After watching the 20-minute clip of "Terminator 3", Dong Xi stayed and briefly exchanged experiences with Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger was particularly enthusiastic about Dong Xi. Although the two were considered to be the same type of big-bodied actors, they basically had no competitive relationship.

On the one hand, Dong Xi has not yet gone to Hollywood, but on the other hand, Schwarzenegger is getting older after all and has little pursuit of acting, so he is beginning to seek a career in politics.

Maybe next time we meet, we should shout: "Sir Governor~"

After leaving the cinema and walking on the road to Cannes, Dong Xi was often recognized by movie fans and asked to take photos with him.

Fan Xiaopang, who is not well-known, is more miserable and can only play the role of helping to take photos.

"Hey, pay attention!"

The dissatisfied Fan Xiaopang even scolded his "fans" and warned them not to get too close.

It's not that Fan Xiaopang is a jealous woman, because these so-called "fans" are not necessarily fans.

At this time, young girls in bikinis could be seen everywhere on the streets of Cannes. In order to attract the attention of film talent scouts from various countries, they posed in various poses for tourists and reporters to take photos.

How could he let go of a great director like Dong Xi? No wonder Fan Xiaopang was angry because he wanted to cling to Dong Xi.

After all, she can't be so close to Dong Xi outside...

Life in Cannes went by very quickly. During this time, Dong Xi continuously participated in the premieres of movies such as "The Matrix 2", "Around the World in 80 Days", "Purple Butterfly", "Dogville"... etc.

Officially start the brushing mode.

how to say?

The quality varies, not to mention several works in the main competition section. After all, the scope of literary and artistic films is very broad, and directors like to deviate from the public's aesthetics.

But the evaluation criteria for commercial films is very simple, it depends on the market’s feedback.

"The Matrix 2" and "Around the World in 80 Days" are both major productions with a production cost of over 100 million US dollars, but received very mixed reviews after their premieres.

"As a sequel, "The Matrix 2" is not as classic as the first one. It has a strong commercial atmosphere, the story is long and drawn out, the plot is confusing, there are many characters, and the performances are exaggerated and lackluster... but it is still a good movie.

s work."

If the reviews for "The Matrix 2" are mixed, then Cheng Long's new film has received mixed reviews.

The original work "Around the World in Eighty Days" adapted from the movie is a well-known IP in the Western world.

Even if its status is not as good as the domestic "Journey to the West", it is at least a gourd boy.

Changing Passepartout, played by Cheng Long, from a Frenchman to the guardian of a Chinese village was originally a big adventure.

Moreover, the movie also forcibly added a Chinese line. In the original work, Fokker had only been to Hong Kong Island, and his impression of the Chinese at that time was not very good. For example, Passepartout thought Chinese people wearing yellow clothes were funny.

A large number of Chinese are addicted to smoking, and there are some proud descriptions. These smokers bring an income of 260 million francs to the British Empire every year!

The evil warlord played by Mok Wenwei is hard to describe, and he completely follows foreigners' stereotypes of Chinese people.

Weapons that look like long nails and clothes that look like witches are not something normal people can wear anyway.

The adaptation of "Around the World in 80 Days" failed. Foreign audiences thought that the original work had been changed beyond recognition, and the Chinese audiences present did not accept Chinese elements.

There was a typical backlash, and there were even boos at the movie premiere, which made Cheng Long and Disney behind the scenes a little uneasy.

It only played a few shows in Cannes and was hastily released. It is said that it will be returned to the United States for re-editing.

After all, it is a large-scale production worth over 100 million US dollars, so even Disney with its deep pockets must be cautious.

"One Thirteen" has been being released on a small scale these days, basically one show a day, and as a film in the main competition, it is not open to the public.

This is also the biggest difference between Cannes and other film festivals. Only films shortlisted for the "Directors' Fortnight" unit are the only ones made public to the public.

In addition to the special reason of being the opening film, "One Thirteen" gave ordinary audiences a chance to see it.

Other areas and screenings require certificates to enter. Even the same type of certificates are divided into several colors and grades to distinguish the order of admission.

The difference in color determines whether you can enter the golden session of the main competition after dinner.

Although the reputation of "One Thirteen" after its consecutive release is not overwhelming, it is still better than the previous one, and the score in the program is fixed at 2.9 points.

The scoring criteria are roughly as follows:

5 points: Excellent film and television work

4 points: masterpiece of the year

3 points: Recommended viewing

2 points: relatively bad

1 point: unbearable

Therefore, the program score of "One Thirteen" can barely be regarded as a recommended viewing. Dong Xi did not pay much attention to this. The purpose of coming to Cannes this time was not to win awards.

Although I think so, the momentum of "Thirteen" in Cannes has not weakened. The poster of the movie is hanging on the upper floor of the hotel opposite the Cinema Palace. It is one of the most eye-catching movie advertisements this year, attracting tourists and media people.

You can see it whenever you look up.

The cover of the program was also bought at a large price. Since the program is distributed free of charge and is the most important mobile information dissemination tool during the film festival, it is quite worthwhile to spend the money - many people will actually read it.

arrive.

There is only one purpose - the more exposure the video has, the better.

This series of actions has also led to Han Bin's extremely smooth road to selling films. 36 countries from four continents have signed letters of intent.

Just wait and see if there are any surprises. If I win any prizes, I can increase the price.

The domestic feedback was also good. Dong Xi and Jiang Wen both took the time to accept special interviews with the Six Princesses.

Domestic publicity has also begun to warm up intensively, and the schedule is initially determined to be June 1st.

Because starting from late May, the epidemic finally came to an end, various production activities gradually resumed, and entertainment venues gradually opened.

"One Thirteen" is one of the first movies to have a confirmed schedule, so it is no surprise that it will exclusively occupy this schedule.

Although there has been a backlog of countless new films since the beginning of the epidemic, no one wants to compete head-on with Dong Xi's new film.

This is the prestige that Dong Xi has established over the years, which comes from the deterrent power of the myth of being undefeated at the box office!

The release of "Moon" will be postponed, and it is estimated that it will wait until "God Five Goes to Heaven" to cooperate with the publicity.

In addition, the Cannes premiere of "Moon" will be held on the 20th, which is a relatively late day.

Mainly because the movie was busy making French subtitles, it was delayed until it was released.

Compared to "Thirteen", the premiere of "Moon" has a relatively dim starlight. After all, most of the stars will leave after attending the opening and come back until the awards ceremony.

However, almost all the members of the jury were present, and Leslie Cheung, who voiced the movie character "Chang'e", also flew over from Hong Kong Island.

When the two met, they gave each other a big hug. Dong Xi couldn't explain why, but he felt very moved.
Chapter completed!