Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

Chapter 118 I don't believe there's a man who doesn't eat late-night snacks.

Chapter 118 I Don't Believe There's a Man Who Doesn't Eat Late-Night Snacks (16/40)

Back home, just as dawn was breaking, the poet Chen was woken up by the ringing of the telephone.

"Old Tian, what's up?"

Poet Chen was somewhat puzzled, but for some reason he had a vague sense of unease.

He naturally kept track of when the Cannes International Film Festival would open and when the awards ceremony would be held.

"Still not up?"

"It's not even dawn yet, and your student won an award in Cannes? Is he calling to brag? Anyone who didn't know better would think you won an award yourself."

"Did I brag? I didn't even have a chance to say it. Oh, you found out?"

"Know what?"

"You didn't know? My student won the Palme d'Or and the Best Actress award at Cannes..."

"Call me to brag after you get it."

Poet Chen hung up the phone as he spoke.

He was somewhat bewildered at this moment.

Is that kid that fierce?

He knew all too well how difficult it was to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Didn't you see that Zhang Yimou didn't win it? But that guy not only won the Palme d'Or, but also the Best Actress award at Cannes.

This surpasses the achievements of "Farewell My Concubine" at Cannes.

That kid must be cheating, right?

"Old Chen, what's wrong? Who called?"

Chen Hong stood up, looked at Poet Chen, and asked.

"Old Tian, his student won the Palme d'Or and Best Actress at Cannes, and he's calling to brag about it."

Poet Chen didn't hide anything, speaking calmly, but his expression was extremely complex.

"What?"

Chen Hong was utterly shocked.

Neither of them could sleep, and after a long silence, they began browsing information online.

The internet was in an uproar.

Jiang Wen also followed this year's Cannes Film Festival, but he didn't stay up late to watch the live stream.

The first thing I do when I wake up is check the award results.

Then, he froze in shock.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Wen's expression, Zhou Yun couldn't help but ask.

"That kid won the Palme d'Or."

"what!"

"She also won the Best Actress award, one gold and one silver, that's incredible!"

"What?"

"That's fucking amazing! With that kid so strong, how are we old guys supposed to survive?!"

Zhou Yun fell silent.

Cheng Yuan is too young; he's only twenty-three years old.

The key point is that Cheng Yuan won the Palme d'Or this time, not the Lion or the Bear.

After all, the Palme d'Or is widely recognized as the most difficult award to win among the three major European awards.

"His Palme d'Or shouldn't have much of an impact on you," Zhou Yun said with a smile. "The one who should be most affected is Director Chen."

Jiang Wen nodded.

If Cheng Yuan takes it, then Director Chen's uniqueness will be gone.

Without uniqueness, his "divinity" will gradually disappear. If another film like "The Promise" were to be made, his divine status would probably be shattered, and the doubts would only grow louder.

"His film 'Mei Lanfang' should be starting filming soon, right?" Zhou Yun said. "I wonder how it compares to 'Farewell My Concubine'?"

"Disaster!"

Jiang Wen shook his head, not because he didn't think highly of the film, but because he didn't believe it could be compared to "Farewell My Concubine".

Poet Chen's state of mind is completely different now than it was back then.

Perhaps winning this award will put some pressure on Cheng Yuan and make "Mei Lanfang" even better.

When Cheng Yuan's "Love" won the Palme d'Or, most people in the industry knew about it immediately.

"The younger generation is truly formidable."

Upon learning this, Zhang Yimou sighed and then went off to prepare for the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

His selection as the director of the Olympic Games opening ceremony was controversial.

He must provide a satisfactory answer.

Feng Xiaogang knew this and remained silent.

The Wang brothers also fell silent.

Now that we need to move things over long distances, we probably need to consider the methods and approaches.

Cheng Yuan has definitely become a filmmaker under close scrutiny by the authorities.

When Huang Sanshi arrived at the school today, he saw students hanging banners again, and he immediately had some guesses in his mind.

Unlike the previous two times, he didn't go up and ask. Instead, he looked directly at the banners that had been hung up, and his pupils widened in disbelief.

Congratulations to Cheng Yuan, a postgraduate student in the Directing Department of our school, for winning the Best Actress award at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival for her self-written and directed film "Love"!

Congratulations to Cheng Yuan, a postgraduate student in the Directing Department of our school, for winning the Palme d'Or at the 60th Cannes International Film Festival for his film "Love," which he wrote and directed!

Congratulations to Cheng Yuan, a postgraduate student in the Directing Department of our school, for becoming the youngest director to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes!

Win the Palme d'Or?

And she also won the Best Actress award at Cannes?

It's going to the heavens!

What the hell!

I regret it so much. Why didn't I get along with this guy... no, why didn't I get along with Director Cheng?

If the relationship is good, he might be able to win an international Best Actor award like Lao Wang, and get a promotion and a raise.

Industry insiders and directors are focused on Cheng Yuan winning the Palme d'Or.

The actors are mostly focused on Cheng Yuan winning an international Best Actress award for her film.

Is he about to start winning the Best Actress awards at the three major European film festivals?

If I have the opportunity to act in it, does that mean I also have a chance to win an international Best Actress award?

Of course, some people are also wondering: Who is that girl?

And that's basically what movie fans and netizens are focused on. As for gossip media, that goes without saying.

The entire internet is now speculating about who that girl is.

Who?

Some say it's Liu Yifei, since the two are classmates and have even been rumored to be dating.

Cheng Yuan has been in the industry for so long, and the only rumored relationship he's ever had is with Liu Yifei.

Some say it's Fan Shuangbing.

After all, Fan Shuangbing immediately starred in an idol drama produced by Yuancheng Films after she did not renew her contract with Huayi Brothers.

The key point is that the drama was written by Cheng Yuan.

Who is Cheng Yuan?

That would definitely make him a top director in the industry.

Would a director of that caliber write a script for an idol drama?

Isn't this lowering their own status?

Who would believe they don't have any unspeakable secrets?

Many media outlets went directly to Fan Shuangbing's studio to interview her.

The sudden attention left Fan Shuangbing completely bewildered.

This level of exposure is quite astonishing.

Of course, what's even more impressive is that Cheng Yuan not only won the Palme d'Or, but also helped produce a Cannes Best Actress.

It's true that the prizes are never wasted.

The key point is that every art film has actors who win awards.

Does that mean my dream of becoming an international film queen can come true?

"That girl is me? I wish it were me, but unfortunately it isn't."

"No, it's not."

"Whether Director Cheng created 'My Love from the Star' specifically for me, I don't know. But the girl he's talking about is definitely not me. I wanted to invite him to dinner, but he ignored me."

"Why would they invite me to act in this? It must be because I'm the perfect female lead for that drama. Anyway, I'm not going to admit it's because he's a shareholder in my studio."

It's no secret in the industry that Cheng Yuan is a shareholder of Fan Shuangbing's studio.

She used this pretext when she poached Yan Kuang.

Besides, even if she doesn't expose this, Cheng Yuan will probably expose it anyway.

Because he was afraid that "that girl" would misunderstand.

It's incredibly rare to find a man like Cheng Yuan in this industry.

She had some guesses about who the girl was.

Is it her?

It must be. That novel, "The Witch," was probably written specifically for her.

She got off too well with a man like that.

The Palme d'Or director.

No, we can't let her get away with this.

I don't believe there's a cat that doesn't steal fish.