Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 313 324 [Cindy brings red wine to celebrate, invited to be the chairman of the film festival jury]

I don’t know how much time had passed, but in a daze, Li Yishu seemed to hear someone knocking on the door.

dong dong——

Someone is really knocking on the door!

After confirming that it was true, Li Yishu rubbed her eyes, stood up and walked to the door of the room. She looked out through the peephole and saw Cindy Crawford standing outside the door.

Click!

He opened the door and asked sleepily, "Cindy, why are you here?"

"Mars informed me that I would go to the crew to film at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, and I knew you were back."

Cindy Crawford poked her head inside the house and asked, "Can I come in?"

"come in!"

Li Yishu opened the door, turned around and walked in.

Seeing this, Cindy hurriedly followed and closed the door.

After entering the house, Cindy smiled and raised the champagne in her hand: "Director, I read the newspaper this morning. Congratulations on winning the Silver Lion Award. I know you rushed all the way back from Venice and you must not have celebrated properly, so I specially prepared red wine!"

Celebrate with wine?
Li Yishu was much more sober at this time and looked Cindy up and down.

She was wearing a white sleeveless tank top and dark blue denim shorts. Her healthy tan skin and smile as sunny as the West Coast made her look full of energy.

Li Yishu looked strange: "Are you sure you want to celebrate here?"

"Of course, I bought a bottle of champagne to celebrate for the director!"

As she spoke, Cindy walked to the suite's water bar with a familiar manner, found a bottle opener in the cabinet, and with a "bang", she skillfully opened the cork, found two wine glasses, filled them up, and walked over with the glasses in hand.

Cindy said with a fiery look in her eyes: "Director, have a drink."

Looking at the dark red liquid in the goblet, Li Yishu took it without any hesitation and said with a smile, "Cheers!"

"cheers!"

Cindy smiled, raised her wrist, and took a big gulp.

This bottle of red wine tastes pretty good, with a light grape aroma.

Li Yishu, who had just woken up, took a sip and felt refreshed immediately.

After a glass of wine, Cindy no longer felt the restraint she had felt before. Instead, she said with a smile, "Director, I saw on the news that you are not going to continue to participate in the three major European film festivals?"

"No, I'm just not considering it for now."

Li Yishu frowned, but soon let it go, thinking that the reporters in North America might have distorted what he said.

But it doesn't matter. Li Yishu really hasn't planned to participate in the three major European film festivals in the past two years. He plans to take "Fireworks" co-produced with Takeshi Kitano to the Golden Shell Awards, and he wants to take "Black Coal, Thin Ice" co-produced with Yu Feihong to the Golden Leopard Awards.

Participating in a film festival is actually like fishing. Since he has no shortage of fish (awards) on hand, there is no need for him to continue to fight for the three major European festivals. What's more, he has already won the triple gold grand slam. If he participates in other international A-class film festivals, his chances of winning awards are still very high.

Anyway, he has only one goal, which is to sell the copyright after winning the award.

"Then we won't be participating in this movie either?"

Cindy Crawford still hopes that the film can participate in the European Film Festival. She believes that once Li Yishu signs up, there will be no problem for her to be shortlisted, and the probability of winning the award is also very high.

By then she will be able to shine on the European red carpet and transform from a supermodel into a popular actress.

"Let's see, maybe I'll participate."

Li Yishu is still a little confused about the rules of the Academy Awards, and she will have to talk to Harvey about it later. If possible, she will definitely go to Europe first, at least to win an award before coming back to participate in the Oscars.

"If you participate, can I come over?"

Cindy's eyes sparkled. Europe is still a world-famous fashion destination. In Milan, Italy and Paris, France, there are a large number of fashion shows every day, attracting supermodels from all over the world.

Although Cindy is one of the top five supermodels in North America, she still longs to become famous in Europe and become a truly world-famous supermodel.

Li Yishu nodded: "Of course, you are the second female lead."

"awesome!"

Cindy jumped up with joy, then immediately picked up the red wine, filled Li Yishu's glass, then filled her own, and thanked her solemnly: "Director, I have always wanted to thank you for giving me the opportunity to play the second female lead. Today I want to take this opportunity to thank you."

Looking at the cup raised by the other party, Li Yishu bumped his own cup against it. With a "thump" sound, he said, "If you act well, that will be the greatest thank you to me."

"Don't worry, director. I will definitely act well."

Cindy swallowed it again.

Seeing how fast the other person was drinking, Li Yishu showed a hint of amusement on her face. The alcohol content of red wine was not high, but that didn't mean it wouldn't make people drunk, especially if they drank it so quickly, it was still very easy to get drunk.

After a few glasses of red wine, Cindy's face turned red. She said with a breath of alcohol: "Director, I'm going to the bathroom."

After saying that, without waiting for Li Yishu to answer, she turned and walked towards the bathroom.

Not long after, when Cindy came out again, she was only wearing a sexy swimsuit.

"It's a little hot, do you mind if I take off my clothes?"

"of course not."

Hearing this, Cindy picked up the wine glass on the table, then walked barefoot towards Li Yishu step by step, and said with a smile: "Director, how is my figure?"

"Great, you are indeed a world-class model!"

There was admiration in Li Yishu's eyes.

I have to say that Cindy Crawford has a great figure, with a pair of long legs, and her skin is tanned to a healthy wheat color. With her tousled black hair, she looks sexy, charming, and full of sunshine.

No wonder she is called a supermodel. In the future, only Gisele Bundchen can compare to her. "Thank you!"

Cindy smiled and said, "Director, I have been practicing dancing for almost two months. There is one dance I have been learning and I haven't shown it to anyone yet. I would like you to help me see if it is OK."

Li Yishu nodded: "Yes, I'm honored."

As soon as she finished speaking, Cindy drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, threw the glass on the sofa, then strode to Li Yishu and put her hand on his shoulder.

The next second, Cindy's knees began to bend slightly, and her whole body twisted into an S shape, like a wave. The hand slid down her shoulder all the way to Li Yishu's waist.

Then Cindy immediately turned around, with her back to Li Yishu. She stretched her hands over her head and raised her hips, swaying with the waves like seaweed.

The summer sunshine in New York was very bright, shining into the hotel room through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, gradually bringing the two people's shadows together.

Nine o'clock in the morning, Yanjing time.

In the Second Shanghai International Film Festival Preparatory Association, there were more than twenty people sitting in the conference room. Among them were those who came from the Yanjing Film Bureau, those from the Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Department, and many veterans in the film industry.

"The International Film Festival held in Shanghai last year was very successful. There were 33 participating films from 167 countries and regions, as well as retrospectives of the judges' personal films. There were 16 producers from home and abroad setting up booths at the International Film Market..."

"At the same time, we also invited famous international movie stars such as Sophia Loren, Deborah Raffin, and Momoi Kaoru to participate in the film festival-related activities. A total of more than 200 Chinese and foreign journalists interviewed and reported on the film festival..."

"Last month, the International Association of Film Producers officially approved our Shanghai International Film Festival's A standard, making it the 13th international film festival in the world to have A-level standards..."

A film festival organizer spoke endlessly about the success of the Golden Goblet Awards at last year's Shanghai International Film Festival.

To be honest, the fact that the first film festival was held like this is considered a great success from the perspective of those above.

After all, there has never been any experience in hosting an international film festival in the past. We were able to attract 33 countries and regions, 167 participating and judges' individual films, and it lasted for ten days, attracting tourists from China and abroad. How could it not be called a success?

"Last year's film festival ended successfully, but we can't stand still. Next year will be the first time that the Shanghai International Film Festival has become a Class A film festival. By then, there will be more overseas filmmakers participating, whether they are related practitioners, international film distributors, journalists, film critics, etc. The number will increase dramatically."

The leader looked at the people below and said, "So I plan to apply for a sum of money from above next year to renovate the environment around Shanghai Film City to ensure that it can satisfy Chinese and foreign tourists."

When the leader speaks, the people below naturally have no objections.

After some discussion, it was decided to overhaul and repair the supporting facilities around Shanghai Film City.

Soon, the meeting content shifted from hardware discussion to software discussion.

"Last year, there were still too few international movie stars and celebrities. I'm sure everyone has seen the reports about the Venice International Film Festival in the past few days. Not only did more than 60 countries and regions participate, but there were also more than a thousand films participating in the International Film Fair held by the Venice Film Festival..."

When someone heard about the celebrity involved, they immediately suggested: "I think we can invite Li Yishu to serve as the chairman of the jury for the 2nd Shanghai International Film Festival next year. He is currently the most outstanding young director in our mainland and even in the whole of China. In just less than four years, he has won several international awards and is also among the best in the international box office."

"Lee Ye-su is good, but he is too young. I don't think a young director is qualified to be the chairman of the jury!"

There are naturally people who support and people who oppose. An elderly man interrupted and said, "If we let Li Yishu serve as the jury chairman, how will the outside world view us at the film festival? It's too reckless for a young person to decide who wins and who doesn't. I don't agree!"

"I think Li Yishu can be a judge. As for the chairman of the jury, she is indeed a little too young. She should take her time. It won't be too late to gradually add more responsibilities in the future."

"No one stipulates that the jury chairman must be old. I think Lee Ye-su is a good candidate. I've seen foreign magazines describe him as the godfather of Asian movies. Although he is young, he is very talented, not to mention his international fame. All the directors in our country put together are not as famous as him."

"If the jury only looks at fame, then what's the point of professional judging? We can just look at who's more famous and choose whoever. Gong Li is famous, Zhang Yimou is famous, and those actors and directors in Hong Kong are all famous, so just choose them!"

"Some people should stop relying on their seniority here. We are not hosting the Golden Rooster or Hundred Flowers Film Festival. We are hosting an A-level international film festival. We want international fame and recognition. You should know how famous Li Yishu is overseas, right?"

"Lao Zhang, who are you talking about, taking advantage of your age?"

"I'm talking about you. You're old, but you're still complaining here."

"..."

Supporters and opponents went back and forth, and the original discussion developed into a verbal dispute.

Xie Jin couldn't help but frown when he heard everyone making so much noise.

"enough!"

The leader patted the table and waited for everyone to quiet down. He looked at Director Xie Jin, who had been silent the whole time, and said, "Director Xie Jin, what do you think about the content of the discussion just now?"

"Minister Zhang, I think it's useless. No matter how much discussion we have on this issue, it's useless."

"What do you mean?"

"Even if we invite Lee Yi-su to chair the jury, he may not be able to come."

Seeing everyone's surprise, Xie Jin continued, "Everyone knows that Director Li has a domestic blockbuster project on hand. The Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff has a total investment of 500 million RMB and will officially start filming in the middle of next year. By then, how will he have time to serve as the chairman of the jury?"

"and……"

Xie Jin paused and sneered, "I heard that the Venice International Film Festival has been trying to invite Director Li to be the jury chairman, but was rejected many times. If Director Li wants to be the jury chairman, he can do it at the Venice International Film Festival this year."

He and a group of friends originally proposed to hold an international film festival, hoping to organize a Chinese film festival in China that could rival the three major European film festivals.

But after finally obtaining the standards of an international A-level film festival by hosting the first session, people immediately started wanting to step forward and share the pie!

As soon as Xie Jin's sarcastic words came out, everyone understood what he meant, and a look of embarrassment was printed on many people's faces.

"Isn't that better!"

An old director from the Shanghai Film Studio suddenly said, "Since Li Yishu has no time and no interest, I think we should give this job to a more stable old artist. I think Old Sun is quite suitable."

Sun Yiliang said quickly, "Don't do that! Next year's Shanghai Film Festival will be the first A-level international film festival held in our country. It will compete with the three major European film festivals. If that's the case, it must be a big hit."

"I think we can definitely invite Li Yishu. Although he is young, his achievements in the international arena are obvious to all. If he serves as the chairman of the jury, I believe it will attract many overseas directors to participate in our Shanghai Film Festival."

"And just because he doesn't serve as the jury president of the Venice Film Festival doesn't mean he won't serve as the jury president of our Shanghai Film Festival. We must support our own film festival. I believe that young comrade Li Yishu will gladly agree to this."

As soon as these words were spoken, people at the scene began to discuss in low voices.

The leader pondered for a moment and said, "Since many people have the same opinion, let's ask Li Yishu. We must do a good job in next year's Shanghai Film Festival. People who run shops and do business know that they need to have a good start. Our Shanghai Film Festival is currently lacking a good start!"

(End of this chapter)