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Takei Saki stared blankly at the scene outside the window. The bustling crowd was so dense that it was like herrings stuffed into a can.

Different from the bustling scene of a metropolis like Tokyo, the streets of Cannes seen from the field of view are like a lively vegetable market, which is not in line with the temperament and popularity of the Cannes Film Festival.

Originally, Takei Saki came here with full expectations, but he found that it was not only a world of difference from the art palace in his mind, but also a far cry from it.

This made her feel a bit disappointed, as if she had been fooled into an internet celebrity attraction by a refined landscape picture, but what she saw was a rough Syrian style.

"Takei-san, what are you looking at?"

A sudden sound interrupted Takei Saki's thoughts. She turned her head and looked to her side, only to see her fellow actor Sakura Ando walking over at some point?

"Nothing, just taking a look..."

Takei Saki smiled lightly at Ando Sakura and answered casually. After a moment's pause, she couldn't help but add in a complaining tone.

"Cannes is just a small town, and it is completely inconsistent with the international film festival reported in the media, which is a bit disappointing."

Seeing Takei Saki's full of complaints, Ando Sakura twitched her lips and chuckled involuntarily.

For many people who have never been to Cannes, the Cannes Film Festival leaves a very high impression on people, leading many people to think that Cannes, where the film festival is held, is a bustling metropolis.

But in fact, Cannes is just a leisure town with a population of tens of thousands. It certainly has nothing to do with being backward, but it is not close to prosperity.

Many people come here with good expectations for the first time, but their high expectations eventually fall short, and it is normal to feel disappointed.

"That's because your expectations are too high. Cannes is just a small town and the film festival happens to be held here..."

Sakura Ando comforted the girl. After a moment's pause, she suddenly asked Takei Saki: "Takei-san, if I remember correctly, I remember that another movie "Model Student" starring you was also today.

Screening?"

"Yes, it's not far from here..."

Takei Saki nodded candidly, she pursed her lips, and replied with a somewhat melancholy tone: "At this point in time, I should be walking on the red carpet of the premiere."

"What? Don't you want to stay here?"

Seeing Takei Saki's depressed look, Ando Sakura had a vague guess in her mind. She couldn't help but probed: "Takei-san, the "Model Student" didn't let you participate in the Cannes Film Festival?"

Sakura Ando has always been curious about the fact that Saki Takei did not go to Cannes with the crew of "Model Student" but instead went with the crew of "Love".

Although Miike Takashi, the director of "Ai Makoto", is indeed a senior director in the Japanese entertainment industry, he also has a high reputation internationally and is known as the master of cult films.

But Masahiro Nakamura, the director of "Model Student", is not bad at all. He may be inferior in terms of age and qualifications, but the movie's box office performance is completely crushed.

Director Takashi Miike has made many movies, and their box office performance has been impressive, but the highest box office record is just over 3 billion yen.

The box office revenue achieved by new director Masahiro Nakamura with just one movie, "Model Student", has far surpassed Miike Takashi's highest box office record.

Since "Model Student" is still in the hot-release stage, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a lot of room for improvement in box office performance. Maybe it will win the annual box office championship?

In such a comparison, Takei Saki should choose the young supervisor Nakamura Masahiro. What is the point of following Miike Takashi around?

"No...."

Takei Saki shook her head numbly, feeling a little depressed. She pursed her lips and wanted to say something. But she didn't know how to say it for a moment.

"How could it be?"

Hearing Takei Saki's answer, Ando Sakura asked in confusion: "You are the main protagonist of "Model Student", so you can attend the Cannes Film Festival."

Not to mention that Saki Takei is the main protagonist in the movie "Model Student", even if she is just a supporting role with a small role, she can still participate in the Cannes Film Festival as long as Director Masahiro Nakamura has no objection.

"Director Nakamura said that he only came to the Cannes Film Festival to sell films, so the agency did not allow me to come..."

There was sadness on Takei Saki's face, and she said a little discouraged: "I can only come to Cannes after Supervisor Takashi Miike has communicated with the agency."

Due to the box office hit of the movie "The Next Generation", Saki Takei rose from a little-known actor to a major star in the entertainment industry, so the Oscar Office took the opportunity to arrange a lot of work for her.

In addition to the need to take care of the movie promotion of "Model Student", Takei Saki was running back and forth like a donkey tied to a mill during this period.

Nakamura Masahiro is only going to the Cannes Film Festival to sell his film, and there is no need for Takei Saki to participate in publicity. Of course, the Oscar agency is happy to let him go.

But Miike Takashi is different. Takei Saki's sudden popularity and popularity are an unexpected surprise for him.

Of course he wanted to take advantage of Takei Saki's fame, so after some active communication, the Oscar Office was persuaded by Miike Takashi and reluctantly chose to let him go.

After all, making money is important, but Miike Takashi is a senior supervisor in the entertainment industry. As long as Oscar Office still wants to cooperate with the other party, it can only obey the other party.

"That's right..."

Sakura Ando couldn't help but suddenly realized that she could guess what Director Takashi Miike was thinking, which was that he wanted to ride on the popularity of the movie "Model Student".

As long as Takei Saki, the main protagonist of "Model Student", is included, when the media reports, the movie "Ai Makoto" will inevitably be mentioned.

For those fans who have watched the movie "Model Student", there is no guarantee that some of them will be interested in "Ai Makoto", also starring Takei Saki, which will increase the movie's box office.

"Takei-san, how about..."

Eyes rolling in circles, Ando Sakura lowered her voice, approached Takei Saki and said: "Shall we go to the premiere of "Model Student"?"

"It's not good..."

His heart was slightly touched, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of Director Takashi Miike and Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Takei Saki flinched a little.

"It's okay. Supervisor Takashi Miike won't have any objections."

After speaking with a firm tone, Ando Sakura walked towards Supervisor Miike Takashi, and then invited him to the side.

I don’t know what Sakura Ando and Director Takashi Miike said. Director Takashi Miike nodded slightly from time to time, seemingly agreeing with Sakura Ando’s opinion.

After a while, Sakura Ando returned to Takei Saki. She smiled at the girl and whispered: "Takei-san, I have already told Supervisor Takashi Miike, and he agrees for us to go out."

"Eh?"

Takei Saki had a confused look on her face. She felt something was wrong for a moment, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

"As long as we come back before the movie premiere starts..."

After Ando Sakura finished speaking, regardless of Takei Saki still being in a daze, she quietly pulled her out of the hotel conference room.

The two of them went downstairs, and after leaving the hotel, they walked quickly towards the cinema where "Model Student" was shown.

Fortunately, Cannes is a small town and the distance is not too far. Sakura Ando and Saki Takei arrived at their destination in a short time.

When the two arrived, the red carpet catwalk session had already ended, so they followed quietly into the theater where the movie "Model Student" was being screened.

Different from the publicly issued movie tickets at the Berlin Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival implements a pass system, but the treatment difference between the certificates is relatively obvious.

For example, the creative team of the shortlisted film gets a white card of the film festival pass. This is the most high-end status in the pass, with many priority levels and the right to skip the queue.

Pink media passes are issued to reporters, photographers and media technicians, and are handled by Cannes' official media department and the Audiovisual Media Center.

Black film market passes are mainly issued to copyright buyers, sellers, producers and film industry-related institutions for transaction activities in the film market.

Next is the yellow fan pass, which is issued to film lovers including film students, registered fans and cinema members.

In addition, the entire pass system is also mixed with blue, green, plus points and no points. Although it gives people a sense of class classification, it can be regarded as maintaining the overall order of the Cannes Film Festival.

It is said that on top of this pass system, there is a special golden pass, which allows everyone to travel freely to every corner of the Cannes Film Festival.

However, this rumor has not been confirmed, and the Cannes Film Festival officials have never responded, so we don’t know whether it is true or not.

Of course Sakura Ando and Saki Takei had white cards, so they enjoyed preferential treatment. They obviously came late, but they sat in the front seats.

"Takei-san, is that Director Masahiro Nakamura?"

Takei Saki had just sat down and was adjusting his sitting posture when he suddenly heard Ando Sakura's words and raised his head involuntarily.

Following the direction where the other person was looking, she saw the tall and tall Nakamura Masahiro slowly walking towards the seat in the middle of the front row.

Followed by a young man in a suit and leather shoes, Takei Saki knew that it was Ojo Shoji, the assistant to the supervision of Masahiro Nakamura.

"Um...."

Having just opened his mouth to respond to Ando Sakura, Takei Saki was about to say something, but he saw a young girl next to the seat where Nakamura Masahiro sat.

The next second, the girl turned her head and came closer to Nakamura Masahiro. The two of them whispered in a low voice and behaved very intimately.

"Arimura Kasumi?"

Seeing the girl's profile clearly, Takei Saki was immediately shocked: Although she had vaguely heard some rumors about the two of them, she really didn't expect that they would be together?