Chapter 720: Looking Forward to Cooperation [One Update]
In fact, not only Zhong Chuhong, Zhou Huimin, Wang Guxian, and Qiu Shuzhen all have shares in various companies transferred by Lin Youlun in the past, and Li Jiaxin and Yi Bixia have respectively obtained two sets of mansions worth tens of millions and some real estate properties, not to mention Lizhi, she has a net worth of no less than hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and at the same time, she also helps Lin Youlun manage a huge amount of various industries, and has become the most high-profile female billionaire in Hong Kong.
With a father like Lin Youlun, of course Zhong Chuhong doesn't have to worry about her daughter's future life, but she cares more about her daughter's growth environment.
A fact that is difficult to change is that no matter how well Lin Youlun treats his daughter, he still can't change the identity of Honghong's illegitimate daughter.
This is what Zhong Chuhong is most worried about.
"Don't do that birthday party, I always think it's too extravagant."
"No, the invitations have already been sent, I can't break my promise, right?"
Seeing that Zhong Chuhong still had something to say, Lin Youlun took her hand, patted it lightly and said, "Don't worry, everything has me!" β
Zhong Chuhong nodded hesitantly, and at this time, the host on the stage called out Lin Youlun's name in Chinese that sounded a little broken.
"It's time for me to go up and present the awards." Lin Youlun shrugged apologetically at Zhong Chuhong, stood up and tidied up his clothes, and then walked to the front desk amid the warm applause of the surrounding audience.
Taking the microphone handed by the host, Lin Youlun looked at the French national goddess Sophie Marceau, who was standing aside to present the award with him, and joked: "When I came on stage just now, I was wondering about one thing, why everyone's applause this time was so warm, and now I understand...... It turned out that none of these applause were given to me. β
The applause from the audience became even more enthusiastic. Sophie Marceau opens her hands. hugged Lin Youlun very generously.
She came with a fuchsia dress today. The large diamond ornaments in front of the bust collar make the dress show a mature atmosphere, and the tight-fitting design, S-shaped waistline cutting, perfectly presents her waist curve, and the entire skirt is made of black lace material, which makes her a little more charming and sexy.
Sophie Marceau didn't mean to present the award immediately, but chatted with Lin Youlun.
"Mr. Lin. As far as I know, the presidents of other film festivals in the world rarely participate in the activities of the same level during their tenure, but as the chairman of the organizing committee of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, you not only participated in the Cannes Film Festival, but also served as the guest of honor yourself, is there any special reason for this? β
Lin Youlun picked up the microphone, looked at Sophie Soma and said, "Don't you know why I came to Cannes?" β
Sophie Marceau held the microphone in both hands and asked with some hesitation: "Is it because of the movie "This Killer Is Not Too Cold"?" It's a shame I haven't seen this movie yet, but I've been told it's an impressive movie. I highly recommend going to see it too. β
"You're only half right."
"What about the other half?" Sophie Marceau asked curiously.
"It's true that I came to Cannes because 'This Killer is Not Cold', but there is another reason for being the presenter...... It was just like what I said before. I shouldn't be here as I am now, but when the president of the festival organising committee sent me an invitation, I was going to present the award with Sophie Marceau, and for that reason, I didn't hesitate to say yes. β
Lin Youlun's answer made the audience applaud again, but this time everyone was a little heckling.
"No, no, I don't think so, because Mr. Lin's female companion tonight, Miss Zhong, is much prettier than me."
Sophie Marceau cleverly shifted her focus to Zhong Chuhong, and Lin Youlun also tacitly changed the subject.
"The person who recommended you to watch the movie "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" won't be Mr. Andrei Zolaski, right?"
Sophie Soma held the microphone with one hand, covered her mouth in surprise with the other, and looked at Lin Youlun curiously: "How did you know the Tao?" β
Lin Youlun shrugged, "At first, I just guessed, but now your expression has told me the answer." β
In 1984, eighteen-year-old Sophie Marceau met Andrei Zolaski, who was 24 years older than herself.
At that time, Andrei Zolaski was a director who liked to use big stars to shoot films, and he took a fancy to Sophie Soma at a glance, but this cooperation between the two was blocked by Sophie Marceau's agency, the famous French Gaumont Film Company.
The reason is that Andrea Zolaski's film is a bit large, which will damage Sophie's image as a beautiful girl, but Sophie did not give in, she raised 1 million francs to redeem her contract with Gaumont Films, and even went to court for the matter.
After terminating the contract with Gaumon, Sophie's career not only did not suffer a setback, but soared.
In Andre's "Wild Love", Sophie Soma is wearing a bikini, wet hair, dripping water, lying on the beach, hands under her armpits, and a slightly open mouth, which completely ends Sophie's image of a jade girl and transforms her into a sexy goddess in the hearts of the French.
And privately, Sophie Marceau and Andre Zolaski started a long-distance love run that has been going on for 8 years now.
Sophie Marceau said that she hadn't seen "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", but someone specially recommended the movie to her, and the first thing that came to Lin Youlun's mind was Andrei Zolaski.
Andrei Zolaski is very good at making films about sexual psychology, and the plausible love affair between the girl and the uncle in "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" is not only to AndrΓ© Zolaski's taste, but also very similar to his experience with Sophie Marceau in reality, and it is reasonable that the film can be appreciated and recommended by him.
As soon as Lin Youlun explained this, Sophie Marceau nodded in admiration, and at the same time said with some regret: "It's a pity that Andre is not on the scene today, otherwise he would have been very happy to hear Mr. Lin's words." β
In 1991, after filming "Blue Movement", Andrei Zolaski stopped filmmaking. On the one hand, his native Poland has changed dramatically. As a wanderer, he was finally free to go back, he wanted to devote more time to Poland, and even he was twice recommended for the post of Minister of Culture, but he did not agree to take office, and this very insightful filmmaker was eager to do something practical. On the other hand, it is also because Andrei Zolaski is disappointed in France.
AndrΓ© Zolaski often complained to Sophie Marceau that the French had lost their appreciation and no longer appreciated his work. And the phrase "Andrei Zolaski is a madman" as often said in the French press also hurt his self-esteem.
Andrei Zolaski returned to Poland again and again, staying longer and longer, this time accompanying Sophie Marceau to the Cannes Film Festival, and only stayed for two days, returning to Poland without even attending the closing ceremony.
"If I have the chance, I will definitely visit Mr. Andrei Zolaski...... But now we seem to be off topic. β
Sophie Marceau nodded, "I'm sorry, I think the audience can't wait to know the results." β
"Actually, I'm more anxious than they are." Lin Youlun said very humorously, which amused the audience again.
Lin Youlun and Sophie Marceau are responsible for presenting the Best Actor Award, and Jiang Wen, the actor of "This Killer is Not Too Cold", is very likely to win the award, and indeed his mood can be understood by everyone.
"Okay, so let's find out."
Sophie Marceau handed the microphone to Lin Youlun and asked him to help take it down, she opened the envelope with her free hand and took a look.
Jiang Wen, who was sitting in the audience, stared at the stage very nervously, and Liu Xiaoqin on the side also prayed silently in her heart, at this moment, the audience became very quiet.
"I decided that I would definitely give the award to Mr. Lin later, because it would be very meaningful...... I am happy to announce to you that the winner of the Best Actor Award at this film festival is "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", Jiang Wen! β
When saying the name "Jiang Wen", Sophie Marceau imitated the pronunciation of Chinese, and after finishing, she put down the microphone, covered her mouth with her hand and whispered to Lin Youlun next to her if her pronunciation was standard.
Lin Youlun demonstrated the pronunciation to Sophie Marceau in standard Mandarin, and Sophie Marceau read it twice, and then she was already speaking it smoothly.
Of course, at this time, the attention of the audience and the live broadcast camera were no longer on the two award presenters on the stage, but aimed at the award-winning Jiang Wen together.
The birth of the first Chinese actor in the history of the Cannes Film Festival naturally has reasons worthy of everyone's attention, although this makes some fans who like "This Killer Not Too Cold" a little regretful.
Jiang Wen's award also means that "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" and the Palme d'Or are completely missing.
However, Lin Youlun on the stage did not look regretful, when Jiang Wen came to the stage to accept the award, Lin Youlun happily hugged him, patted him on the back and said two words of congratulations, and then consciously gave up the microphone and the stage to Jiang Wen, and stood aside with Sophie Marceau.
Because he knew Lin Youlun's arrangement in advance, Jiang Wen was very well prepared this time, and two-thirds of his acceptance speech was in Chinese, but when he expressed his gratitude at the end, the French that had been practicing hard in the past few days finally came into play.
The practice of thanking Jiang Wen in French greatly improved Jiang Wen's impression in the minds of the audience, and all this has nothing to do with Lin Youlun, Jiang Wen has been chatting quietly with Sophie Marceau when he gave his acceptance speech.
Later, when he was about to break up and step down, Lin Youlun also made a special suggestion to Sophie Marceau that he would have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, and Sophie Soma readily agreed. (To be continued......)