Chapter 1711 - 834: Banquet in Progress (Part 2)

Chapter 1711: Chapter 834: Banquet in Progress (Part 2)

Song Chi said, "Because I have been filming."

Alsace Reste said, "It’s a pity that when ’Cigarette’ was screened, our jury was working and couldn’t attend the screening."

Song Chi said, "I will invite you again when the film premieres in the United Kingdom."

"Alright, it’s settled then." Alsace Reste nodded.

In fact, at such dinners, the most people can engage in is just this type of conversation.

This isn’t a suitable occasion to discuss truly important topics. People are often here to get to know each other, engage in small talk, and together, as members of the so-called elite and celebrities, uphold this star-studded gathering.

Of course, it doesn’t mean that such gatherings are vain and meaningless.

There are many excellent people in this world, many of whom you may have only heard by name or seen their work. You want to know them, but it’s not easy to directly contact them and say, ’Hello, I am XXX, I want to meet you.’ That would be strange.

Everyone needs an occasion to meet the people they want to know, and for Zhou Yun, Alsace Reste was such a person.

Although the two may never work together in the future, as workers in the film industry, knowing how outstanding someone’s talent is, you naturally want to meet them out of admiration, and nothing more.

That is enough.

And in fact, if a suitable project arises in the future, when selecting collaborators, this kind of meeting may lead to a certain understanding of each other, deepening impressions, and you might remember this person.

Maybe Alsace Reste needs a Chinese actress and will think of Zhou Yun.

Maybe Zhou Yun needs a director skilled at shooting historical subjects and will think of Alsace Reste.

There is no occasion like the present where one can quickly meet so many people they want to meet.

Zhou Yun still holds the Chinese belief: more friends, more paths.

In fact, this year’s jury for the main competition unit at the Berlin Film Festival was very strong.

Besides Alsace Reste, there was American actor Louis Shawn, Japanese director Yu Zhihe, and Chinese actress Zi Fang.

Both directors are very famous, Louis Shawn has won both the Oscar Actor award and the Berlin Film Festival award, and Zi Fang is a seasoned actress with over forty years of acting experience, having broken into the international film scene as far back as the eighties.

It was Zhou Yun’s first time meeting Zi Fang.

Zi Fang warmly embraced her, took a photo together, and said, "I’m particularly happy to see your success in the film scene over the past two years. We should stay in touch and exchange more ideas in the future, alright?"

In front of this elder, Zhou Yun was very well-behaved, saying, "As long as you don’t feel disturbed or find me annoying."

Zi Fang laughed heartily, saying, "You child, how could I find you annoying."

Finally, Zhou Yun met the head of the film festival, Carlo.

Carlo sported a thick beard and warmly embraced Song Chi and Zhou Yun.

This couple from China had presented the Berlin Film Festival with a big gift on live television this afternoon—the news of their marriage had hit the hot search in entertainment news worldwide, attracting much attention, causing the attention and heat of the Berlin Film Festival to rise in real-time.

In fact, how successful a film festival can become is a very complex matter.

First, of course, it’s about the quality of films coming out of the festival. The reason the three big film festivals are the big three is that over such a long time, they consistently and stably introduce batch after batch of cinema people, and the award-winning films become unmissable classics in film history.

But in addition, a very important reason is the level of attention.

This level of attention is directly linked to influence.

Some film festivals have very good reputations but lack high influence. Why? Because few people pay attention, and participation is low.

The Berlin Film Festival and Venice Film Festival have always been overshadowed by the Cannes Film Festival, largely because Cannes has maximized its commercial aspect, attracting the most buyers, the biggest production companies, and acquiring the best films to compete while inviting the most lavish celebrity roster to support the event.

The Berlin Film Festival, in terms of its closeness with Hollywood, USA, has never matched Cannes.