I really can't act

Chapter 380 Who Knows French
Cannes is a small seaside city with about 7 locals.The climate is pleasant, the hottest in July and August, but it rarely exceeds 23°C; in winter, it is generally above 0°C.This place has been famous since the [-]th century. Hugo, Picasso, and the Queen of England have visited successively. It is one of the choice places for Europeans to travel.

The strong popularity of the tourism industry has gradually driven the development of infrastructure in Cannes: trams, luxury hotels, modern sports centers, post offices, schools and other facilities have landed one after another.

However, when we look away from the European continent, we will find that Cannes, as a small city, is more meaningful to the whole world than the film festivals it holds, especially to the Chinese people.It is not only a blessed place for Chinese films, but to a certain extent, the European art film school it represents has deeply influenced the development of Chinese films.

In the second half of the 20th century, there were two major centers in the Western film world, the United States and Europe; the latter did not lose significantly to Hollywood before entering the era of industrial blockbusters.

At the end of the 70s, after the opening up of the country, the film industry was the first to feel a spring breeze. Film creators boldly imitated the advanced experience of the West in the selection of themes and genres, trying to catch up. The "Su Pai" completely withdrew from the film and television education system. .The creators at that time were faced with the problem of learning from "America" ​​or from "Europe", which are two obviously different directions.

As we all know, Europe was chosen later.

People today already know that the best way out for state-owned studios is to shoot large-scale industrial films, take advantage of cost advantages, and win by volume.

But at that time, because the state-owned studios solved the funding problem for film production, they seldom really took market risks, which made things just go to the opposite side, and a group of films that didn't care about market conditions at all were born.

Domestic films have entered the Iron Age.

When will this dividing line be drawn?

One said it was "Party A and Party B" by Feng Dapao; the other said it was "Heroes" by Zhang Yimou.

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On the day of arrival, the crew of "Returning to 17" took a break, and Fang Yi appeared on the beach in Cannes with the main creator.

It's a beach full of tents, sleeping bags, food, movie buffs from all over the world, and the gloves they left behind.

Every May, due to the holding of the film festival, the price of hotel rooms in Cannes will be unbelievably high, and four-digit or even five-digit room rates per night are the norm.All kinds of basic food are also terribly expensive, even the young people in the old European Zhenghuangqi can't afford it. Most of these movie fans bring their own dry food and water and form a temporary team. "I don't know where I wake up every day, and I don't know Where will I sleep tonight?"

This is similar to the psychedelic drugs that are everywhere at music festivals.

Directors also travel poorly. For example, when Wang Xiaoshuai promoted "Green Red", he had to reduce the number of people who came to Cannes because he couldn't afford the air tickets.

On the contrary, "The Promise" was quite luxurious during the Cannes promotion period, with a budget of tens of millions.At that time, the producer of the film was Chen Kaige's wife, Chen Hong. She revealed to the reporter, "At the banquet prepared for the promotion of "The Promise", the dining standard for each guest was 900 euros..."

Who gave the money?

Han Sanping.

The fledgling Han Sanping flew to Cannes, intending to coat himself with a layer of gold.Unexpectedly, it encountered a humiliating defeat. Although the meal standard of 900 euros attracted 258 film studios around the world, after the meal, these film studios only left less than 100 million US dollars in film purchase contracts.

China Film Group is very talented in "happy funerals", and this is not the first time it has done so.The returning crew of "The Promise" played word games in front of the reporters:
"The biggest gain from this trip is the success of the release."

"So, how much did you sell for?"

"Business secrets, no comment."

All three of them looked relaxed. After more than ten hours of flying, not only did they not show any signs of fatigue, but they were also in a good mood to say hello to the media who went to pick them up.

As a result, domestic expectations for "The Promise" have reached the peak. Everyone thinks that "The Promise" has been a great success in Cannes, and it is the latest masterpiece that surpasses "Heroes" to raise the prestige of our country.

later……

Having had such a painful experience, Han Sanping learned a lot from it, so he is not so ostentatious this time.

China Film Group has acquired a section of the beach in Cannes, and set up a huge screen here that belongs to China Film Group, on which Fang Yi's first two films "Love Has Afterlife" and "Love Letter" are played.During the intermission of the movie rotation, the trailer of "Returning to 17" was inserted.

This trailer is 7 minutes long, and it is a rough cut version by Fang Yi:

A frustrated middle-aged man suffering from cancer vented to the world, anger, remorse, denial, acceptance...until he was admitted to the hospital, and soon his life was hanging by a thread.

Relatives and friends gathered around him: wife, children, buddies... one by one spoke to him and expressed their love for him.

His face became thinner and thinner, and his hair became less and less. When he was dying, the doctor suddenly declared that his judgment was wrong. Yu Huanshui had a benign tumor. The key now is:

Does Yu Huanshui want to survive?

Yu Huanshui, who was ignorant of everything, opened his eyes and found that he had reached the age of 20. He verified through a series of jokes that he was really back to the age of 20, and planned to start all over again.

Love, family affection, career—everything went very smoothly. Yu Huanshui finally reached his ideal self and made up for all his regrets. The group he founded was listed on NASDAQ.

When the trailer suddenly turned sad, Yu Huanshui's smiling relatives disappeared one by one. In the dripping pot of the bottle, a flood of water suddenly flooded his Nasdaq alone.

Yu Huanshui struggled to swim upstream, the screen went black, and then turned into a deep-sea manned probe that emerged, and in front of him was an island that symbolized hope.

There are no subtitles, no coherence, and even special effects. For example, the middle-aged Fang Yi looks extraordinarily young, but this group of movie fans watched it with gusto.

Han Sanping asked his subordinates to search for comments from fans, and after a while, the subordinate came back embarrassed and said:
"They understand English and know what I'm asking, but they don't speak English to me. The French are too proud."

"Don't you speak French?"

"will not."

Han Sanping was stunned, "Then why are you here?"

"Third Master, my good Third Master! At that time, there was a French-speaking competitor with me. You chose me because I was your eldest nephew."

"Go away! Find someone who can speak French."

That person got out of the way.

Han Sanping explained to Fang Yi: "You already have the first two films as a basis, and the current film is very popular. I want to export "Return to 17" as a modern film to the United States and Europe. It is a first time for us. Progress. Chinese movies are no longer just selling martial arts in ancient costumes, but modern movies that are serious."

"No matter how well "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" sells, as long as your movie sells successfully, I personally think it will be more meaningful."

Fang Yi knew what Han Sanping meant.This involves the issue of cultural output and the direction of propaganda at the national level.

Last year, there was a TV series "Beautiful Times for Daughter-in-law". This TV series was very popular overseas (Africa), so it was rare to be on the main news of Yangma.

At this moment, Liu Tianxian suddenly raised his hand:

"Can I interject a word?"

"what happened?"

"I know French."

(End of this chapter)