After the Cannes Film Festival, "Tangli Love" will be released in the country.
With such attention, the box office of "Tangli Love" will not be low.
Lin Wenxuan is ambitious.
In most cases, there is a clear distinction between commercial films and art films. Commercial films compete at the box office, while art films rely on winning awards.
Lin Wenxuan just wants to have both!
Why can’t art films achieve good box office success?
Art films abroad rely primarily on DVDs to recoup costs and generate revenue. However, rampant piracy in China makes the prospect of DVDs a dream. Over time, the production costs of Chinese art films have been steadily declining. In today's increasingly visually oriented world, such films are destined to falter at the box office... It's a vicious cycle!
Lin Wenxuan's ambition is to make the film more artistic, less commercial, and at the same time, to have acceptable box office performance.
Seeing that art films can make money, investors are naturally willing to invest in this field.
Creators have money in their pockets, which gives them more confidence when creating!
This will turn making art films into a positive cycle.
Lin Wenxuan wanted to prove on his own that well-made art films could be successful at the box office, and "Tangli Love" was Lin Wenxuan's answer.
Seeing that the publicity was gaining momentum, Lin Wenxuan personally called Wen Ying: "Xiao Wen, thank you so much..."
Now there was no need to argue with Lin Wenxuan about the plot of the script. Wen Ying was extremely humble in front of Lin Wenxuan: "I should be thanking you. Without your fame and ability, I would never have been nominated for 'Best Screenwriter' at my age."
Lin Wenxuan laughed heartily. "You weren't this modest when we were in Tangli Village! Forget about being too polite. If 'Tangli Love' wins an award at Cannes, it will definitely be a mutual blessing between you and me!"
After the film was finished, Lin Wenxuan only truly felt Wen Ying's screenwriting skills when he watched the entire film again.
Being in the situation, Lin Wenxuan would argue with Wen Ying.
After watching the whole film, he was glad that he finally followed Wen Ying's advice.
When it comes to being a director, Lin Wenxuan is absolutely professional, but his screenwriting skills are far behind those of a director!
What’s even more terrifying is that before filming “Tangli Love”, Lin Wenxuan himself was completely unaware of this - he had heard too much flattery, some people flattered him, some were afraid of him, but no one told him the truth.
Wen Ying insisted on her own opinion in script writing, and Wen Ying revealed Lin Wenxuan's shortcomings.
Lin Wenxuan was so angry at that time!
When the two of them talked about their dispute over the script, Lin Wenxuan was filled with emotion: "It doesn't matter whether 'Tangli Love' wins other awards or not, the judges should at least give you the Best Screenplay Award!"
Wen Ying herself had never really thought about it, "Of course it would be best if you won the grand prize."
Anyway, she is still very young. If she doesn’t win the award this time, she can get it later. Wen Ying feels that she can afford to wait.
On the phone, Lin Wenxuan didn't say much to Wen Ying, but after hanging up, Lin Wenxuan had his own thoughts.
In the past, many awards at the Cannes Film Festival overlapped. If a film won the Palme d'Or, it would most likely also win other important awards at the same time. To be named the best film, the plot and the actors' performances could not be bad, so it was normal for awards to overlap!
Later, the film organizers felt that concentrating all the important awards on one or two films would easily dampen the enthusiasm of other participating films. Gradually, the organizers deliberately adjusted the distribution of these important awards separately to maximize the enthusiasm of all participating films.
Those who win the Palme d'Or should share other important awards.
Theoretically speaking, "Tangli Love" can only win one of the three awards: "Palme d'Or", "Best Director" and "Best Screenplay".
Of course, it is also possible that all three awards are runner-ups.
Lin Wenxuan wants the box office data of "Tangli Love" to look good and will never allow "Tangli Love" to fail at the Cannes Film Festival.
Among the three nominations, "Tangli Love" must win one.
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, the jury president is a French actress, and there is a Hong Kong actress on the jury.
This Hong Kong actress has some connection with Wen Ying. The Hong Kong romance film she starred in was released at the same time as "God of Capital: Youth" during this year's Spring Festival, and eventually achieved the second place in the total box office during the Spring Festival.
When Lin Wenxuan found the Hong Kong actress, she felt that she understood what Lin Wenxuan was here for.
"Director Lin, don't worry. I will definitely do my best to persuade the other judges to vote for 'Tangli Love'. Since I have such an opportunity to be a judge, I naturally want to help Chinese-language films!"
The actress thought Lin Wenxuan had come for both the Palme d'Or and Best Director nominations, and she wanted to discuss this with him. Film festival PR efforts often focus on one nomination, and the actress wanted to know which one Lin Wenxuan cared more about.
The Palme d'Or is definitely the most valuable award, and it is also what Lin Wenxuan most wants to win.
As far as the actress knows, Lin Wenxuan only needs one "Palme d'Or" to complete the Grand Slam of the three major international film festivals in Europe!
However, precisely because of this, Lin Wenxuan's chances of winning the Palme d'Or were incredibly difficult. He not only had to compete with the other nominated films, but also with himself. He had to deliver a film on par with the previous winners of the Venice and Berlin Film Festivals, to convince the Cannes Film Festival jury to award the Palme d'Or to "Tangli Love"!
If Lin Wenxuan compromised and only wanted to win the "Best Director" award, it would be easier.
What the actress didn't expect was that when Lin Wenxuan opened his mouth, he actually asked her to vote for the "Best Screenwriter".
“…What did you say?!”
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