I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

Chapter 177 175 Cannes Please Witness

Chapter 177 175. Cannes please witness

Time goes back six hours.

While the staff in Cannes were busy preparing for the evening awards ceremony, in a conference room of the Cannes Film Association, the judges from Cannes got into a quarrel.

It's inappropriate to say noisy.

In other words, it is more appropriate to express one's own opinions and stick to one's own ideas.

The two parties headed by one party are the two-time winner of the César Award in the photography industry, the famous Belgian international photographer living in France, and the director of photography who plays an important role in photography. This year, he is 61 years old. Berta.

The other one has a bigger background, the famous French actress Clottier Collot, who is also married to the Italian Crown Prince Filippo Emmanuel.

The reason why she has a great background is because she is the "Princess".

The two were having a heated exchange of words:

"Dear Ms. Chloe, I must remind you that the Golden Camera Award is not awarded to actors, nor to anyone else, but to new directors who enter their directing career for the first time. Compared with Regarding the acting skills of movie actors, our focus should be on the movie itself. What we look at is the director’s style! Instead of discussing the acting skills of two, three or four actors. What we focus on is the director himself!”

"Dear Renaldo, of course I know our responsibilities. But a good movie should not only have a director. The director relies on the actor's interpretation, and the interpretation of the work should be based on the actor!"

"Why is the Camera d'Or not called the Golden Actor Award? Ms. Chloe, the director, the director is the soul of the movie! Although I do not deny that as an actor you understand the importance of actors, but please combine it with the attributes of our unit . Even speaking honestly, the acting skills of these three actors in the film you insisted on did not impress me. Maybe the little girl is indeed like an angel... But as far as acting skills are concerned, I return the words you just described. You, she seems to be just acting with her face! And I think, in this regard, Ms. Phelan should have more say."

"..."

Sitting next to Jasmine, who was watching the show with great interest, Ms. Ferran, whose hair had turned white, was speechless.

Although she didn't know why her old friend wanted to bring the war to her side, she still decided...

The two don't help each other:

"Sorry, this is not a work from our competition unit and I cannot comment."

After the words fell, Jasmine suddenly shrugged:

"At least they can leave from our place, right..."

The result was an even more speechless look from Ms. Phelan.

Jasmine smiled a little mischievously, earning a happy-go-lucky smile that Kent Jones quite approved of.

The two of them are actually fighting each other...

It's so bad.

Jia Zhangke, who was sitting in the conference room smoking silently, looked at the last envelope on the table with no name filled in, his eyes a little blank.

Don't know what to think.

In this way, neither of them could convince the other.

It is never possible to reach a unanimous point of view.

But time was almost up and they had to make a decision.

Therefore, as the jury chairman of the Golden Camera unit, Pave Rogan said:

"Then, let's hold a vote. We can't keep our friends waiting for us for too long... After all, we are the only ones left, right?"

After speaking, he brought the blank letter paper to himself.

"Those who agree with "Blue Jelly Sea" to be selected for the Camera d'Or, please raise your left hand. And those who agree with "SECRET", please raise your right hand."

Soon, all four directors in the Golden Camera Five made their own statements.

Female director Julie Portucelli, who was also a director of photography with Reinaldo Berta, firmly stands on the side of the old-timers.

As a photography director, she naturally appreciates the directing style of "The Secret That Cannot Be Telln".

Although it is not the ultimate, the aesthetics in the film are enough to amaze her.

The subtle contrast between light and dark, the subtle emotional undertones, and the table lamp that is very in line with the texture in her heart and some extremely thought-provoking lens details that were buried very subtle by the director...

Makes people feel extremely comfortable.

Jacob Berg, the German screenwriter, director and the last of the five Golden Camera judges, chose to follow Clodier Colot.

Obviously, he appreciates the story of "Blue Jelly Sea" more.

Although he also admitted that compared to "Blue Jelly Sea", the use of lenses in "SECRET" is obviously more memorable.

But as a screenwriter, he prefers script depth and story characters.

So, frankly speaking, these four people work in pairs and their preferences are all extreme.

2V2, tie.

The final pressure came on Pave Rogen, a native of the former Soviet Union and now one of Russia's top directors. He was nominated for the first time with "Blues, a Taxi Driver" and won the Best Director title at Cannes.

His vote...

Crucial.

So……

The bearded director looked at the envelope in his hand again.

How to choose...

…

"Wow! Look at you, Gyllenhaal!!! Ah!!! So handsome! So handsome!!!... Hey, isn't that the old man who played Men in Black with Will Smith? What's his name? With...ahhhh! Robert Downey Jr.!!! Robert Downey Jr.!!!!!"

"..."

Jay Chou looked at the crazy Yang Mi speechlessly...

"Mimi, please, what are you doing~~~"

"Chasing stars! What else can you do!...Don't you want to ask for a photo or autograph or something?"

"..."

Jay Chou was even more speechless:

"Please, can you be more reserved? You have a boyfriend, I want to tell A Xin!"

"It's okay, you can go ahead. Tonight... let the affairs of Cannes stay in Cannes~"

"Dang cup... what are you doing..."

Jay Chou's face turned green with fright.

Why would this sister say such dangerous things?

"Goose goose goose~"

Seeing his horrified expression, Yang Mi burst out laughing.

"Just teasing you...but aren't you excited? There are so many Hollywood stars!"

"I'm excited, but I also want to save face. After all, I'm also a celebrity. It's very cheap to go to people like this to ask for autographs and photos, etc.~"

Hearing this, Yang Mi had a look on her face that said, "Take a look, take a look."

"Look, you want to save face and suffer, don't you? At the dinner later, everyone is in the same group, so don't we just take a photo together? Why don't we shake hands after taking a photo? Take a photo, shake hands, smile... isn't this photo just that? Stay? I don’t care, I want to take a photo with Gyllenhaal..."

"...Isn't it Robert Downey Jr.?"

"He's too old and not my type. Didn't you notice that Xu Xin looks very much like Gyllenhaal!"

"...Can you please stop insulting Gyllenhaal?"

"Okay, I'll remember this for you, and I'll tell him when I get back. Just wait~"

"I...you..."

Under the snickers of Warhead and Huang Junlang, Jay Chou's face turned green.

Aren’t we all friends?

How could you do this?

On the side, Gui Lunmei was staring at Mark Ruffalo, who starred with Robert Downey Jr. and Gyllenhaal.

Yang Mi turned her head, followed her gaze, and asked:

"What are you looking at?... Mark Ruffalo? No, Ah Mei, do you like uncle?"

"Well……"

Hearing this, Gui Lunmei smiled sheepishly.

Yang Mi was stunned...

Then his eyes were filled with surprise.

Oh my god, no.

Is it really the uncle’s control?

But when I thought about it... I felt relieved.

Still young after all...

She completely didn't notice that the girl she believed to be an uncle was three years older than her, and firmly gave her definition...

Too young.

What's so good about uncle?

To find a boyfriend... you must find someone as young and strong as my brother.

Young, good stamina, and as strong as an ox!

Tsk tsk, young girl.

At this moment, Yang Mi was suddenly stunned:

"Huh? That's..."

After hearing her words, Jay Chou looked in the direction she was looking and said:

"Oh, Shuchi and the others."

"Hmm...Louis Koo? Sun Honglei?...Simon Yam, that's it? Xu Ke? What's the situation? Didn't you say that this session is just...ourselves? Wang Jiawei made French movies, not from our country."

Because she just arrived yesterday, she didn't know what was going on in Cannes.

But Jay Chou, who had been here for more than ten days, naturally knew, so he whispered:

"It's the finalist in the midnight screening section, "The Iron Triangle"."

"...What unit?"

"Midnight screening."

Jay Chou repeated:

"Their work did not enter the main unit, nor did it enter the B-level unit, but it was shortlisted for the screening stage. Do you understand? Even if their film is in the same screening section as ours, they can come...otherwise they would also be sitting in the venue today. I’m dissatisfied, if only the crews of shortlisted films can come. So as long as the film is shortlisted for the screening section, you can come.”

"Well...I see."

Yang Mi nodded, and at the same time, Sun Honglei over there also noticed. After seeing Yang Mi and others, he smiled and nodded, but had no intention of coming over to say hello.

In the eyes of girls, Sun Honglei is a "senior". When the movie "Never Rest" became popular, it not only made Lu Yi famous, he was also very popular. So I instinctively asked:

"Then why don't we go over and say hello? It would be better if we hug together outside."

But he was directly rejected by Li Pingdong:

"No, it's unlucky."

"……ah?"

Looking at the puzzled Yang Mi, Li Pingdong shook his head:

"It's an old tradition at Cannes that no matter how familiar the friends on the crew are, they can't get too close before the awards ceremony. They will share their luck and get bad luck. So everyone assumes that the crew is with the crew. Together, even if we are friends, we can only say hello at most and wait until the dinner party to communicate. Otherwise, it is very unlucky. Just now I said hello to Director Hou but couldn't come over. This is also the reason."

"Well……"

Yang Mi was stunned and nodded to show that she understood.

She turned around and took another look, and saw that people like Sun Honglei, Louis Koo, and Simon Yam were all looking over, but they also showed no intention of coming over to say hello. She politely bowed slightly and said hello, and received a few nods from them. With a polite smile.

Then they turned their heads and went about their own business.

At this time, Li Pingdong reminded:

"It's about to begin."

Yang Mi went to look for the voice, and sure enough, the red carpet host had appeared...

The red carpet ceremony of the 60th Cannes International Film Festival...is here.

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated a bit.

And amidst this excitement and joy of meeting a star, the red carpet began.

In fact, before the red carpet started, although no one mentioned it, everyone was still a little worried. They were afraid that when they walked on the red carpet, there would be a huge crowd of people cheering the names of major movie stars, but no one cared about them. It would be embarrassing then. .

But in fact... when the crew got off the car, everyone realized... that they had thought too much.

"Jay Chou!"

"Ah!!! Jay Chou!!!"

When cheers that could not be described as roaring from the mountains, but could still be said to be extremely enthusiastic, rang out from both sides of the red carpet, a smile inevitably appeared on Jay Chou's face.

No matter fans or movie fans.

my fans……

Excellent!

The shouts are no weaker than the others.

The group of foreigners were also quite surprised... I thought to myself, who is this person? The fans are so loud...

As the leading actors, he and Gui Lunmei took the lead in moving forward.

Li Pingdong also reminded him:

“Remember to interact occasionally and give some autographs.”

So, after walking a few steps on the red carpet, when he arrived in front of the first group of fans, Jay Chou quickly walked over while screaming.

When he moved, the crew also moved closer.

Nothing happened to Yang Mi, but she suddenly heard a voice:

"Yang Mi! Mi Mi! Here, here!!!"

When she turned around, she saw several girls waving notebooks and looking at her.

"...?"

Yang Mi was really surprised, but she walked over quickly, took the pen and notebook, signed her name, and asked:

"Where are you from?"

"Frankfurt!"

Frankfurt...

Oh~ It’s from France.

Although I don’t know where it is, but with the word “French”, I must be a local~

she thought.

That's pretty close, I thought.

So he nodded, and after signing several people's names, he heard the girl say:

"Mimi, you are so beautiful! Why are you so white?"

"Hey, thank you."

Yang Mi, who had applied makeup cream all over her body today, did not hide it and said:

"Put something on~"

Several girls were stunned...

Then they couldn't help laughing.

Sister, you are too straightforward...

However, the considerate Yang Mi did not forget to add one sentence after handing the book to them:

"You also remember to wear sunscreen, the sun is quite strong here. Bye~"

"Bye, Mimi, come on!!!"

"Um!"

Carrying a really white black dress, she followed everyone step by step into the autograph photo area on the red carpet.

For the first time, I left my name on a signed edition in Cannes.

"Yangmi"

After finishing writing, when she handed the pen back, an idea came to her mind for no reason.

Next time...will it come again?

If so... in what capacity?

supporting role?

Or……

He unconsciously looked at Gui Lunmei in front of him.

main character?

While thinking about it, she followed the French translator sent by Liu Momo and stood in front of the host stage.

…

After the red carpet, the guests entered and took their seats.

"SECRET" was shortlisted for Category B, so the seats should be closer to the front.

The people on both sides were all foreigners, and Yang Mi didn’t recognize them either.

After sitting down, the original excitement on her face gradually turned into one of uneasiness.

Will...will he win a prize?

What was originally a low expectation suddenly turned into an expectation after entering the scene.

It made her nervous and wanted to go to the toilet for no reason.

It is true that at this juncture, it is the only time to go to the bathroom.

I won't be able to go when the awards start later.

But she didn't drink much water today, so the urge to go to the bathroom wasn't physical, it was purely psychological.

At this moment, she keenly noticed... Jay Chou was shaking his legs.

After thinking for a while, she asked in a low voice:

"Are you nervous?"

"Don't be nervous. I have participated in many awards. There is nothing to be nervous about."

Jay Chou, who was wearing a suit, looked "indifferent".

Got the girl's nod:

"Well, sure enough, Xu Xin is right. You are really a skinned duck..."

"...?"

Jay Chou asked in confusion:

"What's the meaning?"

"You are always tough on your words."

"..."

"puff……"

Guilunmei on the side burst into laughter.

Jay Chou looked at his friend speechlessly and shook his head:

"Then have you ever thought about what you would do if you won the director award?"

"I never thought..."

Yang Mi told the truth:

"This is Cannes, and it's not some Pheasant Awards. Do you think you should win if you win?"

"What if."

"just in case?"

"Yes, if I win a prize... you enter~"

"No, there have been rumors about our affair in the past two days. I'm in trouble..."

"...Please, if you don't want to go with me, who will? My English is terrible."

"My English is also poor."

"...You think I haven't attended the press conference of "Golden Armor" with you?"

"...Brother, I learned a British accent. This is French territory, okay?"

"What does it matter?"

"Well……"

Following these words, Yang Mi thought for a moment...

Too.

what is the relationship?

You surrender, why don't you care about my English accent?

It’s not like I won’t win any prizes anyway.

So he nodded:

"I'll do it if I do. If I win the prize, let alone give an acceptance speech, I can just confess to him!"

"..."

Jay Chou's eyes looked strange.

"Hey, Mimi."

"what?"

"You look like A Xin sometimes."

"……What's the meaning?"

"They are all very brave~"

"No, my name is Toutie."

"...What does the iron head mean?"

"I don't know, anyway, he always says that about me."

"..."

And amid this chatter, more and more people were present.

Soon, the stars shone brightly and the stars gathered together.

As the lights of the venue dimmed and the stage lights came on, Dean Krueger, the actress who became famous because of "Troy" and the host of Cannes this time, wore an elegant blue dress and took elegant steps. , stepped onto the stage step by step amid the exciting music and the applause of the crowd.

The award ceremony has begun.

…

The order of the awards ceremony in Cannes is actually the same as that of mainstream film festivals.

It's just that other film festivals open with a "conquering the Tao" section, followed by the best music, script, screenwriter and so on.

But Cannes is different. In order to show the purity of the film, they started awarding Category B awards directly.

Come one link at a time.

The first award is the presentation of the Golden Camera Award.

This award is divided into two categories, one is the Golden Camera Special Award, and the other is the Golden Camera Award for Best Film.

The former only announces it but does not go on stage.

The latter had an acceptance speech.

"Good evening, everyone."

Dean Kruger took the microphone and spoke to all the guests, his voice slowly sounded:

"I hope you are as happy as I am to be here to celebrate this exciting festival, a festival for cinema. We are really happy for the arrival of the stars, the red carpet, the fireworks in the Port of Cannes, the streets and the auditoriums enthusiastic audiences... But the most important thing is movies. This year's film festival has prepared a rich and exciting work for us.

A dozen days ago, I told everyone that movies are like a big family. New family members are entering this big family every day. And these family members sometimes have arguments and disagreements, and I fear that will be the case tonight. but……"

She made a helpless shrug:

"This is the rule, because in these entries, everyone has their own favorites, we can see, read, and hear these arguments, but the rules of the game are like this, some people are happy and some are sad. So, at this moment, for us Kudos to the work of the jury that screened and selected these outstanding works.”

"Hua la la la la..."

applause.

Although Yang Mi clapped along, because the translator's voice was very low and could not disturb others, she did not hear it clearly at all.

He looked confused.

At this time, she heard the translation:

"Without wasting any time, it's time to announce the awards. Ladies and gentlemen, I wish you a wonderful evening."

"Hua la la la la..."

Amid the applause, the translator’s voice became louder and louder:

"Now we will announce the Golden Camera Award..."

Golden camera?

After hearing the words from the translator, Yang Mi looked at Li Pingdong.

Li Pingdong nodded amidst the exciting music:

"We have a chance and meet the conditions."

"Well……"

The girl was stunned and nodded.

Then I saw today's award presenter, a bearded man and a big man.

I don’t even know...

Then they saw the two people coming to the awards stage. After putting the box containing the awards on the stage, the bearded Pavel Logan took out the envelope from his arms.

The two talked a lot, but the translator didn't know much about French poetry, so he used a piece of nonsense. When translated, it probably meant quoting a French poem to express the mood at this moment.

Then, the bearded man took out the envelope and began to award awards.

The approximate meaning Yang Mi heard from the translator was:

"We had a hard time selecting more than 30 films, but the jury still selected the right film. The Golden Camera Special Award will be announced next."

After finishing her words, the actress said:

“Anton Corbyn – ‘Control’.”

The big screen directly locked a director.

The audience burst into applause.

And the director also applauded.

Then, the voice of the bearded Pavel Rogan sounded:

"We absolutely love this film, congratulations."

When he spoke, the applause fell silent again.

Then, the voice came up again:

"At the same time, our favorite film has a beautiful and touching love story, and the photography gave us a brand new surprise. Moreover, when competing with another film in the review stage, our choice was extremely difficult..."

Having said this, Pawei Logan glanced down at the envelope, raised his head and said:

"Camera d'Or for Best Film, the winner is..."

"..."

"XUXIN——"SECRET"!"

"Dong dong~·~~"

The music starts.

Applause also sounded at the same time.

The cameras immediately focused on Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei and Yang Mi.

Then I saw confused faces.

Whether it was Jay Chou, Gui Lunmei, Yang Mi, or Li Pingdong... even the translator was dumbfounded.

No one is looking at the camera.

But in the cheers and applause of the crowd, you look at me, I look at you...