Chapter 29
When Qiao Yiqiao heard Mr. Qian's evaluation, he quickly waved his hands and said, "I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it..."
“You don’t have to be so modest,” Mr. Qian said with a smile, “I don’t understand the artist part of you, but the finished film really attracted me to keep watching it. I think this is a great success.”
Sister Wu also nodded: "In fact, I was afraid that this film would become an experiment in human nature, but I didn't expect it to be so entertaining. The last half of the film surprised me."
"Yes," Tu Yu took off his glasses and recalled for a moment, "Although the treatment in the second half is more comedic and eccentric, I think the depth is still there. I think the audience will have their own thoughts on Ming Ziqin's choice and transformation."
Xiao Fu thought for a while: "I think for young audiences, this kind of movie without any preaching is the best. The topic of school violence is too heavy. If you want to dig deeper, you must involve family and school education, which is too dangerous. Our version explores why Mao Mao became so violent. His emptiness and desire for recognition have been fully shown through the play. In the end, Ming Ziqin's transformation not only fills the part of 'how did Mao Mao become like this', but it is also not too heavy and quite catchy."
"You all mentioned that the plot was so ambitious, but I'll just mention the most obvious part. The first part was very enjoyable, with evil fighting evil, and then there were some small surprises and details to break up the overly heavy feeling," Xiao Lan was still laughing as she thought about it. "Also, actors like Su Lang are so good at playing villains. Even though I knew about the project, I still kept guessing in the beginning, whether it was a real shot or a performance..."
"The two people at the back who catch those who don't study well and put them in the punishment room are also scary. Why do they have scars on their faces? We shouldn't have hired a special effects makeup team..." Sister Wu was not sure, "What's in that punishment room?"
"Hahaha, it's nothing, it's not illegal," Qiao Yiqiao also deliberately kept it a secret, "I feel a little relieved when you say that."
This was Qiao Yi Qiao's deliberate design, and he didn't make it clear what was in the punishment room.
Anyway, just keep screaming and let the audience imagine.
"The addition of comedy elements also makes the show less heavy, and the tone is more relaxed and coordinated," Mr. Qian said with a relaxed expression, "Let's move on to the next step, there is still a difficult hurdle waiting for us."
Xiao Fu was puzzled: "Hasn't Director Qiao from the color grading, sound and special effects team already been contacted? It shouldn't be a big problem. What else is there to worry about?"
Mr. Qian smiled at Xiao Fu: "Ha,
He is indeed a new employee and has not experienced this ordeal yet."
Tu Yu also nodded: "Yes, the last hurdle is to pass the trial."
…
In the remaining four weeks, Qiao Yi Qiao completed the color grading, dubbing and reverberation.
The coloring style is as stylized as ever.
Qiao Yiqiao seems to have adapted to the emergence of his own so-called style. He prefers reddish-brown tones, highly saturated backgrounds, and gray and relatively white characters.
This style unexpectedly fits in with the somewhat absurd temperament of this film.
Moreover, the more stylized the treatment is in the beginning, the funnier the rest will be after the joke is broken at the midpoint.
The art design also helped a lot. The design of the entire school has the texture of a stage play. In fact, it was hinted from the very beginning that this was a play within a play.
But the details still need to be interpreted by the audience.
Qiao Yi Qiao’s top priority now is to hope for passing the review.
Experienced Chinese filmmakers will consider many aspects of censorship at the beginning of their creation, after all, the success or failure of a film depends on this.
But at the same time, there are many filmmakers who do not consider censorship as the most important factor when creating, because they do not want to be restricted in their creation, but want to have more freedom.
Qiao Yiqiao unconsciously became the second type of creator.
In fact, it’s not that Qiao Yiqiao doesn’t want to look at the censorship standards, but looking at the “Nine Big Rules” issued by the Film Bureau, he actually can’t make any sense of them.
The most criticized issue in China's film and television industry is the opacity of its censorship system.
Some movies obviously involve sensitive topics, but they are still able to pass the review. However, the same plots and elements used in other movies may not pass.
It is also possible that a movie failed to pass the review two years ago, but suddenly passed it this year; of course, there are also many examples where movies that had clearly passed the review were withdrawn.
In short, the standards for censorship are confusing. Qiao Yiqiao even heard Tu Yu say that some scripts would last for three hours, and the whole time they were talking about whether they would pass the censorship, whether they would be censored, etc.
In fact, looking around the world, film censorship is not a system unique to China. Even in the most developed film beacon country, each state had its own film censorship standards at the beginning. Later, film associations such as the "Hays Office" jointly undertook self-censorship, and then it was gradually relaxed until 1968, when the current rating system replaced film censorship.
Although China has always said that film censorship is a temporary phase, the introduction of a film rating system is still nowhere in sight.
In fact, Qiao Yiqiao is quite understandable.
Movies do have enormous power. Let's not talk about anything else. Just consider that China is such a large country with nearly 10,000 cinemas. Even if a rating system is introduced, how can it be supervised and regulated?
Of course, this problem can actually be solved, it just depends on whether you want to solve it.
Until you really want to move forward, these questions are just excuses.
However, every film is different and cannot be subject to the same set of censorship standards. The censorship department needs to concentrate the power of life and death of a film in its own hands.
Of course, all of this can be understood if we put ourselves in the shoes of those in a higher position.
But although Qiao Yiqiao understands it, as a filmmaker, and even for every filmmaker, he feels that this is a very headache.
In Qiao Yiqiao's understanding, the audit system is actually a circle.
Every project that seems to be somewhat rebellious is actually trying to break through this circle in some way.
The Film Bureau is also considering whether to expand this circle based on social changes. Even if it is just a little bit, it will make them think a lot.
Qiao Yiqiao actually had no intention of bargaining with the Film Bureau and forcing them to expand certain boundaries. All he wanted to do was... pass the review.
He hopes that his film can be successfully released, even if it is not a critical or box office success.
So, based on his own research, he discovered that there are two types of film bureau censorship, one is the provincial-level film bureau censorship, and the other is the censorship by the State Administration of Film.
In order to get the film approved, he decided to try the branch's review first.
Soon, he compiled a 1,500-word outline and a 100-word short outline, along with the director's explanation and other content, and submitted them to the Film Bureau of Province A.
All we can do next is pray.
…
Office of the Review Department of the Film Bureau of Province A.
As almost the only external business department of the Film Bureau, they receive at least 10 submissions of feature films, TV series, online movies, etc. every day.
This is the inevitable path that every work must take, and the responsibility of the review department is to keep out films that should not enter the market.
Xiao Liu is one of the officers.
To him, this is just a stable job from nine to five.
After graduating with a degree in film studies, he didn't find a good job. He wanted to make movies but he didn't have the talent for it, so he decided to just quietly be a clerk and do some of the most marginal jobs in the film industry.
The salary is not much, but it is stable. I can see myself at a glance, when I am 50 years old, with only a strand of hair left, and then I will be drinking tea and working as a director.
His job is to conduct preliminary review of the submitted films.
If he thinks there is no problem, he will hand it over to the director for re-examination. If the director thinks there is no problem, he will hand it over to the deputy director for final review. The responsibilities are clearly defined at each level.
His only dissatisfaction with his job is that he has to read a lot of weird movie submissions.
When he arrived at his workstation today, he found that there were as many as 17 films assigned to him for preliminary review.
My already dim mood became even darker.
When he works, he is used to reviewing online videos first.
The review principles for online movies are relatively loose, and they are reviewed quickly.
But he was very angry because of the uneven quality.
"Isn't this a complete copy of Train to Busan? Do you think you can get away with it by just changing the zombies to zombies?"
"This is a pure black X movie, and it's so fake. Ugh."
"How can it be that it's already 8022, and you're still using the abortion misunderstanding in a youth movie! Never mind, it's over, it's definitely not going to sell well."
“…”
The morning's work is done.
He thought about it ten times every day, why he worked so hard to study film and get a master's degree, but still had to watch these movies every day.
Once upon a time, he was also an angry young man who liked to watch literary and artistic films, art films and even pure movies.
It's not that he doesn't envy the creative environment abroad. People there really dare to shoot anything, which is why there is such a flourishing environment.
Of course, after watching many domestic films, he also made sure that he couldn't be too relaxed.
National conditions are one reason, but a bigger part of the reason is that many filmmakers have serious problems with their attitudes and values. If these films were released into the market, who knows how many weak-willed people would be corrupted.
After watching the rest of the movie in one go, Xiao Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s finally time to get off work. Today is just another ordinary day.
Ding Dong.
He suddenly received a submission.
Should I watch it today or tomorrow?
Xiao Liu was confused for a long time.
Finally he decided to watch it today.
This is a movie that I want to see in theaters, and it’s called “Chaotic School.”
The title... looks like a pornographic movie.
Moreover, when it comes to youth campus themes, Xiao Liu feels instinctively scared.
He was afraid of seeing scenes like his desk mate confessing love during military training, taking an exam, having a first kiss, having an abortion, crying, and seeing the rain on the rooftop.
If he watches that kind of stuff again, he's going to get an industrial injury.
He first dragged the progress bar to get a feel for it.
Hmm.
Every scene is rough yet delicate at the same time, and looks like an art film.
Campus art film?
The picture looks so mature, it must have been made by a director with some experience.
Then, Xiao Liu looked at the director's name.
——Qiao Yiqiao.
It is a very unfamiliar name. Even if you put it into the search engine, you can only see the relevant information about being shortlisted for the Fledgling Program.
Since you’re shortlisted for the fledgling program…that means you should have some ability, right?
So with this expectation, Xiao Liu started watching.
Time passes by every second.
He was used to fast-forwarding the plot to get a rough idea of the content. If there were no problems, he would then take a closer look and mark out any controversial lines or problems with the pictures.
But when watching "Chaotic Campus", Xiao Liu didn't even press the fast-forward button.
The first half looks like a B-grade revenge movie. The smooth plot and stylized pictures are very captivating.
Some of the details that appear in it are not to be missed, and they also arouse people's imagination and want to know what is going on.
It doesn't look like it was intentionally designed.
It was not until he had watched half of it that he understood what the details were and what kind of movie it was.
Oh, it turns out this is a real shot!
As the two main creators kept complaining, he actually watched the whole thing and still felt a little unsatisfied.
So interesting.
It feels like watching the ingenuity of emerging European directors.
wrong!
He is Xiao Liu, he is a censor, not a spectator!
So he began to think.
Can this film be approved?
Although the overall look is refreshing, relaxing and enjoyable.
But there is quite a bit of discussion on violence and even rights at the core.
What’s more, there is the sensitive element of school violence.
Even the public security is involved.
Although the whole thing is positive.
But... I have to mention the unspoken rules of their provincial film bureau in reviewing films.
Contrary to what most creators imagine, the censorship standards of the Film Bureau are actually higher than those of the General Administration.
Because no one wants to take responsibility. They would rather the film not be released than have themselves be blamed for anything that goes wrong.
Xiao Liu has always done this.
And his director is much stricter than him.
In other words, even if he passed the film, it would definitely not pass the director's review.
Even if there is no reason.
He is simply afraid of trouble and doesn't want to take responsibility.
If a film is rejected by a branch office, it cannot be reviewed by another branch office or the headquarters.
Therefore, the fate of the film "Chaotic Campus" now depends on Xiao Liu's decision.
To be fair, he found the film very challenging.
If he were to conduct himself impartially, he would most likely not approve it.
But as a former film student, Xiao Liu still has some selfish thoughts.
Even if you ignore the depth and just talk about the entertainment value, this movie is very good.
He had to figure out a way.
…
Heng City.
After Qiao Yi Qiao used the landscaping fee to renovate the school, he welcomed many people from the Xicui Gang to live in.
Most of these people already knew Qiao Yi Qiao's true identity. After all, they had been filming together for so many days, so there was nothing to hide.
Therefore, Qiao Yi Qiao finally got some long-awaited relaxation here.
He sat in the office he had cleaned up on the top floor, deep in thought in front of the computer.
The filming of this movie has been completed and the money has basically been received, so what’s the next step?
Tu Yu didn't have any new projects for him at the moment. Qiao Yi Qiao actually wanted to create an original script and shoot it from beginning to end, but there were no good topics for the time being.
During this period of time, the entire Yizheng Entertainment has also been back on track.
The first room on the first floor is the Economic Department, which handles the economic affairs of some famous artists such as Ah Mo and Li Wei, as well as a large group of extras who handle their daily acting business.
This is also the most profitable department at present.
Then Qiao Yi Qiao also set up the production department, art department, camera department, editing department and other departments.
Although they don't have work to do now, it allows them to learn relevant knowledge every day, which is fulfilling.
In addition, there is the catering department led by Yueyue.
Not only are they responsible for everyone's daily meals, they also have to run the restaurant in the film and television city.
Yueyue was a good cook, and there were a few guys in the gang who had learned cooking. In addition, Li Wei had created many medicinal recipes to differentiate the food, and they gradually had a group of regular customers in the film and television city.
Now this restaurant can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in turnover every month. It should be able to recover its costs soon and start making a profit.
With the profits from these departments, the pressure on his shoulders was much less.
Every day I see a group of "bullies" with short hair and green skin working and studying in the classroom...
It feels quite interesting.
So he decided to renovate the next floor in the same way. School is so good, but what these people lack most is learning.
But renovation is another big expense.
Moreover, although the food problem was solved, Qiao Yiqiao also had higher demands for comfort.
For example, the smart toilet he experienced in Sunshine City Entertainment.
It was the first time in his life that he used a smart toilet. He didn’t know how smart the toilet was, as it could spray water so accurately.
It can be said that after Qiao Yiqiao, using any toilet will give you a feeling of "there are no more clouds except Wushan Mountain", and you will still feel unsatisfied.
It’s such an interesting thing that all the brothers in the gang must experience it.
There are also soft beds, better editing teachers, acting instructors, etc.
It's all expenses.
Moreover, there are more than a dozen ferocious guys in the gang waiting for him to make arrangements.
I wonder if there is any way to arrange them all at once.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly received an email.
This is a rejection letter.
Qiao Yiqiao thought that "Chaotic Campus" might not pass the review, but he did not expect it to be rejected.
"Dear Mr. Qiao, because the format of the XXX file you submitted is incorrect, it will be returned. Our bureau will clear the record of your first submission. Please prepare the materials before submitting them to the General Administration."
Although the wording seems very polite.
But...the word "General Administration" is not only bolded, but also underlined.
Moreover, the formats of the documents submitted by Qiao Yi Qiao have been checked, so there will definitely be no problems.
So this rejection letter seems very strange.
Almost at the same time, Qiao Yi Qiao received another call.
"Hello? Who are you?"
"Hello, I'm an employee of the Provincial Film Bureau. I'm speaking to you in my personal capacity," Xiao Liu said quickly. "Your film, Chaotic Campus, will not be approved by our bureau. Please do not submit it to any other provincial bureaus, either. They are all the same."
"If you want to pass the review, you must go through the General Administration, apply for special subject matter registration, and invite the Ministry of Public Security and the Education Bureau to jointly review. As long as the review of these two departments is passed, the General Administration will not block you."
"That's all I have to say. Please don't tell anyone about this conversation between you and me. Thank you."
After saying that, Xiao Liu hung up the phone.
Qiao Yiqiao could hear that the other party's tone was awkward and restrained, and it was obvious that such a call was not in compliance with regulations.
But he still tried his best to inform himself.
Qiao Yiqiao was easily moved by such kindness.
But at the same time, the other party also pointed out a clear path for himself, and even said that it was the only possible path.
It seems that going through the branch office for review is not feasible. All he can do is go to the headquarters for review.
This involves the joint review of the Ministry of Public Security and the Education Bureau.
The so-called joint review means that the State Administration of Film and Television will find experts from the two departments to conduct a joint review.
Generally speaking, if there is a co-review, the Film Bureau will not make too many requirements on the content.
However, there are many ways to assist in the trial.
Of course, Qiao Yiqiao could just submit the application and let the General Administration find someone to assist in the review.
But he can also use his connections to try to get the review approved.
Because the demand for co-examination has been growing in the past two years, the Ministry of Public Security and the Education Bureau have actually established their own film and television centers to prepare specifically for co-examination.
I can only ask Principal Wan to try to find someone acquaintance at the Ministry of Education.
As for the Ministry of Public Security... Qiao Yi Qiao thought about it and decided that he would have to come by himself.
But who to look for?
Qiao Yiqiao walked in the "Yi Zheng Campus", smoking in circles.
He actually had never been in the police force. He was sent directly to work undercover when he was in the police academy.
Although he is a former public official, he actually doesn't know anyone.
So sad.
A society based on personal connections has its advantages, but if you don’t have any personal connections, you will face many difficulties.
Qiao Yiqiao smoked several rounds of cigarettes, and his head was filled with smoke.
If only I hadn't been so lonely.
Seeing their boss like this, the younger brothers of the Xicui Gang didn't dare to go up and talk to him. They all stood in the classroom and watched secretly.
When Qiao Yi Qiao was about to give up and let them find someone to assist in the trial, he suddenly saw a crabapple flower lying on the ground in front of them.
Won't……
Qiao Yiqiao held his breath, avoided everyone's gaze, and went up to the rooftop.
Sure enough, there stood a white-haired middle-aged man in a black suit and looking very showy.
"Are you Qiao Yiqiao?"
The man asked.
Qiao Yiqiao nodded: "Who are you?"
"I'm your great-uncle whom you've never met," Qiao Tang smiled, "How is your father doing recently?"
"fine."
"That's good," Qiao Tang walked over to Qiao Yiqiao, "Do you still remember who I am?"
Qiao Yiqiao had only vaguely heard of this great-uncle, who was his grandfather's younger brother, from his father and grandfather.
But the other party has always been very mysterious, and Qiao Yiqiao has never seen him.
When he was undercover, his contact was codenamed "Chrysanthemum". Every time he was about to meet someone, he would place a chrysanthemum in an inconspicuous place.
So, when he saw the somewhat abrupt crabapple flower, Qiao Yiqiao understood that this was one of his own.
"Kid, I thought you would obey the arrangement after completing the undercover plan and find a public office," Qiao Tang still smiled, "I didn't expect you to go out on your own."
Qiao Yiqiao asked uncertainly, "Qiao... Granduncle, how do you know all this?"
"Do you think the organization will stop caring about you if you go out on your own?" Qiao Tang flicked Qiao Yiqiao's head. "I heard from Xiao Bai that you made a movie recently, right?"
The Xiaobai mentioned here should be Uncle Bai Jike.
Uncle Bai Jike and Qiao Tang know each other?
What a mysterious relationship.
"How was your movie?" Qiao Tang saw Qiao Yiqiao's confused look and said, "Let me see it, too."
Qiao Yi Qiao quickly took out his cell phone and played the movie for Qiao Tang.
"Not bad, you did it well," Qiao Tang said. "I don't know much about art, but I think it's quite interesting. How did you come up with the idea of becoming a director?"
Qiao Yiqiao told Qiao Tang how he was forced to become a director.
Qiao Tang kept laughing.
"It seems that our family has a connection with the entertainment industry."
Qiao Yiqiao didn't quite understand what the other person was talking about, but Qiao Tang quickly added, "What are you worried about now? I just saw you smoking in circles, like a chimney."
"It's approved," Qiao Yiqiao said frankly, "This film needs the cooperation of the Ministry of Public Security."
Then, Qiao Yi Qiao told Qiao Tang about the review process.
After listening to this, Qiao Tang nodded: "Okay."
"Can you help me solve it?" Qiao Yiqiao looked at this man and felt that he was not very reliable, but he could only give it a try, so he clasped his fists and said, "Then I have to ask you for help, great-uncle."
"It's a small matter, no problem. We still have some connections." Qiao Tang smiled and nodded, waving at him. "By the way, I'll tell you another secret."
Qiao Yiqiao approached with doubt: "What secret?"
"That's it..." Qiao Tang's voice was very mysterious, "Mr. Shengzhu Wang's pants are worn backwards. That's it, bye~"
After saying that, Qiao Tang rushed downstairs at a pace that an old man shouldn't have, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qiao Yiqiao: “…”
Is there even one normal person among his relatives?
…
A week later.
Yanjing, General Administration of Film and Television, Film Review Department’s Film Screening Room.
There were only four people watching the movie this time.
But they all have great backgrounds.
There are Director Fu from the Golden Shield Film and Television Center of the Ministry of Public Security, Director Zheng from the Film and Television Center of the Education Bureau, and Director Nie from the Review Department of the Film Bureau.
And, Director of the State Administration of Film, Wang Heping.
Director Nie felt like Alexander.
This film was not originally capable of reaching this level of censorship, but he did not expect that the people coming from the Ministry of Public Security and the Education Bureau would be a director and a section chief, so he had no choice but to quickly call out the director to accompany them.
After the screening of "Chaotic Campus".
The four of them were silent at first.
"Well, let me first give you my opinion, just to get you started," Director Nie spoke first. "This film has a smooth plot, and the design is clever and unique, but both the filming techniques and the issues it explores are too challenging. My suggestion is to put it on hold and wait a few years before making a decision."
"Suppress it?" Director Fu frowned. "From the perspective of the Ministry of Public Security, there is no reason why this film cannot pass the review. Because he did not design the plot at all, everything involved in it is true!"
Director Zheng also pushed up his glasses and said, "Although this film sets an extreme situation on campus, I don't think there is anything unreasonable about it. I don't know if you have noticed that each teacher in the film has a different teaching method. Although it is not stated explicitly, it is quite interesting."
"But don't you think that fighting evil with evil should not be advocated?" Director Nie was a little anxious. "And using real gangsters to educate children, is this method really advisable?"
"What else?" Director Fu folded his hands. "The problems encountered here are the same problems that exist in reality. In reality, if children are injured when they are bullied in school - of course, we don't want them to get hurt - but if they are injured, it's easy to deal with it, and we can collect evidence. But if we are faced with soft school violence, our police really don't have much better solution."
"As for the way of education in the underworld, I think it is also aimed at those children who yearn for that kind of life," Director Zheng added, "Teachers are actually very troubled by children like them. I never thought that I could educate them in this way before. In fact, it has broadened our horizons."
"Yes, and do you think that teachers in real life have a solution for this situation? Can they imitate what is done in the movie? They can't! But!" Director Zheng continued, "But they can watch this movie, maybe it will inspire them!"
Director Nie shook his head: "Think about it, this movie is not only watched by domestic audiences, but also by foreign audiences. If they see the current situation of our country, what will they think?"
Director Fu sneered: "What do you mean, why are you letting Bibixi and Xienen stop smearing us when they don't see these? The problems we face are not just our own. In fact, many countries are facing the same problems. Isn't this a global problem? We should be strong enough not to be afraid of others seeing our difficulties, right?"
Director Nie sighed, "But I'm still worried... Never mind, let Director Wang make the decision."
The three looked at Director Wang.
Director Wang was wearing glasses and was silent for a while. Suddenly he asked, "Do you think this movie is interesting?"
"Of course!" Director Fu slapped his thigh. "I don't watch many movies, but this is the first time I've seen this kind of movie. I laughed so hard at the quarrel between the director and Ming Ziqin at the end!"
"I think the interesting thing is his depth. He is actually trying to explore a very deep issue, about violence, rights, and the nature of human nature," Director Zheng pushed his glasses. "These are all very interesting, but he didn't do it in a particularly didactic way. I thought a lot about it."
"Yes," Director Wang smiled, "The first thing about a movie is that it's interesting. I also think this movie is very interesting. Young people nowadays are too afraid of being preached. Isn't it because of this that our mainstream movies are becoming less and less popular?"
After hearing what Director Wang said, Director Nie's anus tightened and he asked hurriedly, "What do you mean...?"
"What has been my goal since I took office?" Director Wang asked Director Nie.
Director Nie immediately replied: "Your goal is to bring China's excellent film and television works to the world..."
"Yes, so what I mean is, let this "Chaotic Campus" go abroad to compete," Director Wang nodded, "but I think we have to see how well it is accepted by domestic audiences and save some costs. I want it to go to art theaters. What do you think?"
The so-called art cinema chains are one or two halls specially selected by several specific cinemas in the country to show art films.
The audiences who come here are all relatively knowledgeable and deep fans of the movie.
The films selected by art schools are usually more challenging for most audiences, and are also selected by the National Film Administration. The main purpose is to test the waters.
Moreover, films released in art theaters can save the trouble of distribution and scheduling, which is actually a kind of protection for extremely low-cost films.
However, films released in art theaters also mean isolation from the huge lower-end audience market.
The voting base is destined not to be too large.
This is also a double-edged sword.
It is impossible for low-budget art-oriented films to compete with big-budget commercial films with distribution teams of hundreds of people in the orthodox film and television market.
After listening to Director Wang's words, Director Nie could only nod his head in agreement with this plan: "Okay, let's do this."
…
When Qiao Yiqiao received the email from the Film Bureau, he was choosing a toilet.
The first thing that came to my mind was a red-headed document.
"Hello, producers of the film Chaos Campus. Please adjust the content of the film according to the following suggestions:"
“First, please note and confirm that the version of the national map hanging in the classroom at 3 minutes and 40 seconds is the 1:48 million standard map released by the Ministry of Natural Resources in April 202X.”
"Second, please delete the lines at 5:21 that contain insults to people with disabilities, such as 'brain-dead'."
"Third, please make technical adjustments to the religious tattoo that appears on a student's arm at 9 minutes and 49 seconds."
“…”
There are so many, about forty or fifty of them.
but.
These are all very minor, content-specific modifications.
What does this mean?
It means it has passed the review!
Qiao Yiqiao could hardly believe his eyes!
Later, there are also suggestions for the film's participation and release dates at the bottom of the file.
The schedule is set for three months later, and the competition...
This was a path that Qiao Yiqiao had not even thought of.
But it is impossible to say that there is any director who does not want to make a name for himself internationally.
Qiao Yi Qiao left the toilet sales job on the spot, returned to the house, and studied the three film festivals suggested by the Film Bureau.
They are the Turin Film Festival in Italy, the Rotterdam Film Festival in the Netherlands, and the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain.
Without exception, these three film festivals are very friendly to emerging directors.
One could even say that they only accept submissions from emerging directors.
The three film festivals are scheduled for about the same time, all starting in two months, so Qiao Yi Qiao can only choose one.
After much deliberation, he finally decided to go to the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) in the Netherlands.
This film festival is known as "the most important stage for emerging directors in the world". Since its inception, it has been labeled "independent", "rebellious", "experimental", "innovative", etc. It is known as one of the five major film festivals in Europe along with the Cannes Film Festival. Its importance is naturally self-evident.
Most importantly, unlike many film festivals in the West, the Rotterdam Film Festival does not prefer Chinese films that depict suffering. Instead, it is very friendly to films that are more experimental and realistic.
Moreover, the Rotterdam Film Festival is a paradise for Chinese directors.
Since 2000, many directors have won the "Golden Tiger Award" here.
But in recent years, there have been no awards.
Everyone is saying that Chinese films are declining and falling into decline, and have lost their innovative spirit.
All this stimulated Qiao Yi Qiao and he wanted to give it a try.
Moreover, it has a tricky requirement, that is, the feature film in the Tiger Competition Unit must be one of the director’s first three feature films and must be a world premiere.
It seems that Qiao Yi Bridge meets all the standards.
After submitting all the materials needed for the competition just before the deadline for collecting the films, Qiao Yiqiao began his long wait. !
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