This year's Cannes Film Festival may be the one with the most Chinese elements, with Hong Kong director Sunglasses Wang as the chairman of the jury and mainland film star Zhang Ziyi as one of the judges. The official poster of the film festival is the representative work of the King of Sunglasses - "In the Mood for Love".

In addition, there are "The City Full of Golden Armor", "Night Banquet" of pants, and the Hong Kong movie "Dragon and Tiger Gate" all gathered in Cannes for promotion and screening.

Wang Chao's "Jiangcheng" was shortlisted for a kind of attention unit, and Hou Yong's "Jasmine Blossom" was shortlisted for the screening unit.

The filming period lasted for nearly two years, the post-production took more than a year, and it took more than three years, and Lou Ye's "Yiheyuan", which has repeatedly hit a wall in censorship, was finally unveiled at this film festival as the only Chinese film and Asian film shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Lou Ye used to be an "underground director", and finally turned into an officially recognized director in the system after filming "Purple Butterfly", but this time he resumed his identity as an "underground director" again, and came to the exhibition with a copy in his private name.

For Lou Ye, although he is silent, as far as He Xin's feelings about cooperating, he should be the director that the actor likes and hopes to cooperate with the most.

For example, if an actor has his own ideas, he is willing to accept them, and at the same time, he can always let the actor bring out his best side, and never spares film and time.

Of course, the actors mentioned here are the kind of real actors who like to perform.

Lou Ye is different from Jiang Wen, who requires actors to constantly adapt to his various whimsical ideas, and is also different from Director Chen, who requires actors to follow the established route and not have any out-of-the-ordinary ideas.

However, back to Lou Ye himself, perhaps it is his personality that makes him very stubborn, as long as it is the idea in his heart, he will always do everything possible to realize it. At the same time, it may be too involved, and often forget to review this matter when shooting. So much so that in the end there was a scramble.

His "Weekend Lover" took two years between censorship and revision, "Suzhou Creek" was completely reduced to an underground film, and "Purple Butterfly" was successful, but it also went through many revisions and became fragmented.

And now this "Jardine Garden" is out of the circle to the extent that the relevant departments refuse to review and cannot review, except for a simple "technical problem", they do not give any opinions.

Even if Lou Ye publicly said that if the relevant departments could retry his film, he could delete any content they asked him to delete, but no.

It's not a matter of scale, it's a thunderbolt.

According to China's "Film Management Regulations", films that have not passed the censorship are not allowed to go abroad to participate in any film festivals.

"Jardine Garden" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival. As soon as the nomination was announced, Wang Xiaoshuai appealed to the media for Lou Ye's experience: "I feel very sorry that it didn't pass because of technical problems, it's rare for this film to have such a good opportunity." ”

At the same time, he also said that this is a time to test the wisdom of Chinese filmmakers and film authorities, which involves not only how film creators should do in the system, but also how the current system should deal with this kind of thing.

In the final analysis, it is hoped that the relevant departments can open up the net.

But his foundation is not clean, and it is useless at all.

There are also those who are jealous of saying cool things, for example, Lu Kuan said in an interview: As a director, you must follow the rules of the game, because the ultimate goal of any director is not to compete, but to meet the audience.

He Xin was reading an interview with Lou Ye on the Internet at this time, and he could clearly see Lou Ye's happiness and pain between the lines.

The joy comes from the fact that his work was screened twice in Cannes, and he appeared at a press conference with Guo Xiaodong and Hao Lei, who also sacrificed so much for the play, and painfully, "Jardine Matheson" is very likely to be banned because of the illegal competition.

Moreover, Lou Ye, who is not good at words, put his posture very low this time, and kept reflecting on his mistakes, probably hoping to send a signal that he has realized his mistakes through the media, and hopes that the relevant departments can open up the net.

In fact, in the situation that Lou Ye is facing now, He Xin and Wang Xiaoshuai both had foresight. Wang Xiaoshuai has seen the first cut of "Yiheyuan", in his words, Lou Ye stepped on a thunder no less than the strong "Blue Kite" this time, and he will definitely be banned.

And the reason why Lou Ye took such a big risk this time was knowing that the relevant provisions of my country's "Film Management Regulations" did not allow uncensored films to go abroad to participate in the competition, but he still took a copy of "Yiheyuan" to Cannes in his personal name, to put it bluntly, capital is still doing trouble.

The investment in "Jardine Garden" is as high as more than 20 million, which is a large investment in domestic literary films, and literary films have always been dismal at the domestic box office. Previously, "Jardine Garden" was sold for distribution in Japan and France, and as long as the film can be released in Cannes as scheduled, overseas copyright income can recoup the investment of the entire film.

Therefore, Lou Ye could only make a desperate bet, in order not to lose money, he also had to gamble on his future as a director and go to Cannes.

Speaking of Lou Ye's big investment in "Yiheyuan", Wang Xiaoshuai's expression was sour. Both of them can be called the leaders of the so-called sixth generation of directors in China, and in terms of international awards, Wang Xiaoshuai even surpasses Lou Ye.

But why can the taciturn Lou Ye always get a big investment, 30 million for "Purple Butterfly Land", 20 million for "Yiheyuan", and when he comes to Wang Xiaoshuai, he can only shoot a few million small productions each time, and he often makes a lot of money for money.

In fact, most of Wang Xiaoshuai's works are immersed in his own world, and his personal traces are too heavy and full of private goods, while Lou Ye's works are obviously more international and artistic.

At the same time, Lou Ye's violations also became the focus of the Cannes Film Festival. Certain hostile forces abroad have taken the lead in the media.

For example, the "Hollywood Reporter" published an article saying: Without approval, Lou Ye took the risk of screening this film in Cannes, and he had to pay a high price for it!

"Asia Media" commented that China's film censorship system is too harsh.

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At this time, looking at the various comments on the Internet about Lou's illegal participation this time, He Xin could only shake his head helplessly. It seems that Lou Ye is really going to be in trouble this time.

During this time, the most lively online entertainment news was not only the various news of the Cannes Film Festival, but also the various news about Li Yu's low-key entry into Beijing a few days ago, his entry into an art school, and the start of casting.

The most reliable is said to have auditioned for Shu Qi, Zhou Xun, Zhang Jingchu and others, but the results were all unsuccessful. may be due to the harsh casting conditions before, Li Yu had to relax the age limit.

At the same time, it is also rumored that Zhang Ziyi, who is being a judge in Cannes at this time, is the best candidate for "Wang Jiazhi" in Li Yu's mind. The reason given is that Zhang Ziyihong is young and beautiful, with an excellent figure, and she is also very beautiful in a cheongsam, which can be seen in the "2046" of the King of Sunglasses. The most important thing is that her acting skills are excellent, and she is definitely second to none among the new generation of actresses in China. Moreover, Zhang Ziyi has cooperated with Li Yu before, and she has natural advantages.

This kind of report seems to be the truth, but in fact, if it is as analyzed by these reporters, I am afraid that everyone is Li Yu.

The reason why He Xin has always thought that if there is a person named "Wang Jiazhi", then it will definitely be like Tang Wei, is that a stupid woman like Wang Jiazhi who dies for love is a stupid girl like Tang Wei. And she will definitely not grow into a smart and rational woman like Zhang Ziyi, whose face is full of ambition and shrewdness. The same is true of the miraculous Big S that was rumored by the media on the island before.

He believes that a big director like Li Yu will not look away. So he was enthusiastic about his girlfriend and went to auditions or something, don't look at what he said at the time, in fact, he wasn't very worried in his heart, they were all the same kind of women.

While thinking divergently, he browsed through the various lace news about the Cannes Film Festival in the entertainment section, and looked at the long list of eye-catching news headlines.

For example, "The actress at the Cannes Film Festival, the transparent fishnet outfit leads to reverie." ”

Zhang Ziyiyan pressed the crowd, and Wang Jiawei was stunned and pretended to be black. ”

"Feng Xiaogang set up a 'night banquet' for a wealthy family in Cannes, and "Dragon and Tiger Gate" got off to a good start. ”

Click on the title, a photo, Zhang Ziyi's red dress is beautiful, and her pants look like a dog, but the unknown Yanma wearing a transparent fishing net suit looks very eye-catching, looming, and it really makes people reverie. Number Six

At this time, Xiao Douding knocked on the door and came in, he quickly closed the more popular page on the screen, and sat upright, looking like a boss.

"Boss, this is the group plan and process faxed by Director Cheng. Little Bean Ding handed over a stack of printer paper.

Cheng Qiang, who is in charge of the guide tube for the first time, is not at all like Diao Yinan, who has not had any news since the contract was finalized and the start-up capital was taken. However, Cheng Qiang may be due to the rigor of the teacher, all the preparations are very planned, and at the same time, he does not forget to communicate with the company all the time.

He Xin looked at the process and asked casually, "The actors have all been finalized, right?"

"Well, Mr. Li Minqi, Mr. Wang Huaying from the Shanghai Drama Center has finalized it. It was Teacher Pan Hong's side, after reading the script, she felt that she was suspected of insulting Shanghainese, so she was always hesitant. If the process guide doesn't say it, he will definitely find a way to persuade Mr. Pan Hong, and if necessary, he will fly to Shanghai to explain to Pan Hong in person. ”

He Xin nodded and said, "Don't be too careful about the salary." ”

In the past two years, the salary has risen rapidly, and the original actor's salary may only account for 20%-30% of the total cost, but now it accounts for almost half.

For example, the current popular spicy chicken teacher Li Youbin, when he took over the filming of "Bright Sword", his salary was only more than 10,000 yuan per episode, and now it is said that the external quotation has reached 100,000 yuan per episode.

Although the actors in these years are all more disciplined, I haven't heard of any digital ladies or anything like that, and old actors like Mr. Pan Hong are even more professional, but many times they still need money to speak.

To paraphrase a sentence from Ma's father in later generations: "The money was not given, and I was wronged." ”

In addition to the objective factor of the schedule, the actor's acceptance of the play is subjectively more due to "the money is not in place".

Otherwise, people like Shiyan Wang, who loves to pretend to be forced and pretend to be artists, would not have run upside down to star in "Warring States".

King Yan is okay, at least he still admits it. The most annoying kind is obviously taking the money, but he still has to play with others afterwards, and forcibly launders it.

He Xin knew in his heart that "Double-sided Tape" may not be as lucrative as "Wulin Gaiden", but making money is certain, so he doesn't care about these three melons and two dates in front of him.

"Got it, you're the boss, you have the final say. Little Bean Ding pursed his lips and replied.

"Oh yes, how much does Tom Wei get paid?" he asked casually again.

"Fifteen thousand! Her original market price was just over 10,000 yuan, but this time it was the female number one, so we took the initiative to increase it by 15,000 ......."

Saying that, Xiao Douding couldn't help frowning and said, "But the other party seems to be a little dissatisfied with this price." ”

"How is that possible?"

He Xin waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Tang Tang won't be the kind of person who wants money to die, shouldn't it be that Anna who is a moth?"

Since he inquired about this Anna's personality from Li Xue, his impression of Tang Wei's current executive agent has not been very good.

Xiao Douding shook his head and said: "I don't know, anyway, the contract has been taken for half a month, and there is no response, the people from the company have contacted that Anna, that is, today to push tomorrow, this week to push next week, vague." ”

"Maybe people are busy for a while!"

He Xin thought about it, but he still didn't take it to heart. First, he trusts Tang Wei, and secondly, he is also the first brother of Haiyu Qianyi, and he doesn't care what a small agent does.

Xiao Douding raised his eyebrows and said: "Then please follow up with the boss, anyway, your brothers and sisters are easy to talk to." ”

"Okay. ”

After Xiaodouding went out, He Xin thought about it, picked up the phone and dialed Tang Wei directly.

As a result, the phone rang for a long time and no one answered.

"What is this guy up to?"

He muttered in his mouth, took out the business card that Anna had given him last time from the dozen business cards on the table, and called another one according to the mobile phone number on it.

This time, it was all connected right away.

"Hello Dong He!"

"Oh, what's that, Xiao An, you have no problem with the Tangtang contract here, right?" he went straight to the point.

"No problem! No problem!" Anna on the other end of the phone said busily.

"Well, that's fine. ”

Since there was no problem, he was embarrassed to urge the contract again, so he casually asked: "Oh yes, what has Tang Tang been busy with lately? ”

"I'm not busy with anything. If it's convenient, I'll help you convey it to you. Otherwise, I'll find her and ask her to call you back. Anna said politely on the phone.

"Oh, no, I'm fine. That...... That's it, goodbye!"

"He Dong, goodbye!"

On the other end of the phone, Anna just hung up the phone, and saw Tang Wei, who was sitting opposite, said nervously: "Brother Xin, what did you say?"

Anna said calmly: "It's okay, just ask about the contract." I guess someone from their company reported it to him, so I called him and asked. ”

"I'm scared to death, I don't even dare to answer his phone now. Tang Wei said with palpitations and guilt.

"It's okay, I told him on the phone just now, the contract is fine, and he didn't rush it. Anna reassured.

Tang Wei had already secretly interviewed once, probably because of the introduction of Director Lai Shengchuan, Li Yu had a good attitude towards her, chatted, and gave her half a page of lines, and tried the audition on the spot. I also took the initiative to ask for contact information.

She was very nervous at the time, and when she came out to talk to Anna, Anna was very excited and felt like there was a play. Now they are nervously waiting for a response from there, and for the two of them, what they are waiting for at this moment may be a turning point in their lives.