Chapter 213 What's the Thought
Since Su Yun is the most dominant person in the whole drama this time, she will never allow those subsequent plots that ruin the character to happen.
There is no denying that the subsequent plots that are under the banner of real human life but are actually full of women being tortured are quite bizarre and attractive. But if these things are the only gimmicks to attract high ratings, then how is it different from those illegal texts, films and television programs that skirt the rules and repeatedly jump on certain edges to attract people's attention?
So during this period, Su Yun first set a rule that "Armored Sisters" would not be made into a series.
Maybe the original crew will "remake" this drama in the future, but it is certain that we will never find such a starring lineup again - after all, the actors of these four protagonists all have ambitions to pursue a career in film or singing, and the reason they can appear here together is largely because they accepted this friendly invitation out of Su Yun's face and their gratitude to TBB.
And when the time comes to "remake" in the future, Su Yun will definitely have the power to influence the direction of the plot.
The initial beauty of the first film was preserved in the early years of the 1980s.
With this in mind and having resolved the issue of the sequel, Su Yun led a small team to Venice, Italy, just as the summer heat was about to come to an end.
This water city is considered one of the most romantic cities in the world. There are more than a hundred waterways crisscrossing the city. Looking around, the clear blue and green water blends with the white buildings with a gray tone of age, forming a scene painting depicted in a classical romantic story.
The Venice International Film Festival was held on Lido Island. When Su Yun and others arrived, it was not yet the award ceremony day, but the flowers displayed in the main venue were already in full bloom, as if to present the most passionate beauty to the guests who came to participate in this grand event.
In the near future, this island, which was originally as quiet as a paradise, will welcome a large number of stars from all over the world.
But under the shining contrast of the blue water, blue sky and golden coast, all the shining and searching of stars seem to be just the finishing touch for this historic city, extending the legends about literature and art, history and romantic stories.
Although it is said that Venice is a water city with only boats but no cars, when Su Yun personally stepped onto this misty land, he could still find some cars passing by.
“However, since it’s a rare opportunity to come to the city of water, of course we have to choose a boat as a means of transportation so that we can better experience this unique flavor and atmosphere!” Su Yun said with a smile in response to a young assistant in the team who exclaimed when he saw the car.
"Hey! The boat is ready!" I don't know whether he was bored and wanted to stretch his stiff limbs after the long journey, or he wanted to create an opportunity for his good brothers and friends to get closer. Anyway, Zhang Querong stood at the water's edge in front with the team's guide who was in charge of translation, pointing at a water bus and laughing towards them with his hands and feet.
He didn't care that the wind blew his uncurled hair all over the place. Facing the wind and the sunshine, he smiled brighter than the sunshine.
"We'll be right over!" Chen Boyang waved his hand in response, then turned back and reached out to Su Yun. His words were filled with a clear and ethereal feeling that was even fresher and brighter than the wind blowing across the water: "Come on, I'll carry you over."
"Then I won't be polite." Su Yun responded with a smile, and then really took his hand without any hesitation, just treating him as a tool to borrow strength.
Fortunately, Su Yun is still young enough and her aura has not yet fully formed, so this scene, which looks very much like a lackey leading Her Majesty the Queen, is transformed into a dream like in a romantic story by the perfectly matched looks of the young man and woman.
"Be careful, the ground is a bit bumpy here..." It was a rare occasion to meet the person he had been thinking about, and Chen Boyang couldn't stop smiling. Fortunately, the people who followed him this time were not paparazzi with extremely meticulous observation skills but his own team to take care of miscellaneous matters. Otherwise, he could just take a few photos of the scene and there would be no worries about scandals the next day.
Because the Venice Film Festival is not open only to professionals like the Cannes Film Festival, the cinemas on Lido Island that show the participating films are open to the public. In addition, because the distance between these cinemas is not far, even if you want to go between them, you only need to walk back and forth.
Similarly, because more people come to Venice to watch movies than to buy and sell movies, the Lido is not as crowded with stalls as Cannes. Most people come here to watch this year's new movies, and movie sales are just a secondary thing.
However, it is difficult to promote the development of a region without interests. Although Venice did not start its film market until the 21st century, people still send their films here to compete because it has the "fame" among "fame and fortune".
Anyone who knows a little about it will know the tacit conclusion reached by people in the industry: you may not be able to make any deals at the Venice Film Festival, but the good reviews your own films receive here can affect the sales price of future films.
This is why the Venice Film Festival is always so lively even though there is no official film trade market for the time being.
Among the categories that Zhao applied for Su Yun's "Song of Youth", the only one that was shortlisted was the Golden Lion Award for Best Debut Album.
The biggest rival of "Song of Youth" and Su Yun is a Yugoslav film called "Do You Remember Dolly Belle?" and its director Emir Kusturica.
Although Venice has always been the one that pays the most attention to Chinese films among the three major European film festivals, Su Yun was quite timid about the strength of her opponent this time: according to system data, Emile Kusturica, who is still a rookie now, will be the darling of major film festivals in the future, and one of the very few film masters who can achieve a "grand slam dunk" in the three major film festivals.
Although the master's directing skills were not mature enough when he first started out, his natural ability to capture and express emotions already had a unique and sharp aura.
Su Yun sat in the cinema and watched this movie shot in a minority language. Under the unique rich and lingering emotions of history and time that were permeated by the folk music, every picture on the big screen seemed to be filled with intense sorrow and complex emotions that were difficult to describe but touching.
Both are cutting-edge films with a lot of music. If "Youth Song" is the youth looking up at the sunrise of tomorrow, then "Do You Remember Dolly Belle?" is the old age looking back at the evening memories of the past - this point is very disadvantageous to Su Yun in terms of awards.
Even in the Oscars, which place special emphasis on sales and popularity, stories with a tragic tone that are more oriented towards the literary and artistic minority are always more popular with the judges than comedies that are more oriented towards the commercial majority.
However, Su Yun is not too self-deprecating: in terms of shooting techniques and many other aspects, Kusturica, who is still considered a half-newbie, is obviously not as good as her who has been lucky enough to learn the whole process from several world-class directors since she was a child.
Moreover, because of the Zhao family's relationship, "Youth Song" is willing to spend much more on public relations and marketing than "Do You Remember Dolly Belle?"
Besides, Yugoslavia has been in a state of separation and reunion due to turmoil in recent hundreds of years. This turbulent life, as if they have no home to return to and nowhere to rely on, has made the displaced Yugoslav people always carry this hidden sadness when shooting movies, even if the themes are comedies.
What the Venice Film Festival values most is innovation.
In Su Yun's "Song of Youth", in addition to the new shooting techniques, new public relations and marketing methods, new protagonists, new stories, and new music, the various special circumstances limited to this country and this period are told in a way that sees the big picture from the small, which makes many people look up to this movie.
No matter what you do in this world, it all comes down to these three things: the right time, the right place, and the right people.
Therefore, Yugoslavia, which looked at its turbulent homeland with pessimism, eventually disintegrated and became a mark in the history books; and China, which was temporarily separated but both sides hoped to reunite, took back the Pearl of the Orient that had experienced a hundred years of wind and rain abroad on that night of fireworks and rain watched by countless people.
After running around for several days with a list of movies to watch, the day finally came when "Song of Youth" was released in theaters.
Compared to "Do You Remember Dollybell?", which was a small-scale film without even an English dubbing due to funding issues, "Youth Song" attracted nearly half as many viewers and expectations as "Do You Remember Dollybell?" due to the more understandable English dubbing and the more commercial plot.
The shows lasted for several days, and most of the films were arty. Not only were the audiences depressed by the aesthetic fatigue that was beginning to emerge, but the businessmen who wanted to buy some films were also confused and dizzy by these films that were obviously not easy to sell...
Is it so difficult to tell a story well and clearly?
It has to go around in circles, and no matter how many times you watch it, you still can't fully understand what the story is about... These businessmen who have a certain level of appreciation are almost falling asleep after watching it. When they buy it back and play it again, won't they be scolded by the audience who are confused by the movie?
Fortunately, there is a Chinese youth movie with beautiful people and good songs, and the story is also neat, simple and clear - there are many Chinese people in every region, so even if you don’t make a lot of money by buying it, you won’t lose much either...
On the first floor of the hotel where Su Yun's team was stationed, she looked at Zhang Querong who opened the door alone, and then looked sideways into the room to confirm that there was no one else. Su Yun couldn't help but ask, "Where's Danny? After the movie screening, there will be a Q&A session of about 20 minutes. In addition to allowing the creators to share the filming process, there will also be a certain amount of Q&A time for us to communicate with the audience, so we all need to go there..."
"He just said he had a headache and went out to buy medicine. He should be back soon." Zhang Querong answered Su Yun and pointed to the ID card on the table, which was the size of an ordinary ID card. "Look, everything is out and on the table. He's ready to go."
"Time waits for no one. Let's go first. I'll leave a note for him." Su Yun took out a small notebook with a fresh fruity scent from her handbag, tore off a page and wrote a small note. After pressing it under the ID card, she called out, "If Danny can't make it in a while, Lesley, please be my male companion tonight."
"Okay." Zhang Querong nodded, adjusted his tie and prepared to leave.
However, when he turned off the light in the room and reached out to close the door halfway, he suddenly heard a faint cat meow.
Under the faint moonlight, you can vaguely see a furry figure jumping out of the window from the desk.
The stray cat seemed to be holding some small cubes in its mouth...
Just when he was about to turn on the light and go in to check if this naughty stray cat had taken away Chen Baiyang's ID card and the small note, Su Yun's voice was heard from downstairs behind him: "Lesley, come out quickly! We're going to be late!"
"I'm coming!" I don't know what he was thinking, but he didn't turn on the light to find out the truth or verify his guess. Instead, after answering loudly, he closed the door and turned around to go downstairs.