Chapter 109 Award Ceremony
At the coastal beach in Cannes, Wang Shu met Zhou Xun in casual clothes.
“Here.” Zhou Xun saw Wang Shu from a distance and waved to him.
Wang Shu glanced around the crowd and when he saw Zhou Xun waving, he immediately quickened his pace and walked over.
This time he went out, not with Fu Dalong and Qin Hailu, but alone.
When Zhou Xun saw Wang Shu coming over, a smile appeared on his face and he joked: "Not bad, it's on time."
"Isn't this a call from Sister Xun? Can you not be on time?" Wang Shu He answered with a smile.
When Zhou Xun called Wang Shu, he was already at the coastal beach in Cannes. Wang Shu hurriedly hurriedly arrived as quickly as possible.
Wang Shen's beautiful words greatly benefited Zhou Xun. The smile on her face became even bigger. She stared at the other person with her big eyes and continued to pretend to tease: "Suddenly called Director Wang. Come here, you won’t delay Director Wang’s work, right?”
“Oh.” Wang Shu sighed after hearing this, “I originally made an appointment with an international film company to discuss the copyright of “The Tuner”. Unexpectedly, I suddenly received a call from Sister Xun, so I had to cancel my trip and come here.”
Zhou Xun wore a pair of black canvas shoes and kicked the sand on the beach as he was minding his own business.
Wang Shu was not doubtful that Zhou Xun came to the beach wearing canvas shoes... and carrying sand in his pocket.
His focus was on Zhou Xun’s shoes.
The first time he saw the shoes on Zhou Xun's feet, he was a little shocked, because the shoes Zhou Xun was wearing were probably produced by his shoe brand.
Moreover, when he came to Cannes this time, in addition to participating in the Cannes Film Festival, he also planned to travel around Europe to see if there were any "suitable" European brands for acquisition.
If the acquisition fails, you can also purchase the right to use its brand in China.
Then, put on another layer of skin and launch high-end clothing, footwear and other brands in China.
In China in 2006, there was still a strong admiration for foreigners.
If he were to directly make high-end brands of clothing and footwear in the country, it would be impossible for him to do so.
On the contrary, covering it with a layer of leather from Europe’s “purely hand-made century-old brand” may give it a fighting chance.
certainly.
If it is a mid- to low-end brand, then there is no need to imitate foreign brands and it can still be successful.
“Do you think I will believe your nonsense?” After hearing this, Zhou Xun immediately gave Wang Shu a roll of his eyes and said with a look of disbelief.
"I'm telling the truth. What can you do if you don't believe me?" Wang Shu spread his hands and continued to lament in a pretentious manner.
“Oh.” Zhou Xun looked up at Wang Shu’s expression, still not believing it.
Seeing this, Wang Shu pretended to be sad and shook his head.
Looking at Wang Shu's sad expression, Zhou Xun suddenly felt that it seemed like that, and paused while kicking the sand.
She looked at Wang Shu and suddenly asked in a slightly nervous voice: "Did you really push back the negotiation with the film company?"
"Otherwise?" Wang Shu continued to lie.
Zhou Xun was silent after hearing this. After a while, he raised his head and said, "Why don't you go discuss cooperation with the film now? I'll be fine here alone."
After saying that, he pretended to smile again and said, "I'm just bored here alone, so I called you to come out."
"Go back, it's okay."
Wang Shu didn’t expect that Zhou Xun seemed to be a little bit convinced, so he answered: “I’ve already pushed you back, there’s no point in going back now.”
After saying that, he pretended not to care. , "It's just some small film producers, it doesn't matter if they push it."
"You don't need to care, it's hard to come to Cannes, we just have fun."
After Zhou Xun listened to what Wang Shu said in a deep voice, he felt even more embarrassed in his heart. He stared at Wang Shu with a pair of watery eyes and said, "You can contact them again after pushing, isn't it just you contact them again?"
Wang Shu pretended to be speechless and responded: "Sister Xun, I am here to discuss cooperation with the film company in order to sell the overseas copyright of "The Tuner" at a higher price. I pushed them first and then contacted them later. Didn’t they make it clear that they should come over to negotiate the price?”
“What’s the point of contacting them again?”
“What’s more, I pushed them and there’s still some price to pay. And the meaning of Gu.”
“So, now that I have pushed it, I can’t go back.”
"Oh." These words made Zhou Xun lower his head in self-reproach.
Wang Shu saw Zhou Xun's self-blame in his eyes, and then said happily: "Isn't it just pushing some small film producers? It's really no big deal."
"Comparison How could it be more important for those film producers to come out and accompany Sister Xun around? "
"Those film producers will not leave until after the film festival ends. There will be many opportunities to negotiate with them for the copyright of "The Tuner" afterwards? "
"But Sister Xun is different. It's hard to come to Cannes, no matter what, you can't let Sister Xun down, right?"
Zhou Xun, who was still blaming himself at first, couldn't help but feel warm in his heart when he heard this, and a smile began to appear on his face, pretending to be angry and said, "Director Wang, do you know that I was okay with it in my heart, but now the more I hear it, the more The more you say that, the more sorry you feel..."
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed awkwardly after hearing this, and then said, "Let's not talk about this, let's go for a walk. This town."
Hearing this, Zhou Xun responded with a smile: "Yes."
Then the two of them wandered around the town of Cannes aimlessly. It's evening.
Zhou Xun led the way and led Wang Shu into a restaurant to settle dinner together.
The restaurant was booked by Zhou Xun in advance, and the two of them sat in a small private room, chatting about home-cooked food while eating.
In the middle of the meal, Zhou Xun excused himself and left for a while. When he came back, he pushed a small dining cart into the private room.
Then with a confused and confused look on Wang Shu's face, he opened the tablecloth on the small dining cart and revealed his true appearance.
After finishing all this, Zhou Xun said with a smile: "Director Wang, I wish you a happy birthday."
Wang Shu was born on May 20th, and it is May now. 24th.
On May 20, Zhou Xun was still in China, not in Cannes.
Thinking of coming to Cannes, Wang Shu’s birthday has only been a few days, so I prepared something like this.
And this was the reason why she suddenly called Wang Shu.
Wang Shu was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and then shook his head helplessly. He didn’t have the habit of celebrating birthdays, and he was someone who didn’t celebrate birthdays.
Yes.
Nowadays, we have to "do as the Romans do when we are in the countryside"...
Seeing how thoughtful Zhou Xun is, his thousands of words finally converged into two words: "Thank you."
Wang Shu expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart, without any ambiguity. A hint of hypocrisy.
Others who know his birthday can at most send a text message.
Zhou Xun is different. When he comes to a place as far away as Cannes, he has specially prepared such a performance.
It's true. Very thoughtful.
Others, compared to this, can only pale into insignificance.
Zhou Xun said with a smile: "I was still in China on May 20, so I can only push it to today."
"Whether it is today or May 20, It's all the same." Wang Shu answered with a smile, and then said: "Let's cut the cake and eat it." "No," Zhou Xun refused directly, and then said with a smile: "Birthdays must be ceremonial. , I haven’t put on a birthday hat and sang happy birthday to Director Wang yet.”
"Ah?" Wang Shu was stunned when he heard this and looked quite reluctant.
He really wanted to say, a cake is enough, but a birthday hat and a birthday song are not necessary, right?
Zhou Xun, however, walked directly to Wang Shu and started to move, regardless of whether Wang Shu wanted to or not.
Considering that Zhou Xun had done this deliberately, Wang Shu couldn't say no and could only feel helpless and hopeless.
After putting a birthday hat on Wang Shu and lighting the candles on the cake, Zhou Xun immediately sang a happy birthday song to Wang Shu.
"Happy birthday to you."
"Happy birthday to you."
"Happy birthday to you."
"Happy birthday to you."
< br>After May 20, 2006, Wang Shu was no longer an 18-year-old director who won an award in Berlin, but a 20-year-old.
On May 28, the closing ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival officially began.
"The Tuner" is a film shortlisted for the main competition, and the crew members including Wang Shu will walk together on the closing red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to the shortlisted film crews, there are also some crews who have received hints from the organizing committee in advance not to miss the closing ceremony.
These crews received hints in advance that they would definitely win an award if they went to the closing awards ceremony.
No matter the size of the prize, there is a guaranteed prize.
Domestic at the same time.
Sina, Sohu, Tencent, Baidu and other portal websites have reported the news that "The Tuner" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival.
“Being shortlisted for the main competition unit does not mean that you will win the prize. Except for those crews who have been notified in advance by the organizing committee that they must go to the scene during the awards ceremony, they will definitely win the prize. The other crews basically only have the role of accompanying them. . ”
“So far, there has been no news that the Cannes Organizing Committee specifically notified Wang Shu and others to attend the closing red carpet. You don’t need to think about it to know that they did not receive the notice in advance. This time Wang Shu’s The trip to Cannes is most likely just a run-in. "But having said that, Wang Shu is already a good candidate. He is still young and has many opportunities in the future. Keep up the good work." >
"It's just that what I'm more worried about is that he was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin last year and won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear as a consolation prize. This time he went to Cannes and was only shortlisted for the main competition. It's funny. "
"Wait until next year, if I go to the top three universities in Europe, I will only be shortlisted for the competition."
"The next year, if I can't even go to the top three universities in Europe, it will be a real break. It’s hard.”
“At that time, it will be true that the debut is the peak.”
“From now on, it will never stop.”
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There are netizens who are aware of the situation and post on the Internet, and their words are full of ridicule and disapproval.
Once this post was published, it attracted the attention and responses of many netizens.
1L: "Being able to walk on the red carpet of an award ceremony is already impressive, let's keep up the good work!"
2L: "Please note that Wang Shu is already 20 years old, not 19 anymore. "
3L: "What's going on? Are you all so sure that Director Wang won't win the award? Moreover, Director Wang has already brought glory to the domestic film industry by being shortlisted for the main competition. Right? ”
Chen Kaige also saw the news in China that "The Tuner" directed by Wang Shu was shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes, and he felt quite uncomfortable about this.
In 1993, the movie "Farewell My Concubine" appeared at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival and won the final Palme d'Or in one fell swoop, becoming the first domestic film to win this honor.
Chen Kaige became the first domestic director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Even though 13 years have passed since 1993, his legend is still circulating in the film circles at home and abroad.
"So what if you are shortlisted? Whether you can win the award or not is the key."
"Even if you win a prize, it's worth paying attention to whether you can win the grand prize."
"If you still get a consolation prize like in Berlin"
"That's it."
As the first domestic director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival, regardless of whether "Farewell My Concubine" was filmed by Chen Kaige, this stunt still has full gold content.
It is precisely because of this gimmick that he can pull off, and because Chen Kaige is a second-generation son, he has always been uptight in dealing with others and has never let go.
Obviously, the success of "Farewell My Concubine" gave him the capital to carry on.
"Farewell My Concubine" not only won the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the 46th Cannes Film Festival, but also won the Best Foreign Language Film Award at the 51st U.S. Golden Globe Awards and the International Federation of Film Critics Award. and many international awards
At that time, it broke the box office record of mainland literary films in the United States.
At the Cannes closing ceremony, Wang Shu walked onto the red carpet with the film "The Tuner" along with Jiang Wenli, Fu Dalong, and Qin Hailu.
As the youngest director shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Wang Shu and others attracted the attention of the world's media as soon as they appeared on the stage.
Although Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, and Fu Dalong were very excited inside, when facing the cameras of foreign media, they showed their best side calmly.
When they reached the signature wall, the blond and blue-eyed foreign girl motioned to Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, and Fu Dalong to go first, and then stopped Wang Shu to ask questions.
"Director Wang, you won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin Film Festival when you were 19 years old."
"You happened to be 20 years old at this time, and you came to Are you confident of winning a grand prize again on the stage of the Cannes International Film Festival?"
The host asked with a smile on his face.
When Wang Shu heard this question, he said with a smile: "Sorry, you made a mistake about one thing."
Under the confused and unclear gaze of the blond host, Wang Shu followed up Said: "I didn't win the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival at the age of 19..."
"But I won the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival at the age of 18. Red Ball Award."
After saying that, under the look of astonishment and unable to hide her smile from the female host, she shrugged and then asked softly: "It's a very good gift for an 18-year-old, isn't it? "
After saying this, he did not stop. Instead, he winked at the blonde female host and said with a smile: "As for whether I can attend this Cannes Film Festival? Get a prize.”
"What I can say is"
"It should be possible..."
On the third day of the second Yang day, the fever repeatedly reached 39°, and my chest hurt when I coughed.
I was forced to type this chapter. While typing, I had a high fever and vomited all over the floor.
I really want to stop updating.
However, there is no intelligent push when breaking updates, which is very harmful to books that have only been on the shelves for half a month.
In addition, I am worried that the readers who follow the update will have more opinions,
I can only grit my teeth and persevere
After all, I previously saved 100,000 words for internal submission. But the manuscript
Not confident that the new book will be successfully completed after lying down
So I just thought that as long as I had 500 average, I would finish the book.
I don’t dare to stop updating!
(End of this chapter)