Simon ended his overseas trip, on May 14, the 50th Cannes Film Festival in 1997 officially opened.

The 50th birthday is of great significance.

Under the planning of the Cannes Organizing Committee, whether it is the registration film, the scale of the film festival and the number of guests, the tourists from all over the world have also squeezed the small city of Cannes to a huge extent.

On the other hand, this Cannes Film Festival is also another effort by Daenerys Entertainment.

First of all, among the 21 films shortlisted for the main competition unit, there are two films directly produced by Daenerys Entertainment's label, namely "The Soul-Evering Girl" directed by James Mangod, starring Mia Coschna and Angelina Jolie, and "The Six Heroes of Light Pig" directed by British new director Peter Catanno.

In addition, Canadian director Atom Igoyan's new work "Accidental Spring" produced by a single film manufacturer and secretly bought the copyright by Daenerys Entertainment has also entered the main competition unit.

Simon likes the "Sexy Club" by Igoyan three years ago. Mia Coschna is still the heroine of that film. This time, "Accidental Spring" is also a very good low-cost drama.

Therefore, Daenerys Entertainment actually has three films shortlisted for the Cannes main competition unit.

Since three movies have been released, Daenerys Entertainment certainly does not plan to return empty-handed this time.

Since the preparations for the new film festival began a few months ago, Daenerys Entertainment has begun to quietly exert its influence. In addition to the operation of the film itself, including the judges this time, Daenerys Entertainment has directly or indirectly intervened.

Let’s talk about the 10 judges this time, Tim Burton of Hollywood, actress Mira Sorvino, Gong Huang from China, and Mike Lee from British director, all of them are candidates who can directly exert influence. Besides, this time, the chairman of the jury, Isabel Adjani, is definitely not a filmmaker who is not in the limelight.

Half of the ten people could speak well, and the result was basically certain.

Simon's goal this time is to "The Six Heroes of Light Pigs" to hit the highest Palme d'Or.

Although this film, which once achieved a British box office miracle, is more comedic, but through the absurd story of several unemployed workers trying to pursue the career of a man, it indirectly criticizes the social situation of the British industrial recession that caused a large number of public unemployment, and its humanistic connotation is no less than any other film.

Therefore, it will not appear abrupt to get the Palme d'Or in "The Six Heroes of Light Pig".

It had already broken the British box office record. If the Palme drew blessing this time, the film would perform better in other markets outside the UK.

Then there is "The Soul-Moving Girl".

The Winona Ryder version of "The Soul-Escaped Girl" had no other highlights except Angelina Jolie's crazy performance.

This time, Simon replaced the heroine from Winona Ryder to Mia Coschna, who was born with a neurotic aura. Compared with the one-sided side of the original Angelina Jolie, Mia Coschna can be said to be against Julie this time, and successfully achieved the balance with Julie with a contradictory neuroticism that is both introverted and outgoing.

In addition, Simon personally checked the film this time, the quality of the film has increased significantly by a step compared to the past.

Since "The Six Heroes of Light Pig" has set its sights on the Palme d'Or, "The Soul-Editing Girl" will certainly not try to get into the three core awards, and its main goal is the actor award.

No matter which one Mia or Julie wins the award, it will be of great benefit to the release of the film at the end of August.

In addition to these shortlisted videos, there is also "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that Simon is more interested in private.

Cannes.

On Saturday afternoon of May 17, the Cannes Movie Palace on the beach in the small town was not declared, and the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" still seemed very lively.

Li Youhu, wearing a golden low-cut dress in Gucci, got off the concierge car, looked at the huge poster of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" above the Movie Palace, and then looked at the dense media and movie fans on both sides of the red carpet outside Debussy Hall, listening to the cheers in his ears, he suddenly felt that the filming of the hard work that last year was so hard that he almost wanted to live was completely worth it.

After the director and the other two starring actors got out one after another, Li Youhu walked up and stepped on the red carpet with everyone. Then he stopped to take photos at the signal of the assistant accompanying him on the side of the red carpet. The dense flashes made people a little dazzled.

After taking the photo, as soon as he left the red carpet and entered the movie palace, Li Youhu felt that he immediately began to look forward to the next time.

However, when he entered the screening hall, as the premiere began, Li Youhu became nervous again.

Li Youhu can still understand that filmmakers have to rely on movies to speak.

What if the audience doesn't like this movie?

So, in the next two hours, when most people in the screening hall were focused on the big screen, Li Youhu's attention frequently turned around, repeatedly pretending to unintentionally look at the reactions of the audience around him, pricking up his ears to listen to the voices coming from around him, even if the light was dim, even if she basically couldn't understand French.

When the subtitles finally started to rise, Li Youhu felt that no one was booing, it should be...it was still good.

All right.

This idea is really a bit unpromising.

When the lights turned on, there were warm applause in the screening hall. Li Youhu was still a little confused. Are you being polite?

Until the brief interaction session followed.

Li Youhu and the director and other major creators came on stage together. Faced with the enthusiastic questions from the media and audience below, Li Youhu listened to the instant translation of the waitress beside him and finally felt relieved.

These people obviously all agree with this movie.

In this way, the box office of the film in Europe and the United States should be good.

It was already evening when the premiere ended.

There is also an official reception for Daenerys Entertainment in the future.

Li Youhu left the movie palace and did not immediately rush to the party hotel. Instead, he returned to a mansion under someone's name in the west of the city with Teacher Yu, who accompanied her this time. It was mainly for changing clothes and eating something. After all, the wait-to-be-cooked cocktail party is definitely not suitable for a feast.

After entering the door, he spread his hands and let the waitress help him take off his expensive dress. Li Youhu threw himself on the sofa in the living room in just wearing his underwear. He was both excited and tired, and stretched his body unrestrainedly. Seeing Teacher Yu sitting next to him, he smiled and said, "Sister Yu, are you envious?"

Teacher Yu, who had only entered the movie as an ordinary audience, gave her a blank look, took the soda handed over by the waitress and took a sip of it, and said, "You'd better change your clothes quickly."

"No hurry," Li Youhu sat up, folded his legs on the sofa, and said, "We'll have dinner before going over, I'm very hungry."

Teacher Yu did not comment.

Li Youhu, who was almost bypassed by the conversation, turned back and asked: "Sister Yu, let's be a star with me. What's the best thing to do in that performing arts school?"

After filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" last year, Li Youhu signed under Jinshu, and then participated in a story unit of "Kangxi's Private Visit" and got a role in "Love Call Transfer", which is about to start filming in China. Although the money earned by participating in these film and television projects is not as much as the living expenses given to her by men, it is still quite fulfilling overall.

Li Youhu also understood that he was just one of the many lovers he could not count, and he had to rely on himself after all.

As for Teacher Yu, when someone was pressed onto bed, he took advantage of the situation and became more of an identity. After teaching Li Youhu's performance course, the stall gradually spread out on Jinshu, and got a job from a man to serve as the head of the Jinshu Performing Arts School that will be opened in Suzhou.

Not the principal.

The main reason is that Teacher Yu himself doesn’t want to stand in front of the stage.

So after Simon followed the corporate model of Western private schools, Teacher Yu became the shareholder and chairman of Jinshu Performing Arts School, responsible for the preparation of the school. Before going abroad, he worked as a class teacher at Beijing Film Academy for a brief time. In addition, even Teacher Yu himself understood that this was just a proxy and nomination. Many people helped with the formal preparation work, so they agreed.

At this time, when he heard Li Youhu say this, Teacher Yu felt a little resentful: "What he asked me to do, how can I not do it?"

"Tsk tsk, then break up with him," Li Youhu said with instigation: "In this way, you don't have to do anything."

Teacher Yu was speechless for a moment.

She used to think that she was a very independent woman, but now, looking at the mansion beside her, the meticulous waiter team, and the luxurious private plane she took when she arrived in France, she was really... a little reluctant. In any case, although she didn't have much contact, that man was not annoying at all.

Seeing Teacher Yu like this, Li Youhu suddenly laughed, and even fell back on the sofa, twisting his soft body and continuing to smile.

Teacher Yu, whose face was red without realizing it, became angry and embarrassed. He rushed forward and started to scratch her itch: "You like to laugh, right? I'll let you laugh enough at one time."

"Hahaha, ah, itchy, haha, Sister Yu, I was wrong. I know you are reluctant to break up with Simon, so I shouldn't persuade you, ah, haha, it's really wrong, it's really wrong, let me go."

After having fun, Li Youhu temporarily put on a casual dress from the waitress. Hearing that the dinner was ready, he walked to the restaurant with Teacher Yu and said, "A few days ago, he seemed to have gone to China."

Teacher Yu suddenly opened his eyes slightly, thinking that the girl beside him was going to tease her. Seeing that she was serious, she was a little disbelief and said, "How do you know?"

"They told me that he had been in Suzhou a few days ago. If we had known, we wouldn't have rushed to France."

Li Youhu said, feeling even more regretful.

A few days ago, she ended the filming of "Kangxi's Private Visit" and the next "Love Call Transfer" will not start filming at the end of the month. Since this gap has occurred, I simply arrived in Cannes in advance and planned to play for a while. Teacher Yu is the same. The two have been in France for more than a week.

I didn't expect to miss it with a man.

Teacher Yu was also a little regretful, and a thought couldn't help but appear in his mind, but out of reservation, he didn't blurt out.

Li Youhu was not that reserved. When he came to the restaurant, he just sat down and said to Teacher Yu, who was sitting opposite him: "Let's go to North America together in a few days?"

Teacher Yu felt guilty: "What are you going to do?"

Li Youhu was also distressed again.

Teacher Yu’s question, to be precise, should be ‘how to do it’.

They can't come to the door directly. Thinking about that scene, it would be strange if they were not beaten out. As for taking the initiative to contact him for a meeting, this kind of thing has been hinted more than once in private emails over the past six months, but unfortunately it has not been a result. Moreover, not only her, but also the girls who stayed in the National Style Art Troupe, Zhu Momo and the others, and even some other women she knew, are basically the same.

There is nothing to do about this.

In the final analysis, it is because someone has too many women, or because he is too busy on weekdays. After all, Westeros system is so huge, with trillions of dollars. It’s scary to think about it. It would be strange if you don’t have much trouble in such a business empire.

As for them, although they can't see him, their current life is both luxurious and lacking in things to do, and they are not as empty as they are bored to the point of change in their emotions.

Since that's the case, I'd rather not think too much.

After dinner, the two women changed into party-friendly evening gowns and rushed to the city again.

When we arrived at the Daenerys entertainment party, there were already crowds of people here, and many of them were faces that could only be seen on the big screen. Fortunately, there was a man behind us. Facing these once out of reach, both Li Youhu and Teacher Yu could be treated peacefully, and even had a sense of superiority.

After all, their men are the pinnacle of this circle.

These days, under the coordination of Daenerys Entertainment Team, I met many people. The two girls did not always get together. They each brought a female servant who acted as a translator to socialize in the crowd. Li Youhu soon met Ang Lee, who was chatting with Ella Deutschman, president of Gaomen Pictures.

Seeing Li Youhu step forward, both of them greeted him politely. Li Youhu also responded with a smile, and said, "Li, and Ella, you just seemed to be talking about the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

I was incompetent in other languages ​​such as French. After all, I have learned so long, but I can still understand a lot of English.

Ella Deutchman did not hide it and nodded, "Yes, Gaomen's team has just completed a batch of questionnaires at the afternoon premiere. Combined with some of our previous internal previews, the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" should be very good."

Li Youhu was even more curious. She also knew that she had little hope to win Oscars and other awards in the West. Therefore, if you want to gain a higher reputation, the core reliance was still on the box office: "Ira, how much do you think you can earn? I mean, for example, North America?"

"No less than 50 million," said Ella Deutchman with a smile: "North America is now in the craze for kung fu. Our "Hurricane Rescue" and "Iron Monkey" both sold well. The new Jack Cheng film "Police Story 4" released in North America yesterday was also quite impressive on the first day. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is cooler than Jack and Jeter's modern kung fu. According to the results obtained from our comprehensive preliminary previews, 50 million should not be a problem."

The production cost of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is US$15 million, and if North America earns US$50 million, it will start to make a profit.

Li Youhu can still easily calculate such a small account, and she also knows that a Chinese-language movie can sell 50 million in North America, which is already quite outstanding, but it is not satisfied after all: "Aira, is there only 50 million? I mean, is there a possibility of breaking 100 million?"

Ella Deutchman shook his head: "I'm really not sure about this. Miss Li, what we can be sure of now is that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a very excellent movie, a good movie, more accurate, a good movie recognized by ordinary audiences is just a basic one. As for how high the box office can be, it depends on subsequent promotions."

Li Youhu asked back: "Isn't Daenerys Entertainment's promotion and promotion the best in Hollywood?"

"Of course, so, based on feedback from all aspects, I dared to express my box office expectations of 50 million. For "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", we should all know that this is already very rare. As for higher levels, it is phenomenal. In addition to excellent promotion and promotion, it even depends on luck. Therefore, the film industry is a casino. Even those who can count cards can only increase their winning rate, and no one knows how much they can win in the end."

Li Youhu nodded subconsciously and remembered someone: "I think Simon should be different."
Chapter completed!