in Europe, emphasizes films that combine commercial appeal with artistic merit.

Coincidentally, "The Coffin in the Mountain" is a film that perfectly combines commerce and art. With its unique narrative style, it unfolds a panorama of human nature for the audience.

Set against the backdrop of rural society, the film reveals the darker side of human nature through the desires and emotions of its inhabitants, showcasing a strong sense of black humor and absurdity.

After watching "The Coffin in the Mountain," Christy Jon was so excited that he rattled off a string of English words.

"su, You "re a genius."

"Promise me, you must take it to Cannes, it will make you stand in the

spotlight and enjoy the attention of people all over the world. "

Han Sanping frowned as he watched Christy Jon gesticulate wildly. What was this foreigner talking about that made him so excited?

Seeing this, the translator quickly whispered, "Christie praised Director Su as a genius, telling him that he must bring 'The Coffin in the Mountain' to Cannes, and that he would win an award."

After listening to the translation and explanation, Han Sanping's lips curled up slightly, and he was in a very good mood.

If "The Coffin in the Mountain" wins an award, it will probably sell for four or five million euros, which will increase the chances of it being officially recognized this year.

"Foreigners just love to exaggerate; they won't win any awards."

After silently complaining in her mind, Su Jin, without needing a translator, said directly, "Thank you for your compliment."

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He had studied English in his previous life and was quite good at it, with a genuine Birmingham accent, so he had no problem with daily communication.

Of course, to avoid you thinking I'm showing off—no, scratch that, to make it easier for you to understand—I'll just use Chinese from now on!

Han Sanping said, "Christie, it's noon. I've already made a reservation at the restaurant. Let's eat and chat."

"Han, you're so thoughtful." Christy Jon readily agreed.

Chinese people like to discuss business at the dinner table. When he first arrived, he disliked this behavior, feeling that Chinese people did not distinguish between public and private matters.

But after I got there, I realized that discussing things at the dinner table is not bad either.

During the dinner, the group chatted about everything under the sun—movies, the industry, film festivals—

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

"Sue, you can't hold your liquor. I'm never drinking with you again," Christy Jon said, sticking out his tongue.

Han Sanping, seeing his drowsy, drunken state, gave Su Jin a wink.

Su Jin received the toast, raised her glass, and said, "Christie, let me toast you again."

"Sue, I can't drink anymore. Next time you come to Cannes, I'll treat you." Christy Jon quickly waved his hand in refusal.

Seeing this, Han Sanping smiled slightly and said, "Christie, who do you think has a chance to win the Golden Bell Palm this time?"

"The Coen brothers' 'No Country for Old Men' and Béla Tarr's 'The Man from London' are both excellent films, according to my friends who select films in North America."

After Christie finished speaking, she changed the subject and said with a smile, "Sue's 'The Coffin in the Mountain' is also very good, at least in my opinion."

The movie "No Country for Old Men" is truly amazing.

Participated in fourteen film festivals, winning awards at all, and sweeping the Oscars, winning Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Supporting Actor.

Best adapted screenplay.

Han Sanping remained noncommittal and continued, "What are the chances of Su Jin's 'The Coffin in the Heart'?"

"There is a high probability that Zhang Manyu from your country will vote for 'The Coffin in the Mountain' as one of the judges this time."

Mr. Stephen Ferris, the chairman of the jury, also really liked this subject matter.

Even if I don't win the Palme d'Or, my chances of winning the Grand Jury Prize are very high.

After hearing this, Su Jin smiled calmly, showing no sign of excitement.

In previous years, "The Coffin in the Mountain" might have had a chance, but this year it's basically impossible for it to win the Golden Bell Award.

This year, the jury favored films that focused on women. Most of the winning films had a calm and serene atmosphere and lacked intense dramatic conflict, but the characters' fates were all captivating.

For example, the Golden Bell Award winner "4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days" and the Jury Grand Prize winner "The Forest of the Trees" are both films that focus on female themes.

"The Forest of the Wilderness" is a work by Naomi Kawase.

In 1997, her debut film, "Suzaku," was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival and won the Camera d'Or.

After that, almost all of her feature films were able to enter the main competition at Cannes, earning her the nickname "Cannes's direct descendant".

She fell out of favor in 2018 when Visual magazine was rejected by Cannes.

In the end, he could only go to the Sebastián International Film Festival in Spain with a sour feeling, to compete with Yang Mi's film "Baby".

So stop mocking Yang Mi's "Baby". At least she has competed with world-renowned directors.

After the dinner ended, Su Jin gestured for Huang Jiaqiang to present the small gifts. They were indeed small gifts: two Dior bags, two Vacheron Constantin watches, and a box of tea, with a hidden surprise underneath.

Christy Jon looked at the small gifts and smiled slightly; this was why he enjoyed attending drinking parties.

However, as much as he liked it, he still had to decline. This was a lesson he had learned over his many years in China.

After seeing Christy Jon off to his car, Han Sanping took out a cigarette from his pocket and offered one to Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang.

He exhaled a puff of smoke and slowly said, "Su Jin, let me know tomorrow, and I'll see if I can help you get in touch with Zhang Manyu."

"Thank you, Third Master."

Su Jin initially wanted to refuse, but then she thought that getting to know him wouldn't be a bad thing. Who knows, maybe Man Shen would win him the Golden Bell Palm by debating with the group of scholars in a small room?

As for not making it into the main competition, that's probably unlikely.

Of the four or five Asian films, if we're going to divide the pie, China should get a piece, especially since Goddess Man is in it too!

She can't possibly not support her own company's movie!

After chatting for a while, Han Sanping's car arrived. They helped him into the car, and Su Jin and Huang Jiaqiang also got in and went back to the company.

In the car, Huang Jiaqiang asked, "Boss, should I hire another assistant for you?"

"Confess!" Su Jin said, looking out the window without turning her head.

Chen Zhixi went to Bangkok, and it's really inconvenient without an assistant by his side. For example, this time, Huang Jiaqiang's assistant drove him.

Back at the company, as soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw Wang Ying preparing to enter it.

"Brother Wang, are you looking for me?"

"Nonsense, who else would I go to if not you?" Wang Ying smelled the pungent odor of alcohol and asked curiously, "Who were you drinking with in the middle of the day?"

"The Cannes Film Festival's selector in Asia," Su Jin casually remarked.

"Your 'The Coffin in the Mountain' was selected?"

"You've been selected."

"That's great, Su Jin! Your first film has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival."

"What's so great about that? It's just passing the preliminary round, it's easy. Wait until I make it into the main competition, then you can praise me!"

Wang Ying smiled awkwardly. Although he was a director, he was only a TV series director and had just been promoted to director last year. He hadn't really done any research on the three major international film festivals in Europe.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the office.

Su Jin brewed a pot of tea, poured a cup for Wang Yingche, and said, "Brother Wang, how are the actors doing at the hotel? Hopefully no one's causing trouble!"

The production team of "W: Two Worlds" has already begun script readings, which will take only a week.

It's just an idol drama after all! We can't expect too much.

"There was no trouble, but they privately have some complaints about you, the main character, not going," Wang Ying said.

"Does anyone have a problem with this?" Su Jin frowned slightly, looking at Wang Ying expressionlessly, when he blurted out a name.

"Gao Yuanyuan".

Su Jin's anger subsided as soon as she heard the name. After all, he was in the wrong and didn't want to cause trouble for others.

"Do you know what Gao Yuanyuan said about you?" Wang Ying chuckled.

"What did he say?" Su Jin asked curiously.

Wang Ying looked at Su Jin with a mysterious smile and slowly said, "Actually, they didn't say anything, they just said in private that you've changed. You've already started script readings, but the lead actor still hasn't shown up."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Su Jin, now that you've finished post-production on 'The Coffin in the Mountain,' you can start going to the script reading room now!"

Although only Gao Yuanyuan said it, Ni Dahong and Wang Jinsong definitely had opinions about you, they just didn't express them.

Su Jin nodded and said, "Brother Wang, could you book a restaurant for me? I'll treat them to dinner tonight."

OK.

Evening, at the restaurant.

A large round table was occupied by many people.

Ni Dahong and Wang Jinsong sat together; the two collaborated on the historical drama "Da Ming Dynasty 1566" last year.

This show has a very high rating on Douban, an astonishingly high 9.8.

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High quality does not necessarily mean high viewership.

"Da Ming Dynasty 1566" premiered on Hunan TV on January 8th this year, but due to various program conflicts, it was ultimately scheduled to air at night (10 pm).

The result of "Da Ming Dynasty 1566," which already clashed with the audience of Hunan TV, was predictable: its ratings were dismal, at only 0.41%.

Hunan TV was furious to see that the drama they had spent a lot of money to buy had such low ratings. They immediately took it off the air and put the Korean drama "Darling's Spring" in its place.

Sitting next to them is Liu Yijun, who plays the attending physician at the hospital. He is Ouyang Yi, who is known for his refined and knowledgeable manner in "Parents' Love" and Wang Tianfeng, the iron-blooded instructor in "The Disguiser".

Next to Liu Yijun is his lackey Lu Fangsheng, who recently signed with Jianmu Media.

He speaks fluent Japanese. He studied in Japan from junior high to high school and then university. He applied to the Beijing Film Academy after returning to China.

When anti-Japanese war dramas become popular, it will usher in its spring.

I ask you, which production team of a top-tier drama could refuse an actor who speaks fluent Japanese?

Unfortunately, he didn't seem very interested in anti-Japanese war dramas and didn't act in any of them later. Otherwise, he would have been the king of these dramas, and he would definitely have been inundated with offers.

Next to Lu Fangsheng is Zeng Li, known as one of the "200 most beautiful women in the Central Academy of Drama," who plays the second female lead, secretary Yin Xi.

The role of the second female lead requires a certain appearance.

He should be good-looking and have a cool demeanor, so that he can be distinguished from the female lead.

Wang Ying searched around but couldn't find a suitable one, so she finally settled on her.

These past few days, Lu Fangsheng has been showering Zeng Li with attention.

Unfortunately, he was in love, but she was not.

At this time, Zeng Li had a boyfriend and was dating Fu Dalong. The two met while filming "The Road Home".

Then there's Gao Yuanyuan, all alone, head down playing on her phone, not participating in the chat, I wonder what she's thinking.

There's also Luo Jin, who plays the male lead's bodyguard, but he's currently filming "Sheep Without a Shepherd" in Thailand and won't join the cast until mid-April.

"Click."

The door to the private room opened, and Su Jin and Wang Ying entered after exchanging farewells.

When everyone saw the person in question arrive, they all stood up to greet him.

"Sorry I'm late."

Su Jin said something, sat down, filled her small wine glass, picked up the glass, glanced around, and said, "Everyone, I was busy with the post-production of the movie I filmed a while ago and couldn't attend the script reading. It was my fault, and I'm really sorry."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp, leaving not a drop.

Gao Yuanyuan, standing to the side, rested her chin on her hand, smiling at Su Jin with a beaming smile in her eyes.

Seeing that he wasn't going to drink another glass, she said, "Su Jin, are you done with the post-production of your movie?"

While picking up some food, Su Jin replied, "All done."

"Director Wang told me you were rushing through post-production to get it submitted to this year's Cannes Film Festival. Did you pass the preliminary rounds?"

"Passed."

"So, you're going to Cannes in mid-May?"

"right."

"Would you like me to share my experience in Cannes?"

"Sure!" Su Jin said with a smile.

Da Mei Yuan has been to Cannes.

Two years ago, in 05, she starred in Wang Xiaoshuai's "Shanghai Dreams". The film was nominated for the main competition at Cannes that year and won a consolation prize - the Jury Prize.

The film "Shanghai Dreams" cost 600 million yuan and was originally titled "I'm Nineteen," which means "I'm 19 years old." Wang Xiaoshuai will also make a film called "I'm 21" later.

The film tells the tragic story of the female protagonist, Qinghong, who falls in love with a local young man, only to be strongly opposed by her father.

In terms of genre, this is no different from a teen movie, and the elements are quite melodramatic: unrequited love, premarital pregnancy, elopement, suicide, and even rape.

Han Sanping disliked these sixth-generation directors. They didn't do anything productive and just liked to make underground films. As a result, China Film Group didn't help with distribution, and the box office was very poor, only reaching 380 million.

The audio-visual copyright and movie channel copyright were sold for 180 million.

"Actually, I don't have much experience to pass on to you. When I went there the year before last, Director Wang was too poor. He even used a booth given to him by the organizing committee and didn't have money to buy GG," Gao Yuanyuan said.

"Wait a minute! Isn't everyone saying that the overseas rights to 'Shanghai Dreams' sold for over three million US dollars?"

"That was after the copyright was sold; we were very poor before."

"I see!"

"Let me tell you, when selling copyrights in Cannes, you have to be careful. There are a lot of shell companies that scam you. Director Wang was scammed once."

"Okay, I'll be careful."

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