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Chapter 84 A Tide of Applause (Please Subscribe!)
"Hey Chen, long time no see, my Chinese friends, welcome to Cannes."

Chen Fusheng and his group had just finished walking the red carpet at the opening ceremony when they ran into an acquaintance.

This familiar face was none other than Pierre Lissent, the Cannes Film Festival's selector for Asia.

The two sides exchanged brief greetings and then introduced each other to people they didn't know.

"Chen, this is our French director Jacques Delé, who is also the president of the jury for this year's film festival."

At this point, Pierre Lissent paused, then deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Director Jacques really liked your film 'Andhadhun,' and cast the crucial vote for it to be selected as this year's opening film."

Chen Fusheng had been wondering why his film "Andhadhun" was chosen as the opening ceremony film this year; now he knows why.

He gave Old Li a "received" look, and then warmly "thanked" the chairman of the judging panel, whom he had hardly heard of in his previous life.

The two sides chatted briefly, but the conversation ended hastily because Director Jacques was going to give a speech later.

……

"Look, that Asian kid is here again."

Beamon is an entertainment reporter who attended the Venice International Film Festival last year and even interviewed Chen Fusheng, so he recognized him.

Then his photographer asked, "Shall we go over and interview them?"

"Forget it, we can't get any news out of them!" Beamon still remembered the last time he stayed up all night writing an article about that Asian man, and as a result, he got a severe scolding from his editor the next day because of his article.

Because of that incident, he now has no good feelings towards that Asian kid.

This year marks the 34th Cannes Film Festival. After so many years, its procedures have become quite formulaic.

After the red carpet ceremony, guests entered the venue, followed by the opening remarks.

The opening remarks are mainly given by representatives of the organizers and the president of the jury. Some film festivals may also include singers or dancers to liven things up, but none of these were prepared for today's Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony.

So after the jury president, Jacques, finished speaking, the host immediately introduced the film.

"Before embarking on this exciting journey of the film festival, the first film we present is a beautiful tribute to the art of cinema—please enjoy the opening film of the main competition section of this film festival, 'Andhadhun' from China!"

At this moment, although some of the guests sitting in the audience knew the inside story in advance, most of them were hearing this news for the first time.

Many people expressed surprise and shock at this.

Behemoth is one of them.

"Shit, why did they show that Asian kid's movie at the opening ceremony? Are all those jury members brainless?"

"Holy crap, it's not even an English translation! Who can understand this? Am I supposed to stare at the subtitles with a magnifying glass? There's a conspiracy, there's a conspiracy."

Beamon wanted to set the tone, but the people sitting in this venue were either directors, stars, and models from all over the world, or film distributors and celebrities from various countries, as well as some tourists and their entertainment reporters.

The first two are less boring, with fewer tourists, so the only ones who actually respond are probably a few competitors.

The question is, is it appropriate for a reporter to try and set the stage in this kind of setting?

It's not uncommon for films to open at the Cannes Film Festival in other languages. Given this precedent, if you cause trouble, you'll definitely be asked to leave.

So this time, the momentum failed to pick up. Behemoth also noticed that the security guards maintaining order at the scene were looking at him, so he had no choice but to sit down again, feeling rather dejected.

Although the minor incident was resolved, many people still viewed the Chinese film "Andhadhun" with prejudice or criticism.

Until the plot reaches its first climax: Chen Mo accidentally stumbles upon the scene where Lin Meifeng and her lover murdered her husband, but he has to pretend he saw nothing, not only returning to the piano to continue his performance, but also dealing with the probing questions from Lin Meifeng and her lover...

At this moment, at least 90% of the audience, if not all, were drawn into the tense and exciting plot.

Then, when they saw the protagonist leave the Wang residence unharmed, many people at the scene breathed a sigh of relief. Then, someone started it, and anyway, "The Tuner" received its first round of applause.

After the first time, everyone was more generous with their applause.

So every few minutes there would be applause or laughter.

Chen Fusheng kept counting, and when the movie ended, he found that the audience applauded 17 times and laughed at least 30 times throughout the entire film.

You asked him why he did that?
Of course, it's to observe the foreigners' reactions.

Although Chen Fusheng is confident in the quality of his version of "The Tuner," what if it doesn't resonate with the local audience and foreigners don't like it?
Seeing this reaction from these foreigners, he could finally relax.

They are even more confident about future copyright transactions.

Wow!
Wow!
This last round of applause was the longest, lasting for more than a minute before it stopped.

Then a bunch of people lined up to come over and greet them.

These people include directors, who want to discuss film; celebrities, who want to make connections; and film distributors, who want to talk about copyright.

However, time was limited, and the most effective way to greet someone was to hand out business cards. So after going around the room, Chen Fusheng had a stack of business cards in his hand.

Deputy Director Shi and others were present, and even Cheng Zhi, who couldn't understand English at all, was included.

As for Lao Han, he has been practicing his English diligently since returning from the Venice International Film Festival last year. Although he can't communicate perfectly yet, he can still have some simple conversations without any problems.

Even Chen Fusheng had to admit that this guy's learning talent was terrifyingly strong!
That concludes the morning session. In the afternoon, the organizers will screen other opening films for different segments in this theater.

However, Chen Fusheng's intuition told him that he probably wouldn't have time to come over in the afternoon.

At noon, they went back to the hotel for lunch.

However, just as Chen Fusheng and his group came out of the theater, a microphone was suddenly handed to them from the side.

"Hello Mr. Chen, would you like to be interviewed?"

"Sorry, we are not accepting interviews at the moment."

After walking the red carpet, the organizers gave them plenty of time for interviews, but very few reporters actually interviewed Chen Fusheng and his entourage.

Since you ignored us earlier, don't bother us now!
The reason Chen Fusheng was so assertive was twofold: firstly, he was genuinely hungry and wanted to eat as soon as possible; secondly, this kind of interview was of no use to them at this stage.

After all, they went back to China after attending the film festival. So what if they made headlines and gained popularity in Europe?

Aside from generating revenue for the newspaper, they don't get a single penny.

Beamon continued, "It won't take more than a few minutes. Besides, Mr. Chen, we met at the Venice International Film Festival last time, do you remember? I interviewed you there too."

After hearing what the other person said, Chen Fusheng took a serious look at the reporter.

hmm~
It does look a bit familiar.

He nodded.

Behemoth asked happily, "You remembered me, didn't you?"

"Hmm, I do remember now, weren't you the one who started the commotion in the theater just now?"

Behemoth: "..."

(End of this chapter)