"Miss Marceau, your performance in "Fang Fang" is really amazing."
"Mr. Liang, I am currently short of an Asian second male lead in my new film. I wonder if you have a schedule?"
"..."
At the Cannes dinner, many insiders who attended the banquet came and went, holding wine glasses and communicating frequently.
Kang Jianfei was not familiar with these people, but many guys still came up to chat. He could only patiently talk nonsense with these strange foreigners.
After seeing off several groups of colleagues, Kang Jianfei suddenly saw two guys approaching. The one in front of him was the French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac, who was delivering a speech at the beginning of the dinner. The person behind him was probably a bodyguard.
Prime Minister Chirac obviously did not come to Kang Jian. He directly chatted with Sophie Marceau, took the initiative to hold Sophie Marceau's hand, and then gave her a half-forced kiss on the hand.
Seeing this scene, Kang Jianfei was unhappy and suddenly remembered who the French Prime Minister was.
The famous pervert President, this guy can't walk when he sees a beautiful woman. Whether it is the wife of a politician or a movie actress, Chirac never shakes hands, but directly grabs and bites the back of the hand. Once, the German female prime minister silently
Kerr was given a long kiss by Chirac on the hand. The head of a state was actually kissed until her cheeks turned red in public, and was even photographed by reporters - I don’t know what happened when Chirac kissed the back of her hand.
Not using the tip of the tongue.
Later generations circulated many photos of Chirac with Gong Li after he became president. Not only did he meet Gong Li by chance at the Cannes Film Festival, he once even flew to Cannes to meet Gong Li. He also hosted a special banquet for her.
Well, thinking of this, Kang Jianfei thought of France's other pervert President Sarkozy. Why are all French leaders like this?
Although Kang Jianfei has many women, compared with these two presidents, they are really nothing and they feel inferior!
"Flatfoosie, it's a pleasure to meet you. You are more beautiful and charming than on the screen!" Chirac pretended to be graceful. This guy actually called Sophie Marceau by his nickname when they first met.
Sophie Marceau had a look of disgust on her face. She forcefully withdrew the hand held by Chirac and said with a forced smile: "Hello, Mr. Prime Minister."
When Chirac saw Sophie Marceau's stiff expression, she was obviously not interested in having a romantic relationship with him. He couldn't do anything out of the ordinary in public, so he had to put aside his lust and turn his attention to Kang Jianfei and Liang Jiahui:
"Congratulations on your movie winning the award. I heard many people say it is a wonderful movie. I will definitely go to the cinema when it is released."
"Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister, for your compliment. I'm deeply honored." Kang Jianfei said in a casual tone, wishing that this guy would get out early. France is not mainland China or Taiwan. Kang Jianfei has no need to make friends with the dignitaries here, and Chirac cannot give him much benefit.
Of course, being able to make friends with the head of a country, whether in France or back in Hong Kong, can improve one's qualifications.
Everyone chatted for a while. After Chirac felt that Sophie Marceau was not interested in him, he was ready to leave. Before he left, he even called the photographer. He said he wanted to take a group photo.
When Kang Jianfei saw Chirac taking a photo, he moved closer to Sophie Marceau, obviously wanting to put his arms around Sophie Marceau's waist to take the photo. He quietly stepped in first, standing next to Chirac and Sophie Marceau.
Marceau, in the middle, smiled at Chirac and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I am very happy to take a photo with you. I hope to get closer to you."
Chirac could only smile back and say: "It's a great honor. France is a country of art. I like to communicate with artists very much, especially an excellent director like you, Mr. Kang."
Ever since, Kang Jianfei and Chirac stood in the middle, and Liang Jiahui and Sophie Marceau stood on both sides to take a group photo.
Unexpectedly, Chirac, the pervert Prime Minister, was so evil that he actually took a photo with Kang Jianfei and three of them alone, and finally let him take a photo with Sophie Marceau's shoulder.
After Chirac left, Leung Ka-fai sighed: "I didn't expect that French leaders are so close to the people, but Hong Kong officials have much greater airs."
Kang Jianfei complained: "A pervert."
Sophie Marceau wiped the back of her hands disgustingly and said, "Yes, he is just a pervert. When he kissed his hand, he actually sniffed it with his nose. The hot breath coming out of his nostrils made all the hairs on my body stand up in disgust."
"Uh..." Liang Jiahui didn't know what to say. Prime Minister Chirac's tall image in his mind collapsed instantly.
In fact, Prime Minister Chirac has a tall and strong figure. Although he is not handsome, he is very elegant. In line with his status as the head of the country, I don't know how many women are willing to sleep with him casually.
Not long after Chirac left, another director took the initiative to come over. After shaking hands with Kang Jianfei, he greeted in blunt Mandarin: "Hello, Mr. Kang, I am Bernardo Bellutucci."
"It turns out to be Mr. Bellutocchi, nice to meet you!" Kang Jianfei instantly realized that this guy is the director of "The Last Emperor".
Just two months ago, "The Last Emperor" swept the US Golden Globe Awards and Oscars. In particular, "The Last Emperor" received nine Oscar nominations, and won all the last nine nominations. This is unprecedented in the history of the Oscars.
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Last month, "The Last Emperor", which received no awards in the United States, also won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the Cesar Awards, known as the French Oscars. This made Bernardo's name even more famous in France.
"The Last Emperor" did not participate in the Cannes Film Festival. Bernardo Bertolucci, like Prime Minister Chirac, came to the Cannes Film Festival's 40th birthday dinner as an invited guest.
"You speak Chinese really well." Kang Jianfei started to lie with his eyes open, praising Bernardo's weird pronunciation of Chinese.
"Thanks for the compliment, I stayed in China for three full years because of the filming of "The Last Emperor", and my daily communication vocabulary is no longer a problem." Bernardo Bertolucci said a little proudly, but he just kept talking.
Changed to English.
Kang Jianfei shrugged and smiled: "I have been to Beijing several times in the past two years, and I wanted to visit your crew. It's a pity that you have closed the entire crew."
Bernardo Bertolucci lamented: "There is no way. If we don't close the crew, we will suffer too much interference."
Kang Jianfei said: "A good movie requires more thought."
After Bernardo Bertolucci shook hands with Sophie Marceau, he smiled at Liang Jiahui and said, "Hello, Mr. Liang, we meet again."
"Do you know each other?" Sophie Marceau looked at the two of them in surprise.
Liang Jiahui smiled unnaturally and said, "We had a chance encounter."
Bernardo Bertolucci pointed at Liang Jiahui and said with a smile: "Mr. Liang was originally supposed to play the male lead of "The Last Emperor", Pu Yi, but he rejected my invitation."
Kang Jianfei had heard about this, but he didn't know the details. He also asked: "What's going on?"
Bernardo Bertolucci said: "Mr. Liang played Puyi very well in "Fire Dragon", so when I was casting for "The Last Emperor", I first thought of Mr. Liang. But he agreed first. Later, I thought of Mr. Liang."
I called again and refused.”
Liang Jiahui explained: "Because director Li Hanxiang was also planning to make "The Last Emperor", but the copyright was bought by Bertolucci first..."
After a simple explanation, Kang Jianfei and Sophie Marceau figured out that both Li Hanxiang and Bernardo wanted to adapt Puyi's "The First Half of My Life" into a movie. But Bernardo started faster and took the lead.
Buy the film rights to this autobiography.
Li Hanxiang could only save the country by making a curveball, and filmed "Fire Dragon", which also tells the story of Puyi, in the name of making a TV series and movie. This is obviously an edge-passing act. Strictly speaking, it has infringed on Bernardo's film copyright. Bernardo also
Therefore, he protested to Li Hanxiang.
Li Hanxiang had a conflict with Bernardo over this matter, and Li Hanxiang was Liang Jiahui's mentor Bole. When Liang Jiahui just accepted Bernardo's invitation, he immediately agreed. After finding out the inside story, he resolutely chose to refuse to star in "The Last Emperor".
He gave up a great opportunity to become famous internationally.
Kang Jianfei is a utilitarian, so he would definitely agree to Bernardo's invitation. As for Li Hanxiang, it's not a big deal, it's purely a matter of face. However, Kang Jianfei still appreciates people like Liang Jiahui who value love and justice.
——Although he felt it was silly to do so.
After Sophie Marceau heard the whole incident, she couldn't help but look at Liang Jiahui with admiration and regarded him as a trustworthy friend.
"I went to Cannes the day before yesterday and went to see the screening of "Fang Fang". The director handled the details very delicately," Bernardo Bertolucci said mid-sentence, and looked at Tony Leung Ka-fai and Sophie Martyr with a smile.
Suo said, "The performances of Mr. Liang and Miss Sophie in the film are also wonderful."
The affirmation from a famous director is more weighty than the praise from national dignitaries. After hearing this, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Sophie Marceau were quite proud, because they did make a breakthrough in their acting skills while making this movie.
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After chatting for a while, Bernardo Bertolucci said the purpose of his coming to strike up a conversation: "After seeing Mr. Liang Jiahui's wonderful performance in "Fang Fang", I suddenly had an idea and wanted to invite Mr. Liang to come.
Be the leading actor in my new movie."
"Me?" Liang Jiahui was surprised. He thought Bernardo would be dissatisfied with him because of his refusal to star in "The Last Emperor".
"Mr. Liang, although I am helpless that you refused to star in "The Last Emperor", I admire your principles of doing things very much," Bernardo Bertolucci said with a smile, "and your acting skills are indeed good. Just because I watched
It was your performance in "Fang Fang" that gave me the idea to shoot a new film."
As "The Last Emperor" won awards everywhere in Europe and the United States, Bernardo Bertolucci was now at his peak. Liang Jiahui was naturally overjoyed when he suddenly received an invitation from the great director. He asked: "What kind of movie is it?"
"Duras's "The Lover," Bernardo said, "I had a phone call with Ms. Duras yesterday, and she agreed to sell me the film rights and she would personally be responsible for the screenplay."
"It's actually "The Lover"! Mr. Bertolucci, can I play the heroine?" Sophie Marceau exclaimed. Duras's novels have a rebellious and anti-traditional flavor, and they often win awards. Just like Su
How can a rebellious literary girl like Sophie Marceau do it? Moreover, the novel "The Lover" only won the Grand Prix in France three years ago. When Sophie Marceau heard that "The Lover" was going to be filmed, she immediately couldn't wait to become a woman.
main character.
Kang Jianfei was also surprised because in another time and space, the director of the movie "The Lover" was not Bernardo. A few years later, when Jean-Arnault was planning to shoot "The Lover", he needed an Asian actor with excellent acting skills, and it was Bernardo.
Nadeau recommended Leung Ka-fai to Jean-Arnault. It was this movie that made Leung Ka-fai's sexy butt famous all over the world, and he was ranked as the "most popular Asian actor" among French women.
Unexpectedly, the early release of "Fang Fang" actually gave Bernardo the idea of filming "Lover", and he still chose Liang Jiahui as the leading actor. This is really a coincidence.
According to the original track, Bernardo will next go to the Sahara Desert to film a movie about a middle-aged couple in emotional crisis, the man cheating on her and the woman cheating on her, and finally realizing their true love for each other, but the man abandons her and the woman is lonely and disgusting.
Movie.
It seems that in this time and space, Bernardo's art film that received rave reviews in Europe will no longer appear again.
Looking at Sophie Marceau's hopeful eyes, Bernardo shook his head cruelly and said: "No, Miss Marceau, I don't think you are a suitable candidate."
Sophie Marceau asked unwillingly: "Why? I will act very seriously. I believe I can do it."
"It's not a matter of acting skills," Bernardo said. "You have just collaborated with Mr. Liang on "Fang Fang". If you star in "Lover" together again, it will have a preconceived negative impact on the character in "Lover". For
As for the heroine, I plan to select a new one through auditions."
Sophie Marceau was a little disappointed, but she still managed to smile and said, "That's such a pity."
Bernardo Bertolucci said: "I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Sophie Marceau nodded and said: "Very happy."
In the following time, Bernardo and Liang Jiahui ran to the corner and talked about some things about the new film.
Kang Jianfei saw the faint sense of loss on Sophie Marceau's face and said: "It's just a movie, don't worry so much."
Sophie Marceau sighed: "That's The Lover, a script written by Duras himself. If I can play the heroine, I'm willing to do it for free."
Kang Jianfei couldn't help but laugh and said: "Okay, don't think about "Lover" anymore. It's no fun to keep making romance movies."
Sophie Marceau asked: "Then what do you think is interesting to make, a detective film or a horror film?"
"How about a historical action drama?" Kang Jianfei said.
Sophie Marceau shook her head and said: "I don't understand."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Does d'Artagnan know?"
"Of course I know, the great swordsman D'Artagnan, I have watched "The Three Musketeers" when I was a child, and there is still a statue of D'Artagnan in Armagnac." Sophie Marceau asked, "Did you ask me to
Playing d'Artagnan's girlfriend?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "No, I am playing d'Artagnan's daughter, a skilled female swordsman."
Although the filming of "La Rose" was quite satisfactory and there was nothing too eye-catching about it, the idea of having Sophie Marceau play the daughter of the French swordsman D'Artagnan was quite interesting. As for the script, Kang Jianfei naturally had to ask someone to overturn it.
In order to rewrite it, at least it must be several levels more interesting and enjoyable than the original film. Moreover, Kang Jianfei is just investing, and does not intend to direct it himself. (To be continued...) u
