Save the Bachelor of Heaven

"Charles, welcome to Cannes~" Carol Bugay made a special trip to meet Xiang Nan after learning that Xiang Nan was in Cannes.

"Hi, Carol, long time no see." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Do you have time tonight? I want to have dinner with you." Carol pursed her lips and said.

Xiang Nan was slightly taken aback, at this moment, Cong Shan had already walked over, looked at Carol curiously and asked, "Ning Wei, this is..."

Carol's delicate features and outstanding temperament gave her a sense of crisis.

"Oh, let me introduce you, Carol Bugay, who has worked with me before." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Carol, this is my girlfriend, Sandra~"

Carol was taken aback for a moment, a strange look flashed across her face, but she quickly calmed down, then smiled and stretched out her hands, "Hello, Sandra, welcome to Cannes."

"Hi, Carol." Cong Shan shook hands with her.

"Carol and I haven't seen each other for two years. I still remember that it was in 1984, we were filming "Best Partner 3" together, right?" Xiang Nan laughed.

"Yeah, time flies." Carol nodded, "In the blink of an eye, I was already married, and you also had a girlfriend."

"Yeah, I have an appointment with your husband when I have time. Let's go out for a drink together." Xiang Nan laughed.

"Okay, then I won't bother you." Carol Bugay nodded, and then drifted away.

After Cong Shan knew that she was married, her vigilance towards her was greatly reduced, and then she sighed, "She is so beautiful."

"Of course, the Bond girl back then." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Now her appearance has declined a lot, and she was even more beautiful back then.

It's a pity that European and American women are not anti-aging. They like to eat fried food and bask in the sun, and their skin starts to age early. "

Before Brooke Shields was eighteen years old, she was known as the eighth wonder of the world. He is only twenty-two years old now, and his appearance has already begun to decline. Xiang Nan began to regret that one million dollars a year was too much.

"Ning Wei, if one day I get old, what should I do?" After hearing this, Cong Shan asked, "Do you think you don't like me anymore?"

"Don't think about it. I am four years older than you. When you become an old lady, I will become a little old man." Xiang Nan laughed, "We will all be old people at that time, and you don't dislike me, nor do I. you."

"Yeah." Cong Shan nodded.

...

During the Cannes, Xiang Nan did not do any more public relations, and helped Cong Shan win awards.

Because a queen of the Berlin International Film Festival, a queen of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, is enough for her to be famous for a while. It's not so unimportant to be a Cannes actress.

Besides, the votes are not free, they need to be exchanged for real money. But after he got in touch with the judges of the Cannes Film Festival, he found that their tastes were not ordinary.

They paid too much attention to the artistic quality of the film, while ignoring its commercial nature, so that none of the projects they hoped Xiang Nan would invest in was a movie that Xiang Nan thought would be a blockbuster.

In other words, if you invest in these movies, you may not be able to recover the cost, and you will lose a lot of money. Although Xiang Nan has money, he hopes to spend it wisely, instead of throwing money everywhere like a fool.

So he ended up giving up PR. However, "Ju Dou" still won the favor of film critics and judges for its bold use of colors, ancient oriental exotic culture, and bold and avant-garde themes.

In the end, "Ju Dou" won the Jury Prize, and Cong Shan was also nominated for Best Actress. Overall, it's still very good, and it's not a waste of time.

...

"Shanshan, are you going back to the mainland, or are you going back to America with me?" Xiang Nan asked.

"It's all right. If you don't want to film, then I'd rather be with you." Cong Shan nodded.

"Me too." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "But people always have a career, if you always stay with me, it will delay your career."

"Well, then I'll go back." Cong Shan nodded.

"Good~" Xiang Nan patted her head and said.

"Congratulations, Director Zhang, you've returned with honor again." Xiang Nan then approached Zhang Yimou and said.

"Mr. Ning, you are too polite." Zhang Yimou also smiled. Although the jury award is not the Palme d'Or, it is not bad.

"Have you decided what to make for your next movie?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

"I haven't thought about it yet, what is Mr. Ning's recommendation?" Zhang Yimou asked with a smile.

In the past two years, he has been very happy to cooperate with Xiang Nan. Apart from restricting the heroine, Xiang Nan has no restrictions on anything else, giving him full autonomy. Just saying this is enough to make him feel deeply.

After all, in the past few years, the mainland film industry has communicated with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, America, Japan and other places. A lot of capital poured into the mainland and invited mainland filmmakers to cooperate.

But when working together, there are often many requirements. The subject matter, actors, cost, progress, etc. are all very demanding. In comparison, a boss like Xiang Nan is really rare. So he is also willing to continue to cooperate with Xiang Nan.

"What do you think of "Raise the Red Lantern"?" Xiang Nan laughed.

Zhang Yimou nodded.

He had read the novel Raise the Red Lantern before. After reading it, he felt cold all over his body.

Song Lian was originally a female student with ideals and aspirations. After entering the deep house compound, she unexpectedly quickly changed from disdain for the master's favor to courtship and flattery with all her strength and thoughtfulness.

At the beginning, he still lamented his misfortune and was angry with him. But thinking about it carefully, if it were him, it would be difficult for him to be independent and have ambitions. Because the Shenzhai compound has its rules, and if you want to live well, you have to follow the rules.

Just like this society. When young people are in school, they can scold Fang Qiu, and the dung and dirt were once tens of thousands of households. But when it comes to society, let alone tens of thousands of households, a salary of more than 100 yuan a month can bend a person's spine.

Everyone in this world seems to be in this deep house.

In the final outcome, one can either eat a vegetarian meal like the first wife, or be jealous like the second wife, or die like the third wife, or be crazy like the fourth wife... It can't even reach the status of the fourth wife, it can only be like those Like servants and maids, they can't light a lamp if they want to.

In Zhang Yimou's view, Xiang Nan's novel has a very large scale. Far from being in a deep house compound where several wives are fighting each other, it is an allusion to the whole society.

If such a novel is adapted into a movie by his hand, it is really an honor. So when he heard that Xiang Nan intended to hand over "Raise the Red Lantern" to him, he was very happy.

"Mr. Ning, thank you." He said excitedly.

"You don't need to say that, since you like it too, then it's settled." Xiang Nan nodded, "Hurry up and shoot, I believe in your ability."

"Okay." Zhang Yimou nodded.