Chapter 59: Walking with the Wolf [1/2]

As a frequent visitor to major film festivals, Wang Jiawei naturally has a better face than Zhang Mu, and he is almost the finale.

However, what is surprising is that Zhang Manyu, as the heroine, did not go with the crew of "2026", but chose another movie "Cleaning" shortlisted for the main competition unit.

In other words, this time Zhang Manyu has two films at the same time, which were shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes, and they are both heroines.

Looking at the back of Zhang Manyu in the front row, the little fairy couldn't help but whisper with envy:

"When can I be so good."

Zhang Mu shook his head with a smile when he heard this.

"It's better to be down-to-earth."

However, looking at the little fairy's angry little eyes, Zhang Mu hurriedly explained:

"Actually, she is not as powerful as you think, you see that this time she was swept away by Wang Jiawei, otherwise she could have walked the red carpet twice."

In the history of the Festival de Cannes, it is not without an actor who has been nominated for more than one film at the same time.

Therefore, at such times, Cannes usually separates the admission of the two films as much as possible, so that the actors can juggle both films.

But this time, Zhang Manyu is obviously in the situation of Cannes, but she would rather go to "Clean" than attend "2046", which shows how deep the resentment in her heart is.

It is said that in order to make this "2046", Wang Jiawei spent 5 years, and even boiled Takuya Kimura, who participated in the movie, from a bachelor to a father of two children.

One can imagine how abrasive this movie was.

And Zhang Manyu, as the original heroine of "2046", stayed the longest in time and shot the most.

But after the final film, her footage was almost deleted, and only one back was left, no wonder Zhang Manyu was so dissatisfied.

You must know that the prime time of an actress's peak is only a few years, but it was wasted so meaninglessly by Wang Jiawei.

To a certain extent, this is not a problem of the concept of filmmaking, but it shows that Wang Jiawei did not take the actor seriously from the bottom of his heart, and it is no wonder that after Leung Jiahui cooperated with him once, he said that he would never make his movies again.

After listening to Zhang Mu's gossip, the little fairy first opened her mouth slightly in surprise, and then looked at Zhang Mu with a vigilant face:

"You won't do the same in the future, will you?"

When Zhang Mu heard this, he immediately glared at her angrily and said:

"I'm not in a bad head, why would I do such a stupid thing?"

Seeing him say this, the little fairy breathed a sigh of relief.

She was indeed a little frightened just now, but the movie that had been made for five years was deleted in the end, and that feeling was a little crazy just by imagining it.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Zhang Manyu in the front row with more and more admiration.

……

After watching the opening film "Bad Education", Zhang Mu and others left directly.

According to the organizer's arrangement, "The Tuner" will be scheduled to be screened at the Cinema Palace three days later, which is not bad.

On the way back, Zhang Mu looked at Zeng Li, who was a little taciturn, and his heart moved, and he understood where the joints were.

In other words, the past two years have indeed been the highlight of the international chapter, and the movies released this year alone, she has "Jasmine Blossom" and "Ambush on All Sides".

As for "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the previous two years, not to mention, she directly put her on the throne of the international chapter in one fell swoop.

To a certain extent, Zhang Ziyi is simply the best template for the heroine of the novel, and she may not even dare to write a novel like this.

Therefore, this kind of knot cannot be untied in a few words, so Zhang Mu just shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything.

can only let Liu Yifei accompany her to watch more movies and relax her mood.

As for him, he has little interest in the shortlisted films this time, and after counting the 18 shortlisted films, he is only interested in one and a half.

One of them is the Coen brothers' "Old Woman Killer", which tells the story of Professor Higginson and his gang, using the basement of Mrs. Orson's house to dig a tunnel to a casino vault, planning to steal the money from the vault.

Although the film is based on a British black comedy film, the Coen brothers deal with it quite innovatively, and it looks quite interesting.

As for the other half, it refers to "Ghost in the Shell 2".

Why do you say half, because what Zhang Mu really likes is the live-action version starring Scarlett Johansson.

After all, the animation looks like it's always not as exciting as the real person!

……

In this way, after Zhang Mu thought about it for a while, he came to the café that he had made an appointment with Harvey.

Harvey Weinstein is a shameless old bastard!

There is no doubt about it!

However, this did not prevent Zhang Mu from cooperating with him.

If Satan can let Zhang Mu's movie be released on a large scale in North America, then Zhang Mu will not hesitate to cooperate with the devil.

After all, everyone is just doing business in partnership, so why pretend to be so high.

However, this old bastard has very shady methods, and he must have a few more eyes to cooperate with him, otherwise he may be cheated by him.

Of course, this belongs to the business category, and winning or losing depends on each person's ability.

……

"Hey, Zhang! You look so much younger than in the photos! ”

After a rice-style greeting, Harvey chatted with Zhang Mu very familiarly.

"Do you know, I am also friends with another director of your Huaxia Zhang, and I am responsible for the North American distribution of his movie "Hero".

Hearing this, Zhang Mu just smiled faintly and said:

"Hehe, I know, but after you bought the global screening rights of "Hero", it has not been released in the United States, but until now. Isn't it? ”

Seeing Zhang Mu say this, Harvey just shrugged his shoulders slightly and said:

"It's business, and of course I'm going to choose the most favorable time."

After saying that, he looked at Zhang Mudao with his eyes like torches:

"Five million! As long as you nod your head, we can sign the contract now. ”

Speaking of which, he also pretended to appreciate and looked at Zhang Mudao:

"Zhang, you're a genius! In my opinion, "The Tuner" is worth the price! ”

If he didn't know Harvey's details, Zhang Mu might really have to be fooled by this bastard.

After all, he has seen many North American film and television companies this time, and the highest price is only $2 million.

However, after Harvey spoke, Zhang Mu suddenly said lightly:

"Is it a one-time payment? I don't accept deposits! ”

Looking at Zhang Mu's appearance that seemed to be smiling, the smile on Harvey's face finally converged.

Although he didn't know where Zhang Mu got the news, it was obvious that his routine had been seen through by this kid.

So he was displeased, thinking that Zhang Mu was deliberately playing tricks on him, and he was ready to get up and leave.

However, Zhang Mu's next sentence made him stop.