Chapter 62: A Person of Celebrity (Please Read On!!)
In the early morning of February 5th, Berlin time, the Chinese Army arrived at Berlin International Airport.
This time, the Chinese Army went to Berlin, and China Film Group was generous and rented a floor in the Grand Hyatt Hotel Berlin for everyone to use.
The Grand Hyatt Hotel Berlin is located in a famous tourist area, with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation. It is also very close to the venue of the Berlin Film Festival. Many international superstars choose this hotel when they come to participate in the exhibition.
What is the biggest feature of Berlin, or Germany?
Wu Yuan experienced it on the first day of his arrival in Berlin.
There are really a lot of sausages.
An authentic local dinner, in addition to the special crispy pork elbow with sauerkraut, the rest are all kinds of sausages, each of which tastes different.
Anyway, for Wu Yuan, a meat eater, this kind of diet is still a novel experience.
He and the crew members tasted a German-style dinner with satisfaction, and slept well to adjust to the jet lag.
Early the next morning, Wu Yuan got up to prepare for the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival.
For example, the crews of "Big Shot" and "Flower Eyes" did not receive an invitation to the opening ceremony red carpet, but they can enjoy life in Berlin at will.
But the crews of "Departures", "Happy Times" and Xu Anhua's "Men at 40" have to get up early in the morning to do makeup.
In a suite on the same floor of the hotel that served as a temporary dressing room, Wu Yuan also met Director Xu Anhua and the actors of the "Men at 40" crew.
Director Xu Anhua is a very powerful female director. Her "Half Life", "Thousands of Words" and "Men at 40" are all very well shot, and have also been shortlisted for the main competition unit in Berlin.
However, Wu Yuan prefers her future "A Simple Life". She can be regarded as the last great director of art films in the era of the end of Hong Kong films.
But after meeting the real person, he obviously found that this director was not easy to get along with, at least not the kind of director who is willing to chat and contact with others, and is very taciturn.
However, Zhang Guorong and the actors of the "Men at 40" crew quickly became friends.
The heroine of this movie is Mei Jie, and the hero is also Jacky Cheung, who is an acquaintance. Zhang Guorong is like a fish in water between them.
And Li Xuejian, a teacher from the crew of "Departures", and the actors of the crew of "Happy Times" directed by Yimou, also get along well.
He is not only the second male lead in "Departures", but also the second male lead in "Happy Times". He even walked the red carpet twice at the opening ceremony!
It can be seen how narrow the circle of top Chinese actors is. Most of them are familiar with each other and have worked together, and even starred in several movies at the same time.
In this way, the members of the three crews chatted while doing makeup, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Wu Yuan also got a new hairstyle under the arrangement of the stylist and changed into a pure black suit. The stylist also put a golden handkerchief in the pocket of the suit jacket as an embellishment.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the three crews who had done their makeup got on the courtesy car arranged by the film festival organizing committee and set off for the Film Palace.
This year's Berlin International Film Festival is different from previous years. The upper authorities attach great importance to it and have prepared a press delegation to go to Berlin in advance.
Wu Yuan no longer has to face the embarrassment of no one recognizing him at the opening ceremony like he did last time at the Sitges Film Festival.
As soon as the courtesy car arrived outside the Film Palace and opened the door, Wu Yuan's ears were filled with familiar Chinese.
"Director Wu, look here!"
"Director Wu, how do you feel about being selected for the main competition unit of this Berlin International Film Festival?"
"Director Wu, smile!"
"Director Wu, when will "Departures" be released in China!"
"Director Wu, which movie do you think will win the Golden Bear at this Berlin Film Festival? Is it your own "Departures"? "
The domestic reporters who saw Wu Yuan were so excited!
There is no way. Wu Yuan is too low-key and does not accept any public interviews. It is difficult for everyone to interview him in China.
Now there is finally a public event to see him, so I must catch him and ask him to my heart's content!
Wu Yuan also understood the thoughts of the domestic reporters. He pulled Zhang Guorong, who got off the car one step behind him, and walked to the area where the mainland reporters were and accepted the interview.
"Well, since I can be selected for the main competition unit, I certainly hope to win the award."
"Guorong's performance is also worthy of a best actor!"
"If it is released in China, it should be after the Spring Festival."
"As for the box office, there is no high expectation, just leave it to the audience."
After getting some responses from Wu Yuan, the reporters did not let Zhang Guorong go, and turned their guns on him.
"Mr. Zhang Guorong, what do you think of your first visit to Berlin?"
"Director Wu said that your performance in the movie deserves a best actor. What do you think?"
"Compared with Director Wu and Director Wang, what is the difference in the styles of the two directors? Which director's shooting method do you prefer?"
Compared with Wu Yuan, Zhang Guorong is too professional in dealing with reporters. No matter how sharp the question is, he can answer it smoothly without leaking any water, offending no one, and at the same time he can praise it.
There are endless comments such as Director Wang's beautiful shots, Director Wu's good composition, Director Wang's emphasis on artistic conception, Director Wu's emphasis on plot, etc. In summary, both directors are very good, but I am not worthy of them.
Wu Yuan and Zhang Guorong were interviewed, and the mainland reporters were very lively, which soon attracted the attention of other reporters on both sides of the red carpet.
Every year, at least 2-3 thousand reporters from around the world will rush to the Berlin International Film Festival, and there are countless reporters who know Hollywood.
Wu Yuan is not just a Chinese director, he is now famous in Hollywood and is very popular in the director circle!
Soon, many reporters from North America and Europe noticed Wu Yuan and immediately surrounded him.
"Daniel, congratulations on being shortlisted for this year's Berlin International Film Festival!"
"Daniel, will you return to Hollywood to make a movie next year?"
"There are rumors that Disney intends to invite you to direct their A-level big production project next year. Is this rumor true?"
"Director Wu, "Juno" won multiple Oscar pre-production awards. Many authoritative Hollywood media predict that "Juno" will be shortlisted for multiple Oscars. Will you attend then?"
"Daniel, "Juno" has a global box office of 210 million US dollars. There are rumors that Fox Searchlight will start a sequel. Will you write the script yourself?"
Not only mainland reporters, but European and American reporters have fewer opportunities to meet Wu Yuan!
After filming Juno, this guy returned to China. He did not attend any of the major Oscar pre-awards in North America from December to January, and concentrated on editing films in Beijing.
Juno won the Best Musical/Comedy Film Award and the Best Musical/Comedy Actress Award at the Golden Satellite Awards.
It won the Best Comedy Award at the American Film Critics' Choice Awards, the Best Original Screenplay Award at the American Writers Guild Awards, and was nominated for many Golden Globe Awards.
But Wu Yuan did not attend any of them. Other main creators of the crew attended and received the awards on his behalf.
It can be said that Juno's nomination for the Oscars is almost a foregone conclusion, but North American entertainment reporters do not know much about Wu Yuan, and they can't even interview him!
Now that we have finally caught Wu Yuan alive and talking, we have to take enough photos to satisfy our interview desire!
Half an hour later, the relevant reports were sent back to China and North America through the Internet.
[The crew of "Departures" appeared at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Director Wu Yuan attended the opening ceremony in full dress! 】
【Wu Yuan, the youngest director nominated for the Berlin International Film Festival, appeared at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival! 】
The domestic media is relatively reserved, and all the titles are very formal.
It's different in Hollywood.
【Huaxia Wu made a high-profile appearance at the Berlin International Film Festival and was chased by thousands of media reporters on the scene! 】
【After "Juno", Daniel Wu created another legend. Can he break the record of the youngest award-winning director in Berlin? ! 】
【The director with a box office of 200 million US dollars was nominated for the Berlin International Film Festival. He wants both the box office and the awards! 】
【Halle Berry boldly expressed her love for Daniel Wu at the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival. I look forward to working with him! 】
Although the news reports of the media on both sides of the ocean have different titles, they all used the same picture.
It was a photo of Wu Yuan with his arms spread out, thumbs up, standing on the red carpet and smiling confidently at the camera.
If there was no introduction on the photo, it would be hard for the audience to believe that this tall, handsome, high-spirited young man was actually a director, not an actor.
Oh, he did come to the Berlin International Film Festival as an actor last time.
In short, at the beginning of 2002, Wu Yuan made headlines in the film circles of both China and the United States!
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