China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 254: The circle is shocked, participating in the Berlin Film Festival! (Please subscribe!)

Lin Xuan only stayed at home for two days before returning to the capital.

First, I would like to wish my friends in the circle and the leaders of the radio and television industry a happy old age and send some gifts to maintain the relationship.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he received calls from Li Yang and Zhang Yimou, inviting him to attend the Berlin Film Festival.

The Berlin Film Festival opens on February 2th and closes on February 6th.

Both "The Blind Shaft" and "Heroes" have entered the main competition, which means that both crews have to go to Berlin.

Lin Xuan readily agreed to Li Yang's invitation.

In the "Hero" crew, he is just an actor and the fourth male lead.

He is the only investor in the "Blind Shaft" crew, so he must have a closer relationship with them.

However, the film festival lasted too long, and Lin Xuan planned to go there halfway.

Stay in the capital for a few days to rest and deal with the trivial matters at hand.

Not long after, the news that two mainland films were selected for the main competition section of the Berlin Film Festival spread back to China.

Lin Xuan Studio took the opportunity to start vigorously promoting it.

Only then did the audience know that Lin Xuan not only invested in the dramas he acted in, but also participated in other film and television dramas.

What's even more amazing is that this film was selected into the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival.

Audiences, fans, and people in the industry all lamented that Lin Xuan's vision is still as vicious as ever.

Lin Xuan was bombarded with phone calls again, and many friends in the circle came to inquire.

The popularity of "The Blind Shaft" began to soar, and audiences were curious about what kind of movie it was.

After Fan Xiaopang got the news, he went directly to the courtyard and wanted to participate in the film festival with Lin Xuan.

"Please, just take me there."

She took Lin Xuan's arm and begged.

Lin Xuan took her hand and sat down.

"You haven't participated in either movie, so what does it mean to show up at a film festival now?"

"Whatever it is, it's one of the three major film festivals in Europe. It's my dream to go there."

"Hey, stop making trouble. If you go now, even if you steal the show on the red carpet, the audience will look down on you and call you a carpet star."

This word is still relatively new now, so Xiaopang asked doubtfully: "What is a carpet star?"

"I just don't have any works, so I just want to be a star on the red carpet."

Hearing this, Xiaopang frowned, probably thinking that the word didn't sound very nice.

Lin Xuan struck while the iron was hot: "What's the point of sitting on the red carpet? If we go, let's bring our works with us. Don't worry, this day won't be too far away."

"Most of the films participating in the film festival are literary films, you..."

Xiaopang glanced at him, his meaning was obvious.

You make commercial films, and you should be the first to participate in film festivals.

There was no way, Lin Xuan could only tell her the development direction in the next few years.

"Hero" opened the door to mainland commercial films.

Starting from this year, countless blockbusters are released every year.

The so-called blockbusters mean high investment, high returns, top actors, top directors, and top crews.

All movie-related configurations are fully loaded.

Lin Xuan must seize this rare opportunity to make a few films with good reputation and box office.

Fight several rounds with several well-known mainland directors and leave your name in the mainland film industry.

Wait until you are a few years older before you consider literary and artistic films, reality films, and award-winning films.

He is only 23 years old this year, so it is still early, so there is no need to rush.

"Ah...how long will it take?"

Little Fatty cried with a sad face.

She likes commercial films and making money, but the temptation of awards is fatal to every actor.

"In the past two years, I will first take advantage of the mainland market. When the contract with Huayi expires, it will be time for me to go abroad and show my talents."

"Contract expires!"

Xiaopang counted on his fingers and found that there were only more than two years left.

"Okay, then."

"Don't worry, I will never forget you."

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After solving Fan Xiaopang's problem, Lin Xuan took the time to meet with Chen Hong to learn about the progress of the movie "The Dark Side".

The main scene of the movie is a villa comparable to a manor, and it cannot be a newly built villa. It must have a sense of age and an old-money style.

Chen Hong worked on this matter for a long time and inspected hundreds of villas and manors across the country.

Finally, they found a company in Shanghai that met the requirements, and Lin Xuan and Chen Hong immediately flew to Shanghai.

The house is located in the French Concession during the Republic of China. It was built by the French and its style is also traditional French.

The building is well-preserved as a whole. The several owners who have dealt with it have taken great care of it. It has been repaired several times and can even be rented for move-in.

The owner of the house is not at home, and the salesperson is accompanying the tour. The house is now on the market.

Chen Hong meant that if he thought it was suitable, he could buy the house directly.

Lin Xuan walked around the villa for a long time and was still very satisfied with it.

Then he asked the salesperson to learn more about the rental and sale price of the house, as well as the renovation status.

The villa is very old and is a protected cultural relic.

Even if you buy the house, you can only renovate the interior.

Modifications to exterior walls, balconies and other places are not allowed.

The overall price of the house is 800 million. Including the garden outside, it covers an area of ​​1500 square meters.

The location is excellent and there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future.

In the afternoon, Lin Xuan invited a professional home inspector to come over and inspect the house inside and out.

Apart from the aging infrastructure, there are no problems with the house as a whole.

As long as it is renovated, it will be a top-notch luxury mansion.

Since there was no problem with the house, Lin Xuan arranged for someone from the company to come over and sign the contract that night.

As for the price, the landlord was very stubborn. After a long time of talking, he only paid back 20 yuan.

"He knew you were a big star and had money, so he refused to give in."

Chen Hong whispered to him.

Lin Xuan smiled indifferently.

The homeowner may not lose money, but he definitely makes money.

After obtaining the property rights, the crew began to renovate the house.

As for the overall renovation, we have to wait until the movie is finished.

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The next day, Lin Xuan flew to Berlin with Wang Baoqiang.

This was the first time he had set foot abroad since his rebirth, and he was very excited.

On the morning of February 2, the plane landed at Berlin Airport.

Li Yang personally drove over to pick him up and hired a car.

"Director Li, you have been living in Berlin for so many years and you only drive this car?"

Li Yang touched the car logo on the steering wheel.

"Mercedes-Benz, its class is not low, right?"

"Don't fool me, Mercedes-Benz has high, middle and low grades."

His Mercedes-Benz is as good as a German taxi.

Li Yang smiled sheepishly: "I am short of money, so I can only buy a cheap one. This car is for daily transportation."

"When the movie is sold, you can trade in the car."

"Haha, if you have this money to buy a car, you might as well make a movie."

Lin Xuan gave him a 10% profit share.

Therefore, Li Yang is very motivated whether he is filming or attending film festivals.

After driving to the hotel, the three of them chatted about the movie in the room.

Although "The Blind Shaft" was selected for the main competition, foreigners did not pay much attention to a small-budget film from the far East.

Li Yang was forced to print out the movie poster and distribute it to all the guests attending the film festival.

Lin Xuan shook his head after hearing this.

This is too shabby. Fortunately, I didn't come at that time, otherwise I would have been embarrassed along with him.

Hard work pays off.

After many days of hard work, "The Blind Shaft" has attracted many audiences and received a lot of praise.

Li Yang has some connections in Berlin, based on what these people say.

He had a premonition that "The Blind Shaft" had a good chance of winning the award, but in order to prevent his joy from being in vain, he did not tell anyone.

Lin Xuan agreed with his approach.

Before you win the award, it's better to keep a low profile.

Even he is worried about the butterfly effect.

At noon, Lin Xuan treated the two of them to a meal.

We tasted German specialties - sausages. Lin Xuan and Wang Baoqiang both felt the taste was average.

After he left the hotel, Wang Baoqiang went to his room to rest, and Lin Xuan took the elevator upstairs to meet the "Hero" crew.

They are much more grand here. They charter a plane directly and all the actors and staff stay in luxury hotels.

When it comes to the film festival, there is no need for Lao Mouzi to promote it. His films have always attracted a lot of attention.

"Director Zhang, Brother Li..."

Arriving at the director's room, Lin Xuan greeted several leading actors.

“I didn’t expect that your kid has such a good eye for investing in movies.

I watched "The Blind Shaft". The film was well made and I have high hopes of winning an award. "

As soon as they met, Zhang Yimou caught him and praised him.

The mainland produces so many films every year, but only a handful of them get screened at film festivals.

What's even more amazing is that director Li Yang had no successful works at all before this.

Zhang Yimou really admired his vision.

He was panning for gold in the sand, and he actually found it.

"Haha, Director Zhang was so complimentary that I decided to invest after reading the original work.

It's a small-budget movie, and the investment isn't huge. I originally had the mentality of giving it a try. "

Zhang Ziyi interjected: "But the scale of the movie is a bit big. I'm worried that it won't be approved by the mainland."

"The scale is okay, the script review has passed." Lin Xuan said casually.

Hearing this, several actors present were shocked.

When did the mainland’s censorship system become so open?

Or you, Lin Xuan, have made some incredible connections.

Among all the people, only Zhang Yimou was not surprised, but gave him a meaningful look.

Lin Xuan's words were obviously lying.

Others don’t know what the mainland’s censorship system is like, so how can he, Zhang Yimou, not know about it?

Lin Xuan must have done some tricks behind his back.

He guessed that "The Blind Shaft" must have been shot in two versions.

One film premiered at a film festival, and the other is a special edition for the Mainland.

This situation is not uncommon. Many imported blockbusters or well-known directors have done this kind of thing, and even the audience is used to it.

The next day, Li Yang drove over to pick him up.

The three of them went to the film festival together to feel the atmosphere.

The film festival was full of stars, but Lin Xuan hardly knew them, and Li Yang had to help introduce them.

Lin Xuan had learned English in the system space. Apart from the initial introduction, he could handle the rest.

Foreigners were also surprised at how good his spoken English was, with no accent at all.

Lin Xuan chatted with these people, while Li Yang and Wang Baoqiang looked like they had seen a ghost.

"Director Lin, have you studied abroad?"

"Director Li, people all over the country know my family situation, so what you are asking is not nonsense.

I am self-taught in spoken English, and in addition to English, I can also speak Japanese, Korean, German, French, Russian, and Italian. "

"Speak all languages ​​so well?"

Li Yang felt like he had really seen a ghost today.

"Of course that's impossible. English is an international language, so I've worked hard. As for other languages, it's just at the level of daily conversation."

Hearing this, Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the level of daily conversation is quite difficult, it is not unusual.

If seven or eight languages ​​​​can reach the level of his mother tongue, then Lin Xuan will really be a talentless actor when he makes movies.

In fact, language is the simplest of all subjects.

Not to mention now, even during the Republic of China, there were many talents who knew multiple languages.

The three of them wandered around the film festival and watched two movies.

When preparing to leave in the afternoon, many actors and directors came over to say hello to Lin Xuan.

As he spoke, he gestured with his hands.

After asking about it, Lin Xuan was a little dumbfounded.

Most of these people had just come out of the "Hero" exhibition hall and were deeply impressed by his role as Chang Kong. That silver gun was so handsome.

Even Wang Baoqiang next to him is known to many people.

Although he is only the third male lead in "The Blind Shaft", he is the core character of the entire movie.

When a foreigner greeted him, Baoqiang could only say hello, so he nervously pulled Lin Xuan and asked him to help translate.

This trip to the film festival was fruitful.

In the evening, the three of them had dinner outside and returned to the hotel.

"Good news, I met several interested buyers today, and the price is still being negotiated."

The film festival is not just for exhibitions and awards.

After all, the films that win awards are only a small part of them.

For the vast majority of films, they go to film festivals for business.

There are buyers and sellers, and everyone is looking for and testing each other.

The entire film festival is like a film trade fair.

After listening to Li Yang's words, Lin Xuan analyzed.

""The Blind Shaft" has a high chance of winning. Not only you and me, many people know this news."

"I guess so. You are an investor, what do you think we should do? Should we make a move in advance?"

Li Yang felt excited and nervous at the same time.

He suffered so much and suffered so much, and finally it was time to bear fruit.

But negotiation with film producers is also a very important part.

If he takes action now, no matter what the result is, he will be safe.

But if "The Blind Shaft" wins the award, it will be my grandma's family's fault.

"I suggest procrastinating until the awards are over."

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xuan gave his opinion.

To put it bluntly, it's a gamble, betting that "Blind Shaft" can win awards like the original time and space.

"Okay, let's wait until the awards are over."

Li Yang gritted his teeth and decided to play a big one.

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Time passes day by day.

Lin Xuan's life in Berlin is very leisurely.

During the day, I wandered around the city with Wang Baoqiang, visiting historical sites, the Capitol Building, and visiting museums.

In the evening, I discussed the origin of life in the universe with Zhang Ziyi.

During this period, the participating films were classified by the judges for viewing, discussion and scoring.

The competition for the film festival awards has always been fierce, and the results could not be decided within a few days.

February 2th, the closing ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival.

Lin Xuan and Wang Baoqiang followed Li Yang to the award ceremony.

When walking on the red carpet, Li Yang asked him to walk in the front, acting as the face of the crew.

Otherwise, these three melons and two dates are obviously not powerful enough.

The change did have an effect.

Lin Xuan wore a black custom-made suit and strutted onto the red carpet.

After systematic improvements in his appearance and figure, he has reached the threshold of unifying Eastern and Western aesthetics.

The most important thing is that Lin Xuan has a unique temperament and his smile is filled with confidence.

Photographers around the red carpet were attracted by him and pressed the shutter in their hands.

On the other hand, for those foreign carpet stars, even if they hang on, the photographers don't want to waste film.

The crew walked down the red carpet at a normal pace.

Unless a photographer calls them to take a photo, they will stop and take a few photos with them.

Coming to the interview area, Li Yang introduced the film and the crew in fluent German.

In particular, Lin Xuan was named, saying that he has a keen eye for people and decided to invest in this movie after reading the script.

Without him, this movie wouldn't have been possible.

Although this was all true, Lin Xuan was a little embarrassed to praise him like this in person.

After hearing this, the reporter handed the microphone to Lin Xuan and asked him a few questions.

For example, why are you willing to invest in "The Blind Shaft"?

What are your expectations for the upcoming awards?

How do you feel about working with Jet Li?

Lin Xuan naturally talked eloquently, without being nervous or timid or arrogant.

Every move, every word and every deed demonstrates the style of a great nation.

At the end of the interview, Li Yang and Wang Baoqiang gave thumbs up.

Lin Xuan's aura is so awesome!

(End of this chapter)