Three major international film festivals in Europe.

Venice is the oldest, but it's petty.

The red carpet was not imposing, and the film market was extremely small, and it was even closed for a time.

Berlin is much more magnificent than Venice, but most of them are monopolized by European theater bigwigs.

Cannes......

It is the strongest commercial atmosphere among the three major film markets, and it is also the best place where "art" and "business" are combined.

Every year, nearly 1,000 registered companies pour in, and the turnover of hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn has made countless filmmakers rush to it and rush in.

There are more companies, and there are naturally more bosses.

Naturally, there are many merchants who have received invitations to the awards ceremony dinner!

There are famous ......

There are also those that are not famous.

But......

Who is going to have trouble with money?

Bustling venue.

Zhang Sheng stood in the corner, chatting with some of the directors in the small group about the film.

Initially......

He was accosted with the British female director Valerie with a face that was both excited and a little nervous and uneasy to attend Cannes for the first time......

Valerie's film "The Bottom" is a $700,000 film in which she is the producer, director, and heroine......

I originally signed up for Cannes with the mood of giving it a try, but who knew that I was shortlisted......

A month ago!

When she heard that her film "The Bottom" had been shortlisted for Cannes, she almost went crazy.

But filming the movie "The Bottom" also made her a little embarrassed, and on the eve of arriving at Cannes, she found that she had not bought the right dress for herself.

She was certainly a little frustrated.

Of course, when she walked into Cannes, she felt a lot less frustration in her heart.

She was frightened by the excitement of Cannes and countless crazy reporters and media, as if it was a world-class movie carnival......

When "The Bottom" was screened in Cannes, it was not very popular, and it was a niche literary film in itself, although it was selling movies very hard, but the film rights were sold very limited, and so far the rights of three countries have been sold, and they are some messy small film dealers......

In Cannes, or anywhere else in the world, newcomers are not taken seriously.

When she walked in from the red carpet, she was also ranked last......

She is not tall, on the contrary, she is only 1.5 meters tall.

She is not pretty, and although she is carefully dressed, she still can't hide the freckles and concaves on her face, which makes her feel somewhat inferior.

When she walked into the awards gala with a bunch of teams, she didn't even know what she was supposed to do, or what she should say, and she just sat stupidly......

thought that she would sit until the beginning of the award ceremony, but no one expected that a young man from China would come over to talk to her.

At first, Valerie couldn't figure out what this young Chinese man who spoke fluent English and had both a Western gentlemanly demeanor and an introverted Eastern elegant style was coming from.

It seems to be a "film dealer" from Huaxia who has a lot of money and sharpens his knife to buy their copyright, he introduced himself like this at the beginning, he seems to be a producer again, "Seven Days to Kill", the first shortlisted "horror film" in the history of Cannes, seems to be his work.

At first glance, Valerie shrank back vigilantly, then stood up politely and shook hands with Zhang Sheng.

He said he loved her work......

Then, they talked about the "civilian" art in the film.

Her first reaction was that this Chinese person should have seen her movie.

In the ensuing chat, she was convinced that she had not only seen her films, but that she really appreciated them......

Subsequently, she found that when chatting with this Chinese person, the whole person would be very comfortable, like a spring breeze, blowing from a long distance, blowing on her cheeks, making people immersed in a gentle voice.

It's easy to let go of some of your wariness......

Then, before she knew it, her chatterbox began to grow.

People who are good at listening are naturally easy to make people feel good.

But soon, Valerie discovered one thing, that is, I don't know when it started, there seemed to be more and more directors and producers around her......

At first, it was some new directors like Valerie......

The Chinese director in front of him can easily and accurately call their names and their directors......

During the chat, Valerie found that he was not only a "film company", a "producer", but also the organizer of a Brazilian company called the [Southern California International Film Awards] last year......

This award is somewhat unfamiliar.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that Valerie has heard of this name internationally?

In short, the more Valerie listened, the more excited she became......

Then, I don't know if it's the herd effect or what's going on, there are more directors around this Chinese youth......

………………………………

Zheng Shaoshuai sat back in his chair.

looked at Zhang Sheng not far away, and there was still a trace of discomfort in his heart.

But......

He doesn't affect his mood because of a "little person", he just thinks that Zhang Sheng is like a grandiose "clown".

Zhang Sheng is desperately trying to integrate into this group and the West, making him seem more present, but most of the directors around him are some "little directors" who have just come to Cannes.

Zheng Shaoshuai felt that he didn't mean to look down on the little director, but what is the point of knowing those little directors who can't even sell the film copyright, and they all come to play soy sauce to accompany him?

When he walked into Cannes for the first time, Zheng Shaoshuai was also as enthusiastic as Zhang Sheng, thinking that if these directors won awards and then soared into the sky, then they would be able to accumulate some contacts in Europe and the United States in the future.

But later, he gradually realized that in the [Cannes International Film Festival], there are very few small-budget films that suddenly "counterattack", and his thoughts faded.

Cannes, not Berlin or Venice, is more about the perfect combination of business and art.

No matter which one becomes a shortcoming, it is impossible to win the award......

Over the years, there have been too many new directors coming and going at the [Cannes International Film Festival], and some new directors have been shortlisted for the race once in their lives, and their international qualifications are even inferior to him Zheng Shaoshuai.

He sat calmly, looking at the big screen in front of him.

With the sound of a beautiful music.

This year's Cannes International Film Festival awards ceremony has finally begun.

He subconsciously glanced in the direction of Zhang Sheng.

Then, his expression turned a little cold.

Although Zhang Sheng is separated from these directors, Zhang Sheng has been shuttling between various crews, seemingly chatting about something.

The busy appearance was like a maggot, which made Zheng Shaoshuai disgusting and extremely ugly at the same time.

Especially when she said something while sitting next to the British rookie director, Valerie screamed with excitement......

Finally......

Zheng Shaoshuai saw that the staff came to Zhang Sheng's side and reminded Zhang Sheng to return to his place and sit down, so as not to affect others......

Zheng Shaoshuai suddenly felt very disgusted, and even felt inexplicably that he couldn't hold it on his face.

[Huaxia, it is this kind of unqualified person that makes us ashamed]

[This is the inferior root nature! 】

【……】

He thought of this in his heart, and then, the expression on his face became even colder.

...... on stage

After the performance, the two hosts came over and said a lot of things.

Under the stage.

Zhang Sheng didn't seem to stop because of the staff's reminder, but pulled the staff member to the corner, as if chatting about something.

Zheng Shaoshuai actually didn't want to see Zhang Sheng, because he felt that Zhang Sheng's appearance really made him sick.

But......

He finally took a look.

Zheng Shaoshuai didn't know what Zhang Sheng was talking about with that staff member, and it seemed that after the chat, when Zhang Sheng went to talk to some directors about things, the staff member didn't care anymore.

Of course......

Zhang Sheng's figure was a little more secretive, and it didn't affect others.

[What is he signing?] 】

Zheng Shaoshuai really doesn't want to watch Zhang Sheng anymore!

However, when Zhang Sheng's figure with his head down appeared beside him, he couldn't hide from it.

He saw Zhang Sheng holding a contract and handing it to a director not far from him......

on stage.

The performance was loud.

Under the stage.

Zhang Sheng followed the director who seemed to be from Russia named Mikhalkov to sign something.

Zheng Shaoshuai suddenly became irritable!

I want to scold my mother!

Calm!

Be sure to be calm!

He eventually calmed down again, and then, immediately afterward, his emotions began to get a little nervous again.

The awards are on!

When the first award appeared, the whole scene erupted into a noise of excitement.

The first award is the Golden Camera Award for Best Film.

He saw his movie "Mountain City" hanging in his place, followed by "Seven Days of Killing" and "The Bottom......

Caméra d'Or!

At least it is not comparable to the Palme d'Or and the Best Director Award......

It's the consolation prize in the entire competition unit!

But!

Even if it's a consolation prize, it's also a prize in the main competition unit.

Moreover, how many awards are there in total at the [Cannes International Film Festival]?

He stared at his eyes tightly, staring at his "Mountain City".

And then......

"Sorry, let me go!"

He saw a figure suddenly raise its head, just in his sight.

Immediately after, he saw Zhang Sheng smiling and passing by him with another agreement.

"Hey, Director Zheng, it turns out that you are here, our two crews, are you still sitting aside?"

Zheng Shaoshuai's face was cold.

Ignore Zhang Sheng's self-cooked ......

But Zhang Sheng seemed to have taken root, which happened to block his vision.

"Trouble, let it go!"

His voice was extremely cold.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I saw your pale face, I thought you had a cold, and I wanted to help you take a look......"

Zhang Sheng stepped out of the way.

But!

He heard bursts of applause.

Distance......

The lights are on!

He glared.

He saw that his "Mountain City" was unsuccessful......

And then......

The British female director named Valerie won the award!

Valerie stood up excitedly, hugged one of the girls on her team, and then rushed onto the stage excitedly.

"Hey, it's a pity, "Seven Days of Killing" failed ......"

"It's okay, Mr. Zhang, look, Zheng Shaoshuai, Director Zheng's movie seems to have failed...... Look at his face, it's as white as a zombie! ”

"Shhhhh I told you not to speak ill of people behind your back......"

"I don't have a back, I said it in front of Director Zheng, and it's not a bad thing, I'm explaining a fact......"

Zheng Shaoshuai stared at the front with a gloomy face, Bi Feiyu suddenly turned his head, and then looked cheap!

(End of chapter)