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Chapter 1022 It’s a pity
"Director Li, this conference is great. I've learned a lot. I'll use it during the closing ceremony as well."

After the meeting, Sha Xiaolan and Li Mu walked out together, and couldn't help but smile happily.

Li Mu only served as the chief director of the opening ceremony, and did not serve as the director of the closing ceremony. Sha Xiaolan took over the task of the closing ceremony.

The importance of the closing ceremony is actually not that high, and the requirements are much lower, so just choose someone with experience.

"No, Director Sha, you have accumulated a lot of experience over the years. Can you teach us more these days?"

"Hahaha, Director Li, we've learned everything from you. How can we survive in this world?"

"Director Sha, as the saying goes, if you are not ruthless, your sword will not be stable. When will you be able to gain a foothold with this thing?"

"It makes sense, it makes sense!"

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At the same time, in a studio in the imperial capital, Jia Zhangke was looking at an animated feature film that was still in production, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

"Is there really no way to speed up the production?"

Jia Zhangke couldn't help but say, looking at Liu Jian.

"It's already the fastest, and it really can't catch up with Cannes." Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh at this moment, looking at the long animation "Art Academy 1994" he made, feeling deep regret.

"What a pity. This year, Li Mu is the chairman of the jury. This opportunity is so rare. If we can be shortlisted for the main competition unit, we may have a chance to win a prize."

Jia Zhangke himself has served as the chairman of the jury, so he naturally knows how important the chairman's vote is in the three major juries.

He really enjoyed this cartoon and even did the dubbing himself, but unfortunately he was still a step late.

"I didn't expect that. If they knew that Li Mu was from this year's class, many domestic directors would have started filming a year in advance. I had to work overtime to get him ready."

Liu Jian said with a wry smile that it was not easy for one of our own to be a judge, let alone the chairman of the jury, which was truly a rare opportunity.

"Forget it, let's prepare for Berlin. It looks like it's too late for Venice now."

“Berlin, please.”

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Li Mu was of course unaware of the sighs of Liu Jian and Jia Zhangke at this time. He was still attending meetings and on his way to meetings. Time passed quickly and it was already mid-April.

On the afternoon of April 4th, Beijing time, the 14th Cannes Film Festival announced the shortlist of films, including new films by Hirokazu Koreeda, Denis, Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook & Tang Wei, James Gray, Kelly Lecter, the Dardenne brothers, and Mungiuchi.

It’s just a pity that there are no Chinese-language films among the 2121 films shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Only two Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the short film competition unit, namely "A Cliff Rises by the Sea" directed by Chen Jianying and "Heart of the Broken Sun" directed by Bi Gan.

This made netizens feel very sorry.

"This is too disappointing. It's such a good opportunity."

"Ah, another wasted opportunity. It's rare for one of our own to be a judge, and even the chairman of the judges. It's all wasted."

"Li Mu has to look at foreign films again to make his selection. Our director is so disappointing that not a single one of his films was selected?"

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Faced with the discussions among netizens, many directors secretly groaned in their hearts, but could only remain silent.

How could they know this scene in advance, otherwise they would have to make some art films to give it a try.

Not only the netizens felt pity, they all felt pity.

However, among the shortlisted short films, "A Cliff Rises by the Sea" also attracted the attention of netizens.

Because the heroine of this movie is Anna Yao, the daughter of Huawei’s founder and president.

Li Mu glanced at the list of shortlisted candidates and it can be said that the scale of this year's film festival can be described as a "fight between gods".

The 75th anniversary of Cannes is indeed special. At the end of April, the opening ceremony plan had been revised more than 4 times in recent days, but it has gradually started to get on track, and more and more matters have been implemented.

The main creative team also began to disperse one by one. It’s not that they stopped working, because many people’s work cannot be confined to the office and they need to collect materials and scenery, etc.

Everyone has started to communicate online. The frequency of meetings is not as high as at the beginning, but there is still one every three days.

After Li Mu explained everything to Meng Ke, Gao Yan and the others, he ended his business trip to Hangzhou and prepared to return to the imperial capital.

At the end of April in BJ, the breath of spring is getting stronger.

The evening sun slowly sets from the horizon, dyeing the distant western hills red, and the air is filled with the scent of willow catkins and grass.

At this moment, Liu Yifei was standing in the arrival hall of the Capital International Airport, wearing a white baseball cap and big sunglasses, with her long hair casually tied into a low ponytail.

A loose beige sweater and light blue jeans, paired with white sneakers, looks comfortable and full of energy.

Even though she was deliberately keeping a low profile by wearing sunglasses and a mask, her elegant temperament still made people passing by unable to help but take a few more glances at her.

"Why hasn't he arrived yet?" Liu Yifei couldn't help but glance at the watch on her wrist, checked the time, and then looked in the direction of the exit from time to time, unable to hide a hint of expectant smile on her face.

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During this period, Li Mu was busy preparing for the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and the two had not seen each other for nearly two months.

Although phone calls and video calls are a daily "routine", the feeling of actually seeing the other person still makes her feel a little excited.

Not long after, a burst of noisy sounds of passengers pouring out came from the exit. Liu Yifei subconsciously moved forward and searched the crowd with her eyes.

Then he quickly locked onto a familiar figure.

Li Mu was seen pulling the suitcase with one hand and looking down at his phone with the other hand, walking steadily.
Liu Yifei was about to shout, but after looking at the people around her, she thought of something and stopped herself and could only wave her hands.

When Li Mu looked up, he saw Liu Yifei waving at him, and his eyes instantly became softer.

He was walking over quickly, and before he could say anything, Liu Yifei had already thrown herself into his arms.

"Welcome home, are you tired?" Liu Yifei raised her head slightly with a smile in her eyes.

"It's okay. This is nothing. Filming "The Revenant" was not much more difficult than this." Li Mu smiled faintly and gently touched Liu Yifei's hair.

"Let's go." Li Mu looked around and saw that everyone seemed to have noticed him, so he said.

"Uh-huh!"

As the two walked side by side towards the parking lot, it seemed that several young girls suddenly recognized them.

"Oh my god, that should be Liu Yifei! The height and build next to her looks like Li Mu!"

"Yes, yes, it's them! We are so lucky!"

"Oh, what a shame, why are they wearing masks? But they are both so sweet."

Several girls couldn't help but take out their phones to take pictures, and even discussed in a low voice whether they should go up and say hello.

Li Mu seemed to sense something at this moment. He turned his head and looked over. When he saw the phone facing him, he immediately realized that their identities were exposed. He then clasped his hands together and shook them.

The girls seemed to understand what Li Mu meant, and then they just patted their hands without stepping forward to expose the two men.

"Hehe, they must be my fans. Look how good they are."

In the car, Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh.

"That's not necessarily true. The quality of my fans is extremely high." Li Mu was sitting in the driving seat at this moment. He started the engine with a light press and said while turning the steering wheel.

The two of them started arguing with each other.

At this time, the sunset in the distant sky gradually faded away, and the car was driving steadily on the Third Ring Road.

As the lights come on, the neon lights on both sides of the street begin to illuminate the unique nighttime prosperity of the imperial capital.
(End of this chapter)