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"uh-huh."

"Of the nine judges, four were born in the 1980s and all stayed at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, while the other five stayed at the Carlton InterContinental Hotel."

"Isn't our jury the youngest one in Cannes?" Liu Yifei guessed after listening to Fumao's summary.

"Congratulations, Crystal, you guessed it right, but with Zhang Yang's leadership, I believe there will be no problems with this review." Fu Mao looked at Zhang Yang with sharp eyes.

He seemed to trust Zhang Yang very much, but in fact he was secretly reminding him, "Don't mess around. The movie emperor must be guarded against."

"Of course there won't be any problems. We are all the most devout filmmakers and the entire jury will be as harmonious as a family.
"Aili, what do you think?" Zhang Yang asked her.

"Of course, with your leadership, we all feel very relaxed." The attitudes of the older generation of directors towards Zhang Yang were rather complicated.

These directors and actors born in the 80s all regard him as their idol and role model. He is simply the best anchor for young people.

And they can strive for it all their lives without having to change it, but it is very likely that they will never achieve Zhang Yang's success in their entire lives.

Fu Mao felt something was not good when watching this scene. If Zhang Yang fought against seven people alone, it would be easy for him to be criticized. However, fighting against five people alone would not be a problem at all.

If the other two young judges had supported him, maybe this year's Palme d'Or might have really been given to a Chinese.

But now that things have come to this, he doesn't think too much about it. One always has to make choices in life, and since their film festival wants to take advantage of the popularity of Zhang Yang after his great performance this year, they naturally have to take certain risks.

After chatting for a while, everyone left the organizing committee’s residence.

After leaving the organizing committee, Ellie stood up and said goodbye. She didn't have the habit of being a light bulb.

"Let's go and have a good time in Cannes today." Zhang Yang invited Liu Yifei after Ai Li left.

Today is Mother's Day, I have to have some fun with her.

"Okay." Liu Yifei thought about the suffering she had endured when giving birth to Zhang Hongyi. On this special day, wasn't it normal for Zhang Yang to be nicer to her?

The two said they wanted to go shopping, but the first thing they did was to buy a gift for Zhang Hongyi.

As children grow older, it becomes harder and harder to fool them. If you fool them for too long, sooner or later you will get into trouble.

What is the most famous thing about Cannes? Of course, it is the souvenirs of the film festival, all kinds of posters, hats, watches, T-shirts, and wallets.

Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei walked into the largest souvenir shop in the area. After looking for a while, Liu Yifei pulled Zhang Yang and pointed to a shelf.

Damn, this shop is worthy of being the largest souvenir shop in Cannes. There is even a row of golden bear dolls inside. Their business is really wide!
The two of them picked and chose, and after selecting five or six things they turned around and left.

After a while they came to a bookshop, Cannes English Bookshop.

This is a bookstore that has been open for more than 20 years and specializes in English publications. It is the most popular bookstore in the entire town.

As soon as the six of them walked into the store, the boss came over and said enthusiastically: "Welcome, what do you need? We have more than 3000 kinds of books in our store. The most popular books recently are..."

"You have so many books at home." Liu Yifei gave her boss a thumbs up after hearing what he said.

"Not only that, I can conduct a global search for the books you want to find. I have many methods, and everyone here knows them.

I am the most reliable friend of all book lovers." The boss said with great pride.

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up when she saw how capable he was: "Do you have any out-of-print French books?"

"OMG, this is an English bookstore." The boss felt incredible. You actually want me to find French books. Heresy, absolute heresy.

"Sorry." Liu Yifei was a little disappointed. They took a casual look and prepared to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute. French books from here are not cheap." When Liu Yifei was about to leave, the boss caught up with them. He had already recognized who this group of people were.

He doesn't chase stars, he just wants to make money. Not to mention Zhang Yang, Liu Yifei's net worth alone is enough for him to be a wealthy man.

“You know what books the French like!”

"Of course, isn't it just Notre Dame de Paris or Les Misérables? It's not interesting at all.

Our country’s Harry Potter is more interesting.” The boss did not forget to recommend the British people’s favorite books.

"Let's go and take a look." Zhang Yang didn't waste any time talking to him.

The boss nodded, and the group went to the bookstore storage room.

Twenty minutes later, they came out again, and Liu Yifei's assistant had a dozen more books in his hands.

These books will be sent to Professor An today. I'm sure he will like these gifts, especially since they are given by Liu Yifei.

After the two of them strolled around the town in the morning, Zhang Yang took Liu Yifei to the nearby town of Grasse in the afternoon.

It is one of the most famous perfume towns in France, and the town mainly produces roses, albizzia and other flowers. Visitors can even watch the entire perfume manufacturing process, which is purely natural.

Zhang Yang helped Liu Yifei pick out several perfumes that he liked.

The next day at 2 p.m.
Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei arrived at the Carlton Hotel for the jury press conference, which started at 2:30 p.m.

When they arrived backstage at the press conference, two young people, Ellie and Alice, immediately came over to greet Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei.

After Zhang Yang exchanged a few words with them, the other judges also came over.

They had no control over Zhang Yang's thoughts.

After everyone chatted for a while, Zhang Yang said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, I'm counting on you to judge this year's films. With our artistic vision, we will definitely be able to reach a consensus easily."

"With you, Zhang Yang, everything is not a problem." Alice looked at Zhang Yang with admiration.

She is an Italian female director who won the Cannes Jury Prize in 14. She is only one year older than Zhang Yang. It is obvious that the person she admires most is Zhang Yang.

"Zhang Yang is indeed very experienced. After Cannes, you have served as the jury president of the three major European film festivals," Enki Bila said with emotion. "But for the Cannes Film Festival, I am also a newcomer. We still need to work together," Zhang Yang said modestly.

These old men all laughed. It was true that you were a newcomer and probably the most daring newcomer. They just hoped that Zhang Yang would not show his style as the King of Sunglasses again, because that would be too scary.

After a few people chatted for a while, the staff came over to remind them that the time was up.

"Let's go." Zhang Yang stretched out his hand and walked towards the press conference first.

Everyone nodded and followed.

Nine judges, with Zhang Yang at the center, appeared in front of many media.

As they were about to sit down at the interview table, the media reporters started shouting, "Director Zhang Yang, Crystal, and Ai Li, come over here and take some pictures."

European media are so direct. Among the members of this year's jury, these three are the most popular, and the media is not very interested in the others.

As the president, Zhang Yang naturally had to consider the overall situation. He turned his head and looked at the group: "Let's go take a photo together."

The judges all nodded. Although Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei might not need such popularity, they still need it.

The group had many media outlets snap a lot of photos of them before they went to the interview booth.

Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said seriously, "Good afternoon, friends from the media. I am honored to be the... of this year. We will definitely carefully select... Thank you all."

After he finished speaking, reporters began to ask questions. The focus of today's questions was still on Zhang Yang, Liu Yifei and Ai Li.

The first question was not asked by a reporter, but by Henry, the host of the press conference.

He is not just a simple host, but the ace among the hosts of the Cannes Film Festival.

Henry looked at the interview seat, made a witty remark, and then asked, "Dear judges, can you talk about your first feelings when you were invited to serve as a judge?"

A group of judges looked at Zhang Yang. He would definitely be the first one to answer this question.

Zhang Yang didn't think much about it: "When I received the invitation, I realized that I hadn't been to Cannes for several years.

This year, I thought I could enjoy the best art films in the world and see the charm of Cannes, so I agreed without hesitation. ”

The reporters took photos and felt that Zhang Yang's excuse was a good one, which would at least win him the favor of the French.

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, the others spoke one after another.

Liu Yifei and Ai Li spoke last, after all, the others had more seniority.

Liu Yifei was the second to last. She said with a smile: "I accepted the invitation purely out of my own selfish motives.
It is a great pleasure to be able to watch films for free in Cannes that you would not normally have the opportunity to watch, and to discuss the films with judges of high taste.
It's also nice to see the beautiful scenery of Cannes. ”

Finally, Ellie said exaggeratedly: "I felt incredible when I received the invitation, and I screamed immediately, like this "Ah"."

The little girl was so lively that she actually screamed. The judges, media and hosts all burst into laughter.

After everyone answered some general questions.

The TF1 reporter pointed his gun at Zhang Yang, trying to find the breaking point: Director Zhang Yang, what do you think about this year's judging?

Zhang Yang glanced at the reporter. TF1 is one of the largest private television stations in France.

He said seriously: "Presiding over the review is not unfamiliar to me. My jury and I will try to reach a consensus while looking for the cultural characteristics of each film."

Bild: Director Zhang Yang, do you have a preference for films from certain countries?

Zhang Yang said righteously: "I know what you are thinking. I will only be more strict with Quentin's movies."

That’s right, Quentin’s new film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” made its debut at this year’s Cannes, and the protagonist of the film is still the Oscar-winning actor Leo.

All the reporters looked at Zhang Yang in silence. Were they talking about Quentin's movie? What they wanted to know was whether Chinese movies were good.

Zhang Yang covered it up. They wanted to ask more, but Zhang Yang gave Liu Yifei a look.

Liu Yifei understood what he meant, and she immediately said:
“This year at the film festival, we will go to the movies with all our heart and soul.

Our responsibility is to find works that touch people’s hearts from a human perspective, whether they are art films or commercial productions.”

"What Crystal said is exactly what our jury wants to express. Let's end today's press conference here." Without waiting for the host Henry to speak, Zhang Yang took the initiative to announce the end of the press conference.

Henry was not at all unhappy to see Zhang Yang taking over the show. Instead, he took the initiative to help him smooth things over. This was all because of his popularity.

The press conference ended and everyone went their separate ways.

At around four o'clock the next afternoon, in the Grand Hyatt Hotel suite, Zhang Yang changed into an ordinary black suit and sat on the sofa in the lobby, looking at his phone boredly.

At this moment, a white figure appeared in front of him. Just as he raised his head, Liu Yifei turned around holding the hem of her skirt and looked at Zhang Yang with expectation.

At this time, Liu Yifei's white dress is whiter than snow, and her long hair is as black as ink. She is like an elegant swan, and also like an elf in nature, giving people a sense of quiet beauty.

"Except for the three layers of snow on your body, who in the world is worthy of wearing white clothes?" Zhang Yang clapped his hands with a smile and recited a poem.

Some people may not agree that Liu Yifei is the most beautiful in the domestic entertainment industry. During her peak period, Chen Hong, Jiang Qingqing, Fan Xiaopang, Gao Yuanyuan and others all had a large number of fans.

But if you ask who is the most fairy-like person in the domestic entertainment industry, I guess you won’t find anyone who can compare to her.

Liu Yifei was embarrassed by Zhang Yang's praise. She said coquettishly, "How can it be so exaggerated? I'm already 32."

Compared with 10 years ago, her youthfulness has faded away and she has become more mature.

(End of this chapter)