China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After entering the hall, Hu Qingquan started to sign up for the people in the hall.

Who is this, and which country is that actor from?

As he spoke, he occasionally chatted with foreigners he knew well.

Everyone was confused, no one was familiar, and they couldn't understand French.

After going upstairs and settling in, Lu Pingan found an opportunity and slipped into Yan Danchen's single room.

"Oh, don't make trouble, let people outside hear it."

"The soundproofing is good."

The two kissed passionately for a while, briefly resolving the emotions they couldn't express along the way. Then Lu Pingan went out to meet Jiang Wen with Hu Qingquan.

When he saw Jiang Wen, he was chatting with several Chinese people.

When he saw Lu Ping'an coming, he enthusiastically introduced to those people: "This is Lu Ping'an, Ping'an, these are... Hey, why do I feel that you have grown taller again?"

Lu Ping'an smiled and straightened up.

Now he has completed 6 months of external body transformation. His height is 183.2cm, which is about the same height as Jiang Wen. In addition, the soles of the leather shoes he wore today are slightly higher, which makes him slightly taller than Jiang Wen.

And just a month ago, he was still two centimeters behind Jiang Wen.

So it was normal for Jiang Wen to be surprised at this moment.

"I'm growing. Didn't you already know that during the filming?"

Lu Ping'an explained with a smile.

Jiang Wen also smiled and joked to those Chinese people: "This is what I grew up watching."

He likes the youthful and energetic atmosphere of Lu Ping'an very much. At the same time, he is also very optimistic about his potential, so he has long been willing to accept him as his student.

When the Chinese heard this, their attitude toward Lu Ping An suddenly changed.

Looking at those who have grown up, this relationship is not ordinary!

So everyone started chatting very enthusiastically.

Lu Ping'an also knew that among the few Chinese, the first were the great directors from Wanwan, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang.

"Hello, Director Hou, hello, Director Cai."

"Director Lu is young and promising."

"Hello, Director Lu, you are so handsome."

Cai Mingliang's taste of Beijing surprised Lu Pingping.

But then he switched back to his Wanwan accent, and later I found out that he only knew a few words in Beijing-style Mandarin.

After a brief chat, Shu Qi came.

"Director Jiang Wen, thank you."

"Hello, Miss Shu. Let me introduce you. This is Lu Ping'an, my student."

Jiang Wen started to introduce again, but this time there was an additional "student".

Lu Ping'an raised his eyebrows, was he being taken advantage of?

Without waiting to think about it, Shu Qi stretched out her hand and spoke in a familiar Bayan accent: "Hello Director Lu, I have watched your "The Tuner" and this time "The Black Hole". They are great short films. I like them very much. I hope you can still win the award this time.”

"Thank you, and I wish you the best of luck in winning the Best Actress Award."

Lu Ping'an shook hands politely, exchanged a few words, and then someone else came.

Then there was another introduction.

Lu Pingping no longer wants to remember who is who, there are too many people.

It is now the 19th, and there are only two days left before the final awards ceremony. Although it is not the red carpet time yet, there are gradually more celebrities in Cannes at this time.

So if we come back tomorrow, this scene will have to be repeated many times.

This is Jiang Wen's power.

But Lu Ping'an himself is not bad either.

Because he won the Silver Bear Award in Berlin, he has already gained a bit of fame in the global film industry. In addition, he has been shortlisted this time. It can be said that he is also one of the focuses of this session.

It's just that his appearance and height have indeed changed in the past six months, so reporters didn't notice him for a while.

However, this situation did not last long. After a while, reporters recognized him, and then Sina, Sohu and some foreign media who knew that he had won awards in Berlin came to find him.

"Have I grown taller and handsome? Thank you, I have indeed gained weight in the past six months."

"Can "Black Hole" win an award? For me, winning an award is not the goal. Enjoying the movie, the filming process, and the moment when the idea is born is the most interesting..."

"The big movie "The Tuner"? Now it has basically completed the post-production phase. We will have to go back and decide when it will be released."

"Ms. Shu Qi and I have just met. She wishes me to win the award, and I also wish her to win the Best Actress..."

That's the bad thing about being a celebrity.

The greater the fame, the less freedom.

Lu Ping An's reputation in China is actually not that great.

Far inferior to those actors.

But on this occasion, he is the only one representing the mainland, and reporters will naturally not let him go.

In addition, his image has changed a lot, from a thin passerby to a handsome guy, so more and more reporters surrounded him. Some foreign reporters seemed to regard him as some kind of Asian star, and then followed him. Come and take photos.

This made Lu Ping'an very embarrassed.

Fortunately, Lu Ping'an's teacher is Jiang Wen.

So whatever Jiang Wen did, he did.

Jiang Wen: "I'm going to eat. Are you coming?"

Upon hearing this, all the reporters knew that Jiang Wen was going to drive people away, and then they left one after another.

Lu Ping'an also smiled and followed suit: "I'm going too, see you all."

Then it becomes pure.

. . . . . .

Following Jiang Wen all the way to see the scenes, Lu Pingan also learned a lot about the Cannes Film Festival.

Among them, the thing that interests Lu Ping'an the most is the matter of the Cannes jury.

At the opening of this session, Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullman, the chairman of the jury, came out and promised that she would enjoy the movie with a completely open mind and try not to quarrel.

As a result, from the 9th to now, Jiang Wen said that the nine members of the judging panel had quarreled at least five times.

Then after the quarrel, the chairman of the jury came out to speak again and said that it would not happen anymore. We listened to each other's opinions with a completely open mind. After all, movies are about personal emotions.

Just as Lu Ping'an was wondering what they were arguing about, Jiang Wen added: "Not only the main competition unit, but also the judges of the short film unit also argued several times."

"Has it always been like this before?" Lu Ping'an wondered.

"It's not always the case." Jiang Wenti pointed out, "The more fierce the quarrel is, the more inconsistent the opinions are. The works are either very good or very poor."

"That means whoever among the favorites is likely to win the Palme d'Or this time?"

"That's right."

Jiang Wen said with a smile, "This is what happens when there are no recognized good films. At this time, the more popular the film is and the higher the screening score, the less likely it is to win the award. So let's see, this time the Palme d'Or I'm afraid there will be some noise again after we come out."

Lu Pingping knows this.

There is always a lot of controversy surrounding the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Take the program score as an example. In the 20 times at Cannes, the film with the highest program score won the Palme d'Or only 6 times.

In the remaining 14 times, almost all of them won the prize with the median score.

Therefore, movies with higher screening scores are not more stable.

Lu Ping'an asked again: "Is my "Black Hole" very likely to win the award?"

Jiang Wen heard this and said with a smile: "Let me tell you, in Cannes, whether you win or not, and what award you win, in addition to the quality of the film as the basis, the most important thing is whether there are judges who like your film, and the judges who like your film Is it strong enough? It’s better to be someone who is good at English and can be noisy!”

"The fact that they are quarreling so much now shows that there is hope. I just don't know which films they are quarreling over. I hope "The Black Hole" is included."

After Jiang Wen finished speaking, he met someone he knew, and then introduced Lu Pingan: "This is my student, Lu Pingan."

"Hello..."

An hour later, Lu Ping'an returned to the hotel, and then went to eat French food with Ning Hao and the others.

Authentic French food is indeed a bit different from domestic food.

But I just can’t get enough.

Fortunately, Yan Danchen had thoughtfully bought him various snacks, so Lu Pingping could satisfy his craving at any time.

After dinner, it was evening and the group continued to the venue to watch the movie screening.

Of the films that came to the Cannes Film Festival this time, there were only two that Lu Pingan was more interested in. One was this year's hit "Mulholland Drive" and the other was a screening movie, Xingye's "Shaolin Soccer."

Everyone chose "Shaolin Football"

Xingye still has a huge fan base in China.

Lu Ping'an also likes it. This is a movie that I will never tire of watching no matter how many times I watch it.

After watching the movie, Yan Danchen felt a little regretful: "I just couldn't understand the Cantonese version. Ah Wen should have made a lot of money."

Zhang Songwen looked proud: "Cheng Rang Cheng Rong, actually if it is translated into Mandarin, you still won't be able to appreciate many of the laughs."

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "Comedies in the Mainland are the same for those in Xiangjiang. Mouse, are you interested in playing comedy movies?"

When Ning Hao heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "I had this idea before, but now after seeing Zhou Xingchi, I think I still need to settle down."

Lu Pingan did not continue to seduce him. He knew that Ning Hao was only a child now and "Incense" had not been filmed yet. It was not appropriate for him to star in a comedy all of a sudden.

Ning Hao then asked again: "Ping An, how much box office do you think this movie can get if it is released in China?"

"I don't know. If it is released normally, the base price will be 50 million."

"From what you say, is there anything abnormal?" Ning Hao responded quickly and asked immediately.

Lu Ping'an made up a random reason: "Well, I heard Jiang Wen mentioned that it might be restricted."

"Why?"

"How do I know this? Maybe it's just nonsense. If everything is normal, I just ask our movie not to encounter it."

The topic turned to their own movies, and everyone started chatting along.

Zhang Songwen asked: "Is there any idea when the film will be scheduled?"

Lu Ping'an: "It's not clear yet. My idea is to either go early or just go late. Anyway, just don't go in the middle of summer vacation."

Zhang Songwen: "Indeed, there are several American blockbusters during the summer vacation, as well as Shaolin Football."

Ning Hao: "Hey, when can we make blockbusters in the mainland?"

Lu Ping'an: "Who knows, maybe it's already being filmed now..."

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