Chapter 117 Young People Do Not Want to Be Defined

During the half-hour drive to the hotel, Yu Bo's mouth was almost always open, introducing some of the local customs and practices he knew, which Yang Lingyue found interesting.

In the coffee shop next to the hotel, or the breakfast shop, Yu Bo buttered the bread while saying:

"I bought a ticket to watch your "Curved Surface". I still feel the lingering feeling of despair. It's very popular. I also bought a few newspapers reporting on "Curved Surface". I'll give them to you later."

"Really."

Yang Lingyue responded, thinking that German sausages are not bad.

"Are you one of the seventh generation of directors in China?" Yu Bo asked.

Yang Lingyue sighed helplessly.

"Brother, don't talk when you eat or sleep, and be quiet for a while. The generation of directors has ended since the sixth generation. There will be no more for a long time, and I don't want it to happen again."

"Uh, okay."

Yu Bo choked for a while. He wanted to ask why. He knew that he had the problem of talking too much, and he couldn't control it.

"Why?"

A middle-aged woman's voice came.

Yang Lingyue looked at the source of the voice and saw that it was the female director Li Yu holding the plate. She had tied her hair into a ponytail and looked very capable.

Just as Yang Lingyue was stunned, Li Yu continued, "Do you mind sharing the table?"

Yang Lingyue looked around and saw that there were many empty seats, so she said, "Director Li, please take a seat. It's an honor."

"Yang Lingyue, right? I have also seen your film. I haven't seen you before. Did you just come to Berlin today?"

Li Yu looked like she admired young people and smiled.

"Yes, I just arrived. I came to see it." Yang Lingyue nodded in response.

"Just now I heard you two talking about the generation of movies. What do you mean by saying that there will be no more and you don't want it to happen again?" Li Yu asked curiously. She was really curious.

Just after ordering the meal, I heard Mandarin. It was the director of a short film that was highly praised at this Berlin Film Festival. Wang Quanan said that he was a freshman at Beijing Film Academy.

I heard about the generation of movies again. She was called the sixth generation by the media or the circle, but she herself did not agree.

"I want to know, too." Yu Bo echoed.

Yang Lingyue took a sip of juice and said, "Director Li should know why Chinese directors are divided into generations, right?"

"I know. Each generation has experienced different times. These people often have common memories, which creates a common film aesthetic and style." Li Yu said.

"That's it. There is a heavy historical background behind each generation. Take the fifth generation, for example. They experienced the Cultural Decade; the sixth generation, the reform and opening up, and the previous ones were wars and major events.

So will there be a seventh generation in China in the future? What does it mean if the seventh generation really appears?"

Yang Lingyue sorted out Li Yu's words. Every time there is a change, the common memory creates a certain consistency. The continuation of the collective is not so easy to change, which also creates the consistency of film aesthetics.

"How do you define the future film director? What is your opinion?" Li Yu asked.

"Why define? Not being defined is the future film era, that is, the personalized film era." Yang Lingyue said firmly.

This topic is very heavy if you go deep into it. Everyone will be dissatisfied with the present, and at this time they will yearn for the past, and some people will imagine the future. It depends on personal choice.

After a pause, Yang Lingyue continued:

"I hope there will be no more public changes that affect individuals."

"Well, what you said makes sense."

Li Yu agreed with Yang Lingyue's point of view, and she didn't want to be defined. At the same time, she didn't want to pour cold water on the views of a young director under the age of 20. Thoughts should be free and should not be constrained.

"Director Li, will "Apple" be screened today?" Yang Lingyue asked.

As soon as the words came out, Yu Bo, who was sitting opposite, showed an unnatural look on his face. He was undoubtedly a pervert. You know, the film festival played the uncut version.

"Yes, some of the shortlisted works are screened in a loop every day, but "Apple" premieres at 2 pm today, you can come and see it. There are also some well-known director forums, you can go and listen." Li Yu patiently popularized it to Yang Lingyue.

"Thank you. I'll go over after breakfast."

"Are you staying in the hotel next door?" Li Yu asked.

"Yes, Director Li too?"

"Yes, our crew is all here. We will arrive one after another today. If you are alone, we can spend the New Year together." Li Yu made an invitation.

Most women will not resist a young handsome man who is neither humble nor arrogant and talented.

"Okay, thank you very much." Yang Lingyue smiled.

Yu Bo on the opposite side was even more excited. Who wouldn't be excited?

Think about that scene. After watching "Apple", watch the real person. Wow, it's so good.

After leaving contact information, Yang Lingyue said goodbye and left. He had to go to the main venue.

Li Yu needed to go to sell the film with producer Fang Li.

Arriving at Potsdam Square, it was surrounded by flags fluttering in the wind. On both sides of the corridor leading to the venue were posters of various shortlisted films.

The venue was divided into three parts: screening unit, forum unit, and film selling unit.

Yang Lingyue first went to the film sales unit, which was a professional exhibition with small compartments and large booths, all of which were reserved by film crews. There were also booths for production companies, or film investments, or film transactions.

People came to some booths one after another, took the flyers, and then moved on to the next movie they were interested in.

This year, China has three feature films and two short films shortlisted.

They are "Tuya's Wedding" by Wang Quan'an of Xi'an Film Studio, "Apple" by Li Yu, and "Fallen Leaves Return to Roots" by Zhang Yang.

The short films are "Curved Surface" by Yang Lingyue and "Beauty" by director Chen Junlin of Wanwan.

The booths of the three films are next to each other, in very small compartments.

The advanced one is the crew of "Fallen Leaves Return to Roots". Director Zhang Yang is chatting with two Japanese people. Why can you tell that they are Japanese?

Nonsense, just say one sentence and bow. There are only Japanese people in the world.

It's really hard to understand Japanese English. The general idea is that the film is very good and they want to buy it, but the Japanese copyright of 300,000 US dollars is too expensive, so they can only offer 50,000 US dollars.

Zhang Yang glanced at Yang Lingyue and Yu Bo, and he didn't want to chat with the Japanese anymore, so he greeted them in Japanese English.

"Halo."