Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 134 This is Cannes!
“Pierre Risère said: The most important film festival in the world is still Cannes.”

"The world's most important film festival, as he calls it, gave Wang Jiawei enough face this time. His new film "My Blueberry Nights" became the first film in Cannes history to be both the opening film and a competition film."

"At the media screening of My Blueberry Nights held before the opening ceremony on May 5, more than 16 journalists from all over the world arrived at the Palais des Festivals early to line up, but due to limited seats, half of the journalists were not allowed to enter."

"There were still many reporters lingering outside the venue long after the film started. Whether or not they could see Wong Kar-wai's film became the most concerned issue for reporters the day before the film festival opened."

"At the global press conference after the film's press screening, Wong Kar-wai wore sunglasses and black clothes, leading the two leading actors, Noah Chan and Emma Stone, into the venue, looking like a gangster boss. His two leading actors were also highly sought after at the press conference."

"Popular?"

Jude Law repeated it, looking at the newspaper in his hand.

He looked up across the table at a middle-aged red-haired woman typing away on a laptop.

"Rachel, you went to the press conference. Is he really that popular?"

Rachel Moore, a famous American film critic and special film critic for Time magazine, is currently working on her manuscript.

She needed to get the review back to the United States today so that it could be published in Time the next day.

Jude Law's voice interrupted her thoughts, and Rachel Moore had to pause her work and look up from the computer screen.

"What exactly do you want to ask, Jude?"

Jude Law raised the newspaper in his hand and said, "I just want to know how well the person who replaced me did?"

Rachel Moore smiled and said, "Jude, I suggest you go and see it yourself tonight."

Jude Law raised his voice: "Of course I will go, but I want to know in advance what the media thinks!"

Rachel Moore pointed to the film magazine SCREEN on the table.

"Hasn't the media's evaluation been published here? Among 10 media outlets from different countries, three gave three Palmes d'Or, five gave four, and one Italian media outlet gave five."

"Their rating is for the movie. What I want to know is how well this immature Chinese kid performed? Why did he steal my role?"

Rachel Moore said: "Jude, you are a professional actor. After watching the movie today, you should be able to use your eyes to make an objective evaluation."

Jude Law said: "I just want to hear your opinion."

Rachel Moore said, "Jude, he is just a young man. In my opinion, his acting skills are acceptable, but he is still young after all. Please, you have won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actor Award, and were even nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor last year. How can he be compared with you? In my opinion, the king's failure to choose you is simply the biggest mistake of his life."

Jude Law smiled contentedly: "Rachel, thank you for your compliment. Well, I will shake hands with him backstage at the opening ceremony tonight. Now I am going back to my room to rest, how about you?"

Rachel Moore said: "I'm ready to keep working."

Jude Law is gone.

Rachel Moore looked at his back and shook her head silently.

This British friend of mine made his debut at the age of 18, and has had a smooth journey from the British theater stage to American Broadway, and then to Hollywood.

His handsome face and fascinating blue eyes made him favored by the American magazine "People". Two years ago, he was voted the sexiest man in the world.

So, losing out in the competition for the leading actor in Wang Jiawei's "Blueberry Nights," especially to a 19-year-old Chinese actor, has been bothering him for months.

It can be said that half of the reason I came to Cannes this time was because of Chen.

Rachel Moore knew what he wanted to see. He wanted to see "My Blueberry Nights" be a flop, panned by the media, and Chen be ridiculed by film critics around the world.

Will Chen?
Although he thought his performance was very spiritual, he was, after all, a yellow-skinned Chinese man, and he looked so out of place in this white movie.

Rachel Moore thought about it for a while and felt that if there really was a media outlet that was belittling Chen's acting skills, then the editor-in-chief must be crazy.

Even among film industry magazines, the most racist one, The Hollywood Reporter, would not have criticized his acting skills.

At most, turn a blind eye.

However, turning a blind eye to it would be the greatest injustice to him.

Forget it, don’t think about it.

I still have a lot of manuscripts to write, and Time magazine is already urging me to finish them.

Rail Moore cast his eyes towards the Word document on the computer screen, where the page had just been switched to. Most of the space was blank, with only a few short lines of text at the top.

"I want to use 10,000 words to describe the sparks between Nuo Chen and Emma Stone. The collision of acting skills between these two young actors is undoubtedly genius-level, and even reminds me of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in The Godfather. This metaphor is certainly inappropriate in all aspects, but it is also so appropriate..."

On May 2006, 5, the opening ceremony of the 17th Cannes Film Festival was held.

Wang Jiawei is the chairman of this year's Cannes jury. His film "My Blueberry Nights" is the opening film and a contestant in the main competition unit, so its reception standards are undoubtedly the highest among all the participating films.

It is not an exaggeration to even say that it is unique.

When Chen Nuo and Emma Stone followed Wang Jiawei as the first group to enter the venue and walked onto the dozens of meters long red carpet, not only was their crew the only one on the entire red carpet, but the Cannes officials also reserved a full ten minutes for them to take photos with the media.

This allowed Chen Nuo, who was attending the opening ceremony of an international film festival for the first time, to enjoy the grand spectacle of having hundreds of spotlights flashing on him at the same time.

In fact, the high treatment given to "My Blueberry Nights" was not just because of Wang Jiawei's face, but the success of the media preview on the first day also played a considerable role.

After all, the Cannes of this era was not like later, getting closer to Hollywood, and the attitude of Berlin and Venice was completely different.

The price Berlin and Venice paid for completely abandoning Hollywood is that they are becoming more and more like niche film festivals, with less and less attention.

The price Cannes paid was that it became increasingly commercialized, and good movies were not as important as big stars.

But in 2006, Berlin and Venice had not yet declined, and Cannes, as the top of the three major European film festivals, still had its integrity.

At this time, not only superstars will be sought after, but truly good filmmakers will also trigger a media frenzy.

Well, Wang Jiawei's opening film seemed to be very impressive and well-received, so the organizing committee just had the right to give it special treatment.

After the three of them took a group photo, Wang Jiawei walked aside alone and began to accept media interviews.

It is obvious that Wang Mojing is very confident now. He answers questions with great enthusiasm and eloquence.

"No, no, no, not just the male and female protagonists, I am very satisfied with all the actors involved. Natalie Portman plays a character who is 10 years older than her, but she still performs the mature charm of a woman in her 30s. And Rachel Weisz, she deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress last year. She and Strathairn presented a wonderful rivalry."

"Nuo Chen and Emma certainly have a lot of room for growth. They are still young, and starring in my film is just the first step in their acting career. I also look forward to seeing their future works."

"Yes, I didn't want to let "My Blueberry Nights" participate in the competition at first. After all, as the chairman of the jury, I should avoid suspicion. However, the organizing committee believes that movies are more important than people. Of course, I will not vote for my own movie, I promise."

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Emma, ​​look here."

"Chen, can you please give me a positive look?"

"Emma, ​​smile."

"Chen, be cool."

"Chen, can you hug Emma?"

Chen Nuo stood with Emma Stone and was bombarded by the flash cameras. He was quite cooperative and basically did everything the reporter asked him to do.

After all, I was a Tik Tok user in my previous life. Even though I’m 20 pounds heavier now, I’m confident that I won’t lose too many points in front of the camera.

He followed the arrangement and hugged Emma Stone's slender waist in a pink evening dress. He smiled at the camera and moved his lips slightly: "Emma, ​​relax, you are smiling like a puppet now."

Emma Stone also spoke in her throat like him: "Chen, today is the first day of my period and my stomach hurts so much. I'm trying, but I can't be like you."

Chen Nuo smiled, put his head close to her ear, and whispered, "Fortunately, we met yesterday."

Emma Stone laughed from the bottom of her heart and whispered, "It would feel better if we weren't in the car."

The intimate interaction between the two people immediately caused a frenzy of spotlights.

Next was the interview session. Chen Nuo separated from Emma Stone and walked to one side separately, taking photos and being interviewed at the same time.

In fact, the questions were similar to those in yesterday's media interview. They were all questions like "What do you think of your first time attending Cannes?", "Who is your favorite Western director?", "As China's most internationally renowned young actor, where do you think the gap between Eastern and Western films lies?" These are questions that are full of Western superiority.

The most outrageous thing is that someone actually asked: "Do you think censorship is a good thing or a bad thing for Chinese films?"

He looked at the reporter with a Chinese face and ignored him.

The interview was almost over and it was time for a solo photo shoot, and his mind began to wander.

Fan Binbing was originally arranged by Huayi Company to walk the red carpet in Cannes, but she was poached by him on the plane.

After she came down, the staff members who followed her were all from Huayi. Once she turned against them, she was immediately deserted by everyone and was left alone.

Chen Nuo naturally couldn't bear to let such a young and beautiful Chinese compatriot live on the streets of France, so he had to take her to the single-family villa with a swimming pool that he rented.

It’s really infuriating that this actually caused some misunderstandings. For example, Qi Yuntian said that he was too arrogant.

It's really unreasonable.

That night, he and Fan Binbing signed the contract, and when they were celebrating, Wang Zonglei called. Fan Binbing showed her loyalty under the threat of a stick and completely drew a line with Huayi, which made him feel relieved.

But the next day, after he regained his senses, he found that what Qi Yuntian said was right and he was indeed drifting.

Three women in a play, he really dares to set up a stage!?

On the Cannes red carpet, facing countless cameras, Chen Nuo put one hand in his pocket and posed at a 45-degree side.

But what he was thinking about was not the movie at all. He was just thinking leisurely, wondering where Qi Yuntian and the three women were now, and whether they had entered the venue.

After taking the photos, Chen Nuo reunited with Wang Jiawei and Emma Stone. The three of them walked up the red carpeted steps, chatted with the opening ceremony host for a few minutes, answered some simple questions, and waited until the second group of guests, the Coen brothers and their crew, finished taking photos and were ready to come up for interviews, then they walked into the reception area.

There are not many people in the reception area now, because not ordinary visitors can enter here. Only those with connections and holding special passes can enter.

As soon as he entered, Chen Nuo took a quick look around and immediately found the three women and Qi Yuntian.

Wen Yongshan and Xia Yehe were each holding a plate and eating fruit from the buffet area. It was obvious that they had not had dinner.

Anyway, how could we have dinner?

Clothes that can be worn by two people are not allowed.

It's quite interesting to say that when the two girls learned that Chen Nuo had a permit from Wang Jiawei that allowed them to attend the opening ceremony, they actually forgot the awkward atmosphere that had always existed between them, and couldn't help but look at each other and suddenly laughed.

After that moment, the two of them seemed to have broken through some barriers and began to communicate and exchange.

Then, the two of them began to lament at the same time, wondering why they hadn't told them earlier that they didn't have any clothes suitable for attending such a grand occasion.

Wen Yongshan is okay, especially Xia Yehe.

It can be said that this girl has just climbed out of the poverty line, and she still drives a QQ car worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Every time Chen Nuo transferred money to her, she would return every penny to Qi Yuntian.

To suddenly have her in Cannes, where Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio might all be there, in the same room with them, maybe even nodding and greeting each other?
Buy clothes, must buy clothes.

In the end, Chen Nuo spent more than 10,000 euros, and he gave each person a set from head to toe.

It's really expensive.

However, seeing their current appearance, Chen Nuo had to admit that the money was really worth it.

Janice Man chose a little black dress from LV. The dress perfectly outlines her figure and makes her skin look as white as snow. There is a small V-neckline, which is neither too revealing nor too sexy.

Her long hair was simply tied into a low ponytail, with a few strands of hair hanging casually beside her cheeks. Her slightly upturned lips were painted with light pink lipstick, giving her a charming look.

Xia Yehe bought a light blue dress from PRADA. The upper part is loose-fitting, and the hem is made of light chiffon. The neckline of the dress is a small round neckline, dotted with a few small pearls, which looks delicate and cute, full of PRADA's unique girlish atmosphere.

Her hair was neatly styled in a short style, with one side of it slicked back behind her ear, revealing a small pearl earring that matched her dress.

The two of them standing together are really beautiful, each with their own characteristics. Qi Yuntian's taste in choosing clothes is also really damn good.

The girls were sharp-eyed, and they made quite a noise when Wang Jiawei and Chen Nuo, as the first red carpet guests, came in.

They saw each other at once.

Since no reporters could come in here, Chen Nuo prepared to go over and chat with them.

Unexpectedly, before he could even move, Wang Jiawei called him over and said, "Nuozi, come here. Let me introduce you to an old friend of mine."

Chen Nuo turned his head and saw a middle-aged white man with a hooked nose and a long face. He looked kind and was standing next to Wang Jiawei, smiling at him.

Well, Robert De Niro.

Anyone who makes movies would definitely go and get to know him.

After that, Chen Nuo really couldn’t get away.

Emma went back to the hotel to rest because of her menstrual cramps. As a frequent visitor to Cannes, Wong Kar-wai has many acquaintances here. Those who came to show their support today are all big names in the European film industry.

As the leading actor, he could only accompany Wang Jiawei to welcome these distinguished guests.

At first, there were some stars who did not walk the red carpet but simply came to show their support, such as Jude Law.

When shaking hands, Chen Nuo noticed that Jude Law was looking at him strangely.

He was not surprised because he had heard from Wang Jiawei many times that the role of Jeremy was originally someone else's.

Not convinced? That's normal.

After a while, all the members of this year's jury arrived and the scene suddenly became lively.

In this year's jury, in addition to Wang Jiawei, there is another Chinese, the international star Zhang.

When it comes to hype, at least so far, Fan Binbing is nothing compared to her.

Chen Nuo thinks that Fan Binbing can learn from them in the future. Don't just hang around in the Chinese entertainment industry every day, it won't improve your level.

After basking in the green eyes of Monica Bellucci, one of the judges, for a while, Chen Nuo turned around and saw Zhang Ziyi's hearty smile.

"Chen Nuo, I finally see you!" She was wearing a red dress and walked over to give him a gentle hug.

"Hello, Sister Ziyi."

Zhang Ziyi smiled and said, "I have wanted to meet you for a long time, but I heard that you have not been seen for several months and no one can find you. Hey, I really like the dramas you have acted in, but I haven't had the chance to watch the recent The Return of the Condor Heroes. I am really a fan of yours, really."

Seeing Zhang Ziyi being so polite, Chen Nuo quickly responded with even more politeness: "Sister Ziyi, I am your loyal fan. From your debut movie to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I have watched every one of them many times. I feel from the bottom of my heart that you are the No. 1 Chinese actress."

Zhang Ziyi smiled, revealing two rows of neat pearly teeth, and said, "Sister Gong Li is here today, too. Do you want to say the same thing in front of her later?"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "I really think so. You and Sister Gong Li are really tied for first place in my mind."

Zhang Ziyi laughed and poked his shoulder with her finger, saying, "You are so naughty. Today we are all here to support you and director Wang Jiawei. I heard that the media preview yesterday was very successful. Many media outlets gave your film high scores. Congratulations, Chen Nuo, it seems that you have made another good movie."

Chen Nuo also laughed and said, "No, no. I just hope Sister Ziyi won't be too disappointed after reading this."

"How is that possible?" Zhang Ziyi suddenly smiled evilly, glanced over there, and said, "Is your scandal true? Is Fan Binbing your girlfriend? Why is she here too?"

Chen Nuo immediately smiled and said, "No, but I poached her from Huayi, and she is now an artist in my studio."

Zhang Ziyi was surprised and said, "Really?"

"Yes, have you met before?"

"do not know."

"Do you want me to ask her to come over and meet you, Sister Ziyi?"

"Okay."

Chen Nuo turned around and waved to Fan Binbing.

Fan Binbing couldn't help watching from the corner.

From Robert De Niro, Jude Law to George Clooney, from Monica Bellucci to Samuel L. Jackson, which one is not a name she has only seen in film magazines?

With her current status, if she could take a close photo with any of them, it would be more useful than walking the red carpet ten times.

But Huayi was not able to arrange for such a top international movie star.

She really wanted to squeeze into that circle that was so far away from her.

However, she also knew that, let alone those Hollywood superstars, even Zhang Ziyi, who was only two years older than her, was several levels behind her.

If she wants to reach the position that international star Zhang is in now, she will have to work hard for at least another ten years.

She was feeling sad and ashamed of herself here.

Suddenly, Fan Binbing saw Chen Nuo standing in the distance, under the spotlight that seemed out of reach, turning back and waving at her.

At that moment, she was intoxicated.

　Ten years after the original world, in 2016, Fan Bingbing became a jury member of the Cannes Film Festival.

　　A little late. I spent two hours polishing and revising before posting. Mainly because it was too late today and my brain was not working, so it was very slow.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)