Chapter 478 Can I Speak Loudly?

Lao Wang is so willful!

Yuan Shikong served as the chairman of the Cannes jury and awarded 5 best actresses and 5 best actor. He was the only one in the history of Cannes and even the history of the film festival. Cannes was so scared that they never dared to invite him again.

It's the same this time, we just awarded 7 Best Actress Awards...

Also, in an interview afterwards, he admitted that when he gave the Palme d'Or to Ken Loach's "The Wind," he actually felt that it was not a good film, so it should be regarded as a tribute to his predecessors.

Salute with the Palme d’Or…

Ken Loach is indeed a senior!

They already showed their prominence in the 1970s...

In fact, looking at the history of the Cannes jury, Lao Wang is already pretty good. Quentin Tarantino, this big brother, served as the chairman of the jury once in Cannes and Venice. In Cannes, he gave the Palme d'Or to "Fahrenheit" 911", the Grand Jury Prize went to "Oldboy".

The Venice session was even more exaggerated, giving the Golden Lion to his ex-girlfriend...

It is common for this to happen in a meritocratic judging model with unchecked power.

Several judges can decide all awards. This kind of award evaluation model tests the personal taste of the judges, and of course, there is also the possibility of dictatorship.

At that time, Adjani vowed not to give Tony Leung Chiu-wai the best actor award, and Polanski insisted on giving the Coen brothers the Palme d'Or. It often happened that foreign directors awarded the award to foreign films...

Amou served as chairman twice, and both times he awarded the highest award to Li Min...

This is all normal!

…

Gong Li, who has already won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival before - for her movie "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit"...

A character who has long been recorded in the history of Chinese film.

Yes, the 7 movie queens this time are indeed a bit funny...

But no matter how funny it is, it still cannot change the authority of the Cannes Film Festival. A Cannes Best Actress is a Cannes Best Actress!

Domestically, netizens are already quarreling, mainly focusing on the seven movie queens.

It's too exaggerated. Many netizens think it has no authority and is a laughing stock...

But more netizens feel that Cannes is Cannes, and no matter how showy it is, it can't change the fact that Gong Li won the award.

Major portals are working overtime all night, waiting for the moment when Gong Li is crowned.

Add a picture of a toast and post it directly on the entertainment front page.

As soon as the on-site reporter sends back the manuscript, the prepared template will be applied...

The Internet is very easy, but traditional paper media is more troublesome.

Because of the time difference, I had to work overtime all night!

In the past, at two o'clock in the morning, the draft was usually finalized, typeset, and sent for printing. Today, just waiting for the news, many newspaper editors are rushing to work...

It's basically a template - "Gong Li crowned the 59th Cannes Best Actress"...

This is just first-hand information. Next, we will review the past, imagine the future, and conduct exclusive interviews...

In short, in the next half month, if there is no breaking news, it will basically revolve around Gong Li and "Carol".

Many media also mentioned Shen Xudong - he is a producer and investor, and he has already predicted that Gong Li will definitely win the award!

This time it was fulfilled.

Tianmei Media spread the prepared press release all over the Internet - how Tianmei Media came into contact with "Carol", why Shen Xudong recommended Gong Li, and script modifications...

After all, Tianmei is an investor in "Carol".

——Chinese film companies have a common dream, which is Oscar!

Gao Fenfen is bragging about Shen Xudong.

She felt that it was necessary to let people inside and outside the circle know about Shen Xudong and establish his signature effect.

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After the film festival awards, there will be a dinner, which is an opportunity for the award-winning filmmakers to celebrate, and also allows everyone to communicate with the major film producers...

That's right, in addition to award-winning films, the dinner will also invite powerful film producers from all over the world to participate.

Therefore, Cannes is more famous than Berlin and Venice. It is a one-stop shop!

It can be both artistic and commercial.

"Carol" also needs a buyer...

Winning in Cannes is equivalent to US$5 million in promotion fees, and the Palme d'Or is equivalent to US$15 million...

Christine Vachan also came over from the United States, and the two of them took director Todd Haynes to meet many South American film producers.

MGM was somewhat unable to protect itself, and Sony took over its distribution relations for television and home video programs.

If you have too much time to take care of yourself, how can you have the ability to release a movie from Killer Film Company?

As for Sony?

The commission is too high, and they have their own Sony Classics, which specializes in independent films...

"The Return", the movie that won five Best Actors, was actually produced by Sony Classics!

Direct competitor relationship…

After a round of meetings, the copyrights of more than 20 countries and regions were sold, and the harvest was not bad. Todd Haynes went to do his own business, and Kristine asked Shen Xudong about the mainland release of "Carol".

"Unlikely, "Brokeback Mountain" hasn't even been released yet..."

Not only was "Brokeback Mountain" not released, but the mainland audio and video rights were not even sold...

From a commercial point of view, it is particularly troublesome to introduce it in the form of batch films, which involves a lot of procedures.

In addition to paying copyright fees to the film producer, the importer also has to pay a customs fee. There are pirated discs of "Brokeback Mountain" everywhere on the market, so the introduction of this film is of little value.

"Carol" should be similar...

Kristine didn't know much about the situation in the mainland, but seeing that Shen Xudong spoke decisively, she stopped talking about it and changed the subject: "Shen, I heard that you sold "Little Miss Sunshine" to Harvey?"

"I hope that he will be responsible for..."Carol"'s Olympic bid!"

"...He is indeed very professional, but...forget it, let him be responsible."

Harvey is difficult to work with, but he is indeed capable. This is the consensus of the North American film industry!

"Carol" is in good shape for winning prizes. Kristine's connections are definitely not as good as Harvey's. She feels more at ease when handing over "Carol" to Harvey...

"Are you worried that he won't bother to win the prize?"

"Well... after all, "Little Miss Sunshine" is also a contestant during this year's awards season..."

"It's okay, no conflict..."

The theme of "Little Miss Sunshine" is a family comedy, similar to "Juno"...

Hey, "Juno"!

Shen Xudong instantly thought of another film with a small and broad character - "Juno".

"Juno" is much better than "Little Miss Sunshine". It cost US$7.5 million and earned a global box office of US$231 million. The local box office in North America was close to US$143 million...

The most important thing is that Shen Xudong can totally invest in this movie!

Seeing him thinking deeply, Kristine quickly asked: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay..." Shen Xudong waved his hand: "Let's go toast."

"Twilight" and "Juno" Shen Xudong will definitely share the cake with old and American film companies. Kristine Wachen's Killer Film Company is too weak...

There is no distribution capability at all!

Forget it...

As for which company to cooperate with?

I’ll think about it after I return home!

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When I returned to the hotel, I opened the door and took just two steps when a figure rushed towards me. Before Shen Xudong could react, his mouth was blocked...

It’s Gong Li…

This is too enthusiastic!

It is understandable that once in Venice and once in Cannes, Gong Li will never have an opponent in the field of film art!

No, Zhang Manyu also did it twice - once in Berlin and once in Cannes...

The Cannes Film Festival this time was too timely. She was still a little concerned when her role in "The Night Banquet" was snatched away.

Winning the award washes away the shame...

About half an hour later, she calmed down a bit and asked Shen Xudong: "When will "Carol" be released in North America?"

"I guess I will have to attend a few film festivals in November..."

"Chong Ao?"

"Well," Shen Xudong nodded: "I will definitely go to Austria!"

Gong Li was a little excited: "Is that...possible?"

Shen Xudong replied casually: "The probability is low, but we must try our best..."

"Well, I'll definitely cooperate."

Shen Xudong nodded again, but he was thinking in his heart, 'Now that I'm back in China, I can speak louder! ’