I become a big star after I sleep

Chapter 386 Movie Rating System
After Lou Ye commented that "Love Letter" is a classic, Wang Jianglu asked a few more questions related to the movie, and the interview came to an end.

"Director Qin, are you worried that the movie will be affected by some of the actors? For example, Zhang Ziyi, she has been in negative news for the past six months."

The nearly one-hour interview allowed everyone to get to know Yi Lijing a little bit, but such an upright and pointed question still made people take a breath.

Liu Xiqian frowned and looked at Qin Muchu.

If Qin Muchu shows hesitation, then she can step forward and speak as an actor to avoid direct conflict.

But Qin Muchu didn't give her a chance to show off, and said directly:
"Don't worry, I don't care about some gossipy things. As long as I don't do anything that violates the principles, in my mind, the quality of an actor is based on his acting skills."

"What is a violation of principle?"

"..."

Everyone trembled when they heard the name Radio and Television off guard. Even Yi Lijing showed a clear expression of surprise.

Is there anything wrong with Qin Muchu's answer?

No problem, it's just too official, like a veteran cadre.

But it just gave her the feeling that they really thought so and were not shouting slogans.

Quickly adjusting her disrupted thoughts, she pondered for a moment and asked again:
"Don't you feel trapped?"

Qin Muchu smiled:

"The requirements of Radio and Television are only the most basic requirements. It doesn't say that you have to become a saint. It just asks you not to be a bad person. Isn't that too much?"

"What about film review? Some films cannot be released because they cannot pass review. Some people say that this restricts the development of our country's films. They propose to change the film review system to a film classification system. What do you think?"

Seeing Yi Lijing looking at Lou Ye and the others with a nonchalant look, Qin Muchu thought to himself that the "someone" he refers to must be these people.

Looking at Lou Ye and the others, their eyes were focused on him, looking forward to his answer, and they felt helpless in their hearts.

The film rating system is a sensitive topic in director circles and has been debated for many years.

The so-called movie rating system is to classify movies based on their eroticism, violence, language sensitivity, etc., and limit movies of a certain level to only people of a certain age and above.

This system is used in many countries. It originated in the United States and later spread throughout the world and became a mainstream system.

Hong Kong Island, Macau, and Taiwan Province of China also use this system, but the mainland has always been unwilling to adopt it.

As for why it is not used, the issues involved are very complex. This is not only a matter in the film industry, but more broadly, it is also related to the ideology of the entire country and nation. It is not something that can be explained clearly in a few words.

So when faced with Yi Lijing's question, he chose to avoid it for the first time:
"Let's talk about something else."

……

"Thank you all for accepting the interview, and thank you for the hospitality. I wish all the directors' works will shine in Cannes."

At the door of the restaurant, Wang Jianglu and Yi Lijing stood up, shook hands with everyone and left without looking back.

They still have to go back and catch up on the manuscript and convert today's interview into text.

Qin Muchu and others were also separated from Lou Ye and others. They lived in different places.

"I think those directors have become less enthusiastic since you avoided talking about it," Zhang Mo said.

Qin Muchu nodded, Zhang Mo could see that he was not blind.

After the issue of the film system, the atmosphere at the dinner table changed. Although Fan Shuishui started the conversation and kept talking throughout the dinner, Lou Ye, Wang Xiaoshuai, and Jia Zhangke basically didn't talk anymore and just drank.

He also knew why, it was just that he was a little disappointed with his evasion of the question.

"Xiao Qin, why don't you answer?"

Zhang Mo was a little curious.

Qin Muchu had answered many of Yi Lijing's sensitive and pointed questions before, but he avoided this question.

I couldn’t help but guess:

"Can't we talk about this?"

Qin Muchu shook his head:
"It's not that it can't be said. This is not a simple matter. It is too complicated to say. The first person in our country to propose this concept was Mr. Li Linsi. Do you know when he mentioned it?"

Zhang Mo didn't know who Li Lin was, but when Qin Muchu called him "sir", he knew he must be a distinguished person, so he asked:

"when?"

"1934."

"..."

Not only Zhang Mo's eyes widened, but Zeng Li and Liu Xiqian were also surprised. It was the first time for them to hear about this.

“In 1934, the New Sky Chao had not yet been established, and now, almost a hundred years later, this matter has never been clear.

It was better in the past. The film industry had little influence, so it was okay to explain it unclearly. But now that the film industry is becoming more and more developed, watching movies will be one of the most important forms of entertainment for the Chinese people in the future, so we have to be more cautious about this matter.

I opened my mouth now and said it, but I don’t know whether it is correct or not, and whether it is comprehensive or not. So why do I speak so rashly?If someone with good intentions takes the lead and causes a bad impact, it will be my fault. "

The more famous Qin Muchu became, the more he realized the huge power of his words and deeds.

Because there are too many people who support him and are willing to believe in him, this makes him have to be cautious in his words and actions when facing the public as "Public Figure Qin Muchu".

Zhang Mo understood what Qin Muchu meant, clicked his tongue, and asked again:
“Then do you prefer censorship or classification system?”

"The current censorship system is definitely backward, but there are also many drawbacks to grading. We cannot simply apply the foreign system..."

While talking and walking, several people quickly returned to the hotel.

We got up early to watch a movie, and by now it was around one o'clock in the afternoon, we were all feeling sleepy, so we waved to each other and went back to our rooms to rest.

"Are you still asleep?"

The big beauty became a little angry.

Qin Muchu smiled coquettishly and was anxious to kiss the beautiful lady.

"Sleep, sleep."

He responded twice, and just as he was about to lie down, his cell phone rang.

I took out my phone and saw that it was a text message from Yang Mi.

"Are you there? Are you there? You can already see the movie review of "Love Letter" in China. It's off to a good start!!!"

There has been no movement in Cannes, but can we see film reviews in China?

Qin Muchu was sighing at the speed of the Celestial Dynasty when his cell phone dinged again and a picture was sent over. He clicked it and saw that it was the so-called movie review.

"I wonder if you all remember "The Gift of Room No. 06", which took the country and even Asia by storm in [-]. It still makes people cry.

That was Qin Muchu's first work, and I got to know him from that time. I was amazed at how this director could capture emotions so delicately.

At that time, I was thinking, if this person makes a romantic movie in the future, it would be okay, but wouldn’t it make people cry to death or sweet to death?
And "Star You" did it.

But for me, who is over thirty years old, although I also like to watch "Star You", I still know in my heart that it is false and unreal, just like the wanton fantasy of a young boy.

This is in line with the director's age.

So I still hold out hope that in a few years, Qin Muchu will be older and make a more "mature and real" romance film.

Unexpectedly, in just three years, he would have such a work - "Love Letter".

What kind of work is this... When I watch it, it's like looking through old photos from my youth. Joy, emotion, regret, and sadness all come to my heart, and I finally smile with relief.

A highly recommended movie that definitely does not lose the quality of Qin Muchu.

In addition, Zeng Li and Zhou Huimin's beauty in this movie has reached a new level, and Qin Muchu is an absolute campus male god. This is not only what we Chinese people think, but also the Japanese, Bangzi and Western foreigners say so. It's completely Unifying the aesthetics of East and West!
By the way, there is another thing that is particularly interesting. The Cannes subtitles of "Love Letter" are in three languages: Chinese, French, English, and Japanese.

When I left the cinema, my Bangzi roommate and my Japanese roommate got into an argument. The Bangzi roommate thought why there was Japanese if there was no Smecta language.

The Japanese roommate said that Smecta is not worthy of speaking. The fact that their Japanese actors can participate in Qin Muchu's movie is enough to prove the status gap between the two countries.

They are still yelling at each other now, oh, stop, the devils brought out the US troops stationed in Korea..." No wonder there was a review of the movie so quickly. It turned out to be a Chinese audience who came to Cannes to watch the movie and posted it on Weibo.

Compared to a professional film review, this is more like a movie-watching diary.

Qin Muchu watched it with gusto, mainly because of the short story behind it.

The movie "Love Letter" has Japanese subtitles, mainly because of the cameos of Takuya Kimura and a number of Japanese actresses. The subtitles in Japanese are a sign of respect for them.

But if you break away from the individual and rise to the entire country...

Black dogs and white dogs...are not human.

……

It was already after three o'clock in the afternoon when she woke up, and the film reviews from Cannes had also come out. Liu Xiqian read several French and English film reviews in a row, and they were all full of praise.

A little unexpectedly, Liu Xiqian, who only had a few scenes in the movie, was remembered by them, and almost every movie review expressed their appreciation for this character.

Because in their opinion, this character is brave and can boldly confess his feelings to the people he loves, which is more in line with Western values.

"You didn't make it up, did you?"

Qin Muchu cast a suspicious look at Liu Xiqian.

He can still understand English movie reviews, but in French his eyesight goes blank.

The only person present who knew French was Liu Xiqian, and they wouldn't be able to tell if she was writing a movie review to flatter herself.

"A person with a heart sees that everything is dirty."

The fairy sister snorted, rolled her eyes and ignored Qin Muchu, hugged Zeng Li and continued to read movie reviews.

Qin Muchu pouted and took out his mobile phone to log on to the Cannes website to check the reviews of other movies so he could decide which movie to watch next.

However, since it was the first day of the film festival, there were not many works in the main competition that had been screened, except for "Love Letter", which was only one.

""The Housemaid", a Korean film..."

Qin Muchu clicked on the movie review, and just as he was about to read it, he heard Liu Xiqian's surprised voice:

"Hey, wasn't our interview recorded? Is there a video?"

"No, this place doesn't look right at first glance. We were in the restaurant at noon, and there must be no video. Xiao Qin, come over and take a look."

"what?"

Hearing Zhang Mo's call, Qin Muchu walked slowly and leaned close to the computer. A video was playing on it. The people in it were all acquaintances. They were the three directors who had dinner together at noon.

"Director Wang, Director Lou, and Jia Dao, how do you think the movie "The Housemaid" compares with Director Qin's "Love Letter" this morning?"

Qin Muchu, who was still uninterested at first, suddenly became energetic. It was not that he was competitive, but he wanted to hear the evaluation of "The Housemaid" by several directors who had seen the film. In his opinion, this must be more reliable than the film critics. .

"I don't speak Korean and my English is average, so I couldn't understand some of the lines in this movie. However, I have watched the old version of "The Housemaid" and I know what the movie is about, so when I watched it, I mainly watched The acting skills and performances of the actors, as well as some of the director's lens language, are generally very good. Compared with "Love Letter"... they have their own merits, they are not the same type of film."

Wang Xiaoshuai's answer was quite satisfactory, and he waved his hand and prepared to say goodbye to the reporters.

But the reporter was not prepared to simply let them go and asked:
"Aren't you talking about a genre referring to a scale issue? I heard that "The Housemaid" has a lot of sex scenes, and it's almost a Category III film."

Wang Xiaoshuai frowned, not sure whether it was because he was annoyed that his meaning was misinterpreted, or because of the word "three-level film."

Just as he was about to speak, Lou Ye next to him suddenly spoke in a very unkind tone:

"Are you a professional journalist? What is a Category III film? If a movie has large-scale shots, it is called a Category III film. You are insulting the film festival and disrespecting the movie. You should apologize."

The video ended with Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke pulling Lou Ye away from his back. Qin Muchu clicked his tongue, understanding Lou Ye's anger.

The term "three-level film" is quite insulting to the movie.

Moreover, Lou Ye's own movies are of a large scale, so the reporter's words were equivalent to scolding him.

"But the scale is large..."

Qin Muchu's eyes moved, and he quickly checked the film screening schedule on the official website of the Cannes Film Festival. When he saw that there was another show of "The Housemaid" at seven o'clock tonight, he smiled.

Looking at Zhang Mo:

"Sister Mo, take Liu Xiqian to see "Leap Year" tonight. The director of this film is a newcomer."

"OK."

Zhang Mo agreed without hesitation.

She will also take the path of directing in the future, and she will definitely benefit a lot from watching the works of outstanding new directors.

"What about you and Sister Li?"

Liu Xiqian always felt that there was something wrong with Qin Muchu's smile, it was a bit like...Mimi before she was about to slay a gangster!
Thinking of this, she narrowed her eyes and said:
"Why don't you come with us? After watching it, we can discuss and analyze the good points of the movie with Sister Mo."

Yes, if my level is not good enough, I can have an expert help me analyze it.

Zhang Mo's eyes lit up and he looked at Qin Muchu.

Qin Muchu's mouth twitched and he quickly glanced at Liu Xiqian.

Okay, okay, just wait.

He coughed twice and said:
"Zeng Li and I went to watch a movie at night...not to criticize a movie..."

……

"Okay, don't hold me back."

Lou Ye slapped the hands off his arms and shoulders and walked forward depressedly.

Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke looked at each other and smiled, speeding up their pace to keep up with him.

"Okay, how old you are, how can you get angry with a paparazzi?" Wang Xiaoshuai comforted him.

Lou Ye didn't say anything for a long time, and walked forward with his head down. After a while, he spoke:
"It's not that I'm angry with the paparazzi, it's just what he said..."

After opening his mouth for a long time, he seemed to be relieved:
"Have you ever thought about what kind of directors we are? In the eyes of most people in our own country, are we just directors of third-level films?

No matter how many awards you win abroad, your parents will not recognize you and you will not be able to return home. "

Wang Xiaoshuai and Wang Xiaoshuai, who were still smiling at first, suddenly became stiff.

Silence enveloped the three of them.

The three men stood on the side of the road, and soon, smoke filled the air.

I don’t know how long it took, but a figure appeared and cleared the smoke:
"Ahem, hello three directors. My name is Dapeng. I'm a reporter from Sohu Video. It's an honor to meet you three."

The three of them had been troubled by reporters before, but now they are annoyed when they hear these two words.

The word "go" was already on his mind, but when he saw the camera set up behind the man, he held it back.

"What's up?"

Wang Xiaoshuai glanced at the man and said, his tone was not very polite.

Dapeng smiled, but he has been at the bottom of the entertainment industry for many years and has been ignored by others not once or twice. Not only is he not angry, but his smile is even brighter:
"The three directors seem to be troubled by something. Is it because a reporter mentioned it as a 'Category III film'?"

Lou Ye and the other three, who were already upset, became even more unhappy when the pot was left unopened. They didn't even bother to reply and just turned around and walked away.

Seeing this, Dapeng knew that he had guessed correctly.

His small eyes curled up, he was really happy this time.

The footsteps stopped, and Lou Ye and the other two turned around together.

"Do you have time?"

Dapeng still had the same smile, and his eyes were more proud.

(End of this chapter)