Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 98 What's the show tonight?
After walking the red carpet, Gao Yuanyuan held Cao Yang's arm and did not let go.

She looked at Cao Yang's profile, with a lot of thoughts in her mind.

"Secret Sunshine" was completed on February 2th, and it has been more than three months now. After such a long period of adjustment, Gao Yuanyuan has basically gotten rid of the influence of immersion in the role.

Then, when she calmed down, she discovered with shame that she had previously imagined Cao Yang to be a scumbag husband, and she actually hated him in her heart during that time!

Oh my god, what was I thinking at that time? Director Cao is such a good person, gentle and talented, and he saved me from pain and gave me the heroine role that so many people were fighting for...

The most important thing is that Director Cao did not make any requests and did not force me to do anything!
Damn it, I was so evil and blind during that time that I even secretly retaliated against Director Cao and tore up his photos as if it was a personal vendetta...

Moreover, before coming to Cannes this time, I was still anxious about seeking sponsorship from big-brand clothing. After Director Cao made a phone call, several brands that had previously been indifferent all called me, and each one was more enthusiastic than the other.

I have never met anyone as perfect as Director Cao. How can I make up for my guilt and repay him?
After walking the red carpet, Cao Yang was led by staff into the Film Palace and sat in the second row of guest seats.

Now that his status is different, Cao Yang can no longer walk away after walking the red carpet and not participate in subsequent activities as he did in the past in Berlin and Venice.

He is an important guest of the film festival and will participate in a series of activities at the opening ceremony.

The official speech of the film festival, the speech of the staff, the speech of the director’s representative, the speech of the actor’s representative... Cao Yang was drowsy after watching them, but he still had to keep a polite smile and applaud from time to time. It was really boring.

Fortunately, Gao Yuanyuan was there to keep him company while he was bored.

Cao Yang turned around and saw that this person seemed to be enjoying the show very much.
"Is it so interesting?"

Cao Yang asked softly.

Gao Yuanyuan was looking at the stage. She didn't even see her mouth move, but the voice came over.

"The organizing committee just said that more than 4,000 reporters came to the opening ceremony today. Even if I sit still, I don't know how many cameras are scanning me in a second. With such a large publicity effort, is there anything more interesting than this?"

Cao Yang could tell that Gao Yuanyuan was joking, but the fact that she could joke proved that she was not boring. What was the point of these rounds of speeches?
Can't figure it out.

Gao Yuanyuan glanced at Cao Yang out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth. Is there anything more interesting than being able to participate in activities with Cao Yang?
Finally, the speeches were over and we moved on to the next step: watching the opening film.

Cao Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Watching a movie is always more interesting than watching someone give a speech.

This year's opening film is Woody Allen's "A Hollywood Ending." It didn't make it into the main competition, so it has to be compensated.

Woody Allen and the producer DreamWorks were also satisfied. It was the opening film in Cannes, and the publicity was very strong.

The opening ceremony started at seven in the evening. The opening movie lasted almost two hours. After it ended, I had to say hello to some directors. When I returned to the hotel and looked at the time, it was already past eleven o'clock.

"Director Cao, thank you."

At the door of Gao Yuanyuan's room, she let go of Cao Yang's arm and spoke.

Although Cao Yang didn't know why she suddenly said this, most women are more emotional, so he just said it.

Smiling and nodding, Cao Yang took a step and walked towards his room.

"Director Cao, are you thirsty?"

Cao Yang retracted his right leg, turned his head, and saw Gao Yuanyuan's wandering eyes. He subconsciously smoothed his long hair with his hand.

"is a bit."

Cao Yang didn't move, fearing that he had misunderstood the other party's meaning, which would be embarrassing.

Gao Yuanyuan lowered her head, frantically took out the room card from her bag, opened the door, and flashed into the room. She patted her chest with her hand, blinked and exhaled hard, then pretended to be calm and said, "There is water in my room."

Cao Yang smiled, looked at the door which was not yet closed, and walked in. Before he could stand firmly, Gao Yuanyuan jumped on him, wrapped her legs around his waist, and put her arms around his neck.

It's so sudden and so wild.

Is it such a big contrast for a girl who usually looks so polite, soft and cute? Fortunately, Cao Yang is young and strong, so he was not knocked down. He stabilized his lower body with a force on his waist.

Then he took a step back and just as he closed the door with his foot, Gao Yuanyuan leaned over and kissed him.

Cao Yang held Gao Yuanyuan's butt with both hands, walked step by step to the bed, then picked up Gao Yuanyuan who was looking at him with a smile and threw her onto the bed.

“Ah… giggle…”

You like wild things, right?

Cao Yang loosened the tie that was in the way and pulled it off.

Then let me show you my wild side!
Its shape resembles the bright moon floating on the cloud river, and its body resembles the flowing waves moved by the breeze.

I can’t sleep tonight, there is still a long way to go.

The next afternoon, Cao Yang brought Gao Yuanyuan, and Jia Zhangke brought Zhao Tao for a small gathering.

Both of them are from Beijing Film Academy. Jia Zhangke also attended the symposium organized by the school last time and exchanged contact information with Cao Yang.

Although Jia Zhangke was from the Department of Literature in 93, five years later than Cao Yang, they are both classified as the sixth generation of directors.

It’s just that Cao Yang is the youngest and most famous among the sixth generation, and is known as the leader of the sixth generation.

Through the conversation, Cao Yang learned that Jia Zhangke's "Ren Xiaoyao" would be premiered on the 23rd. Cao Yang said that he would definitely attend the premiere and told Jia Zhangke that his own movie would premiere on the 25th.

After dinner, Zhao Tao took Jia Zhangke’s arm, Gao Yuanyuan took Cao Yang’s arm, and they took a walk for a while before going their separate ways.

"I heard that Jia Zhangke was married."

Gao Yuanyuan started gossiping.

"Maybe." Cao Yang said ambiguously.

Not only are they married, his wife is still studying for a doctorate in Paris. Maybe I'll meet her someday.

"I think he has a special relationship with Zhao Tao." Gao Yuanyuan said in a low voice.

"Why is it unusual? Like us?" Cao Yang deliberately said this to change the subject. He didn't want to gossip about others behind their backs.

"What is our relationship?"

Gao Yuanyuan asked expectantly while holding Cao Yang's arm.

"It's like the director explaining the scene to the actress in the middle of the night."

Cao Yang did not give a direct answer, but it was also an answer.

Gao Yuanyuan was a little disappointed, then she pulled Cao Yang and quickened her pace, "Come on, I want you to tell me about the play now."

Then, the drama was getting intense.

Gao Yuanyuan suddenly asked: "You, you say, Jia, Jia Zhangke, is he, uh, explaining the play to Zhao Tao now? Ah..."

Cao Yang was shocked, and then he told the story even more fiercely.

On the 23rd, Jia Zhangke's "Ren Xiaoyao" premiered. Not many people came. Cao Yang was considered the most famous guest, but it was a pity that Jia Zhangke's wife was not seen.

On the 25th, the premiere of "Secret Sunshine" was held in the Lumiere Hall of the Film Palace.

(End of this chapter)