China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 358: Venice, animation official announcement!
"I'm afraid this year's Tokyo Film Festival won't be that simple."

At the end of August 2010, Fan Bingbing arrived in Hollywood with a look of sadness on his face.

This year her film "Jade Guanyin" will be exhibited at the Tokyo Film Festival and the nominations have already come out, but Xiaobaga did not give enough respect to the mainland when dealing with certain issues of principle.

The main problem is that during the nomination process in Taiwan this time, Xiao Baga plans to use two names to nominate the film delegations from mainland China and Taiwan.

Can a province be on par with a country? !
This matter is a matter of principle!
After bringing this news to Guan Ling, she pouted.

Although she has already got a huge chance as the lead actress in "Scarlet Witch", it is a pity that she cannot attend the Tokyo Film Festival.

All major media outlets have predicted that she is the most likely candidate to win the Best Actress award at the Tokyo Film Festival this time.

However, considering the current situation of my country and family, it is just a regret.

"They really know how to stir up trouble."

After Guan Ling heard this, his face turned a little unhappy.

The relationship between him and Japan has been very bad recently. A few days ago, he was played tricks by Makoto Shinkai. Guan Ling has been angry for a long time and has been thinking about what kind of animated film to shoot.

I finally focused on the production of "Scarlet Witch", but this time I was disgusted again.

But this further strengthened Guan Ling's idea.

We must open the eyes of these bastards!
The difference between animated films and other films is that animated films are not achieved overnight. They require modeling and take time. In fact, when Guan Ling was about to take over Huaqiang Fangte, he already had the intention to develop in this direction.

It's just that he had been fully focused on the promotion of "The Father" and "Inception" a while ago, so he never thought about it carefully.

In between, I also wrote "Confessions" for Hou Hsiao-hsien, "Never Gone" for Ning Hao, and "Gone Girl" for Zhang Ziyi.
The matter of animated films was finally put on the agenda at this time.

Since Guan Ling is preparing to make an original animated film, the first thing he would choose is naturally a Japanese film.

In fact, the level of Japanese animation is still very high, Guan Ling admits this. From the 1980s to the present, Japanese animation has reached a very mature level, which can be said to be able to compete with American animated films.

And it is the only country that can compete with it.

But unfortunately, movies like "Spirited Away" have already been filmed.

Guan Ling has also thought things through when it comes to Japanese movies.

Just as the Japanese had destroyed all their territory, Guan Ling also destroyed all their territory.

This incident made Guan Ling think even more strongly.

Are there any domestic animated films? Big Fish and Begonia is already in production.

There will be "The Return of the Great Sage", "Nezha", and "Jiang Ziya" later, but Guan Ling will not use the scripts of these movies.

Although these are the true mythological backgrounds of China, Guan Ling has too many options to choose from, and there is no need to undermine the confidence of domestic animation directors.

Among the domestic animation IPs, Guan Ling only values ​​​​only one, and that is "Boonie Bears".

Because it is a gold mine that can make money, and it can continue.

In fact, few people know that "Boonie Bears" had already created a huge business of more than 8 billion RMB in its previous life.

Although it is a bit low-end, it is indeed a family-friendly movie that cannot be underestimated every year. The most important thing is to make money. Since it makes money, Guan Ling will definitely not act pretentiously.

Guan Ling vaguely remembers that "Boonie Bears" was the most popular movie, with a box office of nearly 1.5 billion.

This box office in the previous life, even in 2025, still has a place among all domestic films.

Moreover, if Lingyun Media had been controlled in this life, under Guan Ling's influence, the quality could have been slightly improved, and the total box office of more than 8 billion yuan would have been doubled without any problem.

He won't be involved in the filming himself, so this IP can create a solid foundation for Lingyun's animation business department.

The second leg is naturally the world-famous animated films that you have watched in your previous life.

"The Wind Rises", "Your Name", "The Eagle and the Young Boy" are the most profitable movies of Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai, and there are only a few more to come.

Compared to this, Hollywood's "Frozen" and "Zootopia" are also possible targets for interception.

Moreover, the IP of "Frozen" is derived from Andersen's fairy tales and is not completely controlled by Disney.

There is no risk in making Zootopia now. After all, it is a movie that will be released seven years later.

What Guan Ling thought about most were those Japanese movies.

"Your Name" is actually the simplest one. As the most successful animated film of Yin Yang's own Makoto Shinkai, this one can be directly copied.

Because all it involves is a swap of bodies, love, and eternity!
To be honest, Guan Ling had seen the original version of this script.

It's in "Dream of the Red Chamber".

Daiyu thought to herself, "How strange! It seems as if I have seen her somewhere before. How familiar she is!" Baoyu looked at her and said with a smile, "I have seen this sister before." Grandmother Jia laughed and said, "But you are talking nonsense again. When have you ever seen her?" Baoyu smiled and said, "Although I have never seen her before, I think she looks familiar. In my heart, I think we are old acquaintances. It is not a bad idea to just treat it as a reunion after a long separation."

It only needs a little localization and can be used directly.

On the contrary, the movie "The Wind Rises" actually needs a lot of repairs.

"The Wind Rises", as Hayao Miyazaki's most controversial final work, actually describes the life story of Jiro Horikoshi, the father of Japan's Zero fighter.

Some of them think that he is anti-war.

Some people think he is whitewashing militarism.

In fact, both of them make sense, but Guan Ling believes that the movie itself has the intention of whitewashing militarism.

In this respect, there is no essential difference between this movie and "Nanjing Nanjing".

An anti-war aviation father, who said he didn't want war and only wanted to create airplanes to fly in the blue sky, made his fighter planes more and more awesome.
Isn't this just taking off your pants to fart?

Einstein said that the reason he proposed nuclear weapons was to kill the Nazis, but the nuclear weapons he finally created became his lifelong regret.

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto during the Cold War was a true anti-war thought.

But Guan Ling did not have the slightest favorable impression towards this Jiro Horikoshi.

He is the same bastard as the young Japanese officer who committed seppuku in "Nanjing Nanjing".

Because they don’t know how much suffering they have caused to China.

For a movie like this, it is actually possible to tell a story about struggling to survive in the storm of turbulent times. It is simply speechless!
Guan Ling would definitely not copy this movie verbatim, but making a localized adaptation of the film is a good choice.

A story about building an airplane.

A story about a man who was baptized by Japanese fighter plane shells since childhood, and thus had the ambition to make China a strong country, and fought for China's fighter planes all his life.

A fighter crew of a once dormant, weak country.

A dream that the Chinese have been pursuing for countless years.

There is a slight artistic treatment in the middle, adding the early Japanese invasion of China, then the love, then the successful production of fighter jets, and then China becoming a military power and no longer afraid of the world's threats.

In this way, the wind blows to truly get to the point.

People of turbulent times.

Love in turbulent times.

A country in turbulent times.

Only work hard to survive!

This is a film made by the victims, a film full of love, sacrifice, and dedication to the country and the people, but it is entirely for defense, not active aggression. This is the real anti-war!

And you can make a gift now!
It can also serve as evidence of Japan's invasion of China, allowing all anime lovers around the world to understand the suffering of the Chinese people at that time based on this movie.

Many scenes in "The Wind Rises" actually only require minimal adaptation. The earthquake can be replaced by invading artillery shells, the core of love and death does not need to be changed, and the rest can be copied.

Of course, the character style and the background pictures of the animation production must all be in Chinese style.

But after this idea came out, the script became a natural thing.

It was just that when it came to choosing the prototype for the character, Guan Ling hesitated.

The first person Guan Ling thought of was naturally Academician Song Wencong, the father of the J-10. However, as China's current chief designer, using him as the prototype would actually have too much impact.

After much thought, Guan Ling thought of Academician Gu Songfen.

In fact, the two have equal status, but writing about the latter at least won't cause much controversy.

And the latter one has more anti-war ideas.

Guan Ling would never make an animation to defeat Japan.

That's not in line with values.

As for Gu Songfen, Guan Ling still remembers the award speech he gave when he moved China, which was very suitable for this movie.

Like a still stream with a deep flow, the fire of serving the country surges in the still water; like an invisible elephant, the dream of a strong country is hidden in it!
Keep your mind focused, take one step at a time, and aim high. Raise your long-term strategy, strike at the sky, and recite the noble virtues of a gentleman!

The script has been roughly finalized. Guan Ling plans to contact the Academy of Engineering after returning. He thinks there shouldn't be any major problems.

In fact, whether or not the other party agrees has nothing to do with the production of this movie, but Guan Ling mainly wanted to promote the other party. There is nothing wrong with having a cooperative relationship.

And "The Young Condor Heroes", the 2023 Oscar-winning best animated feature, also has obvious traces of Hayao Miyazaki in its style, but it also needs localization.

Mainly an adaptation of the background.

So during these few days in Hollywood, Guan Ling has been writing scripts.

……

After thinking all this through, Guan Ling has been wanting to find a time to make an official announcement.

Venice became his best choice.

When Fan Bingbing came this time, she actually had no idea why Guan Ling was going to Venice. She just knew that Director Guan was absent-minded these days.

Although there were many continuous attacks between us.

But Director Guan obviously lacked motivation, and she had to rely on her to comfort him personally, and she had to use all her skills.

But generally speaking.

Fan Bingbing is a happy person.

Because she knows very well that every effort she makes will eventually become her role.

Her first Hollywood movie starring a female lead is here!

……

It's September now.

The Venice International Film Festival is finally starting to attract the world's attention.

In fact, during the Cannes International Film Festival, many highly anticipated films failed to make it to Cannes and ended up in Cannes.

This makes the Venice competition list this year look much more attractive than Cannes.
Although as time goes by, people find that many films fail to live up to people's high hopes and expectations.

But as the oldest international film festival founded in Europe, it still attracts attention from all over the world.

This year's Venice has increased the importance of the official parallel unit, the Horizon unit, and incorporated documentaries, especially short films, into it.

Mark Muller is ready to give Venice the most successful and eye-catching answer before his departure.

In recent years, Mark Muller has paid particular attention to the status of Chinese films. The status of Chinese directors and Chinese films has been greatly improved in the water city, and they have received high treatment that is difficult to enjoy at any other international film festival. The Golden Lion Award in the past few years can be said to have reached its peak.

Although there are not many Chinese-language films participating in Venice this year, Chinese-language filmmakers have reached their peak.

"The 67th Venice International Film Festival is about to open. Chinese filmmakers are frequently appearing. Guan, Wu Baige, Andrew Lau, Stanley Kwan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Shawn Yue and others are all participating. The city of Venice has become a big overseas gathering party for Chinese and Hong Kong filmmakers!"

"Reporting from the front line of Venice, Guan arrived at the scene as a special guest this year and is suspected to be the award presenter!"

"Yen Tsz-shan appeared completely naked in 'Fist of Fury', Shu Qi exclaimed that there was flesh to see!"

“A surprise for Chinese-language films: The West Is Not Far Away” is released in the Horizon section!”

"Sword Rain" is screened in Venice. After "Blade of the Assassin", can Wu Baige continue to lead the Chinese martial arts films?!"

The media still attaches great importance to Venice, but this year, everyone understands that it is probably out of the running for the Golden Lion.

Only one Chinese-language film was shortlisted for the main competition unit, and although there were many films screened, most of them were just superficial.

Many filmmakers are just passing through the motions in Venice.

It's all for publicity, they want Venice to gild their own movies.

Guan Ling did not appear in the early screenings.

He kept chatting with Fan Bingbing about some details of the movie.

We had a great time chatting.

The script was finally completed.

Guan Ling did not appear in Venice until two days before the awards ceremony.

This instantly attracted the attention of media around the world.

That day happened to be the day when Japanese director Takashi Miike's "13 Assassins" was screened, and Guan Ling's appearance also attracted the attention of the Japanese media.

"Director Guan, you said before that you wanted to make an animated film for everyone to watch. Is your animated film in preparation now?"

The Japanese reporter's questions were provocative, and Guan Ling had a smile on his face that looked like he was about to be frustrated.

"Yes, it is already."

Guan Ling picked up the microphone handed to him by the other party and spoke his first words to the Japanese media, as well as to the media from all over the world since he arrived in Venice.

"Lingyun Media, Skyline Lingyun is about to produce five animated films, thank you everyone."

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene in Venice fell into silence!
silent.

Many people wonder if there is something wrong with their ears.

But Guan Ling's voice still echoed in their ears.

Five animations.

Is this a human being? !

(End of this chapter)