Dreams of the Fragrant River

The front of the Festival Palace was crowded with people, and after nightfall, most of the people scattered in every corner of Cannes during the day came here.

The long red carpet stretches from the Palais des Festivals to the boulevard. On both sides of the red carpet are reporters from all over the world, and the cameras in their hands have never stopped flickering, capturing every movement of the red carpet stars.

There are countless fans on the periphery. Whenever a favorite star walks by, there will be a burst of cries in the crowd.

Compared with international film festivals like the Cannes Film Festival, the Hong Kong Film Awards held at the Taiping Cinema still seem too shabby. At least the number of people gathered outside the awards hall is incomparable. In Hong Kong, where an inch of land is expensive, there is not much space outside the Taiping Cinema for fans to stand.

This year is the 40th Cannes Film Festival. Although it has been suspended for a few years in the middle, it can still be said to be the 40th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, so this year is particularly strong. After the awards ceremony, there were also celebrations at the Cannes dinner. In addition, the film festival organizing committee also invited many celebrities and dignitaries.

It is said that French Prime Minister Jacques René Chirac will also attend the dinner. After Kang Jianfei heard it, he had only one reaction: Isn't France in charge of the president? How the **** did a French Prime Minister emerge.

After inquiring with the translator, I learned that France implements a dual-head system. Last year, the president and the prime minister had a "separate government".

The split in the French government has nothing to do with Kang Jianfei, but when he walked the red carpet, he felt a little bit of a pain in the ass.

I don't know how the organizing committee arranged it to get Kang Jianfei a female companion named Suweigo Domartin. An Italian girl in her early 20s, I heard that she is already famous in Italy, but why can't she find someone better? Not to mention the freckles on the face, it seems that foreigners don't mind this, but that horse face is really unsightly.

"Hello, Mr. Kang. I watched "Fang Fang" the day before yesterday. It was a really good movie." Suvego Domartin greeted Kang Jianfei in English quite proactively.

Kang Jianfei could only smile politely in return: "Thank you!"

After "Fang Fang" was released during the film festival, Kang Jianfei's reputation as a director was still very big in Cannes. It is a pity that "Mrs. Smith" has not yet been released in Europe, and fans only remember the name of director Kang Jianfei. But few people could recognize him.

His female companion, Suvego Domartin, went out of Italy and few people knew him. After the two walked on the red carpet, they were directly ignored by the fans, and even the reporters took a few photos of the two casually. The camera was aimed at Natalie Bey, a French actress in her late 40s.

This situation made Kang Jianfei very happy. He wanted to quickly walk the red carpet to the awards hall, but his girlfriend Suvego Domartin didn't think so. The horse-faced lady came to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time and was inexplicably excited when she walked the red carpet. After walking two steps, he had to stop and pose for the reporter to take pictures. Kang Jianfei could only stop and wait for her.

After finally entering the Festival Palace, Kang Jianfei immediately got rid of Suvego Domartin and found his own seat and sat down.

After waiting for more than 20 minutes, Liang Jiahui and Sophie Marceau came in one after another.

"Jia Fai, you have a good day today. You had a great reaction when you walked the red carpet just now." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.

Before the red carpet show. Reporters from TV stations, newspapers and magazines came to interview in waves. The center of the interview was naturally Sophie Marceau, but Liang Jiahui also attracted a lot of attention, but Kang Jianfei, the director, was left to cool off.

In addition to some professional film magazines interviewing Kang Jianfei, other entertainment media focused on the male and female protagonists of "Fang Fang".

"When the fans on both sides of the red carpet screamed in surprise, I was also taken aback," Liang Jiahui, in addition to being happy, did not forget to flatter Kang Jianfei, "Mr. Kang directed the movie well, otherwise there would be no credit for me. ."

Kang Jianfei nodded smugly and said, "This kind of flattery can be shot a few more times in the future."

"Hahaha, you have to be so direct, okay?" Liang Jiahui couldn't help laughing.

Sophie Marceau didn't know what they were laughing on the side, and couldn't help complaining: "Can you communicate in English? Don't forget that I'm still here."

Kang Jianfei shrugged: "Okay, we were complimenting you just now."

Sophie Marceau rolled her eyes at Kang Jianfei: "Do you think I would believe it?"

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "You are so smart."

The two gags for a while, and the awards ceremony is about to start. Liang Jiahui asked nervously, "Can we win the award here?"

Sophie Marceau shook her head and said, "I don't have much hope."

Liang Jiahui asked unwillingly: "Why? Our films were very popular when they were screened during the film festival. The Cannes Film Festival magazine also named "Fang Fang" as the most popular film of this film festival."

Kang Jianfei explained: "Because it is so popular, those judges are reluctant to award the award to "Fang Fang" in order to show their taste is different. It is common for film festivals in Europe to get upset at the awards ceremony. It's not normal for a movie to be awarded to a huge hit."

Liang Jiahui's heart was cold: "That doesn't mean that our movie has no chance at all."

Sophie Marceau said: "It's not necessarily. Sometimes some movies that are very popular during the screening period can also win the Palme d'Or. However, the most popular movies are the jury awards, which are basically consolation."

Liang Jiahui smiled and said, "It's not bad to win the Grand Jury Prize."

"Wait patiently." Kang Jianfei said.

It is no longer important whether "Fang Fang" won the award. It was rated as the most popular film by the Cannes Film Festival magazine, which has already played a promotional effect. Many overseas filmmakers have come to negotiate the purchase of the film, even if it wins the award. It's just the icing on the cake.

The award ceremony officially started soon. After some opening performances, the first award of the main competition unit, the Artistic Contribution Award, was finally awarded to a composer from England.

Kang Jianfei thought this award was quite funny, wouldn't it be alright to award the Best Score? Gotta get an inexplicable artistic contribution award.

But it's not right to think about it, because this award was awarded to the director last year, and to the photographer the year before, so the devil knows what the criteria are for them to judge.

The awards at the Cannes Film Festival are different from the Oscars in the United States. The Oscars are clearly divided into each award. Before the official awards, there are several nominations for each award, which can increase people's expectations for the awards. The Cannes Film Festival is much more ambiguous. Only the list of shortlisted films will be announced in advance. As for what awards these films will win in the end, and whether they will win, there is no way to guess.

Next, the Golden Camera Award was taken by a Soviet person, and the next award is the Jury Prize.

This award is generally given to those movies that are very popular but have numerous grains. Because some of the judges on the jury especially like it, it will be awarded after brainstorming, which is generally consoling.

Judging from the current situation of "Fang Fang", the final possible winner is the Grand Jury Award. As for the Palme d'Or, Kang Jianfei has no hope.

"The winner of the jury award is Soleiman Cisse's "Bright"..."

Sophie Marceau and Leung Ka Fai were a little discouraged when they heard the name of the winning movie read out. If they missed the jury award, it would be even more difficult to win the following awards.

"and also……"

Hearing these two words, Sophie Marceau and Liang Jiahui rekindled hope.

"And Tianguo Rentaro's "Aisle", from Japan."

Two jury awards were awarded all at once, and it is basically impossible to have a third.

Just as the directors of the two films went up to accept the award, Kang Jianfei asked with a smile, "What are you two worried about? Isn't it just a jury award? The heavier award is still to come."

"Can't you be in a hurry? I've been making films in France for 7 years, and this is the first time I've been shortlisted at the Cannes Film Festival." Sophie Marceau obviously values ​​winning at the Cannes Film Festival more than Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei asked, "Didn't you win the Most Promising Young Actress Award for "First Kiss 2"?"

Sophie Marceau said: "It's the Caesars, it's not the same as the Cannes Film Festival."

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "The Caesar Award is the highest honor in French cinema."

Sophie Marceau raised her eyebrows: "There are too many tricks in the Caesar Awards. I can win the Young Actress Award at the Caesars Awards. In addition to the popularity of "First Kiss 2", the company has also made a lot of efforts behind it."

Kang Jianfei just smiled and stopped commenting on the French Caesar Award. This thing is at least more reliable than the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award in China.

After the two directors gave their acceptance speeches, the award ceremony continued.

The presenter opened the envelope and announced with a smile: "The following are the temporary non-permanent awards in the main competition unit of this Cannes Film Festival..."

Hearing that it is a very special award, everyone doesn't take it seriously. Anyway, basically every two years, an inexplicable award will pop up, and it is basically a tasteless existence.

"The most popular film award at the Cannes Film Festival, the winner is Kang Jianfei's "Fang Fang", from Hong Kong!"

When Liang Jiahui heard the words "Fang Fang"~www.wuxiaspot.com~, he stood up from his seat like a conditioned reflex. After he reacted, he became sensible and gave a celebratory hug to Kang Jianfei, who stood up later.

Sophie Marceau was also very excited and took the initiative to grab Kang Jianfei and hug her tightly.

After the celebration, Kang Jianfei said, "Let's go up together."

The three went to the stage to receive the trophy and certificate, and Kang Jianfei began to give his acceptance speech: "First of all, I would like to thank all the colleagues in the crew of "Fang Fang", it was your hard work that made this film, and at the same time, I would like to thank the judges of the Cannes Film Festival for giving I have won such a rare award. If I am not mistaken, I should be holding the only Cannes Film Festival trophy for the most popular film since the 40th Cannes Film Festival, and I am deeply honored..."

That's right, "Fang Fang" won the unique "Most Popular Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival". This was originally a title given to "Fang Fang" by the film festival's publication, but who knew that the judges would actually take advantage of the opportunity to award it as an award.

Thinking about the "special thanks award" and other things that the Cannes Film Festival has come up with, Kang Jianfei can feel the faint taste of the jury. ()