Chapter 619: Demons Dancing Indiscriminately

On the afternoon of the second day after arriving in France, Ronan attended the opening ceremony of the 57th Cannes Film Festival together with the crew of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

As one of the three world-renowned art film festivals, the red carpet at the opening ceremony is very attractive to stars. On the red carpet in front of the Lumiere Hall, there is really a gathering of heroes.

No, perhaps it is more appropriate to describe it as a group of demons dancing wildly.

Needless to say, the normally invited guests and the main creators of competition films, it is only natural for these people to walk on the red carpet.

However, after the Cannes Film Festival turned around in the early 1980s, the business atmosphere became more and more intense, and there were more and more sponsors. Therefore, the red carpet ceremony will reserve a large number of places every year for sponsors and their spokespersons. .

This is understandable, after all, sponsors spend a lot of real money at the film festival.

Even in art film festivals like Cannes, there are still dramas where the money is the uncle.

Therefore, in addition to the guests invited by the sponsors, there are still many people who spend money to buy tickets for the red carpet.

It's not too expensive, tens of thousands of euros can walk the opening red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival once.

Some films premiere on the red carpet during the film festival, and even only cost a few thousand euros.

The other side of the Pacific Ocean has not really realized the role of the Cannes red carpet, but there are endless numbers of people from the western entertainment circle who rub the red carpet.

For example, Ronan has seen many carpet stars from Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe and Latin America.

These people are very recognizable, not because their faces are unfamiliar, but because they have their own cameramen.

Media reporters basically don't pay attention to this group of people, but this group of people spend huge sums of money on the red carpet, and naturally want to promote the effect, so they simply bring their own cameramen on stage.

The blanket stars are always surrounded by one or two cameramen who are desperately taking pictures.

Moreover, the effect of the photos taken is absolutely excellent, making people who don't know the situation look like the person in the photo is the center point of the red carpet.

This is one of the biggest features.

Another characteristic is that after walking on the red carpet, he hesitates and refuses to leave.

After all, it costs a lot,

Opportunities are rare, how can you recover your investment without spending tens of minutes on the red carpet?

Ronan followed Will Smith, and when he walked up the long steps of the Lumiere Hall, the security personnel were chasing away a starlet from Brazil. The other party had been in front of the steps for almost an hour, and he couldn't get rid of him no matter what he did. .

When the beautiful photos of this person on the red carpet are sent back to Brazil, people who don't know the inside story will naturally think that her influence has gone abroad and become an international...

These days, the weirdness of the Cannes Film Festival is increasing.

Ronan walked up the long steps, just in time to see the media area in front of the Lumiere Hall was in disorder, and stopped to take a look, only to find that there was an entertainment reporter whose rhythm was broken, taking advantage of some When the actress was taking pictures, she got directly under her skirt.

Compared to the Cannes Film Festival, the Oscars red carpet is really child-level.

Because the little stars are making a fuss on the red carpet, the big stars are also unequivocal.

Many people are criticizing the unrestricted behavior of the little stars on the red carpet of the film festival, but they don't know that they are keeping up with the big stars.

The love of French men, the world-renowned Sophie Marceau appeared on the stage, and then when she was shooting in the photo area in front of the steps, Aunt Sophie didn’t know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the shoulder straps on one side of the suspender skirt slipped off, and half of her breasts were gorgeous in front of many cameras.

Although everyone is used to seeing Aunt Sophie's body in movies, this moment is still a sensation...

At this moment, it is estimated that countless carpet stars are shouting in their hearts: You are a world-class movie star, a famous artist, and you can stand out without any regard for integrity. Why can't we go to the red carpet? Your Aunt Sophie's leaking bears is a good story, why is it a scandal to rub on the red carpet? Just because we're not as pretty as you? A group of eyeball animals who only care about their looks!

Can you do whatever you want because you are beautiful?

"See clearly?" Will Smith asked suddenly.

Ronan didn't answer, but asked instead, "Did you see clearly?"

Will Smith looked regretful: "No! I knew we would stay in the media area for a while! That is Sophie Marceau, the girl of my dreams."

"Go." Ronan directly encouraged: "Take out your courage to face the Williams sisters, and go after them boldly. Will, with your charm, with Sophie Marceau's openness, kiss Fangze It's not difficult."

Will Smith touched Zhaofeng's ears and said, "I'll try it some other day when I have a chance."

As Ronan walked forward, he suddenly thought of a report about the Cannes Film Festival that he had read: Why is Sophie Marceau always missing on the red carpet?

Why? The answer is obvious.

Out of the bottom, leaky bear...

Sophie Marceau's skill in this area is similar to that of the big sister in Hollywood who liked to drink milk.

It can only be said that Sophie Marceau is the goddess of the wind.

Sophie Marceau is the rare woman who fits the aesthetics of most people in Asia, Africa, Europe, and America.

Such is the Cannes Film Festival, its usual blend of glitz, glamor and controversy.

Ronan came to the door of the Lumiere Hall and saw a familiar face. The chairman of the jury this year is Quentin Tarantino, a talented director from Hollywood.

"Hello, Quentin." Ronan went over to shake hands with him: "I didn't expect us to meet here."

Quentin Tarantino smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, Ronan."

"Your last year's "Kill Bill" was impressive." Ronan never forgot to poach the wall: "Quentin, when can we work together on a movie?"

Quentin Tarantino can only vaguely say: "There will be opportunities in the future."

Ronan nodded and said, "I'm looking forward to "Kill Bill 2"."

In fact, for those who are used to watching kung fu movies and martial arts movies, "Kill Bill" may not be very exciting, but Uma Thurman, a beautiful woman with long legs, plays kung fu routines in a serious manner, which is indeed a bit novel feel.

The box office of "Kill Bill" is not very high, but the offline market has received a good response.

Having said that, Quentin Tarantino's films have not been very outstanding at the box office.

Tilda Swinton from Hollywood was also on the jury, but Ronan didn't know her, and he wasn't interested in saying hello.

Entering the Lumiere Hall, Ronan met several unexpected people.

"Good afternoon, Ronan." Navas from Lionsgate came over, followed by two people: "You two are very familiar, so don't I need to introduce you?"

Ronan saw the man in the white hat and the middle-aged director, and went over to chat for a few words. Anyway, both parties had a pleasant cooperation.

Of course, Ronan doesn't know whether the other party is happy or not, but Relativity Entertainment is very satisfied with that cooperation.

After chatting for a while, that Miss Lizao and Mr. Liu who was the leading actor also came over, and Ronan also had a few polite words with them.

These people were networking in Cannes and soon went elsewhere.

Navas didn't leave.

"We are all old friends." Navas said suddenly: "The business that was spun off from Artisan Pictures, why not cooperate with Lionsgate? The film industry released a big hit."

Ronan smiled and said: "I have always been very grateful to Lionsgate for its help to Shahai Entertainment, but Spielberg has also helped me a lot. I can't refuse an elder."

Navas was speechless for a moment. No one in Hollywood knows that Spielberg doesn't like Ronan Anderson.

But things have passed for a long time, and the distribution business of Artisan Pictures has long since fallen into DreamWorks' pocket. Navas did not continue to entangle, and said, "Ronan, you are here this time, do you have any good movies?"

Ronan shook his head: "The "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" produced by Shahai Entertainment participated in the competition unit, and I came here to cheer for Will Smith."

"I know this movie." Navas asked, "When will it premiere?"

Ronan said: "Next Wednesday, there will be a small premiere, you are welcome to attend."

Navas said with a smile: "If you have time, you must join us." He also invited Ronan: "You and the two Mr. Zhang from the East are old friends. Lionsgate will release their new movie "Ten Faces" in North America. Haze", this time at the Cannes Film Festival, "Ten Faces of Haze" has entered the screening session and will premiere tomorrow. On behalf of Lionsgate, I invite you to participate."

Ronan thought for a while and said, "I should have time."

Navas is full of confidence: "You are welcome to join us, this is a masterpiece even better than "Heroes"."

Ronan shook hands with him: "Congratulations to Lionsgate for obtaining the North American copyright."

At that time, Erzhang held a North American copyright bidding event for "Ten Faces of Haze" in Hollywood, and Ronan also participated. He once bid $5 million, but the box office hit of "Hero" made Erzhang's new work a hit , Lionsgate finally killed the audience with a copyright fee of 20 million U.S. dollars, and became the North American distributor of "Ten Faces of Haze".

As for whether the investment can be recovered, no one can say for sure now.

Ronan remembers very clearly that "Hero" was the two films with the best box office and commercial performance in North America.

Saying goodbye to Navas, Ronan took a briefing for this Cannes Film Festival. He was not very interested in the opening film "Bad Education". List of videos.

This is not only the films that participated in the competition and screenings, but also the names of many films that entered the trade fair.

Like previous Cannes Film Festivals, the names of most of the films on the briefing were very unfamiliar to Ronan, but Ronan also saw a few familiar names.

For example, South Korean director Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy", Sunglasses King's "2046", the Coen Brothers' "Old Woman Killer", and the island animation "Ghost in the Shell 2".

And Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11"!

Seeing "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Michael Moore's name, and then thinking of the jury chairman Quentin Tarantino who met outside the Lumiere Hall, Ronan instantly realized that "Fahrenheit 9/11" once won this year's The Palme d'Or!