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At the beginning of May, the Paris media released the list of all the shortlisted films of the 71st Cannes Film Festival. According to the published data, there are more than 2000 films participating this year, more than 60 films were selected, and 18 were shortlisted for the main competition unit. Including "Song Manting".

The news quickly spread from Paris to China. The news that "Song Man Ting" intends to compete for the Palme d'Or caused huge waves. The major online platforms did not hesitate to use words such as "the ambition of a new director!" "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers" to win the public Eyeballs, Ye Weilin read a few articles, and almost the whole article was exaggerated and exaggerated, which lost its objectivity, but he could understand it.Although Chinese films have developed rapidly in recent years, they are too commercial, and the standard is not as high as before. At the end of the [-]th century and the beginning of this century, several Chinese films were selected into the three major film festivals every year, but In the past ten years, Chinese films have almost disappeared in the three major film festivals.

The latest Chinese-language film selected for Cannes was "Dumpling Stand" starring Yu Rong, which was included in the list of the 67th Cannes Film Festival. Best Actress.

The quality of Chinese-language movies in recent years can also be seen from this.

No matter how bad "Song Manting" was at the beginning, they have to admit that even though the commercial value of the former is not as good as "Wuxiangshan" and "Legend of Xiuniang", it has been proved that it has stood out from the [-] films submitted for selection around the world. The level of "Song Manting" is by no means as unbearable as they imagined.

The words "Song Manting Cannes" broke into the top ten Weibo hot searches at a fast speed, and even "Hometown Phantom", "Yin Lan", and "New director surnamed Ye" were also listed in the top fifty searches s position.

"The one who said he wanted to eat the keyboard, hurry up and broadcast live!"

"It's just that it was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival. Everyone jumps up and down, thinking they won an Oscar. To be honest, is the moon really round in foreign countries? I have never seen a domestic Golden Rooster Award shortlisted film that is hotly searched."

"The last Cannes finalist was "Dumpling Stand" starring Yu Rong, right? The heroine of "Song Man Ting" was originally decided to be Yu Rong. If this is the case, is it a slap in the face?"

"Damn, how about my family, Yu Rong, the Golden Horse and Golden Statue Double Actress?! Need a new director's work to improve my status? You seem to be making me laugh."

"It's amazing to be able to break through from more than 2000 movies. I don't understand why many people are so upset."

"Betting on the live broadcast, "Song Manting" stopped being shortlisted in Cannes this time, and finally got nothing."

"By the way, it's time for the annual red carpet painting again, just wait for the dragon robes and padded jackets to fall on the ground and steal the spotlight!"

"Are you sure you aren't mocking Yu Rong upstairs? Last year, I fell off the red carpet twice. The year before last, I wore a dragon robe to imitate who. The year before last, I took advantage of the aftermath of "Dumpling Stand" and wore a see-through costume. Take a picture, every time it is said that she is the one who clarifies the press conference, but she is absent again and again, and the lawyer always declares that she has worked hard to win the topic and steal the spotlight. She is worthy of being a double actress. clear!"

"Everyone who scolds Yu Rong is an idiot, you fucking fucking dog!"

"It has been reported upstairs."

"What's the situation? Isn't it talking about "Song Manting"? How come the comments are all Yu Rong?"

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Although there are overwhelming comments on the Internet about "Song Manting" being shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, at this moment, it does not affect Ye Weilin at all, because he is currently in the system, watching the comments of the last few films released.

Since all the people in the system are professionals, the gold content of the film reviews is much higher than in reality. Of course, the critical parts are also much sharper. Ye Weilin enjoyed watching them very much, and even felt that these film reviews were more exciting than the movies.

Relying on the time comparison between the system and reality, he read through thousands of movie reviews one by one in one breath, and then returned to reality with some reluctance.

Because the system has read all the comments at once, Ye Weilin is even less concerned about some comments on the Internet that distort the facts or criticize them.

The news that "Song Man Ting" was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival not only caused a shock to the outside world, but also caught the biggest investor Fang Xingyu Company by surprise.

Luo Mao, who was forced by Ye Weisheng to be the producer of "Song Man Ting", should not be too excited. These days he feels like walking with wind, half a month before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, and he has already begun to carefully plan "Song" The trip to Cannes starring the cast.

Xue Wen, Lu Qi, Liu Jia, Xie Donglin and other main actors, except Yin Lan who was preparing for the college entrance examination, all said that the schedule was fine, so Luo Mao added them all to the list for Cannes.

This situation is inevitable. I don’t know how many celebrities have worked hard to get the red carpet in Cannes every year, but there are very few actors who have shortlisted works like "Dumpling Stand" and "Song Manting". That invitation letter is extremely precious , Most of them are opportunities for endorsement.

No matter how many people ask for an opportunity to walk the red carpet like this, Xue Wen and the others will naturally not give up, even if there is no schedule, they will squeeze it out!

Although Xingyu provided invitations, of course he still had to prepare his own outfits. The stars all had sponsor teams, and only the director had to rely on himself.

Ye Weilin's original owner was a kid from a rich family, and he wore a lot of outfits. In addition to the clothes that had to be changed, whether it was watches or leather shoes, they were all limited classics that surprised the world. He didn't need to worry like most new directors. And I will never deliberately go on a diet to keep fit like a star for that day's style.

He should eat and drink every day. In order to make up for the fatigue of the wind, frost, rain and dew in the past six months, he lived at home for many days without going out, and his life was extremely leisurely.

It was not until the eve of the opening of the Cannes Film Festival that I simply packed my luggage and flew to the destination - Cannes with Luo Mao and the others.

As the top international event in France every year, the Cannes Film Festival is naturally a gathering of stars and celebrities, and its venue - Cannes in the south of France is a beautiful seaside city.

Three-point bikini beauties and handsome men with eight-pack abs in leggings are everywhere. Beaches and sunshine are everywhere accompanied by French romance. The hotel Luo Mao booked is a long time away from the venue. It is the first choice of many celebrities and superstars. Looking down from the open-air balcony, there are well-dressed and fashionable ladies and gentlemen everywhere.

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow's opening ceremony." With Xue Wen's qualifications, it was her first time to walk the Cannes red carpet, and the joy caused a few cracks in the calm mask she had been wearing on her face.

Lu Qi walked the red carpet in Berlin last year, and he also came to Cannes a few years ago. Besides, he is a male star, so he doesn't have any nervous mentality of competing for beauty for fear of being robbed of the limelight by others. He just joked: "Don't Wear too high heels, otherwise what should I do if I compare Ye Dao?"

According to the usual practice, the leading actress either walks the red carpet with the lead actor's arm, or enters the stage holding the director's hand. For the lead actress Song Manting, it seems that no one is good enough to take on the role of the lead actor. So he had no choice but to enter the arena as Ye Weilin's female companion.

After all, actors are not models. Xue Wen is not too tall, only about 1.6 meters 1.8, while Ye Weilin is a standard [-] meters.

"Sister Xue, don't listen to him. In my opinion, the higher the shoes, the better, so as not to show short legs when standing with other actresses." Liu Jia interrupted quickly.

"Are you responsible if you fall?"

The two argued around this topic for a while, and even Xie Donglin interjected: "It doesn't matter if you are tall or not, as long as you match it well."

At the opening ceremony on the second day, there were indeed big names and luxury cars gathered, there were world-class famous directors, there were also movie kings and queens who had gathered three European gold awards and grand slams, and there were even world-renowned Hollywood superstars. Star-studded, the entire venue was surrounded by the flashing white light of spotlights. Ye Weilin was almost blinded by the flash as soon as he stepped onto the red carpet with Xue Wen on his arm.

Fortunately, the faces of the two of them were not well-known, and those short-sighted gunners took a few photos before turning to those celebrities who were more newsworthy.

Xue Wen was wearing a long green dress. The height of the heels was about eight centimeters to ten centimeters, which was common among artists. It just reached Ye Weilin's ear. At first glance, it was right.

Although the red carpet is only a short distance of tens of meters, and it can be completed in one minute, in order to allow the domestic media and their own team to take more promotional photos, almost every celebrity will stay on the red carpet a period of time.

After Ye Weilin cooperated with Xue Wen to put up several posses on the red carpet, he was about to leave when he saw a commotion not far away.

"Who is it, such a big name?" Xue Wen whispered.

After all, Ye Weilin was a little taller than Xue Wen, and among the figures in front of him, he caught a glimpse of a familiar face.

"Yu Rong." Ye Weilin also whispered back.

Xue Wen looked at the place that caused the commotion with a face of shock. Even if she didn't speak, her expression revealed something like "Is she so well-known internationally?" "She is so popular with foreign media?!" discourse.

Ye Weilin was also puzzled. After the figures in that area dissipated, he finally understood why Yu Rong caused a commotion.

I saw that the other party was wearing a long-tailed skirt with Chinese style elements, her hair was coiled up high, and she was decorated with a tassel hairpin. It's like dressing up for a Beijing opera singing martial arts show, but her makeup is even weirder. There are two red moles on the corners of her mouth and bright red eye shadow.

Ye Weilin and Xue Wen looked at each other. For some reason, they both felt a burning discomfort on their faces, and walked the red carpet tacitly and quickly.

At the end of the red carpet is the movie palace, which is divided into a media special session and a screening room. After receiving the admission ticket and receiving the viewing pass, he and Xue Wen found the media special session according to the instructions of the service desk. Sure enough, they saw Luo Mao and other people.

Ye Weilin looked at the viewing guide posted on the wall and said, "Except for walking the red carpet and the awards ceremony, we have nothing to do. It's always restrictive for a group of people to gather together. Why don't we separate? I want to look around. See a movie."

What he said hit the hearts of others. Except for Luo Mao who was a little unhappy, everyone agreed with Ye Weilin's suggestion.

Ye Weilin, who got rid of the crowd, immediately started to wander around. In addition to showing films, the Cannes Film Palace will also display some interesting short films in the hall. These short films are often caused by some depressed independent filmmakers due to lack of funds. The semi-finished product is rented to the platform of the Cannes Film Palace for screening, hoping to get investment and help.

In addition to these short films, the exhibition hall also listed information on all the award-winning films in Cannes in the past. Ye Weilin looked around for a while, and decided that it would be more worthwhile to go to the screening to watch a few films.

A total of 18 films were selected for this year's main competition, including "Song Manting". Ye Weilin checked the movie guide and found two films that will be broadcast. In "Blueberry Town" and "The Story of Flowers", Ye Weilin chose former.

"The Story of Flowers" is the work of Japanese director Yu Shimayama. Ye Weilin has seen several of his films. The style is very classical. Even the script with a strong modern flavor can let him shoot the taste of Japanese tradition. The film shows the warmth of seeing the big from the small, and the handling of still life shots is very good.But the shortcomings of the other party are also obvious, the directing style is conservative, the expression form is invariable, in order to highlight the aesthetic atmosphere of Japanese classical romance, the plot is empty and so on.

Although I don't know much about the movie "The Story of Flowers", Ye Weilin's expectations for it are far lower than other movies.

The duration of "Blueberry Town" is shorter than ordinary literary films, only 98 minutes. Ye Weilin thought he could finish watching it quickly and attentively, but halfway through the film, he fell asleep and finally persisted until the end. Standing up and looking, the audience has all gone.

This film comes from the hands of an unknown new director in Italy. It tells the story of Castro, an old man who is dying, who is sent to live in a place called Blueberry Town by his children who are impatient to take care of him. That place is in a remote countryside. It is famous for its rich blueberries. Because of the pleasant climate and fresh air, local residents have seized business opportunities and set up nursing homes one after another. However, children who neglect to take care of the elderly in big cities often send them to Blueberry Town. Nursing home, ask someone to take care of you.After Castro was sent to Blueberry Town, he felt very sad and became very irritable. However, with a series of small accidents in his life, he met friends who were in the same situation as him, and gradually adapted to the life in Blueberry Town. He lived until one sunny afternoon when he died peacefully in the company of his friends.

To be honest, the story and style of this film are very in line with the requirements of the entries. It has a literary temperament, a profound conception, and a cautionary sarcasm.

But its rhythm is very slow, the soundtrack is too lyrical, and the plot itself is turbulent, so it is not uncommon for people to feel drowsy.

If you compare this film with "Song Manting", maybe it is better than "Song" in terms of depth and literary quality, but it obviously loses more than one level in terms of the rhythm and appeal of the film.

But on the soil of Cannes, which favors literary films, it is not impossible for "Blueberry Town" to win.

Next, Ye Weilin watched several films in the main competition, including "The Story of Flowers". After watching it, Ye Weilin had a further understanding of Shimayama Yu's pursuit of Japanese classical beauty.

For the remaining ten days, Ye Weilin came to the Movie Palace to watch a few movies almost every day. By the day before the award ceremony, he had watched all the movies selected this year, and even watched the previous award-winning movies in the exhibition hall. several movies.

After watching it, his biggest feeling is that "Song Manting" is indeed contaminated with a lot of commercial elements. Compared with the films that won awards in previous years and the films selected this year, it still seems to be a little less artistic.

The possibility of "Song Manting" winning the Palme d'Or is not high, Ye Weilin couldn't help thinking in his heart, but even if he didn't win the award, he wouldn't be too disappointed.

In addition to strength, winning the award also depends on luck and the preference of the chairman of the jury. There are many surprises, and he never thought that he would definitely win the award. It was a normal result to lose the election.

Now, only after the award ceremony tomorrow night will we know who will get the award.