On the third day, Cannes began screening every shortlisted film. Dream Entertainment's "The Passion of the Christ", "Fahrenheit 911" and "Zombie Bride" will all be screened, but as the producer of these three dramas, Yi Feiyang is still too lazy to go to the cinema to see the situation, not because he doesn't care about these three dramas, but because he is afraid that as soon as he appears, he will steal the limelight from Mel Gibson, Tim Burton and others.

Everyone thought he was lazy, only Yi Feiyang knew the Tao alone, his name was too big, and he had overwhelmed all the people around him, and it was normal to occasionally restrain himself a little and let his subordinates show their faces.

I have to say that Yi Feiyang's absence is definitely a good thing, which can allow those audiences to enjoy these three movies quietly.

Among them, Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" is predictably polarized:

"Very disgusted Mel Gibson for indulging in the unbridled use of gore and tyranny to show the sacred and the sublime. This is the ultimate in vulgarity. ”

"The previous shooting is more ordinary, like the plot of an ordinary historical movie. However, the more I climaxed, the more attracted I became, and at that classic moment, the picture, acting, and soundtrack were wonderfully integrated, which made me, who claimed to be overly rational, leave tears in my eyes and a deep excitement in my soul. ”

"As the name suggests, the film is supposed to be an artistic recreation of a plot from the Bible, but in fact Mel Gibson made it an action movie. The torture scene in the film is shocking, Jesus' face is beaten to a bloody pulp, and you will never forget the crucifixion of Jesus after watching it. Gibson wanted every detail in the film to be as faithful as possible to people's minds about that part of history, and the voice acting in the film was in two long-lost languages: Aramaic and Latin, and Mel Gibson didn't even want to subtitle the film, which almost no one could understand. But that's an unrealistic idea. ”

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As for "Zombie Bride" by noir director Tim Burton. But unexpectedly received a lot of praise:

"Even after experiencing the most evil betrayal. Death still hasn't taken away her sweet innocence. ”

"Tim Burton continues his usual absurdist aesthetic style, delicate and touching."

"Utterly Tim Burton, a simple little story always makes him eerie but absolutely engaging! There is careful preparation everywhere, a lot of ingenuity that makes people know, the effect of the picture is very good, and the last scene of Da Ai makes people sigh how he did it! The music is as personal as ever, and you know that it is his. It's a ...... like no other."

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When it comes to Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 911", this film immediately set off a climax in the entire documentary, for no other reason, it is too realistic, and it happens that the whole world is fighting terrorism.

"Michael Moore is simply subverting the notion of documentary – he's purely subjectively biased. But in this way, it is better not to report him as objective news, which literary and artistic work does not express subjective thoughts? ”

"I don't understand politics, I just want to know some truth and lies that are always more than the truth, and this documentary has that effect. Although the director is inevitably suspected of chasing after the wind and taking words out of context, his courage is commendable. The spirit is commendable! ”

"Hollywood has always been a nest of conservatives, so Moore's extreme noncommittal is considered the behavior of a mad dog. Now in order to successfully release this film. He gave up the Oscars on the American side and chose Cannes on the other side. As a director, to give up such a commercial and artistic success, I think partisanship and spoofing the president are all irrelevant. ”

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Generally speaking, the French people, no, it should be said that the people of the world still like to watch American politics make a fool of themselves, so the ridicule and ridicule of American politics in "Fahrenheit 911" hit the G~ point of the Cannes judges, and it was praised countless times for a while.

Of course, as the creator and producer of this drama, Yi Feiyang was not very aware of the countless praises that "Fahrenheit" received in the city, and on the evening of the sixth day, Yi Feiyang finally received good news: "Fahrenheit 911" has won the highest award for documentaries - the Palme d'Or!

When he learned the news, Yi Feiyang couldn't help but laugh, hugged Hathaway, who didn't know why, and said to her happily: "Hey, baby, now, our film company has finally become famous in Europe!" Yes, Dream Entertainment's first step into the overseas market has finally gone away! ”

"Really?" Hathaway didn't quite understand what this meant before, but now she clearly understands that this represents the first step of Dream Entertainment out of a global film empire. This is a very crucial step, and to be able to win an award and be recognized at Cannes means that there will be a number of dream films that will hit the European market.

"Of course it's true!" After Yi Feiyang was emotional, he quickly calmed down and looked at Hathaway with a smile: "Hey, Annie, should we celebrate now?" Maybe something special? ”

Of course, Hathaway knew what Yi Feiyang meant, and said with a slight annoyance: "What nonsense, how can you mess around here?" ”

At this moment, Dures pushed the door in, and when he saw the two hugging each other affectionately, he couldn't help but show a strange smile: "If you want to be affectionate, let's wait until you go back to the United States." It's still a bit inconvenient here! ”

Yi Feiyang and Hathaway were embarrassed for a while, and Hathaway even celebrated Yi Feiyang's success with a roll of eyes. After each of them sat down, Yi Feiyang pondered for a moment, thinking that it might be time for some of his plans to let Dures know about them, so as to facilitate his own plans.

"You guys hide and be lazy every day, this is not the way!" Dures smiled weirdly, obviously making fun of them: "Now Fat Jack and I are suffering outside every day, you don't know how uncomfortable it is!" ”

"Today our documentary has officially won the Palme d'Or at Cannes!" Yi Feiyang restrained his smile and said to Dures with a serious expression: ", dear man, what do you think about this?!" ”

"The Palme d'Or?" Dures, who was so busy and dizzy, was surprised, and suddenly couldn't react to the quick change in Yi Feiyang's expression, and muttered and repeated. Suddenly, he understood. Pointing at Yi Feiyang in surprise: "Boss." Are you planning to ......?"

"That's right. I'm really planning to enter the European market! Yi Feiyang stared at Dures with a smile and stood up, came to the window and said slowly: "I want not only Europe, but also Asia, North America and the whole world!" ”

Staring at Yi Feiyang's back, Dures really felt that his brain was not enough at this moment.

When I first met Yi Feiyang, he was just a young director who had just started and opened an inexplicable entertainment company. And now Yi Feiyang has not only become a hot director in Hollywood, but also the number one screenwriter in North America, as well as the boss of eight major Hollywood film companies, with a net worth of more than 6 billion.

He sometimes really felt that the changes in this world were too fast, but in just two or three years, Yi Feiyang had turned into what he was doing today. This made Dures feel unthinkable, but the facts were laid out in front of him so nakedly, and he couldn't help but admit that Yi Feiyang was indeed a genius. Hollywood is a rare genius.

"So......" Yi Feiyang suddenly turned to stare at Dures and glanced at Hathaway again: "You must be mentally prepared for the new challenges ahead." ”

"Do I want to prepare too?" Hathaway was surprised and pointed to her round nose and asked, "I don't need it." I don't really want to be a movie queen! ”

"And what do you want to do?" Yi Feiyang was surprised.

"Want to do ......" Hathaway suddenly became shy, "You want to do it, wife." ”

"Ahh This ......" This time it was Yi Feiyang's turn to become shy.

Dures couldn't help laughing when he watched it next to him, this is really a small couple, look at it, they are all flirting.

"Ahem, even so, you still need to work harder!" Yi Feiyang's tone was categorical, and there was no room for resistance. It's not that he doesn't understand Hathaway's intentions, but because in his opinion, Hathaway obviously has the potential to be a movie queen, and she is likely to become a superstar in the entire Hollywood and even the world in the future.

"Okay, since you say so, I'll listen to you, but I'm not sure if I can be a movie queen......" Hathaway was very depressed, she even wondered if Yi Feiyang was afraid that she was not worthy of him now, after all, he was a hot director, and he was still just a female star.

Yi Feiyang rubbed his nose, and from Hathaway's expression, he could see some "grievances" and "worries", so he thought it was necessary for him to enlighten him: "Annie, I don't want you to think too much, in fact, I am strict with you, just because you have this talent for acting, and you can't give up your ideals because of me, or for some reason...... You remember, you are a very good actress, and your goal is to become a star in the world, and this is the way you want to go. ”

After listening to Yi Feiyang's words, Anne Hathaway already understood Yi Feiyang's hard work, it turned out that he was so important in his mind, and he was afraid that his selfishness would affect him, so he would be so strict.

"Besides......" Yi Feiyang smiled and showed cunning: "From now on, the company's artists will go to Europe and even Asia, so they must go through at least some languages such as French and Chinese." If you don't want to be pulled down by the times, the best way is to walk in front of it! ”

Yi Feiyang said these words but it is a fact, if nothing else, the huge Chinese film market in the future will be enough to make the entire Hollywood salivate, otherwise there will be no "special version" of N blockbusters.

"But, Yi, are we doing this too fast!" Dures took the red wine handed by Hathaway, took a sip and walked to Yi Feiyang's side, looking at the scenery outside the window: "At present, we have not yet gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, yes, Colombia, and other big companies are eyeing us, but we are expanding externally, if we are distracted, we are likely to lose our place, and we can't fight those big crocodiles!" ”

Yi Feiyang hesitated for a moment, Dures didn't know the general direction of his development, and he didn't even know how big his ambition was, so it was naturally incomprehensible.

At this time, Hathaway handed Yi Feiyang a glass of water, and was surprised: "Ha, doesn't he know your ideals and ambitions?" ”

Dures was stunned, thinking about what Yi Feiyang's ambition meant, Yi Feiyang shook his head slightly. He had always felt that there was no need to mention these things to Dures, and even Hathaway didn't know very well. Perhaps the only one who can really understand and understand is the fat man Gao Jiabao.

Let's tell them the truth!

What Yi Feiyang wants to say at this time is actually only one sentence that can cover everything. He stared at Dures and told him in a light but sure tone: "My dream is simple. That's ...... Instead of Cameron. Become the king of the world! ”

Dures is a careful person in the end. Shocked by Yi Feiyang's ambition or ambition, he couldn't help but confirm: "Hey, man, are you referring to the whole world, not just Hollywood?" ”

Yi Feiyang glanced at the two of them, sighed slightly, and thought that they still didn't have much confidence in themselves after all, after all, they couldn't even fight a Hollywood, so how could they talk about the whole world?

Hesitation for a moment. Yi Feiyang didn't fully express his thoughts, but said lightly: "Hollywood can't represent the whole world, and even Europe can't represent it!" As filmmakers, we have to look a little bigger! ”

Dures couldn't help but think about the meaning of Yi Feiyang's words, could it be that Yi's ambition was really beyond his imagination?!

Just when the atmosphere became delicate, the phone suddenly rang.

Hathaway took the initiative to answer the phone, and then saw her show a very strange expression, looked at Yi Feiyang, and then said a word. "Yi, it's from the White House!"

Yi Feiyang was surprised. He never expected Bush Jr. to call him.

It's so late, His Excellency the President, who is busy with business, would go out of his way to call, why is it?!

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Yi Feiyang walked over and took the phone.

A familiar and loud voice on the other end of the phone said: "Is it China Yi, congratulations, your documentary "Fahrenheit 911" won the Palme d'Or!"

After listening to Bush Jr.'s lukewarm "congratulations" without the slightest sense of congratulations, Yi Feiyang suddenly understood why the other party called him.

"Yi, are you listening to me?"

"Yes, Your Excellency." Yi Feiyang's tone on the phone was still the same as before, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Very good, easy, you are a young man I admire, you are talented and thoughtful, I hope you can go on the road of acting, yes, if necessary, I will help you."

"Then thank you, dear President."

"Don't thank me, I'm just doing something trivial." Bush's tone on the other end of the phone became solemn, "But I hope you can understand my mind too...... Do you understand, easy? ”

"Oh God, you're asking me to guess the riddle, aren't you?" Yi Feiyang pretended to be confused.

"Yi, I'm disappointed that you answered like that." Bush Jr.'s tone was very unhappy, "I just said that you are a smart person, since I called, you should know what to do......

"What, aren't you here to congratulate me?"

"Congratulations to you is only part of it, the main thing is that Fahrenheit 911 is not good news for me, it is a terrible documentary, and it is said to be full of dissatisfaction and complaints about my administration!"

"Your Excellency, are you a little overwhelmed?"

"Thoughtful? Criticizing my counter-terrorism policy and my Middle East strategy is a glorification of my virtues? ”

"Hehe, maybe the president has misunderstood, this is just a very ordinary documentary, and it definitely doesn't mean to target you."

"Really? But I don't see it that way! Okay, Yi, without further ado, I hope you can ban this play from being released in the US and Europe, yes, it's better to be able to seal it away! George W. Bush finally spoke his mind.

"Seal it? Oh no, no, no, I won't do it! ”

"Yi, are you testing my patience?"

"No, on the contrary, I'm helping you."

"Help me? Showing this kind of documentary that scandalizes me is also called Help Me? Bush Jr. sneered on the other end of the phone.

"Maybe you don't think so, but that's exactly what it is." Yi Feiyang said, "Just imagine, the United States is a democratic country, if I seal this drama and don't release it, then many people who pay attention to this documentary that won the Palme d'Or will ask, 'Where did it go?'" What shall I say when the time comes? Your Excellency the dear President won't let it be released? Or is this drama too ugly to the government and has been sealed? ”

There was silence on the other end of the line.

Obviously, George W. Bush is thinking about the stakes.

Yi Feiyang continued: "Public opinion is very scary, and even those people who believe and support you will turn around and express doubts about you...... Only fear and fear that the documentary is a fact will try to suppress it, right? ”

"Your Excellency the President, we have a saying in China, "The big voice is sound, the elephant is invisible", which means that if you want to cover up and cover up something, instead of hiding it, it is better to publish it directly to the world, so that more people will recognize you and stand by your side, because everyone believes that only truly innocent people will not be afraid of gossip and rumors to confuse the public!"

Bush Jr.'s hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone, "There is some truth in what you said...... Easy, what do you say I should do? ”

Yi Feiyang smiled, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "It's very simple, you not only want to encourage this drama to be released in the United States, but also come and watch it in person, you have to tell everyone that you are not afraid of any criticism, you are above board, you are the president of the United States who dares to dedicate and face everything for the United States and the people!" ”

The reaction to these words is very demagogic, even if Bush Jr. is an old politician, the old fritter can't help but be encouraged by Yi Feiyang.

"Yes, Yi, you are right, I should face the reality and let those who slander me, ridicule me, and ridicule me know that I am a warrior who dares to face everything!"

"That's right, Your Excellency. I'm sure you'll be rewarded for doing so! Yi Feiyang let out a triumphant smile.

George W. Bush was also happy over there, but suddenly, he said: "But I really want to know Lu Dao, Yi, why do you want to shoot such a documentary?" Are you really dissatisfied with my administration? The tone was murderous.

Yi Feiyang took a deep breath, knowing that as long as he answered the wrong answer a little, it would bring very bad consequences.

Still in a very calm and indifferent tone, Yi Feiyang said: "Dear Mr. President, as I told you, I am a businessman, I have never been involved in politics, and in addition, it is difficult for me to lead the directors under me to shoot what films, the reason is that we shoot what the market needs." ”

There was silence on the other end of the line.

Suddenly, Bush Jr. said in a very strange tone: "You are really a businessman!" ”

Then hang up.

Yi Feiyang didn't quite understand whether this was sarcastic or mocking himself, in short, it didn't feel like a good thing.

"How's it going, Yi, what did the president say?" Seeing Yi Feiyang coming out of it, Dures stood up and couldn't wait to ask.

Yi Feiyang shrugged, "He asked me if French pizza was good?" ”

"Huh?! So how do you answer him? ”

"I mean, I don't like baked snails in pizza!" (To be continued......)