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In May, the La Croisette in Cannes, France.

The [-]-day Cannes International Film Festival has just entered its third day, and competitions and screenings are held at the same time. This is the two weeks that the city of Cannes attracts worldwide attention every year.The dark red venue was full of seats. This was a solo exhibition.A touch of blue disappeared on the screen, and the audience applauded thunderously. After a while, the stage lights were turned on, and the curtain was drawn. A simple interview venue was set up with a coffee table and two white sofas.

The host is the internationally renowned film critic Simon Gray, and the man he invited to sit across from him is the director of the last Cannes Best Documentary and Golden Eye Award-winning film "The Whale Can't Be Chased", Phokeluca.

The applause lasted for a long time, and thousands of reporters and industry practitioners from all over the world gave "bravo" to the end of the film to show their admiration without hesitation.

Simon Gray said the opening remarks in French: "As a director, you have a deep relationship with France and Cannes, but we all feel that it is a pity that it is the first time you have stepped into the Cannes Film Palace until today."

"Partial Door" was the first to be shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes.This year's Cannes was postponed to September due to the terrorist attack. "Pianmen" successfully won the Jury Award and the International Film Critics FIPRESCI Award. Unfortunately, all the crew members were absent from the film festival.If you want to go back, there are good reasons for the absence: the director Shang Lu is busy chasing whales in the Pacific Ocean, and the lead actor Ke Yu is in the group. If they don't go, the others will have to give up.

In the second year, the feature-length documentary "The Whale Can't Be Chased" premiered at the International Film Critics Week. It received rave reviews and won the Golden Eye Award.This is the first documentary of the feature film director Shanglu. Fans think that he was overwhelmed by the pressure of climbing to the top after his debut, so he went to the ocean to exile himself, but they did not expect that this film will not only compete in Cannes, but also win in Toronto. Film Festival, New York Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, César Film Awards and Documentary Awards at Shanghai International Film Festival.

But this year's Shanglu still did not appear.

This is the third time that he has brought his feature film shortlisted for the main competition.The world premiere will be held tomorrow afternoon, and today is a screening of other works, plus a round table discussion.

Throughout his short career, the first short feature film was born, and he single-handedly brought Buenos Aires, a niche pioneer, to a world-famous level. The first feature film won the box office category The best film, the global box office results are good, the awards are dazzling, and the first documentary feature film is almost swept away——

Simon Gray laughed: "You seem to be trying for the first time. What made you cross the border from drama to documentary?"

Phytrol's voice spread throughout the venue through the microphone. It was cold and calm. Unexpectedly, he spoke French and English as his mother tongue, but he spoke Chinese: "It is out of personal pain that cannot be overcome."

The scene was very quiet, and Simon Gray asked: "What pain?"

The director in front of him is very young, but with a deep aura and world-renowned talent, he is no longer just a leader in Chinese-language films.

"A kind of pain that can't be sure of the truth," said the earphone pinned to the side of his face, clearly conveying the grainy quality of his pauses, breathing and voice, "for a long time, not only for art, but for every part of life. The authenticity of the direction has fallen into doubt. Movies are fictional art, although we use it to praise the truth, but during that time," Phytophthora said indifferently, "I already hated all fictions."

"So you must urgently find a tangible reality." Seeing Phytolaca nodding, Simon asked again: "The "Whale Unable to Chase" is a collaboration between you and the sailing athlete Rita. You confirmed her in advance. A plan, or did you encounter it by chance while chasing whales? "

"It was accidental, but it was not accidental. Rita heard the blue whale's sailing route from the radio, and temporarily decided to change the route to wait for it."

A blue whale lost her calf in the North Pacific Ocean. She refused to let go, and traveled 23 kilometers with the dead body in despair for 2300 days, and finally chose to let go in an unfamiliar sea.The incident appeared suddenly. The original theme of pokeland was "ocean", but in the end it became a whale chasing trip.

For a documentary, his aesthetic restraint adds a layer of poetic lyricism. The lamentation of the blue whale echoes ethereally in the deep blue, like an "elegy" about loss.Sailing athlete Rita is on her third voyage across the Pacific Ocean. They met on the route of the "funeral" of the blue whale, which made the documentary "Narrative Beyond Records" and an important reason for the film to win the award.

Actually, Phytophthora does not feel that this award belongs to him, it may belong to a teasing encounter in life.

When Ke Yu said his fate was good, he didn't believe in fate.Now he begins to believe that these absurd and accidental "acquisitions" are rooted in the untraceable but doomed "losses".

"Rita is also in the audience, let's give her a round of applause."

In the middle seat of the first row sits a woman. She is of mixed race and has a beautiful dark complexion. She wears a white off-the-shoulder satin dress. When she heard the host's greetings and applause, she stood up, bowed and applauded, but her eyes were focused. Land contacted with Shanglu.

Shang Lu recovered from his brief trance about Ke Yu and nodded to her.

"Rita is the greatest free sailing navigator in active service. Are you interested in turning her into a character in your camera?" Simon intends to relax the atmosphere.

Shanglu actually smiled for the first time, although it was very fleeting: "She can't do it, her acting skills are terrible."

The audience burst into laughter.

The conversation inevitably turns to what makes a good actor in his mind, and how a good actor actually affects the story and the direction.Shanglu said, "I like brave people. A good actor must first have a lot of courage and tenacious spiritual strength, which means that he can try to broaden the story space more often."

Simon said sincerely: "This is not the first time I have asked this question. I just interviewed Mr. Ke Yu not long ago. We all know that he is the leading actor in your first feature film."

The reaction that surged deep in the body was very faithful and could not be faked.Shang Lu was soberly aware that his heartbeat had missed a beat, and his body, which had been sitting still, slowly sat upright, and he picked up the water glass to cover up, but he didn't drink it.He just held the paper cup and leaned back on the back of the sofa loosely.

"Yes." He replied with two meaningless words.

Simon said: "Mr. Ke Yu's performance of Ye Sen is wonderful, and he was also shortlisted for the best actor in the main competition. As far as I know, he was mediocre before he met you. How do you open up the status of an actor on the set? Do you have any experience to share?"

Because of the force of the fingers, the paper cup wrinkled.Shang Lu briefly shared, and finally said: "Ke Yu's achievements belong to him. I have only had the honor to cooperate with him twice. He is talented and hardworking."

"But the two times you cooperated were amazing. I have been following you personally. I wonder if I can look forward to your third cooperation?"

No.

These two words were almost blurted out, but Shang Lu paused, and finally said in a scene: "I hope."

I don't know if Ke Yu is in the audience.

Shang Lu vaguely passed this idea in his mind, and then laughed at his humbleness.He knew that Ke Yu was also in France and came with Li Shan's production team. Two years ago, he missed the Best Actor in "Side Gate".Kuriyama is an old friend of Cannes, and this time he values ​​it very much. He put the film's world premiere in Cannes, on the second day of the film festival.

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Yes, Shanglu had already met him on the second day of the film festival.

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In the 2000-person Lumiere Hall, Phytophthora sat in the audience, mixed among filmmakers of all colors from all over the world.The premiere of the red carpet was huge, and Shanglu did not leave, but queued up among the media, distributors, and theater buyers.

The main creative team walked into the Lumiere Hall under the leadership of the artistic director of Cannes. Kuriyama's hair became grayer, and the applause continued. He couldn't sit down for a while, and smiled to greet the audience.

Shanglu's eyes fell on Ke Yu from afar.He is still the most popular movie star in China, and he must have been choosy when it comes to styling.In the new film, he plays a playboy, so he puts on a floral suit fittingly. It's very tropical, very vacationing, thanks to him being able to control it.

Thin.

Or maybe not.

This kind of thing can only be measured by the closest people. The Keyu seen by Shanglu is the same as what the global media sees, just as distant and calm.

As the lights dimmed, Shang Lu looked over the stepped seats one after another, and saw him listening to Li Shan's words.

The heart still beats faster.

Shanglu breathed lightly, looked away, and looked at the huge screen.

The story of Li Shan is very interesting. The heroine Jasmine suddenly awakens the ability to listen to her heart one day, and the playboy played by Ke Yu knows Jasmine's ability by coincidence.He needs to make Jasmine fall in love with him, but this intention is strongly utilitarian and ambitious, and the story unfolds between listening and anti-listening, lies and routines.

The plot is absurd, and the theme is four or two thousand pounds. From the perspective of Shanglu, it is very "French". It can be said that in the process of watching the film to please Cannes's artistic aesthetics, the scene laughed constantly. Ke Yu was extremely open. This kind of look, it will be greasy if it is more, but he plays it very fresh, playing a cowardly, selfish, and self-deceiving playboy very lovable.

It's nice to see a film at Cannes, where the audience applauds with purest filmmaker enthusiasm.At the end of the screening, everyone stood up. Shanglu didn't pinch his watch, and felt that he could hold his hands for 15 minutes. Li Shan kept bowing, wondering if his old waist could bear it.The main creator was surrounded by people, Shanglu turned and left.

"When I entered the venue, I saw that Phytophthora was also queuing up." A Chinese reporter said. "Aren't you dazzled, he still needs to line up?"

Cannes has a strict hierarchy, and the color of the ID card hung by each person indicates the level of authority. The people who have to queue up to enter the venue are generally ordinary media. For such a popular main competition unit, you have to queue up in the middle of the night like rushing for tickets. How many people are in front? I don't know the number, if you say sorry the lobby is full, that's okay.

Shang Lu was so full that he didn't go directly to the venue and sat on the seat arranged by the organizer, instead everyone lined up under the sun.

There were thousands of people at the scene, and they couldn't enter the venue unless they were wearing evening gowns, so every back was in a suit and leather shoes. No matter how handsome he was in a suit, he couldn't be recognized.Ke Yu passed the shadowy shadow in front of his eyes, put away his dazed face, and then pursed his lips in a self-deprecating way in relief.

Why would Shang Lu want to see him?The red carpet of the opening ceremony did not happen, nor did the dinner after the screening of the opening ceremony. Kuriyama said that he was out of his mind, and he could not refute it.

"You must have read it wrong." The reporter was still arguing.

"Okay, I guess it's also dazzled."

The recording pen was handed to Ke Yu, he recovered and briefly accepted the interview.

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Cannes is a feast for filmmakers from all over the world and a paradise for fans to chase stars.

The nanny car with the all-black anti-spy film failed to drive in front of the Majestic Hotel, and was blocked by fans who surrounded it [-] meters away.This is the only officially designated hotel in Cannes, and the movie stars who come and go can make the whole world scream.The security guards in black are well-trained, and they have developed a cold and tough heart year after year.

The iron horse was thrown into a mess, and it would take some time to re-segregate the way out.The nanny car was moving slowly, and it was unknown what stars were coming in and out, and there was another burst of frantic crying and screaming in the air.

In the center of the order that the security guards worked hard to maintain, a man stood out from the crowd, and he was gentlemanly and patiently signing autographs for fans.He was followed by a boy and a woman.

"It's Shang Lu and Ji Yun." Li Shan's eyes were sharper than Ke Yu's, "and that sailing athlete, what's his name..."

"Rita." Ke Yu replied.

"Yes, I heard that she is of mixed Chinese, Japanese, Thai and French? My ancestors are busy enough." Shen Ling and Li Shan looked at each other, and said with a smile, "Why did you come here this time? Wasn't the documentary the award last year?"

"I heard that Shanglu had a screening in the morning." Li Shan didn't know the true relationship between Ke Yu and Shanglu, and said with emotion: "The future is promising, and tomorrow is the premiere of his new film. What about Xiaodao, the former best friend has become a competitor , how do you feel?"

Ke Yu didn't answer, his palm was wet.

Shanglu was still signing, but their nanny van had already arrived at the drop-off area.

The security guards were in place, screams kept coming and going, and fans from all over the world, who didn't know why, followed and looked around, hoping to see what superstar they could catch this time. w

The driver checked the situation, nodded to Kuriyama, and pressed the button——

The electric door opened slowly.

Phytophthora has run out of patience, he wants to take Ji Yun and Rita to the French publisher's dinner party, but now I am afraid that it is difficult to get out of the caged sparrow.There was a car arriving at the drop-off area, which happened to be able to divert him.Standing on the third flight of stairs, he kept gesturing with the marker pen in his hand, and raised his eyes to glance casually.

On the door frame, he held a slightly vicissitudes of hand.

Shang Lu glanced back, and took the autograph book handed over by another fan.

The screams suddenly exploded, and even the fans in front of him couldn't help but look back.Shang Lu was not interested in anyone, so he didn't look up again, he just impatiently begged the airborne star to save him from the fire, but he heard Ji Yun say in his ear, "It's Li Shan and Ke Yu."

The signing hand stopped faithfully, and after two seconds, he finally raised his head.

The sunset in Cannes is still too sunny.

Ke Yu squinted his eyes, his eyes were against the light, and beyond the crowds of moving heads and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, he couldn't see clearly whether Shanglu was struggling to leave or not.Until a cloud so coincidentally blocked the light, his heart stopped suddenly——

Shang Lu is also looking at him.

Their eyes met in the air, for a short second, infinitely long.

He is a movie star with superb acting skills, he can manipulate any emotional state at will, but he still can't make this dream look, this look that has been tempered and practiced thousands of times, this moment is like a nightmare, and sometimes it is like a sweet dream.

Ke Yu twitched the corners of his mouth, his eyes were gentle, he thought, he must be very stiff, his eyes dodged, like a coward who sang a one-man show for the first time.

It turned out that he was really singing a one-man show.

Shanglu had already withdrawn his gaze.The glance just now was no different from his looking at a stranger, the tourists passing by on the roadside, the flowers and grass, and the traffic lights at the intersection.

He seemed to have just seen him inadvertently, maybe... Ke Yu lowered his eyes.Maybe meeting him had spoiled his interest.