Cannes, a small town in France.

Cannes during this time is the hottest time of the year.

After all, the convening of the film festival is a grand event all over the world, and everyone in the entertainment industry wants to come here for a spin, even if they are not shortlisted, even if it is a little hot, it is a good thing.

Walk the red carpet.

Expand your network.

Increase insight.

This is a very necessary thing, and everyone in the film and television industry must learn to face it.

It was in this lively atmosphere that Xu Yu flew in from China with Han Xiao and met the long-awaited Bong Joon-ho and the crew.

After the two sides met, they began to greet each other, and it was natural to talk about the fact that the movie was shortlisted.

"Mr. Xu, what awards do you think our film can win this time?"

Bong Joon-ho asked with surprise and anticipation.

"Hehe, what do you want to win?"

The corners of Xu Promise's mouth curled and he asked calmly.

"Well, if I could, of course I would like to take away the Palme d'Or and make our Parasite the best picture. ”

Bong Joon-ho didn't dare to say that before, but now he said it naturally.

Why?

Because the movie "Parasite" is really popular all over the world, the box office in every country is rising rapidly, and the word of mouth has always been applauded!

This is true on the French side, and the same is true on the United States side, not to mention South Korea, which is the focus.

When he came, the movie had successfully exceeded 9.8 million viewers, and it could break 10 million at any time.

It can definitely become a phenomenal movie.

Xu promised a slight smile: "Don't worry, we haven't lived up to this movie, and "Parasite" won't live up to us!

"I hope so. ”

Bong Joon-ho nodded in response.

That night, they were promised to start visiting the charming town of Cannes.

After all, it's hard to come here, but if you just go to a film festival and don't go anywhere, isn't it a trip for nothing?

Anyway, I have to buy some gifts to go back, there are so many people in the studio.

"Promise!"

Who would have thought that when he was playing here, he actually met an acquaintance by an artificial river, and that was Lin Zaoyi.

Of course, Lin Zhuoyi is not alone, he is also drinking with friends in the open bar.

I was also surprised when I saw the promise, and stood up and beckoned the promise to sit down and gather together.

"Director Lin, why are you here?"

Xu Yu was also very surprised when he saw Lin Zhuoyi, he really didn't expect to meet this acquaintance here.

"Hehe, I'm naturally here to attend the Cannes Film Festival, come on, don't say anything else, introduce you to a friend. This is my friend, the famous director Rob Cohen. ”

"Cohen, this is what I told you, the star of my movie, and now a very famous actor in China. ”

Lin Zaoyi introduced the two.

"Hello, Mr. Xu!"

"Hello, Mr. Cohen!"

It was a real surprise to meet this famous director, screenwriter, producer and actor here.

You must know that when Rob Cohen is mentioned in the film and television industry in the United States, it is also well known.

He has directed three very famous films.

Fast & Furious!

"Extreme Agent"!

"Top Secret Flight"!

Each of these three films grossed more than $200 million worldwide, making them true blockbusters.

After a brief introduction, they started chatting.

The promised English level is first-class, and it is easy to talk about this kind of conversation, and it is very easy to chat casually.

Since they are here to attend the film festival, they will naturally talk about the "Parasite" that has swept the world.

"Xu, I heard that you are the star of this movie and the full investor, right?"

Cohen asked.

"Yes!"

Xu Yu nodded, without denying it, and said very casually: "I met director Bong Joon-ho at the Busan Film Festival in South Korea. ”

"After chatting, I thought the selling point and storyline of this movie were good, so I invested in it and played the starring role by the way. ”

"Well, you're sharp-eyed. The film has a global reputation right now, and I dare say it's going to be a win at this festival!"

Cohen nodded.

After chatting a few words, Lin Zaoyi suddenly said: "Cohen, didn't you say that you always wanted to find someone to play the role of the Chinese emperor in your script? ”

"How about it? Would you like to talk to Promise about the script?"

"That's right!"

Cohen actually wanted to talk about this for a long time, but he couldn't talk about it all the time.

Now that Lin Zaoyi said it, he naturally wouldn't miss it again.

"Xu, have you watched the first and second parts of The Mummy?"

"The Mummy"?

Xu Yue was slightly stunned and then subconsciously nodded and said, "Of course I know, I have watched these two movies, which are very good!"

"What? Director Cohen, do you want to shoot the third part?"

"That's right, I just want to shoot the third part, and the concept of my shooting is immortality, that is, the story of your China. The content of the story is like this......"

"So then, what I need is a Chinese actor to play this emperor. I thought about contacting you before, but I didn't have a chance, so I didn't expect us to meet here. ”

"Xu, are you interested in playing it?" Cohen threw out an olive branch.

Promise bowed his head and groaned for a moment.

He has no impression of this movie, and if he is not impressed, it means that his previous world has not been released, at least not before he crossed over.

But does this matter?

Unimportant.

Because the first and second parts of the "Mummy" series are very classic, with the first two as the foundation, how bad can the third part be?

What's more, Rob Cohen's golden sign is there.

I had time on my side, so I agreed.

"Director Cohen, since you said so, I'm naturally willing to participate, but I also need to read the script. ”

"Great!"

Cohen said with a happy face: "In this way, if you say that you have time now, let's go back to the hotel, and I will talk to you about this movie script." ”

"No problem!"

In this way, Xu Yu followed Lin Zhuoyi and them back to the hotel.

Lin Zhuoyi didn't follow, he just acted as a middleman to introduce this kind of thing, if he continued to stay, it would be uninteresting.

It's just that before leaving, he told Xu Promise: "Promise, Cohen is a very small director, and if you cooperate with him, you will definitely be able to increase your influence in Hollywood, so I hope you can cooperate successfully." ”

"If the script is okay, then I definitely won't refuse!"

Promise smiled.

An hour later.

Xu promised to officially sign a contract with Cohen for the film.

promised to play the role of the villain Dragon Emperor in "The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor".