Chapter 618 [The grand prize is released, too bullying]
After the movie screening, everyone from Yingyi Entertainment went to have a big meal to celebrate.
Regardless of whether the movie will eventually win awards, it is very happy that everyone can get good reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the first time in their lives.
Lan Jieying's red mission has been completed by 90%. As long as the box office of this film is high enough when it is released in China, Liang Kun will probably be able to complete it.
Lan Jieying was very excited and in a happy mood. She never thought that she would participate in an international film festival one day and dressed up beautifully and walked the red carpet. At that time in 2000, she could not get a role in a TV series in Hong Kong.
She was particularly grateful to Liang Kun for this. She didn't expect that a big-name star like Liang Kun would be willing to tailor the script for supporting actors like her and Li Jiasheng. What's amazing is that Liang Kun made Yingyi Entertainment a group famous and helped her, a desperate person, get out of the trough.
After reciprocity, Liang Kun, Andy Lau and others also supported the other two movies.
Ang Lee's new film "Making Woodstock" has received a good response and has a slightly inferior reputation as "Invisible Guest".
"Making Woodstock" is obviously filmed for award-winning awards. It is an unpopular theme that cannot have many box offices, and losing money is inevitable. The film is adapted from a memoir and describes the process of Elliott Tiber, a gay American writer and designer, founding the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival in the 1960s.
This is a light comedy with smooth stories, simple relationships in characters and light rhythms. However, there are only people in a small circle who praise Ang Lee for his good shooting, and most viewers will not go to the cinema to watch it. There is no way, who cares about what the Woodstock Music Festival is?
Johnnie To's "Revenge" is probably ruined. This movie has obvious shortcomings, and it feels boring after watching it. The plot is not bad, but there is no highlight. The movie is the same type as "Gun Fire" and "Exile", but it is not as good as the above two movies, while those two movies only have a good reputation and a terrible box office.
There are serious problems with the casting of this film. The starring is Johnny Harry Day, a rock star known as "French Elvis". This person's eyes are too small, even more beautiful than Ken Yamagata, and more Jay Chou than Tony Daki. Moreover, his eyes are not only small, but also a bit crooked.
The second male lead is Huang Qiusheng, plus Lin Jiadong and Lin Xue... The appearance of the male actor in this movie is completely unsaved.
The movie is a bit different from the movie, like the autumn and winter men's clothing display. But these people don't have a good figure, it's a failed fashion show. The gun battle scene is quite literary. Recently, people who watched "Quick Chasing" can easily fall asleep when they watch this movie.
A group of filmmakers chatted, and everyone felt that the chance of "Invisible Guest" was higher.
Liang Kun’s four friends also went to watch other movies that attracted attention and received good reviews, and they all said it was boring after watching them.
The movies at the Cannes Film Festival are basically all literary and artistic. Liang Kun didn't watch them and knew that he couldn't keep watching them. "The Invisible Guest" is a suspense drama here and attracted many viewers, and everyone who watched them said it was OK.
To put it bluntly, this is still a commercial film with box office potential.
In parallel worlds, the original Spanish film was only released as an opening film at the Spanish Film Festival, and did not participate in other film festivals, so it did not win international awards. However, it is the uncrowned king in the minds of many viewers, introduced by various countries and remade by Italy.
Today, the movie shines in Cannes.
The Cannes Film Festival is divided into "main competition unit" and "a kind of attention unit". There are not many awards set and the value is quite high.
The awards are mainly the Best Palme d'Or Award, Best Director Award, Best Screenwriter Award, Best Actor Award, Best Actress Award, Jury Award, Jury Award, and Best Short Film Award.
Cannes does not distinguish between the best supporting roles, which is very personal. As long as you win the award, you will be the protagonist.
There is no such thing as "Best Actor and Actress" nomination at the Class A Film Festival. Every actor in the movies in all main competition units may win awards. The Best Actor and Actress Award is directly selected and there is no nomination. No matter how many or few scenes you have, you may win the Best Actor and Actress.
This time, many Chinese films have entered the main competition unit. "The Invisible Guest", "Revenge", and Lou Ye's "The Intoxicating Night in the Spring Breeze".
"A Night in the Spring Breeze" is another homosexual movie, and it is another group of straight male actors. It's really hard for them to do so. These people are fighting for the award. Everyone knows that making such movies is easier to win awards.
Liang Kun stayed in Cannes until the grand prize was released, and the time in his dream would take more than a month.
He didn't feel bored. He could teach Teresa Palmo to act with Tang Ge in his dream, play music with Ayumi Hamasaki, and travel around the world with Son Yejin...
The Palme d'Or was won by the Austrian movie "White Ribbon", and the core is the children's resistance to patriarchy. Almost all families in the film have an extremely violent father. Extreme patriarchy led to the birth of a teenage group, which resisted patriarchy and even developed into a resistance to the entire social level. This black-and-white film is so serious and dull that it is unimaginable, but it is very meaningful.
The Jury Award was won by "The Prophet", a French and Italian film.
"The Invisible Guest" also gained something, and won the jury award together with the British film "Aquarium".
Liang Kun did not watch "Aquarium", but he knew that the fish tank was big enough because there was a "fashark" inside.
The Best Director Award was won by Philippine director Brirant Mandosa, and the film "Kinari".
The best actress is Charlotte Gainsbourg of Anti-Christ.
The Best Actor is Christopher Walz of "Inglorious Bastard". The Best Screenwriter Award was won by Mei Feng of "The Intoxicated Night in Spring".
This is another film that the sixth-generation director leader was banned in China, and it is a product of smearing China and can sell it abroad for some money.
Why is it called a smear? Because the script is written, it is not that in reality, there is really a GAY who has a good impression of another GAY when tracking one GAY.
The news came back to China and immediately sparked fierce debate online. Because a few people said that the banned film director's high prowess is the "conscience" of Chinese films, winning the award means everything. Then they were submerged in the spitting stars of Liang fans.
Liang Kun did not steal the limelight anymore, and the person who received the award was Liu Dehua.
Liang Kun, Liang Shuang and others went to Paris again to participate in the French Open. The others were to be spectators, a group of people who were paid leave and had no pressure on life.
As soon as Liang Kun arrived in Paris, he attracted many reporters to interview, talking about "Quick Chase" and "Invisible Guest", as well as his team teaming with Sharapova to play mixed doubles.
"Liang, you have been promoting the movie before. Without practicing football, are you confident of winning the championship in this competition?"
Liang Kun smiled and said, "It's obvious that I didn't practice because I was too confident. Since I played professional tennis, I have lost one game in total. Nadal is good at playing in clay courts. Maybe he can win me a few more games this time, which would be even more interesting."
The reporter asked: "What is the reason why you and Sharapova team up? Are you really not a couple?"
"It's really not. I want to find someone to play doubles and team up with famous tennis beauties. It's more fun than finding a male player to play doubles."
As soon as Liang Kun left the hotel, it was hard to move. Many fans gathered at the entrance of the hotel to ask him for his autograph.
He has more fans in Europe, and many people have watched "Quick Chasing". Europeans and Americans think that the killer image he created is very cool, and China has not had such a role before.
Shooting popular commercial movies will make people angry. Liang Kun used to play the clown, but now John Wick has become another representative character.
In the third week, the total box office of "Quick Chase" in North America reached US$124 million. This month in France, Liang Kun was the most popular star, and no one can match it.
In the fourth week, even if "Museum Wonderful Night 2" was released, "Quick Chase" still had a good box office performance. These are all benefits brought by high reputation and attracted a large number of passers-by fans.
Media predicts that when the release, the total box office of "Quick Chase" and "Wolverine" will not be very different, with a global box office of about 150 million US dollars in North America, and the global box office will hit 300 million.
The movie's super high box office is generally related to the quality of the blockbusters this May. "Museum Night 2" is not as strong as people imagine.
The museum's exhibits have become living things. Thinking about it carefully, it's quite boring.
The first movie received a local box office of more than 200 million US dollars. Most of the audience was attracted by the theme, and Ben Stiller also had box office appeal. The theme of the second sequel was exactly the same, and the audience lost interest and the box office dropped sharply in the first week to one-quarter of the first.
The film has a bad reputation and only received 44% praise on Rotten Tomato website. The life philosophy that the movie wants to express is also added in the end, without the natural and natural touch.
In May's high-box movies, Liang Kun is the only one who takes the lead, and the other movies are group shows. He can compete with many big-name actors alone, and the bonus to popularity can be imagined.
He hired four bodyguards in Paris this time, and someone had to open the way to participate in the competition.
In the first round, he easily swept the German players 6-0. He forgot his opponent's name after the game. It was too easy to win. It did not happen that he had not practiced the ball for a long time. He could not crack the opponent with his serve and violent forehand alone.
After Liang Kun finished this game, he had the feeling of Mr. Saitama. Invincible is not a happy thing. If you are too invincible, you will not be able to experience the pleasure of competition. It is just abusing food.
But since he signed up, he still had to complete these abuse games, and his mixed doubles with Sharapova was no exception.
Liang Kun was in charge in the first game, but the opponent had no temper at all.
This game was reported by the media, and the two became the most interesting combination. Because Sharapova likes to scream, her batting power is average. Liang Kun is silent and extremely violent in the batting, and often scores with one blow.
The two formed a funny contrast, and everyone thought it was quite fun. They were talking and laughing on the court, playing and winning the game.
The opponent is a little broken, and it feels too bullying...
Chapter completed!