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Xiao Yao and Muying were very interested in each other after their initial contact. Seeing that the next competition short film was being played in the screening hall, the two simply left the exhibition hall and went to a nearby coffee shop to continue chatting. , and have a better understanding of each other. Bayi Chinese W≤W≈W=. ≈8≠1≥Z≥W≈. ≤C≥OM

Muying is 28 years old this year. She is from Qilu, China. She graduated from Yanjing Film Academy with a bachelor's degree in directing. feature film. In order to make a living, he also worked as an advertising director in Huaxia for several years after graduation. After accumulating a certain amount of savings, he had always dreamed of being a feature film director and gave up his job as an advertising director. After a period of hard work, he was admitted to the USC School of Film Arts, a very famous USC School of Cinematic Arts, as a graduate student in the Department of Directing.

He has been in USC for more than two years, and he is not far away from graduation. As a Chinese with no connections in the United States, although he has joined several American film crews as a student of Southern California, he has always been able to do work such as scene recording, and he has never even worked as an assistant director. , not to mention the director, that's why he carefully shot an action short film, and came to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival to seek the opportunity to direct the tube.

Like Xiao Yao, his short film was self-financed, written and directed by himself, and even the actors starred in it for free without pay. But unlike Xiao Yao, he doesn't have such a star cast. His actors are all played by some of his classmates who have a good relationship at USC, and some of them don't even study acting seriously.

Compared to Xiao Yao's unfamiliarity with Mu Ying, Mu Ying knows a lot about Xiao Yao. Muying came to the United States more than two years ago. At that time, Xiao Yao had just gone to the United States as an exchange student, and he was far less famous than he is now. However, Muying will also pay attention to the news and developments of the domestic entertainment industry in the past two years. A talented musician who has been in the music circle for two years, which is why he immediately recognized Xiao Yao when he heard Xiao Yao's name just now. However, most of his impressions of Xiao Yao were in music, so he was naturally a little surprised to suddenly find him appearing at the film festival.

He knew that Xiao Yao's grandfather and mother were both actors, and he had also acted in a TV series a few years ago. It is not surprising that he acted in a short film, but the certificate Xiao Yao showed him was written as the director of the entry, which meant that he directed it. The short film is also one of the shortlisted works of this year's film festival. It's not as simple as him making a mV or spoofing the video of United Airlines.

After talking for an afternoon, Mu Ying and Xiao Yao got to know each other a lot. Xiao Yao admired his persistence and hard work for his dream, and also admired his talent in movies. Mu Ying also had a more detailed understanding of Xiao Yao. Although Xiao Yao is not yet twenty years old, and there is a difference of nearly ten years in his age, Mu Ying quickly ignored Xiao Yao's age after some conversation, whether it was his way of speaking or his understanding of movies. Mu Ying unconsciously put Xiao Yao in an equal position.

Compared with Fang Yiran and Pei Minyi, Mu Ying is obviously more suitable to be Xiao Yao's companion at the film festival.

In the morning of the next day, Xiao Yao and Muying made an appointment to watch other participating short films screened at the film festival. After watching, the two will also express their own opinions on the short films they have watched. In this way, the two have gradually become like-minded friends.

In the afternoon, when Xiao Yao's short film was screened, Muying also appeared in the screening hall as scheduled, and came to watch Xiao Yao's short film.

Seeing Xiao Yao's short film, Mu Ying, who has enough understanding of the domestic entertainment industry, expressed amazement at Xiao Yao's cast. Just these people in the short film are enough to support the cast of a feature film.

Of course, Muying didn't think that Xiao Yao's work was shortlisted because of the advantages of the cast. Except for Lin Shaohua and Ye Jiaying, two Chinese stars who have appeared on the red carpet in Cannes, the other actors are basically unfamiliar to the French. Moreover, this short film festival will not simply let a work be shortlisted simply by looking at the big-name actors. Even those big-name international stars have not failed to support independent filmmakers to make independent films. Not uncommon.

Mu Ying's short films are action films, and his narrative rhythm and lens cuts are very characteristic, but relatively speaking, the plot is weak. However, Xiao Yao's "Tuner" is a thriller, and the plot is its biggest feature. It happens to be very different from his short film in style. attracted.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Muying’s storytelling ability is necessarily inferior to Xiao Yao’s, it’s just that action movies and drama movies have different focuses. However, in addition to the suspenseful plot, Xiao Yao’s short film is also very characteristic in the composition of the picture and the use of light and shadow. Muying knows that this may have something to do with Xiao Yao’s identity as the photographer. It's better to sigh.

After the short film was played, Xiao Yao, like Mu Ying, went to the stage to bow to the audience, and waited for the audience to ask questions and exchange ideas.

"Excuse me, director, was the sound engineer killed by the old woman?" A young Caucasian female audience raised her hand in concern and asked.

"This is an open ending. If you think he died, he died. If you think he survived, he survived." Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"I saw in the introduction that this was written and directed by you. May I ask if you are also a voyeur? How do you view these people with special hobbies? Do you think those people with special hobbies are Damn it?" Another male audience raised his hand and asked.

"I personally think that as long as it does not hurt or affect others, we should all have a tolerant attitude towards those who have special hobbies, just like the transvestites and exhibitionists in the film. Doing this in your own home does not affect and I don’t think it’s a problem if it hurts other people. As for voyeurism, what I want to say is that probably everyone has the desire to peep into other people’s lives. The difference lies in how far you let it develop. "Xiao Yao replied seriously, "I have secretly observed other passengers wearing sunglasses on the subway, which can also be regarded as a kind of voyeurism, but I don't think there is any moral problem. Neighbors shower and change, that's another story."

"Director, you look so young, can I ask how old you are? Also, I think you look more handsome with a beard in the movie!" A hot golden female audience said, which also attracted a lot of attention from the audience. There was a burst of laughter and a few mocking whistles.

"I refuse to answer the question of age, but it seems that if you check the introduction information of the short film, you can also find it." Xiao Yao rubbed his chin and smiled wryly, "As for my beard in the movie, that is Fake. I don’t think I’ll be able to grow a beard like that for a few years, so I’m hurt by your last sentence.”

Listening to Xiao Yao's answer, the audience burst into laughter again.

Judging from the reaction of the audience, Xiao Yao's short film is obviously much more popular than Mu Ying's short film, but judging from the reactions of those professional film companies, the results of the two short films are still similar for the time being. Now the short films of the two have been screened once, and neither has attracted the interest of any film company or film dealer.

Fang still accompanied Xiao Yao to participate in the first screening of the short film. Since no film dealer or film company came to Xiao Yao to discuss film copyright and follow-up cooperation, she could leave without a job and continue to play. .

On this side, Xiao Yao and Mu Ying got together again and chatted about movie-related topics.

"Is your movie really an open ending?" Mu Ying asked Xiao Yao with a smile on the way around the film festival.

"Do you have a different opinion?" Xiao Yao also smiled.

"There are many clues in it that show that the protagonist has only one final fate." Muying said, "The protagonist failed in the piano competition because of nervousness at the beginning, which shows that his mental quality is not good. In such a situation Now, can he still hide from the old woman who is still very calm after the murder? The door lock rang three or four times after the protagonist entered the door, indicating that the old woman locked the door when she closed it, but she only rang when she opened the door. Let me explain that she didn't lock it at first, she obviously had doubts about the protagonist, and the protagonist's schedule, the old woman took the protagonist's clothes and came out with a nail gun... so many details, how could the protagonist Can you still survive?"

"The director is the director, and he looks at it more carefully than the audience." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "But it's boring if you explain everything clearly."

"It doesn't have much to do with being a director. I'm just a fan of details." Mu Ying shook her head and smiled, "But you are amazing at thinking of so many small details when you make up this story."

"Then are you interested in cooperating with me on a project?" Xiao Yao asked Muying.

"Cooperation project? What project? How to cooperate?" Mu Ying asked very interestedly.

"Of course it's a movie." Xiao Yao said, "A formal feature film, the kind that can be screened in theaters. We wrote the script together and co-directed it."

"Film feature film? Of course I'm interested." Mu Ying said excitedly, "You have a film project in hand? Well, let's find a place to sit down, and you can talk to me in detail. Let's go, I'll treat you to a coffee "Mu Ying came to the film festival just to get the opportunity to direct a feature film, now that Xiao Yao said that there is a project, even if it is a co-director, it is his dream opportunity, how could he be unhappy and excited?