Director of Rebirth of Xiangjiang

Chapter 754 No, I know! (seeking subscription)

Coming to February [-]nd
Today Zhao Hong and Qiqi came to the airport to pick up people. Professor Zhao and Teacher Lin came to Xiangjiang to celebrate the New Year this year.

"Dad, Mom, I miss you so much." As soon as Qiqi saw Professor Zhao and the others, she rushed towards them and was so excited that it was hard to express.

She originally wanted to go back to the mainland for the New Year, but Professor Zhao and the others didn't want their precious daughter to be separated from Zhao Hong, so they came directly to Xiangjiang.

Teacher Lin was also very happy when he saw his daughter, and the two hugged each other directly.

"Uncle, come, let me help you with your luggage." Zhao Hong quickly stepped forward and took the suitcase from Professor Zhao.

"Xiao Zhao, how are you doing these days?" Professor Zhao said after handing over his luggage to Zhao Hong.

"There's nothing to do. At the end of the year, apart from dealing with the company's affairs, I spend most of my time with my family."

"That's good, I have time to spend on my family."

"Well, uncle!"

……

After Zhao Hong and Professor Zhao exchanged casual greetings, the group of them got into the car and rushed home.

"Hey, Xiangjiang has changed a lot in recent years, especially in the Tin Shui Wai area. Why did your family move here?"

Professor Zhao said with emotion when he saw the wide streets outside and those tall buildings.

"Dad, the environment here is very good, the air is very good, and the public security is also the best in Xiangjiang, so our family lives here. As for the other side of the island, we just go to live for a few days from time to time. .”

Qiqi rushed to answer.

Afterwards, she explained to Professor Zhao and Teacher Lin, every detail of this new star city, which opened their eyes.

Although they knew these things several times, they felt different each time.

"Is the law and order in Xiangjiang not good?" Teacher Lin said a little puzzled when he heard that the law and order here is good.

"It's not just bad! There are many gangs here. In civilian areas, we often see people fighting each other at night. It's not too common for a few people to die."

Qiqi said a little angrily, she had seen such reports often, and she disliked the indifference of many people to life.

"Well, this Xiangjiang is so developed, how could it be like this?" Teacher Lin didn't know what to say for a while, isn't it more developed and more civilized?Why is it worse than the mainland?

"Haha, Teacher Lin, there is darkness in every place, especially in the intersection of Xiangjiang and Xiangjiang. Many problems are left over from history, and some are caused by the government's deliberate connivance. In short, it is very complicated. The things inside I can’t even finish talking about it in a day.”

Zhao Hong explained with a smile.

"Then you are not safe?" Professor Zhao said a little worriedly, and when he said this, he deliberately glanced at his daughter.

"Don't worry, the people in the society here still have some eyesight, and beside Qiqi, I have arranged a dozen bodyguards to protect her safety at any time."

Zhao Hong glanced at Professor Zhao and felt a little funny. This was really a daughter slave.

A group of people chatted casually, and arrived at home after a while.

The arrival of Professor Zhao and the others made the house even more lively.

The old man and Professor Zhao were able to chat together, and Teacher Lin had a good chat with his mother.

In fact, my mother is particularly envious of Teacher Lin's elegant and chrysanthemum-like temperament. The intellectual beauty she exudes is rare.

In fact, this is also related to her own experience. She has read a lot of books and managed a large company. After going back and forth, she gradually cultivated her temperament.

This kind of temperament that has been accumulated over the years and polished by one's own life experience is difficult to imitate.

Before I knew it, it was February [-]th, and today is New Year's Eve, which is New Year's Eve.

Zhao Hong's family had a reunion to celebrate the festival. Yazhi, Qingxia, Li Meiren and other children all came to Zhao's house to celebrate the festival together.

He saw a lot of his own children in the room, and felt a little embarrassed.

Especially Professor Zhao and the others are here, this situation is really embarrassing.

And Professor Zhao's gloomy gaze made his scalp tingle a little.

The whole person feels bad.

But the old man and grandma were overjoyed. What is a full house of children and grandchildren?

That's it.

Zhao Hong really couldn't stand this kind of discomfort. On the [-]th, he boarded a plane and rushed to Berlin.

This time he just took Li Meimei, who was going to walk the red carpet in Berlin, which was requested by the sponsor of the film festival, that is, DreamWorks itself.

"Brother Hong, I haven't been to Berlin yet. I will definitely have a good trip this time." Li Meimei said excitedly as soon as she got on the plane.

"Low key, there are other passengers!" Zhao Hong shook her head and said.

They did not take their own planes this time, mainly because their private planes could not fly long distances, which would take them across several oceans and the distance was long.

But they also flew first class, which was very comfortable.

This time, Zhao Hong went to Berlin relatively late. In terms of public relations, Jiang Zhiqiang had already led the team to public relations.

Usually these mundane matters are left to him to take care of, Zhao Hong is quite relieved about this.

In recent years, most of his awards have been received by Jiang Zhiqiang. In many regional awards in Asia, Zhao Hong has not come forward at present, unless it is the anniversary of several decades, it is almost the same.

Zhao Hong currently has hundreds of movie trophies, and many awards are stuffed for him.

Although there are many awards, there are still only a few heavyweight awards.

For example, the Palme d'Or is by far his best award.

This time he went to Berlin with the intention of winning another grand prize.

In addition to him, some members of the film crew have already gone to Berlin, and Ajani is the representative of this film. Although she is French, she can still enjoy herself in Berlin.

Has decent influence.

When Zhao Hong and the others got off the plane in Berlin, they felt that it became much colder all of a sudden. Although it was cold in Xiangjiang, the temperature was not below freezing, but in Berlin the temperature was several degrees below zero.

A vast expanse of whiteness, from a distance, the whole city is covered in snow.

Zhao Hong somewhat understood why Berlin could no longer compete with Cannes in the end. Organizing events like the film festival this season could really dissuade some people!

In fact, the Berlin International Film Festival was originally held between June and July every year, but it was moved forward to February in 6, mainly because it wanted to stagger it with Cannes.

It can be seen from this that the influence of this film festival is still slightly inferior to Cannes.

Also, the architecture of Berlin feels a bit solemn and serious, which is not too popular for artists who prefer romance and freedom.

Of course, it also has its own advantages. The strong political color of the Berlin International Film Festival has been completely different from competitors such as the Cannes International Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival from the very beginning.

Other European film festivals rely heavily on stars to gain attention, and the streets are filled with film dealers selling films and proposals.

But Berlin relied on its geopolitical location to attract filmmakers including Michael Powell, Roberto Rossellini and Henri-George Clouzot.

"Brother Hong, it's so cold!" Li Meimei shivered as soon as she got off the plane. Although her clothes were relatively thick, they still couldn't resist the biting cold wind.

"Hehe, I asked you to wear more clothes just now, but you didn't want to." Zhao Hong said as she took off her windbreaker and put it on for her.

"Brother Hong, you are so kind to me." Li Meimei now felt her body warmer and her heart warmer.

As soon as the two people got out of the plane, they saw the person picking them up. Jiang Zhiqiang came to pick them up in person, holding a big wooden sign with the words "Jiang Zhiqiang" written on it.

"Boss, Ms. Li, this way, this way." The little man had good eyesight, and he immediately saw Zhao Hong and the others.

"Let's go, the person who picks us up is over there." Zhao Hong pointed in the direction of Jiang Zhiqiang and said to Li Meimei.

Then they walked directly towards Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Boss, why did you come so early? Didn't you say you have to wait for a few days?"

Jiang Zhiqiang said curiously after getting in the car.

"Hehe, seeing that you haven't been at home this year, I feel embarrassed, so I came to get together in advance."

Zhao Hong said a little cheekily.

Would he never say that he was forced to leave by Professor Zhao?

Next, Zhao Hong and Jiang Zhiqiang talked about the situation in Berlin during this period.

"Boss, this time two of our Xiangjiang films have been shortlisted, one is your "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" and the other is "Ruan Lingyu", which is also invested by our company, which is directed by Stanley Kwan. Ruan Lingyu, Stanley Kwan, and nearly [-] other films, including The Grand Canyon, Lord of Shadows, Bugsy, Cape Fear, The Captain, and The Winter's Tale."

"The strongest competitor among them is the movie "The Grand Canyon" directed by Lawrence Kasdan..."

Zhao Hong nodded as he listened. He felt a little shit in his heart, especially when he learned that another film "Ruan Lingyu" invested by his company participated in this film festival, he really felt like a dead dog.

You must know that this film was in the original time and space, and Manshen won the Best Actress with this film, but this time it was suspended.

You must know that this movie of his is a movie with a leading female protagonist!

The probability of winning the Best Actress is too high. If Manshen didn't win this award, he would be a little ashamed.

Although she is not an artist in her own company, a group of art film directors from DreamWorks like to work with her, mainly because she shapes each character so perfectly.

Born to eat this food.

"Why didn't you mention the movie "Ruan Lingyu?" Zhao Hong said a little depressed.

Jiang Zhiqiang was a little confused and said, "Didn't I make a report and hand it over to your office?"

Zhao Hong was a little embarrassed when he heard it. It turned out that this matter was caused by himself.

"Oh, I remembered what you said, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time."

Zhao Hong agreed casually.

It's just that there is a mother in my heart who doesn't know whether to talk about it or not. I really haven't seen this stuff.

In the past few years, DreamWorks Films has been on the right track, and he has spent a lot less thought on it.

He doesn't have enough time for himself, and sometimes he can't help taking care of it.

"Oh, keep talking."

Jiang Zhiqiang glanced at it suspiciously and continued: "The chairman of the film festival liked both of our films very much, and it caused a wave of waves when they were shortlisted."

"Oh, boss, your classmate Lao Mouzi is the judge of this year. Do you know this?"

"I know, how could I not know!"

Zhao Hong was a little depressed when he heard it, this old schemer is also hiding it too well!

He didn't even tell himself this kind of thing. When he came to Xiangjiang some time ago, he thought he was going abroad to win awards again. He didn't expect this guy to be a judge quietly.

This thing is not over!
Next time you have a drink together, be sure to let him know how awesome you are.

Although I was anxious, I was also a little happy. This was because I was pleasantly surprised by the good development of my old classmate.

In fact, Zhao Hong was also invited by Cannes to be a judge, but he politely refused.

In fact, the matter of the judges is tall and lofty, but most of them are not decided by themselves. The list of winners actually depends mainly on the chairman of the jury.

Lao Mouzi is actually a direct descendant of Berlin. He won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in [-]. This qualification is here!

"There are nine judges in total, namely: Lao Mouzi, Juan Antonio Baldem, Michel Boujut, Katinka Faragó, Christina Janda, Johanna Ter Steiger, etc. For their I have already grasped some habits, and I have done public relations one by one. As for Lao Mouzi, since he is your classmate, we have not met to avoid suspicion..."

Jiang Zhiqiang's eloquence gave Zhao Hong a general understanding of this trip to Berlin. To be honest, it is still very good public relations here, and there are too few main judges.

Although everyone is relatively ethical, they will switch sides when the quality of both films is good.

The influence of DreamWorks here is also increasing day by day, especially the theaters of DreamWorks are already a resource that many filmmakers want to make friends with.

Not long after Jiang Zhiqiang finished speaking, they arrived at their own building, where Zhao Hong also had his own room, which had been prepared early.

The building has twenty floors, and they took the special elevator directly to the top floor.

"Wow, it's nice here!"

Li Meimei said in surprise as soon as she entered the room.

"Haha, it's just a temporary sleeping place. These guys have done such a good job, it's a bit of a waste!"

Seeing that the decoration was at the level of a five-star presidential suite, Zhao Hong was very satisfied, but she still had to criticize it verbally.

"I think this is very good. It's as comfortable as home. After a day of flying, I feel so uncomfortable. I'm going to take a shower first."

"Do you want to be together?"

"Idiot, come on!"

……

Two hours later, both of them felt very comfortable, but their stomachs were growling non-stop.

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(Change first and then change)
(End of this chapter)