As for the Palmetto Award, Zhang Xiao has a good chance. "Forrest Gump" won the Best Director and Best Actor, and it will definitely occupy a place in the middle of the film awards. Now there is no "Forrest Gump" in the first two awards.

"Biography".

That only leaves Cannes’ highest award, the Palmetto d’Or.

Spielberg took the envelope and walked up to the podium.

Seeing this legendary master of world cinema, everyone unanimously applauded warmly to show their respect.

Spielberg said: "This year's Cannes International Film Festival has a total of sixty-two films entered into the main competition. These films are all very good, and each one has its own unique charm, so when we

, it is inevitable that there will be some disagreements and even conflicts.”

"Isn't that right, Director Cameron?"

As Luo Xiaoxia spoke, the camera immediately turned to Cameron's face.

Cameron simply rolled his eyes.

The scene burst into laughter: "Hahaha!"

Spielberg continued: "Fortunately, he is not young anymore. If he were younger, I would be worried about whether I could withstand his fist."

"Although there were differences on the Jury Prize and the Grand Jury Prize, our nine judges were surprisingly unanimous when it came to the Palmetto d'Or."

"This movie can be said to be a very great movie. It mainly tells the legendary life of a person from the lighthouse country."

"Although this man's IQ is not high and can even be said to be mentally retarded, he is kind, loyal, hard-working, perseverant... almost all the excellent spellings I can think of can be found in him."

"There is no sensationalism in the whole movie from beginning to end, but after watching it, it has a long lasting charm and is quite rewarding."

"This is the only film in the entire Cannes International Film Festival that all of us judges watched twice. We all love it very much."

"At this point, everyone must already know which movie I'm talking about."

"Come on, tell me loudly together, the name of this movie is..."

The stars and the audience in the audience shouted in unison: "Forrest Gump!"

Spielberg nodded and said: "Yes, it's "Forrest Gump" shot by Bruce Zhang."

After finishing speaking, he turned to the direction of Zhang Xiao and said: "Zhang, congratulations, please go up to the stage to receive the award!"

Zhang Xiao, who was in the audience, straightened out his authentic Tang suit and stood up. Yang Mi, who was wearing a cheongsam, kissed him hard on the face, which instantly caused the whole audience to scream.

Heath Ledger also smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, congratulations."

Zhang Xiao and Heath Ledger hugged each other and said, "This is not only mine, but also yours. Ledger, your performance as Forrest Gump was great."

After celebrating a little with the people around him, Zhang Xiao walked up to the podium.

Spielberg on the stage smiled and said: "Zhang, do you feel any surprise?"

"A bit!" Zhang Xiao nodded and said, "Thank you very much!"

The two hugged, and Zhang Xiao took the Palmetto trophy from Spielberg, then walked to the microphone and delivered his acceptance speech.

"When I was filming "Forrest Gump", I once said in front of the media that I would use this movie to sweep the Oscars and make more than 2 billion US dollars at the box office."

"On the surface, I seem confident, but in fact I am still very nervous."

"But what makes me very happy is that the Cannes International Film Festival has given me enough self-confidence. With the blessing of this Palmetto Award, I believe that "Forrest Gump" will definitely help me realize my boast."

Hearing Zhang Xiao's words, the audience laughed out loud.

Zhang Xiao continued: "I am a Chinese filmmaker, and I am deeply involved in movies. When I first entered the film industry, an extra actor once asked me, what is my goal?"

"At that time, I was a master of him. My goal was very simple. I just wanted to be able to fill my stomach and live in Hengdian."

"Later I became an actor and had a very popular girlfriend. My goal became to become famous and worthy of her, so that I would not be scolded by her tens of millions of fans every day."

"Hehehe~" Upon hearing this, the audience couldn't help laughing.

Zhang Xiao on the stage continued: "Grandma, I have achieved some success in a few days. Most of the fans who scolded me have become my fans."

"If you ask me now, what is my goal? I can tell you clearly that my goal is the applause of movie fans around the world."

"I hope that every movie I make can be recognized by the fans, and this recognition is the motivation for me to continue."

"I love you and I love movies."

After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the audience, which received thunderous applause from the audience.

From Zhang Xiao's acceptance speech, everyone felt his love and enthusiasm for movies.

The news that "Forrest Gump" shot by Zhang Xiao won the Palme d'Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival, spread throughout the world in less than ten minutes.

The Huaguo Culture Department responded the fastest and immediately announced the good news on Weibo.

"Warm congratulations to my country's famous director Zhang Xiao for winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival for "Forrest Gump". This is my country's second Palme d'Or after "Farewell My Concubine."

With the official blog of the Department of Culture opening the way, Zhang Xiao’s Weibo comment area became even more lively.

"Golden Palm Tung, Oscar, Golden Bottle, Golden Statue, Xiao Shen got them all."

"When Xiao Shen appears, the gods retreat."

"As soon as Xiao Shen appears, the gods retreat!"

"As soon as Xiao Shen appears, the gods retreat!"

"Hurry up and show "Forrest Gump", I can't wait."

"This is bringing glory to the country. What Xiao Shen brings to China's literary and art circles will always be glory."

"Xiao Shen is the most talented filmmaker in China, bar none."

"I hope our Chinese entertainment industry can have a few more Xiaoshen."

"Upstairs, didn't you wake up in broad daylight? Xiao Shen is unique and cannot be copied."

“···”

Seeing this situation among netizens, all the major theater chains in China opened the pre-sale channels for "Forrest Gump" in advance.

Good guy.

With the momentum of "Forrest Gump" winning the Palme d'Or, in just three days, the domestic pre-sale box office reached a terrifying 800 million.

Distributors in North America and Europe were not idle either. They also opened pre-sale channels and achieved a pre-sale box office of US$200 million in three days.

Judging from this situation, before the premiere of "Forrest Gump", the global pre-sales box office can reach at least about 500 million US dollars.
Chapter completed!