Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

As soon as the list of films shortlisted for the main competition of the Venice Film Festival came out, the Chinese film industry was stunned.

Is there something wrong with my eyes, or did the Venice Film Festival get the list wrong?

Shanhe's "Moon" is a science fiction movie. Science fiction movies can also compete for awards, but are they impacting the three major European film festivals?

Isn't he kidding?

Since the fifth generation of directors have abandoned literary films and entered the field of commercial films, foreign film festivals, especially the three most famous European film festivals, have always been the exclusive preserve of the sixth generation.

Their films are small in the domestic market, but they have received good responses in Europe. It can be said that they have taken over the plate left by the fifth generation directors.

Now, there is a young generation in China, and a new name has joined in. This is a good thing worthy of celebration for the sixth generation of directors. Their ideas have new blood and a successor!

But this name shocked them. How could it be Shanhe?

He is one of the public enemies of the sixth-generation directors. He has always advocated the use of commercial films to support the Chinese film market, and his nominated film is still a science fiction theme. This is so magical!

Has the Venice Film Festival also bowed to commercial films? So does anyone still buy into our persistence?

The sixth-generation directors looked at the list of nominated films at the Venice Film Festival, and even Jia Zhangke, who was also nominated, looked stunned. We filmed the dark side of society, but Shanhe filmed the sci-fi future!

As a result, Shanhe was able to use science fiction movies to compete with me for the Golden Lion!

Once the nominations are announced, the fastest response is always from the online media!

Less than half an hour after the Venice Film Festival’s main competition unit candidate list was announced, various portal websites reported the news at the top of their homepages.

"Shanhe rushes to Venice with the science fiction film "Moon" - the nominated films for the main competition unit of the 63rd Venice Film Festival were announced. Chinese films accounted for four seats, with Jia Zhangke, Johnnie To and Tsai Ming-liang representing filmmakers from the Mainland, Hong Kong Island and Taiwan respectively. , what is shocking is that Shanhe's "Moon" is on the list. According to the author's understanding, 22-year-old Shanhe is the youngest director nominated for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival..." - "Sina.com"

"Shan He once again did extraordinary things, can science fiction movies also compete for awards? - The nominations for the main competition unit of the 63rd Venice Film Festival were announced. The science fiction film "Moon" written and directed by Shan He and starring Liang Jiahui suddenly emerged and occupied one of the seats. It is very People are doing extraordinary things, Shanhe takes the most commercial themes to compete for the most literary awards..." - "Sohu.com"

"Shanhe was nominated, and the whole country was shocked! - The second film "Moon" written and directed by Shanhe surprisingly appeared in the nomination of the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. Shanhe, who has always regarded himself as a commercial film director, wanted to win the award. , changing the creative direction? What is the content of the science fiction movie "Moon"?" - "NetEase"

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As soon as the portal website reported the news, the news quickly became known to the entire Internet, and fans of Shanhe's books were also shocked!

A few days ago, weren't you still talking about Shanhe laying the foundation for the Chinese film industry? Why are you going to the film festival to play now?

What is Shanhe doing?

Is "Moon" a science fiction movie?

"Isn't this fake news? Why do I feel so unbelievable? Shanhe has been nominated for the main competition of the Venice Film Festival with a science fiction film?"

"It is indeed a bit magical. You said that Shanhe's movie broke the box office record of "Three Kingdoms: Battle of Red Cliff" is more reliable than this news!"

"What's so strange about this? When it comes to troublemaking, I only obey Shanhe. It is Shanhe's normal operation to surprise you from time to time. Everyone, please calm down. If "Moon" really wins the award, it will be terrible. It’s so interesting!”

"Haha... The 22-year-old director nominated for the main competition of the three major European film festivals, Shanhe is really a legendary figure. I am now looking forward to what big things he will do in the future..."

"Isn't it big enough to join the Olympic opening ceremony directing team and be the creative director?"

"What exactly is "Moon" about? I'm really curious. It just stars Tony Leung Ka-fai. Isn't it the Chinese version of "The Martian"?"

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Everyone is talking about it online, and offline media are also taking action.

Shan He is really a good person. He is a model public figure. He has constant news breaking points and endless ways to get into trouble. He has to live and feed his parents!

Shan He has supported so many journalists on his own, it would be perfect if there were some more scandals.

Alas, the new generation of female stars in China are really far behind their predecessors. Look at Chen Hong, Gong Li and Xu Fan, who are not prostrate themselves under the director's chair? They are not living up to expectations! How come you don’t know how to rush up and hug such a thick thigh?

Even if you can't hold it, you can just go up and rub it!

All the advantages are taken by foreigners!

A group of entertainment journalists began to search frantically for traces of Shanhe.

At this time, Shanhe was discussing the release of "Moon" with Zhong Lifeng.

Zhong Lifeng took out a schedule form, handed it to Shanhe and said: "After September, the domestic film market will start to have a series of blockbusters. In September, there will be Feng Xiaogang's "The Banquet", Cheng Long's "Baby Project" and the Hollywood blockbuster "X-War". "Police 3", October is also full of Hollywood blockbusters, "King Kong" and "The Departed", as well as "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift", and November is not idle either, there are Andy Lau's "Ink Attack" and Hollywood blockbusters "Jurassic Park 4", in December, Zhang Yi's "The City of Golden Armor"! Shanhe, the total domestic box office this year is expected to have a big increase!"

Shanhe took the schedule form, picked it up and browsed it over, raised his head and asked Zhong Lifeng: "Issuance is your domain, what do you think?"

"Let's just stick to Hollywood blockbusters in October. This way you can avoid hurting both sides with domestic movies, and you can also maximize your appeal. It's also good-sounding in name. Let's have three Hollywood blockbusters in a row. As long as "Moon" is released in Venice. If I come back with any award from the festival, I am sure that I will knock off these Hollywood blockbusters one by one!" Zhong Lifeng replied with a proud look on his face.

Shanhe looked at Zhong Lifeng and smiled, "Then let's give it a try! It's hard to say whether it will win an award, but "Moon" is not a purely artistic film. I am still confident that I can make back the cost in China!"

"Then it's settled!" Zhong Lifeng made the decision, "Shanhe, I plan to follow the same method as "Bottom Hot Girl" for overseas distribution this time. First, it will be done in all parts of Asia, and it will be released at the same time as much as possible. Europe and the United States still have to communicate with Disney. , I don’t plan to sell the film this time, I would rather let the Hollywood film companies charge more distribution fees. If we keep selling the film, we will never be able to build a distribution network!"

"Okay! You decide. If you come to Disney for interviews, I won't participate!" Shanhe nodded and replied.

"No problem!" Zhong Lifeng responded, "There is also the matter of acquiring Jiahe shares. We have had many contacts with Mr. Zou Wenhuai. He has decided to retire. His daughter's ability cannot inherit his family business. However, Chengtian Entertainment seems to be interested in acquiring Jiahe, so you may have to meet Zou Wenhuai and Li Jiacheng!"

"Who? Li Jiacheng! He also has shares in Jiahe?" Shanhe looked at Zhong Lifeng in surprise and asked.

Zhong Lifeng nodded, "The largest shareholder of Jiahe Pictures is Zou Wenhuai and his daughter, accounting for about 25% of the shares of Jiahe Pictures Group. The second largest shareholder is Li Jiacheng with about 13%, and the others are It is scattered bits and pieces in the hands of some small shareholders and investors.”

After listening to this, Shanhe knocked on the table and thought for a moment, then asked Zhong Lifeng: "Sister Zhong, what do you think about Jiahe's future? Do you have any specific plans?"

Zhong Lifeng looked at the mountains and rivers and introduced: "Jiahe Pictures has not produced a movie since the filming of "Lucky Man" in 2003. Its business has been deteriorating in recent years. For us, its greatest asset is its huge filmography. Kuhe has theater chains all over Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, and it also has a large share of theater chains in Jiahe, GD Province. If the acquisition can go smoothly, I plan to divest Jiahe's production and distribution business, and gradually acquire or replace the shares in the hands of small shareholders. We will not make do with the entertainment industry in Hong Kong Island. Golden Harvest will exist as a single theater chain company. As for Li Jiacheng, he is a businessman and a real estate businessman. He is probably interested in the movie theater real estate under the name of Golden Harvest. We can give it up. Some benefits to get his equity!”

Shanhe has almost no memory of Jiahe. He only remembers that it was acquired by Chengtian Entertainment in the end. However, he is very supportive of Zhong Lifeng's plan. If Jiahe's equity can be sorted out, whether it is a film library or a theater chain, everything will be better in the future. Very valuable!

"Okay! After I attend the Venice Film Festival, you arrange a time for me to go to Hong Kong Island! By the way, have you discussed it with my mother and Aunt Qu?"

Zhong Lifeng nodded, "They said it's up to you to make the decision. There is no problem with funding!"

"Then let's do it!" Shanhe stood up and said, "I have to go to the opening ceremony director team for a meeting later, and I will leave all the affairs of "Moon" to you!"

"Don't worry! Just wait until you go to Venice to win the prize!"

"Haha...I'll leave first then!"

Half an hour later, Shanhe avoided the reporters surrounding the company's entrance, got in the car directly from the underground garage and headed to the opening ceremony director team's office.

The reporters couldn't find Shanhe and focused their attention on Shanhe's manager Yang Liu.

"Manager Yang, is Shanhe still in the company? Can he accept our interview?"

"Yang Liu, have you watched "Moon"? Can you tell us some news?"

"Manager Yang, how sure are you of winning the award for "Moon"? When will it be released in China?"

"Has Shanhe's creative direction changed? Will it focus on literary films in the future?"

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Yang Liu smiled and replied to the reporters: "Everyone, Shanhe is not in the company. He went to the office of the opening ceremony director team. In addition, for news about "Moon", please pay attention to the official website of Chuhe Film and Television. Shanhe is my boss. Please don't It’s useless to embarrass me! Let’s go!”

Seeing that there was no hope of interviewing Shanhe, the reporters turned around and focused on the other two directors who were attending the Venice Film Festival: Jia Zhangke and Feng Xiaogang.

If you don’t dig something out, tomorrow’s report will be entirely made up!

As a result, Jia Zhangke faced the biggest reporter siege in his director's career, but he did not deliberately avoid media interviews.

It’s hard to get a highlight moment, and there aren’t many opportunities to promote yourself and your movie like this!

But what depressed him was that most of the reporters' questions were related to mountains and rivers.

"Director Jia, what do you think of Shanhe being nominated? Do you think you two have a common creative philosophy?"

"Director Jia, who do you think has a higher chance of winning, you or Shanhe?"

"'Moon' and 'Three Gorges' are two completely different themes. Director Jia, you sixth generation are always paying attention to the negative aspects of society, while Shanhe has already focused on the future. What do you think of this?"

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Jia Zhangke replied helplessly: "I am also very curious about Shanhe's new film. A science fiction film can be nominated for the main competition. This shows that Shanhe may have begun to change his creative philosophy. No one can argue that he is a genius. If he can embark on the path of art, He will be the most promising film artist in China, and commercial films will obliterate his talent..."

Feng Xiaogang was also surrounded. He was very familiar with this situation and could handle it with ease. "My "Night Banquet" only participated in the Venice Film Festival in the non-competition section. Shanhe's "Moon" was nominated for the main competition section. No. For example, the type is completely different. Besides, I don’t dare to compare with him. When I was twenty-two years old, I was still helping people serve tea and water in the army, and I became famous all over the world..."

At this time, in the office of the opening ceremony director team, Shanhe was facing the biggest dispute since the team was formed.

As time goes by, most of the opening ceremony programs have entered the stage of actual verification, and the practical operation of many programs has been put on the table.

Among them, whether to use human sea tactics or to use technological means has become one of the team's biggest differences. The trigger of today's dispute is the execution of the printing square array.

One party is represented by painter Chen Danqing. They believe that this kind of performance cannot be achieved by human power. They can only make it into a machine and use computer programming to control it.

"Director Zhang, you have to think clearly. These are thousands of squares, representing these thousands of Chinese characters. Even if we don't consider the weight of the props, we need to complete our idea and use the lifting and lowering of these small squares to form various shapes. The patterns and words require the perfect coordination of thousands of people and thousands of instructions. Do you think it is possible for thousands of people to make no mistakes at one time? This is not something that can be accomplished by human power!"

"Dan Qing is right, this kind of performance has exceeded the limit of human cooperation!"

"Using human sea tactics is outdated. Why not use technology if you have technology!"

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Deputy Director Zhang Jigang was from a military song and dance troupe. He stood up and said forcefully: "I think it is okay to use manpower to complete it. I dare to issue a military order. Nothing can stump our troops or our soldiers! Use technology That’s good, but have you considered the cost issue? Let’s talk about how to use machinery to exit the show and how to connect to the next program. The problem with machinery is that it is rigid. How can machinery be used to express the beauty of Chinese characters!”

"What Vice President Zhang said makes sense. Using a machine may save trouble on the surface, but in fact there are more problems!"

"I agree with Vice President Zhang. You can't imagine the discipline of Chinese soldiers!"

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The two sides refused to give in, and the dispute became more and more fierce. When Chen Danqing got excited, he stood up and shouted: "These aspects we mentioned are all matters on the court. If you can really do it, I will crawl on the ground, Climb and show you!”

Zhang Yi came up with this idea when he was watching an advertisement. As soon as the renderings of the plan came out, they were recognized by most of the team. Unexpectedly, something went wrong during the execution!

Zhang Yimou was listening and thinking. He looked at Shanhe and asked, "Shanhe, what do you think?"

Shanhe looked at the two parties in the dispute and replied with a smile: "I support Vice President Zhang. Only by using manpower can we express the characteristics of our Chinese culture and shock people's hearts and the world. I believe that as long as our Chinese soldiers find With the right password, I think they can definitely do it!”

Zhang Yimou nodded, "In this case, Zhang Jigang, you will contact the army tomorrow. No matter what, we have to try!"

The printing square came to an end for the time being, and the dispute began again over the display of the five rings. It was still the same question, human sea tactics or technological manufacturing?

This time Shanhe stood on Chen Danqing's side. The blue five rings in Shanhe's memory slowly rose up, like a dream, and it was so impactful to the senses!

"I said you are really good at Shanhe. Now you do this, now you do that. Do you have a stand?" Deputy Director Chen Jianya joked with a smile.

Shanhe responded with the same smile: "My position is the stage effect, which is to shock people's hearts. Use the crowd to form the five rings. No matter how creative you are, it is just a follow-up. It can't give you any surprises. If a dreamy five rings are in the music It will slowly rise out of thin air, and the shock will be unparalleled!"

Shanhe's speech convinced Zhang Yi. He looked at Chen Danqing and others and said: "The feasibility must be determined. We have to do it again when we have the opportunity to see the real effect. The one made on the computer is too distorted!"

"We also issued a military order to ensure that it is implemented!"

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The meeting lasted all afternoon and ended in the evening. Shanhe followed Zhang Yimou out of the office. Although today's meeting was noisy, the effect was pretty good. Several ideas and plans were implemented. The two People are in a good mood.

While chatting and laughing, I mentioned the news about the Venice Film Festival nomination.

Zhang Yimou patted Shanhe's arm and said: "Shanhe, you can do it. You can win awards with science fiction movies. You are really stylish!"

Shanhe grinned and responded: "Brother, times have changed. China has entered the space age. We must not keep pace with the times. We always shoot behind the scenes. Photographing poverty is not suitable for our age. We, the younger generation, have to shoot passion. , shoot the future!”

"You are right. Our two generations did have different growth environments. You asked me to make a science fiction movie. I have no inspiration at all. All I think about is the past and the vicissitudes of life. It seems that in a few years I have to retire too, I can’t keep up with the times!” Zhang Yimou replied with a sigh.

Shanhe looked at Zhang Yimou with disdain, "Why don't you retire?" He has just entered the peak period of filmmaking when he is over 70 years old. He made five films in three years, which shocked all the young people!

"What, did I say something wrong? Your vision is wrong!" Zhang Yimou asked, pointing at the mountains and rivers with a smile.

Shanhe shook his head and replied: "Brother, you can't even deceive yourself by saying this. Why are you taking care of your children at home if you don't make movies anymore?"

"Fuck you! You're such a loser!"

"Senior Brother, just give birth to a child. Why are you so secretive? Just pay the money and get it done. You still want to hide this matter. In a few years, the country may have to encourage childbirth!" Shan He He glanced at Zhang Yi and advised casually.

Zhang Yimou turned around and looked at Shanhe, "I know, after the Olympics, I will pay the fine right away!"

After the two chatted for a few more times about the movie schedule, they went home separately.

The next day, newspapers and magazines, which were one day behind online media, published news about the Venice Film Festival nominations announcement.

The headlines in almost all the news were about Shan He and his movie "Moon". Jia Zhangke, who had finally made his mark, became the contrast. He was so angry that he threw the entire newspaper into the trash can!

"Shanhe became the youngest nominated director in Venice, and Liang Jiahui wanted to win the Best Actor..."

"The science fiction film "Moon" was nominated for the main competition in Venice. Shanhe tells you that nothing is impossible!"

"Shanhe, Jia Zhangke was nominated for Venice. Jia Zhangke said that Shanhe was wasting his talent..."

""Moon" suddenly emerged, and mountains and rivers created another miracle..."

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Since the release of "Signal" in March, the name Shanhe has been at the forefront of the limelight, with no sign of letting up.

Things are connected one by one. The general public is very happy to hear the news about Shanhe. This young man is quite interesting!

Other celebrities all want to make headlines and gain limelight, but this young man Shanhe is in the headlines every day, but he never shows up, not even an interview. It’s so irritating that people are more popular than others!

In mid-August, the final version of "Moon" was completed. Shanhe was very satisfied with his work this time. In terms of special effects production alone, it was much better than the original version in Shanhe's memory!

Although the lunar exterior scene is not long, the space background is quite realistic and shocking, and it feels a bit like the scenes in "Gravity".

The interior of the lunar base is also more metallic than in the original film. Because of Shanhe's forward-looking vision, the entire interior of the lunar base has a sci-fi feel, including the future technology and the image of the robot Gertie.

In terms of content, Shanhe does not feel that his version of "Moon" is weaker than the original version. First of all, Liang Jiahui's performance far exceeds that of the original starring actors. The loneliness, longing, doubt, sorrow, helplessness, and complexity of the two Ambers are all played in Liang Jiahui's interpretation. It's so moving!

Shan He even felt that the Venice Best Actor, Liang Jiahui, was already a sure shot!

Secondly, Shanhe's filming of the robot Gertie has also been much enhanced compared to the original version. Machines are more humane than people. Shanhe has aggravated the sadness of this point, making the movie more ironic and at the same time strengthening the ups and downs of the plot. Make movies smoother and more watchable!

In order to prove that his feeling was correct, Shanhe held an internal preview at Chuhe Film and Television.

Ning Hao, Xu Ke and his wife, and Wu Ershan were all present. These three directors were all very interested in special effects movies and wanted to see what effects six million dollars could produce in a science fiction movie.

After watching "Moon", the three of them sighed in unison.

"The sense of science fiction is so strong, Shanhe, these six million US dollars are so cost-effective. I feel it is no worse than a Hollywood movie worth tens of millions of US dollars!" Ning Hao praised half seriously and half exaggeratedly.

What Xu Ke said was very informative, "The special effects are not many, but they are very sophisticated. The reason for the strong science fiction quality is that Shanhe shot the movie so imaginatively, and the entire lunar base is so futuristic. Liang Jiahui's Lucky one!"

"Shanhe, Colorful Light Prism has a future. If they can bear most of the special effects, our domestic film with 50 million yuan can definitely produce the same effect as Hollywood with 30 to 40 million US dollars!" Wu Ershan said excitedly.

"Good guys, you are all focusing on special effects production. Let's talk about movies!" Shanhe asked with a smile.

"You have already been shortlisted for the main competition of the Venice Film Festival, what else can we say!"

"Shanhe, the commercial attributes of "Moon" are not low, and the box office will definitely be the same, but if you want to win the Golden Lion Award, you will probably suffer a loss! The possibility of Liang Jiahui winning the award is not small!"

"I think Shanhe is close to winning the Best Screenplay Award. The script is so awesome!"