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Chapter 83 To Cannes (Please Subscribe!)

"Is that the Eiffel Tower?"

As their plane was about to land in Paris, the capital of France, Han Sanping woke up Chen Fusheng, who was still asleep, and pointed out a leaning iron tower below through the window.

Chen Fusheng didn't hear Han Sanping's question clearly, but feeling the plane tilting forward, he yawned and asked, "Are we almost there?"

“We’ve arrived in Paris,” Lingzi replied.

"We've been on the plane for so long, and it's still so sunny outside, it feels like we're chasing the sun," Gong Xue said, sharing her feelings about the flight after everyone woke up.

"Because of the time difference."

"Ok, I know."

Not long after, the plane landed in Paris, France.

However, their destination this time was not Paris, but Cannes.

Although both places are in France, they are 900 kilometers apart, which is quite far.

So they need to transfer in Paris to Nice, and then the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival will send a car to pick them up at Nice Airport.

If calculated according to China time, they departed on the morning of the 10th and officially checked into the hotel arranged for them by the Cannes Film Festival around 3 pm on the 11th.

Although everyone was exhausted from the journey, they received their first piece of good news as soon as they arrived in Cannes.

"Miss Karina, are you sure? 'Andhadhun' will be the opening film?"

Karina was a staff member arranged by the Cannes organizers to receive them, just like Zhang Fei at the Venice Film Festival last time. The difference is that Karina can speak Chinese.

So everyone understood, no, heard, the message she just said.

Because even if some people hear it, they may not understand the significance of the opening ceremony film.

As a knowledgeable person, Chen Fusheng noticed the confusion on some people's faces, but he didn't rush to explain. Instead, he first asked Karina for confirmation.

"Chen is the opening film of the main competition. This is something that Mr. Antonio, the chairman of the organizing committee, personally told me this morning. If he's not joking with me, I think it must be true."

The young foreigner was quite meticulous and humorous, and Chen Fusheng truly believed him now.

But it wasn't that he didn't believe it; he just found it a little hard to believe.

"Comrade Fusheng, is this opening ceremony film really that important?" After Karina helped them check in and gave them some instructions, she left. As soon as she left, one of the people who had been confused asked this question.

“The opening ceremony film serves several purposes. First, it acts as a gong-striking opening act; second, it attracts attention; third…” Chen Fusheng paused, then stopped thinking and concluded, “The others are not very important. For us, the most important thing is to attract attention.”

His words triggered some memories for Deputy Director Shi, who then interjected, "I remember last time in Venice, there was an American film that was also the opening ceremony film, and that person said it sold for tens of millions of dollars on the copyright trading market, right?"

"Yes, the movie was called something like 'Walking Demeanor'."

The few people who heard about it for the first time were all taken aback by the news that a movie was worth ten million dollars.

If these words hadn't come from Deputy Director Shi, they would have thought someone was just bragging.

Next, they adjusted to the time difference, and during this time, Miao Jinfeng also arrived.

"I thought you weren't coming, Sister Miao."

"Why wouldn't I dare to come? I dared to take your roles, so why wouldn't I dare to come and accept the award?"

Miao Jinfeng spoke so casually, but in fact, she had gone through a great deal of internal struggle before coming here.

Because in Hong Kong, the influence of the left wing is not as great as before, and the entertainment industry is almost entirely controlled by the Freedom Society.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that when the news of her starring in a mainland film and attending the Cannes Film Festival with the crew reaches Hong Kong, she will inevitably face a storm of criticism from the right wing.

Fortunately, Mr. Qiu, the owner of her company Lido Television, is a pro-China and patriotic businessman; otherwise, she might not have had the courage to make this decision when she was still at TVB.

Chen Fusheng could roughly guess Miao Jinfeng's current situation and comforted her, "It's okay. Even the worst outcome is that the right wing will blacklist you in Hong Kong. At worst, you can leave Lido TV and go to Great Wall Company. I think Comrade Shi Hui and the others will be very willing to accept you."

“Chen Sheng, you guessed quite accurately. Actually, before I came, Sister Hui said something similar to me.”

"Really? What do you think?"

"I'll just have to see how things go for now." Miao Jinfeng paused for a moment, as if she was just realizing what she meant.

Staring at the young man in front of him in surprise, he asked, "Are you trying to win me over?"

United Front?

Chen Fusheng was also taken aback by this word.

But after thinking about what he was doing carefully, it seems there really is some truth to it.

She couldn't help but smile wryly and say, "Sister Miao, whatever you say goes."

"Hehe, you're quite direct."

"I'm not usually one to beat around the bush."

……

"I feel a bit undignified to have to rent my own clothes every time I walk the red carpet."

On the morning of the opening ceremony, Chen Fusheng got up, put on the suit he had rented the day before, and stood in front of the full-length mirror, making a small complaint.

He stayed in a double room again, and his roommate was Han Sanping. After hearing his complaints, Han Sanping replied, "Wasn't renting clothes your idea first? Besides, this outfit isn't really convenient to wear after returning to China. It's only suitable for wearing during the film festival, isn't that convenient? On the contrary, buying a set would be more cost-effective, wouldn't it?"

Seeing that Han Sanping had misunderstood him, Chen Fusheng explained, "That's not what I meant. I was just lamenting why we don't have any sponsors."

"Sponsor?" Just as Han Sanping was pondering this word, Karina suddenly appeared at their room door and knocked. When Chen Fusheng looked over, she said, "Chen, there's a clothing merchant at the front desk who claims to be from Hong Kong and wants to talk to you."

"A clothing merchant from Hong Kong?" Chen Fusheng's eyes lit up, then he exchanged a glance with Han Sanping, thinking to himself, "Here we go again."

About ten minutes later, Chen Fusheng met Owen Rossell, who was of mixed Chinese and Italian descent, in the lobby of the hotel.

After exchanging identities, they began to discuss business.

"Mr. Irving wants to sponsor us?"

"I'm interested, but I need to watch your movie first."

The other party's request was reasonable, and Chen Fusheng nodded, saying, "Our film will be the opening film of the main competition later, and I hope Mr. Owen won't miss it."

"Really? That's great!" Although Owen arrived yesterday, he didn't know about this news, otherwise he wouldn't have come now.

"Well then, Mr. Owen, see you later."

Seeing that the rest of the crew had come downstairs, Chen Fusheng got up and shook hands with Owen again.

"Will your movie be shown in Hong Kong?" Owen asked as he shook hands.

"of course."

"Okay, I'm all set for now. I look forward to working with you."

"Me too."

Before leaving, Chen Fusheng remembered that he hadn't asked the other party about the brand name, so he asked, "By the way, what's your brand called?"

"Baleno!"

Upon hearing this name, a scene suddenly flashed into Chen Fusheng's mind.

It's a line spoken by Huang Bo in "Crazy Stone":

'Baleno, smash the card~'

Now it’s interesting.

"Okay, I look forward to working with you."

After nodding to Irving again, Chen Fusheng also walked towards the group.

(End of this chapter)