Rebirth of India: Superior

These two people are none other than Lao Mouzi and Gong Li who came to compete for the best foreign language film with "Raise the Red Lantern". Naturally, I am very familiar with these two people Shakru, although I don’t like their works very much, but I was still very excited to see Shakru, a familiar face from his previous life. I couldn't help but secretly thought that there was not much difference between Lao Mouzi when he was young and when he was old, but Gong Li was different. Gong Li in her twenties was so beautiful. No wonder she was featured in Time Magazine The cover of!

Perhaps his gaze was too warm and too exciting, which made Gong Li feel uncomfortable being stared at all the time. Although she had gone abroad many times, at this time, Gong Li had not yet adapted to the openness of foreign countries. Lifestyle, seeing an Asian young man staring directly at him, he subconsciously retreated behind his boyfriend Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi took a step forward, walked up to Shaklu, and asked in a somewhat unkind tone: "Excuse me, sir, what's the matter with you?"

After looking at the expressions of the two of them, Shaklu was a little stunned and immediately reacted, so he pointed at Gong Li and asked: "Excuse me, this beautiful lady, are you Jiu'er in "Red Sorghum"?"

This time it was Lao Mouzi and Gong Li's turn to be stunned. After a moment, Gong Li covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Have you seen "Red Sorghum"?"

Shakru chuckled and said: "Not only "Red Sorghum", I also watched "Shanghai Gambler"."

Now the two of them were even more shocked. Lao Mouzi asked cautiously: "Sir, you don't seem to be Chinese."

Shakru nodded and said: "Yes, I am Indian, my name is Shakru Pandit, but I like Chinese culture and Chinese movies very much. What is your name for this gentleman?" There was no way he had to ask. As an Indian, he could know the heroine Gong Li through the movie, but he would never be able to recognize the director Lao Mouzi.

"He is Lao Mouzi, the director of "Red Sorghum"." Gong Li introduced at the side.

Shakru suddenly pretended to be enlightened and said in surprise: "Oh, it turns out you are Director Zhang. How disrespectful and disrespectful! You two are also here to participate in the David Award this time, right?"

Lao Mouzi nodded and said, "Yes, we are here with new works this time. Who are you?"

"Oh, I am also here to participate in the David Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but I am not the director, I am only responsible for paying." Shakru explained.

When Gong Li heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Oh, then you are the producer!" Simply put, the producer is the boss behind the scenes who invests in the filming of the movie, but this is a Chinese term, and there is no such thing as a producer abroad. Conceptual ones are usually from production companies, and the boss won't join in the fun. If the crew is compared to an army, then the actors are the soldiers, the director is the general, and the producer is the emperor. Without anyone to contribute money and get paid, no film can be made. At this time, neither Lao Mouzi nor Gong Li had reached the peak of their careers ("Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" was the movie that brought Gong Li the most honors), so they still need to look up to the producer.

Lao Mouzi also asked in agreement: "Oh, you are the producer of "Bandit Queen". This movie has caused a big sensation in the United States recently. I have long wanted to find an opportunity to study and watch it, but I didn't expect that today It’s such an honor to have the opportunity to meet you here! ”

"According to your Chinese saying, meeting someone is destined to happen. So, when I came here just now, I saw an amalfi restaurant next to me. I ate there once in the United States. The barbecue there was very good. It happens to be noon now. Let's go over there. Let’s chat while eating!” Shakru invited.

Soon a group of six people came to the nearby amalfi. After introducing Rajkumar, Mustafina, and Kabaeva, Gong Li and Lao Mouzi couldn't help but have a higher evaluation of Shakru. Having a Soviet beauty as an assistant meant that this Indian's business was definitely not small, so the conversation became more and more lively.

Lao Mouzi even racked his brains to remember the Indian movies he had watched: "I loved watching Indian movies when I was a child, especially the movie "Caravan". I can still sing the theme song in it. "The Indian film "Caravan" produced in 1971 should be considered early. The Chinese were first introduced to the masterpiece of Indian movies in 2000. This movie maintains the tradition of Indian movies. It has a lot of songs and dances, a battle between good and evil, and is full of comedy elements. It even pays a rare attention to the living conditions of the Gypsies. , can be regarded as a very healthy and positive entertainment film.

Rajkumar also said politely: "Those were things from twenty years ago. Now Indian movies are not as good as before. On the contrary, Director Zhang, you have been really all-powerful in the past two years. If I remember correctly, you This film "Raise the Red Lantern" has already won the prestigious award last year. It has won the Silver Lion Award in Nice and been nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. "This shows that Rajkumar attaches great importance to international films. He can accurately name the international awards won by a Chinese film, even Shakru. No one who has seen this movie in a previous life remembers it.

Lao Mouzi waved his hand and said: "These awards don't mean anything. China's film market is still very small now. Even if the film wins awards abroad, it will not have much box office at home. Unlike Bollywood in India, it has no box office. It’s comparable to Hollywood.”

Shakru comforted him, "This is because China's economy has not yet developed, but China is now undergoing reform and opening up. I believe that in another ten or eight years, it will be very common for Chinese movies to have box office revenues of over 100 million or even over 1 billion." This is not Shakru fooling Lao Mouzi, because the Billion Director Club was established in China in 2015.

"You know too much about China, you even know about reform and opening up!" Gong Li exclaimed.

Shakru knew that he had said too much, so he quickly explained, "Oh, because I met a Chinese friend who came to India for tourism last year, and this is what he told me, and even those Chinese movies were introduced to me by him."

"Since Mr. Pandit knows so much about China, have you ever thought about investing in two films in China?"

Shakru pondered for a moment, then replied, "Of course, but I'm afraid I can't afford two such big names!"

PS: There are so many taboos now. I haven't even recommended Gong Li yet, but I've been warned, so I have to revise the chapter again. Mobile users please visit http://m.piaotia.net