Chapter 96 Completely Different Treatment

There were a total of six people including Cao Yang who went to Cannes on this trip.

The male and female protagonists Wu Qihua and Gao Yuanyuan will definitely go, as well as the production director Cheng Jianye, and a translator and assistant arranged by the school.

Dong Xuan was originally going to go, but she had to join the crew to film “Snow Goddess Dragon”, so she had to give up regretfully.

The original candidate for the role of Shangguan Yan in this TV series was Wanwan’s Xiao Qiang, and it had already been confirmed at that time. Later, when Xiao Qiang and her agency heard that they had to shoot in the desert and set aside more than half a year for the filming, they became unhappy.

Of course, another reason is that the pay was too low. They felt that this poor crew offered little pay and too much work, so they quit.

The producer and director were both very angry, but there was nothing they could do as the crew’s budget was indeed limited, so they had to go to the Beijing Film Academy to select from the students.

At that time, Dong Xuan had not yet joined the crew of “Secret Sunshine”, so he went to give it a try.

When the director and producer saw her, they were surprised that she had starred in the Golden Lion Film “Empty Room”, and her image was very suitable for the character of the heroine, so they decided on the spot.

Then I told her to make time for the filming in the Western Regions in May or June.

Before going to Cannes, Cao Yang took Dong Xuan to have dinner with Wanwan, the producer of “Snow Goddess Dragon”.

Otherwise, if you are a new actress who looks good and you have to stay in the crew for so long, let’s not talk about other things. It is extremely common for the crew to bully newcomers and flatter the weak.

Producer Li Yueda is very famous for his roles in Taiwanese martial arts dramas. The song “If You Work Hard, You Will Win” that was popular in the Chinese-speaking world at the time was made famous by him after he put it into the TV series.

When Li Yueda received a call from Dong Xuan inviting him to dinner, he didn’t take it too seriously.

He has seen this kind of thing too many times in Wanwan. There are only two reasons. Either the person behind the actress comes forward and asks him to take care of her in the crew, or the actress wants to exchange her youth for something else.

Then he was shocked to find that it was the youngest Golden Lion Award-winning director who invited him to dinner.

This has already given himself enough face. In his own words, it is an honor.

He really didn’t expect that the person behind Dong Xuan was this person. He must pay special attention to him in the crew and not let those ignorant people bully him. Then it will not be an unpleasant thing.

Before Cao Yang went to Cannes, MK2 called him specifically to ask about Cao Yang’s flight. Since there is no airport in Cannes, he usually flies to Nice and then to Cannes.

After learning about Cao Yang’s flight, MK2 said it would arrange for reporters to interview at Nice Airport to create momentum first.

As a director who has won the Golden Lion, he will definitely be among the best treated when attending the Cannes Film Festival.

The Cannes Film Festival Organizing Committee informed Cao Yang in advance that after confirming the itinerary, he must inform the organizing committee in advance and they will arrange a special car to pick him up at the airport.

So as soon as Cao Yang left the airport in Nice, he was surrounded by reporters who had been arranged in advance, taking pictures and interviewing him.

Then when the official car of the organizing committee picked up Cao Yang, it was also followed by official reporters, taking photos and conducting routine interviews.

After all the hard work, I finally breathed a sigh of relief after getting in the car.

The assistant said to Cheng Jianye, “No wonder Cannes has the highest status among the three major film festivals. Look at their hospitality, it’s much more enthusiastic than Berlin and Venice.”

Cheng Jianye chuckled and pointed at the crowd waiting for the airport bus outside and said, “Do you see those people? At least half of them are filmmakers attending the Cannes Film Festival.”

The young assistant smacked his lips and suddenly realized something.

It’s not that Cannes is so enthusiastic, it’s that Cao Yang’s identity has become different. They just enjoyed the convenience because they followed Director Cao. If they followed other directors, they would definitely be like that group of people, queuing up for the bus to Cannes.

There is no need to worry about the hotel Cao Yang will stay in this time. It was not booked by the school but arranged by the official Cannes Film Festival, which directly arranged a room at the Carlton Hotel.

This hotel is the one with the most celebrities staying during the film festival and is one of the celebrity bases. It is extremely difficult to book a room at the hotel during the film festival.

Of course, Cao Yang doesn’t have to worry about these things. His room is officially arranged, so there is no question of whether it is difficult to book.

After a day off, Bellman from Sony Classics called.

He said he was also in Cannes and told Cao Yang that he had made an appointment with David Lynch, the chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. Before the opening of the film festival, he would arrange for Cao Yang to meet David Lynch and get to know each other.

Although David Lynch is an American, he is considered a “family member” of Cannes. Apart from the honorary Lifetime Achievement Award, all his major awards have been received in Cannes.

In 90, he won the Palme d’Or at Cannes for “Wild at Heart”, and last year he won the Best Director Award at Cannes for “Mulholland Drive”.

The Cannes Film Festival invited him to be the chairman of the jury, and the highest prize, the Palme d’Or, will definitely implement the official will of Cannes.

Cao Yang naturally would not refuse. On the day before the opening of the film festival, he met with David Lynch privately and had dinner together. The topic was only about world cinema and the awards were not mentioned at all.

This is something that everyone knows tacitly. Since they were able to meet before the opening of the film festival and have dinner together, it proves that “Secret Sunshine” will definitely win the award.

In fact, there is a Chinese judge on the Cannes jury this year, Yang Ziqiong.

But Cao Yang was a little unsure of her position. He was afraid that she would make her own choice and that contacting her would make things difficult for her, so he did not contact her in advance.

Plan to contact each other again in a few days.

With the help of MK2 and Sony Classics, plus the school’s connections and Bellman’s efforts, if something still cannot be done, even adding Yang Ziqiong will be of no help.

On May 5, the Cannes Film Festival officially opened.

Before walking on the red carpet, Cao Yang discovered an interesting thing. That is, on the red carpet in Cannes, there were often beautifully dressed actresses, most of whom were Europeans. He didn’t know if they were actresses, but Cao Yang didn’t know them anyway.

They just stood on the red carpet and refused to leave. The host did not introduce them, and no reporters took pictures of them – the reporters in the filming area did not even pick up their cameras, as if they could not see these people.

It’s not that no one is taking pictures. If you follow their gazes, you can find people in the crowd holding cameras and taking pictures.

The actresses left reluctantly only until the security guards came to drive them away.

Is this the earliest carpet star?

Well, many bad habits in the domestic circle were brought over from Europe.

It probably won’t be long before someone else follows suit, and then send a press release back to China, all about being invited by a certain film festival, attending a film festival, and walking the red carpet…

She looks like an international star.

Cao Yang walked the red carpet with Gao Yuanyuan.

As soon as he appeared, the host introduced him, “Let us welcome the world’s youngest Golden Lion Award-winning director, Cao Yang…”

The press area immediately set up their cameras and started taking pictures non-stop.

This is completely different from the previous two times walking the red carpet. Cao Yang is no longer an unknown person. In this place in Europe, even Hollywood stars cannot overshadow Cao Yang.

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