Demi. Moore's good friend Angela is just a well-known European model. (The update is the fastest and most stable, see, .k.) Another namesake Angela is a senior reporter for the well-known French film magazine "Positif".

Since Angela was the first to get an interview with Wang Zijun a few years ago, and her report caused a sensation, she has quickly won the favor of the magazine's editor-in-chief. Angela's salary is now more than three times that of the year, and she also has a network of countless well-known films, and many independent directors have to do everything possible to curry favor with her so that they can connect with good distributors through Angela.

Tonight is the awards ceremony of the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival, and Angela has been waiting in front of the Palace of Festivals for a long time, she is waiting for Wang Zijun, the Chinese director who made her popular for her interview.

In the past few days, Angela has been trying to contact Wang Zijun, hoping to give him another interview, but unfortunately Wang Zijun has been delayed, and after coming, she has been visiting film festivals all day, and she has no time to pay attention to her.

It was still early, and the fans in front of the Festival Palace were crowded on both sides of the avenue, and Lu Xun had some celebrities present, which caused bursts of cheers from time to time.

An old-fashioned black sedan stopped, and an old man on crutches came out of it and got out of the car with the help of his entourage.

The fans on the periphery didn't react much, but the reporters present invariably aimed their cameras at the old man.

A reporter said to himself, "Oh God, Mr. Claire is here, didn't he say he's sick?" ”

Rene. Claire, one of the world's first directors and one of the founders of cinematic art, is now 80 years old. When Wang Zijun's "Bloody Lonely City" was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, he strongly recommended that "Bloody Lonely City" be transferred from the "Film Critics' Week" to the "Main Competition" unit.

Angela did an exclusive interview for Claire the year before last, and then often visited the elderly, so the two had a good personal relationship.

Rene. Claire didn't take a few steps out of the car when Angela ran over to hold the old man up.

"What are you doing here? Am I getting to the point where I can't walk? "Rene. Claire tapped the ground with her cane with some annoyance.

When Angela and Claire's entourage let go, Claire took off her hat and waved to the reporters and filmmakers in the distance.

When Wang Zijun arrived, he saw this coquettish old man at first sight. He only won the Critics Week Award that year, and as a rookie director, he was not qualified to participate in the red carpet show at the closing ceremony. Claire sent a letter to invite him.

After Wang Zijun appeared, those fans suddenly cheered, but Wang Zijun knew in his heart that most of those cheers were for Robert behind him. De Niro's.

"Hello, Master Claire!" Wang Zijun walked up quickly and chased Rene. Claire.

Rene. Claire turned around and leaned on crutches and said, "I remember you, King." Your latest movie is very good, I've seen it, it's a great film. When I first saw "Bloody Lonely City", I knew you were a good director. ”

"Thank you for the compliment." Wang Zijun said with a smile.

De Niro and the others also came, half of them didn't know Claire, after all, the old man hadn't been out for several years.

"Hey Wang, we're meeting again." Angela smiled at Wang Zijun.

Wang Zijun shook hands with her and said, "Hello, Miss Angela." ”

Angela winked at him and smiled, "Can I do you another interview?" ”

"No problem, just tomorrow morning, if you have time." Wang Zijun said.

Angela said, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow morning, at the Dilanloix Cafe." ”

"It's a deal." Wang Zijun said.

While the two were talking, the French director Truffaut also came, followed by a young and beautiful woman. …,

Rene. Claire was old, chatted with Wang Zijun for a few words, and went directly to sit inside.

Not long after, Truffaut also came over and smiled at Wang Zijun: "Wang, I wish you the Palme d'Or in advance." ”

Truffaut is here to be the guest of honor this time, and there is no competition with Wang Zijun. What he said was not a pure compliment either, and in the score published in the Cannes house book this time, "The Shawshank Redemption" was as high as 3.7 points.

"Thanks, who is this?" Wang Zijun asked the beautiful woman behind Truffaut.

"This is Isabella, Isabella. Adjani. Truffautauau.

"Hello, Isabella." Of course, Wang Zijun knew that this was Isabella. Adjani, just now she just asked knowingly. This is one of the top 50 beauties in the world that was later evaluated by a well-known magazine.

Isabella at this time. Adjani is not yet twenty-three years old, with wavy black hair, and delicate facial features that seem to be carved, but her lips are slightly thicker, and others look sexy, but Wang Zijun doesn't like it a little.

"Hello, Mr. Wang." While Wang Zijun looked at her, Isabella. Adjani was also looking at Wang Zijun curiously, wanting to see what the famous Chinese director looked like. You must know that since this year's Cannes Film Festival used "The Shawshank Redemption" as the opening film, Wang Zijun's fame has already spread all over France, which is even more sensational than back then.

The red carpet show started soon, and it was a great coincidence that Wang Zijun's red carpet partner was actually with Isabella. Adjani is the same name as the French actress Isabelle. Huppert.

Isabel. Compared with Adjani, Huppert's eyes are more moving, and when he stares at a man for so many times, his whole body will be numb. The fly in the ointment is that there are some freckles on her face, although it is a little more playful, but it is also an irreparable flaw.

The two held hands and posed for reporters to take pictures, and after entering the hall, Isabel . "Mr. Wang, I'm going to Hollywood next month, and I hope to have the opportunity to work together in the future." ”

"Really? That's fantastic. Wang Zijun said with a smile.

and Isabel. After the separation of Yuppert, Wang Zijun did not have time to meet with several other members of "The Shawshank Redemption", and a Japanese man came to him.

This Japanese man in his forties, wearing a pair of glasses and a mid-hairstyle, bowed directly when he saw Wang Zijun and said, "Hello, Mr. Wang, I have always wanted to meet you, and today I finally have a chance." ”

"You are director Nagisa Oshima?" Wang Zijun was a little unsure.

"Yes." Nagisa Oshima nodded.

"I'd love to meet you, too. But some people say that I'm a right-wing director, you won't look down on me, right? Wang Zijun said with a smile.

At this time, there were many right-wingers in Japan, but there were also many leftists.

The man in front of him, who participated in the student movement when he was young, called for the emperor to be lowered from the altar, was identified as a red element. His films have always been about politics, society, revolution and leftism, and he even made a film called "Mao Ze. East.

If nothing else, the best director at this year's Cannes Film Festival is Nagisa Oshima.

After listening to Wang Zijun's joke, Nagisa Oshima shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Wang." I've been following you since "Bloody Lonely City", because many right-wingers in Japan were scolding you at that time, so I walked into the cinema. You follow the stage. b. Unlike those right-wing directors, your work never involves the struggle between left and right, and focuses more on human nature, freedom and true love. My favorites are your "If You Sell Nothing" and "The Shawshank Redemption". ”

"I'm not as good as you say." Wang Zijun didn't expect this "warrior without a king" to speak so highly of him.

After a few casual conversations, Nagisa Oshima finally got to the point: "I heard that you invested in an Asian film distribution company in Japan?" ”…,

Wang Zijun didn't know what he wanted to do, so he nodded and said, "It's my shares." ”

"This ......" Nagisa Oshima wanted to say something, but he was a little embarrassed.

Wang Zijun said: "You say." ”

Nagisa Oshima asked, "I want to reorganize the Creation Society, I wonder if Mr. Wang is interested in investing?" ”

With that, Nagisa Oshima explained the Creation Society, which is probably a group between a film studio and a small film company.

It turns out that although Nagisa Oshima is very famous, he has always been so miserable that now he does not invest more than 10 million yen per film, that is, less than 50,000 US dollars. "The Dead of Love", which is currently nominated for best director at the Cannes Film Festival, costs only $20,000.

As for why he got mixed up so badly, just look at what kind of movies he made - reflecting on Japan's World War II, advocating women's independence, calling for improving the living conditions of Korean Japanese, and tolerating homosexuality......

The Japanese film market has been bad in recent years, and Nagisa Oshima made these movies purely to find death, and it is impossible to have a good box office.

"Well, I'm not too familiar with the Japanese film industry." Wang Zijun began to be perfunctory, investing in this one, it is better to directly use the money to smash the water.

"Is that so? That bothered. Nagisa Oshima's face darkened, and he was about to turn away.

"Wait." Wang Zijun suddenly changed his mind, perhaps, it is also a good choice to let such an eccentric director make trouble in Japan, just spend a little money to watch the excitement. In a few years, if you have time to make time, you may be able to build a film production company in Japan based on the creation company.

Wang Zijun asked, "How much money do you need?" ”

"Are you ready to invest?" Nagisa Oshima asked in surprise. He just heard that Wang Zijun had invested in the Asian Film Distribution Company, which brought the Japanese film company back to life, and asked Wang Zijun for money with an attitude of trying.

To be honest, Nagisa Oshima is really cornered, otherwise he would not have been able to find Wang Zijun. He made those niche movies, due to the low cost, after winning the award, they were released in Europe and the United States, and occasionally made a few bucks, but most of the time they were on the streets, and no one watched the movie tickets.

Who will invest in him after this coming and going?

"Tell me how much?" Wang Zijun said.

Nagisa Oshima was afraid that Wang Zijun would regret it, so he said cautiously: "$100,000." ”

"So little?" Wang Zijun said with a smile.

"$100,000 is enough." Nagisa Oshima said.

"Yes, we'll talk about it after the awards. However, I hope that Mr. Oshima will make movies in the future and think a little more about the market, and I don't want my investment to go down the drain. Wang Zijun said.

"Of course." Nagisa Oshima bowed again, as for whether he would pay attention to the market, only the ghost knows.

The award ceremony and closing ceremony began soon with a ceremony called Massa. Kieves's middle-aged man ran up and said it, and finally began to present the awards.

The awards for each section of the Cannes Film Festival are announced separately, and only a few awards in the main competition unit are left tonight.

The first award, the Best Actress Award, was the first to settle, and a total of two Cannes actresses were born, one of whom was American actress Jill? Kleberg, the other is the French actress Isabel who just walked the red carpet with Wang Zijun. Huppert.

Then came the Best Actor award, Robert Brown. This is the second time DeRoni has come to Cannes, and when the award presenters above called his name, Robert stood up very chicly, hugged Wang Zijun and ran up.

The second actor followed Wang Zijun to make a movie, and directly took the two actors. De Niro felt that it was too cool to follow Wang Zijun to film.

The next best director, Wang Zijun thought it should be his own, but he didn't expect it to fail.

"The winner of the best director at this year's Cannes Film Festival is Nagisa Oshima from Japan's "The Dead of Love"! …,

Nagisa Oshima stood up happily, and with this award, his films could be released in Europe and the United States, earning some small money.

Wang Zijun was completely speechless, he has also seen Nagisa Oshima's "The Dead of Love" in the past few days, it is definitely a heavy taste niche movie, these judges of the Cannes Film Festival, the taste is too unique.

The special jury prizes were announced one after another, namely "Goodbye Monkey" and "Call of Death", one for a British film and the other for an Italian film.

"Here are the most exciting moments, nominated for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the American film "The Shawshank Redemption...... Italian film "Woodshoes" ......"

"Let me announce that the winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival is Zachary Brown. Wang "The Shawshank Redemption"! ”

"Oh!" Lazim jumped up for joy, and the audience applauded and congratulated.

Wang Zijun went up to take the trophy, held it high, and then said: "The last time I came to Cannes was five years ago, and that time I took a duck from here. ”

"Hahaha......" The audience burst into laughter.

Wang Zijun said that five years ago, the Cannes Film Festival was in a lawsuit because of design rights, and the Palme d'Or trophy was temporarily replaced by the Golden Duck trophy.

Wang Zijun said: "The last time I won the award was in the Critics' Week section, and then I said, 'For the beauty of Cannes, I will come again next year'. It's a pity that my subsequent films are all commercial films and can't be in the eyes of the judges. Then I consoled myself and said that I don't usually come to Cannes, and if I do, I have to win the Palme d'Or. Maybe God heard my prayers and said, well, then give you one, don't come and make me sleep. Thank you judges, I will come again next year if I have the chance, and I hope God will hear my request this time. ”

Wang Zijun stepped down amid applause, and then began to talk about cooperation with Nagisa Oshima, and finally spent $150,000 to form a film company called "Creation Co., Ltd." with Nagisa Oshima, and Wang Zijun got 60% of the company's shares.

However, Wang Zijun didn't take these shares seriously, it was purely for the pleasure of playing tickets, he wanted to see what weird movies Nagisa Oshima could make after he had plenty of funds.

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