Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 38 gives you a chance to reorganize your language

Anthony Hopkins waved to them both kindly.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Hopkins."

Gu Bei pushed the box to Antonio and climbed directly into the business car without any hesitation.

Sitting next to him was the young woman who had come down to greet Anthony Hopkins earlier. She should be an official staff member of the Sundance Film Festival.

“I heard from Mr. Hopkins that you are a director. Which film are you nominated for?

Maybe I'll be in charge of your film's premiere!"

As the young woman spoke, she leaned towards Gu Bei, making Gu Bei smell the perfume even stronger.

Gu Bei glanced at her.

The young woman was sent by the film festival to receive the Hollywood superstar, so naturally she was good-looking.

She has blonde hair and blue eyes. Under her black coat, she wears only a thin white shirt with the three buttons undone to reveal her round figure.

There is also a sun velvet collar around the neck, which reminds people of the collar in "Léon: The Professional".

How dare you match your outfit like this in this weather? You really are trying hard!

Gu Bei leaned towards the window and replied calmly, "Short Film Section."

"That shouldn't be the case."

A flash of disappointment crossed the young woman's eyes.

Then, she sat up straight without any expression, showing no intention of continuing.

At this time, Antonio finally put away his luggage. After he got in the car, the business car finally started heading towards Park City.

“Are you a staff member of the film festival?”

"Ah."

Antonio didn't dare to disturb his idol, but he was quite brave enough to chat up beautiful women.

Unfortunately, the young woman ignored him, leaving Antonio feeling completely rejected.

The distance was more than 50 kilometers, and due to the cold weather, the car was not driving fast. It took an hour to get Gu Bei and the others to Park City.

"Bruce, one day when I come to Sundance, they're going to treat me like they treated Hopkins!"

Antonio got out of the warm business car and couldn't help but start swearing when he was blown by the cold wind.

"Are you talking about the car or the person?"

"I want it all!"

"Okay, then you come to Sundance and I'll go to Cannes!"

Gu Bei dragged his luggage forward.

This place is so cold, he doesn't want to come here again!
Antonio stayed where he was, opened his mouth, and finally followed Gu Bei's pace helplessly.

I originally wanted to respond, but after thinking about it carefully, I found that Gu Bei's level was indeed good enough for Cannes, but my level seemed not even worthy of Sundance.

Park City is a very typical tourist city with a local population of less than 8000, most of whom are white.

The most famous film festival here is not the Sundance Film Festival.

But a ski resort.

It has unique skiing resources in North America. It has not only hosted the Winter Olympics, but is also the headquarters of the North American National Ski Team.

The streets had been cleared of snow, but nearly every house was covered in thick piles of white snow.

"Antonio and I have arrived in Park City."

Gu Bei took out his Nokia and sent a text message.

After a while, the cell phone rang.

Gu Bei put down the clothes he was tidying up, picked up his phone and took a look at the caller. It was indeed Zhou Qianqian.

"Hey."

"It's all your fault. You didn't tell me before that my short film was going to be participating in Sundance, so my exam time conflicts with the film festival time." Liu Yifei's slightly resentful voice came from the phone.

"You didn't ask!" There were a lot of people interviewing for the Yale School of Drama, more than a thousand people. In order to divide these people, more than a dozen exams were arranged.

The headquarters is in New Haven, where Yale University is located.

It is usually scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays of the last three weeks of January, for a total of nine sessions.

At the same time, a certain number of sessions will be arranged in other major cities in North America in early February to reduce the cost of travel for candidates.

This is why interviews require appointments.

She had not known about the Sundance Film Festival before, so she would not schedule an appointment to avoid the festival.

As a result, she had to stay in New York for the time being and wait for the exams to be over before she could come to Park City.

After a pause, Gu Bei said, "It's just right. You finish your exam on the 26th, so you can fly here and catch the award ceremony on the 27th. If we win, there will be a screening of the winning short film on the 28th."

"It's not that easy! We have to take the first and second exams in one day, a total of three rounds of interviews. I don't know what time it will be when we finish!"

Liu Yifei sounded a little worried.

"Finish the whole exam in one day?"

Gu Bei was a little surprised.

“Round one and round two are dramatic monologues.

There were three or four professors in one round, each in a room, and we would go in and perform directly. The two dramatic monologues together only took five or six minutes, and fifty or sixty people could be tested in an hour.

In the end, only a few people were left. It was quite cruel!

The same professors will be present in the second round. They will gather together to examine the students and perform the previous dramatic monologues. Finally, they will decide together whether they can enter the third round in the afternoon.

The third round, which is the second test, covers a lot of topics.

We have to talk and interview with the professors, act in scenes with them, and maybe even sing!"

Gu Bei listened carefully to Liu Yifei's chatter.

The interviews for art students are more varied than those for science students!

In the morning, we will perform not only Shakespeare but also modern dramas.

In the afternoon, I had to act with the professors and even sing a little song.

The only normal one is the conversation interview, which should be required by all schools and all majors.

"I'm sure you'll be fine. There's a music afternoon tea event you can attend when you arrive in Park City on the 27th.

Um... I don’t know any of the musicians listed here.”

Gu Bei took out the official handbook of the Sundance Film Festival.

In addition to showing movies, there are also many other entertainment activities at the film festival.

"Okay, okay!" Liu Yifei's tone brightened. "What about you guys? When will you attend the premiere?"

"Uh……"

Gu Bei was silenced.

After a pause, he said quietly, "Classmate Zhou Qianqian, please stop poking my wound!"

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei was puzzled.

“The crews of the short films shortlisted are not eligible to attend the premiere, and the film festival officials have not sent us any invitations.

If we want to go to the premiere, we have to buy our own tickets.
But the ticket prices now are probably sky-high.”

"what?"

Liu Yifei said honestly, "Fortunately I didn't go!"

"I'm giving you a chance to reframe your language."

"Short films are also movies. They are equally important!"

(End of this chapter)