Chapter 369: Arrival
In Zhao Zhenghao's heart, the importance of the Cannes International Film Festival is actually not too high, and his ultimate goal in filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is to lock in the Academy Awards.
After achieving a series of successes that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve, Zhao Zhenghao's vision is also high, and now he has no thoughts, and if he has an idea, he will directly aim at the highest hall in the industry.
Moreover, the three major international film festivals in Europe, represented by the Cannes International Film Festival, are now almost reduced to the backyard of Dragon Kingdom films.
And the Academy Awards, now for Dragon Kingdom movies, is still a virgin land, if Zhao Zhenghao can succeed in the strategy, the prestige bonus will increase exponentially.
However, for the rest of the "Zhenghao Studio", Cannes is already the highest temple in their minds!
People like Wang Yulan and Ren Lan who came from professional classes once set one of their life goals for themselves is to one day be able to participate in the three major international film festivals in Europe represented by the Cannes Film Festival.
It can be seen clearly that their goal is only to "participate with films", and they dare not think that they can win the award!
In recent years, the performance of Dragon Kingdom films in the three major international film festivals in Europe has continued to be high, but after all, there are still very few people who can return with honor, and they are all talented bigwigs in the circle.
Wang Yulan and Ren Lan are not without the confidence to stand side by side with these bigwigs in the circle, but this is not an overnight thing, their growth takes time, and when they are enough to stand on the top podium of the three major international film festivals in Europe, it will be at least twenty years later.
They will not be arrogant, but they don't dare to be blindly confident, especially now that they have an in-depth understanding of the director's industry and have personal experience, they dare not be arrogant.
However, their current strength is not enough for them to go to Cannes in a dignified manner, but it does not prevent them from rubbing Zhao Zhenghao's light.
After so many years of working together, it stands to reason that Zhao Zhenghao will no longer surprise them with any achievements, but when they learned that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was selected as the opening film of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, Wang Yulan and Ren Lan still felt a palpitation.
The biggest credit for the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" naturally goes to Zhao Zhenghao, who is a director, screenwriter, and starring actor, but Wang Yulan, as the producer and producer of the film, and Ren Lan, as the first assistant director of the film, also paid a lot of effort for this movie.
If "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" can win the "Palme d'Or", the highest award at this Cannes International Film Festival, then they naturally have a share of credit for this trophy!
I may not be able to get on the top podium of the Cannes International Film Festival with my ability in my lifetime, and now I can take advantage of Zhao Zhenghao's momentum to realize this long-cherished wish as a filmmaker, which is enough for Wang Yulan and Ren Lan.
Therefore, in the past few months, although Zhao Zhenghao has been on vacation, Wang Yulan and her sisters have not been idle, and they have been actively running for the trip to Cannes of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was finally selected as the opening film of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, which also has the credit for their active recommendation and connection.
This year's Cannes International Film Festival will open on May 7, and Zhao Zhenghao and his entourage will certainly not wait until the opening day to arrive in Cannes, and they need to arrive in advance.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the opening film of this year's Cannes International Film Festival, and the Organizing Committee of the Film Festival has coordinated and helped the premiere, and there are not many things that need to be handled by "Zhenghao Studio" in person.
However, the trip to Cannes of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not just a premiere, but also a number of screenings during the next ten or so days.
In addition, the red carpet ceremony before the premiere and the reception after the premiere also need to be arranged in advance by the "Zhenghao Studio".
All in all, the trip of "Zhenghao Studio" to Cannes is not an easy trip, but a war with many levels to overcome.
For these trivial matters, Zhao Zhenghao can leave it alone, but Wang Yulan, Ren Lan and others can't take it lightly.
Relying on Wang Yulan and Ren Lan alone, of course, it is impossible to complete so much work, this time the "Zhenghao Studio" expedition to Cannes, not a small team, but a large army, the whole team of more than 20 people, Zhao Zhenghao's three assistants were all dispatched.
The food, clothing, housing and transportation of these 20 people during Cannes alone is a rather cumbersome matter.
After all, the Cannes International Film Festival, as Europe's largest film trading platform, attracts a large number of producers every year, and coupled with the influx of audiences, this town with a permanent population of just over 70,000 people is crammed by hundreds of thousands of people in mid-May every year.
If you don't make arrangements in advance, you may really face the dilemma of having no place to live and no place to eat.
Fortunately, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" decided to participate in this year's Cannes International Film Festival relatively early, giving Wang Yulan sufficient time to prepare, and now, everything has been prepared, just waiting for Zhao Zhenghao to lead a large army to come.
On the evening of May 4th, Dragon Time and the early morning of May 5th, European time, Zhao Zhenghao, Yi Ping, Xiang Yazhen, Xie Xin and other main creators of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", as well as Wang Yulan, Ren Lan and other staff of "Zhenghao Studio", a group of more than 20 people, came to Beijing International Airport and flew to France.
Although the flight information of Zhao Zhenghao and others has not been disclosed, there are still a large number of fans with magical powers, and they got the news through their own channels, with a total of thousands of fans, who have been waiting outside the Beijing International Airport since noon that day, for Zhao Zhenghao and his party.
Of course, these fans are not all Zhao Zhenghao's alone, Yi Ping, as the current "first sister" in the Dragon Kingdom film industry, naturally has no shortage of loyal fans; Xiang Yazhen and Xie Xin are rising stars, although their popularity is not as good as the first two, but they have also captured the hearts of a group of fans.
Among these fans, there are hundreds of idle and wealthy existences, who paid for air tickets at their own expense, followed Zhao Zhenghao and others to Cannes, went to a foreign country, and helped Zhao Zhenghao and his "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" platform.
After a long-distance flight of more than ten hours, after the plane landed on the European continent, Zhao Zhenghao and his party were warmly welcomed by local fans, nine out of nine of these fans came for Zhao Zhenghao, most of them were his fans, and a small number of them were his fans.
The rest of the people are all Yi Ping's fans, this is the third time Yi Ping has come to Cannes with a film, and there has been a Cannes "Queen" trophy in the account, cultivating a group of loyal fans in the local area.