Oscar's tragedy proves again and again that when the enemy stabs him with a knife, it is useless to jump out and argue that the other party is wrong.

will be more and more blackened and become the most injured one.

The best thing to do is to take a bigger and sharper knife and stab it back with a more aggressive stance, and also stab it straight to the point, leaving the opponent powerless to fight back.

Martin understands Harvey Weinstein's style and has long been prepared and mentally prepared.

Through the French luxury brand Cartier, he contacted Le Figaro, the most influential newspaper in the region, whose columnists angrily denounced Inglourious Basterds as mere nonsense, making fun of the painful history of France's invasion, and disrespecting France at all.

Hollywood's World War II movies and dramas have always been rich in "god films and dramas".

The Germans who died on various Hollywood sets were no less than the devils who died in Hengdian.

If you really want to use a unified standard, "Inglourious Basterds" can be regarded as an anti-German god film, and the climax at the end is much more exaggerated than the hand-tearing devil.

But these were only used to attract Harvey's attention, so that he would not notice the knife that was really sneaking at the point.

Martin's prepared knife is called a woman's hate!

A deep hatred that lasted for thirty years.

On the outskirts of Cannes, in a very ordinary roadside café far from the Palais des Festivals.

Pierre, the entertainment editor-in-chief of Le Figaro, waited for the person he wanted to meet today.

One man and one woman.

Melanie and Bruce.

Pierre's wife, who works in the marketing department of Cartier men's watches, facilitated the meeting.

Melanie smiled and said, "Old friend, we meet again. ”

Pierre Pie didn't smile: "I'd rather never see you." ”

Melanie didn't seem to hear it, and said directly: "Tomorrow there will be another piece of news about Harvey Weinstein's great admiration for Isabel Adjani." ”

Pierre shook his head: "I'm a journalist, I can't write without exact news, it's a work ethic." ”

He specifically referred to today's report: "I promise you that news, because Inglourious Basterds is really nonsense, arrogant Americans wantonly changing our glorious struggle against the brittle in World War II!" ”

Melanie didn't talk nonsense, pulled out an envelope and pushed it to Pierre.

Bruce likewise pulled out an envelope and placed it in front of Pierre.

Pierre opened the first envelope, looked inside, and felt the thickness again, thinking that it didn't matter if there was exact news or not, after all, it could be written in ambiguous strokes.

He looked at the second envelope again.

Bruce made a gesture of please.

Pierre opened the envelope and found that it contained more than a dozen photos, all of which were of Harvey Weinstein with Isabel Adjani.

On several of them, the two appear to be talking intimately.

Pierre has been in the industry for more than 20 years, and knows that what he sees may not be real, the photos may be real, and some may have been deliberately taken from a different angle.

Melanie said: "That's enough proof of the truthfulness of the news, right? ”

Pierre put away the first envelope, then the second, and said, "Very real news. “

When the words came out, he found that it was too early, and he couldn't help but pat his head: "What happened between them?" ”

Melanie said very seriously: "Harvey Weinstein admires Adjani very much and plans to invite her to Hollywood to play an important role in an art film to help her compete for the Oscar. “

Pierre nodded: "I see." ”

Melanie said, "See the newspaper tomorrow?" ”

Pierre replied, "No problem. “

Melanie and Bruce quickly leave the place.

Pierre didn't leave, added another cup of coffee, took out a pen and notebook, and took advantage of the first time he saw the photo to be touched, and wrote a press release with emotion.

He then returned to the temporary office and sent a fax to the newspaper as soon as possible.

Early the next morning, the news of Harvey Weinstein and Isabel Adjani appeared prominently on the entertainment page of Le Figaro.

…………

Palais des Festivals, Jury's Office.

Huppert sat at his desk, weighing over the list of awards in the competition.

Elsa Argento, who has been spending a lot of time with her lately, boredly flips through today's newspaper to find media reports about the competition section of the film.

Huppert sketched on a piece of paper, and the Palme d'Or had only one option in her eyes – "White Ribbon".

For Best Actor, the roles of Martin Davis and Christopher Waltz are good enough.

But the reports released by the media in the past few days have somewhat affected the role played by Huppert and Martin, which is mixed with too many special effects.

As a traditional European filmmaker, Huppert was quite disgusted by Hollywood special effects, and to a certain extent, she appreciated Waltz's performance.

Choosing Walz?

As soon as the thought came to her, she remembered Mene, who had been eating supper in the last few days, and suddenly felt that Martin was not as bad as reported in the media.

Huppert was a little embarrassed for a moment, and the tip of the pen clicked back and forth between the two names on the paper.

It's really not good, two people choose for the best actor? Double yolk eggs are not fresh.

At the film festival a few years ago, when the Hong Kong city director Sunglasses King was the chairman of the jury, he made five male actors elected as the best actor and six actresses as the queen of the actress.

There was a knock on the door, and Elsa Argento took the initiative to go over and open the door.

Huppert's assistant came in with a Figaro newspaper, placed it on his desk, and glanced at Elsa.

"It's okay, just say it." Huppert nodded.

The assistant newspaper flipped to the entertainment page: "Madam, you asked me to pay attention to Adjani's news, there is her latest news." ”

The work at hand was obviously not as important as the rival, so Huppert put down his pen and picked up the newspaper to read it.

The first thing she saw was three photos of Harvey Weinstein talking to Adjani and looking like they were having a great time.

Huppert's face was a little ugly.

Underneath the photo, there is a news headline.

"Hollywood independent producer Harvey Weinstein has invited Isabel Adjani to be the heroine of the next film!"

This made Huppert's face even more ugly.

"This newspaper has received exclusive information that Harvey Weinstein, the investor and producer of "Inglourious Basterds", has met several times with Isabel Adjani, who is staying in the same hotel, to discuss future cooperation, and the former believes that Adjani still has the strength to win the Oscar......"

Huppert subconsciously touched the top of his head, and there was a small scar under his hair, which was Adjani's masterpiece thirty years ago.

Thirty years of sworn enemies!

Huppert finally suppressed Adjani, and in the past five years, the French have even thought that there is now only one Isabel in the French film industry.

She raised her head and asked seemingly casually, "Aisha, who do you think is more suitable for the best actor?" ”

Aisha Argento didn't think about it and said, "If I had to choose, I'd go with Martin Davis, Harvey Weinstein is a guy who doesn't know how to respect female actors at all." ”

Huppert nodded, and when it came to Adjani, her heart was smaller than the eye of a needle: "Martin is indeed good. ”

From the time the assistant saw the relevant news, he knew that "Inglourious Basterds" was going out.

"Now all the films in competition have been released, and there are only a few days left before the closing ceremony." Huppert said to his assistant: "Inform the other judges that there will be an award meeting in the afternoon, and everyone will attend." ”

The assistant is ready to go out and give out the notice.

Huppert added: "Any news from Harvey Weinstein, all up to you, no need to inform me, no need to tell me, I have no interest in them!" ”

"Yes, ma'am." The assistant could see that Huppert was very angry because of Adjani.

Aisha Argento thought of Harvey's dishonest fat man, and added another fire: "Inglourious bastards joke about the history of aggression in France, and they don't deserve any awards!" ”

Huppert didn't answer, but felt that Elsa's words made perfect sense.

Ten minutes ago, she was thinking about Waltz sharing Best Actor with Martin, and now the page has been turned over.

The film "Inglourious Basterds" automatically disappeared from Huppert's eyes.

Just after noon, the jury held a closed-door internal meeting.

The current President, Huppert, presided over the meeting.

As the closing of the film festival draws closer, it is necessary to unify the opinions of the jury on the selection of some awards.

"At the last meeting, on the Best Actor, we shared the opinion that Martin and Walz were the best, and now all the films in competition have been released, and the other actors are obviously worse, so I think it's time to decide on the best actor," Huppert said. ”

Rabindranath Tagore, from India, was the first to jump out: "I think Walz is the most suitable. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the **** screenwriter Hanif on the opposite side refuted: "Martin's role is more difficult and plays better!" ”

The two glared angrily!

They don't care who is who, and if you agree with it, I'll oppose it.

Shu Qi raised his hand: "I think Martin Davis is suitable." ”

Li Cangdong followed: "Obviously Martin Davis is superior. ”

Tagore was so angry that he didn't want to speak anymore when he saw these people talking nonsense with their eyes open.

Aisha Argento said, "I pick Martin Davis!

James Gray smiled: "Martin! “

"Ahem......" John Travolta coughed, drawing everyone's attention.

Those of you who know Hollywood know that he has a lot of ties to Harvey Weinstein and Quentin, and they think he wants to refute it.

Every time the jury evaluates the awards, there will be a lot of noise inside.

was also the year when the director of Hong Kong City was the chairman, and the atmosphere was particularly harmonious.

Travolta smiled and said directly: "Obviously, Martin is doing better. “

Counting Pell, there are nine members on the jury, and six have already expressed their support for Martin.

Unless vetoed by the President of the Jury.

Huppert didn't make anyone wait, and directly stated: "I support Martin Davis!" ”

Ceylon, the only Turkish director who did not express his position, saw that the wind had been set and said: "I also support Martin!" ”

Eight people are in favor and one is against, and the award for Best Actor can be said to be undisputed.

The meeting is duly recorded and a resolution is formed.

The Best Actor result is sealed and will not be discussed again.

(End of chapter)