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The three major film festivals in Europe were like holy places before the Chinese market took off.

After getting up, he didn't take it seriously anymore, as can be seen from the participants: in 2010, Fan Xiaopang was still wrapped in a dragon robe to fight on the red carpet; in 2019, even Internet celebrities can go to rub.

The Venice Film Festival claims to be the most artistic one, but it actually means the most boring.

This year's 51st, against the background of the 1994 film fantasy year, as usual, there are a lot of good movies.

Chinese-speaking forces have attracted attention, Taiwan Tsai Ming-liang's "Long Live Love", Hong Kong Sunglass King's "Evil and West Poison", and Mainland Jiang Wen's "Sunny Day".

Historically, films were disbanded after they were shot.

Xia Yu went back to Qingdao to study, but Lao Jiang had no plans at all, so he went to Venice in an emergency. When I found Xia Yu, there was only one week before the awards ceremony, and I didn't have time to apply for a passport, so I didn't go.

Later, a reporter told him that he had won the award, and the school issued a "special birth certificate" to him.

Now, Mr. Xu said to check the time, but in fact, he decided to go to Venice and started to apply for a passport three months in advance. So nine people came, plus Yu Jiajia and a stylist.

And the entourage such as Dou Shoufang and translators.

It is a political event to go abroad to participate in exhibitions these days, and it has to be approved by the Foreign Affairs Department of Radio, Television, and accompanied by relevant leaders.

"Your hair is too dry, use some good shampoo... don't move, I'll fix it for you again."

In the hotel, the stylist tidied up Xia Yu and changed into a custom suit and shiny leather shoes.

Xu Fei looked at it and pointed out: "Normally, you don't need to be too formal. Change into a pair of jeans, wear a shirt on top, and look like a bumpkin in a suit."

"Hey, I feel awkward too."

Xia Yu grinned happily, unable to conceal his excitement and nervousness.

Going abroad for the first time!

After changing into casual clothes, Yu Jiajia asked him and Jiang Wen to stand on the terrace and take pictures.

She is in a state of mind now, "Alive" exclusive materials, one of which is widely circulated: Cannes beach, open-air cafe, Ge You is holding a certificate and facing the camera sideways, with the moon behind and the sea next to it.

"If you don't want to participate in a film festival, you, please!"

Old Jiang was impatient.

"The publicity needs to be good, please cooperate."

Xu Fei said bluntly, "The three major European companies are very effective promotional platforms. I will lead this time, and next time you may come by yourself. If you come by yourself, you won't be able to take a few photos. What else are you promoting?"

Alas!

Xia Yu was speechless to himself, it was the first time he saw someone talking to the director like this.

In fact, Jiang Wen is not stupid. From shooting to submitting for review, to participating in exhibitions abroad, this series understands a lot. Making movies is not so easy. It's just out of character that I hate this kind of stuff.

After taking the photos, Xu Fei took the calendar and looked through it.

""Heavy Rain is Coming", "Natural Born Killers", "Evil and West Poison", all of them are good this year!"

He drew a few circles, and suddenly thought of something, "Hey Old Jiang, do you know English?"

"Learned."

"Can you understand movies?"

"Look and guess."

"That's okay, let's go take a look."

Just as he was talking, Dou Shoufang came in.

"Are you free? Follow me to meet my compatriots in Hong Kong."

"What about Taiwan?"

"Why are you so sensitive nowadays?"

...

Sunglasses King, Lin Qingxia, Zhang Manyu, Liang Chaowei, this is the lineup of "Evil in the East and Poison in the West".

They were not surprised. During the period when the cross-strait communication was difficult, the International Film Festival became a chat platform instead. Of course, Dou Shoufang was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect a Taiwanese to be there.

Jiang Wen's fame hadn't spread yet, and Xu Fei didn't even know about it, so the two exchanged polite greetings.

Teacher Xu only stared at Zhang Manyu, who was just 30 years old, far from the skinny anorexic appearance of later generations, and kept a bit of innocence in his maturity, with a taste.

"I heard that Ms. Zhang has announced her retirement?"

"Uh, yeah."

"It's a pity. When an actor is at his best, I really hope to see your work."

"..."

Zhang Manyu was puzzled, and her Mandarin was not good, "Well, the reason..."

After holding back for a few seconds, I subconsciously said something in English, and was about to apologize, but the other party replied quickly.

After sitting for a while, everyone said goodbye. Lin Qingxia was curious and asked, "What did you just say?"

"He wants to cooperate."

Zhang Manyu shrugged, feeling that he was a very strange guy.

…………

Many production crews are very frugal when they go to the Three Majors, and eat instant noodles in their rooms.

Xia Yu was lucky, and with the strong support of the capitalists, he played in Venice. Everyone loves to enjoy it, and Lao Jiang also awkwardly called it really fragrant.

The next few days were spent in a fiery paranoid atmosphere, Xu Fei and Jiang Wen watched movies everywhere.

Lao Jiang's evaluation is very objective. Things like rhythm, picture, and music are indeed insufficient in China, but in terms of ideological quality, the same is true in Europe and the United States.

Really not crazy.

In the 1980s and 1990s, a large number of highly ideological films were produced in China, with a wide range of themes and an astonishing scale.

In a blink of an eye, it's the 9th, morning.

Teacher Xu slept soundly until dawn, and when he got up, he saw that everyone had succeeded in cultivating immortals and was listless.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Can you receive customers in this state?"

"Xiao Li, quickly put on makeup to cover up the dark circles under your eyes."

After a while, Xia Yu felt that it was a formal occasion, and Diandian wanted to wear a suit, but Xu Fei slapped him and changed into jeans aggrieved.

After breakfast, go straight to the cinema.

The place is not big, it can accommodate hundreds of people. Xu Fei led Jiang Wen up and watched as the projectionist stuffed an Italian copy into it.

The general editions are all in English.

The person in charge quickly apologized, Lao Jiang learned again, he really had to keep an eye on it!

Seventy to eighty percent of the audience sat, waiting for a moment before the judges appeared. The chairman is David Lynch, who has filmed "Mulholland Drive" and "The Elephant Man".

The rest is familiar with Uma Thurman, the heroine of "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill".

"Wow, boom!"

Amid the applause, the judges sat in the front row, and Xu Fei waited in the second row.

The host came to the stage and said: "Good morning everyone, today we are enjoying a film from China, this is the director's debut.

When the film was submitted to the film festival, we were all amazed. It was completely different from the previous impression of Chinese films, and it was a new spirit and technique.

We feel the genius of the director, let us appreciate it together. "

"Ahem!"

Jiang Wen coughed twice subconsciously, as if there was a thorn in his buttocks, and moved subconsciously. Needless to say, the meaning of this film is finally officially unveiled at this moment.

The lights dimmed and the screen came on.

With a pitch-black background, the list of production staff appeared, followed by a melodious and slightly sad music, accompanied by Jiang Wen's low-pitched monologue.

"BJ, it's changed so fast, I can hardly find anything in it that I remember..."

"My stories always happened in summer. At that time, it seemed to be summer forever. The sun always came out to accompany me. The sun was abundant, but it was too bright, which made my eyes dark."

The monologue stops, the music stops, and the title of the film is revealed on the screen:

"Sunny Day"