Zucker invited Bill McNick, the old guy, to serve as president of Wald Pictures, not because of him. But a few days ago, Zucker made up his mind to find a qualified and outstanding president for Wald Pictures to overview the overall situation of Wald Pictures.

Victor is now the CEO of the head office Jinshuguang Entertainment Group. He is very busy with work and has to consider the overall situation and is unable to do anything.

As an important subsidiary, Wald Pictures, today's vice president Kevin Feige is still too young. At the age of 26, he is not the powerful figure who created the Marvel superhero universe in the future.

Kevin Feige is so immature!

He still needs time to grow!

Otherwise, in the first half of 1998, Wald Pictures released only two other films except for its own films, which was much lower than last year.

Bill McNick, that's different!

Although he was fired by 20th Century Fox, this does not mean that he lacks abilities. It is the result of Fox's internal struggle and struggle.

Otherwise, he would not have gone against the public and discovered a world-renowned work like "Titanic".

Most importantly, Bill McNick, an old guy with rich experience and extremely deep connections in Hollywood, can make up for many shortcomings of Wald Pictures. At the same time, he is not young anymore. After a few years of retirement, Kevin Feige also grew up and could achieve seamless connection.

"I'm such a genius!"

Zhuke was deeply impressed by his decision.

After dealing with the conflict with Bill McNick, Zhuke, who was next at the cocktail party, can be described as "the most popular socialite". Wherever he goes, he was warmly welcomed by everyone.

.........

A few hours later, Zhuke and Alexander and his group returned to the hotel.

"Hi, Mr. Wald, you came back so early? This doesn't matter to your usual style. There are many beautiful celebrities at the cocktail party," Christopher Nolan teased.

This is why the two of them are familiar with each other now, otherwise he would not dare to tease Zhu Ke a year ago.

The title of Hollywood film company owner and super rich is still very intimidating.

"My man, I am a gentleman and a moral model that everyone praises. I will never do anything against my will."

Zhu Ke made a righteous expression, but he was also quite depressed!

Zhu Ke can be said to have shown the limelight and established a good character, and is a moral model praised by everyone. He can't break the character in one go.

Well, even if Zucker is always shameless!

"Okay, it's still early, so take a break soon," said Zhuke.

Christopher Nolan nodded to show that he understood.

Others don’t know what Zhuke thinks, but he knows it. After all, Zhuke has communicated with him before.

Did Zucker really come for the short film competition unit?

No!

Of course not!

Not to mention the title of a mere short film competition unit, winning the Oscar and Cannes Best Director Award and the Palme d'Or, for Juke, can only play the role of icing on the cake.

It can be obtained, it's very good;

If you can't get it, it doesn't matter.

Zucker came to the Cannes Film Festival this time mainly to establish a reputation and lay a good foundation for the establishment of Wald Pictures' global distribution channels. Even if this effect is minimal, Zucker did not want to let it go.

.........

May 13.

The 51st Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off.

In order to host this film festival, the organizing committee and the Cannes local government happily spent 15 million euros.

Of course, no one can do a loss-making business!

The 15 million euros cost is not just about holding a party for these film artists. As investors, local governments and private enterprises in France are interested in the world influence and economic benefits brought by the film festival.

In just 12 days, the film festival can attract countless film professionals and tourists from all over the world.

There are at least 15,000 people involved in movies alone, and the number of tourists is even greater.

The direct economic income brought about is considerable.

As of the late 1990s, 2,000 exhibitors were welcomed every day during the film festival and 700 screenings were held. This number reached a new high in 2020. 16,900 filmmakers from as many as 118 countries came to participate in the exhibition, and 985 films organized a total of 1,426 film exhibitions.

You know, participation in the exhibition is not free!

Man, I have to pay!

Therefore, during the film festival, the registration fee alone can bring in revenue of 3.8 million to 5 million euros, not to mention the revenue of theaters; at the same time, there are more than 4,000 movies, which are traded in the film market, with annual sales of up to 1 billion to 1.5 billion US dollars.

The huge benefits make all film workers and film dealers flock to them!

More importantly, these sources of income can radiate to various fields.

The most significant of these is the local hotel and restaurant. Not only does the number of people receiving has increased exponentially, but the fees have also increased by at least 30% compared to usual. The proportion of such a significant increase is also increasing year by year.

At the 55th Cannes Film Festival in 2002, the direct income of its surrounding industries was 130 million euros;

A year later, at the 56th Cannes International Film Festival, the direct income of its surrounding industries soared directly to 900 million euros;

Since the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, the average number of hotels in Cannes has been received by hotels every year as high as 85,000;

The local Carlton hotel-level presidential suite costs 48,000 euros for one night. If you want to rent a luxury villa near the beach for a week, you must be prepared to pay 90,000 euros. At the same time, with the increase in demand, it is natural to increase the price. Even the private houses of private homeowners are usually several to ten times more than that of off-season.

There is no doubt that the Cannes Film Festival is a commercial event in the name of "film art exchange"!

As one of the 16 works selected into the short film competition unit, the screening time of "The Tuner" was scheduled on May 14th.

The protagonist of the novel is not paid attention to, but the slap in the face?

What a joke!

As a well-known figure and super rich man, "The Tuner" has certainly attracted the attention of countless media reporters, filmmakers and movie audiences.

On this day, the screening hall was filled with pits and valleys, and people were filled with people.

Media journalists from all over the world are even more verbal and ready to go.

Cannes Film Festival Chairman Jill Jacob, Chairman of the Festival’s jury, Martin Scorsese, and many members of the jury team also visited the scene to check in and support it!

"Oh my god!"

A media reporter exclaimed: "Even movies that are shortlisted for the main competition unit do not have such high attention, right? Moreover, many jury members will not appear in a certain film together. The most important thing is that it is just a short film."

After the words came to an end, many of the media colleagues around him couldn't help but feel happy.

"Man, why did you come?" A colleague scoffed: "In this world, money is omnipotent. If you have money, you can do whatever you want, otherwise what did you come?"

So, the reporter was always embarrassed.

After some welcome, Zucker announced that "The Tuner" will officially start playing!
Chapter completed!