Ace Hollywood

The 9th Shanghai International Film Festival is indeed a rare star-studded event in mainland China. △￠

On the red carpet, Chinese fans from all over the country burst into screams and cheers from time to time, and the host introduced the guests in both Chinese and English.

The crew of "Tengu", which is competing for the Golden Goblet Award, has caused quite a stir - the leading actor of this film, Chu Qing, can be said to be one of the most well-known faces in the Chinese film industry in the world, especially in North America. outside, especially Eurasia. The crew he led, of course, aroused the welcome of fans bursting with pride, while Zhu Yuanyuan and Liu Zifeng next to him were relatively less popular.

Daniel Sandler played in the middle and late stages. Fernando and Rachel, who just arrived in Shanghai today, did not go with him. They were a little earlier than him. Among them are the crew of "Tokyo Judgment" and director Li An. At today's opening ceremony, Li An will be the first to receive the Outstanding Contribution Award for Overseas Chinese Films. When Daniel arrived on the red carpet, Li An hadn't stepped on the red carpet yet, and the crew of "Tokyo Trial" had already set off.

"congratulations."

"I didn't expect to see you in China. I'm very happy." Li An looked really happy. "Hollywood should pay more attention to this place."

"There will always be a day, as long as China shows its potential." Daniel shrugged, "And that's just a matter of time, isn't it?"

"Maybe."

The place where the two of them were standing and talking attracted countless eyes, and even the reporters who were close to the red carpet started to catch them from the gap. The eyes of the other Chinese stars waiting for the stage were full of longing—it is impossible for any motivated actor to turn a blind eye to Daniel's achievements. Wealth, awards, film remuneration, popularity, popularity, etc. Everything an actor wants, Daniel excels. Ahead of all peers. Even now, the prices of Chinese actors are starting to come under fire, as in Hollywood, where investors are complaining that the actors take the lion's share of the budget, while the budget for the production of the film is much lesser - something unknown In works led by directors and companies. particularly prominent. Directors such as Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, of course, they can naturally lower the actors' remuneration, because they provide opportunities for actors to increase their value. But for some lesser-known works, if they want big-name actors to join them, they can only rely on a lot of money.

Whether it is the market that determines the price, or whether the actor's price is inflated, this is a long-standing and will continue to debate.

But when the actors saw Daniel, they didn't feel that their price was too high, compared with Daniel's basic salary of 100 to 200 million RMB. They don't even get a penny. Of course, they have also forgotten one thing. The works starring Daniel are not one or two works with a global value of 500 to 600 million US dollars. ——At the current exchange rate of about 8:1, that is, the box office of a single film is more than 6 billion yuan. This is an achievement that no Chinese actor can achieve. First of all, the Chinese mainland market is not enough to produce such a large box office work, and the international market is basically equal to zero for most Chinese-language films.

This may be the real market determines the price.

After chatting for a few words, Daniel and Li An walked onto the red carpet together. The staff seemed to want to come up and say something, but their steps were heavy. It wasn't until Daniel walked on the red carpet that he looked embarrassed behind the two of them. According to the schedule and the host script, Li An and Daniel are separated, and now they are walking on the red carpet together, will there be any trouble? He has no bottom at all.

Fortunately, however, the host is still clever.

"We saw it. Now walking on the red carpet is...Hollywood superstar, Oscar winner Mr. Daniel Sandler, and Oscar winner for best director, who is also the winner of the Overseas Chinese Outstanding Contribution Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival Li An Sir, welcome them to Shanghai. Daniel Sandler is... nominated four times for Oscar for Best Actor. He has won Best Actor Award for two consecutive years... created the well-known dd film company and acquired the Hollywood production giant MI Gaomei Pictures... Filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Lord of the Rings Trilogy", "Gladiator" and other popular classic movies... Enthusiastic about charity, he is a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the "Technology Benefits All Living Beings" Foundation The main sponsor and donor of the…”

By the time the host broadcast this series of contents, Daniel had already walked more than half of the red carpet.

Fans, whether they know Daniel or not, now know just how awesome this young and handsome American is in front of them! So much so that they think that Li An, who is very important in the international film industry, should be ranked behind him in the introduction.

The host of the red carpet, Yuan Min, had to beckon for the two to leave their names on the autograph board, and an on-site interview was required, even though the host hadn't finished reading Li An's resume on the audio.

Daniel stuck out his tongue at Li An, obviously he was sorry for the time he wasted.

After waiting for almost a minute, Yuan Min let out a breath.

"Welcome to China, Mr. Daniel Sandler, you have been to Beijing, Rongcheng, and Shanghai, what impression do you have of China?"

This is a routine problem, and any famous foreign person who comes to China will have to face it.

"Very good. My fans are very enthusiastic. The food in China is also great. The development here is unbelievably fast. I think we are witnessing an amazing achievement in a great country." Daniel chose to answer in Mandarin Yuan Min's question naturally aroused everyone's exclamation.

Because it is indeed too standard. If Daniel has just arrived in the United States and has an accent because of his tongue structure and pronunciation habits, then his Chinese is basically pure now.

"Ah, your Chinese is amazing."

"Really? Putonghua proficiency test, first-level grade one?"

Yuan Min, as an orthodox graduate of broadcasting and hosting major, of course knows what it is. Foreigners like to shake off their Chinese knowledge, but Daniel shakes this meme too cold.

"You may have heard of the Putonghua proficiency test. First-level A is the highest level. Our announcer requirements are first-level A. It seems that Daniel's research on Chinese is really in-depth." Yuan Min felt that he had to Let me explain this stalk to everyone. Indeed, after he said it, everyone's impression of Daniel has been greatly improved.

"Director Li An, you just won the Oscar for Best Director this year. Congratulations. Everyone cares about your new movie?"

There are many rumors about Li Yu's new film plan after "Brokeback Mountain". It was not until the end of last month that James Shams of Focus Pictures officially announced that he would shoot Zhang Ailing's "Lust, Caution". So far, Everyone defaults to Liang Chaowei as the leading actor, but Li An hasn't let up yet.

"The new film is progressing very smoothly, and I will also come to Shanghai to film and shoot. I hope everyone will support it."

Daniel stood on the sidelines, wanting to laugh a bit. Mainland movie fans probably won’t be able to go to the cinema to support him. Li An should have understood this by now. It’s cute for an honest person to tell lies without changing his face.

...

Walking in front of them was "Tokyo Judgment", which participated in the Asian Newcomer Award unit. Director Gao Qunshu, with two young actors Zhu Xiaotian and Lin Xilei. When Daniel and Li An walked on the red carpet, they heard the cheers behind them and the supporters introduced the great achievements of Daniel and Li An.

Zhu Xiaotian glanced at Lin Xilei who was wearing a white evening dress with slanted shoulders and backless.

"It's a coincidence, you can talk later."

It was no secret in the crew that he was attracted to Lin Xilei, and his pursuit was also a semi-public matter. Unfortunately, Lin Xilei never let go. Later, there were rumors about Daniel and Lin Xilei's affair - what troubled Zhu Xiaotian was that no media thought he and Daniel were rivals in love, and no one regarded them as the same magnitude. Those Hong Kong newspapers that were still arguing about their affair the day before turned around and immediately created the illusion that Lin Xilei and Daniel were in love, almost when the previous reports did not exist.

Lin Xilei's mood was not as calm as her face, but she didn't have any intention of paying attention to Zhu Xiaotian's insinuations.

It's hard not to let her have more thoughts about the man in the back who attracts so much attention. The most important reason for her self-sufficiency in Vancouver before was the difference in skin color and culture, which completely ruled out this possibility for her. But after the time of the scandal, and Daniel took the initiative to recognize them as good friends, Lin Xilei inevitably felt a little flustered.

...

Daniel and Li An entered the Shanghai Concert Hall, which was already full of guests and friends. Many Hollywood colleagues came to say hello to them, except for Edward Norton - because he was filming Marvel's "Invincible Hulk". The important thing is, He once rejected Li An's "Hulk", so it was a bit awkward to meet.

Hugh Jackman and his wife, Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson, Andie MacDowell, Rachel Weisz and Fernando who have already stepped forward.

But after a short greeting, everyone dispersed. After all, this is not appropriate. It seems a bit petty to come to China to participate in a film festival, and then a group of American filmmakers gather together.

There were not many activities at the opening ceremony. The main thing was to present the awards to Li An, and then announce the opening and the schedule of activities for the next ten days, and watch the opening film. This time it is the Chinese-British co-production "The Countess".

Everyone's news points are basically concentrated on the red carpet.

Lin Xilei and Daniel walked the red carpet back and forth. It's hard to say that there was no manipulation by the organizing committee, but they did it in a covert manner. At least there was Li An, who received a lot of attention in the middle. It's a pity that Daniel didn't appreciate it, so there were a lot of news in the next day. A lot of gossip reports have been published, which is also a cocoon. (To be continued.)

ps: Thank you for the reward