Chinese filmmakers are full of hope for "The Crow"'s trip to Cannes. Many people think that this movie should be a big hit at Cannes. Many drafts have even been written in advance. They are waiting for the award there.
There is a wave of reports on the side, and there is a big hit...
After all, the subject of women's trafficking is relatively new in Cannes, and many people will come over to take a look. Moreover, "The Crow" is indeed well-shot and penetrating, and there is also Chinese director Huang Jiacheng as a member of the jury, which will more or less focus on Chinese films.
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However, when a series of news about the 59th Cannes International Film Festival spread back to China, many people were shocked.
This kind of heartfelt coolness is not only for "The Crow", but also for Chinese-language movies...
Four films were shortlisted. If it weren't for an encouragement award, all Chinese-language films would have been almost wiped out at Cannes.
This undoubtedly hurts the morale of Chinese-language films overseas.
What is even more shocking is that although "The Crow" has a very high reputation overseas, the copyright cannot be sold. It is higher than that of "Warring States" and barely reaches the passing mark.
The rest of the films were even more miserable. Not only did "My Life on a Bicycle" directed by Zhu Houqiang from Taiwan not only go to Cannes in vain, but also failed to sell the copyright, "Black" from Hong Kong Island was so deceiving that it made me want to cry. I screamed for most of the day.
, we negotiated with various films for nearly half a month, and only sold a low-cost Malaysian copyright...
It’s totally crazy!
Shen Changwei, the director of "Hero", was even ridiculed by Zhang Qian, a well-known celebrity on Weibo: "I want to win awards, but I am stunned. Isn't it good to be a commercial film director with peace of mind? I just want to take the movie to the film festival and embarrass myself."
, okay now, your face was slapped so hard, you should be relieved this time..."
The sarcasm was very naked and painful, but it was impossible to refute.
Naturally, it is impossible for a great director like Shen Changwei to curse on stage, but when he walked out of the Cannes venue, he was in such a depressed mood that he almost lost his temper when being interviewed by a group of reporters.
certainly……
This trip to Cannes was not all depressing and humiliating.
Not long after Shen Changwei stepped out of Cannes, a piece of heavy news came from behind.
Zhou Yang has actually become one of the Asian spokesperson candidates for Louis Vuitton, one of the top ten luxury brands in the world!
The news shocked most of the entertainment companies in China. Many people even took out their mobile phones in disbelief and sought verification from many sources. They even called Louis Vuitton’s official side!
The official reply was "We are in contact and negotiating, and we have preliminary intentions."
After seeing this reply message, reporters in China went crazy instantly!
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Zhou Yang is still like a wooden stake.
He sat stupidly on the sofa, listening to the French girl named Christine chatting with Song Yiyi about a series of terms.
He felt a little helpless.
He couldn't understand, let alone what they were talking about. He only knew that Christine often looked back at him and then gave him a satisfied smile.
Zhou Yang also politely gave a very satisfied smile, and then continued to act like a wooden stake, eating fruit while looking at the light rain outside the window.
It's nine o'clock in the evening.
The time for Huang Jiacheng to ask him to have tea is getting closer and closer.
Zhou Yang realized that it was very important to learn a foreign language, and it was even more important to have a decent agent. Otherwise, he could only stare at these messy battles by himself, and he would be sold to a group of people without even paying for them.
Know.
"Zhou Yang, Christine asked you what you like to eat on weekdays?"
"Ah? I don't have anything I particularly like to eat..."
"Kristen asked you to say something..."
"banana?"
"Kristen asked, do you exercise or keep fit in your daily life?"
"Yes, but very few..."
"Do you like singing?"
"like!"
"What kind of girl do you like?"
"Ah? I'm not sure about this."
"..."
A series of questions made Zhou Yang's head buzz.
He felt like he was being interviewed, but it also felt like he was checking his household registration.
At first, the questions were quite normal, but then the wild questions started to become confusing. I even asked myself whether I like pets, whether I am an environmental protection enthusiast, whether I like planting trees or flying kites...
Zhou Yang felt that he couldn't understand it.
Immediately afterwards, Christine stood up again, walked around the coffee table, and then danced some messy dances like a fool. Several young women in suits and ties behind Christine sometimes
Nodding, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes saying a few words in Christine's ears as if giving some advice.
Kristine nodded with great satisfaction...
"What Christine means is, can I let you take off your shirt..." Song Yiyi looked at Zhou Yang.
"Ah, this..." Zhou Yang looked at everyone with some embarrassment, especially when he saw Christine's big shining eyes, he was full of discomfort. He felt that this little blond girl seemed like
Will touch it.
"Take it off, there are no outsiders, there are only women here..." Song Yiyi continued to translate Christine's words, but Song Yiyi felt an indescribable sour feeling in her heart.
"..."
I don’t know why, Zhou Yang also took off his upper body when filming "The Crow", but he didn’t think it was a big deal. But in such an atmosphere full of girls, he always felt that his face was a little hot when he took off his shirt.
The feeling of hotness and embarrassment became even stronger.
He thinks what these people see in him...
Um!
Yes, it’s like looking at a product!
"Okay." Zhou Yang finally took off his shirt under everyone's gaze.
When Zhou Yang took off his clothes, the women in the back row stood up immediately and exclaimed. Christine was even more shocked!
They seemed to have no idea that Zhou Yang couldn't be seen wearing clothes, which only gave him the impression of being thin, but after taking them off, his sharp muscles and standard inverted triangle figure, especially the scars on Zhou Yang's body, gave them a
A primitive sense of wildness!
This means dressing to look slimmer and taking off clothes to look fatter!
One of the women chattered excitedly for a long time, and even came over and wanted to touch Zhou Yang!
Zhou Yang subconsciously took a step back!
Then put on clothes immediately...
He felt uncomfortable being looked at like this, and felt like a sacrifice.
The girl giggled at Zhou Yang, but did not come any further, but continued to discuss around Christine.
"They are quite satisfied with your figure, appearance, and appearance. The only thing they are not satisfied with is that they think your skin is a little darker. They hope you can use more skin care products, and they hope you can take care of the scars on your body."
In the next year, don't let yourself get hurt again, and follow their advice to do some scar removal surgery..." Song Yiyi continued to be an expressionless translator.
"Oh." Zhou Yang nodded.
"Although I think it's nonsense, but looking at this situation, if there are no accidents, you really might win this endorsement..." Song Yiyi's mind was filled with disbelief, but the sourness in her voice became heavier, "In the entertainment industry, look at your face.
Eating is really... not right, you don't look that handsome, right? People like Xu Yanzu, Pang Yumin, etc. are much more attractive than you... Why did they fall in love with you? "
"..." Zhou Yang was at a loss.
Not to mention that Song Yiyi didn't understand why, he was even more confused.
The whole person looks like an idiot.
Then, Christine walked towards Zhou Yang again, opened Zhou Yang's palm, and after seeing the calluses and marks on his arms, she frowned, seemingly dissatisfied, and muttered something, which seemed to be a pity.
.
"What she means is that these are originally a pair of piano-playing hands, but they are used for work. It is really a waste of resources. That's probably what she means. She thinks this is a minus point for you..."
"..." Zhou Yang also frowned. He felt that he was being evaluated like this from beginning to end, and he felt a little uncomfortable for no reason.
Moreover, when Christine took out the body comparison chart and showed him the approximate body shape they wanted, Zhou Yang felt even more panicked.
He felt like a piece of plasticine being molded according to other people's wishes.
He fell silent.
"This is what they ask of you..."
"First of all, they don't want you to take on any more movies like "The Crow" and "The Bottom of the Mine". You need to get their consent before you accept a movie. At least during the five years of cooperation, you need to get their consent..."
"Second, they hope that the clothes you wear, the way you walk, and the words you say in any public place are all arranged by them. At the same time, the things we talked about before include scar removal, skin care, etc., you must follow their arrangements...
…”
"Third, they hope that you will leave Huaxing Entertainment, sign with their designated entertainment company, and obey all their arrangements to protect Louis Vuitton's brand image..."
"fourth……"
Zhou Yang listened, and the more he listened, the less he liked it.
After Song Yiyi finished reciting, Zhou Yang silently glanced at Christine, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally showed a smile.
"I'm sorry... I don't think I'm suitable for the Louis Vuitton contract. I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I still have an appointment and I have to leave first..."
Outside the window.
The light rain turned into a downpour.
Inside the house, there was silence, except for the medieval antique clock ticking on the wall.
Song Yiyi looked at Zhou Yang as if she had seen a ghost, and for a moment she didn't know how to translate this sentence.
Kristine and others looked at Zhou Yang in confusion as he nodded to them, turned around and seemed to be leaving...
They didn't know what happened.
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"Zhou Yang, you're crazy, Louis Vuitton, this is a big deal, an endorsement that even international stars can't ask for, you..."
"The treaty makes me uncomfortable..."
"Where does it hurt?"
"It feels very uncomfortable to be constrained by rules and regulations. If I have to listen to other people's arrangements about which movies to take on, what to do, or even which entertainment company to go to, wouldn't I be like a puppet on a string?"
"Isn't the entertainment industry like this? Moreover, the matter of entertainment companies can be discussed. They don't actually have to specify the entertainment company to sign. Moreover, in China Star, you don't even have an agent. Such a small entertainment company
The company, they don’t trust you at all, so be it! You might as well just sign with Brother Entertainment, the company behind me, and I’ll ask the company to pay Huaxing’s liquidated damages for you, is that okay?”
"I won't sign."
"Zhou Yang, do you know what you will miss if you really refuse? This is not an order of hundreds of thousands or millions, it is very likely to be tens of millions..."
"If I have to exchange freedom for so much money, I would rather not have so much money... Teacher Song, thank you for always translating for me. I owe you a favor."
"You owe me more than this, Zhou Yang, can we stop getting sick?"
"This is my bottom line. I have been unhappy before and lived a very depressed life. I don't want to be like a puppet and be unhappy all the time in the future..."
"..."
Outside the hotel.
The rain was pouring.
Zhou Yang came out of the room with his head lowered and his emotions were complicated. Then he followed the house number and walked slowly towards Huang Jiacheng.
Song Yiyi looked at Zhou Yang's stubborn donkey, feeling both angry and helpless.
She felt that this guy was in a dead end with no way out, and he was so screwed up that it hurt.
When she arrived at her room, she saw Zhou Yang stopped.
"Zhou Yang, I think you should think about it carefully."
"Well, I know, Teacher Song, you should go to bed early."
"Why don't you come in and sit down?"
"No, Director Huang has something to do with me. I might be late..."
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in the room.
Christian smokes a cigar.
Having just won the Palme d'Or for "April in the World", he was not immersed in the excitement of the honor, but silently read the script.
Huang Jiacheng sat next to him, looking at the time on his watch from time to time, with an unsightly expression on his face.
Zhou Yang is late.
And the delay was only half an hour, which made people speechless.
However, Christian didn't seem anxious. After reading the script, he put down his cigar and poured himself a glass of red wine.
"Good actors are always slow. Although the role of the cannibal doctor is a supporting role, it is too important in this movie. I have been preparing for this movie for five years, and I have been waiting for five years and still can't find the right candidate. I am used to it……"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Xiao Zhou, you have a bad sense of time... Come in quickly..."
"I'm sorry, I was delayed just now due to something else."
"What's up?"
"The people from Louis Vuitton are looking for me..."
"You were really invited as per the rumors..." Huang Jiacheng was shocked.
"Um."
"Is the deal settled?"
"I refused, the Louis Vuitton contract was not suitable for me."
"What did you say? You said it again, you refused?"
"Um……"
"..."
When Huang Jiacheng saw Zhou Yang nodding seriously, he immediately took a deep breath.
Just at this time……
"Good rejection!" Not far away, Christian, who knew a little bit of Chinese, came over in surprise. His originally calm eyes seemed to have realized something, but suddenly became heated!