Chapter 0340: Red Carpet
The hotels in Cannes are also very intimate, of course, high-end hotels, with floor-to-ceiling windows of all shapes and sizes, Persian carpets, elegant French furniture, and even cutlery...... Photograph. As for whether anyone likes to play games for two people here, or play games while taking pictures, I don't know.
The hotel where Ji Ming stayed was run by the Fei family, and they paid for it themselves, in fact, if a Hollywood blockbuster was shortlisted, or a company with strong publicity and distribution capabilities in Europe was involved, then these jobs could be ignored and arranged by the crew.
But Ji Ming can't, and "Immortals" doesn't have this ability.
"It's still not red enough. ”
“...... Aren't you red enough?"
Ji Ming moved his neck and leaned back on the sofa: "I mean in Europe." ”
"I'm also saying that in Europe, you're not not popular enough, you don't know at all. Since Tang Fan was compared to a pig, a toad and cow dung, he is now a little uneasy and bolder, especially as the assistant who is mainly responsible for the publicity and execution part of the current team, what he said is still quite credible: "Our observation, your popularity is the highest in the mainland, and you belong to this position." ”
Tang Fan scratched on the top of his head.
"Then there's Hong Kong and Taiwan, this one is a bit bad, because you haven't acted in a TV series, generally speaking, the more famous ones over there have acted in big hit TV series. But because of social networks and your exposure has not been low, your popularity is okay among mainland stars. In particular, after the fan meeting, we observed that there was a big climb in your discussion, so if you have the opportunity, you should go and manage it. The rest is Southeast Asia, and there is already a bit of water on the EMM side, and some of the company's data research over there is commissioned, and it is not particularly reliable. ”
"As for Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, there are very few groups of international students, or a generation of immigrants and the like. ”
As soon as Ji Ming sat down, he listened to a briefing, and he was also drunk.
"In the afternoon, there will be a meeting of the jury, and then the red carpet will start at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, which will attract much attention!!" Yang Ruyi accented.
"Hmm. ”
"In the spotlight!"
"So?"
"You're going to try on clothes, shoes, makeup, don't lie down. ”
Ahh Shivering: "I'm so nervous, there are so many people on the red carpet." I'm a 20-year-old newcomer in a strange country, walking there, in case no one pays attention to me, no one shoots me, I'm embarrassed, and then the domestic media will send it back, everyone laughs at me, I can't think about it for a while - slaughter you all, I'll be finished. ”
“...... Why did you kill us? If you're really sorry, I'm going to get the clothes. ”
After Ji Ming's play, he stood up and stretched: "If I kill you, no one will move your clothes." ”
The "fashion consultant" sent by the Fei family this time was very serious, and when Ji Ming passed, he began to introduce more than a dozen sets of clothes to him one by one, the design concept, the fabric of the clothes, what connotations, symbols, and what styles they are - there are some works containing Chinese symbols.
Ji Ming saw the "five bats" pattern on a suit, embroidered.
Tut.
Fitting clothes and work together, it must not be a good errand, the key is that in the end, the whole aesthetic is confused, and the selection will not be a consistent choice, how much I still think, hey, that set is also good - sometimes you have to repeat it.
It's like a neurotic Party A.
There is no way, for Ji Ming to attend such a grand film festival for the first time, the team has no experience, so if you are not sure, you have to hold on to the strings and strive for perfection.
But when he was wearing shoes, Ji Ming felt that he was indeed worthy of being the old master of making shoes, and I don't know if they had done any special craftsmanship, Ji Ming wore it, and there was really a feeling that he had never experienced it, and there was no strangeness of new shoes at all, not panicked, very fitting, very comfortable, and the urge to run a thousand meters right away, just come with his feet.
"Okay?"
Elegant Ji Ming instantly put on his body.
There is only one wow, oh go all over the world.
......
The Cannes red carpet starts at 6 p.m. French time, which is 6 hours slower than the capital, which means that when it opens, it is already 12 o'clock in the morning in the capital, and the time for the awards is also at this time.
But Ji Ming's fans are still waiting tonight.
etc.
Tian Tingting, a big fan, as the operator of Ji Ming's Douyin Art Troupe, has to wait until the video and pictures come up, and then post it as soon as possible, one minute late, she was led by those little hooves on Weibo, which is all a sin.
"All night?" the roommate poked his head out, "It's too hard." ”
"If you don't stay up late, the red carpet will be over at two o'clock at the latest, but I don't know when he will come out. Tian Tingting said that she was excited: "I'm looking forward to what he is wearing today, it must be the Fei family, I don't know what it looks like." ”
"So handsome, isn't everything the same?"
The roommate does not chase stars, and has been Amway by Tian Tingting for a long time, and can only be regarded as a passer-by fan of Ji Ming, relatively speaking, she cares more about the movie: "When did his movie premiere?"
"Number 13, that's what I told you. ”
"Oh, I'm still interested, remind me to read the premiere review the next day. Whether I want to accompany you to see it at that time depends on how the evaluation is. ”
"If you don't go with me, if a man chases you in the future, I'll send you a G to the past. ”
“......”
......
Before leaving, Yang Ruyi finally helped Ji Ming check his clothes, and the fleeting change in temperament just now made Yang Ruyi feel shocked, and I don't know if it was because of this, she is looking at Ji Ming now, and she has a kind of "son has grown up" mother fan mentality.
"I'm nervous. ”
"Not nervous, not nervous, it must be fine. "Lin Ran is about to worship the Buddha.
Yang Ruyi took a deep breath: "That is, with this face alone, we will definitely be able to brighten the eyes of foreigners and be handsome throughout the film festival." ”
"Make a wish successfully!"
Ahh
It's a real annoyance.
Which of their eyes are going to be blinded, left or right?
The red carpet area really met a few acquaintances, Director Jia Zhangke was very busy, he was a Cannes celebrity, Ji Ming didn't plan to join in the fun, but he saw Ji Ming, took two steps to his side, and Ji Ming greeted him.
"Ji Ming!"
"Director Jia, long time no see. ”
Director Jia also shook hands, and introduced to his wife next to him, Zhao Tao, who is also the heroine of "Children of Jianghu": "I first met Ji Ming on that variety show, and he hadn't debuted at that time, but Xu Zheng and Ziyi valued him very much, but I didn't expect that it had only been a long time since they met in Cannes, haha." ”
Zhao Tao is Director Jia's muse, and perhaps in Director Jia's heart, she may be the most attractive woman, able to carry all his imagination of the heroine of the movie.
"Sister Tao is good. ”
"Hello. Zhao Tao is quite atmospheric, and she is also familiar with it here: "Didn't the director of the text come?"
"Here, but we don't live together, she hasn't arrived yet. ”
Wen Yan is with the producers and those who publicize it, her task is not exactly the same as Ji Ming, Ji Ming is to come to see the movie, by the way, to see if she can win the award, in addition to the film festival, she also has to cooperate with the film market to sell films.
You have to contact first, if you are interested, you will go to the premiere, if you are still interested after watching the premiere, you can turn to the actual negotiation - at this time, there is still a psychological game in it, buy it before the award comes out, if there is a prize, then you will make a lot of money, if there is no prize, the price is high, this business will inevitably be a bit risky.
So it's a lot of hard work, and it takes a lot of effort.
As a director, the director can't get out, and the selector of literary films has to talk to you about your intentions, what you want to express, and what special meaning does this have in Chinese culture, which is what they need to tell the audience once they sign the contract.
Ji Ming was much more relaxed.
"I'm looking forward to seeing your movie, and we went to find your trailer to watch, Lao Jia said-" Zhao Tao looked at Director Jia.
Ji Ming is too.
He is curious, how Jia Zhangke's film is, I won't evaluate it first, but he can be shortlisted for Cannes five times, Venice three times, and win a Golden Lion Award, and his understanding of the tonality of the three major European film festivals is probably unparalleled in the entire Chinese film circle.
"I haven't seen the film yet, it's all one-sided, and when you premiere, I'll go and see it. ”
Ah.
Tut.
Ji Ming was a little disappointed, but he still nodded and sent the official invitation over: "Thank you for your support, you are welcome to come with Sister Tao, and I will wait for Director Wen." ”
"Haha, it's a good movie. Director Jia looked at him and smiled, with a small nose and small eyes, it was quite interesting, if Ji Ming was doing character observation, he was actually very interested in Jia Zhangke, he was actually inconspicuous, but his inner energy was huge, this contrast was a huge reference for performers.
"From the trailer alone, I think Director Wen actually did a good job of subtraction this time, purifying what she wanted to express - if, that trailer was indeed her deliberate. Director Jia also looked at Ji Ming, whether this was done on purpose, of course Ji Ming also had the right to speak.
Ji Ming admired it very much, when he released the trailer, the director himself didn't think very clearly, and it wasn't until later, after discussing with the main creators, including Ji Ming, that he decided to cut off a lot of branches, and make the theme single and pure - this idea must have been germinated when she cut the trailer, so it was seen by Jia Zhangke at a glance.
"Probably, in fact, the last version, I haven't seen it, the most recent one I saw was a 120-minute version, and the premiere version was 102 minutes, so she started to cut some of it. ”
Jia Dao nodded: "It's more difficult to do subtraction than addition." ”
It's enough to chat a few words, on such a big red carpet, Jia Zhangke has a lot of people to deal with, and Ji Ming actually has a lot to deal with - there are too many Chinese stars, those invited by sponsor brands, those who come to promote the film, and those who simply join in the fun, all kinds of Chinese faces.
When the director arrived, Ji Ming was chatting with one of them, and he didn't know if he would be sent a press release or posted on Weibo.
"I met Ji Ming in Cannes, congratulations to Ji Ming and Wen Yan for being shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes, looking forward to their harvest, Chinese movies come on! Chinese movies come on! "Fist" "Fist" "
Except for a group photo with Ji Ming, the other eight are all her own head-scratching poses.
Hey, hey, the beginning of heaven and earth, the qi is divided into two, one is Qingqi, the upper is Qingtian, and the other is, all in this Weibo.
Ji Ming can't help it, he can't run away - that's too miserable.
"Oh, Director Wen is here, then we'll have a chance to talk later. ”
"Okay. The other party looked around, as if he wanted to meet Director Wen or something, but Director Wen also turned a corner and found a friend talking, so she couldn't go.
The person who chatted with Wen Yan was the owner of a French art film company, Arnold, who knew Venice and Wen Yan before, and originally intended to negotiate the purchase of "Carnival", but in the end he gave up because the carnival did not gain anything, but he still regarded Wen Yan as one of the new Chinese directors that is worth paying attention to.
"This is my male lead, it's great, you'll know when you see the movie. ”
"Ah," Arno glanced at Ji Ming a few times, "Hello." ”
"Hello. ”
Arnold has seen a lot of Asian actors, and sometimes he doesn't know which country it is - but it doesn't matter, European audiences watch Asian films, basically watching exotic cultures, most of the time, even to satisfy their own need to release pity, ah it's so bad there, it's really worthy of sympathy, to be more direct, find some superiority.
Of course, kung fu movies are an exception.
So it's often this kind of film that wins awards in Europe, with a group of people at the bottom in a tattered background, and then do some aesthetic or conceptual exploration - it's hard to say whether this is a kind of pandering or a spontaneous choice.
Complex.
"I'm sure he'll be a charming actor. ”
"Oh?" the director was interested.
"Because he has a temperament that transcends cultures and appearances, the first thing I see is that he is not just Asian, or European, or American. ”
This is mysterious, to be honest, Ji Ming's temperament, he himself can't figure it out, all kinds of attempts, all kinds of koi intervention, including vocal music, dance, piano, the baptism of "Immortals", the baptism of the stage, and even the recent baptism of elegance, will all be in one, what kind of Yazi will come out in the end, I'm afraid that different people will see it, and there will be different results.
"I'm looking forward to seeing the movie even more now. ”
"Haha, me too. ”
When he was led to the red carpet by the staff, Ji Ming saw that Cannes still had to nod his face, and he still gave a lot of space for the arrangement of the main competition crew, and the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods were all placed in other time periods.
In fact, although there is an elegant Ji Ming's "doppelganger", Ji Ming actually didn't decide to use it, he hopes to use it when there is a demand in a certain play, as for putting it on the red carpet to fight the world, it doesn't seem to be in line with his low-key nature - but Tang Fan's briefing and Yang Ruyi's wish are all forcing him, forcing him.
One said he was not well-known.
One said that he wanted to rely on his face to hit the world.
This is not to force him to give up on impressing Europeans with his own connotation, but to use his face, his temperament and so on.
Ji Ming was really reluctant.
A second after the staff signaled that they could put on the blanket, a brand-new Ji Ming with a sharply changed temperament appeared.
"Ah, really. ”
"What?"
Yang Ruyi looked at Ji Ming on the red carpet: "When I tried on clothes today, I felt that my temperament was different, but then I didn't feel that way." So did he play Ji Ming on the red carpet?"
Dumbfounding.
The acting is good, you can't mess around like this, willful!
"Boss, good, good-" Tang Fan was a little speechless, thought for a long time, and felt that it was not suitable to be handsome, and it was not suitable for Sao: "What a scumbag." ”
“......”
"I don't think you want to go back to China, you might be dumped on the beach in Cannes. ”
But the word scum is actually quite suitable, a kind of high-grade scum, a kind of scum that makes people voluntarily be scum.
What kind of man, you will feel that this is a scumbag at first glance and is willing to be a scumbag, there is no doubt that it is the kind that feels that it is not in vain to come to this world after the spring breeze. To use a more general vocabulary: charming, melancholy, profound, seductive.
Speaking a little more, the whole person is like a large aphrodisiac @ medicine.
......
Fra is a photojournalist for a local French media outlet, and her annual Cannes visit is her most important job, so she approaches it with an almost reverent mindset. Especially when the bald, red-nosed, smelly dwarf next to him is shooting at a bunch of strange people, this mentality reaches its highest point.
She doesn't collect money.
People who are not interested, she will not waste memory at all.
And this 188 stinky dwarf is the kind of foreign media quoted by the media of various countries.
"A foreign media rated my country's ...... as the best red carpet"
"Many foreign media are quite curious about the stars of a certain country who have appeared on the red carpet for the first time, and they have been filming non-stop ......"
"Whoever amazes the red carpet and murders countless films" - this film also belongs to those who are stinky dwarfs.
Where there is demand, there is supply.
But Fula insisted on not going along with them, until she heard the voice "The crew of the main competition shortlisted film "Immortals from China", director Wen Yan, starring Ji Ming", she raised her camera, all the red carpet of the main competition opening red carpet are to be filmed, which is a job requirement.
She first pointed the camera at the shorter director, and took a few shots, raising the camera with a lack of interest - this is really not discrimination, she does lack the ability to distinguish Asian faces, in fact, Asians are the same for Europeans and Americans, isn't it?
The camera paused there when her thoughts stopped.
Ji Ming just walked towards her, showing just the right smile, wearing a completely straight suit, not fancy and clever, just through exquisite tailoring and decency, it was enough to integrate himself into the wearer's temperament.
"Ji Ming, here, take a look. ”
A scream rang in Furla's ears, and she quickly pressed the shutter and questioned the stinky dwarf for the first time - yes, Kita also paid for "foreign media", which was really embarrassing.
"What's his name?"
"JI Ming," the stinky dwarf didn't know the proud iceberg beauty, and called him bald and red-nosed stinky dwarf in his heart, very enthusiastic: "I read it very standardly, it's Chinese, very handsome, right?"
"No, it's fascinating. ”
There was an almost "greedy" look in Fura's eyes, this was not evil, it was instinctive.
The stinky dwarf looked at her expression, I don't know why, it's a little hot.
Nuns? Crazy too?