China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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"What's the new chairman's name?"

"Alberto Barbera," Zhang Junning said, "This is his second time in office. The last time he served was from 1998 to 2002. Since then, he has been the director of the Italian National Cinema Museum."

“How were the performances of Chinese-language films at that time?”

"During Barbera's tenure, the only films that won important awards were Zhang Yimou's Not One Less in 1999 and Zhang Yuan's Going Home for the New Year in the same year, which won the Golden Lion and the Silver Lion for Best Director respectively. Apart from that, there was no other film."

Zhang Junning hesitated for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and searched for some news on the Internet.

"The 65th Cannes International Film Festival will be held in Cannes on May 2012, 5, and there will be no Chinese films in the main competition!"

"Guan Ling will not come out, and Cannes will not come in!"

"No Chinese-language films were included in the main competition unit at this year's Cannes Film Festival. When the shortlist was announced, Chinese-language directors were disappointed."

"Director Guan, this is the news about the Cannes Film Festival last month. There were no new Chinese-language films shortlisted for the main competition unit. Only Lou Ye's "Floating City Mystery" became the only Chinese-language film to be selected for the Un Certain Regard unit, which is second only to the main competition.

If Venice fails to win again, the industry will be in a state of confusion.”

Guan Ling was thoughtful after hearing this.

"I'm not sure if I'll be scolded online by then. Are they going to blame me for taking all the awards for Chinese films in the year?"

Zhang Junning chuckled.

"Why not go?"

Guan Ling is not the kind of person who keeps saying that he is doing good for Chinese films, but does nothing when it comes to implementing them.

Guan Ling made up his mind and said softly, "No matter what, we value personal relationships the most. Since the new chairman is here and has invited me to be the chairman of the jury, it would be inappropriate not to go."

"So that's how I responded to him?"

"Wait a minute, let me think about it. Since you are going, you have to bring him a gift."

Guan Ling thought about it and realized that there are two movies that can be reviewed now. One is the "Perfect Stranger" which has just been completed, and the other is Ning Hao's "Wild Stories". After thinking about it carefully, these two movies are indeed suitable for the Venice International Film Festival.

While he was struggling, Guan Ling suddenly realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding.

Since he invited me, I don't necessarily have to accept it.

Even if he refused the position of chairman of the main competition jury of the Venice International Film Festival, he could still maintain good relations.

Since there is such an opportunity for publicity, why not go together?

"Help me reject him," Guan Ling said, "and then tell him that Ning Hao and I will both participate in this Venice International Film Festival."

"I understand." Zhang Junning nodded.

"If you have a chance, please help us get in touch and have a phone call."

Guan Ling thought about it again and said, "It would be more sincere if I talk about this matter in person."

Now that I have chosen to participate in the film festival, it would be inappropriate for me to serve as the chairman of the jury.

"Okay, I'll make an appointment." Zhang Junning nodded.

Only at this moment could she feel how powerful Guan Ling was.

After landing in Beijing, everyone in the car talked about how to talk to the President of Venice.

To a so-called actor like Zhang Junning, these words sounded too ostentatious and made Zhang Junning's heart palpitate.

In Guan Ling's opinion, Wild Stories is not a pure commercial film and it could win an award at the Venice Film Festival. Ning Hao has been in the industry for many years but has indeed not made any breakthroughs in awards. Since he has chosen to make this non-pure commercial film, he might as well give it a try.

"Perfect Strangers" is a commercial film, and the Venice main competition may not necessarily agree with it, but it is still possible to sell the copyright vigorously through the Venice platform.

In its previous life, "Perfect Strangers" was the most remade movie in the world, even setting a Guinness World Record. Its copyright was sold to more than 18 countries, and there were remakes!
It can be said that it created a miracle for low-budget movies.

This time, being able to appear in Venice really gives Venice enough face.

This is useful for Chinese-language films and even the emotional balance of Barbera in Venice.

After all, the three major things are also made up of people.

The reason why Mark Muller was previously considered the most "pro-China" chairman was that he really loved Chinese-language films and even considered studying Chinese history and researching anthropology.

Compared with Barbera, it naturally appears to be more "fair".

In fact, this is indeed the case. When a new official takes office, the first thing he does is to criticize his predecessor and deny his predecessor's political achievements.

If you want a Chinese-language film, then I will just kick him out.

It seems to have been like this in the previous life. Since Mark Muller stepped down, Chinese-language films have rarely won awards in Venice.

Guan Ling even thought that if he didn't have such a bad reputation in the circle, Barbera would not even send out this invitation.

In fact, some news leaked last year that many directors were worried that after Mark Muller stepped down, Chinese-language films would collectively lose their voice and were concerned about the fate of Chinese-language films.

Later, there were sporadic reports that Barbera would make drastic reforms, but the specific details were still unclear.

However, some people believe that Barbera will not invite Hollywood stars as vigorously as Mark Muller did. At the same time, they deny Mark Muller's attitude of sticking to art and want to make great efforts in the Venice market to compete with Toronto.

In fact, there is an unwritten rule in the Venice film sales market. Cannes has always been the world's largest film sales market, but Venice rarely puts effort into this. Because after Venice participates in competitions or screenings, everyone will quickly gather at the Toronto Film Festival to sell films, which has become a routine.

But when Barbera was running for office, he put forward the idea of ​​vigorously developing market transactions.

I just don't know what the results will be.

As the car was heading to the set of The Avengers, Zhang Junning saw that Director Guan looked exhausted, so he gave Guan Ling a full body spa.

From the neck to the head, from the back to the forearms, Zhang Junning pressed Guan Ling so hard that she couldn't help but moan.

The fight with Wan Qian was indeed Guan Ling's most reckless one in recent times.

He also deeply felt a new meaning of caring for others.

The fun this time came from helping others, and the final result of restraint also made Guan Ling quite agree.

There is no need for moral constraints, and no need to consider too many consequences. If you are in a good mood that day, just do it.

This pressure-free situation was quite comfortable for Guan Ling.

At this time, Zhang Junning's massage made this comfort more external.

Some women allow themselves to be harassed and tired at night to make themselves comfortable, and some women allow themselves to be harassed and tired during the day to make themselves comfortable. These two things happen on the same day, which is really wonderful.

……

The popularity of "Avengers" is actually quite high.

The collective appearance of the first generation of Avengers heroes has already aroused countless expectations among many viewers who have watched this movie, and they are ready to rush into the Avengers at any time with their blood boiling.

Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye,

Each of these six people is familiar to Chinese audiences who like Marvel.

Therefore, the premiere was very popular.

Even Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson came to China to promote the drama.

Also arriving was Marcus, a Marvel Studios executive.

So starting from the morning of that day, "Avengers" has been on the hot search list on Weibo. The only thing higher than it on the entertainment list is Deng Chao's cheating incident.

But even so, when Guan Ling appeared at the premiere of "Avengers".

The circle exploded instantly.

"Guan Ling personally attended the premiere of Avengers and supported the release of Avengers in China."

"Guan Ling shook hands with Marcus and took photos with a big smile on her face."

In particular, Guan Ling picked up the microphone and said to everyone that perhaps from now on, everyone would be able to see Fan Bingbing in "The Avengers", which brought the premiere to its climax.

Marcus witnessed how much Chinese movie fans trusted Guan Ling. If it weren't for the shouting of the host, the premiere of "Avengers" would have almost become Guan Ling's home court.

Then, the lights were turned off.

Guan Ling's figure disappeared.

Backstage.

"This time in China, I can truly feel the meaning of the name Guan."

Scarlett Johansson also came in and hugged Guan Ling.

"Long time no see."

Guan Ling said.

"It wasn't a long time actually," Scarlett said, "but so many things happened in between, and almost every time, you succeeded." Scarlett bit her lip, her eyes filled with a hint of reproach.

"I really didn't expect that you would find a competitor for me in such a short time?"

Guan Ling was dazed and said, "You mean, Amber?"

"Of course," Scarlett said, "Whether you admit it or not, after Aquaman, she can compete with me for those resources."

"Why shouldn't I admit it?" Guan Ling asked back.

Scarlett was speechless.

But she likes Guan Ling like this, direct and domineering, which is the style of a great Hollywood director.

If Guan Ling had been willing to push her down on the red sofa in the hotel, perhaps all the stories would not have happened until today.

Scarlett even had doubts about whether Amber still existed.

Aquaman? Can't she do it? And she's even bigger.

She walked forward and got very close to Guan Ling. Guan Ling lowered his head and could even feel Scarlett's rapid and powerful breathing.

"Do those words still count?"

"What?" Guan Ling was in a daze for a moment.

"At the Oscars, James tweeted that he wanted to drink my bath water because he admired me to the extreme. You smiled happily at the time. I asked you why you were happy, and you said that you can drink water when you admire someone, but not necessarily bath water."

Scarlett's words popped out one by one, awakening Guan Ling's previously dormant memories.

"May I ask, what kind of water are you talking about?"

Guan Ling thought of the answer he gave Scarlett, so he leaned close to Scarlett's ear again, "Do you want to try it?"

Last time, he tried to test Scarlett, but received no response.

Although she was very charming and alluring at that time, she kept dragging her feet.

This time, she simply stood on tiptoe and pecked Guan Ling's lips.

"Of course, tonight."

"But I don't have the habit of drinking from others."

"I know what you mean, but I agree."

Scarlett smiled and said, "We foreigners are more direct than you."

"I don't have any new movies for you lately."

Guan Ling's lips curled into a smile.

"That's not important." Scarlett's lips separated as soon as they touched. Her lips were thick and moist, and seemed to be filled with strong emotions.

Then she said word by word: "I want to have everything that my competitors have and have never had."

…………

In the cinema where the premiere was held, there were bursts of uproar from time to time.

Many movie fans don’t know that their beloved Black Widow is currently battling Guan Ling in the back hall.

It was only after the entire movie was finished that Marcus had time to sit with Guan Ling.

"This was a very brief negotiation."

Guan Ling looked at Marcus and said, "I want to have a share in Marvel's future movies."

Marcus's expression suddenly changed: "I didn't expect you to talk about this."

"The roles have already been decided, and the only thing left is the investment amount." Guan Ling said, "Since we rarely cooperate, I think this is an opportunity."

Marcus shook his head.

"I can tell you very clearly, Guan, we respect you very much. You are a director that every company in Hollywood particularly wants to have, but you are definitely not on the list of those who can have an investment plan."

"What if we add in my promotion in Huaxia, the schedule of China Film, and the channels of Skyline and Lionsgate Films?"

Guan Ling doesn't mind showing his cards to Marvel.

Marcus was hesitant.

Guan Ling said: "I also have Aquaman 2, and other..."

Marcus's face changed drastically.

"After seeing how much money this movie made, will DC agree to continue licensing the movie to you?"

Marcus didn't believe it.

"I can't show you the contract, but if James Wan fails, I have to compensate DC for the investment." Guan Ling said, "So the winner of the additional clause is now me."

"I might need to report this to my superiors."

"You can continue to add codes to them." Guan Ling said.

"What?" Marcus' eyes were clear.

"I want to create an opportunity for you to cooperate with DC, so that perhaps more superhero movies can be released in the future. Otherwise, your vitality will become increasingly scarce."

Guan Ling is very straightforward.
"It's not a bad thing to keep it simple. And I can also make the money I want from it."

"And you can also earn more in China."

Marcus looked calm.

Until this young man said that crazy thing, "Of course, I may not make any money. But in China, if you want imported films to make money, I'll say it counts a little bit..."

Suddenly, the room became quiet.

Guan Ling bared his fangs.

Guan Ling did not leak the information about trying to steal Industrial Light & Magic. Only Motian Lingyun and Lingyun Media need to know about this.

It’s not too late to make an official announcement after winning it.

But even if it was just a matter of asking for a share, Guan Ling's domineering attitude burned Hawkeye, and he couldn't help but reveal a clear and confused look.

Scarlett was breathing sweetly, as if she had already imagined everything that might happen.

tough.

sharp.

Fierce negotiations,
Like a violent storm, continuous.

It makes people tremble!

...

After the negotiation is completed.

Marcus said he needed to wait for feedback and he couldn't make a decision.

Guan Ling accepted this view.

Looking at the Internet again, Deng Chao and Sun Li have both issued statements, refuting rumors, suing the black market, and issuing lawyers' letters. The whole set has become the hottest search.

Zhuo Wei also accepted an interview and claimed that justice is in the hearts of the people, and then he introduced a scapegoat to admit the misjudgment.

The lawyer's letter has been sent anyway, so whether it goes to court or not, just make a show of it.

The matter was resolved smoothly.

Some claim PR.

Some people think it was just a false alarm.

Everywhere, people are still whitewashing the situation.

By then most people in the cinema had left.

Guan Ling was still sitting in the back hall, calling Gu Tianle, Wu Jing and others.

"The filming will begin soon," Guan Ling said. "In fact, in my opinion, compared with the various blockbusters that have been filmed before, this movie is the only one that can really lay the foundation for Lingyun Media."

Guan Ling said, "Because he doesn't need too many special effects, and doesn't need too much external force. He only needs you and the extras."

Wu Jing and Gu Tianle were immediately shocked. (End of this chapter)