"The Hangover 2 became the highest-grossing film in the world in March, taking in $600 million."

"Warner announced that it will produce "The Hangover 3" with Fenghua, and does not rule out the possibility of producing "The Hangover 4".

"The Hangover 2 hits the G-spot perfectly for young Europeans, who like movies that promote hedonism like this."

"The 'Hangover' series of movies is Lee Shengyao's worst film, and the theme is too negative for such a movie to be released in theaters."

"The Hangover series of movies should be banned from circulation, they affect the outlook on life of young people."

"Lee Shengyao will go to Paris to introduce the original intention of the production of "The Hangover 2".

"Richard. Kiel: I'm not going to watch The Hangover 2, it's just giving money to Lee, and I think people who go to see this movie are stupid. ”

"Many viewers said that the hedonism of the 'hangover' series of movies was too serious and should not be disseminated on a large scale."

……

The daytime temperature in Cannes in April is around 15 degrees Celsius, and the vast majority of pedestrians on the streets wear a coat.

On the Champs-Élysées, there are many tourists, and there are many tour groups of all kinds, of which Chinese people account for more than half.

Able to hear Mandarin with a variety of accents.

In a trance, I thought I had come to Shanghai, or Yanjing.

But if you are a little more serious, you can immediately wake up when you smell the smell of shit and urine.

This is Greater Paris, a city that has a reputation on the outside and is rotten on the inside.

In Paris, you really have to be careful with the shit on the ground, and if you go a little faster, you may get hit.

As for the smell of urine, it can't be avoided, even on the Champs-Sheri street, where urine has been everywhere.

I have to say that the people of France really cherish the flowers and trees here, as long as there is fertilizer, it is inevitable to fertilize.

Li Shengyao rushed to Paris last night, stayed at the Hilton Hotel for one night, went out this morning, at first by car, did not feel much, and then the car drove on the Champs-Sheri Street, a burst of urine smell came to his face, almost did not take him away.

It's really uncomfortable.

Is this the most romantic street in Paris?

It's disgusting.

Lee Shengyao was filming "Hurricane Rescue 1" in Paris before, and he was busy at that time and didn't have a good look.

When he thought about it later, he always felt a little regretful.

At this time, he realized that such regrets should not be done.

Soon after, Li Shengyao and his assistant came to the headquarters of France TV 2.

He came to Paris this time because in two days, the César Awards, known as the Oscars of France, will present various awards.

Lee received a call that he had a good chance of getting the Caesar Honor Award.

This Caesar Honor Award is not a Lifetime Achievement Award, the specific basis for recognition, Li Shengyao did not understand, he did not sign up at all, and the organizer of the Caesar Award contacted him.

However, the Caesar Honor Award is quite capable of fooling people, fat and warm, Stallone has won this award.

In addition, because of the release of "The Hangover 2", the box office was frantically harvested, which caused a lot of people to be blushing.

Recently, there have been a lot of media critics of Lee Shengyao in Europe, and he intends to explain it.

In addition, the César Award can accumulate a positive image, and the Cannes Film Festival is about to start in May, and Lee Shengyao hopes to add some positive influence at the last moment.

Combining the above factors, Li Shengyao rushed from Yanjing to Paris, and then arranged several activities.

The first is to go to France TV 2 to participate in a talk show, then there are several Chinese banquets, embassy activities, and finally the César Awards party, as well as the celebration banquet, Cannes TV program.

France 2 has always been the largest entertainment news channel in the region.

In the past, the French César Awards were broadcast live on TV 2, but later the French government supported the entertainment industry in Cannes in order to promote the influence of the Cannes Film Festival.

The César Awards were broadcast live on Cannes TV.

However, in terms of influence, France Télévisiono 2 is above Cannes TV.

At this time, Li Shengyao came to the headquarters of France TV 2, and then came to the recording hall and met the two French sisters.

The current First Lady - Bruni, and the French rose - Sophie Marceau.

Bruni wears a long tweed coat, which is very textured.

Sophie Marceau was wearing a long purple dress, which looked as if she was going to an important dinner party, and she was very beautiful.

Bruni acted in "Hurricane Rescue" and has known Lee Shengyao for a long time.

Sophie Marceau had met him as well.

When Li Shengyao passed, the two of them were sitting quietly, allowing the stylist to put on makeup.

When they saw Li Shengyao, they immediately waved their hands.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, then sat down and let the makeup artist do the makeup.

The program they participated in this time was called "Daily News", and at the beginning the host said a piece of news, and then interviewed guests, usually three or four guests, each of whom interviewed for about ten minutes.

It seems that this is the case in Europe and the United States, the Conan Show in the beautiful country, and the Oprah interview will not be like in China, an interview is forty minutes, and the short one in Europe and the United States is seven or eight minutes, and the long is twenty minutes, which is not too long.

Today, "Daily News" invited Li Shengyao, Bruni, Sophie Marceau, and the coffee position is definitely big enough.

Soon after, the recording hall began to enter the audience, and a beautiful woman with long hair took the center stage, and then began to barabala.

Li Shengyao knew that the show had officially begun.

After he finished putting on makeup and waited for five minutes, the people in the program team called the three of them on stage.

So Bruni took the lead, followed by Sophie Marceau and Lee Shengyao, who took the stage together.

Beautiful presenter named Melissa. Trio, who is well known in France, is a host who is very popular with the audience.

Melissa was the first to interview Bruni, she was smiling and looked very gentle, but Bruni was obviously a little overwhelmed, and her smile became more and more stiff.

Bruni is still the first lady of France, and hackers have previously revealed her and her ex-boyfriend's affair to the public, but such an event does not bring down Bruny, but makes her more popular.

However, her husband's term of office is coming in June, and judging from the current investigation, it is difficult for Lao Sa to be re-elected.

Melissa kept asking questions about this, which made Bruni a little embarrassed.

Sophie Marceau sat on the side, moving her body unnaturally, trying to lean back a little, she obviously had a cold feeling of dead lips and teeth.

Melissa, this little girl, is too immoral, and her questions are so sharp, she knew that she wouldn't come.

Soon after, Melissa finished interviewing Bruni and then turned to Sophie Marceau.

The black history of the French Rose is as much as there are many scandals.

The main point is that although Sophie Marceau is popular with the audience, she has never been recognized by the industry, and she has not won a single heavyweight award.

Don't say Cannes Venice, not even the César Award for Best Actress.

After the turn of the millennium, Sophie Marceau has been trying to break through, and even directed and acted herself, working behind the scenes, but it still didn't work, and the vase has always been with her.

At this time, Melissa kept asking Sophie Marceau about her views, plans, and future goals.

Said Sophie Marceau smiled bitterly.

However, the audience found it very interesting and applauded constantly.

Melissa interviewed Sophie Marceau for about ten minutes, and then turned to Lee Shengyao, "Lee, if you need a middle-aged white woman for your next movie, will you look for Sophie Marceau?"

Li Shengyao felt the stares of Bruni and Sophie Marceau, and he smiled secretly in his heart.

These two people are still in love, so why are you nervous?

Interviews only.

Just lie.

He then said: "Of course, if the character's temperament suits her, then I will look for her." ”

"In Europe, there are a lot of actresses in this age group, and there are very many actresses with good acting skills, and you can choose the better one, like Juliet. Binoche. ”

"You're right, but everyone is unique, and I admire Sophie Marceau, and if the role is suitable, I will choose her."

Hearing this, Melissa glanced at Sophie Marceau, and saw that the corners of French Rose's mouth were upturned, obviously satisfied with Li Shengyao's answer.

Melissa pursed her lips, she thought Sophie Marceau was naïve, and she was happy with such compliments.

"Li, "The Hangover 2" has won more than 300 million US dollars at the box office in Europe, becoming the hottest and highest-grossing movie so far this year, but the hedonism in it is very serious, and many people feel that the movie is not positive enough and promotes negative thinking, what do you think?"

When Li Shengyao heard this, he did not panic, he was still very calm, "I regret that those people only saw the surface of the movie, the "hangover" series of movies is more about promoting friendship, as well as a new interpretation of freedom and love, I think the movie is very positive, there is no problem at all." ”

Melissa nodded, "You don't have faith, do you?" ”

When the words fell, everyone looked at Li Shengyao, people here always believe in some gods, it seems that this is different, there are constraints, and they are good people.

Li Shengyao glanced at Melissa, and then shook his head, "I am an atheist, but I have faith, which is the essence of China's 5,000-year-old civilization, such as respecting the old and loving the young, man will conquer the sky, the foolish man will move mountains, and heaven will reward hard work, these are the things I believe in." ”

"Oh, I don't understand."

"It's normal, and very few foreigners can understand it."

Melissa nodded, and continued, "I heard you want to win the Palme d'Or again?"

"Yes, I want to set a new record at the Festival de Cannes."

"Did you know that in the past few decades, there have been very few people who have won two Palme d'Or awards in Cannes, and no one has ever won two years in a row?"

"I know it's going to be very difficult, but I want to challenge it."

There are very few directors who have won two Palme d'Or awards, and there are only four of them, all of whom have been separated by a lot of time, and no one has won two consecutive years.

No matter what industry it is, it is very difficult to win the championship, because if you win the award in the first year, and you want to win the award in the second year, the judges will be more demanding, and there must be a breakthrough, so that it is possible to win the award.

"I think it's very unlikely that you'll win the grand prize this year."

"Maybe."

Li Shengyao's face was calm, his tone was normal, and he was not affected by Melissa at all.

Bruni and Sophie Marceau were very surprised to see Li Shengyao so calm, and they were a little more interested in this young oriental director.

Soon after, after the interview ended, Sophie Marceau sent an invitation to Lee Shengyao, "Lee, do you want to have dinner together in the evening?" ”

Her beautiful blue eyes looked at Li Shengyao, full of tenderness, like autumn water.

"No, I've been busy lately."

Sophie Marceau is forty-six years old, and Lee Shengyao really has no interest.

……

Two nights later, Lee received the César's Honorable Mention at the Élysée Theatre and then went to the Fouquet Hotel on the Champs-Élysées to attend a celebration banquet.

The César Awards have always been held in Paris, sometimes at the Imperial Theater and sometimes at the Élysée Theater.

Since 1976, after every César Awards, guests have gone to the Fouquet Hotel to celebrate.

It is said that the Fuquet Hotel is not an ordinary star hotel, it is a luxury hotel, and various services are more expensive than a five-star hotel.

At this time, the banquet hall of the Fuquet Hotel gathered hundreds of people, all of whom were European film celebrities.

France is the fourth largest film market in the world, second only to the beautiful country, the mainland, and the island country, and is the largest film market in Europe.

Lee carries the César Honor trophy, although he tries to keep a low profile and reduce his presence.

But it's too good, you can't keep a low profile, and there is an endless stream of people who come to him to take photos and sign them.

Many actresses also took the opportunity to rub oil and kissed him many times.

The autograph photo lasted about twenty minutes before he was free.

Li Shengyao then picked up a glass of water and sat quietly on the side, enjoying the pleasure of being an observer.

"Lee, why are you sitting here?"

A middle-aged woman with long hair walked over, twisted and twisted, and looked at Li Shengyao, her eyes were about to be drawn.

This middle-aged woman is none other than Kate. Winslet, just at the Élysée Theatre, is Kate. Winslet presented the trophy to Lee Shengyao, who was the guest of honor.

Fat and warm have a very important position in the hearts of many people.

Li Shengyao has watched "Titanic" at least ten times, and Xiao Lizi has watched the part where Fei Wen painted at least twenty times.

If it was 1997, Lee Shengyao would be very interested.

But now that he is fat, Director Li can't be interested.

"I was a little tired, so I sat down."

"I know a place where I can help you recover, do you want to come with me?"

Fei Wen looked at Li Shengyao and seemed to be smiling.

"No, I'm too tired, just sit here."

When Fei Wen heard this, his eyes showed disappointment, and then he left.

Li Shengyao smiled and didn't say much.

At this moment, three white-haired old men entered the venue together, these three people obviously had status, and the three of them quickly became the center of the banquet, and everyone greeted them.

After a long time, the three old men came to Li Shengyao with wine glasses, the leading old man was tall and thin, and he also left a middle-class hairstyle, looking a little elegant, he raised his wine glass, "Li, I have watched "Border Killer", "1937", both of these movies are very exciting, very good, I hope to see your new movie in Cannes." ”

This old man is the director of Odeli Michael. Haneke.

He took eighty-five-year-old Emma in 2011. Riva, as well as the eighty-two-year-old Trentignan, shot the classic romance film "Love".

In Lee Shengyao's previous life, "Love" won the Cannes Palme d'Or in 2012, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Globe Award for Best Film, and swept the César Awards, and won the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and other heavyweight awards.

Li Shengyao looked at the three old men at this time and chatted happily with them for a while.

After the three veteran filmmakers left, he put down his glass and thought about this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"Love" is a very heartwarming movie, the two leading actors are in their eighties, and they are both veteran actors in Europe, and the bonus is very great.

If "Parasite" wants to win the Palme d'Or, it must defeat "Love", which is not easy.

(End of chapter)