China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

The news that Guan Ling refused to be the chairman of the Venice Film Festival jury shocked the entire Chinese nation.
After all, he refused the honor of being the chairman of the three major European juries.

In fact, logically speaking, Guan Ling should have gone a long time ago.

Because Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou had both served as jury chairmen in Venice before.

From an international perspective, whether in terms of international film status or world film history, it is not difficult to be a judge at the three major European film festivals. Being able to become the chairman of a film festival shows that the international film community truly recognizes one's status.

For example, Maggie Cheung and Gong Li. For a long time, the comparison between her and another representative actress of the golden age of Hong Kong movies, Maggie Cheung, and who is better, "Empress Gong" or "Goddess Man", has been an enduring topic.

But in fact, there is no comparison.

Gong Li has twice served as president of the three major European film festivals, the Berlin Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. This is the most among Chinese filmmakers, an achievement that even her mentor Zhang Yimou could not achieve.

But after 2002, this guy stopped showing up and gradually declined.

Only now is there a trend of being overtaken by Zhou Xun.

If the job of becoming the chairman of Venice fell on Tian Zhuangzhuang, he would probably jump up quickly.

If it were Lu Chuan, he might make a pseudo-art film out of gratitude to fully demonstrate his reflection and gratitude.

But Guan Ling refused outright!

So jealous!

Countless directors watched helplessly, and the more they thought about it, the more uncomfortable they felt.

The news spread quickly like wildfire.

But for people in the industry, this is not incomprehensible.

Previously, Michael Lee, who shared the Palme d'Or with Guan Ling, had served as chairman of the jury.

Among young directors, Guan Ling is an undisputed leading rising star in the global field.

In addition, he is popular in Hollywood and China, and his film genres are all over the place. He has always attracted much attention internationally and has a huge influence.

Venice just changed its president this year, so it would be easy for it to win over Guan Ling and extend an olive branch.

But Guan Ling just couldn't find the time.

Being the chairman requires a lot of things to worry about. You have to watch movies and discuss them with all your heart. You might even argue with other judges over a certain movie.

It was a bit too troublesome for Guan Ling as there were too many scheduling conflicts.

Not only were Li Yitong, Yang Mi, Liu Yifei and others dissatisfied, it was also not conducive to their proper communication, and it also caused a considerable time conflict for Guan Ling's own movie schedule.

Fortunately, Guan Ling's response was both respectful and impeccable.

He will take his work to the competition.

It was as if all the voices questioning his arrogance were suppressed in the throats of others.

Chen Kexin calmly accepted the role of the main competition judge. When the Venice International Film Festival announced the list of selected judges, Chen Kexin was introduced as follows:

Director Chen Kexin is one of the leading figures in the Asian film industry. He is known for perfectly combining art and entertainment and has his own unique interpretation of traditional martial arts films. His representative works include "Comrades: Almost a Love Story", "If Love", "The Warlords", etc.

Although it was only a supporting role and only a secondary option, the Venice International Film Festival gave Chen Kexin enough respect.

But unexpectedly, netizens still found an opportunity to mock him.

"If Guan Ling is chosen, will this one of the leading figures be added? I think it is debatable!"

"The Venice International Film Festival is not a good person either. Guan Ling has already rejected it, so why don't you just not expose it? It makes Director Chen and the poet as embarrassed as if they just picked up this position by chance."

"Anyway, three of Director Guan's films are nominated for the main competition unit this time, so it's easier to get things done if we have someone close to us. At least we can vote for Director Guan."

"I don't believe that anything Guan Ling shoots will become a hit. If Guan Ling can win an award for these three movies, I will bless him. If he can win more than one award, I will eat an extra pound of shit if he wins one more."

"Oh my god, how can you get free food and drinks upstairs?"

There are still many Chinese netizens who love to make trouble. When Guan Ling saw the Weibo comment about eating feces, she specially gave a like.

It's a compliment to this buddy's courage!

Although Director Guan is high and mighty, he always likes to come from the masses and go to the masses, and he likes to satisfy the beautiful wishes of us ordinary people.

Guan Ling is an absolutely decent person. Later, he thought that no one knew about the likes, so he retweeted it and posted a Weibo.

“I will try my best to win the award.”

Check it out!

Check it out!

There were no foul words in the entire article, but the author's intention to make netizens eat feces was obvious, which instantly caused a burst of laughter online.

That netizen was quite courageous. His account was still there and he was standing at home with his neck stiffened. It seemed that he really wanted to have a grand bet with Guan Ling.

But this was worse than thinking, and he never thought that he could ask for some bonus from Guan Ling.

……

"So, you want to go to the Venice Film Festival in person and shock these foreigners? Let them know how awesome you are?"

"Whether you can win the award or not is not up to me. It all depends on Chen Kexin."

Guan Ling responded with a smile.

Jiang Wen called. As the previous winner of the Golden Lion Award, Jiang Wen had actually been looking forward to Guan Ling coming over there in person.

But Guan Ling had mainly been playing in Cannes before.

After taking a two-year break, he went to Berlin to win the Golden Bear Award, which simply stunned Jiang Wen.

There were countless times in the middle of the night when Jiang Wen tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

"Why is he so awesome?!"

"How can he be so awesome?!"

Jiang Wen even doubted whether there were any prophets in this world.

He has always believed that a person who likes watching movies is lucky enough, and he should be even more grateful if he can make movies and earn fame and fortune through making movies.

Because not everyone can make a movie. If you are still worried about gains and losses at this time, he thinks that this person is not worthy of being a director at all.

As a director, one should be determined to produce works that the audience likes, instead of vulgarizing film-making and turning it into a job to fill one's stomach.

This is also the principle that Jiang Wen has always practiced.

Jiang Wen has always been regarded as an outlier at the China Film Festival. Some people say that he is arrogant and domineering, some say that he is autocratic and unkind, some say that he is extremely smart and talented, and some say that he is extremely stupid and even has social problems.

When "The Sun Also Rises" was filmed in 2005,
He is the focus of public opinion and the big director who is in the vortex.

But in the past few years, Jiang Wen really felt Guan Ling's surging heat, which was almost like hitting his face and rushing into his eyes. It was like Meng Po holding his mouth and feeding him soup on the road to the underworld, and he had to endure it uncontrollably. The feeling was inevitable, but if you really think about it, it was really exciting.

Guan Ling is so fucking excited!
China needs such an enthusiastic director.

Fight, make movies, make a scene, and be treated like a dog!

This is all Guan Ling’s thoughts on Jiang Wen. The more he looks at Chen Kai, the more he resembles him. Even in the movie that won the Golden Lion Award that year, Jiang Wen sometimes felt that Guan Ling treated him like a dog.

So he didn't like this feeling. "I have something to tell you. I'm going to shoot a new movie." Jiang Wen said, "See if you want to invest in me. But for this movie, I won't give you the opportunity to criticize the script. I won't change it no matter what you say."

Guan Ling smiled and said, "What's wrong? Don't you want to share the honor with me?"

"Do you have to kill someone by piercing their heart?" Jiang Wen said, "Do I have as much honor as you do? I just don't want to live in your shadow forever."

"If you want money, anytime."

Guan Ling gave a little hint, "I don't need to participate in any of your script writing and filming processes, but I would like to give you a small suggestion."

"You said."

"The biggest problem with the filming of The Sun Also Rises was that your style made many audiences unable to understand it. High-level intellectuals were disenchanted by you, while the ordinary Chinese people thought you were stupid. So for the new film, if your shooting style and techniques are still the same as before, you will only be unworthy of my investment."

Guan Ling said this without mercy.

When it comes to movies, Guan Ling knows that no matter how radical her words are, Jiang Wen won't get angry.

as predicted.

Jiang Wen was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Finally, he sighed deeply and said, "I understand. I want the audience to understand and avoid wasting my efforts. Okay, I accept your suggestion."

Guan Ling clapped his hands and praised, "Awesome!"

Jiang Wen's defense was obviously broken. He cursed a few words and hung up the phone.

Finally, he expressed his sincere admiration for Guan Ling.

"Director Guan, bring your film to the Venice International Film Festival!"

……

The premiere of Uncharted is finally here.

Before that, there were different opinions on whether "The Four" could be considered to have taken up the responsibility of domestic films.

Some people say that making money is enough, and "The Four" should have made money.

So at least this movie didn't hold back the film market.

But netizens don’t quite agree with it.

"The movie market has gone from a huge market with over 13 billion box office during Chen Kai's "Along with the Gods" to a domestic movie with the highest box office only a fraction of his. Is this called shouldering the responsibility? You are shouldering the dung!"

"After I've chosen them, I'm just waiting for Director Guan to win the award, and then I'll give them all to that buddy who eats and drinks for free!"

But Brother Chen Kai was immediately deified.

He’s already in his sixties. Is it easy for him to have such a high box office?

In this world, box office comes first.

Brother Chen Kai was able to abandon the past, embrace Guan Ling, and display his style, truly allowing domestic films to once again reach the billion mark. If this is not awesome, then there is no such thing as an awesome person!

…………

"Uncharted, starring Jackie Chan, Aaron Chu and Amber, is about to be released and has already started its national tour!"

"It is reported that the film was shot in North America, Spain, the Philippines and other places, and it is similar to Taken! The filming time is nearly four months."

"At a cost of 30 million U.S. dollars, Uncharted created visual effects comparable to Inception!"

"Uncharted is creating Jackie Chan's version of Indiana Jones! It is reported that Guan Ling polished the entire script of the film!"

The Internet was bombarded with various news. When Guan Ling saw that the script of this movie was polished by herself and was comparable to "Inception", the corners of his mouth twitched.

You can't cheat money like this.
Thirty million is comparable to Inception, even dogs won’t believe it…

Besides, this isn't a promotional point!
Isn’t Cheng Long enough for you media to write about? !

"Uncharted" cannot be said to be an excellent movie, but it is definitely a qualified popcorn-filled movie comparable to the two films after "Hurricane"!

And although it was filmed in Hollywood, the cost was actually not as much as imagined, at most 30 million US dollars.

The propaganda is also a slogan shouted out by real numbers!
The previous film cost nearly 1.2 million U.S. dollars, and Guan Ling suspected that a large part of the cost was spent on the salaries of Holland, Spider-Man, and Wahlberg.

Moreover, this movie was released during the epidemic in the previous life.
At that time, many people had become disenchanted with Hollywood blockbusters and preferred more diverse styles.

But even so, the film still managed to take in nearly $4 million at the global box office, which was considered to have broken even and made a small profit.

Guan Ling remembered that someone in his previous life commented that the style and structure of this movie was similar to the movie Guan Ling ten years ago.

This is also the purpose of Guan Ling taking pictures of him in advance.

Compared with the two movies after Taken, Uncharted isn't bad at all.

It allows people to sit in a cinema and enjoy the feeling of control and shock on the clear screen.

And because the filming was done in many places, it gives people a sense that the trip is worth the money.

Some people also say that this movie is a product of an assembly line.

The script and storyline have become so familiar that no matter how innovative they are, they cannot escape the rigid framework of Hollywood genre films.
Most of the literary drama is boring bickering between the two male protagonists.

Guan Ling actually understands all these comments.

But since I have used Cheng Long in this life,
Therefore, Guan Ling made great adaptations to the action scenes, and also hired the Jacky Cheung Stunt Team and Yuen Woo-ping to direct them.

The action scenes have changed from being soft and loose in the previous life to being concise, bright and refreshing.

It's almost in the same vein as Taken.

As a result, the total length of the film is six or seven minutes longer.

Although the reversals were expected by the audience and were not surprising, the actions were enough to satisfy the audience's expectations.

After all, Jackie Chan is there, and people don’t go to see a romance movie.

In the last 20 minutes, Guan Ling designed the finale flying ship spectacle just like in his previous life, which added a lot of points to the theater viewing experience and brought the audio-visual experience to the extreme.

At the very beginning of the movie, there is a scene where Zhu Yawen risks his life at high altitude on a helicopter. Among the luggage that falls from the plane, Zhu Yawen can be said to have filmed the most grand scene in his career.

He was climbing a plane in the sky.

It is definitely an action-adventure visual feast!

As a standard Hollywood popcorn movie,

Uncharted does not have a brilliant performance in terms of theme core or novelty of the subject matter.
However, in the conception of the action scenes and the puzzle-solving details during the adventure,

It is remarkable in all aspects and is one of the recent films that has performed strongly in terms of emotional catharsis and visual stimulation.

Guan Ling is very confident that this treasure-hunting action film starring Jackie Chan can be released in this era.

"Taken" was about seizing family affection, and this time it's about seizing treasure. Guan Ling is ready to make people take a big sip of this capitalist popcorn thrill.

In this summer vacation!

Let those who like to watch exciting movies have enough fun! Turn the world upside down! (End of this chapter)