The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 550 Director Li is in class

"'Love' has been well received, and the two actors in their 80s have contributed wonderful acting skills."

"'Parasite' was a sensation at Cannes, with [-]% of the critics giving it high scores."

"Jacob: 'Parasite' is more exciting than I imagined. Lee has made an incredible breakthrough compared to last year. This movie will shock the world."

"'Parasite' is the movie that best reflects class conflict after the millennium."

"'In a Foreign Country' and 'The Taste of Money' are highly anticipated, and Korean movies are eager to break through."

"'Parasite' and 'Love' have attracted far more attention than other films, and the Cannes jury will make the final judgment."

"Lee Sing-yew: I won't go anywhere else. I will stay in Cannes to watch movies during this period."

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On an afternoon in late May, the sun was warm and the sea breeze was gentle. Flowers were placed in cinemas across Cannes, and the whole city was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Li Shengyao put on a peaked cap and a mask, and took his assistant to a movie theater near the hotel.

The screening of "Parasite" has ended. The effect is better than he imagined, and it will definitely enter the final selection.

The film festival is still going on and there are still some films to be screened.

Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui all took over some business in Europe. Some went to Paris, some to London, and some to Barcelona.

Everyone made an appointment to come back the day before the film festival awards night.

Li Shengyao actually had many invitations, including official ones, commercial ones, and charity ones, but he turned them down all.

During his time in Cannes, he wanted to watch and enjoy movies.

When he first traveled through time, he once thought about whether he could improve his ability as a director and become a giant like the King of Sunglasses who could promote the development of the film industry.

But almost 12 years later, Li Shengyao has clearly recognized the fact that in this industry, he is not a very talented person.

His talent is probably similar to that of Chen Gou, and he is a qualified commercial film director.

People know themselves.

Understanding this, Lee Sheng-yew has lost a lot of mental energy. The next thing he has to do is copy good movies. As for personal innovation...

Perhaps I need to travel through time 99 more times before I can accumulate enough talent.

Just like Reygadas, many people say that his movies are incomprehensible and are made for the insane.

But I have to say that there are certain scenes and artistic conceptions that only he can capture.

This thing is really a talent, it doesn’t mean you can figure it out just by thinking hard.

Of course, even if he knows that his talent is not up to the top level, Lee Sheng Yew still loves movies and still enjoys movies.

He now watches movies not to improve himself, but more for personal enjoyment.

As the world's largest film festival, Cannes naturally has many good films.

He has watched all the good movies shown in the past few days and feels very happy every day.

Maybe there will be no more movies to copy that day, and Lee Sheng Yew will buy a small villa in Cannes and come to watch movies every year during the film festival.

At this time, he entered the theater with his assistant, and then sat down to watch a war movie called "Cold War in the Foggy Forest".

When the lights in the theater were turned off and the movie officially started, Lee Sheng-yew took off his hat and mask.

He has been quite popular in Cannes recently, so in order to reduce trouble, he put on some disguises. He is not used to wearing a hat, and it feels like he is wearing a tight band.

I have a lot of experience wearing a mask, after all, I got training in my previous life.

However, I still feel uncomfortable and have trouble breathing.

"Cold War in the Fog" is an anti-war film about the Second World War, talking about Mao's side.

The overall pace is very slow and the story progresses slowly.

And it's probably an anti-war movie, but it doesn't show that.

Lee Sung-yew saw the movie recommendations he saw on the Cannes official website last night and thought the movie would be good, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

This is the most ugly movie he has seen in the past few days.

He was speechless and turned to look at his assistant. The guy had already dozed off with his eyes closed.

His assistant doesn't really like to watch literary movies. He just watches them with Li Shengyao. He watched the pay-to-play sports channel in the hotel last night at three in the morning, and now he can't stand it anymore.

Li Shengyao did not disturb his assistant's sleep.

He folded his hands on his chest, closed his eyes and meditated.

Just when he was about to just get away with it, a burst of fragrance hit him, and a girl with long hair and shawl came to Li Shengyao, "Senior Li, is that you?"

Li Shengyao was sitting on the edge of the aisle, and girls would not block other people.

She looks to be in her twenties, with a gentle face and a slightly bitter look. She wears simple long sleeves and jeans, has a sweet smile, and has a good family temperament.

Li Shengyao felt that this person looked familiar, but he didn't think of him for a while.

He calmed down and sighed secretly in his heart.

He's still so handsome, even in such a dark place, he can't hide his light.

"Senior Li, I am your fan. I have watched all your movies, including "Parasite". It is very good. My name is Zheng Youmei."

After hearing this, Li Shengyao finally remembered.

This woman is an actress from Peninsula. She is not very famous, but she has acted in a movie that put all the boys in Peninsula to shame - "Kim Ji Young Born in 82".

It is said that hundreds of thousands of men in the peninsula complained to have the film banned, but they were unsuccessful.

Zheng Youmei was already in her thirties when she acted in this movie. She is much younger at this time. She has a gentleness that is rare among Peninsula girls.

"Hi, you are so beautiful."

When Zheng Youmei heard this, her joy was palpable, "I am an actor and I played a role in "In a Foreign Country"."

Li Shengyao nodded. There were many good movies in Cannes these days, but he didn't go to see "In a Foreign Country". However, the movie had a good reputation and was introduced on the official Cannes website.

"This movie is good, and you have a great future." Hearing this, Zheng Youmei expressed her gratitude repeatedly, and finally said, "Senior Li, can you give me your autograph?"

Since I asked for an autograph, I naturally asked for a group photo.

"Senior Li, can I post on Instagram?"

"of course."

It was just a photo taken with a young movie fan, and Lee Sheng Yew didn't care.

Zheng Youmei left happily.

About 5 minutes later, Zheng Youmei came over with a girl with long and slightly curly hair. This girl had a much more modern temperament. She wore a thigh-high dress and had the temperament of a Korean star.

"Senior Li, I'm very sorry. My friend wants to get to know you. Is that okay?"

Li Shengyao nodded.

The girl with modern temperament immediately stepped forward and said, "Hello, senior, my name is Kim Hyo Jin. I am also an actor. I played a role in "The Taste of Money"."

Lee Sheung-yao has heard of Kim Hyo-jin's name, but he has forgotten what roles this person has played. He should be even less famous than Jung You-mei.

Jung Yoo-mi later won the Best Actress Award at the Busan Film Festival for "Kim Ji-young Born in 82." Kim Hyo-jin probably wouldn't have had such an honor.

They also signed autographs and took photos, and Lee Seung-yew graciously complied with Kim Hyo-jin’s request.

The two girls then left together. Li Shengyao didn't take it to heart. He closed his eyes and rested.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Kim Hyo Jin came over first and thrust a note into Lee Sheng Yao's hand, "Senior, I like your movies very much. Please give me some advice on acting."

Kim Hyo Jin then twisted around, as if going to the bathroom.

Just when Li Shengyao wanted to read the phone number on the note, Zheng Youmei walked up and also thrust a piece of paper into Li Shengyao's hand, "Senior, please give me some advice."

After saying that, Zheng Youmei hurried back to her seat.

Li Shengyao unfolded it and found that the words on both notes were written in lipstick.

He smiled, then tore up the note and planned to throw it into the trash can later.

There are many people who want to sleep with him.

He cannot be satisfied with everyone.

However, although Zheng Youmei has a bitter look, she still has the feeling of a good family, which makes people quite sympathetic. If the thief Cao was still alive, I am afraid he would not refuse her.

Soon after the movie ended, Li Shengyao left the cinema with his assistant, then bought two cups of coffee, planning to sit for a while and continue watching.

I can watch another movie this afternoon. The second movie is called "Rust and Bone", from the French director Jacques Audiard. This boss also has good luck in winning awards. He has won the best screenplay and best screenplay several times before. Director, in Lee Seng Yew's previous life, Jacques would win the Cannes Palme d'Or three years later.

"Rust and Bone" was obviously more brilliant than "Chilling in the Woods". Li Shengyao sat down and quickly watched it.

This movie tells the story of two low-class men and women, who redeem each other, fall in love with each other, and finally get together.

Although the plot is old-fashioned, the filming is very sophisticated and the plot settings are progressive.

Just when Li Shengyao was concentrating on watching "Rust and Bone", a scent of fragrance came, and he saw Zheng Youmei coming and sitting next to Li Shengyao.

The theater was not full, and there were still many empty seats.

Spectators can sit wherever they want.

Li Shengyao smiled half-heartedly, "Where is your friend?"

"She's not feeling very well, so she's going back first."

Zheng Youmei turned her head with admiration in her eyes, "Senior Li, I like your movies very much. The actors in all your movies have performed very well. You are really good at training actors. Can you tell me about acting?"

Li Shengyao actually doesn't like to train actors very much. He always feels that he must be suitable in all aspects first and then train.

Just like Huang Bo, he is obviously not tall, rich and handsome. No matter how good his acting skills are, playing a tall, rich and handsome person will make people laugh.

There are also the most beautiful men in the three realms and the most beautiful women in the immortal world in ancient puppet dramas a few years later. They must be handsome boys and beautiful women who can withstand comparison. Such characters cannot be compensated by acting skills.

The actor's appearance is more important than the director's training.

However, Zheng Youmei held her hands in front of her chest, with stars hidden in her eyes, and a look of reverence on her face, which still made people think of training.

Most men are good teachers.

Secretary Yuliang couldn't help himself, and Li Shengyao planned to make an exception.

He then told Zheng Youmei some things about the performance. Even though they were all popular goods, Zheng Youmei still nodded repeatedly with a look of admiration on her face.

No wonder he can win the Best Actress Award in the future, his acting skills are good.

After the movie ended, Li Shengyao left with Zheng Youmei. Under the envious eyes of his assistant, he returned to the hotel to continue his class.

Omit...

It took about a box of small umbrellas before Li Shengyao stopped fighting.

"Oppa, you must remember me in the future."

Zheng Youmei looked satisfied, then put her hands around Li Shengyao's waist and leaned against him.

"Definitely, there are definitely benefits."

"Kim Ji-young Born in 82" is adapted from a book. In Lee Sheung-yao's previous life, this book was only published in 2017 and should not have been written yet.

This book became a hit in Peninsula, and it is said that every girl in Peninsula has a copy.

The female boxers gain strength from this and want to fight the Korean men to the end.

Li Shengyao actually doesn't care about the small amount of money he made from this book, but it seems to be a very interesting thing to make the Peninsula female boxing popular.

He thought for a while and then said: "There will definitely be a chance in the future."

He didn't have time to write it himself, so he wrote an outline after returning to China, then arranged for a screenwriter to write it, and then translated it into Korean.

Of course, this is all for the future. The most important thing now is to wait for the film festival awards ceremony and then consider other things after the results are out.

(End of this chapter)