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The film had just ended, and the media reporters sitting in the auditorium couldn't wait to stand up and rushed to the front row to interview the main creators of the film.The chairman of the Cannes jury and film critics also came to the front. Fang Kaizhi exchanged his impressions after watching the film, and repeatedly expressed everyone's amazement at the martial arts scenes in the film.

The chairman of the jury, who has always been keen on Chinese elements, said several times that this will be the best Chinese martial arts movie he has ever seen. The wonderful performance in the film was highly praised.

Distributors from all over the world also eagerly gathered around. The opening ceremony films selected by Cannes every year have always attracted global attention. Coupled with the international reputation of Fang Kaizhi and Lu Heng, these distributors are generally optimistic about " "Flower and Sword", long before the premiere ceremony, there was an intention to negotiate a global release and DVD distribution.

Now they have seen the full version of the film at the premiere, reaffirming the literary and entertaining nature of the film. To be precise, the amazing design of the plot and fighting scenes in "Flower and Sword" is really eye-catching. Just watch Considering the audience's enthusiasm for the film, one can think of the popularity of this film when it was released around the world. All overseas distributors who are looking for money are naturally more eager to cooperate.

And the scene where the distributors were flocking to them was faithfully recorded by the media reporters present. Seeing such a hot scene, everyone clearly realized that the premiere of "Flower and Sword" at the opening ceremony in Cannes was already a big hit. be successful.

Lu Heng, who was standing on the edge of the crowd, watched this scene with a smile. From the moment Director Fang and Yao Suhua changed the script for him, Lu Heng was always worried about whether the revised script would get everyone's approval.Although Lu Heng relied on his experience in watching movies in his previous life, as well as the incisive analysis of many film critics in his impression of the shortcomings of the movie, he gave Yao a lot of suggestions when he changed the script, but he was still worried about his own. Whether or not being involved would cost the movie the honor it was on its original trajectory.

This worry about gains and losses reached its peak when he learned that "Flower and Sword" was selected as the opening film of Cannes.Fortunately, the judges and film critics responded very well at the premiere, and Lu Heng was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"A very good show."

Standard American English came from behind. Lu Heng turned his head and saw a very elegant looking foreigner wearing a black suit and holding a black cane standing beside him. He introduced himself with a smile: "Hello, I am Tommen Stephens from Universal Pictures."

"Hello, I'm Lu Heng." Lu Heng thought about how convoluted Huaxia's name was for Wai Guoren, and thoughtfully said, "You can call me Lu."

"No, no, no," Tommen still shook his head with a smile on his face, and said, "I still call you littledeer, but actually we are more used to calling your brother Lu."

"You know my brother?" Lu Heng didn't expect to meet someone who knew his brother at the Cannes Film Festival, so he couldn't help being curious.

Toman Stephen nodded, and said, "Actually, the reason why I came to Cannes this time is also because of your brother's recommendation."

Without waiting for Lu Heng to ask, Toman Stephen explained: "We, Universal Pictures, want to invest in a fantasy film in the second half of the year, and your brother recommended you to play one of the roles."

Toman's words were like throwing a grenade into the calm pool water, and it hit Lu Heng hard.He subconsciously turned his head to look at Wei Linxuan, always feeling that his English was not good enough, maybe he had misheard.

Wei Linxuan also had a dreamy look on his face, and he repeated in a dazed and thriving manner: "You mean, it was Lu Heng's elder brother who recommended Lu Heng to you to audition for a magic movie invested by Universal Pictures in the second half of the year." A character in a movie?"

Although it was so detailed that it was a bit of a mouthful, Tomans Steven still nodded reservedly, and added with a smile: "In fact, our Universal Pictures is still very optimistic about Mr. Lu's acting skills and box office appeal."

That being said, before this, Universal Pictures had never considered finding a Chinese actor to participate in the fantasy masterpiece that the company was about to invest a huge amount of money in.

In fact, without exception, when any Hollywood crew selects actors, they will rarely consider letting Chinese actors play important roles in A-level movies that last more than 10 minutes—unless they are B-level movies that mainly feature fighting scenes .This choice has nothing to do with racial discrimination or anything—maybe it has a little relationship, but the most important thing is to consider the lines of Chinese actors, as well as the box office appeal, and the acceptance of the market and audience.

If Lu Heng's elder brother hadn't gotten the news that Universal Pictures was preparing a new film from somewhere, and recommended Lu Heng in front of the boss—God knows why that wealthy Jew listened to that Chinese boy so much.

Tomman Steven rejected the boss's decision from the bottom of his heart. As the most professional representative of Hollywood, Tomman Steven insisted that the proud M country audience would not accept yellow-skinned and black-eyed Orientals appearing in Hollywood's A-level movies. In it, he plays a movie role that can be accepted by audiences all over the country.

Although the person recommended by the boss is Lu Heng, the Chinese actor who is very popular among movie fans all over the world, won the Best Actor in Berlin at the age of 17, and has two works that were shortlisted for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival at the same time.But filmmakers all over the world know that most of the time, literature and box office are two different things.

Even more so on the big Hollywood screen.There are countless actors from various countries who dream of conquering Hollywood every year, but most of the actors who can get along well in their respective countries will not be satisfied after entering Hollywood.This is especially true for Asian actors.

Even if Lu Heng is slightly more famous than other actors in this regard, no one can guarantee that he can break the barrier of racial boundaries in Hollywood.

In fact, the requirements of the producers and directors for the actors of this role, without exception, are all handsome white men who are very popular in Hollywood.If it weren't for the big boss's incident, maybe the audition for this role would not be so troublesome.

Until Tommen came to Cannes and saw Lu Heng's wonderful performance in "Flower and Sword", Tommen Steven had to admit that even if Lu Heng is a Chinese actor, he is also a beautiful enough Chinese actor.Perhaps with his face and dazzlingly beautiful "Kung Fu", he might really be able to please the proud M country audience on the big Hollywood screen.

No matter what, Lu Heng's audition was appointed by the boss, all he could do was to inform the audition.

Thinking of this, Tomman Steven nodded to Lu Heng, and suggested politely: "Maybe we should find a time to sit down and have a good chat."

It wasn't just Lu Heng and Wei Linxuan who were shocked.Shao Qiongfang and others, who have been surrounded by media reporters and film critics, also heard the conversation here. They were shocked and couldn't help asking: "Mr. Have you been invited to audition?"

One sentence made the media reporters present instantly quiet down, but within a few seconds, the reporters who had surrounded the crew immediately flocked to Lu Heng and Toman Stephen, asking whether what they just heard was true .

Will Universal Pictures, one of the eight major Hollywood studios, really invite Lu Heng to audition?

Is this Chinese boy who has been in the industry for three years but has created countless miracles really going to break into Hollywood?

The most exciting thing is the Huaxia reporters and Huaxia movie fans who are cruising in the field together.

They squeezed to the front of the crowd almost at lightning speed, and asked various questions to Lu Heng and the representatives of Universal Pictures. For a moment, surrounded by reporters, Lu Heng and the representatives of Universal Pictures unexpectedly had A kind of overwhelming momentum.

Fortunately, Lu Heng reacted quickly, and immediately raised his hand and said, "This is the premiere of "Flower and Sword". We only answer questions related to the movie."

The matter hadn't been finalized yet, and Thomas Steven was not in the mood to talk beforehand, so he stood aside but smiled.

The reporters around Lu Heng worked hard for a long time, but they couldn't dig out any definite news from the two of them. Fortunately, there were many hot spots at the premiere of "Flower and Sword", so there was no need to worry about no news. reports.

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Because the response of "Flower and Sword" at the opening ceremony was very good, after the premiere ceremony, Fang Kaizhi bought everyone a meal out of his own pocket to celebrate the success.I was just a little worried about whether Lu Heng could participate.

Seeing this, Toman Steven thoughtfully set the meeting time for the two people on the next morning, and complimented the main creators of "Flower and Sword" with a smile, saying: "...you have dedicated a whole lot of money." A very good film and I'm sure you guys will surprise Cannes. Have fun."

Although Lu Heng was full of questions, it was not suitable for him to ask questions on this occasion, so he had no choice but to agree with Tommen Steven's "reservation", and happily enjoyed the premiere with the members of the "Flower and Sword" crew great success.

At the celebration party, Shao Qiongfang, who has been in Hollywood for many years, tentatively asked Lu Heng, what role did Universal Pictures want Lu Heng to audition for?

However, Lu Heng didn't know either.The scene of the premiere was too noisy, and he and Toman Steven didn't have time to say a few words. They only knew that the film to be auditioned might be a magical masterpiece invested by Universal Pictures.

Chen Mengyi, who was sitting across the table, asked curiously: "I just heard the conversation between you and Mr. Steven. It seems that your brother recommended you to Universal Pictures. It seems that your brother is very familiar with people in Hollywood?"

Even Lu Heng didn't know how his elder brother contacted Universal Pictures, and he could only shake his head blankly and smile wryly when he heard this kind of question.

Because of the incidents of the representative of Universal Pictures, the atmosphere of the whole celebration banquet was good, but everyone was more or less absent-minded.

After the celebration banquet was over, Lu Heng, who returned to his room, couldn't wait to pick up the hotel's landline and call Lu Chi.

Lu Chi, who was in country M, didn't know what to do, and it took a long time before he answered the phone.Before Lu Heng had time to ask about Universal Pictures' audition, Lu Chi on the other end of the phone said hurriedly, "I'm busy now, be good, I'll get back to you later."

Lu Heng, who was hung up on the phone, felt incredible: "How do you think my brother convinced Universal Pictures?"

Wei Linxuan was very excited, standing in the living room, walking around, and said with a radiant face: "Never mind how he did it. In short, our eldest brother is really amazing, he actually won you a Hollywood audition. Or Huanqiu The magic film invested by the film industry, I think this is likely to be the A-level commercial film with the largest investment cost of Universal Pictures this year."

"If we can get the part, your path to Hollywood is open."

Wei Linxuan said, ran to sit next to Lu Heng, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that I will take the college entrance examination next month, and then I have to go to that closed-off summer camp. Otherwise, I should accompany you there. "

"I don't know the shooting schedule yet!" Compared to Wei Linxuan's excitement, Lu Heng calmly counted down his itinerary: ""Golden Two Million" still needs to be filmed for more than a month, and "Shocking City Love"— —”

After being splashed with cold water by Lu Heng, Wei Linxuan calmed down a little, and said immediately: "The filming of "Golden Two Million" should be fine. Universal Pictures will invest in the production of a fantasy film. This is not a small project. So far, no one has heard anything. It can be seen that this project has not been officially announced. If this is the case, even if it is calculated based on the production cycle of Hollywood, it will take at least one or two months for the crew to start shooting, which is enough for you to finish filming "Gold 200 Million"."

As for the movie "Love in a Shocking City", Wei Linxuan didn't even mention it.Even if it is an idol movie tailor-made for Lu Heng, what tailor-made can be more valuable than a Hollywood audition?

Wei Linxuan directly crossed off the latter from Lu Heng's itinerary.

"No matter what, I have to accompany you when you go to the Hollywood audition." Wei Linxuan vowed. "We have to make the best preparations, and we must win this role."