Senior Superstar

Li Shixin doesn't know much about the film industry in Europe.

After all, this time and space has changed a lot from what he was in before. Most of the film and television works and filmmakers are not in line with what he knows.

And the original body has no relevant memories, obviously he doesn't know much about the international film industry.

Having been in this time and space for more than two years, Li Shixin has focused most of his attention on the country, and his understanding of the world is very limited.

However, he had heard about Bibixi what Xu Xiao said.

As a famous European director, Bibixi is not only active in the European film industry, but also won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2006. In recent years, he has set foot in the Hollywood circle, and has cooperated with Yingguo Sensai Film and Television Investment Company and Hollywood Universal Pictures to shoot two Hollywood movies that are quite popular.

All in all, he belongs to the kind of international director who has not only proved his ability in the European film industry, but also achieved commercial success.

It can be said to be the pride of the parrot filmmakers.

Li Shixin was really surprised that such a famous director offered him an olive branch.

But Lord Xin didn't take it too seriously.

No matter what other people think of our old Li, you need to be hardworking yourself, right?

The efforts that should be made still have to be done. As a human being, the most reliable way to success is of course to rely on yourself.

Asking Xu Xiao to reply to Bibixi's letter for herself, and accepting the dinner invitation proposed by the other party, Li Shixin and the operation and distribution center team arrived at the screening area of ​​CINEMAXX POTSDAMER PLATZ where the screening session was located.

As an international metropolis, Berlin has second to none cinema facilities.

It's just that compared to the very concentrated distribution of theaters at the two film festivals of Cannes and Venice, several screening areas of the Berlin Film Festival are a bit scattered.

The main venue of the film festival is the Berlin Film Palace. The venue here is large enough and has a theater that can accommodate more than 3,000 seats. The festival's opening, closing and award ceremonies are held here.

However, after all, the Movie Palace is usually a place for ceremonies, operas, and concerts. Although the entire venue is large, there is only one screen hall that can accommodate 1,500 people. Obviously it can't meet the needs of the screening.

Therefore, the film festival's main screening venues for tourists are still in several commercial center theaters in Berlin.

For example, the screening place where "Ling" is located, the CINEMAXX cinema in the Berlin shopping mall.

This commercial cinema, which is less than a ten-minute walk from the main venue of the movie palace, is the largest commercial cinema in Germany. The entire film festival is used for screenings. There are 19 screens in the whole. The large screening hall can accommodate nearly 600 people at a time, and the small one can also absorb 150 tourists to watch movies.

It can be said that this one theater alone has surpassed the total number of screens in Venice and Cannes. That is to say, relying on the sufficient theater resources and the number of screens here, the Berlin Film Festival dares to absorb more than 300 films each year. In the case of a slightly lower position, it relies on quantity to win and maintain the top three European films. The reputation of the festival is endless.

When I arrived at the place with a group of old fans, "Ling" was scheduled to be screened in Hall 6, and audiences had already started to enter.

Seeing that the 400-seat screening hall was almost full except for the front row reserved for the main creative team, Mr. Liu Feng's dentures almost fell out.

"Grandson, your father and I have a low level of education, please describe this scene to me!"

Behind the old man, Liu Feng's grandson, who was pushing the wheelchair, was obviously stunned by the scene.

"I never imagined that our Xinye's movie would be so attractive when it goes abroad. Good guy, I'm just a good guy!"

"Ah yes! I'm a good guy!"

Thumbs up, Mr. Liu Feng laughed heartily.

Looking at the overcrowded screening hall, and those foreigners holding promotional tickets, discussing with each other, waiting for the movie to start, Li Shixin smiled faintly, and glanced at the few in the audience holding iPads and notebooks, obviously they were the target of film critics After that, he sat in the front row generously.

As the lights on the scene dimmed, the story of "Ling" was displayed in front of all the audience after a big dragon sign passed.

An hour and a half passed quickly.

As the lights in the projection hall came on, some audience members got up and left the venue one after another.

But most of the people sat quietly in their seats.

"Ms. Li, the response from the audience seems to be good."

Under the dim light from the big screen, Xu Xiao leaned over to Li Shixin's side and said this.

But Li Shixin pouted secretly.

Whether the audience responded well or not, he should be the person with the most say in the audience.

Not for anything else, just because the system's applause value income can already represent the audience's emotional feedback!

And after this movie, his applause value income was only a pitiful 7,000 points.

For the audience of 400 people in the audience, this income can only be said to be very average.

And during the whole movie just now, Li Shixin was observing the reaction of the audience. Foreigners reacted very calmly to the plot of "Ling". The few plot climaxes and character presentation points that Li Shixin believes do not have much emotional gain.

What really erupted into the applause was some scenes related to Peking Opera in the movie.

That is to say, a group of stupid foreigners didn't understand the movie at all, but felt that the Beijing opera scenes in the movie were very visually impactful.

This is fucking embarrassing.

It's playing the piano to a cow, isn't it! ?

In the following time, Li Shixin briefly communicated with the film critics present.

It wasn't until he, as the director, analyzed the spiritual core shown in the film "Ling" and the interpretation of each character, that there was a burst of emotion at the scene, which was just a polite applause.

Seeing this scene, even Mr. Liu Feng could see the clue.

"Why is it different from the scene when it was released in China? Shixin, do these foreigners not like our movie?"

Before Li Shixin could answer the old man's doubts, Xu Xiao waved his hand in embarrassment.

"The movie "Ling" may be because of the background of the times, and international audiences can't understand it. They can't understand the background and social factors like the contract of the theater troupe, the system and rules of the theater troupe. But it doesn't matter. Mr. Liu, we still have two films that have not been released! "Only Love" and "The Undertaker" are both set in the contemporary era. You don't need to have such a deep understanding of Chinese culture to understand them. There is still hope for us to win the award. of!"

Following Xu Xiao's explanation, a group of old fans who were faintly worried got up again and left the screening room with Li Shixin excitedly.

Although there is suspicion of self-consolation, Li Shixin still somewhat agrees with Xu Xiao's statement.

What is the film "Ling" about?

It is the turbulent fate of Peking opera actors, the bottom group of society in the old era, under the changes of the great era. It is also the descendants of the Chinese who were trampled by the feudal society, the resistance to the invaders and the resistance to fate!

Without knowing that period of history and the social status of actors as a group, it is really difficult to expect foreigners to understand the spiritual core that the film wants to express.

"Don't panic, there are still two films. Moreover, the audience's response in the competition is not the jury's decision. It's up to the judges whether they win or not."

In the hotel room, watching the sun outside the window had already set on the horizon of Berlin, Li Shixin patted his cheek in approval, and put the coat on the sofa over his body.

It's already five o'clock in the afternoon—it's time for a meal appointment.