Movie tycoon

Chapter 806: Avenue of Stars
"Welcome to Cannes!" As soon as he walked into the restaurant, Chen Xiaotang immediately greeted Fatty Wang Jing and the others with a smile, while Zhao Yazhi only had a gentle and charming smile, making everyone's eyes straighten, thinking to himself: "Why didn't Zhao Yazhi change into a cheongsam so attractive before?"

Fatty Wang, who was obsessed with lust, was the first to wake up, and he smiled at Chen Xiaotang and said, "You guy, you are too mean. You came here by plane, but left us at the airport. If it wasn't for Fatty, I would be fine." Be vigilant, you will definitely be annoyed to death by those reporters!"

"Hehe, those who can do more work, this shows that I really believe in you!"

"Damn! I can't bear your kindness! Don't use me as a shield in the future, I won't accept it! Also, by the way, congratulations, you have been nominated for the best director. The sorrow of the directors of the world!" Hearing what Fatty said, everyone turned their eyes away and congratulated Chen Xiaotang one after another, which made Chen Xiaotang look stupid like a bridegroom for a while, which was very interesting.

"Okay, stop teasing me! And Fatty, you all have worked hard, come on, sit down!" Chen Xiaotang let go of Zhao Yazhi's slender waist, and sat on the chair with her , and the others also sat down, looking at Chen Xiaotang like obedient children.

"Everyone knows that we have won five Cannes nominations, but we don't know how many were actually nominated; hehe, come on, let's talk about how you feel!" Chen Xiaotang looked at everyone with a smile while drinking coffee.

"We should have no problem with the technical award and the best actor, but it's hard to say about the others!" The fat man touched his chin and said, "I've watched "Wild at Heart" and "Jurassic Park". Very good, both the artistic value and the shooting techniques are very profound, so the most hanging should be our best director award!"

"Hehe, fat man, it looks like you have no confidence in me!" Chen Xiaotang put down his coffee and said with a smile, "Anyway, Cannes is an award different from the Oscars, and what it values ​​is the art of the film... "

"Correct answer!" Fatty nodded and said, "That's why I'm worried. The word-of-mouth and box office of our show are in a mess. It can be said that the commercialization is very successful, but in terms of artistic achievements, I doubt that those ghosts Can you accept our special effects art... After all, replacing people with computers is very criticized in the film industry!" The fat man carefully analyzed.

"Also, this time our opponents are all aggressive, except for "Wild at Heart", "Jurassic Park" and "Big Nose Valentine", "Blues Taxi", "Mother" and so on are not Good stubble!" The fat man held the coffee cup in his hand and said with fascination: "These movies are also very good in terms of word of mouth and box office, and their artistic achievements have grasped the psychology of the judges, so in my opinion, we are not in the slightest. Do not take advantage!"

Chen Xiaotang nodded irrefutably, "Okay, your analysis is very reasonable. In fact, I didn't have much ambition from the beginning. After all, our movie has already made a lot of profits. After all, the box office of 20 billion US dollars , but set a world record; having money in your pocket is better than anything else, so I don’t care too much about this Cannes. I hope you all are like me, don’t have any psychological burden, you should play, eat, and take it as your right I invite you all to come to Cannes for a vacation—remember, all bills should be reported to the company’s account, except those who flirt with girls!” Chen Xiaotang glanced at Fatty Wang intentionally or unintentionally, which meant, you bastard Just be honest with me and don't make me wipe your ass every time.

It turned out that the last time Fatty Wang helped Chen Xiaotang in real estate in Tokyo, Japan, he ate and drank a lot and spent tens of millions. In the end, this guy shamelessly used "public money consumption" to make up the money.Guan Zhilin, who is in charge of finance, blows his beard and stares at Chen Xiaotang --- of course, if she has a beard.Chen Xiaotang is also very innocent, who would make the fat man shameless? Besides, the few million is just a drizzle to him, but to Guan Zhilin, it is a big bad debt. In the end, Chen Xiaotang had no choice but to be tactful Exercising the power of the president without hesitation, the money will be written off.

Hearing what Chen Xiaotang said, Fatty Wang, who understood what he said, acted as if nothing had happened, and added a righteous sentence: "That's right, everyone, remember that any account can be reimbursed, only the one who goes to the nightclub Going to the dance hall to watch Yan~wu, you must not report it!"

Everyone fainted, and they were all in admiration for the fat man's thick-skinned kung fu.

Chen Xiaotang saw that everyone had no objections, so he said a few more words, and then saw that everyone started to yawn collectively, which showed that they were very tired.So he smiled, stood up and said: "Okay, everyone must be tired after flying for so long, so you all go back and have a rest, I will send someone to call you in the evening, and we will talk about it then."

He just took two steps but turned back immediately "Are your suits ready?"

"Okay, bring them all!" said the fat man, "And they are all custom-made by famous Italian brands. Should this account be reported to the company's account?"

Chen Xiaotang fainted.

This guy is too good at taking advantage of the company!

Nodding helplessly, "That's fine, even if it's a gift from me."

"Thank you for your gift!" The fat man said with a smile, "I discussed it with you just now. In order to satisfy your wish of giving a gift, we decided to order another set for each of us!"

Chen Xiaotang: "...?!"

Cannes, France.

The "Golden Palm Theater" is located on Cannes Avenue and was built in 1927.It's funny to say that in the 30s, Grauman, who was honored as "Mr. Cannes", was a well-known figure in the French film industry.After earning a lot of money and becoming a tycoon, Grauman wanted to build a first-class theater on Cannes Road that matched his financial resources and fame, so as to make his name last forever.

But there is no name after it is completed. Everyone wants to take a very culturally cultivated name to be famous!Later, someone suggested that it should be named after the most common green plant in Cannes, "Golden Palm". This plant is almost evergreen in all seasons, representing perseverance and eternal luxuriance, and it is the landscape tree of this generation.This is the origin of Cannes' Palme d'Or.

Generally speaking, in the era when there were no other major theaters, the Cannes awards ceremony was basically held here, and the highest award was also called "Palme d'Or".Today, the "Palme d'Or Theater" welcomed a large number of shortlisted Chinese filmmakers, and they are Chen Xiaotang and his team.

Outside Cannes Avenue, Chen Xiaotang and the others had already got off the car, and under the intense spotlight of countless spotlights, everyone slowly walked up the Avenue of Stars.

Unlike Oscar's Walk of Fame, Cannes' Walk of Fame does not have any stars' palm prints or footprints.On this road full of literary and artistic atmosphere, what is preserved are the prints of those who have contributed wonderful movies to art.Yes, when you see the familiar faces on the walls on both sides, you will know that this is a star-studded nebula pattern, engraved forever in the glorious picture of film history.

Walking on the Avenue of Stars in Cannes, everyone feels a kind of solemnity and nostalgia for history, and no one needs to remind everyone that they are quietly savoring this atmosphere.

After walking for a few minutes, a long red carpet appeared in front of everyone. It was undeniable that the destination, the Palme d'Or, was right in front of them.

"Let's go there together!" Chen Xiaotang looked at everyone, originally according to the rules of this kind of occasion, usually appear in twos and walk the red carpet hand in hand.For example, Chen Xiaotang can hold hands with Zhao Yazhi, or Fatty Wang can join hands with the strange old man Xu Ke, but Chen Xiaotang prepares for the big guys to start together, forming a rare "Chinese army" on the red carpet.

At this time, an old white man ran over, first bowed to Chen Xiaotang, and then said: "Dear Mr. Lafite, hello, I am the director of the Palme d'Or, you can call me Jenson."

"Oh, hello, what can I do?" Chen Xiaotang looked at the old man in a daze, unable to figure out why he came to him.

"It's like this, because your fame has reached the requirements of the Cannes Walk of Fame, so we hope to take a photo of you and engrave it on the nebula map. I wonder if you have time?!" After speaking, Jansen prayed. Wang looked at Chen Xiaotang.

"Hehe, it's a great honor!" Chen Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, and then said in a very gentlemanly manner.

In fact, Chen Xiaotang didn't care at all whether he left his trace here or not. For him, his mentality had already transcended these so-called secular scenery.

At this time, several staff members came over with cameras prepared in advance, and famous painters came over with oil painting boards for drawing; first, those cameramen took a large photo of Chen Xiaotang, and then took out a pen to look at it. Chen Xiaotang wrote his English name "Laffy" and his Chinese name "Chen Xiaotang" on the photo.Immediately after that, the famous printmaker began to paint quickly according to the photos. After the painting was completed, it would be inlaid on the nebula map. From then on, Chen Xiaotang would become the first Chinese superstar to be engraved in Cannes.

In fact, when he was in Hollywood, USA, Chen Xiaotang was invited several times to leave handprints or footprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but Chen Xiaotang politely refused them all. It's too overflowing, and it doesn't make sense to stuff it in by yourself.As for the reason why he left a portrait here this time, to put it bluntly, he organized a team here to compete for the Cannes crown, more or less needed to boost morale.

The scene he did has been recorded by reporters from all over the world, and it has also been broadcast live all over the world through French TV.All those who liked him felt a thrill.

"My dear Lafite has left his mark on us in France!"

"Wow, I'm so happy, even Hollywood doesn't have such glory, and Lafi Chen is willing to leave a mark!"

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The most excited ones are undoubtedly those Frenchmen. In their opinion, Chen Xiaotang is the cutest person in the world at this moment, and France is the luckiest country in the world.

Of course, the Americans are the saddest ones. They accused the Hollywood Walk of Fame of being incompetent, and Lafite Chen’s imprint was preempted by these Frenchmen who spoke like birdsong.

Cannes red carpet scene.

"Okay, good luck to you!" Jansen finished the task, so he smiled and shook hands with Chen Xiaotang, turned around and left.

"A Tang, you are really amazing!" Fatty Wang looked at Chen Xiaotang with a smile and said, "I don't know when will I get this honor?"

"It's very simple, do you want to make a sticker for you?"

"Hehe, then there's no need--with my image, I don't look like a star, but a cowherd in a nightclub!" The fat man shrugged and said, "It can't be helped, who made us look so handsome? Heaven is jealous of beautiful men!"

(End of this chapter)