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As the Cannes International Film Festival kicks off, crews are arriving one after another.

The crew of Chen Kexin's "Wuxia", starring Zhen Zidan, Jin Chengwu, Tang Wei and others attended the event in their best attire.

The crew of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", including Lee Binbin, Jun Ji-hyun and others also attended the event in their best attire.

Just because this movie wasn't shortlisted for Cannes doesn't mean the crew won't take this opportunity to ride on the popularity.

"Binbin, aren't you very familiar with Wang Shu? Why don't you call him out as well?"

Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Binbin had made an appointment to go out for dinner together, so she made the suggestion.

The two co-starred in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", and as Jun Ji-hyun's international fame and status are higher than Lee Bin-bin's, the two became friends through their collaboration.

Of course, that is now.

When we no longer cooperate and have little contact in the future, we will slowly become strangers.

Li Binbin couldn't refuse this suggestion. They spoke English and she said, "Okay, I'll call him and ask him."

In fact, she didn't want to introduce Wang Shu to Jun Ji-hyun, but they had worked together on a movie and were currently in the process of promoting the movie, so it was difficult for her to refuse.

Under Jun Ji-hyun's expectant gaze, Li Binbin took out his cell phone and called Wang Shu.

"Director Wang, Jun Ji-hyun wants to meet you. Do you want to have dinner together later?" Li Binbin said straight to the point.

"Jun Ji-hyun?" Wang Shu certainly knew who this person was, but as an internationally renowned director he had to pretend that he didn't know this tiny Korean star.

"Yes, Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun. We co-starred in the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", which is now in Cannes," said Li Binbin.

"You are in Cannes?" Wang Shu pretended to be surprised.

Li Binbin was quite embarrassed when he heard this, and then said, "Let's promote the movie."

As a member of the jury, Wang Shu could not have been unaware of the shortlisted films. Since he didn't know about "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", it means that this film was not shortlisted and was just here to join in the fun.

Relatively speaking, it's a bit disappointing.

"Okay, I'll come to you later." Wang Shu heard this without asking any more questions.

Li Binbin was clear. Her words had made Wang Shu understand what was going on. She suppressed her sudden embarrassment and said, "We'll call you over once we've decided on a place."

"Okay, see you later." Wang Shu responded.

After hanging up the phone, Li Binbin turned around and said to Jun Ji-hyun: "Wang Shu has agreed. He will come over after we decide on a place."

When Jun Ji-hyun heard this, a faint smile appeared on her pretty face.

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In a restaurant in Cannes, Wang Shu met Li Binbin and Jun Ji-hyun.

"Hello, Shu, I'm Jun Ji-hyun." When Jun Ji-hyun saw Wang Shu coming, she quickly stood up and greeted him politely.

Although she is older than Wang Shu, Wang Shu is an internationally renowned director and has a higher status than her.

Jun Ji-hyun can still clearly distinguish this point.

Li Binbin also knew the difference and called out politely, "Director Wang."

Wang Shu nodded to Li Binbin, then looked at Jun Ji-hyun, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello~"

Seeing this, Jun Ji-hyun quickly returned the gesture.

Under normal circumstances, as a member of the jury, Wang Shu would not meet with actors privately during the award judging period in order to avoid suspicion.

But, that’s the actors in the nominated films.

Since "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" failed to be shortlisted, Lee Binbin and Jun Ji-hyun are not on the list either. There is no need to do so.

This story is based on the novel "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by the best-selling Chinese-American author Lisa Kwong.

Describes the revival of foot binding among women in early nineteenth century China.

In a small town in southern Hunan, Lily (played by Lee Binbin) and Snow Flower (played by Jun Ji-hyun) became old friends according to local customs. They lived together since childhood and communicated with each other through women's books. The deep feelings between them could not be replaced by anyone. As they grew older, Lily and Snow Flower had to get married and began their own miserable lives.

At the beginning of the 21st century, Nina (played by Lee Binbin) was about to go to the United States on business, but on the eve of her departure, she learned that her friend Sophia (played by Jun Ji-hyun) was hospitalized after a car accident. Sophia was her friend since her student days, and they even became old friends according to ancient customs. The car accident reunited the two who had lost contact for a long time.

Simply put, "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" was made for Westerners. It pretends to be noble and talks about women's script and homosexuality, but in fact it just wants to express lesbianism in a subtle and implicit way, targeting lesbians who are suppressed under feudal constraints.

Li Binbin's acting and lines in this movie are very poor.

It was inevitable that she would have difficulty winning an award for this movie.

Although the two Bings have a lot of resources through their own efforts, their acting skills are poor. They are okay in commercial films, but their acting flaws are clearly exposed when they star in art films.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the movie "Lan Yu".

Hu Jun and Liu Ye really used an experiential approach to immerse themselves in this movie. Even after the filming was over, the two were still deeply in love and couldn't extricate themselves.

It is difficult for Li Binbin to achieve this in this drama.

As for Jun Ji-hyun, her acting skills are pretty good, and if she also uses this method, it will really work.

It’s just that the acting skills of the opponent actor are not good, so it’s all in vain.

It’s not that Wang Shu is bragging about Jun Ji-hyun, but if we only compare the two of them, Jun Ji-hyun’s acting skills are indeed better than Lee Binbin.

The three of them sat down and chatted while eating dinner.

We are all from the Chinese cultural circle, so for the convenience of communication, we all speak English.

Jun Ji-hyun looked at Wang Shu from time to time. It was hard to believe that such a young director had won the Oscar for Best Director three times in a row.

She has already reached one of the ceilings of the Korean entertainment industry and also wants to develop onto the international stage.

It was precisely because of this that she took on the role in the Sino-US co-production "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan".

"Shu, I've seen the movies you directed, they're all very good." Jun Ji-hyun said in a flattering manner.

Wang Shu heard this and responded politely: "I have also seen the movies starring you, and your performances in them are all amazing."

Li Binbin curled her lips at the side. She knew very well that Wang Shu had no idea who Jun Ji-hyun was before, and he was just talking nonsense now.

When Jun Ji-hyun heard this, a faint smile appeared on her pretty face. She wanted to make friends with Wang Shu for the film resources on the international stage.

At the moment, Wang Shu’s praise naturally provides emotional value.

"Shu, I watched La La Land not long ago. It was a great movie. As an actor, I couldn't calm down after watching it." "And as far as I know, musicals are no longer as common in Hollywood as they were in the 30s to 60s. Although we can still see a few every one or two years, most of these few musicals are standing still and can no longer recover the glory of their heyday. And your La La Land uses the techniques of traditional Hollywood musicals to tell a popular love story. From costumes, songs to choreography, it creates a nostalgic tone, making people miss the old musicals. But it still feels modern so as not to alienate contemporary audiences. The spirit of exploration of musicals also extends to the story level..."

……

"The last 20 minutes of the film are filled with deep melancholy and regret. Mia and her husband, who are already married, accidentally walk into the jazz club opened by Seba. They each realize their dreams, but miss their love."

"When their eyes intertwined, it was a re-enactment of the plot of Casablanca."

"There are so many cities in the world, and so many bars in the cities, but she chose to come here."

"In Casablanca, it was Rick's nightclub, where Rick had to make a choice about his fate; in La La Land, it was the Seba Jazz Club, which also imagined another ending of fate. It was detached from reality but also concerned about reality. It was a mirror that reflected the gap between dreams and love, reality and fairy tales."

"The pose of Commander Gosling and Emma on the poster is very similar to the stills of Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in The Golden Dream (1941)."

When Li Binbin heard Jun Ji-hyun talking, he was confused for a moment.

It is said that there is no harm without comparison. Look at others, then look at yourself.

Li Binbin felt that she had been living like a dog all these years.

Wang Shu was also a little confused. He couldn't figure out whether this person really liked this movie, or...

Jun Ji-hyun winked at Wang Shu and continued, "Shu, the scene in the movie where Mia and her roommate dance on the street corresponds to the rooftop scene in Bob Fosse's "Rhythm of Life," a musical from the 60s and 70s, right?"

Wang Shu nodded, indicating that it was indeed the case.

Li Binbin's eyes shifted from Jun Ji-hyun to Wang Shu, and then from Wang Shu to Jun Ji-hyun, his eyes kept moving back and forth between the two of them.

She has also seen "La La Land" and thought the movie was well made, but why can't she talk about it so freely?
Although she posted the blog immediately, it was written by someone else and was not written by her at all.

Looking at Jun Ji-hyun again, she seems to know a lot...

Li Binbin felt upset. If she had known this would happen, she would never agree to introduce her to Wang Shu.

From Wang Shu's facial expression, she already knew that with this move, Jun Ji-hyun had almost struck a chord with Wang Shu.

If the two continue talking like this, there is a high probability that Jun Ji-hyun will win Wang Shu's favor.

And Jun Ji-hyun won the favor of Wang Shu. As a fellow actress, she has become a big competitor in disguise!
Jun Ji-hyun continued to talk and Wang Shu listened patiently.

He could see that the other party had done a lot of homework.

Because of this, he has a good impression of Jun Ji-hyun.

Many people want to make friends with him, but few are prepared for this.

Apart from anything else, the sincerity alone is worthy of recognition.

It has to be said that Jun Ji-hyun's move provided Wang Shu with a lot of emotional value.

With Wang Shu's current status, his ears would have been callused from hearing such mere flattery.

On the contrary, this unique flattery was refreshing to him.

Li Binbin was dumbfounded. This...she couldn't do it.

She could see that Jun Ji-hyun's eloquent talk provided a lot of emotional value to Wang Shu.

Even if it is the first meeting, in this case there will at least be follow-up, and the two may become familiar with each other in no time.

Therefore, Li Binbin sighed in his heart and felt very uncomfortable.

"Shu, there's a scene in the movie where Mia leaves the party exhausted and finds her car has been towed away and she's walking tiredly down the street."

"As Mia walked forward along the road with the graffiti wall in the background, the camera kept zooming forward, from mostly half of her body at the beginning, slowly zooming in to half of her body, and then slowly zooming in to a close-up of her entire face. This simultaneous horizontal and vertical movement made me focus my attention on Mia little by little, as if I walked into her heart little by little, and deeply felt the helplessness, loss, confusion, and sadness in her heart at that time. It was at this time that the theme song sounded for the first time. The melody with a hint of loneliness in the quietness and a little bit of sadness in the calmness attracted Mia to open the door..."

"After Mia entered the door, there was a panoramic view of the graffiti wall. I liked it very much. It seemed to be a summary of the entire psychological process just now, and also represented the division between the inside and outside of the door. It foreshadowed that the story was about to begin."

Wang Shu cleared his throat when he heard this. Regardless of whether Jun Ji-hyun really liked the movie, he had to at least say something to show his appreciation. He said, "It seems like you really like this movie."

Jun Ji-hyun smiled and said, "I said that I was deeply moved after watching this movie and couldn't calm down for a long time."

Wang Shu nodded.

Jun Ji-hyun added at the right time: "I think this movie is more qualified to win the Oscar for Best Picture than The King's Speech."

"The reason why we didn't win an award this time is not because of the poor quality of La La Land, but because there should be different rules."

Although it is not stated explicitly, it is implying the unspoken rules.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Maybe~"

He would not agree to this directly.

Many people around the world are saying that "La La Land" is more qualified to win the Oscar for Best Picture than "The King's Speech". There is no problem with Jun Ji-hyun saying this.

But if he were the person involved and spoke without restraint, and if the news got out, it would inevitably cause a big stir.

Although he was not afraid of this rhythm, there was no need to do so.

When Jun Ji-hyun heard this, she pursed her lips and said, "Except for La La Land, I have seen all the other movies you directed, and every one of them is very good."

Then he winked at Wang Shu and said, "Shu, I really hope you are Korean!"

Wang Shu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

Even though he is not Korean, Koreans can claim that he is Korean...

Wang Shu smiled and didn't respond, but Li Binbin said, "Shu is a Chinese and doing well, why would he be a Korean like you?"

Upon hearing this, Jun Ji-hyun also smiled and said, "That's true."

"It's just that... for me, if Shu was Korean, there would be a chance to work with him."

“……” Li Binbin was speechless when he heard this.

I should have known not to respond to this scheming woman's words. Now she is taking advantage of her words to reveal her true intentions.

After all this planning, isn't it just to get a chance to star in a Hollywood movie directed by Wang Shu?

Hahaha.

Wang Shu smiled but still didn't respond.

There are so many actresses who want to work with him, even if the one sitting in front of him is Jun Ji-hyun, it is not enough for him to be polite. (End of this chapter)