Chapter 199: Stepping into a Pit

The leadership of the Beijing Film Academy held a small meeting overnight. The content of the meeting was very simple: whether to organize teachers and students to analyze Cao Yang's experimental film, and to discuss whether to hang a banner for Cao Yang this time.

According to Hou Ke Ming's statement, a Best Director of the Venice Film Festival might be an incredible honor for others, but for Cao Yang, it seems to be just like that.

In the thoughts of the people present, if a Venice Best Director still hangs a banner, it seems a bit "losing face" for Cao Yang?

Finally, the big leader made the decision.

"Have you all forgotten that Cao Yang is still a student? He is only in his second year of graduate school now. Don't say he is a student, even if he is a professor at the school, if he wins the Venice Best Director, should we hang a banner?"

"Comrades, inertial thinking is not allowed. Don't feel that the Venice Best Director is no big deal. This is because this person is Cao Yang!

His achievements are too bright. Think about it, how many people in the country have won the Venice Best Director?"

"Including Hong Kong and Taiwan, only Zhang Yuan won one in 1995. Who else has won this big award?"

"Hang! Must hang! The only two people in the country who have won the Venice Best Director are all from our school..."

Speaking to the end, the big leader couldn't help but grin.

"Remember, you must indicate on the banner that Director Cao Yang's experimental film won the Venice Best Director..."

"As for organizing everyone to analyze the film, let's wait for Director Cao Yang to come back and ask for his opinion."

Everyone present had watched *Painted Skin* in the small screening room, and at that time, everyone was watching it as a commercial film.

No one felt that this was not a commercial film, at most they sighed that in a commercial film, the actors' acting was a bit wasted.

Now thinking carefully, although the film is fast-paced in terms of commercial film techniques, the metaphors, symbols, and themes in the film are indeed about love, desire, and morality.

The complexity and diversity of human nature were also explored in the film.

Combining commercial film techniques to shoot mass art?

As for whether anyone will think this is a commercial film...

It actually doesn't matter.

Experimental film, not mature, not mastering the scale is normal.

Cao Yang also said that maybe this film is a failure, but he will still work hard and continue to explore on this road.

What's more, judging from the news from Venice, this is officially certified by Venice. This is an experimental film!

At the same time, domestic media also began to report this news.

Beijing Daily: "Our country's famous director Cao Yang, in the 61st Venice Film Festival awards ceremony held yesterday, won the Best Director and Best Technical Contribution Award with *Painted Skin*..."

Beijing Youth Daily: "In the 61st Venice International Film Festival that closed last night, Director Cao Yang's experimental film *Painted Skin* was recognized by all the judges, not only winning the Best Technical Contribution Award but also being awarded Best Director..."

China Youth Daily: "Our country's young director Cao Yang, in the 61st Venice Film Festival that closed last night, the experimental film *Painted Skin* won the Best Director and Best Technical Contribution Award.

This is his second time participating in the Venice Film Festival. The last time was here, where he won the first most important big award of his life, the Golden Lion Award..."

Xiao Gangpao, in order to make *A World Without Thieves* a boutique, "closed" in a base in Beijing for more than a month, swearing to cut it into a "popular" film, the kind that kills both north and south.

Although he was "closed," the popularity of the film definitely cannot be less.

This is not it, Xiao Gangpao just came out of this somewhat remote base, and the reporters arranged by Huayi "blocked" him.

"Director Feng, has *A World Without Thieves* been produced? Can you talk about the basic situation of this film?"

Xiao Gangpao turned his head pretentiously and scolded Huayi's publicity staff.

"Didn't I say that? I don't want to be distracted by interviews. Why did I come to this bird-not-shitting place? It is to concentrate on creating a Chinese-language boutique, a film that is both artistic and understandable to the masses..." Huh?

The reporter's eyes lit up. With the sensitivity of a reporter, he temporarily forgot Huayi's travel expenses.

"Director Feng, do you mean to create a film that is both artistic and understandable to the masses? Do you mean to use commercial film techniques to shoot an extremely artistic art-house film?"

After speaking, he kicked his partner with his elbow, letting him record it quickly.

The partner gave a light hmm.

The reporter was afraid that what he just said wasn't recorded, so he repeated it again.

"Director Feng, do you mean to combine commercial film techniques to shoot an extremely artistic and ornamental art-house film?"

Xiao Gangpao himself was stunned. Am I this meaning?

However, Huayi still understands marketing. Look, after the reporter's explanation, isn't the film he shot high-end?

Really great!

This reporter was found well, the travel expenses were spent too worthily!

"What you said is not bad, this is my own idea."

!

Xiao Gangpao's mouth grinned to the ear, and he bragged to the reporter in a very proud tone.

"Commercial films can also have artistic quality, and art-house films can also be shot in a popular and easy-to-understand way. Film is the art of the masses, not the self-entertainment of a small group of people. I am..."

Seeing Xiao Gangpao about to jump out, the reporter quickly pulled him back.

"Director Feng, do you think using commercial film techniques to shoot art-house films, that is, the fast-paced editing method rarely seen in art-house films, to achieve a balance of story, vision, and art, is it really useful?"

Obviously, the reporter is going to dig a hole.

Whether it is burying Xiao Gangpao in it, or Xiao Gangpao supporting this experimental film that Cao Yang first created, they are all news hotspots.

As for travel expenses, what is that?

Huayi's publicity staff wanted to give it, I adhered to professional ethics, and didn't accept it at all, okay? I secretly put it back in their car long ago.

Xiao Gangpao pondered for a while. Although this statement is not novel, some unreliable directors have proposed similar statements long ago, but this is the first time that such specific methods can be clearly stated.

This reporter has something!

Huayi did a good job this time, just need to find this kind of reporter with thoughts and ideas.

"What you said makes great sense, this is my idea..."

Before Xiao Gangpao finished speaking, the reporter asked quickly: "Then Director Feng, are you clearly supporting this approach, right?"

What's wrong with this reporter, not letting people finish speaking.

However, Xiao Gangpao was not angry either. Reporters are like this, always needing to clarify the viewpoint before asking questions.

Xiao Gangpao nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I support this approach. My *A World Without Thieves* is such a film..."

The reporter was even more excited. Is this supporting Director Cao with actual actions?

"Director Feng, do you think you must be very happy to see Director Cao Yang win the Venice Film Festival Best Director with this kind of experimental film?"

Xiao Gangpao blinked, dug his ears with his hand, and doubted he heard it wrong.

What Best Director?

What experimental film?

Fuck, I am happy my ass!

You, your mother's!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 200 =====