On the third day, Cannes began to screen every shortlisted film. Fantasy Entertainment's "The Passion of the Christ," "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "Corpse Bride" will all be scheduled to be screened. However, as the producer of these three films, Yi
Feiyang still didn't bother to go to the cinema to check out the situation, not because he didn't care about the three films, but because he was afraid that if he appeared, he would steal the spotlight from Mel Gibson, Tim Burton and others.
Everyone thought he was being lazy. Only Yi Feiyang knew that his reputation was so great that he had already surpassed everyone around him. It was only normal for him to restrain himself occasionally and let his subordinates show their faces.
I have to say that it is definitely a good thing that Yi Feiyang did not show up, as it allowed the audience to enjoy these three movies quietly.
Among them, Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" has predictably polarized reviews:
"I am very disgusted with Mel Gibson's indulgence in the unrestrained use of blood and violence to express the sacred and sublime. This is the ultimate form of vulgarity."
"The previous shooting was relatively ordinary, like the plot of an ordinary historical movie. However, the further I went, the more attracted I was. At that classic moment, the pictures, acting skills, and soundtrack were wonderfully integrated, which actually made me, who claimed to be overly rational, shed tears.
, the depths of my soul are extremely excited.”
"Judging from the name, this film should be an artistic reproduction of a plot in the Bible, but in fact Mel Gibson made it into an action film. The torture scene in the film is shocking, and Jesus' face was
Beaten to a bloody pulp, you will never forget the suffering of Jesus after watching it. Gibson hopes that all the details in the film will restore that period of history in people's minds as truly as possible. The dubbing in the film uses two types of dubbing that have been lost for a long time.
The languages: Aramaic and Latin, Mel Gibson didn’t even want to add subtitles to a film that almost no one could understand. But this was an unrealistic idea after all.”
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As for the noir director Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride", it unexpectedly received a lot of praise:
"Even through the most evil betrayals, death did not take away her sweet innocence."
"Tim Burton continues his consistent absurd and aesthetic style, which is exquisite and touching."
"It's totally Tim Burton. A simple little story can always be told in a spooky and unique yet absolutely fascinating way! Everything is carefully prepared, there are a lot of ingenious ideas that make people understand, and the picture effects are great.
The last scene of Da Ai makes people wonder how he did it! The music is full of his personal color as always, and you can tell it is his as soon as you listen to it. It can be said to be unique..."
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Finally, let's talk about Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11". As soon as this film came out, it immediately caused a stir in the entire documentary. There is no other reason. It is too realistic, and the whole world happens to be fighting against terrorism.
"Michael Moore is basically subverting the concept of documentary - he is purely subjective and biased. But this way, we should not regard him as an objective news report. Which literary and artistic work does not express subjective thoughts?"
"I don't understand politics. I just want to understand some truth and there are always more lies than the truth. This documentary has this effect. Although the director is inevitably tempted to make false claims and take quotes out of context, his courage and spirit are commendable!"
"Hollywood has always been the home of conservatives, so Moore's extreme noncommittal behavior was considered the behavior of a mad dog. Now in order to successfully release this film, he gave up the Oscars in the United States and chose Cannes here. As a director,
, giving up such an easy success in business and art, I feel that partisanship and remarks such as making fun of the president have become insignificant."
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Generally speaking, the French people, no, it should be said that the people of the world still like to watch American politics make a fool of themselves, so the ridicule and ridicule of American politics in "Fahrenheit 9/11" hit the g~ point of the Cannes judges, and it received numerous praises for a while.
Of course, as the creator and producer of this drama, Yi Feiyang was not very aware of the numerous praises that "Fahrenheit" had received in the city. On the evening of the sixth day, Yi Feiyang finally received the good news: "Fahrenheit 911" had been
Won the highest documentary award---the Palme d'Or!
When he learned the news, Yi Feiyang couldn't help laughing, hugged Hathaway, who didn't know why, and turned around, happily saying to her: "Hi, baby, now our film company is finally famous in Europe.
Yes! Yes, Fantasy Entertainment’s first step into the overseas market has finally taken place!”
"Really?" Hathaway didn't quite understand what this meant before, but now she clearly understands that this represents the first step for Fantasy Entertainment to embark on a global film empire. This is a very crucial step.
Winning awards and recognition in Cannes means that a number of fantastic films will hit the European market.
"Of course it's true!" After Yi Feiyang got excited for a moment, he quickly calmed down and looked at Hathaway with a smile: "Hey, Anne, do we want to celebrate now? Maybe we can use some special ways?"
Of course Hathaway knew what Yi Feiyang meant, and said slightly angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can you mess around here?"
At this moment, Dures pushed the door open and came in. Seeing the two of them embracing each other affectionately, he couldn't help but show a weird smile: "If you want to be intimate, wait until you return to the United States. It's still somewhat inconvenient here!"
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Yi Feiyang and Hathaway were in embarrassment for a while, and Hathaway even celebrated Yi Feiyang's success with a roll of her eyes. After they sat down, Yi Feiyang pondered for a moment, thinking that it might be time for Du Lei to let Du Lei know some of his plans.
Si knew it to facilitate his plan.
"You hide and be lazy every day, that's not the way to go!" Dures smiled strangely, obviously making fun of them: "Now Fat Jack and I are suffering outside every day, you don't know how uncomfortable it is!"
"Today our documentary has officially won the Cannes Palme d'Or!" Yi Feiyang stopped smiling and said to Dures with a serious look on his face: "Dear man, what do you think of this?!"
"The Palme d'Or?" Dures, who was so busy that he was dizzy, was so surprised that he couldn't react to the rapid change in Yi Feiyang's expression. He muttered and repeated it. Suddenly he understood. He pointed in surprise.
Yi Feiyang: "Boss, are you planning to..."
"That's right. I do plan to enter the European market!" Yi Feiyang stared at Dures with a smile, stood up, came to the window and said slowly: "I want not only Europe, but also Asia, North America and the whole world.
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Staring at Yi Feiyang's back, Dures really felt at this moment that his brain was running out.
When I first met Yi Feiyang, he was just a young director who had just started and opened an inexplicable entertainment company. Now Yi Feiyang has become not only a hot director in Hollywood, but also the number one screenwriter in North America and one of the top eight Hollywood movies.
The boss of the company has a net worth of more than 6 billion.
Sometimes he really feels that the world is changing too fast. In just two or three years, Yi Feiyang has transformed into what he is today. This makes Dures feel unimaginable, but the fact is like this**
With the naked body in front of him, he couldn't help but admit that Yi Feiyang was indeed a genius. A genius that is rare to see in Hollywood.
"So..." Yi Feiyang suddenly turned around and stared at Dures, and then at Hathaway: "You must be mentally prepared to face new challenges in the future."
"Do I need to prepare too?" Hathaway asked in surprise, pointing her finger at her round nose: "I don't need to. I don't really want to be an actress!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Yi Feiyang was surprised.
"I want to be..." Hathaway suddenly became shy, "I want to be your wife."
"Ah. This..." This time it was Yi Feiyang's turn to become shy.
Dures couldn't help but laugh while watching. This was really a young couple. Look, they were both flirting.
"Ahem, even so, you still need to work harder!" Yi Feiyang's tone was decisive and left no room for resistance. It wasn't that he didn't understand Hathaway's intentions, but because in his opinion, Hathaway had clearly done something.
The actress has the potential to become a Hollywood star and even a world-class star in the future. There is no need to bury her talents and dreams just for herself.
"Okay then, since you said so, I will listen to you, but I'm not sure whether I can be a movie queen..." Hathaway was very depressed. She even wondered if Yi Feiyang was afraid that she was not worthy of her current status.
Fuck him, after all, he is a popular director, but she is just a female star.
Yi Feiyang rubbed his nose. He could see some "grievance" and "worry" from Hathaway's expression, so he thought it was necessary for him to enlighten him: "Annie, I don't want you to think too much. In fact,
I have strict requirements on you only because you have this kind of acting talent. It is not because of me or for some reason that you gave up your ideals... Remember, you are a very good actress.
The goal is to become a star that attracts the world's attention, this is the path you should take."
After hearing what Yi Feiyang said, Anne Hathaway already understood Yi Feiyang's painstaking efforts. It turned out that she was so important in his mind, and he was afraid that his selfishness would affect him, so he had such strict requirements.
"Besides..." Yi Feiyang smiled cunningly: "From now on, the company's artists will go to Europe and even Asia, so they must at least master French, Chinese and other languages. If you don't want to be pulled by the times,
The best way is to get ahead of it!"
What Yi Feiyang said is true. If nothing else, the huge Chinese film market in the future will be enough to make the entire Hollywood salivate. Otherwise, there will be no "special editions" of many blockbusters.
"But, Yi, are we developing too fast?" Dures took the red wine from Hathaway, took a sip and walked to Yi Feiyang's side, looking at the scenery outside the window: "Currently we are
We have not yet established a firm foothold in Hollywood. Yes, Colombia and other big companies are eyeing us, but we are expanding externally. If we distract our energy, we will probably lose ground and be unable to fight against those big crocodiles!"
Yi Feiyang hesitated for a moment. Dures didn't know the general direction of his development, or even how big his ambition was, so it was naturally difficult to understand.
At this time, Hathaway handed Yi Feiyang a glass of water and was surprised: "Ha, doesn't he know your ideals and aspirations?"
Dures was stunned. When thinking about what Yi Feiyang's ambitions meant, Yi Feiyang shook his head slightly. He had always thought that there was no need to mention these things to Dures, and even Hathaway was not very clear about it. Perhaps the only
The only one who can truly understand and understand is the fat man Gao Jiabao.
You might as well tell them!
What Yi Feiyang wanted to say at this time actually only needed one sentence to cover everything. He stared at Dures and told him in a faint but sure tone: "My dream is very simple. That is... to replace Kamei.
Long. Become the king of the world!"
Dures is a careful person after all. Shocked by Yi Feiyang's ambition, he couldn't help but confirm: "Hey, man, you mean the whole world, not just Hollywood?"
Yi Feiyang glanced at the two of them and sighed slightly, thinking that they still didn't have much confidence in themselves after all. After all, if they couldn't even compete with Hollywood, how could they talk about the whole world?
After hesitating for a moment, Yi Feiyang did not fully express his thoughts, but said lightly: "Hollywood can't represent the whole world, it can't even represent Europe! As filmmakers, we must look further!"
Dures couldn't help but think about the meaning of Yi Feiyang's words. Could it be that Yi Feiyang's ambition was really beyond his imagination?!
Just when the atmosphere became very delicate, the phone suddenly rang.
Hathaway took the initiative to answer the phone, and then she saw a very strange expression on her face, looking at Yi Feiyang, and then said something. "Yi, this is the White House calling from the United States!"
Yi Feiyang was surprised. He never expected that George W. Bush would call him.
It's so late, and the President, who is so busy with official business, actually traveled thousands of miles to call me. Why?!
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Yi Feiyang walked over and took the phone.
There was a familiar and loud voice on the other end of the phone: "Is this China Yi? Congratulations, your documentary "Fahrenheit 911" won the Palme d'Or!"
After hearing George W. Bush's lukewarm "congratulations" without any congratulations, Yi Feiyang suddenly understood why the other party called.
"Yi, are you listening to me?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, President." Yi Feiyang's tone on the phone was still the same as before, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Very good, Yi. You are a young man that I admire very much. You are talented and thoughtful. I very much hope that you can continue on the road of acting. Yes, I will help you if necessary."
"Then thank you, dear President."
"Don't thank me, I'm just doing some trivial things." Bush's tone on the other end of the phone became serious, "But I hope you can understand what I mean... Do you understand, Yi?"
"Oh, God, are you asking me to guess a riddle?" Yi Feiyang pretended to be confused.
"Yi, I am very disappointed with your answer." George W. Bush's tone sounded very unhappy, "I just said that you are a smart man. Since I called you, you should know why..."
"What happened? Didn't you want to congratulate me?"
"Congratulations are only part of it. The main thing is that "Fahrenheit 9/11" is not good news to me. It is a very bad documentary. It is said that it is full of dissatisfaction and complaints about my administration!"
"Your Excellency, are you a little worried?"
"Are you being paranoid? Accusing me of my anti-terrorism policy and criticizing my Middle East strategy, are you saying that these are all praising me?"
"Haha, Mr. President may have misunderstood. This is just an ordinary documentary, and it has absolutely no intention of targeting you."
"Really? But I don't think so! Okay, Yi, not much else to say, I hope you can ban this movie from being released in the United States and Europe. Yes, it's best to hide it!" Xiao
Bush finally spoke his mind.
"Seal it? Oh no, no, no, I won't do that!"
"Yi, are you testing my patience?"
"No, on the contrary, I am helping you."
"Help me? Release this kind of documentary that vilifies me, is it also called help me?" George W. Bush sneered from the other end of the phone.
"Maybe you don't think so, but in fact it is like this." Yi Feiyang said, "Just imagine, the United States is a democratic country. If I sealed this film and did not release it, then many people would pay attention to this documentary that won the Palme d'Or.
, will ask 'Where did it go'? What should I say at that time? Dear President, will you not let it be released? Or is this drama too scandalous to the government and has been sealed?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Obviously, George W. Bush is thinking about the pros and cons.
Yi Feiyang continued: "Public opinion is very scary. Even the people who believe and support you will turn around and express doubts about you... Only if you are afraid and afraid of the documentary is fact, will you try every means to block it, right?"
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"Dear Mr. President, we have a saying in China that goes, "The sound is loud, but the elephant is invisible." It means that if you want to cover up or cover up something, rather than hiding it, it is better to publish it directly to the world, that way there will be
More people will recognize you and stand by your side, because everyone believes that only truly innocent people will not be afraid of gossip and rumors to confuse the public!"
Bush's hesitant voice came from the other end of the phone, "What you said makes sense...Yi, what do you think I should do?"
Yi Feiyang smiled and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's very simple. Not only do you have to encourage this drama to be shown in the United States, but you also have to come and watch it in person. You have to tell everyone that you are not afraid of any criticism and that you are aboveboard.
Yes, you are the president of the United States who dares to sacrifice and face everything for the United States and the people!"
There was a reaction. These words were so seductive that even George W. Bush, an old politician and a veteran, couldn't help but be inspired by Yi Feiyang.
"Yes, Yi, you are right. I should face the reality and let those who slander me, ridicule me, and ridicule me know that I am a warrior who dares to face everything!"
"That's right, Your Excellency President. I believe that you will get great rewards for doing this!" Yi Feiyang smiled in victory.
Bush was also cheerful on the other end, but suddenly, he said: "But I really want to know, Yi, why do you want to make such a documentary? Are you really dissatisfied with my administration?" The tone implied.
Murderous intent.
Yi Feiyang took a deep breath, knowing that if he answered even slightly wrongly, it would have very bad consequences.
Still using a calm and indifferent tone, Yi Feiyang said: "Dear Mr. President, as I told you, I am a businessman and I never participate in politics. In addition, it is difficult for me to direct what films my directors shoot.
The reason is that we will shoot whatever the market needs."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
After a moment, George W. Bush said in a very strange tone: "You are really a businessman!"
Then hang up the phone.
Yi Feiyang didn't quite understand whether he was mocking himself or making fun of himself. In short, it didn't feel like a good thing to say.
"How's it going, Yi? What did the president say?" Seeing Yi Feiyang walking out, Dures stood up and asked impatiently.
Yi Feiyang shrugged, "He asked me if French pizza is delicious?"
"Ah?! Then how did you answer him?"
"I said, I don't like baked snails in pizza!" (To be continued...)
