Chapter 432: The World Pulsates with Him

The plane landed at Venice Marco Polo Airport. Not only Marco, the president of the Venice Film Festival, but also Dario, the Minister of Tourism and Culture of Italy, and many Italian cultural and business celebrities greeted Shanhe and his party at the airport.

With the growing strength of China and the growing international reputation of Shanhe, his trip has been increasingly valued by the media and governments of various countries.

They often give Shanhe's visit greater practical meaning.

Today, countries around the world know that China's rise is a fait accompli and no one can stop it!

China's corporate investment and tourist resources are the target groups that many countries are striving for, and European countries are no exception.

Shanhe is the undisputed opinion leader of the younger generation of China. He has a great influence among the Chinese people and also has a huge global reputation and influence.

Therefore, Shanhe is the best medium and publicity figure. He represents the folk exchanges between China and other countries to a certain extent.

Singapore is a typical example. Due to the VIP treatment Shanhe received in Singapore last time, the number of Chinese tourists going to Singapore has increased greatly.

It can be predicted that once "Youth Yi" is released globally, more Chinese tourists will choose to visit Singapore.

Not only has it brought immeasurable economic benefits to the local area, but it has also played a significant role in promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in all aspects.

Although the reception from the Italian side this time was not as grand as the last time in Singapore, the specifications were still not low, and the Italian side made the scene extremely high-profile.

Facing the VIP reception in front of the airport, Shanhe and his party were well prepared. With the experience of Singapore last time, Shanhe has a clearer understanding of his trip.

Unconsciously, his identity is no longer a simple director and writer. He has become one of the important representatives of China's prosperity and rejuvenation.

For this, Shanhe is very proud and is happy to take on the responsibilities he should bear.

After receiving the flowers presented by the flight attendant at the airport, the old man Marco smiled and came forward to give Shanhe a kiss on the cheek.

"Haha... Qiu, welcome to Venice again. Let me introduce you, this is Dario, the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Italy!"

"Hello, I am honored to receive your warm welcome!"

"Hello, Qiu, you are a leader in the global cultural business community. Italy and Venice welcome your visit!"

The Italian Minister of Culture and Tourism shook Shanhe's hand and said very officially,

"China and Italy both have ancient history and civilization. There should be more cultural and commercial exchanges and cooperation between the two countries!"

Shanhe smiled and replied,

"The name of Venice Airport represents the history of exchanges between China and Italy. Marco Polo is also popular in China!"

"Haha... Qiu, you are also well-known in Italy. You have many book fans and movie fans here, and I am one of them. "Room" is very touching and broke the stereotype of foreign literary novels in Italy. The first-week sales record!"

"I'm honored, thank you for your support!"

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"This is Umberto Eco, a world-renowned philosopher, semiotician, historian, literary critic and novelist!"

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Umberto!"

"Welcome to Italy. "Life of Yi" and "Room" have shocked the entire European literary circle. I hope to have the opportunity to talk about literature and philosophy together!"

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"You should be familiar with this person, Giorgio Armani, a global luxury industry giant!"

"Hello, Mr. Armani, Armani has a very high reputation in China! Annie also bought Armani suits for me!"

"It's my honor, Qiu, you and Armani have a natural fit, elegant and noble, simple and atmospheric, it's a pity, you should be the best spokesperson for Armani!"

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After a round of polite greetings and welcoming etiquette, Venice also arranged a brief press conference at the airport.

The reporters would not let Shanhe, the most eye-catching person in the world, go. They rushed to ask him questions, and Shanhe handled them quite well.

"Qiu, what do you think of the global feminist storm caused by "Room"? Do you support their remarks?"

"I don't know much about the feminist movement, but I support gender equality and the protection of the rights of women and children!"

"Qiu, how confident are you that "Youth" will win the Venice Golden Lion? What is your box office expectation for "Youth"?"

"I didn't come to Venice just to win awards. For me, awards are never the most important thing. The world's outstanding filmmakers gathered in Venice for communication and progress. "Youth" doesn't have much advantage over these excellent films. As for the box office, I think this is not a problem suitable for discussion in Venice. This is a temple of art and doesn't care about the box office!"

"Hehe..."

Shanhe's answer caused a burst of laughter at the scene, and Marco laughed the loudest on the stage.

"Forbes has ranked you and Hathaway in the top 20 of the world's richest list, and predicted that you will become the next top family. Do you agree with their ranking and prediction?"

"Really? Am I so rich? Money is one of the signs of success, but it is not the only criterion. I think this ranking is boring and there is nothing to say!"

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After nearly two hours of tossing and turning, Shanhe finally checked into the hotel under the guidance of the Venice mounted police.

After settling down and resting for a while, Xu Ahui reported to Shanhe about the itinerary in Venice.

"Boss, in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies of the film festival, you will also attend the China-Italy Cultural Forum, China Film Night, Venice Filmmakers Forum, and the interviews with the Italian National Television's "Focus" column. These are all scheduled itineraries, and there should be some additional things added along the way."

Shanhe frowned as he looked at the itinerary handed over by Xu Ahui. The process of participating in the film festival was fine, but he didn't want to participate too much in other activities.

"What is the nature of this China-Italy Cultural Forum, and what type of column is "Focus"? "

"Venice and Suzhou and Hangzhou in our country are friendly cities, and China The Italian Cultural Forum is a folk exchange project held annually between the two cities. You just need to show up. "Focus" is similar to "Face to Face" on CCTV in China. It is a high-end interview with considerable influence in Europe. The people interviewed in each episode are well-known cultural, political or business celebrities! "

Shanhe thought for a moment and nodded and replied:

"That's all. Don't add more to the schedule. I'm not suitable for too many social activities!"

"Okay, I will reject other invitations as you wish!"

The next day, Shanhe and his group set out from the hotel half an hour in advance and headed for the Venice Film Palace.

Shanhe was deeply impressed by his first participation in the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival seven years ago.

At that time, the crew of "Black Dahlia", which was the opening film, was late because they got lost in Venice. The embarrassing scene made Shanhe complain a lot at that time. He couldn't make this stupid mistake.

Shanhe, who arrived at the Venice Film Palace Square early, was warmly welcomed by European fans.

The crew of "Youth Yi" was soon surrounded by fans waiting in front of the Film Palace.

Among them, many female fans holding "Room" screamed and called Shanhe, hoping to get his autograph.

Shanhe did not disappoint them. In front of the Film Palace, a small autographing event was naturally formed. More and more fans came after hearing the news, and young girls accounted for a large proportion. The entire Film Palace Square was densely packed with people and the noise was loud.

The Venice Film Festival has never had such a lively opening ceremony!

The guests who attended the opening ceremony were amazed by this. In the past, the Venice Film Festival had invited popular Hollywood stars to show their support, but no one could cause such a scene.

Hua Xiaqiu's influence is incredible!

After an hour, Shanhe waved goodbye to the enthusiastic European fans with the help of the film festival staff.

There was another round of screams and cheers in the square.

"Qiu, I will always support you!"

"We all love you, Qiu!"

"You are the most graceful and charming man!"

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Shanhe looked at these passionate European girls and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

It seems that "Room" has indeed brought a lot of female fans to himself!

Soon after, the red carpet ceremony of the opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival began. Shanhe met his old friend Jiang Wen, who attended the opening ceremony as a judge of the main competition unit.

The two did not communicate on the red carpet, but just looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Wen was very low-key on the red carpet, wearing a black dress, and did not stay on the red carpet for too long. He even avoided the camera of photographers and reporters and walked quickly into the Film Palace.

Shanhe and Tang Xiaoyu walked on the red carpet as the finale guests. It was the first time for Tang Xiaoyu to face such a scene and he was very nervous and awkward.

Shanhe took him to deal with the requests and cheers of reporters and fans.

After walking the red carpet, the two entered the hall. Shanhe looked at Tang Xiaoyu, whose forehead was sweating, and couldn't help but smile.

Did he look like this when he walked the red carpet for the first time?

Shanhe couldn't remember clearly!

The opening ceremony was very compact, and the chairman of the film festival and the judges appeared one by one.

Bernardo Bertolucci, the chairman of the jury, who was over 70 years old, met everyone for the last time in a wheelchair.

He ended with a famous movie quote: "Movies can't change the world, but they can create a world."

The last process of the opening ceremony, which was also the most eye-catching part, began. "Youth Yi" started its global release journey.

There is no need for too much introduction. Almost all the guests and audiences present have read the original work of "Youth Yi" and are very familiar with Shanhe's phenomenal work. Everyone wants to know what kind of fantasy drifting journey Shanhe will bring to the global audience?

In the next two hours, Shanhe did not disappoint the audience and guests in the audience.

Starting from Singapore in the 1950s, the movie brings everyone into a dream world, and the audience experiences an extremely wonderful drifting journey with the young Yi.

The smooth plot, Tang Xiaoyu's amazing performance, and the extremely shocking and wonderful 3D special effects scenes make people lose their leisure to think, and the only thing they can do is to rise and fall with the rhythm of the movie.

Compared with Ang Lee's original film, Shanhe's version of "Young Yi" is more delicate and restrained. Shanhe did not deliberately ask the audience to get any inspiration from the movie, nor did he add too much personal thinking, and there was no preaching and incitement.

He hid everything in the smooth story, and naturally included concepts such as philosophy, religion, and faith through the growth of the young Yi and the fantasy of the drifting journey.

Moreover, Shanhe also made certain changes in the plot scenes and did not copy his original work.

The fantasy drifting journey is more colorful than the novel, and the light and color are more gorgeous and dazzling.

The scenes and level of 3D special effects production are a level higher than the original!

In addition, Tang Xiaoyu's performance is also a great highlight. His explosive power and character tension are more than one level higher than the Indian boy in the original film.

It is precisely because Shanhe has the memory of the original film and his own novel adaptation writing that he has a strong control over the film.

The whole movie is impeccable in its viewing quality, without any obscurity, and it is so smooth that people can't help but be brought into the plot and scenes.

Two hours later, deafening applause rang out in the Venice Film Palace, and the audience and guests all stood up to give their praise and recognition.

Everyone knows that this will be another Huaxia Qiu-style box office and word-of-mouth masterpiece!

The applause lasted for six or seven minutes, and it gradually subsided with the curtain call of Shanhe and the crew.

The next morning, the Venice program and major media around the world gave the movie "Youth Yi" a very high evaluation.

The Venice program scored 3.4 points, and the title of its film review was: Telling the most complex proposition in the most gentle way.

"…Qiu still maintains his style that appeals to both the elite and the masses, and even raises this advantage to a new level. When you focus on the big screen, you lose all speculation and doubt, and can only follow the ups and downs of the young Yi in his journey of growth, and be stirred in the dream of drifting. After you finish this fantasy drifting journey, the aftertaste he brings to you will not dissipate for a long time. Qiu has hidden a lot in the movie, and you need to savor it carefully!"

"Sight and Sound" gave a professional evaluation of nine points,

"The best fantasy movie so far - Hua Xia Qiu's movies have a most basic attribute, that is, they are good-looking. "Young Yi" is the best one among them, with a smooth plot, amazing acting, and dreamy 3D special effects. I can't even imagine how Hua Xia Qiu combines real-life shooting and special effects animation so perfectly. Of course, Qiu's movies are never short of thoughts, but this time he hides these things deeper, and the movie is better than the novel. The film is more restrained, but the philosophy and speculation hidden in the film are profound and long-lasting. In China, this technique is called leaving blank space. On the surface, there is nothing there, but the artistic conception is very brilliant! "

As the most professional Hollywood film review magazine, "Today's Film Review" also gave it an A+ review:

"Don't doubt Hua Xia Qiu's commercial ability to create box office. He can always make people experience the beauty of immersion. No one will refuse a dreamlike experience. The most amazing thing is that you can feel a lot of unfathomable things in immersion, such as sadness, struggle, faith and the complexity of human nature. If I have to describe the whole movie in one sentence, I would like to call it the end of the world and a cold wonderland!"

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While everyone praised the movie, Tang Xiaoyu's performance was also praised by coincidence.

The media used words such as "genius performance", "stunning", and "perfect debut" to describe Tang Xiaoyu's performance in the film.

With the dual efforts of "Youth Easy" and "Room", it can be foreseen that the next two months will belong to Shanhe.

At this moment, the world will pulsate to his rhythm!