Chapter 367 A Call From the Chairman of Cannes

Was Wu Yuan sad when he heard that Wu Yusen suppressed him during the Cannes Film Festival?

Sad, so sad that his mouth was grinning.

From Europe to South Asia, East Asia, and North America, the news spread all over the world like wings, and was translated and reprinted by media from all over the world.

As a victim, Wu Yuan was naturally the object of sympathy.

As journalists, most of their articles were exaggerated.

Obviously, Wu Baige just did it, but failed.

But in the mouths of journalists, he was an evil villain. He took advantage of his seniority, his early career, and his wide network of people in the circle. He was jealous of the talented director who also came from China, so he tried his best to suppress Wu Yuan.

Even the fact that "Gravity" and "Red Cliff (Part 1)" were released in Japan at the same time was taken out by them as one of the evidences of Wu Baige suppressing Wu Yuan.

This made Wu Baige really angry.

It was Wu Yuan who was trying to force a fight by scheduling Gravity to be released on the same day as Red Cliff (Part 1), but how come the media said that it was Wu Yusen who was suppressing Wu Yuan and deliberately releasing the film on the same day?

Is there such a way of suppressing others that kills one thousand enemies but hurts eight hundred of your own?

Wu Baige, who originally wanted to endure this wave and not respond to these negative news, could no longer bear it and accepted an interview with a friendly media to respond to the recent "smear campaign" against him by the global entertainment media.

"I don't know why Randita Das said this to the media. Director Wu and I have no personal grudges. How could I do something unfair during the Cannes judging session?"

"It is a great thing that a young and talented director like Director Wu can appear in Chinese films. I am so happy that I can't wait. How could I do something that would make my loved ones sad and my enemies happy?"

"I believe that rumors stop at wise people. I hope that media friends will stop these unfounded accusations."

"If some media continue to spread rumors, I will use legal weapons to protect my reputation!"

Wu Baige's high-sounding and righteous public rebuttal to the media's behavior does look like it.

The old director with white hair looked aggrieved in front of the camera and spoke sincerely, which was indeed very confusing, and some people who did not know the truth and followed the media's words were shaken a lot.

"Director Wu Yusen doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do something behind the scenes. You see, in his movies, he's always calling for peace. I believe a peace-loving person wouldn't do such a thing."

"Director Wu Yusen is over 60 years old this year. He's been a director for half his life. To put it bluntly, he's almost dead. Is it necessary to suppress newcomers?"

"I believe in Director Wu Yusen. Although Red Cliff is a bad movie, he shouldn't do such a despicable thing.

"Although the movie is bad, Director Wu Yusen is still a good person, right?"

"That Indian actor must have bad intentions. He's deliberately trying to sow discord among our outstanding Chinese directors. Don't fall for it! "

Don't tell me, you really shouldn't tell me.

Wu Yusen's kind and chubby appearance is really confusing.

At least just looking at his face, no one thinks he is a mean person.

However, in fact, Wu Yusen is so shameless. After seeing Wu Yuan's rise in the United States and threatening his position, he couldn't help but want to suppress Wu Yuan.

Is Wu Yuan aware of this?

It's too clear.

Does Wu Yusen know that Wu Yuan is aware of this?

Of course he knows.

However, Wu Yusen still dares to say it in the media In front of the media, he cried and said that he had not done it. This was a smear and a frame-up.

He was sure that Wu Yuan would not jump out and fight with him.

Because there was no evidence!

Whether Randita Das let it slip or did it on purpose, in short, although she disclosed the inside story of the judging to the media, there was no evidence to prove it.

What evidence can be produced for this kind of verbal solicitation and suppression?

Cannes is not a place for free. Most of the 9-member Cannes jury are Cannes’s direct lineage would not support Randita Das and jointly disclose the inside story of the judging process.

Wu Yuan would not stand up and publicly break up with Wu Yusen. After all, his relationship with Cannes was not bad. In addition, a breakup without evidence would only develop into a war of words, which would eventually end in nothing.

Even Wu Yusen could imagine that Cannes must have been doing crisis public relations and was trying to shut Wu Yuan up so that he would not jump out and question Wu Yusen with the media and continue to escalate the matter.

Once he also jumped out and publicly confronted Wu Yusen, no matter what the final result was, Cannes’ credibility would be absolutely ruined. A scandal could reduce Cannes’ influence by half.

Cannes must have asked Wu Yuan not to add fuel to the fire of public opinion.

In fact, Wu Yusen guessed correctly.

At this time, Wu Yuan did receive a call from Cannes, and it was from Gilles Jacob, the chairman of the Cannes Organizing Committee.

“Daniel, I’m sorry that this happened and affected your work and life. "

"I assure you that although John Woo did try to influence the judges' judgment at the 58th Cannes Film Festival, his actions ultimately failed, and our jury still made the most fair selection."

"I believe you know this, too."

"John Woo did something immoral, but we can't control this kind of thing. This is John Woo's personal behavior. I believe you can understand it."

We are all foxes who have lived for thousands of years. Let's not play Liao Zhai.

Giles Jacob did not try to pick Wu Yusen out. He also knew that Wu Yuan could find out the truth of the matter, so Giles Jacob did not hide anything and talked to Wu Yuan openly.

To be honest, in this matter, the Cannes officials were also one of the victims. Giles Jacob even wanted Wu Yusen, who destroyed the fairness of Cannes, to die.

But this matter has been exposed, and he can't die. Not only can he not die, but he must try his best to suppress this storm.

"Daniel, I sincerely hope that you can stand on the same side as Cannes in this matter. After all, you will be one of the judges of Cannes next year, and you will also have a part in the glory of Cannes."

"As for John Woo, I will give you a satisfactory result. Starting from this year, John Woo will no longer have any relationship with Cannes, and his films will no longer be shortlisted for any unit competition in Cannes. Although I will not announce it to the public, in fact, he will be completely banned by Cannes."

"I am not taking credit for this. I just hope that you can keep silent in front of the media and stop magnifying this matter in view of our timely handling, okay?" (End of this chapter)