Chapter 2060

The purpose of Alberto's special trip to New Orleans has been revealed: he personally invited Langley to attend the Venice Film Festival; What's more, not as a guest, but with two works of "pop drummer" and "Night Walker". The former is the leading role and the latter is the producer. This is undoubtedly an honor.

Such sincerity also makes people feel Alberto's enthusiasm and sincerity.

So, how does Lan Li respond?

"Main competition unit?" Lanli's rhetorical question made Alberto pause for a moment, and the invisible embarrassment and astringency were exposed.

But Alberto didn't look too embarrassed. Instead, he laughed. "I didn't really think that you would care about it?"

Although he didn't say it directly, Langley got the answer. He shrugged, "I don't care, but now I have to look at the conversation as a producer, don't I? Otherwise, you don't have to come to New Orleans in person, do you? So I have to care. "

As an actor, lanli doesn't mind whether he enters the main competition unit. It's very interesting to be able to show his works on the platform of the film festival and communicate with film lovers. Even if it's not the main competition unit, they can also dig out many works worth seeing.

But as a producer, he has to care, because he needs to consider for the whole team. In addition to the degree of attention, expenses can not be ignored. Although he has no idea how much budget it will cost to go to the film festival, it is definitely not cheap.

Especially the Venice Film Festival.

As mentioned earlier, Venice has the highest consumption expenditure among the three major European film festivals. For many independent film teams, they really can't afford it. This is also an important reason why a large number of North American films choose to abandon Venice and go to Toronto - the name of backyard is not without reason.

Alberto can only helplessly spread his hands, "well, I'm not good at eloquence, you caught me, I don't know what to do now."

Is this... Is this a rogue?

There was no problem in the conversation just now, and then after meeting a threshold problem, suddenly began to pretend that the weak said they were not good at eloquence?

Lan Li was full of question marks, but he couldn't help laughing. "Fortunately, you didn't say it. Your English is not very good. You didn't understand me."

I didn't expect that Alberto nodded naturally, "my English is really not very good. It's often easy to have problems in communication."

Blue Li eyebrow tail lightly a Yang, "so, need we use Italian to talk?"? I don't mind This is a lie. Langley's Italian can only carry out simple daily communication. If he really enters into business conversation and involves a large number of professional words, he will surrender directly.

Alberto didn't know much about Langley. All he knew was that Langley was a hereditary aristocrat and also a language genius. When he visited Venice last year, Langley had no problem with his Italian. He surprised Italian journalists at the press conference, and now he is in trouble.

"No, no, no, No." Alberto waved his hand, then showed a helpless smile, "someone said, you are very aggressive?"

"Ha, no, not for the time being, but it's my nature. Everyone has been deceived by my mask." Lan Li is also open to the public to make a response, that serious attitude also let people not distinguish between true and false.

Alberto stopped and looked at lanli seriously, but found that lanli also looked back calmly, without any hesitation and uneasiness. The bright eyes seemed to be waiting for Alberto to give the answer, and the indomitable attitude made Alberto lose.

"I can't give any guarantee." Alberto finally gave a candid answer, "if you can, I also hope that both works can enter the main competition unit, but the specific situation still needs to be reviewed by the selection committee, and then make a judgment to see which unit the works should be allocated to."

Alberto is slightly anxious, which can't blame him. Although he is the president of Venice Film Festival, his position is far less comfortable than he thought; Now, Alberto is trying to open up the situation through Langley, which also makes him fall in the downwind position of "asking for help", which inevitably becomes urgent.

Alberto's upper body leaned forward slightly, staring at lenley and showing his sincerity, "but I promise that I will try my best to push the two works into the main competition and try my best to avoid the recurrence of last year's events. The audience all want to see you in the main competition, and so do I. Although I can not give a definite guarantee, but I will certainly work towards the direction of the main competition

"The main competition unit still needs to consider the influence of many factors, but to be sure, we are looking forward to gathering the best works." Alberto's English, with a strong Italian accent, became extremely smooth and eloquent.

The main competition units of the three major European film festivals are not so simple. On the whole, to be shortlisted in the main competition is already a kind of commendation

Because the seats in the main competition unit are limited, the selection committee must consider the overall situation comprehensively. In addition to the quality, there are also many factors to consider, such as the new generation forces, such as the balance of different cultures, such as the theme crash, such as the relatively weak environment in the cultural desert, and so on. Finally, they can enter the main competition, Every work has been considered and examined over and over again, which is definitely not so easy.

The simplest and most intuitive thing is that although Alberto has come to display the blue rite himself, the blue rite is not Alberto's only goal in North America. There may be more than ten American works signed up to participate in Venice, and the number of works that can finally appear in the main competition in Venice will not exceed a certain proportion. Otherwise, the Italian mainland will be upset, At that time, Alberto will be attacked again.

And Langley knew that. Although Lan Li didn't know the common affairs, especially the business management, it was tedious document work for him; But he couldn't understand these principles and systems any more. There was no way. Many rules of hereditary aristocracy were so troublesome.

However, Langley still took the initiative to raise the question of "main competition", the main purpose is to express his position and put pressure on Alberto.

To Venice Film Festival, such a good opportunity, there is no reason to miss.

"Pop drummer" and "Night Walker" are two unique works that need a lot of exposure, and the style of sword walking is difficult to be accepted by the mainstream market, whether it is business performance or the prospect of award season; Now, Venice Film Festival offers an invitation. How can Langley refuse?

What's more, apart from the two works, for the future of Don Quixote channel, Langley is also worried about the lack of intimate opportunities with Venice.

Alberto's olive branch, lanli naturally will not refuse.

Perhaps, this time is just the beginning. Next, Sisyphus pictures will be able to have more contacts and fetters with Venice, Cannes and Berlin, and gradually open up the situation; Even if he can't directly cooperate with the three major European film festivals, he can also establish more intra industry contacts for Don Quixote channel, looking forward to attracting more European independent film production companies to cooperate with Don Quixote channel and become their source of film library.

All of these can be integrated and eventually woven into a large network, linking all aspects of the industry. In the early days of the establishment of Sisyphus film, they did not have enough confidence to let each other take the initiative to cooperate. They could only gradually open up the situation through lanli's personal prestige. Therefore, every opportunity is precious and needs to be cherished.

Although he had made a decision early in his heart, Langley didn't give a hasty answer. He didn't take the initiative to interrupt Alberto's words, listened patiently, and occasionally raised some questions. You come and I go to keep in communication, and finally let Alberto "convince" him.

"Well, why not? Maybe we can try and see if I can get into the main competition this year In the end, lanli gave the answer and joked about last year's "gravity".

Alberto repeatedly waved his hand and said, "no, no, last year we hoped gravity could enter the main competition. It was you who refused our invitation. To be honest, we are very, very sad." Alberto also drooped his eyes and made a sad expression to express his complaint.

"We're all bound." Lan Li said meaningfully.

Alberto nodded and breathed a long sigh. "That's settled. We're looking forward to meeting in Venice next month." The goal was finally achieved, and Alberto's mood was obviously relaxed.

It is true that the name of Venice Film Festival still has a strong influence all over the world. For most works, it is a kind of honor to be able to attend; However, Venice now has to face the strong impact of Toronto. It is understandable that "pop drummer" and "Night Walker" choose to go to Toronto nearby. Especially for such a top star as Langley, he can enjoy top-level treatment easily and conveniently in Toronto, so he does not need to go to Venice at all - even in the main competition unit, It may not be able to win the prize. It's really unnecessary to toss about like this.

Therefore, although Alberto himself came out, he did not know how Langley would respond.

But after a moment of relaxation, Alberto asked, "you're coming to Venice, aren't you?"

Lan Li chuckled. "I can't guarantee that, just like you can't guarantee whether it's the main competition or not. What do you say? " If it wasn't for the main competition unit, it wouldn't make much sense for him to go to Venice in person, which stunned Alberto. Then he added, "it's just a joke. Relax. We also need to see the shooting progress of the film. I hope we will be finished by the time the film festival opens. "