Chapter 793 I'm Very Popular in the Soviet Union!

Berlin in February is really not a good place to travel.

But unfortunately, Berlin in February is very lively.

Even though the winter is still cold, it still can't stop the beauties from all over the world to show their charm here.

Of course, there are also people who cover it thickly.

"Look over there, turn your face a little more, yes, don't move... Ka! Ka Ka! It's done!"

As soon as she heard "Okay", Wang Jinglu, who had been posing for a long time, hurried over. Although she was a little bloated, she still showed the unique vigor of a young girl.

She pointed to her watch, "Hurry up, hurry up, it will start in a while."

Li Qian had just put away his camera when he was dragged by Wang Jinglu to another street corner.

This is Berlin, Berlin in February, and the Berlin Film Festival, which attracts the attention of the world, is being held here. After coming to this time and space, Li Qian has only been to Cannes once to watch movies and hang out, but this year, it happened to be a honeymoon trip. During the itinerary, I decided to come to Berlin to have a look.

So, the two of them had just finished a few-day trip to Australia's wonderful seaside beach, and then they dug out the cotton clothes in the huge suitcase, and got ready. The plane transited through Cairo and arrived in Berlin.

The film festival has just started, which is the busiest time.

The two of them bought tickets in the morning, strolled around several scenic spots, ate some food, and then rushed over as soon as the movie they wanted to watch was about to start.

When they arrived at the entrance, Li Qian took the initiative to go over and store the camera for a while, and then the two went in hand in hand, sat down at a random place, and watched this Iranian movie with only the original dialogue and double subtitles in German and English.

Unsurprisingly, the screening hall was packed to the brim. With a quick glance, it was estimated that there would be more than 90% or even 95% attendance.

Compared with the poor attendance rate of the Yangcheng Film Festival in China, Li Qian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

There is no way, Europeans love watching movies so much. People are willing to try and watch movies from various countries and styles, but the domestic atmosphere in this regard is really worse.

The Yangcheng Film Festival is held in Guangzhou every year. It is said that that area is the most developed economy, the earliest contact with the outside world, and the closest contact with the outside world. The population density is high and the population is highly educated, which is enough to support a movie. festival.

But, there is no way, the Chinese also love to watch movies, but they love to watch blockbuster movies, and they must be the kind of movies that have caused a sensation and heated discussions on a large scale, so that everyone is willing to go and buy tickets to watch them. Like those niche or even experimental movies, most of them are obscure, and few people are willing to try them out.

It is precisely because of the poor admission of the Yangcheng Film Festival that the Songjiang International Film Festival and the Shuncheon International Film Festival, which had been planned a long time ago, apply for it every year, but the country always refuses to approve it.

Why did you approve it? It doesn't make much sense to insist on doing it, which is a waste of people and money!

Of course, it’s no wonder the Chinese people. In fact, it’s really hard for the vast majority of ordinary audiences to appreciate their “artistic” films such as this kind of niche films, and many of them even have obscure themes. The Beauty of Beauty"—even a professional like Li Qian, and at least a semi-professional like Wang Jinglu, who graduated from a drama school, felt half-understood after watching this Iranian film.

After the movie was over, Wang Jinglu walked out all the way, bright-eyed and dazed, and asked, "This movie...what do you want to say?"

Li Qian thought hard for a long time before finally answering her, "The director probably wanted to interpret the daily life of an ordinary Iranian woman? He wanted to reflect... Uh, I'm not too sure."

Yes, it's really hard to explain.

The whole movie is 90 minutes long, and it is said that it only took three days to shoot, and after the whole movie, there are only a dozen camera positions, and the scenes are all gathered in an ordinary Iranian house.

In fact, it took about two days to shoot from the morning of the first day to the afternoon of the third day, and the camera only focused on the heroine—a middle-aged Iranian who seemed to be in her forties Women - daily life.

When you talk about a story, it has almost no narrative at all, you say it is watchable, interesting... almost nothing!

However, it seems to be telling something through the scenes of peaceful life.

Some foolish things can naturally be told to others, but Wang Jinglu can avoid it, and the real inner thoughts and feelings have not been sorted out for the time being, so you have to go back and touch them carefully, so in the end, Li Qian simply shrugged. Shrugged, saying that he didn't know how to explain it.

Wang Jinglu was a little frustrated.

After discussing it, the two decided to watch a movie after dinner, but this time, they were going to watch an American blockbuster to make up for the trauma in their hearts.

Considering the issue of global influence, the major European film festivals advertise art on the one hand, but on the other hand, they are very keen to invite some Hollywood commercial productions to come and screen.

In fact, when Li Qian and Wang Jinglu ran over to buy tickets after dinner, they realized that the tickets for "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones" had already been sold out.

Wang Jinglu complained, "It turns out that Germans also like to watch such blockbuster movies!"

Li Qian smiled wryly.

During dinner in the evening, he complained about the lack of domestic support for film festivals and the lack of domestic support for art films. As a result, an hour later, he was slapped in the face.

German people also like to watch blockbuster movies!

There was no way, the movie couldn't be finished, so the two had no choice but to go back home.

In Berlin in February, once night falls, it is still quite cold outdoors.

On the way back, Wang Jinglu also suggested whether to visit Qin Wei and the others who led the team to participate in the film festival, but Li Qian thought about it and decided to forget it.

Anyway, they didn't know that they had arrived in Berlin, and their relationship with Qin Wei was not that close and familiar anyway. What's more, the one they knew the most from the crew of "The Gate of Life and Death" was ordered by him to stay in school. So it didn't come.

So, the two walked back to the hotel just like that.

It turned out that they were at the revolving door of the hotel where the two were staying. When they stepped up the steps, a person walked out of the revolving door in front of them. They were both stunned and subconsciously stopped.

After a while, Li Qian smiled and asked, "Are you busy going out?"

Liu Chengzhang smiled, "It's okay! I'm bored, I want to go out and walk around the streets."

Li Qian nodded and asked, "Why don't we go have a cup of coffee together?"

Liu Chengzhang thought for a while, then nodded, "Alright. Have a cup of coffee and chat."

"Well, let's talk." Li Qian said.

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They walked back to the cold street and found a cafe on the street. The two ordered a cup of coffee each, and Wang Jinglu ordered a glass of juice. The three of them found a booth at random and sat down.

As a result, Liu Chengzhang was in a daze since he sat down.

Li Qian drank his coffee slowly, and did not hurry to rush him.

After several minutes, he suddenly opened his mouth and said to Wang Jinglu, "He took you to Berlin for honeymoon because he wanted to watch a movie. Can you tolerate it?"

Yo! This is rare!

These words don't seem to come out of Liu Chengzhang's mouth!

You changed Cao Zhan, Yu Bojun, or Liu Chengzhang's boss, Hu Fei, who made this joke, which is called a generous, but Liu Chengzhang is not the kind of person who can and is willing to make jokes.

Wang Jinglu didn't know him very well, she had just met him formally, she only knew that he was a well-known director in China and had watched several of his films, at this moment she laughed and said, "Director Liu, you are too contemptuous of people, I graduated from the Department of Chinese Opera Acting! Although no one has asked me to make a movie these years, I can still be regarded as a major, right?"

Liu Chengzhang laughed, "Yes, yes, you also learned acting!"

This joke was made before, and everyone didn't take it seriously, but the atmosphere still seemed a little more relaxed.

Liu Chengzhang then asked Li Qian, "How many days have you been here? How many movies have you watched?"

Li Qian smiled, "I just arrived last night, and I slept for almost ten hours before I woke up. I just watched an Iranian movie, "The Silent Man" at the beginning of today."

Liu Chengzhang nodded, and said: "Put that film in the country, and kill him!"

Li Qian chuckled.

But soon, Liu Chengzhang actually said again: "But actually, that movie is quite interesting."

Li Qian nodded, "It's very interesting and thoughtful to set up several camera positions."

Liu Chengzhang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "As expected of a student of photography! The camera position at the window is very interesting, isn't it?"

Li Qian nodded, "That's a bright spot."

Liu Chengzhang sighed and remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking again, "This year you are under a lot of pressure! I have read the analysis done by Hu Fei's subordinates, and I have also noticed the domestic schedule for the first half of the year. Those who came in this year It’s a Hollywood film, you may not have counted it, the average investment is more than 52 million US dollars, and everyone has passed the exam to avoid the World Cup, the time is very tight!”

Li Qian nodded.

Minghu Culture also has a dedicated person to analyze the investment data and the market. This is the basic homework that every company must do, but Li Qian's understanding of those Hollywood movies is not just limited to one On the simple data of producers, directors, actors, and investment amount, he has another piece of data in his mind that no one else in this time and space can have.

After thinking for a while, he said: "In my opinion, "The Lord of the Rings" and "Jurassic Park" should be the most fierce!" However, Hollywood has made great strides forward! From "Independence Day" to "Titanic", they finally began to believe in the way of big investment, big production and special effects."

Liu Chengzhang nodded, "So, the investment is bigger than the one! However, the capitalization and industrialization of the film industry is the right way, and Hollywood is not going astray! On the contrary, it is the Europeans who advertise literary and artistic movies all day long, which is crooked!"

Li Qian smiled and declined to comment.

He really wanted to ask Liu Chengzhang what he planned to do in his next film, but he felt that this topic was a bit awkward. After all, between him and Liu Chengzhang, there was a feeling that the friendship between gentlemen was as light as water, and brothers like Cao Zhanyu Bojun Ordinarily, purely commercial exchanges like Hu Fei's are not the same.

At this time, Liu Chengzhang took the initiative to speak.

He said: "For my next film, I still need to cooperate with your special effects department."

Li Qian nodded and said, "Okay."

Liu Chengzhang took a sip of his coffee, looked up at Li Qian, and saw that Li Qian had just said that one word, so he endured it, but he couldn't help it, and asked, "Do you want to vote a little bit?"

Li Qian smiled and shook his head, "You are Hu Fei's cash cow, so I won't join in the fun."

Liu Chengzhang smiled and nodded when he heard the words, and when he lowered his head to drink coffee, his face was slightly hazy.

But fortunately, he quickly adjusted and asked Wang Jinglu, "Where are you going to spend your honeymoon next?"

Wang Jinglu excitedly said: "The Soviet Union! Neither of us has been to the Soviet Union!"

Liu Chengzhang said "Oh", then pointed at Li Qian with a smile, and said, "Remember to ask him to wear a mask after passing by. His influence over there is greater than you imagined. The girls over there are all special. Enthusiasm, you have to keep an eye on him! Otherwise, be careful and bring you a few younger sisters when you go back!"

Wang Jinglu was surprised, but Li Qian laughed.

In terms of influence, in fact, the first two albums of the Four Great Beauties did have some influence in the Soviet Union - this is a bit weird!

Chinese-language albums have always been competing for supremacy in China, and those that sell well in China are pushed to Southeast Asia. Generally, they sell well, and they are especially good. They will also be introduced to Japan and Korea, and they can sell a little bit, but in Outside of this cultural circle, it is really not easy to sell.

But the Big Four were somewhat of an exception, of course, mainly in the Soviet Union.

Once the first album "Nothing I Have" was introduced that year, it quickly set off a wave of enthusiasm in the Soviet Union. When "Once Upon a Time" was introduced, it became so popular that it was sold out!

This is really a very puzzling thing-a Chinese-language rock album is actually selling well in a place like the Soviet Union!

In particular, "Nothing" was regarded as a divine comedy by the Soviet rock music circle!

At this time, Li Qian smiled and asked: "So, you have been there more than once?"

Liu Chengzhang nodded, "In the past few years, I went more often, because I think many things in the Soviet Union are very interesting. Anyway, they are also engaged in reform and opening up. Foreigners are welcome to go, so I often go there. As for the past few years, it is purely It’s for selling movies.”

Li Qian nodded knowingly.

Liu Chengzhang's "Sword Fairy" seems to have been characterized as a "losing money" film by the domestic media and audiences. In fact, it should have really lost money at the domestic box office, but continued After being screened in China, the film landed in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia successively, and it was screened in several European countries before New Year's Day, including the Soviet Union.

Although Chinese movies go out, they are generally in the form of wholesale and buyout. In fact, there is not much money. Like "My Sassy Girl", it is extremely popular in China, and it is sure to be popular in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea. There is no way to split the account, so it can only be sold out to the local distribution company.

As for "Sword Immortal", although it has various flaws, there is one thing that cannot be denied. Apart from Hollywood, there is currently only China in the film industry in the world that can produce special effects that are not inferior to Hollywood-- What's more, the ethereal fairy spirit in "Sword Immortal" is also difficult for Hollywood movies to give. For Europeans, even if it's just to watch something new, someone will introduce it.

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A cup of coffee was cold, and the two chattered about without even a fixed topic, and soon they ran out of topics, so they left the coffee shop——Liu Chengzhang was going to walk around the street, and Li Qian and Wang Jinglu walked back .

On the way, Wang Jinglu asked Li Qian, "Liu Chengzhang seems weird."

Li Qian nodded, "It's a bit weird. I guess the new movie has some twists and turns!"

Wang Jinglu nodded, and obediently stopped asking.

But soon, she asked again: "Are you really popular in the Soviet Union?"

Li Qian laughed loudly, and stretched out his arms to hug her, ""Nothing Is Now" has sold four to five million copies, and "Once upon a Time You" has almost 3.5 million copies, right? This is as of the end of December last year. So, as long as your husband stands on the street and shouts, I am Li Qian, there will be countless beauties rushing over immediately!"

Wang Jinglu thumped him, "Smug!"

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