The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 938 Stay calm in times of crisis
The situation on the red carpet was tense.

On both sides of the red carpet, the crowd was excited.

The chaotic scene before our eyes was definitely something no one could have expected. The red carpet of the closing ceremony and awards ceremony was turning into a scene from a movie.

It seems extremely long to describe it; but it all seemed to take only twenty or thirty seconds, and the rolling heat wave swept across the entire venue in the blink of an eye.

The atmosphere was deadlocked for a while.

Thierry-Fremaux: Holy shit!
In 2001, the Cannes Film Festival underwent a long-awaited major personnel change, hoping to reposition itself and regain its competitiveness in the new landscape of the new century.

Former artistic director Gilles-Jacob was promoted to president of the festival; the position of artistic director was taken over by Thierry Frémaux.

Neither Cannes nor Thierry expected that this collaboration would produce such a chemical reaction and become an important turning point for the Cannes Film Festival.

For the next twenty years, Thierry served as artistic director, which means he was responsible for selecting films and determining the direction of the entries and artistic performances in each competition unit each year.

Under Thierry's leadership, Cannes found a proper balance between art and market, helping Cannes to surpass Berlin and Venice and become the most important top film event in Europe and even the world. Its influence is comparable to that of the Oscars, and the two can completely compete with each other.

The name "Thierry Frémaux" has also become another business card of Cannes.

Of course, Thierry has just taken office and everything is still in the exploratory stage. The work distribution is not so clear and he is still a little flustered in handling things. He does not have the demeanor of a great general as he later did and is still immature.

Upon learning of the situation on the red carpet, Chairman Gilles had already gone on stage with the jury, ready to start the award ceremony, so Thierry had no choice but to take the lead.

While running wildly, cursing -

This year, the main competition unit of Cannes has been plagued by controversy and has been criticized from all sides. What they need least now is another accident or another incident that would put Cannes at the center of controversy and put it under fire.

Thierry rushed out of the Lumiere Hall like a hurricane.

boom.

Pushing open the glass door, Thierry saw the tense stalemate at a glance. Without time to ask about the situation, he immediately looked at the other security guards in black suits.

"Pull him away."

The men in black suits were all stunned and looked at Thierry: Which him?

Thierry's breath caught in his chest. "Your colleague. The runaway train."

The men in black suits stepped forward, like Agent Smith in "The Matrix", surrounding Anson and the man in the black suit, and then pulled the man in the black suit apart.

The man in the black suit was about to struggle, but when he turned around and saw Thierry, his shoulders collapsed instantly; but the pride in the Frenchman's bones still supported him, and he yelled at Thierry stubbornly.

"This is a palace of art. We shouldn't allow those clowns and vases to appear here. This is a disgrace, a disgrace to the film industry and to Cannes."

Thierry cut the Gordian knot without even looking at the man in the black suit. He just used his eyes to signal the other men in the black suits to control the situation as quickly as possible and reduce the damage.

Woo, woo, woo, woo.

The man in the black suit was taken away.

Thierry appeared in front of Anson, "Sorry."

This is the bearing——

Without asking about the situation or making excuses, he simply admitted his mistake.

Even though Thierry was the high-ranking artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival, who controlled the lifeline of films entering the main competition unit and was definitely the object of flattery by directors and actors; but at this moment, his apology was without any hesitation or reluctance, and he immediately took control of the situation.

No wonder Thierry was able to become the most important powerful figure in Cannes in the next twenty years. His courage can be seen at one glance.

This is really interesting.

Anson looked at Thierry, and the slight irritation in his chest calmed down. He smiled and couldn't help but reveal a slightly inquiring expression.

"You don't even know what happened." Maybe Anson was wrong?
Thierry smiled perfectly. “It’s not important. What’s important is that we ensure that every audience who comes to Cannes can enjoy the festival. If we fail to do this, it would be our dereliction of duty as the host.”

"Feel sorry."

In just two sentences, he apologized for the second time.

Moreover, Anson noticed that Thierry's subject was not the actor, not the director, not the contestant, not even the guest, but the audience.

The clever use of a word sets the tone of a conversation in an instant.

Anson raised his chin slightly, "I really enjoyed my time in Cannes."

Thierry raised his eyebrows calmly, "Including now?"

Anson chuckled, "Including now."

Thierry looked at Anson deeply, stepped aside and made an inviting gesture, "Then please continue to enjoy yourself. This should be your time."

The crisis was brought to an end in a quick and decisive manner.

Thierry turned and left. After walking a few steps, he stopped and looked at Anson again, unable to hide his admiration.

"Elephant", this is the work that Thierry personally selected to enter the main competition.

Originally, HBO did not apply to Cannes because they viewed this work as a TV film project; it was Thierry who heard about the project.

Thierry has always liked Gus Van Sant's "My Own Idaho". This work missed Cannes and went to Venice that year. It was indeed well received and won the Best Actor trophy for the "genius" River Phoenix.

On the contrary, he is not so enthusiastic about "Good Will Hunting", which was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin.

When Thierry learned that Gus was busy with another low-budget independent film, and the list of works in Cannes this year was generally unsatisfactory, he took the initiative to contact Gus and asked if he was willing to come to Cannes for the premiere.

If Gus wanted, he would like to see the film in advance.

Gus asked HBO for its opinion.

HBO sent a copy of the film to Cannes.

So, this was the main competition treatment, and even Gus himself was surprised.

In "Elephant", Thierry left a deep impression on Alex and Eric, but Anson was mediocre. Perhaps it was because of the rave reviews for "Spider-Man" and "Catch Me If You Can", which made Thierry have high expectations, and he really didn't have much room to play in his limited role in the movie.

But today, Thierry has a new regard for Anson.

He knew that Anson could use this as an excuse to express his displeasure.

He also knew that even if Anson could get away with it, there was no need to be so unreasonable; but at least, Anson could ask the reason for the incident and make legitimate complaints and protests, which was his right.

However, Anson did not.

He quickly and without hesitation exposed the matter and worked with Thierry to calm the situation before it could escalate further.

This calmness and broad-mindedness are truly admirable.

This young man can achieve great things.

Originally, Thierry had thought that reporters would hound Anson after the award ceremony, and he needed to give him some warnings before he met the media; but now it seemed that there was really no need to add unnecessary details.

Thierry looked at Anson twice more before turning around and leaving with satisfaction.

He feels that this will not be the last time Anson walks on the red carpet in Cannes.

(End of this chapter)