Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

There are also Li Fen and several other directors. Yu Dongqing also met Li Wan at a party. Liu Xiaoshuai, Lu Ye, Fang Zhen, etc. Although they don't have much contact with each other, they are still acquaintances.

But it was just a nod.

Including those drinking at the round table, they were basically chatting and drinking. The two women, Meimei and Li Fen, were whispering to each other. Occasionally, they would hear what they were saying and jump in to say a few words.

Don't look at it. They are all directors and artists. They drink quite a lot. It didn't take long for one bottle to bottom out and I took another bottle.

Yu Dongqing almost never drinks alcohol now - except for going home to celebrate the New Year and having an occasional drink with a few close friends.

Li Wan didn't drink either - mainly because of his high blood pressure, so the two sat together eating and chatting.

"Holly, you've become popular again recently." Li Wan said with a smile.

"Fire? You know what bothers me the most is not because of you. If we didn't talk about Kristoff's purchase of the copyright, how could there be such a mess?" Yu Dongqing complained.

"Hey, Dongqing, I really didn't bring this up." Li Wan looked innocent.

"Not you? Did Meimei and I say it ourselves? I'm not that boring."

"It's really not me, it's my brat. He said this in his friend group, and it spread. I scolded him on the phone." Li Wan explained.

I see!

Yu Dongqing was also puzzled. With Li Wan's professional quality, he would not make such a matter public without the consent of the parties concerned.

There was nothing he could say if his son accidentally revealed it.

"Hey, Dongqing, do you want to take the photo?" Li Wan asked again in a low voice.

"Do you think it's feasible?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"It's difficult! One is funding, and the other is technology. But you can't figure things out, and you can always create miracles."

Ah?

The two were chatting when they suddenly heard someone at the table laughing and saying: "Xiao Shuai, I heard that the movie "Train to Gagdaqi" you filmed has been nominated for the Golden Goblet Award at this year's Shanghai Film Festival. ? "

"Really? Congratulations, congratulations." Li Fen interrupted after hearing this.

"Hey, it's just a nomination, not a real award." Liu Xiaoshuai smiled.

"It's not bad. This time, 12 films have been shortlisted for the main competition to compete for 12 awards. According to the analysis of industry veterans, the Best Director Award must be yours!" Lu Ye, who was sitting opposite Liu Xiaoshuai, complimented.

"That's not necessarily true. I heard that Canadian director Leah is also very competitive." Liu Xiaoshuai was very modest, but he couldn't hide a trace of pride on his face.

"Come, come, drink this drink, congratulations to you!"

The conversation between several people also attracted the attention of Yu Dongqing and Li Wan.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the Shanghai International Film Festival seems not as famous as the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, but it is the only Class A film festival in China!

According to the information released by the International Association of Film Producers (FIAPF), there are only 14 A-class film festivals in the world, including the Oscars and the three major European film festivals!

The gold content is quite sufficient.

After hearing other people's congratulations, Li Wan and Yu Dongqing also stood up and raised their cups, but they were holding tea cups.

"Director Liu, congratulations."

Yu Dongqing smiled broadly.

"Thanks."

Liu Xiaoshuai also raised his glass and took a sip. He suddenly remembered something: "Hey, Director Yu, didn't you film the movie "Ashes of Time" last year? Why didn't I see you take it to the competition?"

Before Yu Dongqing could speak, Lu Ye interrupted.

"Director Yu is making a martial arts film, so of course he is going to compete for the Hong Kong Film Awards. People in Hong Kong have a special liking for martial arts films. I wonder if it will be nominated?"

The others laughed.

Lu Ye's words are correct, but why does it sound weird now?

Oh, right.

The Hong Kong Film Awards pay more attention to the commercial value and reputation of the film, but there are very few literary and artistic films. Naturally, this group of people who make literary and artistic films look down upon them.

Yu Dongqing was too lazy to speak. Li Wan was about to explain something, but he heard Fang Zhen say: "No, I saw all the entries for this year's Academy Awards, and Director Yu's film was not registered at all!"

"You didn't sign up for this year's Academy Awards? You didn't see the Golden Horse Awards at the end of last year or the Golden Rooster Awards at the beginning of the year. Director Yu, you won't be signing up for this film to participate in the three major European film festivals, right?" Lu Ye Very surprised.

"How is that possible? Have you ever seen when the three major film festivals gave awards to Chinese martial arts films? Not to mention awards, they were not even nominated!" Liu Xiaoshuai retorted unceremoniously.

After hearing this, Li Wan swallowed back what he was about to say.

Originally, he was going to explain that the movie "Ashes of Time" did not apply for the three awards, just so that he could participate in the Cannes Film Festival to compete for awards.

Because according to the rules of the Cannes Film Festival, one of them is that the film has not been shown at any international film event, whether in competition or out of competition.

But now that Liu Xiaoshuai has said this, if this movie is really not even qualified for nomination, will he be slapped in the face today?

Forget it, settle down.

Yu Dongqing didn't want to explain.

What does it have to do with you whether I participate or not?

But Meimei was a little angry after hearing this.

These people, who talk in weird ways, are just jealous of my husband.

He is a big man and generous.

I am a little woman, so I am stingy!

So she had a smile on her face but was rude: "Director Lu, you were right. The movie my husband made was really sent to the Cannes Film Festival."

At this point, she turned to Liu Xiaoshuai again, still smiling: "Director Liu, what you said is the truth, but there is a first time for everything. Do you dare to say that my husband's film cannot be nominated or even win an award?"

"Impossible! If that's the case, the judges at the Cannes Film Festival will be blind! Also, Mei Li, if that movie really wins the award - no, just be nominated, I won't make any movies for three years!"

As soon as Liu Xiaoshuai finished speaking, he heard someone's cell phone ringing, and saw Li Wan taking out his cell phone and walking towards the door.

Within two minutes, he returned to the wine table and looked at Liu Xiaoshuai with a strange look.

"What's wrong? Brother Wan?" Liu Xiaoshuai was confused.

"I just received a call from the organizing committee of the Cannes Film Festival. Director Yu's "Ashes of Time" was nominated in the main competition to compete for this year's Palme d'Or. "

Liu Xiaoshuai was stunned immediately.

There was a sudden silence on the wine table.

However, Meili chuckled lightly and said slowly: "Director Liu, everyone will remember what you just said. And, husband." Meili turned her head and looked at Yu Dongqing:

"And that sentence, when you go to Cannes, take it to the chairman of the jury and ask him if there is anything wrong with his eyes?!"

"Mingming, please stop saying a few words!" Yu Dongqing whispered.

Liu Xiaoshuai's face turned red after hearing this.

Can you still sit still?

Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone next to me say: "Hey, what are you talking about? It's so lively?"

Looking back, I saw two newlyweds standing there. It turned out that the bride and groom were coming to give a toast.

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