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The middle-aged man responsible for receiving Masahiro Nakamura and Yosuke Mukai is named Carl Wagner, a staff member arranged by the Berlin Film Festival.

After a brief communication, Carl Wagner took Masahiro Nakamura and Yosuke Mukai to stay at the cheap hotel they had contacted in advance.

Because of the movie premiere, Masahiro Nakamura came to Berlin relatively late and did not have enough time, so he turned to the organizer of the Berlin Film Festival for accommodation.

After all, the Berlin Film Festival will end in not one or two days, and Nakamura Masahiro and Mukai Yosuke will have to stay for a while. Even in a cheap hotel, staying every day is a big expense.

With the Berlin Film Festival contacting us, if we rent a hotel for a long time, the price will be much more favorable. This is probably the so-called riding a bicycle to the bar.

After assisting Nakamura Masahiro and Mukai Yosuke to check in, Carl Wagner left. Nakamura Masahiro and Mukai Yosuke had a good sleep to adjust to the jet lag.

"Okay, I understand. I'll come over here as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Nakamura Masahiro began to tidy up his appearance, and he greeted Yosuke Mukai who was lying on the bed and said, "Mukai-san, do you want to come with us?"

"Go on your own, after all the person the organizer is calling is you..."

Yosuke Mukai sat up straight, fidgeting with his cell phone in his hand, and replied without raising his head: "I'm going to visit Berlin. It's a rare visit. I'll buy some souvenirs when I go back."

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, right? We can buy it together when the film festival is over."

Although it is indeed a rare opportunity to come to Berlin, it is indeed a good choice to visit the surrounding attractions in Berlin and experience the exotic customs.

But when it comes to buying souvenirs, I feel a little impatient. After all, they are not rushing back immediately, the two of them have to stay in Berlin for a while.

"When the film festival ends, time is running out."

He stopped fiddling with his phone, raised his head, and said with a slight smile on his face: "So, I am going to do these things first... Anyway, I am definitely not as busy as you, I have a lot of

If you have some time, let’s take a good stroll first.”

"Okay, then you can also help me buy some souvenirs."

I have to admit that what Yosuke Mukai said makes sense. Although he is the star of the movie, he really doesn’t have much to do at the Berlin Film Festival.

Even if he wanted to compete for the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival, he couldn't muster the strength. This is not Japan, and Yosuke Mukai doesn't know the Berlin Film Festival jury. He can only hope that those judges will appreciate him.

Already.

"How many copies? Do you want to buy so many?"

With a somewhat surprised tone, Yosuke Mukai looked at Masahiro Nakamura curiously. Although it is normal to bring souvenirs to relatives and friends when you go out, if the amount is too large, it will inevitably give people a weird feeling.

"Well, let's take five."

Nakamura Masahiro made some calculations in his mind: Arimura Kasumi must be counted as her share, Mie should also be arranged in place, mother Fukuda Mizuki must be there, Ojo Shoji must also be included... By the way, there is also that little girl Minami.

, can't forget her.

"Okay, do you have any special requirements?"

Mukai Yosuke nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Or should I just buy some Berlin specialties or souvenirs?"

"Let's buy a music box and a clock first..."

After frowning and thinking for a while, Nakamura Masahiro said, "Just bring some chocolate with you when you go back."

When it comes to German specialties and souvenirs, the first thing people think of is beer culture. However, Nakamura Masahiro obviously cannot take beer back as a souvenir.

Therefore, he could only focus on music boxes and clocks after screening. As for chocolates, although they were suitable as souvenirs, there was still some time before he returned to Tokyo, so it was not good to buy them too early.

"Okay, then let me help you choose carefully."

Hearing that it was a music box, a clock and chocolates, Mukai Yosuke had some vague guesses about the identity of the recipient. However, after all, this was Nakamura Masahiro's private matter, and it was not easy for him to interfere.

"Trouble."

After saying polite words, Masahiro Nakamura walked out of the room. Soon, he arrived outside the hotel, waved his hand on the roadside, and a taxi with a Mercedes-Benz logo on the front stopped in front of him.

"Movie Palace, thank you."

Pulling open the car door, Nakamura Masahiro lowered his head and got into the car. He casually reported his address and closed the door at the same time.

In East Asian countries, Mercedes-Benz is a luxury brand car that most ordinary people are reluctant to buy. But in Germany, most taxis are actually Mercedes-Benz.

It's not that there aren't other brands competing with Mercedes-Benz. The main reason is that Mercedes-Benz offers more discounts, so it's difficult for other brands to compete.

After all, for Germans, Mercedes-Benz is a domestically produced car. With the support of local policies and preferential treatment, they are definitely more inclined to choose Mercedes-Benz.

About ten minutes later, the car successfully arrived at the Film Palace at Potsdamer Platz, the main venue of the Berlin Film Festival.

I don’t know if it’s because of the film festival or because Berlin is so prosperous in the first place. There are so many pedestrians in Potsdamer Platz, and the bustling flow of people fills every corner.

After getting out of the car, he paid the taxi fare with some pain, and then Nakamura Masahiro walked towards the Film Palace. From a distance, he saw the middle-aged man waiting at the entrance of the Film Palace. He must be Karl who made an appointment on the phone.

Wagner.

"Mr. Wagner, I'm sorry, I'm late..."

He quickly walked up to him, and Masahiro Nakamura greeted him politely. Although the other person was just an ordinary staff member, a friendly attitude was still necessary in a foreign country.

"Did you come here by taxi?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Carl Wagner responded with a smile, and then asked a little curiously. When Masahiro Nakamura nodded, he joked: "This

It’s really a luxurious choice, and taking a taxi is not cheap.”

The starting price of a taxi in Berlin is more than 4 yuan, and the charge per kilometer is close to 2 yuan. Although there is some fluctuation, it is definitely not cheap.

It is said that taxi fares in Tokyo are expensive, but taking into account the exchange rate, taxi fares in Berlin are actually more expensive.

Therefore, most people in Germany rarely take taxis. If someone takes a taxi to go to a relatively distant place, it is almost synonymous with being taken advantage of.

Because they had contacted each other in advance, Carl Wagner took Masahiro Nakamura to the conference room of the Cinema Palace quickly. The door of the conference room was ajar, and from the exposed gap, it could be seen that there were many people sitting in the conference room. It seemed that

Discussing business at a meeting.

"Wait a moment, I'll go in and let you know."

Signaling Masahiro Nakamura to stop for a moment, Carl Wagner pushed the door open a little, and then stepped into the conference room. After a while, he came out of it.

"Please, everyone on the jury is inside."

"Thanks."

Nodding towards Carl Wagner, Nakamura Masahiro adjusted his mood slightly and walked into the conference room feeling a little nervous.

The area of ​​the conference room is not very large. A round conference table is placed in the center of the conference room, and a jury of only a few people sits around the conference table, but it also looks relatively spacious.

Sitting in the top position is Isabella Rossellini, the president of the jury of this Berlin Film Festival, and next to her is Dieter Kosli, the film selection director of the Berlin Film Festival.

Then, in sequence, there are Aamir Khan, a representative figure in the Indian film industry, Nina Hoss, a veteran German actor, Jane Camping, a representative of the New Zealand film industry, Jaffa Panahi, a director from Iran, and Guy Martin from Canada.

and veteran American fashion designer Sandy Powell.

Although these people in front of him are all seniors in the industry, Nakamura Masahiro is really not very familiar with them. If Nakamura Masahiro hadn't taken a good look at their information before coming to Berlin, the names and names might not match up.

That’s not right. At least Aamir Khan, a representative of the Indian film industry, is really familiar with him. After all, Aamir Khan’s movies are not musicals and dance films of traditional Indian movies. Many movies have been released in the East and have achieved good results.

box office results.

"Hello everyone, my name is Masahiro Nakamura...."

With a very cliché opening remarks, Nakamura Masahiro greeted everyone's gaze and greeted them politely.

"This is the new director Masahiro Nakamura from Japan..."

Dieter Cosley stood up and asked Nakamura Masahiro to sit down, and then took the initiative to introduce the identity of Nakamura Masahiro to everyone present: "Everyone has seen "The Long Day", and that movie is his work."

"Hello...."

With Dieter Kosli, the film selection director, as a warm-up, everyone on the jury greeted Nakamura Masahiro one by one. The original somewhat deserted atmosphere disappeared and everyone became much more enthusiastic.

After some pleasantries, the scene became more lively, and the meeting went on normally and returned to its previous established track. Masahiro Nakamura was like an audience, listening to everyone's discussions.

The content of the topic is about the screening arrangements of the Berlin Film Festival. Nominated films participating in the Berlin Film Festival, no matter which unit they are in, need to be given proper screening opportunities.

Of course, there must be different differences between the screening opportunities of each film, which involves the popularity and importance of the film.

In short, if the film is popular with the audience, or the film is valued more by the jury, then more screening opportunities will be arranged. If it is the opposite, some screening opportunities will be reduced.

Since Masahiro Nakamura arrived in Berlin a little later, he was unable to attend the early screening arrangements meeting, which resulted in relatively fewer screening opportunities for "One Long Day."

The main reason why we invited Masahiro Nakamura over was to explain this situation. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be communicated and arranged by the film's producer in advance.

However, "The Long Day" is a low-budget film produced independently by Masahiro Nakamura, and because of delays in the premiere, it has been postponed to Berlin now.