The next day, Liu Rumeng got up early and went out to do her hair, and then came back to put on makeup. Tossing excitedly until it was close to noon, after the modified evening dress was delivered, Liu Rumeng regarded this bright red evening dress as a treasure, and did not plan to take it off after trying it on.

For the Cannes Film Festival, the world's number one art event, which will open soon, Liu Rumeng, a young woman in literature and art, has reached a feverish level of worship.

On this day of celebration in the whole city, I am afraid that only Xiao Cheng, a pseudo-artist, in the whole Cannes does not care about this, if it were not for the pleasure of Liu Rumeng, he would not bother to participate in the boring opening ceremony.

Anyone who knows a little about the history of world cinema knows that the Cannes Film Festival has always been awesome, and it can make new directors instantly world-famous, Mesozoic directors crowned kings, and old directors regain their former glory.

The Cannes Film Festival is a sacred place in the hearts of all filmmakers, no matter how arrogant, unfair, or even extreme it is, filmmakers define the final result as avant-garde, and classify it as the admiration of the highest film art, which is the Cannes that is proud of the international world cinema industry.

It was thought that the Cannes Film Festival's position at the centre of the world's film festivals would be shaken by the new film festivals that emerged in the 80s and 90s, but this does not seem to be the case.

In the 80s, a number of important film festivals were added in North America, such as Sundance, Toronto, Montreal, etc., because of their proximity to Hollywood's industrial powerhouse, they did partially steal the limelight of European film festivals, such as Toronto's increasingly important market position, and its proximity to the Venice Film Festival, which also had a direct impact on the latter, but the Cannes Film Festival's roots have always been solid, at least its scenery has never diminished.

In addition, there are new film festivals in Asia, such as Tokyo, Hong Kong Island, Magic City, Busan, etc., because they are far from the center of the world film stage, and actually do not have much impact on the Cannes Film Festival.

Why has Cannes been able to maintain its position as the number one international film festival for more than half a century? The reason is that whether it is to find a way out for art films or to provide communication opportunities for filmmakers, there is actually one key that is inseparable from how to deal with Hollywood.

As the stronghold of European art cinema, it seems that it should reflect the tendency to resist Hollywood, but since its inception, how has the beach of Cannes ever lacked Hollywood starlight? Unlike other European film festivals that adhere to their own identity, Cannes has done a clever approach in this regard, and it has never rejected Hollywood, which many people think is like a combination of Hollywood star system and French goddess amusement hall.

Cannes has always been very determined to be a purely trade film festival, with all screenings open to professionals and journalists, and the general audience has no chance to enter at all, which is very different from Berlin and Toronto. That said, Cannes never directly affects the general audience, it influences the general audience by influencing industry insiders and the media, and this route has been extremely successful.

Therefore, Cannes never has to worry about not being able to bring Hollywood A-list stars to the Oscars like Berlin, and Hollywood stars can't wait to go to Cannes to get the honor and worship of artists.

Journalists and film critics felt their identity was very important in those days, tourists and fans were looking forward to meeting celebrities on the Corniche, Arabian oil tycoons spending a lot of money on luxury yachts, young actors and young models eager to become famous on the beach, all enjoying their short life in Cannes, even if it was scandalous, it was the perfect spice for the festival, adding to its charm and legend.

At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Cheng took Liu Rumeng, Meng Kai, Chu Mingxiong and Tang Tiantian to prepare for the red carpet under the arrangement of the Organizing Committee of the Cannes Film Festival.

As a director, Bai Fan should have a place, but Xiao Cheng unceremoniously let Liu Rumeng take his place, anyway, Bai Fan didn't even get the nomination, so why let him come to this sad place?

Time passed bit by bit, and the 5 people in Xiao Cheng, who were waiting a little impatiently, finally began to step on the red carpet.

As a cutting-edge movie, Xiao Cheng's 5 people are all new faces. Despite receiving six nominations in the competition category, the rest of the reporters from all over the world didn't bother to pay attention to it, except for a few Chinese reporters shouting for them to take pictures.

Xiao Cheng didn't care about this, stayed on the red carpet for about 10 seconds, and then quickly climbed the steps of the movie palace and came to the front of the hall of the movie palace.

The halls of the Palais du Cinématha were crowded with directors, actors, producers and film distributors from all over the world, and acquaintances gathered in small circles to discuss topics of interest.

The arrival of Xiao Cheng's 5 people attracted the attention of many people, because everyone didn't know them, and Xiao Cheng and they were still Chinese, so they all inquired about each other privately.

Only Gao Lang and Qu Yahan, who entered the room first, saw Xiao Cheng and the others, and waved to them with a smile.

Several other Chinese people who were chatting with Gao Lang and his wife curiously asked the couple about the origin of Xiao Cheng's five people, and when they heard that Xiao Cheng was the producer of the movie "Spider-Man", their faces were a little worried.

It's no wonder that whoever made Xiao Cheng bombard many famous directors in China in the media is sure that this guy is not welcomed.

Xiao Cheng just smiled and nodded to Gao Lang and his wife, he had no intention of stepping forward to join in the fun, and was about to find a remote corner to spend time.

A tall Western man walked over and said in English with a smile on his face, "Hi, hello, we meet again." ”

This foreigner is a little familiar, Xiao Cheng thought about it for a while, and immediately remembered, isn't this the Lawrence who quarreled with Dominica the night before? Lawrence watched Dominica follow Xiao Cheng into the room with his own eyes, and sent all the suitcases over, is the quality of the foreigner really so high that even the person who cuckolded him is not jealous?

Xiao Cheng was a little surprised, but Lawrence politely came over to greet him, and he had to politely reply: "Hello, Mr. Lawrence." ”

Perhaps understanding why Xiao Cheng looked surprised, Lawrence walked up to him and whispered, "I know that Dominica didn't stay in your room long that night, she just wanted to arouse my jealousy, a woman's ridiculous self-esteem." ”

Xiao Cheng asked a little strangely: "You don't care at all that Dominica enters my room, although it hasn't been for a long time, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen?" ”

Lawrence laughed and said, "Why do you think I asked the waiter to bring suitcases to your room?" ”

Xiao Cheng immediately understood that this guy had already bribed the waiter, and sending the suitcase was just an excuse to come over to inquire about the news. Xiao Cheng shook his head and smiled: "Okay! I admit I didn't attract Dominica's charisma. ”

Lawrence smiled even more, stretched out his hand and shook Xiao Cheng and said, "Officially introduced, my name is Aldrich Lawrence, a native of the United States, and my profession is a film distributor." ”

Xiao Cheng said: "Xiao Cheng, a native of China, is a producer. ”

Lawrence said: "I know that you invested in the movie 'Spider-Man,' it was a good movie, and I was a little bit interested in it, and if we had the chance, we could sit down and have a drink and talk about the movie." ”

Xiao Cheng shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "It seems that we are neighbors now, and such an opportunity should not be difficult to find." ”

Lawrence said: "That's great, you have a saying in China, it's better to choose a day today!" When the opening ceremony is over, I will bring you the best wine to taste. ”

That's called choosing a day is better than hitting the day, how can poor English words interpret the profound Chinese culture. After a little vomiting in his heart, Xiao Cheng said: "No problem, I look forward to Mr. Lawrence's visit." ”