"Are you GAY?"

“……”

Chu Qing was speechless at the seemingly innocent but black-bellied Hong Kong reporter in front of him.

On the morning of the second day of the screening of "Lan Yu", Guan Jinpeng held a press conference, inviting most of the Hong Kong media such as "Oriental Daily", "Cheng Pao" and "Ming Pao".

In fact, after last night's screening, several French newspapers had already briefly interviewed. This time, it is specifically close to Hong Kong compatriots, so that they can promote more, after all, the main market of the film is still local.

"Uh, I'm not." Chu Qing shook his head and said.

"Then why are you hesitating?" The reporter caught a flaw and chased after him.

He blinked, simply kept silent, and understood what a professional paparazzi is. Fortunately, Ah Guan immediately took over the conversation and relieved him.

"This is what I admire most about Tsai, who is not gay, but can play the role well. I think this is where the skill of an actor lies, and it is rare. ”

The reporter gave him face, let go of the goods, and then chatted with Ah Guan in detail about the movie, the original intention of filming, the process, the difficulties, and the current success.

Chu Qing cooperated with the sycophants, what cooperation with Guan Dao benefited a lot, although the process was hard, but to be recognized by colleagues in Cannes, how worthy of Balabala.

Finally, a senior entertainment reporter ended his routine and asked, "Then what are the next filming plans?" ”

He wanted to talk, but Guan Jinpeng preemptively said: "I am preparing a new film called "Backlight Scenery". Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui have already negotiated, and Tsai will also play a very important role in the film. ”

This time, Chu Qing was really stunned, turned his head to look at the other party, and endured speechlessness.

After the reporter was sparsely finished, he asked, "When did it happen, why didn't I know?" ”

"I just decided not long ago, but I didn't have time to tell you." Ah Guan sorted out his things and said with a smile: "Or do you not want to act?" ”

"I want to act. It's a must! ”

He was a little excited, please, those are two legends, Sensei male No. 2, do all the tricks, and asked: "How are the preparations, when will it be started?" ”

"We're estimating the cost and trying to reduce it, and the current amount is so huge that no one is going to invest at all. Wait. Ah Guan said worriedly.

Okay, Chu Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth, indicating that he understood: Maybe it means.

……

In other words, if you want to sell films in Cannes, you have to make a big scene, and there are generally three tricks: buy covers, hold cocktail parties, and brush stars.

However, the latter two tricks are more costly, and the effect is not guaranteed. And domestic stars, you can get together a dozen and send them over. Foreigners are not rare, and the coffee position is too low.

The cocktail party is better, but it burns money properly, even if it is an ordinary dinner. Without a million, you can't get down at all. Therefore, buying a cover has become the most cost-effective means of publicity.

There are two house books in Cannes, The Daily Screen and The Hollywood Reporter, which feature a special daily issue during the festival. Summarize and comment on various activities in recent days.

Compared with the level of running a concept poster in China, it can appear as the cover of the international mainstream film media, and it is forced to rise.

These covers are for sale. It is equivalent to advertising space, ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 US dollars. Of course, it's not like you can get on it if you want to, and the magazine itself will do some screening according to the grade of the film.

As for the poverty of "This Summer", not to mention the cover, even the first five editions basically can't get in, at most the crane tail is dangling. However, the reason why the basic is used instead of the absolute is because there is still a Chu Qing supporting the field.

At noon, the hotel suite.

Three girls nestled side by side on the sofa, one holding a copy of "Daily Screen" silly music. Fan Xiaoye is young and cute, Zhang Jing is quiet and beautiful, and Cheng Ying is atmospheric and intellectual, each with its own beauty, which is extremely eye-catching.

"Knock knock!"

Suddenly, I heard someone knocking on the door outside, the girl turned upside down, opened it and took a look, and saw her boyfriend's little face white, especially panicked, and said strangely: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"You came to this house, and I said I didn't find you."

Chu Qing gasped lightly, his head was full of black lines, and said, "Don't mention it!" Just now, I ran into a nervous disorder in the middle of the road, and when I came up, I hugged me and shouted, Chu! ILOVEYOU！ ”

"I was scared to death, so I slipped back quickly." He waved his hand, clearly apprehensive.

Cheng Ying smiled: "What's so scary about touching a fan, is the Yanma good-looking?" ”

"Fart, big Yanpony! How are you guys, that bearded man, almost kissed me! ”

“……”

The girls paused, all of them showed strange expressions, and then they squirted wildly with "poof" and "poof".

The girl smiled the most, patted him on the shoulder, and gloated: "You at least don't have to worry about no one to love you." ”

Chu Qing didn't bother to pay attention to her, took a look, and asked, "Hey, what about Li Yu?" ”

"She's gone to close the rune." Zhang Jing said at the beginning.

"What are you doing with that?"

Cheng Ying said disdainfully: "Tear it off and clip it in our brochure, it's all free advertising." ”

Confused, he stepped forward and picked up his girlfriend's book, and said as he flipped through it: "What a mess, say something I can understand." ”

"See for yourself!" The girl said.

"I don't understand it either......" he muttered and continued to flip, until he reached the fourth page, when he stopped abruptly, he didn't know the words, but the picture was clear.

Good guy, half a page of the article is all about "Lan Yu".

The perspective of the photo is very good, he is standing in front of the stage, surrounded by a group of fans, Guan Jinpeng is slightly back, looking at him with a happy face.

"Tsk!"

Chu Qing also grinned, vanity, everyone has it, and he was instantly satisfied. pointed to the text on it and asked Cheng Ying: "What is written here?" ”

"Come, I'll sue you!"

Fan Xiaoye snatched it, as if he had recited it many times, and opened his mouth and said:

"Although the festival only lasted for three days, it did not prevent me from calling Lan Yu the best of all the films in the exhibition."

"I feel very sorry because it's just an exhibited film."

"With his usual delicate style, Guan Jinpeng tells an oriental-style same-sex love story. There are obvious shortcomings in terms of logic and narrative, but the wonderful performance of the actors in the film is enough to amaze us. ”

"Following last year's "Platform", Chu has brought another excellent work."

Another film produced by Chu, "This Summer", will be released on the 13th, and he said in an interview that he is looking forward to it.

…………

If watching "Lan Yu" is a relatively pleasant experience, then watching "Anyang Baby" is purely hard.

The Directors' Fortnight unit is the result of the French Directors Guild's efforts, and Truffaut and Godard's old man are angry at the crown. It is not affiliated with the Cannes Film Festival, it is completely independent, although the attitude is professional, the threshold is low, and the audience can watch it casually, without any restrictions.

But even so, except for the hardcore fans who are interested in entering the stadium to take a look, everyone else lacks the slightest curiosity.

Do you think, a movie selected by a bunch of French directors, is it really watched by people?

At this time, it is in a small screening hall that can accommodate dozens of people. On the screen, there are long shots of madness, characters running out of the picture at every turn, noisy real noises, and cold and gray movie tones......

And the audience at the bottom includes directors, film critics, veteran journalists and veteran fans. All of them are of a very high level, staring without blinking, and they are still full of interest, discussing and discussing in a low voice from time to time.

Anyway, Chu Qing admired it enough, and the appearance of others was like digging out a piece of gold from a limestone mine, which was not of the same level at all.

He thought that he had no artistic sense, and he had tried his best to open his eyes, but he couldn't stop the drowsiness. It was only because Wang Chao was next to him that he was able to hold on to his spirit.

It's not that the film is bad, but this style, in "Xiao Wu" and "Platform", I tried to vomit, repeat and repeat. When I first took it, I didn't have any feelings at all for the tens of thousands of yuan in salary.

The most painful thing, Fang Li's guy was obviously annoyed by Wang Chao, or the 16mm version, but it didn't turn to 35mm, a comparison of the image quality scum.

Thanks to the fact that the film is very short, I watched it with me, accompanied me to the press conference, answered a few specious questions, and watched the whole process.

The only thing that was a little fun was that I saw the reporter of "Daily Screen" again, a little guy with glasses. "Lan Yu" is also an interview he did, because he praised himself, his impression was naturally good, and the two occasionally looked at each other, and they also squeezed their expressions competingly.

After the press conference, Wang Chao said goodbye to Cannes with no regrets, and hurriedly boarded the plane back to Beijing in the night.

But Chu Qing's itinerary today is not over, and he has to take his girlfriend to participate in the "Hong Kong Night" of Na Rausz in the evening. (To be continued......)