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Chapter 135 A guaranteed prize
"Assembly" is a non-competition film and requires renting a screening room. It is completely different from the treatment Li Mu received in his last "Treasure League".

After all, Jacob personally invited him last time, and Cannes officials gave him a free screening room.

Feng Xiaogang didn't win any awards at home, and when he came abroad, he was like a three-no product. It was really difficult to rent this screening room, and he had to queue up.

Li Mu heard this from Feng Xiaogang himself. At this time, Li Mu was participating in the Chinese movie night. Naturally, the people gathered here were all Chinese people.

Li Mu, Chen Kaige, and directors Feng Xiaogang were together. Feng Xiaogang felt like his teeth were leaking, and he kept complaining about the treatment he received in Cannes.

After all, he has never enjoyed such poor treatment in the country.

"Brother, I heard that you have become a visiting professor at the School of Imaging, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto?" Li Mu took the red wine and changed the subject, otherwise Feng Xiaogang could keep talking.

"It's just a false name." Although Brother Chen Kai said this, his smile did not diminish.

Feng Xiaogang felt uncomfortable watching that.

Fortunately, Zhang Ziyi came to rescue Feng Xiaogang.

"Director Li, Director Chen, Director Feng! Come and have a drink together?" Zhang Ziyi pointed to the place where Gong Li, Yang Ziqiong and the others were staying.

Li Mu watched this scene with interest and thought to himself, "What an actor."

You must know that these people are all competing with each other. In "The Mummy 3", wasn't it Yang Ziqiong who killed Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi?

Brother Chen Kai looked at Li Mu and seemed to ask whether he should go or not.

"Then have a drink!" Li Mu smiled. He was not a wolf in a tiger's den. Can he be swallowed up?
Zhang Ziyi smiled and walked swaying in front.

Li Mu could already feel a pair of eyes coming from behind, staring intently at him.

Positions are divided into levels. People like Zeng Li and others did not hang out with Zhang Ziyi. Even though they were both members of level 96, they only said hello and chatted briefly.

Liu Yifei has no hesitation in siding with Shu Chang and Zeng Li, and her crew will definitely support them.

Li Mu and the others came over just to chat, but compared to Brother Chen Kai and Feng Xiaogang, several actresses preferred Li Mu.

After all, the Hollywood resources at Li Mu's disposal were what they needed, but these actresses were all human beings, which was not revealed during the chat.

This revelation offended Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Ziyi is also the heroine of Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang".

He was even more proactive in toasting, one cup after another.

Starting from the next day, film producers continued to invite Li Mu to negotiate copyright matters.

Li Mu also accepts all comers. This literary and artistic film relies on copyright and box office to make a living, which is really nonsense.

What a loss.

Li Mu has negotiated with several copyright dealers. Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly" has not yet rented a screening room and is still in the queue. Fortunately, it is at the front of the queue.

Cannes asked Li Mu for an exclusive interview. Li Mu couldn't refuse the organizer's kindness, so he said a few innocuous words during the interview.

But it spread back to the country.

"Li Mu had an exclusive talk and said whether or not he won an award would not affect his mentality!"

"Li Mu talks about mentality: continue to maintain a normal mind!"

Netizens were joking after seeing it.

"Director Li went to Cannes to show off."

"I've been pretended by Li Mu again, and it doesn't affect my mentality. It's refreshing and refined."

The copyright owners of "The Intouchables" have frequent contacts with these shrewd businessmen. You can doubt their character, but you cannot doubt their vision for watching movies.

They don't know which movies can make money after buying them.

"Director Li, have you got any deals for the film?" Duan Yihong was curious as he watched Li Mu busy from morning to night these days.

Liu Yifei, Zeng Li, and Shu Chang also cast expectant glances.

"Not yet, I just got a rough idea of ​​the price they gave." Li Mu smiled, not caring that the deal was not completed.

"Director Li, you want to sell it at a high price." Duan Yihong knew Li Mu's plan instantly, but this is also the way of playing most movies in the main competition.

After all, if this wins an award, the copyright fee will continue to rise.

Those who are confident will never sell copyrights at this time, otherwise they will easily lose a lot of money.

These days, Li Mu went out early and came back late in the past few days. In the next few days, he was not so busy. He and Liu Yifei took a tour of this beautiful leisure town on the Mediterranean coast.

With a 5-kilometer-long beach and flowers that bloom all year round, Li Mu and Liu Yifei strolled through the city, looking at the white buildings, the blue sea, and the sea breeze blowing from time to time, feeling the comfort that passed through their hair.

Make both of them feel intoxicated.

"Yifei and Director Li have gone out." Zeng Li saw Shu Chang walking around, seemingly looking for someone.

"." Shu Chang was already scolding her. She promised to accompany me out today, but in the blink of an eye she disappeared.

Zeng Li and Yuan Quan couldn't help but be envious. These young days were so romantic.

Yuan Quan seemed to have remembered something, and his expression dimmed instantly.

"Amu, are you nervous?" Liu Yifei was lying under the palm tree, leaning sideways and looking at Li Mu.

"Why are you nervous?" Li Mu smiled.

"Get the award, I remember your expression at the first Oscar ceremony." Liu Yifei was still describing in detail how she watched the Oscar broadcast in China.

"It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous, but I seem to have received a guarantee text message." Li Mu smiled and took out his phone and waved it in front of Liu Yifei.

"Show me!" Liu Yifei quickly wanted to grab Li Mu's hand, but was held in his arms.

"I'll show you later."

Li Mu looked at this pink little face and couldn't help but lower his head and move closer.

Time passed day by day, and the red carpet of the closing ceremony arrived as scheduled. This was also the long-awaited celebration.

The notification from the organizing committee is a kind of "hidden rule".

Those who have not received the notification are out of luck, so you can pack your luggage and prepare for the return trip.

When the crew learned the news from Li Mu, they were also extremely excited, which meant that they would be guaranteed to win a prize.

The number for the 60th anniversary was hanging high in the sky above the red carpet, which was very eye-catching.

The shouts outside were deafening, and the fans were so excited that they were looking forward to the stars they supported walking on the red carpet.

The scale of the closing ceremony's red carpet far exceeds that of the opening ceremony. This is the real highlight, and all honors will be born tonight.

In the main competition unit, there is only one Chinese film by Li Mu. When the crew of "Untouchable You" walked on the red carpet, the domestic media held cameras and shouted to Li Mu and others to look over.

You must know the significance of "Intouchable You" being on this red carpet. This is a guaranteed prize.

The news was quickly sent back to China.

On the red carpet at the closing ceremony, Li Mu saw Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao walking together on the red carpet, and both parties nodded in greeting.

The actresses are even more gorgeous today, and they can't wait to get their killer robes and conquer Cannes.

Every crew member could not avoid the host's cordial questions. The tall host, wearing a backless skirt, was not inferior to the women present at all.

"Li, this is your first time participating in the main competition section of Cannes. Are you confident of winning the Palme d'Or tonight?" The host handed the microphone to Li Mu.

"That depends on the judges." Li Mu first spread his hands and replied humorously.

There was laughter outside.

"But no matter what award I get, this is recognition of me. Thank you all!" Li Mu nodded in greeting.

"Liu, wow, you are so beautiful today." The host looked at Liu Yifei's black dress swaying in the wind, her tall figure, slender waist, and red belt as an embellishment, which amazed everyone.

"Liu, as the producer of the movie, do you have anything to say to the director?" The host is also good at finding topics. People like them who have seen a lot can tell at a glance that Liu Yifei and Li Mu have a close relationship.

"Of course I wish him the best. In my eyes, he is the best director." Liu Yifei also had no inhibitions and looked at Li Mu with tender eyes.

"Then I wish you good luck! Cannes welcomes you at any time!" The female host is also experienced and directly invited Li Mu to participate several more times.

Li Mu and others quickly left their names on the signature wall.

The closing ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival was much bigger than before.

Li Mu also met many world-class directors who came to participate, some of whom had won Cannes awards.

The staff guided them to the appropriate location and guided Li Mu and others to sit down.

During this period, Yi Hong and Shu Chang were also a little nervous, and Yuan Quan's expression was also a little fluctuating.

After all, Cannes is the award for Best Actor and Actor. Except for supporting roles in a few years, there is no distinction in this year.

This also means that supporting actresses can also win the Best Actress award, depending on whether the judges recognize your acting skills.

Shu Chang was nervous because her role was not light, but the disadvantage was that she did not perform in the film, only her voice.

Although the sound is better than the performance, if Cannes awards this award to Shu Sing, I am afraid it will cause a lot of controversy. At least Li Mu seems to be very unlikely.

Unless you open double yolk.As for Yuan Quan, she had too few roles, but compared to Shu Chang, she still starred. There was a slight chance, but compared to other movies, Li Mu had also watched it, and there was no obvious repressive acting. It was very difficult and even possible. It's a little lower than Shu Chang.

The chairman of this year's jury is British director Stephen Frears, who will open the closing ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the Cannes International Film Festival.

However, Li Mu’s main unit competition grand prize has not yet arrived. The first ones are the “One Attention Unit” and the “Cornerstone Unit”.
The two domestic films shortlisted for the "Un Certain Regard" category did not win the final Best Picture.

In the end, Romania's "California Dreaming" won the "Un Certain Regard" best film, and Jia Zhangke, chairman of the "Un Certain Regard" unit, presented the award.

Li Mu focused all his attention on the competition unit, because it was now the final grand prize.

The trophies have been placed one after another. The Palme d'Or trophy is placed in the center, which is completely larger than the ones next to it and is dazzling.

"The base is made of pure gold?" Although Shu Chang was nervous at the moment, his focus felt different from ordinary people.

"A Mu said it was 24K pure gold!" Liu Yifei suddenly remembered what Li Mu had said to her before and answered immediately.

Li Mu looked at the two of them. They really deserve to be best friends. Your focus is always so unique.

However, these words calmed down the nervousness of several people a lot.

The main competition section started with the Best Screenplay Award, which was given to Faith Arkin's "On the Other Side of Life."

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there had been controversy since Cannes gave both the Palme d'Or and the Best Director Award to Garth Van Sant, the director of "Elephant" at the 04 Cannes Film Festival.

Therefore, Cannes has made it clear that there will be no double awards. According to the regulations, no participating film will be nominated for two or more of the following awards: Palme d'Or, Grand Jury Prize, Jury Prize, Best Director and Best Screenplay Award.

However, the two awards for Best Actor and Best Actress are not included.

However, this year we have to add a Cannes 60th Anniversary Special Award, which can be regarded as the third runner-up award, pushing the Jury Prize to No. 4.

Next came the Best Actress Award. Shu Chang and Yuan Quan were looking forward to it. There was always a chance, just in case the people in the jury were blind.

Liu Yifei gave her an encouraging look.

As for Zeng Li and Yan Danchen, who were just watching the show, they definitely had no part in it.

As expected, this award was not awarded to Shu Chang and Yuan Quan, but to Jeon Do-yeon in "Mi Yang".

Duan Yihong saw the disappointed looks on the two people's faces and was about to comfort them, but it was his turn to win the Best Actor award soon.

As the award guest finished his words, Constantin Laronico, "Expulsion".

When Duan Yihong heard the award presenter read out the name of the person in front of him, he thought it was over, and so did Li Mu, who wanted to comfort him.

As a result, one more person was added to the award ceremony: Duan Yihong, "The Intouchable".

The Cannes Best Actor actually revealed a double yolk egg, causing an uproar in the audience.

This is really surprising.

"Brother, I won the prize!" Zeng Li and Yuan Quan shouted happily.

"Congratulations! Well deserved!" Li Mu congratulated Duan Yihong.

Duan Yihong stepped onto the podium with a confused look on his face. The moment he received the trophy and certificate, he calmed down.

"Thank you Director Li, thank you to Cannes, thank you to the judges, and thank you to all the partners in the crew."

Duan Yihong also bowed deeply in the direction of the crew, his eyes slightly red.

When the domestic media learned of this moment, they had already quickly written news reports.

"The double yolk egg exploded in Cannes, and Duan Yihong became the best actor!"

"The new Cannes Best Actor shed tears at the venue!"

Then came the Best Director Award, which Li Mu could also win. The crew all looked at Li Mu.

Liu Yifei held Li Mu's hand tightly. Li Mu secretly smiled and said, this little girl is more nervous than herself.

At this time, "The Intouchables" has already won the guaranteed award, which means it may not win the award later.

The increasingly tense atmosphere also spread to Li Mu.

Li Mu has never won a Best Director award, but he has won both an Oscar and South Korea's Blue Dragon Award for Best Picture.

However, for the Palme d'Or, Li Mu felt that he had to give up the best director in tears.

The Best Director Award was ultimately awarded to Julian Schaubel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Li Mu was not too disappointed, and the Cannes awards became more valuable as time went by, and the copyright sold for more.

Since then, there have been four awards remaining.

It was already past nine o'clock at night in Paris, and the venue was still brightly lit, and the applause was sometimes like thunder.

Domestic media and avid fans of the movie got up early, waiting to watch the last few awards and catch a glimpse of the final show.

For the Jury Award, as the award presenter read out the names of two movies again, everyone exclaimed again and popped double yolk eggs again.

"I grew up in Iran", directed by Maja Satrapi/Persepolis.

"Silent Sunshine", directed by Carlos Reygadas.

Li Mu looked at the remaining three awards, each of which was possible, which was really mouth-watering.

Cannes 60th Anniversary Special Award, a specially set award this year, third runner-up level.

Li Mu's breathing was a little heavy. If he wasn't awarded the Palme d'Or, this would be fine.

The crew held their breath, waiting for the verdict.

Garth Van Sant, "Paradise."

When the dust fell to the ground, Li Mu was still empty-handed.

Brother Chen Kai also intentionally looked in Li Mu's direction at this time, as if to encourage Li Mu.

This junior brother has always been on the road to creating miracles, and Brother Chen Kai believes that this time he will not be surprised.

When the jury award came, Li Mu's expression showed a bit of solemnity.

The "Jury Prize" was born accidentally. It was only set up temporarily out of regret for one or two masterpieces that did not win the Palme d'Or. Now it has evolved into a permanent award with the status of "Best Film No. 2".

“The winner of the Jury Prize is Li Mu from The Intouchables.”

As the award-winning guest finished speaking, Li Mu's crew erupted in exclamations.

"Ah Mu, I got the prize! I got the prize!!!" Liu Yifei shook Li Mu who was sitting next to her, excited.

"Director Li, you won the award!" the crew shouted.

Many people in the venue also looked over and applauded and congratulated one after another.

Li Mu was also slightly stunned, and then became ecstatic and excited.

Just as she was about to go on stage to receive the award, she found that Liu Yifei was still sitting still in her original position. Li Mu came directly over and led her forward.

The eyes of everyone present were focused on the two of them, and they responded with the greatest goodwill and congratulations.

Domestic media went crazy filming this scene.

"Believe it or not, if we are not together, I can swallow this camera?" A reporter was holding a camera and was still talking plausibly to the people next to him.

"Believe it or not, it's useless. Now the fans are immune to them." The reporter said very helplessly. It stands to reason that the popularity of this scandal is very valuable, but it comes so many times every year, and it seems numb to people. .

Presenter Friers handed over the trophy and certificate, Liu Yifei took the trophy and certificate, and Li Mu took the microphone and gave his acceptance speech.

"Actually, I prefer the Palme d'Or. I just took a closer look at the trophy. It's much bigger than mine."

Everyone present burst into laughter, and the female celebrities covered their mouths and laughed, followed by thunderous applause.

"I would like to thank the Cannes jury again for giving the film this honor, thank you to everyone on the crew, and thank you all."

Li Mu did not make a long speech, he simply finished.

Returning to her seat, the trophy in Liu Yifei's hand was quickly snatched away by Shu Chang and others before she could warm it up.

This is the runner-up in Cannes!

It's already past five o'clock in the morning in China, and netizens watching the Cannes text live broadcast are already swiping their screens.

Media advisories have been sent.

""The Intouchables" won the Grand Jury Prize!"

"Li Mu won the Grand Jury Prize, and Duan Yihong was crowned Best Actor at Cannes!"

Major news and portal websites have made headlines. The latest information about international film festivals such as Cannes is always hot news, not to mention the participation of domestic films.

At this time, all netizens are waiting to get up.

　It's not broken, don't call me a broken dog! ! !Then the monthly ticket has exceeded 200, except for the 6 free chapters given every day, so I will add another chapter. Thank you for your support.

　　
　
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