On the 16th, the Cannes Film Festival officially released this year’s shortlist for each unit.

A total of 19 films were shortlisted for the main competition, including Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Assassin", Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Shoplifters" and his own "Carol".

There are also 19 films shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section.

But as soon as the list came out, it aroused criticism from the world film community. World-famous directors such as Apichatpong, Naomi Kawase, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Mendoza who had received much attention before were all "downgraded" to "a kind of attention" this time.

" unit, their reputation in the world film industry is enough to enter the main competition unit.

On the other hand, there are as many as five French films in the main competition.

The world's media have complained that "Cannes has also begun to have connections" and "Last year, French local films failed to receive any revenue at the film festival, and this year is considered compensation."

During the early film selection process, Cheng Yu'an tried to persuade the authorities to introduce several high-profile films to the main competition section that he hosted, but the officials ignored Cheng Yu'an's opinions.

Being a judge is never an easy job, especially being the chairman of the jury.

Sometimes film festivals are about personal relationships. On the shortlist, Cannes' official attitude is already very clear: "I just want French films to win awards."

Next, let’s see how the jury led by Cheng Yuan fights with the official film festival. The biggest highlight behind the scenes of every film festival is the struggle between the jury and the officials, but most audiences and media cannot see this.

"I'm going to argue with Pierre again." Cheng Yu'an was overwhelmed by the thought of having to explain to the Cannes Film Festival officials and arguing about various things.

"The jury also includes Sophie Marceau!" Liu Yifei shouted while looking at the information.

Cheng Yu'an's reaction was very dull, and his wife was not listening to him. I told you that being a judge is very troublesome. You tell me Sophie Marceau.

"Don't you like Sophie Marceau?"

"Just kidding, how can any man not like Sophie Marceau?"

"That's it, when it comes to the film festival, you can judge it however you want. If France wants an award, just give it to France." Liu Yifei's attitude was so arrogant.

"I'm so easy to get rid of?" Who doesn't have a bit of pride in making movies? "If he wants an award, I'll give it to him, so why does he still need me as the chairman of the jury?"

"I want you to attract people to the film festival and do business." Liu Yifei's words pierced Cheng Yuan's lungs.

This bitch is so straightforward. Forget it, my wife is pregnant and cannot be beaten.

As for the company's lineup for Cannes, Cheng Yu'an has already chosen it.

The crew of "The Secret of the Dragon", which will be released at the end of this year, will definitely be there, directed by Wu Ershan and starring Liu Huohua, Huang Bo, Xia Yu, Reba and Nazha.

The crew of "Rogue 2" will also go, but director Han Yan is unable to make the trip because of his schedule. The Chinese starring Yang Rong and Wan Qian, and the Japanese starring Mitsushima Hikaru and Tsumabuki Satoshi will all attend.

There are also several projects to be done to bring to the trading market.

The company's team is led by producers such as Jiang Xuerou.

The Korean side asked Cheng Yu'an to bring several Korean actors to Cannes to show their faces. Cheng Yu'an agreed and brought the stars of "The Insider" Li Byung-hun and Cho Seung-woo, as well as the stars of "The Veteran" Huang Zhengmin and Yoo Ah-in. Korean actresses were rejected by Cheng Yu'an.

Fan Xiaopang was not selected for "The Wandering Earth", and the performance of the newly released "All Things Grow" was not satisfactory, with only 24 million on the first day, and the overall market was completely suppressed by "Fast 7".

Li Yu is really good at shooting Fan Xiaopang. "All Things Grow" is a bad movie, but Fan Xiaopang in it is indeed beautiful and charming.

Let's go back to a week ago and take a look at "Fast 7". The marketing of this movie is enough to be written into the advertising textbook.

To put it harshly, I ate blood buns and frantically marketed the deceased Paul Walker before and during the screening.

To put it nicely, of course it is a tribute to the deceased.

Coupled with the song "n", "Fast 7" is killing people in the global market.

It grossed an astonishing US$67.3 million when it was released in North America on the 3rd, easily taking the top spot. The total box office in North America in the first weekend was US$147 million, making it into the top ten in film history.

Wen Ziren's skill is evident.

After being released in China, it set a midnight box office record in Chinese film history with a score of 50.3 million.

Throughout Sunday, the movie circle was full of news about "Fast 7", which was refreshed by the minute.

The first step was to break 100 million, but before the draft was sent out, it was already over 200 million.

Finally, "Fast 7" ended with a domestic sales of 401 million on its first day, setting a new domestic record for being the fastest to break 400 million.

183 million on the second day, and the total box office was nearly 600 million.

As of the 15th, the film has grossed over 800 million at the domestic box office.

It was at this time that the crew of "All Things Grow" decided to raise the schedule!

The film was originally scheduled to be released on the 24th, but producer Fang Li said: "Because I feel that "Fast 7" has stirred up the market and stimulated the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies, "All Things Grow" can take advantage of this."

He said this obviously because he saw that last year Deng Chao's "The Breakup Master" was so tough that "Transformers 4" also won 600 million box office.

I think Li Yu and Fan Xiaopang can do it too.

As a result, she was so impressed by "Fast 7" that her own mother didn't recognize her.

Not to mention, "All Things Grow" has to face the challenges of Yin Nengjing's "I Am the Queen" and Su Youpeng's "The Left Ear" as well as Schwarzenegger's "Destroyer".

Faced with such results, Director Li Yu was helpless and secretly blamed Fang Li: "Teacher Fang's estimate of the box office of "All Things Grow" is 500 million. Now it seems that this is almost impossible.

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"Fast 7" is approaching fiercely, and many people in the industry have spoken out. Feng Xiaogang said: "Everyone is under great pressure and must withstand it."

Yu Dongze said: "The living space of Chinese films is under great pressure. I hope everyone will face the difficulties together. The audience loves to watch movies, and there is hope for Chinese films. We in the film industry unite to fight against 'Haolaihu'."

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Zhong Lifang said calmly: "This is a normal behavior of the market, so don't be too nervous."

Facing the reporter's questioning, Zhong Lifang added: "I especially don't like to hear words like 'Haolaihu' and Chinese film crisis. I think what behind these words reflects the unconfidence of us filmmakers.

"Hollywood is rampant all over the world. Don't think that we are an exception. The Chinese market is so big. It is normal for them to make money domestically. Under legitimate competition, if they make some money, we feel that a crisis is coming. This is a very

Bad mentality.

"Our market is open and inclusive. If others make money in China, we can respond accordingly with our films."

The reporter continued to ask Zhong Lifeng how to deal with Hollywood blockbusters remotely.

Chung Lifang is very confident: "The "Operation Mekong", "Along with the Gods" and "The Wandering Earth" we are working on are all blockbusters to cope with the impact of Hollywood. The earliest "Legend of the White Fox" will be available for everyone to see early next year."

This is also the first time news of the scheduled release of "Legend of the White Fox" has been released.

This is also an important reason why leading departments like and are willing to support Yuan Yuan. People at Yuan Yuan are very confident and will not shout about crises. They are really making things to cope with the impact.

I don’t know if they can succeed, but they are really doing it, instead of just shouting for support and unbundling like some filmmakers, but in the end they can’t produce the high-concept and big-budget blockbusters that the country wants.

If you choose another company to make "Along with God", you have to see whether the General Administration will give it a go.
Chapter completed!