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Chapter 109 Award Ceremony
  At the coastal beach in Cannes, Wang Shu met Zhou Xun in casual clothes.

"Here." Zhou Xun saw Wang Shu from a distance and waved to him.

Wang Shu glanced around the crowd, and when he saw Zhou Xun waving, he immediately quickened his pace and walked over.

This time he went out, not with Fu Dalong and Qin Hailu, but alone.

When Zhou Xun saw Wang Shu coming, he smiled and said jokingly: "Not bad, he's on time."

"Isn't this a call from Sister Xun? Can you please be on time?" Wang Shu answered with a smile.

When Zhou Xun called Wang Shu, he was already at the coastal beach in Cannes. Wang Shu hurriedly hurriedly arrived as quickly as possible.

Zhou Xun was greatly benefited from Wang Shen's beautiful words. The smile on her face became even bigger. She stared at the other person with her big eyes and continued to pretend to be teasing: "Suddenly I called Director Wang over. I didn't delay Director Wang." job, right?”

"Alas." Wang Shu lamented after hearing this, "I originally made an appointment with an international film producer today to discuss the copyright of "The Tuner", but suddenly I received a call from Sister Xun, so I had to cancel my schedule and come here. ”

Zhou Xun wore a pair of black canvas shoes and kicked the sand on the beach as he was minding his own business.

Wang Shu was not doubtful that Zhou Xun came to the beach wearing canvas shoes... and carrying sand in his pocket.

His focus was on Zhou Xun's shoes.

The first time he saw the shoes on Zhou Xun's feet, he was a little shocked, because the shoes Zhou Xun was wearing were probably produced by his shoe brand.

Moreover, when he came to Cannes this time, in addition to attending the Cannes Film Festival, he also planned to travel around Europe to see if there were any "suitable" European brands for acquisition.

If the acquisition fails, you can also purchase the right to use its brand in China.

Then, put on another layer of skin and launch high-end clothing, footwear and other brands in China.

In 2006, China was still very much in favor of foreign countries.

If he were to directly make high-end brands of clothing and footwear in China, he would not be able to do so.

On the contrary, covering it with a layer of leather from Europe's "purely hand-made century-old brand" may be able to fight.

of course.

If it is a mid- to low-end brand, then there is no need to copy foreign brands and it can still be successful.

"Do you think I will believe your nonsense?" After hearing this, Zhou Xun immediately gave Wang Shu a roll of his eyes and said with a look of disbelief.

"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, what can you do?" Wang Shu spread his hands and continued to pretend to lament.

"Ha." Zhou Xun looked up at Wang Shu's expression, still not believing it.

Seeing this, Wang Shu pretended to be sad and shook his head.

Looking at Wang Shu's sad expression, Zhou Xun suddenly felt that it was something like that and paused while kicking the sand.

She looked at Wang Shu and suddenly asked in a slightly nervous voice: "Did you really push back the negotiations with the film producers?"

"Otherwise?" Wang Shu continued to lie.

Zhou Xun was silent after hearing this. After a while, he raised his head and said, "Why don't you go discuss cooperation with Pian now? I'll be fine here alone."

After saying that, he pretended to smile again and said, "I'm just bored here alone, so I called you to come out."

"You go back, it's okay."

Wang Shu didn't expect that Zhou Xun seemed to really believe it, so he answered: "I have already pushed him away, there is no use going back now."

After finishing speaking, he pretended not to care and said, "They are just some small film producers, so it doesn't matter if they reject them."

"You don't need to care. It's hard to come to Cannes. Let's just play our part."

After Zhou Xun listened to what Wang Shu said in a deep voice, he felt even more embarrassed in his heart. He stared at Wang Shu with a pair of watery eyes and said, "You can still contact them after I pushed them. You just have to contact them again, right?"

Wang Shu pretended to be speechless and responded: "Sister Xun, I'm here to discuss cooperation with the film company in order to sell the overseas copyright of "The Tuner" at a higher price. I pushed them first and then contacted them later. Didn’t you make it clear for them to come over and negotiate the price?”

"What else can we contact you for?"

"What's more, I pushed them with the intention of selling them at a price."

"So, now that I've pushed it, I can't look back."

"Oh." These words made Zhou Xun lower his head in self-reproach.

Wang Shu saw Zhou Xun's self-blaming look in his eyes, and then said happily: "Isn't it just pushing some small film producers? It's really no big deal."

"Compared to those film producers, how could it be more important to come out and go shopping with Sister Xun?"

"Those film producers will not leave until after the film festival ends. There will be many opportunities to negotiate with them for the copyright of "The Tuner"."

"But Sister Xun is different. It's hard to come to Cannes. You can't let Sister Xun down no matter what, right?"

Zhou Xun, who was still blaming himself at first, couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he heard this, and a smile began to appear on his face, pretending to be angry and said, "Director Wang, do you know that I was okay with it in my heart, but now the more I hear it, the more The more you say this, the more regretful you feel..."

"Haha." Wang Shu laughed awkwardly after hearing this, and then said, "Let's not talk about this, let's go and visit this town."

Zhou Xun heard this and responded with a smile: "Yes."

Next, the two of them wandered around the town of Cannes aimlessly, and in the blink of an eye it was evening.

Zhou Xun led the way and led Wang Shu into a restaurant to settle dinner together.

The restaurant was booked by Zhou Xun in advance, and the two of them sat in a small private room, chatting about home-cooked food while eating.

In the middle of eating, Zhou Xun excused himself and left for a while. When he came back, he pushed a small dining cart into the private room.

Then, with a confused and confused look on Wang Shu's face, he opened the tablecloth on the small dining cart and revealed his true appearance.

After all this was done, Zhou Xun said with a smile: "Director Wang, I wish you a happy birthday."

Wang Shu was born on May 5th, and now it is May 20th.

On May 5, Zhou Xun was still in China, not in Cannes.

Thinking of coming to Cannes, Wang Shu's birthday was only a few days away, so I prepared something like this.

And this was the reason why she suddenly called Wang Shu.

Seeing this, Wang Shu was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head helplessly. He didn't have the habit of celebrating birthdays, and he was someone who didn't celebrate birthdays.

Can.
  Nowadays, we have to “do as the Romans do when in town”…

Seeing how thoughtful Zhou Xun was, a thousand words were finally condensed into two words: "Thank you."

Wang Shu expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart without any trace of hypocrisy.

Others know his birthday and at most send a text message.

Zhou Xun was different. When he came to a place as far away as Cannes, he specially prepared such a performance.

It's true. Very thoughtful.

Others, compared to this, can only pale into insignificance.

Zhou Xun said with a smile: "I was still in China on May 5, so I can only push it to today."

"Whether it's today or May 5, it's the same." Wang Shu answered with a smile, and then said: "Let's cut the cake and eat it." "No." Zhou Xun refused directly after hearing this, and then He added with a smile: "Birthdays must be celebrated with a sense of ceremony. I haven't put a birthday hat on Director Wang and sang happy birthday yet."

"Ah?" Wang Shu was stunned when he heard this and looked quite reluctant.

He really wanted to say that a cake is enough, but a birthday hat and a birthday song are not necessary, right?

Zhou Xun, however, walked directly to Wang Shu and started to move, regardless of whether Wang Shu wanted it or not.

Considering that Zhou Xun had done this deliberately, Wang Shu couldn't say no and could only feel helpless and hopeless.

After putting a birthday hat on Wang Shu and lighting the candles on the cake, Zhou Xun immediately sang a happy birthday song to Wang Shu.

"Happy birthday to you."

"Happy birthday to you."

"Happy birthday to you."

"Happy birthday to you."

过了2006年的5月20日，王树已经不再是18岁在柏林拿奖的导演了，而是20岁的人了。

On May 5, the closing ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival officially began.

"The Tuner" is a film shortlisted for the main competition, and the crew, including Wang Shu, will walk together on the closing red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.

In addition to the shortlisted film crews, there are also some crews who have received hints from the organizing committee in advance not to miss the closing ceremony.

These crews received hints in advance that they would definitely win an award if they went to the closing awards ceremony.

Regardless of the size of the prize, there is a guaranteed prize.

Domestic at the same time.

Sina, Sohu, Tencent, Baidu and other portal websites have reported the news that "The Tuner" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival.

"Being shortlisted for the main competition unit does not mean that you will win a prize. Except for those crews who have been notified in advance by the organizing committee that they must go to the awards ceremony during the awards ceremony, they will definitely win the prize. The other crews are basically just accompanying them."

"Until now, there has been no news that the Cannes Organizing Committee specially notified Wang Shu and others to attend the closing red carpet. You don't need to think about it to know that they did not receive the notice in advance. This time, Wang Shu's trip to Cannes is most likely just to accompany him. That’s all.”

"But having said that, it is already very good that Wang Shu can be shortlisted. He is still young and has many opportunities in the future. He should keep up his efforts."

"It's just that what I'm more worried about is that he was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin last year and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear as a consolation prize. This time he went to Cannes and was only shortlisted for the main competition. It's funny. "

"Wait until next year and then go to the top three in Europe and become just a finalist in the competition."

“In the year after next, if I can’t even go to the top three major universities in Europe, I’ll be really disappointed.”

"When the time comes, it will truly be true to the saying that debut is the peak."

“After that, it’s a never-ending downhill journey.”

There are netizens who are aware of the situation and post on the Internet, and their words are full of ridicule and disapproval.

Once this post was published, it attracted the attention and responses of many netizens.

1L: “Being able to walk on the red carpet of an award ceremony is already a great achievement, let’s keep up the good work!”

2L: "Please note that Wang Shu is already 20 years old, not 19 anymore."

3L: "What's going on? Are you all so sure that Director Wang won't win the grand prize? Moreover, "The Tuner" can be shortlisted for the main competition. Director Wang has already brought glory to the domestic film industry, right?"

Chen Kaige also saw the news in China that "The Tuner" directed by Wang Shu was shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes, and he felt quite uncomfortable about this.

In 1993, the movie "Farewell My Concubine" appeared at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival and won the final Palme d'Or, becoming the first domestic film to win this honor.

Chen Kaige became the first domestic director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Even though 1993 years have passed since 13, his legend is still circulating in the film circles at home and abroad.

"So what if you are shortlisted? Whether you can win the award or not is the key."

"Even if you win a prize, it's worth paying attention to whether you can win the grand prize."

“If it’s still like in Berlin, it’s just a consolation prize.”

"That's it."

As the first domestic director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival, no matter whether "Farewell My Concubine" was filmed by Chen Kaige or not, this stunt still has a lot of gold content.

It is precisely because of this gimmick that he can pull off, and because Chen Kaige is a second-generation son, he has always been uptight in dealing with others and has never let go.

Obviously, the success of "Farewell My Concubine" gave him the capital to carry on.

"Farewell My Concubine" not only won the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, but also won the 51st U.S. Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as many international awards such as the International Federation of Film Critics Award.
  At that time, it broke the box office record for mainland art films in the United States.

At the closing ceremony of Cannes, Wang Shu took the film "The Tuner" to the red carpet with Jiang Wenli, Fu Dalong, and Qin Hailu.

As the youngest director shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Wang Shu and others attracted the attention of the world's media as soon as they appeared on the stage.

Although Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, and Fu Dalong were very excited inside, when facing the cameras of foreign media, they showed their best side calmly.

When they reached the signature wall, the blond and blue-eyed foreign girl motioned to Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, and Fu Dalong to go first, and then stopped Wang Shu to ask questions.

"Director Wang, you won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin Film Festival when you were 19 years old."

"I happen to be 20 years old at this time, and I am on the stage of the Cannes International Film Festival. Do you have the confidence to win a grand prize again?"

The host asked with a smile on his face.

Wang Shu heard this question and said with a smile: "Sorry, you made a mistake in one thing."

Under the confused and confused gaze of the blond host, Wang Shu continued: "I didn't win the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival at the age of 19..."

"But when I was 18 years old, I won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival."

After saying that, under the look of astonishment and unable to hide her smile from the female host, she shrugged her shoulders and then asked softly: "It's a pretty good gift for an 18-year-old coming of age, isn't it?"

After saying this, he did not stop. Instead, he winked at the blonde female host and said with a smile: "As for whether I can win an award at this Cannes Film Festival."

"All I can say is"

"It should be possible..."

　On the third day of the second Yang, the fever repeatedly reached 39°C, and my chest hurt when I coughed.

　　I had to insist on typing this chapter. While typing, I had a high fever and vomited all over the floor.

　　I really want to stop updating.

　　However, there is no smart push when updates are interrupted, which is very harmful to books that have only been on the shelves for half a month.

　　In addition, I am worried that readers who follow the update will have opinions due to the discontinuation of updates.

　　I can only grit my teeth and persist.
  　　After all, I previously saved a manuscript but couldn’t submit it within 100,000 words.

　　I have no confidence that my new book will be successfully drafted after lying down.
  　　I just thought that as long as I had an average of 500, I would finish the book.

　　I don’t dare to stop updating!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)