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After the short holiday of the New Year, Zhao Wenyan immediately returned to the post-editing of "Nanshan". Shen Qiao had nothing to do. He just wandered around Beijing every day. In comparison, he might be a fake Beijinger.

In February, Shen Yun found out that she was pregnant and was expected to give birth in September and October. According to Guan Yunying's account afterwards, when Shen Qiao heard the news on the phone, she cheered and immediately left the Badaling Great Wall, which was halfway up, and ran down the mountain.

I'm so excited now, but I don't know how painful it will be when the baby is born in the future.

Shen Qiao went to the United States in March to watch the No.60 Sixth Oscar Awards Ceremony. Carl Kestner starred in the movie again after eight years. The perfect performance in "New Brooklyn" finally made the most critical critics Everyone has nothing to say, there is no doubt that he stood on the podium for best actor.

He deserved it.

""New Brooklyn" tells about the trade-offs between the past and the future of immigrants. They need to understand what is the most important in the face of the torrent of time. Only when they understand this can they know where the future lies."

"I'm not an immigrant from Brooklyn, I'm an actor. I just know that for an actor, the most important thing is always the performance."

After that, Kestner brought another piece of good news. As early as after the Oscar nominations came out, Paramount asked him to star in their next year's Olympic production. After the ceremony, Kestner requested that Jason Chung in the movie should still be played by Shen Qiao. The face of the new film star and Shen Qiao's performance in the audition finally prompted the person in charge of the project to make a final decision. Shen Qiao's second film is like this In the moment of being caught off guard, it was determined.

"The film will be launched in May, and I plan to return to China after the finale." Shen Qiao said apologetically on the phone, "We won't meet until August."

His other meaning is that he may not contact him before returning to China. "The Trial in New York" was a perfect opportunity, and Shen Qiao knew it well.But if he can break into Hollywood with this role, what's the point of his return?

"understood."

He was responsible for the final editing of Zheng Yaoguo's films before, but this time he was unexpectedly asked to edit "Nanshan" with him: "Although your name will not be signed on the director's column at the end, you must know that "Nanshan" is also Your movie."

"Yes." He was operating the editor, and suddenly asked curiously, "But teacher, no matter what, you shouldn't ask me to finish the last step of the movie now."

"You will come to this step one day. I hope that day will come soon." Zheng Yaoguo's eyes were dark, "There are some things that you can do better than me."

After the final cut of the film was completed, it was first handed over to the country to go through the process one by one. Since Zheng Yaoguo has a strong background and a high status, and the subject matter of "Nanshan" is not sensitive, he was quickly reviewed and approved for competition.Zheng Yaoguo decided to send the film to Venice. He has always had a good relationship with Venice, so it was a normal decision to send the film to the exhibition.As expected, "Nanshan" was shortlisted for the main competition and will compete for the Golden Lion Award together with the other [-] films.

The Venice Film Festival is considered to be the last important film event of this year. For some reason, this year's excellent films are almost in a blowout. Later, people understood the greatness of this year from a human perspective, and also faintly realized that it must be extraordinary.

As for the Venice Film Festival in September, he doesn't know how "Nanshan" will win the award, but he almost instinctively believes that it will be an outstanding work.

Shen Qiao returned to Beijing in August, and left for Venice without taking a few days off. According to Zheng Yaoguo's style, he always left one or two days before the awards ceremony, but this time he decided to stay for the whole cycle uncharacteristically.

"After the preview, you will meet people who greet you. When you act in a movie in the future, they may bring you resources and opportunities. You don't need to please, but if you don't have to, never offend."

Before Shen Qiao could answer, Zhao Wenyan spoke first: "Don't stress these things to Shen Qiao. He understood these things at a very young age."

The atmosphere was slightly awkward.After a while, it was Shen Qiao who broke the deadlock first. He touched the back of his head and said embarrassedly: "Yes. But if you don't remind me, I may not remember."

Shen Qiao obviously didn't care about this little episode. At the preview meeting, he took Zhao Wenyan to the seat arranged for them by the staff, and chatted without interruption. After the movie started, he quickly sat up straight, Stare intently at the screen.

This is his first film, and the first time he has seen himself on screen.

As a conscientious Oscar Academy director, Donald Finch was actually quite surprised to receive an invitation from the Venice Film Festival, which has always admired the spirit of innovation.

In fact, the three major European film festivals also have their own preferred styles: For example, Cannes insists on the continuity of the new wave and is very partial to "author's films", Berlin is more political, and realistic films are more respected, while Venice attaches great importance to the ideological nature of films, Especially films with a pioneering spirit in audiovisual language.

Donald Fincher's film career has been very smooth: he was born in a film family, and his father was a shareholder of Warner Pictures. When he was young, he showed his talent and won the strong support of his family. After graduating from the American Film Academy, he soon became a filmmaker in Hollywood. Famous, and married a powerful actor who is good at acting. At the age of 37, he won the Oscar for Best Director with a politically correct, ideologically healthy, and strong public relations standard. To launch a movie of good quality, with a standard Hollywood-style big director, is favored by the Oscar judges, but obviously it should not be favored by Venice.

But this invitation is obviously another kind of recognition. Donald also hopes that this trip to Venice can wash away the pedantic, old-fashioned judgments that surround him-------God, he is only 40 years old.According to the principle of professionalism that he has always adhered to, he must also be serious about the selection of films-the times make heroes, but if it is not necessary, excellent works should not be buried.

Today is the first day of the film festival, and the opening film is "Nanshan" from China directed by Zheng.The chairman's desire to promote the film is ready to appear, but in his heart, he has already determined the film he wants to fight for the Golden Lion Award.

He has read countless films, and it is difficult for a film to touch him, but the Vietnam War theme "Return of Honor" he saw at Warner beforehand still shocked him so much that he even shed tears at the end. "Return of Honor" is a movie produced by Warner, and the anti-war theme is also in line with the taste of the academy, but in the past, such movies are not very popular in Venice.

From the bottom of his heart, Donald is a little unconcerned with the so-called "pursuit of art" of the three major European film festivals. Especially in the past few years, this kind of mentality has become extreme, which is reflected in his strong admiration of swords and slant fronts. Independent films unabashedly belittle the orthodox, optimistic and positive so-called "academic" films—even if the latter has more impact on the audience and society than the former.

Donald does not think that "political correctness" is a shortcoming of a movie, and similarly, commerciality and artistry are not antonyms.

Among the Chinese directors of the same period, Zheng was one he admired more. Although he did not quite agree with his persistent expression of the poverty and backwardness of his motherland in his works, from several contacts with Zheng at the Oscars, he could Sure he wasn't the cynical guy he thought he was.Regardless of the subject matter, Zheng's directing skills and distinctive film style are still worth learning, and his two Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film really shows his strength.They had a good relationship in private. Zheng wanted to send one of his students to the American Academy of Drama, and it was a letter of recommendation he wrote to the then dean.

This time "Nanshan" is said to still be Zheng's best rural theme, but the protagonist is not his usual actress Song, but a student at the American Academy of Drama.

He had heard of the actor surnamed Hobbs. He seemed to be the protégé of this year's Oscar winner Carl Kestner. He had won a Tony Award, and he also acted in Paramount's next year's Olympic film.He should be a very talented kid, he thought, putting aside all distracting thoughts and concentrating on enjoying the movie.

The English translation of Nanshan is "Noah", which is said to be the name of the leading actor. I am actually very curious about why Zheng chose such a name, Donald. Of course, being curious is also helpful for watching the movie.The opening is a few empty shots, which still maintains Zheng's usual standard: he is a photographer, and it is a pleasure to look at the scenery regardless of the content. In terms of aesthetics alone, Zheng is indeed very good.

After a burst of bicycle bells, he finally saw the actor: at first it was just a distant view, and as the bell rang closer, until the last close-up: he was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, wearing sunglasses, blocking most of his face, He looked up at the scenery in front of him, took off his sunglasses, and slightly raised the corners of his lips ---

Donald's jaw retracted subconsciously, he grabbed the handle of the chair, and couldn't believe his reaction just now:

When this young man chuckled on the screen, the aura of the surging river almost penetrated the screen, making him captured for a moment outside the screen: If you want to describe it, it is like a Macedonian boy The king brandished a spear to attack the city, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers scattered and fled. Since then, the empire collapsed and the gods disappeared forever.

This young man is not only talented: in time, as long as his aura can be carefully crafted by time and experience, he will be a great actor left in the annals of history. Even if he just took a look at this young man, he would instinctively believe this.

Donald's intuitive feeling for Shen Qiao came from the first time I was amazed by Zhou Xun. In "The Wind" I was wearing white pajamas and pushed open the door. That kind of aura really choked people's mind in an instant. I don't have enough words to describe it. I can understand my kind It feels better.

The private setting for Shen Qiao is more magnificent, one is the unstoppable young hero, the other is the overwhelming beauty with a smile, the other is the huge waves, and the other is the murmuring spring.