The mediocre word-of-mouth can't stop the crew of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" from continuing to hit the awards, but after a few screenings in Cannes, Ronan judged based on the audience's word-of-mouth that the overseas box office of this film is definitely not as good as the North American box office.

At the end of the day, this bowl of chicken soup is still made according to the tastes of American audiences, but it is normal for Europeans to have different tastes.

When I return to North America at the end of the year, I must tell the American audience through publicity: Come on, come on, let's do this bowl of chicken soup together.

Of course, Relativity Entertainment only boils and sells chicken soup, and as for whether it is poisonous or not, it is up to the audience to taste it themselves.

Michael Moore's premiere invitation was sent to Connie, but Connie turned down the premiere invitation for Fahrenheit 911 under the pretext that Ronan was going to Germany.

The documentary premiered in Cannes and caused a huge sensation and even an uproar throughout Europe, because the content was so powerful.

And Quentin Tarantino, a ruffian director, did not care about his status as the chairman of the jury, and almost seized every opportunity to praise the film "Fahrenheit 911".

At the jury's regular press conference, Quentin even used four or five "FXXKING" in a row to enhance the tone in order to promote "Fahrenheit 911".

And when a foreign journalist said that some parts of the film are even inferior to the TV picture, Quentin was very angry, and he exclaimed: "I know you only like beautiful pictures, you are only interested in this, okay, I answer you this question, movies are not just beautiful pictures." Did you see the picture on TV of the American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners of war? It's not pretty, but it's powerful, and I was sad when I saw it, and I pinned my head away......."

When the reporter was about to continue, Quentin said like a child, "I don't want to listen to you anymore." ”

Then he angrily took off the headphones used for the translator and slammed them on the table, not listening to the reporter's speech.

The French are notoriously at odds with the United States, and the board of directors of the Cannes Film Festival was surprisingly silent in the face of Quentin's outrageous performance.

Discerning people quickly understood that the Palme d'Or had already been owned in advance.

Film awards are only about art, not politics, and this kind of talk can only be used to coax three-year-olds.

Even Tilda Swinton, who had a serious conflict with Quentin Tarantino at the opening ceremony of the festival, openly supported Quentin Tarantino's views.

Hollywood is arguably the largest concentration of leftists in the United States.

With some time to go before the end of the Cannes Film Festival, Ronan made a special trip to Berlin to meet with Tony Koch to discuss the next phase of Koch Films' partnership with the Pacific Investment Fund, as well as to pay attention to the completed "Eavesdropping Storm".

The film has already participated in the German Film Awards, winning several heavyweight awards such as Best Screenplay, Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actor and Best Director.

The German Film Award is the most authoritative and important film award in Germany.

Next, "Eavesdropping Storm" will also participate in awards such as the Berlin Film Festival and the European Film Festival, and after receiving enough accolades from Europe, it will land in the United States at the end of the year, heading straight for the awards season, aiming for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Of course, the film won't be released in Europe for the time being, and everything will wait until after the North American awards season.

After a day in Berlin, Ronan returned to Cannes, returned to the hotel where he was staying, and when he was about to go upstairs, he unexpectedly met an acquaintance.

Nicole Kidman happened to come out of the elevator, and after seeing Ronan, she unexpectedly took the initiative to come over and say hello: "Hello, Ronan, I didn't expect to see you in Cannes." ”

Ronan looked curiously at Nicole Kidman's brown-red short ear-length hair, and responded politely: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Nicole." ”

Probably noticing Ronan's gaze, Nicole Kidman gently stroked the short hair above the ear and said, "I took a film some time ago and asked for short hair. ”

Ronan smiled, "Very chic." ”

To be honest, this was and still is the first time he has seen Nicole Kidman with short hair.

Because of Tom Cruise's relationship, the two are quite familiar, but they are not friends, after saying hello, Ronan was about to go upstairs, Nicole Kidman thought of something, but whispered: "Can you talk a few words?"

Ronan glanced at her curiously, but finally did not refuse, and said, "Of course." ”

Nicole Kidman was the first to leave the elevator and walk towards the hotel lobby lounge, where Ronan motioned for Connie next to him to come along, and then followed.

There were not many people in the rest area, so Nicole Kidman deliberately picked a corner spot, waited for Ronan to sit down, asked for his opinion, and asked for two cups of black tea.

Nicole Kidman seemed to be thinking about things and didn't speak for a while.

Ronan asked, "When did you come to Cannes?"

"Just arrived today. Nicole Kidman smiled: "The "Rebirth" starring me is going to be screened in Cannes, there are several promotional events, and the organizing committee invited me to participate in the awards ceremony over the weekend. ”

Ronan hadn't heard of the film "Rebirth" at all, so he didn't say much, so he simply asked, "Nicole, do you have something to do with me?"

Nicole Kidman nodded slowly, looked directly at Ronan, and said, "I want to apologize to you." ”

"Apologize?" Ronan didn't know.

"Apologies for my irrational behavior after that Oscar. Nicole Kidman simply explained: "I really messed up because of the divorce that time, and said a lot of things that shouldn't be said. ”

She was very sincere: "I'm sorry, Ronan. ”

"It doesn't matter. Ronan looked at Nicole Kidman's very serious expression and beautiful face, and said very generously: "I have long forgotten that little thing." ”

He really didn't take that to heart.

Nicole Kidman hurriedly said, "Thank you." She sighed, meaning something: "It's mainly the matter between me and Tom, which has seriously affected my mentality, and until now, I don't know what to do with this relationship." ”

Ronan has never been married, let alone divorced or ex-wife, and that is a vain thing to say to him.

But then it occurred to him that Nicole Kidman couldn't suddenly feel this way to himself.

Sure enough, Nicole Kidman said again: "Ronan, I've known you for as long as you've known Tom, I hope it won't affect our relationship with Tom because of my relationship with Tom." ”

Hearing this, Ronan looked at Nicole Kidman again, and in her beautiful eyes, she seemed to see a banner called "Gold Medal Producer".

Nicole Kidman, who has regained her sobriety, has always been a smart woman.

Ronan thought of the bad things between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in the future, and said a few words: "Nicole, I suggest that you normalize your relationship with Tom, the matter between you, I, as an outsider, can't tell who is right and who is wrong, but I met you when you were still husband and wife, can you say a few words?"

Nicole Kidman nodded lightly, "Say it." ”

"Even if you and Tom can't be friends, you don't need to be enemies. Ronan also couldn't tell if there was a share of Nicole Kidman among those who used to be black Tom Cruise: "It's good for you and Tom to be calm and peaceful, isn't it?"

Nicole Kidman was clearly thinking about it, and after a while, she said, "I'll try to do it, but I won't have to." ”

Ronan said calmly: "There is nothing that time cannot solve. ”

Nicole Kidman smiled reluctantly, "Thank you for the suggestion." ”

Ronan looked at his watch: "You're welcome. At this meeting, his impression of Nicole Kidman improved significantly: "Nicole, hopefully the future will be better." ”

Nicole Kidman laughs and says, "It will definitely be better." ”

Ronan stood up: "I won't bother, I'll get back in touch." ”

Nicole Kidman shook Ronan's hand, "Goodbye, Ronan. ”

When Ronan left with Connie, Nicole Kidman suddenly felt the urge to shout at him, but she forcibly endured it, because some things were too anxious and could not achieve good results.

Ronan walked towards the elevator, if he could make his friend less troublesome from his ex-wife in the future, it would be better than before.

Connie followed behind Ronan, looked at no one around, and reminded in a low voice: "Shahai Entertainment sent a letter to CAA to seek a suitable actress for "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and someone in CAA revealed that Nicole Kidman was interested in competing for this role. ”

Ronan's good mood dissipated instantly, turned his head to look at Connie, and said, "Can't you make me happy for a while?"

Connie smiled embarrassedly and said, "If I don't remind you at the first time, I will be derelict in my duty." ”

Having been working as Ronan's assistant for several years, Connie certainly knows Ronan's character, the former is really nothing, and the latter can be very serious.

Ronan sighed: "It seems that I still want to be simple." ”

The Cannes Film Festival has come to an end, and none of the films released later have stolen half of the limelight from "Fahrenheit 911", since the premiere of "Fahrenheit 911", this Cannes Film Festival seems to have only one voice left - support for "Warner 911" and criticism from the US authorities!

This momentum continued to the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, and with the strong support of Quentin Tarantino, Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" won the most important Palme d'Or without any suspense!

When Quentin presented the Palme d'Or, his whispers to Michael Moore sparked a lot of speculation, but the ruffian director didn't care about the outside world.

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Quentin Tarantino vividly illustrated how much power a jury president has.

As for film art and the like, it must be ranked behind power and politics.

Other awards have become veritable pie-splitting, "Oldboy" won the Grand Jury Prize, Maggie Chang won Best Actress, and Tony Griff won Best Director.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" also won the prize, and while passing by the jury prize, Will Smith won the best actor crown.