After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 712 Jing Tian: Tell me, what do you plan to do with Mimi!

Ten minutes later.

Li Mingyang opened the bedroom door, wearing a Monkey King T-shirt, and shouted happily with his arms outstretched, "Senior brother, haha!"

"Junior brother!" Jia Zhangke took off his sunglasses, his face beaming, and hugged Li Mingyang.

"Senior brother, you're here for the money, aren't you?" Li Mingyang asked directly.

Jia Zhangke gave him 20 million US dollars, but received nothing in return... The money has to be returned.

"Why would we, fellow apprentices, talk about money?" Jia Zhangke sat back down next to his wife, rubbing his hands vigorously and saying with a grin.

“One thing at a time. My senior brother didn’t receive the prize, and I can’t shirk my responsibility. This money must be refunded. I will refund the money to you within three days.”

"Director Li, really, it's not necessary," Zhao Tao interjected.

“Twenty million US dollars is no small sum. You don’t earn money easily.” Li Mingyang waved his hand and insisted on returning the money.

“Junior brother, to be honest, I didn’t really believe you could buy the Palme d’Or… but I really believed it last night! You’re amazing!” Jia Zhangke said generously, “I know you must be short of money right now. Those foreigners are really ruthless. Twenty million US dollars isn’t much, but it’s a token of my appreciation. If you think it’s not enough, I’ll make up another ten million US dollars for you later.”

“Yes! Yes! Those foreigners are all obsessed with money. Director Zhang and his team have already spent enough, but they still lost to Director Li… Director Li, we’re all family. If you have any difficulties, you can tell us, and we’ll definitely help you.” Zhao Tao said with the air of a big sister, without hesitation.

Li Mingyang patted his thigh, took the cigarette from Director Jia, held it in his hand but didn't smoke it.

Despite Dongda Capital and its leaders contributing money and effort, they failed to secure the Palme d'Or, while he won it without any effort.

The filmmakers at Cannes are very curious about what price he paid.

He did not attend either the Chinese or South Korean victory celebration banquet last night.

Both China and South Korea had a very difficult and sleepless night last night!

Zuo Shandiao's phone must have been ringing off the hook!
Li Mingyang laughed and pointed at Jia Zhangke, saying, "Are you here to trick me into telling me something?"

"What are you saying? We're family! I'm just concerned about you. It's okay if you can't say it." Jia Zhang looked at Li Mingyang with hopeful eyes, his thirst for knowledge practically bursting out!

Li Mingyang beckoned to the maid beside him and said in Korean, "Open a bottle of red wine and get some fruit."

The maid nodded, took a step back, bowed, and left.

Their well-trained appearance caught Zhao Tao's eye. "Director Li, are these your Korean maids?"

"Ah."

"You're so obedient!"

"You're still keeping your mouth shut, haha!"

“Or maybe he’s faking it, pretending not to understand Chinese, when in fact he speaks Chinese better than you,” Jia Zhangke chuckled.

"impossible."

"It's best to be careful. Be careful when you're out and about. The Koreans are chaotic and corrupt, even worse than the Japanese."

"Haha! Senior, you're overthinking it. A bunch of people with an average education level of only primary school don't know anything about Chinese. How could I dare to use them without doing my research?"

"Elementary school? Oh, they're all trainees!"

“That’s right! Senior brother knows a lot!” Li Mingyang looked at Zhao Tao.

Zhao Tao rolled her eyes at Jia Zhangke, making Jia Zhangke scratch his head in disbelief.

With this diversion, no one mentioned how the Palme d'Or was awarded.

And the junior brother that Li Mingyang recognized was also very cunning!
He came here to discuss a big business deal with Li Mingyang!
Organize a film festival!

Jia Zhangke might like to hold an international film festival in his hometown of Shanxi, and at the same time promote the local ancient city.

It's basically an international film festival + culture + academia + tourism.

This is incredibly difficult; it's a thousand times harder than working at a film studio!

The first requirement is that it must be recognized by the state!

Otherwise, it won't be done!

There are only four international film festivals in China: the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Southeast University Changchun Film Festival, the Beijing International Film Festival, and the Silk Road International Film Festival.

While film and television cities in China may not be ubiquitous, they are something that local governments can easily establish if they want to; it's not a difficult task.

Old Jia really succeeded, organizing the Pingyao International Film Festival, the fifth international film festival to receive national approval.

This will make Pingyao Ancient City an international ancient city, setting it far apart from other ancient cities!

But that was 17 years ago.

Section Chief Jia is not qualified at all. He has only been nominated at Cannes and has never won an award. What's the point?
So he came here this time hoping to work with his fellow apprentices.

“Junior brother, you need a network to succeed in China… If you always use your own money to get things done, your superiors will think you’ve gotten too big for your britches and are hard to manage… Sometimes, you need to ask for favors, make connections, and give your superiors a chance to shine. That’s how you make everyone happy,” Jia Zhangke said.

Li Mingyang nodded; he also had ideas about organizing an international film festival.

"What you say is absolutely right, senior brother. What do you think about holding this international film festival in Nanjing?"

Jia Zhangke laughed heartily, “Of course not! Jinling doesn’t have the genes of an international film festival. It doesn’t have a circle. Besides, your place is all scattered. Thirteen Taibao, it’s simply impossible.”

"..."

"I've been planning this international film festival idea for many years. Everything is ready except for the final push, and that final push is you, my junior brother!" Jia Zhangke chuckled.

"I will think about it."

“Junior brother, don’t hesitate, let’s do it together! I won’t lie to you, that twenty million US dollars is my operating fund.”

"Haha! I was wondering where you got so much money."

"It's hard to get things done with your own money; it's easier to get things done with money from above... We all understand this principle; we've suffered too many losses. Junior brother, you've had it too easy taking the internet capital route, so easy that others can't even react in time... You've accomplished it all by yourself, which is indeed impressive and heroic, but it makes others look incompetent and short-sighted..."

"I don't want to wait."

Jia Zhang opened his mouth but didn't refute, saying awkwardly, "I've said too much, I've said too much. Just listen and that's enough. You're different from us."

"However, I think the idea of ​​this international film festival is great, count me in."

Jia Zhangke clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great! With my junior brother's Palme d'Or setting the tone, this is definitely Asia's premier international film festival!"

"How much money can this thing make? If it's profitable, I'll bring my older brother over."

Upon hearing "my elder brother," Jia Zhangke's face immediately fell. "Junior brother, we're almost done. With Jiang Wen's personality, something bad will happen."

Li Mingyang understood; this was because he was worried that his older brother would overstep his bounds.

Jiang Wen definitely wants to show off, otherwise why would he get involved in this?

As for money, Jiang Wen probably wouldn't care.

This film festival will at most earn tens of millions, which will be divided among a large number of people.

In Jiang Wen's eyes, all he did was show off.

Jia Zhangke's films cannot be released, so he can't reap the box office benefits or the financial film benefits.

We have no choice but to take another approach.

Old Jia makes art films, but he is a genuine businessman with a very good business sense!
Otherwise, the Pingyao International Film Festival wouldn't have been so successful.

Of course, in the end, they still got the credit and were kicked out of the game.

It's impossible to keep eating from such a huge plate forever...

He managed to link his personal influence with the ancient city of Pingyao; it's amazing he even came up with that idea.

At that time, the conflict between the two sides had become public, and it was quite ugly.

Zhao Tao also posted on Weibo, saying goodbye to the Pingyao Film Festival, which caused quite a stir.

Li Mingyang doesn't care about the money from the film festival.

However, the Pingyao Film Festival is a new circle. You can be a hands-off manager when nothing's going on, and show off when things get interesting. Why not?
Forget it, I'd better not bring Jiang Wen.

The two sides hit it off immediately and quickly reached an agreement.

Just as they were about to raise a toast in celebration, the doorbell rang, followed by the voice of the eldest brother, Jiang Wen, "Brother, it's me, Jiang Wen!"

Li Mingyang put down his wine glass and went to open the door.

Jiang Wen arrived with his sister-in-law Zhou Yun and his younger brother Jiang Wu.

"Awesome, damn, that's awesome! Haha, that was so satisfying!" Jiang Wen exclaimed to himself as he hugged Li Mingyang.

Seeing that there were still people in the living room, including Director Jia, he immediately opened his arms to greet him.

The two directors are a well-known husband-and-wife team in the industry.

However, the husband-and-wife team of Lao Jia and Zhao Tao has been the subject of much criticism.

Jiang Wen and his sister-in-law Zhou Yun have a very good reputation!

Looking at Zhao Tao's works, the director credits are almost all Jia Zhangke.

Her acting skills are actually not bad.

Although viewers criticized her acting skills as being poor, unable to carry Jia Zhangke's films, and unworthy of being the lead actress.

But she can easily outshine the post-85 actresses; none of the four top actresses and two top actresses could match the roles she played.

Li Mingyang felt that this husband-and-wife business was mainly because it was all the same and lacked any innovation, plus Zhao Tao was always playing the female lead, and her looks were too lacking...

The audience got tired of it.

In this respect, the husband-and-wife shop run by the eldest brother, Jiang Wen, is much more likable.

Zhou Yun is a plus for Jiang Wen, but Zhao Tao is a minus for Jia Zhang.

My sister-in-law, Zhou Yun, is beautiful!
My older brother always manages to make my sister-in-law look incredibly beautiful, a stark contrast to the other directors!
This fully demonstrates a husband's deep understanding of his wife.

Most importantly, my sister-in-law doesn't seek the limelight and doesn't play leading roles.

This gave the eldest brother, Jiang Wen, ample room to maneuver.

Good will prevail over evil. Xu Qing's shot of that buttocks is incredibly attractive!
It's a masterpiece!
If Jing Tian could learn from her sister-in-law, Li Mingyang would be laughing in his sleep.

It's so much better to shine as a supporting actor; I always want to play the lead!
Thinking this, Li Mingyang glanced at his sister-in-law a few more times.

Then those two glances were seen by his sister-in-law and Jiang Wuye.

"Director Li, what are you looking at?" Zhou Yun asked with a light laugh.

"Hey... we can't mention it." Li Mingyang pointed to the door behind him.

"Haha!" Jiang Wu immediately understood and muttered under his breath, "The little princess has made him speechless again!"

"That's not true, don't talk nonsense." Li Mingyang rolled his eyes and put the cigarette in his mouth.

His sister-in-law, Zhou Yun, quickly lit it for him.

Li Mingyang lightly tapped his sister-in-law Zhou Yun's hand, took a deep drag on his cigarette, then sat down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and chatted casually with the five people for a while.

Then, Section Chief Jia and Zhao Tao very tactfully left.

Seeing this, Jiang Wu got up to see the two off, and after seeing them out, he also went out and closed the door.

"What does Lao Jia want with you? It's not about buying lottery tickets, is it?" "No."

"that's great!"

Jiang Wen's goal was simple: to buy the Cannes Film Festival award!

"Brother, you're awesome! You even won this! How much did you spend on this Palme d'Or?" Jiang Wen patted Li Mingyang's thigh, wishing he could hug him.

"can not say."

"What's there to hide? Zhang Yimou's offer was outrageously high, at least a billion US dollars, plus a whole bunch of hidden clauses. They still lost, so you're bound to offer even more!"

"How did you know?"

"Just listen to what they say, how could it be false?"

Li Mingyang held up two fingers, "They also involved some trade terms, automobiles, clothing, wine... at least two billion US dollars in concessions."

"Impossible! Two billion US dollars isn't just a piece of paper, it's real money. Zhang Yimou's entire career box office totals don't even reach that much. It's like he's ceding territory and paying reparations."

Li Mingyang didn't believe Spielberg's price, but he believed Nicole's.

She had no reason to lie.

"That's the truth, but all of that is in the past. No one will make it public. And I am yet another Palme d'Or winner director from the University of Tokyo."

"Two billion US dollars is absurd... If it's true, how did you win? You practically won the Palme d'Or while standing up!" Jiang Wen said emotionally.

"No comment," Li Mingyang refused directly.

Jiang Wen grinned and said, "Tell me about it. I'm aiming for the Palme d'Or, so I need to know my limits! If it's only two billion US dollars, then forget it. With that much money, I might as well buy an island and build a modern-day Shangri-La. That would be so much more exciting!"

Li Mingyang shook his head and chuckled, "I won't say... but one thing is certain: it's possible to win an award through a roundabout route, but it's impossible for a Chinese-language film made in mainland China to win the Palme d'Or."

Jiang Wen scratched his head, extremely curious about how Li Mingyang could stand up and receive the Palme d'Or!
When it comes to money, the higher-ups will spare no expense!
They even visited him late at night, not giving Li Mingyang time to negotiate.

The entire Dongda circle was shocked by Li Mingyang's move!
Given the current international situation, winning the only Palme d'Or while standing still is nothing short of a miracle!
"If I go to Japan, can I really win the Palme d'Or?"

"Have the opportunity."

"That's settled then! When should I go to the notebook?"

Jiang Wen couldn't find out the reason, but Li Mingyang was just using this roundabout way to win awards, so just follow his lead!

Chatted for a while.

Jiang heard the hidden meaning in his words, which were deliberately mysterious, and then confirmed one thing... that Li Mingyang didn't take Zhang Yimou seriously at all.

"Brother, is it really too late for Lao Zhangzi?"

"Oh, he should go find Brother Kai. Brother Kai won the only Palme d'Or for Tokyo University. What does he have to do with Cannes now? Oh, he does have something to do with it. He'll show up when he's promoting or selling his new film. He's treating Cannes like a sucker."

"This is really not fair..."

"Cannes suffered a loss and was tricked. How could they possibly be willing to help Zhang Yimou collect all three of Europe's highest honors? From the very beginning, they never intended to give it to him. Even if I didn't get it, it would be for other films."

Jiang Wen's eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "Holy crap! No way, two billion US dollars isn't money? Those thugs are all about money!"

"Heh, they are indeed bandits, and they are indeed greedy for money, but they don't want to be clowns! Zhang Yimou won the Palme d'Or, he's achieved his ultimate goal, do you think he'd still care about Cannes? Careless!"

"Zhang Yimou's personality...is not that of someone who goes back on his word."

Seeing that Jiang Wen didn't believe him, Li Mingyang told Jiang Wen to wait, took out his phone, logged into Weibo, and showed his older brother the short essay praising Zhang Yimou.

Short essays exceeding ten thousand words.

Jiang Wen read half of it and handed the phone back to Li Mingyang. "This article was clearly prepared... so eager to clear his name... so hasty..."

"right……"

"By the way, my dear brother, why don't you try to clear your name? Zhang Yimou is just trying to make money back in the mainland. Don't you have any ideas?"

"I won't tell you," Li Mingyang said with a wicked grin.

What a terrible thing! This kid has no sense of propriety! Are you kidding me?!

Jiang Wen came out of curiosity, but now he's extremely anxious; he desperately wants to know the inside story.

If it were any other director from Tokyo University, he would have found a way to get the other party to tell the truth.

If it were Lu Sang, it would be even easier. A few slaps would definitely make him spill everything, telling her everything without reservation.

But Li Mingyang can't do it!
Although he looked stronger than Li Mingyang, Li Mingyang was as strong as an ox, and he couldn't handle him!

Jiang Wen always believed that might makes right, but that didn't work on Li Mingyang...

"Hey, where's your sister-in-law? Is she still asleep?" Jiang Wen suddenly asked.

Before Li Mingyang could speak, the bedroom door opened.

Yang Mi walked out gracefully, wearing a white suit dress and a single ponytail.

"Hello Director Jiang, hello Sister Zhou."

Jiang Wen: "..."

Zhou Yun: "..."

The two thought it was Jing Tian who came out, but they were completely surprised!
Yang Mi has appeared.

Yang Mi, they weren't surprised.

I just feel like there's not much to say...

After all, Yang Mi followed Li Mingyang for so long, and all she got was a pornographic film called "Island Horror," which wasn't even one of Li Mingyang's movies. This... can only be described as being deceived!

"Call me Big Brother, Director Jiang, that's too formal." Jiang Wen waved his hand and said with great magnanimity.

"Hey, brother, sister-in-law."

Mimi sat down lightly next to Zhou Yun, said a few words, then took Zhou Yun's arm and whispered intimately.

The entertainment industry is Mimi's comfort zone.

Social skills are not just something to talk about.

Jiang Wen seemed reluctant to leave and began discussing his upcoming script with Li Mingyang.

Once you start discussing a script, the discussion can go on and on.

The discussion went on until after 11 p.m.

"Brother, it's almost time. Let's go to the victory celebration banquet!"

Li Mingyang won the Palme d'Or, and this Palme d'Or is a bit special.

Although Cannes does not recognize the Sino-Korean co-production, it is labeled as a Korean film.

But the fact that Li Mingyang is a director at Tokyo University cannot be changed.

Label this thing however you want.

South Korean media initially hyped it up as a Korean film, but they've now changed their tune, claiming it's a China-South Korea co-production.

This celebration banquet was naturally a grand reunion of China and South Korea.

The banquet was held at the InterContinental Carlton Cannes Hotel, where Li Mingyang was staying.

"Mimi, you take your brother and sister-in-law downstairs first, I'll be there shortly." Li Mingyang stood up to see the guests off.

Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun exchanged a knowing smile and turned to leave.

Mimi linked arms with Zhou Yun as they walked from the living room to the door, a distance of more than ten meters, and rolled her eyes at Li Mingyang three times.

"It's gone."

Li Mingyang turned around and went to the bedroom. Just as he reached the door, the bedroom door opened.

Jing Tian, ​​dressed in a formal white gown, pursed her lips and clenched her fists, "I'm so angry!"

"What are you so angry about!"

"It's all your fault for flirting! Tell me, what are you going to do with Mimi?!"

Sigh, how long will Jing Tian have to endure this suffering...?

He just won the Palme d'Or and now he has to deal with Mimi...

They were allies just a few days ago, and now they're all shattered.

"What? You don't agree?"

"This one……"

Jing Tian rolled her eyes at Li Mingyang and snorted, "If you want to win an Oscar, Uncle Wang says he has a way."

Li Mingyang was slightly taken aback. You must be joking!

Wait a minute... Sweetie's getting that custom-made Hollywood International Award is next year! 14 years ago!

While Hollywood film awards may not be as prestigious as the three major European film awards, they are Hollywood's internal awards and one of the indicators of the Oscars!

Sweetie, a student from Dongda University, can get it.

Many people thought she would win an Oscar...

They didn't win an Oscar, but they've been releasing one big-budget, top-notch Hollywood film after another.

Wanda is indeed a behemoth!
After acquiring North American theater chain AMC for $26 billion in 2012, Wanda has been steadily expanding into all aspects of the global entertainment industry chain.

Wanda Cinemas is now the world's number one cinema chain!
Old Wang's next goal was to acquire the six major Hollywood studios. When he couldn't buy the six, he finally bought Legendary Pictures!
Legendary Pictures was a huge disaster! When Wanda acquired it, it was burdened with over 9 billion yuan in debt!

It was bought for $35 billion, so we have to take on all the debt.

In the end, clearing out the assets resulted in a loss of at least two billion US dollars!

A classic Hollywood scam!

Sony got ripped off badly!
Of course, if Wanda really becomes one of the six major Hollywood studios like Sony, this deal will be worthwhile.

But there is no if.

However... this could be an opportunity!
Hoping to compete for an Oscar by leveraging Wanda's resources, though the chances are slim...

Wanda sank too quickly; it had only been a short time since acquiring Legendary Pictures, and the ship sank the following year.

Jing Tian still has to endure hardship. Only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one rise above others!
If we can't see them, that's fine!

Li Mingyang's sweet talk pleased Jing Tian, ​​and she was about to go downstairs to attend the celebration banquet.

Jing Tian stopped him, "Honey, you're going to wear that! It's too frivolous! I've prepared an Armani suit for you!"

"Forget the suit, this is my battle robe! The Cannes Palme d'Or battle robe!" Li Mingyang shook his Monkey King T-shirt.

"..."

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(End of this chapter)