Chapter 380
It's a waste if you don't pluck the wool from corn
Because the filming of Kung Fu 2 was completed and the Venice Film Festival opened only a few days later, Ling Suisui considered it and decided to stay in the United States first and fly directly to Italy when the time came.
This way it's closer, and she doesn't have to take two long-distance flights. Even if you're flying first class, flying is tiring.
She has only a few days of free time, but many notices are still coming to her.
Of course Ling Sui asked her agent to decline all the offers, as she was going to participate in the "main competition unit" with her work this time. Even if the result has little impact on her career development, the act of waiting for the result itself is stressful and exciting enough, so let her have a good rest and recharge her energy.
While she was lying in the spa hotel, she also listened to director Sinclair share a lot of gossip about this year's Cannes.
"Those eight judges are not very good." As the chairman of the jury, Sinclair fired back without hesitation, "Their artistic appreciation ability is so poor that I really want to suggest that they donate their eyes!"
Ling Suisui asked: "Has your most satisfying work been rejected by them?"
"That was the case at first. But after my persuasion, they finally decided to clear their minds, ignore the fancy things, and see the real pearls."
Ling Suisui automatically translated, this means winning an argument.
However, Sinclair changed the subject:
"They changed their opinions so easily. I don't think they really understood. Instead, they have no opinions of their own and just follow the crowd. How can such people be good judges? That's why I say it's a pity that you didn't come."
Ling Suisui: ...
This is not okay, that is not okay, she actually escaped a disaster by not going...
She knew that Sinclair was a very fair person and would not be influenced by any personal relationships in the award judging process - this was a subjective factor of his character, and there were also objective factors that his popularity was average and he did not need to consider personal relationships with anyone.
The above jokes are jokes, but Ling Sui can still understand his real thoughts.
He hopes that others will agree with his decisions, but he also hopes that the recognition comes from the work itself rather than from him personally. What's the point if the judges are only willing to give in because they can't win an argument with him?
Sinclair snorted: "Under my leadership, the atmosphere at this Cannes Film Festival is still pretty good. You have no idea how ridiculous it is at the Berlin Film Festival!"
"The president of the Berlin jury wanted to give the Best Film and Best Actor awards to his girlfriend and the film she starred in. Even though he was opposed by others, he just backed off and changed it to Best Actor and the Grand Jury Award. Humph!"
Ling Suisui thought for a moment and said, "Before this, I didn't know about the special relationship between the jury chairman and the leading actor, but I watched this movie and it deserves the jury grand prize."
"It's worth it, but it's not a must, and it's not the best option, right?" Sinclair is very good at grasping the difference.
Ling Suisui said truthfully: "Everyone has different aesthetic tastes, and my level of acceptance is worth it. Even if I were a judge, I would hold this attitude and discuss with other judges."
If Sinclair thought she was a "dictatorial" judge, he was wrong. She would not put her personal preferences above objective standards.
Although there is no absolute objectivity in the film industry, the dividing line between good films and bad films is still relatively clear to industry insiders.
Sinclair complained a few times that Ling Suisui did not stand on the same front with him, but he kept talking and had no intention of hanging up the phone, which proved that he was not angry about it.
Ling Suisui is sometimes impressed by this old guy. If you praise him, he will say you are fawning, but if you say something back at him, he will be more willing to communicate with you in a calm manner.
Ling Suisui could only conclude that artists all have weird tempers.
Cannes and Berlin were both mentioned, and the upcoming Venice Film Festival will definitely be within their scope of discussion.
Sinclair: "You're lucky. The president of the jury this year has some class, and she's a good person."
Can he be considered a “good guy” by Sinclair? Ling Suisui was immediately filled with awe.
She had not paid much attention to the jury list before, because no matter who the members were, it was not something she could change. She doesn't intend to socialize with any particular purpose, but should take the initiative to avoid suspicion.
Now hearing what Sinclair said, Ling Sui became interested. She searched some information online and found out that this female director was a former actress. Whether as a leading actress or a director, her works have won many European and American awards.
This row of figures is really quite spectacular.
Ling Suisui was just about to pick a recent movie that had been released on streaming media from the list when he heard Sinclair say that an acting variety show in mainland China had invited him.
The positioning of this variety show is very international. Not only did they invite him and several other foreign directors and actors to serve as mentors, but the contestants were also recruited from all over the world.
Not only did they send him an invitation, they also wanted him to introduce some players. Forget about international stars, they want actors who have good acting skills but are relatively unpopular and average in their own country.
Ling Suisui understood it as soon as he heard it. Isn't this just an attempt to copy the routine of a certain popular music variety show?
Let me ask again which platform it is... Yumi Video, you are worthy of it.
Sinclair also asked: "I heard they are planning to invite you, will you go?"
"I don't know if they have contacted my team." Ling Suisui answered, "But I told my agent that I will reject any acting variety shows directly. Don't consider it, and don't tell me."
Especially for Corn Video, that is absolutely impossible.
A long time ago, when she was still a fledgling student, she was created by Corn Video's acting variety show. Now the daily active users of Yumi Video are not as high as those of short video platforms. Ling Sui is even less convinced that they will make the show seriously instead of trying every means to increase traffic.
Ling Suisui heard Sinclair's hesitation. Given his personality, there was only one possibility why he hesitated on such a matter.
She asked, "Do they pay you a lot for appearances?"
Sinclair: “…yes, a lot.”
Ling Sui's words went around his lips for several times before he swallowed back his thoughts like "this may also include compensation for mental damage."
After all, the show hasn't been filmed yet, so it's not good for her to make a definition now. If it's really bad, she can curse as much as she wants, but it's not appropriate to say these words in advance before filming.
She thought for a moment and said, "I don't know how they describe it... but you should know the common problem of reality shows, that is, the reality and the film in front of the camera may be two different worlds. What the audience can see depends on what the program crew wants the audience to see."
That’s right, this is not a problem unique to domestic entertainment. Reality shows all over the world are like this, and the more people participate, the more obvious the program crew’s intentions are. As a director, Sinclair should be more aware of the magical power of editing.
If Sinclair wanted to earn the appearance fee, Ling Suisui would definitely not stop him. After all, the show would not be cancelled just because Sinclair didn't go. It wouldn't matter who earned the money.
But if he really believed that acting variety shows were as fair and just as they described, Ling Sui couldn't imagine how much trouble the extremely stubborn Sinclair would cause for Yumi Video.
...Oh my god, I suddenly want to see what’s going on?
Ling Suisui quickly threw the idea out of her head. After listening to her, Sinclair also said that he would consider it carefully.
He could have simply refused, but the corn was too much.
When Ling Sui was free, she asked Zhang Wen, and there was indeed the variety show that Sinclair mentioned, and the appearance fee was indeed very attractive.
But she was not short of money, so her feelings were only moved for a moment, and were quickly suppressed by the rational thought that "I would never fall into the same trap".
What Ling Suisui didn't expect was that she would hear the name of this variety show again in a short time.
Last time Sinclair just asked for her opinion, but Chen Yuening invited her to go together.
Ling Suisui was silent for a moment: "How much did you receive from them? If there is a bribe, whether to go or not is another matter. I will split the money with you first."
Chen Yuening: "...How could I possibly do such a thing? Just listen to me."
Other acting programs will buy a lot of copyrights to remake well-known works. Regardless of the effect, they can borrow the influence of the original IP and attract a certain amount of attention.
But this show called "I'm an Actor" does the opposite. They didn't buy any copyrights, but instead used the actors' improvisation and choreography abilities as their selling point.
The first stage is the selection of candidates by mentors, the second stage is the stage performance, and the third stage is the production of short films.
The candidates for mentors of "I Am an Actor" include directors and actors. These two identities are not conflicting, but rather a cooperative relationship, that is, two mentors jointly lead a team.
It can be seen that this program not only tests the contestants, but also requires the mentors to follow suit.
Chen Yuening’s idea was that Ling Suisui could appear as a flying guest and airdrop into the third stage to directly participate in the shooting and production of his group’s short film.
In the film and television industry, a lot of experience is gained with money. If you don't experience and make mistakes, it will be difficult to grow through practice.
But now there is such an opportunity, which allows her to increase her own experience and even earn some announcement fees without spending a penny. She only needs to spend the money of Yumi Video.
As for how to select the best actors, how to get the program team to allocate more resources to their group, how to bargain with the platform... Ling Suisui doesn't have to worry about these things. Chen Yuening said he would find a way to do it.
To be honest, Ling Suisui was a little moved.
But she was indeed a little embarrassed: "Will this be too hard for you?"
"It doesn't matter." Chen Yuening said, "My popularity has declined recently, so I can go on a variety show and try to become popular again."
——That’s right, after Louis revealed his exposure, this guy and Ling Sui became an overnight sensation in the all-around circle.
Originally, his name was not mentioned when talking about the son-in-law in the circle, but now he is famous! Everyone will think of him! This made Chen Yuening feel a great sense of crisis.
Chen Yuening may not care about the voice on the Internet, and the list of "The Son-in-law" is just for fun. Ling Suisui will never be swayed by such things, but Louis actually chases stars and is an old fan!
He is too cunning. As long as he keeps on wearing the fan filter, Ling Suisui's impression of him will not be too bad. Unless he did something stupid that would anger God and man, the minimum level of his favorability in Ling Sui's heart would be much higher than that of others.
Moreover, he also implied him on Weibo, although he deleted it quickly, Chen Yuening saw it!
What he said about “we’ve always been marketing old classmates but we’re not that familiar with each other” – he knows nothing! No matter what happened to his old classmate, no matter how much he tried to break down his defenses, he couldn't change the facts.
Seeing that Chen Yuening had everything planned out, Ling Sui looked at his schedule and thought it wouldn't be a problem to take a few days off to be a guest star.
Just like he said, it's the wool of corn, so why not pull it?
"I'm getting ready to leave for Italy." Ling Suisui said, "When are you taking off?"
Except for her who is abroad, the other main creators of "Easy as Pie" are all in the country. There were quite a few people travelling this time, so Tang Bing chose to charter a flight for convenience.
Chen Yuening: "We are almost there too, but you will definitely arrive first. You can spend one more day in Venice and record a travel vlog or something. I will help you edit it then."
"Huh?" Ling Suisui was surprised, "You can also edit videos?"
"I'm not proficient in it, but I've recently developed a hobby in this area and learned a little more."
Ling Suisui said "oh" but didn't really ask him for help. Editing a vlog is very troublesome, as we also have to take her endorsements into consideration and blur out various things that appear in the video. It also has to be reviewed three times by the studio before it can be published.
It is better to leave professional matters to professionals.
She said, "See you in Venice."
"Yeah." Chen Yuening responded with a smile, "See you in Venice."
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