During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 18 Berlin and chance encounters

There are many international metropolises in Europe, such as Paris, London, Milan, etc., each with its own flamboyance and unique style. As the capital of an established country on the European continent, Berlin appears to be extremely low-key.

Berlin is located in northeastern Germany, with a current population of less than four million. It was formerly the capital of East Germany.

Even though East and West Germany have been united for many years, Berlin still maintains its own character - poor yet sexy.

The same goes for the Berlin Film Festival. It seems to have the lowest status among the three major European film festivals, but it has always adhered to its own characteristics - stubborn niche art.

The three major film festivals all have their own preferences. The Cannes Film Festival is more inclusive and focuses on the combination of art and business. It is a stage for masters and is the largest film trading market in Europe.

The Berlin Film Festival pays more attention to politics and society. It is known as a political correctional center and the trading market is much smaller.

The Venice Film Festival likes films shot in novel forms and unique techniques, and favors art films that ordinary people cannot understand. It is known as the avant-garde film tea party.

In the past few years, the Berlin Film Festival has completely followed the path of niche artistic films. This completely abandoned Hollywood and made it clear that it will not play with you. This attitude has also made this old film festival less and less exposed and commercial. , the influence is not as good as before.

However, the new film festival chairman Koslick has been committed to improving the influence of the film festival. He believes that only more attention can continue to maintain the style of the Berlin Film Festival as one of the top three in Europe. In the past two years, he has also been vigorously inviting Hollywood stars to participate in the film festival.

Not many people from the "Buried Alive" team came this time, except for director Wei Jin, producer Jiang Wei, photographer Ning Hao, starring Qin Hao, and Chen Zhiming, general manager of Wei Jin Fengliu Studio.

Zeng Li regretted not being able to accompany her mother because she wanted to spend the New Year at home.

After a long 11-hour flight, Wei Jin's plane landed steadily at Tegel Airport.

It was around 16: local time in Berlin at this time, and the airport was crowded and noisy.

After leaving the hall, Wei Jin and his group took their luggage and copies and quickly found a sign that read "Chinese Director Wei Jin" and the staff who came to pick them up under the sign.

This person's name is Fisher, one of the staff of the film festival and one of the people who came to pick up the director of the main competition unit.

The Berlin Film Festival is divided into: main competition unit, encounter unit, short film competition unit, panorama unit, special screening unit, etc.

Among them, the main competition unit has the highest gold content, and this time "Buried Alive" is the shortlisted main competition unit.

For filmmakers, one of the highest gifts at a film festival is to be personally picked up by the festival chairman at the airport.

However, currently there are only two or three directors in the country who can get this kind of treatment. It is not enough for Wei to get promoted, he still needs to work hard.

And for international directors, round-trip travel and other things are the highest treatment provided by the official, such as first-class cabins, five-star hotels and so on.

The other directors are much worse, hierarchical and powerful.

Berlin was a bit gloomy today. When the group left the airport, it felt like they had entered a dark hell without a trace of sunshine. Moreover, the temperature here was even colder than that in Beijing, and the cold wind was uncomfortable.

After getting in the car, everyone rushed directly to the hotel. Outside the car window, there were various square and neat modern buildings made of marble buildings with simple lines and reinforced concrete. They were cold and well-proportioned, and full of rigorous flavor.

Soon we arrived at the officially designated hotel. Because Wei Jin was shortlisted for the main competition unit, all expenses for participating in the film festival could be reimbursed.

His accommodation has been prepared for him in the official hotel, but for others, the crew has to pay for it.

Chen Zhiming has already booked a hotel for several people, which is not far from the official designated hotel.

When I got to my room, I looked around. It was pretty good, about 40 square meters, and the decoration style was simple and elegant. Wei Jin was quite satisfied. He simply cleaned up, took a short rest, and got over the jet lag.

In the evening, after dinner, the group made their own arrangements. As a producer, Jiang Wei was going to contact the film company;

Chen Zhiming plans to explore the news and understand the preferences of each judge in this year's main competition unit to facilitate future public relations work;
  Wei Jin, Ning Hao and Qin Hao had nothing to do and planned to go shopping, but they had a dispute about where to go. Ning Hao was very interested in Berlin's historical buildings, Qin Hao was yearning for Berlin's natural scenery, and Wei Jin was interested in Berlin's local customs. The three of them immediately decided to visit on their own.

Wei Jin walked alone in the cold wind near Potsdamer Platz. This is a highly complex CBD that is dominated by business offices and integrates cultural and entertainment and other special functions. It is somewhat similar to the Oriental Plaza in Beijing.

It is also surrounded by the famous Sony Center, Daimler City and Berlin Railway Station, and almost all of Berlin's tall buildings are concentrated here.

Wei Jin walked around and came to a bar. The decoration here was very retro, but most of them were foreigners. There were only a few Asians. Everyone was drinking and chatting in the booths.

I casually ordered a cocktail, listened to the violin music slowly playing, and enjoyed the exotic atmosphere.

While Wei Jin was closing his eyes and concentrating, there was a noise coming from the bar. Wei Jin looked up and saw that it was two white men chatting up a woman, who seemed to have been rejected.

Wei Jin didn't intend to pay attention to this kind of excitement, but the two white men refused to let go, causing the woman to yell and scold:
  "Go away, you stinky men"

The two white people looked a little confused, started to curse, and then walked away. After all, this was not the only person they could chat with.

Wei Jin was a little curious, so he walked towards the bar with his wine glass in hand. Maybe he could have an affair?

When I walked in, I saw that the woman's back was really alluring. No wonder the two foreigners were so entangled.

"Hello, can I sit here?"

"Smelly men, get out of here"

The woman's voice sounded a bit drunk, and she didn't know why she was so resentful of the man.

Realizing that the man beside her did not leave, but instead sat down, the woman raised her head, intending to teach the chatter a lesson.

"Xiao Wei?"

"Sister Yuanyuan?"

Two equally surprised voices sounded, and the two looked at each other, feeling a little weird.

As the saying goes, meeting an old friend in a foreign country, the two soon started chatting, and before they knew it, there were more and more bottles of wine on the table.

Wei Jin also knew that Gao Yuanyuan was avoiding Zhang Yadong's entanglement and came abroad to relax.

However, Gao Yuanyuan's drinking capacity was not good, and she fell down soon. Wei Jin was speechless. The prey was an acquaintance, so it was not easy to attack.

Seeing the drunk Gao Yuanyuan lying on his bed in a big shape, Wei Jin also felt a little strange. This was the second time this woman got drunk in front of him, so she believed in his character so much?

Sighing, Wei Jin took a cup of hot water and put it on the bedside. Just as he was about to leave, Gao Yuanyuan grabbed him.

"Don't go, don't leave me."

When Wei Jin heard this, he could only half sit on the edge of the bed and comforted softly, "Okay, I won't leave, Sister Yuanyuan."

When Wei Jin supported Gao Yuanyuan before, under the stimulation of the cold wind, she was actually a little sober, but she didn't have much strength, so she simply leaned in the man's arms.

Unexpectedly, Wei Jin took her directly back to the hotel. She was drunk now and a little shy, but her body's instincts were ready to take action.

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