When cleaning the barnacles, Zheng Xu looked a little scary with a knife in his hand, and the big turtle looked at Zheng Xu, he was already very fierce, so he was a little scared and didn't dare to move, but the part of the barnacle was very comfortable after cleaning it!

The big turtle is scared and comfortable, experiencing the two heavens of ice and fire, and now Zheng Xu suddenly stopped, the big turtle looked at Zheng Xu a little confused, and his small eyes kept blinking.

"What do you see, you're so big, and you expect me to clean it up for you myself? If I'm tired after clearing, I'm going to drink turtle soup! ”

Zheng Xu looked down, this big guy was quite clever, patted its head, scared the big turtle into limbs, and tears came down.

"Humph! The little thing still knows to be afraid. ”

teased the big sea turtle, took off his coat and threw it directly to Maeda, Zheng Xu stomped his feet and was not ready to stay here longer, this turtle covered in barnacles smelled too fishy!

..............

At seven o'clock in the evening, Zheng Xu appeared at the port on time to personally greet the judges who were invited to his private banquet.

This year's Cannes Film Festival, the jury has a total of nine judges, from all over the world, Cannes has also begun to compromise and begin to take the international route.

This international route is different from the cold temperament given by the previous Cannes Film Festival, but a...

How to say it, it's more commercial, with a literary fan, anyway, it's a mess of four dislikes.

The judges invited to the Cannes Film Festival can see the clues, there are directors, actors, and producers, all of which can be understood.

After all, they are all practitioners in film and television-related industries, but inviting singers is a bit far-fetched, does singers have anything to do with the film and television industry?

Could it be that those who have filmed MVs are also counted?

The only good news is that the head of the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival, Zheng Xu, knows him, although he is not very familiar with it, but it is more convenient to have this relationship!

Among the nine judges, the head of the group and the other three members accepted Zheng Xu's invitation, and the others were either inconvenient due to their identities or had other reasons.

It is not easy to get through the relationship between nearly half of the judges!

And the eighty-year-old guy ---- the backer of director Ken Lodge, and finally found out, the process was not difficult, there were two French people in the entire jury, one director and producer, and the other was a French female singer.

These two people have no hope of winning them over, and Zheng Xu doesn't bother to invite them.

The remaining three, a Hungarian director, are a bit old-fashioned, and they are representatives of traditional European literary filmmakers, but they are diehards and can't win them.

The other two are both women, an Italian actress and the other is a female producer of Yin Lang.

Italian, Zheng Xu is not familiar with it, and he is not ready to go to the Venice Film Festival in the future, it is too chaotic over there, the hair film is flying, and people can show eighteen banned films at the opening ceremony of their film festival openly, just such a bold film festival, Zheng Xu can't beat them with eight poles, everyone's path is different, there is no need to force together.

And the female producer of Yin Lang, limited by some etiquette and religious traditions, Zheng Xu couldn't invite people, the gift was delivered, and the two sides exchanged phone calls, and they could be regarded as people who stood on Zheng Xu's side.

The four people who came over today are all a few people from the United States.

.............

"Hahaha, I didn't expect to see you here this year."

Zheng Xu, who was not very proficient in English, gave a very solid hug to an old guy with white hair and a round face who got out of the car first.

"Bang Bang..."

enthusiastically hugged the little white hair curly in front of him tightly, and patted him on the back.

"Oh... Zheng, if you don't let go of me, I'll be strangled to death by you. ”

"Hahaha, the old guy with small arms and legs, it's not resistant." Zheng Xu pinched this person's arm and glanced at the other three judges who got out of the car, two men and one woman.

"Hello Director Zheng, I'm very happy to see you! I'm Kirsten Dunst. ”

The first to speak was a very traditional blonde American girl, this is Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst.

Speaking of this name, many people may not be impressed.

She has participated in a lot of movies and won a lot of awards, but for domestic audiences, the most impressive thing is that she has participated in the "Spider-Man" series!

The heroine of the earliest "Spider-Man" -------- the one with greater ability and greater responsibility is her!

Later, "Spider-Man" changed the actor, and she was gone.

This character is a representative of a very traditional Hollywood actor, snobbish, dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and this time he was invited to the Cannes Film Festival Jury Members, with the purpose of getting to know the elder and seeing if he could bring himself some more roles.

I didn't expect to blow up an old man directly, Zheng Xu and Zheng Dao, who have been in the dock for several years, and have gained a lot!

In order to impress Zheng Xu, Kirsten Dunst specially invited a Chinese teacher temporarily, and studied for a few days, Chinese just this Chinese introduced himself, and the effect was very good, Zheng Xu heard this Chinese whose tone was a little weird, but he could barely understand it, his eyes lit up, and he stretched out his right hand.

"You are very good, your acting skills are okay, there is something in your eyes, I will give you a role when I have the opportunity in the future."

Zheng Xu glanced at the employee of the Dubbing Team of Yixiao Media who followed next to him, this person made a temporary cameo translation today, Zheng Xu said a word, she translated a sentence.

waited for Kirsten Dunst to gently hug Zheng Xu with a smile before letting go of him.

The remaining two male judges are very familiar to most of the domestic audience.

One of them has a beard, a white beard with distinct roots, and a very distinctive appearance, he has previously starred in Feng Laopao's movie "Big Shot", he played the director named Taylor, and "Dr. Bethune", whose appearance is characterized by the beard on that face.

Another middle-aged man had a very fierce face, and when he saw Zheng Xu looking at him, he quickly bent over, showed a warm smile, stretched out his hands and clasped the right hand handed over by Zheng Xu and said, "Hello Zheng Dao'er, I'm Mads Mikkelsen." ”

This most impressive work belongs to Hannibal, the cannibal demon series, in which he plays the neuroticism and ruthlessness of the pervert to the fullest.

He is Danish and is now developing in Hollywood.

And the big white beard, named Donald Sutherland, is Canadian, and his main job is an actor, and he is one of the old actors who have been famous for many years.

"Let's go, let's get on the yacht first, it's not safe outside."

After Zheng Xu said hello one by one, he returned to the little old man he hugged at the beginning, and personally pulled him on the yacht together.

..............

"Zheng... Your opponent this year has been in a bit of trouble lately. ”

"Hehe... In a few days, his troubles will be more than that. ”

Zheng Xu glanced at the little old man next to him, he likes to wear that kind of round-framed small glasses, and he also likes to wear an anti-detachment rope around his neck on the glasses frame, which looks very joyful, like a kind of scientist who is a little nervous in traditional science fiction works.

But this thing is really a bit neurotic in reality, erudite and talented, and there are many people, although he has not won many honors, but there are also a large number of die-hard fans, and the movies he makes are relatively niche, after watching his films, I like it, I really like it, but I don't like it is really disgusting, and I am a director with a particularly serious polarization of word-of-mouth.

This goods know Chinese, not many people know, Zheng Xu also knew when he knew him before, this goods in order to better check the information, so he taught himself Chinese, although Chinese Mandarin is generally spoken, but the communication between the two is still possible.

"Oh...?" The little old man's heart was cold, and he glanced at Zheng Xu and knew it.

As one of the directors who are good at coming to the dock, he still knows Zheng Xu very well, every time he goes to the Oscars, his competitors will always be inexplicably unlucky or have an accident.

At first, everyone can still classify them as unlucky, but after a long time, every time there is this participating Oscar, his competitors always have accidents, which is not normal!

Moreover, when Zheng Xu participated in the Oscars for the last time, he also frantically expanded the "attack range", and many small crews had accidents, which can be regarded as a typical fairy fight and affected the pond fish.

In the end, it almost made people angry, although Zheng Xu also won the best director in the end, but...

He hasn't been to the Oscars for several years, so you can imagine how big he was at that time.

But Zheng Xu's style of acting, which seemed a bit neurotic to this little old man, was very much to his appetite.

Everyone is a little abnormal, they smell the same, and they are all foreigners in the United States, so it's easy to become friends and keep warm.

"No problem? The media of the British is well developed, and the paparazzi are everywhere ...

The little old man whispered to Zheng Xu with a nervous face, he was afraid that Zheng Xu would make it too big, don't kill people, and then it would be big news again!

"Don't worry, I'm in control!"

Zheng Xu twisted his neck and hammered his back with his left hand.

“？？？”

Own measure?

The little old man was stunned by Zheng Xu's words.

Your sense of proportion is not to kill anyone, right?

You've got an egg.

Who doesn't know the whole Hollywood? A well-meaning American screenwriter worked tirelessly to fly thousands of miles away to deliver the script to Zheng Xu.

Originally, the Oscar statuette for the best original screenplay should have been this American screenwriter.

But then what?

In just one year, the American screenwriter, who was originally quite strong, had a car accident when he went out, and he became a vegetative person.

What a coincidence!

I don't know what happened in between, but this result is very abnormal!

Who was the last one to get on the podium and win the Oscar for Best Screenplay?!

It was Zhang Benyu who went up.

And the American screenwriter died last year, and he died after being bedridden for a long time without anyone to take care of him, and he didn't even send a condolence message from the Flashing Media.

It's as if the two sides never knew each other.

There are no media reports, no news, only some people in the circle know that this American screenwriter is like an ant, dying so small, no one knows about it, and no one cares.

But it's this method that makes people shudder.

There is also a well-known Oscar professional public relations manager in the circle, who also went through the same routine, not long after contacting Zheng Xu, he also had a car accident for unknown reasons, but the young man, in good health, just used a wheelchair for the rest of his life, which is not a big deal, and saved a dog's life.

They all have one thing in common, even if something happens to them, they insist that it is a coincidence, and all other claims about Zheng Xu are denied!

Even if it was, they didn't dare to say it!

In the face of such a ruthless person, the little old man did not have the slightest hope for the so-called self-determination in his mouth.

"Hahaha, I brought a chef from Yanguo, I invite you to eat authentic Chinese food today, don't think so much about the rest."

"Haha, then it's up to you!"

.............

In the restaurant on the yacht, five people sit around the table, and behind each standing a French waiter in a cheongsam who is in charge of serving the dishes.

These people are specially trained deaf and mute, and they are especially suitable for this kind of private banquet, which is safe and secure, and will never reveal any information about the banquet.

Zheng Xu took the lead in raising his glass, glanced at the translator next to him and said, "Okay... Let's start by congratulating George, who has been nominated for two Oscars this year. ”

The little old man with white hair is George Miller, a Greek-Australian, who is a good matchmaker.

The masterpiece "Mad Max".

Last year's George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road was nominated for this year's Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.

Of course, this is only the nomination, the Oscars at the end of last month have already been held, and it is not surprising that George Miller missed out on two awards.

But for the average person, it is already very good to be nominated for two Oscars.

It's not that everyone is Zheng Xu, who can rush the prize crazy regardless of the means, but it costs money to rush the prize!

first congratulated George Miller on his Oscar nomination, and then, Zheng Xu began to introduce them to the allusions of each dish, eat first, serious people don't need to be in a hurry, everyone is invited.

Everyone usually has no intersection, the only intersection is that everyone is mixed up and come to the dock, and now they meet in different places, which can be regarded as "the countryman sees the countryman, and the tears are in his eyes", among which Zheng Xu has a higher status among them.

If it weren't for Zheng Xu's slightly out-of-character work at the Oscars a few years ago, many other film festival organizers would be a little unsure of his ideas and would not dare to invite him.

Otherwise, if Zheng Xu takes the initiative to reveal some ideas in this regard, with his current status, he can come to the Cannes Film Festival, and he can mix with the head of the jury to play.

But Zheng Xu, the head of the jury, is not interested in this job, and he doesn't win awards for others, so with this time, it is better to stay at home and make more TV series to make some money.

...............

A Chinese dinner, from more than seven o'clock to nine o'clock, after the meal... Led by Zheng Xu, the five of them came to a Japanese-style tea room on the yacht.

The clean tatami mats are cleaned, and a long low coffee table is placed in the center.

Eight cushions, one pair at the end of the coffee table, and three cushions on each side.

Zheng Xu's interpreter sat on his right, George Miller sat on his left, and the other three sat down in order.

"Bang Bang!"

Zheng Xu sat cross-legged on the main seat, clapped his hands, and with his clapping sound, a few strong men came in from outside the door, carrying a few small boxes, and two small boxes were placed on the coffee table in front of each judge.

"We can meet in Marseille, France, thousands of miles away, it is also fate, we are all friends, a little gift, please accept it."

Zheng Xu pulled his right hand and motioned for them to open it and take a look.

......

George Miller raised an eyebrow and glanced at the two small boxes in front of him.

The box is not made of what material, it is wrapped in a layer of satin, embroidered with old-fashioned patterns in ancient Yanguo, and gently opens the slightly larger box above, and enters a porcelain statue with a rather delicate shape like a small ding.

George Miller doesn't quite understand the value of these porcelains, but if they can be given as gifts by Zheng Xu, the value should not be low, right?

Carefully looked at the box, except for this porcelain, there was nothing else, gently put down the porcelain, covered the box and put it aside, and opened the small box below.

The golden light stung George Miller's eyes deeply.

“！

The layout of this box is also very simple, except for the anti-collision sponge material, there are only four gold bars with the Federal Reserve stamp!

No...

At this size, it should be considered a gold brick!

Four gold bricks, each of which is 500 grams!

That's two kilograms of gold!

Don't underestimate this amount, according to the current international gold price, this kind of pure gold, just the market value of these four gold bricks, at least six or seven hundred thousand US dollars, or even more!

Although the dollar is good, gold can be used everywhere in this world!

And this thing not only retains its value, but may even appreciate it!

When it comes to their status, it will be a little cheesy to send US dollars directly, but it is not cheesy to send gold bricks, I can only say that Director Zheng's aesthetics are really good!

"This..."

This is not a movie or something, this is pure public relations!

George Miller swallowed his saliva, he hadn't seen money, but Zheng Xu's gesture was a little shocking to him.

Don't look at the PR fee on the Oscar side is more expensive than this.

But that's a change of hands, and there are middlemen who make the difference!

In general public relations, a professional public relations company takes over, the producer pays for it, and the public relations party is responsible for running errands, but they will also make some money from it, and the specific amount depends on whether the public relations party is black or not.

That's it...

Many producers either don't have money, or they can't even find a professional PR party, and you don't even have a way to give gifts!

But having said so much, it's really hard to say how much money will fall into the hands of the judges in the end, George Miller thinks that with Zheng Xu's gift, it is indeed reasonable for him to win the Oscar!

...............

Zheng Xu has been quietly observing the expressions of these four people receiving gifts, among which Sten Dunst's expression is the most interesting, she was a little unimpressed when she saw the porcelain, but it was not until she saw the gold bricks below that her expression became exaggerated.

Zheng Xu just likes their expressions of succumbing to the obscenity of the gold bricks.

I had already given in, but now that the gift was given, I had to do my best to work for him!

Don't look at the value of these gifts, it adds up to more than a million dollars, but this is a difference made by no middlemen and directly delivered to the judges!

It's different from all previous PR publications.

Sten Dunst came here this time with the purpose of getting to know the elder.

Whether it is to go to Yanguo in the future to make bad money, or to return to Haolaiwu to continue acting, being able to get to know Zheng Xu, an international director, is only good for her.

What's more, the judges are just that, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival is just a selection of the favorite films of each jury.

No matter what Zheng Xu shoots, Sten Dunst can touch his... Touching her conscience, she likes everything Zheng Xu makes, and no one can stop her from voting for Director Zheng's movie!

..............

The gift is gone, because Zheng Xu's bulk English is really not good, and it is not very convenient for everyone to communicate, Zheng Xu didn't mention his award-winning movie throughout the whole process, and today he called everyone over, just a pure encounter with old acquaintances in a foreign country, simply having a light meal together, and giving a little gift to a friend.

"Alright... It's not early, I'm very happy to have dinner with a few of you today, and later, our people will take you back to the hotel. ”

Zheng Xu clapped his hands again, Xiao Kai opened the door, probed in, and looked at Zheng Xu.

"Send these friends back to the hotel, I won't go out to send them, I still have something to talk about with George Miller."

The others listened to the translator's words, and it was not surprising that Zheng Xu showed his affection for George Miller from the beginning when everyone first met, they were acquaintances, so it was normal to chat for a while.

Xiao Kai nodded at Zheng Xu, turned around and explained a few words.

It wasn't until the other three people and the interpreter had left the tea room that Xiao Kai re-entered and closed the door.

George Miller tilted his head and looked at Zheng Xu and said, "My friend, what else do you have to say, we have five votes here, aren't you at ease?" ”

"Wait a minute..."

Zheng Xu raised his chin at Xiao Kai to signal.

Xiao Kai found a socket on the wall not far behind George Miller, slowly opened it with a screwdriver, took out a miniature camera from it, and placed it in front of Zheng Xu.

George Miller's cold sweat came down, Zheng Xu---- you old coward, I trust you so much in vain!"

"George! I don't trust them, but... I trust you! You see... This camera can only shoot your back, I don't say it, no one knows who, besides, it's just a means of self-protection for me. ”

Zheng Xu took out a cigarette, handed one to George Miller, lit it himself, and then handed him the lighter, as for wanting him to take the initiative to light a cigarette for George Miller?

Let's go back to sleep, what do you want?!

There were no outsiders present, Zheng Xu's waist was not as straight as just now, he sat very relaxed, his hand holding the cigarette, pointed to the camera, explained to George Miller, and appeased the little old man.

"Hahaha, that's good, that's good, I hope this thing is best not used."

George Miller chimed in.

"You are the head of the jury here, contact me in time if there is any situation, you have to help me keep an eye on a few of them, if you can't find me, you also know that Minister Wang, you can contact him directly, anytime, anywhere, anytime!"

Zheng Xu stared at George Miller's small, round-rimmed glasses, looking into his eyes through the lenses.

"When you finish this time, I will let people buy the copyright of your "Mad Max: Fury Road", you don't come forward, and in the end I will pay another 30% of the fee and give it to you privately, which is considered a benefit for you alone."

“？？？”

George Miller's eyes lit up, they were open!

Don't underestimate the 30% copyright fee, this is not a small amount, and it was given to him separately in private, this is to bypass the producer!

And with Zheng Xu's means, he can find a company abroad casually, and he can also help him avoid taxes, and the money in hand is nearly one million US dollars!

With real benefits, the question about the camera just now is not a problem!

George Miller even thought about it, was his attitude towards Zheng Xu a little blunt just now?

We're all friends, so we have to be easy-going.

"Zheng... Don't worry, your movie is absolutely stable, just leave it to me! I'll help you watch a few of them, and I'll arrange those periodicals for you? How to spread the publicity? ”

George Miller was very enthusiastic and began to give advice to Zheng Xu.

"No..."

Zheng Xu raised his hand to stop George's proposal.

"All journals don't need it, unless it is necessary, no other journal is needed, not even the name of our film, you just have to take care of yourself and the other judges on the jury, just tell me if you have any situation, the rest... We have a professional team to take care of it alone! ”

The Cannes Film Festival, every year before the opening ceremony and during the festival, the various organizers participate in periodicals everywhere, which is a must-have for all audiences.

In the past, if a film had a better chance of winning a prize, it would definitely buy a place in a journal to increase its exposure.

This is also one of the projects of the organizer to make oil and water.

But this year is different.

The headlines of several periodicals have been picked up by domestic entertainment companies.

Some of the domestic movie posters published above can only be said to be garbage in garbage.

I didn't even enter the shortlist, I just came to brush up on my sense of existence and sell copyrights.

mixed up with such a film, Zheng Xu can't afford to lose that face!

When the time comes, a bad movie will drag down all the movies of the Yan nationality, so it's better to keep a low profile, and you can't add to it, which is counterproductive.

"Also... The one... Xiao Kai, what's that old French name? ”

Zheng Xu forgot the name of that person again.

"Fifth brother, his name is Arnold Desprichin."

Xiao Kai reminded, reached out and picked up the camera on the table again, and said, "That... I went out first? ”

"Hmm... Go to the door and watch, and I'll have a few more words with George. ”

Zheng Xu looked at George Miller carefully, he saw Xiao Kai go to get the miniature camera, and sure enough... The expression on his face was no longer uncomfortable just now, and he even smiled and took the initiative to the side, letting go of his body, so that Xiao Kai could bend down to take things.

....

When Xiao Kai took the door out, George Miller even praised: "Your bodyguard is very professional and loyal!" ”

"Haha..."Zheng Xu smiled and didn't answer his words.

"This Arnold DeS Prichin, you have to pay attention, in your jury, just the two Frenchmen, they are on Ken Lodge's side, you keep an eye on him, don't let him mess with me."

"Oh...?!" Hearing Zheng Xu mention this Frenchman, George Miller frowned, thought about it, and said with a wicked smile: "You don't have to worry about this person, I know that he has a little bit of detail, and you should be able to deal with him easily." ”

George Miller moved the cushion, sat closer to Zheng Xu, made a gesture with his index finger bent, lowered his head and whispered: "This... It's a bit crooked, some time ago, I knew a producer who sent him a man, haha, these idiots, they do everything. ”

“？？？”

Oh?

This is big news, Zheng Xu didn't expect George Miller to know this kind of gossip.

It's a bit bent, and what it means is self-evident.

This kind of thing, in foreign countries, there are small groups of professionals, Zheng Xu is too familiar!

When he was mixing in the United States, this group was involved in his first film "Hot Afternoon".

People in this group of them are legal abroad, but they are still not accepted by the public, so they are a minority group!

At that time, it was precisely because Zheng Xu spoke up for them in the movie that he won the friendship of some elders in this group.

But now this old French man is actually this kind of person, the key is, you are this kind of person and still can't get along with Lao Tzu?

Isn't this just looking for trouble?

Even his own people are not spared.

With such a person, Zheng Xu has no burden in his heart.

"Okay... Can you get all this evidence from him? ”

"You're going to get rid of him? Blowing up his scandal? George Miller had an unsurprising look on his face.

"George... We have an old saying in Yanguo, knowing too much is not good for you. ”

Zheng Xu squinted and stared at George Miller, this thing is very curious, why do you ask so much?

"Ok, ok, I won't ask." George Miller was taken aback, he and Zheng Xu are not all the way in this regard, there are some things, too many questions are asked, too much is involved, Zheng Xu himself is fine, he is not necessarily.

"Zheng... Then I'll go back first, and I'll hand over the information to Minister Wang when the time comes, do you have anything else to order?" ”

George Miller got up and rubbed his belly, and personally picked up the two boxes containing small gifts that Zheng Xu gave him.

"Hahahaha, I'll send you personally."

"Don't bother, don't bother, I'll go by myself!"

George Miller happily went out first with the box, Zheng Xu gave Xiao Kai a look, and asked Xiao Kai to personally send him off the boat.

Turned around and went back to the tea room, now... The entire tea room was silent, and only Zheng Xu himself was left.

Picked up the teapot that had been cold in front of him, and didn't pour it into the cup, just drank it directly from the teapot spout, and just talked for a long time, and he was also thirsty.

To deal with the French, Zheng Xu is not ready to go in person, he has to return to China in a few days, how can he have so much time to ink here, knowing the enemy's handle, and the rest don't want to shoot by himself, what should I do?

Of course it's a shaker!

What is the purpose of meeting friends, it is to help when it is critical!

In a small group organization like the United States, there is an elder who has a good relationship with Zheng Xu, "she" usually looks "gentle and amiable", but this person has not changed before, but he worked in a corner of the United States, born in the US military, and his official rank is a three-star general, which is not a joke.

This kind of matter between people in a niche group is even a matter within the organization, Zheng Xu is inconvenient to do things directly on the surface, he has to maintain his personality!

Regardless of whether you are willing or not, Zheng Xu is going to sue the "big sister" in the United States first, invite the "big sister" out to vent his anger for him, find fun for the French boss, and let them eat dogs.