I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 576 No Grudges (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!!)

At noon, the sun was blazing.

The Victor Hugo sailed into the Pierre Canto port in Cannes.

This is also the largest private yacht marina in Cannes, capable of accommodating 500 yachts at the same time, located at the end of the boulevard.

When the Victor Hugo came to a stop at the dock, Adjani and the others disembarked.

Emmanuel, accompanied by Marion Cotillard, headed directly to Liu Jin's villa in the old port area.

They were there to organize the entire script of "La Vie en Rose," which consisted of approximately 193 pages.

After finishing his preparations, Emmanuel will go directly to Paris to visit Ms. Piaf.

Before parting, she hugged Liu Jin and whispered in his ear with a smile, "You little rascal, you really do have feelings for Monica."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Liu Jin coughed rapidly to cover his embarrassment.

Emmanuel chuckled and said goodbye to him.

Liu Jin is a judge, so he will be staying in a hotel for the next ten days.

Of course, if he has free time, he can also visit Emmanuel and the others.

Adjani hurriedly left with Tatu, as she needed to rush to the hotel to meet the film crew and then report to the organizing committee.

Liu Jin and Monica packed their luggage and were the last to leave the yacht.

He dialed a phone number as he walked.

“Mera, could you find out about the ‘Chicken Coop Murder’ in America’s Riverside County, Los Angeles in 1928? If I want to adapt it, what procedures do I need to go through? Um, it’s the ‘Chicken Coop Murder’…”

He hung up the phone and dialed another number.

“Hey David, this is Amos.”

You have Eastwood director's contact information, right...? Yes, I used to have that number, but I can't find it after I changed my phone.

Okay, send it to my email.

This year, it seems like I don't have any plans. I just finished one notebook.

By the way, how's your "Inland Empire" project coming along? Is it finished? Haha, congratulations!

On the other end of the phone was David Lynch.

He and Eastwood were very familiar with each other.

As for his film "Inland Empire," let's just forget about it.

Liu Jin believed there was little hope.

It will most likely fail, and fail miserably.

However, he wasn't worried. David Lynch had a lot of connections in America and close ties with the Jewish community, so he could definitely make a comeback. If they really needed his help, he wouldn't mind giving him some.

It's up to David to make his own choice.

In the original timeline, David Lynch remained silent for a long time after the failure of "Inland Empire".

It's not that he has no films to shoot, but rather that big-budget productions with investments of hundreds of millions are no longer available to him and have no further connection with him.

However, David Lynch is indeed not suited for big-budget films.

He can handle small and medium-sized investment projects with ease, but if the investment is too large, he will lose his way.

Liu Jin couldn't help with this.

He walked ahead, dragging Monica's suitcase, while Monica followed behind.

As soon as he stepped off the dock, he was stopped by reporters.

All the journalists in France know that this guy has been having a blast these past few days, traveling around on a yacht with a group of beautiful women.

They've been waiting here for two days now!
"Amos, how was your trip?"

"Are you dating Monica? She's a married woman."

"Why bring Adjani and Emmanuelle in as well?"

"What's your relationship with Marion Cotillard? And Tautou... Who do you think is prettier between them?"

"Monica, Monica, what do you think of Mara Carney's opinion of Amos?"

Monica paused, startled, and stopped in her tracks.

"Mara Carney?"

She asked in confusion, "Who is Mara Carney?"

Liu Jin, who was walking ahead, was startled and quickly pulled Monica away.

Are you provoking the future Italian Deputy Prime Minister?
That girl was notoriously big-breasted but heartless. In the original timeline, because the Italian Ministry of Justice wiretapped her and leaked the wiretapped calls to the media, she pursued a female director of the Italian Ministry of Justice, Sabina, for six years in court. In the end, she not only forced Sabina to resign, but also continued to hunt her down after Sabina became the deputy prime minister.

If you ask her "Who is Mara Kani?" today, she might hold a grudge.

Well, actually, there's nothing wrong with Monica saying that.

She genuinely didn't know who Mara Carney was!
After all, before this, Maracani was just a TV5 anchor who became famous for her topless nude photos.

Monica was already a world-renowned football star...

"Amos, I heard that because you and Monica met with Director Isabelle Adjani, Director Wong-Kar-Wai was very unhappy."

He also proposed disqualifying you and Monica from being judges.

Liu Jin and Monica stopped in their tracks simultaneously.

The French pronunciation of Wang Jiawei's name is somewhat similar to the Cantonese pronunciation.

At first, Liu Jin didn't even understand who 'Wong-Kar-Wai' was referring to.

Fortunately, Monica understood, and her face immediately darkened. "We just disembarked and are not quite aware of what you're talking about."

However, if the Cannes organizing committee cancels our eligibility, they will notify us. But so far, we have not received any such information.

So I'm not familiar with the specifics, I'm very sorry.

“Monica, it’s like this. According to sources, yesterday director Wong-Kar-Wai, along with jury members Lucrecia and Helena, expressed their dissatisfaction with you to President Gilles. They believe that your private meeting with Isabelle Adjani and Audrey Tautou during the festival was highly inappropriate and would damage the fair and impartial image of the Cannes Film Festival. Therefore, the three of them requested that you be disqualified.”

Liu Jin and Monica exchanged a glance.

"Excuse me, who exactly is this Wong-Kar-Wai you're talking about?"

Liu Jin looked completely bewildered.

Those who don't know him would definitely think he doesn't recognize him.

"Amos, Amos, it is Farne!"

"Hey, Farne, how are you? What brings you here!"

"Hehe, of course I heard about your big news. I rushed over from Paris overnight, and I didn't even have time to watch tomorrow's Champions League match."

Amos, give me some inside information, for the sake of our many years of friendship.

"No, as Monica just said, we've been at sea for the past few days and don't know what happened."

If the organizing committee wants to disqualify us, that's fine too.

Monica and I treated this as a vacation, a chance to meet up with old friends and have a chat.

As for that 'wong-kar-wai', wait a minute, you're not talking about the jury chairman, director '汪家未', are you?

Sorry, sorry, our statement is a little different from the one made by Hong Kong Island, I didn't realize it at first.

I don't think Director Wang Jiawei would do something like that... If he has any complaints about us, he can tell us face-to-face. This kind of backstabbing isn't the character of a great director.

Since Liu Jin had spoken, Monica was happy to have some peace and quiet.

She smiled and stood beside Liu Jin without saying a word.

"No, according to reliable sources, it was Director Wang Jiawei who initiated the proposal."

"I see... I'm sorry, I'm not very familiar with him, and I don't really understand his thoughts."

I don't know if the Hong Kong Film Awards are like this, where once a film is nominated, the nominees have to keep to themselves and not communicate with the outside world? Anyway, in my impression, Cannes is not like that, after all, I have attended several Cannes Film Festivals.

She even played with water guns here with Leonardo DiCaprio!

Upon hearing this, the reporters burst into laughter.

They vividly remember the water gun fight between Liu Jin and Leonardo DiCaprio at the 02 Cannes Film Festival.

"What I want to say is that the Cannes Film Festival is fair, just, and open... Please note what 'open' means."

I've known director Isabelle Adjani and Audrey Hepburn since 01.

Her breakthrough film, *Amélie*, was adapted from my novel… and I even directed *Before Sunrise*, which was also one of my works. Even now, as a judge and a contestant, the fact that we can meet in public shows that we have nothing to hide, that we have a clear conscience, and that we are open and honest.

Moreover, our meeting this time was mainly for our third collaboration. Mr. Guillaume Lawrence was also there before we set sail. We met mainly to discuss script revisions for our next project... As for any private deals, does that mean we can't have private deals if we don't meet? Personally, I think director Wong-kar-wai's logic is very problematic... Just because I became a judge, does that mean I have to cut off all contact with my friends?

This is a desecration of French democracy and freedom!

This also demonstrates a lack of trust in the organizing committee and all members of the jury for this film festival, which I believe is highly inappropriate.

Listen to what you're saying.
Just because someone had a question, does that mean they're questioning democracy and freedom in France?
But we love to hear it, we really enjoy listening to you, please say a little more!
Monica has determined that there must be a grudge between Liu Jin and that Wong-kar-wai director.

"Us? We have no grudges against each other, I've never even met him."

However, I quite like his films "Ashes of Time" and "Chungking Express," that's all.

But I don't really like him as a person.

Back then, he tricked Leslie into filming "Happy Together." Later, when Leslie was humiliated at the 1997 Golden Horse Awards, the attitude shown by him as the director, and Mr. Leung, who was also the other lead actor in the film, made me very disappointed with the Hong Kong film industry... Leslie delivered a performance in that film that was no less impressive than Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine," but in their eyes, he became a clown.

That's when I developed a deep aversion to the Hong Kong film industry.

Liu Jin was referring to the humiliation that Qin Han and Liu Ruoying inflicted on Leslie Cheung at the 1997 Golden Horse Awards ceremony.

At that time, Leslie Cheung was accompanied by Wang Jiawei and Liang Gezi...

Their detached, spectator-like attitude is truly disgusting.

It was after that incident that Leslie Cheung permanently withdrew from the Golden Horse Awards, which became a regret in his heart...

Of course, he's come to terms with it.

He even mentioned this to Liu Jin.

At the time, Liu Jin said, "When the opportunity arises in the future, I will seek justice for you."

That's exactly what he's doing now!

The reporters wrote furiously.

They didn't know what happened in 1997, but they knew Leslie, Cheng Dieyi, and Ah Kui...

that's enough!
Liu Jin led Monica out of the dock, and as they got into the car, he turned around again.

"Farne, don't write anything wrong."

Let me say it again, I have no grudge against director Wong-kar-wai...

But I don't need to ask anyone's permission to meet with anyone in private. I think it's a very private matter and has nothing to do with other people.

Monica rolled down the car window and said, "Amos is a very upright person."

Personally, I believe that the person who secretly speculates about others is a dark-hearted person, and I would not be friends with him.

"Monica, Monica, you really don't know Mara Carney?"

Monica had already rolled up the car window...

(End of this chapter)