Betel nut blood won the best film in the ＂China Star＂ unit of Seattle Film Festival.

At 10: 45 am on June 9, 2018, Beijing time, the China Star Unit Award Ceremony of the 44th Seattle International Film Festival was held in Seattle, USA. It was produced by Weishi Brothers (Hong Kong) Entertainment Group, directed by young director Hu Jian, and the film starring Zhao Bingrui, Yue Ye and Shen Shiyu won the best film in this unit.

　

　

The rise of emerging film forces has won many international awards to shine.

This time, Hu Jian was selected as the "China Star" unit of the Seattle International Film Festival with Betel Blood, and won the best film. Along with the finalists, female directors Yang Mingming’s, Wu Hao’s "The People’s Republic of Desire" and Xin Yukun’s. After some fierce competition, in the end, Betel Blood won the grand prize in deus ex. Previously, "Betel Blood" was shortlisted for the 67th Berlin Film Panorama Unit and the 41st Hong Kong International Film Festival, respectively. After the screening, it received a lot of praise such as "exceeding expectations" and "good surprise film", and its word-of-mouth was bursting, and it was praised by both inside and outside the industry. When the film was screened live in Seattle, many international filmmakers were amazed that the level of China’s new director was beyond imagination.

　

Talking about the award, Hu Jian, director of Betel Nut Blood, said, "I am grateful to the Seattle International Film Festival for giving China films a chance to be shown on the international stage. I hope more and more audiences can see more different types of China films. When filming this film, our producer, Mr. Sun Wei, gave me infinite trust and tolerance. I would like to thank him again, and thank those who are willing to support the young directors in China. I hope that more beautiful works will be dedicated to you in the future. " At the screening scene, producer Sun Wei also shared a lot of interesting things behind the scenes, and said that he would spare no effort to be the driving force behind the emerging film industry in China.

　

The production company of this film is Weishi Brothers (Hong Kong) Entertainment Group. As the chairman of Weishi Brothers Entertainment, Sun Wei has dug deep into the development of the film and television industry, and combined with the exploration experience in original content in recent years, the company has produced and produced such film and television works as Betel Nut Blood, and the film and TV series "Sending Children" which are being prepared for shooting recently have also attracted the attention of the industry. In Sun Wei’s view, the rise of a work, the content is the core, and works supported by substantive content can be regarded as excellent works and worthy of the audience.

As an emerging entrepreneurial film and television company, Weishi Brothers pays more attention to the content and quality of the project itself, and hopes to create high-quality works by working hand in hand with more young film talents.

　

　

The film reproduces the cruel story of youth and releases the sadness and helplessness under the hustle and bustle.

"Betel Blood" tells a cruel and ideal story of youth: a tropical seaside town and a surfing place. With the arrival of summer, three young people are involved in the whirlpool of feelings and desires. Qi Li, who works in the Aquarium, and Ren Yu, who is cheerful and handsome, have lived together in the town for many years, and the arrival of female college student Bailing has caused irreversible changes in their feelings. The three gradually forged a profound friendship, and the young passion reached its peak one night. However, the local hooligans disturbed them, and the tragedy was also difficult to reverse. The noisy beach and the shiny black back of surfers reflect the faces of youth. In this summer, nothing has changed and everything continues.

In the film, the stories of several young people originated from the accidental inspiration of director Hu Jian, generate. Because a social news triggered him to want to create a story about cruel youth, he quickly made clear the theme of the film after completing the first draft. "I don’t care what time and where she is, because no matter what time and place, such a story of three young people may happen. It’s like a closed space, where anything can happen. In that environment, people may be more natural and primitive. What I want is the kind that dares to love and hate. "