At 11 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Li Tang and Zeng Jia embarked on an Air China flight to Nice, France, and stopped in Frankfurt for three and a half hours, and finally landed at Nice's Cote Azul Airport at about 10:30 p.m., which took 17 hours. Due to the time difference, it was still 10:30 p.m. local time on May 14 when I got off the plane.

"Hi François!"

"Hi Lee, you're finally here."

The one who came to pick him up was Desger's assistant, named François. Ma Dan, a very handsome French young man, got along well with Li Tang and Zhou Xun during the filming of "The Little Tailor", but he seemed to be quite average with Chen Kun.

François enthusiastically helped to take the luggage in his hand, and at the same time greeted Zeng Jia. The French probably like passion, and they will always stay away from cold and glamorous beauties like Zeng Jia.

When walking outside the airport, Li Tang asked, "Have Zhou Xun and Chen Kun arrived?" ”

"Nope."

François shook his head: "Their flight has a connecting flight to Amsterdam, and it may arrive at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

As he spoke, he said with a bitter face: "It's still me who picks up the plane." ”

Eight o'clock in the morning is too early for people in the south of France, and it is still daylight saving time in Europe, which is almost equivalent to six o'clock in the morning in China, and you have to come to the airport to pick up people, at least at half past four.

"Good work!"

Li Tang could only pat him on the shoulder to express sympathy.

It is almost 30 kilometers from Nice's Cote Azul airport to Cannes, and there are few cars at night, so it takes less than half an hour to arrive at the hotel.

Compared with the shabby participation in the Venice Film Festival last year, this time it was definitely an eye-opener for Li Tang. In the end, it was Cannes's own son, François actually drove the car directly to the door of the Intercontinental Hotel Carlton in Cannes next to the Palais de Cinémath, and director Desger stood at the door early to greet him.

"Li Tang, hard work!"

Dai Sijie warmly shook hands with Li Tang in Mandarin with a distinctly Sichuan accent.

"You're welcome, Director! It shouldn't be, and to be honest, it's thanks to you that we have the opportunity to come to Cannes to open our eyes. "Li Tang is also very slippery.

The scene is nothing more than flattering each other, and it's very empty!

Of course, Desjie was able to arrange himself at the Carlton Hotel, which still flattered Li Tang. After all, during the festival, it is the first choice of big-name stars.

The Palais du Cinémathèque is just over a 200-metre walk away, and it is also the venue for the festival's official dinner. It also includes the reception reception of the "Hong Kong Night", which was very popular last year and will be held this year, and it is said that it cost 8 million yuan on one night last year.

At this time, it was already more than eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, and it was not easy for Dai Sijie to wait until now, so after a few simple greetings, he went back to his respective rooms, and waited until tomorrow when Zhou Xun and Chen Kun arrived.

Li Tang's room was arranged in an ordinary room on the third floor, which is normal, after all, there are only more than 300 rooms in the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel, and those suites are reserved for big stars. Especially the luxury suites on the top floor, which are named after the big stars, not only have the photos of the big stars and various movie elements in the rooms, but also their exclusive suites. It means that as long as they come to the film festival, they will stay in their exclusive suite, just like going home, of course, the money still has to be paid.

In his previous life, when Li Tang came to Cannes, he found that one of the penthouse suites was actually an exclusive luxury suite for Chinese stars. It seems that this new Golden Horse actor really doesn't need to react!

However, I heard that the "Lan Yu" starring him and Hu Jun just returned home at the Hong Kong Film Awards not long ago. Both he and Hu Jun were nominated for Best Actor, but they didn't win any of the other nine nominations.

But think about it, people call it the Hong Kong Film Awards, there is a prefix, Hong Kong movies, even if you play well, it is impossible to award a heavyweight award like Best Actor to a mainland boy.

Zeng Jia helped Li Tang pack his luggage, and then said goodbye and prepared to go to the hotel he booked. The crew only provided rooms for the actors at the Carlton Hotel, and the accompanying staff were arranged in a nearby hotel through the crew's contact. After all, there is a shortage of housing here, and it is impossible to say that the staff also arranged it here, even the agent is no exception. Fortunately, the hotel booked was not far from the help of the crew, only one street away.

"I'll send you there." Li Tang said.

In view of the bad impression of French security in his previous life, he was very uneasy about Zeng Jia's girl going out in the middle of the night. Although the situation in Cannes is not bad compared to Paris, especially around the Palais du Cinema and the Carlton Hotel, where the rich and wealthy are gathered. After all, in his previous life, he came to Cannes more than ten years later, and now he doesn't know anything about the situation here.

Zeng Jia said: "No need brother, it's just a few steps away, and there were quite a lot of people on the street when I first came over." You'd better rest early. ”

Li Tang insisted: "The jet lag will not be able to fall for a while and a half, now that I am in good spirits, let's go." ”

Zeng Jia was a little moved in her heart, no matter what, her boss is still good, unlike other celebrities who often dictate to the staff around them.

Don't look at her just now, although she said no more, she was actually a little scared in her heart, after all, she was familiar with this place when she first arrived.

When they went downstairs, the two did not take a movie, but snaked down the spiral staircase in the center of the hotel lobby. The spiral staircase, the symbol of the Carlton Hotel, has existed more than 100 years ago, and when you stand in the middle of the lobby, you can see the painted dome on the roof, with the orange lights around it.

During the festival, many celebrities like to walk down this spiral staircase when taking photos of their dresses.

"It's beautiful!"

Zeng Jia, who came to Cannes for the first time, was also surprised when he came down the spiral staircase.

Walking out of the hotel gate, Li Tang helped Zeng Jia drag the stored suitcase, and according to the map drawn by François, he first walked along the esplanade for more than 100 meters, then turned and walked along another street to the next intersection.

Although it was close to midnight at this time, the esplanade was still full of people, and the beach next to it was even more crowded. As during the Venice Film Festival, there are countless backpackers who come to the annual festival. It's just that Cannes is much more lively than Venice.

In his previous life, Li Tang also came to Cannes during the film festival to join in the fun, and the beach at that time was ...... How to put it, it's a large human flesh market, many of which are solved in tents, simple and straightforward, and even the oncoming sea breeze seems to be full of fishy smell. But it looks okay at this time, at least not as red as it was more than ten years later.

Walking along the esplanade, Zeng Jia inadvertently turned around and saw the appearance of the Carlton Hotel in the light, this eight-storey French-style building built more than 100 years ago looks resplendent, especially the unique dome design on the left and right sides.

"It's beautiful!"

Zeng Jia once again expressed his admiration, there is no flowery language, only the most simple praise.

Li Tang followed her gaze and couldn't help but laugh "poof".

Zeng Jia turned her head to look at him, maybe the environment here was too romantic, which made it rare for her to say in a coquettish tone: "Brother, what are you laughing at?" ”

Because the unique design of the dome of the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel has an allusion, that is, the two towering domes on the left and the right, which are said to resemble the grandmother of the most famous woman on the French Riviera during the First World War, La Belle Outero, for which the luxury restaurant on the seventh floor of the Carlton Hotel is named after La Belle Otero.

To add a word here, the French Riviera refers to the Cte Azur on the Mediterranean coast of southern France, including cities such as Nice, Cannes, and Monaco.

So the woman named La Belle Otero is roughly equivalent to the Oiran in the Yangtze River Delta or the Greater Bay Area, or the Bohai Bay Rim.

Li Tang couldn't help but laugh and told Zeng Jia this allusion, and Zeng Jia's face was red when he heard it, and it was estimated that he complained about his boss's impropriety in his heart.

However, she was still puzzled: "Brother, how do you know so much, you've been here before?" ”

"Well, I've been here, I've been here in my dreams."

Li Tang made a joke with her, this kind of thing is easy to explain, it is nothing more than doing homework before going out, and checking the customs and anecdotes here on the Internet, where is there delicious and fun, commonly known as: Raiders.

As he spoke, he arrived at the hotel booked by Zeng Jia, walked for about ten minutes, and the road was peaceful, and he was not harassed by Nigo or addicts.

During the movie, the hotel room prices in Cannes are simply sky-high, such as the price of the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel where Li Tang lives is as high as 3,000 euros, and Zeng Jia's small standard room is more than 800 to 900 euros a day, converted into RMB multiplied by ten, if you really want to stay here for half a month, Zeng Jia's accommodation fee alone will cost more than 100,000 yuan, and then count the cost of food, carriage and horses, 200,000 yuan can't be stopped.

So don't look at the little stars or reporters who participate in the film festival on the surface, they may be crowded in which homestay at night, and even two people squeeze into a bed in order to save money abound.

Although he didn't sleep for a few hours at night in order to get rid of jet lag, Li Tang still got up early the next day and ran along the esplanade outside the hotel.

The sun is rising, and the beach, which was noisy last night, is now quiet. However, there are a lot of people running and exercising on Binhai Avenue, all foreigners, and it is rare to mix in a black-haired and yellow-skinned Li Tang, which looks very eye-catching. Fortunately, most of the people were very friendly, especially when they saw Li Tang's sturdy body and brisk steps, they all stretched out their thumbs, and then made a clapping gesture.

Generally speaking, in places with good security, the quality of people is generally relatively high, even if you know that the other party is just fake polite, it still makes you feel like a spring breeze.

The coastline of Cannes is built along the mountains, undulating, breathing the fresh air of the seaside, and it is particularly nice to run and start, and the uphill is anaerobic and the downhill is aerobic, which is also a particularly good way to work. Before I knew it, I ran out for several kilometers, until I felt tired, and then I walked back and forth.

Stop along the way and enjoy the scenery of the Mediterranean coast.

The Blue Coast isn't the most scenic coast, at least along California's Highway 1. However, it is full of historical relics from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages to modern times.

Just like those old buildings in European cities, you will find that this place is high-grade, compared to the United States, which is a rural place, and big cities like New York and Los Angeles are full of explosive temperament.

It's probably only good to speak French, German, or English with a British accent, and if you speak that rustic American English, it's like a big guy popping up on an occasion full of Peking movies.

When Li Tang walked back to the hotel, it was almost nine o'clock in the morning, and the number of people on the beach gradually increased, and the esplanade was also full of people, and many shops on the street had opened or were opening.

There were a lot of people gathered at the door of the hotel, looking at the backs as if they were all yellows, thinking of François saying last night that Zhou Xun and his party would arrive at about eight o'clock this morning, Li Tang couldn't help but feel happy.

Just as he walked briskly forward, he heard a familiar voice in the crowd: "Wow, what a lot!" ”

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