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Chapter 264 Emmanuel's Dilemma

Chapter 264 Emmanuel's Dilemma
"Ms. Béa? Michelle?"

Liu Jin stood up from the sofa and asked in surprise, "Are you looking for me?"

"Amos, please forgive my intrusion."

"No, no, no, you two are rare guests. Please come in and have a seat."

Liu Jin harbored no ill will toward Béa or Yang Ziqiong.

He even developed a great fondness for them because of their early works.

Especially Béa!
The angel in "Angels Among Us".

Emmanuelle was so beautiful when she was young...

"any drinks?"

"Water will do, no need for all that trouble."

The two sat down in the living room.

Bella saw a stack of densely written manuscripts and messy drawings on the coffee table.

Is your hand better?

Bella asked curiously.

Liu Jin smiled and raised his right hand.

"My left hand is broken, but my right hand is fine."

Thank goodness I'm not left-handed, otherwise it would have been a real problem!

At this moment, Lao Zhong brought over two bottles of Evian and poured them into a water glass.

"Old Liu, I'm going out for a bit."

"where to?"

"Call up!"

"whispering sound!"

No need to ask, this guy is definitely calling Ottilie.

At her age, she talks on the phone every day, shamelessly spouting sweet nothings as if they're free, which makes Liu Jin feel nauseous.

Old Zhong gave him a vicious middle finger, then turned and left.

"he is……"

"My friend's girlfriend is my assistant editor, and we have a very good relationship."

He was worried about my safety when he came to Cannes, so he came with me and will be my driver for now. He's a really nice guy, and his cooking is superb… By the way, Michelle, he's an expert at making Cantonese cuisine; you can try cooking there when you go to Toulouse.”

"Okay, then I definitely have to try it."

She laughed and said, "Cannes is all Western food, and I'm getting tired of eating it every day."

Emmanuel did not rush to speak, but listened attentively.

Liu Jin and Yang Ziqiong did not speak Mandarin; they communicated in English.

Emmanuelle is a Hollywood actress who speaks fluent English, so there was no communication barrier for her.

This is a common mistake that many Chinese people make when they are abroad.

When two Chinese people meet, they will unconsciously start talking in Mandarin.

If it were just the two of them, it wouldn't be so awkward, but the most embarrassing thing is that there are foreigners next to them, foreigners who don't understand Chinese.

They can't understand what you're saying, so misunderstandings are inevitable.

In particular, he knows that you both speak foreign languages and are quite proficient in them.

Why should we speak Mandarin?
Am I not suited to listen to this?
Or are they talking badly about me?
Over time, this will create a distance between you...

Yang Ziqiong smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't come here for anything."

I didn't know much about you before, so I called some friends on Hong Kong Island to ask. I didn't expect you to be so close to Leslie and Maggie. Leslie even asked me to tell them that he's unhappy because you don't contact him often.

"Hahaha!"

Liu Jin couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Yang Ziqiong truly deserves to be a future Oscar winner for Best Asian Actress.

She has a great understanding of the art of conversation.

She had little interaction with Lau Chun, so through Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung, she quickly became closer to him.

This also made her sudden visit seem less abrupt.

"By the way, I want to congratulate you."

"Congratulations to me?"

"The Pirates of the Caribbean adaptation rights... right now, the whole of Hollywood is talking about you."

They must be saying again: Look, that lucky Chinese boy.

And Warner Bros., they're kowtowing to China again. Otherwise, why would they offer such a high adaptation fee? They must be crazy!

Emmanuel couldn't help but laugh.

Yang Ziqiong suspects that Liu Jin is keeping an eye on Hollywood developments.

"They really said that!"

"Forehead……"

"I knew they would say that."

Yang Ziqiong chuckled.

She is not some fledgling young girl, nor is she the Chinese actress who played Yu Jiaolong last year.

A meteoric rise to fame?
nonexistent!

They're just trying something new.

In Hollywood, you can make a living, Koreans can make a living, Indonesians, Malaysians, and Singaporeans can make a living.

But not the Chinese... Even if you bring them rich rewards, they won't let you stand firm.

Yang Ziqiong is well aware of this.

So after "007" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", she kept a low profile.

She knew very well that the protruding rafter would rot first.

Only by stockpiling resources, building strong defenses, and cultivating a wide network of connections can one avoid being eliminated by Hollywood.

Americans are very wary of Chinese people!
In his previous life, Liu Jin had read many entertainment novels, in which the protagonists effortlessly conquered Hollywood.

In reality, no matter how talented, capable, or wealthy you are... it's America's home turf, and you simply can't break through the barriers set up by that circle. Even someone as rich as Wang Jianlin (the richest man in China) still gets thrashed and battered there.

The rules are their own rules, and the platform is their own platform.

To quote a line from "Shaolin Soccer": The referee is my man, the organizing committee is my man, what can you do to fight me?

They're all just韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for being exploited or exploited)!

Even after Yang Ziqiong became a film queen, it remained the same.

Yang Ziqiong came here today because she wanted to get to know Liu Jin.

After exchanging a few words, Liu Jin turned his head and looked at Emmanuel.

"Amos, I'm here today to inquire about the adaptation rights to 'Father' and 'Love Me If You Dare'."

"I promised to reserve 'The Father Trapped in Time' for director Pierre Jeunet."

I offered him $480 million, and he was still hesitating.

"Director Luc Besson..."

"he?"

Liu Jin smiled, shook his head, and said, "Forget about him."

"Why? EuropaCorp is very wealthy, and Luc Besson is a capable director." "Last year, he tried to use his connections to find someone in China to put pressure on me."

To be honest, if I had more connections to China, he might have really gotten me into trouble...

That's not how you do business.

I wasn't satisfied with the price he offered me, but it was negotiable.

You know I don't care about money, but that doesn't mean I can be manipulated by others.

"This one……"

Emmanuel's expression changed slightly.

In my mind, I wanted to curse Luc Besson and his ancestors for eighteen generations.

That fatso didn't tell me any of this!
Luc Besson is an outlier in the French film industry, but he has considerable influence.

But Jean-Pierre Jeunet was equally influential and had a close personal relationship with director Patrick Schallauer.

Luc Besson couldn't outshine Pierre Genet.

Emmanuel shifted his sitting posture as he thought of this.

Wow!

Liu Jin remembered a movie.

"Natalie," a drama film that will be released next year.

Directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Fanny Ardenne and Emmanuelle.

In that film, Emmanuel played a glamorous prostitute living in Paris.

Béart, then forty years old, fully demonstrated what it means to be 'alluring and charming', showcasing a variety of uniquely feminine allure in the film.

Wow, just thinking about it is exciting.

Béart's sitting posture at this moment is very similar to a scene in the movie.

However, she's wearing business attire now, not the spaghetti strap mini-skirt from the movie...

However, Liu Jin won't steal this movie!
There's nothing worth grabbing!

The plot is mediocre, relying entirely on Emmanuel's acting skills to carry the show.

For that film, Emmanuelle won the Audience Award for Best Actress at the European Film Festival for her role as 'Nathalie'.

However, such a title doesn't seem to mean much to her.

"Amos, I want the adaptation rights to 'Love Me If You Dare'."

"Did you ask for it for Luc Besson?"

"No, of course not, it's what I want."

"what?"

Seeing the puzzled look on Liu Jin's face, Bella smiled helplessly.

Amos, I'll be forty next year!

Oh yeah, I'm forty!

But it doesn't look like it at all.

Several French actresses of this generation, such as Sophie Marceau, Emmanuelle Béart, and Isabelle Adjani, seem to have frozen in time.

Sophie Marceau was born in 66, but she still gives people a pure and charming feeling.

Emmanuel was born in 63, but he looks like he's only in his early thirties.

The most bizarre one is Adjani.

Born in 55...

She gives the impression of being sisters with Sophie Marceau and Béart.

It's outrageous!
“Ms. Bella…”

"Just call me Emmanuel, that's what my friends call me."

Although Yang Ziqiong was beside him, Emmanuel made no attempt to hide his feelings.

"After 2000, I actually felt increasingly powerless."

"For actors, especially actresses, opportunities gradually decrease after the age of thirty. In the past two years, I've participated in quite a few productions, but I'm not satisfied with most of them, and they've mostly been supporting roles, primarily villainous female characters."

She sighed and took out a cigarette from her LV handbag.

"May I?"

"Of course... I've wanted to smoke for a while, but with the two ladies here, I'm embarrassed."

Yang Ziqiong smiled and waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind.

Liu Jin got up and took out a box of Seven Stars from the room.

He bought it in Cannes.

He is hostile to the mundane aspects of life, but not to the products of that life, such as cigarettes.

"Actually, it's not just me. Adjani and Sophie also have this feeling, which is why they are desperately trying to make changes."

Isabelle Adjani's latest film, "Angel," marks a significant step forward.

Angels is very good; despite the help of director Jeunet, it is at least a success.

Sophie has gone to Hollywood now, looking for someone to adapt the book you gave her, *The Time Traveler's Wife*. I haven't read it and don't know what it's about. But Sophie has very high standards; the fact that she's putting so much effort into it shows she's very satisfied.

"The time traveler's wife?"

Yang Ziqiong interrupted Emmanuel.

Emmanuel laughed, "Sophie Marceau, you should know, she and Amos..."

Yang Ziqiong understands!
She smiled and looked at Liu Jin.

Good tactic...

Sophie Marceau, of course she knew her.

But Sophie Marceau didn't know her.

Emmanuel explained: "A few days ago, France3 had a program where we traveled with Amos."

Sophie has a copy of a book Amos gave her, and also... Amos, that girl's name is Eva Green, right?

Liu Jin rolled his eyes.

"You found out again? In front of my compatriots, can't you give me some face?"

“Michelle, aren’t you Malay?”