There are too many unreliable agents in the industry. In the original space and time, the original heroine of "Wolf Warrior 2" was cheated by her agent. Otherwise, how could she, an 18th-tier newcomer, work for a few people? Does money push away the chance to be the heroine in a movie?

It is clear that the broker wants more commissions and temporarily increases the price!

Then Wu Jing got upset and replaced him directly.

Including John Lung. At that time, John Lung expressed his desire to star in "Farewell My Concubine". In order to concentrate on this movie, he turned down American and French movies and a stage play. In order to take care of the poor crew in mainland China, he even lowered his salary. Then When his agent saw that the pay was less, the commission was also less, so without notifying him, he made a bunch of weird conditions to the mainland crew...

The crew here in mainland China said they were trying to trick you into paralyzing big names.

Replaced it immediately!

Then, Zunlong learned from the painful experience and changed his agent and chose a well-known Hong Kong agent named Chen Yubing.

This one is also a huge pit.

At that time, he was asked to play the leading role in "Memoirs of a Geisha" that Spielberg was preparing. Robert Machaud went to him personally and said that he would not need to audition and just take the role.

At the same time, three-time Oscar nominee James Ivory said he would tailor a movie for him, called "The Countess."

Guess which one he chose?

His agent pushed both of them to film the TV series "Qianlong and Xiangfei"...

Why?

It's also because the salary for a single episode exceeds one million, so you want this commission!

The same goes for Li Min. When he graduated from the New York Film Academy, Li Min was already well-known. In 1982, he won a scholarship from New York University for his film "Shady Lakeside" and participated in the independent film competition hosted by Taiwan the following year. , won the Golden Harvest Award for Best Short Feature Film.

In 1984, he completed his graduation work "The Dividing Line" and received a master's degree in film. "The Dividing Line" won the New York University Student Film Festival Gold Award for Best Work and Best Director Award...

An absolute star student!

Right after graduation, I was signed by William Morris Agency, one of the three major agencies in Hollywood!

Then it was delayed for eight years...

Agents are mainly paid based on commissions, and they are not willing to do things that are famous but not profitable. They have a lot of people in their hands anyway. Who can be praised and not praised?

Later, Li Min learned from his own experience and returned to Taiwan with three great movies - "Pushing Hands", "The Wedding Banquet", "Eating Men and Women"...

Therefore, many artists use their relatives as managers, but sometimes their relatives are not enough to change their profession...

Not only is it unprofessional, it will also be a hindrance!

The typical example is the brother of the international chapter, the father is happy and the mother is happy...

Zhao Shan is of course a very good agent, serious and responsible...

But she couldn't understand the direction of the entire circle - only a reborn person like Shen Changlin could grasp it!

In fact, there is no need to grasp the direction of the trend. As long as you abide by the laws and perform more good works, your status will naturally remain unchanged...

…

When I come to Venice, I always attend the film festival.

Shen Changlin attended the premiere of "A Man Called Ove", and Brother Bo was also...

"How are you doing with your English?"

"That's right... I just chatted with director Paul Greengrass, and he said my accent had a bit of a Georgia tone!"

“That’s pretty good!”

Shen Changlin was very pleased...

By the way, Paul Greengrass is the director of "A Man Called Ove."

It was originally planned to be screened in Cannes, but Venice has already integrated into the awards season. Paul Greengrass wanted to make a difference during the awards season, so he followed the advice of the distribution company and changed the premiere venue to Venice!

The world premiere of a masterpiece is an important symbol of a film festival's discerning eye and even its status in the world.

"La La Land", "Burning", and "A Man Called Ove Decides to Die" all have their world premieres in Venice, which also represents Shen Changlin's respect for Venice!

Therefore, this year's Golden Lion Award must be among these three films.

And there is a high probability that it will be between "La La Land" and "Burning"...

Yang Fan said that "La La Land" will do its best to promote Oscars, and the same goes for "Burning"...

The choice depends on Alberto Barbera’s wishes!

He didn't watch the movie, but just walked away - not wanting to be interviewed.

Unfortunately, he still underestimated his influence. A bunch of reporters watched him leave and followed him.

Moreover, while he was eating roadside barbecue, he sat next to him and asked: "Director, aren't you filming "Tang Detective 2" in Bangkok?"

"...Oh, I took a few days off...do you want to eat?"

Shen Changlin took a look and saw that it was a reporter from Tengxun.

How should I put it? Domestic attention to overseas film festivals basically depends on whether there are films shortlisted. If there are films shortlisted, they must be highlighted. If there are no shortlisted films, just a few random sentences...

This year in Venice, Amou and "Burning" were strongly shortlisted for the main competition. According to the tone of Changlin Film and Television's publicity department - it is very likely to win the grand prize and create an unprecedented four Golden Lions!

A lot of domestic media came.

The reporter was stunned for a moment: "I won't eat anymore. Can I interview you for a few words?"

Shen Changlin checked the time: "I'll give you five minutes. I have to go back to the hotel later, and I have a flight in the afternoon!"

"good,"

The reporter's face lit up with joy: "Director, aren't you filming "Tang Detective 2" in Bangkok?"

"This year's Venice is different from the past. Which works of our company are shortlisted? They are "Burning", "La La Land" and "A Man Called Ove"... I won't let you know if you don't come to see it. rest assured!"

"..."La La Land" and "A Man Called Ove" were also produced by you?"

"Yes, "La La Land" is a jazz musical, and no one invested in it, but the director Damien Chazelle has a very good relationship with our company, and we were responsible for his first film "Drummer" To produce it, we might as well invest in it. As for "Ove," I originally planned to direct it myself. I purchased the film from Swedish writer Frederic Backman. Tom Hanks liked it very much, and we had already agreed on it. But I still don't understand Western society and policies. I couldn't let such a good script fall into my hands. I discussed it with Tom Hanks and he recommended director Paul Greengrass..."

"Previously, Venice Film Festival Chairman Alberto Barbera said in an interview that there are more and more Chinese films, but there are fewer and fewer films suitable for film festivals like ours. Do you think this view is correct?"

"I agree...the three major European films are all purely artistic. Only those who can't find a place in the commercial market will look for artistic themes to win an award and attract others' attention. The so-called filming for film festivals Movie…"

"But I think it's a good thing!"

"First of all, haven't Chinese films always been advertised as being in line with Hollywood? European and American film styles are two extremes. Chinese films are not suitable for European film festivals. Isn't this normal?"

"Secondly, I think it's not a bad thing that Chinese films are not suitable for overseas film festivals. If there is a mass film market, art films will definitely be cultivated. Only art films will not survive!"

"Finally, he only watches a few Chinese movies a year and directly declares that Chinese movies are not suitable for film festivals? Who is he? Let's see how many directors trained in Venice are still chasing Venice. Most of them went to Cannes. !”

"Then why isn't Burning premiering in Cannes?"

"It took some time in the later stage. If it was to be screened in Cannes, there was no time... so I chose Venice!"

"Feng Pants' "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" won the St. Bastian International Film Festival award. Do you know this film festival?"

Shen Changlin thought for a while, and then said: "I know, Xu Cairen's "Letter from a Strange Woman" won the best director!"

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