I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 170: 168. "secret", X u X in

Chapter 170 168. "SECRET", XUXIN

Nowadays, there is an advantage in the Internet age, that is, as long as you are willing to spend money on trailers, this movie can be logged on major portals anytime, anywhere.

After the two-minute film was played, the fans of Jay Chou were the first to get excited.

Although there is no such exaggeration of picking up details frame by frame, I have to admit that this Korean drama full of style trailer is easily labeled with the most basic label of "campus romance, magic, love". At the same time, the taste of the **** drama is too strong, full of Korean style.

Although Jay Chou is disdainful of the so-called Hallyu.

But in this film, he also had to compromise.

Because this is just a trailer, there is no need to go online, it is meaningless.

He still has another version, which will be played next month, and Xu Xin's third version will be played in June.

It’s fine if you don’t see it anymore, now as long as there are gimmicks, it’s enough.

And on April 7th, Yang Mi had already gone to Wanwan, and Xu Xin also set off for Shenmu.

Steel structure entered the site and returned as the tripartite "coordinator" of the project team, construction party, and contractor.

Before going back, he had already prepared a month-long Olympic link plan report and submitted it again.

Waiting for approval.

And, unlike last time, the creative team this time is full of confidence in this plan.

And on April 8th, which happened to be Qingming, Xu Xin was finally able to visit his mother's grave in a down-to-earth manner.

After visiting the grave, he walked into the construction site with his helmet on.

The construction period must be accelerated.

It has to be fast and good.

…

It is often said on the Internet that the French are very loose.

In fact, the same is true.

At least, Liu Momo thinks so.

Compared with them, the Italians are not even scumbags.

Obviously you can enter working hours around 9 o'clock, but you can't see people until 10 o'clock, and after ten o'clock, you have not talked much about things, and you have entered a pleasant lunch time.

It took more than an hour to finish lunch, take a break, and at three or four in the afternoon, I worked for a while, and the day passed.

Sometimes it is really incomprehensible.

It was as if she was sitting in the hall of the Cannes Film Association full of media at this moment, waiting for the slow speaker in front to announce the first batch of Cannes films selected for this year.

Brother, can you hurry up?

What about the ink?

She came this time mainly for "The Man From London". The film is being submitted for review this year, and this morning is when the first batch of shortlists will be announced.

At this moment, Pierre, the spokesperson of the association in front of the microphone, finally opened the envelope, put on reading glasses, and pointed his mouth at the microphone:

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. The weather is nice today, isn't it?"

Hearing what he said, the reporters and distribution agents off the field burst into laughter.

But not including Liu Momo.

She actually knew what these people were laughing at.

The spokesman, Pierre Manou, lived in England in his early years, and the French did not have the habit of meeting and greeting the weather. But he had lived in the UK and said this old joke as a Frenchman...

directly hit the laughing point of many people.

It's a pity...Liu Momo really doesn't know what's so fun about this kind of contrast joke.

If you have the time, you might as well read the list earlier.

And Pierre Manu really followed her meaning. After a joke, he said directly:

"After so many excellent filmmakers' evaluations, today, the nomination list for the competition section of the 60th Cannes Film Festival finally appeared... Then let us save time and start announcing the nomination list."

There was some commotion among the reporters.

According to the usual practice, the shortlist did not do any tricks, but followed Cannes's formal process, starting with the most important main competition unit.

"Competition list, opening film: "Blueberry Night", Wang Jiawei..."

After the words automatically translated into Chinese in Liu Momo's mind sounded, the people present were not surprised at all.

Sunglasses King is a regular customer.

An old friend of the French.

The French especially appreciate his film art, almost every film, Cannes has given a very high courtesy.

Then, ignoring the reporters who took pens to record in their notebooks, Pierre Manu continued:

"The Old Mistress, Catherine Brea...Love Song, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly..."

One name after another was read out, and every time one was read, Liu Momo's heart lifted into his throat.

one by one.

One after another.

finally…

"The Man From London, Bella Tarr."

"YES!"

When it was the eighteenth name, Liu Momo instinctively got into his fist and heaved a sigh of relief.

Yeah.

How could such a good story not enter the main unit?

"Hoo..."

After she felt comfortable, her mind began to spin rapidly, and she began to calculate how to maximize the benefits of this film.

After all, more than 10 million yuan, almost all of her belongings are held in it. Now that the film has entered the main competition of Cannes, she is more or less at a loss.

Among other things, getting back the money...isn't it difficult?

As long as the film pays back its budget, plus "Once Upon a Time" released in March, the box office of this film in Ireland is very good, and it has exceeded 3 million US dollars so far. And for a movie with a budget of less than $150,000, it can already be said to be a big hit.

In the future, there are still many countries that will release it one after another, and the box office will only be higher.

But the big sales of this film can’t actually prove its strength. Although at first glance, the box office of the 150,000 film has already exceeded 3 million, no matter how you look at it, it’s a blood profit.

But in fact, there is a saying in the investment circle that "you will never make money beyond your cognition".

It is so.

Because when Liu Momo was in Vivendi, when he saw this script, he just thought it was a movie that was very suitable for the DVD route, and there was almost no possibility of it being operable at the box office.

So, the popularity of "Once Upon a Time" reminded her of another saying in the investment circle.

It is not the so-called "we should be friends with time", but "talent is worthless in front of luck".

The box office of the movie that valued the release of DVD suddenly became inexplicably popular, and even the songs in it began to be sung.

But Liu Momo doesn't think it's his own credit.

Because it runs counter to her judgment about the future of this movie.

Anyone who has been in contact with investment knows that people who also work in an investment company and those who work on projects with ups and downs will never be as stable as those who strive for success. Although each investment is not much, people who are stable and lose less money are more popular. .

It's not that investment companies are short-sighted, but because they know better than anyone how slim these chances of getting rich are.

For a normal person, it would be great to meet one in a lifetime.

Luck can favor everyone.

But luck will not always favor a person.

So it cannot be included in the consideration of personal performance.

Liu Momo thinks so too.

Even if "Ever" made money, it made money beyond what I knew.

Investment is successful.

But again, as an investor, she is not a failure, but her performance is not perfect.

However, in the film "The Man", it seems that her vision is correct.

The recognition of Cannes is equivalent to the weathervane of Europe.

Next, you just need to contact the theater to have it pass the box office test.

Thinking of this, she took another breath.

and think their mission is over.

Although, she also helped her boss choose a domestic movie.

But let’s be honest…

Jay Chou...

do you like it?

Of course I do.

Who doesn't like his songs?

But if you act in a movie...

Thinking of this, she shook her head slightly.

She likes a boss like Xu Xin very much, and also likes this friend.

Can…

Jay Chou~

She has already watched "Golden Armor", as well as the previous "Initial D".

The other party's acting skills were recognized by Cannes?

Not to mention as a practitioner, even as a fan, she finds it impossible.

Not to mention, she also watched this movie.

Admittedly, the boss took beautiful photos.

Not right. It's inappropriate to say it's beautiful... She likes the whole film in terms of tone, style, and rhythm.

But still that sentence...

Jay Chou...

Although she can't be a judge at Cannes, from the perspective of an audience, the actor's acting skills gave her the feeling that it was superficial and didn't let her immerse herself in the story.

Even, sometimes when Jay Chou is not talking, or when he is showing a long-range shot, she will really immerse herself in the film's... the soothing and comfortable rhythm of the piano like flowing water, but every time Jay Chou appears, she will have a kind of Very uncoordinated feeling.

Story, is it a good story?

no doubt.

The boss took a great shot, and it really looks very comfortable.

But say a thousand words and ten thousand...

Jay Chou...

So, for this movie, she was pessimistic from the very beginning.

until…

""SECRET", Director: XUXIN~"

"...?"

Liu Momo was shocked instantly.

His eyes focused on Pierre Manu.

He… what did he just say?

What stage is it now?

Just now, Liu Momo was distracted by thinking about his "man" and was taken aback for a moment, then after realizing it, he immediately asked politely to the colleague next to him:

"Excuse me, what kind of competition is it now?"

"...?"

The other party glanced at the young oriental girl in surprise, and said politely:

"Secondary competition."

"...sub-competition!?"

Liu Momo was stunned, and asked again:

"A unit?"

"...?"

The other party gave Liu Momo a strange look.

This person...why doesn't he understand anything?

Except for the main competition for best director, film, male and female best actress...others are of course sub-competition units. "One" certainly does.

Don’t even understand this?

Does Liu Momo understand?

Of course she understands.

It is precisely because I understand that I am surprised.

You know, after the film "The Unspeakable Secret" was submitted for review, this is where she regretted it.

The boss obviously took a good shot, but he was dragged down by the male and female protagonists.

If this film were to use two good actors, it would look more literary and artistic without pursuing box office. With this script and rhythm, it would definitely be able to make progress.

That's why there was the exclamation of "Jay Chou".

And now the movie has entered a category! ?

Who are the judges for this session?

The standard is so high?

Directly picked out the actors, watching the movie itself?

Directly discovered the bright spot of the boss?

She was completely taken aback.

You must know... In fact, many people have a misunderstanding, thinking that the main competition unit of Cannes, that is, the so-called best actor, best actress, and best director awards are the highest.

EMMMM…

how to say.

It can be understood in this way.

For actors, the titles of Cannes best actor and actress are very valuable.

First of all, let me tell you the simplest truth. Those who can get these titles are those who have defeated one work after another and conquered round after round of judges with their acting skills.

Can you not compare it?

But in fact...whether it’s Cannes, or the Big Three, or even in other film festivals, there’s always been a point of contention in the circle and among some knowledgeable people.

That is, the so-called main competition unit "General A" and the "second category, B-level" awards like Cannes, Venice Skyline, and Golden Bear Teddy, which one has more gold content.

Because of their different focuses, general A is like "comprehensive consideration", while "B grade" is selected by relatively "closed" and "professional" professional filmmakers.

Some people say that comprehensiveness is the best.

But some people say that the professional ones have the highest gold content.

This debate has been going on for decades, and it is temporarily impossible to distinguish between high and low.

However, there is a very clear understanding in the industry, that is, for actors, general A awards are the highest honor for their careers. But for directors, the gold content of B-level awards is higher.

For example, in Cannes, for directors, one kind of attention is better than Pu A, no matter whether you win an award or not, because you want to sell the film, the film you make will not be recognized by the distribution companies in the industry, and the film will not be sold, and it will not sell well. , If you lose the investor's money, you will fail.

It has nothing to do with artistry, business is business. It has to be distinguished from art!

But for actors, the ordinary A who won the award is better than the one who was shortlisted but not awarded. After all, I really won the title of actor and actress, which is a huge increase in my popularity. Just like for an actor, being the top three judges must not be as good as Pu A's best actor and best actress, which is a reason.

As far as the director is concerned, the personal level, talent, control and artistic level required for the B category awards are higher.

"The Unspeakable Secret" was not shortlisted for the main competition, is Liu Momo surprised?

Not surprised at all.

If it is shortlisted, then Liu Momo will be surprised, and even start to doubt the gold content of Cannes...

Not to mention, the idea itself is outrageous.

How dare you think?

This film was shortlisted for the main unit of Cannes?

What are you daydreaming about?

Can be shortlisted for category B award? Although I don't know if it is a unit, or the golden camera, which is more generous and relaxed for newcomers... But being shortlisted for the B category award, she already wants to call the boss Niubi at this moment.

Because what does that say?

It shows that the boss's movie is still recognized by **** professional filmmakers!

Yeah.

Don’t look at the hero and heroine, you just look at the rhythm, script, and camera of the whole movie...

My boss's debut movie is really surprising.

Can't see any young, mature batches at all!

The movie "The Unspeakable Secret" is really excellent in terms of rhythm and shooting skills in light and shadow!

You really have a vision!

What a vision!

Thinking of this, she immediately took out her phone and sent Xu Xin a message.

"Xu Xin, you're shortlisted! You're shortlisted!"

boss…

Cow wow!

Then next...

The so-called "order screening" of fixed theaters and fixed time screenings is definitely unnecessary. Even if the boss is shortlisted for category B, then according to the rhythm of Cannes, it is impossible to order screenings.

It's a screening.

is carousel.

That…

Do you have to make some connections and arrange the time relatively friendly?

What about distribution?

Being shortlisted represents strength in itself. What does the boss say about overseas distribution?

Did you say something?

Maybe not.

That…

A series of unexpected but logical operation plans began to ripple in her mind.

…

Did Xu Xin see the message?

No.

The time difference in France is 6 hours slower than that in China, and it is already almost 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

He is having a meeting with people from Panasonic, partners from Panasonic, people from Shenzhen Hi-Tech, and people from Yanjing Urban Construction.

Talk about the installation of embedded parts.

Panasonic's current factory is located in Shenzhen, so the production and assembly of LED screens first avoids the trouble of crossing the ocean, and the construction period is guaranteed. Moreover, the transaction method of "producing a batch and pulling a batch over" has also been negotiated.

A batch of goods comes, the quality inspection is passed, and the money is paid.

Panasonic and High-Tech people have also seen the style of handing over money and delivering goods of the coal bosses.

From the completion of the bidding to the accelerated production, the first batch of LED screens has now started the technical inspection process. The grid structure of the construction site here is also running 24 hours a day, and the progress has plummeted.

Fast progress means busy work.

Xu Xin didn't care about the phone at all.

Naturally, he didn't know that he had been shortlisted for the Cannes B category award.

But he also didn't know... At 5 o'clock in the evening, the meeting was still listening to the progress of the steel structure report, and after it was decided to install the embedded parts tomorrow, how to find a way to conduct strength tests at the same time... The French side has already ended the first round The competition list was announced, and at the same time, countless national media also sent the shortlist back to China for publication.

Online…

A bit of a fryer.

…

Baidu Tieba—Inside the Cannes Film Festival bar.

Rows of topics are urging and asking.

"Why haven't you come out yet? All the waiting flowers are gone."

"Does anyone know the news? Is Jiangwen on?"

"If Jiang Wen can't keep up, then this year's class will not be worth watching."

""Blueberry Night" is a film by Wang Jiawei, but it is a French film and has nothing to do with us"

"If someone knows that Wang Jiawei's film is going to win an award, does the award count as our country? Come out and explain"

"Will Hou Xiaoxian's "Red Balloon" be shortlisted?"

"Did Jiang Wen pass the trial? I'm so anxious."

"The French are too slow to work"

Behind each theme post, there is an anxious netizen waiting.

No way, it happens every year.

As Zhang Yimou said, after the hot discussion of the fifth generation of directors has gradually receded, the depth of the Celestial Dynasty, which shocked the world at the beginning, has gradually come to an end.

Everyone has aesthetic fatigue.

In the 1990s, the fifth-generation directors went to the Big Three to stir up the situation, and created a theme for many directors as long as the theme is "little people, changing times, struggle, darkness", then they can go for a walk in the Big Three. illusion.

The same is true.

Everything has pros and cons. It can be said that the prejudice of Westerners against the Celestial Dynasty today was greatly fueled by the works of those directors in the 1990s.

A film doesn't seem to be uncomfortable without some darkness.

As a result, the filming was dark, and it was not allowed in China. After being banned, it said that it restricted the freedom of artistic creation.

But no one has ever thought about it, when the people of the whole celestial dynasty are striving for a better life, is the thing that looks like the third grandson you photographed really for art, or is it a nonsense made up by countless ancestors who have worked hard The shit-stirring stick of a bright future that comes from struggle.

Unfortunately, I am not ashamed but proud when I am still there.

One by one there, eh, you got banned? Dude, I got banned for two movies, hey, that's your bullshit. But I know someone who was banned from the third part, so I called him over, let's have dinner today.

That virtue is the same as the anti-three vulgar experts in Guo Degang's cross talk.

Movies do need creative freedom.

good.

But the same principle, deliberate distortion and distortion, it is not too much to say that it is a traitor's behavior in the past.

However, the group of people who were banned in the country and did not disgust their own people successfully left a stereotyped impression on the Europeans, and at the same time blocked the retreat of the fifth generation of directors who were really exploring the changes of the times. .

Europeans are not stupid either.

will also cause aesthetic fatigue.

It’s the same as when Lin Zhengying made a movie about zombies popular, and within a week, Xiangjiang Films released hundreds of **** movies about Maoshan Taoist priests fighting zombies.

After dividing up the cake of the changing times, Chinese movies have indeed begun to decline in Europe since the turn of the millennium.

Although there are occasional splashes, they are not important awards.

At the beginning, I didn’t think it was a big deal, but some movie-loving people who felt that the cultures of the world are in common, after going through this period, became like the posts posted by these netizens today.

Every year, I look forward to seeing new things, but the things I see every year... feel out of the world I am familiar with.

Count forward.

The 59th session of Cannes failed.

In the 58th session, Wang Xiaoshuai's movie "Green Red" was recognized by the jury and won the jury award, but the things he talked about were old-fashioned.

Looking at the parents who were the same as the old man of the Qing Dynasty in the feudal era, they killed their daughter's dream, persecuted her daughter Qinghong and her lover Xiaogen to separate, then Qinghong rebelled against her parents, and finally left a tragedy.

How is it?

Does it look familiar?

Remove the modern background and put it on the background of the Republic of China. If you say it sounds good, it is a family story of conflicts between the elders of the Suo family and their heirs. If it sounds bad, it is like "Red Sorghum" + "Raise the Red Lantern" + " A synthesis of the spirit of "Ju Dou" will do.

Especially the shooting technique, which is still gloomy, dark, and obscure...

It seems that if you don’t do these things, you can’t make movies.

It’s true that movies need deep elements, but Chinese movies can’t only have deep elements, right?

Going forward, Wang Jiawei—"2046".

Among other things, just ask those who praised this movie as good-looking, how many really understand the metaphors in "2046", and how many people follow suit, in order to give themselves the title of literary cafe, ignorant Conscience says it looks good?

Movies... the most essential thing, shouldn’t it tell a good story?

Even South Korea, which imitated Chinese movies in the past, has begun to transform in the past few years. Why do Chinese people still hold on to it?

Moving forward, Lou Ye's spy film "Purple Butterfly".

Still, the water splash didn't come out, it was just shortlisted, and didn't get any awards.

Going forward, "Ren Xiaoyao", one of Jia Zhangke's "Hometown Trilogy"...

As far as these themes are concerned, no matter how you look at them, they don’t look like movies made for the audience, but more like they are made to win awards, or for some reason, deliberately made something that people can’t understand.

With the rise of the Internet, a large number of netizens poured into the Internet and talked about it on the Internet. When discussing movies, there will always be people talking about the golden age of Chinese movies, such as "Red Sorghum" and "Farewell My Concubine".

Why do you often talk about this? Because they first told everyone a story, and perfectly integrated the spirit they entrusted in the story.

Because I have been brilliant, I want to continue to be brilliant.

Don't care whether you will watch the award-winning movie, like it or not, as long as you can win the award, you will be awesome.

No matter how those who can go to Cannes or the third generation are those old faces, I don’t think about why only these familiar faces go there every year, unlike other countries, some people come out every year with refreshing s work…

Consider nothing.

Win prizes for prizes.

If there is Wang Jiawei, choose Wang Jiawei, if there is no Wang Jiawei, choose Jia Zhangke.

If there is no one, it depends on whose name looks like a Chinese... As a result, after checking the information, it turned out to be a **** Korean...

Of course, there are many people who really like movies and know how to do it.

But people who really understand movies will not pay special attention to whether so and so has entered the finals at this time.

Even if they have paid attention to it before, they are concerned about movies, not this list.

At most, I see which director is shortlisted, and I take it for granted because I recognize the other party's strength, and then worry about whether the film made by the other party can be released in China, that's all.

So, the reason why we say fryer is very simple.

Put hope on one person, repeatedly ask this person whether he is shortlisted, or whether he is selected or not. The angle of attention is not the movie, but directly to win the award. It can't be said that it runs counter to the movie itself, but it can only be said that their utilitarianism in treating movies is definitely greater than their love for movies.

And the short ones may choose the general, and Wang Jiawei alone, they may feel that it is not safe.

So, all the hopes are pinned on Jiang Wen’s highly hyped movie “The Sun Also Rises”, which has just finished post-production in France and still has time to be selected for the exhibition.

And at this moment, the owner of the Cannes Movie Bar finally got the list of this year's Cannes, and posted a pinned post:

"The 60th Cannes Nomination List"

One minute after the post was posted, the number of views immediately exceeded 300.

In two minutes, it broke 700.

Three minutes later...

A post popped up on the post bar, which made some people who hadn’t had time to read it feel a little inexplicable, but at the same time it conformed to everyone’s cognition:

"Are you kidding me?"

And the name of this post is:

""The Unspeakable Secret"? Is Jay Chou also worthy to go to Cannes?"

The content of the post is unknown yet.

But after refreshing the webpage, more related topics popped up.

"Didn't Jay Chou sing? Why did he go to Cannes?"

"Reprint: The first trailer of "The Untold Secret". Idol drama style? Cannes??"

"Has Cannes been taken over by Jay Chou's crazy fans?"

"Is this list correct? Jay Chou? Cannes? What about Jiang Wen? What about "The Sun Also Rises"?"

"??? What did I see? "The Untold Secret"?"

"Is it possible that Cannes got it wrong?"

"Okay, now the selection criteria of Cannes is no longer a secret."