Huayu since 1980

Chapter 377 Four Men, Four Floors

On the first weekend of May, the Cannes Film Festival will officially kick off, and thousands of filmmakers and movie fans from all over the world will come to share this grand film festival.

With the changes in the film selection system of the Cannes Film Festival in recent years, and the fact that 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 even more dominant.

The Cannes Film Festival has an irresistible temptation for 90.00% of filmmakers all over the world.

Of course, if you are a big guy like Woody Allen, you can wait for the "Three Visits to Thatched Cottage" in Cannes with restraint, and then negotiate silent conditions.

Although Wu Jianye won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, his global popularity is still several levels behind that of a big shot like Woody Allen.

But despite this, the title of the Golden Lion Award is still useful. At least he is no longer an unknown junior in Europe. Wu Jianye's acceptance speech when he won the Golden Lion Award before shocked the three major European film festivals. of.

The three major film festivals are not peaceful, and they are fighting each other openly and secretly. In the final analysis, it is naturally to expand their influence and improve their reputation.

With the force, the influence will naturally follow.

A European rookie like Wu Jianye is naturally the target they want to win over.

At Nice Airport, Wu Jianye and others got off the plane. Phantom Entertainment had already arranged a car to take them to Cannes, 20 kilometers away.

The sea breeze from the Mediterranean is blowing gently, and the temperature in Cannes in May is between 5°-13°, which is a pleasant climate.

There are countless vehicles on the road.There are even quite a few backpackers, men and women carrying huge sleeping bags, heading towards Cannes step by step like a pilgrimage.

"What are these people doing?" Zhao Fei asked curiously.

Wu Jianye looked at these people outside and said with a smile: "Pilgrimage means almost the same as domestic pilgrimage!"

Mu Deyuan muttered: "These people really have perseverance!"

"Everyone has their own beliefs, and outsiders have no say in such matters," Wu Jianye said.

As Wu Jianye said, some people think that movies are just a leisurely pastime, while others think that it is a kind of belief. They can see their lives in movies and find their own life. the true meaning of your own life.

"Old Wu, when you come to Cannes this time, will there be the same situation as in Xiangjiang before?" Zhao Fei asked.

In the car, several other people also looked at Wu Jianye. Before Wu Jianye was treated differently at the Academy Awards because of "The Last Emperor", there was such a big commotion, and the Academy Awards were disgraced. I really felt Wu Jianye's influence in Xiangjiang.

Wu Jianye smiled wryly: "There is no way to show up, Xiangjiang is Xiangjiang, Cannes is Cannes, we can only be regarded as foreigners here!"

Zhao Fei curled his lips: "It's boring."

Wu Jianye gave Zhao Fei a white look.

Mu Deyuan laughed and said, "Whether you win or not is up to the jury, and being selected is already a pretty good result."

This time, a whole car of people rolled their eyes at Mu Deyuan.

"I'm running for the election, and I'm rushing to win the prize. Anyone who can be selected is considered a victory. It's just nonsense to coax children."

"But how do you know that you will win the prize?"

"Not knowing and not having this idea are two different things!" Wu Jianye corrected.

"Okay, you are the director, you have the final say, so tell me which award you are most likely to win?"

Zhao Fei said beside him, "Of course it's the Palme d'Or!"

Wu Jianye didn't say anything this time. To be honest, he really didn't have such a big wish to win the Palme d'Or at this year's film festival, because this year's Cannes Film Festival was not fair.

Yves Montand, the chairman of this year's Cannes Film Festival, willfully awarded the Palme d'Or to "Under the Sun of Satan", which has the lowest score in the program of this year's film festival. This is already enough to shock the entire European film industry. up.

It was the first time in 21 years that a French film won this honor. The audience and reporters booed and even left the audience at the moment of winning the award.

It is precisely because of this that this Cannes Film Festival was criticized by many fans.It can be regarded as a self-promotion of French author-filmmakers and European writer-filmmakers.

Equally capricious as Yves Montand is Sunglasses King who is regarded as a master by petty bourgeoisie groups.

Sunglasses King served as the chairman of the jury at the 59th Cannes Film Festival. After letting himself go, he made the feat of awarding five best actresses and six best actresses in one breath!

One session tops six sessions, no increase in price if you increase the quantity!

That year, Jill Jacob spewed out a mouthful of old blood.Then Lao Wang, the film master of Cannes, went to the Berlin Film Festival to have fun.

In film festivals, the taste of the judges sometimes determines the ownership of the film awards.

The possibility of the Palme d'Or is unlikely, but you can also fight for the director award, which is the most important award Wu Jianye came to Cannes this time.

If he can win the Director Award, it will also greatly improve Wu Jianye's international status, and 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 already have a certain influence in Europe, but that is all brought about by Xiangjiang Films.

"The True Colors of Heroes" is off to a good start.For the first time, the Western market has seen "gunfight movies" other than kung fu movies.

At this point in time, action movies on Hong Kong Island belong to the "high-end technology and concept" in the movie action world, and ghosts can only stare dumbfounded when they watch them.

In later generations, after "The Matrix", action guides represented by Yuan Jiaban and Chengjiaban entered Hollywood, which brought exciting and learnable brand-new action concepts to Hollywood.

The reason why "The True Colors of Heroes" is a cross-age classic is not only because of its box office in Asia, but more importantly, the violent aesthetics it expresses, for the first time let ghosts appreciate oriental aesthetics other than kung fu movies.

In the 80s, Wu Baige was indeed wearing a halo of pig feet.The violent aesthetics he developed unconsciously has had a profound impact on the film industry.

After that, Takeshi Kitano, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Takashi Miike, and the Wachowski sisters were also affected by this.

The car stopped at a four-star hotel in Cannes, and the manager arranged by Phantom Entertainment was also waiting here early.

In fact, according to Linda's meaning, she didn't want Wu Jianye to live here at such a low price, but planned to arrange for Wu Jianye to live in a small island not far away, a sea view villa, or a presidential suite. Anyway, Phantom Entertainment is rich, and Wu Jianye Ye is the big boss again.

But Wu Jianye did not agree to this, he can naturally live in it, but this is where all the filmmakers of the Cannes Film Festival gather, and there are still a lot of scenery to be seen here
In front of the hotel, countless backpackers went up to sell and entangle the hotel residents who stopped their cars.

"Excuse me, sir, would you mind leaving me an empty shop?"

"I just need a bed, and I'm yours tonight!"

"Handsome, maybe we can have a good night together tonight, if you want."

Girls with exotic styles kept coming forward to sell themselves, just to stay on the side of the road.During the two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival, a park lounger becomes an extravagant venue.

"Gulu!" It was the first time for Mu Deyuan to see such a scene, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Zhao Fei thought he had seen such a situation in Venice, and seeing Mu Deyuan's appearance, he couldn't help it. I couldn't stop laughing.

"Smile!" Mu Deyuan blushed and gave Zhao Fei a look.

"Director Wu, I'm Matthew Murphy from Phantom Entertainment, and I've arranged rooms for everyone!" Matthew Murphy was wearing a decent suit. He was not as tall as the Americans, but rather thin.

Wu Jianye took the key and said with a smile: "Five people, one room for each." Then he glanced at Zhao Fei and Mu Deyuan, and joked: "The girls here are very open, but you should also pay attention to your body. And the understanding of myself, after all, brushing a mop in the sea is not something to be proud of."

Chen Chong blushed, cast a reproachful glance at Wu Jianye, 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 seaside promenade, you can see the sea from the window, and you can walk to the Palais des Festivals in seven or eight minutes.Most of the guests staying in the hotel are filmmakers from all over the world.

A few people walked into the hotel lobby, and saw many men standing in the lobby seemingly casually, turning the keys in their hands. Seeing this scene, Wu Jianye showed a knowing smile.

This scene is like a row of luxury cars with drink bottles at the gates of art, teacher training, and nursing colleges.

Wu Jianye was too familiar with this scene.

It's not that girls will become more open after decades, but that the cost of one-night stands will become cheaper after 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 Zhao Fei and others naturally saw it too.

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "That's a filmmaker from Wanwan."

Hou Xiaoyan!
The film master of Wanwan, the director of the same level as the king of pit kings with Sunglasses Wang, of course, the current Hou Xiaochen has not yet reached this height.

"Wanwan filmmakers, didn't you see that Wanwan's film was selected in the Cannes Film Festival catalog?" Zhao Fei asked curiously.

"I told you a long time ago that this is not just a film festival. When you go back, don't tell others that you are messing with me. It is a layman. The film festival is only a part. The most important thing is that this is the largest in Europe. In the film market, he should come here to promote his films. 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 Xiaochen's greatness in the China Entertainment film industry, but Wu Jianye was still prepared to keep a respectful distance from the existence of the King of Sunglasses.

But the thing is often like this, the more you want to avoid things, the harder it is to avoid them.

"Director Wu!"

After Hou Xiaochen saw Wu Jianye, he showed a surprised smile and came to Wu Jianye.

Since they all took the initiative to say hello, Wu Jianye couldn't pretend to be invisible anymore, "It turned out to be Director Hou. There were too many people just now, so I didn't see Director Hou. I'm really sorry!"

Hou Xiaochen: "Director Wu knows me?"

"Of course, I've watched Director Hou's "My Childhood Memories" several times!" Wu Jianye said.

Hou Xiaochen: "I have watched Director Wu's "Raise the Red Lantern" and "The Last Emperor" more than once!"

Wu Jianye was slightly taken aback. Hou Xiaochen was not curious after watching "Raise the Red Lantern", "Director Hou, with all due respect, it seems that the movie "The Last Emperor" has not been released in Wanwan, right?"

Hou Xiaochen smiled and said, "I came to Cannes from Xiangjiang."

Hearing this, Wu Jianye nodded his head: "You really made Director Hou laugh!"

Afterwards, Wu Jianye introduced Zhao Fei, Mu Deyuan, and Zunlong to Hou Xiaochen. As for Chen Chong, he had already returned to his room.

"Director Wu, it's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. We Chinese all pay attention to fate, and now we meet here is also a kind of fate. It happens that I have some opinions on movies. I want to discuss with Director Wu. I don't know if Director Wu is interested. "Hou Xiaochen said seriously.

Now that it's all said and done, it's impossible for Wu Jianye to refuse. Anyway, he has made up his mind and definitely won't invest in Hou Xiaochen's movie.

Wu Jianye casually put his house key in his pocket, and walked into the elevator with Hou Xiaochen, but what he didn't notice was that the key was not actually in his pocket.
Looking at the enthusiastic Hou Xiaochen, Wu Jianye had no choice but to hand over his luggage to Zhao Fei, and followed Hou Xiaochen into his room.

"Deyuan, why do I feel that the cleaning aunt in this corridor is looking at the two of them in the wrong way?" Zhao Fei muttered.

Zun Long laughed beside him and said, "It would be weird if it was right. Two big men walked into a room with their shoulders crossed."

Mu Deyuan: "Will something happen to Lao Wu?"

Zhao Fei joked, "As for Old Wu's body, what you should worry about is whether Hou Xiaochen is okay or not."

Naturally, Wu Jianye didn't know that he had become the target of ridicule by Zhao Fei and others, otherwise he would have kicked the three of them one by one.

"Deyuan, I'm sure I won't be able to find you soon." Zhao Fei said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Mu Deyuan looked at Zhao Fei curiously.

"Your boy will definitely go to the hall to turn his own door key in a while." Zhao Fei laughed.

"Did you turn around when you were in Venice, so you have so much experience?" Mu Deyuan said not to be outdone.

"Okay, you two talk, I'm on my floor!" Zun Long said with a smile.

Seeing Zun Long walk out of the elevator, Zhao Fei seemed to have discovered a new world, and said, "I found out that the guy named Matthew Murphy can do things well?"

"what happened?"

"The four of us are on different floors, only Zun Long and Chen Chong are on the same floor."

Mu Deyuan: "."

(End of this chapter)