The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 439
The Cannes Film Festival lasts 12 days from the opening to the awards ceremony, which is relatively long among all film festivals.

But in fact, the highlight is the red carpet of the opening ceremony, the premiere of the opening film and the awards ceremony.

Many people participated in the red carpet show on the first day, left after watching the film of the opening ceremony, and came back after ten days, at least Chen Jingxing was like this.

The main thing is that Chen Jingxing is not the director of "The Ninth District", but just one of the script creators and screenwriters. The protagonists are still Tian Xinye, Zhang Yi and Wan Qian.

After all, Tian Xinye and Zhang Yi are likely to win the director and best actor awards, and they can be regarded as official contestants.

Although Wan Qian is a fringe heroine, she certainly doesn't have as much weight in the film as Mrs. Jia's wife, but Cannes is a show, and it is not necessarily the award-winning films that can attract attention, and may even be the opposite.

If you want to ask domestic journalists who they like to photograph, who they like to write about, and who domestic audiences like to watch, then of course it is not Zhao Tao.

On the contrary, Wan Qian can be regarded as one of the most dazzling female stars on the red carpet this year. After all, the number of reporters sent by China this time can be said to be second only to that of France.

Who made two Huaguo films enter the main competition this time, and one of them was a science fiction film from DreamWorks.

In addition, five Huaguo works entered other units, especially the high-profile "Last Night on Earth". Director Bi Gan once made a big splash with "Roadside Picnic". He is considered a leader of Huaguo young directors. Only literary films.

Not to mention that this year's Cannes Film Festival also set up the "Hua Guo Film Honor Award". Although it is not a serious award or event, the relationship between the Cannes Organizing Committee and Hua Guo filmmakers is still good. There are many factors in this. Considering Huaguo's booming film market.

However, apart from actresses such as Gong Huang and Wan Qian, who were glamorous on the red carpet, the Chinese filmmaker who received the most attention was Chen Jingxing.

After all, this is the first time that Chen Jingxing participated in a European film festival. Perhaps before winning the Oscar, many European and American people did not know who the directors of sci-fi films such as "Comet", "Source Code", and "Fatal Identity" were.

However, since Chen Jingxing won the Oscar for best director, European and American audiences have also learned through numerous reports that so many interesting sci-fi movies they have seen and heard are all produced by this young man from China.

It can be said that Chen Jingxing's reputation in Europe and America at this time is no less than those famous directors in Hollywood.

After walking the red carpet, various guests with invitation letters and a large group of reporters and staff members walked to the beach not far away.

It's not purely for taking pictures, of course taking pictures is definitely indispensable, if you don't take a photo of the beach, you will be ashamed to say that you have come to Cannes.

In particular, the photo of Gong Huang in a white shirt taken on the beach in Cannes in the year of "Farewell My Concubine" became a classic that impressed domestic audiences and stars from all walks of life.

Therefore, whether it is the crew of "The Ninth District", the crew of "The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers" or the artists who came here through various means such as brand invitations, especially the female stars, they all put on various clothes and began to shoot fashionable blockbusters in different styles. After taking and retouching the picture, it can appear in domestic social networks and articles on various marketing accounts in the evening.

But people from all walks of life came to the beach mainly for the open-air screening on opening night.

On the soft sandy beach, a huge white curtain has been erected, the lights are bright, and the twenty rows of seats under the stage are neatly arranged, next to the ocean and yachts, in the distance of the sea is the red sunset, and in the distance of the beach are seats of different shapes. white tent and white house with bright lights inside.

It can be said that the atmosphere was quite romantic, even Chen Jingxing couldn't help taking many photos with his mobile phone.

"Congratulations, Director Chen, I watched the last episode of "Black Mirror II" at the hotel yesterday, and I like this episode the most out of the five episodes. It was really shocking." Emperor Gong came over and congratulated Chen Jingxing with a smile.

Soon, Chen Jing acted as the center, forming a circle dominated by Hua Guo faces.

First of all, Chen Jingxing, Tian Xinye and Jia Kechang took the initiative to get together and chat about movies. After all, they were the only two movies that were shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes this time. Instinctively they formed a circle.

Chen Jingxing is a commercial director, and Section Chief Jia is an art director. The two parties seem to have little in common, but the atmosphere is not awkward.

After all, Director Jia had watched Chen Jingxing's movie, and most of Jia Kechang's movies Chen Jingxing, so they chatted quite warmly among mutual compliments.

Although Director Jia makes literary and artistic films, he is regarded as the leader of the sixth generation of directors, but he does not reject commercial films. He even once worried about the impact of Chinese commercial films on Hollywood, calling on the censors to *** and other scales are set a little wider to allow domestic commercial films to develop more diversely.

It's just that he believes that Huaguo movies cannot be impacted by Hollywood, only entertainment is left, and movies are also serious cultural activities.

Moreover, Mr. Jia’s films have not lost money. He is a literary and artistic director who pays great attention to the return on commercial investment, and he himself has participated in the production of commercial films.

In addition, Tian Xinye also came from a major, and he was even considered to be Chief Jia's younger brother. They both attended the Beijing Film and Television Academy, but one was in the Department of Photography and the other in the Department of Literature.

So the three of them chatted quite speculatively, and at the same time attracted more Chinese stars and filmmakers to gather around them, and the atmosphere of communication was relatively relaxed.

After all, several directors are providers of high-quality resources. Even Chief Jia, who specializes in literary films, is capable of bringing awards to actors.

Take a look at Zhao Tao. I have basically visited all the famous international film festivals. Although the three major European film festivals are still at zero, they are also frequent visitors. I don’t know how many times I have walked the red carpet. I am afraid that good-looking actors can generate a lot of topics and enthusiasm.

It's a pity that Chief Jia has true love for his wife, and he spares no effort in admiring it. Outsiders can only regret that Chief Jia's resources are secretly invested by Mingzhu.

However, Chief Jia has his wife occupying the seat, and Chen Jingxing and Tian Xinye are also rare favorites. "The Ninth District" has not yet been released, so it is difficult to talk about it. The topic focuses on the current domestic and overseas controversy On the small topic of "Black Mirror II".

"Black Mirror Ⅱ" was updated simultaneously on Huanshi.com and Netflix. Two years ago, the first season of "Black Mirror" brought many fans at home and abroad. This time "Black Mirror Ⅱ" has a first season Blessed by the fame of the show, and at the same time, the duration has been expanded to become a movie, and the content is relatively more popular. It is not as novelty-hunting as the first season, so the response has become more enthusiastic.

In particular, Netflix has been clamoring to make streaming movies and premiere online, and it has already put it into action. It has also invited a director like Martin Scorsese to shoot, which has aroused endless debate in Hollywood, and many filmmakers have made public The boycott demanded that Netflix's so-called online movies not be allowed to enter any awards.

As a result, at this juncture, "Black Mirror II" was launched on Netflix with a high profile in the form of a movie. It may be that Netflix has been promoting "Black Mirror II" in order to fight back against the opposition. Hanging on the homepage, it also made some publicity for "Black Mirror II" in disguise.

Five novel, thrilling, suspenseful and quite interesting sci-fi stories have also made "Black Mirror II" the most popular topic in the world.

It is very suitable as a topic of communication to flatter Chen Jingxing invisible, and it is not against peace. After all, young people in Europe and America are discussing it, and there are a lot of praises. It is normal for me to brag too much.

Touting and flattering does not mean that Chen Jingxing will use you for his next movie, but to leave an impression that sometimes directors do not use big data to select roles, especially directors like Chen Jingxing whose resources are enough to make domestic actors steal their heads.

Make a good impression on him, maybe he will think of you next time.

Even an actress of Gong Huang's status will not be envious when she sees Wu Yue's dedicated performance in "Gravity".

After the sun has fully set, the open-air film screenings on the beach on the opening night of this year's Cannes Film Festival will finally begin.

The opening film of this year's Cannes Film Festival is "The Ninth District", which will also be the world premiere of "The Ninth District".

"The Ninth District" is a rare sci-fi movie in the history of Cannes, and it is also a movie related to aliens. With the blessing of Chen Jingxing, it can be said that "The Ninth District" is the most topical among the shortlisted films this year. Cannes The organizing committee has always been good at business operations, so this is not surprising.

Not only were all the seats in the [-]th row full, but there were bustling crowds standing behind and beside the seats.

There are guests without seats, media reporters, Cannes staff, and Cannes local citizens and tourists.

You can even hear the shouts of friends in English, French, Japanese, and Chinese. As the opening film is about to start, the crowd is getting bigger and bigger.

"It's definitely the biggest audience I've ever seen for an opening film premiere in Cannes."

Jia Kechang, as a frequent visitor to Cannes five times, his words in a slightly complicated tone are absolutely credible and convincing.

"Really? That's an honor for me and Lao Tian." Chen Jingxing was very pleased to hear these words.

No matter how high-minded or literary directors are, they all hope that more audiences will watch their films and be interested in their films.

Chief Jia couldn't help but feel uncontrollable envy for the young man beside him, and then cheered up and looked at the huge white curtain ahead.

What kind of sci-fi movie can attract the favor of Cannes?
Director Jia's own curiosity was actually suppressed by him all the time, so he didn't ask about it in the conversation just now, and this curiosity was mixed with some dissatisfaction and disbelief.

No matter how tolerant a literary director is, he will not lack the self-respect to insist on his own art.

Can Chen Jingxing, a commercial film genius, conquer Cannes?

Relying on "Gravity" can win the Oscars, but the three major film festivals in Europe will not buy it.

Is the choice of Cannes some excessive commercial operation or is there really two brushes in this "Ninth District"?

Chief Jia believes that he is definitely not the only one who has such doubts and doubts at this time, and there are many people who have such thoughts among the bustling crowd on the beach, so there is such an unprecedented opening film screening.

Maybe the Cannes Organizing Committee also knows that many people are very curious about "The Ninth District", so they moved the opening film screening to the open-air beach.

(End of this chapter)