At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 684 Cannes Night
In 03, the Emperor was investigated by the ICAC, and "Sanlian Life Weekly" published an article on "Entertainment".

It is the first time in China that a publication seriously discusses the meaning of entertainment.

Before this, entertainment was called the entertainment circle, and the outside world didn't care what really happened in the circle. What everyone discussed and hotly discussed was just gossip.

For example, who slept with whom, cheated with whom...

According to the "Sanlian": Entertainment is something that cannot be taken seriously, but if you compare it with the real thing, you will find that it is bullshit. That's why some people like to call entertainment "stupid music".Therefore, entertainment is carried out under an unwritten or potential rule, entertaining others and entertaining oneself, and it is enjoyable.

In later generations, the entertainment industry is directly out of touch with the public!

On the one hand, the capital madness that uses billions of dollars as a unit at every turn, on the other hand, is that many word-of-mouth has fallen to the bottom, causing the masses to complain about "feeding shit";
On the one hand, there are various strange plots that break through the bottom line of imagination;
On the one hand, it is the pursuit of traffic, and on the other hand, it is the lower limit of the professionalism of actors;
On the one hand, there is the continuous growth of the entertainment market, and on the other hand, there are worries about the prospects of the big screen.

Shen Xudong has been thinking about what is the use of entertainment, what happened in May gave him a new understanding: is there any use for farts!

Because entertainment does not clean the national economy and the people's livelihood!

It has never been just a social need.

For such a catastrophe, all Shen Xudong can do is donate money...

He participated in filmmakers' earthquake relief gatherings and star charity performances, and did his best.

Donated 3000 million, which is not as good as Andy Lau. They all boast that he donated 5010 million, and the total donation in history is 96 billion...

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Of course Shen Xudong has memories of this...

To be honest, people of our generation don’t have a deep memory of the flood in 98, because we are ignorant after all.

But now this thing is too impressive!

Almost rooted in memory!

Many people went crazy, searched for news every day, and cried with the announcer.

The same goes for Shen Xudong, this is called taking a long breath to cover his tears, mourning the hardships of the people's lives, and it is also called national sentiment...

Let’s be honest, when a disaster occurs in a foreign country, we take it more for talking, and seldom empathize with it, but Wenchuan is different. Even after more than ten years, when I read the reports at that time, I still feel panicked. What's more, you can't help crying!
Of course, at this time, it is also possible to see who is not one of them.

The famous Swedish actor Zhao Lixin later posted on Weibo about the incident of the policewoman feeding the child in the disaster area, "The leader's eyes are sharp, and the wisdom of the masses should not be underestimated. The policewoman's is..."

He has never been a Chinese for hurting national sentiments so recklessly!
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On the 22nd, Shen Xudong arrived in Cannes to build momentum for Tianmei Night.

Five movies, "Exquisite Ancient City", "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom", "Painted Skin", "Hot Detective", "Tuner"...

This year's Cannes is still very lively.

It's a bit embarrassing. Among the 23 competing films this year, only one Chinese-language film was shortlisted: Jia Zhangke's "24 Cities".

The so-called 24 City is a place name in Chengdu. The main story line of the film revolves around three generations of "factory flowers" in an old state-owned factory. China's urbanization process, the development of cities.

The intention of the movie is very good, but the people watching it are all kinds of embarrassing.

If you want to make a documentary, don't use professional actors!

The performance of professional actors is still too abrupt.

I understand the director's idea of ​​trying to integrate documentaries and feature films, but the experiment obviously failed. It would be good to make a pure documentary.

Chen Chong, Lu Liping, and Zhao Tao are like beautiful fake flowers. Although the fake flowers are beautiful, they destroy the real space.

Even in the series of Jia Zhangke's films, "A Tale of 24 Cities" is not in the forefront, and the probability of winning an award is almost zero.

Oh, and there is another film worth mentioning, "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", shortlisted for the Directors' Fortnight section, directed by Yi Lichuan, one of the founders of the lower body poet movement.

But "Cowherd and Weaver Girl" is very interesting. It tells the story of two low-level women running against each other for a man. In the end, the man disappeared, but the two women lived happily together and raised their children.

It's quite interesting, not boring at all, not the sixth generation, let alone the lower body.

Regardless of the main competition unit, Cannes is still the biggest booth for Chinese filmmakers.

Either buy or sell.

The two blockbusters "Red Cliff" and "Mei Lanfang" have already rushed over.

The global pre-sale of "Red Cliff" has basically ended, and the strong lineup of Liang Chaowei, Hu Jun, Zhang Zhen, and Lin Zhiling is still used. To put it bluntly, it is mainly for building momentum!

Jin Chengwu did not come, there are rumors that Jin Chengwu and the crew of "Red Cliff" are incompatible...

It's hard to say whether it's true or not.

Shen Xudong is very concerned about "Red Cliff"...

The target of the "Zhao Zilong" series is "Red Cliff". Although the investment is not as big as it, it is also the theme of the Three Kingdoms, and the audience will definitely compare it!

In addition, "Exquisite Ancient City" was released two weeks earlier than "Red Cliff".

For a commercial film, two weeks is enough to recover [-]% of the box office!
But...the domestic market is special, with the number of screens and word-of-mouth fermentation, "Red Cliff" will still be the opponent of "Exquisite Ancient City"...

The company has prepared a bunch of drafts to hype up the conflict between Xu Ke and Wu Yusen.

Those who are familiar with Hong Kong movies know the stories of these two people. To sum it up: their personalities are different.

But the most important thing right now is to sell the film!
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Receptions and parties are traditions in Cannes. From the opening to the closing, there are no less than a hundred parties of all sizes.

Large-scale parties are mainly held by the brand side to promote the brand;
For small parties, there are many producers with movies, mainly for selling movies!

There are relatively fixed themes, such as: "Chinese Movie Night", "Taiwan Night", "Hong Kong Night" and so on.

Tianmei Company is called 'Tianmei Night' this time!

More than 500 people were invited, including domestic and foreign filmmakers and media, domestic counterparts who came to the red carpet, and official personnel of the film festival.

More than 500 people...

Cost about 50 euros!
Don't think it's too expensive. In Cannes, a place where one trench is more powerful than the other, a party of 50 euros can only be regarded as a mid-range one.

In fact, the five films, "The Ancient City", "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom" and "Hot Detective" are relatively easy to sell. The latter two feature Jackie Chan, and they are all gunfight scenes, which are full of fun. The global copyright pre-sale It's almost done.

"Exquisite Ancient City" can be seen at a glance as a type of treasure hunting and adventure. As long as the copyright is not expensive, many filmmakers are more interested in this kind of theme!

"The Tuner" is also okay, with a strong suspense flavor, and the plot itself is very interesting. Not only did it sell the copyrights of 77 countries and regions, it even sold the adaptation rights of three countries - France, Italy and Japan. Japanese benzene;

"Painted Skin" is more difficult, because foreigners can't understand it at all!
Indeed, "Painted Skin" took place in ancient times. The system of monogamy and multiple concubines, if a man likes it, he can take a concubine. Why fight to the death?
(End of this chapter)