Vol 2 Chapter 507: Self-entertainment

"Hello, Director Rosenberg."
"Hello, Mr. Han."
Just passed the red carpet and walked into the VIP waiting area, and one person greeted him. The two had already met formally yesterday. Duke shook the hand of the mountain eagle stretched out in a light or not heavy hand. He is a etiquette. People who are neither rude nor overly enthusiastic.
The two shook hands, and Zuo Shan Diao took the initiative to introduce the guests here to Duke, who were basically the people he had to look up to. Now seeing them shook hands with him politely, Duke also had some feelings.
But after all, it was very far away. People with Duke's personality could not have other expressions. Just like participating in Hollywood premieres and red carpets, he just faced these people with a consistent attitude.
Compared with these directors and producers, the stars who came later are far more enthusiastic.
Actually, the actors here are not stupid at all, knowing that they can't really break into Hollywood. For example, Miss Zhang, the reason why they sharpen their heads and drill into Hollywood is nothing more than to get a chance in Hollywood and turn back. After arriving in China, the price and the position of coffee will rise sharply. In the entertainment circle here, there is a market for export to domestic sales.
It’s a pity that before the theater here really develops, ￠↗, Duke has no plans to use Asian actors to play important roles. Some villains are not suitable for people here, otherwise they are like the dark knights. , It is likely to fall to the point of being unable to pass the trial.
As for rushing to Hollywood and the world with the actors and movie circles here, Duke is not stupid yet, he has not forgotten his current identity.
Moreover, if a country's films want to ramp up all over the world, it has never been a problem that the film itself can determine.
In just twenty minutes, Duke could not remember how many people he had greeted, which was different from greeting ordinary fans in Chinese on the red carpet. In this kind of formal occasions close to the official, he used all English, very polite and polite, while maintaining the necessary distance.
Show Chinese is divided into occasions, and it doesn't make any sense to show Chinese with these people who are almost perfect. They will never feel close to Duke like ordinary viewers. Even if he speaks Chinese as fluently as a mountain, he will always be an outsider in front of people like the mountain eagle.
What kind of identity and position often determine what kind of situation a person has, what kind of attitude and what kind of words he must use.
If the Mountain Eagle can increase his movie box office share by 50%, Duke will have no problem speaking all Chinese in the next few days. But this is absolutely impossible. For one thing, Duke will not be too mentally retarded to think that a mountain eagle will do this, and secondly, a mountain eagle has no such power at all.
The share of Hollywood movies here is part of the World Trade Agreement signed between China and the United States. The ten mountain eagles are added together, and there is no right to modify it.
To what extent is Duke being naive and stupid to think that the Mountain Eagle or China Film Group can determine the film’s share ratio?
After greeting the judges of this year's film festival, Duke walked into the interview area as agreed in advance. Accepted an interview with the film festival partner media.
"Director Rosenberg..."
The female reporter on the opposite side obviously didn't seem to pretend to be able to interview Duke. Looks really excited, "It's very nice to meet you."
Like everyone in this industry, facing the media Duke is of course a different look. He smiled and said, "It's nice to meet you too."
The female reporter immediately showed a surprised expression, "You...you understand Chinese."
"There is no problem listening and speaking Mandarin."
The light from the corner of the eye swept across the faces of the surrounding reporters. These people are a little surprised, but Duke doesn't care at all. There are too many linguistic geniuses in this world, and there are countless ghosts who can speak here fluently. The surprise on these people's faces. It is simply because of his fame and status.
Just like a mountain eagle, those who can enter the film festival interview area are not the kind of people with shallow experience. Their surprise only lasted for a few seconds and soon returned to normal.
However, the female reporter still asked, "When did you learn Chinese?"
"It's been a long time ago, it's been more than ten years, I have taken Chinese as an elective when I was studying, and I am quite talented in this aspect."
In the face of these media reporters, Duke knew exactly what to say is best for him. "I like Eastern culture and history very much. I have studied it and read some famous books."
"Do you know what you have seen?" the female reporter asked immediately.
Duke still kept smiling, "For example, "The Art of War", have you watched "Break into Death Island"?"
"I have watched every one of your films." The female reporter smiled embarrassedly. Some of Duke's films were not imported. What she saw was pirated copies.
"Then do you remember? In the film, when Agent Mason walked out of prison, he had an English version of "The Art of War" in his cell." Duke knew the national conditions here and didn't mind at all. "That is a book I like very much. , So I specially added it to the film."
"So you are a Chinese culture lover?"
Hearing the words of the female reporter, Duke nodded slightly, "I like the culture of this country very much."
"Is it possible for you to make a film on Chinese subjects in the future?" another reporter asked.
"It's possible." Duke turned to look at him and said, "but my plans for the last few years have been filled. I may not have time in a short period of time, and I also need the right theme and script."
The reporter suddenly turned the question away from the film, "Mr. Rosenberg, it is said that in the United States..."
"Sorry..." Duke didn't give the other party a chance to finish the question at all. After interrupting him, he pointed to the direction of the entrance of the cinema, "Mr. Han is waving to me."
After that, he did not give these people any chance to ask sensitive questions, and went straight to the entrance of the studio where the opening ceremony was held.
There are no suitable answers to some questions. The best way is not to listen or answer. Otherwise, even if the other party asks, it will cause some trouble.
"What do they want to ask?"
When entering the interview area, Tina Fei followed Duke, and Duke whispered as he walked, "About politics."
Tina Fei nodded clearly.
In fact, she also knows very well that it is true that movies are entertainment products, but movies have never been separated from political influence, and it is impossible to be separated from political influence.
This is the opening ceremony of the film festival. Although Duke is under the aura of best director Oscar, Duke is not the protagonist. As the protagonist, the jury and the opening film are also attracting the media and fans, and he is very conscious and does not want to There is no need to grab the limelight on this occasion.
With his current status and position in the world's film industry, there is no such need.
Afterwards, Duke followed the entourage specially sent by China Film and walked into the large theater of Shanghai Studios, ready to watch the opening movie.
As for the opening movie, it is a relatively unfamiliar one. It starred by Zun Long, who won the Off-Broadway Obi Award, and the Taiwanese female singer Coco Lee. The movie is called "Entertaining Yourself". For Chinese movies, let alone Duke movies of this level, most of the audience present are actually very dissatisfied.
To put it bluntly, the name of this movie is very good, it is indeed the self-entertainment of this crew.
This opening film can only be said to be very general.
Of course, for a country where the film industry has only recently become market-oriented, nothing is easy.
Anyone who knows the film industry a little knows that the film industry does not need to have excellent scripts, directors and even crews to develop rapidly. In today's world, film has long become an industry, and every industry is countless upstream. Or composed of downstream manufacturers.
If you don't develop the entire interlocking industrial chain, you just count on a few films or a few directors to lead a country's film industry to seize the world market. That is simply impossible.
Although the road is very difficult, many people here see the potential and future of the market, and the entire industry is developing in a good direction.
Just like Hollywood, if the film industry wants to develop, it cannot be done in a short time. How many years did it take for Hollywood to completely overwhelm European films and become a world film factory?
The movie industry wants to develop, and the theater line can be said to be one of the most basic facilities. Duke attended the opening ceremony of the film festival. After returning to the hotel, he met Phil, the head of Warner Bros. Greater China. The other party seemed to come here specifically. Wait for him.
"That's it, Duke."
When he came to the reception room of the suite, Phil said as concisely and directly as possible, "The Chinese asked me whether it is possible in recent years that one of your films was shot in China."
"Viewing in China?" Duke frowned.
Batman mainly takes place in the fictional Gotham City, and the plots related to the outside are basically telling the villain, which is not suitable for shooting here, otherwise it will definitely not pass the trial.
Duke thought for a while and said, "Let's find the right opportunity later."
Looking at Phil, Duke asked strangely, "What happened?"
"China Film Group wants to have more in-depth cooperation with us."
Phil knows Duke's position in Warner Bros. and does not hide it. "They want to jointly invest in the establishment of the theater market with Warner, and also want to win our support in film resources."
The so-called support for film resources certainly does not refer to the production of films, but all the elements of making films.
"What does the company think?" Duke asked.
"The group is very optimistic about the future prospects here." Phil replied, "I want to establish a closer cooperative relationship with them."
He smiled at Duke, "Especially you, Duke. Your work has unparalleled influence here, and it is the trump card of Warner's promotion."
Duke shrugged and said nothing.
The market here has just started and has not yet entered the stage of rapid development. Duke is very clear that the movies brought this time cannot actually be exchanged for much actual income. This is just an investment in the future. (To be continued...)
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