Chapter 352 Respect from the World
On the fifth day of the Cannes Film Festival, which is the first Sunday after the opening, "Sunset", a Chinese-language film that has attracted much attention, held its premiere at the Film Palace. Screening ceremony.
As the two directors of the film, both Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou are celebrities with considerable influence at home and abroad.
Furthermore, the distribution company is not in vain. They did a lot of publicity and distribution work during the film festival.
Including various large-scale advertising paintings that were arranged early, brochures distributed at various events and parties, and media promotions that have been reported since the opening of the film festival.
Everything costs nothing.
Of course, Chen Linfeng doesn't care very much. This is what he lacks most now.
For this reason, after the reputation spread, many media who came to the Cannes Film Festival became interested in "Sunset".
Plus fans of Zhang Yimou and Chen Linfeng.
That’s a lot.
Just looking at the film festival, Lao Mouzi's name may be more useful than him.
Finally, all the tickets for the screenings in the first two days were almost sold out.
Invitations to the premiere are even more precious.
There are always people waiting outside the Cinema Palace, holding up signs and exchanging extra invitations.
But this time, almost no one will let go of the invitation they got.
The entire theater was almost full of spectators.
Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou had attended many evening parties or parties elsewhere in the past few days.
Although the purpose is very clear, mainly to communicate with the judges, but in addition, I also want to make good friends with my peers.
So, in addition to some celebrities I know in China, such as Li An, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Kun, Qin Hao, etc., as well as foreign friends with whom I already have good relationships, such as Quentin, Brad Pitt, and Martin Freeman. Come and attend the premiere.
New acquaintances such as Swinton and Haneke also came to support us.
This time Chen Linfeng did not go with Liu Qianqian as before, but with You Benchang and Zhang Yimou.
In contrast, Liu Qianqian and Teacher Lu Zhong followed behind them.
The old man is not used to such occasions, but after all, he has experienced a lot, so he is very calm.
According to the procedure, the audience had already entered the venue early. As the main creators, they were the last to enter.
The entire audience applauded the four of them as a welcome to the film's creators.
Chen Linfeng and the others were in the middle of the front row. They first stood and signaled to the audience for the media to take photos, and then took their seats and waited for the movie to start.
After a while, the lights dimmed, the discussion from the audience behind gradually weakened and disappeared, and the big screen in front lit up.
The story of the movie is not complicated.
The protagonists are a loving old couple, they are retired teachers from the music school.
Although they have experienced many ups and downs, they are still very loving when they grow old.
We always hang out together and occasionally go to a concert together.
However, suddenly one day, Lu Li, an old lady, suffered a stroke, and the operation was unsuccessful.
From then on, Lu Li could no longer stand up and could only rely on her wife for help.
Xu Hongzhi loves Lu Li very much and doesn't think this is a hard thing.
In his opinion, the couple just changed their lifestyle, and their pensions were enough to support their lives.
Xu Hongzhi took on household chores such as taking care of his wife, buying groceries, cooking, laundry and cleaning.
He even enjoyed it a little and didn't think it was a hard job.
However, Lu Li couldn't accept it. She had always been proud and confident, but now she could only rely on others. She even needed help when going to the toilet and washing up. This was too difficult.
When the student came to visit her, Lu Li saw the look in his eyes, and the deep pity and sympathy gave her a heavy blow to her dignity.
One day Xu Hongzhi came back and saw his wife sitting under the window sill with the window open and the wheelchair lying aside.
It was obvious that she wanted to commit suicide, but ultimately failed.
Xu Hongzhi didn't say anything, he just helped his wife up.
The relationship between husband and wife is useful after all. With the encouragement of Xu Hongzhi, Lu Li cheered up and started to rebuild and try to recover.
However, Lu Li's condition further worsened and she could no longer move her upper body except her head.
In this case, the difficulty of taking care of people has reached another level.
The granddaughter tried to hire a caregiver, but Lu Li couldn't accept being treated like an object.
So Xu Hongzhi could only secretly quit the caregiver and force himself to take care of her.
But at this time, the company of her family was useless, and all Lu Li felt was torture.
Torture yourself and others.
She began to be rebellious, refused to accept care, and would even spit out the food that was put into her mouth.
Once, Xu Hongzhi couldn't hold back his emotions and slapped Lu Li for the first time in his life.
This slap completely woke him up.
Maybe it’s time to say goodbye.
Liu Qianqian looked at the big screen, Teacher You Benchang picked up the pillow, and Teacher Lu Zhong seemed to have expected it, and even breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, the pillow clicked up and occupied the entire screen.
There was a struggle, but it seemed like there wasn't one. I don't know if it was because of the illness that I was unable to struggle, or if the person under the pillow was forcing himself to endure it.
Liu Qianqian felt a strong shock.
She had never seen the entire film before, only the script. Although she had some feelings at the time, they were not strong.
However, when this scene appeared on the screen, she felt an extreme emotion.
I can’t tell what it is exactly.
Maybe it's regret?
She experienced this feeling in her heart and trembled inexplicably.
The audience present also had the same feeling, and the entire screening room was extremely silent.
The plot on the big screen is still rolling forward. Xu Hongzhi came back from outside and bought his wife's favorite flowers. He cut the flowers, wove them into a ring, and placed them on his wife's body.
He lay next to her and tried his sleeping position.
Then, there seemed to be a knock on the door, and the old man walked to the door and opened the door.
The camera did not reveal who was outside, but Xu Hongzhi looked very happy and was about to walk out, not forgetting to take his coat off the hanger and put it on.
It was the same as when he went out with his wife before.
The scene gradually faded to black, and the camera turned to show the police appearing in the two people's house.
They covered their mouths and noses and knocked open the door.
The movie ends here.
When Liu Qianqian read the script, she wondered whether Xu Hongzhi was dead. She didn't expect that it would still be like this when it was made into a movie.
She asked in a low voice and hesitantly, "Xiaofeng, the old man... is probably not dead."
Chen Linfeng tilted his head slightly, "It has been clearly stated in the movie."< br>
Liu Qianqian wanted to ask again, but applause started to come from the audience behind her.
Chen Linfeng pulled up Liu Qianqian, including Zhang Yimou, You Benchang and Lu Zhong, as well as other important creators in the play. They all stood up together, turned around and bowed to the audience.
The audience also stood up one by one, and the applause changed from sparse to enthusiastic, and then continued for about 5 minutes.
Chen Linfeng heard someone say that when you are in Cannes, when the movie ends and you stand up to accept the applause of the audience, you will feel the world's respect for the movie.
He now deeply feels what respect is.
This is respect!
In fact, the narrative of the whole movie is very slow, and it is not the kind of refreshing movie.
But the audience present were either professionals in the industry or senior movie fans themselves.
They are very receptive to this kind of slow, but like gurgling water, literary and artistic works that infiltrate the heart and spleen.
Because the plot is engrossing in their hearts, they can better understand the emotions of the characters in the film.
The reactions of the people around them were almost the same as their own, which made them even more convinced that this was a good film and worthy of encouragement.
So they applauded more enthusiastically.
At this time, Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou took the stage with You Benchang and Lu Zhong.
Movie fans became more and more excited when they saw the male and female protagonists in the film, that is, the old couple appearing.
They started cheering.
"C'estbienfait (nice job)!"
"Nicemovie!"
The atmosphere was extremely lively. By this time, the movie was over and it was logical to leave.
However, many movie fans were unwilling to leave and crowded to the front.
At this time, even those who initially came for Chen Linfeng or Zhang Yimou focused their attention on the two protagonists and kept expressing their feelings.
Chen Linfeng temporarily served as translator.
"Old gentleman, you performed so well in the play, without any trace of acting."
"I like your performance so much. Looking at you, I thought My grandparents.
They are just like you in the movie, they are very loving, but unfortunately they are also separated by illness.”
“Madam, I can understand you very much. I had a serious illness before, so I can understand the feeling of being weak and unable to control myself.”
"Thank you for your wonderful performance. I had a wonderful trip."
"You are such excellent actors. I really regret that I only discovered you now."
"..."
Chen Linfeng watched as movie fans came forward one by one to express their love or respect for Teacher You Benchang or Teacher Lu Zhong.
He did not feel ignored at all, but his heart was filled with joy.
After all, this is what he created.
Well, there is also Lao Mouzi.
Zhang Yimou on the side was also full of smiles. Listening to Chen Linfeng interpreting the fans' excitement, he felt very happy.
Their premiere was held at 7pm, and included a red carpet walk, movie screening, and subsequent communication with fans and interviews with reporters.
That’s basically the end of the night.
Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian were on their way back to the hotel together.
Liu Qianqian held his hand and remained silent.
Chen Linfeng asked curiously, "Why don't you speak?"
"I remembered what you said before, and it turned out to be in the movie,"
Liu Qianqian's tears Meng Meng said, "The old man went with you, right?"
Chen Linfeng sighed and helped her wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Don't you understand? It was very clear in the movie."
He deliberately said in a teasing tone, "That's why you are so slow to react. , I just figured it out now.”
“Hate!” Liu Qianqian raised her fist and hit him, “Is this the time to talk about this?”
Chen Linfeng smiled and hugged his daughter. The friend walked forward, "The movie is over, and all emotions should remain in the movie. Our "Sunset" is very popular, now is the time to be happy?"
......
The next morning, the crew of "Sunset" held a press conference.
Chen Linfeng mainly invited domestic media, but many foreign media came after hearing the news.
After the premiere of "Sunset" last night, the response was very good. Some media who attended the premiere gave the movie high praise.
This has made some other media interested.
And due to lack of time last night, some reporters basically didn’t ask a few questions, so there are actually quite a few media present today.
(End of this chapter)