Chapter 56: Venice Strategy

Since he decided to go all out, the film must pass the review as soon as possible and be sent to Venice earlier.

If you want to impact the Golden Lion, you must at least let the Venice interior see your film earlier, so that those who can be won over know the quality of your film, so as to support you with confidence.

Otherwise, they don't even know what the film is like, so how can they support you? What if it's a piece of shit?

At least your film quality must be passable.

Hou Ke Ming was full of energy this time, not going to the General Administration every day, or on the way to the General Administration, and the phone kept ringing.

Fortunately, the film happened in Xiangjiang and had Xiangjiang actors, so the review committee members couldn't pick out any faults.

After Hou Ke Ming's squatting and urging, the film only took more than ten days to pass the review and get the screening license.

Now this film, whether it is screening or going to participate in the film festival, is compliant and legal.

This time it was still selected in the name of Qingying Studio. As soon as he got the "identity," Cao Yang and Old Tian went to Italy with the copy in person without stopping.

Following them were Cheng Jianye plus an assistant and a translator.

It was only the end of June, two months away from the opening of the Venice Film Festival, and one month away from the announcement of the list of films shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Nowadays, there are no direct flights from Jingcheng to Venice. Generally, take Russian or European flights, and then transfer to Venice.

As for why not take a direct flight to Rome and then transfer to Venice, it is actually very simple. Rome is already in Italy. After landing, you need to go through security and entry before you can transfer, which is more troublesome.

The key is that transferring from Moscow is cheaper and easier.

After a bumpy journey, finally arrived at Venice Marco Polo Airport.

After a series of procedures, came out and saw a white-haired foreigner waving directly at this side.

Old Tian ran over with big strides, looking at the other party with a smile on his face.

The white-haired foreigner also looked at Old Tian excitedly.

Old Tian hammered his shoulder with his fist, and the white-haired foreigner also hammered Old Tian's shoulder.

Then, the two hugged together.

Passionate!

"You're good, Old Ma, you're capable now, artistic director, the third person in Venice, I called you and you didn't mention a word, are you afraid I'll blackmail you?"

Old Tian joked with a smile. It seemed that the two were not estranged because they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"Hey! Don't mention it, my artistic director is shit. There are the film festival chairman and the organizing committee chairman pressing on top, and there is a big group of people behind who have connections and force their way in to compete. I am just a person who runs errands and gets caught in the middle.

Wait until I become the film festival chairman, then I will show off with you."

The white-haired foreigner, that is, Marco Muller, spoke very standard Mandarin. Just listening to the voice didn't sound like a foreigner.

"Come, come, let me introduce you."

Old Tian pulled Cao Yang over and introduced him solemnly.

"This is my little junior brother Cao Yang, the closed-door disciple of Teacher Situ. Just in March this year, the film he directed, 'On the Beach at Night Alone,' won the Jury Grand Prix and Best Actress in Berlin."

Then he introduced to Cao Yang: "This is Muller, you can also call him Old Ma. We have known each other for more than 20 years and are good buddies."

"Hello Mr. Muller, I am Cao Yang."

"Cao Yang, hello hello, young and promising. I have seen your 'On the Beach at Night Alone' in the cinema. It's very great and can be used as a model for New Wave films."

Then he asked: "Is Mr. Situ's health okay? Haven't seen him for many years."

"The old man is in good health." Old Tian took the conversation and introduced Cheng Jianye.

After some pleasantries, Marco Muller said: "Hard work all the way, let's go, I'll take you to the hotel first."

On the way, Marco Muller chatted with Old Tian about many work matters, mainly complaining, saying that since he was responsible for film selection, because it was the first time he was responsible for comprehensive work, many things had to be done by himself, and he was too busy to touch the ground.

Fortunately, the selection work had come to an end, so he could find time.

Cao Yang was still sighing that Old Ma was working seriously and actively, when he heard Old Tian let out a "heh."

"Look at how capable you are, still doing it yourself. Then what do you need so many selection people for? You just became an artistic director and want to show off in front of me. I don't know you yet."

Marco Muller laughed loudly. An interesting little foreign old man.

Um, actually not old, not even fifty years old, but Europeans are generally too mature after forty.

Looks old.

Arrived at the hotel, everything was settled. Old Tian found Cao Yang and said he was going to find Old Ma to ask what the form was this year and if any films had been booked in advance.

After Old Tian left, Cao Yang slept.

When he woke up again, he was a bit confused, and then he thought that he had already arrived in Venice, and he had come early, preparing to attack the Golden Lion. Everything was like a dream.

So he summoned the trash system.

Host: Cao Yang

Current prestige: 546735

Available prestige: 146735

Immersion experience: +0

Film shot: "Empty Room"

Male lead: Liu Ye

Female lead: Yu Feihong

!

Added more than 130,000 prestige again. Is it because of the overseas release? I don't know if it is based on box office or influence. It's really trash, there is not even an explanation.

Bad review!

Ate a meal with Cheng Jianye and the others, authentic Italian food.

To put it nicely, these dishes all maintained the taste of the food itself.

What? You say seasoning, ha, do you understand healthy eating? There are salt and olive oil here, feel free to use them.

After eating, several people didn't walk around much and returned to the hotel. Mainly because they were told when they came that they should try not to walk around at night, and it is best to stay in the hotel and not go out.

Returning to the hotel room, Cao Yang saw Old Tian already waiting for himself.

"Went to eat?"

"Mainly because everyone wanted to taste Italian food, so they went to eat authentic Italian food."

"Is it authentic? Old Ma invited me to a Chinese restaurant, claiming to be the most authentic Chinese restaurant in Venice. Pfft, it's neither Chinese nor Western, it's disgusting to death." Old Tian complained.

"Italian food..."

Cao Yang tried hard to find a similar dish, thought for a long time, and then said: "For example, if you want to eat cold cucumber (called green cucumber in the south), you cut the cucumber into pieces, um, this dish is done."

"Um?"

"If you think the taste is not good, you can dip it in salt and eat it."

"Then you really ate authentic Italian food. Forget it, I'd better eat something neither Chinese nor Western."

Both tried to talk about something easy.

Finally, Cao Yang couldn't help but ask: "Not optimistic?"

Old Tian nodded.

"Old Ma said, Film Festival Chairman Alberto Barbera will step down next April. This is the last film festival he participated in as chairman. It is estimated that he will not easily let the Golden Lion fall into other hands."

Cao Yang was silent. This is really annoying. It has reached this level, is it still not working?

"No way?"

"Old Ma has already discussed with the people from Sony Classics, letting several people in the organizing committee try to win over the organizing committee chairman to see if they can reach a consensus, and then unite with the jury president... In short, try to fight for it."

Old Tian sighed, "But don't hold too much hope, treat it with a normal heart. Old Ma will push our film internally recently, first testing Barbera's reaction."

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Some brothers asked about the update time, let's post it again, tentatively two updates a day, one update around 8 AM, one update around 12 PM.

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(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 57 =====