Chapter 141 Screening

The film festival is a grand social occasion. In addition to film screenings, there are also many other contents such as the opening ceremony, director forum, and training class for young directors.

As a world-renowned film festival, Raindance is held in Beijing. Many big directors will be invited to participate. It is normal for Luo Jingchuan to be invited, but his appearance here means that "The Conjuring" has been completed.

At this moment, there are already young filmmakers around him who are boldly expressing their admiration.

"Do you think he will remember us?" Xu Rui asked.

"He should remember you." Yan Ran smiled, "Even if he forgot for a while, you are so popular now, he should remember it."

Xu Rui squeezed her hand: "You don't have to add this sentence. Should we go over to say hello?"

"Since we are here, let's go." Yan Ran went to Luo Jingchuan's position. Just as the young man who had communicated with Luo Jingchuan before left, Yan Ran filled his position and prepared to introduce herself.

Unexpectedly, Luo Jingchuan spoke first, pointing at them: "Yan Ran, Xu Rui, right?"

Yan Ran was very surprised: "You know me?"

Luo Jingchuan smiled and said: "I watched your show with my wife. At first, I wanted to find you to be the heroine of the movie, but unfortunately I found out that you are in the same industry.

After that, Yang Hui found me. We are old friends. She said that there is a good story suitable for adaptation. I heard it and it was really good. After hearing this, it is hard not to remember it."

It is hard to say how many polite words there are here, but it can be seen that people are really easy-going. Xu Rui asked: "Director Luo, I would like to ask, when will "The Conjuring" be released?"

The script was adapted from Xu Rui's story, so Luo Jingchuan did not hide it from him: "It is expected to be released on May 1st next year. By the way, are you here to participate in the film forum, or are there any films being screened here?"

Yan Ran immediately said: "Our movie "The Night the Comet Came" was shortlisted and will be screened in the afternoon. If Director Luo has time, you can go and see it."

"I wrote it down." Luo Jingchuan smiled.

"Then we won't bother you anymore." The two of them didn't want to stop Luo Jingchuan all the time, so they took the initiative to leave when they were done talking.

Although Xu Rui's status in the entertainment industry cannot be compared with well-known directors like Luo Jingchuan, he is very popular. Even Yan Ran's popularity is considered a standout among a group of independent filmmakers. He is definitely a shining star. Some filmmakers who don't have the opportunity to talk to big directors take the initiative to come and get to know them.

In the morning, he attended the opening ceremony, watched a movie, and chatted with many people whose names he had forgotten. Xu Rui couldn't help but sigh: "I never thought that I could do so many things in a few hours."

"Tired?" Yan Ran handed him a burger, "I told you, if you are not interested, you don't have to accompany me these days."

Du Xiao hurriedly asked: "If I am not interested, can I leave?"

"No!" Yan Ran refused decisively, and even turned her head and said to Xu Rui, "It's good to have Du Xiao accompany me."

"Differential treatment!" Du Xiao was shocked and couldn't help complaining, "Now that you have a boyfriend, you don't treat your bestie as a person?"

Yan Ran said righteously: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are also a practitioner now. There are still many things you need to learn and improve. Of course, you are different from Xu Rui."

"Emm..." Du Xiao thought about it, and this reason was barely acceptable to her.

Xu Rui asked doubtfully, "Are you sure this isn't a test for me? If I accept your proposal, you won't get angry, right?"

Yan Ran rolled her eyes at him, "You think too much. Am I that kind of person?"

"Probably not." Xu Rui ate a hamburger, "Let's talk about tomorrow. What time will our movie be shown in the afternoon?"

"Three-thirty, in Hall 5." Yan Ran remembered it clearly, "Before that, we can go see another one."

After a simple lunch, they went to see another showing, and then went to Hall 5 to watch their own movie.

After sitting down, Xu Rui asked in a low voice: "What do you think of the two movies we watched today?"

Talking about movies, Yan Ran talked freely: "They are both very interesting. The one in the morning is about survival in the end of the world. The whole movie was shot in one room and one yard. It is similar to survival on a deserted island, but the overall style is darker and more desperate. At the end of the movie, the protagonist climbed up the wall of the yard. Is he trying to commit suicide or seek hope? Different people may have different opinions.

The one in the afternoon is about the confusion of youth. It should be shot by a graduate. I think..."

Just when she wanted to say more, there was a little restlessness in the theater.

Yan Ran looked up and noticed that two people walked into the theater. One was Luo Jingchuan. She didn't expect him to come. Next to him was Pang Bo, who is also a well-known director. Unlike Luo Jingchuan, who is good at low-cost horror movies, he is famous for comedy.

After entering, Luo Jingchuan looked around. After seeing Yan Ran, he said something to Pang Bo next to him, and the two walked over.

Yan Ran and the other two quickly stood up and greeted each other.

"Pang Bo, Director Pang, is also my good friend. I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I came to take a look." Seeing that they were quite surprised, Luo Jingchuan smiled and said, "Why, do you think that I said I'd take note of it, and it was just a polite remark?"

Yan Ran smiled and said, "Of course not."

Pang Bo looked at Xu Rui: "You are very popular now. How about coming to my crew and making a cameo appearance when you have time?"

Xu Rui knew that Pang Bo's presence here was a courtesy. Anyway, he was not asked to play the leading role, but just a cameo appearance. Regardless of whether the other party said it casually or not, he readily agreed: "Director Pang, if you think highly of me, of course there is no problem."

"That's a deal." Director Pang smiled and sat next to them with Luo Jingchuan, but there were only two seats between them.

After sitting down, Yan Ran quietly held Xu Rui's hand.

With the tacit understanding between the two now, Xu Rui could guess her mood. She probably felt that she was wronged by being forced to exchange favors for coming to the film festival together. He gestured with his fingers on Yan Ran's palm.

After gesturing for a long time, he whispered: "Do you understand?"

"Yeah." Yan Ran smiled. Xu Rui kept writing on her palm, but it was just four words - no big deal!

Many of the people watching the film were filmmakers, and they were a little surprised by the appearance of Luo Jingchuan and Pang Bo.

It was not surprising that big directors attended the film festival. There were many bigger names than Luo Jingchuan, but these directors usually only communicated and discussed with everyone at film forums and young director training classes, and rarely spent two hours sitting in the screening room to watch a movie.

"Are Director Luo and Director Pang here for the movie, or for Yan Ran and Xu Rui?"

"It must be the movie. Could it be that the two directors are CP fans?"

"Maybe they knew each other before and came to help warm up the place."

"Invite Xu Rui to write the OST song for the movie?"

People who knew each other sat together in groups of three or two and whispered, analyzing all possible situations.

At this moment, the lights in the theater went out and the screen lit up.