"Director Zhang, good news! I just received a fax from the Berlin Film Festival saying that your film, Love, has been shortlisted for the main competition unit.
We've been invited to attend the opening ceremony on February 3rd. Congratulations, Director Zhang." Zou Wenhuai hurried to the editing room and spoke impatiently upon seeing Zhang Qiurui.
He had heard Zhang Qiurui say before that the movie "Love" was intended to impact the Berlin Film Festival.
However, he was always nervous before being selected for the main competition. After all, the competition at international film festivals is fierce, and every work is the result of the hard work of elite directors from all over the world.
At this moment, Zou Wenhuai seemed to see Golden Harvest opening up the international market.
"Very good."
"Qiu Rui, congratulations."
Before Zhang Qiurui could say anything, Zhang Yimou, Li Shaohong and others gathered around him, their faces filled with sincere joy and congratulations.
The movie "Love" is the first film produced by their Hai Kuo Tian Kong Film Studio in Hong Kong. It has now been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival. If it can win an award, it will be a huge affirmation of the strength of Hai Kuo Tian Kong Film Studio and will also pave a broader road for the company's future development.
"Mr. Zou, congratulations to you. The movie "Love" is also invested by Golden Harvest." Zhang Qiurui also showed a little excitement.
"I'm hosting a dinner at the Regent Hotel tonight. Everyone come and celebrate." Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and announced proudly.
"Forget about treating us to dinner tonight, we have to catch a flight back tomorrow.
Mr. Zou, please treat us. Wait until we win an award at the Berlin Film Festival before you treat us again.” Zhang Qiurui shook his head.
"Okay then!" Zou Wenhuai didn't force it.
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"Boss, the jury of the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards just called and invited you to attend the awards ceremony and be the guest of honor to present the awards." In the afternoon, Chen Jiaying came to the editing room and reported today's important content to Zhang Qiurui.
"Invite me to participate in the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards? And also to be the guest of honor? Why is it so sudden?" Zhang Qiurui raised his head and asked.
Not just anyone can be invited to be the guest of honor at this kind of award ceremony.
They are usually very influential figures in the industry or artists who have made outstanding contributions in a certain field.
Although Zhang Qiurui was surprised, he couldn't hide his joy.
"Boss, the news that your new film 'Love' has been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival's main competition has been released by Golden Harvest and has spread throughout the industry, although we don't know yet whether it will win the award in the end.
But boss, you won the Best Director Award at Cannes before, and you are nominated again this time. The whole industry is full of expectations and attention.
Winning the Best Director Award at Cannes for the first time could be considered luck, but being nominated for the Berlin Film Festival again for the second time is a testament to one's strength.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the boss is a rising star and a future film master.
"You've already stepped into the top ranks of the industry. If the boss isn't qualified to be a presenter for the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, then there won't be many in Hong Kong who are." Chen Jiaying said with joy.
Unexpectedly, after resigning from TVB and joining Oceanwide Pictures, her boss gave her such a big surprise.
It was right for me to leave TVB and join Broad Sky Pictures. The success of the movie "Love" has undoubtedly paved a bright road for Broad Sky Pictures.
There is endless potential.
"When will the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards be held?" Zhang Qiurui asked.
"It will be held at 7pm two days later." Chen Jiaying replied.
"This group of people is really powerful. They wanted to invite me to the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards, and they should have invited me a long time ago. But they had to wait until my new film was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival before notifying me.
I won't go. I flatly refused, saying my schedule had already been arranged and I'd be back in the mainland the next day. Zhang Qiurui heard the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards would be held in two days, and realized that the jury looked down on her before.
After my new film was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, their attitude immediately changed 180 degrees. They were too snobbish.
"Okay, I'll turn it down later."
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At ten o'clock the next morning, Zhang Qiurui and his party flew back to the capital.
Taxi services are already available in Beijing these days, but they mainly serve specific groups of people, with limited models and numbers. They mainly serve the "two outsiders", namely outsiders and foreigners, and the fares are relatively high.
Zhang Qiurui and his friends waited at the airport for quite a while before they finally got two taxis. They asked the drivers to drive directly to the courtyard house Zhang Qiurui had bought at the foot of the imperial city in Beijing.
Li Shaohong, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and Xie Xiaojin were all from other places. They planned to stay in Zhang Qiurui's courtyard for a day and then go back home in their respective places tomorrow.
"A car is coming. It should be my aunt and uncle who are back." After a while, the taxi drove to the courtyard house bought by Zhang Qiurui. Zhang Mingqi stood on the side of the road and looked into the distance. When she saw the car coming, her face was full of joy.
Not only Zhang Mingqi was there, but Wang Shi and Zhou Tan were also there. They had been on winter vacation a long time ago. Zhang Qiurui had contacted them before, waiting for them to go home for the New Year together, and informed them of the time he would return to BJ. So they came to greet them.
"Aunt, Uncle." When Zhang Mingqi saw Zhang Qiurui and Zhang Wenfu get off the car, he ran over excitedly and hugged Zhang Qiurui tightly, his face filled with intimacy and joy.
Wang Shi and Zhou Tan also came forward and helped Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others carry their things, calling them "big brother" and "big sister" with a smile, acting very familiar.
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