The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

Listening to her mother's nagging, Liu Yifei's face showed a hint of helplessness.

But she couldn't refute it, after all, she couldn't possibly say that she was giving Lin Mo the cold shoulder because she was jealous these past few days, could she?

"Lin Mo, Lin Mo... what are you really thinking? Have you really decided to accept Tian Tian?"

……

Meanwhile, Liu Yifei's beloved Da Tiantian was overjoyed that Lin Mo had been nominated for Cannes.

To her dismay, Lin Mo rejected her invitation once again.

"Why does Brother Lin always reject me... Is it really that hard to have a meal with him?"

"What is she doing hanging out with that Ning Hao all day? Am I really less attractive to him than that old man?"

Filled with doubt, Da Tiantian went directly to the rest tent where Lin Mo was.

And what came into her view... was the same scene again.

Lin Mo and Ning Hao chatted and laughed together, and the table was covered with all sorts of storyboard drawings.

"Sigh...it's filming again, don't you get tired of it?" Jing Tian shook her head and muttered speechlessly.

Just then, Xing Aina, carrying two cups of coffee, also walked over.

"Tian Tian? Here to see Xiao Mo?"

Jing Tian glanced at Xing Aina somewhat guiltily, but finally nodded her head.

"Yes, I'd like to ask him to have dinner in a nearby town."

"Hehe...then why don't you go in? Are you afraid of disturbing them?" Xing Aina asked curiously.

"No, Brother Lin already rejected me on the phone. I just... came to take a look."

Jing Tian said with a somewhat bitter expression, "Alright, Sister Na, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Seeing Jing Tian's somewhat forlorn figure, Xing Aina couldn't help but chuckle.

"This girl... she must be only 16 years old, right? And she's already experiencing puberty?"

"But that makes sense... young people at this age do have an excess of hormones and are prone to impulsiveness."

Xing Aina sighed silently for a while, then took her coffee and went into the tent.

"Xiao Mo, Hao Zi, come have a cup of coffee!"

……

After these past few days, the fact that Lin Mo was nominated for Cannes is now common knowledge, at least within the industry.

Countless people began sending their blessings to Lin Mo, the new director. Whether Lin Mo appreciated it or not, it was always good to establish a good relationship in advance.

Even some celebrities and actors have started to frequently mention Lin Mo when they appear on TV shows.

"My favorite director... should be Director Lin Mo! After all, he is so young and he has made such high-grossing movies. He was also recently nominated for Cannes. I really hope that Director Lin can win the award and bring back a Palme d'Or for the Chinese film industry after Director Chen Kaige."

"Right now, the person I most want to collaborate with is director Lin Mo. After all, I've seen all the movies he's made, and they're all my type..."

"I would really like to join Director Lin's studio, after all, his talent is well-known, but he probably wouldn't be interested in me..."

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These days, the busiest person in the industry is none other than Zhang Yimou. He just finished filming "House of Flying Daggers" and immediately threw himself into the closing ceremony performance of the Olympic Games. He also has a movie project in the works at the end of the year. He is truly full of energy.

Our great director Chen Kaige has been quite busy lately, and the investment for his new film is expected to be fully in place soon.

Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves" has also recently announced its official start of filming, with a pretty good cast... including Andy Lau, Zhang Zetian (Milk Tea Sister), Ge You, Li Bingbing, Wang Baoqiang, and others. As long as the plot isn't bad, the future box office is predictable.

2004年5月19日至5月28日，第57届坎城电影节也将会在电影宫卢米埃尔大厅举行。

Lin Mo also gave the crew a week's leave in advance and took the "Parasite" crew to Cannes.

Liu Yifei took advantage of the time when Lin Mo gave the crew a break to go to Kyoto with her mother to find Zhang Dahuzi.

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This year's Chinese films nominated for the main competition at Cannes include Lin Mo's "Parasite" and Wang Jiawei's "2046".

In addition to the main competition sections, Johnnie To's "Breaking News" and Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" were also successfully selected.

Although Cannes is world-famous, it is not very large in area, about the size of some small towns in China.

By mid-May, quite a few film crews and distributors had already arrived in Cannes.

Clearly, most of these production teams had different intentions than Lin Mo; they were purely there to sell the copyrights.

Whether they win an award or not is secondary. It would be great if they did, but it doesn't matter if they don't. After all, the reason they came early is to promote the film in advance so that it can fetch a good price.

Moreover, when Lin Mo arrived in Cannes with Shu Chang, Zhu Yawen, Wang Jinsong, Chen Hong, and others, they met Wang Jiawei's film crew for "2046".

They've already started promoting their movie...

Looking at the superstars of Chinese-language cinema following behind Wang Jiawei—Zhang Zhen, Zhang Ziyi, Liang Chaowei, Gong Li, and Liu Jialing—Lin Mo felt a pang of envy.

"When will I be able to have that kind of style..."

"It shouldn't take long..."

As for Lin Mo, the director who was also shortlisted for the main competition at Cannes, a host of big-name celebrities also showed him the utmost goodwill.

The two film crews spent quite a while exchanging greetings.

After all, having more friends means having more options, and connections are built up little by little.

Moreover, Lin Mo is still young, and who knows how many good movies he will make in the future, so it is necessary to leave a good impression on Lin Mo in advance.

However, our Sunglasses King is different. He seems to look down on Lin Mo, this young man, and hardly said a word to him from beginning to end.

After all, Wang Jiawei's "2046" has already been chosen as the opening film of this year's Cannes Film Festival, and it's a time for him to be proud.

Lin Mo naturally wouldn't try to curry favor with someone who wouldn't listen.

After saying goodbye to Wang Jiawei and his group, Lin Mo and his companions encountered many domestic film and television professionals who came to sell their films. Although he didn't recognize most of them, he would still greet any familiar faces he met.

"Director Lin, there are so many filmmakers here! I've never seen so many filmmakers in my life."

Shu Chang, who was a little nervous about her first visit, started trying to find topics to talk about.

"Heh...that's how it is with the three major European film festivals, after all, they're world-renowned!"

Although Lin Mo's horizons were broadened, he was still able to remain calm compared to Shu Chang.