Perfect Life

Li Qian is here.

He asked the front desk clerk, and then looked over.

Ming Xiaojing waved at him, then watched him walk over with a smile on his face.

At this moment, there are only five flavors that are difficult for others to understand in my heart.

After the release of "Red Sorghum", she and Kang Xiaolou took their children to see the movie. After all, it was the little guy's big screen debut. Female work - seeing his performance in the movie, Kang Mingming was excited His eyes lit up, and he asked again and again, "Mom, Mom, am I doing well?"

okay?

Of course good!

It is well known in the industry that almost all directors and crews have a special headache for two types of actors, one is animals and the other is children. Because they, and they, belong to that basically uncontrolled state.

But Kang Mingming is very smart, and Li Qian is also good at teasing him, so he has a very good relationship with Uncle Li Qian, and he is very willing to listen to Li Qian's words and perform according to his requirements. When it was done, he even acted a little reluctant to leave that crew.

And now, his original performances are presented on the big screen one by one.

As a six- or seven-year-old boy's big-screen debut, a performance like this is almost impeccable.

Even star couples and star families like Kang Xiaolou and Ming Xiaojing can make their children debut from a movie like "Red Sorghum" when they are six or seven years old. The best imaginable - could not have been better.

The work of a great director is not rare. What is rare is that this is a film that swept the Berlin Film Festival, won four awards in one fell swoop, and also won an astonishing box office of more than 500 million.

And in this movie, Mingming Kang is not a dispensable extra actor who runs away madly. He really has a lot of roles, and he attracts people's attention.

Therefore, since "Red Sorghum" was released in China and started its box office explosion, Kang Xiaolou's Xiaolou Film and Television has successively received dozens of invitations for film appointments - all for Kang Mingming.

A child who has just started school, of course it is impossible for the two of them to do things that hurt Zhongyong. Therefore, the two agreed that during the winter and summer vacations, they can give the child one or two plays as appropriate. Quan Zuo is a kind of Social practice, other time, no discussion.

Some time ago, I just decided before I came to Cannes this time. It was a movie and a TV series. The film footage was too small. The other party gave a salary of 100,000 yuan. , but TV dramas have always had to raise the price, and finally only negotiated 180,000.

But that's it, even for a second-generation star, it's already a sky-high price - this is a movie that has achieved double success in word of mouth and box office, brought to him.

What's more, one thing that has been kept in contact with each other until now is that a production company plans to produce a children's TV series with a seven or eight-year-old boy as the absolute protagonist. It is said to be related to fairy tales and also I don't know if it's Red Boy or Nezha, they plan to invite Kang Mingming as the male lead.

And gave an offer of 500,000!

The price is scary!

The reason why we haven't talked about it until now is mainly because the other party can't start the machine during the summer vacation. It will not be able to start up until the end of the summer vacation, and it takes about 45 to 50 days to shoot, which is unacceptable.

If the negotiations can finally be reached, it will take about next summer to start filming.

But I don't know if people are willing to wait so long for Kang Mingming.

…………

Li Qian came over, smiling as kindly as before, "Sister Ming, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Ming Xiaojing also stood up and said, "No, I just arrived... to sit!"

The two sat down together.

Li Qian also ordered a cup of coffee.

Ming Xiaojing looked at him and said, "Our domestic website is watching your news very closely. You are flying from the US to Cannes. Within two or three hours, our domestic website will definitely have a report. ."

Li Qian smiled.

Ming Xiaojing said: "After we arrived in Cannes, I called Lao Kang to report safety. I don't know how Mingming heard him. He heard that you were here, so he asked me to tell you that he missed you. ."

A warm color appeared on Li Qian's face, "Thank you Mingming! Hmm... Really, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him a little too. The little guy is so cute and fun!"

To be honest, although that kid Kang Mingming is very skinny, he can easily become crazy when he plays, but he is a very smart little guy. He is also very serious in acting and progresses very fast. Li Qian really likes it. his.

Ming Xiaojing heard the words, with a happy look on his face, and said, "Lao Kang and I also want to thank you!"

Li Qian waved his hand, "Sister Ming, don't... don't!"

Ming Xiaojing hurriedly explained: "No, it's not the one you think thank you."

Li Qian's brows frowned, then loosened, and looked at Ming Xiaojing with a smile on his face.

Ming Xiaojing explained: "Since the release of "Red Sorghum", our family has become famous, and now he is invited to make dozens of film appointments. For a child, the price is very high."

After a pause, she said, "Old Kang said, just for this, we should invite you to dinner, thank you!"

Li Qian smiled, a little relieved in his smile.

Then he nodded slowly, "You don't need to invite me to dinner!"

After a pause, he said, "Obviously he's a very talented kid. Back then, he was always attentive and hardworking in the crew. The film's performance was good, and he's soaring. This is normal."

Ming Xiaojing seemed to have been waiting for something, but obviously, Li Qian didn't say anything.

So, she was slightly disappointed.

She bowed her head and took a sip of coffee, but she couldn't hold back in the end, and said, "In the future, if you want to take pictures, if you lack a child or something, just say hello, and you will definitely be very happy to go."

Li Qian smiled, neither promising nor refusing, just said, "Let's see opportunities in the future!"

This time, it was hard to hide the disappointment on Ming Xiaojing's face.

After a pause, she said, "Qian'er, really, my sister has always wanted to say something to you, congratulations."

Li Qian smiled lightly, "Thank you."

Very polite and very stylized.

Ming Xiaojing completely understood: the relationship between each other is no longer difficult to return to the original.

At this moment, the anguish and regret in my heart seemed to suddenly doubled——

Li Qian's talent, she knew it before she met. After all, "The Legend of the New White Snake" became so popular, she also liked to watch it. Later, she and Kang Xiaolou both went to "My Sassy Girl" to make a cameo appearance. After taking the role, at that time, the relationship between their family and Li Qian was extremely close.

If nothing happened afterward...

Yes, Ming Xiaojing thought from the bottom of her heart that Li Qian was really talented, but in her heart, she seemed to have always had a mindset: Qin Wei is the number one person in Chinese movies, and his talent is detached. to the level of all normal filmmakers.

She has an inexplicable admiration for the great director who has put herself on the throne of Venice's best actress - so, although Li Qian is very talented, compared to Qin Wei, he is still not a rank. exist! Qin Wei represents the highest realm of Chinese cinema, and everyone else, including Li Qian, is working hard to climb to the height of Qin Wei's ankle.

As for herself, on the one hand, she longed to make a movie that was enough to admire Qin Wei, and on the other hand, she felt from the bottom of her heart that no one, including herself, could possibly catch up with Qin Wei.

Yes, the human mind is such a strange thing.

Therefore, after Gu Shidao refused to continue filming for "Unending Love", she panicked. Even if Li Qian suggested that Fu Xuelong and even Jin Han could be filmed for "Unending Love", she still It was a refusal.

In her opinion at the time, Gu Shidao was Qin Wei's imperial photographer, not to mention Fu Xuelong, a rookie photographer who had just graduated a few years ago, even if Jin Han had a small reputation in the domestic film circle before, How can it be compared with a big bull of Gu Shidao's level?

However, it has only been a year, and looking back, my original judgment became a joke!

At only 25 years old, Fu Xuelong won the Silver Bear Award for Best Cinematography at the Berlin Film Festival in one fell swoop!

The entire circle of Chinese photographers, the current highest award!

Looking at it again at this time, how does he compare to Gu Shidao?

Maybe Gu Shidao is not inferior to him, but at least, it is hard for you to think that Gu Shidao is much stronger than Fu Xuelong - the awards are there!

For commercial films, box office is king and word-of-mouth is supplemented. For literary films, of course, awards have the final say.

Especially for photography, the work that is closest to art in the entire film production process, the recognition of awards, and the recognition of international film awards such as the Berlin Film Festival, is extremely important!

Thinking about it at this time, isn't it just a joke?

…………

After a sip of coffee, it was bitter.

Putting down the cup, Ming Xiaojing smiled bitterly, as if he wanted to say something more - in fact, there are many topics to talk about, Cannes, "Unfinished Love", "Peacock", etc.

But at this time, Li Qian took the first step: "Sister Ming, let's do this first, okay? I have something else to do. Let's get in touch and talk later!"

While speaking, Li Qian had already stood up.

A little stunned, but not unexpected, Ming Xiaojing quickly stood up.

She smiled bitterly and said, "That's ok, let's get in touch later."

Li Qian nodded with a smile, stopped, turned around, and said with a smile: "By the way, I wish you a good result for "Unfinished Love"! Come on!"

Ming Xiaojing said "Thank you", Li Qian nodded slightly, turned and walked away.

…………

Seeing his leaving back, Ming Xiaojing sighed helplessly.

Turning his eyes, on a coffee table separated by a few tables, the middle-aged man with an oriental face looked puzzled, turned his head to see Li Qian's leaving figure, and then looked back at Ming Xiao with a puzzled expression. Respectfully.

Ming Xiaojing shrugged and shook his head.

Because Li Qian doesn't follow up at all, and he doesn't want to make any contact with Huafei Film and Television at all.

There was a sudden disappointment.

…………

The Cannes Film Festival has opened.

Li Qian tried his best to do everything he could for "Peacock".

In fact, the film festival has just opened, and two films from China, "Peacock" and "Unfinished Love", have indeed attracted considerable attention.

One is because not long ago, a Chinese film "Red Sorghum" first won an astonishing four awards at the Berlin Film Festival, and then was screened throughout Europe, winning a good box office and an excellent reputation - as a The director and starring Li Qian, of course, became famous in the European film circle and enjoyed the biggest dividends brought by "Red Sorghum", but at the same time, Chinese films also ate the dividends.

The second is that Li Qian's acceptance speech at the Berlin Film Festival not long ago made the entire European literary and artistic film circle feel both slapped and irrefutable.

This wave of momentum brought about by "Red Sorghum" is far from comparable to Qin Wei's "Red Light District"!

In the past, they did have a lot of prejudice against films from China.

But now, when it comes to Chinese films, at least European filmmakers will no longer ignore them as they used to.

But that's all Li Qian can do.

As for whether "Peacock" can win an award in Cannes next, and what kind of reputation it can get, it is really not what he can expect.

Fortunately, after busying things in the United States, John Days came over again to assist Minghu Culture ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to carry out various public relations in the European film circle.

In terms of familiarity with the European film circle, there is really no one who can compare with him in Minghu Culture.

Then, when "Peacock" finally started its screening at the Cannes Film Festival, after Li Qian helped the platform, on the same day, he took the plane alone and left Cannes.

…………

A small town called Windermere in northern England.

It is located in the Lake District of England.

Seeing the town from a distance, Li Qian stopped the car outside the town, took out his mobile phone, made a call, asked for the address in detail, and then drove back on the road.

After circling around, I finally saw an independent wooden house at the end of the path.

The general shape, as described by the other party on the phone.

While looking around curiously, Li Qian reduced the speed of the car to a slower speed and drove slowly until it stopped at the door of the small villa.

For this trip, Li Qian first took a plane from Cannes to London, then took a train from London to Manchester, rested for one night in Manchester, rented a car the next day, and drove all the way while looking at the map, it has been spent Nearly two days of effort.

However, it's quite interesting.

After parking the car, Li Qian took out a prepared bottle of fine French red wine from the trunk, then walked to the door, stood outside the low wooden door of the small villa, and pulled the bell.

Half a minute later, the door of the small villa opened, and it was an extremely elegant middle-aged woman.

Moreover, even in middle age, she is still breathtakingly beautiful.

French Rose, Helena Hurley McCullough.

Then, right after, James McCullough came out behind her.

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