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"By the way, let's all go to the premiere of 'The Gathering at Southern Station' this afternoon to show our support." Zhang Yang openly promoted his country's film.

"No problem." Ellie was the first to agree.

"It would have a bad influence if everyone went there." Robin was a little worried.

"Then let the three of us go over." Zhang Yang pointed at himself, Liu Yifei and Ai Li. Among this group of judges, only these three had the greatest media influence.

After lunch, Liu Yifei returned to the room and looked at Zhang Yang jokingly: "It seems that you have gained another little fan girl, and she is still young."

"You are wrong. It's not a gain, it's an acquaintance. She has been my fangirl for a long time. Damn my charm." Zhang Yang raised his index finger and corrected Liu Yifei.

"hehe."

At around 2:00 p.m. that day, the premiere of "The Gathering at Southern Station" was about to begin in front of the Film Palace.

Diao Yinan, Hu Ge, Wan Xian, Liao Fan, Gui Lunmei, Qi Dao, and Zhang Yicong are chatting in the red carpet waiting area.

Everyone was a little nervous. They had not had such high expectations, but since Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei were judges, especially Zhang Yang who was the chairman of the jury.

Whether a movie can win an award at the three major film festivals depends on whether the judges who like the movie give their support.

Zhang Yang is obviously awesome. The only question now is whether he likes this movie.

Today's premiere will actually determine whether their film can be successful in Cannes.

"Relax, everyone. Why are you so nervous?" Diao Yinan said with a smile.

"Yeah, there's nothing to be nervous about. I've even had dinner with Yifei. Lao Hu, didn't you ask her to call you uncle?" For this movie, Wan Xian personally had no chance of winning an award, but she was the first one to relax.

"Don't mention this matter anymore." Brother Hu said unhappily. He had been teased by Zhang Yang because of this matter and he regretted it now.

After hearing what Brother Hu said, the others laughed out loud.

"What are you so happy about?" A wise voice came over.

They looked up and saw Zhang Yang, Liu Yifei and Ai Li.

It’s just that the standing positions of the three people are a bit strange. Given their current status, Zhang Yang should be in the center.

But now Liu Yifei is standing in the center, Zhang Yang is on the left, and Ai Li is on the right.

Well, it is actually very easy to understand. This is because Zhang Yang is respected. Yes, that’s it.

A group of people came forward to greet Zhang Yang and the other two, but no one talked much.

There were countless reporters staring at this place. If Zhang Yang or Liu Yifei talked a little more with Diao Yinan and others, the reporters around would write it down in their little notebooks.
If "The Gathering at Southern Station" wins a big prize, they will report this news.

Soon the premiere red carpet officially began. After all, Diao Yinan was a Golden Bear director, and Liao Fan was also a Berlin Film Festival winner.

When the crew walked the red carpet, the media stared at them fiercely and took pictures. On the contrary, Hu Ge did not get much attention from reporters.
When Zhang Yang, Liu Yifei and the other two came on stage, the reporters started snapping more loudly. These three people were the ones they were most interested in.

After entering the venue, the movie started soon.

The name "The Gathering at Southern Station" is quite misleading. It is not about a group of familiar people gathering together for a warm and touching scene.

Instead, a car thief leader came out and killed a policeman by mistake, with a reward of 300,000 yuan on his back.
He was a little disheartened, and with the help of the swimming girl, he wanted his wife to get the 300,000 yuan reward.

The party in this movie is not in the movie, but outside of the movie.

The so-called South Station is a distant place that cannot be reached for the protagonist in the movie, an unknown but hopeful place.

It is far enough, far enough to satisfy everyone's wishes that cannot be realized in the current world, and to satisfy the chivalry that the protagonist yearns for.

The first memorable scene during the movie was the murder by hanging with a thread, where the head was directly cut off.

The sudden bloodiness startled many viewers, and Liu Yifei instantly grabbed Zhang Yang's hand.

Zhang Yang patted Liu Yifei's hand to calm her down. Diao Yinan's use of shooting techniques was very successful, and this method is the most effective in making people remember the movie.

Today, after the audience left the theater, they might forget the plot of the movie in a short time, but they would never forget the scene where the head suddenly disappeared.

As for the scene where Brother Hu is shirtless and treating his wounds alone, I have to say, it looks very beautiful with his muscle lines and the lighting design. I think many fujoshi will like it.

It also includes clips of old news on the walls of the house, which is likely to attract a wave of literary and artistic audiences.

When the boat scene between Brother Hu and Gui Lunmei began, Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. Diao Yinan handled this scene very well.

The use of the circus girl in the bottle, who took the initiative to sing for Brother Hu without anyone paying, as a metaphor for the boat scene was very interesting and a big plus.

After nearly two hours of playing, the lights in the hall were turned on and applause broke out. It sounded quite loud, one wave after another.

Diao Yinan and others at the front quickly stood up and thanked the audience around them.

Not long after, the movie ended and Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei quietly left the Cinema Palace.

On the way back, the two of them were walking, and Liu Yifei suddenly asked Zhang Yang: "What do you think of the movie?"

"Diao Yinan made the movie a bit like a martial arts film, which is quite interesting. Did you notice that both Hu Ge and Gui Lunmei have peace doves on their bodies?"

"Is there any hope of winning the Palme d'Or?" Liu Yifei asked curiously. She wanted to know what Zhang Yang thought.

"Let's talk about it after we finish watching the movie." Zhang Yang did not give in easily in front of Liu Yifei.

"Hmph, don't let me help you when the time comes."

"To be honest, the two movies I think are good now are both about topics I don't like," Zhang Yang said helplessly.

"Are you talking about Pain and Glory and Portrait of a Lady on Fire?" Liu Yifei guessed.

Of these two films, Painful Glory is a little bit more profound, but it is about gay men, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire is very beautiful, but it is about lesbians.

"Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with these directors. They just like to shoot this kind of stuff." Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed.

Without "Parasite", it will be difficult to choose the Palme d'Or this year.

"You are only saying this to me. If you say it publicly, you will be criticized and forced to withdraw from the film festival." The attitude towards homosexuality in Europe and the United States is abnormally good.

On the afternoon of the 20th, after watching "Fate, My Love: Interlude", the judges walked out of the Film Palace together.

After everyone said goodbye to each other, Zhang Yang dragged Liu Yifei shopping again. Today is May 5th, 20! I still need to coax my wife.

"How about we go to the Croisette Boulevard, where there are the most luxury stores."

"Let's go eat some delicious food." Liu Yifei has become numb to luxury goods. With so many things at home, eating delicious food is the most interesting.

Zhang Yang looked at Liu Yifei twice.

"Let's go. After eating delicious food today, we can go home and exercise more at night and everything will be fine." Liu Yifei pulled Zhang Yang and ran to the place where delicious food was gathered.

You know what, they actually found a pretty good roast chicken restaurant here. Their roast chicken and roast corn were both pretty good. After eating, they walked out of the restaurant.

"The only thing in life that should not be missed is delicious food. This saying is indeed true." Liu Yifei said contentedly after finishing her meal.

"Go back and run five kilometers tonight. Your weight must be over 52 kilograms, hehe." Zhang Yang said lightly.

"The female model is 170cm tall and weighs 54kg. Why can't I weigh more than 52kg?" Liu Yifei pouted, looking a little unhappy.

As the two were arguing, a voice in Chinese was heard.

"Director Zhang, Yifei, you guys are shopping too."

Fatty Yu and Peacock Princess walked towards Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Yang asked the fat man, "Does your company still go to Cannes to buy films?" In recent years, a large number of domestic companies have been buying films in Venice, which is quite cost-effective.

It's not worth coming to Cannes.

"Bona also invested a little in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", and we are responsible for the domestic distribution of the film." Fatty Yu laughed.

"You want to make a batch of films?" If it's not a batch of films, it can't be released by Bona.

"Yes, there's a movie premiere tomorrow, come and show your support."

"We'll talk about it later." Zhang Yang did not give him a definite answer.

In the next few days, Zhang Yang and his friends continued their movie-watching trip, but he ultimately did not attend the premiere of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Quentin took great care to keep this film secret, and he even invited members of the Cannes organizing committee to help promote it.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the judges finished watching all the films in the main competition unit, and Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei returned to their hotel room.

He walked slowly around the room, thinking about tomorrow's judging activities.

About ten minutes later, he walked over to Liu Yifei, sat down next to her, and whispered something to her.

Liu Yifei nodded after listening and asked, "The movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood..."

"We don't care. Quentin is too willful. He doesn't make fun of so many American stars, but he has to make fun of Bruce Lee. He doesn't care about American audiences, nor does he care about Chinese audiences.

Fatty Yu is in trouble this time. It is not known whether the film can be released in China, and even if it is released, it is estimated that it will not make much at the box office. "

This movie has a scene in which the protagonist imagines defeating Bruce Long. I guess many people in China will be shocked.

At around nine o'clock the next morning, all the judges came to the organizing committee's meeting room and officially began the film selection.

Zhang Yang sat in the main seat, with four women on his left and four men on his right.

There are eight awards in the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival. There were no major objections to the judges of the first five awards, and the discussion was completed in just one morning.

Only Best Actor, the Grand Jury Prize and the Palme d'Or were left to be judged in the afternoon.

At the beginning of the selection, Ellie took the initiative to propose: "Leon's performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is rich and unparalleled. I feel that he deserves the Best Actor award.

This movie is Quentin's love letter to Hollywood."

After she finished speaking, many people nodded. Leo's performance was indeed good, and it seemed reasonable to give him the Cannes Best Actor award.

"Love letters are only to Hollywood, but the love letter of Pain and Glory is to the entire film industry.

Antonio Banderas, as the carrier of Almodovar's love letter, performed very well. We are the Cannes Film Festival. "Liu Yifei raised the opinion that
Her suggestion is well-founded. We are not the Oscars. Your love letter to Hollywood is too small.

After hearing Liu Yifei's words, the other judges all looked at Zhang Yang. The competition for the Palme d'Or had begun.

They think the movie "Pain and Glory" is very good and can compete for the Palme d'Or. But now Liu Yifei proposes to give it the Best Actor award, which will eliminate its chance of winning the Palme d'Or.

It is an unwritten rule that a film basically only wins one award at the Cannes Film Festival.

The two sides began to discuss Leo and Antonio, and at this time, Zhang Yang's deterrent power came into play.

The judges did not have the confidence to compete with Zhang Yang. If they had saved "Pain and Glory" until the end, it might not have won the Palme d'Or.

In addition, at this year's Cannes Film Festival, there was only one American judge, Ellie, and in the end Antonio successfully won the Best Actor award.

Seeing that there were only two awards left, Maimouna immediately brought up the old matter. She looked around and said, "Dear judges, among the films nominated this year, Atlantics definitely deserves an award. It needs such encouragement."

(End of this chapter)