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Chapter 326 Reception
Jiang Wu, Zhou Haiwei, and Zhang Hanyu all came to the Cannes International Film Festival for the first time. In addition, this is a place that filmmakers all over the world yearn for, so they always looked very excited.

Compared to Jiang Wu and Zhou Haiwei, Zhang Hanyu went to the Berlin Film Festival with "Buried Alive" and was relatively calm.

Still, excitement is inevitable.

Although the Oscars attract more attention around the world, after all, they are only awards for Hollywood in the United States. Apart from the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, they have nothing to do with filmmakers from other countries.

The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film will be related to Wang Shu.

In 2006, "The Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang was released in many regions around the world and applied for the Academy Awards to be held in early 2007.

However, I applied, but I was not nominated, let alone won an award.

Now, as a movie that will also be released around the world, "Terror Cruise" will naturally apply for the Academy Awards to be held in early 2008.

Not only will he apply for the Oscars, but he will also apply for the Treasure Island Golden Horse Award.

As for the Hong Kong Film Awards, there is a rule that only Hong Kong producers can apply, and "Horror Cruise" cannot participate.

Produced by One Tree Company.

As for the best film, which is the Palme d'Or, the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, it actually has nothing to do with the director. This award belongs to the producer and investment company.

In fact, under normal circumstances, the only thing directors pay most attention to in major film festivals is the Best Director Award.

As for the Oscar for Best Picture, it has always been an honor for producers and investment companies.

Best Picture is an honor that belongs to producers and investors. It commends producers and investors for their production of excellent films, rather than commending directors.

When a director makes a movie that wins the Best Picture Award, it is more to attract investors, rather than to prove the director's ability.

But if the best picture and best director are not from the same movie, the best director is the director's highest honor.

If independent producers have these honors in hand, it will be easier for them to find investment companies to invest in their next project.

Usually, it is the producer who accepts the award.

Of course, there are some other situations
For example, Wang Shu.

"The Night Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang was able to be nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards by Zhou Xun and others. That is because the producer of "The Night Banquet" is not only Huayi, but also Hong Kong Island's Media Asia.

Not satisfied with signing up for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

The highest honor award for a director has always been the Best Director Award, which is the highest certification of a director's ability.

Although a director can also benefit from the Best Picture award, his professional award is the Best Director Award.

Of course, many times, the best director and best picture will come from the same movie, which is an affirmation of both the director and the film.

With Media Asia's participation, "The Banquet" can naturally be regarded as a Hong Kong-produced film, and can therefore be registered for the Hong Kong Island Film Awards.

Because the birth of the best picture is not the result of the director alone, but the joint efforts of all departments of the entire crew, including the director, and the producer is the one who coordinates the entire crew, the honor of the best film belongs to Producers who coordinate the crew, as well as production and investment companies.

It is undeniable that some movie scripts are written by directors, but the award for Best Screenplay honors the creator of the script.

Just like actors who only focus on the Best Supporting Actor and Best Leading Actor awards, the Best Director Award is the highest honor for a director.

Just like the American Academy Awards, great directors such as Nolan, Spielberg, Cameron, etc. have always paid most attention to the Academy Award for Best Director. This trophy is the honor that demonstrates the director's strength.

But there is no such thing in "Terror Cruise". There are two investors, China Film and Yishu.

The films he has produced have always been self-written and directed, and he is also named as a producer. In addition, Yishu Company has always participated in investment and production.

Therefore, whether it is the screenwriter award, the director award, or the best picture award, it is all related to him.

But if we talk about directors alone, the highest honor has always been the Best Director Award.

The 60th anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival is indeed different from previous years. There is a lot of traffic. In addition to tourists, they are all filmmakers from all over the world.

In his previous life, Wang Shu became a director of an online university, and after becoming a director of an online university, in order to increase his market competitiveness, he has been learning English.

And he has been learning English non-stop since the 05 Berlin Film Festival.

Nowadays, although my English level is not very good, I can still communicate.

Of course he didn't want to waste time learning English as a language.

But if you want to go to Hollywood, this is something you must learn.

Otherwise, there will be language barriers and communication barriers, even if there is a translator, it will not work.

As for asking people in Hollywood to learn Chinese to communicate with him, this is relatively difficult.
After shopping for a day, several people returned together.

The next day.

Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others took Wang Shu out together and began to visit other movies shown here.

There are many movies on display, from all over the world.

It's just that there aren't many movies that appeal to the King's tree.

It didn't take long for Wang Shu to be caught by the domestic media who came here and approached him for an interview.

"Hello, Director Wang, I'm a reporter from Sina Entertainment. Can I keep you for a few minutes?" A young girl from Sina's dispatched to Cannes stopped Wang Shu's way and asked with a smile on her face.

There was a photographer behind her, who had already pointed his camera at Wang Shu.

"Of course!" Wang Shu showed his white teeth and then said with a smile to the camera: "I'm in a hurry. If you have anything to ask, please ask as soon as possible."

Sina is the domestic media that comes to Cannes. Wang Shu doesn't want news that he is a big name in Cannes to appear in China while others are still in Cannes.

When the Sina reporter heard that Wang Shu agreed, the smile on her face became even wider. She quickly asked: "Director Wang, I heard that "Cruise of Terror" directed by you participated in the competition for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. I take the liberty to Let me ask you, are you confident about winning the award?”

"Of course I have confidence. If I didn't have it, I wouldn't come to Cannes." As a 20-year-old young man, Wang Shu feels that it is essential to show the "confidence" that young people should have.

Moreover, "Terror Cruise" is being released in domestic theaters again. It needs to hit a box office of 3 million, and it also needs to make news and maintain popularity.

Hearing Wang Shu's answer, the Sina reporter smiled even more enthusiastically. As a reporter who wants to get eye-catching news, she is most worried about the people she meets during interviews being too smooth.

Interviews came and went, and it seemed like the interviews took a lot of time, but in fact they were of little use.

On the other hand, Director Wang was different. He dared to give such a positive answer to the first question.

Wang Shu's eyes lit up when he saw the Sina reporter, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

Although Zhou Xun and Zhou Haiwei on the side also kept smiling, they were snickering in their hearts.

They already knew that "Terror Cruise" was hitting the box office of mainland theaters worth 300 million yuan, and they knew that Wang Shu's move was to create popularity.

Next, Sina reporters asked Wang Shu some questions and then interviewed Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others.

Several people answered very officially, without the wantonness in Wang Shu's words.

The Sina reporter was a little disappointed because he did not find what he wanted from Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others, so he turned around and continued to interview Wang Shu for a while.

Wang Shu felt that he had said enough, so he pulled away and left.

Cannes is a tourist attraction in the world. After watching the screening of some foreign films, a few people started to visit the town.

One day passed like this.

At the same time, the domestic Sina website had released an interview with Wang Shu.

Of course, in the form of words.

"Wang Shu said in an interview with reporters: He is confident of winning an award at Cannes!"

"The crew of "Horror Cruise" arrived at Cannes. Not only were they invited to participate, but Wang Shu is determined to win the award."

"Wang Shu."

Sina is a thief, knowing that "Terror Cruise" did not participate in the competition of the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival, but only participated in the attention section.

But... just don't say it.

Deliberately letting some domestic viewers who did not know the truth think that Wang Shu was participating in the competition for the Palme d'Or with "Terror Cruise", these people started talking on the Internet.

In China, many people also know that Wang Shu was only invited to take "Horror Cruise" to participate in the non-competition screening of the Cannes Film Festival.

So there was a scene of one holding and one stepping on each other arguing with each other.

But regardless of this, the popularity of "Terror Cruise" in China has increased a bit.

Even though there are more slanderous voices, Wang Shu is not at a loss.

May 5th is Wang Shu's birthday, Zhou Xun, Zhou Haiwei and others all know this.

Several people secretly planned to celebrate Wang Shu's birthday in Cannes and spent a happy day.

On the evening of May 5st, "The Night Banquet" held a beach reception in Cannes. Director Wang Shu, starring actors Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, Zhou Xun and others all appeared in costumes.

This time, as many as 300 guests from all walks of life were invited to the reception.

At the reception, a 6-minute clip of "The Cruise" was shown, and famous director David Fincher, producer Mark Muller, etc. were present to congratulate him.

In addition to them, other world-renowned film companies such as Warner Bros. and South Korea's CJ Entertainment were present at the scene that night.

Basically, they were invited by China Film’s connections.

Warner is one of the distributors of "Terror Cruise" in North America.

After watching the trailer, these people said: "This is an extremely brain-burning science fiction movie."

Wang Shu came to Cannes with "Horror Cruise" this time. In addition to promoting the film, he also really wanted to prepare for next year's Olympics.

This is one of the reasons why Gong Li agreed to star in the first place, and why Wang Shu thought of Gong Li when Han Sanping said that he would make the script bigger.

As a non-academic director in China, Wang Shu knows that unless he goes to Hollywood, some people will never look him in the eyes.

And if the film produced can be nominated for an Oscar, it may even win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

It will be helpful for him to enter Hollywood in the future.

(End of this chapter)