Huayu: Director started with art films

At 7 o'clock in the evening.

With the start of the live broadcast of Shanghai TV, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the 2nd Shanghai International Film Festival officially kicked off.

As the chairperson of this year's jury, Li Yishu naturally had to go on stage to give a speech first. A female host solemnly introduced: "Thank you to all the guests and filmmakers from all over the world. Let's applaud and invite Director Li Yishu, the chairperson of the jury of the 2nd Shanghai Film Festival, to come on stage to give a speech!"

The male host next to him translated it into English.

Amid thunderous applause from the audience, Lee Yi-su, dressed in a suit and tie, strode out from the backstage.

The live camera was aimed at him immediately.

In the living room of the villa at No. 100 Wukang Road, Tuan Tuan, wearing a small down jacket, stood on the floor, looking at the man on TV, and quickly pulled his mother's hand: "Dad, Dad..."

These days, Li Yishu has been staying at home with her eldest son, teaching him to call dad every day, and now the boy has started to call him dad.

"Yes, it's Dad." Qingxia smiled and hugged her eldest son, looking at the young and beautiful Li Yishu on TV, her eyes full of love.

Yanjing.

The small courtyard that Li Yishu first bought.

Jiang Qinqin, Jia Jingwen, Xu Jinglei, and the two new little ones, Sun Li and Zuo Xiaoqing, all of them looked at Li Yishu who appeared, and their eyes lit up.

"Yeshu is so handsome!"

Jiang Qinqin's eyes were filled with excitement; it was the first time she saw Li Yishu on live TV.

In the previous Miss Asia beauty pageant, the ATV signal could only be received in coastal areas, and no signal could be received in Yanjing at all.

But this time the Shanghai Film Festival has opened and most parts of the country can receive it.

"Yeah, Director Li is so handsome!"

Alyssa Chia and Xu Jinglei nodded repeatedly. As people who could occasionally see Li Yishu, they had to admit that Li Yishu was not only handsome today, but also exuded a strong aura.

Sun Li and Zuo Xiaoqing have never met Li Yishu in real life. In the past, they had only seen him on TV news and in newspapers. Now that they have seen Li Yishu on the live broadcast, they have to admit that Director Li is really young. It seems that Director Li was born in 1970, so he is only 26 years old this year?
Oh my god, this is a bit too exaggerated!

The scene of the Shanghai Film City Awards Ceremony.

Li Yishu came to the podium and looked at the densely packed audience and guests below. She couldn't help but recall her participation in the 21st Shanghai Film Festival before her rebirth.

To use a line from "Fukua": At fifty that year, I stood like a minion.

Thinking of this, Li Yishu said with a smile:

"Ten years ago, a group of veteran film artists in Shanghai proposed to hold an international film festival in China. After many efforts, the Shanghai government finally applied to host the Shanghai International Film Festival in 1992, and held the first Shanghai Film Festival on October 10 of the following year..."

"It was the first time, and our understanding of international film festivals was not deep enough. After two years of preparation, we held the second Shanghai Film Festival in October this year. 10 films from 46 countries and regions participated in various activities of this film festival, including 232 entries. As of today, thousands of Chinese and foreign filmmakers, film critics, producers, and international film distributors have participated..."

"It attracted nearly 10,000 fans from all over the world to attend the Shanghai Film Festival, and in Shanghai itself, there were more than 100,000 fans..."

Li Yishu first threw out a series of data about the film festival, which attracted the attention of Chinese audiences and filmmakers in the audience. As for the foreigners, most of them didn't understand. Only a few who brought translators understood what Li Yishu was talking about.

But this does not matter. The live broadcast of the Shanghai Film Festival can currently only cover audiences in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China. Hong Kong and Taiwan can receive it because Asia Television helps in the broadcast.

"I am honored to serve as the chairman of this year's jury, to participate in this grand event, and to communicate with filmmakers from all over the world. I have communicated with many filmmakers these days, and they have also spoken highly of the Shanghai Film Festival."

"I believe that in the near future, the Shanghai Film Festival will become a business card for China to the outside world. It will also become one of the best international film festivals in Asia and a benchmark in the global film industry."

After the official statement was made, Li Yishu saw that the time was almost up, so she said, "On November 1995, 11, the second Shanghai International Film Festival awards ceremony officially opened!"

After saying that, he shouted it again in English.

Instantly, the venue burst into thunderous applause.

Li Yishu also retired successfully and came backstage.

Sun Daolin, the general manager of the Shanghai Film Festival, said with emotion: "Yishu, what you just said is really good. Sooner or later, the Shanghai Film Festival will become one of the benchmarks of international film festivals!"

Your situation will happen sooner or later. I guess it’s impossible within 30 years, but there might be hope in 50 years.

Li Yishu recalled the Shanghai Film Festival 30 years later. Although the scale has become bigger and bigger and the venue has become more and more luxurious, in terms of quality, it is really incomparable with the three major European festivals.

Actually, there is nothing that can be done about this. The three major European film festivals have been famous for a long time, and with the blessing of filters, if the Shanghai Film Festival wants to surpass them, it can only wait until the country's national strength becomes strong enough to be number one in the world.

After chatting for a few words, Li Yishu said goodbye to Sun Daolin, turned around and left the backstage, and went to the front to meet Gong Li and others.

"Lee, I'm going back to the United States tomorrow."

Nicolas Cage said: "When are you going to America? I will treat you to a drink!"

"I'm afraid I don't have time this year. I'll have to wait until next year." Li Yishu said with a smile, "Next year I will have a movie that I will shoot in the United States. I'll wait for you to treat me to a drink then!"

"New film? What's the subject matter? Is it an art film?" Nicolas Cage's eyes lit up. He is still an artistic young man. Although he has started to shoot commercial films, he loves art films more in his heart.

Only when he makes money from commercial films and experiences the feelings of a superstar, will he understand that actors in art films really have no money and no fame.

Li Yishu said: "A Kung Fu movie, working with Jack Cheng."

"Cool! I know Jacky, I really like his Kung Fu!" Nicolas Cage said excitedly, "Is there a role suitable for me?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "No, but there are a few roles suitable for you to play. How about the director of the federal bureau?"

"No problem! Be sure to call me when the time comes!"

"it is good."

The two chatted and laughed, and Gong Li asked curiously, "Are you going to work with Cheng Long again?"

"Well, it's like returning a favor to him." Li Yishu nodded.

Because of the previous incident with Anita Mui and Yang Shoucheng, Li Yishu owed the two of them a favor. In addition, the movie "Rush Hour" was full of Jacky Cheung's style, and no one could replace him, so she decided to work with Jacky Cheung again on this movie.

Gong Li asked, "Is there a role suitable for me?"

"This movie has two male protagonists. The female protagonist is basically dispensable. She is worse than a vase, and she is just a little girl."

"That's it."

"You also want to go to America to make a movie?"

"I just want to try it out. I haven't made a Hollywood movie yet." "It's not that easy to get into Hollywood." Li Yishu sighed, "There is only one actor who can make a name for himself in Hollywood right now, and that's Jackie Chan. It was last year's Rumble in the Bronx that helped him gain a certain amount of market and fame there."

"What about you?" Gong Li asked curiously, "You should be doing well in Hollywood, right?"

She really didn't know how Li Yishu was doing in the United States. Although she had been there once, she had never experienced it firsthand.

"That's right. I can't get along anywhere. Look at who I am! An international director!"

Li Yishu finished her speech with a smile, and then said seriously: "I was lucky. I first became well-known in Japan. It happened that the then president of Sony Columbia Pictures, Hisao Morishima, liked the style of my work very much. In addition, "Sword Rain" was a big hit in Japan, and their Columbia Pictures business was declining, so they invited me to be the director..."

This was the first time that Gong Li heard Lee Yi-su talk about these things. It seemed that in order for him to break into the Hollywood market, he definitely needed strength, but also a bit of luck.

In fact, this is indeed the case. If it weren't for Sony Columbia, Li Yishu might not have gone to Hollywood so early. She might have considered going to Hong Kong to shoot a few commercial films.

Hong Kong films at that time were still in their final glory, which was just the right time for Lee Yi-shu, who had just finished filming "Sword Rain", to showcase his talent in commercial films, rather than being a literary and artistic film director that was more recognized by the public.

While the two were chatting, the host on the stage had already started the first round of awards.

This year's Shanghai Film Festival is a little different from the first one. The most obvious difference is that there are slightly more awards. There are eight awards in total, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Special Jury Award, Best Cinematography Award, Best Screenplay Award, and Artistic Achievement Award.

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The first award was for Best Screenplay, and the winner was "Winter Piano" by Korean director Zhao Jinhuan.

"Director Cho Jin-hwan is a well-known realist director in South Korea. In 1992, he made a splash in the Korean film market with his film "The Frog Boy" adapted from a real case..."

Listening to the host introducing Zhao Jinhuan on the stage, Li Yishu frowned, as if she had thought of something.

Gong Li asked curiously, "What's wrong, Yishu?"

Li Yishu shook her head: "Nothing, it's just that I have seen the works of this director."

In fact, what he watched was not Zhao Jinhuan's "The Frog Boy", but "The Children", a remake of the Daegu Frog Boy disappearance case by a Korean director after the millennium.

It is said that the disappearance of the frog boy in Daegu is known as one of the three unsolved mysteries in South Korea, the other two being the Hwaseong serial murders and the kidnapping of Lee Hyung-ho.

These three unsolved mysteries have all been made into movies. The Hwaseong serial murders were adapted into "Memories of Murder" and the kidnapping case was adapted into "That Guy's Voice".

As the first award ceremony ended, the second Best Cinematography Award soon came. This award was given to "1942: A Love Story" by Indian director Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Li Yishu knew this Indian director with a very long name because he was the screenwriter and producer of the famous "3 Idiots". "3 Idiots" caused a sensation in China at that time. This Indian director also came to Yanjing and participated in an exchange meeting between Chinese and foreign directors.

I just didn't expect that he would come to participate in the Shanghai Film Festival in 1995. It seems that the Shanghai Film Festival has also discovered many overseas directors with great potential.

As the awards came to an end one after another, it was soon the Best Actress Award. As the two award presenters came on stage, when they read out the winner "Guo Keyu", Gong Li's eyes widened, and then immediately looked at Li Yishu: "Did you know that Xiaoyu was going to win the award?"

"I've only known about it for a few days." Li Yishu smiled and said, "You know, I didn't participate in the jury. I just put my name on it. They told me about the list of winners a few days ago."

Gong Li glanced at the people around her and whispered, "Which one is the best film?"

Li Yishu leaned in and whispered, "It's 'Breaking the Silence' by Swiss director Wolfgang Panzer!"

"It's this movie!" Gong Li frowned, then relaxed: "It seems that the choice is quite good."

Although "Breaking the Silence" is a Swiss film, it was mainly filmed in Indonesia. It tells the story of Fried, a monk from a Swiss monastery, who was sent to Indonesia to find Madame Chadel.

This Chadel is the last member of the family that owns the monastery, and Fred has to find her to renew the contract for renting the monastery.

Freed suffers from claustrophobia and is unable to fly, and he accidentally loses his wallet. Fortunately, he is helped by Ashara, a terminally ill New York girl, and he finally completes the mission after many hardships.

So the two people from different worlds came to a new understanding of each other, and he accompanied Ashara through the last moments of his life.

It is a warm and semi-road-themed film.

Gong Li has seen the movie and thought it was very well made. Winning the Golden Goblet Award is within reasonable range.

"It must be good." Li Yishu said with a smile: "Don't you think about it? There are so many guests and foreign filmmakers this year. If we choose a less popular or unpopular film, who will be responsible? Anyway, I will not be responsible."

During the Shanghai Film Festival, "Breaking the Silence" received high praise from many film critics and was considered a popular film to win a major award.

"Chairman Li!"

At this time, a staff member bent over and walked to Li Yishu, whispering, "The backstage area asked you to go over and get ready."

"Okay, I'll go there now."

Li Yishu said something to Gong Li, then bent down and followed the staff to the backstage, where she chatted with Della Bell, Secretary General of the International Association of Film Producers.

This lady came to the first Shanghai Film Festival in 93 to investigate whether the festival had the standards to become an international A-class film festival.

And it was because of her help that the Shanghai Film Festival was successfully promoted to an international A-class film festival in 94. This year is the second session of 95 and also the first time after it became an international A-class film festival. The organizers of the Shanghai Film Festival invited her again, hoping to let her see that the Shanghai Film Festival has lived up to its status as an international A-class film festival.

"Director Li, you can go up now."

A staff member shouted.

Just at this moment, a voice came from the front: "Welcome the award presenter!"

Li Yishu raised his right hand and said with a smile, "Secretary-General Bell, you go first!"

"Thank you." Della Bell smiled slightly, then strode out of the backstage, followed closely by Li Yishu.

The moment the two appeared, there was thunderous applause.

The host introduced the two people and then stepped aside.

Li Yishu let Secretary-General Bell speak first. After she finished speaking, he added a few words and handed the envelope to her.

"The winner of the Best Golden Goblet Award at the 2nd Shanghai International Film Festival is..."

Della Bell glanced at the audience and shouted, "Wolfgang Panzer, 'Breaking the Silence'!"

Wow!

There were loud shouts from an area below the stage.

Li Yishu stepped forward and said, "Let's welcome Swiss director Wolfgang Panzer with applause!"

The audience came to their senses and applauded. (End of this chapter)