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Chapter 478 Can I speak loudly?
Lao Wang is really capricious!
Yuan Shikong, who served as the chairman of the Cannes jury, awarded 5 actresses and 5 best actors, the only one in the history of Cannes, and even in the history of the film festival. It scared Cannes so much that he never dared to invite him again.

It's the same this time, I simply awarded 7 actresses...

Also, afterward, when he was interviewed, he admitted: Giving the Palme d'Or to Ken Loach's "The Wind Blows the Rice Waves" actually felt that there was no good movie, so let's pay tribute to the predecessors.

Salute with the Palme d’Or…

Ken Loach is indeed a senior!

People have already shown their prominence in the 70s...

In fact, looking at the history of the Cannes jury’s show operations, Lao Wang is already good. Quentin Tarantino, this big brother has served as the chairman of the jury in Cannes and Venice. In Cannes, he gave the Palme d’Or to “Fahrenheit” 911/[-]", the jury prize went to "Oldboy".

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

The meritocracy judges model, power is not restrained, this kind of thing is very common.

A few judges can decide all awards. This kind of award mode tests the personal taste of the judges. Of course, there is also the possibility of dictatorship.

At that time, Adjani vowed not to give Tony Leung the best actor, Polanski resolutely gave the Coen Brothers the Palme d'Or, and it happened frequently that foreign directors awarded awards to their own films...

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

This is all normal!

……

Gong Li, who has won the Venice Film Festival before - with the movie "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit"...

People who have long been recorded in the annals of Chinese film history.

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

But no matter how funny it is, it still can't change the authority of the Cannes Film Festival. The queen of Cannes is the queen of Cannes!

In China, netizens are already arguing, mainly focusing on the 7 actresses.

It's too exaggerated, many netizens think it's not authoritative, it's a laughing stock...

But more netizens think that Cannes is Cannes, and no matter how much they play tricks, it can't change the fact that Gong Li won the award.

The major portals worked overtime all night, just waiting for the moment when Gong Li was crowned.

Accompanied by a picture of toasting, and then posted directly on the entertainment front page.

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

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

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

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

It is basically a template - "Gong Li Crowned the 59th Cannes Best Actress"...

This is just the first-hand information, and then we will look back on the past, imagine the future, and have a special interview on the topic...

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

Shen Xudong was also mentioned by many media - he is a producer and an investor, and he has already made predictions before that Gong Li will definitely win the award!
This time it was fulfilled.

Tianmei Media sprinkled the pre-prepared drafts all over the Internet—how did Tianmei Media come into contact with "Carol", why did Shen Xudong recommend Gong Li, and script revisions and so on...

After all, Tianmei Company is the investor of "Carol".

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

Gao Fenfen was playing Shen Xudong.

She felt that Shen Xudong must be known to everyone inside and outside the circle, so as to establish his signature effect.

……

After the awards of the film festival, there will be a dinner party, which is a chance for the award-winning filmmakers to celebrate their achievements, and it also allows everyone to communicate more with major film producers...

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

Therefore, the reputation of Cannes surpasses that of Berlin and Venice, it is a one-stop shop!
Both literary and commercial.

"Carol" also needs a buyer's...

Winners in Cannes are equal to $500 million in promotion fees, and the Palme d'Or is equivalent to $1500 million...

Christine Vachen also rushed over from the United States, and the two brought director Todd Haynes to meet many South American filmmakers.

MGM is a little bit insecure, and Sony has taken over its distribution relationship for TV and home video programs.

Too busy to take care of himself, how can he have the ability to distribute the movies of Killer Films?

As for Sony?

The commission is too high, and they have their own Sony classics, specializing in independent films...

"Return", the movie that won five actresses, is actually produced by Sony Classics!
Direct Competitor Relationships…

After meeting around, I sold the copyrights of more than [-] countries and regions, and the harvest was okay. Todd Haynes went to work on his own affairs. Christine asked Shen Xudong about the release of "Carol" in the mainland.

"It's unlikely, "Brokeback Mountain" hasn't even been released..."

"Brokeback Mountain" not only didn't show up, but didn't even sell the audiovisual rights in the mainland...

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

In addition to paying the copyright fee to the film studio, the importer has to pay a fee at the customs. The market is full of pirated discs of "Brokeback Mountain", and the import value of this film is not great.

"Carol" should be about the same...

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

"Yes... I hope he will be responsible for the Olympic competition of "Carol"!"

"...he is indeed very professional, but...forget it, let him take care of it."

Harvey is difficult to deal with, but he does have skills. This is the consensus of the North American film circle!

"Carol" is in good shape for the awards. Christine's connections are definitely not as good as Harvey's. She feels more at ease when handing "Carol" to Harvey...

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

"Hmm... After all, "Little Miss Sunshine" is also a contestant in this year's awards season..."

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

"Little Miss Sunshine" family comedy theme, similar to "Juno"...

Hey, Juno!
Shen Xudong instantly thought of another movie with a small and big picture - "Juno".

"Juno" is much better than "Little Miss Sunshine", with a cost of 750 million US dollars, earned a global box office of 2.31 million US dollars, and the North American domestic box office is close to 1.43 million...

Most importantly, Shen Xudong can afford this movie!
Seeing him pondering, Christine hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

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

"Twilight" and "Juno" Shen Xudong will definitely share the cake with Laomei's film company. Christine Vachen's killer film company is too weak...

There is no distribution ability at all!
forget it...

As for which company to cooperate with?

Think about it when you get home!

……

Back at the hotel, he opened the door and took two steps when a figure pounced on him. 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 has no rivals in the field of film art!

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

This time the Cannes film came out too timely. She was still a little concerned that "The Banquet" was snatched the role.

Winning an award can be regarded as washing away the stigma...

After about half an hour, she calmed down and asked Shen Xudong, "When will "Carol" be released in North America?"

"It is estimated that in November, I have to participate in several film festivals..."

"Chongao?"

"Yeah," Shen Xudong nodded, "It's definitely going to go to Austria!"

Gong Li was a little excited: "Then... is it possible?"

Shen Xudong replied casually: "The probability is not high, but we must do our best..."

"Well, I'll definitely cooperate."

Shen Xudong nodded again, but he was thinking in his heart, "I can speak louder when I return to China!" '

(End of this chapter)