Compared with Zhang Ziyi who walks in and out of various shows like a butterfly, He Xin is much more leisurely.
Only compared with last year, because this Cannes Film Festival only invited four Chinese films, and due to the epidemic, there were many fewer Chinese faces.
For example, the Hong Kong Tourism Board and the Directors Guild held grand parties here in the past two years. Last year, big stars such as Andy Lau, Lai Min, Fang Shilong, and Zhang Manyu all took to the stage to perform dragon dances and face-changing performances. Food was piled on the scene.
Rushan, but this year we only held a small dinner party on a small scale, and we didn’t see any big-name celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
At the same time, due to the outbreak of the Iraq War and the threat from terrorist organizations to the gathering points of European and American forces, not only were Hollywood's big names absent, but the security measures at the conference became extremely strict.
Every time you enter a venue, you have to go through one checkpoint after another. The ID verification becomes stricter and stricter. Not only do you need to check the date, but you also need to check your face. It used to be a normal thing to borrow a press card to enter and leave the venue, but now it is completely unfeasible.
He Xin once saw with his own eyes a buddy who was probably trying to sneak into the venue with someone else's ID, but was spotted by the guard. He saw the guard put his hand on the handle of the gun at his waist, and asked questions in a stern voice, which frightened the buddy.
If you dare to speak out, your ID will be confiscated and you will be kicked out of the venue.
Perhaps it is precisely because the absence of big-name stars has given opportunities to young actors and models that this year's Cannes was much more lively than last year. Models in bikinis can often be seen posing for photos on the beaches in the coastal area, and even some
There are agents distributing fruits on the roadside in the hope that tourists will stop and try to make the scene more lively.
Just after the red carpet of the opening ceremony ended, news broke that a South African model threatened to terminate her contract with her agency because she did not get an invitation card for the red carpet of the opening ceremony. Only then did He Xin know that the so-called carpet stars were not unique to Chinese stars in later generations.
Yes, it turns out that this phenomenon has existed for a long time. Most of the so-called models and celebrities who often appear on the red carpets of major shows are self-funded. They use the platform of the Cannes Film Festival to find opportunities or use it to increase their worth.
Press and wait.
"Purple Butterfly" is scheduled to be released on the 22nd by the organizer, and another local French film "Little Lily" that was shortlisted for the main competition will be released on the same day.
As the host movie, "Little Lily" took over the three prime time slots of 8:30 am, 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm. "Purple Butterfly" was scheduled for 11:30 am and 10:30 pm.
, two screenings at these two rather awkward times.
French investors, who have always been very resourceful, are also helpless. It is said that the chairman of the organizing committee of this year's Cannes Film Festival does not pay much attention to Asian films, and even rarely goes to Asia to select films before the film festival.
But regardless of this, on the 22nd, the entire crew became nervous like clockwork. The day before, including the person in charge of the co-production company of Shanghai Film Studio, and Nakamura Hiroshi, who had been filming in Japan before and had no time to attend the opening red carpet, all came one after another.
Fly over.
The premiere was scheduled before the 10:30 pm screening. Probably except for the director, investors and staff of Shanghai Film Studio, He Xin, Zhang Ziyi and Nakamura Hiroshi had never seen the finished film.
However, after the media and film critics viewing session in the morning, the news coming back from the theater was a bit pessimistic. The East Coast intellectuals in the United States admitted that they could not tell who the more than a dozen characters in the film were; the Japanese felt
Their actor Hiroshi Nakamura's performance is eye-catching; European critics are divided into two extremes: support and opposition; mainland reporters feel that the film is just like Lou Ye's previous works, which are high-pitched and low-key; Hong Kong critics are more harsh; in comparison, Bayan critics
Most supportive of this movie.
"Xiao He, are you okay?" Sister Hong knocked on the door and came in.
"alright!"
He Xin came out of the bathroom, wearing overalls, a snow-white shirt, a black bow tie, and his hair parted like a dog licking it.
"Hurry up, the director and others have already gone down."
Sister Hong took the dress hanging on the hanger and helped him put it on.
"Where's the one next door?"
"Oh, they haven't come out yet."
Zhang Ziyi's room is right next to his, but she is an international movie star after all, so she specially arranged a suite with a living room.
While helping him pat the non-existent dust on his dress, Sister Hong curled her lips and said, "People always have to make their final appearance!"
If Sister Hong is good at dancing in China, then when she came to Cannes this time, since she didn't know a word of foreign language, Chang's mother really became a mother-in-law. Unlike Zhang Ziyi's agent named Lingling, who doesn't care about English or French.
He opened his mouth and came, smelling like a white-bone essence all over his body.
When He Xin and Sister Hong went out, the door next door opened and people from Zhang Ziyi's team filed out.
That’s right, it’s a team!
The agent at the head, the makeup artist carrying a small suitcase, the photographer carrying an exaggerated long-lens camera like a cannon barrel, and the assistant who followed behind carefully carrying the hem of the skirt, surrounded the queen-like Zhang Empress in the middle.
"Ouch!"
But when he saw Empress Zhang, He Xin inevitably exclaimed.
In addition to her usual exquisite makeup, she was wearing a unique black dress with butterfly makeup, and a string of simple and mysterious agate stone necklaces on her chest, which complemented each other with diamond earrings and bracelets.
"Sister Ziyi, could this be the legendary shirt?"
He Xin had long heard Zhang Ziyi boast that a certain luxury brand had used ten designers from Singapore and France to tailor a mysterious dress for her, just waiting to be unveiled at the premiere.
"Tab?"
Zhang Ziyi was startled for a moment, then realized it and said with a proud smile: "Yes, it's this shirt!"
The group of people came downstairs. Zhongcun Heng and Lou Ye were already waiting in the lobby. There was no prior discussion. Except for director Lou Ye, who was wearing a black shirt and black suit as usual, Zhongcun Heng was also wearing a casual black dress.
An and the director's wife, Sister Ma, also wore black evening dresses.
Coupled with He Xin and Zhang Ziyi, I don't know who suddenly said: "Today we are also the Matrix."
It immediately caused everyone to chuckle, and the somewhat tense atmosphere before the premiere was instantly dispersed.
The premiere was held at the Debussy Theater on the right side of the Cinema Palace, which can accommodate more than a thousand spectators. The organizers laid out a red carpet at the entrance of the theater early and hung a huge movie poster with Zhang Ziyi's portrait.
Many reporters and fans gathered at the scene. When Lou Ye led the crew members onto the red carpet, there was a flash of lights and cheers from the fans.
Especially the black dress worn by Zhang Ziyi, with the upper body like a bellyband and the lower body like butterfly wings, is particularly eye-catching. Along with the cheers of the fans, there are also shouts in Chinese from time to time: "Zi Yi, look over here!"
"He Xin, come!"
Of course, it was accompanied by a few jabbering Japanese sounds, and there were many Japanese reporters at the scene specifically staring at Nakamura Hiroshi.
After entering the theater, He Xin took a special look and was surprised. The Debussy Theater with more than a thousand people was actually 90% full. Before the screening, the host asked director Lou Ye to come on stage to give a speech.
Even though Lou Ye is usually not good at words, he talks endlessly when it comes to movies. The general meaning is that in order to make the movie "Purple Butterfly", he spent nearly ten years intermittently making portraits of Shanghai in the 1930s.
conducted in-depth research. In the context of war, the characters in the film cannot control their own destiny, but they do not stop acting because of this. Their attitude towards life is positive, but the result is tragic.
The director's extraordinary discovery immediately won warm applause from the audience. Finally, the director also said that he was very satisfied with the wonderful performances of Zhang Ziyi, He Xin and Nakamura Hiroshi in the film, and he was very grateful to all the actors.
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Nakamura Heng, who was sitting next to He Xin, applauded warmly and turned to He Xin with excitement: "He Xin, I can finally see my performance on the big screen. I'm really looking forward to it!"
He Xin smiled at him, followed Lou Ye's example, and said in a very pretentious manner: "Me too!"