Chapter 808

Lu Yan He is not particularly familiar with Jinkou, but local friends are naturally familiar and can make relevant arrangements.

"China has a vast territory, different cities, climate, environment, and topography are all different." Lu Yan He introduced to these friends, "If Yuming is a typical northern central plains climate, Jinkou has very typical marine climate characteristics because of the relationship with the sea."

This year's Hexi Film Festival attracted more foreign tourists.

Jinkou is also a big city.

A city, the number of cinemas is 300.

Very exaggerated.

And the number of cinemas participating in the film festival screening in Jinkou this time exceeds 140.

Enough to accommodate the screening of shortlisted films in various units of the Hexi Film Festival—popular movies can even be scheduled for more than ten screenings.

Cities in the world that can achieve such screening scale do not exceed thirty.

But in China, there are several.

And why is the Chinese government so keen on holding international activities?

Putting aside those virtual things like fame, reputation, influence, etc., this is actually an economic account.

The so-called international activities seem to require a large amount of hosting expenses.

In fact, regardless of the manpower and material resources needed to organize such an international activity, it can effectively drive domestic demand and consumption, or the consumption generated by people coming from abroad in this activity, including the brand effect formed by such a city subsequently, are all considerable accounts.

It's just that sometimes, the economic value of "international activities" is ruined by some "face projects"—so, many people don't know the inside story and start scolding that "international activities" are just "dying for face" and "foreigners are grandfathers".

In recent years, in the field of film, the cooperation between Chinese filmmakers and overseas is indeed a lot.

Not to mention anything else, just the number of Chinese actors participating in overseas projects is unknown.

When Jiang Yuqian attended this year's Hexi Film Festival, she officially announced the movie project "Love is Not Blind" to be collaborated with Linghe. Because Li Zhibai was filming, he did not attend relevant activities, but Schmidt Lauli from Green Valley appeared at the scene and simultaneously announced that Green Valley had won the North American distribution rights for this movie.

"Storm Calmer No. 1" also held a media press conference at the Hexi Film Festival.

This movie, which won the "double egg" for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival last year, has always been highly anticipated, but has not been scheduled for release.

Now it is finally scheduled.

Lu Yan He and Wen Shengming both attended the press conference.

Liu Bige also took this opportunity to officially announce his next movie.

He will film a movie "Unmet" adapted from Liu Jiazhen's suspense crime novel.

Jin Yanshu, the TVN management who attended the Hexi Film Festival as a character unit theme character last year, also brought several Korean dramas to the Hexi Film Festival again this year.

Jin Yanshu brought not only Korean dramas, but also the lead actors of these Korean dramas, all of whom are popular first-tier actors in South Korea.

Star-studded.

Europe and the United States are even more so, with more than forty famous actors coming.

During this time, as long as you walk around the cinemas near Jinkou, it is very easy to meet stars.

And many shops in Jinkou also welcomed the patronage of these star idols, becoming a small hit on social media, followed by "pilgrimage" by fans.

On the penultimate day of the Hexi Film Festival.

Lu Yan He and the veteran American superstar Sick Griffith, in black suits, took a helicopter to the most prosperous area—

This process was broadcast live on the entire electronic screens of three buildings in Jinkou. The screen was so big that people on the other side of the river could see it clearly.

Subsequently, a huge rolled-up poster suddenly opened under the helicopter.

In mid-air—

Lu Yan He and Sick Griffith stood side by side on the poster, with the words "Men in Black" written below.

Director: Fu Kai.

Screenwriter: Lu Yan He.

Starring: Lu Yan He, Sick Griffith.

"This is the second movie I collaborated with Solon." Lu Yan He said, "The first movie was also the English romance movie 'The Notebook' that I wrote, and the movie 'Men in Black' is a work I have always wanted to do, which can establish an independent and complete worldview."

"Sick was introduced to me by Sandra Vich. At that time, I told Sandra that I needed a male actor who is very familiar to the whole world, but who would also surprise the whole world's audience when appearing in this movie, and she introduced Sick to me."

Lu Yan He and Sick Griffith sat at the media press conference site and introduced with a smile.

"With Sick, it should be considered love at first sight. Everyone knows that Sick is a great actor, so when I took this script to find him, I was very nervous, but fortunately, I guess Sandra should have greeted him for me, so after Sick met me, he was very enthusiastic and also took great care of me."

Sick Griffith smiled and interjected: "Sandra didn't greet me, she threatened me on the phone, if I had a bad attitude towards you, she would definitely make me look good."

The whole audience burst into laughter.

"At that time, after Sick finished reading the script, he asked me a question: Kid, why do you want to film such a movie? Is it to make a movie with many cool scenes?" Lu Yan He said with a smile, "I said, no, I just finally have the ability to realize the dream that every boy once had—to become a hero. Essentially, many of the stories I wrote are this core, wanting to be a person who protects his home and punishes evil and promotes good, 'Home Alone' is like this, 'Chinese Paladin' is also like this."

Sick Griffith asked: "What is 'Chinese Paladin'? Why does it seem I haven't heard of this movie?"

"It is a TV series." Lu Yan He said, "The TV series I wrote and starred in, I will send a copy of the DVD to you next time."

"Okay." Sick Griffith nodded.

This time Lu Yan He and Sick Griffith co-starring in the "Men in Black" trilogy can be said to be a sign—

Signifying that Lu Yan He has truly entered Hollywood's A-List.

Although before this sign, Lu Yan He had already been in this A-List long ago.

But at that time, there was no top-tier male lead after all.

In the evening, Lu Yan He invited Sick Griffith to have dinner in a private courtyard in Jinkou.

The place, chefs, and service staff were all arranged by Li Pengfei's father.

Because it was all his family's.

Lu Yan He didn't have such a house in Jinkou.

Chen Siqi, Chen Ziyan, Lu Qingzhen, Wang Zhong and his wife, Liu Bige and Miao Yue, and Jiang Yuqian all came.

Sick Griffith's status in Hollywood is equivalent to Sandra Vich, both are pillars of the American film industry.

Therefore, Lu Yan He didn't find many other people to attend.

Just these few people are the most suitable.

Sick Griffith is a person who has experienced the golden age of American film.

He has that gentlemanly style from the golden age.

After a chat, Lu Yan He could clearly feel that Sick Griffith has a kind of pride in his bones, or even arrogance. He identifies from the bottom of his heart that American film is the best, and no place in the world makes movies more powerful than the United States.

Lu Yan He of course wouldn't think Sick Griffith is an arrogant guy because of this point, feeling that this guy is not worth deep friendship. In fact, Lu Yan He knows very well that almost 99% of Americans think so.

Lu Yan He was just thinking, when can Chinese filmmakers confidently believe from the bottom of their hearts that their movies are the best? Looking at it now, there is not a small improvement, and the future development trend is very good, but it is still a long way to go.

He knows best.

So, vaguely, why did he insist on using his current fame and influence to support original movies made by filmmakers of this time and space, even though he carried a script library like a golden finger?

The cheat is his alone, the one born and raised in this time and space is the one of this time and space.

On the night of the closing ceremony of the Hexi Film Festival, Wu Yang went on stage to announce the host city for the next session.

What is different this time is that Wu Yang announced the host cities for the next two sessions in one go.

The next session is still in China, in Guangguang.

The session after that is Paris, France.

Regarding this announcement, Wu Yang had communicated with Lu Yan He and Wen Shengming in advance.

The reason for announcing two in one go is, on the one hand, since the Hexi Film Festival is mobile, it is still necessary to consider the balance between different countries and cannot always be done in China. On the other hand, Wu Yang also doesn't want to wait until the next session to announce, making the Hexi Film Festival suddenly change to France after being held in Chinese cities for three consecutive sessions—

It seems like China didn't hold it well.

Regarding this, Lu Yan He and Wen Shengming were prepared long ago.

They never thought that the Hexi Film Festival could really be like this, always held in China.

Being able to hold it for three consecutive sessions in one go has already exceeded their initial expectations.

Moreover, Wu Yang being able to consider this actually fully shows their recognition of China.

Of course, Lu Yan He and Wen Shengming were also prepared long ago.

They believe that if the Hexi Film Festival is held normally in Paris, France, it can also be held well.

However, at that time, the Hexi Film Festival had already been held in China for three consecutive sessions.

Not to mention the support of the local government and the cooperation of cinemas, just the multiple sections Lu Yan He brought to the Hexi Film Festival, after the Hexi Film Festival is held in France, Lu Yan He naturally will not support it again.

By then, whether it is the trading unit or the copyright market, the Hexi Film Festival can still do these things itself, but Lu Yan He and the Chinese film side don't need to use their own resources to help this market become so prosperous.

On this point, no one can criticize anything.

Lu Yan He has already said that he is willing to do so much because the Hexi Film Festival came to China, and he, as the host, supported it so strongly.

He is no longer the host, why support it so much?

Of course, if Paris can also give such support, making the Hexi Film Festival held in France no different from being held in China, then they have nothing to say.

But Lu Yan He doesn't believe Paris can do this.

And once it reaches that time, what the Hexi Film Festival will face is a multiple-choice question.

In fact, until one day the Hexi Film Festival has to be held in China, such a decision must also be forced by a situation.

What Lu Yan He and Wen Shengming did is actually creating a situation where "the Hexi Film Festival coming to China is the best choice".

After the Hexi Film Festival ended, several movies from the Hexi Film Festival were scheduled for release in China.

Because the Hexi Film Festival was held in Yuming last year, in May, the box office performance of many art films was very outstanding.

This year is this time again.

With last year as a reference, everyone followed the pattern this year.

Sure enough, under the influence of the Hexi Film Festival, the enthusiasm for going to the cinema to watch art films in the market is high now.

Several movies that won awards at the Hexi Film Festival directly won more than 20 million box office in the first weekend of release, which is very outstanding.

And the Best Film Award voted by the audience at this year's Hexi Film Festival, it was the first weekend, and the box office directly exceeded 100 million.

Lu Yan He said to Wen Shengming: "Actually, Chinese film really needs such a leading award or activity too much. Audiences don't love watching movies, they just lost interest in most of the movies on the market before. Give them a reason, they will still go to the cinema. Also, don't say audiences don't like watching art films, everyone just doesn't like watching movies they don't understand."

Wen Shengming nodded.

"You are right, the several film awards in China now have all become self-entertainment awards in the industry, even if it is the three major mainstream awards, it cannot stimulate audiences to watch the winning works."

"Yes." Lu Yan He nodded, "Really should learn from the Hexi Film Festival, why audiences recognize the Hexi Film Festival again."

Wen Shengming said: "Because it is an audience award, speaking of which, these winners are all chosen by audience voting."

"Hmm." Lu Yan He said, "If it weren't for the fact that 'Jump Up' magazine is published on the 12th of every month and has a lag, I would do a vote in 'Jump Up' magazine to release the audience satisfaction rate of each movie, now I can only do this ranking at the end of the year."

"It's not that it can't be done." Wen Shengming suddenly thought of something, "The China Film Association can do this."

"Really? By then many people will run out and say that movies should not use such numbers to measure value." Lu Yan He said, "Or, in the end, data processing is done, and the audience satisfaction rate of each movie is above 90%?"

"That can't be, if you want to do it, do it for real." Wen Shengming said, "What's the point of playing fake."

Lu Yan He: "Doing it for real, the resistance is very big, right?"

"Very big, but, even if the resistance is big, it must be done." Wen Shengming said, "When it can really lead audiences to watch movies, everyone will know its value."

"This is going to move many people's cake." Lu Yan He laughed, "Others may count on making some money from a movie, but as a result, the satisfaction rate is extremely low, and the box office is directly cut in half."

Wen Shengming: "Deserve it."

Although Wen Shengming said so, Lu Yan He also knew that it was almost impossible to do this in the name of the China Film Association.

After all, the China Film Association is not decided by Wen Shengming.

Even if he is the president.

There are so many people below, it is impossible to let him decide.

According to Lu Yan He's understanding, among so many film companies in China, those who will support the China Film Association in doing this list do not exceed three.

One of them is Linghe.

It is impossible for the Film Association to ignore the opposition of the entire industry and force this matter.

Sure enough, not long after, Lu Yan He heard the news that the association held an internal meeting and rejected Wen Shengming's proposal.

Although he expected it, Lu Yan He still sighed.

"How can a movie be simply measured by audience satisfaction rate? Art itself is forward-looking."

"This is just an audience satisfaction rate, it doesn't reflect its artistry."

"There are so many black fans now, if you invite a relatively popular star, this satisfaction rate is absolutely not objective."

"This is just an audience satisfaction rate, it doesn't represent anything."

"Why do such things? The film industry is originally a high-risk industry, some movies are filmed hard for half a year, tens of millions, hundreds of millions invested, maybe because of some unpleasant voices, the box office loss is particularly serious."

"So, send such movies to the front of the audience, let them be cheated into the cinema, find that they spent money to watch a pile of shit, and finally never want to go to the cinema again, is that it?"

The truth, actually everyone understands.

It's just, don't let me suffer.

Lu Yan He sent a message to Wen Shengming: "Teacher Wen, it doesn't matter, let's take it slowly, change it little by little, it will get better and better."

Wen Shengming replied to Lu Yan He, saying: "It's okay, don't worry about me."

Lu Yan He: "The eyes of the audience are bright, who is seriously making movies, who is perfunctory, before the whole industry was wrapped, now, more and more filmmakers have jumped out of this environment to make their own movies, make good movies, good movies can have good returns, bad money cannot drive out good money, Teacher Wen, you also film more, excellent filmmakers, we support a little more, I firmly believe, gathering sand into a tower."

Wen Shengming: "Of course, every time I see you, I look forward to what Chinese film will look like in ten or twenty years."

Lu Yan He: "It will definitely get better and better."

"You say so, I'm relieved."

"You can't be relieved, you have to continue leading us to rush forward." Lu Yan He said, "Hollywood movies have lighthouses like Sick and Sandra, Chinese film also has lighthouses like you, we will go to the place we want to go."

"Okay." Wen Shengming said.

Two days later, a female actor appeared on the internet, posting to expose Wen Shengming for sexually harassing her twenty years ago.

Not long after, another female actor stood up, saying that she was also harassed by Wen Shengming on the set, and others saw it. (End of chapter)