On May 11, there was still one month before "Space-Time Warrior" was officially released, and the promotion of the movie was finally fully launched. The halls of more than 700 theaters across the United States began to play new trailers for the movie, and posters for the movie were posted on the walls. The most important thing was that nearly 10,000 screens of these more than 700 theaters began to play trailers for "Space-Time Warrior".

The audience has mixed reviews about the movie's patch advertisements. Some people think it's pretty good and can see information about the new movies; some people think that watching advertisements in the cinema is really a waste of time. However, whether the audience likes it or not, this thing cannot be avoided.

Today, all theaters are playing brand new trailers, which are concentrated on the essence of the movie, and the hot scenes are constantly coming.

The two-minute trailer made dozens of viewers in the screening hall soar and become extremely excited. For the audience, in addition to gunfights, speeding cars, explosions, and fierce fighting scenes, the costumes of the characters in the movie are extremely cool, which is simply unstoppable.

"Wow, Reeves' new movie is so cool. I will definitely go to the cinema to watch this movie!"

"It's so exciting!"

"This movie looks cooler than "The Matrix", and it plays even more excitingly. The racing scene is much better than "Fast and Furious"! Who is the director of this movie? This guy is definitely a genius!"

In front of nearly 10,000 screens across the United States, countless viewers decided to come to the cinema to watch movies after watching the trailer for ￥ "Time Warriors".

On May 14, the 61st Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off. This year's selected films fully realized the organizing committee's ambition to "environment all rivers". It is mixed with documentaries, martial arts films, epic blockbusters, and even two cartoons in regular art films, with themes covering all areas of politics, history, and love.

This year's Cannes is also a year for Asian filmmakers to gather together. In the official competition unit alone, there are 6 Asian films, accounting for one-third of the competition films. In addition to Wong Kar-wai's "2046" becoming the only Chinese-language film shortlisted, Japanese director Oshii Mori Oshii's "Ghost in the Shell 2", Koreedo Yuuwa's "No One Knows", Korean director Hong Shangsoo's "Women Are the Future of Men", Park Chan-yu's "Old Boy", Thai director Veras Hagu's "Tropical Diseases". In addition, in the screening unit, there are Zhang Ran's "Time Warrior", Zhang Yimou's "Ten Faces", and Abbas's "Five". A single attention unit also includes Abbas's "Ten", Yang Chao's "Journey" and Korean Kim Yoon-suk's "Qing Breeze" directed by Kim Yoon-suk.

When the film festival opened, Zhang Ran was still busy filming "The Aviator" in China and did not attend the opening ceremony of the film festival. The premiere of "Time and Space Warrior" was scheduled to be held on the night of the 20th, and Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu arrived in Cannes on the morning of the 19th.

This is Zhang Ran’s first visit to Cannes.

In Zhang Ran's impression, Cannes is filled with blue sky, white clouds, beaches, tall palm trees, warm sea breeze, groups of bikini beauties, and rows of yachts at the pier. However, what left the deepest impression on Zhang Ran after arriving in Cannes was the parade outside the Movie Palace.

The entire parade held large black, white and colorful banners with protest words written in colored paints, then beat drums, basins, and played wind instruments similar to suona, singing in unison. Zhang Ran didn't understand French, nor did he know what they were singing. After singing the song, a man lay on the ground with a wooden sign covering his body with the words "No welfare to starve people to death"; another man knelt beside the "dead" and played sad instruments.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded. Zhang Ran turned his head and saw a riot police force coming. Everyone had a helmet tied to his legs, a half-person-high shield in one hand, and a baton in the other. The explosion-proof police slowly approached the protesters. The protesters were no match for the police, so they could only retreat. Soon, the protesters were forced into the alley opposite the Movie Palace by the riot police.

This is the first time Zhang Jingchu has seen such a scene. She is curious and nervous: "I didn't expect that the Cannes Film Festival will be like this. I hope the premiere of "Time and Space Warriors" can proceed safely."

Zhang Ran didn't say anything, but that was what he wanted.

During the film festival, the food, clothing, housing and transportation in Cannes rolled upwards, and the hotel was as expensive as it was.

The price of an ordinary five-star hotel is more than 3,000 euros per night, while the luxury suite in a five-star hotel with an ideal location costs more than 1,000 euros per night. It is precisely because the accommodation costs of Cannes that tourists walking with sleeping bags can be seen everywhere on the streets.

Zhang Ran and his friends stayed at the Martestic Hotel, the official hotel designated by the Film Festival. It is only a few steps away from the Film Festival Palace. Many celebrities can calmly put on makeup in the room here before going to the red carpet, and then spend a few minutes strolling to the Film Festival Palace to attend the grand ceremony.

Almost every room in the hotel can see a charming sea view, and the view can slowly extend along the beautiful beachfront avenue. The huge viewing windows in the room, the beautiful balcony that recesses into the room, the open layout, warm tones, and the facade with a distinct Art Deco style, look harmonious and unified.

Of course, the hotel's price is also ridiculously expensive. The room Zhang Ran and his friends stayed in cost 7,000 euros, or Lucbesson booked a few months in advance. It is impossible to book a room after the film festival opens. The most expensive and amazing room in the hotel is the penthouse suite prepared for Reeves, which can be called the king of Cannes, and costs 38,000 euros per night!

"Luke, I haven't seen you for a long time!" After resting in the room for a few minutes, Zhang Ran took Zhang Jingchu to Luke Besson's room to say hello, and asked about the premiere arrangements.

"My dear friend, and the beautiful Jingchu!" Luke Besson hugged Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu enthusiastically, asked them to sit down, and asked the female assistant to bring them coffee, "I'm going to go over and say hello when I hear you're here!"

"Have Keanu and Adrian arrived?" Zhang Ran asked.

"Keanu is busy filming "Hell Detective" recently and will not arrive until evening. Adrian is going to the Marine Avenue." Lucbesson talked about the serious business, "I heard that you are shooting a new movie recently, how are you doing?"

"I've shot more than half of it. According to the normal progress, I will definitely not finish it before the movie is officially released. I don't care, just shoot it slowly!"

Luc Besson knew that Zhang Ran was filming "The Aviator", a feature film, and he was not interested: "The United States does not seem to be optimistic about the box office of "Time and Space Warriors", and Bo gave a very low box office forecast."

"The prediction of waves is based on search and the popularity of the movie. Our large-scale promotion of the movie has just begun. The popularity is not enough, and there are many competitors during the schedule, so it is normal for the prediction price to be low. However, now the large-scale promotion of the movie has been launched, and the popularity will increase accordingly. After our movie premieres, the prediction of waves should be greatly improved." Zhang Ran seemed very relaxed, "In fact, for a commercial film, wave prediction, Rotten Tomatoes, MTC scores are not that important, but Cs audience ratings, popcorn values, and ImDB scores are more important. We got A+ during the preview of this movie, and there will be no problem!"

"That's good!" Lucbesson knew that Zhang Ran knew better about the American film market than he did, and he felt relieved to hear Zhang Ran say this.

The two talked about the premiere of "Time and Space Warriors" for a while, and talked about interesting stories about the film festival, so Zhang Ran took Zhang Jingchu to say goodbye.

Back in the room, Zhang Jingchu came to the balcony and looked at the beautiful beachfront road in front of her, the beautiful beach bay and the elegant hotel with different styles. It contrasts with the blue sea and tall green palm trees, creating a kind of peaceful beauty. She shouted: "Zhang Ran, the scenery here is so beautiful. Can you take two photos for me?"

Zhang Ran graduated from the Department of Photography in Shanghai Theater in his previous life, and his absolute professional level was much higher than Cheng Guanxi's entry-level level. He took out his digital camera, took two photos of Zhang Jingchu on the balcony, and pulled her into the room to take a few photos.

After taking the photo, Zhang Jingchu took the camera and looked at it. The photo was taken very beautifully. In Zhang Ran's words, she had to choose angles when taking photos, and Zhang Ran could always choose the best angle to take the most beautiful picture. She turned her head and kissed Zhang Ran on the face: "It was a great shot, this is a reward for you!"

Zhang Ran quit: "Please, I can't hire a professional photographer like me for no amount of money, so I just sent it in one go? Continue, continue!"

Zhang Jingchu smiled and cursed "Lai Pi" and turned her head to kiss Zhang Ran. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ran hugged her directly, kissed her hard, and stroked her back. Zhang Jingchu suddenly blushed, pushed Zhang Ran, and protested: "Stop making trouble, it's going on in broad daylight!"

"I'm just making trouble, it's too confusing!" Zhang Ranyin fell on Zhang Jingchu's mouth, and the protest turned into endless tenderness.

The knock on the door suddenly rang, and the two people who were in high spirits split their lips. Zhang Jingchu glared at Zhang Ran, tidied up her clothes, opened the room, and the person who came was Zhang Ziyi, and said, "Ziyi, why are you here? Please come in quickly!"

Zhang Ziyi smiled at Zhang Jingchu: "Jingchu, I heard that you and the director have arrived. I'll come over and say hello!"

Zhang Ran asked Zhang Ziyi to sit down and smiled and said, "Ziyi, you are the most popular figure in Cannes this time. The heroine of the three movies is rare in the history of Cannes. Now it has become an international chapter!"

Zhang Ziyi smiled with her lips pursed. This year is the year for her to make full efforts. Every movie of "2046", "Ten-Ambushes", and "Time and Space Warriors" is a dream for domestic actors, but she actually got three movies. The smugness on her face could not be concealed: "Director, don't laugh at them!"

Zhang Jingchu curled her lips slightly. She didn't like Zhang Ziyi's tone of speaking, and it sounded like she was acting coquettish.

Zhang Ran is really not a joke. He knew that Zhang Ziyi would soon take on the filming of "Memoirs of Geisha" to confirm the title of International Zhang. However, he was not concerned about it and asked: "Director Zhang Yimou is here? If you are there, I will say hello to Jingchu. Is there director Wang Jiawei? I heard Lukebesson say just now that Director Wang is still shooting some of the shots. I wonder if it is true?"

Just now, Lukebesson told Zhang Ran that everyone in the Film Festival had received an unprecedented apology letter from the conference. It said that the media of "2046" the day after tomorrow was cancelled, and only the premiere of the evening remained normal. Many people said that the movie had not been finished yet and Wang Jiawei was re-filming. Zhang Ran knew that Wang Jiawei was filming the movie, but was still shocked when he heard that the film festival was still filming. Isn't this too much, right?

Zhang Ziyi shook her head and said, "Director Zhang Yimou is here, Director Wang is now in Paris. There is no re-shoot of the scene in "2046", which is a rumor. That's right. "2046" was made in Thailand later. The staff who were supposed to be copying from Thailand on the plane were considered to be using fake passports at the customs office, and the copy was also a hot one. The crew had to make another new copy because it was just washed and had not made subtitles yet. They are now rushing to subtitles in Paris!"

Zhang Ran secretly thanked that his movie was a digital copy, and there would be no such problem. Even if the copy was lost, it could still be transmitted over the Internet! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!