It is not the first time for Kang Jianfei to come to Cannes. After staying at the hotel this time, he also had a meal with Giles Jacob, director of the Cannes Film Festival selection.

An international film festival must be all-encompassing in order to be international. If only some European and American films participate in the Cannes Film Festival every year, it can only be regarded as a European and American film festival at most.

Giles Jacob has been the director of selections for the Cannes Film Festival for the past ten years. He has been pushing for the Cannes Film Festival to go global, constantly discovering outstanding directors and films in Asia.

This time, "The Truman World" participated in the Cannes Film Festival, and it was Kang Jianfei who was contacted by Gilles Jacob, and was directly shortlisted for the main competition unit. In Gilles Jacob's view, Kang Jianfei is not only an excellent director in Asia, but "The Truman World" is also good enough and popular in Asia and the United States, which will help increase the attention of the Cannes Film Festival outside Europe Spend.

Speaking of this year's Cannes Film Festival, there is another Hong Kong film participating, and it has received extremely high praise. This Hong Kong film is Wong Kar Wai's "The True Story of A Fei".

When walking on the red carpet, Kang Jianfei met the crew of "The True Story of Ah Fei", including Wang Jiawei, Leslie Cheung, Jialing Lau, Liu Dehua, Zhang Manyu and others. Since Zhang Xueyou was a minor supporting role and was preparing for a concert in Hong Kong, he did not follow.

"Mr. Kang, hello!" Wong Kar-wai took the initiative to come over and shake hands with Kang Jianfei. Although he rose to fame and became a famous director in the past two years, he also received a salary from Kang Jianfei when he was with Chen Xunqi.

"Hello, "The True Story of Ah Fei" is a good shot." Kang Jianfei praised, and his tone was quite like the seniors affirming the juniors.

What Kang Jianfei said was not polite. The quality of Wong Kar Wai's films is really high, but it's just not suitable for watching with lovers in the cinema, because it's too ink and too boring. And some places need to be watched and carefully pondered to understand. Such a movie is suitable for one person to watch the video tape and slowly taste it. Wong Kar Wai's movie video tapes have always sold well.

Wong Kar-wai is only fighting in Cannes for the first time this year, and he can be favored by film critics here. He felt a little flattered and said, "I'm very content to be shortlisted. Mr. Kang's film is very hopeful to win the grand prize this time."

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Then I wish we can all win the prize."

After talking to Wong Kar Wai, Kang Jianfei patted Zhang Guorong next to him on the shoulder and said, "Rong Zai, you are dressed up very handsomely today. You can compare to those handsome European boys."

Zhang Guorong pointed to Liang Jiahui and smiled shyly: "Ahui is the most popular male star today."

After the two finished greeting, Liu Jialing couldn't wait to extend her hand to greet: "Hello, Mr. Kang, I'm Liu Jialing."

Kang Jianfei shook hands with her and smiled, "Is Miss Liu interested in coming to Oriental Entertainment? The company urgently needs a powerful actress like you to join us."

"Mr. Kang is joking. The Oriental Entertainment brokerage company hides dragons and crouching tigers. I don't dare to compare with Hong Gu and the others." But being kidnapped last year really terrified her. After filming "The True Story of A Fei", she stayed at home for more than half a year without filming. Recently, she is considering whether to join the Oriental Entertainment Agency to seek asylum. The Oriental Entertainment Agency's commission for second- and third-tier actors is too high, which is Liu Jialing's biggest concern.

Before Liu Jialing could declare whether she would join the company, Kang Jianfei was already shaking hands with Liu Dehua: "Andy, I'm glad to hear that you have opened a film company."

Liu Dehua said in surprise: "My company has only opened for half a month, and Mr. Kang is really well-informed."

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "You are a star. Of course, a star's company attracts attention."

"In front of Mr. Kang, I dare not call myself a star." Liu Dehua said humbly.

These are the only Hong Kong filmmakers participating in Cannes this time. Zhang Manyu and Zhong Chuhong are having a good time chatting. Liang Jiahui and Zhang Guorong seem to have a good relationship, only Lan Jieying is standing alone.

Kang Jianfei chatted with everyone for a while, and the red carpet show finally started.

When Zhang Guorong, Liu Jialing, Zhang Manyu, and Liu Dehua walked the red carpet, they didn't receive much attention. Even the reporters only took a symbolic photo and then shifted their target.

And when Leung Ka Fai took Zhong Chuhong on the red carpet, the atmosphere suddenly became warm.

"Tony, Tony!"

"Beam, beam, beam!"

"..."

Some fans shouted Leung Ka Fai's English name. Some fans shouted his surname, quite the atmosphere of an international star. As for Leung Ka Fai's beside Zhong Chuhong, a beautiful woman. Instead, it has become an inconspicuous foil, which makes Hong Gu, who is highly anticipated in Hong Kong, feel strange.

Nowhere else to say. But in France, Leung Ka Fai is definitely the most popular Chinese star besides Bruce Lee.

The name of Kang Jianfei's director is also widely circulated in France, and he has accumulated some movie fans. But for most viewers, they are more familiar with the stars who appear on the screen all the year round. Therefore, when Kang Jianfei walked the red carpet holding Lan Jieying's hand, although the photographer was busy pressing the shutter, only some die-hard fans were cheering, and the shouts from the fan area were far inferior to that of Liang Jiahui.

As soon as he stepped on the red carpet, Kang Jianfei felt Lan Jieying's body trembling slightly, and he whispered, "Don't think too much, keep smiling, I'm here for everything."

It is the first time that Lan Jieying has participated in such an international film event. Despite her usual personality, she is actually introverted and sensitive, and she was so nervous that she almost couldn't walk on this occasion.

Kang Jianfei waved at the fans and whispered, "Stop in front and let the reporter take pictures."

When Lan Jieying felt Kang Jianfei's hand tighten, she immediately stopped knowingly and faced the camera with a stiff smile. After repeating it several times in a row, Lan Jieying's vest was soaked with sweat after walking the red carpet, and she held Kang Jianfei tightly. This man was her only support at the moment.

"It's fine, I'll get used to it after a few more tries." Kang Jianfei smiled comfortingly.

Lan Jieying felt ashamed of herself. She had walked the red carpet more than once in Hong Kong, but she was so nervous when she came to Cannes.

The crew of "The Truman World" gathered together, perhaps because of a special arrangement by the Organizing Committee of the Cannes Film Festival.

After sitting together and waiting for a while, the awards ceremony finally began.

It was a pity that from the beginning to the end, the award-winning film Kang Jianfei had never heard of one, nor did the award-winning filmmaker Kang Jianfei know.

The only thing Kang Jianfei finds interesting is that the judges of the Cannes Film Festival are naughty again this year. The Cannes Film Festival, which has always only had the best actor and actress award, this year has added a best supporting actor award for the first time, which is simply unpredictable.

Liang Jiahui is expected to become the best actor in Cannes this year. He has a good acting skills in "The Truman World", and he is also very popular among film critics.

Unfortunately, the actor's trophy was taken away by American actor John Turtolo, who starred in the Coen Brothers' "Barton Funk".

The Coen brothers are also superheroes in another time and space. Their debut film "Blood Labyrinth" was praised by many as "Hitchcock Resurrection", and this "Barton Funk" is their truly international film. Since then, the films of the two brothers have won various trophies from major European film festivals to the Hollywood Oscars, and they can be seen on podiums all over the world.

When Leung Ka Fai heard the honoree recite John Turtolo's name, he slumped back in his chair as if in frustration. He has always hoped to win awards internationally, and this time, "The Truman World" has been very popular among film critics, so Tony Leung has always been looking forward to the throne of Cannes actor.

The so-called higher expectations, the greater the disappointment, Liang Jiahui does not want to stay here.

In the end, there are two awards left, the Grand Jury Award and the Palme d'Or, which can be regarded as the silver and gold awards for the best picture, respectively.

Since there were no nominations in advance, no one knew which film would have the chance to win the award. It was superfluous to guess, and all were waiting for the presenter to announce the answer.

Kang Jianfei sat calmly in the chair. "The Truman World" did not participate in the Cannes Film Festival in the original time and space, so he could not guess the result at all. But his intuition tells him that the next trophy is likely to be awarded to "The Truman World".

"The ones who won the special award from the jury are: Kang Jianfei, "The Truman World", from Hong Kong!"

There was thunderous applause, but Kang Jianfei was surprised by his own intuition, how accurate!

Kang Jianfei hugged and celebrated with Liang Jiahui, Zhong Chuhong, and Lan Jieying, and was about to take the stage to accept the award. Wang Jiawei, Zhang Guorong, and Liu Dehua also came to join in the fun, shaking hands one by one before letting him up.

"Thank you!" Kang Jianfei took the trophy from the presenter~lightnovelpub.net~ and delivered his acceptance speech in fairly fluent English, "I am very happy, I have never won the lottery, but this time I am in Cannes. Second prize..."

In the laughter of the scene, Kang Jianfei continued: "Thank you to Mr. Gilles Jacob, and also to the entire jury, and also to all the crew of "The Truman World". Finally, I like Cannes, the beaches here It's beautiful, and the bikini girls on the beach are even more beautiful."

Kang Jianfei went down with the trophy, and Zhong Chuhong snatched the trophy as soon as she returned to her seat. She and Lan Jieying got together to study the uniquely shaped trophy, not even paying attention to the subsequent awards.

The Palme d'Or, the top prize, went to the Coen brothers' "Barton Fink," a dark comedy that satirized the big Hollywood studios. To be honest, "Barton Funk" is not better than "The Truman World", but it is more mysterious and obscure, and it is difficult for ordinary people to fully understand it, but the judges who happen to be familiar with the film industry can just understand it. In this way, the pressure level has become higher, at least higher than that of "The Truman World", which can be understood by the general public. Coupled with the strong personal style of the Coen brothers, the jury awarded the Palme d'Or, the highest honor in Cannes. It's easy to understand for "Barton Fink". (To be continued)

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