Zhang Yuanjun and his party arrived in the small town of Cannes at 1 noon local time on the 16th.
His arrival did not attract the attention of international media, but attracted the spotlight of domestic reporters.
No way, Zhang Yuanjun is the only Chinese actor in the main competition, even though he is acting in an American film.
"Yuanjun, Yuanjun, please say a few words."
"Yuanjun, how special does it feel to be shortlisted for the main competition for your first foreign language film?"
"Will you focus your career in Hollywood in the future?"
Facing reporters, Zhang Yuanjun and his assistant Xiao Zhao smiled and refused all questions. There were too many people at the scene and it was really inconvenient to conduct interviews.
Moreover, now is not the time to answer questions. When the film festival officially opens, there will be many interview opportunities.
Zhang Yuanjun waved goodbye to the reporters at the scene and left in a car.
At six o'clock in the evening, the opening ceremony started on time.
Domestic and foreign reporters swarmed on both sides of the red carpet, waiting for the stars to enter.
It was early in the morning in China, and domestic audiences were not particularly concerned about the first day of the film festival.
The crew of "Buried Alive" walked onto the red carpet 10 minutes later than expected.
"Buried Alive" has a small cast, but four people walked on the red carpet.
They are actor Zhang Yuanjun, director Rodrigo Cortez, film investor representative Wang Zhonglei, and Zhang Yuanjun’s sister Zhang Yuanying.
Zhang Yuanying held her brother's hand affectionately. She felt a little uncomfortable facing the media's flashbulbs.
"You said you were going to leave, and now you are like this." Zhang Yuanjun's hand was almost crushed by her, "Let me go."
"I never knew what it was like to walk on the red carpet."
Foreign media didn't have much interest in the crew of "Buried Alive", but they couldn't resist the enthusiasm of domestic reporters.
"Who is that girl?"
"I don't know. Is she the heroine of "Buried Alive"?"
"No, "Buried Alive" was performed by Zhang Yuanjun from beginning to end. There was no one else."
Domestic reporters exchanged information on the red carpet.
"Yuanjun, please say a few words." Someone greeted him.
Zhang Yuanjun walked over: "What did you say?"
The reporter asked directly: "Who is this lady?"
"My sister, you are beautiful."
The reporter was a little disappointed, thinking there was some shocking news.
"Come, take two photos of me and my sister." The younger brother hugged his older sister and faced the camera.
Zhang Yuanjun is not the kind of person who stays on the red carpet, but he also has the task of promoting movies and Louis Vuitton suits, so he walked on the 60-meter red carpet for more than 4 minutes.
On the other hand, Wang Zhonglei was very active. He was interviewed by domestic reporters on the red carpet. While exaggerating Yuanjun, he also talked more about Huayi's development strategy.
Finally, the group walked up the steps of the Film Palace, waved to the red carpet at the entrance of the Film Palace, and then turned around and entered the Film Palace.
"The 60th Cannes Film Festival opens. In the early morning of Beijing time, Xinlang Entertainment broadcast the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival live with pictures and texts. The picture shows Zhang Yuanjun leading the crew of "Buried Alive" on the red carpet. The female companion on the red carpet that night was her husband who was studying in France. elder sister."
The domestic online media reports are very simple.
After the first day, Zhang Yuanjun became completely busy.
At my busiest time, I worked for 12 hours without eating anything but breakfast.
On the third day of the film festival, Zhang Yuanjun received news from the domestic crew of "Love Is Afterlife":
"Due to the advance of the rainy season in Yunnan Province, the crew is no longer able to conduct normal filming. Yu Feihong decided to suspend work and lead the team back to the capital, and then come back after the rainy season."
What's going on!
No wonder the cost of "Love Is Afterlife" is so high, it's no wonder it's not so high!
Although he was far away in Cannes, Zhang Yuanjun still called Yu Feihong and asked her about the crew.
Yu Feihong said: "There is no way. In previous years, the rainy season usually started at the end of June. I don't know why it happened so early this year. We had no preparation.
“The loss will definitely be huge, but there is nothing we can do about it, dragging it around in Yunnan Province is not an option, and accidents are prone to happen.
"I'll think of a way for the crew to start work after the rainy season has passed." Yu Feihong didn't want to say more, so after saying a few words, the two ended the call.
Also premiering on the same day as "Buried Alive" is a film from China.
"Blind Mountain"!
The film was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section, and the subject of women's trafficking is very popular among French audiences.
Outside the premiere theater, there were audiences waiting outside the door before 10 o'clock for the tickets to be issued.
Zhang Yuanjun was invited to attend the film premiere.
Judging from the lively scenes at the scene, the film festival attaches great importance to this film, and the conference specially laid out a blue carpet for it.
However, the Chinese movie stars in Cannes did not support the film enough. Except for Zhang Yuanjun, no familiar faces showed up to support it.
"Teacher Li Yang, I particularly like your previous work "The Blind Shaft"."
"Thank you." Although Li Yang didn't know Zhang Yuanjun, he still knew the name of the number one student in the country. Being able to take the initiative to support him today was already a great honor for him. The two shook hands and said a few words, and Zhang Yuanjun was Jean entered the movie hall.
The experience of watching this film in France is really different, with a different sense of reality.
With its real power and human resonance, the film won a three-minute round of applause from the audience at the premiere. The scene was very spectacular.
Li Yang said that such long-lasting warm applause finally made him feel relieved:
"At first I didn't know how Cannes would pay attention to the film. Now I'm finally relieved. As for whether I win the award, I don't care too much. I am satisfied that my film has such an exchange with the audience."
Regarding the reporter's question that "this movie seems to be made for foreigners", Li Yang answered frankly: "Are only foreigners able to watch such a movie? I believe that my movie does not expose shortcomings, but reflects human nature."
This is the difficulty of being realist.
If you don't criticize, expose, or be sarcastic, they will say you have no spine.
Criticized, they said that you deliberately sang the opposite tune and discredited the country's admiration for foreign countries.
Zhang Yuanjun also expressed his love for the film after the screening: "It's great. The realism of pain makes me resonate with the character through the screen."
Returning the favor, at the premiere of "Buried Alive" in the afternoon, Li Yang also brought Huang Lu to support Zhang Yuanjun.
Compared to the premiere of "Blind Mountain", the premiere of "Buried Alive" was much more lively and grand.
After all, it is a competition film, and the audience's expectations for "Buried Alive" are more than one level higher than "Blind Mountain."
The guests that Zhang Yuanjun and Wang Zhonglei can invite are not comparable to Li Yang.
Du Qifeng came to support the show with the three protagonists of "The Iron Triangle".
Shu Qi also appeared at the premiere.
Jia Zhangke, chairman of the Short Film and Film Cornerstone Unit of this year's film festival, and his wife Zhao Tao also came to watch the film.
Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng were also present to support.
The scene was really bright with Chinese stars, which gave Zhang Yuanjun enough face.
Many foreigners came to support the event. Anti-war is an eternal theme in Western movies, and many European and American stars were invited.
However, Zhang Yuanjun knew many people, but they did not know Zhang Yuanjun.
The crew of "Buried Alive" greet guests on the steps of the Cinema Palace.
The movie is not long, only 95 minutes, but Zhang Yuanjun's performance left a deep impression on all the guests and the audience.
Compared with the original Ryan Reynolds' performance, Zhang Yuanjun gave his own understanding of the characters and environment more physically.
Because sometimes no matter how an actor performs the character's psychological emotions, eyes, or micro-expressions, it is not as direct and real as the physiological reaction.
But performing physiological reactions will make the audience feel that you are exerting too much force, and the audience will notice that you are acting.
This is also the reason why Zhang Yuanjun locked himself in a secret room.
He wants to find the most realistic reaction of the character in that environment, so that the audience can empathize.
The entire audience gave the crew of "Buried Alive" applause and cheers for 2 and a half minutes!
Although the film's technique and ideological connotation are not so artistic or avant-garde, and the theme is also an old-fashioned anti-war, they like the performance of this 20-year-old boy.
Some veteran movie fans even praised Zhang Yuanjun: "I look forward to the day when you win the Best Actor at Cannes."
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