In the 80s, the Festival de Cannes was more complete than ever in terms of its activities, but in general it was divided into two parts: official and non-competitive. [No pop-up novel network]

There are two groups of jury members judging feature films and short films respectively, and the official part of the competition is made up of the film culture of each country, most of them are prestigious directors, actors, screenwriters, film critics, etc., one of whom serves as the chairman, and after their strict jury voting will produce a big award.

The non-competition part is mainly focused on promoting newcomers, and after the establishment of the two units of "Director's Fortnight" and "Un Certain Regard", many potential or accomplished directors have been discovered.

Although Wang Xiaohu has not participated in the Cannes Film Festival, he also has a wide influence in the world film circle, and Winterdur directly crossed the two units of "Director's Fortnight" and "Weekly Attention" when he registered.

After the "Film Critics' Week", "Mulan" and "The Great Disappearance", "A Woman's Identity", "Freedom Road", "Night in San Lorenzo", "Fitzcarado", "Another Sight" and more than a dozen other films entered the official competition.

What does this mean, it shows that "Mulan" is now eligible to compete for the Palme d'Or, the Best Director Award, the Grand Jury Prize, and the Best Actor and Actress Award.

Could it be that Winterdur would be so excited, his old face had a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum, and his hands kept dancing back and forth, "Boss, I said a long time ago, your strength is definitely capable of entering this link, haha, I admire my foresight more and more, I knew that if this was the case, I should have used "Myth" to participate in the Cannes Film Festival back then, maybe I could win some awards!" ”

"Come on, "Myth" is a standard commercial film!"

Wang Xiaohu still has no specific concept of the awards at the Cannes Film Festival, not to mention that Lao Wen also said that now it is only a shortlisted unit, and there is still a more fierce battle waiting for "Mulan".

"Being shortlisted is already the biggest win!" Winterdur rubbed his hands together and said, "It's better than MGM empty-handed!" ”

"Corkerian, that guy isn't going to be using Casino Royale to the festival, is he?" Wang Xiaohu asked in amazement.

Winterdur nodded strangely and said, "Yes, if it weren't for his background in the mafia, I'm afraid it would be even more difficult to sign up, but it's a pity that he just went through the motions." ”

Mafia, the corner of Wang Xiaohu's right eye couldn't help but beat, hearing this name made him feel a subconscious sense of disgust, he remembered Fate, that's right, it's the scum who deliberately used illegal drugs first, and then used a muscle oscillator to kill Brother Xiaolong!

According to Fat's recordings, it is very likely that he was hired by the mafia or other organizations to murder Bruce Lee, but unfortunately their plot was discovered and dismantled by Wang Xiaohu in time.

After confirming the cooperative relationship with Corkerian, Wang Xiaohu quickly learned that Corkerian is a major member of the mafia, imagine if he is not a major member of the mafia, how can he become the gambling king of Las Vegas?

So for a long time, Wang Xiaohu has maintained a relationship with Corkrian, and is always on guard against him. It is very strange that Corklian is not the slightest guard in this regard, or rather, he may not have participated in the plan to murder Bruce Lee back then, after all, there are many members of the mafia, and he and Wang Xiaohu have maintained a fairly good cooperative relationship so far, at least in terms of film development, he must rely on Wang Xiaohu's cash cow.

Just when Wang Xiaohu was too empty, he felt that his arm was twisted violently, and he screamed and found that his wife was looking at him with dissatisfied eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Yazhi said with a straight face: "Just now Lao Wen asked you if you want to go to the screening venue at night to see the release of "Mulan", but you are stunned here. ”

"Uh, do you want to see "Mulan" come out? Of course! Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said

What Wang Xiaohu didn't know was that at this time, the entire Cannes Film Festival had a strong interest in the film "Mulan".

On the one hand, this interest comes from the fact that Chinese mainland has entered the stage of development of reform and opening up, and the French believe that China has begun to gradually embark on a strong trend, and thus express a rather friendly attitude towards China.

So when the judges saw that there was a Chinese film that they signed up, they all watched the movie as soon as possible.

On the other hand, because of the trailer of "Mulan", the trailer is still quite unfamiliar to most people in the film industry, the trailer of "Mulan" is very short, Chow Yun-fat, Stephen Chow, Xiong Xinxin, Yu Rongguang and other "green leaves" almost flashed by, and the rest are the shots of "Mulan" Lin Qingxia.

The scene is almost a war scene, Lin Qingxia is fully armed in armor, majestic horseback riding or fighting, powerful and cruel war scenes, accompanied by Lin Qingxia's voice-over: "Behind us is our hometown, we have to fight to the death to protect her, today we will die on the battlefield, the general can betray me, the soldier can bully me, but I, Mulan, will never betray the country!" ”

One word at a time, full of tragedy, and the string of high-cost questions at the end is even more shocking.

"Are you afraid of death?"

"Are you afraid of death?"

"Are you afraid of death?"

"Don't be afraid!"

"Don't be afraid!"

"Don't be afraid!"

The Northern Wei soldiers in the battle of the trapped beasts raised their swords and shields in their hands and responded neatly and loudly, that kind of formation, that kind of momentum, it simply made everyone who watched the trailer boil!

Coupled with the "mysterious" poster posted by the staff of Concordia International in the exhibition area, it makes people even more curious about "Mulan".

The jury spoke highly of the film.

An elderly judge said: "It's hard to believe that King Tiger, who has always shot commercial films, showed his genius in this film, and actually filmed a magical woman in a turbulent era so *** and exciting!" ”

"As far as the film is concerned, the commercial value may be stronger, but the artistic achievements are also not to be muttered, and these are not only brought by the oriental beauty, the whole film is more like discussing the deep thinking caused by the war."

"I see the shadow of Joan of Arc in mulan!" A French jury member excitedly said: "Yes, this feeling is getting stronger in the middle of the film!" ”

In France, Joan of Arc is known as a heroine and a saint, and even four centuries after her death, all accounts of her are immortalized.

Napoleon had a high opinion of Joan of Arc and considered her the savior of France. After Joan of Arc's death, nationalism in France was on the rise, and there was a lot of historical compilation and research about Joan of Arc, and the French patriotic movement (a right-wing political organization in France) promoted her great image. She has been celebrated by a host of writers and composers, including Shakespeare, Voltaire, Schiller, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Twain, George Bernard Shaw, and Brecht, and a large number of films, plays, and music about her continue to develop to this day.

In England, the British, out of fear and resentment towards Joan of Arc, disparaged her as a witch. Including Shakespeare's first part of the [***] historical drama "Henry VI", which depicts the French royal family, Joan of Arc is portrayed as a bewitch. However, in modern times, the fair view that "if Britain had won the Hundred Years' War and annexed France, there would have been no liberalism in Britain today, and as a result, Joan of Arc would have saved Britain."

In short, the French have planned "Mulan" into their own ranks, treating it as the Chinese version of Joan of Arc, believing that she is as great as Joan of Arc, and that she is the savior and guardian of their respective countries, and should be respected and admired.

was hyped by the French judges, and more people paid attention to "Mulan".

So when Wang Xiaohu, Zhao Yazhi, and Lin Qingxia came to the screening venue, they felt a little surprised.

"There are still quite a lot of people." Wang Xiaohu muttered, and Zhao Yazhi, who was holding his arm, said with a smile: "Of course, it seems that Lao Wen is not lazy, and the publicity effect is good." ”

It's crowded with people of all colors, including tourists, filmmakers, studios from all over the world, even beautiful women, handsome guys, and of course, journalists.

Wang Xiaohu and the three of them sat down in the last few rows, and there were a few young people next to them holding notebooks and other things, and they were burying their heads in writing something.

When the lights in the screening hall dimmed, the gang stopped working and raised their heads to stare at the big screen.

It is still the abstract yin and yang Taiji fish symbol of Concord, but at this time, the audience in the screening hall felt a very oriental atmosphere.

The picture is dark, not directly into the theme of the film, but in the melodious and elegant music to show a small blooming flowers, the color of this flower is slightly pink, slightly green and yellow, one by one from all directions of the screen to the middle of the gathering, and when the petals are arranged neatly according to the law, the screen is "Mulan" three big characters, next to these three big words is the English title "Mulan" words.

At the same time as the title was formed, several children's voices still chanted "chirp and chirp, Mulan is a household weaver", and then the voice gradually faded, and batches of fast horses flashed on the screen, and the men on the horse were wearing battle armor, and their expressions were solemn and rushed through the checkpoints to the palace of Dawei.

"Report! The Rouran army is pressing, and the border is in high danger"

The scene once again takes on a soft montage, in an ordinary thatched house, Mulan is sitting in front of a spinning wheel, and when her beautiful face appears on the big screen, there is a sudden exclamation in the screening room.

"What a beautiful oriental woman."

"Is she the Joan of Arc in the trailer?"

"Joan of Arc of the East"

Several young people around Wang Xiaohu talked in a whisper, and the voice came into the ears of Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi, who tilted his head and explained to Lin Qingxia, who was not very proficient in English: "Qingxia, they are praising you." ”

(To be continued)