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"Hello, director! I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity!" At the hotel where the crew of "Ambush on All Sides" stayed, Zhang Ran greeted Zhang Yimou with a humble attitude. ●⌒，.

Last year in Berlin there would have been a chance to meet, but it was missed. This time I met again in Cannes, and Zhang Ran took Zhang Jingchu over to pay a visit.

"You're welcome. Zhang Yimou's terracotta-like face showed a sincere smile, "I have watched your "Burst Drummer", and the shooting is very good and powerful. I've been looking forward to meeting you, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance. ”

Zhang Yimou looks very strict, but he is very easy-going, and after greeting Zhang Ran, he affirmed Zhang Jingchu's appearance in the movie, and also said that he would have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.

Zhang Jingchu is naturally so beautiful that she is bubbling, saying that as long as she can cooperate with Director Zhang, she is willing to do it even if she has zero pay.

However, what Zhang Yimou was really interested in was Zhang Ran, and asked with a smile: "I'm looking forward to your new film, China needs science fiction films." I'm not afraid to tell you, except for martial arts films, what I want to make most is science fiction films. ”

Zhang Ran believes that what Zhang Yimou said is true: "I think you are particularly suitable for making science fiction and magic movies, you are the kind of director with a particularly strong visual expression, science fiction and magic are the most suitable to show your strengths." ”

Zhang Yimou shook his head helplessly: "Now China can't make big-scene sci-fi films and magic films, there is no capital, there is no technology, we are too far from Hollywood." ”

Zhang Ran agreed with Zhang Yimou's opinion: "Yes, it's still far from it." But in ten years' time, our market should be able to accommodate a real blockbuster!"

Zhang Ran himself still has something to do, Zhang Yimou also had an appointment with the reporter, and after chatting for a while, Zhang Ran got up and said goodbye.

In the evening, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu attended the premiere of "Ambush on All Sides", both Chinese filmmakers, and they must support each other.

"Ambush on All Sides" takes the conflict between the imperial court and the rebel Flying Knife Society in the last years of the Tang Dynasty as the starting point, but it is actually a love story. The story of the whole movie is not very good, and there are many injuries, but fortunately, the picture of the movie is brilliant and colorful, and the atmosphere at the scene after the movie is quite warm, which won applause for a long time.

However, the reaction of Eastern and Western journalists varied widely, with Western reporters almost praising it, and Zhang Ran hearing many Western reporters spit out words like "perfect", while the Chinese media reacted to this rather lukewarmly, with many saying that the story was too loose and reduced to a supporting role.

The next morning, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu went out early. The premiere of "Time and Space Warriors" took place in the evening, and I had most of my free time to go out for a walk.

In front of the Palais du Cinémath, with the palmprints and autographs of famous and award-winning film directors and stars, is a must-see attraction in Cannes. On the Avenue of Stars, they saw the names of several Chinese directors, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, their names shining in foreign lands.

The fans begging for tickets in front of the Palais du Cinémath are also a spectacle in Cannes, which, unlike other film festivals, is not open to the public. If you want to see a movie in Cannes, you can only rely on a press card and an invitation to the film. If ordinary movie fans want to watch movies, they can only rely on connections, such as knowing reporters, or knowing film dealers, and getting invitations through them, otherwise they can only hold a sign in front of the Palais du Cinema to ask for tickets.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu are very famous in East Asia, but they are completely newcomers in Europe, and fans who ask for tickets do not recognize them. However, when Zhang Ran saw so many people holding signs asking for tickets for "Time and Space Warriors", he was still a little proud.

Leaving the Palais de l'Émathèque, the two walked along the promenade to the famous beach of Cannes. With the pure sky, the blue sea, and the white sand, many celebrities come to this beach when they come to Cannes and take a few photos against it.

Zhang Jingchu likes to take pictures, so naturally she will not miss the beautiful scenery in front of her, so she took off her shoes, stepped on the beach barefoot, and posed in an elegant shape to let Zhang Ran take beautiful pictures of herself.

Cannes Beach is a famous celestial bath, when Zhang Jingchu took pictures, next to Zhang Ran was a topless big-breasted beauty, not far away there were five or six girls wearing only bikini pants, chasing each other to take pictures, the picture was simply beautiful, even Zhang Ran couldn't help but look at it twice.

Zhang Jingchu asked slightly sourly, "Is it good-looking?"

Zhang Ran smiled: "It's worse than my Jingchu!"

Zhang Jingchu was about to speak, when suddenly a gust of wind blew and lifted the hem of her skirt high. It was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and she hurriedly pressed the skirt.

"I didn't expect you to be able to play Monroe once!" Zhang Ran laughed while taking a first shot at Zhang Jing.

Waiting for the sea breeze to blow, Zhang Ran clicked on the photo he had just taken, and after just one glance, he couldn't help laughing. Zhang Jing didn't go away when she first arrived, but her hurried action of pressing her skirt was too funny.

Zhang Jingchu smashed Zhang Ran with her fist, and reached out to grab the camera: "It's so ugly, delete it!"

Zhang Ran picked up the camera and ran: "Such a fun photo, I want to keep it as a souvenir!"

Zhang Jingchu chased after him: "Zhang Ran, I hate it, delete it quickly!"

In addition to the sun, the sea and the olive groves, Cannes is also a major feature of gastronomy. With more than 300 restaurants on the promenade to the Souge highlands, it is hard to resist the temptation to eat in Cannes.

When it was almost twelve o'clock, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu came to a seafood restaurant. Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance, South Korean director Park Chan-wook, and there is another next to him, which is Choi Min-sik, the star of "Old Boy".

Zhang Ran stepped forward with a smile and said hello: "Lao Pu, are you also here to eat?"

Park Chan-wook nodded and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to eat here too, let's sit together." ”

Zhang Ran was also polite, and sat at Park Chan-wook's table. Park Chan-wook introduced Jang Ran and Jang Kyung-chu to Choi Min-sik. "Burst Drummer" is very popular in South Korea, and Choi Min-sik likes this movie very much, and politely expressed to Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu that he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate. Zhang Ran naturally nodded yes, he really admired Choi Min-sik, unlike the exaggeration of young Korean actors, middle-aged actors like Choi Min-sik and Song Kang-ho from dramas have quite pure acting skills.

When the waiter brought the menu, the four of them each ordered the food and began to chat.

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "Lao Pu, I think "Old Boy" can win the grand prize in Cannes this time." If Zhang Ran remembers correctly, "Old Boy" won the Grand Jury Prize, second only to the Palme d'Or.

"Old Boy" has a score of 2.5 and is now ranked fourth, and there is indeed hope of winning the award. However, Park Chan-wook is very low-key: "It's hard to say, the film festival awards all depend on the taste of the judges, who knows if the judges will like "Old Boy". ”

Zhang Ran said: "I don't dare to say that other judges, Quentin definitely loves this film." Quentin is a strong person, and if he likes it, he will definitely sell it to the other judges, so wait for the award!"

"I hope so!" Except for a great man like Woody Allen, as long as other directors can win an award at Cannes, no one will refuse, Park Chan-wook smiled and said, "How is your movie, it premieres tonight, right?"

"That's right, you and Mr. Cui must come to cheer at that time!"

"No problem, we will definitely be there!" Park Chan-wook looked at Zhang Ran, "I am full of expectations for your new film, it will definitely be a surprise work." ”

"I don't dare to say if it will surprise people, but I dare to guarantee that it will be a good movie!" Zhang Ran looked very confident.

After eating, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu continued to wander around, and returned to the hotel slowly at almost three o'clock. There was a premiere red carpet in the evening, Zhang Jing had to do her hair for the first time, and she had to go to the Dior beauty salon on the sixth floor of the hotel to put on makeup, otherwise they would continue to shop.

As soon as the two entered the hotel lobby, Luc Besson greeted them, looking anxious: "Zhang, why did you come back, I'm going crazy, we're in trouble!"

Zhang Ran chuckled in his heart: "What's wrong?"

More than 100 demonstrators set up tents outside the film festival's film warehouse gates, blocking people picking up the films. The copy of the movie is stored in the zài warehouse, and if the copy can't be retrieved, the premiere in the evening will not be able to go on normally!"

"What, how can this be?" Zhang Ran was taken aback, he saw demonstrators making trouble in Cannes yesterday, but he didn't expect the premiere of "Time and Space Warrior" to be affected by this, "What about the police?

Luc Besson sighed and said: "You don't know, because the demonstrations interfered with the normal activities of the festival, yesterday the police detained six demonstrators. In the evening, more than two dozen demonstrators went to the door of the police station to demand the release of the six detainees. After a verbal altercation with the police, more than a dozen people were injured in the clashes. Three journalists who rushed to the scene to report on the incident were also injured by the police, which attracted great attention from the media of various countries, and under pressure, the Cannes police station arrested two police officers who had injured people. Now the police don't dare to care!"

Last June, the French National Confederation of Labor and three entertainers' unions reached an agreement to reduce benefits for the unemployed, which has touched the fundamental interests of France's 100,000 freelancers and stage managers. Two of the left-wing groups refused to sign, and it was they who started the protest.

With welfare provisions and government deadlocks, the Festival de Cannes has become their punching bag. Earlier, the cinema workers had spoken out that they did not agree with their unemployment benefits, and they went on strike as a whole, calling Cannes unable to hold the opening ceremony, let alone the premiere of a blockbuster film. Therefore, the festival officials had to be cautious, and even let the representatives of the demonstrators speak at the opening ceremony to avoid causing trouble during the festival. Unexpectedly, yesterday's police action intensified the conflict and led the demonstrators to block the door today.

Zhang Ran saw that Luc Besson was in a hurry, and comforted: "Don't worry about it first, our copy is a digital copy, and you can download it again through the guò network." ”

Luc Besson's eyes lit up, but he had no experience in transmitting copies over the guò network, so he hurriedly asked, "Is there any time?"

Zhang Ran looked at his watch, it was almost 3:30 o'clock now, and there were only more than 4 hours before the movie premiere, and the whole movie was 20 g, with the current network speed, it would be a test: "It should be in time, but I need a computer with a fast enough internet speed, and I need a hard disk to download the movie, be fast!"

Luc Besson immediately said: "I'll call Jacob right away, and now he's in a hurry to hit the wall!"

Jacob, who is the president of the festival, is in a hurry to hit the wall, and he doesn't want such a tragedy to happen to him, which was cancelled last summer due to a workers' strike. "Time Warrior" is a movie that has been followed by the global media, and everyone is looking forward to it. If the premiere cannot be carried out normally because of the demonstrators, it will be a huge damage to the reputation of Cannes, and who will dare to hold the premiere in Cannes in the future?

After receiving a call from Luc Besson, Jacob breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately "Time Warrior" is a digital copy, and there is still room for redemption in this matter. Zhang Ran was immediately provided with a special room and broadband in the news center so that he could download digital copies without interruption.

Before Zhang Ran sat on the computer, he first downloaded the high-speed transmission software aspera through the guò network, and immediately logged in to the account after installation to start downloading.

With the official premiere now only four hours away, it's hard to say if the download will be completed! )