Alberto left New Orleans, and Renly called Arthur to inform "Boom Drummer" and "Nightcrawler" about the selection of Venice to participate, but unexpectedly learned that Sisyphus Pictures had already submitted an application, Prepare to arrange for the two films to be launched at the Venice Film Festival for promotion.
So things got interesting all of a sudden.
Because Alberto never showed any signs during today's interview, as if he didn't even know that Sisyphus Pictures had completed the registration, and he came all the way to invite Renly, and Renly's All gestures fell into Alberto's eyes.
How ridiculous, then, that Renly's "performance" fell in Alberto's eyes.
Renly really hadn't been so embarrassed for a long time. He claimed to be in control of the overall situation, but he didn't think that Alberto's scheming and scheming were far ahead of him.
Wasn't Alberto worried, did Renly know that Sisyphus Pictures had already submitted an application for participation? Obviously, he was not worried at all. On the one hand, he was certain that Renly would not ask about the world; on the other hand, even if Renly really knew, Alberto could still express that he did not know much about the film selection process, or he Change of rhetoric: He had invited Renly to attend, no matter what, he would not be passive.
Going further, Alberto knew that even if Renly didn't know what to do, and then communicated with the company to find out the truth, he still lowered his stance to express his sincerity. What was the reason
The first is to hope that Renly will go to Venice to promote, otherwise the significance of "Boom Drummer" being shortlisted in Venice will be directly halved; the second is to hope to cooperate with Renly for a long time to truly build a bridge of friendship; finally, and the most important point—
"I'm afraid Burst Drummer won't be able to enter the main competition this time." Renly's intuition gave the answer, which can be seen from Alberto's attitude and behavior. I'm afraid he still expresses his apology with sincerity and further expresses his apology. , even if the "Boom Drummer" failed to enter the main competition, Venice still has the sincerity of long-term cooperation.
Taking one step at a time and three steps, Alberto walked ahead of Renly early on, planning for the future prospects of the Venice Film Festival.
Don't underestimate this old man, who can take over as Mark Muller's hot potato, Alberto is definitely not a soft persimmon, and his ability is probably still beyond everyone's imagination. In particular, Alberto's bookish image of a museum director is deceptive, as is Renly's image of a gentleman.
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A week later, the Venice Film Festival announced this year's film list, "Nightcrawler" entered the main competition section, and "Boom Drummer" entered the Horizon section.
The so-called Horizon Unit is actually similar to a focus unit in Cannes, which provides independent films and new directors a platform for self-expression. These works are also excellent enough, but due to various reasons, they were not able to enter the main competition, so they put it on the show. Shown in the Horizon unit.
For example, "Bumper", in the final analysis, the movie has already premiered at Sundance, and the seats in the main competition unit in Venice are still limited, so the "Bumper" can only be eliminated and the seats will be given to other people who are about to premiere in Venice. Works—Although Alberto sneered at Cannes, so was Venice.
Of course, this year's Horizon unit's production list is also very good.
The Safdie brothers, a niche director in the field of American independent film, came to Venice with their new work "God Knows". The names of these two brothers are a bit unfamiliar to the general public, but they are active in New York An important figure in the independent film circle, he also collaborated with Ann-Lee on "Making Woodstock Music Festival".
In addition, the famous Korean independent director Hong Sangxiu also appeared in the film list. The director who has been shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes three times and the main competition in Berlin twice has a little Korean Woody Allen style. This new work "Freedom Hill" is his first time to exhibit in Venice.
For Venice, whose main competition unit has been repeatedly ignored in recent years, the quality of the works in the Horizon unit is enough to make people shine.
It's just Damien Chazelle's debut for "Blitzkrieg", and it's a rare opportunity to make it to the Venice Film Festival and to be able to present himself on the world stage, plus the fact that Sundance has already premiered , the horizon unit can be said to be a reasonable result.
The problem is, if it was the Horizon unit, then Renly wouldn't have to be there at all.
Last year, "Gravity" was absent from the main competition because of Warner Bros., but as the opening work, key members of the production team such as Renly and Rooney attended together; this year, "Bumper" was rejected from the main competition because of Venice. Besides, then Renly would not have to be present.
From a strategic point of view, Renly can go directly to Toronto - "Boom Drummer" and "Nightcrawler" have also been shortlisted at the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival, and the North American awards season is about to start here. When it comes to going to Venice, the convenience and the rate of return are more than a star and a half.
That's the real reason Alberto went to New Orleans: even if he kicked you out of the Horizon unit, he still wanted you to show up in Venice.
Alberto had indeed calculated Renly.
"Are you going to Venice?" Arthur gloated a little, being able to deflate Renly, which was really not an easy task.
Renly didn't mind either, "Laugh whenever you want, always holding it back, just like constipation can easily lead to hemorrhoids, be careful that you also have boils in your mouth."
Although Renly complained once, Arthur didn't mind, instead he laughed, "I really want to see Alberto again now, I just had a relationship last year, I can't see it at all. , is actually such a hidden person."
"Next month. I'll go to Venice," Renly said proactively.
Arthur was slightly surprised, "Is it necessary to make a special trip?"
"Anyway, for the Don Quixote Channel, I should also take the initiative. Matthew told me that you must not be lazy in the early stages of starting a business." Renly replied solemnly.
Whether it is Berlin or Venice, this is not a problem that can be overcome in a short time. Netflix in the previous life had a lot of money, so there was no need to combine verticals and horizontals at all. They developed their own productions and created a huge library of films; and the current Don Quixote channel is different from Netflix in terms of positioning and financial resources. It is also destined that they need to take a different path.
So, even for the Horizon section, Renly will be there - in February this year, Renly did not have any work shortlisted in Berlin, and he went to visit it himself; not to mention that he has successfully been shortlisted in Venice now? Add in the world premiere of "Nightcrawler" and Renly has no reason to miss it.
Arthur made a few more jokes, looking forward to meeting Alberto next time. Just before hanging up the phone, Arthur asked, "Are they really going to do something to Philip?"
Arthur was already in London at this time, and he also knew that Renly was going to fight back. He vaguely knew that it was related to Philip, but he didn't know the specific details. It was not until he noticed the clues in the past few days that he realized that the problem was more than he thought. be serious. Although he knew that the day when Renly broke up with George and Elizabeth would come sooner or later, he was still a little sad when it really happened, and it broke out in such a way.
"I don't think I'd be surprised, but the truth is, I was." Renly said like a tongue twister.
Arthur got the answer he wanted, opened his mouth slightly, but after all, he couldn't say anything, then changed the subject, said a few polite remarks, and hung up the phone.
They all thought they were mentally prepared, because in the Hall family, family love never existed; but when it really happened, they realized that they were not numb and cold-blooded after all. Maybe, this is the previous generation and this generation. The difference, or the family concept of hereditary aristocracy is being changed by the times.
That afternoon, Arthur did not work, but went to the club he frequented and drank whisky quietly. He thought he was not drunk after a thousand drinks, and he could stay sober no matter how much he drank—the process was exactly the same, the more he drank, the more sober he became. He didn't seem to be drunk at all, but at a certain moment, he lost his memory like this, completely cut off, and was completely drunk.
After waking up, Arthur couldn't remember exactly what happened, but he didn't mind at all, just thought, if life can be like this, like a goldfish, memory cycles every seven seconds, then there aren't that many. Worried? Wouldn't life be easier then
Are those alcoholics who are so deeply immersed in the numbness and chaos of alcohol step by step that they cannot extricate themselves
"Fairy Wood"
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In any case, the Venice Film Festival has been decided for the time being, and Renly is fully committed to the shooting of "Jurassic World".
The filming still did not encounter too many challenges, and proceeded smoothly. Before the summer heat completely disappeared, the crew ended all the filming in New Orleans, and then set off back to Los Angeles to complete the final stage of the film in California. Finishing work.
However, the shooting work in the final stage is relatively easy and simple. It is estimated that the workload will be about one week to ten days, and it may not even take so long. This also means that there is not much time left before the completion of the shooting. At this point, nearly three months have passed since the launch of "Jurassic World".
If nothing else, Renly was able to successfully catch up with the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.
However, when the crew returned to California as a group, Renly quietly left the crew alone. When Bryce and Nick and others noticed that Renly was missing, Renly was already in a Ford Mustang, riding alone. On a two-day and one-night journey.