Xu Wangqiu knew that Zhang Yimou was going abroad for the first time, and was shocked by the prosperous scene abroad. Not only Zhang Yimou, but almost all Chinese in this era will make similar exclamations after going abroad. There is no way, this is the reality, China in this era is too far from the developed countries in Europe and the United States. He smiled and comforted: "The gap is indeed big now, but I believe that in 30 years, the capital airport will definitely be more modern than Charles de Gaulle Airport." ”

Zhou Yi next to him said unapprovingly: "I think we are waiting for a hundred years, and we can't catch up with others." ”

After successfully passing through the border inspection at the airport, Xu Wangqiu and the others took their luggage and dragged two heavy boxes to the customs inspection. Xu Wangqiu and the others came to Cannes this time to show the screening, and they had to bring a copy of the movie. This time, nine movies will be screened, that is, nine copies, except for the head of the troupe, Hu Jian, everyone else has to drag a copy.

When the customs officer saw Xu Wangqiu, each of them had the same big box, and immediately felt like a great enemy, and asked Xu Wangqiu, who was walking in the front, to open the box. After Xu Wangqiu opened his luggage, the customs inspectors saw a box of tin cans and asked what they were. Xu Wangqiu told the other party that it was a copy of the film and that he was here to participate in the Cannes Film Festival. After asking two questions, the customs officer suddenly asked, "Are you from China?" Xu Wangqiu nodded and said, "Yes, we are the Chinese film delegation." The customs officer suddenly laughed: "Actually, I have always wanted to go to China and meet Taizu, but unfortunately he has passed away." He added: "Welcome to France and wish you success in Cannes." Xu Wangqiu smiled and said, "Thank you." ”

After inspecting Xu Wangqiu's luggage, customs did not inspect the other people's luggage. Xu Wangqiu dragged their heavy luggage and walked towards the exit.

Zhang Yimou said curiously: "That customs official actually mentioned Taizu, but I didn't expect the French to know Taizu too." ”

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "Taizu has a very great influence abroad, especially in France. In the sixties, "Quotations of Taizu" sold out in France, and the tunic became a fashion sought after by young people, and even the French edition of "Playboy" published photos of models wearing Red Guard costumes and holding red books. In 1968, French intellectuals and students wore the badges of Taejo and chanted the slogan 'Follow the path guided by Taejo' and took to the streets to confront the police, setting off the 'May Storm'. It is no exaggeration to say that Taizu influenced a generation of French people. It's really not a strange thing to meet Taizu fans in France. ”

At this moment, Zhou Lijin saw a sign in the crowd that said "Chinese Film", and he immediately shouted: "The comrades from the Paris office have come to pick us up." As he spoke, he waved vigorously at the Chinese under the sign.

As soon as Zhou Lijin waved his hand, the people in the Paris office saw them and greeted them with a smile on their faces. There were three people in the Paris office, and in the middle was a man in his forties, who seemed to be the head of the office, a man in his thirties on the left, and a girl in his twenties or sixteen on the right.

"Mr. Hu, I am Liu Jianfeng from the Paris office, and I welcome you to Paris. The man walking in the middle greeted Hu Jian very politely. The Paris office is an office under the export company, and Hu Jian is the company's deputy general manager. Now that the boss has arrived, the people in the office naturally dare not slack off in the slightest.

"I've kept you waiting. How is our equipment? How is the venue?" Hu Jian shook hands with Liu Jianfeng, and then threw out the most relevant questions about himself. This time in Cannes, they were not only ready to sell films, but also ready to sell the cableway photography system, which is quite troublesome and had to be prepared in advance.

Liu Jianfeng smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, we are all connected." ”

Zhou Yi knew the people in the Paris office, he glanced at Xu Wangqiu, and asked the man in his thirties in the office: "Old Jiang, your office is not interesting enough, you only order suits for export companies in Paris, and you don't care about us." ”

When Lao Jiang heard this, he scolded with a smile: "You didn't wake up!"

Zhou Yi looked at Xu Wangqiu with a bright smile: "I heard Comrade Xu Wangqiu say that you are helping Paris to order clothes for them." ”

The people in the office looked confused, not knowing what was going on, and the China Film Company showed a smile that had succeeded in its treacherous scheme, pretending, continuing to pretend, I see how you pretend.

Xu Wangqiu smiled faintly: "When did I say that the Paris office helped us order clothes? I just said that someone helped us order clothes, but I didn't say that the Paris office helped us order clothes!"

Zhou Yi's smile became even brighter: "Oh, then who is this person you are talking about, can you let us meet?"

"Absolutely. Xu Wangqiu raised his hand and pointed at the crowd at the exit of the station, "It's right there." ”

Zhou Yi followed Xu Wangqiu's finger and saw a beautiful woman in her thirties holding a sign with "wangqiuxu" written on it. He was about to say who are you bluffing, but suddenly his heart moved, and he realized that the sign was written in pinyin, and the spelling was "Wangqiu Xu", no, there was a beautiful foreign woman to pick him up, what was going on?

Zhou Yizheng felt strange, only to see Xu Wangqiu waving his hand at the number card and shouting, "Lao Pi, Lao Pi", and then he saw the beautiful woman and a white man in his fifties walking towards this side. After the man came over, he gave Xu Wangqiu a warm hug and said with a smile on his face: "My dear friend, welcome to France." ”

After a few pleasantries, Xu Wangqiu introduced Hu Jian to Pierre Cardin: "This is Mr. Hu Jian, the head of our delegation and the deputy general manager of the film export company. He also introduced to Hu Jian: "This is Mr. Pierre Cardin, a famous French fashion designer. ”

The people at China Film and the Export Company didn't know Pierre Cardin, hadn't even heard the name Pierre Cardin, and didn't think anything about it, but the three people in the Paris office were shocked to hear that the personable foreigner in front of them was Pierre Cardin.

Pierre Cardin was a figure of the French fashion industry, winning the Golden Thimble, the highest honour in French haute couture in 1977 and 1979, and building a vast business empire with products bearing his name all over the world.

The three people in the Paris office were very puzzled to look at Pierre Cardin and then at Xu Wangqiu, they couldn't understand how Pierre Cardin of France was a celebrity in the fashion industry or a super-rich man, how could he be so enthusiastic about Xu Wangqiu.

The last time Xu Wangqiu introduced Wang Lanxi to Pierre Cardin, he said that he was the general manager of the film export company, and it turned out that Wang Lanxi was the deputy minister. Now hearing that Hu Jian is the deputy general manager of the export company, Pierre Cardin wonders if this will be another high-ranking government official like Wang Lanxi, he can't come up with an accurate answer, but whether it is a high-ranking government official or not, it must be right to have a good relationship. He knew that Chinese could not accept veneer gifts and were more accustomed to shaking hands, so he warmly stretched out his right hand: "Mr. Hu, welcome to France!"

"Mr. Pierre Cardin, I'm glad to see you, I've admired the name for a long time!" Hu Jian shook Pierre Cardin's hand with a smile and replied in fluent English. He said that it is really not polite to look up to Pierre Cardin's name for a long time, and he does know about the brand Pierre Cardin, and he also knows that Pierre Cardin provides costumes for the red carpet of the actors of the Chinese film delegation.

Pierre Cardin's smile became even brighter when he saw Hu Jian say this: "Mr. Hu, I know that the Chinese film delegation is coming to Paris, and I will hold a banquet for you at Maxim's Restaurant in the evening, and please be sure to enjoy it." ”

This is not the first time Hu Jian has led a delegation to visit abroad, and it is not uncommon for someone to hold a banquet to entertain him, and Pierre Cardin is also a friendly person to China, so it is not surprising to invite a Chinese film delegation. He said very politely: "Then how embarrassing, besides, we are going to Cannes tomorrow, so we should not bother Mr. Pierre Cardin." ”

Pierre Cardin insisted: "It's not a hassle at all, you are guests from afar, and if I don't entertain you in France, people will think I'm rude." He glanced at Xu Wangqiu's envoy and motioned for Xu Wangqiu to help him talk.

Xu Wangqiu said with a smile: "Mr. Hu, this is a piece of people's old skin's heart. The next time he comes to China, we'll just host a banquet for him. ”

Hu Jian felt that Xu Wangqiu's words made sense, so he said to Pierre Cardin: "Then thank you, Mr. Pierre Cardin." ”

Coming out of the airport, Xu Wangqiu got into Pierre Cardin's car, while the others, guided by the Paris delegation, got into a bus and went straight along the highway to the city. Along the road, the mountains are full of greenery, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

"When you took me to Beiping, we made an appointment, and when you come to Paris, I will take you to Paris for a good visit. Now that you're finally in Paris, I'm sure I'm going to take you to Paris for a good time. Where do you want to go? Would you like me to introduce you?" said Pierre Cardin with a smile on his face.

"We're here for the Cannes Film Festival, not only to show films, to sell films, but also to sell our film equipment, so we don't have time to play in Paris. Xu Wangqiu looked at the scenery outside the window with regret on his face, he suddenly remembered a question, turned his head and said, "By the way, do you have any acquaintances in the film industry? Do you know any movie stars?"

"At that time, I had a lot of friends in the film industry, and there were a lot of beautiful girls among them, so why don't you introduce you to a few? Pierre Cardin teased with a laugh.

Xu Wangqiu smiled and waved his hand: "If Su Bai hears this, he will definitely kill you." We came to the Cannes Film Festival to screen this time, mainly to promote films and equipment, and you also know that our Chinese films have very little influence in the film industry, lack of attention, and the media does not stop reporting on it. If you have acquaintances in the film industry, can you help us invite one or two to cheer us on? ”

"Of course, I'm good friends with Alain Delon, and when I ask him to come and play. At this, Pierre Cardin suddenly remembered something, and said, "In this case, you will come with me to the Café de Flora after dinner." It was the birthplace of the New Wave, and there are still a lot of filmmakers who meet there and have art salons, and today is the day they meet. ”

Xu Wangqiu knew about the Flower God Café, knew that it was the birthplace of the New Wave, and also knew that the young Zhou/Prime Minister often came here to write articles while drinking coffee, and Picasso, Hemingway, Xu Zhimo, Camus, and Duras were all guests of the Flower God Coffee. The most famous is the love affair between Beauvoir and Sartre, where they discussed and wrote, and where they fell in love, making it the cradle of "existentialism". There is a movie that tells this story, called "The Lovers in the Flower God Cafe".

In his last life, Xu Wangqiu went to the Flower God Cafe, but at that time, the Flower God Cafe had become an Internet celebrity shop, and there were no filmmakers, writers and thinkers, only tourists and Internet celebrities who kept taking pictures with their mobile phones and constantly posting photos to share on the Internet. At this time, when he heard that there was a filmmaker's salon, he immediately became interested: "Okay, let's go see it after dinner!"