1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 82 Baleno (Seeking monthly votes!)

“ba~ba~”

"Hey~"

His efforts paid off. This morning, just before Chen Fusheng was about to leave for Cannes, he finally heard his daughter call him "Dad."

Although the pronunciation wasn't perfect, it still managed to make her father's lips curl into a pout.

"Sweetie, call me 'Daddy' again and let me hear it."

“ba~ba~”

"Hey."

“ba~ba~ba~”

"Hey hey..."

More than half a month later, Chen Fusheng also experienced the happiness his wife had felt back then.

Even though it rained a little in the capital today, it did not dampen Chen Fusheng's good mood when he went out.

"Alright, honey, it's raining today, so you don't need to come and see me off."

"The rain isn't heavy."

"But babies have weak immune systems, and they can easily get sick if they get caught in the rain."

Liu Xiaoli's daughter was her Achilles' heel, and this reason proved very effective.

"Okay, have a safe trip. I see that display case at home is quite empty. I hope you can make something of yourself in Cannes this time, honey."

Chen Fusheng smiled and nodded, accepting his wife's blessing. He then stepped forward, hugged her, and whispered in her ear:

"Take good care of your daughter, and take good care of yourself too!"

After saying goodbye to his wife and mother-in-law, and kissing his daughter on the forehead, he reluctantly got into the car from the Film Bureau that was there to take him to the airport.

Their delegation to Cannes this time was led by Deputy Director Shi. In addition, China Film Group is responsible for film import and export, so they can't be bypassed.

So China Film Group did send someone this time, but instead of Wang Tao, it was a woman named Xiao Lin.

The cast of "The Tuner" includes him, Han Sanping, Gong Xue (who plays Su Manqing), Miao Jinfeng (who plays Lin Meifeng), and Cheng Zhi (who plays Wang Yaozu).

Normally speaking, categories like photography, fine arts, action choreography, and styling also have a chance to win awards.

If we were to bring everyone along, that would be a lot of people. Not to mention anything else, just the cost of buying plane tickets would be a considerable expense.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, many people these days become "runners" as soon as they go abroad, hiding overseas and never coming back.

When leaders communicate, they have to consider this worst-case scenario. So what should they do?

Since having too many people is a hassle, let's control the number of people.

Actually, the authorities initially only approved four slots for the "The Tuner" production team, and Miao Jinfeng, being a Hong Kong actress, was not included.

And this spot was secured for her by Chen Fusheng.

After all, she was someone Chen Fusheng found through Shi Hui and Fu Qi's connections. Even for their sake, he had to do his utmost.

Meanwhile, because their flight was a direct flight to Europe without stopping in Hong Kong, Miao Jinfeng did not travel with them.

But Great Wall Company will help arrange things on her end.

Anyway, they'll eventually meet up in Cannes.

It seems a bit small for their "The Tuner" crew to only have five spots, but compared to Lingzi's "The Wilderness" crew, theirs is far more luxurious.

Because the "Wilderness" crew only had Ling Zi as a lone commander.

"Sister Ling, you're so cool."

After Chen Fusheng arrived at the airport, he chatted with everyone for a while before Ling Zi finally arrived.

When he saw her arrive alone carrying a suitcase, Chen Fusheng, who understood the truth behind it all, was still inexplicably amused.

Fortunately, he managed to distract himself by making fun of the other person.

"Just laugh if you want to. It's not painful to hold it in."

"Pfft... I didn't mean to laugh at Sister Ling, I genuinely think you look really cool, hahaha."

"..."

Ling Zi glanced at the man speechlessly, then ignored him and greeted Gong Xue and Cheng Zhi, whom she was meeting for the first time.

"Comrade Gong Xue, I've seen your portrayal of Su Manqing. I didn't know you were even more beautiful in real life than in the movie."

"No, no, maybe it's because I wore a little makeup when I went out today." "What kind of makeup makes someone look so good? Can you teach me?"

Just as they were chatting idly, a minibus slowly drove up, and a number of leaders got off, including Director Chen from their film bureau, as well as several leaders from the film bureau's superior departments.

And Deputy Director Shi was among them.

"My goodness, no wonder they didn't let us rush into the station, so that's what happened." Chen Fusheng felt a surge of pressure as he watched so many leaders come to see them off. He hadn't felt any pressure before, but now it suddenly overwhelmed him.

"Hello, Director Chen."

"Alright, alright, Comrade Fusheng, have you had breakfast yet?"

"Eat."

"That's good."

After exchanging pleasantries, Director Chen stepped forward and patted Chen Fusheng on the shoulder to show his friendliness, then asked, "So, are you confident in winning this battle?"

"Director Chen is a must."

"Good, young people should have this kind of ambition. Keep it up, I'm waiting for your triumphant return! I'll personally throw a celebration banquet for you at the bureau then."

"..."

After greeting the leaders, Deputy Director Shi officially led his team into the airport.

Just as they were setting off for Cannes, the city was also voting on the film to be screened for the upcoming opening ceremony!

The jury president for this year's competition is French director Jacques Delé.

This person's "Eclipse" and "Last Tango in Paris" have a certain influence in Europe!
At the same time, he is not only a longtime friend of Pierre, but also highly regards the Chinese suspense film "Andhadhun" that Pierre recommended.

That's why, in today's selection of the opening film for the main competition section of the film festival, he cast the decisive vote for "Andhadhun".

……

Hong Kong.

A new clothing brand was just established this year.

However, many such new brands are established in Hong Kong every year.

So it's not new.

Only those that survive for one or two years.

Perhaps only its name will be remembered.

By the way, this new brand is called Baleno!
It's a very Western-sounding name.

Because its founder, Irwin Rossell, was a mixed-race person who grew up in Italy... cough cough, mixed race.

Irving's father was a Chinese businessman in Hong Kong who traded clothing in his early years. His mother was Italian, and he lived in Italy with his maternal grandparents from a young age until they passed away before he came to Hong Kong.

But by this time his father's business had failed, leaving him with only a garment factory, nearly two hundred workers waiting for him to pay their wages to support their families, and a pile of unsold inventory.

Against this backdrop, Irving founded Baleno, a clothing brand with a touch of Italian style, at the beginning of this year, intending to produce and sell his own products.

His preliminary work is complete, and now only the final step is to launch the first product that he will personally oversee.

And this final step is advertising.

Only by advertising and letting more people know that there is a brand like Baleno that specializes in fashionable and trendy clothing will people come to see, pick out, and buy.

Otherwise, even the best wine needs to be discovered in a hidden alley.

However, the advertising industry is also very complex.

Although Irving didn't intend to make a huge profit with a small investment, he at least hoped that his investment wouldn't all go down the drain.

After a week of research and observation, Irving turned his attention to a film submitted by mainland China to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.

It's called "The Tuner".

That's why he paid attention to this movie.

First of all, the Cannes Film Festival has been generating a lot of buzz and international influence these past few days.

Secondly, and most importantly, he suspects that "Andhadhun" is very likely to be released in Hong Kong soon.

Of course, since he hasn't seen the movie yet, Irving isn't sure whether he should spend his advertising budget on it.

However, he is willing to go to Cannes in person.

Even if the deal doesn't go through in the end, I'll just treat it as a few days off and go on vacation...

(End of this chapter)