This director needs to apologize

Chapter 130 The original intention of the dream
The opening ceremony, as in previous years, was held in the Lumière Screening Hall, which can accommodate 2000 people.

When Chen Yiming and the others entered, the auditorium was almost full, and the "1951" crew's movements were simultaneously broadcast live on the big screen in the center. To be honest, it was quite fun to watch their own live broadcast from another perspective.

Most of the people attending the opening ceremony were professional guests from the film industry, and there were only a small number of ordinary audiences. However, everyone abided by Cannes' long-standing etiquette and stood up and applauded to show their respect to the creators of the opening film.

Chen Yiming took the lead, and a group of five people waved in all directions while walking towards the first row under the crackling flash lights.

The seats for the "1951" crew are arranged on the left side of the middle of the first row.

Not long after we sat down, the latest live action on the red carpet was shown on the big screen. The nine judges of this year's jury, led by chairman Tony Tarantino, stood in a row on the steps and looked outside the venue. The audience greets.

The roaring shouts and applause are still dazzling through the screen.

Chen Yiming couldn't help but sigh, this is the top vanity fair under the spotlight. No wonder so many people are pursuing it diligently and desperately.

As the jury entered the screening room under the leadership of Tony, Chen Yiming also joined in the standing ovation.

Tony and his friends have friends all over the world. As they walked, they kept chatting and laughing with the guests on both sides, so the applause in the venue lasted for three minutes.

After finally waiting for the jury to take their seats, Chen Yiming had just touched his buttocks on the chair. As an old white man with white hair walked onto the stage, the applause started again.

Chen Yiming had no choice but to stand up and applaud again, and the ovation lasted for more than one minute.

After listening to Paul's explanation, I found out that the old man was the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, Thierry Henry.

Speaking of which, Chen Yiming would like to express his sincere gratitude to this old Henry. The decision for "1951" to become the opening film was all due to his words.

Chen Yiming had pinned this good thing on Tony before, but it turned out that he went to the wrong temple to worship the Bodhisattva.

Henry's speech seemed to be very exciting, because it was interrupted several times by applause and laughter. Unfortunately, Chen Yiming and the others could not understand it at all.

Tony then led the other eight judges to the stage. After introducing themselves one by one, Tony took the microphone and started singing.

It was clear that he was speaking in British, but his accent was extremely weird. Chen Yiming couldn't hold his level [-] college level at all, and in the end he couldn't understand a word he said.

At nearly 9 o'clock, the nine members of the jury came down from the stage and took their seats, the lights above their heads were turned off, and it was finally time for the screening.

Chen Yiming calmed down and could finally catch up on his sleep.

Asking a director to watch his own movies over and over again is like asking a writer to read his own novels over and over again. It is definitely a form of torture.

Starting from the fine editing of the movie, Chen Yiming could find new problems he was dissatisfied with every time he rewatched it, causing him to fall into a negative emotion of regret and regret again and again.

It's like after an argument, you find a sharper line of counterattack in your mind, but you don't have the chance to use it. It feels very depressing.

Therefore, during several test screenings of "1951", Chen Yiming used it to catch up on his sleep. The sound of shelling, loud or small, throughout the film did not affect him at all. He was already used to it.

Unfortunately, this response was useless in Cannes. After the screening room went dark, Chen Yiming just raised his arms and lowered his head when he was startled by a burst of warm applause.

He looked up reflexively. What was on the big screen was just the logo of the Cannes Film Festival. What was there to applaud?
After 3 seconds, the logo ended, the Phantom Group's logo appeared on the screen, and there was another burst of applause in the screening hall.

Next, a round of applause for a LOGO, impartiality and impartiality.

Only then did Chen Yiming realize that it should be the convention of the film festival to pay tribute to the film producer with applause.

Moreover, Chen Yiming has figured out that each round of applause is led by an atmosphere team, similar to the ones at the Huaguo Spring Festival Gala.

Logically speaking, this is a good tradition, but it is a pity that this time we encountered "1951" who did not follow common sense.

After the Golden Shield Pictures LOGO passed, the special effects squirrel appeared on the big screen. The atmosphere team took it for granted that this was another company LOGO, so they applauded again.

The applause continued as the squirrel moved, and the guests began to feel that something was wrong. Was the company's logo displayed for too long? Why didn't it end?

The atmosphere team bit the bullet and continued to increase their intensity until the sound of artillery shelling sounded in the movie and smoke rose from the foot of the mountain in the distance.

Now everyone knew that the movie had started, and the applause showed signs of stopping.

The next moment, the truck whizzed past wrapped in smoke, and the "Freeze in Time" of the freeze-framed squirrel made its grand debut.

The screen of the Lumière Screening Hall is beyond specifications. Its size and precision are significantly larger than ordinary screening halls in China. The huge squirrel is clearly visible on the screen, and even its frightened little eyes are vividly depicted.

Even though he has watched it countless times, Chen Yiming will still be excited by this moment. This is the "bullet time" recreated by his hands, although it is ten years later than "The Matrix".

There were soft exclamations in the theater, and the already scattered applause was amplified by the spontaneous applause from the audience.

This round of applause did not last long, and with the sound of the car door being closed, the screening room finally returned to its normal atmosphere.

Chen Yiming clasped his hands together again, leaned back on the comfortable chair, raised his head and closed his eyes.

Last night, he was dragged into a video conference by Da Zhuang to discuss the first round of test screenings until late at night. As soon as the lights in the screening room were turned off, the accumulated sleepiness immediately surged up.In his daze, he seemed to have had a dream. In the dream, he once again returned to the Hengcheng studio after a long absence. Sitting in the director's chair, he seemed to be staring at the monitor, but in fact he was wandering around the world.

It turned out to be this drama, I really miss it.

In the monitor, a man and a woman were speaking lines to each other. One sentence and one sentence for me were fluent. It was obvious that this scene had been corrected more than once.

Listening to the content of the lines again, one said that you and my father are political enemies and we will not be happy together, and the former alliance gave up. The other said that it is father and son, and it is unfair for you to do this.

One burst into tears, the other roared repeatedly, which made the listener sad and the witness weeping.

But if we take a closer look at the two people's outfits, one is a maid and the other is a servant, which is completely different from the lines.

"Wow!" Chen Yiming woke up with excitement. He was about to ask the assistant director if the main director would come today. If not, he would hurry up to the next show.

As a result, when he opened his eyes, he realized that he was under a spotlight, and Paul beside him was pulling his arm and trying to pull him up.

Chen Yiming stood up and glanced around blankly. There were blurred figures in the distance that were unclear, and some foreigners nearby were clapping and looking at him and laughing.

Then he turned to look at the big screen, where the credits were being flashed line by line.

The applause became more and more enthusiastic. Chen Yiming finally woke up from his dream. He instinctively followed Paul's rhythm and bowed to the source of the applause behind him.

Whenever the applause showed signs of waning and chaos, someone would whistle and shout again to start a wave of applause, driving the applause to continue.

Chen Yiming said to himself that these guys in the atmosphere group are really working hard, and the appearance fees must be quite high.

After the subtitles were finished and the lights came on, Chen Yiming thought it was time to end, so he turned around and planned to sit down.

There will be press conferences and media interviews later, and that will be the real test.

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere team became more active after the lights were turned on. The big screen cut to the live broadcast footage, showing Chen Yiming and other five main creators one by one.

Starting from Sang Ping, every time someone was cut to the scene, there was half a minute of applause.

Mr. Sang was the most reserved, keeping a slight smile on his face throughout the whole process, and only bowed slightly in response to the applause.

Paul was the most active, hugging people from near and blowing kisses from far away, like a poodle shaking his head and tail. Matching the clothes he was wearing, he looked like a Dalmatian.

The always cold-hearted old Duan was rarely moved, especially when he heard someone call him "Qin".

Student Xiao Liu had already fallen into a state of confusion. Apart from bowing [-] degrees in all directions, he was completely unable to do the second reaction.

The last person to be hung on the wall was naturally the director Chen Yiming. The applause and whistles drove the enthusiasm of the guests to three levels. Even Lumiere's high dome seemed unable to accommodate them all.

Looking at the familiar face on the big screen, Chen Yiming finally regained some sense of reality. He was no longer the drama director who was stationed in Hengcheng and clocked in and out.

Chen Yiming kept his feelings at the moment firmly in mind. He must always remind himself that this is his original intention that is worth cherishing for two lifetimes and must never be thrown away.

Old Henry walked up to Chen Yiming with the microphone. The moment he raised the microphone to his mouth, the applause stopped instantly.

A staff member came over and handed several sets of headphones to Chen Yiming and others. Henry waited until Chen Yiming put on the headphones before speaking.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor to witness an extraordinary creation with you.

When I was young, movies were my life, my everything, and I believe this is the same sentiment shared by many here.

Now that I am older, movies no longer dominate social life, at least not as much as they once did.

This fact makes me frustrated and lost, and it also makes me think deeply, if we have to take the risk of losing everything at any time, how should we live at that time?

Anyway, I can’t imagine the madness I would fall into if I lost the movie.

The theme of this year's film festival is 'Man in the World'.Individuals and the world, this is an eternal yet contemporary, romantic yet realistic, individual yet universal theme that is worth pursuing throughout our lives.

I was pleased to see that "1951" provided an interesting presentation and discussion of this theme, which was impressive.

Next, let's invite Director Chen.

By the way, one last thing to add is that I probably won’t lose my beloved movie in my lifetime. That kind of pain is unbearable for me to imagine. I hope that my descendants, that is, you guys, won’t have that kind of luck.

This is an old man’s sincere blessing! "

Old Henry's response was naturally applause and laughter. Although the simultaneous interpreter in the headset was a little confused, Chen Yiming understood [-]% of the meaning and immediately joined the applause with a smile.

(End of this chapter)