Compared with last year, this year's Cannes is a little less friendly to domestic directors, and none of the works in the main competition can win awards.

And Wang Jiawei's "fine cut version" "East Evil and West Poison" did not splash the slightest splash.

The most exciting moment is the award of the main competition unit!

Traditionally, the Palme d'Or is awarded by the head of the organisers of the Festival de Cannes, while the president of the jury awards the Grand Jury.

As for the one that was assigned to Chen Fei, it was the "Jury Award" second only to the first two.

Sean Penn gave him enough respect.

When the host introduced, he read out a large list of his titles: "Let's invite Chen Fei, the winner of the last Palme d'Or, the winner of the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and the outstanding director who has the titles of 'Golden Hand of Scripts' and 'Father of Horror Films'!" ”

"Yo? Is it so grand? ”

There are also many top directors with international fame tonight, such as Steven Spielberg, who came to the scene with "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4".

But even when he came on the stage to present the awards, there was no such a long list of titles to be introduced!

With warm applause at the scene, Chen Fei stood up from the seat in the second row and slowly walked to the podium.

"I don't know, I thought you went up to receive the award."

In the back row of the audience, Wang Jiawei pouted, his tone was very disdainful, but there was a bit of envy in his eyes.

And what director wouldn't want to have such a long list of titles? It's all a symbol of status and status.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Fei can already travel around the world without spending a penny with his face now.

This is the impact of identity, status, strength, etc.!

Wu Yu sat next to Wang Jiawei without saying a word, but his face also showed a little yearning.

I think that when he was in Hollywood, Chen Fei was just a freshman student, when did Nai pass over, he has now fallen to the point of returning to the mainland to film, but such a young man already has a good status in Hollywood.

This strong contrast made him feel very uncomfortable!

He now wants to be able to prove that he is not old with the help of "Red Cliff", and then return to Hollywood again!

As long as he can reproduce the excellent performance of "Changing Face", let alone Chen Fei and Li Press at that time, even Cameron, Spielberg, and Roland Emmerich will not take it seriously.

Fantasizing about the future, his face unconsciously showed some expectation.

Even though he encountered a lot of difficulties in filming "Red Cliff", he still feels that this is a very good work, and it will also be one of his most representative masterpieces!

When the movie was finished, he even boasted to Han Sanping about Haikou, thinking that this movie would definitely win at the box office and awards.

For this reason, he directly blocked the glory of the first half of his life.

The only pity is that Han Sanping didn't hold a grand finale banquet for him, which made him a little regretful.

Just when Wu Yu was fantasizing, Chen Fei on the stage had already begun to announce the award.

"The winner of the Jury Prize at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival is "Bel Canto Men", let us congratulate the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino."

Applause rang out, and Paolo Sorrentino, with a bohemian hairstyle, stepped onto the podium and received the trophy from Chen Fei.

"Thank you, Fei, it's an honor to meet you, and I hope we can be very good friends."

"Definitely."

Chen Fei smiled and hugged him, and then walked off the podium.

This is the end of his mission tonight, and there is nothing for him to do after that.

However, he did not leave at halftime, because there were only two awards left behind, and he was quite curious, whether Jia Zhangke could gain something tonight?

Soon, as time went on, the next two awards were also awarded.

Sean Penn took to the podium and announced: "The Grand Jury Prize of the 61st Festival de Cannes is Germorrah, let us congratulate Matteo Galloni for his hard work. ”

The director from Italy, who has made the classic film "Pinocchio", slowly got up and walked onto the podium with a smile on his face.

The final Palme d'Or was presented by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Jacob.

Opening the envelope and pulling out the card, he began to brew emotions......

The scene was silent, and all the directors who were shortlisted for the main competition unit unconsciously straightened their upper bodies, their eyes full of anticipation.

It's time for the finals!

Chen Fei glanced back at Jia Zhangke, and saw a very eager expression on his face, which was the unremitting pursuit of the Palme d'Or.

As long as he can win the award, he can sell the film for a good price.

Isn't making literary films just to sell copyrights?

This is not a commercial film, and it can still pursue box office results.

However, when thinking of copyright and box office, Jia Zhangke unconsciously glanced at Chen Fei.

He was very curious, how did this kid manage to make literary films and win awards at the same time, but also get a bumper harvest at the box office?

Of course, he will definitely not take the initiative to consult, because this behavior is not in line with his identity.

Just thinking about it, I heard Jacob on the stage enthusiastically announce: "The Palme d'Or that won the 61st Cannes Film Festival is "Between the Walls", congratulations to Lauren Guntai." ”

In an instant, Jia Zhangke's face was stunned, and his eyes were round!

Seeing Lauren Guntai get up and walk to the podium, he almost shouted the word "shady"!

You know, Lauren Gontec is a French director, how could he win the Palme d'Or?

In Jia Zhangke's impression, every award should be like the Magic International Film Festival, where important awards are awarded to foreigners, so as to show the fairness and justice of the awards.

And this kind of behavior of giving awards to his family is a manifestation of shady in his opinion!

However, others are soft-spoken, and they have no right to speak at Cannes, so they can only watch the award fall to his family unwillingly.

…

In the front row, looking at Jia Zhangke's face as black as the bottom of a pot, Chen Fei felt cheerful for the first time tonight.

Lao Jia was in his hands on the victory, but he didn't expect that the Cannes Film Festival would shake him in the end, and he didn't even give him a consolation prize.

Wu Yu is even more pitiful, there is no chance for him to appear tonight.

Following the others to get up, Chen Fei subconsciously prepared to leave, he had already bought a plane ticket, and he had to fly to Hollywood tonight.

The premiere of "Game of Thrones" is approaching, and he, the director, should take the actors to major shows to brush their faces.

It's just that just as he was about to leave, Jacob, the chairman of the organizing committee, took the stage again and picked up the microphone.

"I'm afraid that it will take some time for you, but after discussion with the organizing committee, we decided to temporarily add a disaster relief link to pray for the blessings of our compatriots in the East......

Listening to Jacob's description on the stage, many people at the scene were shocked, with solemn expressions and sad expressions!

Most people don't know that that a country far away in the East has suffered such a tragic catastrophe!

On stage, Jacob, chairman of the organizing committee, and Frémo, artistic director, expressed their deep condolences to the victims on behalf of the festival and said that they would provide help to the victims within their capabilities.

The donation link was temporarily launched, and many people at the scene responded one after another.

Reporters began to enter the venue and ask questions to the directors, producers, actors, etc. on the scene.

All those interviewed expressed their shock, expressed their condolences, and offered to help.

Woody Allen, Scarlett and others responded to the call to donate money on stage and express their condolences to their compatriots who died.

At this moment, there is no barrier between countries on the scene, and life is worthy of respect and awe!

However... There are always some people who can't talk more than their brains, and their mouths are full of feces.

Chen Fei was chatting with Sean Penn when he saw a Hong Kong reporter walk up to the former hot Hollywood actress Sharon Stone and start an interview with her: "What do you think about the death of countless compatriots? ”

"I think it's a very interesting thing, I don't think it's worth sympathizing with at all......"

As soon as the words fell, there was silence all around!

Scarlett, who was relatively close to her, turned around without hesitation and quickly left the range of ten meters beside her, her face full of disbelief and incomprehension.

And Chen Fei, who was still chatting with Sean Pen, had an extremely gloomy face and walked directly in front of her.

Before the reporter and the onlookers next to him could react, he angrily questioned Sharon Stone: "Madam, I think a person can be stupid in private, but he shouldn't be stupid in public!"

One by one, lives were lost in the ruins, many people's homes that they had worked hard to manage all their lives were wiped out in an instant, and some people lost their parents, children, close friends, and lovers forever, but when it came to your mouth, it became a cold and funny sentence?

If your brain falls at home, I think you should go back and look for it carefully, instead of ridiculously selling your stupidity and cold-bloodedness in front of the camera and public! ”

Chen Fei's words were deafening and resounded throughout the venue.

Sharon Stone's face was a little unpleasant, she seemed to be very unconvinced, and even wanted to refute a few words.

But as soon as she raised her head, she saw that the faces of the group of people around her were very ugly, and some of them had even clenched their fists, as if they were going to smash on her face in the next second!

"I'm just saying that..."

"If you knew that your words would ruin your future dream in Hollywood, would you still say that stupid opinion so contemptuously?"

"You ......"

Sharon Stone's face changed suddenly, and her throat became even more dry.

She didn't dare to look at Chen Fei, because she saw that the Chinese director on the other side, who enjoyed great fame in Hollywood, also clenched his fists.

She knew the identity of the other party, and she also knew that the other party was an oriental mysterious person with "kung fu", which was a big man she didn't dare to offend!

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Sharon Stone turned straight and strode towards the outside of the venue.

However, at this moment, Chen Fei's voice exploded in her ears, "I hope to be able to see you hold a press conference tomorrow and apologize to the compatriots who died, otherwise you will definitely bear the due price!" ”

Sharon Stone's pace quickened, and she soon disappeared into the room.

Chen Fei was not interested in staying here too much, and after greeting a few people who knew each other, he also quickly left the venue.

…

The incident fermented very quickly, and when Chen Fei rushed to New York, the Hong Kong reporter who recorded the whole footage quickly transmitted the video back to China.

Sharon Stone's remarks quickly fermented on domestic online platforms and caused an uproar!

Countless people published articles condemning her!

"Those who ignore life are not qualified to discuss life."

"She will be the public enemy of all of us!"

"There was no humanity at all in this statement, and I wondered, why would she say that? Could it really be like Director Chen said, her brain was left at home? ”

"Hello! it! If I were on the scene, I'd have to give her a few mouths! ”

"This woman is a penman, right?"

"Made, Director Chen's scolding is too relieving, this kind of stupid actor should be completely banned together!"

There is a lot of scolding on the domestic online platform, and it has developed into a vicious incident!

After watching this video, countless netizens angrily condemned Sharon Stone, and at the same time, they were also frantically supporting Chen Fei's rebuttal at the scene.

There are so many Chinese directors and actors at the Cannes Film Festival, but he is the only one who dares to speak up, and this courage is worthy of his identity and influence!

On the other hand, Wu Yu and Jia Zhangke were criticized by Han Sanping.

These two are simply stupid, how could this situation have happened if they hadn't been promoting it and doing some kind of fundraising in Cannes?

After being seriously criticized by several leaders one after another, Jia Zhangke wanted to cry without tears.

This wave simply lost to grandma's house, not only failed to win the award, but also made a wave of thankless operations.

It doesn't matter if he can't win the award, whether his film can be released in China is still two different things, and even whether he can continue to make movies has become unknown!

Jiang Wen and Li Yang's lessons from the past were still clearly placed in front of him, causing him to break out in a cold sweat!

…

On the morning of the 28th, the dusty Chen Fei appeared outside the gate of Longxiang Capital.

He received a message from Leon Walras that the CDS he had been holding in his hands had been cleared and all the proceeds had been received.

Chen Fei was eager to know how much money he had earned back in this wave of speculation.

Can financial freedom be achieved?

When I saw Leon Walras in the office, this guy was like a drug, and although the dark circles under his eyes were very heavy, the whole person looked extremely excited!

"Fei, all the CDS in our hands have been cleared, and a total profit of $48.5 billion has been made!"

48.5 billion?

American knife?

"it!"

Rao is no matter how calm Chen Fei is, he is still stunned by this huge amount of money!

invested $500 million in costs, and finally got back $48.5 billion in benefits, which directly increased nearly 100 times!

This horse is much faster than making a movie!

It's just that while he was happy, he didn't lose his mind, but asked very cautiously: "Is this money safe?" ”

"Boss, don't worry, this money is absolutely safe, I have opened multiple accounts in the name of the company in a Swiss bank, and I have deposited this huge amount of money into it in batches, and no one will notice."

"That's good."

Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction, the current Swiss bank is still quite safe, at least there has been no news of leaking customer information.

He pressed again: "What about the stock market?" What's going on now? ”

Lyon, "The Bank of America has taken action, and the wind of the bailout is blowing the stock market and it is still resisting, and it is in a state of decline all the way, and it is not a good time to enter the market for the time being." ”

"Okay, then you keep staring."

With such a large amount of money entering the market, if you want to buy it, you must buy the time of the crash, and now is not a good time.

$48.5 billion has already been purchased, and there is no hurry, just keep waiting!

Subsequently, before leaving, Chen Fei specially instructed: "In addition to keeping an eye on the stock market, there is another task for you to do."

I need you to find the right VFX company and, if the price is right, buy it quickly. ”

Special effects company?

Leon was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted.

He thought of the identity of director Chen Fei, and it seemed that his boss was still unwilling to follow the steps and wanted to take this opportunity to completely consolidate the basic market.

"Okay, I'll put someone who is good at this to take care of this."

…

After leaving Longxiang Capital, Chen Fei drove to Volton Pictures.

The reason why he asked Leon to pay attention to the special effects company is actually related to his subsequent plans.

Ordinary people usually think that the special effects industry is very profitable, but he knows very well that this industry is actually a low-profit industry!

On the Hollywood side, special effects production is usually equated with the aerospace industry, because they all belong to the category of high, sophisticated, and cutting-edge.

Capital is extremely important in this industry, because only by investing a lot of money can special effects makers have more room to create better concepts.

Doing special effects is not an assembly line project, and the requirements of each film project are different.

Party A wants to spend the least amount of money to make the best effect, and Party B can't do it without money, because every frame effect is piled up with a lot of money!

However, a well-established independent special effects company, in which the cost of special effects labor, management personnel and equipment is extremely high, a negligence will put the company in trouble.

Therefore, this kind of special effects company only has the soil for its survival on the Hollywood side, and there is no chance of survival in China.

And Chen Fei's idea is to take advantage of the financial crisis to buy a special effects company of his own, and then arrange those high-quality talents in China to go here for further study and study!

Because he carries the memories of his previous life, he knows that Hollywood's strength is only temporary, and the real main battlefield behind it is still in China!

Although there is no soil for the survival of Class A blockbusters in China, with the passage of time, there will definitely be!

It just so happens that I made money with the help of the financial crisis, so why can't I take this opportunity to serve the motherland?

The development of the film industry is inseparable from everyone's efforts, but there is also an urgent need for a leader, and he is willing to take the lead in this!

Don't have special effects talent? You can learn!

Don't have good equipment? You can buy it!

No one shoots? I'll shoot!

The decay of the West is just around the corner! And the rise of Oriental China is unstoppable!

Thousands of years of continuous cultural heritage, how can it be in vain?

Get through the trough and be the peak again!

(End of chapter)