Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 291 My Mom Doesn’t Care About This

Li Qiutang hasn't appeared in public for a long time, but as a director his failure to appear in public would not arouse any suspicion.

Many people don’t know that Li Qiutang went to help Huang Xiaoming out.

But the official news from Cannes still pushed Li Qiutang out.

On Tuesday, Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob and Artistic Director Frémaux held a regular press conference in France to announce the judges for each section of this year's film festival.

Together with Nanni Moretti, the chairman of the main competition jury who was announced in December last year, all seven judges of the main competition unit jury were revealed today.

Young Chinese director Li Qiutang is among the judges of the main competition unit.

It is a blessing for any filmmaker to serve as a judge at one of the three major film festivals, especially in the main competition unit.

When the domestic media reported the news early in the morning, Li Qiutang was lying on his girlfriend's chest and had not yet gotten up.

She returned to Beijing from work yesterday. Li Qiutang went to pick her up, but her time had passed and it took her two hours to get back to work.

Li Qiutang got up first. The sound of his washing woke up Liu Yifei. When she looked over, she saw her looking at her cell phone.

"Get up quickly."

"Yeah." Liu Yifei responded softly, "Ah!" and then screamed.

“You’re a Cannes jury?!”

Many entertainment bloggers on Weibo are posting the news that Li Qiutang will serve as a judge in the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"Announce it today?"

"It's all on Weibo. Jacob and Frémaux announced it in Cannes."

"That's it." Li Qiutang finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom. "I thought it would be announced in a few days."

"Why didn't you tell them that they invited you to be a judge?" Liu Yifei sat up.

"Just being a judge is not that bad." Li Qiutang picked up his girlfriend's underwear that was thrown on the floor last night and threw it back on the bed.

Liu Yifei threw her underwear onto the chair next to her and said, "Being a judge for the Cannes main competition is an honor. How did they invite you? Did they go through a lot of investigation and screening?"

"No." Li Qiutang went to the cloakroom connected to the master bedroom to change clothes. "They just called me and asked me to be a judge and asked if I would like to do it. I said yes, and then they sent me a confirmation email. That's it."

"How careless." But Liu Yifei was still very happy. She didn't even wash up, walked into the cloakroom, hugged Li Qiutang and acted coquettishly, "How can you be so awesome?"

She was now wearing only a thin nightgown with nothing underneath.

"Hey, be careful not to get into trouble." Li Qiutang had work to do today and didn't want to bother with it.

But Liu Yifei is unemployed, so she is not afraid: "My boyfriend is so awesome, give him a kiss." Pouting.

Li Qiutang slapped her on the face and pushed her away: "You didn't brush your teeth, so I won't kiss you."

Liu Yifei went to wash up obediently. Girls always wash up slowly. When she was still in the fifth step of washing her face, she heard the door open and close, and Li Qiutang left.

"I am honored to receive the invitation from Cannes," Li Qiutang said in an interview about her feelings about serving as a Cannes jury member. "I didn't know Jacob and Frémaux before, so I want to thank them both when I come to Cannes."

Outsiders can speculate about the judges' tastes and preferences, but the judges cannot publicly acknowledge them, even though the shortlist for the main competition has been announced.

Li Qiutang used clichés to fool the reporter: "I hope to see a movie that makes my eyes light up, and there needs to be a moment that hits me." Li Qiutang's fans are happy to see their idol enter an international stage like Cannes, but Li Qiutang's haters are not happy.

A director actually has haters.

"He makes commercial films, but he is qualified to be a judge in the main competition unit of Cannes."

"Does he understand what an art film is? What kind of film can he review?"

First, they felt that Li Qiutang had never made an art film and therefore could not review a good movie. Second, they felt that Li Qiutang was too young and inexperienced and therefore could not review a good movie.

Anyway, Li Qiutang is not qualified to be a Cannes jury member and cannot judge a good movie.

Li Qiutang didn't want to pay any attention to the comments from the black fans. I'm already a judge, you can say whatever you want.

But at the Beijing Film Festival which opened in the second week, Li Qiutang was asked this question bluntly by reporters.

Today's reporters are very bold in asking questions. He directly asked Li Qiutang: "I saw many netizens online saying that you are not suitable to be a Cannes judge. Can you respond?"

The reporter dared to ask, and Li Qiutang dared to say: "My answer to this question is not convincing. Netizens should ask Jacob and Fumao. They said I am quite suitable."

This sentence left the reporter speechless.

Li Qiutang's staff also stepped forward at the appropriate time and asked reporters to ask questions related to the Beijing Film Festival.

This year's Beijing Film Festival attracted many big names from home and abroad, even James Cameron came.

The reporter asked him about James Cameron: "What do you think Cameron's visit to the Beijing Film Festival means?"

"It means that our country's film market is getting bigger and bigger. It has attracted international directors like Cameron. It's a good thing. I hope he can sell his 3D technology. After all, it's quite expensive."

James Cameron's 3D technology is leading, but it is also really expensive. Otherwise, why would he come to the Beijing Film Festival to promote it?

This year's Beijing Film Festival was really lively and well organized.

The transaction volume in the venture capital market is very good, with more than a dozen company press conferences and crew meet-and-greets a day.

"Introduction to Architecture" held a release conference at the Beijing Film Festival. Director Jin Yimeng announced that "Introduction to Architecture" will be released in the summer on August 8 this year.

The release conference closely followed the youth film craze, and the slogans were all tinged with a hint of sadness - long time no see, how are you?

Liu Yifei's hair hasn't grown out yet. On stage she said she really likes her short hair style: "But it seems my family can't quite accept it, haha." Liu Xiaoli and Li Qiutang both dislike the short-haired version of Liu Yifei.

But Liu Yifei has never been an obedient daughter and girlfriend. It doesn’t matter if her mother and boyfriend don’t like it, she likes it.

When she was interviewed by the group after the press conference, she also said that she wanted to shave her head: "Do you know how much I want to shave my head? You don't know."

Even journalists were against her shaving her head.

She said, "Shaving your head will help your hair grow. It will be great if your hair grows black and shiny."

Talking about movies, the reporter said: "You have filmed two fresh and fresh love films in a row and collaborated with so many male actors. Wu Yanzu, Liao Fan, Luo Jin, which one is your favorite type? If you choose a son-in-law, who would your mother like?" The reporters are really concerned about the fairy sister's emotional status.

Liu Yifei is such a thief, she said right away: "My mother doesn't care about this matter."

Hey, why does this sentence sound so familiar? Did someone say this?
But she added at the end: "I like them all, I like them all." The main point is not to offend anyone.

(End of this chapter)