Extracting skills from movies

As the guests entered one after another, the Cannes Awards Ceremony officially began.

After the host's opening remarks, a passionate performance began.

Afterwards, the awards were announced one by one.

The first award was the 'Cannes 60th Anniversary Special Award'.

The winner is this year's highly anticipated "Psychedelic Park".

Director Gus Sant excitedly accepted the trophy, his face full of surprise and honor.

Next up is the 'Best Golden Camera Award'.

This is also one of the most anticipated honors for new film talents around the world.

The focus of competition is naturally "Wanted".

The picture quality and special effects level of this film are truly amazing.

When the photographers' representatives walked onto the stage, many people at the scene thought that the award would go to them.

But when the list was announced, it was the Jewish film "MEDUZOT" that won the award.

"Wanted" failed in its first attempt to win an award, which was considered a "heavy blow".

But this small setback did not affect the mood of the crew, after all, the highlight was still to come.

Next up is the 'Best Actor Award' (Cannes Film Festival winner) that everyone is looking forward to.

This was also one of the most watched awards that night.

The competition this year is particularly fierce.

Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof was also nominated.

The leading actor of "Zodiac", Jake Gyllenhaal, is even more popular.

Although the box office of "Zodiac" is not as good as "Wanted", its realistic subject matter and literary style have always been the type favored by the jury.

The media has long hyped up this year's Best Actor competition as a showdown between "Du Sheng vs. Jake Gyllenhaal."

After all, Jack had been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and won the British Academy Film Award for "Brokeback Mountain", and his status and acting skills are highly recognized.

The fact that three Hollywood blockbusters were competing for the Best Actor award also made this year's Cannes Film Festival a huge hit.

On the stage, award presenter Renato Berta slowly opened the envelope.

He was stunned for a moment and even took off his glasses to wipe the lenses, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.

After confirming it twice, he read:

"Let us congratulate Constantine Laraniko of the Rakshasa film "Love Exiled"..."

Some were excited, while others looked stunned.

Du Sheng sat in the audience, his lips slightly raised, and he said nothing.

The names of the Rakshasa people are long. Renato had to take a breath after reading them all in one breath, so he had to stop and rest for a while.

The crew of "Exiled Love" was so excited that they hugged each other, and applause and congratulations were heard at the scene.

Renato recovered and continued:
"Uh, don't celebrate yet, there's still one!"

He paused, and the whole audience fell silent instantly.

"The movie "Wanted", Du Sheng!"

This time, the whole audience was in an uproar!

Du Sheng was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.

Is the chairman of the jury, Stephen, trying to imitate Wong Kar-wai?
Planning to set up a “Best Actor Wholesale Department”?
Du Sheng laughed secretly in his heart, Stephen, you are awesome, well done!

He first hugged Scarlett Johansson next to him in the audience, and then high-fived Quentin Tarantino, Wang Jiawei and others.

Walking onto the stage and holding up the trophy, Du Sheng said with a hint of emotion:

“Of course I’m very happy to receive this award.

But more important than the award itself is the art of film itself.

We are all filmmakers from all over the world, gathered in Cannes, putting aside national positions, racial differences, gender biases, cultural backgrounds and other rules and regulations, just for one thing:

Feel the charm of light and shadow, and exchange the passion for creation!
Although this year's Best Actor winner was unexpected, I like Cannes like this.

The juxtaposition is not to make up the numbers, but to represent the diversity and inclusiveness of film art..."

This acceptance speech was flawless.

It not only praised the jury's structure, but also cleverly avoided the possible controversial points of the film, and also glorified the behavior of Wang Jiawei and Stephen Chow in wholesale awarding of Best Actor awards.

This is a typical statement in the world of toxic chicken soup!

After he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

Next, awards such as Best Director, Best Jury Grand Prix, and Best Short Film Palme d'Or were announced one after another.

Just as Du Sheng stepped off the stage, major domestic portals posted breaking news:

[Wanted" won the Cannes Best Actor Award! ]

[Du Sheng first won the Oscar and then won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, shocking the global film industry! ]

[Wanted" tops Cannes tonight. Can the global box office hit $3.5 million? ]

It was already early morning in the east. When the news first came out it did not cause much commotion, but as soon as the sun rose, the entire Internet went wild!

Renren.com's hot search list exploded three times:
#Du Sheng Cannes Film Festival winner#
#Wanted order sweeps Cannes#
#The man who defeated the world#
Netizens and fans were swiping the screen like crazy:
"I knew that Wanted would not just be the box office champion, it was destined to sweep the three major international awards!"

"Will Cheng Kaige continue to make sour disses?
Du Sheng is now an Oscar and Cannes double winner! "

"Brothers and sisters, this is an international film actor of such high quality, we must support him again!"

"Beauty, how about we go watch the action blockbuster promoted by Cannes? I'll treat you to McDonald's for free!"

As the popularity soared, the box office of "Wanted" also began to rebound against the trend.

On May 5, the North American single-day box office returned to 12 million US dollars from less than 1620 million!
On May 5, it continued to be strong and won 13 million!
It's outrageous that a movie that has been released for more than two weeks can still maintain such popularity and box office performance!
There was a queue outside the cinema, and social media was full of photos of people checking in and showing their ticket stubs.

"After watching this, I finally understood what a textbook movie actor action scene is!"

"Du Sheng really worked hard. He didn't use a body double during the whole performance. Every punch hit the flesh. Watching him made me want to work out!"

“Who says commercial films can’t win big awards?
"Wanted" has slapped all the doubters in the face with its strength!"

At this moment, the whole world knows——

Du Sheng is not only a box office machine, but also a talented actor certified by three major international film festivals such as the Oscars and Cannes!
His name was officially written into international film history.

.........

As soon as the movie promotion period ended, Du Sheng immediately arranged a "relaxation game".
We invited Charlize Theron and Ivanka who came from afar, and had a great night.

Of course, Li Yixin, who volunteered to serve as the "little secretary", also participated in the fun, and they all had a great time.

It was already noon, and Ji Niu was still lying in bed, but he got up early in high spirits.

During this period, "Shrek the Third" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" were released one after another, but Du Sheng was no longer interested.

"Wanted" has grossed $1.38 million in North America.

Although the trend will slowly cool down in the future, there are still at least one or two months before the film is released. Maybe it can really reach the 2 million mark.

Even if it takes time for water to wear away a stone, it can still be worn out! As for the global box office, as long as the Asian market is strong, it is not a dream to catch up with the 3 million record of "Mission Impossible 4"!

His confidence in the Asian market is overwhelming.

After all, he is much more popular there than Tom Cruise!
Du Sheng picked up his phone and flipped through it casually. He found that he received a lot of congratulatory text messages every day recently.

Whether it was acquaintances in the domestic circle, old acquaintances in Hollywood, or even friends who had only met before, they all sent messages to congratulate him.

Even my personal phone was flooded with calls.

He simply switched to flight mode and left it to Li Yixin to handle.

It turned out that this girl was too excited last night and is still sleeping in, so I had to look through it myself.

After flipping through a few messages, Du Sheng suddenly saw a text message from 'Jessica Alba'.

In addition to congratulations, the content also invited him to have dinner together.

This porn star not only has good looks and a hot body, but most importantly, her personality is also quite to his liking.

When selecting the heroine of "Wanted", she was able to make it to the final round because of this.

It’s just that Du Sheng has been busy with “Wanted Order” and his album recently, and hasn’t had time to contact her.

Now that things are almost done, I can naturally arrange a new wave of "social activities".

As for another idea...

Let’s meet first and talk about it later.

In a high-end restaurant.

Jessica Alba had arrived twenty minutes early, dressed up carefully.

She still remembered that the last time she met Du Sheng was at the Oscars ceremony.

The last time before that was a year ago when I auditioned for "Wanted".

At that time, although Du Sheng was already quite famous, he had not yet completely established himself in Hollywood.

Who would have thought that in just over a year, he would win both word-of-mouth and box office success with "The Baby Project" and "The Departed", and even won an Oscar for Best Actor.
Now he is soaring to the top and has become a first-line superstar with "Wanted".
The North American box office is about to break 200 million, and it is unparalleled!
Thinking of this, Jessica couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If she had put more effort into the audition, she might have been the heroine of "Wanted".

Of course, the so-called "putting in more effort" is the method that everyone knows.

Dedicated to the producers.

Of course, she was unwilling to bow down to a greasy fat man like Harvey, but if the target was a man like Du Sheng who was both capable and handsome, the situation would be completely different!

What's more, the other party is the boss behind Miracle Pictures!

Many movie fans may not care much about this identity, but in the industry, it is the envy of countless people.

This emerging film company has launched a series of hits such as "Flash Point", "The Departed", "Project Baby", and "Wanted", each of which won awards and made money, as if it was a cheat code.

Some people in the industry even joked:
"This company has to be called 'Miracle'!"

In this situation, who wouldn't want to have a good relationship with Du Sheng?
Who wouldn't want a spot in his new project?

Jessica Alba is certainly no exception.

While gently stirring the red wine in the glass, she was thinking about what to say to Du Sheng when she saw him later.

This meal, she not only wants to enjoy it, but also wants to have a 'gain' from it!
As far as she knows, Charlize Theron, who was recently selected by Miracle Pictures as the heroine of the disaster film "2012", has made many first- and second-tier actresses envious!

At that time, Charlize auditioned for "Wanted" just like me, although she didn't get the role in the end.

But somehow the other party got in touch with Du Sheng, and eventually got the leading female role in this big production.

Jessica Alba shook her head and put these distracting thoughts aside.

There is no point regretting the past. What matters most is to grasp the present moment.

No, catch that handsome Asian guy!
Recently, Miracle Pictures is preparing a major project with Warner.

"Inception"!
In Hollywood, competition among actresses has always been more intense than among actors.

Since most movies are male-dominated, opportunities for female leads are few and far between.

Therefore, as soon as the news of the "Inception" project came out, it attracted the attention of many first- and second-tier European and American actresses.

In addition, Miracle Pictures is now well-known, the quality is guaranteed, and there are many successful cases where Du Sheng personally wrote the script...

The outside world's expectations for "Inception" naturally rose.

Jessica Alba had auditioned not long ago.

And after passing the first round, she felt more and more that she was very suitable for the role of "Dream Builder"!
To be on the safe side this time, she decided to contact Du Sheng in advance to establish connections to avoid repeating the mistakes of "Wanted Order".

When Du Sheng walked into the restaurant, he saw the stunningly beautiful Jessica Alba and his eyes lit up slightly.

Jessica and Ivanka give people the feeling of "sexiness", and tall figures are standard.

However, unlike Ivanka's plump figure, Jessica conforms to the current popular slim aesthetic.

In addition, as a child star, her acting skills and temperament are excellent. She can act in comedies and can also handle the role of a female secretary.

Seeing Du Sheng coming in, Jessica immediately stepped forward and gave him a big warm hug.

The handshake is obviously too inconspicuous!
Feeling Jessica's enthusiasm, Du Sheng felt that this meeting would not be just a formality.

"Jessica, I haven't seen you for a while. You are still so charming."

Jessica thanked politely and sighed:
"Du, your Wanted is really a hit. I still regret not getting the role!"

"Haha, Jessica, you won awards last year for Sin City and Fantastic 4, so you definitely don't lack for good resources."

The two exchanged greetings for a moment, and Jessica continued:
“Du, I’m not as good as you, and all the awards I won are fake.

Every time you want good resources, you have to work hard to get them.

For example, when I recently auditioned for "Inception", there were many competitors.

The first-tier actresses alone include Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox..."

In Hollywood, the world of fame and fortune, if a movie starring you fails once or twice, it not only means a drop in your star status, but you may not even be able to get any roles in the future.

For example, Brandon Routh, who starred in "Superman Returns" last year, was directly thrown into the trash by the circle because the box office did not meet expectations.

Similar actors include Lawrence in "The Matrix", Shia LaBeouf in "Transformers", Cheng Long in "Rush Hour" and others...

As a result, many first- and second-tier Hollywood stars are very cautious in choosing roles, unless they are expected to be blockbusters.

And "Inception" clearly has this qualification.

This has attracted many female stars, even superstars like Angelina Jolie want to get a piece of the pie.

"I've been busy with the album lately and haven't paid much attention to other projects."

Du Sheng smiled and said:

"But with your status and fame, you still have a chance to stand out."

This film is mainly aimed at Europe and the United States. If it wants to be as successful as "Wanted", it is essential to use some well-known Hollywood actors.

Since he played the leading male role, the leading female role and the second male lead would naturally be chosen from the best in Hollywood.

As for the remaining ones, they can also be distributed to domestic Star Media artists so that they can become familiar to the international community.

………(End of chapter)