Chapter 173 Oscar-winning actress

After 13 hours of flying, we finally arrived. Because there is no airport in Cannes, filmmakers and audiences from abroad first landed at the Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport, 30 kilometers away. As a result, we just happened to catch up with France's traditional celebration today.

Program - Strike, the entire city's planes, railways, and city bus systems are all paralyzed,

In desperation, we could only spend money to rent a car and find a guide to go to the location of the organizing committee.

The organizing committee had a special car to receive guests. When we arrived at the hotel, director Guo Fan was already waiting at the door.

"Fanfan!" When the fat man Gong Geer saw Guo Fan, he flew out like a cannonball, bumped into him, and hugged him in a very disgusting way.

Hiss! You have to stay away from this fat guy from now on, I always feel like he has awakened some strange XP.

"You're here, I thought I wouldn't see you until tomorrow!"

"You're not late, are you? Our movie is scheduled to be shown on that day?" Producer Zhang Miao is more concerned about this issue. After all, the distance of the movie's screening date determines how optimistic the organizer is.

"No, "Ball Lightning" is scheduled for the night of the 18th, which is the day after tomorrow. It's a pretty good date."

Starting from tomorrow, Gu Zhongyu will have to lead his people to set up a booth for exhibitions, but there are specially hired people to take charge of these tasks. He is actually the most leisurely one.

There is no threshold for registration at the Cannes Film Festival. Elementary school students can take a DV to shoot a film about ants moving and pay an registration fee. However, whether they can be selected or not depends on the judges of the film festival.

From registration, review of samples, review, and final confirmation, the entire registration process for the Cannes Film Festival lasted several months. "Ball Lightning" sent the sample three months ago, and the subsequent review and confirmation were actually

It's just a formality, you just need to take out the screening copy two weeks before the festival starts.

For a new director to be shortlisted for the competition in Cannes, the odds are about the same as buying a lottery ticket. The works of those very famous directors are pre-selected when the film is just launched, because the film festival needs them to expand their influence.

Of course, there are also directors who simply refuse to be invited by the film festival organizing committee for various reasons.

The start date of this edition of Cannes is from May 16th to 27th. Basically, all the awards will not be judged until two days before the awards ceremony, and then announced at the party.

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"Huh! I'm exhausted. I want to sleep for a day before talking."

After arriving at the hotel, Yang Mi went to bed. She had been traveling all day today, but she was exhausted.

"When you come to Cannes, why don't you go out and have some fun? This must be your first time here, right?"

"Haha! It sounds like you come here often. Didn't you come here just to join in the fun? This time I was shortlisted. I think you will be so beautiful. You even exchanged contact information with that Zhang Lanxin. You really don't refuse anyone who comes."

"She is a taekwondo champion. I just want to compete with her to learn kung fu. Where are you thinking?"

"Believe me, I was born by you. Do you want to compete on the bed or off the bed? Only you know it in your heart."

Hey! Why do you always misunderstand me?

Can't we spar together in bed and out of bed?

Seeing that Yang Mi had no intention of moving, Gu Zhongyu planned to go out for a walk by himself. Bai Lu wanted to follow, but Gu Zhongyu said, "How about your foreign language? Do you want me to be your translator?" and she was choked back.

No one knew him in a foreign country, and there was no need to pretend. Gu Zhongyu came to the famous Cannes beach, feeling the beautiful scenery, blowing the sea breeze, and enjoying the rare tranquility.

There were many people swimming in the sea, but it was a pity that Gu Zhongyu didn't bring a swimsuit, otherwise he would have wanted to play in the water.

"Fuck! Do you mean I should apologize to you? Great, we're done!"

At this time, Gu Zhongyu heard the sound of a woman yelling at someone on her cell phone in English. She must have been her boyfriend or something.

He turned around and saw that he was a tall, blond man, and he looked very familiar.

Dayang Ma cursed at the phone again before hanging up. She was so angry that she looked at the phone and gritted her teeth. She was about to smash the phone against a stone to vent her anger.

"If I were you, I wouldn't do this. It's already affected my mood for a man, so why should I lose a mobile phone for him? Maybe you don't care about the value, but importing the address book is still quite troublesome after all.

One thing.”

The other party chuckled: "hh, yes, you are right, it's not worth it."

The woman stopped what she was doing, looked curiously at the Asian man who appeared in front of her, and asked tentatively: "Chinese?"

"Yes, and we are still traveling together."

"You know me?"

"Oh, Miss Theron, if I can't recognize you, then my movie career should be over."

Although the sky was getting a little dark, Gu Zhongyu could still tell who this woman was at a glance.

Charlize Theron, height 177cm, born in South Africa in 1975, American film and television actress, model, producer, winner of the 76th Academy Award for Best Actress, her representative works include "The Last Day", "Prometheus" and "The Fast and the Furious"

In movies such as "Hancock", she can be regarded as a top actress in Hollywood with both good looks and acting skills.

Gu Zhongyu liked this girl quite a lot in his previous life, but he really didn't expect to meet her here by chance.

"Thank you for your praise. You said we are colleagues. May I ask which film crew you are from?"

Like most white people, Shalizi is somewhat blind to Asians, but Gu Zhongyu's handsome appearance and tall figure, both Chinese and Western, made her feel somewhat impressed.

"Maybe you haven't heard of it, but it's called "Ball Lightning." It's a science fiction film shot by the Chinese. Fortunately, it was shortlisted, so I can meet you here, Ms. Theron."

"Oh! I recognize you. Did you appear in "Inception"?"

Gu Zhongyu didn't expect Theron to recognize him. "Inception" was his first attempt to enter Hollywood. Not only did he provide the script, but he also played a supporting role in it. However, he died after only a few minutes of appearance.

His dark history.

"I also know that you are the screenwriter of "Inception". You are really talented. Um, your name seems to be...?"

"Gu Zhongyu, you can call me Gu, or my English name is Max. I didn't expect to meet a foreigner who recognized me in far away France, and she is also an Oscar-winning actress."

Shalizi smiled: "After "Inception", some people are still interested in you, but it seems that you have not continued to develop in Hollywood."

"Yes, I am an actor, screenwriting is just a hobby, and I am also the boss of an entertainment company. Naturally, I have to prioritize developing my own career, so I will not stay in Hollywood."

"I am becoming more and more interested in you. I have also seen the "Ball Lightning" you just mentioned. It was shortlisted for the main competition, right?"

"Yes, I didn't expect Ms. Theron to be impressed by my new movie?" There were twenty-two shortlisted movies, and Gu Zhongyu really didn't expect that she could actually remember a Chinese movie.

Shalizi put her hands behind her back and said solemnly: "It seems that you are very incompetent, sir, because I am one of the members of this Cannes jury. This is my job, and you don't know anything about it?"

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