Chapter 2186 Coppola
Originally, today the center of the audience was the owner of the film and television company, the publisher and producer of the film and television company, and the great director Coppola, but unexpectedly, Xiao Bing came, and immediately became the biggest focus of the audience.
Xiao Bing looked at Sesconor and asked, "Director Coppola come to attend the dinner today?"
Sesconn asked, "Mr. Xiao is interested in Mr. Coppola? He will come soon. The old man has rarely attended such dinners in recent years. However, this time he will give the crew a face and say that he will come in advance to get along well with everyone."
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "I have seen many works by Mr. Coppola before, so I am very interested."
Sethconn smiled and said, "I will recommend it to Mr. Hunter later. Let's sit down first, don't stand here, haha. Mr. Xiao, you can't sit here, you must sit in the front seat with us."
Xiao Bing smiled slightly, and did not deliberately be modest, so he stood up and walked over with Sesconor and others, and then sat down in the main seat.
At this time, a dance troupe on the stage began to perform dances. Everyone was chatting and laughing below, and the delicious food was delivered to every table one by one.
Xiao Bing sat on the left, Seth Conner sat on the right, and Linda sat diagonally opposite.
Sethconnor smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao, don't you know which city you are from in China?"
The others also looked over for a while. Xiao Bing knew that Sesconor wanted to mess with his own words, and he didn't care. He smiled and said, "Kyoto City."
"Oh, it turns out to be Kyoto, the capital of China. It is said that most of the powerful people in China are gathered."
Xiao Bing smiled slightly, and the wind was calm, giving others the feeling that Xiao Bing didn't take those ordinary powerful people seriously at all. The people present had another understanding in their hearts: "This Xiao Jun family is definitely not just the powerful people in Kyoto City in China. I'm afraid it can really be called powerful, otherwise why would even give face to the mafia here?"
Thinking of this, these people became even more enthusiastic about Xiao Bing.
Several people were having a happy chat. At this time, an old cough came from outside the hall. Then everyone calmed down and looked at the door. They saw an old man in a suit and ties covered in white beard and wearing glasses walking in under the support of a young man.
At this time, almost everyone stood up and then went up to meet them one by one. This was the second time since Xiao Bing came in today, someone was so respected by everyone, and Xiao Bing also followed him.
"Everyone is sitting, sorry, I'm late today."
"It's not too late, no," the deputy director said with a laugh, "It's already a great deal of face for the old man to come."
Coppola won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Hollywood, and he has won almost all Hollywood awards, which can be said to be of great importance, so even those arrogant and arrogant bosses respect him very much.
Even Bi Tingting was very excited to see Coppola. Women like Bi Tingting may not like movies like Godfather, but it will not affect Bi Tingting's admiration for this international director.
After they made some polite mistakes, Sesconn introduced: "Mr. Coppola, this is Mr. Xiao Jun from China and Miss Bi Tingting's boyfriend."
Coppola looked at Xiao Bing and nodded kindly, but there was no other expression. Then he looked at Bi Tingting and praised: "This time with Miss Bi Tingting joining, I believe this movie will definitely be a big hit. Your current acting skills are already high in the film and television industry, but there are also some flaws. This time I may correct some in the crew, striving to achieve perfection in the movie, and hope that Miss Bi Tingting can cooperate with me."
Bi Tingting said: "No problem, Mr. Coppola, I am grateful for your ability to correct me."
Coppola smiled and said, "But Mr. Xiao Bing's acting skills are already very good. Even in Hollywood, he is enough to compete with some big names. This time I look forward to working with him."
Coppola didn't know that Xiao Jun was Xiao Bing. Xiao Bing stood aside and saw that Coppola did not say anything to him, and he had no resentment at all. Instead, he praised the old man even more. The old man might not know his energy, but he did not tempt the enemy, or his status had already determined that he had already passed the level of need to gain the power and wealthy. The reason why he kept chatting with Bi Tingting was because Bi Tingting was his partner, and he would soon direct Bi Tingting, so naturally he had to get along with Bi Tingting.
Sure enough, after chatting with Bi Tingting for a few words, Coppola looked at several other actors, including Linda, and also chatted one by one. Then he was invited to the dining table where Xiao Bing sat and sat down in the main seat.
Sesconnor is now cautious about Xiao Bing and tries his best to please him. Because he knows that Xiao Bing likes Coppola's movies very much, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Coppola, this Mr. Xiao Jun is your fan, and he likes your movies very much."
"Oh, is that?" Coppola then went to really pay attention to Xiao Bing. It seemed that for him, Xiao Bing's favorite movies would arouse his interest than Xiao Bing's identity. However, he just paid a little attention and said casually, "I wonder which work Mr. Xiao Jun likes the most?"
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "Everyone likes Mr. Coppola's movies the most are "The Godfather". I can't get out of the ordinary, and I also like this movie the most. For me, you are a director with personality and a genius screenwriter. Although there are always people who say that you can't compare to Spielberg and Scorsese, because your business achievements are not as successful as theirs, but in my opinion, your real achievements are no less weak than them. In film and television, no one can say that they are a transcendent to you, and your name is a label."
"Oh?" asked Coppola, "How could you think I'm not worse than them? My box office is indeed not as high as theirs."
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "For real filmmakers, box office is an important criterion for measuring success, but it may not be a complete criterion. To be honest, sir, you can be listed as one of the top masters by relying on the Godfather's trilogy. It is like a successful writer. You can be called a master by relying on just one work, and it may not necessarily mean that I have to write many works in my life. What's more, measuring whether a person is really successful is not to see how many successful works he has, but to see whether he has his own label."
Coppola finally began to become interested and asked with a smile: "Tag?"
"It's the label." Xiao Bing said, "For example, as long as you mention you, even if you have been in the past few decades, you will still think of the godfather. This is the label. There are many big-name stars and traffic actors in the film and television industry. However, the reason why some of them are popular is still not respectable enough is that they lack a work that has made people blurt out even in the past ten or thirty years. This work is not only for box office, but more importantly, its image will still make countless people unforgettable in the future."
Coppola asked, “For example, Audrey Hepburn?”
"Yes, for example, Audrey Hepburn." Xiao Bing said, "The beautiful lady she played in "Roman Holiday", and her superb acting skills and her every move are touching. For example, in "My Fair Lady", the flower girl she played is Audrey Hepburn, the ever-lasting lady on the screen. Her elegant and pure image is so deeply rooted in people's hearts that when I see her in the play, she is in the vegetable market with a strong accent, she will admire her acting skills on the one hand, and will feel a little unbearable and will never forget it."
Coppola nodded.
"For example, "War and Peace", this great epic that reflects a certain socialist superiority won the Oscar for the best foreign language film of that year without any suspense. Audrey Hepburn plays Natasha, and after you watch it, you may not even forget her performance in your life."
Coppola applauded: "You are indeed a dedicated movie viewer."
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "So I said, for a business director, you are the master in the world, but you may not be the most powerful masters in the world. But if you don't consider business or non-commercial, we just talk about it from the movie itself, you are one of the greatest filmmakers in the world."
Coppola really took Xiao Bing at this moment and said, "Thank you for your evaluation of my movie."
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "I should be thankful for the many works you have created for us. Some of them may not be very sensational at the box office, but the Coppola-like expressions can be enough to influence a generation, and even for future film history is worth learning."
Coppola smiled and took out a business card from his arms, handed it to Xiao Bing, and said, "I think we can make friends, not because you praise me. I have received too many praises over the years. What is important is that you are a real movie viewer. Whether you are an actor or a movie viewer, as long as you are a person I respect."
Xiao Bing smiled and said, "Sir, you are the person I respect, and I am very happy to receive your business card."
Xiao Bing put his business card seriously in his arms.
Chapter completed!