I saw Xu Ke scan the few media in front of the theater, and suddenly said helplessly:

"If I hadn't paid attention in advance, I might not have known that "The Tuner" would be released today."

"Director Zhang, you don't even play an advertisement, it's too economical, right?"

Zhang Mu couldn't help but smile a little embarrassed when he heard this.

Because Makino's staff were busy selling films, "The Tuner" didn't do any publicity at all.

If it weren't for the aura that came with the main competition unit, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have remembered the three melons and two dates in front of me.

Zeng Li and the little fairy, who were standing on Zhang Mu's left and right, heard this, and suddenly couldn't help but bite their silver teeth and quietly pinched Zhang Mu.

Because they had complained about this a long time ago, but Zhang Mu, the guy who slammed the door, didn't accept it.

……

It is said that Xu Ke has been preparing for the movie "Seven Swords", so he has been staying in the mainland before coming to Cannes.

Therefore, he also knows how popular "Tuner" has been in the mainland in the past few months, so he has long been ready to take this opportunity to see it.

However, he didn't expect that after Zhang Mu came to Cannes, he didn't have any public relations intentions at all.

Not to mention the other judges, even he, the only Chinese judge, he has no contact, as if he really just came to see.

This made Xu Laowei puzzled, and he couldn't help but become more and more curious.

But seeing him say this, Zhang Mu suddenly pretended to be helpless and said:

"Isn't this the company just opened and has no money for public relations!"

Seeing that Zhang Mu was not telling the truth, Xu Laowei immediately shook his head with a smile, and went in and sat down without saying anything.

The theater allocated to "The Tuner" by the organizers is not large, but even so, by the time the movie starts, there are still most of the empty seats.

Zhang Mu didn't care when he saw this, and even started the screening of the movie on time.

……

"It's a long story!"

"Would you like a cup of coffee?"

As the big screen slowly lit up, the strange behavior of the rabbit at the beginning of the film quietly brought the originally somewhat casual audience into the world of the movie.

From Schumann's "The Poet's Love" at the beginning, to the "Rosemary" carnival in the bar, to the tense piano solo at the end.

With each change in the background music, the atmosphere of the movie deepens.

When everything is calm in the end, the audience thinks that when everything is over, the sound of the cane hitting the can suddenly pulls the audience into a new mystery.

So when the lights in the theater came on again, the audience was stunned for a few seconds, and then suddenly burst into a burst of fierce applause, which took a few minutes before stopping.

Then there were all kinds of doubtful exclamations in the audience:

“oh my god！”

"What the hell did that blind man do?"

"He must be a murderer!"

“……”

Compared with domestic audiences, these film lovers in Cannes are even more interested in exploring the deep meaning of the film.

So when Zhang Mu took the main creator to bow and thank him, the audience below couldn't help but ask questions again and again.

In the end, under the persuasion of the staff on the side, Fang left with doubts on his face.

However, Zhang Mu can not answer the audience's questions, but Zhang Mu can't avoid the questions of the reporters in the back.

In the interview area, I saw that the media who were still careless before were now very energetic.

Seeing this, Zhang Mu had no choice but to cheer up and deal with it.

"Mr. Director, what is the truth of the story?"

"Hehe, you need to find it yourself!"

"What do you want to express, sir? Don't lie?"

"No, when I'm done with the movie, it doesn't belong to me. Whatever you see in it, that's what I'm trying to say. ”

“……”

After Zhang Mu used a stunt of Tai Chi five consecutive whips, reporters from all walks of life quickly retreated.

However, they couldn't take Zhang Mu, so they simply focused on the actors in the crew.

Seeing this, Zhang Mu was naturally happy and relaxed, and quietly retreated with a smile.

Xu Ke, who had been watching from the corner for a long time, couldn't help but shake his head and laugh when he saw this.

"Director Zhang, your trick is not kind!"

When Zhang Mu heard this, he immediately smiled indifferently:

"Anyway, if you can't get the award, everyone should order it casually!"

Seeing that Zhang Mu spoke freely, Xu Ke didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.

Because Xu Ke knows in his heart that, as Zhang Mu said, although "Tuner" is good, it is only good.

Maybe its ups and downs of the plot can make the audience watch it with relish, but when the audience is alone, they can't recall the core of this movie.

For movies, the 1% core may be what really represents the ceiling of movies.

Because these are what the audience will reminisce after watching the movie.

Without these cores, the movie is really like fast food, so that the audience will forget it after watching it.

Maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but good movies are hard-won, not to mention those that can be called classics.

You must know that even if the Huaxia Film Market has become the world's largest film market in the future, in Zhang Mu's opinion, there is only one "I Am Not the God of Medicine" that can be called a classic.

A really good movie will make the audience think!

……

It is a big lie to divide movies between commercial films and literary films.

Because film has been a commodity since its birth. No matter how clever the latecomers are, they can't change this fact.

There are actually only two types of movies: good movies and bad movies.

Therefore, as long as the director's level is sufficient, commercial factors and humanistic thinking are not incompatible.

It's just that most directors can't do it.

That's why these mediocre people coined the term literary film to cover up their incompetence and mediocrity.

You must know that a good movie, even if it is not high at the box office, the audience still understands in their hearts that it is a masterpiece after watching it.

Instead of being like the so-called "art film", it claims to be a masterpiece, but it is neither proven by the market nor recognized by the audience.

Such "art films" may not all be described as bad films, but they must be "masterpieces" that only belong to the director himself.

However, for such a movie, the director can enjoy it alone at home, and he doesn't have to take it out and share it with the public.

……

Perhaps because the two have similar concepts, Zhang Mu and Xu Ke chatted quite well.

So the two simply made an appointment and waited until they returned to China to get together again.

However, after Xu Ke left, Zhang Mu sighed for a long time.

He admitted that he may have some prejudice against Xiangjiang filmmakers, but after a conversation with Xu Ke, he changed some of Zhang Mu's views.

In Zhang Mu's view, Xu Ke is an extremely complex and at the same time extremely simple person.

said that he is simple because he seems to have always maintained his love for movies, and has not changed because of the rise and fall of Xiangjiang movies.

Say he's complicated...... It was because Zhang Mu couldn't guess what he was thinking under his seemingly calm eyes.

Zhang Mu is very curious, what does a person have to experience to have such calm eyes......