Chapter 247
Cannes main competition shortlisted
In the hotel room, Ling Sui took many photos with the trophy.
After choosing the pictures to post on social media, she was finally able to take off her jewelry and change out of her couture dress.
Both she and the staff were very careful when removing and putting away the jewelry. These top-notch luxury jewels are extremely expensive, and they are easily worth the price of an apartment in Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou.
“So a lot of people ask you to shoot modern urban themes, especially those with wealthy characters.”
Zhang Wen joked: "Paying you a film salary is equivalent to owning a rental channel for big-name jewelry, and maybe you don't even have to spend any money, so it's very cost-effective."
Yeah, it's a pity that the quality of these films is not very good. No matter how fancy the music is, you can still see the imitation of "Only the Moon Passes By".
But if Ling Suisui was willing to rely on his past success, perhaps "Game is Online" would have reached its fifth season by now.
She carefully looked at the trophy awarded to her by the Academy Awards. From the style point of view, there was nothing amazing in its design. After she won the award, Ling Fei teased her in the small group that she collected trophies too quickly. Perhaps what it meant to her was just to add another filled grid on the wall of her home.
——Perhaps this kind of Versailles statement can make people feel more refreshed, but Ling Suisui knows that this is not the case.
How can there be success that comes easily and effortlessly? At least in her opinion, deifying her is the greatest denial of her.
Ling Suisui handed the trophy to Zhuo Siyu with great care, then changed her clothes and lay flat on the bed in the hotel in a "spread" position.
This feeling of being able to lie back in the room after attending an event without having to rush to the airport is so comfortable and I haven't felt it for a long time.
When asked about his next plan, Ling Suisui said without even opening his eyes: "Sleeping at home."
Zhang Wen: "The shortlist for the Cannes main competition will be released the day after tomorrow."
"Then we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow." She turned over. "Anyway, there's still a month from the release of the list to the opening of the film festival... I'll consider whether to travel to France after the list is released."
Although Pei Xuehai has a good relationship with Cannes, who can say for sure whether he will be shortlisted?
The good news is that her expectations were not disappointed this time.
Although "Worry-Free" has not yet been released in China due to the premiere requirements of the three major European film festivals for the registered films, the cast of this film, Pei Xuehai + Ling Suisui, has touched the nerves of countless people since the official announcement of the start of filming.
As soon as France released the list, there was movement in the domestic entertainment industry. The six-hour time difference was nothing to the surfing netizens. Within almost half an hour, the fact that "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes became a hot topic.
Not to mention the haters who couldn't react, even the fans were a little shocked. How come Ling Suisui did something big in silence again without letting out any hint before today!
In recent years, there have been many popular stars who have transformed themselves by filming serious dramas and art films, but the results are another matter. For someone like Ling Suisui, who holds the mainstream Best Actress and Best Film Actress trophies in China, she is already considered the ceiling of the "traffic transformation" in the domestic entertainment industry.
Who would have thought that her movie would go directly to Cannes, and be in the most prestigious main competition unit.
Under the relevant hot searches, many people predicted that "it's difficult for Chinese-language films to win awards", "Pei Xuehai's limit is to get a nomination", "It's too expensive to go to overseas film festivals to gild the film", etc. The sourness was almost overflowing the screen.
But apart from being sour, what else can these people do? "The Worry-Free Swordsman" has not been released yet, so there is no way to criticize its content. Moreover, even if the film is devalued to nothing, it will never be shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival.
Young actresses under 30 look up to her, female stars over 30 are helpless, and artists in the middle-aged ranks have even more complicated feelings towards Ling Sui.
An actress cannot be called a "big star" just because she is older. There are definitely performance requirements for this title. Having a work in the top three being shortlisted for one of the three major European films is an important indicator.
They have struggled for half their lives, but are still stuck in the ranks of middle-aged women and cannot get out. How many years has Ling Sui been here?
Her peers are still arguing about who is the “top 00 flower”, the gap she has opened up is really too big!
"I don't think it's exaggerated," Ling Sui said sincerely, "Teacher Tang was only 24 years old when her work was shortlisted for the top three European awards. Some big stars were even younger than her. I'm 27 years old this year, so I can't be included in the group of young and promising artists."
Tong Xiaoman: "But if you win the Best Actress award this year, you will be the second best actress in China and the youngest winner of the Cannes Film Festival in China."
Ling Suisui shook his head: "Although there is no explicit rule, Cannes has a rule that a work can only win one award, and there are very few films that allow them to make an exception. Therefore, compared to the Best Actress Award, I want the Palme d'Or more. This is the best recognition for our entire crew and for myself."
The award nomination rules of the three major European film festivals are different from those in China. There is no individual nomination. As long as a work is shortlisted, it is automatically included in the competition for all awards in that unit.
In other words, if Ling Suisui is willing to issue a press release, she can brag about being nominated for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, and no one can say that her logic is wrong.
There is still a month left before the film festival, and these discussions will not last long until we see the content of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
When Ji Zhaoying and Xia Tian came to visit Ling Suisui's house, they saw Ling Suisui wearing loose home clothes and with her hair casually tied up. She opened the door for them remotely and was now sitting in a rocking chair on the balcony with a takeaway box on the table that had not yet been thrown away.
"...You are too casual." Ji Zhaoying complained, "Before I walked through this door, my imagination of the Cannes Film Festival nominees was that they would be glamorous big stars!"
Ling Suisui said casually, "Really? I'm so sorry for not wearing a dress to show up at a high-end restaurant."
She was holding a tablet in her hand, and Xia Tian was a little curious about what she was looking at.
Ling Suisui showed her the contents of the e-book, and she read out the title: "Visual pleasure and narrative cinema...Have you been studying feminist-related film theory recently?"
The translated title of this article is Visual Pleasure and Narrative Film, and the author is Laura Mulvey. After it was published in the magazine, it had a huge impact on feminist film studies and can almost be said to be a landmark work in the relevant field.
Ling Sui read this article when she was a student, as it was an extension of her elective course. Many years later, she read the original text again and gained some new insights.
"It can't be considered research." Ling Suisui said modestly, "It just broadens my horizons. This is also related to my next play."
She wasn't talking about Yan Siling's movie here - although Feng Yang had already made time to meet Yan Siling and also made some suggestions on her script.
In general, Feng Yang thought that Yan Siling's idea was good, but the script was still rough, and suggested that she refine and improve it a few more times so that she could leave a better impression on Ling Sui when she met her.
After all, Ling Suisui's schedule is usually very full, and it is impossible for the team to take up her rare vacation time again and again for Yan Siling. For Yan Siling, who has nothing at the moment and is counting on Ling Suisui to help her start the project, it would be difficult to have a second chance if she fails at the first try.
Ling Suisui is certainly willing to help carp that have the potential to jump over the dragon gate, but there are simply too many carp in the world. The truth is a bit cruel, but genius is just the threshold to her.
As her good friend, Xia Tian knew more about her schedule than others.
She shrugged. "It seems that Warner thinks this is delicious. But I heard that the other four protagonists of the movie are all tall and handsome male stars?"
"This is part of satirical art." Ling Suisui mentioned something else, "I feel like I have to play four roles this time, or four female images in structuralist narratives."
"Let me guess. I remember there were supernatural elements in this work... so these were the imaginations of those four men?"
"That's right." Ling Suisui smiled, "That's easy to guess. After all, Warner Bros. still positions it as a commercial film. It has to shout slogans and make money, so it has to be both face-saving and substantive."
Xia Tian: “You could use a more appropriate description - for example, this is a movie that is competing for an Oscar.”
Ling Sui gave her a thumbs up. She would never question Xia Tian’s little mouth smeared with honey.
After signing this film, more and more people asked her whether she wanted to change her nationality. Ling Suisui understood what they meant, but she never considered cooperating.
——And their sugar-coated bullets are too insincere, aren’t they? Not to mention being nominated, the movie hasn’t even started shooting! This cake is so beautifully drawn that there’s not even any flour in it!
After Cannes announced the main competition shortlist, such voices have become much less frequent, but they are still far from disappearing completely.
Ling Suisui knows the advantages of nationality and the importance of the Oscars to works released in North America, but her attitude is just that: if Hollywood is not satisfied, just replace the actor. In a two-way choice, there is no such thing as one cannot do without the other.
If that were true, they would be inseparable from her in the future - Ling Suisui never set an upper limit to his ambitions.
She and Xia Tian were discussing how to balance the commercial and artistic value of feminist films. Although the latter determines the quality of the film, the former is also very important at this stage. What they need is popularization and breaking the circle. Even if the views are not profound enough, more people must be informed of them first.
Ling Suisui never believes that discussing gender issues should not be linked to money and profit. Why can movies full of male gaze make a lot of money, but feminist movies must "generate power for love", otherwise there will be a "moral stain"?
This kind of PUA rhetoric is really outdated.
Ji Zhaoying was not interested in their conversation topic. She squatted on the ground and played with the Husky.
Even though Meng Yu's husband has returned, she still likes to ask Ling Suisui to help walk the dog. After all, every time Zhuangzhuang goes out with Ling Suisui, the couple can have three days of rest.
Ling Sui got some exercise, Meng Yu and his wife got some free time, and Zhuangzhuang - Zhuangzhuang became even stronger. It really killed three birds with one stone.
In the gap between going to the refrigerator to get mineral water in the summer, Ji Zhaoying asked Ling Suisui: "Baby, will you take me to the Cannes red carpet?"
Although as a well-known resource in the circle, Ji Zhaoying also has no shortage of opportunities to walk the red carpet this time.
But every red carpet is different after all, and actors with representative works look more majestic when they walk. Even though she is not the protagonist of "The Great Swordsman", she plays a fairly important supporting role in it!
"We will definitely go together." Ling Suisui said with a smile, "Even if I don't mention it, Director Pei won't leave you behind."
Great! Ji Zhaoying cheered.
Needless to say, Xia Tian will also be on the list of attendees at the Cannes red carpet, but her mentality is not as relaxed as Ji Zhaoying's.
"Since you've walked the red carpet, you have to attend the screening."
Xia Tian whispered devilishly, "Do you know how torturous this part is? As an actor, it's also your first time to see a complete film, but it's hard to concentrate on enjoying the movie because all the people sitting there are judges."
"The whole venue is dark, you can't see their expressions, let alone analyze their psychological activities. You can only wait, guess aimlessly, and judge every scene you have played in your mind. The movie will be played for two hours, and you will be restless during this time, feeling like a fish on a sticky board, helpless."
Ji Zhaoying got goosebumps: "So scary? Don't scare me."
"I'm serious." Xia Tian said expressionlessly, "That's why many directors are reluctant to submit their works to A-level film festivals, especially the competition section."
It didn’t sound real, but she could give examples!
Ji Zhaoying immediately looked at Ling Suisui: "You are the first, you carry it alone."
Ling Suisui: ...
No, film creation is the result of hard work of the entire crew, so let’s face it together!
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