Xu Wangqiu knew that these people were not Adjani's fans, but fans who wanted to see Yan Shuangying at the door after watching "Falcon". He knew that Zhou Lijin didn't know English, so he said, "It's all for you." They are shouting Yan, that is, they are shouting Yan Shuangying. He said to the fans around him: "Gentlemen and ladies, do you want the male protagonist of "Falcon" to sign autographs for you?"

There was a sudden "choking" all around, but there were also people who said, "I want your autograph." ”

Xu Wangqiu fixed his eyes and saw that it was a very beautiful girl, and said with a smile: "Do you know me?"

The girl smiled brightly and said, "Of course I know, I have watched your "Hoe Rape", and my friends and I like this movie very much. When I heard that your new film was being screened in Cannes, my friend and I rushed over to see "Falcon". Your new film didn't disappoint us, it's really wonderful, and it's one of the best movies I've ever seen. ”

A man in his thirties next to him also said excitedly: ""Falcon" is much better than "Wild Goose Expendables", and it is the most wonderful war movie I have ever seen. When the Falcon squad rolled mines one after another in order to open up a mine array, I was just stupid, it was really crazy and amazing. I used to know that the People's Liberation Army was very powerful, and a few years ago, we in France also filmed a special "People's Liberation Army in Paris", and after watching "Falcon", I felt this more tangibly. I especially like the scene where Yan and the Vietnamese captain go head-to-head, it is the best fight scene I have ever seen. ”

A young man shouted like Bruce Lee, and said with his hands dancing: "The scene of Yan Shuangying and Ruan Xiong's dagger duel is so exciting, it can be compared to Bruce Lee's duel in the Colosseum." Is the People's Liberation Army so powerful? Does everyone know martial arts?"

Xu Wangqiu was happy when he heard this, and pretended to be serious: "My movies are made for the audience, and it is the greatest affirmation for me that you can like it." As for whether the PLA knows martial arts, I can tell you that they do. The People's Liberation Army basically practices a very powerful boxing technique called military physical boxing. ”

Zhou Lijin couldn't understand English and didn't react, but Zhang Yimou almost laughed out loud, Wangqiu is too good at fooling.

The young man was suddenly excited: "Is it the kind of kung fu that Yan Shuangying uses, can I learn it?"

Xu Wangqiu said with a serious face: "This is specially developed for the troops, and it is not spread out." ”

The young man believed it and was full of regret, feeling that it was a pity that he couldn't learn military physical boxing.

The girl handed the pen and notebook to Xu Wangqiudi, and begged, "Can you sign it for me?"

"Absolutely. Xu Wangqiu took the pen and notebook, signed his name, and handed it back to the girl. Immediately after, more pens and notebooks were handed over. Xu Wangqiu did not refuse, and signed autographs for fans one by one.

Zhou Lijin and Zhang Yimou were not idle, a bunch of people were waiting for them to sign autographs.

Chinese like to follow the trend, and foreigners also like to follow the trend. Other fans near the Palais du Cinema saw a large crowd gathered around a few Oriental faces and asked them to sign autographs. These fans didn't know Xu Wangqiu and them, and they didn't know who they were, but when they saw that there were such people asking them to sign their autographs, they also came around and asked Xu Wangqiu to sign their autographs.

After tossing for nearly an hour, Xu Wangqiu and the others finally finished the long signing work. Xu Wangqiu exhaled and shook his somewhat sore arm. He has participated in many film festivals before, but this is the first time that he has been so enthusiastically sought after by fans. Sure enough, commercial films are more popular, even in Cannes.

At this moment, Zhou Lijin handed over a note: "Wangqiu, this is what a girl stuffed to me when I signed it just now, I can't understand it, can you help me see what is written?"

Xu Wangqiu took the note and looked at it, and immediately laughed: "This is the room number of the hotel, the girl has taken a fancy to you, and you will go on a date at night!

Zhou Lijin was a little embarrassed when he heard this: "What nonsense, who hooked up with her." ”

Xu Wangqiu knew that he could only talk about it, and it was impossible to really do it, otherwise his future would be ruined. He laughed and turned his head to look at Zhang Yimou: "I'm going to the Martinez Hotel to find Truffaut and them, do you want to go together?"

Zhang Yimou shook his head and said, "I won't go." ”

Xu Wangqiu knew that Zhang Yimou was not good at dealing with people, and he would be very uncomfortable when facing a group of masters, so he said goodbye to Zhang Yimou and Zhou Lijin, and walked towards the Martinez Hotel.

Founded in 1929, the Martinez Hotel is a luxury hotel known for its Art Nouveau style. Located on Cannes' famous Boulevard Croixette, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and boasting the largest private beach in the region, the hotel is also a landmark of Cannes.

Walking into the café on the second floor of the hotel, Xu Wangqiu raised his eyes and saw Truffaut and them sitting by the window, chatting excitedly. Alain Delon and his actors sat and talked together, while Truffaut and his directors sat and talked together. Xu Wangqiu walked straight to the director's table, found a place to sit down, and then beckoned the waiter to order a cup of coffee.

Chabrol saw Xu Wangqiu coming over and introduced to a middle-aged man in his forties: "This is Xu Wangqiu, the director of "Hoe Rape". He also introduced to Xu Wangqiu: "Xu, this is the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci." ”

When Xu Wangqiu sat down, he saw Bertolucci, but he didn't recognize it. In his memory, Bertolucci was the image of an old man, and he did not match the slightly young face in front of him. He has watched a lot of Bertolucci films, including "The Fellows", "The Last Tango in Paris", "Dreaming of Paris" and so on, and his favorite is undoubtedly "The Last Emperor".

The success of "The Last Emperor" is inseparable from the full support of the Chinese government, which mobilized nearly 20,000 extras, allowed the crew to film in the Forbidden City, and even the Minister of Culture himself played a major role in the film. Bertolucci was able to receive unprecedented support from the government, not only because of his fame, but more importantly because he was a member of the Italian Communist Party.

Xu Wangqiu smiled and nodded at Bertolucci and said, "Mr. Bertolucci, I'm very happy to see you." I've seen quite a few of your films, "The Fellows", "The Last Tango in Paris", etc., and I love your films. It's a pity that we came to Cannes late and didn't catch up with your new film. ”

Bertolucci looked at Xu Wangqiu, and his eyes flashed with surprise: "Your "Hoe Rape" is very good, and the directorial skills are also extremely skillful, I thought you were a very mature director, but I didn't expect you to be so young." ”

Xu Wangqiu has faced this problem countless times, and it is very easy to deal with it: "I grew up near the film studio, and I have a very powerful master, who came into contact with movies much earlier than ordinary people, and is more mature than ordinary young directors. ”

Bertolucci nodded slightly and said: """The Rape" has a lot of innovations in audio-visual language, if Godard has seen "The Rape", he will definitely like you." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, he will say to me, you should fight against individualism and capitalism." ”

Bertolucci was slightly stunned, and then burst into laughter, as did Truffaut and Polanski.

Bertolucci was particularly influenced by Godard and always regarded him as his spiritual mentor. In 1970, Bertolucci completed the film "The Fellows", which had many elements that captivated the audience, such as politics, hipster, thriller, car chase, murder and sex. When the film premiered in Paris, Bertolucci extended an invitation to Godard. At midnight, Godard arrived on time, both Truffaut and Polanski. After watching the film, Godard didn't say anything, just handed Bertolucci a note, and left. There was a picture of Taizu on the note, and Godard wrote below, "You have to fight against individualism and capitalism!"

Godard's dislike of "The Fellows" is mainly because he thinks that the film is too commercial and is a surrender to capitalism. Although Xu Wangqiu's "The Rape" has many innovations in audio-visual, it is still a commercial film in the final analysis, and belongs to the object of Godard's criticism.

Polanski was most interested in how the simulated cannonball flight scene in "Falcon" was shot. After laughing, he said impatiently: "How did you shoot that very simulated cannonball shot in "Falcon"?"

Xu Wangqiu explained with a smile: "We specially asked someone to make a few model airplanes that can carry cameras, operate the aircraft through the remote control, degrade the shot, and complete the shooting of the lens. To shoot this shot, we realistically mounted a camera on a model airplane and had the operator practice it. The camera uses a videotape, which can be played immediately after shooting, and can be reshot without wasting money. After a month of practice, we replaced the camera with a camera and started shooting. But even so, we still had to shoot this shot three times before we passed. In post-production, we used keying techniques to composite the top of the shell into the shot, and this is the current effect. ”

The directors present were very surprised when they heard this, in their eyes China is a poor and backward country, they never thought that Xu Wangqiu would use a model aircraft to complete the shooting of long shots.

Truffaut was even more surprised, having made the Hollywood film "Contact of the Third Kind". During the filming, the crew used a model airplane to lift the camera into the air to shoot some shots. As far as he knows, it has only been a few years since he participated in the filming of model airplanes in Hollywood, but he didn't expect China to have it.

But when they thought about it, they were quickly relieved. The pyrotechnic techniques of "Hoe Rape" and "Falcon" are so amazing that even above Hollywood, it is not impossible to master shooting with model aircraft.

I was very impressed by Chabrol's long shot of the PLA charge, which was extremely difficult, especially when the black smoke of the explosion rose into the sky, enveloping the camera. He really couldn't think of how this shot was taken, so he threw his doubts to Xu Wangqiu.

Xu Wangqiu briefly introduced the ropeway system and told them that this equipment will be displayed at the beach tomorrow afternoon, and if they are interested, they can take a look at it then. The directors present were very curious and said that they must see it tomorrow.

Truffaut and they all have a good evaluation of "The Falcon", thinking that the film is of a very high standard, and the audiovisual language has improved on the basis of "The Hoe". However, they also pointed out the shortcomings of the film, some deficiencies in the portrayal of the characters, and if you add ten to fifteen minutes to create the characters, the film will go to a higher level.

Xu Wangqiu knows that "Falcon" has deficiencies in character creation, which is also something that cannot be helped, and the most important thing for "Falcon" is to make money. Only if "Falcon" is successful at the box office will it be possible for his entire plan to move forward.

This problem is very complicated to explain, Xu Wangqiu didn't want to waste time, so he said: "I think the most difficult thing in making a film is to find a balance between business and art, this thing is not like science, there is no standard." If you don't pay attention to it, you may lose your artistry because it's too commercial, or you can lose an audience because it's art in the past. ”