Rebirth Turn

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday and lasts [-] days.Now that this rare movie event has gone, Lu Yan decided to participate in the whole process.

It is now the middle of May, and the temperature in various places is getting higher and higher. It is said that a high temperature warning has been issued in the north a few days ago. The weather in recent years has become more and more abnormal.However, France at this time has a pleasant climate, and Cannes is a seaside city and a resort.Song Hui looked very happy when he was packing up, humming a song, and the clothes in his hands were almost flying.

Lu Yan looked amused, "It's not the first time to go abroad, why are you so excited."

Song Hui smiled longingly, "It's different this time. I'm going to the film festival this time. I'm sure I'll see a lot of big stars. I don't know if Brother Tang and Robert will go. It would be great if I could meet real people." I'm happy, and it's best to get an autograph."

The Little Brother Tang and Robert Song Hui mentioned are both superstars in Hollywood, and they are also Song Hui's favorite Hollywood stars.Lu Yan didn't want to hit him too much. In fact, even if a superstar like this would go, he would at most show up at the opening ceremony and award ceremony, and there must be a large number of bodyguards escorting him in and out. Even if he went to the scene, It's unknown whether you can meet people, let alone sign autographs and take photos.But seeing Song Hui looking forward to it so much, it's better not to tell him yet.

They arrived in Cannes on Tuesday night, and the hotel was booked in a star hotel near the film festival.Because this is a private act, the company will not reimburse you, so all expenses must be paid out of your own pocket.

Although Lu Yan can't be said to be very rich now, but for the advertising endorsement fees he took on before, as well as the remuneration for movies and TV shows, and the commission for records, it is no problem to stay in a better hotel.Lu Yan was not used to living with other people, and Qin Feng had no reason to make him condescend as a gold agent, so the three of them asked for three rooms.

Zhou Yingcai originally planned to find a cheaper hotel in a farther place to deal with. After several years of filming, he did not get very good results. Coupled with the dismal box office of "Sniper", he was almost at the end of his rope, and he couldn't afford to stay in a hotel. Good hotel.

Seeing Zhou Yingcai's embarrassment, Lu Yan casually said that he had accidentally booked a double room by mistake, wondering if Director Zhou would mind staying with Song Hui for a few days.The four of them all knew that Lu Yan had arranged it long ago, and they only said this to take care of Zhou Yingcai's mood.No matter how arrogant Zhou Yingcai was, he wouldn't be so ignorant of good and evil. Besides, he didn't have any capital with Joe at all, so he accepted the arrangement after saying that it was troublesome.

The hotel is already full of stars. This hotel is close to the venue, and it is one of the first choices for filmmakers from various countries to participate in the exhibition. It was fully booked a week ago, and most of the reservations are filmmakers from various countries.

Here, I also met two other crews from China who participated in the exhibition. Coincidentally, one of them was the crew of "Top Secret".Speaking of which, "Top Secret" and "Sniper" are really related. They both invited Lu Yan to be the leading actor. They started filming almost at the same time, and the release time is also very close. "Sniper" is only two days before "Top Secret". Just show.

The result was a world of difference. Apart from being barely watchable at the box office in the first two days after its release, "Sniper" declined all the way until it was withdrawn from major theaters early.Some film critics praised "Top Secret" in order to step on "Sniper", saying that it was the release of the latter that sniped the former, and even used the title ""Sniper" was sniped" to attract people's attention.As for those who like "Top Secret", of course, they don't mind stepping on "Sniper" by the way, anyway, it has already fallen into the ground, and it is useless to step on it.Invisibly, the two films and even the two crews have been opposed in this way.

In fact, Dai Zeng, the director of "Top Secret", really had some opinions on the crew of "Sniper", and of course that opinion mainly came from Lu Yan.At the beginning, he had taken a fancy to Lu Yan's rising popularity and Li Ran's acting skills that even Li Ran had praised so much that he invited him, a semi-newcomer. As for the idea of ​​saving some salary, it is not understandable for outsiders.With his fame and the consistent reputation of the movie, plus Lu Yan is still just a newcomer no matter how popular he is, he believes that Lu Yan has no reason to refuse, who knows that Lu Yan really refused.If you refuse, just refuse, Dai Zeng is not totally unacceptable, but what he can't accept is that Lu Yan refused his invitation just to make Zhou Yingcai's movie.

What kind of thing is Zhou Ying? With that fame and qualifications, can he compare with Dai Zeng? What else does he have besides the title of a cutting-edge director.To be honest, there is nothing else about Dai Zeng, except that he is a bit stingy and takes things for granted.Originally, a big director shouldn't care about a small actor, but Dai Zeng didn't. He wanted to make Lu Yan regret that he made the most wrong decision in his life, reject him, Dai Zeng, and reject such an excellent movie. Movie.So he brushed aside his previous thought of saving money, and directly spent money to hire the big star Zhuo Yunting to play the male lead. Among the movies released, the box office can be ranked in the top ten, and "Sniper"... Heh, what is that? !

As the saying goes, the road to a friend is narrow, and there is no coincidence that makes a book. These two films actually met again at the Cannes Film Festival, and the two crews met at the hotel in advance. There is no way to compare.Dai Zeng didn't say anything nasty to Zhou Yingcai, but squinted at Lu Yan, and snorted, "Young man, your strength is certainly good, but if you want to succeed, vision is also very important."

Zhou Yingcai's complexion suddenly changed, but he didn't say anything. Qin Feng also felt quite uncomfortable, but Lu Yan was the most calm, and he was able to smile at Dai Zeng, and responded, "Director Dai's words are very reasonable. agree."

Dai Zeng was a little surprised that this young man was so calm, he looked at him seriously, said nothing, and walked past him.

The opening ceremony on the second day was really star-studded and full of enthusiasm. It seemed that the enthusiasm of the whole city was concentrated here. Almost every production team’s appearance could win the screams of a large number of tourists and fans around. Even those little-known For small crews and unpopular documentaries, the onlookers were not too stingy with their shouts.

Although there were only three film crews from China participating in the exhibition, there were quite a few celebrities who came to join in the fun, so there were also a lot of domestic media on both sides of the red carpet, and the grand opening ceremony was reported back to China on the same day.

Chinese people are still looking forward to some achievements in foreign film festivals, which can prove the international status of Chinese films, so most movie fans who like movies and pay attention to movies are also very concerned about this international event.

Of course, most people put their hope of winning the award on "Top Secret". The so-called national is the world. Nowadays, the eyes of Chinese people are more and more synchronized with the domestic. The last time the film that got a good score in Cannes was in the domestic film. It also received a super high box office.

However, some people think that the foreign reviewers may have a strange vision, so some people are optimistic about the other two films, but their expectations for "Sniper" are lower.

Therefore, in the reports sent back to China, the various statuses of "Top Secret" were reported at length, and "Sniper" and another film were almost mentioned briefly.The only ones who can give "Sniper" a sense of presence are still those film critics and black people who take Hei Zhou Yingcai and Lu Yan as their highest goals. Therefore, in many cases, it is really black as pink, and the possibility that you miss you the most Not allies, but enemies.

And all of this was something that Lu Yan and the others couldn't pay attention to at the film festival. At this moment, their goal was to let more people see their movies, and Zhou Yingcai also made a lot of preparations and efforts for this.

By the time the time passed, all the nominees had been finalized, and the nomination of "Sniper" was beyond everyone's expectations, except Lu Yan.

However, "Top Secret" and another Chinese film were not even shortlisted.After the list was announced, Lu Yan also met Dai Zeng once. This time Dai Zeng kept his mouth shut and said nothing. He is not the kind of person who likes to draw conclusions before the results come out and may be slapped in the face. He prefers to wait for the dust. After settling down, make a conclusion with a condescending attitude.

So what if you're shortlisted?Being shortlisted does not necessarily mean that you will win an award. If you can’t win an award, then there is not much difference between being shortlisted and not being shortlisted. Anyway, the high box office of "Top Secret" is still on the record, and "Sniper" has nothing.

Obviously, most of the film critics also think so, but they no longer dare to speak so conclusively, except for those few film critics who have been black all their lives.Even at the risk of being slapped in the face, you must persist in cynicism. It is not often that a blind cat encounters a dead mouse, but it is definitely not complete. It is not a big deal to be shortlisted, and the real hero is the winner.Winning an award is not a dead mouse, but a real mouse, which can only be caught by a cat with skills, and "Sniper" is obviously not.

But most movie fans don't care about these grievances. In their opinion, the only shortlisted "Sniper" is already the only hope of winning the award. Let's pray that "Sniper" will be favored by the judges.

At this time, many movie fans have already started looking for information about "Sniper", because it was offline too quickly and there was no upload on the Internet. In fact, many people have never seen such a movie. The film brought "Sniper" back into the public eye, and everyone's curiosity was really aroused. What kind of film is it that is dismal at the box office and can be shortlisted for international film festival awards?really want to know.Some people even began to explore the reasons for the poor box office of the film. Could there be any shady things?

And all this is just the beginning.