Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 37 In Berlin (Seeking follow-up reading)
The plane was about to land, and Gao Yuanyuan finally waited until Tang Wen woke up: "Where do you live?"

"It seems to be near the movie palace."

"We are there too. Director Xiao Shuai is here to pick me up. Shall we go together?" There was a hint of surprise in Gao Yuanyuan's voice.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Yuanyuan."

"It's normal when you're out and about." She paused, then continued, "When you have time, you should quickly finish writing the song. I'll be your first listener."

"No problem. We live close to each other and see each other often. Sooner or later I will find inspiration."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded silently, praying that they could stay in the same hotel.

They boarded the plane at 3 a.m. and flew for 10 hours before arriving here, only around 6 a.m. local time.

After leaving the airport, the two met director Wang Xiaoshuai who came with a rented car.

After chatting for a while in the car, Gao Yuanyuan suppressed her joy and said, "We are actually staying in a hotel."

Director Wang explained: "The crews coming from our country usually stay there. The environment is good."

Tang Wen didn't know about this, his itinerary was arranged by Shanghai Film Studio.

"Are you hungry? Let's go to the hotel and have breakfast first. After you get over the jet lag, come out and try the sausages and beer here!"

Germany's sausages and beer are very famous.

It’s similar to the stinky tofu in Shacheng.

If you come and don’t eat, it’s the same as not coming.

After checking in, return to the room.

Tang Wen got enough sleep on the plane and didn't have to suffer from jet lag.

I opened my laptop and went to the official website of the Berlin Film Festival to check the time and theater where my short film would be shown.

Then he ran out, found a printing shop, and ordered a batch of "Comet" posters.

On the poster, Zhou Xun’s face occupies the largest space and is in the middle.

At noon, Gao Yuanyuan knocked on the door, and the two went to a nearby beer restaurant together.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at the menu for a long time but didn't say a word.

"Isn't there anything you want to eat? It's my treat, order whatever you want." Tang Wen said to her with a smile and raised his hand to call the waiter.

Gao Yuanyuan blushed: "Please help me order."

The two of them didn't understand German and were looking at the English menu, but her English was also very average.

After eating sausages and drinking dark beer, we went for a walk around the Imperial Square.

Whenever there were communication problems, Tang Wen would step in to resolve them.

Listening to his authentic and fluent English, Gao Yuanyuan was a little impressed: he is so talented at such a young age!

But when was the melody of that song written?

The next day, the film festival officially opened, and the premiere film was "Enemy at the Gates", a co-production of the United States, Germany and France.

The first part is pretty good, but the later part about the battle between two snipers is very average.

And there is also a love line involved.

Tang Wen was fine, he forced himself to finish reading it.

After changing to the new environment, Gao Yuanyuan, who hadn’t slept well for two days, almost couldn’t fall asleep.

"Director Xiao Tang, what do you think of this play?" Wang Xiaoshuai asked casually at the dinner table.

"They said they invested 80 million US dollars, and I think they're going to lose everything."

"I also think it's too lengthy. It might be much better if some of it is cut down."

"..."

Two days later, Wang Xiaoshuai and Gao Yuanyuan's "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle" was released first.

Then came Tang Wen’s short film “Employed Life”.

Wang Xiaoshuai, Gao Yuanyuan, other crew members, and many staff from China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group appeared in the exhibition hall of "Employment Life".

Before the broadcast, Tang Wen came on stage to thank everyone for coming.

The audience was surprised.

“Such a young director?”

"It is said that he was only 18 years old when he made this short film"

"If he can win the award, it will be a new world record"

“No, his inclusion is already a new record.”

Most of the people present were practitioners in the film industry, and there were even quite a few film producers.

There are quite a few young award-winning actors.

But I have never seen such a young director.

Tang Wen stepped down and the short film started airing.

"Employment Life" has no dialogues and animated scenes, and there is almost no threshold to watch the movie.

Even children can understand it. The more people watched, the more amazed they became. When the seven minutes were up, everyone stood up and applauded!

Tang Wen hurriedly went up to take his bow, and the applause lasted for three to five minutes before it stopped.

Wang Xiaoshuai looked at Tang Wen with amazement and said to the crew, "If nothing unexpected happens, Director Tang will win the Golden Bear for this film."

Gao Yuanyuan, who was standing by, had her beautiful eyes sparkling with inexplicable pride.

The audience also praised the film highly.

Many film producers surrounded Tang Wen on the spot and handed him their business cards.

In Europe and North America, several short films can be shown together in cinemas to create enough running time to sell tickets.

It can also be sold to TV stations.

“The film is great!”

Gao Yuanyuan opened her arms and gave him a hug.

Tang Wen patted her back and whispered in her ear, "Don't move, Sister Yuanyuan. I think I have an idea for the melody of that song."

"Hmm?" Although she felt that there was something wrong with the way he got his inspiration, Gao Yuanyuan still subconsciously hugged him tightly.

But what the two did not notice was that domestic media were also present today.

Click, click!
Several photos were sent back to China.

Short films can be shown many times a day.

The fame of "Employment Life" gradually spread, and many people came to watch it.

When Tang Wen left the audience, he no longer simply thanked them.

He began to talk about his identity and the inspiration for his work.

"Director Tang Wen, do you have any plans to shoot a feature film?"

Tang Wen thought: Here it comes!
He took a poster of "Comet" from Gao Yuanyuan and introduced it, "In fact, I have already completed a feature film. The lead actress is Zhou Xun, who just won the Best Actress Award at the Paris International Film Festival!"

clack clack...

The reporters were excited. What a surprise! Big news!

"Excuse me, is this beautiful lady next to you your girlfriend?"

"Well," Tang Wen pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "We are good friends."

On the second day after the screening of "Employment Life", some film producers began to make tentative bids.

European package price: US$20.

After converting the exchange rate, we can recover the cost in Europe alone and even make a profit.

But Tang Wen refused, saying that the price would be higher if he sold it after winning the award.

In case I don’t win the prize, it’s not too late to sell it at this price.

Some people are also interested in the movie "Comet" he has, but they need to see the finished film first.

Tang Wen also wanted to take the opportunity to sell this movie.

However, when he went to various cinemas in Berlin to ask around, he found that many people held the same idea.

Many wild and unknown directors did not get tickets to the film festival.

But it doesn't stop people from coming to Berlin to sell films.

Since the film festival did not arrange any theaters for them, they rented theaters themselves to screen their films, hoping to take advantage of the large number of film producers and sell their films at a good price.

Accompanied by Gao Yuanyuan, the two ran until the evening but still couldn't find a cinema with scheduled dates.

After returning to the hotel, the two went to the restaurant for a midnight snack.

I overheard the waiter say that their hotel has a small screening room.

The two looked at each other and laughed: "It's true that we have been searching for a long time but still can't find it."

After asking the price, Tang Wen rented the film for three days and called the film producers one by one to invite them to watch it.

Busy times pass quickly.

He didn't even have time to sing or flirt with Yuanyuan, and was fully focused on selling movies.

The beatings he received in his previous life taught him that as long as he had a career, he would always have women.

Look - the beautiful Yuanyuan hardly pays any attention to Wang Xiaoshuai's crew.

I accompany him every day, running around.

Sometimes, when Tang Wen forgot to pay for something, she would pay out of her own pocket.

As the closing ceremony approached, each crew began to get nervous.

According to the usual rules, if the crew receives an invitation to participate in the closing ceremony, it proves that they can win the award.

If there is no invitation, then pack up and go home!
Tang Wen was the first to receive the invitation.

Gao Yuanyuan pulled him and jumped up and down.

She was completely unaware that her own crew hadn't received it yet.

(End of this chapter)