The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 43 This director is priceless!
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The next morning.

After Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun packed up their things, they flew directly to France.

Since Cannes does not have a large international airport, they need to fly to Paris first and then transfer from Paris to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport.

It takes another 40 minutes by car to reach Cannes.

The entire journey takes about 15 hours.

At the airport, teacher Li Jianyi and classmate Liu Shishi came to see them off.

"It's not easy to go to Cannes."

Xin Yukun looked at his schedule in front of Teacher Li Jianyi as if to show off, and expressed his feelings repeatedly.

"If you don't want to go, I'll go for you?"

Although Mr. Li Jianyi is a national first-class actor and a veteran of the National Repertory Theatre, he has never won an international award or walked the Cannes red carpet.

Who would have thought.

I just made a small-budget rural suspense movie with a small role. It took less than two weeks to shoot, but it turned out to be nominated for Cannes.

It's like a dream.

These days, he felt that he was a few years younger and could go back to run for the position of Supervisor of the East Factory again and find more talents like Xin Yukun for the East Factory.

"Teacher Li, why are you so anxious? By May, you, the leading actor, will naturally receive an invitation. However, you might have to ask your sister-in-law for some extra pocket money beforehand. Otherwise, you'll be left staring blankly in Cannes!"

Lu Zhiyuan and Xin Yukun went there early to contact Focus Features, a Hollywood production company.

In the past two days, the other party sent friendly signals to Lu Zhiyuan through the famous director Li An and Zhao Shanshan.

If Lu Zhiyuan doesn’t give any response.

I'm afraid he will miss out on the so-called Palme d'Or and Best Director Awards.

But if the two sides talk well, then everything is possible.

As for the male lead, Li Jianyi, and the female lead, Liu Shishi, although they will also go to Cannes to walk the red carpet, they will have to wait for half a month before the film festival actually begins.

"Ayuan, I had a birthday party last month, why didn't you come?"

Teacher Li Jianyi and Xin Yukun were chatting over there, and not far away, Liu Shishi gently pulled Lu Zhiyuan's sleeve, with a look of grievance on her face.

She thought that after spending so much time together on the set, they were at least friends.

As a result, she had her birthday last month and invited Lu Zhiyuan to come over for a small gathering, but Lu Zhiyuan did not come. Although she entrusted Xin Yukun to send a gift, she was still very sad.

"I don't really like large gatherings. Besides, you should have invited Yang Mi to your birthday party, right?"

As soon as Lu Zhiyuan said this, Liu Shishi instantly understood something.

Brother Kun once told her that Lu Zhiyuan wanted to invite Yang Mi to play the leading female role, but Yang Mi seemed worried that the movie would flop and affect her future, so she declined.

Now, the movie is a hit!
Based on her understanding of Yang Mi, Yang Mi will definitely look pitiful in front of Lu Zhiyuan, and then blink her cute big eyes and beg Lu Zhiyuan, can you give her a chance in the next movie?
Yang Mi is particularly good at acting cute.

Although Lu Zhiyuan looks like a cold and aloof person, after getting to know him, Liu Shishi knows very well that Lu Zhiyuan is not the one who rejects people.

Because he doesn't know how to refuse people, he can only pretend to be aloof and let others give up.

If Yang Mi begged him, he would most likely agree and give Yang Mi a chance.

Think of it...

No!

I won’t give Yang Mi a chance!

The heroine of the movie is mine, and Ayuan is mine too!
"Ayuan, I'm sorry, I wasn't thoughtful enough. Next time, I won't have a birthday party and won't invite so many people. I'll just invite you alone."

Liu Shishi corrected her mistakes as soon as she realized them.

She swore to God that she would never call any of her parties Yang Mi.

So as not to put Lu Zhiyuan in a difficult position.

Of course, what’s more important is not to create a love rival for yourself!
She already knew that Lu Zhiyuan liked Yang Mi's type, but she still called Yang Mi over and had her hanging around in front of Lu Zhiyuan?

Isn't that asking for trouble?

"Shishi, take care of yourself. You've lost a lot of weight."

Lu Zhiyuan heard that Liu Shishi has been accepting notices like crazy recently and working hard to become a rich woman, and he felt a little strange.

Is this the famous lazy person in the entertainment industry in his memory, Liu Shishi?
Something is wrong.

Something must have happened that I didn't know about.

"Are you concerned about me?"

Lu Zhiyuan's simple words "take care of yourself" warmed Liu Shishi's heart and moved her so much that she almost cried.

Not easy.

This piece of ice was finally warmed up by myself.

"You are my leading lady, about to shine on the Cannes red carpet. I want to prove to the world my vision. So... you must take good care of yourself."

Although there was no direct answer, Liu Shishi felt that everything was worth it after hearing Lu Zhiyuan's words.

"You too. When you go to Cannes, don't be mesmerized by French women. And try to avoid those yacht parties. Especially, don't stay out too late alone with strange women."

Noticing Lu Zhiyuan's strange look, Liu Shishi snorted softly and proudly excused herself, "Don't overthink it... You're the director of our film. I'm afraid that before the film wins an award, a scandal involving you, the director, will start spreading, turning our entire crew into an international laughing stock!"

After saying this, Liu Shishi suddenly realized that her behavior just now was a bit of a cover-up, and for a moment, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

There are not many truths in the world. A woman's blush is worth a thousand words.

At this moment, the air seemed to be filled with a charming atmosphere. "It's almost time, Shishi, I should go."

Before leaving, Lu Zhiyuan thought about it, and finally took a step forward, gently hugged Liu Shishi, then walked to the other side and hugged Teacher Li Jianyi again.

"Teacher Li, let's hug one too."

Seeing this, Xin Yukun also hugged Teacher Li Jianyi.

Turning around, he walked up to Liu Shishi and wanted to stretch out his arms for a hug...

He was forced back by Liu Shishi's rolling eyes.

"Brother Kun, help me keep an eye on him. Don't let other women mess with him."

While rolling her eyes, Master Liu took out an envelope from her pocket and quickly stuffed it into Xin Yukun's hand.

Xin Yukun touched it.

Good guy!
This thickness is another ten thousand!
Senior sister is so generous.

"Shishi, no, sister-in-law... Don't worry, from now on, I will be the guardian angel beside Ayuan. Any woman who wants to mess with him must kill me first!"

"I promise to make him stay chaste for you and never give him the chance to become a traitor... If there's ever a chance to become a traitor, I'll be there first to prevent him from making a mistake!"

"By the way, while we're in Cannes, please open the door and ventilate the house more often when you're free. I have a spare key at..."

Although, Lu Zhiyuan said that when it comes to career, he only looks for rich women.

However, Lu Zhiyuan never said that when it comes to love, he has to look for a rich woman.

Xin Yukun thinks that Liu Shishi is a good person.

She is more suitable for Lu Zhiyuan than Miss Jingtian.

Although Miss Jing Tian is richer and more generous than Liu Shishi, she is definitely not as considerate as Liu Shishi.

The most important thing is...

Miss Jingtian will not give him a red envelope.

If Liu Shishi became his sister-in-law, he felt that he would receive plenty of red envelopes during festivals and holidays.

With this, he can become rich.

"Brother Kun, I remember. I will clean the room every day."

Liu Shishi nodded vigorously, then thought for a moment and said, "Brother Kun, I've made a lot of money recently. Adding my previous savings, it should be enough to buy a house."

"What do you think of CITIC City? Will Ayuan like it? I'm thinking that the house is not far from my home, so it will be convenient for my children to go to school in the future."

Liu Shishi is planning to buy a house and asks Xin Yukun for his opinion...

At this moment, Xin Yukun was completely dumbfounded.

Sister, you two haven't even held hands, and you haven't even started dating, yet you've already started considering making it convenient for your children to go to school when you return to your parents' home in the future?
"Master, you really have some ideas."

What else can Xin Yukun say?
After a moment of silence, he added, "Remember to buy a bigger house! It would be best if there were more bathrooms. Ayuan takes a shower every day, so don't fight with him for the bathroom."

Miss Jingtian, you are too arrogant.

Look at our senior sister...she is so proactive and knows how to handle things!
Which man can stop it?
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Cannes.

Hotel Martinez, penthouse suite terrace.

This terrace has an excellent view and allows you to easily overlook the beautiful scenery below.

At this time, Focus Features CEO James Schamus was sitting face to face with Zhao Shanshan, drinking coffee.

However, the atmosphere between the two was somewhat tense.

"Ms. Zhao, if you can convince Director Lu Zhiyuan to join Focus Features, I will do my best to help him win the Palme d'Or."

"James, you have a great idea, but I don't think this condition is acceptable."

To James's surprise, Zhao Shanshan snorted coldly and refused directly.

James frowned slightly, a look of disbelief in his eyes. "Ms. Zhao, do you know what you've rejected? This is the Palme d'Or! As far as I know, only one director in your country's history has won the Palme d'Or."

"Winning the Palme d'Or will give your entire company, as well as Director Lu Zhiyuan's personal reputation, an unprecedented boost."

Although James' expression was relatively calm, his tone of voice was clearly anxious.

Zhao Shanshan felt that the scales of victory were gradually tilting towards her.

She drank her coffee slowly and said calmly, "James, you and I are both well-informed. You don't have to fool me here."

"I've personally submitted Ayuan's new project, 'Upgrade,' to Apple's top management. It's already passed their internal review, and Mr. Steve Jobs himself is very interested in the project."

"This could be the best Siri marketing plan in the world."

"The same movie has different values ​​in the eyes of different people."

"Welcome to the new world...Only apple can do!"

"We can fully use our imagination to imagine what kind of trend will emerge among young people when these two sentences and related visual labels are intertwined on the internet, on the streets, in cinemas, and on social media."

Is that even a question?
Of course it’s US dollars!

Countless US dollars!

That guy Lu Zhiyuan is definitely a genius!

Perhaps, Li An understands movies better than him, but when it comes to business acumen and the ability to weave beautiful dreams for people, ten Li Ans cannot compare to him!

(End of this chapter)