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Chapter 209 Troubled Venice

"Director Xu, can I ask a few questions?"

Tsui Hark looked around and saw that he didn't have anyone with him. Why was this reporter so sharp-eyed? He was spotted just after getting off the boat.

But I am here to build publicity for the movie, so I would like to promote it more.

Tsui Hark asked casually: "By the way, have you been stuck here all this time? How did you find me?"

"What Director Li said just now."

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This year’s Venice Lido Island, the only thing that is not lacking is “change”, and the changes are really surprising.

On the eve of the official opening of the film festival, as usual, various constructions have not been completely completed on the eve of the opening. This is not a new thing at the three major film festivals. What is unusual is that this change is really earth-shaking.

The official opening is about to begin, but the construction of the Cinema Palace and surrounding facilities seems to have just begun.

Nothing has changed in at least ten years, and those dilapidated and outdated facilities make the Venice Film Festival obviously look old.

However, this year the organizing committee has worked hard, and signs of a major shakeup can be seen everywhere.

The place where reporters were originally located on the side of the Cassino Palace to collect their credentials has now been transformed into a large restaurant dominated by black and white and surrounded by green vegetation. It is said that it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and aims to promote Italy. of high quality agricultural food and cooking.

Although all this cannot fundamentally change people’s complaints about the expensive and limited choice of food at the film festival, at least it can allow reporters after a hard day to eat a bowl of special hot spaghetti at the door that may be worth looking forward to.

“This leisure space is much larger! Venice is much more user-friendly.”

Li Mu was amazed. He remembered that the last time he came, this place was still a bare cement platform. Now it has been transformed into a leisure space with large umbrellas and many sofas randomly placed.

The originally tense film festival now looks relaxed.

Many people were taking a rest here. Li Mu came with the crew, attracting the attention of many people.

Who doesn’t know Li Mu and Liu Yifei now?
"2012" has been released globally for more than a month, and it has already exceeded 13 billion US dollars, ranking second in the box office rankings in film history.

It's still playing in theaters now, and it's about to challenge the status of "Titanic".

"Li, Crystal, may I meet you? I am Franka Sosani, editor-in-chief of Vogue fashion magazine." A woman in her 50s with wavy hair came forward and extended her hand with a smile on her face.

"Hello!" Li Mu and Liu Yifei both shook hands with him.

"Crystal, you have a great sense of fashion, and you looked very beautiful in what you wore today. I really hope to create a special issue just for you. Are you interested?"

Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu.

"It would be better if Li, you can come too." Franke also looked at Li Mu.

"I'll forget it!" Li Mu smiled. Although Franka Sosani is known as the godmother of the fashion industry, he has no interest in taking pictures.

However, Liu Yifei had a great time chatting with her. As for what she said about Liu Yifei's fashion sense, Li Mu felt that she might be lying. This little girl obviously relied on her appearance and figure to support her. Fashion can occasionally pop up, but not many.

Zhou Xun snickered and said: "Director Li, why don't you take a photo with Sissi? It's rare that a boyfriend and girlfriend appear in "Vogue" together!"

"Yes, Brother Mu!" Luo Jin also smiled. This was his first time attending the Venice Film Festival. He was a little cautious at first, but he is much better now.

"Forget it!" Li Mu suddenly remembered the two character models a few days ago and waved his hand. There was still a 5% gap. They were instantly killed together. How bad.

Although Liu Yifei is not good at taking pictures herself, she is still very good at taking pictures of others. Women are very enthusiastic about taking pictures.

After chatting for a long time, Liu Yifei and Franka said goodbye.

"She said I have a good sense of fashion, which is great!" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Li Mu and Zhou Xun nodded: "Yes, we all heard it."

"Do you agree with this too?"

Liu Yifei's eyes were full of joy.

"Yes!" Only Li Mu nodded this time.

A few people planned to go back to the hotel, the opening ceremony was tomorrow.

On the way back, several people looked at the new movie palace being built and commented.

Over the years, the architectural design bidding plan for the new movie palace has been aborted four times. For the fifth time, and now for the last time, the preparations for the new movie palace have finally been put into practice and groundbreaking has been started.

It is close to the main body of the film festival, the Casino Palace, a huge construction site. The Casino Palace is covered with various steel bars and timbers, making everything around it look messy, but there seems to be vitality and hope in the mess.

"What is that factory?" There is a standard factory next to the New Movie Palace, Liu Yifei pointed to it and asked.

"It's probably used as a screening hall. There are more movies coming this time, so it's not enough."

"Like a construction site, is it too late?"

You know, after the opening ceremony, the screening of movies in each unit began, which made people suspicious.

"I guess." Li Mu was also a little unsure.

Li Mu and others also met a local middle-aged woman pushing a bicycle passing by. She anxiously looked at the chaotic situation in front of her, which was far from being in place, and said to herself over and over again: "A disaster, this is simply a disaster. .”

When we started chatting out of curiosity, it turned out that this loyal local audience who followed the film festival expressed extreme doubts about whether the opening ceremony of the film festival tomorrow could quickly get rid of the current chaotic situation.

Looking at the construction debris piled into a hill not far away, as well as the golden lions that had been placed in the open space but were not yet in place and were enclosed in the corner by iron wires, Li Mu felt that the local woman's worries were correct.

The organizational management skills of the Italians cannot be flattered. Such a huge change would have required a complete and rigorous organizational management plan and procedures. Seeing that the film festival is about to open, the current situation is like rushing to the shelves.

"Pray that there will be a clean and tidy film festival tomorrow."

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said that Venice was too hasty in order to build a new movie palace.

Fortunately, the film festival was cleaned up the next day. I heard that the Venice Film Festival officials spent the night to find a bunch of workers to deal with it.

This is another expense, and you know that Italy gives you overtime labor, which is not cheap.

Unless you pay a high price, others will be too lazy to work overnight for you.

This year's Chinese films participating in the main competition include Li Mu's "Drive My Car", "Accident" directed by Hong Kong director Zheng Baorui and "The Prince of Tears" directed by Baodao director Yang Fan.

Duan Yihong and Yu Feihong finally arrived, still a little tired.

The first day's box office hasn't been released yet, and it won't be released until tomorrow.

"Go back and take a rest after the opening ceremony." Li Mu suggested.

"It's okay, Director Li, you can handle it."

Duan Yihong and Yu Feihong waved their hands quickly.

"This time, it is thanks to Director Li that I can take part in this international red carpet. I have to experience it."

Zhou Xun attended the event wearing a red dress, revealing her petite and exquisite figure.

In comparison, Liu Yifei's white dress seems a lot darker, but it seems to be more distinctive.Jury chairman Li Bian led the jury to make an appearance first.

Before the crews of the main competition units started walking on the red carpet, the reporters were not idle and interviewed them one by one.

Li Mu's crew was the hardest hit area by reporters, and reporters from home and abroad rushed to cover it.

Fortunately, the jury was not slow and it was the turn of the main competition unit. Li Mu and others escaped the encirclement of reporters.

The crew of "Drive My Car" walked onto the red carpet, and the host's introduction to Li Mu made Li Mu blush a little.

I also specifically mentioned "2012", which is still wildly harvesting box office in countries around the world.

Although Venice is a paradise for art films, they also give enough respect to commercial films. Many commercial films also come to Venice to sell their copyrights and build momentum.

There are few people present who don’t know about this epoch-making 3D masterpiece.

It can be said that among the directors present today, Li Mu is probably the one with the highest box office. Li Mu's personal cumulative box office has almost exceeded 30 billion US dollars.

Reporters are still filming frantically.

Li Mu later joined the cast of the Chinese film "Accident".

"Director Li is very popular!" Ren Xianqi and Louis Koo were muttering.

"Don't you see how popular "2012" is now around the world!"

"Communicate with Director Li more often when you have time!" Media Asia boss Lin Jianyue specially suggested.

He is now very greedy for the cooperation between Emperor and Mengying. Unfortunately, Mengying's cooperation has always been very stable and he has not had much contact with Media Asia.

"We want to do it too, but Director Li has to know us." Ye Xuan and Han Yuqin said in unison.

In the opening ceremony, Li Ying gave a speech first. The host Maria Grazia Gucinata, wearing a sexy and charming royal blue dress, was so happy that Liu Yifei pinched him several times.

"Does it look good?"

"Not good-looking, with dark skin, not white at all."

"Haha, but your eyes never left. You even know the color of your skin." Liu Yifei glanced at Li Mu with dangerous eyes.

It wasn't really Li Mu who wanted to see it, but the host's dress and figure, his upper body was a bit broken.

This year's opening film and competition film is Italy's most talked-about poetic epic blockbuster "Baaria" this year, which is claimed to be a masterpiece that tells the story of decades of socio-political and historical changes in Sicily, Italy.

However, the response after the screening of "Baaliya" was not as enthusiastic as the one at the press conference. Although there was support from local media, the whole process seemed unusually quiet.

Li Bian had to avoid suspicion after the opening ceremony, and Li Mu did not communicate with him to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Drive My Car" will hold a press conference on September 9.4th, and the two participating films "Dangerous Road" and "Wartime Life" will premiere on September 9.3rd.

Li Mu thought for a while and decided to watch "The Road to Doomsday", a story about the relationship between a father and his son in the post-apocalyptic world where humanity is almost completely destroyed.

The setting of the doomsday background, which is the most eye-catching and also a highlight of the film, is admittedly a major problem in the film by the director.

However, he refused the fake studio without hesitation and chose to work with the set designers to select suitable landscapes in nature by referring to all the American Hollywood apocalyptic movie sets, especially some of the designs of "2012".

Then because Li Mu and Liu Yifei were also there, the director specially thanked Li Mu. It was "2012" that gave him such an idea, and everyone in the audience looked over instantly.

Li Mu also quickly smiled and nodded.

"No matter how much you watch a movie, it will always be on my head." Li Mu muttered as he sat down.

"It proves that you are good at shooting. It is estimated that your scenes will appear frequently in future disaster films." Liu Yifei happily whispered into Li Mu's ear.

In the cinema, the two of them didn't say much and continued watching the movie.

The first scene of the movie shows the father and son walking alone on a deserted road.

After the end of the world, there is a world of strong people without legal and moral restraints. The weak can only be slaughtered, or even locked in cellars and eaten piece by piece... Because the ground is all polluted, there are no animals and plants, and there is no food.

After his father died, the son innocently asked a man with a hateful face, "Do you eat people?" It was chilling to hear.

Fortunately, this gloomy movie finally has a slightly brighter ending.

Just like the "Prophet" at the beginning of the year, it places the hope of mankind on children.

After the screening, the audience gave warm applause.

"That little boy acted very well!" Liu Yifei couldn't help but sigh after watching it.

In the film, the 8-year-old boy brought this scene to life.

"You have to work hard!"

"What do you mean."

"No, I just want you to work hard."

Liu Yifei stared at Li Mu fiercely: "You are saying that I can't even match the acting skills of an eight-year-old boy."

Compared with the smooth broadcast of "The Road to Doomsday", "Life During Wartime" was much more bumpy.

Venice has been troubled this year.

When the American film "Life During Wartime" was first screened, the screening was postponed due to copying issues, leaving the audience waiting for 10 minutes.

When the screening finally started, there was another problem with the Italian subtitles being misplaced, which attracted a round of boos from reporters from various countries.Most of the film was screened with this kind of "out of sync between pictures and text", which seriously affected movie viewing, and some reporters were even prepared to protest to the organizing committee.

Li Mu can only hope that there will be no such accident in tomorrow's "Drive My Car".

Otherwise, the premiere effect would be too poor.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei were still hanging out at the film festival. It was a film festival anyway, so they were free and did not need to avoid being photographed.

"Director Li, I finally see you." As soon as Tsui Hark walked out of another set, he saw Li Mu and hurried forward.

"Director Xu!"

Tsui Hark greeted Liu Yifei, smiled and said to Li Mu: "Director Li, you were not kind yesterday!"

Li Mu smiled awkwardly, then the reporter would not expose me.

"Let's chat. I have been yearning for 3D for a long time and I want to ask you for advice."

Tsui Hark, a technology geek, can make a movie for a new technology.

Li Mu knew that Tsui Hark was very obsessed with technological innovation.

All films involving Tsui Hark, no matter what type, are keen to introduce the most advanced technology to create a visual feast for the audience that breaks the rules and is superb.

The special effects of "The Legend of Shushan" back then are amazing even now, but it's a pity that it was hailed as a bad movie back then.
(End of this chapter)