I'm not just a director

Chapter 45
There are basically more than 1500 films registered for the Cannes Film Festival every year.

In the end, no more than 60 films will be able to participate in the award competition.

The awards referred to here include the main competition, Un Certain Regard, and all three units of Directors’ Fortnight.

The Best Overseas Film Award that Jiang Pei'an was shortlisted for was the Youth Jury Award at the Cannes International Film Festival.

The selection is made by a jury of young film lovers aged 20-25.

The award aims to encourage and honor the work of new directors who are innovative and unique.

It sounds a little unreliable, but it is a real Cannes award.

Although it can't compare to the gold content of the three major units, but this is Cannes, and those who can be shortlisted are not ordinary people.

The film festival had already started, and when Jiang Pei'an arrived at the venue, there was a sea of ​​people.

Knowing that my film is scheduled to be held at another venue, there will be a screening in the evening.

Jiang Pei'an was a little taken aback, showing a horror movie at night?

Or play at the film festival...

Since it was only broadcast in the evening, Jiang Pei'an ran to other exhibition halls for a walk when he was bored.

The films at the Cannes Film Festival are diverse and do not stick to any genre or subject matter, and most types of films can be seen.

On the contrary, movies that tell stories in a satisfactory manner are quite rare here.

Qin Hao found an exhibition hall to watch a movie by himself, while Hu Jing accompanied Jiang Pei'an.

There were people coming and going at the venue, Jiang Pei'an took Hu Jing's hand and walked forward slowly in order to prevent them from getting separated.

Hu Jing followed behind him with her face flushed and her head lowered...

"Director, let's go see this..."

Walking to a film exhibition, Hu Jing was attracted by the poster next to her.

A man and a woman walk hand in hand on the beach, the sun sets, and only the silhouette of their backs remain, looking quite romantic.

At first glance, it is a romance movie, and it is also a literary romance movie.

Jiang Pei'an nodded. The few movies he wanted to watch were not scheduled in the morning, and it would be nice to watch movies with Hu Jing.

Before entering the theater, Hu Jing was looking at the door, and Jiang Pei'an asked curiously:
"See someone you know?"

Hu Jing shook her head and said:

"I was wondering if there was a popcorn place nearby..."

Jiang Pei'an was dumbfounded.

This girl treats the film festival like a movie theater.

The two walked into the film festival and sat down. The film had just started, and the title and subtitles were in French. Jiang Pei'an and Hu Jing became blind.

Fortunately, the composition and music of this movie are very good, and the seaside scene selection is also very comfortable.

but……

When the plot progressed to about 10 minutes, the hero and heroine suddenly hugged each other.

Jiang Pei'an felt bad, but Hu Jing watched with wide eyes.

I saw that the male and female protagonists wore fewer and fewer clothes...

"what……"

Hu Jing exclaimed, and immediately found other people looking at her curiously, she buried her head on Jiang Pei'an shyly.

"Why are foreign movies like this..."

Hu Jing's soft voice came through Jiang Pei'an's clothes.

Jiang Pei'an patted her shoulder with a smile, and whispered:

"This is a film festival, not a movie theater. Passionate drama is one of the ways to create dramatic tension.

The same is true for violent and bloody scenes, all of which stimulate human primitive instincts.

The passionate scene in the romance film is to express the further function of the relationship between the two.

It is also to meet the sensory stimulation needs of the audience. "

Jiang Pei'an remembered when he was an auditor in a professional college in his last life.

The first class taught by the professor in charge of film appreciation to the freshmen was "The Summer Palace".

It's an uncut version, just kidding, do you still want to watch the cut version in the film and television academy?
The passionate scene between Hao Lei and Guo Xiaodong on the projector immediately stunned all the freshmen.

Achievement Completed: Watching Movies at School!

It is said that Hao Lei did not listen to her boyfriend Deng Chao's persuasion, and they broke up after she starred in the movie...

The sound playback function of the film festival is very good, and the beautiful music is mixed with the catharsis of desire.

The shot is very beautiful, not the original violent impact, but a little hazy, trying to cover up, slowly stirring the hearts of the audience, gently scratching...

In the dim theater, Hu Jing's body was trembling slightly.

Her pure cheeks were slightly flushed, and her big watery eyes were sometimes bewildered and sometimes charming.

Hu Jing bit her lip lightly, leaned close to Jiang Pei'an's ear, and whispered:
"Director, you know a lot~"

Smelling the fragrance from the girl next to him, and his ears being hit by the wet heat wave, Jiang Pei'an's heart skipped a beat.

Affected by the movie screen, this girl seems to be a little out of control.

It was the first time for both of them to have such close contact.

Jiang Pei'an passed his hand from behind, and laid it on her shoulder intimately and naturally:

"Watch a movie."

Hu Jing's body trembled, her whole head was dizzy, as if time had stopped.

The sound echoing in the exhibition hall and the flickering images all disappeared.

She leaned her head on Jiang Pei'an's shoulder, feeling an unprecedented peace of mind, just like that rainy night...

"Jingjing, the movie is over."

Jiang Pei'an gently pushed Hu Jing awake, Hu Jing rubbed her eyes, and said in confusion:
"ended?"

"Well, the main creators are all on stage."

Jiang Pei'an pointed to the foreigners on the stage, there were a dozen of them in total.

Among them are the male and female protagonists who have dedicated very wonderful performances in the film.

The director took the microphone and talked about the process of creating the film in English, bluntly saying that this shooting was not easy.

Because he couldn't find a suitable heroine, he asked his girlfriend to act as the heroine of the film.

The corners of Jiang Pei'an's mouth twitched after listening to it. It was really not easy. I didn't expect the director to pay more!
This director is more or less like Takeshi Kitano.

Immediately afterwards came the heroine's speech. As soon as she came out, the audience burst into cheers.

It seems that the French gentlemen are very appreciative of her performance.

But Jiang Pei'an soon discovered that there was something wrong with the interaction between the hero and heroine!
This is private sex!
Jiang Pei'an once again paid tribute to the director of this film:

You are paying too much!
After the creators finished speaking, the audience applauded enthusiastically.

When leaving the scene, Jiang Pei'an noticed that several people approached the film's main creative team.

These should be the businessmen who bought the film.

After watching the movie, Jiang Pei'an saw several Asian faces in the exhibition hall, but he didn't expect Yu Liwei and Lao Jia to be among them.

At this time, Lao Jia looked tired and looked very listless. It is estimated that this guy was depressed because "Xiao Wu" was banned, and he was taken to Cannes by his friend Yu Liwei to relax.

Jiang Pei'an didn't intend to take the initiative to talk to him.

These sixth-generation directors are dangerous.

He is a commercial film maker, so there is no need to have too many interactions with this group of underground film artists...

(End of this chapter)