"Follow me, everyone, look for the King's flag, follow my little flag, don't run around~" A tour guide led a group of middle-aged men and women out of Nice Airport.
Zhang Songwen looked at the other party with emotion, as if he saw himself more than ten years ago. If he hadn't impulsively taken the Nortel exam, he should be an excellent tour guide now.
"Old Zhang, what are you looking at?" Qin Hao appeared behind him.
"Oh, it's nothing, let's go."
Zhang Songwen, Qin Hao, Chen Sicheng and Tan Zhuo began to look for a car to pick them up. As for the director Lou Ye, he had already arrived at Cannes. Their "Spring Breeze Night" was not only shortlisted for the main competition of Cannes, but also Moreover, with the support of French funds, Director Lou is still trying his best.
Qin Hao is the most natural among them, and he can also speak a few words in French. Cannes, this is not the first time for my buddy to come back.
After they left, the Chinese tour group on the other side also waited for the bus to pick them up. After the group got on the bus, they went straight to the best hotel in Cannes, the Majestic Barriere Hotel in Cannes. Generally, only Hollywood crews can win this hotel. hotel room.
After getting on the bus, Wang Qiankun, a middle-aged man sitting in the front row, said, "I know some theaters still have doubts about "Inception" and 3D movies, and have not yet implemented 3D screens. It doesn't matter, tomorrow will be "Inception" For the world premiere, I will arrange for you to come to Cannes and watch the movie. If you are not confident yet, I will arrange for you to go to Paris for a few days. I, Lao Wang, will apologize to you all."
Gao Jun of the New Film Alliance said, "Old Wang, I am very confident in Director Wang's new film."
Lao Wang laughed and scolded him, "Then why are you here, wasting my air ticket?"
Gao Jun touched his bald head, "I have to spend money to be one of the first people in the world to see "Inception"!"
"That's right, that's right!" The bosses of several other theater chains echoed.
That being said, except for Dawang and Golden Harvest, no cinema has sufficient 3D projection equipment online. Basically, every cinema has a 3D hall.
How can this work? What if it affects my son's box office? So he arranged such a movie viewing event after discussing with Wang Quan.
Although I was traveling in economy class, the accommodation was not bad, and it cost a lot of money.
Wang Quan came earlier than Dad and the others. They were all in the same hotel. Dorothy came earlier and settled them all.
She asked Wang Quan, "Who do you want to share a room with?"
Wang Quan couldn't believe it, "I don't have a private room yet."
Dorothy, "I think it would be a waste to arrange a room for you."
Hearing this, Emma and Monica were a little embarrassed.
I have to say that Dorothy still understands the royal power. He smiled and hooked Dorothy, "Can we share a room?"
Dorothy said simply, "Okay, get the room card."
Seeing that she was serious, Wang Quan said, "Damn, you really don't have a room for me?"
Dorothy, "In order to accommodate Uncle Wang and his group, there are no rooms in the hotel. Several shortlisted crew members have objections because of this. The number one hotel in the film festival is actually occupied by a group of tourists."
Wang Quan, "Isn't this just to facilitate communication? If I had known, I would have arranged for them to sleep under the bridge cave."
Then Wang Quan followed Dorothy into her room and couldn't help but feel a little regretful when he saw the layout of the room. There were two beds.
Dorothy blinked, "Are you tired? I'll give you the whole show~"
"Ah, this, this is not good."
"Lie down for me." Dorothy pressed Wang Quan on the bed and began to massage him.
After all, she is Tao Weilong's daughter, and her massage skills are much better than that of Wang Quan, a disciple from outside.
"Comfortable!" Wang Quan couldn't help shouting. Dorothy sat directly on Wang Quan and massaged him, but she was not dressed professionally enough.
Wang Quan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Tao'er, are you hungry~"
Wang Quan's words were considered teasing, so Dorothy stepped up her efforts, causing Wang Quan to scream in surprise.
"I'll give you a massage when I'm full. You can play with yourself."
Wang Quan turned around and hugged her, "Just kidding, are we going to walk on the red carpet tomorrow? Let's go together."
"Forget it, let's arrange for you and Emma to walk the red carpet together. The golden boy and girl will be more interesting to talk about."
Wang Quan: I am the golden boy, but she is not a beautiful girl, she is a lustful girl. She almost broke his Gulfstream G550 to pieces. When he got his G650, the first item he checked was whether it could withstand earthquakes.
Wang Quan asked again, "What crew and stars are there at Cannes this year?"
Dorothy directly gave Wang Quan a film schedule, which included the filming arrangements for the main competition, non-competition and secondary units of Cannes, in English and French.
The first one on the list is the opening film "Inception". Dorothy was worried that the equipment here did not meet the conditions, so she came over to check in advance. Although "Inception" will also be released in 2D version, tomorrow's debut must be 3D.
Then Wang Quan saw Li Bian again, and this time he was shortlisted for the main competition with his new work "Making Woodstock".
This year's Cannes has a very high Chinese presence. The opening ceremony is a film by King Quan, and Shu Qi is on the jury. In addition to Li Yi's American film, the main competition also includes Johnnie To's "Revenge" and Tsai Ming-liang's "Face". , and Lou Ye's "A Night Intoxicated by the Spring Breeze".
Among them, "Face" and "Spring Breeze" both have French capital, and the protagonist of "Revenge" is French rock star Johnny Hallyday, so there is actually no pure Chinese-language film this year.
In addition, Asian films include Park Chan-wook's "Bat" from Kimchi Country, which has been shortlisted for the main competition unit, and Bong Joon-ho's "Mother" has been shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard Unit (secondary unit). Kimchi Country director Lee Chang-dong is also one of the judges for the main competition unit.
This year’s main competition jury chairman is Isabelle Huppert, another French national treasure actress.
Wang Quan appreciates her acting skills, but in the age of looking good, Sister Sophie Marceau is so fragrant.
Dorothy stood up and said, "You can rest. I'll go outside to greet you. Uncle Wang and the others should be arriving soon."
Wang Quan closed his eyes as he watched. He was really a little tired. During this 12-hour flight, he and Emma went to the bathroom twice, twice!
~
After the crew of "Inception" checked into the Majestic Barriere Hotel, the paparazzi in Cannes immediately caught wind of the situation and were ready to capture all the movements of the crew, especially DiCaprio, who might have gone to the beach to shoot a water gun as soon as he was in a good mood.
After the crew of "Inception" moved in, the crew of "Inglourious Basterds", whose cast is second only to "Inception" at this Cannes Film Festival, also came.
This is a new film co-directed by Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth. It has been shortlisted for the main competition. The male protagonists include Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, and Michael Fassbender, and the female protagonist is German beauty Diane Kruger, who has been a judge with Wang Quan before.
There was a film festival schedule in the hotel lobby. Quentin took a look at it and realized that the opening film was a new film by King Power, so he asked Peter, "Do you want to go see it then."
"Go, Xiao Lizi invited me."
Quentin said, "Oh, you guys have such a good relationship, I'll work with you on a movie in the future."
As they were talking, a large group of people came in after they had just checked in. They were all Chinese and wearing the same hats. They looked like a tour group. They were chattering excitedly, and Quentin and the other two looked at each other with disgust. , immediately went upstairs.
After Quentin went upstairs, he met Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho from the "Bat" crew on the same floor. Park Chan-wook and Quentin shook hands warmly and greeted each other, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years.
After they separated, Park Chan-wook's face pulled down and his mouth moved, as if to say "Shabi."
Park Chan-wook took his masterpiece "Oldboy" to the Cannes Film Festival, and it won the highest score in the program. The jury also liked it very much, including the jury chairman Quentin, but he had one he liked better.
At that time, there was a documentary called "Fahrenheit 9/11", which contained some content that criticized Bruce Bush. Quentin, an old angry young man, liked it very much after watching it. He must award the Palme d'Or to this film and to Bruce Bush. A movie star.
In the end, both the United States and France came forward and finally calmed down the matter, allowing Quentin to withdraw his idea of Best Actor Xiaobushi, but his bottom line was that the best picture must go to Fahrenheit 911, so this was the only time in the history of Cannes. One by one, the documentary Palme d'Or was born.
However, "Oldboy" was inferior to others and won the second prize of the Jury Prize. If it were not for Quentin's mischief, "Oldboy" would have definitely won the Palme d'Or back then.
Five years have passed, and now the two have become rivals.
In the lobby downstairs, the tour guide communicated in French to check in. They had already booked the room.
While they were doing this, Dorothy came down and took Lao Wang aside to talk, "Wang Quan has just arrived. He just fell asleep. Uncle, please tell me the room number and let him find you when he wakes up."
"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Xiaotao."
"It's okay, we're all a family."
Wang Qiankun glanced at her belly and said, "Whenever you give me a grandson, I will recognize you as a family."
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In another cheaper hotel, Qin Hao and his party met the director Lou Ye. Director Lou warmly hugged everyone, "I have prepared clothes for you, let's walk the red carpet together tomorrow!"
Chen Sicheng said, "Director Lou, on the way here we heard that tomorrow's opening film will be "Inception" directed by Wang Quan. Is it true?"
"Really, it was just confirmed recently."
"Can we go see it then?" Tan Zhuo asked excitedly. She had been craving this movie for a long time. I heard it was very high-tech.
Lou Ye shook his head, "Even if we have to buy tickets, unless we ask directly from the organizer or the Inception crew."
Qin Hao shook his hair and said, "We are colleagues and stars. Attending the opening movie can also add luster to his movie and increase the topic. It's a win-win situation."
Lou Ye curled her lips, "You are from Hollywood, what kind of peers are you with us? And are you considered celebrities? Oh, except Xiao Chen, does anyone know anyone else?"
These words are true and cruel. At least Chen Sicheng still has the role of "growing talent".
Just when Chen Sicheng was about to feel proud, Lou Ye said again, "And when it comes to Cannes, Xiao Chen is not as good as you, Xiao Qin."
The director was too hurtful, so Chen Sicheng took back his smile.
Tan Zhuo suddenly looked at Zhang Songwen who was silent and said, "Hey, Teacher Songwen, don't you know Director Wang Quan?"
"Oh, um, we even had dinner together," Zhang Songwen said guiltily, "He said he liked my "The Strange Son-in-law Riding the Dragon" quite a bit."
Tan Zhuo shook his arm, "Then you can help us get some tickets, okay~"
Who can stand a beautiful girl in her twenties acting coquettishly? Even if Zhang Songwen knew that he had no friendship with Wang Quan, his blood was rising at this moment, and he was attracted to her.
"Okay, I'll try," but he immediately calmed down, "But I don't know which hotel he's staying in?"
Chen Sicheng, "Don't you know each other? Don't you have any contact information?"
Zhang Songwen really has it, but I think it is a basic quality for a big man like this not to take the initiative to disturb others.
But who made him take the lead now, "Well, let me ask."
He sent a text message to test first.
In the end, Wang Quan called back directly, "Teacher Zhang, which hotel is your crew at? They are preparing to give you tickets. I will definitely come over to support you when the time comes. Haha, everyone is welcome, everyone is welcome."
Zhang Songwen suddenly felt that he had a lot of face. Look at Director Wang, such a big international director, with no airs at all, and he even took the initiative to give himself tickets.
Chen Sicheng thought it was Zhang Songwen's face, and thought to himself, Teacher Zhang, you are the wife who taught Director Wang, so you are giving me face!
In fact, it has nothing to do with Mr. Zhang’s face, it’s purely due to King Quan’s politeness. He will arrange to give tickets to Chinese film crews and Chinese filmmakers who come to Cannes, including Li Bian, Johnnie To, and Cai Mingliang.
I heard that Director Wu Yusen is also here to sell the film, and I will give him some tickets when the time comes.
At this time, Wang Quan was in Lao Wang's room. Lao Wang lived in a two-person room. With him was Ye Ning from Wanda Cinema.
Wanda Cinemas is relatively trusting of King Power's new film, and its 3D cinema share is second only to King and Golden Harvest.
But when he had the opportunity to take a sneak peek, he came anyway.
Not only Ye Ning is here, but their young master Shi Cong is also here, but not together. Shi Cong is studying in England, came directly from London, and plans to stay in a youth hostel with his classmates.
Of course, Young Master Wang also heard from Ye Ning that "Inception" would be shown as the opening movie in Cannes, so he came with his classmates. The others were all die-hard fans of the "Twilight" series of movies, especially female students. There are six of them in total, four women and two men.
Wang Quan and Lao Wang were chatting happily, and Ye Ning couldn't get in the conversation, so she went out and called the young master and asked him where he was.
"We have already checked in at the youth hostel and are about to buy tickets."
Ye Ning said, "What kind of tickets should I buy? I'll just ask Director Wang for them when the time comes."
"Can I have six of them?"
"Hey, that's a bit difficult, one picture is okay," Ye Ning said, "This is the only show in Cannes. Although it is a hall, there are only about 300 seats, which is pretty big."
"Forget it, my classmates and I will queue up and buy tickets by ourselves. It's a special experience." Wang Sicong said nonchalantly.
Then the six of them found the cinema where "Inception" would be shown tomorrow. There was a huge "Inception" poster hanging on it, but there was already a queue in front of it.
"No, won't the tickets be released tomorrow?" A classmate came up and asked.
The other party looked at the other party as if he were a fool, "There are only 300 tickets available for sale, so come back tomorrow."
Looking at the group of people queuing up with quilts and beds, Wang Sicong gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "We are queuing too, starting from today!"
Then the next day, Wang Sicong called Ye Ning behind his classmates' backs, "Manager Ye, can I still get the ticket you mentioned?"
This is because she didn't buy it. Ye Ning gritted her teeth and said, "I'll give it a try."
Wang Sicong, "Also, give me your ticket, I want to take a female classmate of mine to watch it together~"
Ye Ning, "..."
(Good news, good news, this book has been upgraded to level three, no need to drool! The days of dry mouth are gone forever! The title will be available next month!)
Shit, I sent it out before I even finished writing the title.
“The stars shine in Cannes, but the Dream Stealers have too much food”
(End of chapter)
