Chapter 520: Surprise

Film Festival.

Xu Jia and Miao Yuqing sat directly inside and did not go to the red carpet at all.

First, as investors, this red carpet opportunity is still reserved for the creative staff. Second, there is really nothing to do on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival.

There is not enough celebrity, there are not that many media people, and most of the audience who come to the scene are rational and not crazy.

There is no need to walk on this kind of red carpet.

But this is Xu Jia's view. As one of the three major film festivals, it is still full of competition for Bong Joon-ho, Dumpling and others.

The former has been famous for many years, and although he is excited, he can still remain calm.

On the other hand, Dumpling's little face was red, walking on the red carpet, they were all in the same boat...

After this scene was uploaded to the domestic + video live broadcast, it immediately attracted barrages.

"Hahaha, Director Dumpling is so cute, he even walked smoothly on the red carpet."

"If it were me, I would have to walk smoothly. Most people really can't stand such a big occasion."

"Stop trolling, the director has already walked on the red carpet of the film festival. Who dares to criticize "The Devil Boy Comes into the World"? Whoever is walking 500,000!"

"Where are those little black guys? Come forward if you have the ability."

For a time, the wind direction was completely on Jiaxing's side. Anyone who dared to have any objections would be immediately labeled as a troll.

This kind of primitive public opinion is actually not good for the movie and can easily affect its subsequent reputation.

However, the explosive period of movie box office has long passed, and this wave of popularity has caused the daily box office to rise against the trend. Who cares about word of mouth, first realize what you have in front of you.

Anyway, according to Xu Jia's estimation, the sequel to "The Devil Boy Comes to the World" will have to wait at least three years.

Back to the film festival.

After Dumpling and Bong Joon-ho walked on the red carpet, they both chose to come to Xu Jia first.

"Mr. Xu, thank you."

Bong Joon-ho knows very well that his film's selection into the film festival is entirely dependent on Xu Jia's operation.

Although Xu Jia can get higher profits from selling the film rights, the reputation he gains is also a real treasure.

"No, it's because your movie was shot well, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to get this opportunity." Xu Jia waved his hand.

He wasn't lying about this. He mainly focused on "The Devil Comes to the World", and "Parasite" was just a companion.

The other cast members also greeted Xu Jia one by one.

They have great respect for Xu Jia, the leader of Chinese films. Even as far away as Korea, they are aware of Jiaxing's reputation.

Because many movies such as "Mermaid", "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Monster Hunt" have achieved good results in Korea.

The key is that the energy Xu Jia revealed is not something they can offend.

"Well, you have traveled a long way and are probably tired. Please take a seat first."

Xu Jiachao nodded slightly to the others, and his eyes paused on the actor Park So-dam who played the daughter.

The actress's acting skills were pretty good. He originally considered whether to sign with the company. After all, the latter also had primary school education experience in China and was no stranger to Chinese culture.

But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. One is that although it was not explicitly stated, the restrictions that have actually been implemented have caused these Korean actors to lose their capital across the two countries, and they were forced to stand aside and give up one of the markets.

In this way, their value is too useless to Xu Jia.

Moreover, the company has never lacked artists, but rather has a shortage of resources.

When the crew of "Parasite" took their seats, Dumpling also came over. They were closer to Xu Jia and sat down directly. These were the seats officially prepared for them.

"How are you feeling?" Xu Jia asked with a smile.

"Forget it, my mind is still blank. My performance just now was pretty good. Didn't I embarrass the company?" Dumpling doubted himself.

Everyone immediately looked at him and avoided the topic without answering.

Even Xu Jia just suppressed a smile and said: "It's better to go back and watch the live broadcast replay. Besides, you are an animation director. Who cares about you if you have nothing to do and stare at you?"

As everyone knows, at this time, the number of online viewers of the domestic live broadcast has exceeded one million.

B's side even started to prepare the video of the ghost walking on the red carpet just now.

When Dumpling saw the stifled smiles of the staff who came with him, he didn't know that he was definitely in an embarrassment just now, and his face suddenly fell.

Damn it, I finally tried to show my face, but ended up showing my butt.

Could it be that he is really only suitable for behind-the-scenes work?

While he was talking, awards had already begun on the stage.

The host was chattering a lot, everyone was applauding, and a white-haired old man stood up and walked towards the podium.

"The winner of the Best Original Documentary Award is Reed Anthony's "Istiyad Ashbah."" Hassan translated at the right time.

As a Warner employee in Germany, he has the qualification to enter the film festival award ceremony, but being able to have a seat so far forward can be regarded as a benefit of serving Xu Jia.

Xu Jia nodded and applauded politely.

He knew nine out of ten people present and didn't know one out of ten.

After all, the European film industry is a bit far away from him. If anything, he is quite familiar with Tang Yan who appeared at the opening ceremony on the 9th. However, the former came with an endorsement mission and has no works, so just appearing on the first day gone.

Later on the 12th, Wang Quanan invited him to attend the first Asian Brilliant Star Awards Ceremony, which was jointly organized by the Film and Television Promotion Association and the Film Festival, and then jointly organized by the Beijing Film Academy and the Performing Arts Committee of the Radio and Television Association.

It was a typical case of selling dog meat under the guise of sheep, and it actually had no gold content.

However, Liu Zhenyun, Ye Ning, and Xu Haofeng, who attended the conference, deserved the awards, at least they were people with real skills.

From this point of view, no matter what film festival it is, the first session still requires fairness and justice.

However, Xu Jia declined. If he went there with his identity, there would be nothing but a bunch of flies circling around him, and they would not get any benefits if they wanted to cheat him. Why bother?

Seeing the white-haired old man giving an incomprehensible speech on the podium, he was too lazy to ask Hassan to translate, and said to Miao Yuqing beside him: "Prepare in advance for Cannes in May. With this experience, we should set up an operation team, of course, it must be led by a professional team. In addition to "Parasite", "The Gathering at Southern Station" should also be submitted to see if we can get a nomination for Lao Hu."

He didn't even consider winning the award. If Lao Hu really won the actor award, it would be embarrassing in foreign countries, and he would be ridiculed by the crowd.

On the contrary, a nomination can not only facilitate the operation, but also improve Lao Hu's style and status.

It doesn't matter whether the industry recognizes it or not, as long as the fans recognize it.