China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

Chapter 258 Palme d’Or?
During the period between the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony, new films were released every day, such as "Rust and Bone" by Desperate Housewives Eva Longoria, "On the Road" by Twilight Girl Kristen Stewart, Brat Pitt's "Killing Tenderly" and more.

There are also many Chinese-language films. At the China Film Promotion Company's booth alone, more than 20 companies presented more than 2 new and old works, including "Painted Skin 2", "Rabbit Man 30", "Pen Fairy", etc. .

According to Yu Hong, the person in charge of overseas copyright sales of Youhua Company, the overall situation of the exhibition was pretty good.

The reason is that since the 2008 financial crisis, global film investment and production have declined, but due to the "lipstick effect", audience demand for movies has increased instead of falling.This has caused many film distribution companies to be out of stock. When they want to replenish their stocks, they naturally think of Chinese-language films that are large in quantity and low in price.

However, there is one genre that is no longer popular this year, and that is kung fu and martial arts movies. In previous years, many people asked if there were any kung fu movies, but this year only one or two buyers asked about Lian Fanglong's "last action movie" The turnover of "Twelve Zodiac Signs" is relatively low.It can be seen that this type of film no longer has such strong appeal in the international film market.

The copyright deal for "A Day Trip" can be said to be smooth, but not smooth at all. The reason is that many film producers can see its commercial potential:

The classic Hollywood 'three-part' narrative structure uses the audience's curiosity about the progress of the story and the empathy of the characters to bring the audience into the story, and clarify to the audience the thoughts that the creator wants to express in the story.

Although this has put the film at a disadvantage in the awards review, it is very popular with film producers. There is merit in the fact that Hollywood films have swept the world and remain popular for a long time.

However, the prices offered by these film producers were far lower than what He Hua and others expected. They probably thought that Youhua Company would be like the previous Chinese film producers and just sell it for a small amount of money.

Yu Hong now leads a group of people who are bargaining with film dealers from all over the world every day. Like the Chinese, they value friendship and long-term relationships. They will sell it to you at a low price for the first time. After you make money, we will come back often. Often, they will just think you are stupid and will be even worse next time.

Therefore, Yu Hong’s team is bound to make every profit.

Of course, what they are talking about now is mainly about some unpopular or low-prospect film markets, such as Brazil, Australia, Russia, Spain, Argentina, etc. Do they expect these markets to bring back profits?forget it.

Copyrights are being sold one after another, ranging from 50 to 60 euros, with the current highest price in Australia being 140 million euros.

We still have important markets in hand, such as Europe, North America, Japan and South Korea, and China Film Group can handle the distribution, so there is no need to sell the copyright.

It’s 26 pm on the 3th, Paris time, in the hotel cafe.

He Hua calculated the time difference and called his girlfriend: "Since I don't know anyone, of course no one will come to bother me. However, Sister Bingyan and Liao Fan have been taken for photos by many locals these days."

Liu Yifei couldn't help complaining when she thought about her previous experience: "No one knew me at that time. I had all kinds of announcements, interviews, and I had to take photos of materials every day. I was so busy. I remember getting up at 4.5 a.m. for several days. ”

"Anything about leisure and enjoyment is all fake."

Of course He Hua understands this. If it weren't for more exposure, who would be willing to go to such an unfamiliar place and make all kinds of fools.

He and Qin Hao were chatting before. Qin Hao said that it was his first time to participate in this kind of international film festival. He was very excited before coming, but after arriving, he was "very boring!"

"The crew was walking on the road, surrounded by staff and girlfriends carrying bags. I wanted to help, but everyone stopped me: 'You are in Cannes, pay attention to your image!' In fact, who cares, no one knows me at all! If not I left long ago for work."

He Hua didn't have the nerve to ask who this girlfriend was specifically, but he felt that this matter was worth reflecting on.

The film festival is held there normally, and you can't affect them at all, but this anxious state of self-entertainment and eagerness for fame and fortune is quite worrying.

If Vanity Fair relies solely on the popularity created by this kind of hype, then sooner or later this industry will be doomed.

After echoing a few words with his girlfriend, He Hua continued to talk about the good movies he had seen these days and the wonderful performances in them, especially the actresses in "Beyond the Mountains":

"I think the chance of winning the prize is pretty good."

Hearing her boyfriend's constant praise, Liu Yifei felt a little envious: "I also want to play such a role, it must be very interesting."

"Well, maybe later, there will be opportunities in the future." He Hua's voice was a little stuck.

Comrade Xiao Liu also knows that her current level is not up to par. When she looks at her performance from the overall perspective of the movie and compares it with other actors in the crew such as Wan Qian, Zhang Yao, and Jiao Junyan, she can clearly find her shortcomings. However, This does not delay her from fantasizing about her future growth.

Didn't Zhang Manyu only embark on the acting path at the age of 24.25?

After chatting for more than two hours, He Hua saw Liao Fan walking towards him excitedly.

When Liao Fan approached, he didn't care about the eyes of the people around him. He took He Hua's hand and pulled him up: "We have received the invitation."

"What?" He Hua took away his phone in confusion.

"We've received an invitation to the closing ceremony tomorrow night! Stop calling. I've called you several times and I can't get through."

Joy surged into his heart for a moment, and He Hua was a little flustered: "No, don't be joking."

"Wocao, do I dare to joke about this?" Liao Fan tugged on his tie, his excitement was palpable.

"Wait, let me calm down." He Hua drank the cold coffee in one gulp.

The people in the cafe couldn't understand what they were saying, but they knew that their behavior had affected other customers. The waiter who wanted to come up to warn was stopped by a couple next to him. They understood Chinese and directly told the waiter the reason for their excitement. The waiter stopped coming forward and went to explain to other customers.

The Cannes Film Festival is both their job and the pride of the locals, and they must be gentle to those who win awards.

Receiving an invitation to the closing ceremony tomorrow night means winning a prize, both big and small.

Liu Yifei, who had not hung up on the phone, also screamed loudly: "Ah ah ah, hubby, you are so great!"

But He Hua stopped listening.

In the early morning of May 5th, BJ time, the official closing ceremony of the 28th Cannes Film Festival was held.

Huang Lan, Liu Yifei and others have told He Hua that many netizens in China are watching the Cannes Awards online, so He Hua specially arranged his suit before going to the red carpet.

He lowered his head and looked around, then asked Liao Fan: "How are you doing? Is there no problem?"

Liao Fan pulled down the corner of his clothes with his hand: "No problem, he's very handsome."

Of course, we must pay attention. Lou Ye has been eliminated. They are now the only Chinese crew left and cannot be embarrassed.

When they reached the reserved location, they got out of the car and started waiting.

"What is coming now is the main competition unit work. The creative team of "A Dream Day Trip" is also a very young director - He Hua."

"There are also actors Yan Bingyan and Liao Fan."

"I watched their performance a few days ago and it was very good, especially this paranoid man. It's hard not to love him."

As soon as the host introduced it, the scene quickly burst into massive cheers, and the fans were very enthusiastic.

When the He Hua trio walked onto the red carpet, the media on both sides also took action.

Several domestic media also waved their hands desperately, hoping that He Hua and others would notice and give him a good shooting angle.

Of course He Hua and others did as they were told. What use were foreign media to them? "Come on, Director He!" "Come on!" "Director He wins the grand prize."

He Hua smiled and nodded in response.

The host quickly took them aside as they walked across the red carpet and started the question-and-answer session. It has to be said that although "One Day" is not the favorite to win, they are really popular.

Moreover, "Sweet Dreams" is the only remaining Chinese-language film at Cannes this year, and officials still attach great importance to it.

"Welcome young people to the award ceremony. How about it? Are you excited to win an award?" the host asked directly.

There are interpreters on site to provide reminders.

He Hua smiled: "It's okay, maybe because I haven't won the trophy yet."

"Then if I tell you now that "One Day" is very likely to win our Palme d'Or, what do you want to do now?"

He Hua said directly without hesitation: "I will think: It's time to wake up from the dream, it's time for me to get up."

"Hahaha, very good answer." The host laughed.

Then the host asked Yan Bingyan and Liao Fan a lot of questions, such as their understanding of love in movies and their own real love, etc. It took them two or three minutes to let them go.

Entering the infield, staff quickly guided them to their seats.

He Hua turned around and looked at the ceremony. It was much larger than the previous ceremonies he had attended, and with such crowded seats, there should be a lot of guests tonight.

When they came in, more than half of the people were already sitting in the place, and the guests behind them were also taking their seats one after another. The place was almost full in about 10 to [-] minutes.

Not long after, the chairman of the jury, Nanni Moretti, walked to the center of the stage:
"We welcome filmmakers from all over the world to gather in the beautiful seaside town of Cannes tonight. During this 11-day festival, we have discovered many excellent films."

After two to three minutes of introduction, the awards ceremony began.

One after another awards were handed out on the stage, such as "Cornerstone Unit", "Focus Unit", "Best Short Film", etc., and about an hour later came the highlight of the night - the main competition unit.

"Best Actor: Mikkelsen, "The Hunt""

This is indeed well-deserved, there is no big controversy, He Hua applauded.

After listening to another piece of nonsense that I didn’t understand, I immediately came to several awards that had a higher chance of winning in the "Sweet Dreams One Day Tour".

"Special Jury Award: "Angel's Share""

He Hua's fists were clenched and he didn't care whether to applaud or not:

He's not really going to win the grand prize tonight, is he?

It’s impossible. Aren’t the judges afraid of being scolded?

Liao Fan and Yan Bingyan beside them also looked excited. Everyone knows that the further you go, the better the prizes will be. There are only a few prizes here.

"Director, director, next time you have such an opportunity, come to me. I can act in anything." Liao Fan took He Hua's hand and shook it hard twice.

Yan Bingyan immediately whispered: "Me too."

He Hua: "."

He didn't hesitate much, and the result came out soon. After the director of "Angel's Piece" finished his acceptance speech, the jury members came on stage again and announced the winner of the jury grand prize.

The Jury Prize is generally awarded to the film selected by the judges that is second only to the Palme d'Or, which is equivalent to No. 2 in the main competition.

The award presenter didn't say anything nonsense, he opened the envelope directly and announced the award:
"Let us congratulate He Hua for his performance in "A Day Trip to Sweet Dreams."

When He Hua in the audience heard the presenter calling out his name with an awkward accent, he originally thought he would be calm, but the feeling of winning the award was indeed different, regardless of whether it was at home or abroad.

He quickly stood up excitedly, hugged the people around him and walked onto the stage:

"Thank you to the jury for giving me this award. This is a great encouragement to me. I also want to thank every member of the crew of "One Day Tour", including Teacher Ge You, Sister Liu Bei and Director Xiaogang. "Party A and Party B" inspired me."

"Actually, when I became a director, I was very anxious for quite some time because I couldn't find a creative direction. Moreover, I didn't come from a professional background. I just accidentally embarked on the path of directing, so I felt that the way forward was very confusing."

Although these words are a bit Versailles, they are really his true feelings. Too many good movies can be a problem.

"What I hope most now is to present the things I like, and never forget my original intention, so that I can always succeed."

"thank you all!"

It's a pity that there is no trophy, otherwise he would really like to wave hard.

The Palme d'Or gave Haneke's "Amour" and he was very excited to win the Cannes Grand Prix for the second time. Although He Hua couldn't understand what he was saying, he could still feel his emotions through his body movements.

The hit "Holy Cars" failed to win anything, which made this Cannes full of controversy. A group of reporters attacked the jury at the press conference after the awards ceremony.

Of course, the controversy over "Sleep Day Trip" is also quite big. They think this movie is not worthy of the literary and artistic Cannes. Although they like it very much, they still have to say this.

This means that I love my teacher, and I love the truth even more.

But what year has there been no controversy at Cannes? Now that the results have been released, there is no need to worry too much about these things.

Wasn't "Reality", the film "Reality" that won the Grand Jury Prize this time, received feedback from everyone that it was mediocre and unworthy of this award?

When the final result came out, pictures of He Hua speaking on stage were instantly posted to major websites. Basically all mainstream websites such as Sina, NetEase, and Tencent carried the title of He Hua's Cannes award.

At the same time, Yang Ming also worked hard to promote the movie, so

[He Hua's "One Day" won the Cannes Award and will be released on June 6.1]

Titles like this instantly dominate all kinds of headlines.

In addition, He Hua did not let the company arrange a press release to promote him, but with more tap water, his name still appeared in various conspicuous places.

It's normal to think about it. After all, he is on such a stage at the age of 27. It is really not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius.

(End of this chapter)