"It's just a cigarette case..."

Zheng Xu looked at him, said perfunctoryly, spit out the smoke ring and spread his hands.

Genero Dolby kept staring at the cigarette case on the coffee table.

The atmosphere can't go on like this, and Gnero Duby is here to negotiate... It can also be said to alleviate the embarrassment of both parties, rather than deepening the embarrassment.

There are some things, even if you know, it's there, you can even reach out and get it, you can expose him, but Gnairo Dolby can't reach out to that hand.

"Okay, I hope we have a pleasant conversation today, Zheng, you don't need to be so nervous."

"Mr. Gnaero, let's get started, I'm still in a hurry."

Nervous or not, it's not what he says, as for what he thinks, then let him go, Zheng Xu made it clear that he was pretending to be clear, and motioned for Gnairo Dubi to start talking.

"Hmm... Mr. Zheng, first of all, I want to explain to you a concept, for the past few years, you can participate in the Oscars, such an act, we have a high attitude of recognition of you, and in the end you also successfully won the best director, the Oscar and the producer, and the actors, and the director, and all the practitioners who work hard for the American film and television industry, are complementary to each other, do you agree with this point of view? ”

"Of course... I couldn't agree more! ”

"Good... So now that you have something to gain at the Oscars, do you have to do something for the Oscars? For example, in terms of publicity, for the sake of the influence of the Oscars, I believe that no one likes people who only enjoy the benefits and do not want to give anything in return. ”

Gnairo Dolby tidied up his sitting posture, crossed Erlang's legs, put his hands on his knees, crossed them together, stared at Zheng Xu with extremely serious eyes, first repeated a small concept, and then asked a rhetorical question.

"Oh? What does Mr. Gnaero think is what kind of effort is given? Isn't our PR counted? Or my donations... Not for medical careers in the United States? ”

"Haha... Mr. Zheng, there is no need to talk about this between us, everything you do, we know, you know, you go around and around, and you will come back in the end, right? ”

Gnairo Dolby's chin was slightly raised, and his eyes were sharp, as if he had seen through Zheng Xu.

"Oh..."Zheng Xu smiled lightly: "Since you don't approve of what I did, and say that I do it for a purpose, then you only say what you want me to do, right?" ”

Gnairo Dolby was stunned for a moment, glanced at the cigarette case on the coffee table, and suddenly reacted, Zheng Xu was trying to trap him.

"No, no, no... Mr. Zheng, you misunderstood, we very much recognize and thank you very much for your contribution to the medical industry in the United States. ”

"Stop... Be direct, tell me what you want to do, don't go around the bush, that's what you say. ”

What Americans like to be direct, not impatient yet!

When they have patience, they like to stand up and stand up more than anyone else.

Today, this Gnaero Dubi feels very bad to Zheng Xu, very bad, he feels that this person is a little difficult, not that he is troublesome, but such a person, he is just a lobbyist, how much authority he has, Zheng Xu doesn't know, how big decisions he can make, Zheng Xu doesn't know.

In other words, talking to him, Zheng Xu is a little weak, because all the consequences are uncertain, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

"Well... Mr. Zheng, in recent years, the box office of the Yanguo market has grown rapidly and has become a market that cannot be ignored, but our films have encountered difficulties, and the number of introductions every year is very difficult... And even if some films are introduced, they will be reviewed and edited twice, including sharing and other expenses, which also have an upward trend. ”

"We need Mr. Zheng's help... Maybe you can help us increase the number and scale of Hollywood's films every year? ”

"Huh."

Zheng Xu leaned back, and after listening to Gnairo Dubie's words, it was not much different from what he expected, and the other party also valued the box office market of Yanguo.

But in recent years, although there are Hollywood blockbusters released in China every year, the overall number is controlled, and Hollywood blockbusters are not able to enter the Yanguo market if they want to.

In the domestic market every year, there is a limit on the number of foreign films introduced, and the box office sharing method of each film is also different.

There is a big difference here, some blockbusters have a box office of more than one billion, think about how much money is here, and multiply it by the number of films introduced each year, how much is this?

Hundreds of millions? More than a billion?

That's a lot of dollars.

Now that the domestic cinema market is becoming more and more formal, there is also a domestic film protection month, which literally means that these times are only reserved for the release of some small-cost domestic films, which further compresses the box office time and share of overseas imported films.

But... Speaking of which, what does this have to do with him Zheng Xu?

His own films were released in China, to be honest, he didn't make much money, and the box office income was either donated by him or taken out for other purposes, and the money in his hands was really not much.

Zheng Xu's main source of income is in the field of TV dramas, copyright fees, advertising fees, shares, etc.

And abroad, in the field of TV dramas and movies, it is not a way to play.

.......

Gnaero Dolby looked at Zheng Xu, who was silent, and frowned slightly, this... What should I do, at least reply, what's the matter if I don't speak?

"Mr. Zheng?"

"Oh? Are you done? You said what I should do, so why should I do it? ”

Gnairo Dolby smiled slightly, thinking that Zheng Xu had finally leaked out of the horse's feet and began to ask for benefits!

"Of course... We won't let Mr. Zheng help in vain, everyone is friends, I wonder if Mr. Zheng is going to participate in the Oscars this year? The award aspect will make you satisfied. ”

Zheng Xu raised his eyebrows, the old American is really direct this time, he actually exchanged the Oscar award, which even made him moved.

In fact, compared with the box office market of hundreds of millions of dollars and billions of dollars, the public relations expenses of millions and tens of millions of dollars are simply not worth mentioning, as long as the box office is high, how many industries can this pull Hollywood, as for some judges who work hard for this and the few large film and television companies behind them, they can get benefits, far more than that.

A good calculation.

"I don't have any films with American funds this year, so I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the Oscars."

"It's okay, we still have the best foreign language film for Mr. Zheng."

"I photographed the island nation attacking Pearl Harbor."

"Ahem, cough, cough..."

Gnairo Dolby almost didn't come up in one breath, and said for a long time, it turned out that Zheng Xu's film this year did not have American funds involved, but there were American themes involved!

Zheng Xu made another war-themed movie, he knew, but he didn't know the specific theme and story content.

After thinking about it, Genero Dubi stretched out three fingers and said, "I take the liberty of asking Mr. Zheng, three questions..."

"First, does your movie involve religious issues?"

Zheng Xu thought about it, and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor did not involve religious issues, and slowly shook his head.

Gnairo Dolby smiled, good.

"That's... Second, is there any distortion of the facts? ”

Distorting the facts?

The sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is a historical event, Zheng Xu has not changed the final result, he is just a small extension and expansion in the middle.

As for Black Roosevelt, is this called black?

This is just looking at the problem from another angle, so there are more people who come to the dock to do this, not worse than Zheng Xu.

"Nope."

"Good... Then there is the third point, whether there is a plot involving Jews or Indians in the movie. ”

With the third question asked by Gnaelo Dolby, Zheng Xu blinked, this is even more gone, Zheng Xu doesn't have the courage to touch these two things now, these are the two major taboos in the world movie theme.

Ordinary directors, even if they reach a rank like Zheng Xu, they will be cold when they touch it.

These two groups both involve the fundamentals of the United States, ordinary people don't touch it, even if the filming is rubbed off, but not the line, the general audience can't understand it, or can't understand it, and the director who finishes filming is also annoying, and no one can save you from that kind of annoyance.

As for themes such as racial discrimination, compared with these two, it is the younger brother!

But Zheng Xu added a little bit of private goods about Hawaiians in the movie, which has nothing to do with Jews and Indians, and perfectly avoided the two big pits.

"Nope!"

"Excellent! You see... Mr. Zheng, you are worthy of being a frequent visitor to the Oscars, you know the rules here, without these three key points, then your film can win the best foreign language film. ”

Gnairo Dolby looked at Zheng Xu with a smile, the meaning is already very clear, as long as Zheng Xu agrees to help them expand the market, the Oscar for next year's best foreign language film is Zheng Xu's!

The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the only award that can be evaluated without the participation of American funds.

This award can sometimes be given to some films that are very in line with the taste of the academy judges for the sake of political correctness.

And sometimes, a film that can bring benefits to the Oscar and Hollywood is itself a kind of political correctness, even if the movie is made into a piece of poop, Americans can help blow it into a flower!

The current Zheng Xu is very much in line with such requirements.

It's up to him to choose.

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

Zheng Xu extinguished the cigarette butt that had burned out and thought about it carefully.

What do you say about this thing, how do you look at it and feel like a modern version of a comprador who leads the way.

He had never done this kind of thing before, and he would not bother to do it in the future.

But there's a premise to this.

He wasn't sure what the policy would be in the film market in the future.

Will more Hollywood movies be introduced in the future?

Will there be a change in the pattern?

He doesn't know any of this, if he knows what is in it, there is still the possibility of manipulating a wave, so he will follow the trend.

It's also interesting to say that the main theme movie will win an award at the Oscars.

But now this information gap did not leave enough time for Zheng Xu.

On the other side, Gnairo Dubi was waiting for him to make a statement.

Zheng Xu was a little bored, and subconsciously wanted to smoke another cigarette, his eyes swept over the cigarette case on the table.

I suddenly realized that sometimes, attitude is very important, but awards or something are not so important.

Now that there is a recording, he has no time to hesitate!

...

"Hahaha, I know what you want to do, but I'm not interested in this matter, and I can't help, so that's the end of today's conversation."

Zheng Xu picked up the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, took a hard puff of the cigarette, stood up and prepared to leave.

"Mr. Zheng! Think again, you're talking! ”

"No need, it's not up to you to say it, it's not what you say, and I don't want to say it."

Gnaero Dubi saw that Zheng Xu had made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zheng, we can still talk, and the conditions may be a little more relaxed, please think about it more." ”

Zheng Xu paused, this sentence strengthened some of his thoughts, sometimes, the more anxious the other party, the greater the concession, as for what awards, he doesn't care now, these things can only be regarded as icing on the cake for Zheng Xu now.

Now it's the other party who needs him, and he... Not much need for each other.

With a wave of his hand, Zheng Xu didn't stay long, stretched out his hand to unscrew the doorknob, and as soon as he went out, he saw George Miller waiting with Xiao Kai not far from the door.

"Young, are you still there?"

"Haha, I made an appointment with you, I must wait for you to come out and talk about it, how is the talk?"

George Miller asked with a curious smile.

"It's okay, Mr. Gnaero is interesting, let's go... Come to my place and have a drink with me. ”

Zheng Xu pulled George Miller to the elevator.

...

Genero Dolby watched Zheng Xu take the door out, waited for a long time, stood up, took out a small recording device from under the sofa cushion that Zheng Xu was sitting on just now, and looked at the things in his hand with a gloomy face.

"Fack!"

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

"Zheng... You're really good as a bodyguard. ”

George Miller stood in front of the window with a wine glass, side by side with Zheng Xu, looking at the lights in a small square far from the hotel.

He had been waiting for Zheng Xu outside the door with Xiao Kai just now, and had a brief chat with Xiao Kai, but Xiao Kai didn't like to take care of him, all his attention was on the house, although he couldn't hear what was said outside the door, he still tried his best to be vigilant.

For the rich, there is really a shortage of this kind of loyal and responsible bodyguard, not the kind of stupid black and rough assembly line bodyguard.

Just like during the day, the French female reporter asked Zheng Xu if he had visited France.

What do you say about this thing?

It's nice to say that there is no time, but in fact, for celebrities and rich people like them, most of France is not suitable for visiting.

The more events are to be held, the more lively they are, and the streets of France are also lively.

Not to mention in Cannes, even in Paris, there are robberies on the streets now!

In broad daylight, on the streets, in Paris, pay attention to a few key words!

The hotel where Zheng Xu and the others are staying now is one of the best hotels for local security, and George Miller also lives here.

If the security is good, the corresponding price will be expensive.

Zheng Xu sometimes can't figure it out, is this also a means for the Cannes Organizing Committee to deliberately boost GDP?

Local residents have opened the "zero-yuan shopping carnival mode", and the hotel can also make money by raising prices, and the organizing committee also earns public relations fees.

It's a win-win!

The only ones who were slaughtered were the producers and stars who came to the Cannes Film Festival.

In the face of such a situation, who would go out to play?

Maybe after going out for a while, people won't be able to come back.

This time, the crew came to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, and they were all specially explained by Zheng Xu, trying to minimize going out, in case of accidents, if you can not go out, you won't go out, and the hotel will deliver food to the room, is this the waiting time...

It's a bit boring, and it takes nearly half a month to wait from the opening ceremony to the final award ceremony.

Looking at the noisy and noisy group of demons and monsters in the square in the distance, although the sound is far away, some of them can't really be heard, but all kinds of fires and lights, you can still see that their atmosphere is very "happy".

"It's the most chaotic place in France at this time of year, right?"

"Hmm... Everyone is the same, in a short period of time, there are rich people everywhere, selling news, providing other services, all kinds of demons and monsters, so that it can attract other petty thieves to come over, and gather more and more. ”

Speaking of this, George Miller said with some reluctance: "The United States is like this now, some time ago, there was an auditor brother at the door of our community who was almost killed by the police. ”

"Oh? The police in your community are very bold. ”

Zheng Xu is a little interested in this matter.

...

Brother Audit, it's a kind of title, and there are other names, which can be understood as some people who are idle and have nothing to do, and like to find trouble.

They feel good about themselves, so that they can get some American police officers in trouble so that they can treat the general public better.

As for these people, they have a mixed reputation.

Their model is to take some DVDs, mobile phones to shoot, and sometimes even deliberately enter some occasions to shoot American police or some other public officials.

These people have a very big temper, and these auditors will arouse their anger through some verbal hints and teasing, like walking a dog, leaving evidence at critical moments, and then teaching these American policemen and the like who do not follow the rules a little lesson through legal channels.

Fishing law enforcement, which is considered anti-phishing law enforcement, is a strange profession that belongs exclusively to the United States.

The source of income for these people is through the people who support them behind them, some donations, and some compensation after the lawsuit.

But this profession is very dangerous.

Generally speaking, only the white ones can do this work, and the black and yellow ones can do this work, which is more dangerous, and the money may not be enough to see a doctor and treat the injury.

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

"Hahaha, you don't know, that audit brother I went out to see at the time, and it was spread in several communities around me, you listen to me..."

The neighborhood where George Miller lives is a typical rich area, and such a community usually has American police officers patrolling and on duty at the gate to ensure the safety of their rich people.

And this audit brother is the kind of person who is extremely self-confident, he stands at the door of the community to shoot these American policemen, and he has to explain it himself, which probably means that the American police only protect the safety of the rich, and do not care about the safety of the slums.

At that time, the American police officers were also a little helpless, such people have popped up a lot in recent years, the photography equipment is easy to carry, the price is cheaper, and the threshold of this industry has become lower!

Every American police officer, faced with a problem, has its own set of solutions.

This time, several American police officers were very agitated.

They saw this audit brother filming them, he only filmed and did not break the law, and the American police could not snatch people's camera equipment in front of the camera.

Finally, an old American policeman had an idea and started playing a song with a car radio!

He played Disney songs.

Everyone in Blue Star knows that Disney's legal department is the strongest in Blue Star.

If you are stranded on a desert island and draw a Mickey Mouse portrait on the beach, there is a possibility that Disney's legal department will pick you up by helicopter and send you directly to the court to sue you for infringement.

It's all a joke, but for Disney's music, this one really has a lot to do with it.

As long as this video of this audit brother is broadcast, then he is infringing, he does not have Disney's authorization, and uses their music!

And the American police are not afraid, they listen to the songs, and the tapes they buy listen to themselves, but the sound of the songs is a little louder, which is definitely not illegal, it is just immoral.

The two sides are at such a stalemate, with Brother Auditor filming a video of a patrolling American policeman, and several American policemen playing Disney songs as background music in order to prevent him from sending out the video to lead a war.

The two sides surrounded this wealthy community, filming, patrolling, and singing -----.

The main reason was that the time was a little wrong, it was one or two o'clock in the evening, and most of the people in the whole community were resting, and the police car went from "Toy Story" to "Mulan", and from "Mulan" to "Dream Travel".

In the middle of the night, two waves of people did this in the rich community, and finally led to a councillor who was woken up by a song.

scolded several American police officers like dogs.

In the end, those American policemen were also in a hurry, and the audit brother was not terrible, they were like flies, and they couldn't get rid of them.

But parliamentarians are different, and they can be made to lose their jobs as police officers.

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

"Hahaha." After Zheng Xu listened to George Miller's narration, the two looked at each other and smiled.

This kind of thing, the average domestic person, after hearing the first feeling, will feel very magical, very incomprehensible, this thing is not like a normal person can do things, but this kind of thing, in the United States, really often happens.

"Just like in your previous movies, the American police were incompetent and furious, so they could only take down that audit brother, by the way, that one is Asian, and it seems to be your man."

"Huh?"

Zheng Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, and then he didn't take it very seriously, it doesn't matter who you are, you are a man, your brain is a good thing, if you don't bring your brain when you go out, no one can save you.

If you don't know how to accept it when you see it, who is to blame if you provoke someone who can't afford to provoke you?

This kind of thing, like a joke between friends, doesn't need to be too concerned.

"That's right... That Ken Lodge seems to be hospitalized? This time, I didn't even come to the opening ceremony. ”

George Miller asked seemingly casually.

...

Zheng Xu nodded noncommittally, he didn't want to say more to George Miller in this regard.

"Ken Lodge is a good director, it's a pity."

"yes... It's a pity. George Miller glanced at Zheng Xu, sighed secretly, and echoed a sentence.

"That's right... Recently, it's a little bit low-key, I don't know what method you used, the two Frenchmen also voted for you, the jury is only nine people in total, you get eight votes, as long as you stabilize it, wait a few days, and what you want will be in hand. ”

George Miller said a little lonely, although he watched this kind of thing develop step by step, he still remembered that when he was young, he entered the film and television industry with enthusiasm, in a vain attempt to kill all sides through his works, and finally reached the peak of his life.

Later, when he entered Hollywood, all kinds of people and things smoothed his edges and corners, and also made George Miller understand some things.

Just like now, some ordinary people who care about the progress of the Cannes Film Festival may still be nervously looking forward to the results in a few days, but in Cannes, in this hotel.

The head of the jury, and Zheng Xu, the boss and director of the producer, stood together chatting and drinking, and they didn't take this award seriously at all.

Everything worked out.

Others?

No matter how hard you try, can you get unanimous support?

Dream on!

What they are nervously looking forward to is just what others have already arranged, the difference is only who plays well and who plays it really.

...

"Congratulations in advance, it's not too early, I'll go back first, after all... There are many people. ”

"Hahaha, it's not time yet, be modest, I'll let Xiao Kai send you."

Zheng Xu patted George Miller, called Xiao Kai, and personally sent George Miller to the elevator entrance, at least there are no outsiders on this floor, they are all their own people, and they don't have to worry about being seen.

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

Cannes, France, 22 May 2016.

The closing ceremony of the 69th Festival de Cannes took place in the Lumière Room of the Palais du Cinémath.

The crew of "Once Upon a Time in Annan" didn't sit so far forward.

No matter where you are, you have to talk about qualifications, this time at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, most of the people sitting in the first few rows are some celebrities from the past, as well as old-school European filmmakers, and under the front stage, there are a group of standing media people, which is convenient for them to shoot.

Regarding the arrangement of the sixth row position, Zheng Xu was also noncommittal, it doesn't matter where you sit, this position is in the middle of all the seats downstairs, and it feels okay.

Zheng Xu deliberately pulled Chen Yao and Bai Ke to sit on his left and right.

How to say the layout of the entire closing ceremony award ceremony.

It's a bit like the Beizhan Theater when Lao Guo said cross talk.

The seats on the upper and lower floors were full of guests watching the ceremony.

And when I got to the stage above, the layout was a bit serious, except for the entire background board was twisted and thick gold stripes and light strip decorations, there was no big screen behind the whole stage.

The black and gold background looks very high-end.

On the stage, only on the far left is a screen the size of a floor-to-ceiling window, which makes it easy for the guests on the second floor to see the people on the stage.

On the rightmost decorative wall, a large golden palm leaf logo hangs.

Directly below the palm leaf logo, there are two rows of nine seats, and here, for a while, the judges' seats belong to them, but the judges will not sit until the final prize is approaching.

On the stage, near the right side, there is a small transparent podium with three microphones on it, and in front of the podium, there is also a small golden palm leaf logo.

That's all the set-up for the entire Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, the closing ceremony.

When everyone is in place, the shining lights slowly dim, and with the play of a short film, the interweaving of the short film and reality leads to the host of this Cannes Film Festival----- Lauren Lafitti, who walked out of the backstage.

This is a French actor who still has a pretty-looking mustache today.

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

Seeing that the host was in place, Zheng Xu took his arm to Chen Yao on his right, turned his head and said in a low voice: "How is the translation that let you practice?" ”

In the process of receiving the award in a while, Zheng Xu will definitely speak Chinese, but as soon as he speaks Chinese, there are only English and French translations on the spot, what if there is no Chinese translation?

Originally, the organizer wanted to help Zheng Xu hire a translator, or let him take him on the red carpet, and the translator assigned to him would also do.

But Zheng Xu doesn't see it that way, on this occasion, whoever stands next to him is the focus of the audience, and tomorrow's news and video are also the focus.

How can such an exposure opportunity be cheaper than ordinary translation?

I must have my own people, and in the end, after looking around, I decided on Chen Yao and Bai Ke.

At that time, it is reasonable for them, as the heroes and heroines of the movie, to stand next to the director and accompany them to receive the award.

This Zheng Xu has communicated with the organizer, and there are precedents before, after all, it is the Palme d'Or, and it is not all the director's commendation, as long as you are not afraid of being embarrassed, it is not impossible to call the entire crew to accept the award together.

Zheng Xu asked to bring two people up, but it was simple.

What about Bai Ke, this product is a dubbing professional, and he will know more, he can speak French, and he will act as Zheng Xu's French translator when the time comes, and Chen Yao, this product is more scumbag, but her English level is also better than Zheng Xu, she is responsible for doing Zheng Xu's English translation, just standing on one side, and there is exposure.

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

"Don't worry, boss, it's proper, I know all the manuscripts you gave me!"

Chen Yao knows very professionally that she lowered her head and covered her mouth with her hands, which was all the experience taught to her by the seniors who participated in the Oscars in the company before.

"Hmph... In case someone asks me at that time, you have to be prepared to improvise, don't expect anyone else to help you, especially George Miller, don't speak Chinese to him, you know? ”

"Got it!"

"Hmm... White guest! I won't say much about your side, I don't worry about your affairs! ”

"Got it, Dao'er!"

...

Awards have been awarded one after another, and the Cannes Film Festival as a whole is still very serious, with no singing and dancing performances interspersed in between, at most the award presenters ridiculed each other.

People from all over the world, many of whom do not understand the language, often stand behind the small podium, each speaking their own thing, so close to each other, they have to rely on the translation on the spot to understand each other's meaning.

How to say it... Form is greater than meaning, ridiculing loneliness.