You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 586 ① Three awards ② Xiaotian looks for newcomers ③ Surprise

Cigarettes are indeed necessary props for character creation in many movies, and they are cost-effective even if they are just for showing off.

Zhang Songwen looks just average, but when he smokes with his backhand at the end, the disguise of a good guy is immediately removed, and his eyes are full of bloodthirsty and blurred emotions.

This moment is the end of the movie and also his highlight.

Then there was continuous applause from the scene, which gradually died down after about ten minutes.

I also want to thank the Chinese audience, who accounted for one-third of the audience at the scene. Because there was the original Chinese soundtrack and subtitles, the story was very clear and I just felt that it was awesome to the extreme.

With their drive, the applause was endless. The most enthusiastic one was Liu Yifei. She had watched so many art films in the Horizon Unit for so many days, and none of them could compare with "Who is He".

Let's talk about Tsai Mingliang's "That Afternoon", which is also an experimental film. It was very uncomfortable to watch. At least half of the audience left after the movie ended.

Well, not bad, I didn't go home empty-handed.

Hearing this address, Wang Quan became excited again, and he would accompany her well before leaving.

In addition, Liu Yifei from "Don't Tell Her" will also attend Toronto.

Meng Ziyi didn't want to, she couldn't imagine how hard it would be for her to be separated from Wang Quan in the past few days.

Because the United States is the world's largest film country, and France is the core of European art films. The strength is there, and Japan has won many awards because they used to be rich.

Like this "From Away", it is still the director's debut work, the shooting technique is average, the film quality and reputation are also average, the only thing worth mentioning is the subject matter, the love story of a middle-aged man and a young boy.

Damn, two awards!

Feng Xiaogang's eyes turned green with envy after hearing this. Maybe the best screenwriter of the three major European awards is his lifelong pursuit, but he won two awards at once, plus the Cannes Palme d'Or, and won three European awards and two FIPRESCI awards in one year. I'm afraid Zhang Yimou and Li An would be jealous if they knew about it.

Wang Quan asked, Zhang Songwen and Jiang Peiyao decided to fly to Toronto by themselves, and Zhang Jianing returned to Beijing first.

If he hadn't needed to receive an award in Venice, he would have gone directly to Los Angeles to celebrate his birthday.

On that day, the premiere news of "Who is He" and some film reviews about "Who is He" could be seen at home and abroad.

There are also several projects of Long Tai Yang that will be screened in Toronto, such as "The Martian" and "The Revenant". At that time, Fan Bingbing will take a photo with Leo and Matt Damon and post the photo on Weibo, which will be enough for her to show off for a while.

An artist who is only 30 years old is amazing. If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely rush over!

Meng Ziyi bit her lip, "Okay, Master~"

"Parasite" is a movie that everyone can understand. Although the picture and composition are very wonderful, it is inevitable that it looks commercial and artificial.

Some of the film critics at the scene have seen the previous "Parasite".

However, Wang Quan could not stay in Toronto for long, because Venice had already called on him and the crew of "Who is He" to stay for the closing ceremony.

Although the two places are far apart in the Chinese version of the world map, in fact, it is much closer to fly from Italy to New York, plus the time difference, well, there is a chance.

It is difficult for men to refuse.

But it would be great if there was a full-time assistant to replace my position. I made a mistake in choosing Meng Ziyi.

"Some people watch the story, but I watch the use of light and shadow in this movie. When the light on the screen reflects on the faces of several leading actors, the screen story and the actors complete the dialogue. It is so special and artistic. I recommend it to all those who study film. Five stars, five stars!"

Amid controversy, the 72nd Venice Film Festival ended. Wang Quan asked Zhang Songwen and Jiang Peiyao to take a group photo with a trophy each.

Wang Quan left, but Fan Xiaopang and Wen Yongshan wanted to stay. Wang Quan had already instructed that the people of the Dragon Head would contact them.

Wang Quan looked at her, small and cute.

He also asked Xiao K, and sure enough, she didn't have an invitation from Venice, so it seems that she has no chance of winning the Best Actress award.

This is indeed a problem that is open to the public, but she has to wait two years. She is worried that the situation will change by then, and Xiaohongshu will not be dead by then. After all, JD.com and other friendly companies are really powerful.

As far as Wang Quan knows, the Chinese films "Old Cannon", "Mountains May Depart" and "Office Workers" will also be shown in Toronto, and it will be lively at that time.

Forget about China, but soon there was news that Wang Quan will bring "Parasite" to the opening ceremony of the Toronto Film Festival.

Because the opening ceremony of the Toronto Film Festival was before the closing ceremony of the Venice Film Festival, Wang Quan flew to Toronto again, and this time he decided to keep Meng Ziyi in Venice.

The long reviews are basically four or five stars, and the short reviews are also mostly four or five stars, but there are also a few people who give one star.

However, winning these two awards means that the subsequent awards, including the Golden Lion Award, have nothing to do with "Who is He".

And at the end of the year, there will be the "Star Wars Story" which will be released. When these movies are released, I am afraid that even Ronan will not be able to compare.

Wang Quan smiled, "If it is difficult, don't you have a simulation? You can use it now, be good and listen."

"Let me tell you a premise. I don't like Wang Quan's commercial films. You can see from my historical ratings that Inception has the highest rating, but it is only four stars, but "Who is He" can really be rated five stars. I will definitely buy the disc and watch it repeatedly in the future!"

After all, he is not only a director at the top, but also his status as a boss naturally rises as the dragon rises and his position in Hollywood becomes more and more stable.

Then there is intercourse, hehe~

Because the news of "Parasite" being banned is endless, many die-hard fans of Wang Quan are worried that they have no hope of seeing this movie in China, or even may never see it, so some people organize charter flights to watch this movie at the Toronto Film Festival.

Some media deliberately use those one-star users to create a polarized reputation of "Who is He".

"Who is He" is wanton and casual, playing with the art of light and shadow in the palm of its hand, even if it is difficult to understand, it is more to the appetite of these niche film critics.

So Wang Quan said to her again: "In this way, Xiao Meng can be at your disposal on weekends, and you can go to Xiaohongshu Company to work overtime for two days, how about that?"

Wang Quan said in his speech: "It took me less than a week to write this script, which is the fastest time I have ever created, but sometimes creation is like this, and the best version is to finish it in one go. Thank you for the recognition of the jury."

The male protagonists of the movie "Detonation" are old friends Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts.

Naomi Watts looked at Wang Quan with sparkling eyes. In the past few years, Wang Quan was in China, and their relationship had become less intense. However, after Wang Quan completed the feat of dominating Cannes in May, Naomi became a little concerned about Wang Quan.

And the screenwriter award was given to me, it seems that the judges still recognized my hard work in arranging the plot.

Although the assistant is good, how can it compare to the frontier official.

And Liu Yifei has already entered the scene in advance.

But Pang Bing was unwilling to give up, so he decided to call Wen Yongshan tonight, the boss and the employees went into battle together, and I don’t believe that two people can’t beat you one.

Even if foreign audiences have difficulty understanding "Who is He", the charm of light and shadow and the design of the lens are common, and they can all get it and recognize that this is a good movie. It's just that the last subtitle is a bit disappointing. This kind of charming murderer should have the last laugh. Why tell us that he was caught?

In the future, "Parasite" will participate in many foreign film festivals and award ceremonies, so there is no need for the whole family to go together every time. In the future, one or two actors will accompany me to attend each time, or I will go alone, or even not come at all, and let the company send people.

Hearing this, Wang Quan immediately asked Xiao Wei to contact the plane driver and make another trip.

On the opening night, Wang Quan attended the premiere of the opening film "Explosion".

As for the Toronto Film Festival, it is not a competitive film festival. All films screened during the film festival will be voted by the audience to select the best, second best and third place.

In one day, more than 100 long and short reviews were added on Douban.

Although he certainly hopes that his film can win the highest Golden Lion Award.

Emily Browning, Rachel McAdams, Analeigh Tipton and other Hollywood actresses who were also present took the initiative to take photos with Wang Quan.

Somewhat surprisingly, Wang Quan did not prepare a speech for the award. He directly talked about his fate with Venice and his friendship with Marco Mueller on the stage, and said: I will come back to Venice!

It seems that Liu Yifei's winning of the Venice Film Festival has greatly stimulated young people. They all think that if she can do it, they can do it too.

The award ceremony officially began. The best actress was not "Who is He".

With applause, Wang Quan stepped down, but he didn't expect that he would go on stage again before he even sat down.

"The best director is David Wang's "Who is He"!"

Although Wang Quan did not fight for the opening film, he still got the C position treatment at the premiere. As long as directors like Martin, Spielberg, and Cameron did not come, his industry status in North America should be the first.

After the premiere of the movie yesterday, many foreign reporters interviewed me. Fortunately, my English is good, so it seems that there is still hope.

The cost of this trip was not small, but I didn't expect that they could actually organize a full civil aviation plane of fans.

Surprise, this is a surprise!

As we all know, the countries with the most awards at the three major European film festivals are the United States and France.

But I am very happy. When I arrived in Toronto, my friends in Hollywood suddenly increased, and I might not be able to take care of them.

On the red carpet that afternoon, Wang Quan and four actors, one man and three women, walked happily on the red carpet, followed by the crew of "Old Cannon".

Leave Meng Ziyi behind. If the organizing committee notifies the crew to stay for the closing ceremony, she can tell Wang Quan, and Wang Quan will fly back. If he doesn't need to attend, he will go directly to Los Angeles.

After all, "Who is He" has a high traffic now. Even if Wang Dao and Maoyan didn't spend money, various marketing accounts came over for free.

But if I can't get the Golden Lion, I don't know if I have a chance to win the Silver Lion Award for Best Actor!

But there is a way. Dorothy took the phone and told Wang Quan that the three of them were at home in New York, "If you take a plane to New York now, you may be able to see your son before the end of today."

In the past two years, Olsen has become visibly popular. First, she starred in "Godzilla" and then "Avengers 2". Just now, she revealed in bed that she had just finished filming "Captain America 3", which is known as "Avengers 2.5".

Does this mean that we can't expect to see two Wang Quan movies this year? Or will we never see them again.

Liu Yifei also wanted to go with Zhang Songwen and the others, so as not to disturb their family reunion, but Wang Quan still pulled her onto his plane.

"Rubbish, the viewing experience is very poor, one star."

The director of "Destruction" is Maple Leaf's famous local director Jean-Marc Vallée. A "Dallas Buyers Club" made him and the leading actor Matthew McConaughey fight to become gods.

I originally wanted to pamper them, but I didn't expect to meet my old friend Elizabeth Olsen here. She and Dou Sen came to promote the new film "I Saw the Light".

Because Toronto is the first stop for the North American promotion of "Parasite", Wang Quan paid more attention to it, so he asked Xiao Fan and Xiao Wen to come over.

This incident caused a stir in the country, making fellow directors envious, and at the same time it once again proved King Power's terrifying appeal, which is no less impressive than those fans who follow their idols on global tours.

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On the plane, Xiaotian lay obediently on Wang Quan, and the two of them were resting afterward.

Later, Taiwanese media interviewed Fan Bingbing, who was filming "Unnatural Death" in Beijing. She admitted the incident and said that she would soon fly to Toronto to meet the director.

Venezuela, many people only know that there are many beauties there, and they have never even seen a Venezuelan movie in their lives.

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On the morning of the 10th, Wang Quan arrived in Toronto, Maple Leaf Kingdom, and saw Fan Bingbing and Wen Yongshan welcoming him.

What is a festival-type film? It means a film that has no hope of making money at the box office and does not please the audience. It is an auteur film.

It is rare for a film to win three main competition awards at the three major European film festivals at once.

Xu Qing has never watched "Parasite", but after watching "Who is He", Wang Quan's evaluation in her heart has risen to the level of "artist".

"A masterpiece, even better than "Parasite". Out of five stars, I want to give it six stars!"

With the Omei ball in hand, Pang Bing can take a break.

The subsequent Best Actor award was not in "Who Is He"? Zhang Songwen's expression control was very good, and his smile did not lose his grace.

We can focus on promoting this after Wang Quan returns from Venice. He also promised the organizing committee to bring "Who Is He" to Toronto.

Then the best screenplay award, "Who is He"!

This award is regarded as the fourth prize. Several actors were obviously not satisfied, but Wang Quan was very happy to go on stage to receive the award. This was his first individual award among the three major European awards!

As for the actors brought by Wang Quan, after attending the premiere, except for Zhang Songwen, Jiang Peiyao, and Zhang Jianing, who had no work or study obligations, the others all returned to China.

Wang Quan glanced at Jiang Peiyao, who was obviously disappointed. This little girl didn't really want to win the Best Actress Award.

Wang Quan told her not to worry, "I can't leave you now. Xiao Meng still has to go to college for two years. We can't let her fail to graduate."

Because Zhou Xi had to go to school, Fan Bingbing didn't let her come. The little girl watched the movie and couldn't eat it, so it was not interesting.

Therefore, domestic movie theaters that actively spend money to promote "Who is He" have become more active. Who knows what kind of surprises this movie can bring.

Xiaotian thought about it and had no choice but to do this. She was not afraid of working overtime. She was young and should be awake and working hard.

Gee, this is a good chance of winning an award.

When it was announced that the winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture was the Venezuelan film "Come From Away," there was even an uproar.

When they returned to Venice, Wang Quan received good news directly. "Who Is He" once again won the International FIPRESCI Film Critics Award in Venice!

Moreover, her appearance is bright and majestic, and her figure is hot and plump. She is naturally more attractive than a little girl like Ronan, especially a vulgar fan like Wang Quan.

Within a year, Wang Quan won two FIPRESCI Awards in a row. It was the first time that Wang Quan, who had been making commercial films for so many years, was so defiant in front of the International Film Critics Association!

At this time, the venue ratings have also been settled, and "Who is He" ranked first with a score of 3.4 points!

Before leaving, Wang Quan and Naomi caught up with each other.

"It's hard to rate this film, I'll give it three stars."

And Xiao Xiaotian is still a workaholic, and now he is discussing the Little Red Book with Wang Quan.

However, this has led to the topic of "Parasite" that has not yet been released in China. This is almost half a year ago. At that time, "I'm Not Pan Jinlian", "Don't Tell Her" and "The Assassin" have all been released in Cannes. , "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers" is also scheduled to be released at the end of October.

Wang Quan won the Best Director, which was considered the peak of the atmosphere at the awards ceremony. Later, when the American animated film "Abnormal" won the Jury Prize, the atmosphere was no longer so high.

"I didn't expect "Who Is He" to be such a movie at all. As expected of director Quan, I give it five stars!"

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Zhang Songwen bought a new venue magazine early the next morning. "Who is He" has been rated by five agencies. Currently, it ranks first with a score of 3.3. He is worthy of being Director Quan. !

After the precedent of "Parasite" winning the Palme d'Or with the highest score in the program, Zhang Songwen no longer believes in such things as being a hit. Even if he can't win the grand prize, the probability of winning the award will definitely be lower than the score if the score is high. height of.

Afterwards, Wang Quan immediately called Alex to wish him a happy birthday.

"I feel that Director Quan is deliberately trying to win the prize. I wish you success, but I don't like it very much. I still like the Director Quan I am familiar with. Samsung can encourage me."

Being able to play both commercial films and literary films at the same time, winning both Oscars and Palme d'Or, and having a good figure and being young and powerful, what literary bitch can refuse such a temptation.

The more economically underdeveloped a country is, the less complete its film industry is, and the probability of winning awards is naturally lower.

At present, Chinese-speaking filmmakers have successfully conquered all three major European best actors and actresses, but the Venice Best Actor has been more than 20 years ago (Xia Yu's "Sunny Days").

Except for the final report on the real case, the entire movie is completely a typical film festival film.

Feng Xiaogang, who had previously been criticized for his role in protecting the Shubao incident and satirizing the audience's trash, received a wave of praise for his praise of King Quan's new work, and his reputation has actually improved.

As expected, these filmmakers all spoke highly of "Who is He", and Feng Xiaogang even said: "I am even more curious now, how good is "Parasite" that can win the Palme d'Or?"

Once Wang Quan left, Meng Ziyi became her spokesperson in Venice. She was able to participate in some Chinese-speaking filmmakers' activities in her own name, which was also a training for her.

This was the last time Wang Quan took the stage, so the applause was very loud, and Wang Quan waited for a while before stopping.

We are all a family, why should we go outside?

Various media outlets, including those in Venice, were always asking for their evaluation of "Who is He" when interviewing Feng Xiaogang and bluffing them?

On the way to the plane, Wang Quan even called Yang Mi to celebrate her birthday. There is still a chance in New York, but there is really no chance in Beijing. 9.12 will be over soon.

However, Wang Quan prepared a birthday gift in advance and asked someone to deliver it to her. She was very satisfied, but such a big diamond necklace was a bit tiring to hang around her neck~

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