The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 508: It’s hard to say whether I can win the prize.
After the initial cut of "1937" was completed, Li Shengyao immediately contacted Rupert and asked him to come to Yanjing from London. Rupert spent almost 20 days completing the soundtrack of "1937".

Then came the fine editing of the movie and the English subtitles.

Except for French-language films, all films participating in the Cannes Film Festival must be subtitled in English or French.

But it doesn’t require English, or French dubbing.

The official requirement of the Cannes Film Festival is that participating films must not be dubbed, and all must have original soundtracks.

The Venice Film Festival has the same requirements as the Berlin Film Festival.

This requirement determines that the Actor Award at the three major European film festivals is not an honor that can be obtained by people with unclear words. They must have good enough lines to compete for relevant awards.

After finishing the editing, Lee Sheng-yew immediately sent it to the radio and television for review, and applied to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

The radio and television department quickly passed the review, issued a theatrical release label, and agreed that "1937" would compete in Cannes.

At 2011 pm on April 4, 20, "8" was completed, received the Dragon Label, and received permission from Cannes to participate.

He will arrange for someone to take the original film of "1937" to Cannes next month, and he will also attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the Cannes Film Festival.

It’s finally confirmed that “1937” will compete at the Cannes Film Festival.

Li Shengyao was very happy and invited the film crew and post-production staff to have dinner together at the Liangma River Hotel to celebrate.

There are ten people at one table, and there are twelve tables in total, which is more than 100 people.

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi naturally came over.

Everyone was in a good mood and the atmosphere was great.

Li Shengyao doesn't drink, so he drinks tea instead of wine and makes a toast.

"Director, the movie is so beautiful, I almost cried while watching it."

Dapeng and Bi Gan also came over. They completed the post-production of "1937" with Li Shengyao. They could be said to have watched the whole process.

When Li Shengyao watched the finished film later, he took the two of them with him.

Dapeng and Bi Gan watched the full version of "1937". After watching the movie, they were indeed very excited and excited.

Dapeng was very happy at this time. He drank several drinks in a row and his face was as red as a persimmon in late autumn.

Bi Gan nodded, "Director, thank you for taking us. I learned a lot."

"It's okay. If you want to make a movie, you can find Fenghua."

Bi Gan is a very unique director. His use of light and shadow is very thoughtful and he is known as Wong Kar-wai from the Mainland.

The cost of his movies is not high, so he won't make a lot of money, nor will he lose much.

Such a director can be supportive.

Li Shengyao then returned to the main table and chatted with Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi. He asked Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi to arrange some business activities in the mainland in the past month, but not in the middle of next month.

They will go to Cannes then, and then in June, they will also participate in the Shanghai Film Festival, and then there will be the film promotion period.

Lee Sing-yew has not yet confirmed, but if nothing unexpected happens, "1937" will be released around July.

Brother Xiao Ming and Zhang Yi were well prepared and did not complain that the film took so much time. They agreed immediately without any hesitation.

An hour later, the atmosphere in the hotel was even better. After drinking a lot of wine, the employees were even more excited. Some people were punching each other, some were drinking wine, and some were lying on the table and sound asleep.

Li Shengyao still sat quietly, drinking tea and chatting with Xiao Mingge and Zhang Yi.

At this moment, Dapeng staggered and staggered up to Li Shengyao. He smelled of alcohol, had red eyes, sweat on his forehead, and hiccups.

"Director, thank you so much. The first movie in my life that I fully participated in was "1937". This movie is so good that I will die without regrets."

When Dapeng spoke, his voice was not very clear, and I could barely make out what he was saying.

Naturally, such words cannot be taken seriously.Li Shengyao smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

Bi Gan also came over at this time. He was wearing glasses and looked much normal. In fact, his eyes were drowsy and his face was blank. He giggled from time to time and looked like he had drunk too much.

Dapeng then said: "Director, can you take me to Cannes? I want to watch "1937" win the award."

"Okay, you and Bi Gan are ready. I will take you to Cannes when the time comes."

There will be many good films during the Cannes Film Festival. These two are young directors. Watching more films may help them grow.

When Dapeng heard this, he was very excited and knelt down with a snap.

"Brother, you are so good to me. You are my biological brother... No, you are my biological father, Dad!"

After finishing his words, Dapeng bent down and kowtowed.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly. Dapeng's appearance was too ordinary. He didn't want to have such an ugly son.

The others laughed.

Li Shengyao also smiled, "Okay, you are not my son, get up quickly."

Dapeng stood up unsteadily and continued: "Dad, our movie will definitely win an award."

"hope so."

Li Shengyao then asked several employees to take Dapeng and Bi Gan back to rest.

"Dad, our movie will definitely win an award. I'm telling you. Whoever disagrees will be offended by me."

Before leaving, Dapeng was still talking nonsense.

Everyone laughed.

Li Shengyao also smiled.

The production of "1937" has been completed. Compared with "1917" in his previous life, Lee Sing-yew feels that he is not inferior.

He has the experience of "1917", the plot is more solid, and the characters are more vivid.

In "1917", the second male lead is very flat, just a passionate young man.

In Lee Sung-yew's adaptation of "1937", the second male lead actually had some problems. He fainted, had trouble sleeping, and was prone to nightmares when hearing the sound of gunfire.

The second male lead has so many problems, but he still insists on delivering orders because of brotherly love and love for his family and country.

But just because "1937" is better doesn't mean it will win an award.

"1917" shined at the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards, and British Film Academy Awards, but it does not mean that "1937" will be recognized by the Cannes jury.

"1917" reflects the story of the European battlefield, and it is easier for these judges to feel immersed in it.

And "1937" tells the story of the Battle of Songhu. The judges at Cannes may not necessarily know about the Battle of Songhu. According to currently published data, there is only one Asian on the Cannes jury, Hong Kong director Johnnie To.

There is no doubt about Lao Du's talent, but this guy actually complains about mainland censorship.

Li Shengyao is not sure whether he will like the education on the history of the Anti-Japanese War in the Mainland.

In short, Lee Sheng Yew was quite confident about winning the award for "1937" before, but as the time approaches, he increasingly feels that winning the award requires luck.

The official seal of the jury for this year's Cannes Film Festival has been confirmed, and it is Robert De Niro.

Whether De Niro will like it or not is really not certain.

Before going to the Cannes Film Festival to participate in the exhibition, Lee Sheng-yew still needs to discuss the release schedule of "1937" with Han Sanping.

(End of this chapter)