Chapter 444 Cannes
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Zhang Yuan successfully landed at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in France, accompanied by the squeaking sound of the tires of the double-row passenger plane rubbing against the airport runway.

Nice is the fifth largest city in France and the capital of the Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

This coastal city with a population of only 1 generates % of the global tourism revenue.

It is an extremely famous holiday resort in the white world.

The blue coastline is not lined with skyscrapers like in Miami and California.

The beach here is full of old-style villas with red roofs and yellow walls, which are quite typical of the local area.

Compared with the steel forest, Zhang Yuan, who was sitting in the car, preferred this low-rise building complex with exotic style.

"Yo yo yo..."

"This young man, damn it."

"My swimsuit can't hold me anymore, damn."

"It still has to be the foreigners who are open to it."

"If nothing else, the average size of French women is indeed much larger than that of women in China..."

The vehicle drove along the coastline, and Zhang Yuan "appreciated" it all the way.

He also asked the driver in English where the nearest "nude beach" was.

It’s just that the arrogant French despise English and are too lazy to learn it, so it’s basically impossible to communicate with them.

“I want to experience the local customs…”

This is the first time Zhang Yuan has come abroad after his rebirth.

He was deeply touched.

At this time, there is indeed a gap in infrastructure between China and these old powers.

However, within a few years, China will leave behind these "civilized countries" that get rich by brutally sucking blood from colonies.

For example, the high-speed rail technology that France is proud of.

Huaxia: Let me see what good stuff you have?

Then, the so-called jewels in the crown of industry turned into glass balls in the hands of the mysterious oriental power.

The Cote d'Azur Airport is about 20 kilometers away from Cannes, which is not too far.

But when Zhang Yuan got off the bus and looked at the fare of more than 40 euros, about 400 yuan, he scratched his head.

"I haven't even found my big foreign horse yet, and I've been set up by a honey trap?"

Cannes is just a small town near Nice, and it is equally beautiful.

The pillar industry of this small town is the annual film festival and the derivative effects it brings.

Tourism, hotels, restaurants, service industries…all revolve around the film festival.

Come to the hotel lobby and check in.

After putting down the luggage, I walked out of the room and returned to the lobby.

"Hey, here I come!" The fat and happy Wang Xiaoshuai was wearing a polo shirt and white sneakers, looking like he was on vacation.

"Long time no see." Gao Yuanyuan stood up and smiled. She was also wearing casual clothes.

"Brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Qin Hao stood up and hugged him.

"I received the birthday present, thank you." He patted Zhang Yuan on the back.

The so-called birthday gift was a blessing video that Zhang Yuan asked Alyssa Chia for help and asked Yi Nengjing to record it.

"It's a small matter. If you want to meet your idol back then, I can arrange that."

"Really!" Qin Hao was already surprised by the blessing video.

"In a few months, I have invested in a TV series, and Ms. Anno Jing will most likely star in it."

"If you want, I can take you to visit the set. The tentative filming location is in Hengdian."

What Zhang Yuan was talking about was Yu Zheng’s “The Harems of Qing Dynasty”.

Ino Kagami is the tentative female supporting role.

Wang Xiaoshuai felt strange watching this, wondering when did they become so close.

At first, Haozi was quite dissatisfied with this younger generation who focused on the commercial market.

"Well, the suit and dress have been ordered. I'll go put on makeup and change clothes after dinner."

"Walk the red carpet and attend the ceremony in the evening."

"The awards will be presented tomorrow, and we will go home the day after tomorrow." Wang Xiaoshuai explained the general process.

After chatting for a few more minutes, everyone went back to their hotel rooms to get busy.

After having dinner together, they changed their clothes and got dressed.

There was nothing special about the three men, they were just wearing suits and ties, all in black.

Zhang Yuan definitely looks better than Wang Xiaoshuai and Qin Hao after he plays the role.

Although there was no such thing as "carpet star" at that time.

After all, this term was officially established in 15 when Wanda’s Xiao Wang posted a Weibo to mock Fan Bingbing.

And the place with the most stars on the carpet is Cannes.

But the dragon robe that made Fan Bingbing famous was not in Cannes, but in Hollywood.

As for Wang Sicong, who is called "national husband" and "discipline inspection committee of the entertainment industry" by many people, he is actually a very smart guy.

People reveal secrets about the entertainment industry not for the sake of fairness and justice, nor for personal interest.

For example, regarding the mockery of Fan Bingbing being a carpet star, why didn’t they say anything about it for so many years before, but only started to criticize her in 15?
Because in 15, Huayi and Wanda broke up.

Not only this time, but every time Wang Sicong made a lot of entertainment news, it was when Wanda Pictures' investment works competed with other companies or platforms.

The purpose of the smoke bomb to confuse the audience is obvious.

So just listen to what this person says, don’t take it seriously, because the head is determined by the butt.

At this time, Gao Yuanyuan changed into a light blue dress and appeared in front of everyone.

As mentioned above, although there was no concept of red carpet stars in those days, female stars would still compete with each other and make their own preparations when walking on the red carpet.

This was the case with Miss Gao at this time. She customized a set of silk fabrics embroidered with plum blossom branches and a pair of magpies standing on the branches.

This is called "joy on the eyebrows".

Not only the clothes, she also held a round fan with the same pattern, and continued to ask for good luck.

How can foreigners understand the Chinese people's puns? In fact, it is done for domestic media and audiences.

When the photos are sent back to China, the media and magazines will hype them up.

“Chinese beauties stun Cannes!”

In fact, no one paid any attention to me and no one took any pictures.

It is nothing more than converting exports into domestic sales, and the profit is still domestic popularity and money.

Gao Yuanyuan has short hair, which makes her look quite capable, and she looks pretty beautiful in this dress.

After they were ready, they waited for the organizer's car to pick them up.

"Does it look good?" Gao Yuanyuan asked him quietly while waiting for the bus.

"good."

"As long as you like it." Miss Gao smiled mysteriously at him.

Zhang Yuan: …

Last time I saw Cheng Hao and I being intimate at the airport, he must be getting excited again, right?

Don't wink at me.

I'll let the reporters take pictures later.

Several people got out of the car and walked onto the red carpet.

To Zhang Yuan’s surprise, quite a few people took pictures of them.

In addition to the standard interview process, the organizers deliberately arranged a "grand reunion".

In addition to "Tianhong", there are two other Chinese-language films shortlisted for this year's Cannes.

And these three films happen to be one from mainland China, one from Hong Kong, one from Taiwan, and one from Taiwan's Mainland China and Hong Kong.

In addition to them, there are also Johnnie To's "Election" and Hou Hsiao-hsien's "The Best of Times".

Everyone is familiar with "Election", starring Simon Yam and Leung Ka Fai. It is one of the best gangster films in Zhang Yuan's mind.

"The Best Time" is starring Shu Qi and Zhang Zhen, telling the emotional entanglement of a man and a woman who have been reincarnated for three lifetimes, so this movie should be called "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Xiangjiang"...

The organizers gathered the three Chinese crews together for photos and interviews, and also arranged for Zhang Ziyi, who was the award presenter this time, and this year's Chinese judge John Woo to participate.

Zhang Ziyi is indeed amazing. She has made a name for herself overseas at such a young age.

Jiang Wen also served as a judge in the past two years and expressed very Jiang Wen-like topics.

"Movie critics' comments on movies are like eunuchs' reviews!"

The Cannes jury has always been a fan of films by critics, but they simply ignored it.

Film critics and judges are also in binary opposition and look down on each other.

Three film crews and a large group of yellow-skinned people gathered together to be interviewed by reporters.

After all, Tony Leung is a veteran actor with many works and many people recognize him overseas, so he was immediately targeted by reporters.

His English is also very good and he can answer questions fluently.

Just bad luck.

Outside the fence were reporters, media workers, and some fans.

Fans will hold signs.

There is a foreigner holding a sign here. Judging from what is written on it, he must be a fan of Hollywood tough guy Bruce Willis.

In recent years, this guy also had a movie called "Sin City" participating in the film festival.

The artistic style of this film is very unique, and the pictures and story are very interesting.

And the film also stars the beautiful actress Jessica Alba as the female lead, so it is very popular.

This "support" sign might not be made sturdily enough and broke while being waved.

With a bang, it hit Brother D on the head while he was being interviewed.

Who walks the red carpet without a helmet?
"Ouch!" he screamed.

Seeing this, Zhang Yuan quickly raised his hand to help and pushed the sign that hit him aside.

[Received thanks from Liang Jiahui, acting skills +1! ]

"Hello, Brother Jiahui."

"Hello, hello." Liang Jiahai replied, baring his teeth and rubbing his head.

"Teacher Xu Jingjiang often mentioned you to me."

"Do you know Jinjiang?"

After the two of them talked for a few words, Liang Jiahui immediately smiled.

"I know you. Jinjiang also talked about you during dinner."

"We may have the opportunity to work together in the future."

Teacher Liang had a fierce face, but he was very polite and even took the initiative to shake hands with him.

And just because he was banned by the Formosa Culture Bureau because of the words "I am Chinese", and he refused to give in even if he could only set up a street stall to make money, Mr. Liang deserves respect.

Both his character and acting skills are top-notch in the industry.

Turning around, Zhang Yuan saw Teacher Shu Qi wearing a flesh-colored dress.

Judging from her facial features, she is definitely not a beauty.

The distance between those two eyes costs 40 euros in a taxi, which is farther than the distance from Nice to Cannes.

And that flat nose and big mouth...

But this girl has the temperament of a goddess!
It's the expressions and movements in her gestures. Even when she touches her hair, it seems like it's in slow motion.

"It seems that temperament has nothing to do with appearance." Zhang Yuan murmured.

Shu Qi noticed someone looking at her out of the corner of her eye, so she turned around.

When the two looked at each other, they had to say hello.

Zhang Yuan smiled and nodded, using the same rhetoric as when he was chatting with Liang Jiahui.

"Hello, Sister Shu Qi."

"Teacher Xu Jingjiang often mentioned you to me."

Shu Qi: …

The man turned pale, then turned away with his eyes squinting and ignored him again.

He looked at Zhang Zhen standing beside him again.

After saying hello, he just nodded, with a stern face, and didn't say much.

"The actors from Taiwan are so rude..." Zhang Yuan complained to himself.

In fact, Zhang Zhen is not so bad, because he is a typical experientialist.

He was very lively and cheerful when he was young, but after playing the role in "A Brighter Summer Day", he could never get out of the character and became introverted and silent.

All I can say is that this person is very talented, but not suitable for the entertainment industry.

Seeing that Shu Qi ignored Zhang Yuan, he didn't say much.

Both actors ignored him. Zhang Yuan shook his head helplessly and was about to go to Wang Xiaoshuai's side, but was stopped by someone.

"Hello, Zhang Yuan, I've heard of you."

Looking back, he saw that the person calling him was Hou Hsiao-hsien, the director of "The Best of Times".

Director Hou was all smiles and enthusiasm, and he came up and grabbed his hands.

"It's a pleasure to meet you in a foreign country. Nice to meet you."

Shu Qi and Zhang Zhen were both dumbfounded.

What happened to the director?
So passionate about him.

They, especially Shu Qi, were confused about the situation for a moment.

"There will be opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"Of course, I really like Director Hou's works."

The two exchanged greetings for a long time before parting.

"Director, are you familiar with him?" Shu Qi asked curiously.

"It's the first time I've seen it, but I've heard of it," Hou Hsiao-hsien replied with a smile.

"he is great?"

“It’s quite famous in the mainland now.”

"Oh..." Shu Qi was puzzled. Director Hou did not have much cooperation with the mainland and had always been filming on the island.

What does this kid's popularity in the mainland have to do with him?

"You can also contact him more. He has a good relationship with Wu Dun and Yang Dengkui."

"Ah!" Shu Qi reacted now.

There are three major underworld gangs in Taiwan.

Bamboo Union, the four seas, the way of heaven.

Wu Dun is the leader of the Bamboo Union, and Yang Dengkui is the leader of the Tiandao League.

Behind Hou Hsiao-hsien is the Sihai Gang!
It is impossible to be completely separated from the underworld when filming and making movies in Taiwan.

Director Hou already has the support of the Four Seas Gang.

Now his daughter is in love with the son of Cai Guanlun, a veteran of the Four Seas Gang, nicknamed "Ami".

The relationship becomes closer.

Taiwan's film and television industry was originally closely connected with Hong Kong, but in recent years it has clearly turned its attention to the mainland.

So Director Hou, who has a background in the underworld, was naturally polite to Zhang Yuan.

After all, gray is needed to transition between black and white.

Shu Qi thought to himself that he still had to stay in Taiwan, and he couldn't afford to offend either Wu Dun or Old Yang.

Thinking about how he had just rolled his eyes at Zhang Yuan, he felt a little panicked.

She once told the media that she would put back on the clothes she had taken off piece by piece.

She thought about it and realized that if she offended the Bamboo Union and Tiandao, she would not be able to put her clothes back on, or even have them stripped off again would be the least of her problems.

Shu Qi heard from a female senior that when she was unwilling to take a role, a certain big shot poked a loaded gun into her vagina and asked her to answer again.

Whenever she thinks back on it now, she feels a chill in her underwear.

She quickly came to Zhang Yuan, gritted her teeth, and spoke.

"Hello, I'm Shu Qi. I'm very familiar with Teacher Xu Jingjiang. He must be your friend."

Zhang Yuan: …

Weren't you unhappy to hear the name Xu Jingjiang just now?

Aren't you unwilling to admit that you two have practiced the "Jade Girl Heart Sutra"?

Really are……

As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you, so he happily shook hands with the other person.

Teacher Shu was quite enthusiastic. He held his hand tightly and chatted with him for a long time.

Gao Yuanyuan, who was watching from the side, curled her lips.

"Where are you so popular with women?"

After the interview, during the movie watching session, while sitting in the theater, Miss Gao whispered to him.

"We are all friends." Zhang Yuan could only reply awkwardly.

Several Chinese crews gave each other face and watched each other's works.

To be honest, in terms of viewing experience, "Underworld" is better.

The rivalry between Simon Yam and Leung Ka Fai is so brilliant that the eye acting alone is enough to take people several years to learn.

In comparison, the performances of Nick Cheung and Louis Koo are still far from perfect.

However, a film like "Underworld" will not win any awards at Cannes.

The next day, everyone changed their clothes and went to the main venue again to attend the award ceremony.

Zhang Yuan rubbed his face from time to time, preparing to make expressions in front of the camera.

In fact, the Cannes Film Festival usually lasts for two weeks.

They came only in the last two days, mainly because Wang Xiaoshuai was stingy...

Hotel accommodation and meals are all costs. "Qinghong" is a low-budget movie and cannot afford such high travel expenses.

But it was this low-budget film that became the only Chinese-language work to win an award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"The winner of the Jury Prize is... "Qinghong"!"

On the stage, Zhang Ziyi and a foreigner shouted out the title of the film together.

Wang Xiaoshuai stood up with a smile and raised his hand to wave hello to everyone around him.

Zhang Yuan immediately stood up and gave the director a warm hug with the most delighted and moved expression he could make.

Of course, all of these will be recorded by the camera.

The reason why "Qinghong" won the award is very simple.

After all, this is a movie that reflects the pain of the Chinese era, so foreigners certainly love to watch it.

However, Wang Xiaoshuai came for the Palme d'Or. Unfortunately, although he was nominated, it was ultimately taken by a French film... Foreigners have to be protected somewhere, too.

Although it’s not a big prize, it’s still a great achievement.

At the party after the award ceremony, many foreign film producers immediately came to greet the crew.

After winning the award, people started buying the film!

The movie "Qinghong" couldn't even pass the censorship in China, let alone be released.

Just hoping to win awards and sell movies to make back my investment.

Wang Xiaoshuai was naturally happy and had a great time chatting with the foreigners.

Zhang Yuan and his friends also had many overseas fans who took photos with them.

After working all night, everyone returned to the hotel.

Zhang Yuan dragged his tired body and changed out of his suit.

These are all borrowed high-end suits, so you have to be careful with them. If you damage them, you will have to pay for it.

beep, beep...

I had just unbuckled my belt and was about to take a shower to relieve my fatigue when there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Yuan had a rough idea in his mind.

I went to open the door, and sure enough, Gao Yuanyuan, wearing a dress that made her look happy, appeared outside the door.

"You won't invite me in?" She drank a lot at the party and her cheeks were now flushed.

"Didn't you say that you liked my clothes?" After saying that, she blinked seductively.

If it had been before, Zhang Yuan would definitely pull her into the house, spend a few seconds tearing her clothes, and then throw her onto the bed.

But it's different now.

He has improved.

He didn't tear the other person's dress... He had to return it to the couture designer, and he would have to pay for it if he damaged it.

Anyway, after what happened last time, he and Miss Gao had already drawn a clear dividing line that they had come to agree on.

Just talk about the action, not the emotion.

That day, Song Qingshu and Zhou Zhiruo competed for the whole night.

Zhou Zhiruo used the Emei Nine Yang Gong, while Song Qingshu responded with the White Python Whip.

Early the next morning, before she asked, "Who is better, me or XX?", Zhang Yuan had already washed up, changed his clothes, left the room, and went to have breakfast with Qin Hao.

When Zhou Zhiruo woke up, she looked at the spoils scattered all over the floor and pouted.

"Why did he run away after sleeping?"

"But..." She lifted the quilt and stroked her smooth white thighs.

"He is so resolute now, which makes him much more attractive than his previous clingy and sticky appearance."

Some women are suitable for playing with, while some women are suitable for taking home. They are different and the way they are treated cannot be compared.

Soon, several people boarded the return flight.

While having breakfast at the hotel, Zhang Yuan also met the crew of "Underworld" and greeted Liang Jiahui and the others.

Then everyone went their separate ways and headed to the airport to go home.

Along with the flight back to China, news from the Cannes red carpet also flew back to the country.

Early the next morning, photos of the "Qinghong" crew walking the red carpet and attending the awards ceremony in Cannes appeared on major entertainment media and websites.

In particular, the recent photo of Zhang Yuan hugging the director after he won the award appeared on the covers of many magazines.

“Will he be the next best actor?”

There was even a magazine that published such a headline.

And this magazine is now in Wang Zhonglei's hands...

(End of this chapter)