Mu Ming and the others arrived in Cannes at noon, and in the afternoon he began to discuss with Teres about the public relations of the awards. At the same time, the press release of Mu Ming's interview at the airport has been sent back to China.

Because of the time difference, it is now almost late at night in China. However, for young people who pay attention to entertainment news, staying up late is completely daily life, so they still see the news of major news media interviews about the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.

Director Mu Ming appeared in Cannes, and his new work "Room" was shortlisted for the main competition unit in Cannes. ”

"Chinese films are making great efforts, and the three major directors are competing for the Palme d'Or. ”

Mu Ming avoided talking about Chinese movies, and pointed to the actress Palme d'Or. ”

“……”

The three major European film festivals have always had a high reputation in China, and with the successive coldness of Venice and Berlin, most of the popularity is now concentrated in Cannes.

In addition, it is rare for three Chinese-language films to be shortlisted at the same time this year, and even the official 1905 website has added a "Cannes Feature" section, not to mention several other platforms. So for a while, all the entertainment media on the Internet were swiped by the relevant news of Cannes.

As the director of the three shortlisted works, Mu Ming, who is the most popular, naturally has a lot of news and discussions about him.

"It's amazing Mu Ming, the first time I participated in Cannes, I went to the two awards of others. You think you're a dragon arrogant, so let's wait until next time. A netizen named "Bai Qi" left a message under the news.

"It's not possible. Whether you win the award or not depends on the work, and what does it have to do with the first few times you participate. Besides, there are still very few people who win awards for the first time. ”

"As a passerby, we speak with actual data. Since the first time Chinese films participated in Cannes in 59, so far only Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" has won the Palme d'Or once, and Zhang Manyu has won the Cannes actress once. Mu Ming compared with Chen Kaige, and Wan Qian compared with Zhang Manyu. So, do you think there's anything else to discuss?"

"It can't be said that whether you can win the award depends not on vertical comparison, but on horizontal comparison. Do you know that the other works of this edition can all reach the level of "Farewell My Concubine"?"

"As a big fan of Mu Ming, I'm actually not very optimistic about winning the award, but it's amazing to be shortlisted. Anyway, the boss is still young, and there will be opportunities in the future. ”

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There are discussions and rebuttals, but most people are not optimistic that Mu Ming can win the award. Even Mu Ming's fans think that it is rare to be shortlisted for the award, and it is completely unrealistic to win the award.

In fact, it is normal for everyone to be not optimistic, in the field of box office results, Mu Ming has proved that she can create miracles with three blockbuster movies. But in terms of awards, except for a fan-oriented Hundred Flowers Award, Mu Ming really has no achievements.

In fact, Mu Ming herself also knows that the probability of winning the Palme d'Or is very low. Of course, there are some disadvantages of its own, but more of them come from the outside world. Or rather, this year's Cannes Film Festival itself.

As mentioned earlier, this year's Cannes Film Festival has taken a lot of care of French films compared to previous years. This is not only a hint from the French government, but also pressure from Pierre Escure, the new president of the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Unlike the Coen brothers, who are the presidents of the jury, Pierre Escul is responsible for the entire Festival de Cannes. And it just so happens that he is a Frenchman, and he is also a famous French filmmaker.

In view of the poor performance of French films at the Cannes Film Festival in previous years, the new president, Pierre, decided to change the situation. And the best way to do this is through the means of power, or rather, through political means.

As a result, this year's Cannes Film Festival not only favored French films on the shortlist—five of the nineteen finalists were French films, including "Aokigahara Jukai" and "Marguerite and Julien".

What's more, this year's awards will definitely be biased towards local films. In this situation, the French director's entry "Wandering Dipan" has basically locked in this year's Palme d'Or in advance.

In addition to trusting the chairman, there is also the change in the situation caused by the "Charlie Hebdo attack" that broke out in France at the beginning of this year. It is said that the top level of the French government attaches great importance to this year's Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to the increased vigilance, Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Minister of Justice Tobila and Minister of Culture Pellerin are said to be attending this year's Cannes Film Festival.

A group of police officers who needed to dispatch 3,000 police officers to suppress five terrorists, and finally 11 of them were accidentally injured by their own side, I don't know where the French prime minister got the confidence that they really have the ability to protect.

Mu Ming herself didn't know these information, and it was all investigated by Teres through Disney's relationship.

For this kind of obstacle from the outside world, even Disney has nothing to do. After all, even the Big Six in Hollywood need the French market.

So after discussion, Mu Ming and Teres decided to focus their PR on the best heroine. Compared with the final grand prize of the Palme d'Or, the "Cannes Actress" is obviously half a year lower.

But even then, it's not an easy thing to do. Compared with Venice and Berlin, which are half contracted by China, the gold content and difficulty of the Cannes actress are much greater. Otherwise, it would not have appeared for so many years, and there is only Zhang Manyu as a Chinese actress.

"There are two main competitors at the moment. Teres introduced like Mu Ming: "One is this year's popular "Carol". I suspect that if there is no reason behind it, it is very likely that there will be two heroines with double yolk egg queens this year. ”

"The other is Emmanuel Beckett, who is a French actress whose work is also a French film. Moreover, the work she directed herself is the opening film of this year, which is obviously very pointed. ”

Teris said as he subconsciously shook his head. It is really difficult to break out of this situation.

Mu Ming frowned, leaned back on the back of the sofa, and thought slowly.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is no need for him to win the award. No matter from which point of view, the first plot aspect of a commercial film director's transformation and shooting can be shortlisted for Cannes, which is already a very good result.

Just like Mu Ming's fan said, he is still young, and there are still opportunities. Even if it doesn't work out this time, it's good to come back later.

But......

Mu Ming's wandering gaze froze, slowly sat up straight, looked at Terres who noticed the movement here, and said, "Terex, we need a key point to break the game, or rather, a key person." ”

"I know, but who?" asked Tris, confused.

The corners of Mu Ming's mouth curled up, revealing a smile: "Brother Cohen." ”