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Chapter 577 Fictional Setting! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Liu Jin has always been outspoken.

He's notorious in France for his loose tongue.

In other words, he lives a very low-key life. Apart from writing books, he is always surrounded by scandals, but he seems to have no problems.

The premise is that you don't provoke him!
If you offend him, he'll say anything.

Let alone insinuations, it wouldn't be surprising if they were pointing fingers and cursing.

Think back to when he first started out, he scolded Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian so much that he went back to working on plays.

Because of Liu Jin's scathing scolding, the "Happy Founding Year" gifted by the French government in 2003 in the original timeline was also cursed away!

Of course, Gao Xingjian himself was unaware of this.

French media are well aware that Liu Jin may have various minor flaws.

For example, being lustful, being promiscuous, or building one house and loving it one after another...

But he never lies!

He mentioned Leslie Cheung, a Chinese actor who is very familiar to the French.

It can be said that the three most familiar Chinese actors to people in France are Jiang Wen, Leslie Cheung, and Maggie Cheung.

Others...

You might recognize their face, but you definitely wouldn't recognize them if you saw them on the street.

Leslie Cheung, Cannes Film Festival Best Actor, Oscar Best Actor.

Have you ever been humiliated?
Liu Jin and Monica's departure piqued the interest of the reporters at the dock, who immediately dialed the company's number.

……

That evening, the Cannes local television station broadcast the interview.

Wang Jiawei sat alone in his hotel room, staring blankly at the television.

Springtime light suddenly appears?

It's been almost ten years...

He had almost forgotten about this incident.

The humiliation that Qin Han and Liu Ruoying inflicted on Leslie Cheung at the Golden Horse Awards immediately came to Wang Jiawei's mind.

They went on stage as award presenters, while Leslie Cheung, nominated for Best Actor, sat in the audience.

The two men commented on Leslie Cheung's performance in a teasing manner.

Liu Ruoying said, "Leslie Cheung's performance was extremely selfless!" Meaning, his performance wasn't acting; he was a complete gay man!

The audience burst into laughter.

Wang Jiawei didn't seem to notice anything wrong at the time; instead, he laughed and clapped.

Mr. Liang covered his mouth and chuckled, while simultaneously distancing himself from Leslie Cheung.

Looking back now, it does seem like there was a problem!

But the question is, how dare he do that?

How dare he say it?

Wang Jiawei's face turned extremely gloomy.

Liu Jin said that he had no grudges against the Wang family.

The two really had no grudges against each other, and had never even crossed paths before.

The problem was that after the list of judges was announced, Pigeon Wu called him.

He can't make it in Hollywood anymore!

So he decided to put on a Hollywood persona and go back to the mainland to cause some trouble.

It was assumed that his status as a Hollywood director would be enough to command the respect of the country bumpkins. However, despite being treated as an honored guest, China Film Group seemed hesitant when it came to negotiating specific projects.

Han Shanping even bluntly stated, "We have no doubt about Director Wu's skills."

But China is different from Hollywood; every investment we make must be extremely significant. Director Wu wants to film the Battle of Red Cliffs, no problem. But we need to see the script first; without it, we cannot proceed with the next step of our collaboration.

Of course, we can also write the script.

But regarding investments…

They practically pointed their fingers at Director Wu and said, "We don't believe you!"

This also made Director Wu very angry.

script?

When have I, a director from Hong Kong Island, ever had a script?

Negotiations between the two sides subsequently stalled.

Director Wu called the Wang family to discuss something else.

Last year, the Cannes Film Festival organizing committee originally planned to invite me to be a jury member.

But that guy from mainland China, relying on his influence in France, managed to remove me from the judging panel and replace me with Maggie.

Kar-Wai, when did we Hong Kong Island people become so easily manipulated by a mainland guy?
This year you're the chairperson, and he's a judge. I think you can teach him a lesson and show him the true meaning of respect.

The Wang family did not readily agree.

He is also from Hong Kong Island, although his ancestral home is Shanghai.

He believed that Director Wu was right; we Hong Kong Islanders absolutely cannot tolerate being bossed around by a mainland guy.

Unexpectedly, things didn't go well from the start!
The important thing is that this matter was leaked.

He didn't know who had leaked it, but he knew this was a serious problem!
Because he could sense that the entire judging panel seemed to have clearly divided into two circles.

This is undoubtedly a huge challenge to his authority at this film festival. Now, Liu Jin has mentioned Leslie Cheung.

The Leslie Cheung of 2006 was not comparable to the Leslie Cheung of 1997.

Although Leslie Cheung was already a superstar in 1997.

However, he was not respected in Hong Kong because of his sexual orientation.

The same applies to Wang Jiawei.

Back then, Leslie Cheung could hold his own in his hands.

But now Leslie is a Cannes Film Festival Best Actor winner, an Oscar Best Actor winner, and the lead actor in a film that grossed $612 million worldwide.

US$600 million, HK$4.2 billion.

The Wang family has made movies their whole lives, but they haven't even achieved half of the box office revenue.

This honor and box office success have led film investors across Hong Kong to revere Leslie Cheung as a god.

Several big bosses, Boss Yang, Boss Lin...

They all publicly declared: Welcome Leslie Cheung back to the Hong Kong film industry.

He can choose any script, role, or director he wants, as long as he's willing.

If he wants to organize his own production, no problem. As long as he asks, these film and television companies in Hong Kong will cooperate with his requests.

After all, Leslie Cheung's fame might not be as great as that of his brother in Hollywood.

However, his status is no longer comparable to that of his elder brother.

An Oscar-winning actor!

And they came from Hong Kong Island...

Doesn't that mean Hong Kong Island is Asia's 'Hollywood'?

Hong Kong has never had any bottom line or scruples when it comes to self-aggrandizement...

It is said that even Mr. Li from Next Magazine received a warning letter.

It means: If Leslie comes back, Next Magazine should behave itself and stop reporting unfounded news every day.

Otherwise, we will be very unhappy.

This also shows that Leslie Cheung had become someone the Wang family couldn't afford to offend.

Leslie Cheung was like that!
Liu Jin, who single-handedly made him famous...

Wang Jiawei feels a bit of a toothache!

He is also a regular at the three major European universities and has some connections.

So he made some inquiries privately and discovered that Liu Jin had connections everywhere at the three major film festivals, except for the Berlin Film Festival. This made even a veteran like him, who had been in the film industry for many years, a little scared!

Tuk-tuk-tuk!
There was a knock on the door.

Before Wang Jia could get up and open the door, Helena walked in.

“Wong, Amos and Monica are here, you need to come up with an idea.”

When I came out just now, I saw Samuel and Tim heading towards Amos's room... and Suleiman and Lecomte should already be in his room. I mean, if you include Amos and Monica, six out of eight judges are with them, which really puts you in a difficult position.”

Before Wang Jiawei, he hadn't thought about this possibility.

He gasped when Helena said that!
The entire judging panel, including him as the chairman, consisted of nine people.

As it turned out, the chairman only had three people with him, while Amos had gathered six.

Doesn't that mean that whatever they say goes... and his position as chairman is basically just a figurehead?
How can this be!

Where is Lucrecia?

he asked quickly.

Helena smiled wryly and said, "I didn't see him. I knocked on his door when I passed by his room just now, but there was no response."

Wang Jiawei's eyes darted around.

He thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Martel will be fine."

Do you know why he agreed to join us in proposing to disqualify Amos and his group? He's a fan of former Argentine President Fernando de la Rúa, and Amos had a rumored affair with Shakira, the fiancée of President Fernando's son. Martel was furious about this, believing that Amos had humiliated the Argentinians.

He will stand firmly on our side.

"But there are only three people!"

"It's okay. We just need to vote fairly and choose the best work. If there are any problems, it's definitely their fault."

"Wong, you're absolutely right!"

Just then, a reporter's interview with Isabelle Adjani was playing on television.

In front of the camera, Isabelle Adjani remained elegant and poised, answering reporters' questions with grace and confidence.

"I have known Amos for five years and we have worked together twice."

These are all wonderful memories!
I have never doubted Amos's judgment and ability, much less his impartiality. Whether the film *Sleepless in Paris* will gain his approval? I can't guarantee it; his judgment is actually quite discerning.

Helena couldn't help but curse, "Damn bitch, all she does is pose."

But it really is beautiful!
Wang Jiawei let out a shout in his heart.

"I'd like to see just how fair this Amos really is!"

He sneered and put his sunglasses back on.

……

(End of this chapter)