She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

Su Lingxi guessed that the reason why he was indifferent to "Dream in Paris" might be that the subject matter of the film really made him aesthetically tired.

Peter Bradshaw's views cannot represent all European film critics, but they at least represent some of them.

So, will movies with themes like "The Inverted Judgement" have a chance to win the favor of the judges?

Su Lingxi was thinking secretly in his heart, with an unclear expression.

Leaving Martin Kubrick aside, almost all the other judges on the jury were strangers to her, unfamiliar and completely unfamiliar, let alone understanding their preferences.

As for Kubrick himself…

Su Lingxi is convinced that he would prefer commercial art films like "The Inverse Judgement" to artistic art films.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Zhang Wenya asked, noticing her absent-mindedness.

"Nothing, I just wondered. This film is neither the first nor the last one produced by Columbia. Will they really care about it?" Su Lingxi asked calmly. "Besides, The Inverse Judgment is a genuine Asian film. Even if it is released in the international market, the profit it can get is very limited."

Zhang Wenya was stunned by her question. "But, this project was originally supervised by Kevin himself. Richard Cowan was just promoted to CEO not long ago. Kevin's voice in the company should be improved. He——"

"He's a businessman, not a philanthropist. He will definitely not do anything that is not beneficial to him." As the person in the team who has the most contact with Kevin Cowan, Su Lingxi is very clear about his profit-oriented nature. "The Inverse Judgment can only go the small but beautiful word-of-mouth route in the European and American markets, and its box office performance will definitely not be as good as that in the Asian market. Therefore, for Columbia, there is no need to spend money on public relations for the Cannes award. A nomination is enough for them to issue press releases and launch a marketing war."

"Kevin and I are just partners, far from being friends. Don't count on him in this matter. His first choice is always to protect the interests of the company."

Zhang Wenya understood a little, "So, if we want to do PR in Cannes, we can only rely on ourselves?"

"This is pretty much the situation now." Su Lingxi nodded. "Unless I can bring tangible benefits to Columbia, they won't help me publicize the personal award."

Benefits? What kind of benefits?

Columbia Pictures is already one of the Big Six in Hollywood, what else does it need?

Jia Jia pondered for a long time, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, "Sister Wen Ya, why don't we try to help Columbia and other filmmakers connect?"

"When I was helping to sort out the information, I saw that Columbia Pictures, as a well-known studio, rarely relies on signed stars or directors. More often, it chooses to rent talented filmmakers from other studios and sign short-term contracts with them."

"If this is true, then the most scarce resource in Colombia right now is probably excellent and famous filmmakers."

Su Lingxi also reacted now, but she knew more information and thought more deeply than Jiajia.

As a large film studio, Columbia's operating style is very different from that of studios such as Paramount and Warner Bros. - to quote a foreign media statement, "Columbia Pictures is the most difficult studio to classify among the six major Hollywood film companies."

Because it refuses to be labeled, Columbia rarely works with the same director for a long time. This arrogant attitude has led to the embarrassing situation that Columbia has to face now - most of the talented and well-known directors in Hollywood are reluctant to work with them.

Recalling the news she heard at a party in New York last year, Su Lingxi's lips curled up slightly.

She has already thought of the real way out.

*

On April 4, after nearly 15 months of filming, "Spring Trees and Evening Clouds" was officially wrapped up in the suburbs of the imperial capital.

On April 4, the 16th Cannes International Film Festival announced the list of shortlisted films, with a total of 76 films shortlisted for the main competition unit. Among them, the film "Empty Joy" directed by Wu Changxing and starring Han Lina and Xie Mingyu became a big surprise in Chinese-language films, and "The Inverse Judgement" directed by Japanese director Kitagawa Yoshiko and starring Su Lingxi is also a very noteworthy Asian film.

Once the single was released, it was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, and instantly occupied the top ten hot searches on Weibo and forums, the two major star-chasing holy places.

Less than an hour later, Li Shuo directly posted on Weibo to officially announce the cast of the movie "The Road to Freedom", and synchronized it on Instagram five minutes later.

With each piece of breaking news coming out, the forum, which had been calm a while ago, suddenly exploded again.

[Original Poster: Let's discuss, Han Lina and Su Lingxi, two 00 flowers, were both shortlisted for Cannes, whose resume is more valuable? ]

[1L: The one in the front row took Lina first, don’t hurt my little sister, I don’t dare to compete with the top flower. ]

[2L: Resourceful vs. Resourceful, it’s hard to tell who will win]

[3L: If I remember correctly, this is the second time that Sister Su has been shortlisted for the main competition? Maybe she has a chance to win a prize this time?]

[4L: Don’t be so mean to my sister, I look forward to the world premiere of “The Inverse Judgement”]

[5L: Uh, someone's performance seems to have been defeated in one second]

[6L: Sister Su has won the Silver Bear and Silver Lion awards, and also won the Best Actress Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. What did the former have? Golden Horse nominations and Golden Rooster nominations?]

[7L: Compared to Su Lingxi, Han Lina is not considered a resourceful person, right? She just has some connections in Taiwan, but Su Lingxi has already cooperated with Li Shuo. I suspect some xxs in my group don’t know what it means to cooperate with Li Shuo.]

[8L: Who is supporting Su Lingxi behind the scenes? How could she even get Sigourney and Li Shuo to help her? ? I have never seen such a resourceful person...]

[9L: The people above don’t need to secretly step on Sister Su to whitewash their own master. Sister Su’s current resources are earned through her achievements. Your sister doesn’t seem to have any trophies or box office achievements, right? Such a person with nothing can still cooperate with Wu Changxing... Who is the resourceful one? ]

[10L: To answer the original poster seriously, at present, both of them have only been shortlisted for the main competition, and their works are both Asian films, so the gold content is not much different. In the end, it depends on who gets the more important award.]

[11L: Haha, some people may have to run with me again~]

[12L: Can you please stop picking on me? The two little girls have a very good relationship in private.]

[13L: Off topic, I think the translated title "Freedom Road" sounds nice, and is catchier than "Evelyn & Charlotte"]

……

Just as Li Shuo had planned before the official announcement, taking advantage of the popularity of the Cannes film list, the film "Freedom Road" became popular before it was even filmed, attracting the attention of many passers-by on the Internet.