At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 400 The Prophet...

Since it is the Venice Film Festival, we must pay attention to the situation of Chinese-language films. Ju Wenpei continued to ask: "This year's film festival, there are more than 10 Chinese films participating in the competition, which can be said to be the most in the history of the Venice Film Festival..."

"Yes, because Mark Muller once studied in China..."

"So he fell in love with Chinese movies?"

"Yes!" Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, when we talk about the Venice Film Festival, we need to talk about Italian films, and when we talk about Italian films, one key word is: "neorealism""

"Neorealism?"

"Yes, different from Hollywood narratives, neo-realist films emphasize the sense of record, advocate going out of the studio to shoot outdoors, and like the use of long shots in a natural state; in terms of expression techniques, they pursue the desalination of dramatic plots, and emphasize social and personal branches. For the record, this presents a fractured narrative and an aesthetic of extreme realism...these happen to be the hallmarks of our academic films!"

"So, Venice favors Chinese films?"

Shen Xudong nodded, hesitated, and continued: "Let me say one more thing, you look at the clips, in fact, in addition to the artistry, there is another important point in the three major European films, which is political.

Hou Xiaoxian's "City of Sadness" is an aspect of Taiwan's history, and Tsai Ming-liang's "Long Live Love" has gay sentiments.

Including some domestic directors showing their prominence in Venice, of course there are artistic aspects, and political aspects are also the focus of favor. "

"No way... The Venice Film Festival is purely artistic..."

"Hehe, the Venice Film Festival was a publicity station for a period of time... In Lao She's "Teahouse", the boss posted the copybook "Don't talk about state affairs" at the door of the store, but which event in the teahouse was not caused by state affairs?"

The atmosphere suddenly fell into a cold spot. After a while, Ju Wenpei lifted the topic and asked, "Let's talk about the film festival. Which movie do you think is the best?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while: "To be honest, there are no works that make people's eyes shine or awe-inspiring..."

"What about "Brokeback Mountain" directed by Li Min?"

"..."Brokeback Mountain", purely from a movie point of view, is too neat and lacks that natural feeling..."

"You don't like it?"

"Too neat is just from the screenwriter's point of view. "Brokeback Mountain" must be a good movie. "Brokeback Mountain" will definitely be a big hit in this year's Oscars. If the public relations are right, Li Min may win the best director!"

"It's too early to say this!"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "There is no need to edit this paragraph, just put it directly."

Don't mind being a prophet!
Ju Wenpei smiled and asked the last question: "Have you thought about going to Europe or the United States to develop?"

"Uh..." Shen Xudong originally wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it again, he said: "It depends on the situation, but the probability of my character working with a big studio is quite low!"

The two chatted until it was getting late.

He didn't let them go back, he was the host himself, and invited everyone to have a meal.

After all, they are compatriots, and there is always a sense of kinship overseas.

……

"More than 1000 million..."

Shen Xudong was quite surprised when he received Gao Fenfen's notice—it wasn't that the number was accidental, the income can be calculated, but it was more surprising that the account was divided so quickly?

TV station checkout is not so straightforward!

"Difficult Love" has been aired for one round, and the final payment has not been paid yet!

"Has Gong Li's share of the account been settled?"

"The bill has already been settled, $120 million...I heard that "Witness" will be released in Europe?"

"Well... MK2 released..."

"US rights sold for $120 million?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "120 million!"

"... a little less?"

"It's neither martial arts nor ancient costumes... It's not bad if it can sell for 120 million... That's fine, hang up!"

"Wait a minute!" Gao Fenfen on the other end of the phone asked eagerly, "Did Wu Yusen announce that he will be doing "Battle of the Red Cliff"?"

"Yes…"

Wu Yusen has also come to Venice, and the reception specifications far exceed Li Amine, after all, he has won the global box office champion!

"I heard from them that Sun Shangxiang hasn't been selected yet, does Chen Hao have a chance?"

"...Stop talking, Chen Hao won't go to "Battle of the Red Cliff"!"

"Why? This is a big production!"

"The number one girl, Xiao Qiao, used Lin Zhiling, and then asked Chen Hao to carry the sedan chair?"

"What lifting the sedan chair is for the sake of the show!"

"Really? For the good of the show? Let me ask you, who is Lin Zhiling?"

"Just the Golden Horse Award for 'Love Hug'?"

Lin Zhiling is famous for her 'love hug'...

And the identity of Jerry Yan's girlfriend.

"That's right...she's a model...Let me tell you, this is their routine. They use first-line mainland actors to match their newcomers, so that investors will think that this newcomer is better than first-line mainland actors. Naturally, this newcomer actor's popularity, price and number of plays have been increased..."

"Fuck!" Gao Fenfen couldn't help but swear: "This is too much!"

"That's how they are!"

"This is called Fanwei. Our understanding of Fanwei is the order of the cast, which is determined by the main role and the number of roles. Therefore, when "To Live", Gong Li was already the Queen of Venice, and Ge You was still absolutely the same. fan..."

Our film and television industry, previously adhering to the academic tradition and the spirit of collectivism, ranked everything to serve the characters, regardless of the status of the stars, whether they are popular or not.

"But that's not the case in Hong Kong and Taiwan. They attach great importance to roles, and even use tricks to persuade famous actors to play supporting roles, and then the filming starts. The role has been changed, and the next step is to forcefully stamp it, and the protagonist becomes a supporting role... "

After thinking about it, he gave an example: "Who is the lead actress in "My Fair Princess"?"

"Little swallow!"

"Hehe, go and look at the cast list of "My Fair Princess 2". The heroine is Ziwei, and Xiaoyanzi is the second heroine!"

"…real?"

"So, don't let Chen Hao go to any "Red Cliff"..."

Gao Fenfen hesitated for a moment, but said: "But the producer called me and said that Sun Shangxiang is the heroine!"

"Let me ask you, what does "Battle of the Red Cliff" have to do with Sun Shangxiang?"

"It has nothing to do with Xiao Qiao, Xiao Qiao is just Zhou Yu's concubine!"

"...That's different, Wu Yusen will make her the heroine, and she will become a key factor affecting the Battle of Chibi!"

"how do you know?"

"Teacher Aloe told me..."

Shen Xudong said so, Gao Fenfen believed it, and then laughed: "Xiao Qiao became the key factor in the decision of "Battle of the Red Cliff". This is too ridiculous. How dare you shoot like this?"

"People make it up...you have time to think about "Zhao Yun"..."

Gao Fenfen scolded: "Your "Zhao Yun" has no heroine at all..."

"...War movies don't have much to do with women...Is there anything else?"

"Huang Shengyi, do you know?"

"Know... what's wrong?"

"She fell out with Zhou Xingchi..."

(End of this chapter)