You don't understand the happiness of the director

King Quan really listened to what Jacob said. After "Star Wars", he will indeed slow down his pace of commercial films and make a less commercial film.

I just don’t know if the time and characters have changed, whether that movie can still achieve the achievements of the original time and space.

Later, Kevin Feige also came over to express his congratulations to Wang Quan. I feel that in the future, "Avengers 2" will inevitably be compared with "Li Xianji" when it is filmed. The scene of the extreme rescue on the ship is simply a classic and a cool novel. The perfect combination of plot and film special effects industry.

If possible, he really wants to invite this legendary director to direct a Marvel movie to set an example for other directors and set a benchmark.

However, this kind of thought can only exist in his mind, and it would be a bit self-defeating if he expressed it.

He is not an ordinary director, he is the second boss of Long Toutou! And the father of the big boss’s son!

Although Long Toutou is not recognized as one of the top seven in Hollywood, in terms of production and distribution capabilities alone, it is already among the top three in several major Hollywood studios. Many big-name directors no longer believe in the top six, but instead follow Long Toutou cooperated and achieved a new peak in his career. Now the stock market is also optimistic about Long Toutou's rise.

Today, Disney's market value has reached a new high of 110 billion U.S. dollars due to the success of the Marvel movie series. Although the dragon raises its head is not as good as that, it still looks like 50 billion U.S. dollars.

Moreover, Long Toutou has acquired Lucasfilm and is preparing to build a large-scale theme park in China. It is obvious that he is going to follow the old path of Disney.

Not to mention that Long Toutou is also the major shareholder of Netflix, which has a market value of more than 20 billion U.S. dollars. The company has successfully established itself with two hit TV series, "House of Cards" and "Game of Thrones", and has begun to gradually expand.

Moreover, Netflix is ​​an Internet company, which makes it easier for investors to imagine. Maybe Netflix’s market value will exceed that of Dragon Head in the future.

On the same day, news about the shocking screening of "Li Xianji" in Cannes quickly spread throughout Europe and quickly spread back to China and the United States.

Long Toutou, as the distributor of this film in North America, also took action and began to boast. As for the schedule, it will be released simultaneously in China and the United States.

There is no need for China to brag. The Chinese people's expectations have long been filled up, and the self-media will follow up on their own.

At the same time, Wangdao released another trailer, which once again stirred the nerves of the audience.

Film critic Zhou Liming posted a photo of himself at the screening on his scarf, with the caption: This is Director Wang Quan’s best work since returning to China, shocking! It’s a worthwhile trip, it’s a worthwhile trip!

As for a detailed film review, he plans to write a long one after it is released.

Back at the hotel in the evening, Wang Quan came to Ni Ni's room. Although Ni Ni was very busy at work and had dramas waiting for her at home, she still asked for two more days off. She will also support a new film by Chen Kun tomorrow. Of course, the main thing is It was to spend more time with Wang Quan.

They need to be careful at home, but this is France, and in the name of work, they can even stroll around the beaches of Cannes and buy some souvenirs like a couple.

However, after spending a pleasant hour in the hotel, Wang Quan went out again and came back two hours later.

Ni Ni was very curious and asked him where he was, "Is it Jiang Jiang?"

Wang Quan shook his head, "Don't ask, I have a family and a family."

She has a family and a family, and she's still in Cannes.

Ni Ni suddenly thought of Liang Chaowei’s wife, Liu Jialing.

It has to be said that she underestimates the royal power, and her thinking is not unrestrained enough, and she has no international perspective.

Chen Kun and Liu Jialing collaborated on "Crossing the Line", which was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard category. Ni Ni, who is now best friends with Chen Kun, promised to attend, and Wang Quan also expressed his support for the event.

The next day, the two first went to the premiere of "Crossing the Line". Liu Jialing still attracted some media attention in Europe because of her title as Tony Leung's wife.

But when she saw the arrival of Wang Quan, she became a supporting role in the eyes of the media.

Under Chen Kun's introduction, Wang Quan got to know the director Liu Yunwen and the second female lead Tahara. He was very grateful for him to come to the scene to direct. This is already the biggest influence on the scene. They pay attention to the impact of the film on the unit. The strength is incomparable with the main competition unit.

In addition, Li Bingbing is also here, and she and Chen Kun are also old friends.

Ni Ni paid close attention to Wang Quan and Liu Jialing. It seemed like nothing happened. There was no eye contact between them. It seemed that he was overthinking.

After watching this somewhat boring literary film, Wang Quan and Ni Ni were ready to go out for a walk.

The two walked side by side in Cannes, and Ni Ni really wanted to hold hands with him. Although she was determined to be the unknown woman behind him, she was only 25 years old after all.

Just as he was thinking about it, Wang Quan suddenly took Ni Ni's hand.

Ni Ni glanced at him in surprise, and Wang Quan smiled and said: "There are too many people in Cannes now. What if you get lost? Let's go and check out the art gallery in front. There are many good handicrafts."

"Hmm~"

At this time, the density of media and fans in Cannes was very high. There were few Asian faces, and Ni Ni was the most popular female star in China with a good figure. The two of them were quickly noticed by the domestic media.

Soon, Ni Ni's agent at Hesong Media contacted her and said that a photo of her and Wang Quan holding hands had been posted on Weibo and asked her what her attitude was.

After asking Wang Quan for permission, she replied to her manager, "We are buddies. Why are buddies holding hands and we kissing? I hope netizens don't think too much about it."

The agent said she understood and would use her account to clarify when the time came, but it was definitely not now.

Nowadays, netizens are noisy. This is a hot topic for Ni Ni. Why not be more closely tied to the legendary director?

But in fact, there are still a large number of "big understandings" who feel that they have seen everything clearly.

Shiliting: Don't fall into the trap, everyone. "Li Xianji" will be released next month. Isn't it clear that there are rumors of this kind of scandal now?

Chi Chi Fu Chi Chi A: I think Director Quan really doesn’t need to be like this. Even if there wasn’t this scandal, how could I not watch your movie? It’s just one movie a year. Who would I watch if I didn’t watch you?

Qingfeng flipped through the book casually: That's right, everyone should be rational. I have a classmate who is Ni Ni's high school classmate. I heard that she is a lesbian and doesn't like men at all.

Chengze: Ah, really or not, then I like Ni Ni even more!

Mad God: Don’t forget, Ni Ni is also Sissi’s best friend. How could she treat Sissi like this? Everyone can rest assured.

At this time, Liu Yifei was also reading Weibo. Hum, are there not many best friends like me around me?

She even began to doubt Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, ​​and Yao Beina, and then she crossed out Yao Beina. Sister Ruyi and Wang Quan had never met each other a few times, so it shouldn't be possible.

It was already dark in China. Liu Yifei thought of something and quickly went to the living room to turn on the TV. After finding Mango Channel, she called her mother.

"Sister Li, it's begun!"

"Oh, here it comes~"

Today is the launch day of "I Am a Singer", and Yao Beina appears as the first singer of the first season.

Yao Beina, nicknamed Ruyi, is the daughter of Liu Xiaoli's colleague. She often helped take care of little Liu Yifei when she was a child.

She graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music and later joined the Kongzheng Art Troupe. She participated in two youth singing competitions, winning first place in popular singing and champion in popular singing.

She previously sang the promotional song "Painted Love" for "Painted Skin 2" and arranged four interludes for "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which made her famous.

The latest song that has become popular all over the country is "Calories", which was invited by Liu Yifei to collaborate with. It has been so long, but it can still be heard outside.

Liu Yifei helped her to participate in "I Am a Singer" this time. This program was produced by the company of Liu Yifei's best friend Yang Mi.

If it weren't for "I Am a Singer", Yao Bei, who wanted to gain greater fame, would have had no choice but to participate in the second season of "The Voice of China".

In addition to Yao Beina, the starting lineup also includes Yu Quan, Huang Qishan, Sha Baoliang, Chen Ming, Qi Qin, and Huang Guanzhong. The one who is stranger than Yao Beina is probably Huang Qishan.

Other singing programs allow ordinary people to compete, but this program allows famous singers to compete, and one of them will be eliminated in two episodes. This idea alone is much better than other programs.

Liu Yifei and her mother-in-law were very immersed in watching the performance, even the non-singing parts were full of drama.

For the first song of the show, seven singers could choose their own original song. Yao Beina sang "Painting" and adapted it to a certain extent.

Liu Yifei is a very empathetic person. When she saw a lot of the audience crying, she cried too.

But everyone's point of crying is different. The audience may be crying because of the emotion conveyed by this song. Liu Yifei is distressed for Ruyi. She had a major operation two years ago, but she was not informed until afterwards.

At the end of the program, the director announced the rankings in a way that made Liu Xiaoli very excited and annoyed. She wanted to rush into the TV and grab the ranking results.

In the end, Yao Beina won the fourth place, in the middle position, which made Liu Yifei relieved. The second period will combine the results of the first period to leave a singer.

In fourth place, Ruyi should be safe.

Liu Yifei hopes that Ruyi can make it to the end so that she can help her.

I heard from Yang Mi that she can hire assistant singers during the finals of this show. Then she will be the queen of the show, and maybe she can help Ruyi become the king of singers.

Soon, the news about I am a singer's good start began to ferment on social media. At this time, Wang Quan and Ni Ni had already walked around outside, with a few more packaging boxes in their hands, and then found a French restaurant to eat.

Ni Ni glanced at Weibo and found the content about herself. She couldn't help but cursed with a guilty conscience, "Who is a lesbian and said he was my classmate? Bah!"

Wang Quan chuckled and said, "By the way, there is a lesbian movie premiering in Cannes tonight. Do you want to come with me to watch it?"

"Ah, okay~"

It doesn't matter what you look at, as long as you follow Wang Quan.

As for the movie called "The Life of Adele", it is a French movie.

Adele is the name of the two heroines in the film. The actor who plays the heroine Adele is also named Adele. The director specially changed the title of the film for her.

Sophie Marceau and Nicole Kidman were also seen at the premiere of the film.

The former is here to support fellow French film producers, while the latter is a judge and came with the judging panel.

Wang Quan and Ni Ni sat at the back as ordinary audience members, surrounded by some European movie fans, and no one recognized them.

However, Ni Ni alertly noticed that Sophie Marceau and Nicole Kidman looked at Wang Quan a little strangely, and he didn't know whether there was something wrong with them or something was wrong with him.

At the beginning of the movie, Wang Quan, who had already watched it, was still very immersed in it. This kind of movie is worth watching more times, and the feeling of watching a movie with others is still very good.

It's just that I don't have many experiences watching R-rated movies together.

The last time I watched "Rou Pu Tuan" it was with Pang Bing, and I missed her a little bit.

After the movie progressed to half an hour, more and more restricted scenes began to appear, especially the close-to-hand battle between the two heroines that lasted for nearly half an hour.

It was so real that Ni Ni's breathing quickened.

Three hours later, after walking out of the cinema, Wang Quan asked Ni Ni, "How do you feel?"

"I think it's so beautiful! The story is great, the actors are great, a love story with regrets, it's great!" Ni Ni gushed, "Especially the two actresses, they are really amazing, but they sacrifice too much. ”

Just the first half-hour scene, it felt like it would take several days to shoot, and I spent several days on the set without clothes. It was exciting just thinking about it.

Wang Quan asked: "Then if you were asked to act in such a play, would you dare to act in it?"

Ni Ni thought for a while, "If I were a pure newcomer, I might just act for the sake of art, but now that I'm quite famous, I should have some scruples."

"Actually, Adele is just a newbie."

"Well, it can be seen that Emma's acting skills are more sophisticated. She should be like Tang Wei. She has not been popular in the industry for many years, but if she seizes this opportunity, she might be able to soar into the sky. The sacrifice is worth it. ”

The actress who plays Emma, ​​one of the heroines, is Léa Seydoux. Wang Quan asked Ni Ni, "Have you heard of EMI Film Company?"

"It's a famous French film company, right?"

Wang Quan nodded. EMI Film Company was the king of world movies before the rise of Hollywood. Although it is long gone now, France still has a certain influence.

"The heroine Léa Seydoux is the granddaughter of the former chairman of EMI. Her family members are basically film producers."

"She comes from a famous film family! It seems that she is really dedicated to art. My ideas are too utilitarian and superficial." Ni Ni was shocked after hearing this.

There are indeed many young and artistic women in the world, and Sophie Marceau is a typical representative. In addition, Wang Quan also thought of Tahara, the second female lead whom he met at the premiere of "Crossing the Line" this morning. She is not only an actress, but also a singer, writer, and director. , and also won the Golden Statue for Best Newcomer.

Is she short of money? Obviously she is not, but she later made a film called "Yan Jiao", which was an obscure literary film with great sacrifice, comparable in scale to "Lust, Caution".

So she loves it very much.

Because "Adele's Life" had such a huge impact, the conversation between Wang Quan and Ni Ni later revolved around this movie.

Back in the hotel room, Wang Quan asked Ni Ni, "You and Nazha have also kissed. Do you have that kind of superior feeling, just like Adele and Emma~"

"How could it be!" Ni Ni denied it flatly, "I'm a serious person!"

When they were with Wang Quan, Wang Quan would occasionally encourage them to interact, which would add to the fun, but Wang Quan was curious about what they would be like without him.

"Oh, really? You didn't cross the line like that when I was gone?"

Ni Ni asked: "Does it count if you hit each other's breasts? You boys and good friends also give each other LOL, right?"

Wang Quan sighed, "We boys are not that perverted, so don't talk nonsense."

Under Wang Quan's repeated questioning, Ni Ni only mentioned the breast attack. It seemed that her relationship with Nazha was really normal.

In other words, Naza was quite normal, but that was not necessarily the case for Ni Ni. After watching that movie, she felt like she had awakened something strange, and now she missed Naza very much.

I will be flying back to China tomorrow night, which is great.

That night, all she could think about was Naza, and then she replaced herself and Naza with the two heroines in "Adele's Life", which was what she dreamed of.

King Quan is similar, I was affected by the movie, and I really want to watch the friendly discussion between the two girls.

How about calling Jiang Jiang in?

Or Li Bingbing?

Forget it, they don't know each other very well, and they probably won't be emotionally involved in doing this kind of thing.

Although Ni Ni is currently signed under Li Bingbing's company, she does not listen to announcements, and most of her career is planned for her by Wang Quan.

Ni Ni left the next day, but Wang Quan could not leave yet.

I have to help promote "Ghost Blowing the Lantern 2", be responsible for the marketing of Long Head Head and Wang Dao's other films, and also participate in the premiere of Andy Lau's film "Blind Detective", which was shortlisted for the midnight screening unit.

Perhaps because he heard Wang Quan's wishes, on the fifth day of Cannes, Fan Bingbing came.

She came here with brother Cheng Long, and the two were planning to collaborate on a national blockbuster "Escape", and both Fan Bingbing Studio and Qiankun were preparing to invest in the film.

Although it is just a name now, it does not affect the two of them coming to Cannes for international financing.

The shadow of a famous tree is not difficult for the two of them, especially Cheng Long. His "Kung Fu Dream" just two years ago became a global hit, proving that this Chinese Kung Fu superstar still has appeal.

Wang Quan looked at the dazzling Fan Bingbing and was very excited. He immediately called Li Bingbing and got together in his room in the evening.

He is going to make a double-ice version of "Adele's Life"!

Of course, for safety reasons, there will be no recording, as long as the two actresses perform it in front of him.

The movie lasted for half an hour, and they had to play for an hour!

Although the two of them acted as if they were incompatible with each other in public, they had been fighting each other for many years and had developed feelings for each other. Coupled with their relationship with the royal power, the sisterly relationship had even deteriorated a bit.

Seeing them acting so hard, Wang Quan felt that if they were really allowed to act in a heroine film, it would definitely not be worse than "Adele's Life", and it would definitely be much better than "Snowflake and the Secret Fan".

For the sake of Shuangbing, Wang Quan, who originally planned to leave tomorrow, stayed one more day. One extra day, he attended the premiere of "Destined" by the way.

Jia Zhangke thought Wang Quan had postponed his trip because of him, and he felt a little arrogant in his heart. Although you and I are the ultimate twins of commercial and literary films, I still look down on your cliche commercial films.

"Destiny" received a very good reputation in Cannes, with the program scoring 3.0, ranking among the top.

However, "The Life of Adele" has a higher score, scoring 3.4 points (out of 4 points), ranking first among all participating films, and has been unanimously recognized by film critics and ordinary audiences.

This has also led some commentators to worry that the film will fail after it becomes a hit. The jury usually does not make the same choices as the public, and maybe "Adele" won't win a single award.

A week after Wang Quan returned to China, at the closing ceremony of Cannes, "Destiny" was informed to stay, and finally won the Silver Palm for Best Screenplay.

"The Life of Adele" broke the curse and won the Palme d'Or as expected. Unfortunately, domestic audiences could only see it online.

However, this year's Cannes was still criticized, that is, French films won too many awards. Not only did they win the Palme d'Or, they also won the Best Actress. The jury award was also a co-production between the United States and France.

Cannes, you can’t keep up with the film festival!

When Wang Quan returned to China, Qiankun's "Partners in China" had already been released. It had a good reputation and the box office was even more unexpected. For such a biopic, it actually made 160 million in the first week, which basically paid off the cost.

Chen Kexin's cost control was pretty good when filming for Qiankun, and Qiankun is not like Xingmei's style of exaggerating investment costs, so it is whatever it should be.

The cost was less than 50 million, and the cost was recovered in the first week. The Douban score easily exceeded 8, and even the idol Huang Xiaoming, who has been criticized for his acting skills, also contributed convincing acting skills and was evaluated as having the appearance of a movie king.

"Partners" is an overall victory, and it's just in time for the last train to register for this year's Golden Rooster Awards.

It's a pity that the Golden Rooster Awards does not have a lobbying system. You can only bribe the judges. Lao Wang cannot do this kind of thing, so I can only hope that these judges will not go too far and give me, Lao Wang, some face.

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