China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 204 French Rose

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"god!"

After a while, a rustling sound sounded in the penthouse suite of the most famous Martinez Hotel in Cannes.

"Sweetheart, you better put on something, at least one, or I'm going to get wild ideas."

In front of the world-famous oil painting "Harem Terrace" that once caused a sensation in the French painting world, Jiang Liu took the red wine glass handed by Eva Green and politely said: "You too."

He and this new generation of French rose first met on the beach in Cannes and met again at the Film Palace. That night, they fell in love with each other.

Jiang Liu paid a room fee of up to 2 US dollars for this French affair.

During the 57th Cannes Film Festival, the hotels in Cannes were overcrowded.

At this stage, only the luxurious and expensive penthouse suites of the Martinez Hotel, which overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and enjoys beautiful sea views, can meet Jiang Liu's demand for rooms.

""The Terrace of the Harem" depicts the most secret harem life in the Arabian palace, and depicts the boudoir life of the princesses, maids and other female relatives living in the harem. Some are bathing, some are talking, some are meditating, and the rest cannot be seen. Yes, what about you?"

Eva Green shook her red wine glass, her naked body leaning against the river.

Jiang Liu shook his head: "My art appreciation ability is average."

Art is inherently abstract, let alone the niche art of oil painting.

What Jiang Liu saw in "The Terrace of the Harem" was only desire and the melancholy between the brows of the harem women.

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"How many days will you stay in Cannes?"

"My work is done and I will return to China in the next two days."

"You don't want to ask me anything else besides my name?"

"I'd love to play puzzle games."

Eva Green pointed at the messy clothes of the two people on the floor and joked: "Tear off my clothes one by one like last night?"

Jiang Liu raised his eyebrows pretending to be proud.

There is a proverb in the West that does not ask about the income of the husband and the age of the lady.

Jiang Liu is not stupid. Eva Green seems to want him to understand her age and life, but in fact she wants to intervene in his life in disguised form.

Son Ye-jin is enough to give Jiang Liu a headache.

After he returned to China from South Korea, because he wanted to keep in touch with Son Ye-jin, he specially installed a phone in the second courtyard of Xiao Yang's alley.

Over the past few months, he had been very tired of talking to Son Ye-jin on the phone in order to avoid Li Xing.

He is not a time management master, and he does not have Luo Zhixiang's skills. He can barely handle two women, and adding Eva Green is too much.

He had no plans to develop a relationship with Eva Green in advance. They had a crush on each other and had tasted enough of the forbidden fruit, biting off more than they could chew.

Realizing that Jiang Liu was no different from a wealthy Western playboy, Eva Green simply dropped the subject: "Going to a restaurant?"

"Okay, I'm really hungry."

After getting dressed, the two chatted and laughed and went to the restaurant on the beach, ready to taste Mediterranean food and fresh seafood.

Following the guidance of the waiter, Jiang Liu found the dining table. After sitting down, Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes comfortably.

Enjoy the sunshine of Cannes surrounded by white sand beaches and sparkling sea.

The scenery is breathtaking as far as the eye can see.

Sitting across from him, his one-night stand, French Rose, was so knowledgeable and interesting. Jiang Liu felt comfortable physically and mentally. He liked this kind of life.

During the meal, the two discussed the art of film.

Eva Green whispers about the epic movie she just finished filming, Kingdom of Heaven.

Jiang Liu has seen "Kingdom of Heaven", a box-office hit movie. The male lead in the movie, the elf prince Orlando Bloom, was blacklisted by several major Hollywood studios because of the movie.

It took two hours to finish the meal, and the two of them smiled and said goodbye at the door of the hotel. They meet each other in the mountains and rivers, and if they hang out in the same circle, they will bump into each other at any time. After saying goodbye to Eva Green, Jiang Liu went straight to the Movie Palace.

Reciprocity has been a fine tradition of China for thousands of years.

Since Zhang Yimou watched "Monster", he will support "House of Flying Daggers" no matter what.

In the exhibition hall of "House of Flying Daggers", I witnessed Jiang Liu and Zhang Yimou shaking hands and chatting enthusiastically, and Zhang Weiping's face turned the color of pig liver in an instant.

The anger in his pupils wanted to burn Jiang Liu to ashes.

Following the trend, even Lao Mouzi started complaining: "What's going on in your head?"

"I went to see "Monster" without saying hello the day before yesterday. Isn't it clear that "Monster" is a box office competitor of "House of Flying Daggers"?"

"Yixin returned to China to further promote Zhang Yimou's optimism about "Monster". What will happen to the box office of "House of Flying Daggers"?"

"In a war era, this is an act of capitalizing on the enemy!"

In the dim light of the theater, Zhang Yimou looked extremely embarrassed.

But he still held back his temper and did not retaliate against his old friend. He said patiently: "It's right for the situation and the person. Chinese-language films have been declining in Cannes this year. Fortunately, two domestic films were premiered in Cannes at the same time. I should support it because of emotion and reason." , didn’t Jiang Liu also take the initiative to support "House of Flying Daggers"?"

"Can you tell clearly what Jiang Liuan is thinking? It's not me. You were cheated and you still have to count the money to him." Zhang Weiping said angrily.

The explanation could not quell the anger of his old friend, so Zhang Yimou turned his attention to the screen.

In the auditorium, Jiang Liu watched "House of Flying Daggers" quietly. The movie remained unchanged and continued Zhang Yimou's unique photographic aesthetic style.

After watching "House of Flying Daggers", Wang Jiawei's "2046", and the French movie "Clean" starring Maggie Cheung in two days, Jiang Liu packed his bags after paying off his debt of gratitude.

"It's okay, I'm going back to my country first."

The purpose of coming to Cannes was achieved, and Jiang Liu decided to return to China first.

He Jing asked: "Don't wait until the closing ceremony is over?"

""Monster" didn't participate again. No wait, I have three things to tell you."

"First, the details of the distribution rights contract with Billy are up to you."

"Second, buy as much as possible the film adaptation rights of the Japanese anime "Ghost in the Shell"."

"Third, contact more European film producers. Except for North America, you have full control over the global distribution rights transaction of "Monster"."

The seven members of Yixin Investment Committee, Zhang Yongxin and Qian Yanqiu, are responsible for the company's most important TV series production and investment business.

Xing Aina is responsible for film investment, production and artist management.

The props and special effects department headed by Hou Xiaobao is a snake oil department, which is needed by the film, television and advertising departments.

Luo Zhenyu supported Yixin's variety show section because of "Super Girl".

He Jing stayed at Yingjiang for two years, and when she came back, it was not suitable for any department to be placed in. Jiang Liu simply handed over the overseas distribution rights of Yixin's films to the other party.

"How much do you think the film and television rights fee for "Ghost in the Shell" will be?"

Jiang Liu thought for a moment: "300 to 500 million US dollars, no more."

"I see."

"The overseas distribution business of "Monster" will focus on Japan first, and Europe can lag behind. After all, it is an Asian film."

"Ah."

After telling He Jing about the work style of Lee Meijing of South Korea's CJ Entertainment, Jiang Liu took off from Nice Airport to Paris with Ji Nan and other publicity staff.

They specifically stayed in Paris for a day and visited the internationally renowned Champs Elysées.

Going to France without visiting the Champs Elysées is like going to Eagle Sauce without visiting Manhattan, New York; going to the capital of China without visiting Sanlitun is like going abroad.

　Don't wait for the next chapter, I probably won't be able to finish it because I have a cold.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)