I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

After putting their luggage away at the hotel, Cheng Sheng invited Liu Meng, Director Chen, and Da Tiantian to go to the film festival.

First, he contacted the person in charge of the film festival and found out which theater the Central Academy of Drama had booked for him.

What does "C position" mean?
The term "C position" originated in the gaming field, referring to a core late-game character who can farm and develop in the early and mid-game and lead the team to turn the tide in the late game.

In the entertainment industry, the "C position" refers to the prominent central position of an artist in promotional posters. In a group or group, this position is usually occupied by the core member of the team.

In movie and TV show posters or variety show posters, this position is also for people with relatively high status.

The center position signifies a top star and is the best proof of an artist's talent.

In daily life, the center position is also ubiquitous.

For example, at a party, the person sitting in the center of the main table is often the organizer or the most popular person.

The Cannes Film Festival has many screening rooms, so there are bound to be good and bad ones.

The best one is definitely the center position.

The main venue for the Cannes Film Festival is the festival building.

This building is the heart of the film festival and is generally considered to be one of the festival's best screening rooms.

The building houses multiple screening rooms, the largest of which is typically used for opening and closing ceremonies, as well as screenings of films from the competition section.

This main screening room is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and offers the best viewing experience, making it arguably the best screening room at the Cannes Film Festival.

To Cheng Sheng's astonishment, the Central Academy of Drama had secured the best screening room.

It's important to know that the best theaters are usually reserved for internationally renowned directors and directors with huge influence, as well as for high-quality films.

Although Cheng Sheng won the Best Film award at Venice, his international influence is certainly not as great as that of other Western directors.

That leaves only one factor: the quality of the film, which led the Cannes Film Festival organizers to give the best screening room to the "Three Kingdoms" crew.

The No. 1 screening room that Cheng Sheng acquired is the largest screening room, which can accommodate 500 people.

Cheng Sheng and Liu Meng adjusted the equipment together and put up a poster for "The Yellow Turban Rebellion" outside the theater.

The posters were made in China. There are three posters in total, one of which is a close-up of Director Chen as the background.

The domineering Director Chen looked down over the entire battlefield, where soldiers on both sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly bringing to mind the brutal war at the end of the Han Dynasty.

The second image features Chen Daoming, Da Tiantian, Bao Guoan, Zheng Zeshi, Hong Yuzhou, and others occupying the entire poster.

These people are the main actors in the first part of "The Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Three Kingdoms".

Especially Jing Tian, ​​who stands out among the many male actors. The close-up of Jing Tian holding a gun in the poster makes her look heroic and valiant, like a female general charging ahead.

The last image contains no figures, only a map from the late Han Dynasty, a palace, the movie title, and the names of the lead actors.

After setting up the theater, Cheng Sheng and the other three returned to the hotel.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning.

After having breakfast at the hotel, Cheng Sheng and his group went to the theater and checked the equipment again.

Then wait until nine o'clock.

Cheng Sheng and others moved a small table to the entrance of the theater and began the premiere of the movie.

"Brother Cheng!"

Unexpectedly, the first person to attend the premiere was Liu Tianxian, along with her mother, Aunt Liu.

"Hello Qianqian, hello Aunt Liu."

Cheng Sheng stood up and politely greeted the two of them.

Liu Xiaoli smiled and nodded, glancing at the somewhat deserted scene, feeling quite taken aback.

Before she came, she inquired about the process more thoroughly than she did about the movie.

She heard that the Cannes organizers really liked this film, otherwise it wouldn't have been selected for the main competition.

But why are there so few spectators?
Wait a minute. Liu Xiaoli seemed to have thought of a possibility.

Cheng Sheng, like them, only arrived at the film festival yesterday, which means they didn't promote the film. This is why not many people knew about the premiere, and therefore no one came to see the movie.

"Qianqian, let me go in with you! The movie is about to start."

Seeing that Liu Tianxian was staring at Cheng Sheng, Da Tiantian felt a little displeased and made up an excuse.

"Okay!"

Liu Tianxian nodded charmingly, and then followed Da Tiantian into the theater.

"Director Cheng, your movie hasn't been promoted, has it?"

Before going inside, Liu Xiaoli reminded Cheng Sheng of something.

Ah!
Cheng Sheng was stunned!
He immediately realized what was going on.

No wonder there weren't many spectators.

damn it.

I had overlooked this point on my first visit.

However, this is all the fault of the Cannes Film Festival organizers. Why didn't they help promote it?

At the very least, put up some posters and hand out some flyers!

After all, their own film was nominated for the main competition.

If only it were like Venice, where the Venice Film Festival actively helps with promotion.

"Everyone, those of you with fluent English, go hand out flyers!"

Cheng Sheng had someone print a thick stack of flyers and addressed them to the film's main creative team.

Teacher Chen smiled, took one of the stacks, and went outside to greet the tourists.

"Hello, may I come to see our movie? Thank you."

"The Yellow Turban Rebellion of the Three Kingdoms has been shortlisted for the main competition."

"Yes, it's Chinese film. Interested? Want to go in and take a look? It's a fantastic historical film that will help you learn about Chinese history."

A few people who could speak English explained the situation to the passing tourists.

Perhaps because "Three Kingdoms" entered the main competition, it was very easy to promote, and tourists basically wanted to see the movie as soon as they heard about it.

The time came, and the movie began.

The China Film Group's dragon logo lit up on the big screen, followed by the main feature...

No one left the theater during the entire movie screening.

Many viewers were even exclaiming, "Oh my God! Is this really Chinese history? This is amazing, the most exciting historical film I've ever seen!"

Liu Tianxian walked up to Cheng Sheng and said with a hint of jealousy, "Brother Cheng, I can play a female general too."

Upon hearing this, Da Tiantian, who plays Fan Yuan, immediately became so angry that her small chest heaved up and down. She said sarcastically, "Oh, oh, with your delicate appearance, don't portray the female general as a prostitute."

"Hmph! Who are you calling a prostitute?" Liu Tianxian glared at Da Tiantian and said angrily.

"I'm talking about you, what do you want?"

Da Tian Tian straightened her developing chest.

“I told you your acting was bad. What kind of female general is that? You must have used a stunt double for the horse riding scene.”

Liu Tianxian said disdainfully.

"you……"

Da Tiantian was furious. She had suffered a lot to learn how to ride a horse from Wang Zhi, and now she was being slandered.

Damn it, I really want to tear this woman's little mouth off. (End of Chapter)