Chapter 41: Looking Forward to Cannes
Chen Yongren and Liu Dehua came to a secluded place, and the latter stood still and stared at Chen Yongren for a moment before saying, "I want to know what is the relationship between Mr. Chen and Miss Chen Yulian?" ”。
Chen Yongren suddenly realized in his heart, he frowned and pondered for a long time before replying: "Sister Lian and I are just ordinary friends now, and I understand what you mean, what happened that night was just an accident, it has become a thing of the past, Sister Lian and I don't want anyone to mention it, do you understand?" Most importantly, this qiē has nothing to do with you......".
Liu Dehua nodded and pointed at Chen Yongren and said: "You're right, this qiē has nothing to do with me, and I also hope that Mr. Chen didn't lie to me, otherwise if I let me know what you did to be sorry for Miss Chen, I will definitely not let you go!" Then he turned and left.
Chen Yongren was dumbfounded, and then distressed, sure enough, it's not a good thing to have more to do with women, especially beautiful women with stories, whether he can cooperate with Fa Ge in the future is still very suspenseful, and now there is another Liu Tianwang, if he can't cooperate with these two people in the future, he will make movies for a lifetime, and if he can't cooperate with these two people, it is simply inferior!
After a while, Chen Yongren returned to the food stall, and the five tigers disappeared again, and after asking Zhou Xingchi, he knew that after Liu Dehua came back, he beckoned a few people to leave together.
Lacking interest, he said to the crowd, "All right! Everyone is almost drunk, and if you continue to sleep, you have to sleep here, pack up your things, and ......" turned to Cheng Kui, who was also awake, and said: "Brother Dasha, you send them home first, and I'll wander back on the street!" ”。
Liu Qingyun and others usually rent a house near "Wutai Mountain" in order to facilitate filming, so they can go all the way, Chen Yongren has indeed been living in Yongjia recently, which is not very far from here. Cheng Kui answered, and Chen Yongren disappeared into the street after settling the account......
A week later, in the screening room of Yongjia Company, Chen Xunqi and Li Ying saw the end of the film and applauded, the former looked at Chen Yongren with a smile and said: "Ah Ren, I really didn't mistake you, although this movie doesn't make much money, it can definitely make Yongjia's reputation shocking!" ”。
Li Ying also nodded again and again: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, I think Ah Ren was born to mix in the film industry!" ”。
Chen Yongren raised his eyebrows and said: "Since the two of you are so touted, I am also disrespectful, and I will definitely promote the two of you in the future, as for the sycophants or something, forget it!" ”。
Chen Xunqi and Li Ying's expressions froze, the two looked at each other, both shook their heads and sighed, the former said helplessly: "The mud can't support the wall!" ”; The latter continued: "Don't boast about your son! ”。
Chen Yongren touched his nose and didn't say anything, after the filming was completed, he used three days to edit, and another three days for post-production and processing, soundtrack and songs, he explained some concepts to Chen Xunqi at the beginning of the filming, although it was not the same as the original, but the effect was almost the same, and sure enough, Chen Xunqi and Li Ying praised it after watching it.
Chen Xunqi patted his thigh and said, "Okay! I'll go to Boss Lei to see if I can squeeze out some space for theaters to be released before the summer vacation! ”。
"Wait, brother......".
"What's wrong? Ah Ren ......".
"You don't have to rush to release it!".
"What do you mean?".
"The Cannes Film Festival will open in half a month, and we still have to catch up with the ......."
Chen Xunqi's eyes widened and said, "You weren't joking before, you really have to go to Cannes?" ”。
Li Ying began to wonder what to do, suddenly thought of something, and exclaimed: "What are you talking about?" Is it ......".
Chen Xunqi nodded, and said: "Actually, this film does have a certain groundbreaking, but the threshold of the Cannes Film Festival is extremely high, and so far only two predecessors, Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan, have succeeded there, I am just worried that the greater your expectations, in case ......."
"Brother, do you think I'm the kind of person who can't stand the blow?"
Chen Xunqi laughed and said, "Okay! I'll ask someone to arrange a PR right away! ”。
Ten days later, at the headquarters of Hong Kong's "Film Fortnightly", Liu Zhihua, one of the founders of the publication, rushed into the office of Chen Baisheng, the editor-in-chief of the weekly; Chen Baisheng was pondering the theme of the new issue of the weekly, and was startled by the momentum of his old friend entering the door, and said angrily: "What are you doing, Lao Liu?" A handful of people who are still frizzy when they are old are not afraid of being laughed at by young people! ”。
Liu Zhihua took a breath and said, "Lao Chen, the headlines of the latest issue of the weekly have not been decided yet, right?" ”。
Chen Baisheng sighed: "Recently, the Hong Kong film industry has been full of commercial films, and none of the movies have bright spots, I am thinking about whether to catch up with a nostalgic movie manuscript to make up the number!" ”。
Liu Zhihua waved his hand and said: "No need, the theme is Cannes Film Festival!" ”。
Chen Baisheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course I set up the section of the Cannes Film Festival, but this year it has nothing to do with the Chinese, so it's a little inappropriate to be on the front page, right?" After all, our weekly is a ...... rooted in Hong Kong films."
"No......" Liu Zhihua interrupted: "This year's Cannes is not only related to Chinese, but also related to Chinese films, and also related to Hong Kong films!" ”。
Chen Baisheng was stunned, stood up abruptly and asked, "What news did you get?" ”
"I just learned from a French friend that at this year's Cannes Film Festival, a Hong Kong film was shortlisted for the main competition and won several nominations......."
"What......" Chen Baisheng said dumbfounded: "Whose movie?" Why is there no wind at all......".
Founded in 1939, the Cannes International Film Festival ranks first among the three major film festivals, and the level of the Cannes Film Festival basically determines the highest standard of global art films that year.
Chen Yongren felt that "Two Big Smoking Guns" could be shortlisted, and the first person he thanked should be Gilles Jacob, the president of the Cannes Film Festival, because before Jacob became the chairman, the Cannes Film Festival's selection method was like the Oscars, and the relevant departments of various countries selected the best works of the past year and sent them to Cannes for competition. After Jacob came to power, he made a series of reforms to the Cannes Film Festival, including further clarifying the award method of the main competition unit, adding "Un Certain Regard" and "Film Critics" sections to expand the capacity of the Cannes Film Festival, etc. Among them, the most critical change in Cannes is the change in the way the film is selected. The film is recommended by each country and can be submitted by anyone in their own name. If it weren't for this, with Chen Yongren's qualifications, time was so tight, and it was estimated that he would have to wait until the next session to compete.
Chen Xunqi and Li Ying were also overjoyed after receiving the news, being shortlisted for the world-renowned film festival not only represents a great honor for the production company, but more importantly, it can definitely increase a lot of voice in the major film companies affiliated with the Golden Princess Cinema Line, and future films may be able to get better schedules and box office share.
Li Ying asked Chen Xunqi with a little excitement: "Are you ready?" ”。
Chen Xunqi said with a smile: "The plane at nine o'clock in the evening, tomorrow at noon to Nice airport, and then take the car to Cannes, the time is a little tight, I mentioned it to Mr. Lei, you go back and explain it to him in detail!" ”。
Li Ying nodded, looked left and right for a while, and asked, "Where did Ah Ren go?" ”。
Chen Xunqi shook his head and said, "I don't know, he just asked me to buy an extra ticket, saying that he was waiting for me at the airport on time!" ”。
"Buy an extra ticket? Who else is he going to take with him? ”。
Chen Xunqi smiled strangely: "I heard him mutter, saying that you can't walk the red carpet without a female companion or something......."
Li Ying said with strange eyes: "It's not the little dragon girl of wireless, right?" It shouldn't be ......."
Chen Xunqi was about to say something, the phone rang, only to hear him say "call them to the reception room first" and hung up the phone; Li Ying said curiously: "Who is here?" ”。
Chen Xunqi sighed: "Chen Baisheng and Liu Zhihua of "Film Fortnightly", these two people are really powerful, they should have gotten the news, I am most annoyed by this kind of questioning and questioning, you go and greet them, just say that Ah Ren and I have gone to France for ......."
Li Ying glared and said, "Are you annoying? I'll go? I'll go...... Am I more annoying, okay? ”。
Chen Xunqi said while packing up the things on the desk: "I'm catching a plane, and there are still a lot of things that are not ready, so I won't waste time with you!" As he spoke, he walked out the door.
"You're really brothers...... A virtue! Li Ying said in his air.
Tiaojingling broadcast, Zhang Manyu got into a taxi out of breath, and asked Chen Yongren, who was already sitting inside, "Ah Ren, why are you in such a hurry?" Let me take a long week off! ”。
Chen Yongren beckoned the driver to drive, and then asked, "Then have you invited it?" ”。
Zhang Manyu nodded and asked, "Where are we going?" ”。
"Let's go see my parents first!".
"Ah......" Zhang Manyu blushed and said, "It's too sudden, right?" I wasn't prepared at all! ”。
Chen Yongren looked at his watch and said, "We are very short of time, we will go to my mother's place to get a piece of clothing first, and then rush to Kai Tak Airport to take the 9 pm flight to Nice, France ......."
Zhang Manyu was stunned for a moment, and said confusedly: "Why do I get more confused the more I listen?" ”。
"I'll tell you slowly, didn't I ask you for leave to make a movie a month ago? said that after the movie is finished, we can be together in the open; Then ......".
Chen Baisheng and Liu Zhihua walked out of Yongjia with frowns, the two sat in the car, Liu Zhihua turned his head and asked Chen Baisheng: "Old Chen, Li Ying is really not tricking us?" I haven't heard of any of the main creators of the movie he said, and ...... Except for the unknown actors and Chen Xunqi participating in the soundtrack, all the work of the whole movie was done by a twenty-year-old young man! ”。
Chen Baisheng was silent for a moment and said: "Go back first, you can sort out this interview manuscript and publish it on the main page of the latest issue of the weekly, the manuscript style is mainly mysterious and questionable!" ”。
Liu Zhihua said: "I'll sort it out?" You usually do these things ......."
"I can't catch it this time, I'm going to take the nearest flight to France!" Chen Baisheng replied without waiting for Liu Zhihua to finish.