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Chapter 42 PR Cannes shocked the film industry! (Please read~)

In the noisy Tongzi Building, Chen Shiping held the phone receiver and pressed it tightly to his ear so that he could hear Chen Hong's voice more clearly.

Chen Shiping could even hear Chen Hong's weak breathing. The emotions in his heart were very complicated. He paused for a while and then said with a smile: "What if I don't get the Palme d'Or?"

"If you don't get it, I'll go find you and lend you a shoulder to cry on."

Chen Hong's playful voice came from the other end of the phone, and Chen Shiping could even think of the curve in the corner of her mouth when she said this.

"I won't cry, I will come back to you with the Palme d'Or!"

"Then I'll be waiting for your good news."

Chen Shiping and Chen Hong chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone, feeling that Chen Hong was still controlling her.

After the phone call, Chen Shiping had more expectations for this trip to Cannes, but the pressure was also increasing.

Everyone is placing their hope on Chen Shiping. Not only the crew and people in the factory, but also the news media and some people in the industry also hope that Chen Shiping can win the grand prize.

Only Chen Shiping knows that winning an award is not that easy. A good film is one thing, but other factors must also be taken into consideration.

To put it bluntly, which one of the films shortlisted for Cannes was not well made.

Chen Shiping urgently needs help from others. There is nothing the factory can do to help him in this regard. He can only find a way on his own.

After Chen Shiping went upstairs, he chatted with Tao Huimin for a while, then hurried out with his clothes.

He needs to find someone to understand the situation in Paris, preferably someone who knows a lot about the literary and art circles.

The first person Chen Shiping thought of was Maxim's boss Song Huaigui.

Song Huaigui himself is a painter and a person in the fashion circle. He has a certain influence in Paris. In the past two years, he also organized a domestic model team to perform in Paris.

She has a good understanding of both the art world and the media, and can provide Chen Shiping with a lot of useful information.

The Maxim Restaurant was deserted in the afternoon, and Chen Shiping took this opportunity to visit Song Huaigui.

This person is a great person. He was the first person in China to marry a foreigner, and he was personally approved by General Manager L.

Song Huaigui knew Chen Shiping. Last year, it was reported every day in the newspapers. She had also read a little about Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller.

So after knowing Chen Shiping's purpose, I told him a lot about the Paris literary and artistic circles without leaving any room.

"If a movie wants to win awards, it needs public relations." Song Huaigui said while smoking: "I can ask friends to help you promote it, but if you want to promote it on a large scale, you will definitely have to spend money. The most important thing is the comments. home and jury.”

Chen Shiping said gratefully: "Thank you. I am very grateful for knowing so much. I will also think of other things."

"You don't have to be so polite, we are all Chinese. I also hope that domestic literary and artistic works can be seen internationally." Song Huaigui smiled and flicked the ash in the ashtray and said: "Come to my place often in the future. Many literary and art circles People like to come to my place, and Zhang Yimo and Gong Li even came last year.”

Chen Shiping smiled and nodded, knowing that she liked making friends with people in the literary and art circles and was a very generous person.

After learning a lot about the situation from Song Huaigui, Chen Shiping felt more confident and had some plans in mind, so that he would not have to wait in the hotel room when he went to Cannes.

Last year, the Commercial Printing Office negotiated the overseas publishing of Xu Sanguan's blood novel.

Already released in France this year, Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller should have a certain degree of popularity.

Through the relationship with the Commercial Printing House, we should be able to indirectly promote the movie, which would be somewhat helpful.

The wind in Beijing in May is very strong, but there is relatively little yellow sand, which is far less severe than the later sandstorms in Beijing.

On a windy day, when Chen Shiping led the team to Cannes, it still felt like the wind was blowing and the water was cold.

However, Chen Shiping does not think that he is Jing Ke. The tragedy is certainly moving, but the perfection is what everyone wants to see.

Everyone loves tragic heroes, just like Xu Sanguan is very popular among readers, but no one wants to be Xu Sanguan.

With so many people's expectations, Chen Shiping naturally didn't want to go back empty-handed and be a loser to gain sympathy.

What's more, no one will give you sympathy.

There were not many people in France this time, only two directors and two actors.

The director must go, and so does the leading actor Jiang Wen, who may win an award.

As for Liu Xiaoqing, it was purely because of the investors. No one thought Liu Xiaoqing could win the award.

Liu Xiaoqing also knew that she had little hope, but this was the first time that a movie starring her was shortlisted for the three awards.

Although I once came to France to win an award, it was only a Chinese film award and had no gold content at all. Liu Xiaoqing will not let go of the opportunity to become famous internationally. This is the only Chinese-language film entering Cannes this year.

To be precise, there are only a handful of Chinese-language films that have been shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival over the years, and even fewer have won awards.

There were two shortlisted Chinese-language films in the 1960s. Tadpole Finds His Mother won the Cannes Honorary Award, and Yang Guifei won the Best Interior Color Award.

In the 1970s, Heroine won the highest comprehensive technical award, while in the 1980s, Ah Q was shortlisted but did not win the award.

As for the Palme d'Or, the Grand Jury Prize, and Best Actor and Best Actress, they are still blank until now.

It is not easy to be shortlisted, and it is even more difficult to win the award.

The domestic film industry has great expectations for Chen Shiping to lead the team to Cannes this time, hoping that he can win the award on behalf of Chinese-language films!

Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as one film can win the Grand Prix at Cannes, then Chinese-language films will be able to enter the Cannes Film Festival and have more opportunities to win awards in the future.

So far, Chinese-language films have not completely gained a foothold internationally.

On the flight to Paris, Chen Shiping was not in the mood to rest and was looking through the jury list for this film festival.

When Liu Xiaoqing got on the plane, he took the initiative to sit next to Chen Shiping, just because he wanted to chat with him about how to conduct public relations after going to Cannes.

"Public relations cost a lot of money, and we have no money now, let alone foreign exchange." Chen Shiping said to Liu Xiaoqing helplessly.

Liu Xiaoqing glanced around and secretly said to Chen Shiping: "I brought money. I exchanged a lot of foreign exchange through friends in Xiangjiang."

Hearing Liu Xiaoqing's words, Chen Shiping looked at her in surprise and whispered, "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"I was worried that something would go wrong and I kept hesitating." Liu Xiaoqing hesitated and said what was in his heart, "But in the end, thinking that this may be the only time I attend Cannes, I still want to give it a try."

Chen Shiping's eyes lit up, it's better to be a rich woman sister!

So he asked anxiously: "How much money did you bring?"

"Fifty thousand." Liu Xiaoqing shook his palm and added: "US dollars!"

Chen Shiping: "." 50,000 yuan is just a ball of wool. Which public relations team can hire 50,000 yuan!

Liu Xiaoqing looked at the disappointment flashing in Chen Shiping's eyes and said helplessly: "This is all I have, and I even borrowed part of it."

Chen Shiping thought for a while and said: "Fifty thousand is not impossible, let me think about it first."

"Is it really possible?"

“If you have money, there is a way to have money; if you don’t have money, there is a way to have no money.”

"any solution?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, just wait until I think about it."

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Liu Xiaoqing has no choice but to pin her hopes on Chen Shiping.

I hope he can create another miracle like he did in China when he became the first independent producer from scratch.

No one in China has experience in public relations at foreign film festivals, and the number of times I have participated in film festivals can be counted on one hand, let alone public relations.

More than ten hours later the plane landed in Paris.

Civil Aviation has a dedicated office in Paris. Paris is the first and most important stop for domestic and European aviation. It has received many visiting teams from home and abroad.

Chen Shiping and others communicated with the Civil Aviation Administration of China when they were in China, and they helped make arrangements after arriving in Paris.

At the Civil Aviation Office, there were also people from the Commercial Printing Office in France waiting for Chen Shiping.

They also hope that Xu Sanguan's Blood Seller can win the Cannes Grand Prix, which will also indirectly help the novel gain more sales in France.

After Chen Shiping met with them, there was no extra greeting, no study tour arranged, and he went straight to work.

Cannes! Must win!

Chen Shiping is not anxious to become the first person in Cannes in China, but for Chen Hong!

A new round of challenges is coming! PR Cannes shocked the film industry!

(End of this chapter)