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"Let's go." Zhang Yang extended his left hand to Liu Yifei, and the two went to the Movie Palace together.

When they arrived at the red carpet waiting area, it was already past 5 o'clock.

The people around looked at Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei, dressed in black and white, and came over to say hello.

The two of them dealt with it casually.

"Director Zhang, Yifei." A voice came over in Chinese.

They turned around and saw that it was Liu Tao.

The three of them exchanged a few words of greeting, and Liu Tao looked at Liu Yifei: "Fortunately, the dress I'm wearing today is embellished with gold embroidery, otherwise it would clash with your color." Even if she wore pure white clothes, she couldn't create that cool feeling.

Today, her white high-slit long skirt, decorated with gold embroidery, is slightly charming.

"There are too many people wearing white, so it's normal to have contrasting colors." Liu Yifei is very open-minded about it. Anyway, no one dares to show off her beauty.

If someone else is outshined by her, it would be purely accidental.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then two more people came over to say hello. They were Wang Xueqi and Kun Ling.

The two of them are different from Liu Tao. Liu Tao is the brand she endorses and she came to walk the red carpet.

They came with the movie "Skyfire", a mainland movie. The reason it came to Cannes was entirely because of its director Simon West.

He directed "Tomb Raider" and "The Expendables 2" which has some influence in Europe.

The five people chatted for a while, and then another person came over.

"Director Zhang, Yifei, long time no see."

Gong Li's voice was there, and she was wearing a white lace dress today, which was a contrasting color to Liu Yifei's.

Kun Ling looked at the four women here and was glad that she was wearing a black dress.

Liu Tao's white high-slit dress is very charming, and Gong Li is wearing a white skirt, but her aura is still as strong as ever.

Liu Yifei's white solid-color long dress fully demonstrates her coolness and elegance. No one can compare to her.

The six of them chatted for a few minutes before a staff member reminded them that the red carpet was about to begin, so Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei immediately went to meet up with the other seven judges. The nine of them were going to walk the red carpet together.

After they had walked a few steps, Liu Yifei whispered to Zhang Yang, "Did you pay attention to Gong Li?"

"Why am I staring at her for no reason?" Gong Li is over 50 years old, what's so good about her?

"You didn't observe carefully. She was wearing a wedding ring on her right ring finger. She must have gotten married again." As a woman, Liu Yifei pays attention to very different things than Zhang Yang.

"Really?" Zhang Yang looked around as he answered perfunctorily, and found a familiar figure.

He turned his head to somewhere and reminded Liu Yifei: "Look, Zhou Jie's theory."

Liu Yifei followed Zhang Yang's gaze and saw that, sure enough, a man in a hat and sunglasses in the crowd was none other than Zhou Jielun, and he was staring at Kun Ling.

Strangely enough, Xiao Zhou used to be quite extravagant, and it is possible that he is of the same ilk as Huang Xiaoming. After all, he had let Yang Ying act in his music videos and even wrote songs for her.

But it was surprising that he became a wife-slave after getting married.

The biggest difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the other two major film festivals is that the red carpet is very long. Many people have to walk for more than ten minutes on a 60-meter red carpet. No wonder the staff are sometimes so anxious that they have to rush people away.

It's not to blame. After all, many people come here at a cost of 20000 euros. If they leave too quickly, they will lose a lot.

In 24 years, the biggest highlight of the Cannes red carpet became Chinese internet celebrities, who directly used the styles of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother to shock a group of people.

But for some people, the staff and the media wish they could stay a little longer.

For example, Gong Li. When others were walking on the red carpet, many people were still walking around on the red carpet.

But when she came on stage, the staff cleared the area and let her do whatever she wanted on the red carpet.

Of course, Zhang Yang and the other nine judges will receive the same treatment when they appear on the stage.

The nine people walked the 60-meter red carpet in about 40 seconds.

The photographers on both sides felt unsatisfied. Why are you walking so fast? Can't you let us take more pictures?

After walking the red carpet and holding a boring opening ceremony, a group of people watched the opening movie "The Dead Don't Die".

Damn, a zombie movie was shown at the opening ceremony of Cannes. World cinema is really hopeless. This movie by Jarmusch is just a meme.

The fact that such a film could be shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes gave Zhang Yang the illusion that "The Promise" could also be shortlisted.

After the opening ceremony, Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei began their movie-watching career. They needed to watch 21 movies in ten days.

Compared to other film festivals, it was so relaxing.

The next afternoon, a group of judges came out of the Film Palace, having just watched the movie Atlantics.

Maimunah Ndiaye tentatively asked Zhang Yang and others, "Everyone, what do you think of this movie?"

She is the only African American on the jury, and "Atlantics" is a movie that tells an African story. Obviously, this movie suits her taste.

Alice shook her head: "The overall rhythm of the film, as well as the clever combination of magical realism and social issues, is well done.

But the photography is weak and there is some gap with other works. "

“The film is very well done and was made for Africans about the themes of Africa and refugees. I hope more people can see it.

Director Zhang Yang once said that the essence of film is storytelling. Maimouna actually used Zhang Yang's words to refute other judges.

After she finished speaking, she took the initiative to ask: "Enji, Robin, what do you think?"

The other judges looked at her in surprise. This black man was not simple. The two judges she asked were both French.

Everyone who understands the relationship between the French and Africans knows it. If the current situation does not change, in another hundred years, France may be ruled by black people.

Both judges nodded, seeming to agree with Maimunah’s words.

"That's because the story it tells is too simple." Pawel pointed out the biggest shortcoming of the film, saying that this film cannot be awarded just because of its subject matter.

The group of people talked for a while and then looked at Zhang Yang.

"Don't worry, we've only watched two or three movies, there's still a lot of time, wait until the 23rd, and we'll discuss it slowly." Zhang Yang waved his hand and asked them to be patient, he would not easily express his attitude. Not long after leaving the Film Palace, the group of judges dispersed, their task of watching movies today had been completed.

The Cinema Palace is not far from the Grand Hyatt Hotel, and Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei arrived at the hotel in a short while.

As they entered the door they ran into an acquaintance.

"Director Zhang, Sister Yifei."

"Are you here to participate in the event?" Liu Yifei nodded and asked Jingtian.

"Yes, I'm here to attend the premiere of Les Miserables." Jing Tian responded with a smile.

Liu Yifei chatted with her for a few words and went upstairs. When they returned to the room, Zhang Yang stroked his chin and asked Liu Yifei, "Why do I feel like Jing Tian is not in the right state? She has gained a lot of weight."

"He probably overate because he was heartbroken," Liu Yifei guessed.

"How did you know?"

"Liangying has been in this state before, and I could tell it at a glance." Liu Yifei seemed like an expert on relationships and knew a lot.

The next morning, Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei returned to the hotel after watching a movie. As soon as they walked into the lobby, several people walked straight towards them.

The bodyguards Xiao Zhao and Xiao Liu did not make any moves. It was obvious that these men were powerless. They all knew each other and were judges of the attention unit.

The five people came to Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei and exchanged a few words.

"Director, our job as judges is so difficult." Nadine Labaki complained to Zhang Yang.

She is an Arab female director who won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year for her film Capernaum. This year, she is the president of the jury of the Un Certain Regard section.

"Nadine, the judging job is difficult for all of us. After all, there are too many good films." Zhang Yang didn't know why she came to his house, so he started practicing Tai Chi.

"One of our films is going to withdraw from the festival."

An idea suddenly flashed through Zhang Yang's mind: "Yes..."

"It is said that your classmate Zu Feng's "Six Desires" has technical problems again.
I just can't believe that as the world's second largest film market, your country's films are so prone to technical problems."

Nadine was a little excited in the face of Zhang Yang's merciless complaints. It was simply magical. This is already the third Chinese movie with technical problems this year. Is this a trick?
"Be patient, maybe it will be fine in a couple of days. Technical problems are very complicated." Zhang Yang pressed down with one hand to calm them down.

The judges were not stupid. They knew that their goal had been achieved after Zhang Yang said this. The two sides chatted casually for a few minutes and then stood up to say goodbye.

Zhang Yang picked up his phone and sent a message to Secretary Li, then looked at Liu Yifei: "Let's go and have lunch."

Liu Yifei nodded. Before they finished their lunch in the restaurant, Zhang Yang's cell phone rang.

He took it out and looked at it, then laughed out loud. He always liked to tell stories about that era.

"What's the reason?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"Like One Second, it talks about an era that shouldn't be talked about, but it's not a big problem because its timeline is later and not too sensitive."

After the two returned to the room, Zhang Yang called Director Zhang.

Zhang Yang was quite surprised by what Director Zhang said after the call was connected.

"You finally called me?"

"Director, you are like Zhuge Liang, a man of great wisdom and foresight." Zhang Yang laughed.

"I'm sure you'll ask about your old classmates."

"That……."

"I'll contact him."

The two talked a few more words and then hung up the phone.

Before they went to the movies in the afternoon, Zhang Yang's phone rang again. As expected, it was Zu Feng calling.

"Zhang Yang, thank you for this time."

"It's okay. Be careful next time and don't touch things from that time."

"Oh, no more."

"How are you dealing with your movie now?" Zhang Yang was a little curious.

"You are allowed to participate in the film festival, but you are not allowed to sell the copyright. It won't sell for much money anyway," Zu Feng said self-deprecatingly.

"Maybe it can win an award? After this experience, the judges will definitely pay special attention to this film." What Zhang Yang said is a possibility. Sometimes the judges of film festivals are so willful.

On the morning of the 18th, the judges walked out of the Cinema Palace after watching A Hidden Life. At first, they were all silent. They were moved by the movie, which was too depressing.

After a while, Liu Yifei was the first to express her attitude: "Mark Li's World War II movie is as powerful as ever."

The director of "A Hidden Life", Terrence Malick, is very famous in the world film industry.
In 1978, he made his famous film "Days of Heaven", which won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

He also won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 98, he won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival for "The Thin Red Line".

In 2011, he won the Palme d'Or for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival for his film "The Tree of Life".

He could be said to be one of the people who had the greatest hope of catching up with Zhang Yang. After all, he was only one Golden Lion away from achieving the achievement of being a director with three Golden Globes.

Now, it's all over because Zhang Yang won three gold medals in two rounds.

“I’m tired of watching movies about World War II. After being depressed, I don’t feel anything new.

It's far inferior to Oppenheimer." Ai Li disagreed with Liu Yifei's opinion and praised Zhang Yang's film.

The other judges looked at Ellie in amazement, this little girl had personality.

"Today is only the 18th, don't worry, the movie "Pain and Glory" we watched before is pretty good." Zhang Yang was still calm.

(End of this chapter)