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Speaking of which, Shanhe actually owes Marco Muller a favor.

"Moon" was able to win an extra Jury Prize in Venice, but it was all the result of this old man's manipulation.

And this Venice Film Festival Jury Prize is the first film award Shanhe has won.

The Shanhe family warmly welcomed the guests.

After some polite exchanges, Shanhe entertained Marco Muller who came from afar with tea as usual.

Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen did not come to interfere. They continued chatting with a few old people and teasing the little bear.

Accompanying Marco Muller to the door is out of favor. As for how you talk and what the results are, it is none of our business!

Marco Müller is naturally no stranger to Chinese hospitality. He took the tea cup handed to him by Shanhe and spoke with a sip of Chinese praise.

"This is the best tea art I have ever seen. It is not only pleasing to the eye, but also fragrant!"

"Excessive praise!"

Shanhe gestured to the guests to invite tea.

"Marco, this is my favorite rock tea from my hometown, try it!"

The two drank tea twice and chatted for a while about tea art. Marco Muller brought the topic to movies.

"After 2008, I haven't been to China for more than four years. This time, it's really eye-opening. The capital is changing so fast, and China's film market is also developing too fast!"

Shanhe gave the guests some tea and responded with a smile:

"Marco, you have been in China for more than ten years, so you shouldn't be too surprised by this. The rise of China is the inevitable of the times!"

"you are right!"

Marco Muller nodded in agreement and sighed,

"I told my European colleagues more than ten years ago that China has an extraordinary historical heritage, unparalleled potential and cultural identity in the West. I know that China and Chinese films will eventually rise, but all this comes from It’s so fast, beyond my understanding, especially your sudden appearance, it’s unbelievable!”

"Yeah?"

Shanhe smiled and responded,

"I'm just an insignificant lucky person in this big era!"

"Qiu, you are too humble. There have always been some incredible geniuses in your Chinese history, and you are not the first!"

Marco Muller did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

"Qiu, you should know the reason for my coming. The purpose of my coming to China is to invite you to participate in the Venice Film Festival with "Youth"!"

"Marco, I would love to attend the Venice Film Festival, where I won my first award, but the film's schedule cannot be decided by me alone!"

Marco was amused by Shanhe's answer.

"Come on! Qiu, your answer is so fake. Who in the world doesn't know that you are in charge of your project!"

Shanhe also laughed,

"Okay, I do have a certain say, but Marco, there are rules in the industry, and I don't want to be a rule-breaker. I rarely participated in the distribution of movies in the past, and I don't want to interfere too much this time. You should go Convince Bruckheimer and Disney!”

Marco obviously came prepared and did not give up.

"Qiu, you and Disney are just partners. Chuhe Film and Television and Chinese-language films are your position. My old man still has some connections in the European film industry. Disney may not care, but it should still be helpful to Chuhe Film and Television's European distribution. !”

Marco stopped to take a sip of tea, looked at the thoughtful Shanhe and continued:

"Besides, you have already won the Palme d'Or in Cannes and the Golden Bear in Berlin. Why not also embrace the Golden Lion in Venice? The European Film Festival Grand Slam is an honor and title worthy of being recorded in the annals of global film history. It will also become This landmark event for Chinese films has a huge role in promoting the global promotion of Chinese films!”

Shanhe looked at the old man with a bright tongue. His words did make some sense, but they were a lot of exaggeration.

Although the title of Grand Slam of the three major European film festivals is full of gimmicks, it is actually not very valuable.

It may have some effect in the art film circle, but it doesn't have much added value to commercial films. For Shanhe, there is no difference between one more Golden Lion Award and one more Golden Rooster Award.

Shanhe is more interested in what he said about helping Chuhe Film and Television distribute and promote Chinese films in Europe. This can be discussed!

"Marco, I can't give you a definite answer right now. Do you think it's okay? I'll talk to Zhong and Bruckheimer. Can you talk to them specifically?"

Marco Muller understood the meaning of Shanhe:

Shanhe agreed to the exchange of benefits, but he was not responsible for the negotiations.

"OK! Believe me, Qiu, I am a friend of China. I hope to see Chinese-language films have a greater say in the world!"

Shanhe nodded and thanked him for his past help with Chinese films.

"Thank you for your continued support of Chinese films. You will always be a friend of Chinese filmmakers!"

After talking about the business, Shanhe and his family prepared a hometown dinner for the guests from afar.

Marco Muller had a great time eating. He knew the Chinese wine table culture very well.

Several filmmakers had a great time drinking with the help of Shanhe and the translator.

After sending away the shaky old foreign man, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen and Shanhe also arrived at six or seven points.

The three of them chatted about gossip around the coffee table.

"You are so awesome now. Even European film festivals have to beg you to participate. It turns out that we were the ones who came all the way to compete, but now I have to go to China to invite you in person! You are so proud. !”

"No!"

Zhang Yimou was flushed and a little drunk after drinking. Not only did he talk more than usual, but he was also very emotional.

"What was the attitude of the European film industry towards us Chinese-speaking filmmakers in the past? Even though we seemed to be very popular, in fact it was all bullshit. They all regarded movies as a tool for political games, and the awards they gave you were more like a Alms!

In 1999, I fully expected to participate in the Cannes Film Festival with "No One Less" and "My Father and My Mother". Do you know what the shitty film festival organizing committee asked me to do?

They asked me to cut out the scenes of playing the national anthem and raising the national flag in the movie. They said that I was doing political propaganda, and the words were very ugly. I said hell with it. This was an insult to China. I was angry at that time. I didn't care about going to the Palme d'Or. I sent them an open letter directly, saying that I would withdraw from the competition and I would never participate in the Cannes Film Festival! "

"Is there such a thing?"

This was the first time Shanhe had heard of such a thing. He remembered that "No One Left Behind" and "My Father and Mother" both won European film awards!

"I know about this, but the country suppressed it at the time and didn't report it!"

Jiang Wen took a sip of tea and interjected,

"Lao Mouzi, you did a great job in this matter. Later I heard that Lao Ma helped you. Not only did he smooth things over for you in Europe, but he also awarded the Golden Lion Award to "No One Less"!

"That's right!"

Zhang Yimou nodded and replied,

"Marco really helped me a lot. I'm very grateful to him. I feel respected by him!"

"Lao Ma has lived in China for more than ten years. He is indeed different from others!"

Jiang Wen said to the thoughtful Shanhe,

"If it's convenient for you, give Lao Ma some face. This old man has helped us a lot in the past, and we Chinese filmmakers owe him a debt of gratitude. You are the representative of the new generation of Chinese filmmakers, and you have to repay what is due!"

Shan He looked up at Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou, nodded and responded:

"I know, I will arrange this!"

…

A week later, Disney and Chuhe Films announced that the eighth film directed by Shanhe, "The Young Man", will be released in early September 2013.

At the same time, the Venice Film Festival Organizing Committee also announced that "The Life of Yi" has been selected into the main competition unit of the 70th Venice Film Festival and will become the opening ceremony film of the film festival.

These two pieces of news have had a huge impact on the European and American film markets.

"Fast and Furious 6" and "The Wolverine 2", which were originally scheduled to be released at the end of August, and "Elysium", which was scheduled to be released in early September, have begun to seek to modify their schedules.

Only a fool would compete with the film "Mr. Billion" at the same time. The bottom line of his film is more than one billion US dollars!

What's more, "The Young Man" is backed by a phenomenal original work. Fans around the world have been looking forward to the movie for nearly two years. Since the movie was launched, it has been the most watched movie in the world this year.

Various news about the filming and production of the film are constantly publicized and reported in the media.

Before the filming of the movie was completed, a previously unknown mixed-race teenager of Chinese descent had already become famous all over the world, no less famous than a second-tier Hollywood star.

Hollywood's professional box office analysis media even gave the box office predictions for "The Young and the Restless" in advance:

600 million U.S. dollars in North America and 1.5 billion U.S. dollars at the global box office.

This is simply cheating!

No one wants to face such a monster movie, and releasing it at the same time is simply asking for death!

I would rather fight against "Iron Man 3" than "Young Yi"!

At the same time, this year's Venice Film Festival has also become lively with the entry of "The Young Man", and filmmakers from all over the world have set their sights on the 70th Venice Film Festival.

The Venice Film Festival, which only started in September, is even more popular than the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

Last year's Berlin was an example. Shanhe's "Joker" made the entire film festival popular, and the film transaction volume and transaction amount were a level higher than expected.

The copyrights of the participating films were all sold at prices much higher than expected.

Putting aside whether or not it won an award, it’s worth a trip to Venice just to sell the film!

Therefore, since the news that Shanhe and "Young Yi" participated in the Venice Film Festival came out, the number of films participating and participating in the Venice Film Festival has increased rapidly.

There are especially many Asian countries, and there are also many independent films from North America. It is foreseeable that this film festival will bring a wave of revival to the declining "Father of Film Festivals".

This situation has excited the entire film festival organizing committee.

Marco is extremely proud of his trip to China. He wants to compete with me in China, but you are barely interested in Cannes.

Yesterday’s cause, today’s effect!

After he visited Huaxia Qiu, he paid a return visit in person the next day and made a special trip to express his gratitude to Huaxia filmmakers.

Marco was very moved by his words,

"We Chinese people will repay a favor. Thank you for your respect for Chinese filmmakers. Believe me, Venice will get more!"

With Hua Xiaqiu's personality, it's hard to say whether he will participate in the Cannes Film Festival in the future!

After "The Young Man" was finalized, Shanhe left other distribution matters to Bruckheimer and Zhong Lifeng, and devoted all his energy to the writing of "Room".

"Room" is the most delicate novel written by Shan He.

In the previous writing process, Shanhe revised it several times.

At first, he planned to describe the entire story from a child's perspective, but changed his mind midway.

The whole story would be very moving if only told from a child's perspective, but it would be difficult to present the complexity of society and human nature.

So, he added another mother's emotional line, advancing in two lines, and presented the entire story from the two intertwined story lines of mother and child.

What Shanhe wants to bring to readers is not just touching and admiring him, he also wants to use this seemingly subjective narrative perspective to create a contrasting effect of "being in a desperate situation but not feeling it".

Ultimately realizing "the true value of telling a story of horrific crime."

Shanhe didn't have any intention to stir up tears, he just wanted to write about the purest family love among human beings.

He wanted Elizabeth and Tate, mother and son, to touch everyone's heart through everything they went through, so that although the story is set on an evil premise, it still makes people feel the power of hope and love.

Thus bringing more reflection to the public!

As soon as Labor Day passed, the first draft of "Room" was completed, with a total of more than 300,000 words.

Hathaway and her family became his first readers.

Since the Qiu family has lived in Amstetten for more than two months, they are very familiar with the experiences of the Fletschler family, and they all have a special affection for Rooney.

The whole family's eyes were reddened by the dependence of Elizabeth and Tate in the novel. Even the illiterate grandma and grandma sighed repeatedly under Yu Zhengchong's narration:

"What a sin!"

"Is this how little Rooney grew up? What a poor child!"

Hathaway couldn't help herself, and even hugged her husband and cried bitterly. She had brought herself into Elizabeth and into a desperate mother.

Although he was praised and affirmed by the whole family, Shanhe did not directly send the manuscript to Qu Ling.

He calmed down, reorganized the emotional lines of the entire novel, and refined the text of the novel, especially the plot after the mother and son were rescued. He hoped that readers would think more after being moved.

At the same time, Shanhe is also adapting the novel into a script.

If possible, he would like to wrap up production on the film within this year.

At the end of May, Qu Ling received a call from Shanhe. She put aside other work at hand and immediately opened her computer mailbox to read the novel she had been waiting for.

It took Qu Ling a whole day to read all 280,000 words of "Room".

She sat blankly on the office chair, recalling her past of being a mother for more than 20 years, letting tears fall on her collar.

This is a book written to all mothers and children in the world. The greatness of motherhood is that it transcends everything. Life, dignity and even sin cannot shake this innate emotion.

To be a qualified mother is to be born great!

Qu Ling sat in silence for over an hour before she came back to her senses. She picked up the phone and made a call to the editor-in-chief of Scholar Publishing House.

Curtis Carter, editor-in-chief of Scholar Press, has been waiting for this call for a full year since Shanhe started planning his new work.

The sensation and benefits that "The Life of Yi" once brought are once again in front of us.

Curtis Carter is full of expectations for Shanhe and his new work "Room".