Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 255 Absolute High Score

Chen Linfeng brought a group of main creators to the stage and accepted the cheers from the audience.

In the subsequent questioning session, Catherine asked a question.

“Why do I feel that the protagonist, including his father, does not seem to be very opposed to the devil teacher’s philosophy after knowing it?

Isn’t this the wrong approach?”

Facing this year's judges, Chen Linfeng did not dare to neglect them. He thought about it carefully and replied,
“Chinese parents and many people agree that strict teachers produce excellent students, which is a completely different concept from that in Western countries.

Of course, in the film, it is questionable whether LI is a "strict teacher" or a competent teacher.

The protagonist cannot make a good distinction due to his lack of experience, and as for his father, he is unable to identify him since he did not experience it personally.

That is a question for the audience to judge.”

It turns out to be a cultural difference, which is understandable.

Catherine nodded in approval and continued, "The protagonist's girlfriend seems a little insignificant in the film. What do you think about this?"

“The protagonist in the film is set up as a paranoid person. In the first half, some students felt that he was rather cold and difficult to approach.

And a girlfriend is a perfect idea, a presence that can warm such a lonely person.

The protagonist later chose to break up with his girlfriend for the sake of his so-called "art", which actually represents a certain kind of misguided path and a departure from the ordinary. "

Chen Linfeng knew that the other party was a typical Western woman who liked works that were expressive of feminine expression.

He went on to explain, “I personally attach great importance to the portrayal of girls in my works.

If you have watched the drama "My Love from the Star" which I just finished filming, you will find that the heroine is the center of the camera in this drama, and her portrayal is more attentive than that of the hero.

Whiplash is another option.”

Catherine nodded with satisfaction. She had just heard related news reports recently (actually from Xiao Chen’s public relations), and the heroine in the news seemed to be very outstanding indeed.

"I have no more questions, thank you."

There were constant questions from interested audiences, and since most of the people attending the premiere were invited professionals, the questions they asked were mostly professional in nature.

Chen Linfeng answered them one by one, and sometimes asked other people in the crew to reply.

Li Xuejian is the most popular person besides Chen.

His performance in the play was so eye-catching that many viewers noticed his performance. There was always a suffocating sense of oppression that forced people to pay attention to him.

"I have never noticed this actor named 'Li' before. Has he done any works before?"

"Teacher Li is more of a TV actor. He is an extremely outstanding actor and very famous in our country. When I encountered this special role this time, I immediately thought of him?"

"Really? I'm very happy to see such an outstanding actor being pushed to the world stage by you, Chen."

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"The shots and lighting in the play are very novel to me. Is this the director's creative idea?"

“Not only did I have ideas, but the photographer and lighting technician on my team also provided wonderful ideas.

Among them, photographer Cao Yu won the Golden Horse Award for Best Photography, an important award in China.

Liu Qingshan was trained by the most experienced lighting engineer in the country."

Then, he translated it for his own people first, and then introduced Cao Yu and Liu Qingshan from his crew to the public.

The two of them felt honored to be mentioned in such an occasion and they couldn't stop smiling.

He was lured in hard.

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"I was shocked by the beauty of the heroine Liu in the film. How could you make the hero give up on her? I can't understand it."

Chen Linfeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Actually, I don't understand it either. If it were me in real life, I would definitely not give up such a beautiful girl."

Liu Qianqian heard this from the side. Of course she understood English, so she quickly covered her mouth to hide her smile.

The questioning was over and the audience gradually dispersed.

Johnny Depp didn't leave. He came to the front desk and congratulated Chen, saying, "Chen, you made a wonderful movie."

"Thank you, Depp."

"You know, I love music, and I even had a band when I was young, and the music in your movie is just amazing.

I simply cannot imagine that such an artistic film could have such professional music. "

Chen Linfeng smiled and said, "I'm not the kind of director who doesn't understand music. Music has always played a very important role in my works, and this time I've invited some very talented people to help me."

Depp suddenly realized, "Indeed, the Captain's song was composed by you. I should learn more about the soundtracks of your other works. Maybe I can hear some good ones."

"You really should come and listen to it. You won't be disappointed."

"Wo, I like your confidence."

Johnny Depp didn't talk much as the venue was not suitable. He agreed to attend "Tim Burton Day" on September 9th to celebrate for his mentor together.

Chen Linfeng understood. No wonder he was praised so much.

He gladly accepted it. The fact that he came specially to invite her was a sign of respect in itself.

Then Jiang Wen and Jia Zhangke also came up.

Jia Zhangke said little and just nodded.

Jiang Wen laughed loudly and gave him a bear hug. "Xiao Chen, you did a great job this time. You really gave me a surprise."

Chen Linfeng smiled confidently, "That's right, the Yangtze River's waves behind push the waves ahead. If Brother Jiang doesn't work harder, he will really be beaten to death on the beach."

"That's still a little early. Wait until the day after tomorrow and come to my premiere to see what my brother's movie is like."

Of course Chen Linfeng would not refuse, this was only natural.

After all, normal people should know that reciprocity is the right thing to do. If someone helps you get back your face, you should definitely give back.

After a while, Li An came over.

He didn't say much, just patted Chen Linfeng on the shoulder and left the scene.

Li An fully felt the pressure from this new director, and this time there was another competitor.

Sure enough, the audience feedback in the subsequent screenings was very enthusiastic.

You have to know that most of the people who come here to see the exhibition are professionals or veteran movie fans, and their preferences tend to be more towards art films.

Being recognized by these people is a signal in itself.

Chen Linfeng was unable to get away because of the screening of his own film.

He could only ask Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt to help with the subsequent public relations work, while he was mainly responsible for dealing with reporters, some judges present, industry insiders, film critics, etc.

Zhang Yimou did not choose to attend the premiere, but instead watched the film at the second screening of the day.

After reading it, he didn't make any clear expression, but judging from his expression, he seemed a lot more relaxed.

The next day, the screening continued and many viewers had heard about the high reputation the film had created the night before.

In the subsequent shows, I went to the screening room to watch, and it was almost full almost all day long.

On the third day, the three-day screening time given by the organizing committee had ended.

Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian attended the premiere of "The Sun".

After the film was shown, it was hard to describe and many viewers expressed doubts.

At the same time, there are also some viewers who like it very much and express their fanatical attitude.

Liu Qianqian was confused and she didn't understand the plot at all.

Chen Linfeng combined some film reviews from his previous life and since he is a practitioner in this life, he was able to understand it.

After "The Devils Come On", Jiang Wen's topics have hardly changed. Chen Linfeng likes such topics very much, but he thinks that being too obscure is not good after all. In his opinion, "Let the Bullets Fly" is the most perfect work.

Regarding "The Sun", he recognized the work itself, but did not quite agree with the director's interpretation.

Overall, it's a flawed movie.

Of course, when they went to the front to congratulate, Chen Linfeng and Jiang Wen had a great chat, and asked each other whether their understanding of the various metaphors in the film was correct.

It’s a rare opportunity to ask Jiang Wen for the metaphorical answer on the spot.

Jiang Wen was so happy. It turned out that Xiao Chen understood me.

But as for Xiao Chen's question, he kept making excuses and refused to tell the answer in his mind as a director.

Although Chen Linfeng understood this approach from the director's perspective, he still felt that the other party was not a human being.

Subsequently, the program scores of each movie gradually came out.

The scores of "Lust, Caution" and "The Sun" are similar, both are unsatisfactory.

The former received a higher media rating of 2.85 points and a critics' score of 2.55 points.

The latter received a media rating of 2.55 points, while film critics were more fond of it, giving it a score of 2.7.

Chen Linfeng's "Whiplash" was praised by both parties, with a media rating of 3.66 points and a slightly lower score from film critics, 3.45 points.

This is an absolutely high score, only significantly lower than this year's French film "Seed and Mule" (an average of around 3.7).

The scores are similar to those of the other two films, "Millet and Mullet" and "I'm Not There", all of which have an average score of around 3.6.

When the scores were transmitted back to China, the Champagne Party once again suppressed the Bao Si Party. Even among Xiao Chen's fans, some people couldn't control their emotions and praised Xiao Chen's new work.

Zhao Yuming couldn't help himself. After all, the score was too high and it would be unreasonable not to get a bigger prize.

Thanks to the last popular post of the debate with many scholars, he is now a well-known figure in the film and television industry.

In addition, Zhao Yuming studied at a foreign language college and majored in English and French in college, so he could always find some information on the Internet.

The high intensity of posting in recent days has made him a small opinion leader.

When netizens in the film and television section saw it, [Ming Yue Dang Kong (Zhao Yuming's online name)] also felt that Xiao Chen had a great chance of winning the award. The biggest Bao Si party turned against him, and everyone helped Xiao Chen receive the award in advance.

Chen Linfeng took the time to watch two movies with ratings close to his own.

"Millet and Mullet" is a warm and realistic French film, which is relatively realistic and warm.

"I'm Not There" is more avant-garde and experimental, starring two Hollywood stars, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.

As soon as you look at the actors in the latter film, you can tell it’s a typical American film.

Speaking of this year's Venice Film Festival, Hollywood's voice was very loud, and there were many reports in European newspapers about Hollywood's invasion of the three major European film festivals.

When doing public relations, Chen Linfeng deliberately used this public opinion to build relationships with the European judges.

Most of these judges are of advanced age and have experienced the glorious era of old Europe.

A typical example is the Italian judge Emmanuel Criales, who has spent almost his entire directing career in Europe and has rarely had any interaction with the American film and television circles.

He has some contempt and dissatisfaction towards Hollywood, believing that the excessive intrusion of commercial films will erode the artistic quality of films.

Chen Linfeng did not comment on this.

Emmanuelle was very interested in Chen Linfeng and wanted to guide him on the path of art.

In his words, he highly praised Zhang Yimou, believing that he was a rare film master in Asia.

Chen Linfeng quite agrees with this point. A director who has won two Golden Lions, one Golden Bear and is just one Palme d'Or away from the Grand Slam is indeed famous internationally.

When talking about some art directors in China, the two finally found that their ideas were in sync and they seemed to be getting along very well.

On September 9, Chen Linfeng attended Tim Burton's lifetime award celebration ceremony.

In the following days, many international film producers came to us, hoping to buy the overseas rights to "Whiplash".

Although Venice does not have an official film copyright trading market, as one of the three major film festivals, how could there be no international film producers eyeing the good films here?

Naturally, Chen Linfeng did not agree to sell the copyright at this time.

We have to wait until the awards are announced.

On September 9, seven judges gathered together to discuss which of the outstanding films nominated this year deserve an award.

Starting a few days ago, the judges began to watch the films intensively, at least to ensure that they have seen every shortlisted film.

However, watching movies continuously at this time is not so helpful for objective evaluation. Generally speaking, the movies that should be watched should have been watched during previous screenings.

This depends on the power of public relations, and whether you can get the judges to watch your movie within two or three days of screening.

The first round of voting is mainly to select films that are considered excellent. Generally, at least two votes are required to enter the formal award selection.

"The Sun", "Lust, Caution" and "Whiplash" all had their first round of preliminary selections.

When Zhang Yimou saw the result, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. If he couldn't even pass the first round, then he really had no other choice.

In addition, during the film festival, several well-received films, including "Revised Excerpts", "I'm Not There", "Millet and Mullet", etc., also entered the next round as expected.

What’s strange is that Brad Pitt’s “The Gunslinger,” a Western action film, also made it past the first round.

Zhang Yimou raised his eyebrows, realizing that one of the judges was pushing for it.

Later, when it came to the evaluation of specific awards, the opinions of several judges were very different.

The main contradiction is that for several highly rated films, the judges had different opinions and were too divided, so there was no one film that stood out.

Among them, Catherine Breillat is more supportive of "Whiplash" and "I Wasn't There".

Emmanuelle is supporting Whiplash and Millet and Mullet.

Agado Gonzalez enthusiastically recommended "I Was Not There" and "The Assassination of the Gunslinger", believing that the heroines and heroes in these two works performed outstandingly.

The adapted version of "12 Angry Men" and "Revised Excerpts" also have their own fans. "Lust, Caution" has also been mentioned by the judges, while "The Sun" has almost been forgotten.

Zhang Yimou asked everyone about their opinions on "The Sun". When the movie was mentioned, everyone said it was good, but when it came to specific support, almost no one gave their full support.

At this stage, everyone will only promote the movies they support the most, and since their authority is limited, they will no longer put effort into movies that they don’t particularly like.

Zhang Yimou was surprised that at this stage, several judges still gave high praise to "Whiplash" and showed their support.

This was quite different from what I had expected, and I felt worried.

How should I make a decision?

The judges talked for a long time, but their differences could not be bridged and instead became more divided.

Agado and Paul Verhoeven almost had a quarrel. Paul was very dissatisfied with Brad Pitt's acting and almost pointed at Agado's nose, saying that he was acting for personal gain.

Agado criticized the 12 Angry Men supported by Paul as just a remake and was not qualified for the award at all.

Marco Muller tried to persuade them to make peace again and again, while looking at Zhang Yimou, asking him to make a decision as soon as possible and take control of the situation.

Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth and made a decision in his heart.

He spent a lot of time communicating with the judges, expressing his own views and coordinating the works supported by each judge.

In the end, he barely "convinced" the judges.

……

As it was approaching evening, Chen Linfeng received a notice to attend the award ceremony of the closing ceremony.

Later, Li An also received the news that he is currently at the Toronto Film Festival, also promoting his new film.

On the phone, he promised to attend the award ceremony on time tomorrow.

Some other crews also gradually received notifications.

On Jiang Wen's side, the phone never rang.

(End of this chapter)