"Beauty Within" was doing well at the box office. Until April 1, when Cannes announced this year's shortlist, the total box office in six days reached 150 million.

This year is the year of Cannes, and there are 21 films shortlisted for the main competition.

Chinese-language films also performed well. Cheng Yuan's "Old Father" (the title has not been changed to keep confidentiality) and Chief Jia's "Destiny" were shortlisted for the main competition. "Crossing the Line" directed by Hong Kong young director Liu Yunwen and starring Liu Jialing was shortlisted for a category.

In the attention section, "Blind Detective" directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau has been shortlisted for the midnight screening section.

This is the first time I have seen Cheng Yuan's name appear on the Cannes list.

As we all know, Cheng Yuan is a direct descendant of Venice: the youngest winner of Best Director, the youngest winner of Best Film, and the youngest judge of the main competition unit.

The outside world said that Cheng Yuan must have been a Venetian in his previous life.

But such a son of Venice switched to Cannes this year.

"Alberto Barbara (Venice Film Festival Chairman)'s de-Sinicization has finally taken effect. As Venice's most loyal fan, Cheng Yu'an will not put his films in Venice this year."

"A series of reforms after Alberto came to power have made film artists dissatisfied. Cheng Yu'an has already won the best director and best picture. There is really no need to stay in Venice."

"The shortlist for Cannes has been announced. Cheng Yu'an and Section Chief Jia have both been shortlisted for the main competition. This year is the year of Cannes and the competition is fierce. I hope Chinese films can break through."

In response to the impact of Hollywood, the General Administration secretly relaxed the reins of several directors and allowed them to make some slightly over-the-top films.

Otherwise, a film like "Destiny" would definitely not pass the review.

Chief Jia is finally seen again, but the submission of "Destiny" to Cannes still violates the rules.

However, the biggest news in Cannes this year is not Cheng Yuan and Section Chief Jia, but Zhang Yimou.

Cannes announced with a large poster that Zhang Yimou will bring his new films "Pain and Glory" and "The Return" to Cannes to promote!

Both films have not yet been completed, but the treatment given to Zhang Yimou by Cannes is unprecedented.

Jacobs sent a personal letter welcoming him back to Cannes.

After breaking up with Cannes in 1999 because of "No One Left Behind", Zhang Yimou only briefly reconciled with Cannes in 2004 because of "House of Flying Daggers" (screened in Cannes), and he never set foot in this seaside town again.

It should be said that it is the glory of Cannes that Zhang Yimou can go to Cannes.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou, Cheng Yuan, and Chief Jia are almost the strongest lineup in the mainland film industry. The presence of these three people in Cannes has made domestic audiences full of expectations for this year's film festival.

I don’t know how Alberto, who is far away in Venice, would feel when he saw the Chinese film industry sending such a lineup to support Cannes.

When talking about this trip to Cannes in an interview, Cheng Yu'an said: "The film "Old Father" has not been scheduled yet, so we will watch it when we get back from Cannes."

The reporter also understood that Cheng Yuan wanted to see if he could win an award. If he won the award, he would be able to earn more box office for this literary film by setting a schedule.

Both "The Light Within" and "The Hunt" didn't do well at the domestic box office, so they could barely make back their money.

“What was it like attending Cannes for the first time?”

"Look forward to it. After all, it is a palace for filmmakers. I not only look forward to winning awards, but also look forward to communicating with outstanding filmmakers from all over the world."

Cheng Yu'an has been participating in film festivals for so many years, and it would be too unreasonable to say that he is nervous.

The Hong Kong Island Film Awards also took advantage of the popularity of Cannes and announced that Cheng Yuan will serve as this year's award presenter.

Mainland audiences’ dissatisfaction with the Academy Awards has also reached a high level, so relevant reports made them angry:

"This year's Academy Awards is interesting. "Thieves" versus "Cold War." They are both popcorn movies. "Thieves" completely beats "Cold War" in both word-of-mouth and box office. I don't see how these people are so embarrassed not to award Cheng Yuan an award.

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It is an indisputable fact that the Academy Awards are becoming more and more closed-off. Both professional filmmakers - even former chairman Wen Jun thinks the Academy Awards are too stingy - and ordinary audiences are dissatisfied with the Academy Awards' practices in recent years.

"The Hong Kong Island market has shrunk too much. If they don't protect Hong Kong films, Hong Kong films will really be wiped out."

"As the highest honor for Chinese entertainment films, the Academy Awards cannot be inclusive and are now reduced to local awards. This group of people still do not reflect on themselves and complacently hold this event every year. The ratings of the Academy Awards are increasing year by year.

The year is low, and attracting investment is becoming more and more difficult year by year. I think in two years, no one except Hong Kong people will watch the Hong Kong Film Awards."

"I was born in Hong Kong and work in the Mainland. Let me clarify, we don't watch the Academy Awards either."

"Golden Rooster: If you keep scolding me, I'll scold you again!" There are always strange comments mixed in.

There is a happy event in the entertainment industry these days. Dong Bailian was photographed by Zhuo Wei kissing Wang Dazhi passionately in Haikou.

It's a good thing!

After a divorce, why don’t you start a new life?

But Wang Dazhi...

Lao Pan is well-known as a pretty boy with a beautiful face and good looks - otherwise he wouldn't have been called a golden boy and a beautiful girl by the media when they got married.

As for his acting skills, as he has gotten older in the past two years, Lao Pan has also sought to transform. Now his acting skills have gradually shed their original immaturity and become more mature. Otherwise, Yuan Yuan would not have given him "Chinese Partner".

If you get divorced and find someone better than your ex, no one will say anything.

But this Wang Dazhi looks inferior to Lao Pan in every aspect, and the divorce lawsuit between the two has not been completed yet, Pan Yueming is still working on the crew, and Dong Bailian is eager to go out with the new couple.

A bit of a loser.

Netizens not only questioned her aesthetics, but also blamed her: "Isn't it good to get together and hang out easily? Have you ever thought about children when you are so noisy?"

Of course, the company chose to side with Pan Yueming, and it was not without clues, but Lao Pan did not want the company to interfere in his family affairs.

Regarding this exposure, Lao Pan was immersed in filming on the set and did not make any response.

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There are several movies on the market in early April to watch.

The Hong Kong film "Drug War" premieres on the 2nd, and two days later there will be a costume blockbuster "The Generals of the Yang Family", a collaboration between Huayi and Yu Province Film and Television Group. This film is a bit exciting.

Yu Province Film and Television Group has developed rapidly in the past two years and has the potential to enter the forefront of the industry.

It is rumored that Huayi and Henan Film and Television Group collaborated on this drama and took over part of the publicity and distribution work, but did not actively take any active role.

In such a deserted timetable in March and April, Huayi did not see large-scale advertising.

There are only sporadic advertisements in a few places such as the Henan Base Camp and Suicheng. Many viewers reported that they could not see advertisements for "The Loyal Yang Family" in their local areas, whether on buses, buildings or in cinemas.

"The Loyal Yang Family General" has a quite large movie-watching group.

This film has a good cast, including Zheng Shaoqiu, Zheng Yijian, Wu Zun and Fu Xinbo. It needs to be emotional and emotional, and it needs to have traffic.

Many people online are looking forward to this movie.

But I didn’t expect Huayi to handle it this way.

"It is said that," Guo Fei shared the gossip he knew at the regular meeting, "Huayi is afraid that the Yu Province Film and Television Group will develop too fast and affect himself."

"Too stingy."

"He himself invested tens of millions and just watched the money go down the drain?"

"Who knows what they think."

"This is not what a leading company should do." Although Huayi has declined, it is still a giant that cannot be ignored in the film and television industry.
Chapter completed!