On the first weekend of May, the Cannes Film Festival will officially kick off. Thousands of filmmakers and fans from all over the world will come to celebrate this grand film event.
As the film selection system of the Cannes Film Festival has changed over the years, and filmmakers from the third world have begun to attract attention, the Cannes Film Festival has become more and more popular. Among the three major European film festivals, Cannes is the leader.
The Cannes Film Festival has an irresistible temptation for 90% of the world's filmmakers.
Of course, if you are a big shot like Woody Allen, you can wait patiently for the "three visits to the thatched cottage" in Cannes and then negotiate silent terms.
Although Wu Jianye won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, his global popularity is still several levels behind compared to big names like Woody Allen.
But despite this, the title of the Golden Lion Award still has some use. At least he is no longer an unknown person in Europe. Wu Jianye's acceptance speech when he won the Golden Lion Award still shocked the three major European film festivals.
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There is no peace among the three major film festivals, and they are also fighting overtly and covertly with each other. In the final analysis, it is naturally to expand their influence and improve their quality.
Once you have a strong style, your influence will naturally follow.
European newcomers like Wu Jianye are naturally the ones they want to win over. This is called whether there is any grass or no grass, first build something first.
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At Nice Airport, Wu Jianye and others got off the plane. Phantom Entertainment had arranged a car to take them to Cannes, 20 kilometers away.
The Mediterranean sea breeze blows slowly, and the temperature in Cannes in May is about 13°-22°, making the climate pleasant.
There are countless vehicles on the road. There are even many backpackers, men and women carrying huge sleeping bags, walking towards Cannes step by step like a pilgrim.
"What do these people do?" Zhao Fei asked curiously.
Wu Jianye looked at the people outside and said with a smile: "Pilgrimage is almost the same as domestic pilgrimage!"
Mu Deyuan muttered: "These people are really perseverant!"
"Everyone has their own beliefs, and outsiders have no say in this kind of thing," Wu Jianye said.
As Wu Jianye said, some people think that movies are just a leisurely pastime for themselves, while some people think that it is a kind of belief for themselves. They can see their lives and find inspiration in movies.
The true meaning of your own life.
"Old Wu, when you come to Cannes this time, will the same situation happen in Hong Kong?" Zhao Fei asked.
In the car, several other people also looked at Wu Jianye. Previously, Wu Jianye made such a big fuss because he was treated differently at the Academy Awards for "The Last Emperor" and the Academy Awards were disgraced. He really
I truly felt Wu Jianye’s influence in Hong Kong.
Wu Jianye smiled bitterly: "There is nothing we can do about it. Xiangjiang is Xiangjiang and Cannes is Cannes. We can only be regarded as foreigners here!"
Zhao Fei pouted: "It's boring."
Wu Jianye rolled his eyes at Zhao Fei.
Then Mu Deyuan smiled and said: "Whether you win or not is a matter for the jury. Being selected is already a good achievement."
This time, people from the other car rolled their eyes at Mu Deyuan.
"I came to run for the election just to win the prize. Being selected is considered a victory. That's just nonsense to coax children."
"But how do you know you will win?"
"I don't know and not having this idea are two different things!" Wu Jianye corrected.
"Okay, you are the director and you have the final say. So tell me which award you are most likely to win?"
Zhao Fei said from the side: "Of course it's the Palme d'Or!"
Wu Jianye didn't say anything this time. To be honest, he didn't really have such great ambitions to win the Palme d'Or at this film festival, because this Cannes Film Festival was not fair at all.
The chairman of this year's Cannes Film Festival, Yves Montand, willfully gave the Palme d'Or to "Under the Sun of Satan," which had the lowest score in the festival's program. This was an event that shocked the entire European film industry.
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It was the first time in 21 years for a French film to win this honor. The moment it was unexpectedly awarded, the audience and reporters booed and even left the room.
It is precisely because of this that this Cannes Film Festival was criticized by many movie fans. It can be regarded as a self-pleasure of French author-filmmakers and European author-filmmakers.
Just as willful as Yves Montand is the King of Sunglasses, who is regarded as a master by petty bourgeoisie groups.
The king of sunglasses served as the chairman of the jury at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. After letting himself go, he achieved the feat of awarding five best actors and six best actresses in one breath!
One session is worth six sessions, and there will be no increase in price if you increase the quantity!
That year, Mr. Gil Jacobs spurted out blood. Then Mr. Wang, a film master directly from Cannes, went to the Berlin Film Festival to have fun.
At film festivals, the tastes of judges sometimes determine the winners of film awards.
The possibility of winning the Palme d'Or is slim, but he can also strive for the Director's Award. This is the most important award for Wu Jianye when he comes to Cannes this time.
If he can win the Director Award, it will greatly improve Wu Jianye's international status. It can also use this to expand the influence of domestic films in the European market. A Venice Golden Lion Award is still not enough.
In fact, Chinese-language films now have a certain influence in Europe, but that was all brought about by Hong Kong films.
"A Better Tomorrow" got off to a good start. For the first time, the Western market saw a "gunfight movie" other than kung fu movies.
At this point in time, Hong Kong's action films are classified as "high-end technology and concepts" in the film action industry, and ghost guys can only be dumbfounded when watching them.
In later generations, after "The Matrix", action directors represented by Yuan Jia Ban and Cheng Jia Ban entered Hollywood, which brought a new and exciting action concept to Hollywood.
The reason why "A Better Tomorrow" is a cross-generational classic is not only because of its box office in Asia, but more importantly, the violent aesthetics it expresses, which for the first time allowed ghosts to appreciate the oriental aesthetics other than kung fu movies.
In the 1980s, Wu Baige was indeed wearing the aura of pig's feet. The violent aesthetics he unconsciously promoted had a profound impact on the film industry.
Later, Kitano Takeshi, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Miike Takashi, and the Wachowski sisters were also affected by this influence.
The car stopped at a four-star hotel in Cannes, and the manager of Phantom Entertainment was waiting here early.
In fact, according to Linda's intention, she did not want Wu Jianye to live here at such a low price. Instead, she planned to arrange for Wu Jianye to live on an island not far away or in a sea-view villa or presidential suite. Anyway, Phantom Entertainment is rich, so Wu Jianye
Ye is the big boss again.
However, Wu Jianye did not agree to this. He could naturally live in it, but this is where all the film producers of the Cannes Film Festival gather, and you can see a lot of scenery here...
In front of the hotel, countless backpackers approached hotel residents who had parked their cars to sell and pester them.
"Excuse me, sir, would you mind leaving me an empty bunk?"
"I just need a bed, and I'll be yours tonight!"
"Handsome, maybe we can spend a wonderful night together tonight, if you want."
Exotic girls constantly come forward to promote themselves, just to avoid living on the roadside. During the two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival, park loungers will become an extremely luxurious place.
"Gulu!" This was the first time for Mu Deyuan to see such a scene, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. Zhao Fei had already seen such a situation in Venice. Looking at Mu Deyuan's look, he couldn't help but swallow.
The resident laughed.
"Laughter!" Mu Deyuan blushed and glanced at Zhao Fei.
"Director Wu, I am Matthew Murphy from Phantom Entertainment. I have arranged a room for you!" Matthew Murphy was wearing a decent suit. He was not as burly as the American, but his figure was a bit thin.
Wu Jianye took the key and said with a smile: "Five people, one room for each person." Then he glanced at Zhao Fei and Mu Deyuan, and joked: "The girls here are very open-minded, but you should also pay attention to your body.
And understanding yourself, after all, mopping in the sea is not something to be proud of."
Chen Zai's face turned red, he glanced at Wu Jianye angrily, took the key and walked into the hotel first.
The arrival of the Cannes Film Festival has brought the entire Cannes hotel industry into the hottest time of the year.
The hotel is not far from the promenade. You can see the sea when you open the window, and you can reach the Palais des Festivals on foot in seven or eight minutes. Most of the people staying in the hotel are filmmakers from all over the world.
Several people walked into the hotel lobby and saw many men standing in the lobby seemingly casually, turning the keys in their hands. Wu Jianye smiled knowingly when he saw this scene.
This scene is like a row of luxury cars with drink bottles placed in front of the entrance to the Art, Normal, or Nursing Colleges.
Wu Jianye was very familiar with this scene.
It's not that girls have become more open-minded after a few decades, but that the cost of one-night stands has become cheaper after a few decades.
But before Wu Jianye could turn his key, he saw a familiar face in the lobby.
"Old Wu, look, there are Asians here!" Wu Jianye saw it, and naturally Zhao Fei and others also saw it.
Wu Jianye laughed and said, "That's a filmmaker from Wanwan."
Hou Xiaolan!
A film master from Wanwan, a god-level director who is also the king of pitfalls along with the King of Sunglasses. Of course, Hou Xiaolan has not yet reached this height.
"Wanwan filmmakers, didn't you see that Wanwan's film was selected in the Cannes Film Festival program?" Zhao Fei said curiously.
"I told you a long time ago, this is not just a film festival. When you go back, don't tell others that you are messing with me. It's just an amateur. The film festival is just one part. The most important thing is that this is the largest film festival in Europe.
At the film market, he should be here to promote his movies. At the same time, he can also prepare for other film festivals."
"Okay, don't worry about other people, let's go to the room!" Mu Deyuan said, he has never been interested in this kind of thing.
Wu Jianye nodded. He did not deny Hou Xiaoran's greatness in the Chinese entertainment film industry, but Wu Jianye was still prepared to stay away from being alongside the King of Sunglasses.
But things are often like this, the more you want to avoid something, the harder it is to avoid it.
"Director Wu!"
After Hou Xiaoran saw Wu Jianye, he showed a surprised smile and came to Wu Jianye.
Now that everyone has taken the initiative to say hello, Wu Jianye can no longer pretend not to see him, "It turns out to be Director Hou. There were so many people just now that I didn't see Director Hou. I'm really sorry!"
Hou Xiaoran: "Does Director Wu know me?"
"Of course, I have watched Director Hou's "Once Upon a Childhood" several times!" Wu Jianye said.
Hou Xiaoran: "I have watched Director Wu's "Raise the Red Lantern" and "The Last Emperor" more than once!"
Wu Jianye was slightly stunned. Hou Xiaoran had watched "Raise the Red Lantern" and he was not curious. "Director Hou, with all due respect, it seems that the movie "The Last Emperor" was not released in Wanwan, right?"
Hou Xiaoran smiled and said: "I came to Cannes from Xiangjiang."
Hearing this, Wu Jianye nodded: "I really made Director Hou laugh!"
Wu Jianye then introduced Zhao Fei, Mu Deyuan and Zun to Hou Xiaoran. As for Chen, he had already returned to his room.
"Director Wu, an invitation is worse than a chance encounter. We Chinese are all about fate, and it is also a kind of fate for us to meet here. It just so happens that I have some opinions on movies and I want to discuss them with Director Wu. I wonder if Director Wu is interested. "Hou Xiaoran said seriously.
Having said this, it was impossible for Wu Jianye to refuse. Anyway, he had made up his mind and would definitely not invest in Hou Hsiao-lein's movie.
Wu Jianye casually put his house key in his pocket, and walked into the elevator with Hou Xiaoran. However, what he didn't notice was that the key was not actually put into his pocket...
Seeing the enthusiastic Hou Xiaoran, Wu Jianye had no choice but to hand his luggage to Zhao Fei and followed Hou Xiaoran into his room.
"Deyuan, why do I feel that the cleaning lady in this corridor looks at the two of them wrong?" Zhao Fei muttered.
Zun laughed and said, "It would be weird if you were right. Two grown men walked into a room arm in arm..."
Mu Deyuan: "Will something happen to Old Wu?"
Zhao Fei joked: "With Lao Wu's body, what you should worry about is whether something happens to Hou Xiaoran."
Wu Jianye naturally didn't know that he had become the object of ridicule by Zhao Fei and others, otherwise he would have kicked each of the three of them.
"Deyuan, I will definitely not find you in a while." Zhao Fei suddenly said.
"What do you mean?" Mu Deyuan looked at Zhao Fei curiously.
"You kid will definitely go to the hall to turn your own door key in a while." Zhao Fei said with a smile.
"Did your kid turn around when you were in Venice and have such great experience?" Mu Deyuan said not to be outdone.
"Okay, you two can chat, I'm on my own floor!" Zun said with a smile.
Seeing you walking out of the elevator, Zhao Feicai said as if he had discovered a new continent: "I found that guy named Matthew Murphy is very good at doing things?"
"What's wrong?"
"The four of us men are actually on different floors. Only Zun and Chen are on the same floor."