The red carpet of the opening ceremony was held at 6 o'clock in the evening, and Li Tang began to pick up when he returned to the hotel in the afternoon.

The brand that endorsed the suit this time prepared five sets of dresses for him, and he chose a traditional black dress today, with a white shirt and a black bow tie.

Zeng Jia helped him finish cleaning up, looked at it carefully, and said with satisfaction: "Yes, the whole thing is a small opening on the beach." ”

In fact, it's just like walking too much on the red carpet, Li Tang has long since lost the nervousness when he first stepped on the red carpet in Venice, and he looks very calm. Actors, show their art and sell their faces. He is now in the role of a product salesman, putting his best foot forward in front of the cameras of journalists around the world. It's like the packaging of your product, which first attracts people's attention, and then makes them pay attention to your work.

At around half past five, Zhang Ziyi, who had been in the room for a day, finally appeared. The moment he saw her, Li Tang's eyes couldn't help but light up. It is said that women are three-point looks and seven-point dressed, perhaps because she is used to seeing Xiao Zhang's plain face, at this time she has changed her previous light style, bright red lips, just the right meniscus eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, extraordinarily bright and moving.

The long hair that used to be a shawl has now turned into a neatly tied ball head, and with exquisite makeup, the whole person looks very capable. She wore a black slanted shoulder evening gown with a seemingly simple design, but she couldn't ignore the brilliant diamond earrings on her ears, the sparkling sapphire ring on the ring finger of her right hand, and the exaggerated bracelet on her wrist.

All of these combinations easily accentuate the sense of luxury, and with the blessing of these accessories, the simplicity of the design and the singularity of the color of this black slanted shoulder evening gown are just right, without looking exaggerated and complicated.

The silver fish-mouth heels on her feet were designed with stiletto heels and high platforms, making her originally petite figure suddenly taller. These high heels look a bit tall, but with this slanted shoulder black evening dress on the body, it is really a perfect score, giving people a particularly feminine feeling.

Zhang Ziyi saw Li Tang's reaction, and her face showed a hint of smugness, as if to say: Sample, hum, I didn't give you face when I invited you to drink last night, but now I look stupid!

At this time, Zeng Jia beside him fully showed his super high emotional intelligence, and hurriedly exaggerated: "Wow, Ziyi, you are so beautiful today!" Walking on the red carpet at this moment, I was going to blind the eyes of those foreigners. ”

Since I came to Cannes, I want to show my most beautiful side to the eyes of the world. After the loss of the last Oscar, today's Zhang Ziyi has long held back her strength.

Hearing Zeng Jia's praise, she first showed a shy expression, and then smiled like a spring breeze and said, "Sister Jiajia, you are also very beautiful." ”

Today, Zeng Jia also picked up a little, wearing a champagne-colored gown, the slim cut perfectly outlines her figure, and the skirt is cleverly designed with layered tulle, which is both elegant and mysterious.

She wears a necklace inlaid with pearls on her white neck, although it is not as luxurious and high-profile as Xiao Zhang's body, but it still brings her elegance to the fullest.

It is said that the beauty is in the bones, not in the skin, and the two in front of them are both skinny beauties. It's just that Xiao Zhang's makeup is more delicate and atmospheric today, while Zeng Jia, as a producer, is more elegant and low-key.

"Let's go, Director Lou and Sister An have already arrived below."

When a group of people took the elevator down to the ground floor, the originally large and empty hotel lobby was already crowded with people at this time, and they were all dressed up.

The moment he walked out of the elevator, Xiao Zhang naturally held Li Tang's arm, coincidentally the two of them were wearing black dresses today, and they walked together holding hands at this time, like a pair of beautiful people, which attracted the attention of many people.

"Wow, it's Zi Yizhang, I recognize her, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour 2", so handsome! But today she looks even prettier! ”

"And who's that buddy next to her?"

"I don't know, who knows!"

"Maybe it's also an actor, it seems a little familiar."

Along the way, Li Tang heard some whispers from the crowd, this is probably the difference between commercial films and literary films, commercial films make stars, and Xiao Zhang is really an international star.

It's just that Li Tang is still a little resentful in his heart, but unfortunately "Hero" is currently only released in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Taiwan, Japan and South Korea are planned to be released until May this year, and the North American and European markets are still far away because of the operation of the agent distributor Miramax. Otherwise, with the wonderful fight scene between the buddy and Li in "Hero", why wouldn't he have become a passerby, right?

Xiao Zhang didn't notice that it might have something to do with her current level of English proficiency, and she was looking around in the crowd.

Suddenly, Li Tang only felt his arm tighten, and then he heard her exclaim in a low voice, "Wow, Meryl. Streep is here, too! ”

Li Tang followed her gaze, and sure enough, he saw Aunt Mei in the crowd. Aunt May was now younger than he remembered, in her early fifties, with her trademark blonde hair tucked back behind her head and a rose-colored off-the-shoulder gown. This outfit is easily reminiscent of her appearance in "Sophie's Choice", which won the Oscar for the first time that year, but unfortunately Yiren is old.

Looking at Xiao Zhang's excited face, Li Tang couldn't help asking, "Haven't you participated in the Oscars twice, haven't you seen it?" ”

"I met once, the first time I went to the Oscars, but that time it was too far away to see clearly. This year's Oscars did not participate. Xiao Zhang said with a look of regret.

It seemed that Aunt Mei was her idol, and Li Tangtang said with a nunu mouth: "Then do you want to go over and say hello?" ”

“……”

Xiao Zhang's face was entangled, and he hesitated for a moment but shook his head and said, "Forget it, she may not even know who I am?" ”

Her current label is just a beating girl, and it is inevitable that she will have some inferiority complex in front of Aunt May, who is a two-time Oscar-winning actress and a Berlin actress.

Li Tang rarely saw Zhang Ziyi's little woman, and couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Zhang looked up and said dissatisfied.

"Didn't laugh at anything, since you didn't dare to go over to say hello, then don't be stunned, let's go!"

Just then, Nayan was seen waving to them in the crowd.

Today, it is rare for Naian to wear a dark green cheongsam that shows the national style, but it complements Lou Ye who is wearing a black tunic.

That is, Lou Ye with a burr is shorter, if he is taller, it is really a combination of Changgong Kaishen and Song Meiling.

"Wow, Ziyi, Li Tang, you guys have discussed it, right?" Ney An couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the two of them wearing black couple dresses.

"No, they were built by Li Jiapo's stylist, and it is said that several sets of plans have been prepared. I just dressed up casually, and I can only say that I have a good heart. Li Tang glanced at Xiao Zhang and said with a smile.

Hearing the ridicule, Xiao Zhang immediately shook off the hand holding Li Tang's arm, pretended to be angry and wanted to fight, and then said coquettishly to Nai An: "Sister An, look at him, he always bullies me!" ”

"Look at you, don't always bully Ziyi, don't forget that you are still stained with Ziyi's light today, be careful not to take you!" Naian also pretended to be a classmate of Xiao Zhang.

Don't look at Li Tang has participated in the Venice Film Festival twice, and this is the second time he has come to Cannes, but I have to say that he is far less well-known overseas than Zhang Ziyi, just like just hearing the discussion in the crowd, everyone will only marvel at Xiao Zhang, and he Li Tang is just familiar.

Moreover, the movie poster of "Purple Butterfly" hanging in the movie palace is also the main classmate Xiao Zhang, and Li Tang, as the male number one, can only be the man behind her.

The key is that due to the dual impact of the epidemic and the Iraq war, the opening ceremony of this year's film festival is dim. It has been rumored that Tom, who was originally invited by the organizers half a year ago. Hanks, Tom. Cruise, George. Clooney, Zeta. Jones, Uma. Thurman and many other Hollywood celebrities were all absent, and even Nicole was shortlisted for the main competition unit with "Dog Town", and the actress was very popular. Kidman was also absent from the red carpet of the festival's opening ceremony due to schedule inconsistencies, which will not arrive until before the premiere of the film on the 21st.

To put it bluntly, Lao Mei is causing trouble everywhere. Under the threat of pulling the lamp, these Hollywood stars are afraid.

The advantage of the dim starlight is that a newly rising international coffee like Xiao Zhang can attract a lot of media shots, and Li Tang, who is standing next to her, will naturally be stained.

When a few people were joking, Lou Ye had been watching with a smile on his side, and it could be seen that he was very satisfied with the dress of Li Tang and Zhang Ziyi. As long as it can attract attention on the red carpet, then the movie "Purple Butterfly" will also attract more attention.

It's just that Li Tang saw that there were only two people, Nai An and Lou Ye, and couldn't help asking, "That little Baga really hasn't caught up?" ”

"I arrived in Paris this morning, and I can't make it in time." Ney sighed.

Originally, Hiroshi Nakamura was also going to participate in the red carpet of the opening ceremony, but this guy was too back, and he flew to Paris to transit, just in time for the general strike, so he was trapped in Paris and may not be able to come over until tomorrow.

Speaking of the elements of Japanese films at this year's film festival, there are two Japanese films among the 20 films shortlisted for the main competition unit, namely "Salad" by Japanese female director Naomi Kawase and "Bright Future" by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

The Baril Hotel is on the edge of the Cinema Palace, and it is only two or three minutes away from it, and many filmmakers are not in a hurry to go to the Cinema Palace, so the hotel lobby has become a large social place at this time. Everyone greeted each other and chatted about movies, and the atmosphere was extremely relaxed.

As the winner of the Golden Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Best Film Award at the Paris International Film Festival, the director whose film style is closest to that of French New Wave films, Lou Ye is very popular among French filmmakers and is often regarded as his own. And Lou Ye himself also likes France very much, and often returns to France to visit when he has nothing to do, although he has been robbed twice, it does not reduce his love for France at all.

However, Lou Ye's goods are indeed social fear...... Well, it's not actually a social phobia, it's just that he talks too little, only smiles, and often when facing the gushing French, he will at most pop out of his mouth a broken French word or two. I wouldn't say that someone set up a "social fear" character in China, but when I go abroad, it's like a different person, talking and laughing everywhere.

Of course, Diao Yinan and Ning Hao, who came to Europe for the first time, have seen each other for a long time this time, although they are wearing straight dresses, the whole person has always been tense, and his face is cramped and stiff.

At about half past six, everyone went out to the movie palace in twos and threes. After all, those who can stay at the Barrier Hotel are not small coffees, and the order of appearance on the red carpet is relatively low.

Li Tang and his entourage also went to the movie palace at this time. Theoretically speaking, Li Tang can walk the red carpet four times this time, as the starring role of "Purple Butterfly" and "Second Brother", as well as the producer of "Uniform" and "Incense". It's just that he's not the kind of blanket star who shows his face on the red carpet, so there's no need to go one trip at a time. And except for "Purple Butterfly" with the blessing of Xiao Zhang, he may not have much camera attention on his own.

However, to his surprise, when he and Zhang Ziyi walked on the red carpet hand in hand, they actually heard someone in the crowd of fans shouting the names of "Ma Dan" and "Huo Wei".

It seems that this year's fans are still quite powerful, and it is hard for them to remember the motor in "Suzhou River" and He Wei he played in "The Third Man".

Art films are long-term screenings, and these two films are selling fairly well in French literary theaters, but after all, it is niche, and it is rare for fans to recognize him.

Europeans are very traditional, and the red carpet and opening ceremony of each festival are much the same. Perhaps the only thing that made Li Tang mention Xingzi was that the host of the opening ceremony of this film festival was actually the Italian sexy goddess Monica. Bellucci. This sister is also an old acquaintance with him, and she gave her the award when he won the Little Actor in the Contrarian Unit in Venice.

This sister is also a late bloomer, and became popular in the millennium with "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", and last year she was with France's "Geyu" Vincent. Cassel's film "Irrevocable" was a huge hit in France and was also in contention for the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

The opening ceremony was lackluster, and this year's opening film, "The Fragrance of Tulips", the seventeenth remake of the classic French costume film, may be more likely to relish. Cruz and Tom's love affair, not the legendary French heroine she showed on the big screen.

The red carpet of the opening ceremony, the opening ceremony, the opening film, and then the large reception held by the organizers at the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel, it was almost midnight after the busy day.

Li Tang, who was half-full at the cocktail party and was still in good spirits, was still imagining on the way back to the hotel with Xiao Zhang, would Xiao Zhang invite him to have another drink tonight? Do you want to go or go?

But it's a pity that after the tired classmate Zhang exchanged goodnight with the door of his room, he went in directly.

With a slight "click", Li Tang stood at the door of his room and inevitably looked regretful.

Alas, sure enough, there is no such shop in this village.

Nasal congestion, headaches, old stomach problems again, and the state is very poor!

(End of chapter)