I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 1116 1111. Silk Road

When the Silk Road Film Festival invited the shortlisted guests, it did not mention domestic guests, but when it sent invitations to foreign guests, it made a request to everyone.

That is, it hopes that the film festival will send them red carpet photos so that each film and television person can bring the Silk Road Film Festival tag when promoting in the publicity media.

In fact, this request is very normal, after all, it is also a publicity channel.

We are responsible for producing good films, and you can bring the Silk Road Film Festival tag when promoting on INS or Twitter, the old-fashioned FACEBOOK, etc., so that we can benefit each other.

It can only be said that the Silk Road Film Festival is not well-known enough, so it is not mentioned in the three majors. If it can achieve the Barcelona International Film Festival, which is recognized as one of the authorities under the three majors, it may not be necessary.

But the matter of popularity is actually a causal relationship between the big store bullying the customers and the big customers bullying the store.

Fortunately, all the guests agreed to this.

This is also one of the responsibilities that film and television people should fulfill when participating in film festivals.

What's more, it's not a big deal. They've even edited the tags. It's just a matter of sending a few letters and symbols.

August 11.

In the aftermath of the Silk Road Film Festival.

The company that contracted the live images of the red carpet guests at the Silk Road Film Festival began to work hard.

According to the personal or studio email addresses of each guest, the photos and images that have been repaired were sent one after another.

At noon on the 11th, 11:34 Tokyo time.

Masami Nagasawa, who is about to break 900,000 followers, updated two tweets on Twitter.

It quickly attracted the attention of her fans.

Before that, because Issey Osaka's cheating in June was exposed, Masami Nagasawa had not updated her Twitter for more than a month.

Although you can still see her news from various news, such as the movie "The Crossing" she starred in, or all the news and highlights when making "Your Name", but that's just the company's publicity. Her Twitter has indeed not been updated for five months.

Fans also understand.

Knowing that she was deeply in love with this relationship, and even when the news of her cheating was exposed, she was participating in a program. It was after the recording of the program that she learned about her boyfriend's cheating under the siege of countless reporters.

At that time, her expression of being at a loss made many fans feel heartbroken.

Since then, her personal Twitter has fallen silent.

And some reporters have frequently reported that she traveled alone. From her agent, I also learned that Masami Nagasawa is currently adjusting her mood...

Everyone also maintained full understanding.

And more than a month later, she suddenly updated her Twitter. For those fans who have long wanted to know her current situation, what it means is self-evident.

They quickly flocked to Masami Nagasawa's Twitter to see what she posted.

Then they saw the content of these two tweets.

One was 9 photos and the content of "Red Carpet Photos # Silk Road Film Festival # ".

The second was a 42-second video.

The video was accompanied by a paragraph.

"I attended the # Silk Road Film Festival # with "Your Name" and had a face-to-face exchange with director Xu Xin, whom I like very much. I am very grateful for the close-up images of director Xu Xin, which I like very much. Now I share these photos, images and beautiful memories with my fans. This film festival feels great, and I want to bring more and better works to everyone in the future. Everyone, it took so long and waited for so long. Thank you for your love! Let's work hard together in the future!"

Seeing the content of this tweet, many people looked happy.

But they didn't care too much about the Silk Road Film Festival label in it.

It's just an unknown film festival in China.

But they do know about the Silk Road.

And director Xu Xin...

Many people have a very strange impression of him.

Some people, on the other hand, really like his movies.

And they also regard his words about the love views of young people in China, Japan and South Korea in "Tetsuko's Room" as a creed.

I think he really knows Japan too well.

Besides, Yang Mi's popularity in Japan is also inexplicably high, so everyone's impression of him was really good at the beginning.

Until the incident of Chinese filmmakers withdrawing from the Tokyo Film Festival two years ago.

Territory, disputes, politics, war...

Once film art is mixed with these things, it has nothing to do with purity.

So, the impression of Xu Xin in Japan has gradually become stratified.

Some people think that he'd better not set foot in Japan for the rest of his life.

Some people think that movies should not be mixed with other things.

Some people think it doesn't matter, politics is XX...

Some people think it doesn't matter, we like the movies he made.

Of course, some people think he is a poor man who was sacrificed, because it was not him who withdrew from the film festival, but the entire Chinese delegation withdrew, and he was innocent...

There are many different people in the same rice.

This is normal.

However, in the final analysis, although the Tokyo Film Festival incident occurred, with the effect of time, Xu Xin's reputation has changed from the initial "condemnation" in September of the previous year to the "commonplace" stage now.

So, after Nagasawa Masami expressed the content of her communication with Xu Xin on Twitter, it actually did not cause any disturbance.

Even if a fan left a message below:

"He is not friendly to us. Don't forget about the Tokyo Film Festival."

But it will also be targeted by other fans.

For example, the so-called "Majiang, please ignore this kind of person", or "Correction again, director Xu Xin is innocent, it was the Chinese delegation that withdrew that time", "Ah, Japan is finished"...

There are all kinds.

But in the end, it didn’t cause any big splash. Soon, almost as quickly as refreshing Twitter, the comments from the newcomers became:

"Ah? Yabai, I like it so much!"

"A way of taking photos that I have never seen before! Majiang is so beautiful!"

"Ma-chan is so beautiful!"

"How did you do this kind of photography? Eh? It's so novel! I've never seen it before! It's amazing! It's the first time I've seen it. Ma-chan is so beautiful captured by this kind of photography!"

"Director Xu Xin in the video is teaching Ma Jiang how to pose. The two of them look so good together!"

"Wow wow wow wow...it's so beautiful! I like this way of photography. How did you do it?"

"Wow! Too beautiful to speak! So beautiful!"

For newcomers, when they see the message below this tweet, their first reaction is confusion.

what's the situation?

Photography style?

Is there anything wrong with this?

Looking at the shadow of Nagasawa Masami in a long dress standing in front of the camera in the video that has not yet been played, many people clicked play with confusion.

"Hey, hello, I'm Xu Xin. Welcome to the Silk Road Film Festival."

"Hello, director, nice to meet you."

Both of them speak English, but there are already Japanese subtitles.

At this time, many people noticed that next to Xu Xin in the video, there was a strange-looking mechanical arm with a camera installed on it.

What's the meaning?

I don’t quite understand.

Is there anything strange about this?

When I was wondering, I heard Xu Xin say:

"We are going to use this machine to take a close-up. I will count down to 3 seconds in a moment. After 3 seconds, please look at the camera and make your most charming move, okay?"

"No problem at all."

After the two talked, Masami Nagasawa stood in the brightly lit close-up shooting area, while Xu Xin came behind the robotic arm.

Soon, the screen switches:

"OK, 3, 2, 1..."

Accompanied by flashes of light and rapid movements of the robotic arm.

With a "buzz"... it was over.

"OK, that's all. Thank you."

"Thank you, director, for your hard work..."

The conversation between the two is completed.

Then the screen went black.

A countdown number appears.

3.

2.

1……

The scene switched instantly. Masami Nagasawa, who was not present for the opening ceremony but rushed over for the closing ceremony, joined the crew of Makoto Shinkai's "Your Name" in the scene, moving at a constant speed in the scene. The camera was upgraded to look back from the side.

And in slow motion, her movements were slowed down countless times. However, this slowness did not make people feel slow, but had a... strange sense of harmony.

The high-definition picture, coupled with her haggard look, made her look more like a royal sister, even showing a hint of cold expression.

The two combined into one, instantly penetrated the hearts of fans who saw this video.

"Ah!!! I watched it three times! Three times!!! Ma-chan!!!"

"It's hard to take your eyes away. This close-up shot is so beautiful. Is it the result of that machine?"

"You can probably understand it. The camera is upgraded, the robotic arm is swinging rapidly, and only with reasonable route planning can this weird sense of uniform speed appear. Sure enough, director Xu Xin's shots are so tense."

"As a photographer, I can only say that the idea of ​​shooting this video is really amazing! This kind of shooting method can show everyone the beauty of the subject in 360 degrees without blind spots. Because it is very three-dimensional, so That’s why it’s so beautiful.”

"It's amazing! Director Xu Xin is indeed a senior director highly praised by my teacher! I hope I can be like him in the future!"

"Xu Xin really knows how to shoot pictures. He is indeed Zhang Yimou's apprentice!"

"That's it? Is there any more? Supervisor, is there any more? Release them all, bastard!"

"Everyone! Ryunosuke Kamiki and Moe Kamishiraishi have also updated their Twitter, which feels great!"

"Ya Bai! What should I do? I really hope to watch more! Can this video be cut out with a close-up of Ma-chan alone? I want to play it on a loop!"

"I just clicked on the tag, [link], the official Twitter of the 4th Maritime Silk Road Film Festival. Many people took very nice photos! It was just updated, and it looks great!"

As the first member of the cast of "Your Name" to update Twitter, Masami Nagasawa's two tweets, especially the comments under this video tweet, started to erupt like a volcano.

It broke out without warning.

It started with Masami Nagasawa's Twitter. Then, someone curious clicked on the hashtag #Silk Road Film Festival# and found the official account opened by the Silk Road Film Festival.

The official account is also updating images of the actors one after another.

There are many guests at the Silk Road Film Festival this time, from Japan, South Korea, the United States, Europe...all countries, and Twitter has no geographical restrictions. The Silk Road Film Festival account uploads movies in the native language. Close-up images and photos of the cast.

The amount of updates highlights a large amount of content.

And each tweet is very simple.

# Silk Road Film Festival # Tag + [movie name] + name of the photographer.

Below is the video content.

If you are interested in these people, go and watch it yourself.

Due to the time difference, the Silk Road Film Festival even summarized the countries of origin of various films to avoid the situation where the Silk Road side released it in advance, but the actors there were resting and sleeping and missed the details of this "rich" traffic.

Although I don't know if it will be popular, at least it has to be interesting to the guests.

So, the first to update is the Asia-Pacific region.

After posting the guests including "Your Name" and "Lucy" including Choi Min-sik in South Korea, they slowly started to update the slow-motion of the actors in China.

However, the basic base of Chinese actors is on Weibo, not Twitter, which only plays a role in promoting movies, so that they can accumulate their popularity in other countries or overseas in the future.

It can also be regarded as giving back to the guests who come to the film festival.

Let's not talk about China for now.

Let's just talk about Twitter.

August 11, 2014, 14:27.

# Slow motion of Masami Nagasawa # Ranking of the most popular tweets...

NO.1

Whether you like her or not, everyone has witnessed the history of Masami Nagasawa's first top trending search.

Even Masami Nagasawa herself may not have thought that she could top the trending search.

And it was positive news.

You know... as a famous Japanese actress, even the news of her boyfriend cheating on her was only ranked seventh on Japanese Twitter at most.

Her tweet about the video went viral.

And because of the popularity of Twitter, her fans finally broke through the one million mark.

Congratulations!

But it's not over yet.

Topics Trends List No. 3 # Silk Road Film Festival #

Topics Trends List No. 5 # Xu Xin Slow Motion #

Topics Trends List No. 9 # Four Thousand Years Beauty Liang Bingning #

Topics Trends List No. 10 # Slow Motion Photography #

Although Nagasawa Masami's tweet occupied the top of the tweets hot search list in less than four hours, the Silk Road Film Festival and Xu Xin's slow motion shots quickly occupied the hot search position on the topic trend list.

And they rose very quickly.

Countless photography enthusiasts and professional practitioners have also started to make analysis videos of these slow motion shots.

In fact, it is very simple.

Anyone who is a photography practitioner can understand how this shot was taken after watching Nagasawa Masami's video or other videos of Silk Road Film Festival-related photographers.

To put it bluntly, it is to use the rapid movement and stability of the robotic arm, combined with the camera's zoom lens, to shoot.

That's all.

It sounds simple.

There is no need for any analysis. Xu Xin did not hide anything and told everyone how to shoot this shot.

But it happened...

Before he did this, fast shooting was fast shooting, and slow motion was slow motion.

No one had ever used this combination of the two.

That's not right... It should be said that it was used, but it was all in the specific scene requirements of the movie. No one has ever played with close-ups like this.

He was the first.

The first person to bite the crab.

And now, this crab has a professional term on the Internet.

[Silk Road Slowmo]

Silk Road slow motion.

SLOWMO is the abbreviation of slow motion.

And this word is a label sent from the official Twitter of Silk Road.

It's not "Xu Xin slow motion" or something like that. Under his instruction, in line with Silk Road, which always takes the film festival as the most important thing, this shooting technique was named "Silk Road slow motion".

The method is handed over to you.

There is also a dedicated name label.

This way, no matter if other film festivals or some photography enthusiasts use it in the future.

In any case, they will call this technique "Silk Road Slow Motion" or "Silk Road Slow Motion".

They use it once, mention it once, and the name of "Silk Road" will be deeply impressed in their minds.

You don't know the history of the Celestial Empire?

Yes.

Then remember this word first.

When you see this technique in the future, you will think of the Silk Road. You will think of the Silk Road Film Festival.

As long as you have a little curiosity, check what the Silk Road means to the civilization of the world, it will deepen the impression of our country in your mind.

Understand why our country is great.

And what kind of glory it has brought to the world.

The land Silk Road connects Central Asia and West Asia. No conquest, no plunder, everything is just for trade interconnection.

On the Maritime Silk Road, we passed through the South China Sea, to the Indian Ocean, to West Asia, to Africa, silk, porcelain, spices, tea... We promoted the progress and development of the world. Under the creed of friendship, tolerance, reciprocity, symbiosis, and tenacity, we brought changes to everyone's life, aesthetics, and even society.

This is the vast and great cause of our ancestors.

It is also the determination of our Celestial Empire in this world.

"Businesses from all nations in the sound of the rising sea."

Now the Silk Road has been restarted, and the film festival is the pioneer.

This ancient fertile soil is now showing its new look to the world.

Please come.

…

As time goes by.

Starting from August 12th, one after another, the Silk Road Film Festival began to launch its efforts on the Internet.

It even attracted likes and reposts from Chinese embassies in many countries on Twitter.

The photography technique called "Silk Road Slow Motion" and the finished film have also attracted a lot of attention to the actors, directors, crew, and films that participated in the film festival.

When asked "How was the film festival?", the enthusiasm and friendliness from China, the purity of the Silk Road Film Festival, the style of the ancient city of Fuzhou, etc. also became the objects of sharing.

In the Internet age, sometimes the popularity is so unreasonable.

Once you catch it, it’s like viral marketing.

Spread into everyone's field of vision.

As for domestic...

Not to mention.

There is a kind of star in China who really...doesn't regret it if he comes, or scolds the public if he doesn't regret it.

Why is this overwhelming traffic happening so inexplicably?

First there were Shuangwei with a few golden flowers and green leaves, and then there was Liang Binning who suppressed the world.

These actors who are getting their own slow motion shots one after another have also begun the journey of increasing their fans and popularity.

Although the Silk Road Film Festival did not promise anything when it invited them.

but……

The impact it has had on these guests is much more profound.

And when a film festival can truly bring substantial traffic, attention, fans, and popularity to all guests...

Its status is no longer the same.

Not to mention...laymen are just watching the fun.

But what an expert sees is the doorway.

The slow motion of the Silk Road abroad and the heated discussions in China... Ignore these for now.

Let’s just talk about size.

At the Magic City International Film Festival in June this year, the total transaction figures of the investment forum were 224 transaction nominations and 21 co-production projects.

However, no one has reported the specific total amount.

But the actual specific figure is that the final transaction amount of 224 transaction nominations was 17, with a total value of 907 million.

Among the 17 projects, 10 are internal bidding.

In other words, these 10 film projects are bidding projects issued by the Film Bureau. The investment amount has been determined from the beginning, and an outsourcing company has been selected to take over.

The total value of these 10 film projects is 720 million.

The remaining 7 items are free transactions, with a transaction volume of only 250 million.

21 co-production projects are Sino-foreign joint ventures, which actually has nothing to do with the total transaction amount.

Do you have a say in these co-production projects, what are the scripts like, and what are the additional conditions...

No one will know unless the film festival tells it.

Therefore, the news only focused on the 224 transaction nominations and co-production projects, without mentioning the specific amounts.

But the Silk Road Film Festival is different.

Qian will tell you clearly.

The transaction items will be listed for you.

For example, the popular IP "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "Tomb Raiders" series of movies.

That "The Secret of the Dragon" won the title of "Biao Wang".

Seeking 200 million investment.

The price is clearly marked.

If you think it works, then invest; if it doesn’t, then invest again.

Things like this will be listed clearly for you.

Among our 3.4 billion in turnover, what kind of movies are they, how much quota they have obtained, how many rewards we have given out, etc.

Listed clearly.

Although... everyone must admit that the investment of more than 3 billion by Xiying Film Studio is not small.

But here comes the problem. It’s also an investment. There were more than 200 transaction proposals at the Shanghai Film Festival, but the final transaction was only 900 million.

But the Silk Road Film Festival has a turnover of 3.4 billion, and there are no co-productions, all of which are local Chinese films.

And these trading volumes, converted into US dollars, are more than 500 million.

The turnover of this year’s Berlin Film Festival was only US$650 million...

What's Berlin's status?

What is the status of the Silk Road?

Why is Cannes so great? It is because it supports a large market for film transactions across Europe.

Its film festival trading market is the core golden attraction.

But the question is how old is Cannes?

How old is the Silk Road?

The four-year Silk Road Film Festival has supported a trading market of more than 3 billion yuan. This shows that the soil of China’s film market is simply not too fertile!

And just for the attraction itself...

Coupled with the huge storm that the Silk Road Film Festival has stirred up overseas...

Good guy.

Not to mention official support such as ZC guidance and tendencies.

Just say one thing. A film festival that has only been running for four years already has the potential and market to be no less than the three largest in Europe...

This is only the 4th session.

If it comes to the 8th, 14th, or even 40th...

What will it become?

Could it be that... China is finally going to have a film festival that is truly internationally recognized, has unlimited potential, has a stable market, and has unlimited awards? ?

…

"maybe."

Leaning in the beauty's arms, Xu Xin's mouth and nose were filled with the fragrance of his wife, his eyes full of exhaustion, and he closed his eyes and said:

"Don't think too far ahead now. Whether it's the value of the Silk Road Film Festival or whether we will be included in the TV drama review in the future... these are too far away. All good fruits need a process of accumulation before they bear fruit. The popularity of the film festival is indeed high now, and we have indeed completed the tasks assigned by the superiors. But... can we make it the Oscars or the three major ones in China as you said, I haven't thought that far yet."

"Why?"

Yang Mi helped him rub his temples to soothe her husband's nerves, and asked curiously:

"Don't set a goal? It's not like your character?"

"It's not that I don't set a goal, but I know myself. The goal is set by the superiors, and I am only responsible for completing it. Some things can only be raised by the leaders, and if I raise it, it will be beyond my authority. If the leader says that we want to surpass the Oscars within XX years... then I will definitely dare to do it, but at the same time... he can't just shout slogans, he has to give me substantial help. Otherwise... I'm working for nothing?"

"......?"

Yang Mi was stunned.

The first reaction was to look at the driver.

It's not the driver, it's Sun Ting.

The A6 is leading the way in front.

So, she breathed a sigh of relief.

No traitor.

But she was cautious and shouted:

"Tingting, turn up the music."

"Okay, sister."

Sun Ting responded and turned up the volume.

Because her husband wanted her to give him a massage, the two of them were in the last row of the business car.

The music was loud enough to cover up many things.

So she began to ponder her husband's words.

After thinking for a long time, she whispered:

"What do you mean..."

"If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass. Otherwise, if it only runs without food, the horse will starve to death?"

"Uh..."

For a moment, Yang Mi didn't know what to say.

But she did understand what her husband meant.

"What kind of reward can you get this time?"

"It's hard to say. Although the matter was done very well this time, it is not in our basic plate... I don't know what I can give. But... at least let me join the company?"

Yang Mi paused.

"...airdrop?"

"I guess so. In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's airdrop or not. What's important is that I have to have a mountain, understand? After all, I did such a brilliant job and handed in a visiting card. It's a bit unreasonable not to invite me in. And once you enter the mountain gate, everyone is your own family. If there is anything in the future, you can do it according to your ability and get credit according to your ability."

"Is it so easy? I always feel... like a joke, you... an unemployed vagrant... suddenly... just... went in?"

"A joke?"

Xu Xin opened his eyes speechlessly.

Looking up at his wife's bright eyes from below:

"How many jokes can you do so much work through a film festival? A foreign propaganda talent like me, don't keep me quickly... are you still waiting for the New Year?"

"..."

Hearing this, Yang Mi was stunned.

Thousands of thoughts suddenly began to roll in her mind.

I just felt that I had a lot to say, but I didn't know what to say for a while.

In the end, she simply stopped talking.

Holding her lover tenderly, she lowered her head and kissed his forehead:

"Thank you for your hard work, husband. Love you~"

"MUA~"

Xu Xin responded to his wife's kiss and then closed his eyes again.

The two had just finished a celebratory cocktail party.

He was a little tipsy.

Tired.

Exhausted.

Tired too.

Want to take a break.

As for the issue of rewarding merit, to be honest, it's quite difficult. After all, I have never written or done anything in the system. What positions and functions do you think are better? Give me some suggestions. If I can't find a suitable one, I may remain anonymous for this part. After all, it's quite internal... Everyone understands.