Chapter 96 Completely different treatment
This trip to Cannes, a total of six people including Cao Yang and others went.
The male and female protagonists Wu Qihua and Gao Yuanyuan will definitely go, as will the production director Cheng Jianye, as well as a translator and assistant arranged by the school.
Dong Xuan originally wanted to go, but she had to join the filming of "Snowflake Goddess Dragon", so she had no choice but to give up.
The original choice of Shangguan Yan for this TV series was the crooked Xiao Qiang, who had already been confirmed at the time. Later, Xiao Qiang and her agency were unhappy when they heard that the filming would take place in the desert and would have to be scheduled for more than half a year.
Of course, another reason was that the remuneration was too low. I felt that this poor crew had too little money and had too much to do, so I quit.
The producer and director were very angry, but there was no way. The crew's funds were really limited, so they had to go to Nortel to select from students.
At that time, Dong Xuan had not yet joined the crew to film "Dark Sun", so she went to give it a try.
When the director and producer saw that this guy had actually participated in the Golden Lion movie "Empty Room" and that his image suited the heroine's character, they decided on the spot.
Then I told her to set aside a schedule, and she would probably go to the Western Regions for filming in May or June.
Before going to Cannes, Cao Yang specially took Dong Xuan to treat Wanwan, the producer of "Snowflake Goddess Dragon", to have a meal.
Otherwise, you are a new actress, you are good-looking, and you still have to stay on the crew for such a long time. Let’s not talk about anything else, except that it is extremely common for the crew to bully newcomers and put them down.
Producer Li Yueda is very famous in the Wanwan martial arts drama. The song "Love to Fight Will Win" which was popular in the Chinese circle at that time was put into the TV drama and made the song famous all over the world.
When Li Yueda received a call from Dong Xuan asking for dinner, she didn't pay much attention.
He had seen this kind of thing too many times in Wanwan. There were only two things. Either the person behind the actress came forward and asked him to take care of it on the set, or the actress had the idea to exchange her youth for something.
Then he was surprised that the youngest Golden Lion director invited him to dinner.
This has given him enough face. In his words, it is a great honor.
He really didn't expect that this was the person behind Dong Xuan. When the time comes, the crew must pay close attention to him and don't let the blind bullies bully him. Then it won't be an unpleasant thing.
Before Cao Yang went to Cannes, MK2 called specifically to ask about Cao Yang's flight. Since there is no airport in Cannes, he would usually take the flight to Nice and then go to Cannes.
After learning about Cao Yang's flight, MK2 said that it would arrange for reporters to interview at Nice Airport to build momentum first.
As a director who has won the Golden Lion, attending the Cannes Film Festival will definitely provide him with the best treatment.
The Cannes Film Festival Organizing Committee informed Cao Yang in advance that after confirming the itinerary, he must inform the organizing committee in advance and they will arrange a special car to pick him up from the airport.
So as soon as Cao Yang left the airport in Nice, he was surrounded by reporters who had arranged in advance to take photos and conduct interviews.
Then when the official car of the organizing committee picked up Cao Yang, official reporters also followed him, taking photos and doing routine interviews.
After a lot of hard work, I finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting in the car.
The assistant lamented to Cheng Jianye, "No wonder Cannes has the highest status among the three major film festivals. Look at the reception, it is much more enthusiastic than Berlin and Venice."
Cheng Jianye laughed, pointed to the crowd waiting in line for the airport bus outside and said, "Did you see those people? At least half of them are filmmakers coming to the Cannes Film Festival."
The assistant clicked his tongue and couldn't help but feel enlightened.
It's not that Cannes is so enthusiastic, it's that Cao Yang's identity has become different. They just enjoy the convenience because they follow Director Cao. If they follow other directors, they will definitely be like that group of people, waiting in line for the bus to Cannes.
Cao Yang didn't have to worry about the hotel he stayed in this time. It was not booked by the school, but was officially arranged by the Cannes Film Festival. He arranged a room directly at the Carlton Hotel.
This hotel is the hotel with the most celebrities staying during the film festival and is one of the star bases. During the film festival, hotel rooms are extremely hard to book.
Of course, Cao Yang didn't have to worry about any of this. His room was an official arrangement and there was no question of whether it was difficult to book it.
After a day off, Behrman from Sony Classics called.
Said that he was also in Cannes, and told Cao Yang that he had made an appointment with David Lynch, the chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival, and would arrange for Cao Yang to meet David Lynch before the opening of the film festival. Get to know each other.
Although David Lynch is an American, he can be regarded as one of Cannes's "ones". Not counting the honorary Lifetime Achievement Award, all his important awards were won in Cannes.
In 1990, he won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "Wild at Heart", and last year he won the Best Director at Cannes for "Mulholland Drive."
The Cannes Film Festival asked him to be the chairman of the jury, and the Palm, the highest prize, will definitely implement the official will of Cannes.
Naturally, Cao Yang would not shirk it. The day before the opening of the film festival, he met in private with David Lynch and had dinner together. The topic was just about world cinema, and there was no mention of awards at all.
This is something that everyone understands tacitly. Since we can meet before the opening of the film festival and even have dinner together, it proves that "Secret Sun" will win the award.
In fact, there is another Chinese judge on the Cannes jury this year, Yang Ziqiong.
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But Cao Yang was a little unsure of her position, and was afraid that she would have her own choice and would embarrass the other party if he contacted her, so he did not contact her in advance.
Be prepared to wait a few days before contacting me again.
With the help of MK2 and Sony Classics, the school's connections, and Bellman's running around, if something still can't be done, even adding Yang Ziqiong will not help.
On May 15th, the Cannes Film Festival officially opened.
Before walking on the red carpet, Cao Yang discovered an interesting fact. From time to time, there were beautifully dressed actresses on the red carpet in Cannes. Most of them were Europeans. I don't know if they were actresses, but Cao Yang didn't know them anyway.
They just stood on the red carpet and did not leave. The host did not introduce them, and no reporters took pictures of them - none of the reporters in the shooting area picked up their cameras, as if they could not see these people.
It’s not like no one was taking pictures. As long as you follow their gaze, you can find someone in the crowd holding a camera to take pictures.
It wasn't until the security came to drive them away that the actresses reluctantly left.
Is this the earliest carpet star?
Well, many bad habits in the domestic circle were passed over from Europe.
It is estimated that before long, someone will follow suit, and then the draft will be sent back to China. The entire article is about being invited by a certain film festival, attending the film festival, and walking on the red carpet...
He looks like an international star.
Cao Yang took Gao Yuanyuan on the red carpet.
As soon as he appeared on the stage, the host introduced, "Let us welcome the world's youngest Golden Lion Award-winning director, Cao Yang..."
Immediately everyone in the press area set up their spears and sprinted, snapping and snapping.
This is completely different from the previous two red carpet appearances. Cao Yang is no longer a little transparent. In Europe, even Hollywood stars can't overpower Cao Yang.
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