You Made Me a Superstar

   Chapter 444 Venice Night (Part 1)

   "Xinghui has reached a strategic agreement with Hollywood's DV company, and the superhero movie "The Man of Righteousness" will probably be filmed by Xinghui's director..."

"We all understand what is the reason for the failure of "Superman 2" in China in terms of objective factors. You can't do every movie like "Infernal Affairs", right? Compared with the size of China, "Superman 2" The international box office is still there for all to see. They have the most advanced special effects equipment and the most mature Hollywood industrial system. We Huaxia have no way to compare with each other. In the past, when you made some commercial films and literary films, in fact, I I'm very optimistic about you, you have talent and amazing talent, but sometimes you can't be too rushed in this industry, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and now is really not the time to shoot such a blockbuster..."

   "There are many people who get lost after making a few successful movies and start to try blockbuster movies. Look at Chen Kai. Since "Overlord", Chen Kai has made a bad one..."

   "Capital won't move you when you've been very successful, but when you suddenly go downhill or reveal flaws, they'll swarm up and bite you to the bone..."

   "Although you have someone behind you, this is a shopping mall after all. No matter how powerful the people behind you are, unless there is an astonishing situation, it is impossible to break the business rules and help you..."

  “…”

   The smiling tiger Zhou Yilin rarely showed a smile to Zhou Yang, but spoke a lot to Zhou Yang very seriously.

   Since "The Golden Armor of the City", the relationship between Zhou Yang and Zhou Yilin has become closer. Later, Zhou Yilin even joined the Huaxia Youth Directors Association and became one of the members.

Although he had done some messy things and suppressed Zhou Yang's "The Bottom of the Mine" at the Berlin International Film Festival, time has changed, when Zhou Yang really started to rise and showed his amazing talent, Zhou Yang Yilin inevitably has some admiration in his heart...

   But now Zhou Yilin is worried.

In fact, he had wanted to talk to Zhou Yang about "Spider-Man" for a long time, but Zhou Yang is too busy these days, and he has never seen him. This time, he just took advantage of the opportunity of the Venice International Film Festival to remind him a little. Zhou Yang.

   Over the years, there have been too many directors who have made a few commercial films with good reputation and good box office, and then started to touch the so-called "blockbuster field".

   He has also been so inflated, and he also thought of becoming the number one in the commercial literature and art box office of Chinese films, and ambitiously filming "Warring States" and "The Golden Armor of the City".

   The ending is obvious…

"Warring States" is dripping with blood. Although "Golden Armor in the City" is not a flutter, it can only maintain its capital even at the overseas box office. It is not as profitable as some low-cost movies. The capital circles who had been very fond of him began to turn their backs on him, feeling that he was about to perish.

"I still say that, you are talented, and it is obvious to all, but after all, you are at the end of your talents. I don't know if you haven't read the Weibo of Starlight's boss Li Zhongjun. Although he said it bluntly, But to be honest... you are very powerful, but you are not strong enough to support the entire Chinese film industry..."

  The Venice International Film Festival is still buzzing.

   But Zhou Yilin's words are clearly visible.

   "Director Zhou, I understand, but I want to try..."

"Xiao Zhou, I admire your spirit of daring to try, but now is not the time, you have absolutely no idea how deep the water is in this line of work, the reason why the "Superman" series IP is so powerful is that the filming itself is good and the special effects are good. And because this IP has comics and animations before, the nation itself has an audience, and your "Spider-Man"... I feel a little panic when I hear the name, spiders, flies, lizards... mainstream audiences and children, Who likes all this mess?"

   "Director Zhou, I know..." Zhou Yang listened to Zhou Yilin's earnest words and responded with only a calm smile.

   "Well, okay, think about what I said, there is only one director like you in Huaxia. Although the words are hard to listen to, at least I won't hurt you..."

"I know."

   Zhou Yilin felt a little disappointed after seeing Zhou Yang's expression.

   But in the end he nodded, turned and walked in the other direction.

   Zhou Yang silently watched Zhou Yilin's leaving back, and finally closed his eyes.

   He naturally knows what Zhou Yilin said. Shooting "Spider-Man" is naturally risky. Even if there are successful examples in the original world as a basis, shooting "Spider-Man" still carries risks, and there are many uncontrollable factors.

but…

   Always give it a try, right?

   Just when Zhou Yang opened his eyes, the lights in the entire hall dimmed slightly, then turned on, and the Venice International Film Festival Awards Ceremony officially started.

   Zhou Yang saw an acquaintance.

  Berlin International Film Festival Jury President Charlotte Sally!

   This year’s awards ceremony, she was one of the hosts…

  ………………

  Although the 64th Venice International Film Festival was criticized, abused and satirized by countless people.

   But when the festival really starts, the atmosphere of the scene, including the atmosphere of the media, will be very serious.

   Among the three major film festivals in Europe, Venice is the one with the most literary and artistic atmosphere and the most authoritative one.

  As a veteran of the European film industry and a woman who once amazed her for a while, Charlotte Celie still has elegance even though she is old.

  Especially when Charlotte Celie stood on the stage and followed everyone about the end of the Iraq War, and there were countless dead refugees on the battlefield, the expressions on everyone's faces became more serious.

   After a brief silence of thirty seconds at the venue, Charlotte Sally began to talk about the meaning of the film again, and reviewed the history of the Venice International Film Festival.

   The scene was very solemn.

   followed by a song and dance that Zhou Yang couldn't understand and didn't know how to aesthetically. After the song and dance, the host changed from Charlotte Celie to another old man with a beard and gray hair.

Zhou Yang had very little knowledge of these directors in the West, but when he saw that many people around him welcomed the director named Camelli with warm applause, and his eyes were full of respect, he realized that this was a remarkable achievement. Artistic director.

   "Camelli has won the Golden Bear in Berlin and the Palme d'Or in Cannes, and is just one short of the Golden Lion in Venice. He is the only king of literary and artistic directors in the history of the world's film history who has won the Grand Slam of European films..."

   Zhou Yang was a little shocked when he heard that someone behind him introduced the host.

   Then, he heard another sigh: "However, until he announced his retirement a few years ago, he didn't win the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival. I didn't expect that Venice would invite him to be the host this year..."

  Camelli stood on the stage and told a few witty jokes, which made the Westerners around him laugh.

  The king of European directors seems to have liberated his nature. He jokes about words such as "bitch" in public, and compares himself to a "bitch" who pulls his pants and is ready to sell...

   But Zhou Yang didn't know where the joke was, and even felt a little vulgar. Then, he realized the so-called difference between Eastern and Western cultures.

   The awards ceremony started soon.

   The first award is the Best European Short Film Award.

   This movie is called "Blood" and is a short film composed of some documentaries on the battlefield of Ira.

   The winner is a young Norwegian director. After winning the award, the director was so excited that he was speechless on the stage. In the end, he was crying and thanking everyone.

  “Zhou Yang…”

"what?"

   "My mom made a sudden phone call before, don't take it to heart, I've always been optimistic, and I wish you and An Xiao's..."

   Zhou Yang looked at the award ceremony, looked at it, and suddenly heard Song Yiyi's voice around him.

   He turned his head.

   Seeing Song Yiyi sitting next to him, he didn't look at him, but stared straight at the Norwegian director who stepped down on the stage.

   "Ah, thank you, in fact, it may not be possible, An Xiao and I still need to understand..."

   "It's about getting to know..." Song Yiyi nodded, not turning her head, but still staring at the stage.

   followed by silence.

   Zhou Yang continued to look at the screen when he saw that Song Yiyi was not paying attention to him.

   The next award is another nomination award in the short film category, the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film. The winner is Italian director, Coleman, and the winning movie is "Time", which mainly tells the story of living in a dwelling.

   Some scrap movie awards later…

   finally arrived at Zhou Yang's "Infernal Affairs" award, the best screenwriter award in the main competition unit.

   "Infernal Affairs" and "Nightwalker", and "Lighthouse by the Sea" and other films still surround the screen...

   The light shone on Zhou Yang's face, Zhou Yang felt a little dazzling, and his vision blurred for a while.

   Immediately afterwards, another young host sold out and hung up his appetite.

   "Congratulations! "The Lighthouse by the Sea", congratulations to Mr. Wells..."

   "Infernal Affairs" lost to Wells, the screenwriter of "Lighthouse by the Sea".

  Song Yiyi was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Zhou Yang subconsciously...

  Best Screenplay, this is the last possible award for "Infernal Affairs" at the Venice International Film Festival, however, the award actually lost!

  Is there a grand prize?

  Best Actor?

  Song Yiyi's stunned expression became a little excited, and then she looked at the stage again.

   After a few leftover awards...

   The Best Actor Award for the blockbuster award has begun to be announced on the stage!

   Song Yiyi's breathing became heavy.

   I couldn't help but turn my head and glance at Zhou Yang...

   This is the biggest big prize that Zhou Yang has encountered so far!

  If "Infernal Affairs" didn't win the Best Screenplay Award, then is the Best Actor...

but…

   A few minutes later, when the results were announced on the stage, Song Yiyi instantly stood up from her chair and her eyes widened.

   (end of this chapter)