Early in the morning, Zhang Zian was woken up by message notifications one after another. The elfins in the room were the same. Fortunately, they had taken an afternoon nap to overcome the jet lag, and they had also slept early at night, so they weren't too sleepy.
When he unlocked the screen, they were all messages from acquaintances. Most of them were customers, but there were also people he knew from business. They either saw him on the news and congratulated him, or curiously asked how much he was paid for the movie, or directly asked for red packets. There were even people who said they wanted to develop in the entertainment industry and asked if he knew any directors, and if they could accept unspoken rules …
Ignoring the messages from others, Lu Yiyun said that the people from Binhai TV Station had already come to his door and were currently waiting in the shop, requesting an interview appointment. She asked how he should deal with it — should he reject or agree?
Zhang Zian replied to her message, asking her to tell the people from the TV station that he was busy in Berlin, and to wait for him to come back to discuss the issue.
As for the messages from others, he chose to ignore most of them. He simply expressed his gratitude to those who congratulated him, and then blocked all those who asked for red packets …
Since he was awake, he didn't plan to continue staying in bed. Ten days in Germany would pass in the blink of an eye. He should travel more, so that he didn't come for nothing.
He took out a business card from beside his pillow. It was Reina's business card. On the back of the card, there was an address written in German. It was her father's place. Unfortunately, he didn't recognize this unfamiliar place. He only knew a few cities in Germany, such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen.
Richard knew German, but not the place. After all, it wasn't a living map.
Today was the premiere of Dog Warrior, also at the Berlin Film Palace on Potsdamer Platz. There was also an additional screening for teenagers over the age of 14 at the Cubix7 Theater on Alexanderplatz. The screening times of the two movies were almost the same. According to the crew's schedule, they had to go to the Film Palace to walk the red carpet again. After watching the movie with the audience at the premiere, they would rush to the Cubix7 Theater without stopping. They would almost be able to catch the curtain call.
The schedule was very tight, so he didn't have time to visit Reina's father that day. He would have to wait a few days.
He woke Famous up, gave it a bath, and changed it into another bow tie.
The photos of Famous walking on the red carpet yesterday had spread all over the Internet. Under the gaze of countless photographers, any flaw in the appearance could be infinitely magnified and affect the image, especially for Famous, who was currently in the limelight.
After showering, the team leader, Nie Yuan, mentioned the people who would be attending the premiere in the WeChat group. He asked everyone to gather downstairs and take a bus to the Berlinale Palast together. They would eat breakfast on the way there.
Zhang Zian put the other elfins back into his mobile phone, changed into a suit, and took the elevator to the lobby downstairs with Famous.
Everyone except him had already arrived. Nie Yuan counted everyone and announced, "Today's itinerary has been temporarily changed. After watching the premiere, everyone doesn't need to go to Cubix7 Cinema anymore. Instead, we'll go to the European Film Market to cheer for our exhibitors and hope that the overseas distribution rights of the movie can be sold for a good price."
The others did not have any objections to this decision, but Zhang Zian and Famous were stunned. Why did the itinerary change so suddenly?
"Why aren't we going to Cubix7?" Zhang Zian couldn't help but ask. "Isn't there an additional screening of 14plus? Did they change the time or the place? "
Nie Yuan frowned as soon as he saw him. The two of them didn't get along during the filming process, especially Nie Yuan's relative. After the little brother who worked as a lifestyle producer was fired, he secretly complained to Nie Yuan, saying that Zhang Zian was secretly up to no good. Although Nie Yuan hated his relative for not living up to his expectations, he was still a relative. Not giving face to his relative was the same as not giving face to him.
Since then, Nie Yuan and Zhang Zian had always been working according to the rules. They didn't have any personal relationship.
"This is a unanimous decision from the team. As a member of the team, you should have team spirit. You just need to execute it." Nie Yuan waved his hand impatiently. "In addition, some comrades in the team like to play to the gallery. It's best to restrain themselves today, so as not to leave a bad impression on our foreign friends and damage the image of the entire team."
He spoke in a bureaucratic tone, obviously referring to the incident where Famous wore sunglasses to show off yesterday.
Lin Feng nodded in agreement.
Zhang Zian sneered.
"Xiao Zhang, come here." Feng Xuan, who was the deputy team leader, quietly pulled him to the side and whispered, "Xiao Zhang, we just received a notice from the organizing committee. The additional screening at Cubix7 Cinema might have to be canceled."
"Huh? Why? " Zhang Zian asked. "Is it because there's a conflict between the organizing committee of the main competition unit and the 14plus unit?"
The movies in the 14plus unit and the main competition unit did not overlap. Some movies were suitable to be placed in both units, so the two organizing committees would fight over them. Dog Warrior was selected to be in the main competition unit this time, so it could only participate in the 14plus exhibition as a non-participating movie.
"That's not it." Feng Xuan shook his head. "The organizing committee is a friendly competition. The common goal is to select excellent movies to be dedicated to the audience, so there won't be any conflicts. The additional screening was canceled because the translator in charge of the movie fell ill last night and was admitted to the hospital. They couldn't find anyone else to replace him. "
After Feng Xuan's detailed explanation, Zhang Zian finally understood.
It turned out that the Kplus and 14plus units were targeted at teenagers and children — German teenagers and children. However, the movies selected for the Kplus and 14plus units were not necessarily German movies. Most of them were English movies and movies from other countries around the world. This led to a serious problem: German children might not understand the movie's dialogue or English subtitles, or they might barely understand the English subtitles, but it would seriously affect their understanding of the movie's plot.
In order to solve this problem, the Berlin Film Festival's organizing committee arranged for live simultaneous interpretation for the films in the Kplus and 14plus units. They translated the English subtitles in the movies into German in real time and read them to the children.
The people who acted as simultaneous interpreters were not ordinary college students randomly found on the street. They were people with experience in the film industry, selected by the organizing committee. Some were actors, some were broadcasters or radio hosts. Not only did they have beautiful voices, but they could also accurately translate foreign languages into German.
This was a job that required a lot of professionalism. Since there was only one interpreter at the scene, he needed to start preparing a few days in advance. After receiving the movie's Blu-ray DVD, he had to watch it repeatedly and try to figure it out. Not only did he have to accurately express the meaning of the subtitles, but he also had to pinpoint the timing, match the mouth shape, and even add emotional color to the dialogue of the characters in the movie … One could imagine how difficult it was. It was not something that could be done by just anyone.
Everything was done so that the children could understand the movie better.
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