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Chapter 84 Shortlisted (Please Subscribe)

On the 23rd, "Kung Fu Hustle" was released.

The main investor in the film is Columbia Pictures, which puts the film at the highest level of prestige.

Simultaneous release in countries and regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia...

Following that, there are South Korea, Japan, Australia, North America, and more than 40 other countries and regions.

It became one of the largest-scale Chinese-language films to be distributed globally.

The box office performance in its first week did not disappoint, grossing 6400 million yuan, breaking the record of 5500 million yuan previously held by "House of Flying Daggers".

"A World Without Thieves" had been in theaters for twenty days, and its box office growth was already slow. The release of "Kung Fu Hustle" completely drained the market.

Cinemas have been constantly adjusting their screening schedules, and the box office for "A World Without Thieves" has settled at 120 million.

In a media interview, Feng Xiaogang spoke about becoming the second director in mainland China to earn over 100 million yuan at the box office. He frankly admitted that he felt a lot of pressure and mentioned the hardships he encountered during the creative process.

He spoke with such humility and politeness, a stark contrast to his nickname "Little Cannon," and the upward curve of his lips was impossible to suppress.

The year was 05.

The Berlin International Film Festival has announced that its jury president for this year's festival is Roland Emmerich, a director from Germany.

Tian Xiaole paid special attention to this person, who was a master of disaster films and had his own unique understanding of spectacular scenes.

By the way, Buried can be considered a disaster movie, right?
Among the domestic entries, Tian Xiaole, as the youngest winner at Cannes, received the most attention.

Moreover, it was filmed in a novel way, with only a coffin and one actor in the entire film.

During filming, it was reported by Hollywood and also featured prominently by domestic media.

Gu Changwei's "Peacock" has received relatively little attention. This is his first directorial work, and not many people are optimistic about it.

Aside from the ambiguous news about him and the female lead that broke during filming, he received very little attention.

The plan is to finish filming in Aomen in ten days, and then move to South Korea for location shooting.

Chase scenes and gunfights are all filmed here. Not only is it easy to apply for street closures, but the prices are also relatively inexpensive.

The crew continued filming.

Lee Jung-jae plays a character who wants to keep the diamonds for himself, and the Chinese and South Korean groups he's invited to join will all be his scapegoats.

A traitor emerged within the Chinese team, exposing their position.

More accurately, it was the information revealed by Dong Xuan, the undercover police officer.

The scene to be filmed involves police surrounding a hotel, with each character using every trick in the book to escape the heavily guarded building.

This scene is a real test for the cinematographer, especially since the camera must not shake and must capture the actors' perfect movements perfectly.

"action!"

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In the market, "Kung Fu Hustle" has been unstoppable, grossing over 100 million yuan in 11 days, with daily box office revenue remaining stable.

Filmmakers' attention was drawn to it all, eager to see where the box office would finally settle and whether a miracle would occur.

1 month 5 number.

The 55th Berlin International Film Festival has announced its first batch of entries for the main competition.

The first batch of twelve films has been announced on the official website.

First up is the opening film, "The Legend of the Savage," directed by a French director.

The "Peacock," which is not well-regarded domestically, is prominently displayed in the first row.

Following that, there were "A Cloud on the Horizon," "Carmen of Kayalisa," and "Sometime in April"...

Tian Xiaole paid special attention to the cast of the film "The Thief" and found that "Buried Alive" was not on the first batch of names.

There wasn't much emotional fluctuation, because the submission for review was relatively late, and it will most likely be announced later.

Tian Xiaole was confident about this, as the theme of "Buried Alive" aligned with Berlin's anti-war stance.

Unless Wang Qing really has that much power to directly influence whether a film gets nominated.

It seems unlikely that there are any, otherwise Hong Kong Island wouldn't have so few films nominated.

Continue filming.

Tian Xiaole noticed that the atmosphere on set was different; everyone was being careful and even deliberately avoiding him when walking.

"You guys have so little faith in me? This is only the first batch of names to be released, okay?"

Seeing Ning Hao turn to leave, Tian Xiaole finally couldn't help but feel that this wasn't the atmosphere he wanted.

“I definitely have confidence in you, but Lu Yang doesn’t.”

"Don't wrong me. I've always had faith in Senior Brother Tian. It was you just now..."

Before Lu Yang could finish speaking, Ning Hao stepped forward and covered his mouth.

"Senior Brother Ning, let go of me. I want to hear what you're saying about me behind my back."

Watching the two playfully bickering, Tian Xiaole said with a smile.

Lu Yang pulled Ning Hao's hand away from his mouth and said:
"Brother Ning just said that it would be safer to go to Cannes, since we won an award there and are considered one of our own."

Tian Xiaole smiled and made a gesture as if counting money:
"Only those with money are considered family. The 50 yuan in public relations expenses wasn't wasted."

For this year's Berlin Film Festival, Tian Xiaole didn't intend to spend money on public relations; he just wanted to know if the film's quality alone could win an award.

"Your Beijing Film Academy is really something, another Gu Changwei has emerged."

Jiang Wen walked over, looked at Tian Xiaole and the other two, and couldn't help but sigh that the Beijing Film Academy's cinematography department was about to produce another great director.

"Then I've restored the glory of the directing department."

Tian Xiaole was originally a photography major, but he switched to the directing major. This move by him was met with a lot of criticism from readers.

At this time, everyone outside was congratulating Gu Changwei.

His directorial debut was nominated, and he was previously Zhang Yimou's cinematographer—he certainly has talent. The Beijing Film Academy even put up a banner to congratulate this 78 graduate.

[Buried Alive] was not on the first list, and some people wanted to see him make a fool of himself, such as Lu Chuan.

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With filming of "The Thieves" past the halfway mark, some of the main actors have finished their scenes.

According to the upcoming plot, Jiang Wen's team will travel to South Korea.

Driven by a desire for revenge and to uncover the reasons behind his betrayal by his teammates.

At this time, in addition to the overwhelming publicity for "Kung Fu", there was also news about "The Thief".

Tian Xiaole requested that Leyu.com continuously push news or gossip about "The Thief" from the time the film was shot until its release, in order to maintain the film's popularity.

"Director Tian Xiaole adopted the Hollywood shooting model. The crew has already filmed more than halfway through the shoot, and actors are gradually finishing their scenes and leaving."

According to rumors, South Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun knocked on director Jeon's door late at night and read the script until late.

"According to unreliable sources, Tang Yan yelled at Jun Ji-hyun on set, indirectly confirming the rumor that he ate candy for 12 hours straight!"

Tian Xiaole looked at the report on Leyu.com and was speechless. Boss, you're supposed to generate buzz, not spread rumors!

To be honest, netizens really enjoy reading these unverified reports, and the discussions about them are quite heated.

Tian Xiaole didn't pursue the issue of spreading rumors any further and let them do as they pleased.

In order to film the final scene of the fight scene, martial arts director Xiong Xinxing specially designed several sets of movements.

The goal is for Fan Binbin, Tang Yan, Jun Ji-hyun, Jiang Wen, and Lee Jung-jae to fight beautifully and attractively.

To this end, several days were specifically spent on advanced positioning, rehearsals, and practice.

"action!"

As Tian Xiaole gave the order, the group engaged in close-quarters combat, following their rehearsed movements.

The movements are fluid and graceful, and the chase between them creates a tense and exciting atmosphere.

It is commendable that none of them requested the use of stunt doubles; they all performed the stunts themselves.

"Click."

"You absolutely deserve applause for this performance."

Everyone laughed, understanding what Tian Xiaole meant, which meant that the scene could be completed.

The fight scene, which was only three minutes long, took three days to film in order to ensure its quality, and it took them a lot of effort.

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On the 15th, the Berlin International Film Festival announced its second batch of nominees, once again attracting the attention of Chinese filmmakers.

The Sun, Hope and Resistance, The Flow of Time...

When he reached the end, Tian Xiaole happily pumped his fist because [Buried Alive] appeared in the second to last position.

The set of "The Thieves" was in complete chaos at this moment, and he wasn't the only one paying attention to the nomination information.

"It's been shortlisted! Director Tian has been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival."

"Senior Brother Tian is amazing, I knew it..."

"Brother Le, you're awesome. I believed you could make it to the finals."

"Xiao Le, you know how good Uncle Wen is at acting. Remember to contact me if you find a good script." Jiang Wen patted Tian Xiao Le on the shoulder.

He was surrounded by the crowd, receiving a cacophony of blessings from everyone.

He reached out and pressed down, signaling for quiet, then waved his hand and said:

"Let's finish work early today and have a big meal tonight."

The two South Korean actors looked bewildered and only learned about the nomination after asking the translator.

Jun Ji-hyun covered her mouth in surprise. She knew that Tian Xiaole was the youngest director to win an award at Cannes, but she didn't expect him to be nominated for Berlin as well.

She immediately went over to offer her congratulations:

"Oppa, I wish you success in winning the award in Berlin."

"Thank you, eat more tonight." Tian Xiaole nodded in thanks.

Just as the film crew was calling to wrap up, Tian Xiaole's phone rang. It was Jiang Wu calling.

Then he said happily, "Xiao Le, all that hardship wasn't for nothing. Congratulations on making it into the main competition."

"Haha... Uncle Wu, we have to go to Berlin together."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, just as they hung up the phone, Tian Xiaole's phone rang again.

Old Tian was also very happy, and even more so, gratified. He urged him to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and to learn humbly.

After talking for a while, before hanging up, he asked Tian Xiaole to personally inform Yu Lan of this good news.

While Tian Xiaole was on the phone with Yu Lan.

The outside world was in an uproar.

The second batch of shortlisted candidates from Berlin has been reported by the media.

"Director Tian Xiaole's first battle in Berlin, aiming for the Golden Bear."

"Two Chinese-language films were shortlisted for this year's Berlin Film Festival, and director Tian Xiaole successfully reunited with his 'senior brother' Gu Changwei."

"Jiang Wenli brutally beat up the female lead of 'Peacock,' and the reason behind it was actually..."

Is Tian Xiaole trying to replicate Zhang Yimou's success and win awards at all three major European film festivals? This is a guess many people have.

As a result, few people paid attention to the incident where Jiang Wenli slapped Zhang Jingchu on set.

The Beijing Film Academy was very proactive and immediately replaced Gu Changwei's banner with a banner featuring Tian Xiaole, a current student.

"Congratulations to our school's directing student, Tian Xiaole, for his film 'Buried Alive,' which has been selected for the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival."

(End of this chapter)