"Matthew, this is Monica Bellucci, a great actress I found in Cannes, and when I go back, I can ask Linda to sign her!"

On the second day, Wu Jianye found Matthew Murphy and introduced Monica Bellucci to Matthew Murphy.

Matthew Murphy nodded seriously and said, "Director Wu, please rest assured, I will definitely tell Manager Linda about this when I return to Hollywood!"

Monica Bellucci on the side couldn't hide her excitement at this time, she thought that she would just be able to get some financial feedback, but she didn't expect to be favored by Phantom Entertainment.

Bet right!

Phantom Entertainment's identity as a contracted actor made her feel that her efforts last night were definitely worth it, and she even made a lot of money.......

Then Monica Bellucci said that Wu Jianye could always accompany Wu Jianye during his time in Cannes, Wu Jianye thought about it for a while and did not refuse, but did not let her follow him during the day, after all, he was more with Zhao Fei, Mu Deyuan and others during the day.

This kind of thing is better known to fewer people.

.......

In fact, there is not much difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, the same is a traveling exhibition with films, and the house schedule is scored.

After approaching the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival, the screening of "The Last Emperor" was also confirmed.

Outside the screening hall of the "Last Emperor" Film Palace, many people lined up in the sun and sweating, and there were many Asians here, including some RB, Korea, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan media, as well as film critics, journalists and film distributors from other countries.

Cannes is seen as an awards ceremony by outsiders, and the world's largest trade fair for film companies in the industry.

In May, studios from all over the world gather here to shop for the most eye-catching films.

Wu Jianye is not an unknown person, not to mention his achievements in music, only to talk about the film industry, he won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, and he still has some fame in France and even Europe, as for Zun, Chen ....... Forget it, here they are just stinky brothers.

In the screening hall, many people are waiting for the start of "The Last Emperor", which has both expectations for Wu Jianye and curiosity about this movie.

The life of the last emperor of China, which already has a natural gimmick in Europe, coupled with the best-selling of the same name of "The Last Emperor" in Europe, has made many people have very high expectations for this movie.

After the movie began, it did not disappoint the audience at the scene.

The Forbidden City at dusk.

Fate is not in his own control, Pu Yi.

Turbulent times.

And love that Europeans love.......

and shocking war scenes.

The movie starts from the death of Cixi in 1908 to the death of Pu Yi in 1967, with a time span of 60 years, which is almost a great change once in a thousand years in Chinese history.

Judging from the rise and fall of dynasties, the movie went through the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, the period of the Beiyang warlords, the period of the rule of the Kuomintang X Party, and finally entered New China.

From the perspective of major historical events, it experienced the Xinhai Revolution, the Northern Expedition, the Puppet Manchurians, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the establishment of New China, and that period of turmoil. Therefore, this movie also almost condenses the entire magnificent modern and contemporary history of China.

At the same time, all of this is embodied in Pu Yi's body, such a perfect combination of historical events and individuals makes the audience feel shocked.

"This play is the best I've seen in Cannes this year!

After the film ended, there was also applause in the screening room, which was not polite applause, but heartfelt applause out of love for the film.

Wu Jianye looked at the applause of the crowd, and his heart was also extremely satisfied, why is he so fascinated by making movies, because in the movie, not only can you control the fate of everyone in the movie, but also make the people who watched this movie think deeply, excited, and cheer for this movie because of your ability.

This is not the same as business success.

After the screening, many film companies found Wu Jianye and expressed their love for the film, hoping to buy the film's screening rights in the country.

It's just that Wu Jianye just smiled and refused, the film festival is not over yet, how can he sell it now, besides, the people who come forward now are some small filmmakers, and the real big filmmakers will not appear at this time.

And the price taken out did not meet Wu Jianye's psychological expectations.

What made Wu Jianye more happy was that when "The Last Emperor" was screened, Wu Jianye met Jill Jacob!

"Director Wu, you are very welcome to participate in the Cannes Film Festival!"

Gil Jacob, who is in his fifties, wears his trademark suit forever, with the bald sea surrounded by mountains and forests characteristic of Westerners.

"Mr. Jacob, I should thank you for giving me this opportunity!" said Wu Jianye.

In the face of this future bigwig, who will be the chairman of the Cannes Film Festival in the future, Wu Jianye still gave full respect.

Later generations called Gil Jacob a fighter for artistic independence and a Bole of the cinema palace.

The Coen brothers, the Darnay brothers, Angelopoulos, Quentin Tarantino, Jane Campion, Las von Trier, Abbas, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wong Kar-wai and others became famous and famous in Cannes, all of which are attributed to Gil Jacob.

But now Gilles Jacob is not the president of the Festival de Cannes, but the director of the selection of the Festival de Cannes, and he also founded the Marché du Film at the Festival de Cannes, as well as creating a section of attention to give more space to unconventional films, and the creation of the Camera d'Or award to encourage directors who are participating in Cannes for the first time.

Gil Jacob personally came to the screening of "The Last Emperor", obviously very optimistic about this movie, of course, there is also the meaning of wooing Wu Jianye.

Although the Cannes Film Festival has always shown itself to be superior to the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, it still needs to fight for the characters.

And Wu Jianye is the character they need to fight for.

"The Last Emperor is a very good movie, which can be seen in the score of the house book. Jill Jacob laughed.

The ratings for the films that entered the official competition this time have come out, and "The Last Emperor" has a rating of 3.5, second only to the hottest "Under the Berlin Sky" with 3.6.

4 out of 4, a total of 21 movies!

Later, Jill Jacob introduced a man standing next to him to Wu Jianye.

"Director Wu, this is Martin Kamics of French MK2, who is also very interested in the movie "The Last Emperor", I think you can talk about it. ”

Jill Jacob said to Wu Jianye with a smile.

This made Wu Jianye feel a wave of joy in his heart, he finally knew why Gil Jacob was respected by so many people in later generations, it was just a timely rain Song Jiang, although Wu Jianye did not have his own channels to contact European theaters, but now Gil Jacob can bring Martin Kalts or Wu Jianye is a little moved.

MK2 is a well-known arthouse cinema chain in France, with 58 theaters and 9,500 seats in France.

The French art cinema chain is a unique art film management system in the world, a veritable "French exception". Its origins can be traced back to the 50s, when a group of idealistic cinema managers in the Latin Quarter of Paris had the whimsical idea to distinguish and support cinema operators who were dedicated to defending the high-quality films they called "auteur films", "experimental films" or "art films". This is where the "Art and Experimental Cinema" logo was born, which gradually evolved into a movement that celebrates good cinema.

MK2 is a cinema chain that was born out of the French Association of Art and Experimental Cinemas, which are usually run by independent practitioners.

Most of them have a firm concept and sense of mission for film art, believing that film is an art that needs to maintain diversity and independent spirit, and cannot completely rely on commercial cinemas and their backstage consortia to "format" people's appreciation and taste with money and the market as the only criterion.

They don't want to make a profit, they see the release of high-quality films as the pleasure of engaging in the industry.

Therefore, they bet on the curiosity of the audience and the discovery of new talents, and consciously resist the operation of commercial theaters.

Arthouse cinema audiences are also distinctive, not hipster cinephiles swayed by advertising, but true art lovers, and the age of the audience varies from film to film, but is usually dominated by intellectuals or university students who read Le Monde, New Observation magazine and the Cinema Handbook.

95% of these audiences value arthouse cinemas because of the selection of films, and they hardly care about the comfort of the cinema facilities. The existence of groups with film art as their common interest has formed the living soil of French "art films", and a unique French art cinema system with the purpose of quality has come to the fore.

Not only that, the French government is also very supportive of local literary films, and the number of literary theaters in French cities is set by a very high proportion according to the number of local residents, and the more residents there are, the higher the proportion.

At the same time, there is a certain amount of financial support every year as a state subsidy mechanism.

It is precisely because of this kind of support policy of "art cinemas" that fully reflects the will of the country's cultural policy that French films, which are favored by film lovers from all over the world, can be protected under the strong attack of Hollywood in the United States, and can survive and innovate from time to time.

Obviously, without the "art cinema", French directors such as Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, and Ozon might not have been able to achieve the outstanding achievements and fame they have today, and French audiences may not have the opportunity to discover and appreciate "Hollywood alternatives" like Woody Allen.

"Hello, Mr. Kamitz, it's an honor to meet you!" said Wu Jianye with a smile.

"Director Wu is so polite, I myself like Director Wu very much, your "Hang the Red Lantern" has already amazed me before, but it's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to talk directly with Director Wu at that time, it's a pity!" Martin Kamits shook hands with Wu Jianye with a smile.

"It's not too late to see you this time!" said Wu Jianye with a smile.

Speaking of "The Red Lantern Hangs High", Wu was a little curious when he saw the night, the Cannes Film Festival had already begun, and he hadn't seen Harvey Weinstein yet, it stands to reason that this person should not give up the Cannes Film Festival.

The three of them found a café and sat down, and Martin Kamitz did not say too much to each other, and directly offered to buy the screening rights of "The Last Emperor" in France.

But it's a pity that .......

"Mr. Kamitz, I thank you very much for being able to enjoy the film "The Last Emperor", but with all due respect, the festival is not over yet, and I don't want to discuss the issue of the screening rights of "The Last Emperor" in advance!"

In the European market, art theaters and commercial theaters have always been very clearly separated, and if "The Last Emperor" is released on MK2, then it will basically say goodbye to European commercial theaters directly.

This is not what Wu Jianye wants, although this movie is more inclined to art films, but Wu Jianye still hopes to break through in commercial theaters.

For example, the three major commercial cinema chains in France, Gomont, Badai, and the Film Alliance, this is the department that Wu Jianye really wants to fight for.

Because Wu Jianye doesn't want to leave the European market with a film that came out of Huaxia, it can only be an art film.

As for why Martin Kartz did not directly refuse, it is natural to be concerned about the face of Gil Jacob.

And the most important thing is that when he was at the Venice Film Festival, Wu Jianye quarreled with Sun Jiarui once because of this incident, and it was naturally impossible for him to make this mistake.

Martin Kamitz's brows furrowed slightly, he was not a filmmaker who had not been in contact with Huaxia, but he was the first one who refused directly like Wu Jianye.

But then Martin Kamits was relieved, after all, the films that can participate in the official competition unit will not sell their rights in advance!

Then the three of them chatted for a while about the so-called film art, and then they separated.

As for the matter of contacting the European market, Matthew Murphy also came forward to take the lead, and then Wu Jianye contacted him, which was also to avoid giving Hollywood studios who came to buy films that thought that Phantom Entertainment had begun to get involved in the distribution business in Europe.

At the same time, Matthew Murphy will also be in charge of the public relations of the film "The Last Emperor" in Cannes.

It has long been said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights.

The so-called award ceremony has never been as fair as it seems.

The reason why Harvey Weinstein was so arrogant in Hollywood in later generations was because he was able to use various black-box operations to make his films get more impression points from those judges.

It's not for nothing that Pepper Gwynis Paltrow is called the most watery actress in Oscar history.

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