Cannes in late May is very beautiful, when the weather is pleasant, neither hot nor cold.

The maple trees on the side of the street are covered with young leaves.

The passionate French girl wore a miniskirt and showed off her figure generously.

Not to mention the Cannes Film Festival, even if there is no festival at all, it is a great place to travel and rest.

Lee Shengyao only had three days to spare, and it took almost two days to come back and forth, and he only came to Cannes to attend the awards gala.

The biggest winner of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival was the French director Aboudai. Cauthysu, whose "Life of Adele" won the Palme d'Or.

Then there were the Coen brothers, whose "Drunken Country Folk" won the Grand Jury Prize.

The Coen brothers had a very good run of luck in Cannes, having already won two Palme d'Or awards, and this time they almost set a new record for three Palme d'Or in Cannes.

In addition, Chinese-language films also have great honors, and Chief Jia won the Best Screenplay Award for "Destined".

The island countries, peninsulas, Tyrande, and Asan have not made any breakthroughs in Asian countries.

Although Peninsula movies are often boasted by some kneeling people on the Internet, compared with art films, Huaxia's honor in Asia is second only to the island country, and there is no need for Lao Mouzi to fight, and the honor of Chief Jia alone is similar to that of the Peninsula.

Lee Shengyao presented the award for Best Actress, and the award went to Berenice. Becho, this is an actress who was born in Argentina and works in the French film industry, she is okay in length and has a very hot body.

At the end of the awards party, Li Shengyao greeted Zhang Manyu and agreed to rush to Bangkok early the next morning.

And before they go back, they will also attend the festival celebration banquet.

The organizers of Cannes will play, there were all kinds of red carpets before, and this final celebration banquet also had a red carpet, and hundreds of reporters were arranged to take pictures.

Li Shengyao took Zhang Manyu and Da Mi Mi over together this time.

Zhang Manyu is a legendary actress in Cannes, and she naturally has no stage fright.

Da Mi Mi is much weaker.

She tugged her chest slightly and craned her neck to keep herself from pushing so hard.

She thought that Zhang Yuqi and Zhu Bingbing were constantly suppressed on the mainland network, but neither of them participated in the awards party.

She felt that she could participate and gain a wave of traffic.

asked Li Shengyao to bring her over, but at this time, the flashing lights continued, Zhang Manyu and Li Shengyao were accustomed to it, these two people have works and have confidence, but Da Mi Mi doesn't have it, and she is very empty in her heart.

Fortunately, the red carpet is not very long.

Da Mi Mi quickly followed Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao laughed, "Nervous?"

"Cut, why am I nervous?"

Da Mi Mi didn't want to admit that she was weak-hearted, she crossed her waist with one hand, to the left for a while, and to the right for a while, trying to make herself look calm.

"You're sweating on your forehead."

"Really?"

Da Mi Mi subconsciously touched her forehead, but she didn't feel the sweat, she knew that she had played a trick on Li Shengyao, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Aren't you nervous?"

"Hmm!"

Although reluctant, I have to say that I am not so nervous to Li Shengyao like this.

After walking through the red carpet and entering the hotel, Zhang Manyu smiled and went to chat with friends.

Li Shengyao sat down with Da Mi Mi, "Let's eat something, didn't you eat in the afternoon?"

In order to make themselves thinner and look better in dresses, many female stars don't eat before the party starts.

Da Mi Mi didn't eat in the afternoon.

When she heard Li Shengyao's words, she was slightly moved, but she has always been cheap.

"I'm not hungry, I've been in shape lately."

"Whatever you want, I'm going to eat."

In Li Shengyao's view, instead of spending time making friends with star directors from all over the world, it is better to sit down and eat well.

The food in France is still good.

Then he sat down and ate generously.

Da Mi Mi kept her abdomen closed, and she couldn't help but be moved when she saw this, but she thought of what she had just said, so she still didn't eat, turned her head, and went to see the others.

Li Shengyao doesn't want to socialize, but his popularity is here, he doesn't need to move around, people come over automatically.

"Lee, didn't you eat in the afternoon?"

"Lee, come on, let's take a picture."

"Wow, the woman next to you is so beautiful, is she your friend?"

Apichatpong, Regadas, Wes. Anderson, three up-and-coming directors, came together.

The three of them, plus Lee Shengyao, all four of them are Cannes darlings, and they either won the Palme d'Or or the Best Director award.

Many local media believe that the four of them will be the backbone of Cannes in the future.

Lee took the tissue, wiped his mouth, and then talked to Wes. Anderson, they take a picture.

"Lee, is there an event tonight?"

"No, do you have any activities?"

"Yes, I have a friend who is local to France and he will have a party, are you interested in it, there are many movie lovers."

Although Regadas is from Moxigo, this guy is very outgoing, and he goes to Cannes almost every year, so he has a lot of friends here.

He said "movie lover" and winked.

Li Shengyao understood what kind of party it was, he was not interested, there were too many people, and it was not safe.

He didn't want to get sick and be secretly photographed by the media.

"I have to catch a flight tomorrow, and I have to go back to work the day after tomorrow, so I can't go out and play."

"Oh, you're working so hard."

Seven or eight reporters came over to take pictures of the four of them and conducted brief interviews.

After the reporters left, Woody Allen came over with a wine glass, and he asked Lee to talk about his new film, hoping to get some inspiration from Lee Shengyao.

After Woody Allen, Ang Lee and Spielberg came over with wine glasses.

Spielberg was the chief seal of the jury of the festival, and Ang Lee was one of the judges.

When Li Shengyao heard the news, he was a little surprised, a director of Ang Lee's level should be the chief seal of the jury, how could he be an ordinary judge this time?

He guessed that Ang Lee should have a deal with Cannes, but this kind of thing is not easy to ask.

At this time, Li An smiled, "Director Li, hello." ”

Spielberg nodded, "Li, you are still so young, when I see you, I can't help but sigh, we are all old, only you have always been so young." ”

Li Shengyao had met Ang Lee and Spielberg as early as when he was filming in the beautiful country, and they didn't communicate much, and when they met at this time, he thought it was an ordinary greeting.

But Spielberg and Ang Lee clearly didn't think so.

"Director Li, you won't be participating in the Cannes International Film Festival this year, haven't you made a movie yet?"

"Post-production isn't done yet."

Li Shengyao did not disclose the news of the completion of "Dalian by the Sea".

Spielberg took a sip of wine and continued, "Lee, why didn't your film go to the Oscars?" ”

The Oscars are not an international film festival, they are the internal awards ceremony of the beautiful country.

However, the Oscars have Best Foreign Film, and sometimes Best Foreign Film can win Best Film.

is like Lee Shengyao's "Parasite" in his previous life, which won two Oscars: Best Foreign Film and Best Film.

Lee Shengyao did not participate in the Oscars, the reason is very simple, he is not like spending money to operate, in such a situation, it is impossible for him to win the award.

There are more than 9,000 judges for the Oscars, including 90 judges from the Chinese-language film industry and about 6,000 judges from the beautiful country.

If you want to win honors at the Oscars, you either have money and connections, you can lobby the judges, or you have a reputation, and a movie-watching boom has formed in a beautiful country, and the judges dare not cheat.

Lee Shengyao's films completed so far, such as "1937" and "Parasite", are actually okay at the box office in the beautiful country, but they are far from reaching the movie-watching boom.

In such a situation, he was reluctant to spend money, so naturally he had no hope of winning the prize.

If you can't win a prize, then there's no need to participate.

Without waiting for Li Shengyao to reply, Ang Lee continued: "Director Li, the Oscars welcome an excellent director like you, you can consider it." ”

"Yes, Lee, the Oscars can help you become Hollywood's first-class director."

When Spielberg talks about Hollywood, the pride in his eyes is very obvious.

Li Shengyao didn't point it out, he could understand Spielberg's thoughts, after all, the beautiful country is the largest film market in the world today.

I don't know how many actors and directors rush to Los Angeles every year, and the filmmakers of the magnesium country are entitled to be proud.

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, if my film is finished, I will consider going to the Oscars."

Spielberg and Ang Lee were very happy when they heard this, and then chatted with Lee Shengyao for a while before leaving.

Da Mi Mi sat next to her, she couldn't help it, her stomach was too hungry, she picked up a French pastry, and then ate it.

"That Spielberg just now, it feels so arrogant."

Spielberg is a Jew, one of the top directors and one of the best producers in the beautiful country.

This man usually looks very mild, but he turns his face without warning, just like the Jews do business, he can not usually be said to be arrogant, but he has a sense of distance from people.

"Don't pay attention to him, refuse mental exhaustion."

Da Mi Mi snorted lightly, and then continued to eat the pastry.

Li Shengyao took out his mobile phone and gave her a few eight consecutive shots.

Seeing this, Da Mi Mi said in a coquettish voice: "Brother! Dislike! ”

It was at this time that Al Pacino and Robert . De Niro and Nicolas Cage came over together, and all three looked good.

Al Pacino and De Niro are both older, and the two of them are now in a semi-retired state, and they only come out to work when they have good movies.

Nicolas Cage doesn't pick, as long as you give money, he will give you filming, no matter what the subject is, you can act.

Probably because he has no money to squander, Nicolas Cage is not as chic as when he was young, and his eyes are a little erratic.

"Lee, if you have a new movie, don't forget about us old guys, we can still act."

"Lee, I heard that you are preparing a new movie in Tyrande, and I hope your new movie will be more exciting and receive higher honors."

It turned out that I came here to brush up on impressions.

Li Shengyao already liked these three actors, so he chatted with the three of them for a while, saying that if there were suitable roles, they would definitely be kept, and the three of them left satisfied.

Da Mi Mi looked up and looked at Alpacino in the distance.

"The Godfather feels completely different!"

Once Al Pacino acted, it was a completely different state.

He is very casual in his usual life and does not look like a star at all.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Do you like him?" Don't say it sooner and let him sign it for you. ”

Da Mi Mi shook his head, "Don't bother, I just feel it."

Brother, I didn't expect you to be more popular here than outside, big directors and big actors are chatting with you. ”

Li Shengyao poured himself a glass of orange juice, "It's a little meaning." ”

"Cut."

The two of them were chatting without a word, and at that moment Jacob led a bald man of about sixty years of age over.

"Lee, let's introduce, this is Alberto. Barbara. ”

Alberto. Barbara is the chief seal of the Venice Film Festival, which was just taken over last year.

Jacob is the official seal of the Festival de Cannes.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he was a little surprised.

"Barbara has something I want to talk to you about, so I'll go first."

Alberto. Barbara has a traditional Italian look, and if not bald, he bears a slight resemblance to Al Pacino.

At this time, he was dressed in a suit and was very formal.

"Lee, I took the liberty of wanting to visit you privately, but when Jacob found out, he made sure to come and introduce you to me in person."

Jacob apparently didn't want Lee to get close to Barbara.

And now Barbara's words have a hint of sowing discord.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he didn't say anything superfluous.

Seeing this, Barbara immediately said: "Li, welcome to the Venice Film Festival, and I, like Marco, welcome you Chinese filmmakers to Venice." ”

Barbara said that Marco is the former chief seal of the Venice Film Festival, called Marco. Muller.

Ma Ke is Huaxia Tong, he likes Chinese culture very much, in the seventies of the last century, when China was poor and white, he came to study abroad.

Later, he became a senior executive of the Venice Film Festival, and actively led Chinese films to the Venice Film Festival.

Lao Mouzi's "The Red Lantern Hangs High" was introduced by Marco.

Later, the Venice Film Festival almost became a blessed place for Chinese films, and they won awards every three or five times.

Barbara took over the Venice Film Festival last year, and he naturally hopes that the Venice Film Festival can be even more brilliant under his leadership.

And now he needs to rebuild his network, reconnect with superstars, and great directors.

After entering the new century, as Italy's economy became worse and worse, and the beautiful country supported the Toronto Film Festival.

Many times, before the Venice International Film Festival is over, thirty or forty percent of journalists leave and go to the Toronto Film Festival.

This makes the Venice Film Festival even more dim.

During the Marco period, in order to revive the Venice Film Festival, Marco would invite a large number of Hollywood films every year, and basically Hollywood films could win one or two awards.

Now that Barbara is in charge, he has no connections, and he can't contact Hollywood superstars for the time being, so he saw Li Shengyao and went over as soon as possible.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he naturally said that he would definitely go if he had the opportunity.

Barbara said excitedly: "Lee, this year is the opportunity, I heard that you are making your second film, I believe that you will definitely have a work by then, and you must come to Venice."

I'm 100% sincere, as long as your film is of high quality and can be valued by the judges, it will definitely get honors. ”

When Li Shengyao heard this, he was a little moved, but he didn't promise it immediately.

Barbara continued: "Li, we have a long history of cooperation with Chinese filmmakers, and we should continue this friendship and let Chinese films shine in Venice. ”

When it comes to this, Li Shengyao plans to reveal a few words.

"Mr. Barbara, if our film is finished, I will attend this year's Venice Film Festival."

When Barbara heard this, a rousing smile bloomed on her face, "Great, Lee, you are very welcome, and you will surely receive the most grand reception in Venice." ”

(End of chapter)