Episode 157: Hold on to your dreams

It's Labor Day, so it's time to go to Paris.

May 1 was the peak tourist season, but this did not have much impact on Lin Feihong, and the ticket had already been booked for him, first class. This trip only brought Wang Rong, Leslie Cheung and Su Yawen, most of the others are still single, it is a waste of money and time to go to Paris, Paris should be a place where lovers should go.

There are only five days of travel time, and the awards ceremony will start on May 6, so there will be no time to play, so as soon as they set foot on the romantic land of Paris, Lin Feihong and others began to take pictures.

The first attraction is naturally Notre Dame Cathedral, and then to Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, the Jardin du Luxembourg and other famous attractions, the twenty-five attractions in Paris have only played ten in five days, and the remaining fifteen have not had time to play before the awards ceremony begins, and on the evening of the 5th, the four of them came to Cannes by plane.

On May 6th, the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in France finally came to an end, and it was time for the high tide, and it was time for the final awards ceremony, and everyone was looking forward to this day, on this day, the Croisette was bustling.

The reason why this year's Palme d'Or is so remarkable is that there are many superstars from all over the world, many big directors, big stars are gathered here, these people have been nominated, they are not here to watch the game, they also want to win the award, who doesn't want to win the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival?

Lin Feihong and the others sat down on a log table on the right under the guidance of the staff, this place is not too close and not too far back, moderate. A variety of fruits and refreshments were placed on the table for the guests to enjoy, and four or five waiters pushed carts in the aisle to add food to the various tables.

The red carpet was full of people, handsomely dressed, fashionable and beautiful big stars walked around, surrounded by photographers, and reporters gathered, but they couldn't come in, they could only wait outside, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

"The Cannes Film Festival is really unusual, this treatment is really good enough, if our Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival also has this treatment one day, and it is so spectacular, then my country's film industry may not be much worse." Leslie Cheung nibbled on an apple and enjoyed the cabaret performance in the stands.

"There is no way to compare, they have state support, what about us, the country not only does not have economic support, but also restricts many things, often many good movies are restricted, many directors want to create a certain theme but dare not create, because the country is checking, even if they are created, they can't pass the pass and can only be permanently sealed in the underground warehouse, so I said that if you want to have a better development of my country's film industry, if you want to be in line with international standards, you should appropriately relax the policy so that directors can boldly and confidently create the movies they want to make, In this way, they can be inspired and motivated to create. I believe that most filmmakers have similar talents, everyone is very smart, but some people's ideas do not conform to the policy, so many talents are buried in the dust. Lin Feihong shook his head helplessly, not wanting to think about the domestic film form, he felt cold when he thought about it.

"It's not so easy to develop, this depends on the support of the state, and at the same time, it also requires the efforts of our directors, only by creating films that attract the attention of the world, my country's film industry will be in line with international standards earlier, and there is still a long way to go." Of course, the premise is that the relaxation of national policies allows directors to have a more relaxed and free creative space. Wang Rong ate grapes and watched the performance on stage with interest.

I don't know how long later, when Lin Feihong and others were chatting about the future of national films, the performance on stage ended at some point, and the host on stage walked to the middle of the stage, came to the microphone, and said with a smile: "Hello everyone, this year's Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony is about to start, are you happy to eat, in fact, I have been hungry for a long time, but I can only sacrifice myself for this major festival, okay, without further ado, let's officially enter the theme now." ”

"We'll give out the Best Supporting Actor award first..."

"It's none of our business, let's keep talking." Retracting his gaze, Lin Feihong grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gnawed them.

Leslie Cheung sighed thoughtfully and said: "Fortunately, I didn't go to be a professional film critic, I feel better to be your private film critic by your side now, at least I am much freer, everything is free, whether it is speech or people."

If I work in a professional film review company or institution now, I may have a good reputation, but the freedom is gone, first of all, the freedom of speech is gone, I am afraid that what you say about film criticism will not be your personal thoughts, maybe what you say is what you have to say rather than your true thoughts, most of your ideas must be in line with the reputation and interests of the institution, otherwise you will be fired from the institution.

Although you are a film critic, in fact, you are a part-time worker, and many personal freedoms are restricted under the name of the organization, such as when to have a meeting, when to do something to deal with the leader's inspection, when the leader has formulated a bird system to restrict you, in short, don't think about the freedom to work for others, everything you do is just to make wedding clothes for others, and all your efforts and efforts are to accumulate credit for the leader.

Feihong, to be honest, I really thank you, it was you who let me stay by your side, although nominally I am working for you, but in fact I am more free than those who start their own business and become their own boss, you have no restrictions or regulations to restrain me, and you will not ask me what to do, which allows me to speak freely, so that I can say what I want to say, so I have to thank you no matter what. Come, I will toast you with tea instead of wine. ”

Raised the wine glass and drank it all, the melon seeds were too thirsty after eating too much, quenching his thirst with Leslie Cheung's enthusiasm, and poured himself a drink, and then slowly said to Leslie Cheung: "Guorong, you don't have to be grateful to me or anything, I chose you by my side entirely because of your talent, you have this eyesight, and I will reuse you if you have a unique insight into movies, of course, we are also very fateful in this, otherwise we wouldn't be sitting here now."

"That's it, what we can be together today is fate, why are you so sensational, come, don't say more, cheers to our fate!"

Wang Rong raised the teacup boldly, and hit it heavily on the teacups of Lin Feihong and Leslie Cheung, with Wang Rong's instigation, Su Yawen also warmly raised her glass to touch, and the love and righteousness were all in these four teacups.

The awards on the stage have reached the announcement of the nomination for the best director, although Lin Feihong has long known that he is not in this ranks, but he still very much hopes that his name can be said in the mouth of the host, there is no such strong ** in the domestic Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Festival, maybe because of the domestic nomination to win, or because of the current desire for the current French Cannes Golden Hidden Distance Award.

People can't be compared, you will lose if you compare, Lin Feihong found that he was losing now, compared with these four nominated directors, these four people are all big directors of hot Hollywood movies, and their fame is far above themselves, it seems that it is reasonable that he was not selected.

Come on, work hard, and strive for one day your name will echo on this stage, and you will be known by people all over the world, and strive to go abroad to the world.

This dream cannot be changed, and it must be adhered to.

He clenched his fists and took a big sip of tea, hiding this dream deep in his heart.

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