After leaving the hotel, Ryan slowly walked along the coastal Avenue toward the hotel where he was staying. The reporter was like a fly smelling blood, and instantly surrounded him. However, these people still abide by the unwritten tacit understanding, but they took photos outside through the bodyguards and did not come to disturb his purity.

"Ryan! Ryan!"

There was a clear Beijing-style English coming from behind. Ryan turned his head and saw the brunette wearing an evening dress chased him up. He couldn't help but frown and asked, "Miss Zhang, is there anything wrong?"

"I……"

She had stopped in front of Ryan, but couldn't help but step forward and asked in the click of a camera, "Can you invite you to have dinner?"

"Thank you!" Ryan looked at the excited reporters around him and refused tactfully, "I have an appointment with Director Luc Besson tonight."

I don’t know if the woman on the other side didn’t understand or pretended to be confused, her eyes flashed, “Luke? Mr. Besson? Is this chairman of the jury?”

"Sorry, Miss Zhang, I have a lot of work to deal with, so I will chat with you if I have time."

With a wink at George, Ryan nodded to her, turned around and left. The reporters around him could not help but booed when they saw the gossip on their hands.

Ryan did not sacrifice himself to fulfill others' understanding, and media reporters ignored it directly. As for the woman, the few words she had talked to in the hotel before was nothing more than for Ang Lee's face, and he had no interest in her.

The Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to be held in mid-May every year for about twelve days. It usually opens on Wednesday and closes on Sunday. In addition to the film competition, the market exhibition is also held at the same time.

In his previous life, because of work, Ryan rarely paid attention to European films and film festivals. He targeted front-line movie audiences. He also knew what kind of movies most audiences like. And the twenty years he spent in this life have been completely focused on Hollywood, and he has no interest in half-dead European films.

However, since you have become a judge, you must fulfill your responsibilities and obligations, and at least you must watch movies participating in the competition unit.

On Wednesday afternoon, Ryan walked on the red carpet in Cannes with other judges.

In addition to Luc Besson, he also met an acquaintance, the famous Hollywood director Jonathan Demi. Although his work level has declined sharply since "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Story of Philadelphia", the title of the best director of the Oscar is still a well-known golden sign.

Under the spacious steps of the Film Festival Palace, Ryan and other judges stood in a row, allowing the reporter to take photos.

Unlike the Oscars, the red carpets here are more open, and people walking on the red carpet often make inexplicable actions, such as Ryan remembers. Nicole once openly smoked on the red carpet in his previous life...

Today's biggest accident came from outside the red carpet. On the beach dozens of feet away opposite the Film Festival Palace, a female star from Japan was taking photos of the ** photos, attracting the attention of a large number of reporters and movie fans. This is also a good way to hype.

Looking up at the huge poster hanging on the Film Festival Palace, Ryan walked into the Film Festival Palace with the other five judges.

Which film was the opening film of his previous life? He had no impression of it, but after seeing the poster hanging outside, he lost any interest in the opening film.

The opening film is called "Dancers in the Dark". Although I have never watched it in my previous life, Ryan has heard of this movie and only hopes that the next two hours will not be too difficult.

"Luke, if you have time, I would recommend that you go and watch "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in person."

After entering the screening hall, Ryan quickly found his seat. Next to him was Luc Besson, and immediately started PR, "I promise I won't let you down."

Investors who do not consider the profitability of movies are definitely not qualified investors. Ryan's current behavior reflects this.

"Ryan, this is not an Oscar." Luc Besson's voice was the same as him, only two people could hear it. "The only thing that determines the final award is the quality of the movie..."

"Okay, Luc." Ryan gently patted the fat man's arm and closed his mouth.

He is not a newcomer who has just entered the industry. He knows that some things are enough to order. Besides, except for Luc Besson, Jonathan Demi will naturally favor him. It is said that Harvey Weinstein had dinner with him last night.

Ryan is still very careful about this. Weinstein Pictures has no films participating in the exhibition, and even if they are photographed by reporters, it is no big deal.

Besides, the films participating in the competition unit are actually doing corresponding public relations. Only fools will believe that the only factor that determines the final award is the movie.

The warm applause suddenly rang, and everyone stood up and applauded the crew members who came in according to the tradition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Looking at the proud Danish director, Ryan shook his head. Although he didn't like his style, the other party had no conflict of interest with him, so he just didn't like to ignore it.

When the theater calmed down, the opening film "Dancers in the Dark" kicked off.

At first, Ryan looked a little bit more delicious, but then...

To put it nicely, this movie is reflecting the darkness and cruelty of the real world, but in fact, the whole movie looks at human society with an idiot, a treacherous and cowardly eye, full of boring fantasy and neuroticism.

If the world of this movie is as advocated by its director, reflecting the cruelty of life and the reality of the world, then the global village can be renamed the asylum. In some words of Ryan's previous life, this movie is just pretending.

The Danish director of the film tells everyone through the picture that the world in my eyes is the real world, it is full of deception, blackmail, theft and jealousy. The whole human nature is dark. Hurry up and despair about society, suffer for pain, and despair for despair. If you hurt yourself or stab yourself to death, that would be great.

This director who publicly yells in reality that he is God, completely shifts this view into the movie.

Next is the movie footage. The shaking camera is too unfriendly to the audience. If you ask an ordinary audience what the first impression of watching the video is, many people will definitely answer - disgusting!

When he arrived at the second half of the film, Ryan simply closed his eyelids. He really didn't want to continue to torture his eyes. If he didn't like it, just ignore it. Maybe the person he liked would praise the video to the sky.

If this kind of movie can get the Palme d'Or, it can only be said that European movies are completely helpless.

Could it be that the next video is also like this?

Thinking of this, Ryan's mouth couldn't help but tremble. If the remaining contestants were as pretentious as "Dancers in the Dark", he would rather run back to Los Angeles and face the Romance of the Three Kingdoms of Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman than continue to be tortured.

What is the biggest pain in this world? If Ryan now answers, it is definitely not how to face three women in the future, but watching a movie that is so disgusting that it wants to vomit.

If "Pianist" only made Ryan feel a little long, then these two hours were like a century after a century. After the movie subtitles fell, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and slapped his palms weakly as others slapped their hands.

"congratulations."

He shook hands with the director, made a random polite sentence, and Ryan walked out of the theater.

As for that congratulations, of course, it is sincere. Congratulations to him for shooting a movie that can drive the vast majority of viewers out of the theater.

Cannes is now full of paparazzi and journalists. As the youngest and most accomplished judges, Ryan naturally received great attention. As soon as he walked down the steps of the Film Festival Palace, he was surrounded by a group of reporters.

"Ryan, how do you feel after watching the opening video?"

"Keep the movie in director Lars von Tyre's usual style." Ryan said some ambiguous words.

As for what Lars von Tyre's style is, sorry, he didn't know at all.

"Do you think this movie is qualified for the Palme d'Or?" The reporter who asked was obviously from Denmark.

"You will know the day when the awards are presented."

Although I don’t like it very much, Ryan also knows that everyone’s standards for measuring movies are different, and they won’t be so stupid that they will criticize them randomly.

Besides, with his status and status in Hollywood, there is no need to comment on an ordinary European director.

In the following days, Ryan began to shuttle between various theaters and watch videos participating in the competition unit. In order to avoid suspicion, he did not even participate in the premiere of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Of course, the public relations work has not relaxed. While looking for a suitable movie, Harvey Weinstein also wanders among the judges.

However, this place is France after all, so it is hard to say how effective it is.

In just one week, Ryan watched more than a dozen films including "Everything is for You", "Flowers", "The Devils Are Coming", and "Emotional Destiny", and gradually found a voting goal for himself.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is closely related to his interests. Even if it will attract media discussions later, Ryan will still vote for it. Moreover, the film stripped off the Eastern cloak and showed completely Western values. These can be seen from the comments that the media gave positive reviews after the premiere of the movie.

Besides, European media and filmmakers, who cares about them!

Although mainstream European entertainment media are hyping "Dancers in the Dark", the biggest hottest of Palme d'Or, and the cocktail party of Las Von Tyre is held one after another, in fact, with the support of Jonathan Demi and basically confirmed Luc Besson, the quiet "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is the real hottest. (To be continued...)

ps: Today's third update
Chapter completed!