Perfect Life

It is said that the current Chancellor of Germany, Heidenberg, who was elected in 2001, along with one of his sons and two daughters, are die-hard fans of the Four Beauties and Liao Liao.

During the World Cup in China, Heidenberg and his wife, who went to China to attend the opening ceremony and paid a state visit to China, actively showed to media reporters the three records that he and his wife carried with them, one of which was actually from the Big Four. The first album released by Beauty Band that year, "The False Monk".

During the World Cup, this incident became one of the most talked about music anecdotes by all Chinese people.

Because Heidenberg is German and can't speak Chinese, and "The False Monk" is an authentic Chinese rock album, or the debut work of the four beauties, of course, the most important thing is that it is a prime minister!

Therefore, this incident has made many Chinese people feel very proud and special.

But to be honest, whether Heidenberg is his own fan, and whether he really likes it enough that he can even listen to "The False Monk" and bring it with him when he goes abroad... This estimate is still debatable.

Politicians, of course!

But just based on this matter, it can reflect a problem.

That is, for the Western society at that time, expressing love for Li Qian, Liao Liao and the four beauties to send a signal of friendship and goodwill to the entire Chinese society is what they think is a very appropriate way in their eyes , or in the eyes of the entire Western society, Li Qian, Liao Liao, and the Four Beauties have, to some extent, become one of China's international representatives.

This role is probably a bit similar to another time and space where foreign presidents make a show to learn to play table tennis, or praise the spirit of the Chinese women's volleyball team in public, or else shake hands and take photos with Jackie Chan...

Not necessarily the same, but probably similar!

Therefore, for the arrival of Li Qian, the top star in the international music scene, the official Berlin Film Festival and the Berlin city government have paid attention to it. For example, the Berlin city government does not know if it is flattering its own boss. , they have already contacted here tactfully, expressing that they can confer the certificates of honorary residents of Berlin to Li Qian and Liao Liao.

Even if the two want to, they can pick up a marriage registration certificate in the city of Berlin!

Li Qian refused without hesitation!

It seems that they have worked hard to understand China's marriage system and the marriage situation of Li Qian and Liao Liao, but... doesn't this add to the confusion?

If the leader of Liao Liao opens, then Zhou Cong, He Runqing, and Xie Bing will all need marriage certificates. What should I do?

Is it possible that they are also running around the world to mix honorary residents?

So, just decline it!

But even so, the photos of Li Qian and Qin Jingjing walking into the theater where the participating films were played together took up a lot of space in the entertainment sections of many newspapers across Germany the next day.

Of course, the film masters from the United Kingdom, who are also considered to be one of the most outstanding film masters in Europe since the 1970s, James McCullough, and the most popular top star from Hollywood at that time, Joshua Chris's.

After being dormant for five years, the former came to Berlin this year with his new work, a masterpiece "Golden Palace", or translated as "Golden House".

The latter's "Mission Impossible" sold over $600 million worldwide this year, making him the world's top male star. He is also the first Hollywood actor to be recognized as worthy of a salary of $20 million. He came to Berlin for a work invested by his film company. The name of the film is "Heart of Gold", and the director is said to be a very talented newcomer. This film was also selected for the main competition unit of this Berlin Film Festival.

Li Qian has always been low-key, and the same goes for coming to Berlin to participate in the film festival.

In fact, if he wanted to make some news in Berlin, he would simply show up frequently in a high-profile manner, or else he would pull Liao Liao and Rose Power over to help him on the platform, and the news would definitely rise up immediately.

but.

Except at the beginning of the film festival, he definitely needs to show his appearance to show that he has come. At other times, he mostly just turns around to watch movies, and under the introduction of John Dyess, he has a little social activities that are not too heavy. Then it is quietly waiting for the day that belongs to the screening of "Red Sorghum".

Of course, although he seldom went to the United States, he still had friends after all. What's more, even if he didn't know him well, Liao Liao knew him well. At this time, as long as he came to Berlin, he would probably have to say hello and chat.

No matter how low-key Li Qian is, it is impossible to refuse this.

For example, Joshua Chriss.

Then, the photo of the two men chatting, laughing, and hugging each other when they parted in a cafe on the streets of Berlin was photographed by local media reporters and published in the evening newspaper of the day.

But in fact, what Li Qian valued more was another meeting.

Zhang Zifang, a well-known talented female director in China.

Her films are very popular in the three major European film festivals, and everyone welcomes her to participate in the exhibition, but what makes people speechless is that they have come four or five times together, and each time they come back empty-handed, at best, they take It's just a consolation prize, and last year's "Reunion" failed to achieve a breakthrough in awards.

But after receiving an invitation this year, she still came, with her new film, "The Promise."

This year, the two films, "Red Sorghum" and "The Promise", came to China to participate in the Berlin Film Festival. Although the two were not familiar with each other when they were in China, that is, they were nodding acquaintances, but when they came to a foreign country, they also became "" foreigners", but all of a sudden it seemed a lot closer.

In the morning, Li Qian went to see a French film that was participating in the exhibition. The bed scene lasted for half an hour, but the woman sitting next to him was not his own woman, so Li Qian had to drink a few cups of coffee to calm his heart.

Then, I rushed to the restaurant at noon and met with Zhang Zifang for a chat. It turned out that Zhang Zifang also went to see that movie in the morning, so they both laughed tacitly.

No one in China dares to make that kind of film, and you don’t have to make it, let alone release it. As long as the relevant government departments hear about it, they will usually arrest people directly.

So, whether you say art or pornography, anyway, even domestic filmmakers who respect European literary films, under the influence of the domestic system for many years, the vast majority of people play with the so-called film masters in Europe. This set of so-called art is actually not very interesting.

On the contrary, there are some literary and artistic films that walk near the red line, but the focus is on human nature, or the focus is on love, not to mention in Europe, in fact, many people like it in China.

In 1998, the Oriental Cinema Line under Zhou Yanghua's Oriental Media once wholesaled a batch of films from the award-winning films of the three major European film festivals. As a result, an Italian literary and artistic love film was at best a few missing two points. It's just a lens, the main selling point is actually love, and it actually won more than 13 million box office in the country, making Oriental Media very proud and promoting it everywhere.

It is said that a total of 11 films were purchased in China at that time, and Oriental Media only spent 1.7 million US dollars, equivalent to less than 3.5 million RMB!

The two each ordered their own food, sat and waited, chatted a few words about Berlin first, then chatted about each other's activities in the morning, looked at each other and laughed a few words, and then complimented each other a few words, and the food came.

After eating, the real chat begins.

Moreover, this is the first time that Li Qian has seriously chatted with the most famous female director in China.

She should have just turned 40 this year, but she is already an old director with more than a dozen works. When we met in Berlin at this time, she was as elegant as always, dressed plainly, spoke softly and started eating. It is also slow to swallow, and every move carries a kind of elegance and tranquility that is unique to a mature southern woman.

It feels good to chat with her.

Just some resentment.

After all, this is the third time she has come to the Berlin Film Festival, but the first time she came back empty-handed, the second time she gave a consolation award, and considering the inertia and continuity of her film theme , there is not too much progress to boast about in the way of expression, so it is very likely that this time, it is still difficult for her to make any exciting gains.

In this case, the individual will feel resentment.

Facing Li Qian, she shook her head helplessly, with a bitter smile on her face, and said, "I'm bored! I'm annoyed too! If you don't give me anything this time, I really don't want to come here in the future!"

Li Qian laughed when he heard the words, "Really willing? Your film still has a market in Europe. If you don't come to the film festival, I'm afraid you will lose a lot of money!"

Zhang Zifang shook his head helplessly, "Let's be less, we've been old friends for many years, I'll make this trip less, even if it's a little less, it won't bother me too much!"

Li Qian nodded when he heard the words.

The three major film festivals in Europe are, of course, a grand event for human beings to exchange film art, but I have to admit that under such a grand event and under the banner of such art, there is a huge Commercial interests are running around.

To put it bluntly, the three major European film festivals are not only a stage for art, but also a stage for directors to show their film talents, but at the same time, they are also a stage for distributors and producers to wrestle, and it is a big market!

If you come to the exhibition, someone will watch it, and if you have a certain reputation, it is very likely that you will be attracted by a certain publisher in a certain country. The price may not be high, hundreds of thousands? Even only a hundred thousand?

But the size is always the money. Anyway, you can’t sell it by contacting yourself. But by taking advantage of the opportunity of the film festival, everyone gathers together, and this business path will work.

And if you can win awards at film festivals, especially important awards, and give film distributors in various countries a good publicity stunt, then it goes without saying that hundreds of thousands of dollars are definitely in your hands. After wandering around for a sale, adding up bits and pieces, you can generally get a lot of money into your account.

Like Zhang Zifang, her "Reunion" was released in China last year, and it was already the highest box office in her history. It was only 68 million and less than 70 million, but in fact, "Reunion" is only in the Various European countries sold copyrights, and they sold more than a dozen copies. Although they were all bought out, they were settled in the end. It is said that there are more than 6 million US dollars equivalent to 123 million Chinese yuan!

And, it's pure profit!

And last summer, many movies with a box office of over 100 million were basically unsold in Europe!

Like Li Qian's "My Sassy Girl", although it is very popular in the East, in Europe, it was only packaged and sold in the UK through the introduction of a wealthy Singaporean, and it was only 300,000 pounds!

"Once Upon a Time" was a hit in China and landed in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and it also created a lot of box office myths. However, when it came to Europe and the United States, it was very unsatisfactory, and it was all released by buyout.

So, speaking of individuals, Li Qian is also more famous than Zhang Zifang in Europe because he is the lead singer of a famous band, but when it comes to film works, Zhang Zifang's current reputation and popularity in the European film distribution circle and art criticism circle are second to none. Li Qian several streets!

After the meal, drinking the German version of the bagged Indian black tea, Zhang Zifang sighed, "Actually, the artistic achievements of our domestic films in the past 20 to 30 years have not been low, but there is no way, we do not have the right to speak. The Yangcheng Film Festival hosted by our country, if it wasn't for the generous bonuses, or if it wasn't helpful for entering the Chinese film market, it would have been a long time ago! Foreign films are not willing to participate at all, and even domestic film directors are reluctant to go. Exhibiting! In fact, the three major film festivals in Europe are now in decline! The Oscars in the United States are really booming!"

"However, even these three declining old shops have a much higher voice in the world, especially in the art of film criticism, than we do in China! Do you know if your film is good or not? No matter what the countries of the world have said, even if they say yes, they will not admit it when you arrive in the world. You must come over and ask the masters in Europe to take a look. If you approve it, then you can become famous internationally! "

"The reality is so helpless! You have nothing to do!"

"Besides, don't watch the TV news shouting loudly. It is said that China and many European countries are now very close politically, and their economic interactions are also very frequent. It seems that everyone has a good relationship, but in fact, I don't know anything else. You know, at least in movies, it's really hard for Chinese filmmakers to win awards!"

Speaking of this, she said lightly and helplessly: "If you want to win awards here and make a name for yourself, either you already have a huge popularity and an excellent reputation among European folk, or you are part of this film festival from the very beginning. Just pick and train the direct line director, otherwise there will be big publishers behind you to support you, otherwise, it will be difficult!"

"Of course, if you have the skills of Mr. Qin Wei and Qin, you can make all the judges have nothing to say with your works, and make them feel that not voting for you is a crime and blasphemy of art, then of course it is It's another matter! In fact, although the three major European film festivals are in decline, they are indeed a little dirty from time to time, but their conduct in this regard has always been good!"

"But after so many years, there are only two people in Asia, and there is only one Qin Wei in our country, which scared the judges of that Venice Film Festival! Besides, even Du Weiyun came here~www. wuxiaspot.com~ can only win a consolation prize at Cannes!"

Having said this, she looked at Li Qian, and suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, staring at Li Qian who was listening and thinking. Forget that you and Qin Wei have broken up with each other, and you are no longer in contact with each other, so you shouldn't praise him like that in front of you!"

Li Qian shrugged helplessly and smiled bitterly.

The matter of breaking up letters has really become a well-known stalk in China.

But even if he has broken up, Li Qian still has to admit that the reason why Qin Wei's name is so hard is why his status in the domestic film circle, literary circle, and entertainment circle is so lofty. With "Red Light District" to fight in Europe, there is indeed real ability under the hands!

He won the Golden Lion Award and Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in one fell swoop, and he was by no means a vain name!

I'm a little weak, and I can't even shout in the past few days. Do you really have no monthly passes in your hands?

Going through my pockets again, Dao Yigeng asks you for a few monthly passes for support!