Actor: My Entertainment Era

Zhang Yuanjun is still very diligent in his work as a judge. He watched the premiere of the two films in the main competition on the first day. He watched "Story of Stories" in the morning and went to the premiere of "Haijie Diary" in the afternoon.

Still didn't say hello to the creators or reporters. Kore-eda Hirokazu didn't even know Zhang Yuanjun was sitting in the theater.

Kore-eda is good, but not enough.

Anyone with professional film knowledge must admit that Hirokazu Kore-eda was deeply influenced by Hou Xiaoxian.

Hirokazu Kore-eda also did not shy away from praising Hou Xiaoxian as his "spiritual father" on many public occasions.

This is also an important reason why Kore-eda Hirokazu has never been able to win awards at international film festivals. He has not been able to break through the influence of Hou Xiaoxian on him.

"Ume Street Diary" is also very good, but for fans who have watched too many Kore-eda movies, this seems to be Kore-eda's normal level.

Kore-eda Hirokazu really likes the theme of "father's absence".

This is true for "No One Knows", it is true for "Like Father, Like Son", and it is true for "Haijie Diary".

In Zhang Yuanjun's evaluation system, this year's "Haijie Diary" is not as good as "No One Knows" 11 years ago.

However, the portrayal of the four sisters is really good, and this movie should be very popular among the literary youth circles.

Zhang Yuanjun rushed to the press conference of "Searching for the Dragon" after watching "Haijie Diary".

The crew placed an old Jeep from the 1980s at the press conference to create an atmosphere.

Zhang Yuanjun arrived at the scene just in time, there were still five minutes before the press conference started.

The crew released a 3-minute trailer at the press conference, which was not allowed to be filmed by the media.

Several main creators shared their experiences on stage.

Liu Yifei said that she had never played a role like Shirley Yang before and thanked the director for giving her this opportunity.

Zhang Yuanjun joked that he had been making low-budget and artistic films for several years, and thanked Ye Ning for asking him to make commercial blockbusters, "which kept me from becoming outdated."

Zhang Yuanjun's words caused the media at the scene to laugh non-stop. Zhang Yuanjun was so angry that this was called unreasonable.

In the interview session after the press conference, the main creators, whether they were actors or director Wu Ershan, were asked by reporters what they thought of Lu Chuan's "Nine-Story Demon Tower".

Moreover, "The Nine-Storey Demon Tower" will be released on the National Day holiday before "The Secret of the Dragon", so the two films will inevitably be compared.

Urfan said: "Leave it to the audience. I hope both movies are of high quality and will be accepted by the audience."

Wu Ershan does Tai Chi like this, but the actors don't.

The reporter asked Zhang Yuanjun how he would feel if the audience compared him with Zhao Youting.

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and nodded and said, "I should still be able to watch my performance."

Everyone can tell that Zhang Yuanjun is in a weird mood. How will he compare with Zhao Youting? This question should be asked to Zhao Youting. He knows that he and Zhang Yuanjun play the same role and the movie is released in the same year. What will he think?

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, is not worried about comparing herself with Yao Chen: "I'm not worried at all. We just have to play our roles well. If we don't perform well with a comparison mentality, we won't compete." It has to be Liu Yifei.

But her words in the reporter's manuscript became "Liu Yifei talks about Lu Chuan's version of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp": Not afraid to compare with Yao Chen."

There are no Da Jinya and Ding Sitian in "Nine-Storey Demon Tower", so Xia Yu and AB were not asked this question.

The main creator of "Searching for the Dragon" spent an entire afternoon conducting interviews. After finishing the exclusive interview with Movie Network, Phoenix Network came again, followed by more than a dozen companies such as Xinlang, Fox Factory, Weibo Movies, and Shijiang.com. media. It wasn't until dinner time that a few people were let go.

Before leaving, they were emphasized again that the crew would hold a theme cocktail party tomorrow night, and everyone must attend.

Both Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei have activities after dinner. Zhang Yuanjun will attend LV's cocktail party before 8pm, and will hold today's review meeting after 8pm to exchange opinions on today's movie viewing with other judges.

Liu Yifei also has a charity dinner and two interviews to do in the evening.

Zhang Yuanjun returned to the hotel room at 11 o'clock in the evening, and Liu Yifei had just finished taking a shower and lay down.

"I'm so tired." Liu Yifei sat up, "How are you?"

Zhang Yuanjun glanced at her, and Liu Yifei said, "I'm not trying to trick you. You're even guarding your wife!"

Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile: "Sorry, it's a professional habit. The first day was fine. There were only two movies, so we didn't have time to exchange opinions on watching movies." Zhang Yuanjun didn't want to say anything more.

Liu Yifei stopped asking further.

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As time went by, Zhang Yuanjun became busier and busier. During the day, he was busy watching movies and participating in activities and interviews. On the latest day, he came back at around 2 o'clock in the morning and almost 3 o'clock in the morning. It was said that 9 judges and Pierre were in the conference room. There was a quarrel.

No matter how much, Zhang Yuanjun won’t say anything else.

Liu Yifei felt much more relaxed after finishing the activity of "Looking for the Dragon".

Her main job in Cannes this year is to promote "The Secret of the Dragon", and she has promoted a lot of brand events and receptions and dinners.

She is unwilling to invest too much energy in so-called "social situations".

On the morning of the 23rd, MK2 held a new film press conference in Cannes with Zhang Yuanjun as the protagonist, and officially announced "Redemption".

The layout of the press conference was very simple, and the highlight was the two concept posters of "Redemption".

The general manager of MK2 and Zhang Yuanjun appeared and announced the new film plan:
"Zhang is the only actor we work with in China," Natana Kamiz emphasized the importance of Zhang Yuanjun on the stage. "He is a talented actor and his diligence is unquestionable. He brought "Redemption" to the stage "When he showed me the script, it reminded me of the scene when he sent the script of "Transcendence" to my office in 07. There is no doubt that "Redemption" will be an excellent work."

Zhang Yuanjun introduced the synopsis of the story of "Redemption" at the scene, and said at the end: "We have seen too much forgiveness and letting go. Sometimes when watching a movie, I know halfway through that the story will have a happy ending, and how many characters will Reconciliation. Come on, this story is really boring.”

Zhang Yuanjun’s last words amused the Chinese and foreign reporters present.

MK2 did not announce any other main creators except Zhang Yuanjun at the scene - because there really weren't any.

This is also the case for many films released in Cannes. When you have an idea, you come to a press conference to attract investment, and everyone is used to it.

This was the case with Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" back then. He came to Cannes for a press conference carrying two posters.

However, domestic media discovered that Huayi's boss Wang Zhonglei was also sitting at the press conference, and they speculated whether Huayi would participate in "Redemption".

"Redemption" was released a little too late, and there was almost no one on the trading market. Most of the film studios had already used up their share at this time.

However, there is still no shortage of overseas buyers for Zhang Yuanjun's literary films, and MK2 still received several investors after the press conference.

Some come to book the issuance in advance, and some want to invest a sum of money to participate in the shares.

The next day, the last day of the Cannes Film Festival! The awards ceremony is about to take place! (End of chapter)