Chapter 503

After their initial contact, Xiao Yao and Mu Ying were very interested in each other. Seeing that the next competition video was ready to be shown in the screening hall, they simply left the exhibition hall and went to a nearby coffee shop to continue chatting. They also got to know each other better.

Mu Ying is 28 years old. She is from Qilu, China. She graduated from the Directing Department of Yanjing Film Academy. After graduation, she has been struggling in the Chinese film circle for several years. However, she has never directed a long film because she has not been given any decent opportunities. In order to make a living, he worked as an advertising director in Huaxia for several years after graduation. After a certain amount of savings, he gave up his job as an advertising director. After a period of hard work, he was admitted as a graduate student in the director department of the Film Art Institute of USC.

He has been in USC for more than two years and is not far away from graduation. As a Chinese who has no social connections in the United States, although he has joined several American drama groups as a college student in southern Canada, he has always been able to do the work of field recording, not to mention the work of deputy director. Therefore, he meticulously made an action short film and came to Clement Ferrand International Short Film Festival to seek the opportunity to be the director.

Like Xiao Yao, his short film is self financing, self editing and self directing. Even the actors are free to play without pay. But unlike Xiao Yao, he doesn't have a star cast like that. His actors are played by some of his classmates who have a good relationship with each other in USC. Some of them are not even serious performers.

Compared with Xiao Yao's unfamiliarity with Mu Ying, Mu Ying knows more about Xiao Yao. Muying came to the United States more than two years ago. At that time, Xiao Yao just went to the United States to work as an exchange student, which is far less famous than it is now. However, muying will also pay attention to the news and trends of the domestic entertainment circle in the past two years, and know that he is a talented musician who has been flourishing in the music circle in the past two years. This is why he recognized Xiao Yao immediately after hearing his name just now. However, most of his impression of Xiao Yao is in music. Now he suddenly found that he appeared in the film festival. Naturally, he was a little surprised.

He knows that Xiao Yao's grandfather and mother are both actors. He also played in TV dramas a few years ago. It's no surprise that he played in short films. But the certificate Xiao Yao showed him was written by the director of the entries, which means that the short film he directed is also one of the shortlisted works of this year's Film Festival. It's not as simple as his making a MV or making fun of United Airlines.

After an afternoon's conversation, Mu Ying and Xiao Yao are familiar with each other. Xiao Yao admired his persistence and hard work for his dream, and also appreciated his talent in film. Mu Ying also has a more specific understanding of Xiao Yao. Although Xiao Yao is still less than 20 years old, nearly 10 years behind his age, after a conversation, Mu Ying quickly ignores Xiao Yao's age. No matter his style of speech or his views on film, Mu Ying unconsciously puts Xiao Yao in an equal position.

Compared with Fang still and Pei Minyi, muying is obviously more suitable to be Xiao Yao's companion at the film festival. The next morning, Xiao Yao and Mu Ying made an appointment to see other short films in the festival. After watching, they will also express their opinions on the short films they have seen. In this way, they gradually become like-minded friends.

In the afternoon, when Xiao Yao's short film was shown, Mu Ying also appeared in the screening hall to watch Xiao Yao's short film.

Seeing Xiao Yao's short film, Mu Ying, who knows enough about the domestic entertainment circle, first expressed her surprise at Xiao Yao's cast. Just these people in the short film, casually enough to support the lineup of a long film.

Of course, Mu Ying did not think that Xiao Yao's works could be shortlisted because they took advantage of the cast. In addition to Lin Shaohua and Ye Jiaying, two Chinese stars who have appeared on the red carpet in Cannes, the other actors are basically unfamiliar to the French. Moreover, this short film festival will not simply see the actors are big enough to let a work be shortlisted. Even those world-class stars do not support independent filmmakers to make independent films. It is not uncommon for a work not to be shortlisted.

Muying's own short films are action films, and his narrative rhythm of the lens cutting is very characteristic, but relatively speaking, the plot is weak. Xiao Yao's "tuner" is a thriller, and the plot is exactly its biggest feature, which is quite different from his short film style. Mu Ying is also interested in watching it, so it's easy to be attracted by Xiao Yao's short film.

Of course, this is not to say that Mu Ying's ability to make up stories must be worse than Xiao Yao. It's just that the emphasis of action movies and feature movies are different. However, in addition to the suspense plot, Xiao Yao's short film also has its own characteristics in the composition of the picture and the use of light and shadow. Mu Ying knows that this is probably related to Xiao Yao's identity as a photographer. In this regard, he is not as good as himself.

After the video broadcast, Xiao Yao, like Mu Ying, went to the stage to bow to the audience and wait for the audience to ask questions.

"Excuse me, director, did the old woman kill the tuner in the end?" Asked a young white female audience, raising her hand with concern.

"It's an open ending. If you think he's dead, he's dead. If you think he's alive, he's alive. " Xiao Yao said with a smile."I think the introduction says that you wrote and directed this. Is this a person who has voyeurism? What do you think of these people with special hobbies? Do you think people with special hobbies should die? " Another male audience raised his hand and asked.

"I personally think that as long as we don't hurt and affect others, we should be tolerant of those who have special hobbies, just like the transvestite and exhibitionism in the film. I don't think it's a problem if we do it in our own home and don't affect or hurt other people. As for the problem of voyeurism, what I want to say is that everyone has a desire to peep into other people's lives. The difference lies in how far you allow it to develop. " Xiao Yao seriously replied, "I've secretly observed other passengers in sunglasses on the subway, which can also be regarded as a kind of peeping, but I don't think there is any moral problem. But if you peep through a telescope at your neighbor's bath and change clothes, that's another matter. "

"Director, you look so young. Can I ask you how old you are? Besides, I think you look more handsome with a beard in the movie A flamboyant blonde audience said, also attracted a burst of laughter and a few joking whistles in the audience.

"I refuse to answer the question of age, but it seems that if you look it up through the introduction of the video, you can also look it up." Xiao Yao touched his chin and said with a bitter smile, "as for my beard in the movie, it's fake. I don't think I'll grow a beard like that in the next few years, so I feel very hurt for your last words. "

Listening to Xiao Yao's reply, the audience burst into laughter again.

Judging from the reaction of the audience, Xiao Yao's short film is obviously more popular than Mu Ying's, but judging from the reaction of those professional film companies, the results of the two short films are similar for the time being. Now their short films have been shown once each, and they have not attracted any interest from film companies or film dealers.

Fang still accompanied Xiao Yao all the way to the first screening of the short film. Since there were no film dealers or film companies to talk to Xiao Yao about film copyright and follow-up cooperation, if she had no job, she could leave and continue to play.

On this side, Xiao Yao and Mu Ying get together again and talk about the topics related to the film.

"Is your movie really an open ending?" On the way around the film festival, Mu Ying asked Xiao Yao with a smile.

"Do you have a different opinion?" Xiao Yao also said with a smile.

"There are many clues that show that there is only one fate for the protagonist." Muying said, "at the beginning, the protagonist failed in the piano competition because he was nervous, which shows that his psychological quality is not good. Under such circumstances, could he still hide from the old woman who was calm after killing someone? When the protagonist enters the door, the back door lock rings three or four times, which means that the old woman locked the door when she closed the door, but she only rings when she opened the door, which means that she didn't have a lock. Obviously, she has doubts about the protagonist, and the protagonist's schedule book. The old woman took the protagonist's clothes and came out with a nail gun... How can the protagonist survive with so many details? "

"The director is the director. He looks more carefully than the audience." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "it's meaningless if you understand everything."

"It doesn't have much to do with whether it's a director or not. I'm just a detail controller." Mu Ying shook her head and said with a smile, "but it's amazing that you can think of so many small details when you make up this story."

"Are you interested in working with me on a project?" Xiao Yao asked Mu Ying.

"Cooperative projects? What project? How to cooperate? " Mu Ying is very interested in Tao.

"Movies, of course." Xiao Yao said, "a formal long film can be shown in a cinema. Let's write scripts and direct them together. "

"Long films? Of course I'm interested. " Mu Ying excitedly said, "do you have a movie project on hand? In this way, let's find a place to sit down, and you can tell me in detail. Come on, I'll buy you coffee Mu Ying came to the film festival just to get the chance to direct long films. Now I hear Xiao Yao say that there is a project, even if it is co directed, it's also the chance he dreams of. How can he be unhappy and excited?