Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 191
The movie is called "9 songs".

In his previous life, Gu Ming had seen it several times.

They are all in the theatrical version, only 71 minutes.

What I watched at the Cannes Film Festival this time was the uncut version.

There are 180 minutes.

I don’t know how many scenes were deleted from the more than 100 minutes.

The abridged version is like that, but isn't the unabridged version even more exciting?

After reading it.

Gu Ming can only say that the film that Li Yu won the Golden Lion in 07 was really a drizzle.

It cannot be compared with foreign directors.

If this film is handed over to Gu Ming to edit and edit, it can be sold directly to Neon.

Apart from singing, it is at home. The scene is simple, the actors are simple, and the plot lines are even simpler.

Gu Ming looked at it and called him Niubi!

Not to mention Zhang Jingzhu.

As a woman, she felt restless.

After reading it, he took Gu Ming back to his residence.

……

An hour later, Zhang Jingchu gave a speech about watching the movie.

"This kind of movie is really intolerable."

"If it were in China, the director would probably be banned from directing for life."

"Lifelong ban as a guide? That's a light one. He was immediately imprisoned." Gu Ming spat, and after finishing reading, he naturally had to criticize him harshly from the moral high ground.

"It really should be closed."

Zhang Jing nodded in agreement and glanced at Gu Ming, "Thank you very much for choosing me to be the heroine of "Peacock"."

"If it weren't for this movie, I might still be acting in a TV series."

At the end, she added.

"You can't even be the protagonist in TV series."

"The film in which I played the most roles was the film "The Book of Love", and I played the female lead in the "The Kite" section."

"A heroine in a movie is something I have never dreamed of."

The corners of Zhang Jingchu's mouth curled up slightly, and she reached out to block the light, looking through her fingers at the dazzling light in the dark night.

Perhaps her parents never imagined that the girl who originally thought she was going to be a kindergarten teacher would step into the spotlight and become nationally famous step by step.

She no longer regrets her original decision.

He lied to his family that he had been admitted to college, and with the "tuition money" provided by his family, he studied for the exam in Beijing and played Betelgeuse.

Although I still failed to pass the exam in the end, I could only study in a junior college class in the Department of Chinese Drama Directing.

But it turns out that she made the right choice!

Although she has no background and no money at home, she has a difficult time in this industry.

But since Gu Ming agreed to play the heroine of "Peacock".

Isn't this road getting better as it goes?

In the near future, she will also be able to walk on the red carpet at Cannes as a leading actress in a movie!
Of this she had no doubt.

The new work of Gu Changwei, the producer of Gu Ming, is also of good quality.

It is unlikely that such a work will not even be able to attend the closing ceremony.

The next day, it was until the sun rose three poles.

Only then did Gu Ming go and win the final prize for the last Chinese-language film shortlisted for the main competition.

"2046" by Sunglasses King.

I have to say that Sunglasses King's films are quite attractive to actors.

There are quite a few well-known actors in this film.

Liang Chaowei and his wife, International Chapter, Gong Li, and the princess are all in it, as well as neon actor Kimura Takuya.

Among them, International Zhang and Gong Li are acquaintances.

Gu Ming had a nice chat with them.

While chatting, Jiu Zhang's eyes would fall on Zhang Jingchu from time to time.

I just feel that I am not proactive enough, otherwise Gu Ming may not refuse.

But she has no regrets.

Nowadays, she is very happy and dating a young man from a wealthy family in Hong Kong who is four years younger than her.

Gu Ming is quite rich, but compared with the other party's family, no matter the money or status, they are still not enough.

……

The day before the closing ceremony, Gu Changwei received a call from the Cannes organizing committee, inviting him and the crew to attend the awards ceremony on the last day.

As soon as this call came, it showed one thing.

"Peacock" can win an award!

Thinking of this, Gu Changwei had unspeakable expectations in his heart.

His debut film "Tuya's Marriage" won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress.

Think again about Gu Ming’s development trajectory.

First Jury Prize.

The second film won the Palme d'Or directly at Cannes.

Isn’t this the second literary film?

"You said I have hope of getting that one, is that the only one?"

Gu Changwei rubbed his hands anxiously and glanced at Gu Ming.

"Which one?"

"That's it." Gu Changwei was still embarrassed to say it.

"The Palme d'Or?"

"Yeah." Gu Changwei smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"To be honest, no!" Gu Ming didn't give Gu Changwei any hope at all, and immediately asked after breaking his hope, "Who is the chairman of this year's jury?"

"Quentin Tarantino." "Then you know about his relationship with Harvey Weinstein, right?"

"I know, Bole and Qianlima."

"Fahrenheit 9/11 has Harvey's investment, do you understand?"

"I've seen that movie. Isn't it qualified to win the Palme d'Or?" Gu Changwei still didn't want to believe it.

"Is it your decision whether it's enough or not?" Gu Ming smiled and shook his head, "If nothing else, just talk about someone's boldness, that's quite meaningful."

"Not to mention that Harvey Weinstein has been running the three major art films for distribution in North America over the years, and he has also accumulated a huge network of contacts here."

“The most important thing is the support of the jury president.”

"Aren't Quentin afraid of affecting his reputation?" Gu Changwei asked.

"You'll know then."

Gu Ming cannot answer this question now.

In fact, I'm scared.

In his previous life, he was the chairman of the Cannes jury in 04 and awarded the Palme d'Or to Fahrenheit 9/11, a film produced by Harvey. 》

In 10, when he was the chairman of the Venice Film Festival jury, he awarded the Golden Lion Award to his ex-girlfriend Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere".

What is reputation?

Not worried at all.

In fact, the impact is not big, and it will be over after everyone talks about it.

The only thing that can influence a film director is his work!
As long as your movie can sell well, make money for investors or gain fame, other things will not affect you.

And if you can't earn either, then you are a morally perfect person and your career will be over.

……

The next day.

Gu Ming once again stepped onto the red carpet in Cannes.

To be honest, if he wasn't idle in the hotel alone, he might as well come out to attend the award ceremony. Gu Ming didn't even bother to come.

Without doing any poss along the way, he walked directly into the award ceremony.

After entering, most of them were chatting quietly with Zhang Jingzhu.

Just chatting like this, some small prizes were all awarded.

When it was his turn to award the prize for the main competition unit, Gu Ming concentrated his attention and looked at the podium.

Speaking of which, Asian filmmakers really gained a lot at Cannes this time.

The Jury Prize was awarded to the Coen brothers' "Old Lady Killer" and the film "Tropical Disease" from Siam. The director Gu Ming actually knew him as Apichatpong Weerasethakul, one of the three major A frequent guest, he even won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 10 years with "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" in his previous life.

It's time for Best Actress.

Gu Ming had already raised his hand, ready to applaud.

Seeing this, Gu Changwei raised his eyebrows and said, "I've never seen you so active before. Who do you think the best actress will be?"

"Sister Wenli."

"Fuck you, can you still talk properly?"

"Zhang Manyu!"

"Maggie Cheung." As soon as Gu Ming finished speaking, the voice of the award presenter rang out.

He turned to look at Zhang Manyu, who had an afro on his head, walking up to the stage to accept the award.

Gu Changwei was stunned for a moment.

Then he quickly clapped his hands, patting Gu Ming's knees while clapping.

"You really have two brushes!"

"You know how to guess the prize."

"But I think your guess about the Palme d'Or is going to be wrong."

"I also hope that I will make mistakes, but unfortunately it is difficult." Gu Ming smiled, "Apart from the uncertainty of what awards my work will win, I can still watch other films that are pretty much the same."

"There will always be mistakes, right?" Gu Changwei smacked his lips, "Guess who the best actor is?"

"Yagaku Yuya from "No One Knows"."

"Ah, ah?" Gu Changwei glanced at Gu Ming in surprise, "He's only 14 years old. Doesn't that mean he will become the youngest actor in the history of Cannes? I'm still optimistic about Liang Chaowei."

Gu Changwei just became stubborn.

The voice of the award presenter rang out, "For winning the Best Actor at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, congratulations to "Nobody Knows" and congratulations to Yuya Yanagaku."

"Ah..." Gu Changwei almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Gu Ming actually guessed it correctly again.

Cannes' youngest best actor is newly announced.

After taking a few deep breaths, Gu Changwei looked straight ahead and stopped playing the guessing game with Gu Ming.

After the Best Director was awarded to the French director Tony Garev who made "The Exile", he calmed down somewhat.

He patted Gu Ming's knees twice.

"I think the Cannes Organizing Committee should simply ask you to be the chairman of the jury. You know all the awards and let you make the decision. This will save you so much trouble."

"Speaking of which, I think it is really possible for you to become the chairman of the three major juries in recent years."

"If you come across my movie, you have to support me!"

"Don't say that these are all available, don't you want to award the award?" Gu Ming pointed to the awards stand, "The next one is the jury award, are you not afraid of losing it?"

"I wish I was gone." Gu Changwei raised his eyebrows, "You asked me to come here, so there will definitely be a prize, but until now I haven't even won a small prize."

“If I don’t get the Jury Prize, doesn’t it mean that the Palme d’Or is mine?”

"It doesn't matter that you, the Best Actor and Best Actor, have guessed it right, but don't end up making a mistake in winning the highest award. Brother, you should laugh first and not laugh until you laugh at the end!"

Soon, the process for winning the jury prize began.

The guest took a look at the card and said, "The winner of the 57th Cannes Film Jury Prize is Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy"..."

"Did you hear?"

"You guessed the most important prize wrong!" Gu Changwei curled his lips proudly.

however.

I can only be happy for three seconds.

He heard the heartbreaking voice of the guest, "And Changwei Gu's "Peacock"."

(End of this chapter)