May 11, 3pm.

This is Manhattan, New York, the United States. It is the smallest borough among the five boroughs of New York City. It covers an area of ​​only 59.5 square kilometers, which is roughly equivalent to the area of ​​a town in China. However, this is the borough with the most concentrated population in New York.

The richest area on average.

There are many shopping malls, prosperous and luxurious, with some vague shadows of future cities. It may not be surprising to meet some celebrities here, so compared to Los Angeles where I auditioned before, this place has the feeling of a real big city.

Lin Hao drove through the streets and alleys and went directly to the place agreed with Jiang Zhiqiang. It was relatively quiet here, but there were also people coming and going, but the shops along the street sold some luxury goods, so there were so many people.

There will be less.

Go up to the seventh floor, turn left, and pass by a coffee shop, which plays Britney Spears' "...baby one more time" rather coolly.

A week later, this eternal American dream and pop music princess will officially release her second album "oops!...ididitagain", which will continue to become popular around the world. And this one is probably a European and American pop music that Chinese people are familiar with.

Singer.

Keep walking and turn right, and you will see a steak restaurant here.

This is it.

...

Turn left after entering the door, and when you arrive at the location, Jiang Zhiqiang is reading something in the newspaper.

When I saw him coming, I exchanged greetings for a while.

"How was the audition?"

"No problem." Lin Hao shrugged. When he went there, he discovered that although there were many people competing for this role, the competition among others was not that strong.

Director Todd gave most of the salary to the main actors, so the salary for this role is very low. The acting requirements should be good, the appearance should not be low, and it is best to join the team in advance to cultivate relationships and experience life.

Therefore, most of the people he could attract were child actors similar to those behind him who had been out of fashion for many years, or young actors who had acted in several commercial films.

Lin Hao made up his mind immediately.

"That's good, but speaking of it, the turmoil you caused in China is quite big this time." Jiang Zhiqiang then smiled.

As expected, Lin Hao's remarks caused a lot of controversy, but actually everyone in the industry thought it was okay. There were some who came to join in the fun, and there were also those who made comments on their own initiative, but there were no people with any interests.

"It's okay, it's okay. It's enough attention."

"That's quite bold of you. I didn't expect you to do this when we were talking."

"Ha, it's not just me who can do it, many people will do it in the future."

Lin Hao curled his lips. In fact, what he did was just like Feng Dapao: a champion of loudmouths, bragging in various ways before the movie was released, criticizing people to attract attention. In fact, it is really effective, in this era.

They didn't talk much about anything else. They briefly talked about Cannes. It was nothing more than about how to market in China and try their best to be the first among the new generation in the country. Then in conjunction with this wave of news, he was promoted in the United States.

I was told about a movie and it was something international.

In short, it was similar to the current wave of marketing, and all aspects were implemented. The two had a quite pleasant conversation. After finishing lunch, they chatted for more than an hour before Lin Hao got up and went back to the hotel to pack up and head to France.

...

May 13, Cannes.

Tomorrow, the 53rd Cannes Film Festival will open. Lin Hao is considered the main character in the two movies, so he traveled both ways to cooperate with the official arrangements.

There is a lot of attention in France this year, and a lot of money is spent. In short, it is quite grand. So what follows is that there are also a lot of various officially arranged activities. After all, money has been spent, so naturally there must be a lot of fanfare.

.

Cannes has always been known as the most commercial and business-friendly film festival. Some actresses love to come to the red carpet. Compared with the strict control of other film festivals, they simply sell tickets to let you go on the red carpet. Later,

It’s even more expensive to sell the entire red carpet process. We’ll provide you with a makeup artist and a luxury car, all you need to do is pay for it.

It is also divided into levels and days.

All in all, the business was maximized.

Since Fan Binbin became famous on the red carpet, a large number of female stars have gone to Cannes every year and published a lot of press releases. Whether she stayed on the red carpet for ten minutes and a half, or refused to leave, or she was wearing Northeastern style.

Flower cotton-padded jackets and the like. No matter who takes pictures of her, when she returns to China, she will "overwhelm everyone and win glory for the country."

It seems that this can raise one's own worth.

So much so that from disdain to everyone vying to be a carpet star.

But in fact, this is just the tip of the most inconspicuous iceberg. Cannes... How can I put it, there are too many benefits generated by a film festival. Red carpet? Film market? Brand sponsorship? Not only that, but also invisible sky-high-priced hotels, luxury parties, external

publicity...

In short, someone has said it before: with a cost of 20 million euros and an income of 200 million, you can earn enough for three months in 15 days. This is an extremely profitable business. No wonder everyone wants to do it.

...

Late at night, Lin Hao finished recording the last official promotional event and was finally ready to call it quits.

He is actually quite busy right now. The reason is because the release dates of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Platform" are consecutive, the former is on the 20th and the latter is on the 21st, so naturally a lot of things come together.

But looking at the time, it is a good thing.

The film festival is like this. The films in the main competition section that appear later are more favored by everyone. Thinking of this, I feel relieved that my efforts have not been in vain. So I sleep peacefully and wait for my first time to walk on the red carpet of the opening ceremony.

Then...

He never imagined what would happen the next day.

The next day, early morning.

Lin Hao lives with the crew of "Platform", and the "Platform" side will go to the red carpet first. After this walk, he will rush back and walk on the red carpet with the crew of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Anyway, today was going to be a big occasion, so he went out dressed neatly.

However, the start was not successful.

"What's wrong?" In the car, Lin Hao and Shishan Shangsan couldn't help asking as they watched the car in front of them beeping and not moving.

"It seems the road is closed." The translator and the driver said after muttering for a while.

The car was stuck in the middle and couldn't move, so the two had to walk over. In fact, this year's Cannes Film Festival is facing a transition period between the old and new presidents, and the coordination of power is inconsistent, which has caused a lot of problems, causing people to be upset, and everyone from all walks of life is more or less affected.

Influence.

Judging from the interview experience in previous years, no matter how chaotic it is, on the opening day of the film festival, the software and hardware should be on track, so that there will not be rush work and road closures everywhere. As a result, fans, media, film producers, and staff are all in disarray.

As a result, it is not uncommon for movie professionals like Lin Hao to dress up carefully in suits and ties. When he walks for a while, he can see groups of people running around like headless flies. They want to enter some places but cannot get in. Once they are in, they want to get out.

They have to find their way again.

Along the way, we had to avoid the layers of security lines in the restricted area. Being sneaky was really like being a thief. We finally got to the scene, but oh, Jia Zhangke and the others hadn’t arrived yet. In short, it was the first time for everyone to set foot on this three-dimensional place in the chaos of war.
Chapter completed!