"Oh, where did this "Bloody Lonely City" come from! Shet, how could it be such a high score. West, who was in charge of MGM's distribution department, thought he had read it wrong when he saw the big 3.3 on the house book.

"Can anyone tell me what's going on with this "Bloody Lonely City"?" Vest tossed the house catalogue aside.

Pierre, one of his men, said: "Yesterday Mr. Steve called to keep you on the lookout for the film, and then you forgot it, and I warned you. ”

"Did I forget?" West wondered.

"Yes." Pierre said.

"Have you seen the movie?" West asked.

"No, I've been following you." Pierre Dao.

West said: "Then you go and find out, what is the commercial value of this movie? ”

Soon after, Pierre came back and said, "'Bloody Lonely City' is going to be released tonight in the cinema on the beach. ”

The screening room in the Palais des Cinemas, after hundreds of judges were seated, was almost full. Journalists from some well-known media outlets and a very lucky few invited audience members were able to enjoy the premiere together, but ordinary movie fans who wanted to watch it had to go to other cinemas to watch the premiere.

Screenings in other cinemas are free, and most of them are makeshift cinemas set up on the beach, and fans need to apply for a fan card in advance to enter the movie.

Before that, many people were very curious about the fact that there was a Chinese-language film shortlisted in Cannes this time, but among the many film choices, they would not waste time watching a Chinese-language film.

But today, the film festival's house program suddenly announced the rating scores of a new batch of films, and in the film critics' week unit, "Bloody Lonely City" ranked first with a high score of 3.3. This makes the vast majority of people after watching it, and their first reaction is that they have seen it wrong, and then they want to see what this movie is all about.

Philip and Emma are a couple, both avid film enthusiasts, and every Cannes Film Festival they come to see the best films from various countries.

The two walked into the beach movie theater, found a seat and sat down next to each other, and Philip said: "Emma, I heard that this is a Chinese anti-fascist war movie. Why do you think it got such a high score? ”

Emma said: "I trust the eyes of the judges. ”

"So let's guess first, what is it talking about?" Philip said.

"I guess it's love in war." Emma said.

Philip said: "It should be humanitarian." ”

"I hate preaching." Emma said.

"I also hate preaching, but what else can an anti-fascist film do to impress the judges?" Philip curled his lips and said, "Damn, there's not a magazine to cover it properly." ”

Emma speculated, "Perhaps, like us, those magazines didn't pay much attention to the film beforehand. ”

"Maybe you're right, they just stare at famous directors and popular movie stars, and follow them like servants to take pictures." Philip gestured to take a picture, "Hey, yes, that's it, let's take another picture." Hey, dude director, your zipper didn't pull properly. ”

"Hahaha." Emma laughs out loud at Philip's antics and antics.

Soon, a man in his forties and fifties walked up to the screen, took the microphone and said: "Hey, fans, what we are showing next is "Bloody Lonely City" from the Republic of China, he is the debut film of a young Chinese director. Trust me, it's great and not to be missed. Also, ladies, put away your popcorn, I'm afraid it'll get stuck in your throat when you scream later. ”

"Hahaha." The man walked away after speaking, but it caused fans to laugh and look forward to the movie more.

Philip followed the man's tone and said to his girlfriend, "Hey, ma'am, do you need my hot kiss when you get stuck in your throat?" ”

"Of course." Emma ate a popcorn and put it in her mouth, and the two hugged each other and kissed passionately.

West and his men had just tried to find their judge friends, but unfortunately someone else was watching the movie, so he had to go to the beach cinema in person. West is not here for a holiday, his most important task in Cannes this time is to find good films from various countries, especially those by unknown directors, which, if you have a good eye and luck, can buy them at a very low price and get high box office returns.

"Oh God!"

"Ah......h

"Damn, the director is murdering!"

"Boom, it's exciting!"

“……”

The makeshift movie theater was obviously not well equipped with sound absorption, and before Vest had even entered the movie theater, he heard a mess of screams inside. He and his subordinates glanced at each other, and it seemed that the market response to this movie was very good.

At this time, the people watching the movie are ordinary audiences, they do not have the sanity and calmness of the judges, and their emotions are more easily swayed by the director.

The film only started for a few minutes, and the exclamations from the audience never stopped.

Emma's popcorn was scattered all over the floor, her hands clutching at the corners of her boyfriend's clothes, and she screamed nervously from time to time. Philip, on the other hand, was full of excitement, and in his opinion, the scenes in this movie were really fantastic, and this is the movie that men should watch.

"No, it's bloody. Philip, let's go. Emma couldn't hold on anymore.

Philip was puzzled: "Bloody? No, the director is just restoring the truth, baby, it's a good movie. If it's released in France, I'll definitely pay to see it again...... Damn, kill him, yes, that's it...... Boom, here it is again, this bomb is really exciting...... Hey baby, you said they wouldn't shoot with real bombs, right? ”

"Oh, Philip, how can you do this, you have violence in your blood." Emma said sadly.

"No, it's a man's feelings." Philip said.

Emma kicked the popcorn aside and forced the discomfort in her heart to continue watching. Finally, when I saw the wedding on the battlefield, I breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is that a traditional wedding for the Chinese?" ”

Philip was a little uncertain and said, "It should be, but the wedding ceremony may not be complete." ”

"The bride's wedding dress is beautiful, do you think we're going to make a custom set?" Emma asked.

"No problem." "But I think we should focus on watching the movie now, otherwise it's disrespectful to the director and the actors." ”

Soon the theater reappeared with a collective exclamation: "Oh no, it's chemical weapons, they have violated international conventions!" ”

"Damn the monkeys, kill them!"

"Hell, the hero is dead!"

The bride in bright red wedding, with her thin body, carried her husband's body upstairs step by step, lying together on the newlywed quilt stained with blood and dust, and finally quieted the scene, and even a female fan could be heard sobbing quietly.

"Damn the director!"

"What's that? Oh my God, that wounded soldier has bitten the flesh off the enemy's throat! ”

"He's swallowing it raw, it's terrifying!"

"That's it, kill the fascists!"

"Oh, that's kung fu, those guards know kung fu!"

In the back row of the theater, West looked at the screen and said to himself, "I think we should talk to them." Pierre, go and contact those Chinese for me immediately, fast, fast! ”

"Now?" Pierre said.

“now。” West yelled.

On the other side of the theater, a man in a suit cursed in a low voice: "Damn, why did you only find out about this movie now!" I'm going to buy him, I'm going to look up the information of that studio, I want his production team...... No, it's not just the director. I want their pyrotechnics, they are much more valuable than the director! ”

Several people in front and behind hurriedly slipped out of the theater, each running in a different direction.

A reporter rushed to the phone: "Hey, editor-in-chief, I've found big news...... That Chinese movie...... It's very unique and the graphics are very exciting...... Yes, it's the 3.3 movie. Okay, I'll go interview right away, but I need to know where they live first...... I checked, all the hotels were checked, and they weren't there...... How to contact us? No, there is no contact information...... Yes, they should be at the screening...... But hell, there are no Asian faces in the theater...... Well, I really am a bastard, I neglected them...... yes, so I'm trying to make amends, to find them before the other journalists...... Tomorrow? Tomorrow, let's report the content and score of this movie...... Yes, it's the big hit, and it's no surprise that this time it's the Critics' Week Awards......"

Countless distributors and journalists are busy, because tomorrow is the awards of Film Critics' Week, and they must get ahead of it.

However, because the good hotel in Cannes was booked out at the beginning of the year, Wang Zijun and his party only lived in an ordinary small hotel, where is it so easy to find?

In the beach cinema, "Bloody Lonely City" has been screened, and fans waited for the final staff credits of the film to end before giving warm applause. Then they walked out of the theater and talked passionately about how the film had won their approval, regardless of the reviews.

At this time, the publishers and reporters returned disappointed, they searched all the hotels in the city, but they did not get any information. In particular, two publishers remembered that Bai Muyang seemed to have accosted them, and they also gave them business cards, but they threw them away. When I think about it, I want to slap myself twice.

Second, there is still one day left before the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, but the winning films of the Film Critics' Week were announced today and trophies were awarded.

The awards awarded by the Film Critics' Week are the unofficial awards of the Festival de Cannes and are presented by the International Association of Film Critics (originally the "French National Association of Critics").

There is no red carpet, and the red carpet will not be there until tomorrow when the Cannes Film Festival closes.

Wang Zijun walked to the award hall a little depressed, and Bai Muyang excitedly said on the phone that "Bloody Lonely City" was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, but he didn't say which unit it was at all. And Wang Zijun is very confident in his movie, although this movie may be just a better commercial film in the future, but this is in the early 70s...... He took it for granted that he was shortlisted for the main competition unit.

As a result, Wang Zijun asked Bai Muyang to call all the main creators, and when he came, he realized that he had put on a big oolong, and he didn't even have the qualifications to walk the red carpet, which was really depressing.

As soon as Wang Zijun appeared today, before he entered the hall, countless reporters immediately surrounded him, and the spotlights flashed non-stop. The posture of "shhh

(To be continued)