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This was Zhou Buqi's first time attending the Cannes Film Festival and he liked the movie atmosphere here very much.

He is a movie buff himself.

In such a rich movie atmosphere, it is as if the whole person has separated from the material life and sublimated into the spiritual world, looking thousands of miles away and traveling thousands of miles away.

There are too many excellent films participating in this exhibition.

For example, Polanski's "Venus in Furs", Kore-eda Hirokazu's "Like Father, Like Son", and the domestic movie "Destined to Die" that I watched before.

France is the birthplace of impressionist films and avant-garde films, which also affects the purpose of the film festival... In short, the films here have a "forbidden" color that greatly breaks through secular ethics.

After arriving in Cannes, Zhou Buqi watched another banned-level movie "The Life of Adele" after being recommended by many people.

After watching it for a while, I was mesmerized.

oops!

So beautiful!

The heroine and the heroine fall in love, and there are large-scale sex scenes, which is really avant-garde and pioneering.

The theme is also very profound, which is to educate young people not to worry about struggling when they are young, not to worry about thinking about their future life, or even to fall in love.

If you want to fall in love, you must first determine whether you are a boy or a girl, and then you can fall in love. Don’t be kidnapped by secular opinions. Love can take many forms, and it is not necessarily only between men and women.

Next to him, Ning Yaxian disagreed very much, "This kind of movie should really be restricted in playback. It spoils children and destroys social morals."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "But the movie is indeed a good movie, and the theme is much deeper than "Destined" by Chief Jia Ke that I watched the day before yesterday."

"What about the "Life Visa"?"

"Not as good as this."

"ah?"

"If it were at the Oscars, "Visa for Life" would definitely be more popular. Here in Cannes, we care more about avant-gardism and liberalism."

Zhou Buqi has been in Hollywood for a long time, so he is naturally considered to be half an insider.

These are all basic common sense.

The Oscars are a grand show for film awards. The advertising fees for a big show can sell for 200 million US dollars, plus broadcast fees, sponsorship fees and ticket revenue. This is actually a commercial event.

It's aimed at the general public.

This selection is the best movie under public perception.

The Cannes Film Festival is basically attended by film industry practitioners and senior film fans from all over the world, and it is more professional. This award is not for the general public, but for the industry. It not only has higher requirements for art, but also for film techniques. It must have an innovative spirit that breaks the rules and can provide new ideas for the future development of films.

Ning Yaxian asked in a low voice: "What should I do? Can I still win the prize?"

Zhou Buqi thought for a moment and said, "Absolutely. Most of the judges are our own people."

"ah?"

Ning Yaxian was amused.

Zhou Buqi said: "Really, the chairman of the jury is Spielberg, and the jury members include Wang Jiawei, Nicole Kidman and Christoph Waltz. These votes will definitely be obtained. In addition, Naomi Kawase's vote is big There is a chance that I can come over, Dongbao has already said hello."

For the sake of impartiality, the seven judges on the jury are all from seven different countries.

Spielberg is from the United States, Nicole Kidman is from Australia, and Christoph Waltz is from Austria... But they are all in the same circle in Hollywood.

Not to mention Wang Jiawei, whose new movie will have to be invested by Jieyu Media.

In addition, there are Romania's Mongi, India's Vidya Balan and Japan's Naomi Kawase. These are all disadvantaged groups in the film industry. Except for the Indian woman, who is not next to them at all, the other two have to give Hollywood face.

Ning Yaxian said with a smile: "Are you canvassing for votes like this? I feel so embarrassed."

Zhou Buqi said: "There is no need for me to canvass votes. The big producer of "Life Visa" is Harvey Weinstein. That guy is the thickest-skinned and the best at canvassing votes in private. He is The biggest buyer at European film festivals, who can’t give him a face?”

Many of the films at European film festivals are banned.

Not commercial enough.

Earning ability is weak.

Weinstein will make a fortune if he sees any film and buys it and distributes it to the U.S. market. This is also the reason why Weinstein can attend various film festivals around the world, and then easily hunt all kinds of beautiful actresses at these film festivals.

They are all in the movie business, who doesn’t want to have something to do with Hollywood?

After the movie ended, the audience applauded enthusiastically.

Zhou Buqi also applauded from the bottom of his heart. This movie is really good.

At this time, a very charming girl came over quietly, wearing a chiffon shirt and jeans, squatted in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you like this movie?"

"Yes, I like it."

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, wondering who could be so presumptuous.

The other party seemed to realize his rudeness and said quickly: "Sir, I am Adele."

"Adele?"

"Well, Adele in "The Life of Adele", I used her real name in the movie."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi was surprised now.

Take a closer look!

Ho!

It’s really her!

The heroine of the movie!

Even though he was wearing clothes, he didn't even recognize him.

This girl is not very good-looking, but her temperament is so outstanding and she feels so good. She is a typical movie actor that the grandmaster would like to enjoy.

Miss Adele asked again, "Sir, do you like this movie? The director asked me to come over and ask what you mean."

Zhou Buqi understood what she meant and smiled: "Yes, I like it very much. I will ask the staff of Universal Pictures to cooperate with your production company immediately and buy the rights to the movie."

"Thank you, thank you." Miss Adele's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, looking cute and playful, "There will be a cocktail party on the beach in the evening..."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and I'll talk to your director then. This is a great movie with high artistic value. I also like your performance. Are you a newcomer? "

Adele didn't expect to be able to talk so much from Mr. Zhou, so she was a little excited, "Yeah, okay...it's my first time to be a heroine."

"Yeah, well done."

It’s not convenient for Zhou Buqi to say more. The lights in the screening room have already turned on, and it’s time for the creative team to take the stage.

When Adele left, Ning Yaxian smiled half-heartedly and said, "What are you doing? Are you attracted to her?"

"Nothing."

Zhou Buqi was really moved. He had lost interest in European and American horses, but this Adele made people feel really special.

Like ice cream on a hot summer day, I always want to take a bite.

Ning Yaxian hummed: "Your eyes can't deceive me."

Zhou Buqi could only blame the movie and sighed, "The influence of movies is too great. I can only say that the director's level is too high and the people he shoots are too charming."

Ning Yaxian said: "I think the girl who plays opposite her is better, has a better figure and is more beautiful."

Zhou Buqi didn't take it seriously, "It doesn't matter to me whether it's good or not. With my status, I won't go hunting for actresses in film festivals. Who have I become?"

"What about tonight?"

"Go to the beach and give those filmmakers some peace of mind. As long as it's a good movie, I'll accept it regardless of whether it can sell the box office or not!"

This is the change in the film ecology.

For movie projects in the past, if they wanted to make a profit, the most important thing was the box office.

Only if the box office is good, subsequent DVD sales, TV broadcasts and other related income can keep up. If the box office is not good, this will become a weather vane, and subsequent peripheral operations will be risky, making it difficult to recover the capital.

All in all, it is the channel that controls the revenue.

The Internet streaming media platform is different. In more cases, a buyout system can be adopted. As long as the content is good, you can buy it. The content side does not need to worry about all the subsequent processes. The website has its own recommendation mechanism to find a group of viewers suitable for the film.

In the past, film festival transactions were dominated by the channel side, which was picky and picky, leaving the content side with no dignity.

The content side and the channel side are the relationship between fish and meat.

Scumbags like Harvey Weinstein have harmed countless actresses just because they have access to channels. European film festivals were his biggest hunting ground. He made money and fame, and slept with beautiful women.

Zhou Buqi wanted to do something different and use the Internet to change the way the film industry is played.

Just like the Cannes Film Festival.

As long as the films are selected for the main competition, they are all excellent films without exception. What a nonsense to talk about? Just buy it all. Such high-quality content is the largest resource treasure trove of streaming media platforms.