Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

The 63rd Venice Film Festival will open on August 30, 2006 on the Lido Island in Venice and close on September 9.

Due to the creative meeting for the Olympic opening ceremony, Shanhe and Yangliu arrived in Venice, an ancient European commercial city, with a dozen creative teams on August 29th.

In the lobby of Venice Airport, Shanhe met Liang Jiahui who came to pick him up.

Liang Jiahui came to Venice with his family a few days in advance. The few days of vacation made him appear to be "in high spirits during happy events", and he gave each other a reunion hug with the crew and creators.

Shanhe looked at the cheerful Liang Jiahui and joked: "Brother Hui, you are so happy, why do I feel that you have already confirmed the Venice Best Actor!"

"Haha..." Liang Jiahui responded with a smile, "I also lived in Europe for a while. I was once very ambitious to win the Best Actor Award at the three major film festivals, but I never got it. This time is the closest one. No matter what It’s a joyful thing to say, our whole family is here, and we took a vacation before judging the awards!”

"Brother Hui still knows how to enjoy!" Shanhe said as he walked, "We are all newbies at the film festival, so you, an old bird, need to take more care of us!"

"I can't talk about taking care of you, but there is a situation where you need to be careful. There are a lot of Chinese journalists and media coming to the Venice Film Festival this time. Reporters from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan can be seen almost everywhere, and most of them are here for you. You have to Be mentally prepared!" Liang Jiahui responded with a smile.

Shanhe nodded and replied: "I have done a lot of things in this period. The reporters are all staring at me. Be prepared!"

Before he finished speaking, the shutter of the camera rang, and dozens of reporters immediately surrounded him.

Liang Jiahui is right. There are many Chinese films shortlisted for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, including Shan He, a key figure. Therefore, they have received unprecedented attention from the media in the three places in China.

Almost all mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan-related media have sent teams of reporters to Venice to conduct special reports, and its six CCTV stations are even preparing to broadcast the opening and closing ceremonies of the film festival live.

"Shanhe, what requirements do you have for yourself when you come to Venice this time? How much hope do you have for "Moon" to win the prize?"

"Shanhe, why did you think of using a science fiction movie to compete for awards? What is the theme of "Moon"?"

"Shanhe, what is your evaluation of Liang Jiahui's performance? What do you think are Liang Jiahui's chances of winning the Best Actor?"

"Shanhe, have your creative ideas changed? What do you think of Taiwanese movies? Will you participate in the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards this year?"

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Faced with the encirclement and questions from reporters from three places in China, Shanhe could not escape this time.

Unlike at home, when you go abroad, the mountains and rivers represent China and its people!

Everything he says and does must reflect the demeanor of the Chinese cultural circle, showing the magnanimity and easygoingness of the Chinese people. At the same time, he must be cautious to avoid causing trouble again!

"Fellow compatriots, don't worry, let's talk as we walk. The airport lobby is not a good place to talk. People are coming and going, so let's not hinder passers-by!"

Shanhe's friendly and casual tone persuaded these reporters. Surrounded by the crew members, a group of people slowly rolled toward the exit in a neat circle.

Shanhe also answered questions while walking: "I am a newcomer to the film festival. Applying for Venice is just an attempt. Being selected for the main competition unit is already a success. I don't have too many ambitions for awards!"

""Moon" is a science fiction movie, but it also has realistic thinking. I think this is the reason why the judges recognized the movie. In addition, Brother Jiahui's performance is also one of the highlights of the movie. If "Moon" can be I am honored to win the award, and I think the biggest one may be Brother Ka Fai, whose performance in the film is impeccable!"

"Hong Kong and Taiwan films are part of Chinese-language films. I certainly hope that Hong Kong and Taiwan films can shine at the film festival. The prosperity of Chinese-language films is the common aspiration of all Chinese people. As for whether to participate in the Golden Horse Awards, I cannot give an answer for the time being. It depends on the timing!”

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Shanhe walked for more than half an hour from the airport lobby to the airport gate and got into the car. After answering various questions from reporters, he waved to these compatriots and got into the back seat of the car.

The reporters were all infected by Shanhe's caring attitude and shouted to him one after another: "Shanhe, come on!"

"Come back with a prize!"

"Shanhe, see you on the red carpet!"

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Watching the cars disappearing, a young reporter from Taiwan couldn't help but said: "Shanhe is very cooperative with interviews. He speaks frankly and has a good attitude. He is much more easy-going than the celebrities on our island. Why do you always talk about interviewing him?" Is it difficult?”

"That's right, Shanhe doesn't have any airs when he talks. He's a very nice person, but only if you can find him!"

"Yes, he has avoided reporters in China. This is the first time I have asked him face-to-face questions. Previous reports relied on information and conjecture."

"Shan He is different from celebrities. He is not interested in being in the limelight. I think he is even a little resistant. He probably became famous too early and was psychologically affected by the media when he was a child!"

"You have such a talented news maker in the mainland. It is really a blessing for the media. Since Leslie Cheung left, we in Hong Kong have never seen such a figure again. Hi..."

"Haha... That's right, Shanhe can indeed cause trouble! And they are all big things. There are no scandals at all. You can't go to the other side of the Pacific to stare at Hathaway. We are also very troubled!" Beijing Entertainment Reporter was proud and proud He replied helplessly.

Several reporters from Hong Kong and Taiwan turned their heads and looked at the Beijing reporter from Versailles with disdain. Are you worried? You are clearly showing off!

But Shanhe has indeed done a great job, no one can deny it!

The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world and the first international film festival in the world. It is known as the "Father of International Film Festivals".

The Venice International Film Festival takes "film serving serious art" as its purpose, "improving the artistic level of film" as its main purpose, and uses "artistic quality" as the judging criterion.

It is precisely because of this standard of the Venice Film Festival that since the 1990s, the Venice Film Festival has gradually fallen into a dilemma of deterioration.

Hollywood films are penetrating more and more deeply into European films, causing the three major European film festivals to be impacted to varying degrees. The Venice Film Festival, the earliest art film award, is the first to bear the brunt!

Since Marco Müller took over as chairman of the festival in 2004, he has made a lot of efforts to revive the festival.

Not only did it make certain compromises with Hollywood movies, it also strengthened ties with filmmakers from other countries and regions.

At the Venice Film Festival last year, he also organized a large celebration dinner for the centenary of Chinese cinema.

This year, a large number of Chinese filmmakers were once again invited to Venice to build momentum for the film festival.

Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet" and Cheng Long's "Baby Project" were both his works.

For Shan He, an uninvited international celebrity, Marco Muller naturally made extremely thoughtful arrangements.

Not only did they book the most comfortable Casanova Villa Hotel on Lido Island in advance for the "Moon" crew, but they also sent staff to specially introduce the entire Venice Film Festival process to the Shanhe team, as well as the specific details of Shanhe and "Moon" arrange.

After the Shanhe team settled in the hotel, they all began to adapt to jet lag. Only Yang Liu was busy communicating with the staff about Shanhe's itinerary.

Shanhe slept in this manor-style hotel for more than two hours before getting up and walking around the hotel.

It's midday, and the sun and the sound of waves bring more flavor to this traditional resort hotel on Lido Island.

The mountains and rivers stop and look at the sea and the main island of Venice a few kilometers away. The view is wide and the scenery is excellent. The blue water and abundant sunshine along the Mediterranean coast seem to be born with a romantic atmosphere!

Lido Island is indeed an excellent resort. After admiring the beautiful scenery for more than half an hour, he strolled back to his room.

At this time, Yang Liu was already waiting for Shanhe in front of the villa. Seeing Shanhe walking leisurely, she smiled and asked Shanhe: "Boss, how are you? Isn't the scenery in Venice particularly moving?"

"It's not bad! The sunshine is nice!" Shanhe replied casually, "Yangliu, you should also go and take a rest to get rid of the jet lag!"

"I have to understand the situation of the Venice Film Festival clearly, and our schedule must be coordinated with the organizing committee!"

"Thank you for your hard work!" Shanhe nodded in response, "What have you learned? Tell me about it!"

Yang Liu followed Shanhe into the living room of the villa, and replied gossiping: "Boss, the chairman of the Venice Film Festival is having a verbal dispute with the Rome Film Festival these days. I heard that the quarrel is quite big. There is something really wrong with the Italians. Our country There is such a world-famous film festival. If it is not maintained well, it also has a Rome Film Festival to compete and disrupt it at the same time. I heard that many Hollywood movie stars have gone to the Rome Film Festival to support it. The opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival tomorrow is expected to be There’s going to be some depression!”

"Oh, we can't understand things in Europe and the United States. The values ​​are too different. Which film will be the opening film of the film festival tomorrow?" Shanhe shook his head and asked with a smile.

Yang Liu smiled and replied: "The movie "The Black Dahlia" directed by Brian Palma and starring Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson is a bit ridiculous. The opening film of Europe's oldest art film festival is actually Hollywood movie!"

Shan He smiled and nodded, and responded: "Europe has long been riddled with holes penetrated by Country M, and it is even more obvious in the movie. Have I made plans for my trip to Venice?"

"It's basically confirmed!" Yang Liu replied, "You have to attend the opening ceremony tomorrow morning. "Moon" will premiere at the Venice Film Palace the day after tomorrow. I took a look and the film festival arranged for "Moon" to be played in all movies. The most numerous shows are three per day. From the premiere to the end of the festival, there are about 20 shows in Venice. It seems that the organizing committee is very optimistic about "Moon"! There are also some cocktail parties and discussions. In addition, you He may be interviewed by TGCOM24, Italy’s largest TV station, but the time has not yet been determined!”

"Does this interview have anything to do with the Venice Film Festival?" Shanhe asked in surprise.

"I guess so. Why, boss, you don't want to accept this interview?"

Shanhe thought for a moment, "Let's talk about it and see what the situation is!"

Early the next morning, the creative team of "Moon" arrived at the Venice Film Festival, the main venue of the Venice Film Festival, one after another. Their appearance was relatively late, and the team members began to stroll around.

Shanhe and Liang Jiahui were dressed in crisp suits and gowns, sitting in the open-air cafe in front of the small square waiting for the show.

After a while, they saw a ridiculous scene.

Employees of a local factory on the verge of bankruptcy, wearing work clothes and hard hats, holding protest signs and shouting protest slogans, walked onto the red carpet before the celebrities!

They are using the prestige of the Venice Film Festival to denounce their own rights and interests.

Shanhe, who had never seen such a posture before, suddenly spit out all the coffee in his mouth. This scene seemed too funny to Shanhe!

This kind of thing can actually be seen at a world-famous film festival, which shows the crude and crude organization of the film festival!

Perhaps this is the value of Westerners. There is no taboo about "not publicizing family scandals", and there is no concept of the supremacy of national interests!

The protest actually lasted for nearly half an hour on the red carpet. The projectionist at the scene had probably never seen such a gesture before. He made a mistake while busy. The big screen on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival continued to play the film held in May this year. Cannes Film Festival video highlights.

Shanhe and Liang Jiahui looked at each other and laughed in unison. This situation is so ridiculous!

Before the Venice Film Festival started, Shanhe watched an oolong comedy from the sidelines.

The comedy continues. The crew of the opening film "The Black Dahlia" has not arrived yet. The reason is that they got lost in the densely populated Venice city!

Shanhe and Liang Jiahui looked at each other and smiled again. This kind of plot may not be made up in movies. The two of them were not depressed after waiting. This opening ceremony was much more interesting than Shanhe imagined!

After a while, Feng Xiaogang and Cheng Long also joined the chat.

The four began to complain about the various oolong organizations of the European Film Festival.

"I was invited to attend the Cannes Film Festival as a guest a few years ago. I couldn't find a place to stay when I arrived in Cannes. The organizing committee couldn't solve the problem in the end, so I had to settle in a hotel dozens of kilometers away. It really made me dumbfounded!" Cheng Long said with a smile.

"Brother, you are doing a good job. After all, this is Cannes. When it comes to the film festival, hotels are notoriously hard to find. I was even called a stick by the host in Rotterdam, and I almost quit the film festival!" Feng Xiaogang also complained! .

"The European film industry is like this. They are more casual. They admire art and disdain industrial films, but they always make a mess. This is also the case when making movies. I knew it when I made "Lover" in 1991. European movies will be finished sooner or later, but I didn't expect Hong Kong movies to be finished sooner!" Liang Jiahui said with a wry smile after taking a sip of coffee.

"Ah Hui, why are you talking about Hong Kong movies? It's so disappointing!" Cheng Long looked at Liang Jiahui and said to Shanhe, "Shanhe, I heard that Chuhe Film and Television is interested in Jiahe. If it's true, I It might help!"

Shanhe looked up at Cheng Long and responded with a smile, "Chuhe Film and Television has no intention of entering the Hong Kong film industry. Zhong Lifeng is responsible for this matter. Brother Long also has shares in Jiahe?"

Cheng Long nodded and smiled, "One more thing. Jiahe's stock price has dropped to an all-time low. Chuhe Film and Television's intention to acquire it is good news!"

Shanhe didn't want to discuss this topic with Cheng Long, so he smiled and shook his head, "I don't care much about this matter!"

At this time, the crew of "The Black Dahlia" finally arrived at the scene. At this time, most of the fans watching had dispersed, and the red carpet ceremony finally began.

This is really the quietest red carpet that Shanhe has ever walked on. The depression at the scene made the reporters' shouts very clear!

Various questions in Chinese and English kept ringing in my ears.

"Qiu, I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times. Anne Hathaway will also come to Venice with "The Devil Wears Prada". Did you make an appointment?"

"Shanhe, is it true what the foreigner just said? Hathaway will also come to Venice?"

"Qiu, are you ready to focus on movies in the future? How confident are you in "Moon"?"

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"Shanhe, what do you think of the terrible opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival?"

"Qiu, look here and smile!"

These reporters are really well-informed. He only learned last night that Hathaway will arrive in Venice in two days to promote the new film "The Devil Wears Prada".

Shanhe smiled and replied: "Really? It seems that my trip to Venice is worth looking forward to!"

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The reporters were particularly enthusiastic about Shanhe, and Liang Jiahui was not idle either.

Liang Jiahui is not unknown in Europe. His movie "Lover" once broke the box office records in many European countries. He was once dubbed the "Prince of China" by European female movie fans!

The two stayed on the red carpet for five or six minutes, answered a few questions, and took a round of photos while standing at the request of reporters. Then they walked into the somewhat outdated four-story Venice Cinema Palace.

Perhaps to cover up the embarrassment at the opening ceremony, festival president Marco Muller performed various stunts during the welcome ceremony at the Film Palace, including kneeling down on one knee to greet Zhang Ziyi, who was wearing a red dress.

When it was Shanhe's turn, he gave Shanhe a big hug, "Qiu, your coming to the Venice Film Festival is our biggest surprise. I believe you won't come back empty-handed!"

Shanhe looked at Mark Muller with a little surprise. This foreigner was hinting that he would win an award!

"Then I'll lend you some good advice!"

Mark Muller gave Shanhe a meaningful smile, "You won't be disappointed!"

More than two hours later, Shan He and Liang Jiahui led the team out of the movie palace. "The Black Dahlia" made Shan He confused and confused. With the lawsuit on his forehead, all he could remember was Scarlett Johansson's silk underwear!

In Shanhe's view, this is another "The Promise". Five years later, people will be able to discover its advantages, or it may still be inexplicable!

In one day, Shanhe watched a realistic European comedy and an atypical Hollywood horror film!

The impression of the Venice Film Festival on Shanhe immediately changed from a palace of art films to a hybrid experimental field of Western culture. I felt a little boring about my trip to Venice!

Perhaps only Hathaway's unexpected arrival is the biggest surprise!

No matter what, the premiere of "Moon" in Venice still took place as scheduled the next day.

As the owners of the film, Shan He and Liang Jiahui were the first to enter the lobby of the Film Palace, where they greeted the guests present.

Compared with yesterday's quiet depression, the premiere of "Moon" was more like the opening ceremony of a film festival. The shouts of fans and melon-eaters complemented the shouts of entertainment reporters, and the guests arrived on time.

Film festival chairman Mark Mueller and jury president Catherine Deneuve arrived hand in hand, followed by the jury members who also arrived with smiles.

After Shanhe and Liang Jiahui chatted and exchanged greetings with everyone, all Chinese filmmakers arrived at the scene one after another.

Feng Xiaogang, Cheng Long, Johnnie To, Tsai Ming-liang, Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi and other filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places turned the entire hall into a gathering place for Chinese films.

Shanhe kept smiling and greeting the visitors, and soon the team from Hollywood movies participating in the exhibition also came to support him.

Stephen Frears, Stephen Lee, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Helen Mirren and other Hollywood filmmakers also came to the scene with dignity.

The influence of Shanhe was immediately apparent, and the constant stream of guests made reporters sigh with admiration.

The Venice Film Festival organizing committee is really blind. Shanhe's "Moon" should be listed as the opening ceremony film!

An hour later, the largest cinema in the Venice Cinema Palace was filled with guests and audiences. Only then did Shan He feel the enthusiasm of the film festival.

Shanhe brought the creative team to the stage. He first thanked the film festival organizing committee for their recognition, and then introduced his creative team one by one, saying that this film is the collective result of the team and embodies the joint efforts of the entire crew.

Finally, I talked about the original intention and shooting process of "Moon".

"The concept of "Moon" was formed at the same time as "The Martian". I did not choose to write it as a novel, but made it into a movie..."

During the period, Liang Jiahui also talked about his various pains and leaps during the filming process.

"Thank you again, ladies and gentlemen, for coming. I hope that the next one and a half hour screening of "Moon" will bring you surprises and thoughts!"

After Shanhe and the creative team bowed to the guests and the audience, the lights in the theater dimmed.

The film "Moon" begins its journey to the Venice Film Festival.

After the animated logo of Chuhe Film and Television's brother and sister running hand in hand, the screen fell into darkness. As the line of sight slowly receded, the entire moon appeared bit by bit on the entire screen.

She looked lonely and dead, and the earth in the distance slowly appeared at the bottom of the screen. Compared to the moon, it was so vivid and beautiful. At this time, the title of the film emerged from the shadow of the moon.

A few seconds later, the camera quickly crossed the moon and headed towards the earth, flashed through the atmosphere and entered the earth's surface.

A promotional video for an energy company began to play with Wang Zhiwen's magnetic voice-over.

After explaining the reason why Anbei stayed alone in the moon mining, the camera once again cast into space, quickly passing by the artificial satellite, and entering the moon surface. In the long music of "fly me to the moon", it focused on the lonely Lunar mining base.

The unshaven Amber played by Liang Jiahui appeared on the big screen. Along with the interaction between Liang Jiahui and the robot Gertie, the internal scenes of the entire lunar mining base appeared on the screen one by one.

In the first few minutes of the movie, the quality of a science fiction movie is fully present in front of the audience.

Shan He even heard the audience’s low exclamations!

The beginning of "Moon" tightly attracts the audience's attention.

On the screen, Ambe begins a lonely work and life day after day, year after year, which also includes his only expectation. Soon, he will complete three years of lonely life and return to Earth to reunite with his family.

But there seemed to be something wrong with his health. Not only did he feel increasingly weak physically, but he also suffered from mental hallucinations, which led to an accident at work. The mining truck had a car accident and he was trapped in the car.

The camera flashed, and Anbe woke up again and had returned to the base.

After he woke up from the hospital bed, he forgot about the previous accident and restarted the mechanical work with the reminder of the robot Gertie.

But when he went out for maintenance, he found a mine car that had been in a car accident. In the car, he found an Amber who looked exactly like himself, but was extremely weak!

The gathering of the two Ambers gradually revealed a scam of the Earth Energy Company. In order to save costs, they used clones to work for them, and each clone only had a life of three years.

The movie makes this process very suspenseful, and the audience will constantly think about the plot, and their thoughts will continue to swim with the two Ambers.

Finally, the entire scam was revealed on the screen. Both Ambers were clones, and there were countless clones waiting to be activated underneath the entire base!

The two Ambers could not accept this fact. They experienced doubt, denial, and finally fell into despair!

Clones are also human beings, and they have all human feelings. In the end, they decided to return to Earth to realize the only wish of the two implanted people, to reunite with their families!

During this period, the old Anbei had entered the final stage of his life. He gave up his expectations to the new Anbei and gave up his return!

With the help of the robot Gertie, the new Amber put the old Amber back into the mine car that had been involved in a car accident.

Before leaving, the robot Gertie voluntarily formatted herself in order to fulfill Amber's wish. A robot showed the selflessness and emotion of human nature.

After reactivating a clone, Anbe, carrying the expectations of countless clones, hid in the cargo compartment and embarked on a journey back to Earth alone.

The end of the film is still the scene at the beginning of the film. Under the lonely moon is the beautiful earth, but there is an extra spaceship flying to the earth.

The deep music of "fly me to the moon" sounded again, and the film ended!

When the lights came on, all the guests and the audience in the theater stood up and applauded, with some cheers and a few whistles in the middle, which lasted for a long time!

After a full five minutes, Shanhe and the creative team were able to bow to the audience and thank them!

The premiere of "Moon" in Venice was undoubtedly a success!

Shanhe and the entire team have done everything they can. For Shanhe, this is complete. As for praise and awards, he doesn't care too much!