Although when he first came to Cannes, Winterdur once told Wang Xiaohu some knowledge about the film festival, but in the following days, Wang Xiaohu did not feel that the film festival had much to do with him, so he simply traveled with the two girls all day long and enjoyed a rare vacation life. [Full text reading]

Listening to Corkrian's words today, he realized that he really didn't know much about the Cannes Film Festival, and he didn't even know the basic etiquette of holding a banquet in the main unit of the film.

"I'm afraid it's too late to hold it now." Wang Xiaohu sighed helplessly.

Corklian also shook his head and said: "Yes, it's not too late, it's too late to be too late, because tomorrow the Cannes Film Festival will close." ”

Wang Xiaohu can only smile bitterly.

"If I lose the trophy that belongs to us because these basic etiquette are not enforced, then I will really regret my death, it is my dereliction of duty." Winterdur patted his forehead remorsefully.

"Old Wen, even if it is a dereliction of duty, it is my dereliction of duty." Wang Xiaohu patted Winterdur on the shoulder and comforted him: "Didn't you win a lot of orders for the company, this has exceeded our plan to come to Cannes on this trip, as for whether to win any trophies, it only depends on the mood of the judges." ”

Although Wang Xiaohu said it very easily, Winterdur still blamed himself, after all, this is the first time that Concord has participated in such a large-scale international film festival in addition to the Oscars.

At this point, Wang Xiaohu has gradually understood the so-called fair surname of the Cannes Film Festival, to put it bluntly, there are many mysteries hidden under this so-called fair surname.

If nothing else, critics are paid 10 francs for each film they watch, and if your film is shortlisted for the main competition, it's also the time to burn money, except that the money burning here is the default of the French political axe, and if you win the Palme d'Or, you will have more fame than you will throw into it.

That's the rule. These rules have been entrenched for 35 years since the 1946 Cannes Film Festival in France, and no one has disputed them.

This reminds Wang Xiaohu of what Winterdur said in the car when he first arrived in France, he once said that this is the last pure land in the world film industry, and there is no need to worry about intrigue here, and there is no need to spend money to bribe those judges, but just because these so-called bribes have been set as rules by the French political axe, everything is on the surface, it cannot be said to be a dirty deal.

To put it bluntly, this is France's method of using the Cannes Film Festival to make money frantically, but the means played by the Gallic rooster are more high-grade and more artistic!

In this regard, Hollywood really has to learn from the Gallic roosters, at least in the 35 years that they have been in the air, and no film has said to have suffered an unfair insider.

"Hey! The world is as black as a crow. ”

Wang Xiaohu muttered in his heart, and he was no longer moved by these so-called film festivals and award ceremonies, anyway, as long as he could keep the last piece of pure land of the Hong Kong Film Awards, it would be OK.

Dinner was invited by the gambling king, he invited Wang Xiaohu, Zhao Yazhi, Lin Qingxia, Chow Yun-fat to eat a pure French dinner, and then went to the "Canal Nightclub", it can be seen that the gambling king is very familiar with this side, and there is no reporter in this nightclub, and the invitation to enter the nightclub is almost as popular as the white press card

On May 19, 1982, the most exciting award ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival officially began, as the main creator of the shortlisted main unit competition film "Mulan", at 8 o'clock in the morning, several small white flag cars printed with palm leaves parked in front of the fake hotel.

"Boss, let's go." Winterdur knocked on Wang Xiaohu's door in a tuxedo with a bow tie around his neck.

"Hey, isn't the awards ceremony going to take place until the evening, what are we going to do so early?" Wang Xiaohu said depressedly: "And you have to dress so formally." ”

"It's the rules, and if you break them, the staff at the bottom of the stairs will ban you." Winterdur reluctantly explained that it happened that Corkrian, who was also dressed up at this time, also walked over.

Wang Xiaohu rolled his eyes and secretly cursed a damn rule, there are so many rules here that give him a headache! "I swear I'll never go to these troublesome film festivals again!"

"If you can win the Palme d'Or, it will definitely change these gnaws." Corklian said with a smile.

"Maybe." Wang Xiaohu muttered and changed his clothes, Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia also changed into evening clothes according to the rules, the difference is that Zhao Yazhi is wearing a white flowing water diamond mopping long skirt evening dress, Lin Qingxia is wearing a black flowing water broken diamond mopping long skirt evening dress, the two girls are like a pair of twin sisters, one black and one white, which is particularly eye-catching.

It's not that being borrowed by a car means that you can get on the red carpet, in fact, there are a bunch of messy things in front of Wang Xiaohu and others, such as the first thing is to "take pictures intensively", and pose for 15 minutes in front of all the photographers who are officially ordered to come.

Then there's the hour-long press conference, during which you'll be able to answer the questions that follow in your choice.

Because "Mulan" is the first Chinese film to be shortlisted for the main unit competition, and the film's reputation is very good, so that all reporters flocked to interview Wang Xiaohu and others.

However, to Wang Xiaohu's surprise, this time he did not become the target of the reporters' "attack", and Lin Qingxia was the protagonist of today's interview.

Reporters from local French media such as "Le Monde", "Feature Film", "New Observer" and "Express" asked a lot of questions, and with the help of the official translator, Lin Qingxia chose her surname to answer the questions.

Of course, most of these questions are asking Lin Qingxia how she is qualified for the role of Mulan, asking whether she is as good as in the film, and there are some personal questions, such as asking her if she is married, whether she has a boyfriend and other topics, which makes Lin Qingxia cry and laugh.

After finally coping with the reporters' interviews, Lin Qingxia hurriedly grabbed the mineral water and drank it violently, and shouted to Zhao Yazhi while drinking, "Azhi, I was tired just now, and they are too good at asking questions, and it takes half an hour to ask." ”

Zhao Yazhi chuckled and said: "This shows that the Mulan you played is very successful, and they are paying a lot of attention to you now." ”

"Then when you and Ah Hu participated in the Oscars, did you also encounter such a situation?"

Zhao Yazhi shook her head and said: "No, Ah Hu was still a newcomer in Hollywood at that time, and American reporters didn't pay much attention to whether the Chinese could win the award, but there were still Time magazines who interviewed Ah Hu. ”

When the two women were communicating in a whisper, the reporter of "Le Monde" had already begun to ask Wang Xiaohu questions.

"What motive did you have for creating the Oriental version of Joan of Arc?"

Wang Xiaohu frowned, and then said with a smile: "If I guessed correctly, did you just want to ask me if I was influenced by Joan of Arc in your country to have the motivation to shoot "Mulan"? ”

Le Monde's elegant shrug did not deny it, in fact, everyone thought that Wang Xiaohu's filming of "Mulan" this time was a bit of a suspicion, which gave the French a sense of absolute superiority.

As the screening of "Mulan" caused a sensation in Cannes, rumors about the film continued to circulate on the Corniche, and the most unanimous opinion was that Wang Xiaohu was inspired by Joan of Arc to fabricate an oriental version of Joan of Arc's story to impress the hearts of the Cannes jury.

Wang Xiaohu had learned about these rumors more or less through Winterdur or Corkrian, and he could not have imagined that the press of Le Monde would openly raise this issue today.

After clearing his throat, Wang Xiaohu spread his hands and leaned on the back of the chair and said: "This question is very easy to answer, I was not influenced by the Joan of Arc of your country and filmed "Mulan", in fact, Mulan is an ancient Chinese national heroine from 412 to 502 AD, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, as long as you know a little about Chinese history, you should know that Mulan is far earlier than the history of Joan of Arc in your country 1000 years earlier. ”

As soon as Wang Xiaohu's words fell, there was a sudden uproar at the press conference, especially those French reporters who had maintained a sense of superiority, and they fell in cheek on the spot.

What the? You even said that our Joan of Arc is not as early as your Mulan!

The Gallic rooster's usual sense of superiority and pride was dealt a serious blow!

Seeing this, Winterdur quietly kicked Wang Xiaohu with his foot, which means, boss, how can you deliberately find awkwardness at a critical moment, if you offend these French media, how will we participate in the Cannes Film Festival in the future?

Wang Xiaohu didn't pay attention to Winterdur's hints, this is a matter of principle, you can have rules at the Cannes Film Festival, but as a director of the film, I also have my own principles, and the things of principle must not be broken, just like you Cannes Film Festival always adhere to the so-called rules.

The first question caused Wang Xiaohu to be very dissatisfied, and the press conference, which was originally in a very lively atmosphere, suddenly became solemn.

Seeing this, the official responsible person hurriedly came out to play a round and hastily ended the press conference.

After the meeting, Winterdur shook his head and sighed, and Corklian gave Wang Xiaohu a thumbs up, "Tiger, you're the coolest guy I've ever seen in my life, aren't you really afraid of them scribbling casually?" ”

Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "What I said is the truth, not only the French have a long historical heritage, China is the only country in the world that has no cultural fault, if the judges cancel my award because of this, I have no regrets, besides, whether there is my award or not." ”

"Cool!" Corkrian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted Wang Xiaohu on the shoulder and said: "There are still a few hours before the award ceremony, I don't think they will change the attribution of the award casually, because it will become a shame for Cannes." ”

"I hope so." Wang Xiaohu smiled.

(To be continued)