Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 471: It's still damn fair

After dealing with external forces and the organizing committee, the next step is the jury, which is the group that reviews the films.

There are three stages of review: preliminary review, re-review and final review. The preliminary review is to select the watchable and relatively good ones from the hundreds of films.

Movies are just like novels and TV series, 90% of them are garbage. It is still very difficult to choose the non-rubbish movies from those hundreds.

So the initial review is quite important, but this review only requires watching the movie, there is no need to look at it so carefully.

For the preliminary review, only seven people can be found from Yutu, Beijing Film Academy, film critics, and associations, including producers, screenwriters, Beijing Film Academy department heads, film critics, and film critics associations.

These people are selected by the chairman of the jury. All they need is a title and basic aesthetic taste.

The chairman of the jury must be given some power and Fang Hong cannot be allowed to take on too much.

The re-selection judges were also recruited from Beijing Film Academy, Yutu Film Studio and society, and the candidates included screenwriters, directors, photographers, art directors, etc., a total of 11 people were selected.

This review is about finding the best from the garbage, which requires a certain aesthetic sense, and the jury is also composed of the chairman.

Who will be included in the group and who will not be included will be decided by the chairman of the jury.

The final judges will be those who are well-known to a certain extent. Zhang Songwen is a Golden Rooster Award winner, which is a high enough status, and he has starred in many hit films.

But when he received the task from the principal, he couldn't help but complain: "Principal, I'm filming "Wushuang" and you suddenly assigned me such a task. How can I have the time?"

"Put aside some time. Work during the day and review films at night, review films at night and work during the day. Time is something that can always be squeezed out." Fang Hong said.

Zhang Songwen was speechless. He was being treated like a beast of burden.

However, since the principal had spoken, he had nothing to say and accepted the task. After all, the principal had taken good care of him over the years and provided him with continuous resources.

In addition, Wen Muye, the Golden Rooster Best Director winner, was also the director of "My Lucky Star". He was also busy, so Fang Hong asked him to squeeze in since the post-production of the movie had been completed.

He doesn't need to put too much effort into publicity, just show up on important occasions.

In addition, there are Golden Horse Best Art Nominee Li Anran and editor Tu Yiran. These two are still free, after all, they have assistants and subordinates.

These are all Fang Hong's men, so we still need to find an outsider, so let's bring in Tony Leung Ka Fai.

He has acted in many of Yutu’s films, and when he was contacted, he readily agreed to take on the job of reviewing the films.

There are only five judges in the final round, but the chairman of the jury has not been determined. Fang Hong thought about it and decided to let Han Jianv be the chairman of the jury.

She is a producer, screenwriter, a master's degree holder, and the daughter of a mountain eagle. She has sufficient qualifications, academic qualifications, and status.

Maybe we can even attract the Mountain Eagle. Although he has retreated, his prestige is still there.

If she is asked for help, Zuoshandiao will definitely help. He knows who to ask for the trial and who not to ask. Zuoshandiao must have an idea in his mind and will give his daughter some advice and tell her some tricks.

If you can't invite someone, you always have to give face to the next mountain eagle.

If you don’t have experience, let someone with experience help you indirectly.

It can be said that Fang Hong had a good plan. Every time something like this happened, he would let the girl from the Han family take the lead.

When the daughter of the Han family received the news, she was completely stunned and rushed over, just in time to block Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian.

"It's a good thing you didn't leave." The daughter of the Han family was glad that she had stopped them and patted her chest.

"Sister Han, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Liu Tianxian wondered.

She and Fang Hong are going to Shanghai to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival. Bouquet of Flowers has been shortlisted and she may win an award.

This made Liu Tianxian very happy, and she asked Fang Hong to accompany her. If she won a prize, she would have her loved one applauding her, and if she didn't win a prize, there would still be someone to comfort her.

It's like this every year. Even if she doesn't win a prize, this man will always comfort her and make her laugh.

"I'm here to see the principal. I'm here to ask about the chairman of the jury. Should we consider looking for someone else?" said the girl from the Han family.

Liu Tianxian remained silent and looked at Fang Hong.

"Why do you want to look for someone else? I think you are very suitable." Fang Hong didn't understand.

"Principal, you suddenly gave me such a big task, which put a lot of pressure on me! If I don't do it well, I will be scolded to death." said the daughter of the Han family.

Judging films is the most thankless job. No matter who you choose to win an award, you will be criticized because there will always be people who think that your choice is wrong and question your professionalism.

And the chairman of the jury was the first to bear the brunt.

And we have to form a team. If we can't find someone, we should at least look at their past achievements and at least have the qualifications.

Digging for information is a very exhausting job.

"Don't care about those things. What we are doing is very meaningful. It is normal for such a meaningful thing to endure some doubts." Fang Hong said it very easily.

"I think I'm still too young and can't bear the pressure and criticism. Why don't you find a professional and I'll just be your assistant as a judge." Han Jianv felt that she was too young. She was only twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, and this age made people feel somewhat unreliable.

And she had no experience and had never done this before.

“Don’t define yourself by your age. Your achievements have surpassed those old scholars in their 50s and 60s, who may never have made a film as good as yours in their entire lives.”

Fang Hong put his hands on her shoulders, looked at her seriously and said, "Age doesn't mean anything. It only means that maybe they have achieved something in the past. What we are changing is the present and the future, not picking up the garbage of the past. Time has proven that they can't run a film festival well, so we young people can only do it."

His words were very tempting and they also killed a large number of old scholars.

If word of this were to get out, those old scholars would definitely criticize it, saying it was simply going against the will of Heaven and betraying one's teacher and ancestors.

Who trained you? Who made you successful? You don't know how to be grateful.

Liu Tianxian listened and pursed her lips. Sometimes she couldn't understand this man. Sometimes he was like an idealist pursuing a beautiful vision, and sometimes he was very realistic.

The daughter of the Han family was somewhat persuaded. She said, "Then let me be the chairman of the jury. What are your requirements?"

"Fair, fair, and damn fair." Fang Hong stretched out his finger and clicked three times.

Han Jianv remained silent. It was not easy to be fair. It was hard to say that a judge was not subjective. Some preferred literature and art, while others preferred business.

Some ideologies are serious, some are not.

You don’t know what other people are thinking. That’s what’s in their heads, and award ceremonies all over the world have some of that.

It’s just a matter of who is more fair and open.

"As the chairman of the jury, you must put aside your selfishness and try to strike a balance from both a professional perspective and from the perspective of the audience. This is what I require of the judges. A wrong decision on your part may affect the achievements of a movie or a person's entire life," Fang Hong said solemnly.

In other words, don't be too biased towards art films, nor towards commercial films. Commercial films also have good acting and good filming.

And this is not alarmist. Some films really regrettably did not win awards, which happens almost every year. Some people also regrettably did not win awards, which affects their lifelong achievements.

For example, Leslie Cheung missed the Cannes Film Festival.

This puts even more pressure on the Han girl, and it is difficult to achieve a balance.

"Don't feel pressured. This is our first time and we are still in the exploratory stage. No matter how well you do, we will accept the results and will not blame you." Fang Hong patted her shoulder and motioned for her to relax.

If you put pressure on others, you should let them relax appropriately.

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"Principal, you are putting me on the fire." The girl from the Han family couldn't help but say.

"That's right. If I had time, I would like to be the chairman of the jury. It's very glorious. I can hold the life and death of hundreds of movies in my hands. Everyone can see me. I can have status and honor. How great is that." Fang Hong believed what he said.

"Then let you be the boss, and I'll just be a small follower." The girl from the Han family said with a smile.

"Don't be like this, you can do it, I believe in you." Fang Hong said again.

This sudden reversal made both women smile and the atmosphere became more lively.

What was said at the beginning was quite serious, but what was said at the end was a bit joking.

"In fact, people who don't understand this thing can do it well, but people who do understand it will have a lot of concerns and too many selfish thoughts. They always want to take care of this and that to get a share of the pork." Fang Hong said.

Han Jia'nu nodded her head at this. It was true that this matter was deeply involved with too many interests and personal relationships, and was extremely complicated.

And if they start over, they can abandon these things.

"I still say that. Don't feel pressured. How bad can it be?" Fang Hong said easily.

The Macau Film Festival itself was very bad in the past. At most, it didn’t make much of a splash and was just as bad as before.

"Since you said that, I will do it. If I get scolded by everyone, don't blame me." The girl from the Han family said it in advance.

"I won't blame you, just go ahead." Fang Hong said.

Liu Tianxian was also pleased to see them talking about success.

"Okay then, as for the rules, should we still use the old judging rules?" asked the daughter of the Han family.

"We must change the rules, so we should copy the rules of successful award ceremonies such as the Golden Horse Awards and the Oscars, and take the essence and discard the dross."

If you don't understand, just copy it. He was not even embarrassed by what Fang Hong said.

Cannes is too international, and the Macau Film Festival is still local-oriented, so there will definitely be some differences.

The two chatted for a while. Since Han Jianu had Fang Hong's guarantee and support, she went to arrange the jury.

This was her first time doing this, so she was quite nervous but also very serious. She was not like those old-timers who didn't care whether the job was done well or not.

Once you get this qualification, your seniority will improve immediately.

However, Fang Hong has already selected the final judge, so Han Jianv only needs to select the preliminary and final judges.

Fang Hong has basically taken care of the organizing committee and the jury. Next, they need to be given time to form a team. No results can be seen for the time being.

The Macau Film Festival already has some influence, and there are still some films submitted for selection, so the judging work can be carried out based on the existing films.

After finishing this, Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian went to Shanghai to attend the Shanghai International Film Festival.

In the first-class cabin of the plane, Liu Tianxian had a number of design drawings handed over by the wedding company on her lap. She was selecting one by one and took one out to show Fang Hong: "Hey, what do you think of this one?"

Fang Hong looked at the clothes in the picture. There was a phoenix crown on the head. The fabric of the clothes was mainly red with gold edging. It looked very elegant and luxurious.

"It's OK, but this phoenix crown is a bit too small and not grand enough," he said.

The phoenix crown looked quite delicate, but it lacked grandeur and did not appear to be expensive.

Hearing what he said, Liu Tianxian took out another one. This phoenix crown was covered with gold, silver and jewels, sparkling brightly.

"That's fine." Fang Hong said.

"Isn't it too tacky and too high-profile?" Liu Tianxian said.

"You have this feeling that their design is rough, and if you ask them to polish it more finely and design the details well, then your feeling will be completely different."

Fang Hong adjusted his sitting position and said again: "I am a painter. When I design something like this, the feeling is completely different if the details are a little off. It's just like a car. It has the same shape, but the details are different, and the feeling is different."

"That makes sense." Liu Tianxian said.

"Of course, just like in comics, for the same painting, it is easy to tell which details are better," said Fang Hong.

In this kind of abstract art, different painters paint the same picture, some may become famous, while others are destined to be unrecognized.

"I understand." Liu Tianxian looked at these things again. If you look closely, you will find them rough.

After all, so many design drafts were submitted in such a short time. It is hard to tell how many details could be designed. They were probably copied from the Internet.

"And this cloak, the ten-mile red dress cannot be lost."

(End of this chapter)