It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1276 The seventh Golden Lion Award for Chinese-language films!

"The main theme movie "My Hometown and Me", jointly produced by Jingxi Culture and China Film Group and directed by Zhang Yimou, has officially been announced to be released on October 10, targeting the National Day holiday."

"The action, fantasy and adventure film "Assassination of Novelist" is controlled by Feiyue Films, directed by Han Jianu, and starred by Lei Jiayin, Peng Yuchang, and Wan Qian. The investment is as high as 5 million. It is scheduled to be released on September 9, targeting the National Day holiday."

"The action/adventure/comedy film "The Vanguard", which is controlled by China Film Group and Tencent Film Group, directed by Tang Jili, and starred by Chen Long, Yang Yang, and Ai Lun, is scheduled to be released on September 9."

"Guangzhou released an announcement: The animation/action/adventure film "Jiang Ziya" produced by our company will be released on October 10st."

"Ali Pictures released an announcement: The youth-themed film "Home at One Point", starring Liu Haoran, is scheduled to be released on October 10, in time for the National Day holiday!"

crazy!

The entire film market seemed to be on fire and fell into complete madness!

No one had expected that on September 9, a seemingly ordinary day, the film industry would be hit by a shocking "release storm."

First, "My Hometown and Me", which had just announced its completion, released a release date notice, sounding the clarion call for the charge.

Immediately afterwards, many movies of different styles, such as the action blockbuster "The Vanguard", the fantasy epic "Jiang Ziya", and the youth inspirational film "Home at One Point", released their release date notices one after another, as if they had heard the assembly order.

This also means that during this year’s National Day golden holiday, 5 movies will be released at once!
Among these five movies, except for "Home at One Point", the others are big-budget movies that were made with huge investment and brought together many well-known actors and top production teams.

Looking around, each one carries the expectations of countless audiences and also contains huge box office potential.

At the same time, as these release date announcements were revealed, the film and television industry was still preparing step by step and had not yet had time to fully explode, but the theaters were already the first to get restless.

Cinemas that smelled business opportunities acted quickly like keen hunters!
Wanda Cinema Line took the lead and released a series of links to preferential activities including ticket subsidies, discounts, meals, etc. within less than an hour after the news was released.

The vigorous and resolute posture seemed as if it wanted to seize the high ground and take the lead in this fierce market competition.

“Hey? The market has already recovered? Has the impact of the epidemic completely disappeared?”

At noon, the set of "Changjin Lake" was noisy and everyone was taking advantage of the lunch break to rest and eat.

Guo Fan sat on his small stool with a simple lunch in front of him.

He shoveled food into his mouth while scrolling through the news on his phone.

As he watched, a hint of doubt gradually appeared on his originally calm face.

I have been paying attention to various news every day, especially those related to the reopening of cinemas, but I haven't seen any announcement from the bureau about the full reopening?

But looking at the current film market, the lively scene seems to have traveled back to the period before the epidemic, and there is a momentum of becoming "hot" again.

This is very strange...

"Don't dream, it's too early."

Chen Fei, who was sitting next to Guo Fan, spoke slowly and ate some rice.

Different from the excitement of others, he seemed to have no emotion at all, as if he was already accustomed to all this.

Others may not know the inside story, but he knows it all!
Take the release dates of several blockbuster movies this time, for example, there are reasons behind them.

The reason why "The Vanguard" was scheduled is mainly because the pressure on investors to recover their funds is too great.

The backlog of films will only make the capital chain even tighter, so we have to choose to release them as soon as possible in the hope of recovering costs as soon as possible.

The situation with "Jiang Ziya" produced by Guangguang is similar.

Wang Changtian is also facing considerable financial pressure at this time and urgently needs new capital injection to promote the progress of other projects under his control.

Therefore, the release of "Jiang Ziya" is also a helpless solution.

As for Alibaba's "Just One Click", Chen Fei believes that it was more like a test product launched as a means of obtaining research data.

This movie is not expected to have high box office success. Alibaba hopes to use it to understand the audience's viewing preferences, consumption habits and other information after the epidemic, so as to provide a reference for the subsequent production and distribution of other films.

Among these movies, only "My Hometown and Me" obviously wants to rely on the advantages of the main theme and the powerful traffic effect of the National Day period to achieve a high box office return rate.

After all, main-theme movies can always trigger strong resonance among the audience in certain periods, and the National Day period is the golden period for the film market in a year. The combination of the two has a great possibility of success.

Moreover, according to many relevant reports that have been leaked, the public's expectation index for returning to theaters in 2020 has shown an astonishing growth trend.

From 2% in February, it quickly rose to 54% in May in just a few months.

As of now, this expectation index has soared and has reached 93%!

These results all prove without exception that the market is generally optimistic about the potential for retaliatory consumption by audiences after the epidemic, and believes that releasing blockbuster movies at this time will inevitably attract a large number of audiences to the theaters and set off a wave of movie-watching.

This may also be one of the reasons why many blockbuster films have been scheduled one after another.

However, Chen Fei had some doubts about this.

He always felt that these survey data and reports were likely smokescreens deliberately released by a certain cinema chain.

After all, theater chains are certainly eager to release more blockbusters so that the market can recover as soon as possible and restore its former prosperity.

But unfortunately, he has no solid reason to confirm his guess, nor does he know how to verify the truth behind it.

However, he quickly sorted out his thoughts and turned his attention back to the work at hand.

His current goal is actually very simple and clear, which is to go all out and film "Changjin Lake" first.

As for the current work focus of all employees of Feiyue Films, it is to achieve high box office returns for the two films "Boundary Breaker" and "Assassination of Novelist".

As for the rest, there is no need and no reason to care.

He really wants to "save the market", but that doesn't mean he wants to be a "savior".

………………

China Film.

Post-production department.

Following the official announcement of the release date and trailer for "My Hometown and Me", the air here seems to be filled with a tense atmosphere.

Standing in front of a pile of editing equipment and messy materials, Jiao Hongfen asked a question that made everyone nervous as soon as he arrived: "10 days, will there be any problems with post-production?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire post-production team fell silent in an instant, as if they were under a spell.

Three experienced editing directors, four editors who deal with materials all day long, and Zhang Yimou, who serves as both chief director and executive producer, all had their eyebrows twitching violently and uncontrollably at almost the same moment.

They all knew in their hearts that the workload in these 10 days was simply unbelievable. It was clear that they were being treated like tireless "oxen and horses"!
However, what can they say in the face of Jiao Hongfen’s request?

Now that the boss has spoken, you can't just quit, right?
Fortunately, the company promised generous overtime pay for overtime work.

Otherwise, with the intensity and pressure of the current job, even if you have a stable job in a state-owned enterprise like China Film, you would risk resign and leave on the spot.

You know, editors in the film and television industry and programmers in the IT industry have a lot of similarities.

Staying up late and working at high intensity for a long time have caused them to show signs of baldness early on.

The deep dark circles around the eyes are like wearing a pair of sunglasses that can never be taken off!

Moreover, because of long-term sitting and high mental stress, they all suffer from an extremely high probability of sudden death. Every time they work overtime, it is like a cruel battle with their own physical limits!

If the profits weren't so optimistic, I wouldn't do this job even for a dog!
"Don't worry, Director Jiao, I promise to deliver the finished film in the shortest possible time, and try to catch up with the promotion and release schedule, so that it can be released on time on October 1st."

Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth and made a promise.

His resolute eyes revealed a determination to fight to the death. He had already decided to sleep on the floor in the post-production department and work overtime day and night.

Who would have thought that the "national master" who is well-known in the film and television industry would now have to work at full speed again and charge into battle like a young man because of the "poverty disease".

"Okay, you should also take some rest when you are fit."

After Jiao Hongfen said this seemingly caring sentence, he turned and left.

However, he did not leave the post-production department. Instead, after leaving the door of the "My Hometown and Me" project team, he went straight into the "King Kong River" project team next door.

The latter was also a busy scene.

The model of three directors shooting together has indeed brought many significant benefits.

For example, now, two-thirds of the shots have been completed, and the editing work is also in full swing.

However, even if the entire crew is working overtime, it is obviously impossible to catch up with the National Day release.

However, there is still the Lunar New Year holiday coming up, so Jiao Hongfen is not too anxious.

His only requirement now is to ensure the quality of the film while ensuring the production speed!
Although it cannot be compared with the hugely invested and highly anticipated top-level projects like "Boundary Breaker", it must at least surpass the previously released "Eight Hundred".

At this time, Guan Hu was also holding his breath.

Since the release of "The Eight Hundred", the box office performance has only barely recovered the cost, which is far from his original expected goal.

Back then, he had sworn and boasted solemnly, promising that the box office performance would at least exceed 20 billion and move towards the 30 billion mark.

But reality gave him a hard slap in the face!

Of course, if there was no competition from "Boundary Breaker" at the same time, perhaps "Eight Hundred" would still have a hope of hitting a high box office.

But he just happened to run into such a strong opponent, which was extremely unlucky. Therefore, he has placed all his hopes on the "King Kong River" currently being filmed, and he is eagerly hoping that this movie can help him save some face.

But at this moment, the assistant ran over in a panic and whispered in Guan Hu's ear: "Director Guan, it's bad. The latest daily box office revenue of "Eight Hundred" has fallen below 1000 million."

Upon hearing this, Guan Hu's face turned red on the spot and his emotions got out of control in an instant.

"Less than 1000 million?" He asked in disbelief, his eyes wide open.

The assistant replied cautiously: "Yes, 932 million to be exact."

"Where is "Boundary Breaker"? " Guan Hu has not forgotten his powerful opponent.

"4936 million." The assistant's voice became even lower.

Upon hearing this number, Guan Hu fell silent on the spot, and a deep feeling of powerlessness and despair spread in his heart.

But soon, he vented all these negative emotions on the filming set.

"What are you guys doing? You haven't even finished the morning shoot yet, how dare you eat? Ah! Your acting is so bad that it makes me want to cry. Can't you just let me relax..."

Holding a megaphone in his hand, Guan Hu yelled at the staff on the scene, with anger clearly visible on his face.

When everyone heard this sudden accusation, they were all confused and cast doubtful glances.

The leading actors lowered their heads and dared not refute because they were afraid of offending him and affecting their acting careers.

But the extras didn't have so many concerns.

They were not willing to tolerate this temper, and they all started to curse behind his back:

"If you don't eat lunch, how can you have the energy to work?"

"Don't you even look at your own directing skills? You still say that 'King Kong River' restores history? There's only a broken bridge. If you don't believe it, just wait and see. It will definitely be criticized after it is released."

"Other mainstream films hire big names, but look at our crew. All the people who came in are people with connections. It would be strange if the performance level could be good."

For a perfect crew, the best way to cooperate is to work together as one.

Only when everyone works together can we produce good and high-quality works, and at the same time make the shooting process smoother.

But on the "King Kong River" side, since the filming started until now, all kinds of troubles and problems have emerged almost one after another.

The three directors expressed their own opinions and competed secretly, trying to express their own thoughts in the film, so that no one was convinced by the other.

This also directly leads to the three sets of shots having a clear sense of separation.

The editing team didn't dare to offend the three directors, so they could only go ahead and edit, trying their best to blend the three sets of shots together.

As for whether it will be accepted by audiences and movie fans after it is officially released in theaters, it depends on luck.

……

Time flies.

As the night deepens in China, a thrilling awards competition is taking place at the 77th Venice International Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

"Congratulations! The winner of the 77th Grand Jury Prize Silver Lion is Mexican director Michel Frank's film "The New Order"!"

When the result was announced, there was warm applause and cheers at the scene.

In the audience, Wen Muye looked at Michelle Frank, who was walking slowly with her afro, and could not hide the envy on his face.

"Teacher, I remember this guy seems to be a professional art film director, right? I seem to have seen him at many international award ceremonies before."

"That's right." Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded and introduced: "Since 12, he has been focusing on award-winning films. He won the Cannes Un Certain Regard Award and the Screenplay Award..."

"That's amazing." Wen Muye couldn't hide his envy.

Look at his qualifications, he is well-known internationally, much better than this newcomer.

"Don't be discouraged, maybe you can reach the same heights as him in the future." Tian Zhuangzhuang comforted him.

"Me?" Wen Muye shrugged. "I'd better not dream about it. It's already great to have the opportunity to attend this kind of top international award ceremony."

Zhu Yilong, who was sitting next to him, nodded subconsciously.

He actually thought so too.

Being able to attend the award ceremony will be enough for him to brag about for a long time after he returns to China.

As for winning awards, that was not even in their imagination.

They did receive a call from the organizing committee before coming to the awards ceremony.

At that time, everyone was excited for a long time, and they were all guessing what prize they could get this time.

But when they arrived at the scene and won the Best Screenplay Award, they could hardly hide their disappointment.

Director Chen didn't even come to the scene, but the organizing committee and the jury gave the Best Screenplay Award to "Life Events", which shows how great his face is.

And this group of little Karamis really became little Karas, and no one paid any attention to them at all.

If there weren't cameras filming them, they might have taken out their phones to check TikTok. Anyway, the subsequent awards had nothing to do with them.

But at this moment, Cate Blanchett, the chairperson of the jury of the main competition unit, stepped onto the podium in high heels.

Her appearance actually aroused a lot of interest among the crowd.

Because the only major award that has not been announced yet is the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.

And Cate Blanchett's appearance was obviously to present the award.

“This is a very special movie…”

When these words were heard inside the Cinema Palace on the Lido Island in Venice, everyone’s eyes turned to the stage.

The noisy discussions seemed to be paused at this moment.

Cate Blanchett stood in front of the microphone and said emotionally: "It is not just a movie, but also a tribute to life and a celebration of humanity.

It reminds us to cherish the present and the people around us. It also makes us understand that although death is the end, love and warmth will continue forever..."

The epidemic situation abroad is not any easier than that in China.

In particular, the social medical infrastructure in many countries is simply unable to keep up, so that many people have lost their loved ones and relatives in this disaster.

Therefore, when the words "life" and "death" were brought up, they immediately aroused resonance and sadness among everyone.

Only Wen Muye could not hide his surprise. His eyes were fixed on the stage. His breathing became rapid and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

"No way, it can't be... it shouldn't be?"

Just as his emotions were surging, Cate Blanchett announced loudly: "The jury unanimously decided to award the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the 77th Venice International Film Festival to the Chinese-language film "Life Events"!"

boom--

These words were like a muffled thunder, exploding in Wen Muye's heart, so that he stood in a daze in his seat for a while, not knowing what to do.

It was not until Tian Zhuangzhuang next to him shook his arm vigorously, reminding him to go on stage to receive the award, that he finally came to his senses.

One foot was light, the other was heavy. Wen Muye walked for a long time, staggering as if he was walking on cotton, on this short road of less than a hundred meters...

"I won the Golden Lion? The first film I directed won the Venice Golden Lion? I became the seventh Chinese director to win the Golden Lion in China after Director Chen?"

After receiving the trophy and certificate, he stood in front of the microphone in a daze for a long time. As the warm applause from the audience continued, Wen Muye suddenly burst into tears!
No one knows how much pressure he is under.

The first film he directed after his debut was based on a script by Chen Fei, and Tian Zhuangzhuang personally served as his producer.

If he succeeds, that's fine, but if he fails, he doesn't know how to face Chen Fei and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

When he thought about the possibility of disappointing their expectations, he couldn't sleep for whole nights, always thinking about how to make the movie well.

Until the film passed the review and was ridiculed by many domestic art film directors, he did not dare to express his nervousness to anyone.

Even when facing Tian Zhuangzhuang, he forced himself to act indifferent, and kept hypnotizing himself to be confident, to be confident...

But the enormous pressure kept coming, overwhelming him again and again!
He finally breathed a sigh of relief after his film was selected for the main competition and won the Best Screenplay Award.

Although it cannot be said that this has been a success, at least it did not bring shame to Chen Fei and Tian Zhuangzhuang, and he can report back to the task.

But now, when the Golden Lion trophy appeared in his hands, all the grievances that had been pent up for a long time were finally released!
“Director Chen… wuwuwu… Teacher Tian… wuwuwu… I didn’t let you down. I won the Golden Lion Award. I won the biggest award at the Venice Film Festival! I… I won!”

Watching this scene, Tian Zhuangzhuang in the audience couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

Until this moment, he finally felt relieved about this student whom he had poured so much effort into.

A Golden Lion Award is enough to prove that his directing skills are at the top level in the domestic film industry!
Even if this honor is gained because of the quality of the script.

But so what?
Who dares to shout?
Who wants to call another one?
As soon as the Golden Lion trophy came out, apart from those directors who already had big awards, Wen Muye was ranked among the top three directors born after 85!
question?

As long as you stuff the trophies and certificates into the mouths of those guys who are full of shit, you can naturally withstand all doubts!
(End of this chapter)