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Chapter 63 Eastern Goddess
One film journalist from China even wrote: "The movie was truly excellent; after it ended, the audience stood up and applauded for a full three minutes!"
However, in highly commercialized international film festivals, standing up and applauding is actually a business... those who know, know!
In his previous life, Wang Xiaohao often saw movie reports about how wonderful a movie was, and how the applause lasted for ten minutes or even half an hour after the movie ended.
He believed it to be true at the time!
I only realized now that in a commercial society, you can buy anything as long as you have money!
Even if no one comes to see your film when it's screened at a film festival, you can hire a group of professionals to support you and ensure your theater is packed with audience members for a small fee.
If you purchase the applause service, then getting a standing ovation for three to five minutes after the movie ends is a piece of cake!
Fortunately, Wang Xiaohao's "Beautiful Legend" was the opening film of the film festival, and it received enough attention that there was no need to buy audiences.
Most importantly, among the many art films at film festivals that emphasize avant-garde exploration, this film is incredibly accessible to the average viewer.
Even the most ordinary viewer can understand the story.
Unlike many art films, which can only be understood by professional film critics.
The story is easy for everyone to understand, and Zhen Liang in the movie is even more radiant thanks to Wang Xiaohao's filming.
So much so that after the movie ended, many audience members applauded and called out "Marina!"
When Zhen Liang stood up with a radiant smile to thank the audience, the crowd erupted in thunderous cheers, and some excited fans even rushed forward, seemingly trying to reach out to her.
A surge of people rushed onto the stage. Zhen Liang was terrified and, with Wang Xiaohao's protection, hurriedly fled the cinema.
The next day, many local newspapers published photos of Wang Xiaohao and other crew members protecting Zhen Liang as they ran wildly through the streets, followed by a group of excited and enthusiastic fans who seemed like zombies chasing the living.
One newspaper even ran a headline: "The Goddess of the East Arrives at Caesar's Place."
Zhen Liang in the film is truly stunning!
Wang Xiaohao took such beautiful photos of them!
Many newspapers refer to her as the incarnation of Venus, or the embodiment of the goddess of film.
It is believed that movies have existed for over a hundred years, but the goddess of film has never descended to the mortal world in person. However, this time, the goddess of film possessed Zhen Liang and descended to the mortal world!
Of course, Wang Xiaohao also played a part in promoting these movie reports, providing financial sponsorship!
Not only gossip newspapers, but even some professional film review publications have not given much commentary on Wang Xiaohao's "Beautiful Legend".
The best praise is that "Beautiful Legend" has shed its superficiality and has a retro charm.
But I can't help but mention Zhen Liang's beauty!
In the original version, Tolstoy filmed the female lead to be stunningly beautiful, showcasing her beauty to the fullest extent for all viewers.
Wang Xiaohao, building on Old Tu's work, not only replicated various famous scenes from the movie, but also made Zhen Liang look even more beautiful.
As one film review put it, "Throughout the entire film, our actress remained expressionless and calm."
But what does it matter?
A goddess descends to our mortal realm, and should not bring any emotions with her!
This is a double entendre, praising Zhen Liang's beauty.
It also reveals the film's metaphor: in this film, the protagonist Marina is not a real, living person; she is a goddess, the embodiment of the goddess of beauty.
The advantage of a classic film is that it can withstand various interpretations, while a shallow and tasteless film is different.
Or rather, most commercial films are exciting to watch, but forgotten as soon as they're over, leaving no room for discussion.
Classic films can indeed withstand interpretation from various perspectives!
Most film critics shared Wang Xiaohao's view that the female lead in the film symbolized beauty, or rather, beauty itself.
Humanity's greatest cruelty lies in destroying and ruining beauty.
However, in professional program publications, Wang Xiaohao's "Beautiful Legend" did not receive a very high score.
It's only 2.8, and there's even an added sentence: 0.1% of that is dedicated to Ms. Marina, the goddess incarnate in the movie, and another 0.1% is dedicated to the beautiful Ms. Zhen Liang, the female lead.
In other words, the average score for Wang Xiaohao's film is 2.6.
This score is below average!
However, beyond these professional reviews, more and more ordinary viewers are flocking to see this film that brings the goddess of cinema to earth!
Zhen Liang went from being virtually unknown in the world film industry to suddenly becoming the so-called goddess of Eastern beauty.
Right now, right here on the streets of the film festival, you might get recognized and chased by fans asking for autographs!
When the news reached China, countless A-list actresses nearly gritted their teeth in shock!
Those in the same trade are enemies!
As a top-tier actress, Zhen Liang is rivals to other top-tier actresses, or to those young and beautiful actresses aspiring to become top-tier actresses.
Everyone was filled with envy and resentment at Zhen Liang's success.
She was especially indignant after learning that Zhen Liang had hooked up with Wang Xiaohao, a newly minted director.
Many actresses secretly regretted not going to find Wang Xiaohao and catching him back then.
After Wang Xiaohao filmed "My Sassy Girl", many actresses had already taken a liking to him and wanted to work with him!
However, the news that Wang Xiaohao was going to make a second art film later dispelled the actresses' ideas.
It's not that those actresses dislike art films, but rather that they don't trust Wang Xiaohao's abilities.
As mentioned earlier, movies like "My Sassy Girl" rely entirely on inspiration and gimmicks to succeed; they are the result of a director's sudden inspiration or flash of genius.
As for the filming techniques and methods of "My Sassy Girl", they are basically unremarkable.
As mentioned before, it's so neat, it's like a student's essay!
No matter how neat a student's essay is, it is still not considered high art!
In this situation, it's perfectly normal that when Wang Xiaohao says he wants to make art films, others don't think it's a good idea!
But now we see Zhen Liang enjoying such a stellar performance at the César Awards.
Many female celebrities are now wondering if they made a mistake in their judgment!
If I had known this would happen, I should have approached Wang Xiaohao for a collaboration from the beginning!
Among these female celebrities, the two who are actually the most upset are actually the two who are the most upset!
One of them is Wang Xiaoshuang!
That bastard Wang Xiaohao, after using my fame to make a movie and achieving success, just dumped me...