I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 582 An Awkward Red Carpet

Director Wang is no nobody!

There are many excellent works in Europe.

The film may not have performed exceptionally well on the big screen, but its videotape sales were not bad.

How many cheongsams did Maggie Cheung wear when she starred in "In the Mood for Love"? It certainly sparked a cheongsam craze.

However, it doesn't seem to be as hot these past two years!
But this is France.

It's Liu Jin's home turf!

Once the judging panel members had all arrived, the organizing committee staff led everyone out of the hotel.

Outside the gate, Neoplan was parked.

This is France's top-of-the-line Megaliner minibus, priced at a staggering one million euros.

Director Wang took the lead and got into the car.

Liu Jin and Monica were at the very back.

The moment Monica got into the car, Liu Jin took out a pair of Gucci sunglasses and put them on.

When he boarded the bus, everyone on board couldn't help but laugh.

Director Wang's face darkened!

You know, he's a sunglasses-wearing dog.

Liu Jin's actions were nothing short of a provocation.

Before he could even speak, Monica took out a pair of sunglasses from her handbag and put them on.

Samuel and others followed suit, putting on sunglasses as well.

Liu Jin laughed and said, "From now on, we are the Savior Legion."

"Oh, this name is very fitting."

Amos, you are the prophet, who is Neo?

"I am Neo Bellucci!"

Monica raised her hand and responded with a smile.

Inside the car, another burst of laughter erupted...

Director Wang's face turned pale and then red.

He didn't know what to say.

Obviously, everyone's cosplaying as the characters from The Matrix, so what can he say?

But I'm the chairman!

In his heart, he let out a silent cry.

……

At 7:30, the sky had already darkened.

The cinema palace, however, was exceptionally dazzling in the night.

Liu Jin and others got off the minibus and walked onto the red carpet.

Director Wang walked at the very front.

He's the chairman!
At first, no one thought there was a problem.

But the moment the rest of the jury stepped onto the red carpet, it became immediately clear to anyone with a discerning eye that the problem lay...

"It seems like Director Wang Jiawei left too quickly. He's fallen quite far behind the other members of the jury."

"Yes, maybe I was too focused and didn't notice?"

The director switched the camera to several people in real time. The distance between Wang Jiawei and the others was at least three meters.

This is for red carpet events...

The members of the judging panel, on the other hand, appeared very united.

The men were all dressed in black suits, and Samuel was wearing a leather jacket, the same one that Lawrence Fishburne wore as Morpheus in The Matrix.

Aren't you hot?
It's May, and although the temperature in Cannes had already dropped to sixteen degrees Celsius after nightfall.

"Oh my god, they're cosplaying The Matrix."

I must say, the jury for this year's film festival was very creative.

The narrator burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, the fans on both sides of the red carpet erupted in screams and shouts, instantly raising the atmosphere to a fever pitch.

Jacob, who was initially troubled by the film festival's somewhat lackluster performance due to its overlap with the Champions League, was all smiles.

Although he really wanted to go to the game to watch it live!

only……

Gilles Jacob soon noticed that the jury members seemed to be centered around Amos when walking the red carpet.

This also makes Liu Jin look more like the chairman of this year's jury.

Haha, Kar-Wai looks like Mr. Smith now!
It wasn't just Jacob who noticed this; many others did as well.

Due to the lack of promising young talents in Asian cinema, Jacob specially invited Wang Jiawei to serve as the chairman of this year's film festival.

I never expected it to turn out like this.

No, I should talk to Amos later and ask him to maintain harmony.

Otherwise, the jury president being sidelined... that wouldn't sound good if word got out. But this way, it seems like it could generate a lot of buzz for this year's film festival.

hiss!
Is it better to be amicable or to have some conflict?

This left Jacob somewhat undecided!

Forget it, let's not interfere!
It's a bit embarrassing.

But it doesn't seem like a major problem.

……

Wang Jiawei had almost finished walking the red carpet when he realized that he was quite far from the other members of the judging panel.

He had no choice but to stop and wait for the others to catch up.

However, the red carpet can't stop!

Security guards immediately came up and urged Director Wang to finish walking the red carpet as soon as possible.

This made Wang Jiawei somewhat embarrassed and angry.

It's only because this is Cannes that he would have been furious.

They had to stop again at the registration area, while the rest of the judging panel gradually walked down the red carpet.

"Why so slow?"

"Director Wang, we're at a normal pace, you're moving a bit too fast."

Monica said irritably.

If you hadn't walked so fast, we wouldn't have been in such an awkward situation, as if we had all conspired to make you look bad.

She rolled her eyes.

He was just wearing sunglasses, so nobody knew.

Next came the interview.

This year's host is still Melissa.

She exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone, then suddenly changed the subject and handed the microphone to Liu Jin.

"Mr. Amos, what do you think about Mr. Indra Sinha calling you 'chingchong' in private?"

"what?"

Liu Jin was stunned!
He genuinely didn't know about this and looked at Melissa with a puzzled expression.

Melissa asked in surprise, "You didn't know about this?"

"I'm sorry, I've been preparing for my new book in the guest room all day and haven't been paying much attention to the outside world."

Indra...Sinha?
When did he say those words?

"It was something that came up unintentionally last night during a casual conversation on Sky Britain's Jonathan Ross Show. He said that Sinha often refers to Chinese people as 'chingchong' in private. What's your opinion on that?"

Liu Jin's face darkened.

He paused for a moment, then said, "I have no interest in knowing what I said to 'Ghee'."

After saying that, he left with a dark expression!
Ghee originally means traditional Indian butter.

However, in modern contexts, this phrase carries a very strong connotation of humiliation and discrimination.

Generally speaking, Liu Jin would not publicly use discriminatory language like this.

But since the other side started the war, Liu Jin would never back down...

Let's all unleash our magic and hurt each other!

……

Originally, Liu Jin wanted to stay and wait for the "Fast Food Empire" crew to finish walking the red carpet.

He asked to take a photo with Avril Lavigne and wanted her autograph.

But now, he's not in the mood anymore.

Although he used the discriminatory word 'Ghee' in front of the camera, he was still burning with anger inside.

Liu Jin largely ignored Indra's provocations from beginning to end.

But when he said 'chingchong,' it was not just a provocation against him personally, but a provocation against the entire Chinese nation.

I've never liked Indians.

Although during his time studying at the Lu Xun Academy of Literature, those high-ranking university professors raved about India, Liu Jin never developed a liking for it.

To be honest, he has always felt that the values ​​of online novelists are much more upright than those of professors and scholars.

Unfortunately, they have no say.

This isn't over yet!

Liu Jin sat down in the meeting room, his face still ashen.

Monica sat down next to him, and seeing his gloomy face, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Amos, what happened?"

Liu Jin smiled.

"fine!"

How do we criticize those Indians?
At this moment, he was pondering this question over and over again!

……

(End of this chapter)