Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 117 Master, stop reading!
“Why do these people always bring up feminism?

This year's Cannes Film Festival has seen so many films focusing on feminism.
Why do you still criticize Whiplash's films for lacking a focus on feminism?

Liu Yifei wore a black top, ripped jeans, and beige sandals.
She lay sideways on a wooden holiday chair.

Holding a copy of Screen Daily and reading it,
There were abundant clouds in the distant sky, and the atmosphere was quiet and beautiful, but her mood was not so good.

The "Screen Daily" in Liu Yifei's hand is the film festival brochure often mentioned by the public. It is produced by the classic British film magazine "International Screen".

During the film festival, one new episode will be released every day.
It is placed on newspaper racks everywhere in the film festival, and everyone can take it.

In addition to the detailed daily schedule of the film festival, film introductions, interviews with filmmakers and other information,

The most important thing is the last page of the program brochure, which updates the program ratings every day.

The program's ratings come from scores given by more than a dozen international film critics invited to the program each year.

At the Cannes Film Festival,
This score is the golden palm leaf,
Each leaf represents one point, with a full score of 4 points, but you can get 0 points, which is a black cross.

"Don't think that he praised me for a few words and scolded me for such a long time.
But if you look at the number of golden palm leaves he gave me in the end, it was a full three leaves!"

Wearing sunglasses, Gu Bei leisurely enjoyed the sunshine in Nice. "This film critic from the New York Times, Tim Roberts, only gave one leaf to Wang Jiawei's Blueberry Nights.

I guess the stereotype of me is a bit too deep, so he scolded me so harshly."

Gu Bei didn't pay much attention to these program ratings.

Every year's hottest entries in the program often have debuffs, and there is a high probability that they will not win the final grand prize.

After all, this rating only comes from international film critics and is only for reference. The final choice still lies in the hands of the Cannes jury.

"Let me see."

Liu Yifei flipped to the last page and said, "Director Wang, how pitiful! This rating is too low!"

The program has prepared a table.
Of the fifteen films that have opened so far,

The opening film, Blueberry Nights, only had a score of 1.3, ranking at the bottom.

Except for one film critic who gave the film a full score of four Palme d'Or leaves, the rest gave one or two leaves. The key point is that four media outlets gave black crosses, which immediately lowered the score.

"I also don't think Blueberry Nights is that bad.

It's just that there is too little innovation. Film critics still have high expectations for Wang Jiawei.

The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment."

Gu Bei looked at his own rating, 2.7 points, currently ranking third.

The film currently ranked first in the program book is "Silent Light" directed by a Mexican director, with a score of 2.9.

Liu Yifei glanced down at the order in her fingers. "Looking at it this way, the gap isn't that big. You still have a good chance!"

"If I can win just one of these four awards, this trip to Cannes will be a huge win."

Gu Bei said lightly,
In addition to the biggest bonus palm,
The second grand prize, the Grand Jury Prize, and the third grand prize, the Grand Jury Prize, are also about movies.

Finally, there is a Best Director Award, which is awarded to the director himself.

No matter which of these four awards you win, you can significantly increase the price of copyright negotiations.

According to the copyright holders that producer Joe has contacted, the current offer for the global distribution rights of Whiplash is around 500 million US dollars, but this is only the first round of offers.

Generally, the quotation will not stabilize until the middle and late stages of the film festival, when all the films have been screened.

At this time, those that have no hope of winning the prize should be sold.

Otherwise, it will be even harder to sell after the closing ceremony.

The reason why Gu Bei can be so leisurely and not anxious at all is because he has a backup plan, Summit Entertainment.

After the Twilight Zone effect appeared,
Summit Entertainment can't wait to launch the Twilight Zone project.

So even if Gu Bei failed to win the prize at the Cannes closing ceremony, he could still get Summit Entertainment to distribute Whiplash globally. "I think you have a good chance of winning the Palme d'Or!"

Liu Yifei was analyzing the rating sheet in more detail, "Look, the reason you only got 2.7 points is because one critic gave you 1 point, which significantly lowered your score.

But if you remove this..."

Wow!
Gu Bei snatched the program brochure from her hand.

This girl is crazy!

How many points did you get in math? You're analyzing like this.

If he didn't stop her, Liu Yifei would probably pick up a pen and start counting.

"What are you doing……"

Liu Yifei's eyes widened slightly and her face almost turned dark.

Gu Bei threw the brochure aside and asked, "Do you want to go shopping?"

"I go!"

Liu Yifei glared at Gu Bei, but still agreed spinelessly.

The reason why she started counting these things was,

Isn’t it because I suddenly have some free time these two days?

From the busy crew to the noisy Cannes town, I haven't had much time to relax during this period.
Now, after spending two days lying in Nice on a leisurely vacation, I suddenly feel like my life is being wasted.

She was still a little angry though.
The most interesting time to do math problems is when you just have an idea.
Gu Bei interrupted her at this moment. Couldn't he wait until her calculations became increasingly difficult before interrupting her?

"The sea breeze is a bit strong, I don't think I heard it clearly!" Gu Bei looked around pretentiously, "It seems that I'm not going. It's just right that I can lie down for another day."

“Go, go, go, go!”

Liu Yifei didn't have time to be angry and hurriedly shouted a series of words anxiously.

Seeing that Gu Bei did not respond quickly,
She immediately jumped off the holiday chair, made a megaphone with her hands, and chased Gu Bei's ear: "Did you hear me this time? I! Say! Go!"

"I heard it, I heard it, Master, please stop reading!"

Gu Bei quickly covered his ears.

This soft and tender little voice is quite penetrating when it is raised!

"Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose!"

Seeing this, Liu Yifei let out a series of silver bell-like laughs.

With a smile on her face, she put on the beach hat that Gu Bei gave her when she got off the plane, and stood there coquettishly waiting for Gu Bei to leave.

Gu Bei took her to a famous shopping street in Nice, where she picked out the hat.

Sure enough, no woman can resist the joy of shopping.

Liu Yifei's goals are quite broad.

Whether it is a luxury brand or a small store with only one store,

She was very interested in going in and taking a look to see if there were any clothes she liked.

"Which of these two dresses do you think looks better?"

Gu Bei was shocked when he heard this.

Here comes the classic question.

(End of this chapter)