Chapter 1018: Boiling

After the official website of the International Cultural Center was updated, major entertainment media rushed to report on it.

""Morning News": "The Godfather" has a cumulative box office of US$6.959 billion in two months of release."

""Beijing Entertainment": "The Godfather" has maintained extremely high popularity since its release. During the period, the cumulative box office exceeded US$6.9 billion, becoming the second highest-grossing movie in global film history."

"Movie News: Congratulations on the conclusion of "The Godfather". The cumulative box office performance is US$6.959 billion! It has become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film and ranks second in global film history."

"Southern Entertainment": "The Godfather" officially ended its screening in the early hours of this morning. It caused huge discussions around the world during its release. It was a rare grand occasion in the history of the film. Although "The Godfather" achieved good box office results in the early stages of its release , but the growth rate slowed down in the later period, resulting in a huge gap in the box office of the two movies.”

Discussions on this matter on major social platforms have become even more heated and have become a hot topic.

"My knowledge of box office is constantly being refreshed by Mr. Tan Yue. This time, it actually reached 6.9 billion US dollars. It's amazing!"

"As expected of my idol, Teacher Tan Yue is awesome!"

“It’s unimaginable that the final box office of ‘The Godfather’ was as high as US$6.959 billion.”

"Good guy, with the second highest box office performance in film history, Mr. Tan Yue can be considered a god in the history of film development."

"It's still a pity! There is only a slight gap between the box office of "The Godfather" and "Night in the City". If "The Godfather" can become the number one box office, whether it is domestic or foreign, Mr. Tan Yue's status in the director circle will be unparalleled. People can be shaken, of course, even though he is second, Teacher Tan Yue is famous all over the world.”

"Congratulations on "The Godfather"! Congratulations to Teacher Tan Yue!"

“The light of domestic movies!!”

"'The Godfather' is the most awesome movie I have ever seen, and it should have such box office results."

“Are domestic films really going to open the door to the global film market?”

Bright Entertainment Company.

While the outside world was discussing the final box office results of "The Godfather", Ma Guoliang was watching clips of previous performances in front of the computer in his office.

He did not get carried away because of the good results achieved by this movie. He always kept his task as an actor in mind - to perform well.

"The Truman Show" and "Forrest Gump", plus this time "The Godfather", grossed US$6.959 billion, the second highest box office record in global film history, making Ma Guoliang's international reputation skyrocketing Ascend to an unprecedented height, surpassing many international stars.

"This place can still be improved." Ma Guoliang muttered to himself, then picked up a pen and wrote down the areas that he thought could be improved.

‘Dong dong dong’

There was a knock on the door, and the manager opened the door and came in. When closing the door, he turned to look outside.

Seeing the slightly excited expression on his agent's face, Ma Guoliang wondered: "What happened? Why are you so happy?"

Although there was no one in the office, the agent came to Ma Guoliang and whispered: "Teacher Ma, I heard a big piece of gossip. Do you want to hear it?"

"Let's talk, there are only two of us in the office, and we still speak so quietly."

"I'm so excited." The agent spoke a little louder, but still in a low voice: "I just heard some gossip that the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival will invite you to participate in the film festival."

"What?"

"The Cannes Film Festival invites you to attend." After saying this, the agent almost jumped up with excitement.

The Cannes Film Festival was founded in 1946 and is the most influential and top international film festival in the world today.

It is divided into units such as "Main Competition", "Short Film Competition", and "Film Cornerstone". The jury for the main competition unit is composed of people from the film culture and art circles from various countries. The candidates are all prestigious directors, actors, screenwriters, and film critics. , score composer, etc., one of whom serves as the president of the jury. The non-competitive sections mainly promote new talents, and several of them have discovered many directors and international rising stars with potential and achievements.

The main competition unit is the most important competition unit of the Cannes International Film Festival, and it is also the judging unit that determines the ownership of major awards such as the "Palme d'Or". The Palme d'Or is the highest award at the Cannes International Film Festival in France. It was founded in 1957 and is generally awarded to only one film.

"Real or false? Who did you listen to?" Ma Guoliang was much calmer: "It's not a rumor, why are you so excited?"

"There is no smoke without fire. Don't underestimate these gossips. These are often the most reliable. This is what a friend in the industry told me. He knows some big foreign directors. I believe him more, and the news is quite accurate many times. The agent touched his chin and thought: "If you can receive an invitation from the Cannes Film Festival, it will be very helpful to increase your international influence."

Ma Guoliang waved his hand in front of the agent and said: "Stop dreaming. The only inaccurate information is gossip."

"Mr. Ma, I think this news is really reliable. This time "The Godfather" has a box office of 6.9 billion US dollars in the global film market, ranking second in film history. I checked carefully. According to the information, "Night in the City", which currently ranks first in the box office in film history, won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Now that our film has achieved such good results, there is a high probability that we will receive an invitation. "

Based on the box office performance of The Godfather, the only reference is Night City.

The agent continued to analyze: "And The Godfather is not only a high box office, but also praised by many netizens at home and abroad. Many people think it is a movie worth savoring. If I were the organizer of the Cannes Film Festival, I would definitely invite the main creators of this movie to participate."

Ma Guoliang smiled and said, "Look at your ability."

The agent sat opposite and said, "It's because The Godfather is so wonderful, and the role you played in this movie is perfect."

"Really?" Ma Guoliang looked down at the notebook.

The agent did not answer the question: "This news should be confirmed soon, let's wait a little longer."

Ma Guoliang smiled and shook his head. It was impossible for him not to feel a little bit of emotion when he heard the news. Being invited to the Cannes Film Festival means that he has gradually been known by audiences all over the world. If he can win a big award at the film festival, it is a recognition of his acting skills.

How can an actor prove his strength? In addition to being recognized by the audience, it is to get a big award with great influence.

Especially these internationally renowned awards are the goals that many actors pursue throughout their lives.

Thinking of adding such an honor to his resume, Ma Guoliang was inevitably a little excited.

The agent said to himself: "Teacher Fan Shan seems to be on the invitation list."

Ma Guoliang raised his head instantly and smiled: "If Teacher Fan Shan goes with me, I am a little looking forward to this Cannes Film Festival."

Fan Shan is both a teacher and a friend to Ma Guoliang. During the filming, the two of them discussed acting problems together. Now they often ask for advice when they encounter problems.

"Although this is the first time that Teacher Fan has starred in a movie that is released simultaneously around the world, because the role of the old godfather is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it has received extremely high attention internationally." The agent said seriously.

Fan Shan and Ma Guoliang are both the male protagonists of "The Godfather". It is very reasonable for the Cannes Film Festival to invite both of them at the same time.

'Ding ding ding'

The phone suddenly rang.

"It's broken." The agent stood up and walked out: "I forgot about the important things. I'm going to be busy first."

Ma Guoliang waved his hand and lowered his head to continue studying his play.

In a room not far from Ma Guoliang's office, Fan Shan was sitting, carefully looking through the script on the table. Playing the role of the Godfather made him famous. Not only did he receive many scripts in China, but even many foreign directors wanted to film with him.

He talked about this in detail with Tan Yue.

Tan Yue would not interfere with the script. As long as Fan Shan thought the script was good, he could film it.

In terms of attitude towards scripts, Fan Shan was even better than Ma Guoliang.

Fan Shan not only had high requirements for the plot, but also was strict in shaping the characters. Therefore, even though he received a large number of scripts during this period, he still didn't find one that made him feel satisfied.

There was a gentle knock on the door.

"Come in!"

"Teacher Fan."

"Xiao Chen, what's the matter?"

This person was Fan Shan's agent.

"Are you busy?" The agent was shocked to see the table full of scripts. These scripts were sent in one by one by him. It was not until now that he knew how many he had sent in during this period.

Fan Shan smiled and said, "It's okay, let's see if there are any good scripts."

Xiao Chen silently gave a thumbs up. The Godfather had just finished its release, and he started to prepare for the next stage of work. Moreover, Fan Shan's age was here, and he was more motivated than most young artists.

"Teacher Fan, you don't have to work so hard, don't rush into the next stage of work, you can have a good rest for a while."

"I'm old and can't sit still. I wanted to shoot a movie before, but there was no script." Fan Shan pointed to the table full of scripts and said, "The opportunity is in front of us, we must seize it well."

"By the way." Xiao Chen suddenly remembered the business: "I just got a little news that the Cannes Film Festival is likely to invite you."

Fan Shan nodded lightly, smiled slightly, and said nothing.

"Teacher Fan, it's the Cannes Film Festival." Seeing Fan Shan's reaction, it was obviously a bit unexpected by Xiao Chen. In his impression, the Cannes Film Festival is the dream of many actors, and even if it is gossip, they should be excited after hearing it.

Fan Shan said "hmm".

Seeing Fan Shan continue to look down at the script, Xiao Chen said: "Please be busy first, I won't disturb you, I'll go out first."

Xiao Chen closed the door and scratched his head with a question mark. He really couldn't understand why Fan Shan was so calm.

"It's a meeting, Xiao Chen."

"I'll be there soon."

Xiao Chen shook his head and trotted to the meeting room.

President's Office.

Tan Yue looked down at the file, which showed the ratings of various programs in the TV drama department last month.

Some of these programs are in cooperation with TV stations, and some are in cooperation with video platforms, that is, online variety shows.

Compared with last month, the ratings of the programs have dropped, which is normal.

Last month was the Spring Festival. Not only were there more people on vacation, but many programs were specially planned for the Spring Festival, and many things were changed compared to previous programs.

Tan Yue frowned and wondered if he could add similar elements to the show more often.

Soon, we had a direction. Needless to say, festival elements are indispensable as long as there are festivals. Programs at other times can add elements similar to the twenty-four solar terms.

Tan Yue wrote these things down on paper, and then he could ask the planner of the program department to enrich the specific content.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye.

Looking at the full content on the paper, he didn't know how much he could use. After processing the documents, when he was thinking about calling Chen Ye over, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Tan Yue sorted out the documents on the desk.

"Mr. Tan." The person who came in was Chen Ye. She would come in to pour tea every once in a while.

While Chen Ye was pouring tea, Tan Yue said, "Xiao Ye, go to the TV drama department later. Here is something for you to give to their director. Let them see if they can add the elements on the paper to the program. If not, don't force it, just keep it as it is."

"Okay, Mr. Tan." Chen Ye put the poured tea water on Tan Yue's right hand, and then took the document.

"There is another document from the artist department."

Chen Ye said "OK", then took out a photo from her pocket, on which was Tan Yue, and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Tan, can you help me sign it? This is the son of my mother's colleague, he is your fan. After watching "The Godfather", he likes you even more. Knowing that I work here, he asked my mother."

Chen Ye did not continue to speak. The more she spoke, the hotter her cheeks became. After all, it was working hours now. She still asked Tan Yue for an autographed photo to do other things. She felt even more sorry in her heart, and said silently in her heart: Even if my mother wants an autographed photo in the future, I will not ask for it during working hours.

She originally planned to find Tan Yue after get off work, but she didn't know what she was thinking just now.

"Of course there is no problem." Tan Yue readily agreed, took the photo and looked at it carefully, and joked: "You have a good eye, I like this photo very much."

After that, he picked up the signature pen and signed his name on the photo.

Different from signing company documents at ordinary times, signing for fans is a completely different font, which is cool. But it wasn't too exaggerated, and I could understand what the words were, unlike some celebrities' signatures that were completely incomprehensible.

"Thank you, Mr. Tan." Chen Ye took the photo and put it in his shirt pocket: "I'll go deliver the documents first."

"Well, go ahead."

Chen Ye hurriedly left the office, rubbed his head in the elevator, and went to the program department.

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