Chapter 50: Don't be modest in front of idiots

"Mr. Bai, keep going! I hope you can win a big prize!"

Host Xiao Liu's energetic cheering seems to be the only consolation for Bai Youlou and Lao Zhou before they go to Cannes.

This girl is really nice. She even came to the airport to see them off.

Originally, Lao Zhou was teasing Bai Youlou, saying something like "She's so enthusiastic, but you're so calm and indifferent, what are you pretending to be?"

Bai Youlou ignored him and waved to the person not far away with a smile, as if saying goodbye.

Lao Zhou was a little puzzled. Didn't Xiao Liu, the host, leave? Who was he saying goodbye to?
However, when he saw Zhang Xiaorong standing not far away, he finally understood what Bai Youlou had been pretending to be.
Pooh!
Scumbag!

At the same time, he said sourly, "You specially asked Teacher Zhang to send you off? Why is that so troublesome?"

Bai Youlou shrugged, "No, I just told her to cheer for the competition. I didn't even tell her the flight number."

"So when did she come?"

"I saw her when we first arrived at the airport. She must have been waiting for quite a long time."

This time Lao Zhou is really jealous!

After passing the security check, I couldn't help but look back and found that Zhang Xiaorong was still standing there.

I came all the way to the airport to see him off, but in the end I couldn't even say a word.
I couldn't help but curse, "Brother Lou, you are such a bastard!"

Bai Youlou didn't bother to pay attention to him because his cell phone was ringing.

A message.

Because everyone had to pretend that they didn't know each other, Zhang Xiaorong didn't come close to talk to him even when she came to see him off.

At this moment, people choose to send messages to express their blessings.

"Bon Voyage."

Bai Youlou thought about it and replied: "It's not a good thing to have a tailwind on a plane."

I turned around and saw Zhang Xiaorong biting her fingers from afar. She seemed to be stumped by the reply.

After several seconds, I saw her typing again seriously.

This way of communicating through text messages even though they were not far away made Bai Youlou feel like he was passing notes to girls in school.

Zhang Xiaorong: "Ride the wind and waves!"

Boom~
The plane soared into the blue sky, and mankind's conquest of the sky was magnificent.

Cannes is a town in southern France, located in the Cote d'Azur region of the Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Mediterranean Sea.

It is famous for its beautiful beaches and annual film festival.

However, the beach surrounded by beauties and the carnival of various media who arrived early had nothing to do with Bai Youlou and his friends.

He and Lao Zhou had to go through great pains to find a hotel first.

The place where he stayed was naturally not a high-end hotel. Although he had taken two million from Zhen Dongjun, the money had to be spent wisely and he really couldn't bear to waste it too much at the moment.

Look, only the two of them came, and neither of them brought Long Ziqiang.

However, not bringing him along was not entirely for the purpose of saving money. Host Xiao Liu's "lobbying" work did play a certain role.

Bai Youlou kept Long Ziqiang in the program team.

In Lao Zhou's words: This guy doesn't speak foreign languages, and his presence here is useless except for providing extra mouths to feed and lodging.

Poor Long Ziqiang was abandoned by the "Voice of China" program team and no longer had the chance to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival that he had longed for.

For Long Ziqiang, this was being "abandoned", but for the other two players in Zhen Dongjun's group, this was fucking bad news.

As soon as Bai Youlou left, Long Ziqiang’s “seal” was lifted!

In order to make up for this guy's resentment, Bai Youlou allowed him to use his ultimate move in the next game. Let's not be so rustic! Just show off what you can do.

Before leaving, he stuffed seven or eight USB flash drives into Long Ziqiang's hands and told him: If you encounter any difficulties, open one of the "magic bags".

Although the person left, Bai Youlou had arranged all the follow-up matters before leaving.

Zhen Dongjun will keep the surveillance video until the episode when Bai Youlou leaves. He is still very good at teasing the audience and netizens.

Unfortunately, compared to his powerful performance in the "Voice of China" program team, Bai Youlou suffered a "Waterloo" after arriving in Cannes.

The Cannes Film Festival is a magical place. Everyone has their own imagination of it. Movie fans regard it as a movie palace for pilgrimage, and tourists like the sunny and beach-style vacation here, where they can see stars for free every day.

For film producers, this is the most direct monetization platform. Don’t think that Cannes only has red carpets. In fact, those dozens of meters of paved roads are a place of fame and fortune for filmmakers to increase their value.

The way to achieve added value is the "film market" that runs parallel to the main competition unit.

According to statistics, last year's Cannes had 108 companies from 5049 countries, a total of 11700 participants, 397 exhibitors, an exhibition area of ​​13000 square meters, and a total of 1341 film screenings.

The Film Palace is a very interesting place. Upstairs is art, and various film masters share their film concepts with the world.

As for downstairs, Baiyoulou feels like a vegetable market.

Originally, he thought that although he was not well-known in the industry of director and it was unlikely that he could sell movies by relying on his looks, "Whiplash" was at least shortlisted for the main competition unit and would not be ignored.

But the result is that they came a little too early, and right now there are more people selling films than buying them in the film market.

There were a few people scattered around the market, most of them were tourists and reporters.

But coming early is not all bad, for example, they got a good position.

Fortunately, this is just the beginning.

Bai Youlou hasn't spent the money he extorted from Zhen Dongjun yet, and the "main force" hasn't arrived yet, so there's no need to rush.

On the third day of their stall, they met an "acquaintance".

To be precise, they should be compatriots.

The stall next to theirs was much more impressive than theirs, and even the area of ​​its stall was much larger. One stall could rival three or four of the ones at Baiyoulou's.

Old Zhou recognized the man right away. "It's Chief Zheng. This year, there are only two Chinese-language films in the Cannes main competition. But he is a regular at these film festivals. He is more famous than you. He is a leader of the sixth generation of directors and makes a living by making art films."

"That's great. It's right next door to us, and we can get some buyers."

"Hey~ it really works!"

Before the buyers had a chance to get hold of it, Bai Youlou and his team got hold of the reporters first.

A reporter with a smile on his face who seemed very friendly to Bai Youlou.

"Hello, Director Bai. My name is Wang Henshui. You can just call me Ah Shui. I'm a reporter from Movie Entertainment Weekly. Would it be convenient for you to chat for a few minutes?"

Faced with other people's enthusiasm, Bai Youlou narrowed his eyes slightly, but did not refuse.

After getting the permission to be interviewed, Ah Shui smiled even more brightly. He took out a recorder and a notebook. He looked very professional.

As a result, the first question he asked was: "Director Bai, what do you think is the probability of your film winning an award?"

Bai Youlou: Great!
No wonder they say you have to be careful of your compatriots when you are in a foreign country. This guy smiled so brightly, but the first question he asked set a trap for himself.

But he didn't show any displeasure, "Fifty percent."

"That's quite high!" Ah Shui exclaimed, "Why is it 50%?"

"Either you win the prize or you don't. There are only two possibilities. Of course, it's 50 percent."

A water:.
There's something wrong with the code!

He tried again!

"As far as I know, this is your first time making a movie, but your debut has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival. Do you think you are a genius in directing?"

"Of course." Bai Youlou said without hesitation.

Ah Shui's eyes lit up, "I thought you would be more modest."

Bai Youlou looked at him deeply and said, "Don't be modest in front of idiots, because they will take it seriously."

Ah Shui was stunned. He suspected that Bai Youlou was cursing him secretly, but not obviously.

(End of this chapter)