Chapter 31
Qiao Yi Qiao quickly browsed the web page.
Although the title given by the Western reporter was very outrageous, the content was relatively serious. It first wrote a little about the independent filmmakers in Korea stealing reporters, saying that the reporter from this newspaper even went to the wrong show at the beginning, causing him to miss the beginning.
Since this is the online version of the newspaper, the issue was also discussed in the comments section initially.
"The methods used by the Kimchi Country...haha."
“But it is indeed difficult for independent filmmakers in Asia.”
"In fact, we can't blame them entirely. IFFR screens more than a thousand films a year, and the films that don't enter any competition units are indeed not exposed enough."
"Yes, this reflects a problem with IFFR."
"I think the development of independent films in Korea has been limited recently, and they must be anxious too."
"But I watched that movie from Korea, and it's really... not that good."
Perhaps the newspaper's readers are more serious, so most of the discussion is about whether IFFR's arrangement is appropriate.
The IFFR organizing committee also quickly issued a statement, saying that it would regulate the behavior of exhibitors in the future and try not to arrange non-popular films from the same region at the same time as popular films.
But that’s not the point.
The focus is on the evaluation of the film "Chaos School" in the later part of this article and other articles.
"'Chaos School' uses a very stylized expression method to present a very stylized story. We are not even sure whether it is a movie, a documentary or a variety show. But no matter what, it covers elements such as school violence, power structure and social experiments... This is a kind of film that is rare in China and even in the world. I think the word 'extraordinary' is the most appropriate to describe it."
“The issues explored in Chaos School are very serious, but the comedy and absurdity of the film are well controlled, making the film not boring. It doesn’t even look like an art film because its structure is very commercial. Overall, it is a very novel attempt at filming a movie…”
“‘Chaos School’ even provides a creative template for the new generation of filmmakers. As long as you have a good idea and a story template as a starting point, and then break it, the effect will be very good... I think all the young creators at IFFR should watch this film carefully..."
"Not only is the process of Ming's character becoming the campus leader in the first half of "Chaos School" worth pondering, but the appearance of the real black members of China in the latter part is also strange, which makes people wonder whether there were real gang members who helped them during the filming of the film..."
“The use of a large number of cameras even reflects the issue of portrait rights security in our era. We don’t know whether the director is using this method to express his resistance to excessive government surveillance…”
As expected of a film critic, there is much more to him than he thought.
Even nonsense.
The netizens below were also very excited.
After all, there are always one or two phenomenal films at every film festival.
"What is the identity of this QYQ? Is he really a gangster?"
"The two people around him also look difficult to deal with..."
"I'm really curious about this film that was shot entirely with a camera!"
"Tomorrow's screening tickets are sold out..."
After seeing the large number of positive reviews, Qiao Yi Qiao finally felt relieved.
Although the topics that attract attention are strange, at least in the eyes of professional audiences, his films are not completely useless.
Moreover, he also received the message.
All the tickets for tomorrow's screening are sold out, both in the market and in the auditorium.
And it sold out quickly.
The comments section is full of people begging for votes, and even raising the price.
After careful consideration, Qiao Yi Qiao left a silent message.
"Scalpers are bad, don't buy scalper tickets."
An irritable guy from White Bear Country responded online: "Who are you? Get out if you have bought the tickets! Stop talking nonsense."
QYQ: "Hmph."
…
The next day, 6pm, Pathe Cinema.
Qiao Yiqiao originally thought that this kind of scene could only be seen at the concert entrance, but he did not expect that the scalping problem was a global problem. There were at least dozens of people standing at the entrance, and many scalpers were walking among them, asking them questions like "Do you want to buy tickets?" and "Do you want to sell tickets?"
Although the Rotterdam Film Festival is an outlier among major A-class film festivals and its film selection sounds strange, it is actually the film festival with the largest number of viewers in the world, usually with more than 200,000 viewers every year.
This is enough to show the enthusiasm and tolerance of young audiences towards movies.
Each participating film will basically only be screened three times, namely the media session, the film market session and the audience session.
That's why tickets are so valuable.
Qiao Yi Qiao secretly inquired and found out that the ticket price for the movie "Chaos School" in shopping malls is now being sold for 100 Euros.
How much food can you eat?
Qiao Yi Qiao looked at them and walked into the cinema through the VIP channel with great sorrow.
The six o'clock movie was shown in the theater, and the screening had already begun when Qiao Yiqiao arrived at the theater.
It stands to reason that film producers are the most impatient audiences. They can usually make a decision whether to buy a film just by watching the first part of the film. After all, at a film festival, big film producers usually buy the copyrights of hundreds of films. They have too much experience and can easily make a judgment.
After watching the film, they still have to apply to their own company, go through the reporting process, and also get an estimate, so no one wants to lag behind others.
Similar to what Qiao Yiqiao thought, as expected, halfway through the film, some film producers were ready to leave.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Qiao Yi Qiao's voice-over came out, those film producers sat down again.
Until the end of the film.
Then.
All the film producers rushed out of the room while making phone calls, as if they had been given the clarion call to attack.
Three minutes later, Qiao Yiqiao's mailbox and cell phone exploded.
At the same time, dozens of film producers were contacting him.
Qiao Yi Qiao felt overwhelmed, so he simply called Xiao He over and put the phone in his hand.
Xiao He immediately frowned and started tapping his fingers.
Qiao Yiqiao is not worried about the reaction of the film producers. In fact, he is more concerned about the audience's response.
The situation was even more exaggerated than Qiao Yiqiao had imagined.
Not to mention that the whole venue was full, there were even people sitting in the aisles and I had no idea how they got in.
But everyone was a movie lover, and those sitting in the seats did not look down on those sitting in the aisles. They even held their bags and made room for them.
This time, Qiao Yi Qiao finally plucked up the courage, walked to the front, next to the screen, and looked at the audience's expressions.
In the first half of the film, the audience laughed from time to time and were silent most of the time. In the second half of the film, the entire screening room became cheerful, with laughter from time to time, but there were also some viewers who stared at the screen quietly, wondering what they were thinking about.
It was not until the last moment of the movie when the sunrise appeared for the first time that a soft sigh was heard from the audience.
This proves that the audience not only understood it, but also remained engaged.
When the final word “finished” appeared on the screen, the audience burst into applause.
Some people even saw Qiao Yiqiao standing in front and shouting "QYQ".
The applause lasted for a long time.
After Qiao Yi Qiao answered some questions from the audience, it was already past midnight.
This time he didn't ride his bike, but walked back to the hotel while smoking.
There was no cell phone, nothing else, just him and the city of Rotterdam, the evening breeze and the starry sky.
This was his night.
It's also a night for movies.
Qiao Yi Qiao thought that he would remember this day forever.
…
After returning to the hotel, Qiao Yiqiao just entered the room and saw Xiao He in the room, with his feet on the ground and sparks coming out of his head. Tu Yu and Sister Wu were also in the room, each answering the phone.
"Yes, yes," Xiao He said, "We hope to find a partner who can directly purchase the global copyright. OK, please send the quotation to my email, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao He noticed that Qiao Yi Qiao had returned.
"How is the audience's reaction?" Xiao He's eyes were dull, but he still asked.
"Very good," Qiao Yiqiao replied with a smile, "How is the situation here?"
"Boss, I'm getting tired of numbers," Xiao He answered truthfully, "Do you know how much they bid?"
Qiao Yiqiao shook his head.
He just focused on filming and had no idea about anything else.
"The highest bidder right now is MGM, who is buying out the global rights for $1 million. 1 million, boss!" Xiao He shook Qiao Yiqiao's shoulder, "That's a lot!"
"Yes, I actually agree with MGM. After all, they are a very experienced global distribution company," Sister Wu hung up the phone. "But let me remind you that although 1 million sounds like a lot, after paying taxes, our company will take the lion's share, and then give a share to Xiao Yu according to the proportion, and then give it to the director. You won't get much."
"Oh, I know, I know!" Tu Yu replied, "I know that Huarui still gets the lion's share, but actually, I prefer to sell it to Europa Films. Although their offer is only $500,000, they are better at making art films, and they can share the global box office, rather than buying it out at a flat price."
"What you said makes sense," Sister Wu looked at Qiao Yiqiao, "What about you? What do you think?"
Qiao Yiqiao thought for a moment and said, "I don't really understand, but whatever I feel is fine."
He and Xiao He did some calculations that day and found out that making this film, including post-production special effects, color grading and dubbing, cost a total of 1.4 million RMB.
Of course, the reason why the price is so low is mainly because the leading actors are provided by Huarui Entertainment and Qiao Yiqiao himself. It doesn't cost any money, there are no issues with cameramen and lighting, and no special effects. It's all filmed in one place, and the extras not only don't have to pay, but their food expenses are also covered by the work-study school.
And the set design...without the cost of renting the venue, it's also incredibly cheap.
After much thought, Qiao Yiqiao felt that he only had a brain, and the rest depended on begging.
He never thought that even though the film hasn't been released yet, the copyright sales alone have already paid off...
Qiao Yiqiao asked hurriedly: "Xiao He, what do you think?"
Xiao He thought for a moment and said, "I have reservations about both of them. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
"Okay, let's talk tomorrow. We've already made an appointment," Tu Yu opened his phone and added a time to his schedule. "Don't sleep in tomorrow. We need to give you the final price and conditions within 24 hours after the screening, otherwise it will be difficult to negotiate. Meet with MGM in the morning, have lunch with Europa's business manager at noon, and meet with a few other people in the afternoon..."
…
The next day at 9:20 am, Qiao Yiqiao, Xiao He, Tu Yu and Sister Wu arrived at the noc café in Rotterdam.
Ming Ziqin and Su Lang went to the actors' exchange workshop, and discussing copyright had little to do with them, so they did not come.
The entire cafe is designed in dark blue, which looks particularly Greek. A few people ordered the longblack coffee recommended by the store and started waiting.
At nine-thirty, Mr. Williams, Deputy Executive Director of MGM, walked in. He was wearing a suit and looked very neat and professional.
The group exchanged brief greetings first, and then he introduced MGM.
MGM is a large American production company that also has its own distribution channels and even some theater chains with very good cooperative relations. Although it has little experience in distributing low-cost art films, it is better to rely on a big tree for shade, which is at least a guaranteed option.
Qiao Yiqiao recognized Williams. He sat in the first row during the producer's special screening and watched the entire "School of Chaos" and had a very good reaction to it.
Normally, such a large studio would send a team of more than a dozen people every year to various major film festivals to find films, purchase copyrights, and then distribute them. However, as the deputy executive director, Williams actually went to see the film in person, which shows his determination for "School of Chaos."
His judgment on "Campus" was also very accurate. Williams took a sip of coffee and then said, "The main target audience of Chinese films is still Chinese audiences around the world. This is also what our distribution channels should focus on, mainly targeting areas where there are more Chinese people. And "Campus" is not a heavy film, it has strong commercial attributes, and it discusses a wide range of topics such as school bullying and power. So on the basis of satisfying Chinese audiences, we hope to try to attract audiences from other regions."
Qiao Yiqiao felt that the other party's judgment was similar to his own, and nodded at him: "Thank you."
When it comes to business, both groups of people don't say empty words and are straightforward, which is also good.
Williams added: "Our main market is still North America. In the past two years, there have been many movies with Asians as the main characters. Even audiences of other ethnicities are willing to watch Asian stories. We are very confident in this market. For the European distribution, we will find other partner companies to operate together. As for the pan-Asian region and Australia, they may not be our main battlefield, so we will also find partner companies to try to promote it."
Tu Yu thought about it and tried to ask, "We will sell you the copyrights of all regions. One million US dollars is the buyout price, right?"
"Yes, I think this is the best strategy for a small production company like yours," Williams nodded. "If not, you would have to look for sales companies one by one. To be honest, we can at least guarantee distribution in a dozen regions, but if you go looking for them yourself, without any experience, the price and income will be a problem, and whether you can reach more than 10 regions is a problem. You also know that if a film is not released in more than 10 regions around the world, it is a very shameful thing. You Chinese people care about face the most, right?"
The group fell into deep thought.
The unspoken rule of global distribution is to judge distribution capabilities based on ten regions. They thought about looking for them one region at a time last night, but they felt it was too difficult.
Sister Wu asked again: "Then how did you come up with the price of 1 million US dollars?"
"I have my own judgment on the potential sales of this film," Williams smiled. "As for how the numbers were derived, I'm not in a position to tell you, but I can say responsibly that this is the most expensive low-budget film our company has bought this year. I think this is enough to cover your online and offline costs, right?"
The four of them thought that Williams was indeed an experienced person and had already made a cost judgment.
However, he didn't know that even without taking into account the exchange rate, the figure of 1 million far exceeded their production cost.
"If you can accept this price, I actually have a small request for the American market," Williams added, "We need some additional lenses."
The four of them were stunned, and Qiao Yiqiao immediately asked, "What shot?"
"Don't worry, it's not difficult," Williams took out a notebook with some sketches in it, "We hope to add some bloody and violent scenes in the first half of the film. After all, all your previous designs were about bullying in the bathroom, which was a bit too subtle. The lines in the second half can also be more explicit. Of course, this part of the cost will be borne by us, MGM."
Afterwards, Williams gave a detailed explanation.
It turned out that after their meeting and discussion, MGM executives unanimously agreed that the main audience of "School of Chaos" should be the young people in the United States, and they have little interest in subtle art films with Asian protagonists.
MGM hopes that "School of Chaos" can become an R-rated movie, which will be more appealing and sell better.
Qiao Yiqiao was unwilling to do so: "I think the so-called violence does not refer to the bloody and fist-to-flesh kind of violence you have. If it is really filmed like that, it will downgrade the violence and destroy the temperament of the film. Moreover, every line of dialogue is designed. If it is to be closer to the R rating, it will have to add a lot of swear words and so on, right? I am not willing to do that."
He deliberately reduced the bloodiness in the film to a minimum in order to expand the boundaries of violence.
——You see, violence without fighting is still scary.
Sister Wu also said, "Also, you have to know that you can't shoot whatever you want in China. The Film Bureau will not approve your design, so we can't shoot."
If they agreed, and then the Film Bureau saw that the version released by the United States was different from their own, then it would be really over.
All the main creators are finished, it’s game over.
Williams was surprised: "You still need approval? I thought you were an independent film company."
"The Film Bureau is no longer the same," Sister Wu smiled, "I'm sorry we can't agree to your request."
Williams was obviously not happy: "I want to say that MGM's interest in this film is actually its potential in the American market, and the price we offered is not low. MGM also has a very good relationship with the theaters in America, I think you can understand what I mean.
Director QYQ, I am very optimistic about your potential. In fact, you can definitely achieve great things if you come to the United States. There are many Chinese directors in our country now. "
"So, you're going to find a Chinese director to shoot a film about American ideas, find a few Chinese actors, and then throw it back to the mainland for Chinese audiences to watch?" Qiao Yiqiao also laughed, "If you want to impress Chinese audiences, don't be so straightforward with blood and violence, or you'll end up pleasing both sides."
Williams pouted: "Okay. But I don't think so."
After that, it became a dispute between the two parties.
Qiao Yi Qiao even wanted to laugh.
The first meeting was fine, but the more we talked, the more I felt that the two sides' understandings were actually very different. This should be the deep-rooted gap brought about by the different cultures that cannot be broken through.
He probably understood why, although several major film studios in the United States wanted to enter the Chinese market recently and even invited many Chinese actors and directors, the things they produced were still a mess and no audiences anywhere bought into them.
In short, the talks broke down in the end.
"It seems that neither of us can convince the other," Williams smiled and shook his head. "How about this, you can go and talk to other distributors or copyright companies. If it doesn't work, contact me again before tomorrow. My invitation remains unchanged, okay?"
Qiao Yiqiao also nodded politely: "Okay, thank you, I hope we can have a chance to truly cooperate."
The two shook hands.
It can be said that two civilized people put an end to this transaction.
Walking out of the cafe, everyone felt a little heavy.
But luckily, they have plenty of options.
But I didn't expect that the meeting with Europa Films in the afternoon would be even more unpleasant.
Europa hopes to further stylize the film, especially the part about public security, and it would be best to emphasize its identity as an independent film.
The intention behind this is very clear. They believe that what should be criticized is not violence, but "power". Specifically, it is China's public power, which is the only police force that appears in the film.
Sister Wu got furious on the spot, saying that this was entirely for their own publicity and completely distorted the theme of the film. Tu Yu also angrily accused the other party of having evil ambitions.
In short, both groups were intellectuals, yet they almost got into a quarrel.
In the end, they parted on bad terms.
On the way back, Sister Wu was still angry.
"Really? Even though we are participating in a film festival with many independent films, we are not independent films. Besides, even if we are independent films, we are not so reactionary, right? What are these Westerners thinking?"
Or maybe Director Wang has been worried about the problem of Chinese culture not being able to go global.
Although it is already this era, I didn’t expect that the West would still add layer upon layer of tinted glasses to them.
Difficult.
The group of people felt a little depressed until they reached the hotel lobby.
Aren't they going to sell it anymore?
However, the situation after the movie is released is still unpredictable. For literary and artistic movies, the biggest chance to make a profit is to sell the copyright.
It's not like they haven't talked to other copyright holders or distributors, but the quotes from small companies are relatively low, and they have their own requirements, and they can't guarantee the number of distribution regions.
Not to mention that even small publishing companies have their own weird requirements.
As soon as they entered the hotel, they saw the crew from the Korean country drinking soju and having a party in the lobby to celebrate the sale of their copyright.
I feel even worse.
Is there no distributor with a wide coverage that does not require any modifications to their films?
With this completely unbalanced mentality, the group returned to the room.
But unexpectedly, there was a human-shaped mushroom squatting at the door of the room.
"Ah...Excuse me, are you the crew of "Chaotic School"?"
The mushroom opened its mouth.
He speaks fluent Chinese.
The four of them didn't expect that there would be a person squatting at the door of their room.
The humanoid mushroom is a little girl with heavy eyes, short stature and a lazy look.
Xiao He and Qiao Yiqiao blocked the two ladies behind them and asked, "Who are you?"
Little Mushroom said, "My name is Sachiko, and I came here to ask you about the copyright of "Chaotic School"."
Tu Yu stepped forward and asked: "How did you know we were here?"
Little Mushroom pushed up his glasses and said, "I asked around after watching "Chaotic School" last night. Today I went to the Actor's Workshop and found your protagonist Ming Ziqin and found out."
"We have already told all the major copyright companies about our quotes and requirements," Sister Wu was puzzled. "What do you want to discuss?"
"Huh?" Little Mushroom panicked. "You've already made an offer... so there's no hope for us."
Seeing that she was very nervous, Qiao Yiqiao slowed down his voice and asked, "So, you didn't receive our quotation? Which company are you from?"
Little Mushroom then realized that he hadn't introduced himself yet, so he quickly took out his business card and said, "I'm from... Netflix."
Netflix?
Qiao Yi Qiao had heard of this company, which was an online video platform and an emerging company. It had been very popular in the United States and Europe recently, but was not making it in China.
Most of the content on their website are very traditional commercial blockbusters. In fact, it is very similar to domestic video platforms, except that the users are more concentrated in the young age group. There are quite a lot of users, but the only drawback is that the popularity among the whole population is not very high.
"So, have you sold the copyright?" Little Mushroom asked weakly, "Actually, I'm not responsible for purchasing the copyright, but my boss and I think your film is good, so we want to see what you think."
The four of them exchanged glances, and then Xiao He asked, "Has Netflix also started acquiring the copyrights of art films?"
"Yes... We have always had such a plan," Little Mushroom thought for a while, "but we don't know how to do it, so we'll just give it a try and see if it works."
Qiao Yi Qiao had read reports before that Netflix, as an emerging Internet company, focuses on innovation and even has its own fund specifically for rewarding employees who want to innovate.
Xiao He asked: "Since you haven't seen our offer, what is your offer...?"
"I really don't understand," Little Mushroom thought for a while, "The price we can pay is about two million US dollars for five years. All regions around the world who can use our Netflix can watch "Campus of Chaos", and then the other profits will be calculated based on the number of views. There will be a specific formula for everyone at that time, but we require exclusive agency, which means that within five years, the movie cannot be released on other windows."
Although he said he really didn't understand much, he used professional terms like "movie window" just right...
However, the main thing is the figure of two million US dollars.
The four of them were very useless and stupid.
Internet companies are really rich and inhumane.
Xiao He was incredulous and asked again: "Then what changes should we make?"
Little Mushroom tilted his head: "What do you want to change? Why do you want to change it?"
The four of them exchanged glances and did not continue the topic.
Little Mushroom thought the four were not satisfied, so he started counting on his fingers again: "Although I know that MGM, Europa Cinema and other big companies have already approached you,
But I really think that "Chaos School" is very suitable for online screening. Its production is still relatively rough, which can be seen from the picture, but if it is on a small screen, it will be much more comfortable. Moreover, our website users are relatively young, so maybe they can accept this kind of movie more..."
"I know that two million dollars is not a high price, but it is the best offer we can make. We will also place online advertisements in Asia and areas with a large number of Chinese people. When you click on our website, you can see your film "Chaotic School" first..."
Little Mushroom said a lot of things in a very eloquent manner.
But Qiao Yiqiao still thinks mainly of four words:
——Online screening.
This was a method he had never thought of before.
He didn't even think of it!
In fact, in recent years, more and more movies have been screened online. Not only online blockbusters, but even many serious movies have gone the route of "moving from theaters to the Internet."
Moreover, Qiao Yiqiao is not like the old filmmakers who believe that movies must be shown in theaters.
After all, he himself started out as a web short drama actor, and he can't just eat with the bowl in his hands and then curse when he puts the bowl down.
But this online screening was different from what they had imagined.
This is a global online screening.
It not only directly breaks down the cultural barriers of various countries, but also greatly reduces the cost for users to go to the cinema.
They also don't have to study the distribution strategies of different countries.
Really...
The Internet changes everything. Perhaps in the future, major traditional film studios will also compromise and move closer to the Internet?
Moreover, although Little Mushroom looked very unconfident, what he said made sense.
Compared with other blockbusters in theaters, their films are relatively rough in terms of picture quality and style, and may not be suitable for large-scale theater screenings.
Netflix's audience is also the same as the target group of the film.
They seemed to have no reason to refuse.
The most important thing.
That’s two million US dollars, and there’s also a share of the proceeds based on the number of clicks…
After discussing it with a few people, Tu Yu finally asked the question: "Are you sure it's two million?"
Little Mushroom nodded seriously this time: "Sure. If you agree, we will sign the contract immediately."
They signed the contract that night.
After signing, Xiao He felt relieved and asked, "How did you estimate 200?
How about the price of 10,000 US dollars? You know, the prices offered by MGM and Europa are both around 1 million. Yours is twice as high as theirs. Won't you lose money?"
"We have our own algorithm," Little Mushroom said with a grin, "In fact, we are using your project to see if our algorithm is reliable. I am one of the main compilers of this algorithm. According to our calculations, your chances of winning the Golden Tiger Award are 16.8%, the highest among the ten projects. And after all the publicity, including the influence of the award, your click-through rate will probably exceed 2 billion. You can also look forward to it."
"And I think that after the awards ceremony, the new copyright quotes given to you by other companies may not necessarily be lower than the number we signed today," Little Mushroom instantly switched back to a professional demeanor, "When that happens, you will know that we actually got the better deal."
…
In the next half month, Qiao Yi Qiao went to see at least three movies every day, and finally saw the musical he had been longing for.
Xiao He also attended many lectures and exchanges with Tu Yu, and Ming Ziqin and Su Lang also ran various performance workshops.
The few of them seldom met each other, but occasionally they would meet at the bar downstairs late at night and have a few drinks together.
Life is simple and pure.
Soon, the Rotterdam Film Festival has come to an end, and the award ceremony and closing ceremony will be held in the banquet hall of the largest hotel in the area.
It’s 5:57 p.m., and there are still three minutes left before the closing time for admission to the awards ceremony.
Traffic around the entire core area of Rotterdam was congested.
Qiao Yiqiao and his taxi hadn't moved for almost half an hour.
Qiao Yiqiao and his companions were all wearing neat suits and were extremely anxious in the car.
"Forget it," Qiao Yiqiao, whose hair was originally styled with exquisite mousse, took off his suit jacket, "Let's run over there."
"Run?" Ming Ziqin was stunned.
"Yeah." Qiao Yiqiao smiled, pushed the door open and got out of the car, "Let's run over there."
Xiao He smiled and said, "Run the hell away!"
So, in the next three minutes, all the drivers in the core area of Rotterdam saw six Asians, each with a smile on their face, running through the traffic.
They are just like the city.
Young, energetic, and yet weird and out of place in every way.
Passersby took out their cameras and took pictures of them.
Fortunately, the main venue was not far away, and Qiao Yiqiao and the others had the habit of exercising, so they finally entered the main venue on time.
Six o'clock.
The closing ceremony of the Rotterdam Film Festival officially begins.
Qiao Yi Qiao and his friends were breathing heavily and sat in the second row of the venue.
The host was a very famous local artist in Rotterdam, and he caused a lot of cheers and applause when he came on stage.
He first welcomed everyone, and then reiterated the Rotterdam Film Festival's purpose of "independence", "rebellion", "experimentation" and "innovation".
After that, there were speeches by several guests, including well-known producers, actors and directors. Each of them spoke for a long time, but Qiao Yi Qiao did not think their speeches were boring.
Half an hour passed quickly.
Qiao Yiqiao clearly felt that everyone around him was getting nervous.
Soon, the host came on stage again.
"Hello, everyone. Next, we will hold the award ceremony of this film festival. The first award we will present is..."
Qiao Yi Qiao's hair was messy at the moment, and his heartbeat, which had just calmed down, started beating wildly again.
All the young filmmakers coming to Rotterdam, who will take that place of honor.
Will be revealed soon. !
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