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After the wrap-up banquet, Xie Lansheng and several main creators returned to Beijing on the same day's flight.

I haven't seen you for half a month, and my heart is like an arrow.

Taking Xin Ye's car home, as soon as he entered the door, Lan Sheng was pressed by his boss Xin on the heavy wooden door, wrapped around the tip of his tongue, and explored his throat.Xin Ye pinched Lan Sheng's waist, sucked his lips, sucked his tongue, and finally licked and pressed heavily.

After the kiss was over, Xin Ye unbuttoned the other party, peeled off Lan Sheng's white shirt, pressed the man on his chest, hugged the waist with one hand, and pushed the other party's forehead hair with the other hand, and kissed his forehead.

Xie Lansheng was once again infected by Xinye's enthusiasm and said, "Xinye..."

While kissing his forehead, Xinye said with a bit of Beijing accent: "Bao'er..."

Lan Sheng was taken aback, smiled randomly, and said, "Pearl."

Xin Ye kissed him again.

"All right, all right," Xie Lansheng said after the kiss, "I'm going to take a shower. It's been a two-and-a-half-hour flight, and my whole body is quite dirty."

Xinye still couldn't bear to take his eyes away from his face, and said after a while, "Okay."

Xie Lansheng took a hearty shower in the bathroom of the master bedroom.The water in the hotel was not hot enough before, but this time it was finally comfortable, and his whole body was flushed red.

Xie Lansheng wrapped a knee-high bath towel around his waist, went back to the master bedroom and lay down on the bed to read a book.I don't know what's going on, lying on the other side of Xinye, wrapped in Xinye's quilt, sniffing Xinye's pillow, my whole heart is sore and swollen.

After a quarter of an hour, Xie Lansheng only felt that the quilt on his body was lifted and the bath towel was pushed up.Xinye rubbed his hands and said, "Your ass is getting fatter."

"Bullshit."

"real."

After finishing speaking, Xie Lansheng suddenly felt the bridge of the other party's high nose!Go down that gap, finally stretched out his hand and opened it, and kissed the root of the tail.

Xie Lansheng has only one spirit.

Xin Ye pressed on Lan Sheng's back and said, "I want to see you..."

Xie Lansheng was short of breath: "Didn't you just watch it two weeks ago?"

Xinye's voice was a little hoarse: "I haven't watched it for two weeks..."

He turned Xie Lansheng over, and then, kisses rained down on Xie Lansheng's eyebrows, eyes, nose tip, lips, and chin.

Xie Lansheng felt a little nervous after not hugging for a month and a half.Xinye used his hands..., a little out of control, a little unbearable, he put Lan Sheng's legs together, and used the opponent's thighs....Because the knees were close together, Lan Sheng couldn't see the other person's face, he could only see the other person's..., I just thought it was really fucking desirable.

In the end, the two were very excited, while Xie Lansheng was exhausted.

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The next morning, Xie Lansheng leisurely ate the most familiar breakfast, and then let out a sigh of satisfaction, walked into his big study, and was busy in front of the computer.Xinye thought that he was preparing for the filming of "Love at First Sight" which had just finished filming, so he didn't bother, he was working by himself, and he didn't plan to go to Deep Blue Films anymore.

During the day they went to Shihua Cave.

Because of the cave hotel of XYZHotels, Lan Sheng suddenly wanted to go to the cave, so he went to Shihua Cave, which is known as one of the "Four Karst Caves", in Fangshan.

Over the years, Xie Lansheng has also visited many scenic spots in the world in China, sometimes to see, and sometimes to participate in exhibitions, but, amazingly, there are always places around Beijing that Lansheng has never heard of. For example, this Shihua Cave is actually a 4A scenic spot.

The Shihua Cave has seven upper and lower floors. Currently, the first to fourth floors are open. The upper six floors are dry caves, and the last floor is an underground river. There are holes in the cave and halls in the hall.Along the way, there are stalagmites, stone pillars, stone flowers, stone trees on both sides, as well as stone curtains and stone waterfalls, many of which are only here, such as the "lotus flower" of moon milk stone. There are microbes at play in the process that end up being something special.

Because it was too much space, the two clasped their fingers the whole time.

There are three Buddha statues in the innermost.It is said that the monk who discovered the stone flower cave arranged it, and the incense was once very popular.

The two chatted a few words about Buddhism and friends who believed in them.Xin Ye said: "I have no chance with it in my life."

"Why?" Of course, this character of this man is destined to have nothing to do with religion.

Xin Ye stood behind Lan Sheng, put his arms around his shoulders, kissed his hair, and said, "I have an obsession. The only obsession. I can't let it go. I can't do what it requires."

"..."

"Understood?"

"..." Xie Lansheng turned around and kissed the other person's chin, feeling that, under the dark environment, this light kiss was a bit secretive and a bit solemn.

It's already 04:30 when we come out.

Xinye Lansheng returned to the urban area and had a meal of Japanese food together.That Jingui Japanese food store does not provide a fixed menu. The manager will use the fresh ingredients that arrive on the day to customize the menu for 5000 yuan. Everyone will not know what they will eat until they arrive at the place.

This day is red gold-eye whole fish sashimi, peony shrimp, Kobe beef, sushi, matcha and so on.Xinye also ordered a bottle of wine, and the waiter was a beautiful woman in a kimono.

After returning home and taking a shower, Xie Lansheng let Xinye sit in the first row of the home theater, and said, "Xinye, before we eat Japanese food, I said I would give you a gift, remember?"

"Of course." Xin Ye smiled, "What is it?"

Xie Lansheng replied, "Just watch!"

After finishing speaking, Lan Sheng walked to the big screen and gently pushed the VCD that had just been recorded in the morning into the projection device.

The name of the "movie" slowly appeared: "Every Long-Long Reunion".

Xinye raised his eyebrows.

Then he was surprised to find that this was really "every long-lost reunion" in the past nine years.There is a camera at the entrance of the villa, facing the gate, and you can see everything at a glance. This is an ordinary camera, not a fisheye, so the size of the picture is very normal and not distorted.The shooting records of the camera are automatically overwritten every three months, and Xinye thought those records had already been erased.

Did Xie Lansheng copy all the video footage of "Reunion"——

Every time, the two people miss each other as soon as they enter the house.They hugged, kissed, rubbed, and their deep desire for each other was felt just by looking at it.

Xie Lansheng also wrote subtitles in the black screen before each paragraph, such as:

[Xin Ye returned to live in the United States temporarily because of her mother's illness. On January 1997, 1, we met again after two weeks. 】

In the short film, after the mother's operation is completed and the treatment begins, Xin Ye is tired and fragile, and as soon as he enters the door, he hugs Lan Sheng tightly, as if he wants to integrate him into his flesh and blood.He rubbed Lan Sheng's temple, exchanged breaths, and kissed deeply.

But in the next few paragraphs, the mother is in a good state and doesn't react much, and Xinye gradually relaxes.Xin Ye refused to let Lan Sheng go to the airport, worrying that he would stand for too long, so Xie Lansheng always waited in the living room with a book, and ran over as soon as the light at the door was on, and often forgot to put on his shoes. In half of the shots, Xie Lansheng was picked up by Xin Yingdi and walked towards the sofa.

Another example:

[Xin Ye couldn't go home for half a year because of the martial arts film. On September 1998, 9, Xinye finally finished filming and met again after a month. 】

【Xinye has been in North America for a whole year to promote the new film. 1999...] Xie Lansheng misses these two times especially.He pulled out Xinye's shirt, kissed and touched the other's waist.

[Xin Ye failed to win the Best Actor award at the Academy Awards. In 2000...] In this mirror, Lan Sheng thought that the other party would be depressed, holding a bunch of roses in his hands, meaning that being nominated for an award is something worth celebrating, but Xin Ye didn't care, just said "You gave me flowers for the third time."

and also:

[Lan Sheng did all the post-production in Sydney for the movie "xx". 2001……】

In the soundtrack, Xinye watched and could recall those scenes and moods at that time.

What is rare is that they have been together for nine years, but "every time we meet again after a long absence", their yearning and longing for each other have not weakened at all, but have increased day by day.

This "movie" is not too long, only 20 minutes in total.Xie Lansheng only selected the most special time and the most special way of interaction.

Xin Ye's pupils became very deep, and then he pulled his right hand, letting Xie Lansheng sit on his own thigh, raised his slender neck, inserted his fingers into the other's black hair, pressed down, and kissed.

Afterwards, they ran amok in the "exclusive seats" in the home theater Xinye.

At the end, Xie Lansheng's scalp went numb, his body stiffened, he remembered something, he dared not stand up, for fear of soiling the theater carpet, Xin Ye just smiled softly, hugged Lansheng, and let the other party's knees bend Hanging on his own arms, he walked back to the bedroom and blocked it with his own..., but Xie Lansheng couldn't help blushing again, and his breathing was short of breath.

Really.

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In the next three months, Lan Sheng was preparing for the later stage.

The post-production of "Love at First Sight" is still in ABCLAB in Australia. After all, Australia's post-production is still leading the world today.The last film was sent out in Changsha. On the day of the filming, Lan Sheng went to a private company to borrow a projector to watch the sample film. He felt that there was no problem, so he announced the official filming.

Nathan from ABCLAB was quite surprised after watching all the samples, and said, "Director Xie, this movie uses a lot of commercial shooting techniques."

"Yes!" Xie Lansheng told him, "I was officially lifted! My movie can be released! Now this "Love at First Sight" has passed the plot review! There is a dragon mark!"

Nathan was also really happy for him, a little surprised, but also a little moved, and said, "Director Xie, congratulations, your movie has seen the light of day. You deserve to be seen by the audience."

"Hmm! Haha!"

Xie Lansheng thought that the editor Nathan also saw the commercial shooting techniques.This is also normal, he does refer to American movies in many places, such as rhythm.Hollywood's film industry is very mature and routine, and it is clear to explore any conflicts in the first few minutes.However, Xie Lansheng also retained some of his own habits, such as perspective.His filming perspective is a bit like a documentary, emphasizing reality, and the audience can strongly feel the existence of the camera, that is, the existence of the "observer". A major film critic once said, "There are three people in "Consummation", but I It feels like there are four people, and the photographer’s observation gaze is too open and intense, and sometimes he moves along with the footsteps, I am him, he is me, and I am only watching.”

He actually thinks the film is half commercial and half artistic.Not only the method is half and half, but also the content.Generally speaking, commercial films focus on universal values, such as "Evil does not suppress good", so as to attract as many audiences as possible, while literary films focus on marginal emotions, which are more subtle and delicate, and "Love at First Sight" is half and half .

The editor Nathan also found the difference between the leading actors. He first commented on Du Shitian, and then said: "The heroine is also very special. Your heroine this time not only has good acting skills, but also never stepped out of the camera. been there."

"Yes," Xie Lansheng thought that Nathan was worthy of being a world-class editor, and he replied, "This Sun Qianqian is a supermodel, and she knows where she is in the camera very, very well. I don't need to strictly stipulate Sun Qianqian's on-set moves, she She can play more freely and play according to her understanding. She can estimate whether she has stepped out of the camera, and she is very clear about the real-time position and shooting range of the camera, and has never stepped out of the camera.” Once, the camera only shot legs and feet, while Sun Qianqian still knows where the boundaries of the photo frame are.

Regarding this point, Xie Lansheng often praised her, saying, "It was so precise just now, I walked out half a step away!" Sun Qianqian was always called a "vase" as a model in movies, and it was the first time in her life that she was directed Mention her strengths, mention her strengths as a model.Xie Lansheng also said to her, "In the future, if others scold you like that again, just tell it. Director Xie said, you never went out once when you were filming his "Love at First Sight". Sun Qianqian's temper is cold and straightforward, otherwise She would not say that she can't act in an interview, so she often said that she would repay Lan Sheng's kindness.

Xie Lansheng truthfully relayed the conversation with Nathan to Xin Ye. Xin Ye felt that it was a bit fresh, and actually went on a wave of publicity. Half of the promotion was aimed at Sun Qianqian's fans. The theme was "Sun Qianqian never stepped out of the camera as a supermodel ", the other half is aimed at the fans of veteran singer Du Sutian.

Because these reports were special, they were quickly spread by fans, which first started the popularity of "Love at First Sight" as a movie.

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In the last three months, besides doing the later stage, Xie Lansheng was distracted and did two things.

One is that the second "Independent Film Festival" between Xie Lansheng and Zhou Weiwei has opened.It is nominally a "Social Observation Video Exhibition", but it is actually an independent film exhibition.It held an event in the XYZHotels ballroom at Shinno's stepfather's home, which attracted 2000 people.

This year, because of the vigorous reform in 2003, Xie Lansheng opened up a "Dragon Label Unit" at the film festival to show and promote films for directors who have the Dragon Label.Xie Lansheng believes that filmmakers and film bureaus can coexist and communicate, but he also knows that at present, apart from his own film festival, the other two independent film festivals established later have not done so, but firmly oppose government censorship.

At this film festival, Xie Lansheng discovered that there are still so many young independent filmmakers giving up everything to make movies.Some people came a day earlier and only ate cheap bread for dinner, so Xie Lansheng invited a few people out of the restaurant out of his own pocket.There were also a few people from small cities staring directly at the imported snacks, and Xie Lansheng bought several boxes of chocolates for them.These things were posted on the forum a few days later.

And the second major event was the opening of the Art Film Festival of Deep Blue Films.

All formalities have passed. "Deep Blue Cinema" can show any film that is copyrighted by the distributors it cooperates with, and can also show the sources of the China Film Museum that it has allied with.

Because it is a literary theater, Xie Lansheng didn't want to copy the opening ceremony of other theaters - the singers sang on the big red stage, the salutes were fired, the confetti was flying, and the city leaders and Xin Ye cut short the big red silk together... This is too vulgar up.

Therefore, Xie Lansheng suggested that Xin Ye put the opening ceremony in the theater.

On the opening day, city leaders, radio and television leaders, media reporters, and major directors were shocked by the atmosphere as soon as they stepped into the Deep Blue Cinema.

The walls of the theater are covered with classic posters of literary and artistic movies, with comfortable seats and elegant lighting.

Waiting for time, slowly, a short film reviewing the classics of world film history appeared.This short film was edited by Xie Lansheng. It plays some classic lines. It contains his favorite "The Bicycle Thief", "Tokyo Story" and so on. There are also movies that Lansheng feels are average but film critics like. There are Chinese ones, Europe, America and Japan There are also.After each director, the black screen will also display the director's classic remarks vertically, such as Imamura Shohei's "I will write maggots until I die".

After the short film ended, the lights in the cinema hall were turned on again, but everyone was still immersed in the solemn atmosphere just now.

Then, the city leaders, radio and TV leaders, and the boss of Deep Blue delivered their speeches one by one.

Xin Ye went up, wearing a black suit and a gray shirt, with an elegant posture as always.He was facing Mike, and said: "I just listened carefully to the wonderful speeches of several leaders and guests..." Xie Lansheng was really a little stunned. He didn't expect that Xin Ye had just opened a company in China for five years, and he would be so sycophant.

Finally, Xie Lansheng, the leader of literary directors, went to give a speech.

Unlike ordinary directors, Lan Sheng is not afraid to show his face.

He stood straight on the stage and said: "I was born in 1969. At that time, the construction of movie theaters would be regarded as a major project in various places. A movie screening is a grand event. Artist propagandists I will draw posters with a length of 3 meters and a width of 2.5 meters, and then hang photos of the upper body of the stars on both sides of the main entrance. The photos of the stars will not be reduced, and they are the real size of the characters. Ticketing is a physical labor. Everyone waits in line until dawn, not afraid of getting tired. I’m afraid I won’t be able to watch movies. In rural areas, there are also some rural film teams. The generator, projectionist, and propagandist form a small team, carrying a 100-jin projector and a 200-jin generator, and go to various villages to show movies. Every day, one township can’t be shaken, running around for several months. Every time it catches up with the screening time, the whole town will go to see it. Thousands of people gather together to watch the movie without making a sound. When children see them, they will They would yell, "It's time to watch the movie again!" Some people drove dozens of miles overnight to the village, and some people went to the next village with the film team to watch the same movie again, or even twice or three times. Now... …there are more and more and better movie theaters, and as a film director, I’m so happy…50 years later, people still love movies.”

After a pause, he continued: "But... We often say that the two major types are commercial films and literary films, but lovers of literary films still have no films to watch, and it is difficult for the directors of literary films to get their films arranged in theaters, so , I suggested to Mr. Xin of Shenlan to open a literary theater. I hope... From now on, gradually, Deepblue theaters will be spread all over the country, forming theater chains, dedicated to showing literary movies, so that audiences have places to go , so that the directors have a place to play. And after each screening, we will also organize explanation sessions, discussion sessions, etc. "

"Hmm..." Everyone in the audience felt that there was something wrong with this logic.Literary theaters and theater chains are doomed to lose money.Commercial films and literary films showing the same number of screenings in one day will have a huge difference in box office.The location of Deep Blue Cinema is very good, there are shopping malls and restaurants, and commercial films are definitely profitable.Yi Xinye is a businessman with his true qualities and his business vision, so why is it that his mind is not clear when Dao Xie suggested it?

"Okay," Xie Lansheng said again on the stage, "Then, wait a minute, everyone, please watch classic movies together... Let's watch movies together." Xie Lansheng personally selected the opening film list, and he was very careful.

After the speech, a leader and Xinye cut the ribbon together with scissors—the leader said that the "ribbon cutting" link still needs to be done.

The ribbons on both sides of the big red flower were cut off neatly at the same time, which meant that the Art Theater of Deep Blue Films officially opened at this moment.

Xin Ye put the golden scissors back on the tray in front of him, raised his eyes, and looked at Xie Lansheng in the second row.

Suddenly, Xie Lansheng's eyes became hot.

He became independent from Xiaoxiang, he was bruised all over for the film, he was banned from filming for 13 years, he was said to be stealing... But everything was worth it, because he raised funds, he went to the casino, and he aroused Xinye's interest.

really worth it.

His movies, his cinema, his love, his life, this man gave him everything.

The author has something to say:

I checked again, and now there are some literary theaters.In addition to Broadway in Beijing, there are some, such as Jia Zhangke's "Seed Cinema".These theaters have joined the theater chain, but they don’t need to arrange films in a unified way. I didn’t find out how to do it. I tried my best, and my head was bald... I will skip it here.