Zhang Ran and the others had a wide range of people at the table. In addition to stars like Audrey Tatu, film producers and distributors, there was also a group of government officials. Sitting on Zhang Ran was French Minister of Culture Aurely Felipe, and on the right was the Mayor of Cannes. However, after greeting Zhang Ran, the mayor of Cannes started chatting with Wang Luodan next to him.

Aureli Felipe has been talking to Zhang Ran about the cooperation between French films and Chinese films. She highly praised the contributions made by Century Peak to Sino-French cultural exchanges and hopes to have deeper cooperation in the field of film.

China is now the second largest market in the world, and no country does not jealous of the Chinese market. More importantly, French films sold 14.7 million movie tickets in China last year, while only 14.4 million movies were sold in the United States and Canada. China surpassed the United States for the first time to become the largest overseas market for French films. Of course, due to the higher price of American film tickets, the United States contributed more box office to French films. However, the Chinese market is still growing rapidly, and there is no doubt that it will surpass the United States in the future.

Most of these French films that entered the Chinese market are films produced by Europa Films, and Century Peak has participated in the investment. These movies generally use English dialogue and use a large number of international stars. For example, the starring of "Hurricane Rescue" is British actor Liam Neeson, and the starring of "Super Body" is Scarlett Johnson.

Therefore, Aureli Felipe hopes that the peak of the century can introduce more French films to China, and at the same time, they also hope that the two sides will strengthen cooperation in the field of art films and allow more French art films to enter China.

Zhang Ran felt a little emotional. The French government is really willing to work hard to promote French films. Not only does it provide subsidies to French films distributed overseas, but even the minister has come forward to promote French films.

After the cocktail party, Zhang Ran and the others walked slowly towards the hotel. There were people coming and going on the streets, and there were people wandering around. They looked like two worlds the previous two days. And you would see Chinese people after walking a few steps, which was very friendly.

Wang Luodan looked at Zhang Ran with his head in his eyes and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, I see you have had a cordial conversation with the French female minister for a long time. I thought you had an affair today!"

Zhang Ran slapped Wang Luodan on the head: "I'm so flirting with you, a big-headed ghost!"

Wang Luodan protested: "Teacher Zhang, you hit me again. If you beat me up stupidly, you will be responsible!"

Zhang Ran ignored Wang Luodan, looked up at the starry sky above his head, and sighed: "The Chinese film market is developing too fast. At this current speed, it is possible to surpass North America and become the world's largest market in 2016. Now the whole world is staring at the Chinese market and want to sell their movies to China. The Minister of Culture of France has personally taken part. Where are we, are we really ready?"

Wang Luodan and Li Xuejian looked at each other, and their eyes were full of confusion. It was a good thing that the film market grew rapidly, but Zhang Ran looked worried. But they didn't ask, they were just actors, and acting was their duty, and they didn't understand the market and industry. They didn't understand, nor did they want to understand. When they saw Zhang Ran looking at the sky, they waited quietly by the side.

Zhang Ran pondered for a while and came to his senses. He was surprised to find that there were people standing around him, pointing at the sky, and whispering something. Zhang Ran said curiously: "What are they looking at?"

Wang Luodan chuckled and said, "They saw you looking at the sky and thought there was something in the sky, so they followed him."

Hearing this, Zhang Ran laughed.

The next night at 6 pm, the director's biweekly unit officially opened. The director's biweekly unit is hosted by the French Directors Association and is not an official unit of the Cannes Film Festival. Therefore, the director's biweekly opening ceremony is not held at the Palace of Film; it is held at the Croisset Theatre on the other end of Cannes.

The opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival is very simple, and the opening ceremony of the director’s biweekly is even simpler. It’s like a party of a film union. It’s all about the film itself, and the atmosphere is very relaxing. Because Zhang Ran was going to be awarded the Golden Carriage Award, the director did not arrange an opening film on both weeks, and Zhang Ran’s representative work "The Flyer".

When you re-watch "The Aviator" in Cannes, Zhang Ran felt like he was a different life. In Zhang Ran's view today, "The Aviator" has many immature places, but it gives people the feeling that it is so fresh, so passionate, and full of vitality. Zhang Ran felt a little moved in his heart that it would be difficult for him to make such a passionate movie again.

Even if the filming of "The Aviator" is remake, the effect will definitely be different, and Zhang Ran's mood has also changed. "The Aviator" only belongs to Zhang Ran, who is 30 years old, and to Zhang Ran who wants to soar into the sky.

At the end of the film, Saromie, chairman of the French Directors Association, stepped onto the stage and read out the long award speech. The entire award speech was thousands of words, reviewing Zhang Ran's directorial journey from "Prisoner of Time" in 2001 to "Apocalypse of the Future" in 2012, as well as the impact Zhang Ran's film works have on the language and aesthetics of the film.

Saromim said: "Zhang Ran is another director who has had a significant impact on the language of film after Godard, and is also the director who is the best at dealing with time and space. He has a brave and innovative spirit and tells us where the future direction of the film comes from."

Anyone who knows the history of film knows what Godard has. Among the living directors, he has the highest status; he can also rank in the top five in the history of film, which can be said to be a person who has changed the entire world's film landscape. Therefore, Saromi's evaluation of Zhang Ran is extremely high.

However, Saromi's words are correct. After the 1960s, there was basically no new development in the language of film, and it can even be said to have stagnated. Zhang Ran's efforts and exploration in the language of film made filmmakers realize that the language of film has not come to an end and there are various possibilities. When Quentin played the structure in "Pulp Novel", he was praised on the altar. Zhang Ran's structure, light, sound, and space are all playing with it, constantly innovating, and is sought after by the industry.

After the speech, Saromi invited Zhang Ran to the stage, and the audience stood up and gave the warmest applause.

Amid the audience's applause, Zhang Ran walked onto the stage and took the Golden Carriage Trophy from Saromie. Zhang Ran thanked the French Directors Association, French colleagues, and thanked the director for giving him this honor for two weeks, and then joked with him: "When I heard that I won the Golden Carriage Award, my wife said to me, congratulations, old man! I said, why call me an old man? My wife said that the Golden Carriage Awards are given to the old man. If you win this award, it means you are old!"

After the audience laughed, Zhang Ran continued: "Actually, when I heard that I won this award, I also felt that I was too young. However, I was very happy to win this award, because this award was awarded by the Directors Association, which represents my colleagues' recognition of me and also has great encouragement to my future movies. Now movies are on the eve of a great change, and technology has brought more possibilities to movies. 3D movies, VR movies, and new movie languages ​​are calling us, and the future of movies is bright, so we must continue to shoot and work hard. Thank you everyone! Let's make a new movie!"

After the award ceremony, Zhang Ran went to the hotel to attend the director's biweekly cocktail party. However, he did not stay at the cocktail party for a long time. He only stayed for half an hour and had a brief exchange with the directors present, so he hurried to the Hilton Hotel, which held the China Night event.

China Night is a brand event organized by the Film Channel and the Cannes Film Festival. The main purpose is to spread and promote excellent Chinese film culture and promote exchanges between Chinese film and world film industries.

However, China Night is a stage for promoting Chinese films, and it has always lacked support from international stars; without international stars, there will naturally be no support from international media. Therefore, until now, China Night has basically been held, Chinese filmmakers have been entertaining themselves, lacking enough starlight, and no attention.

Of course, Chinese nights are not deserted. As a party for a big foodie country, Chinese night food can be said to be all kinds of delicious food. According to a Chinese reporter, one year, a large amount of foie gras was prepared on the Chinese night, and foreigners were full of oil. The things in Cannes were expensive, and there were a lot of free food at the Chinese night, so Chinese nights became one of the most popular parties in Cannes, and all kinds of people came to eat for free.

However, the situation this year is a little different. Since Zhang Ran announced early that he would attend this year's China Night, Zhang Ran greeted Dingfeng Entertainment and Luc Besson and asked them to call some celebrities to come and help the platform. As a result, many Hollywood and French stars who came to Cannes to promote movies appeared on the guest list. The pink invitation letter for China Night has become a hot item among all Cannes dinners today.

Starting from 8 o'clock in the evening, a long queue was already in the entrance to the Chinese Movie Night event, waiting for the event to begin. Less than 5 minutes after the banquet began, the entrance began to boil. Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Black Lively, Leya Seidu and other Chinese and foreign stars appeared one after another, making the atmosphere on the scene quickly become hot.

Wang Luodan, wearing a white arms-exposed dress, came to the scene and set off a slap. Chinese and foreign journalists flocked to her, surrounding her, throwing out all kinds of questions about "Scarlet Sun". The scene was chaotic. She finally squeezed out of the media and entered the cocktail party. She was sought after by producers from all walks of life. In less than half an hour, she received a thick stack of business cards.

It was almost ten o'clock when Zhang Ran arrived in China. He didn't go back to the hotel to change his clothes, but came with the trophy of the golden carriage. As a man, Zhang Ran didn't have to change his dress when attending an event like a female star. He could do anything to win the world with a suit.

Under the guidance of the staff, Zhang Ran held the trophy of the golden carriage and walked towards his seat. When the reporters at the reception saw Zhang Ran coming, they immediately surrounded Zhang Ran and their tables. Dozens of cameras and cameras were aimed at him, and the reporters kept shouting: "Director Zhang, look here! Look here!", "Director Zhang, can you raise the trophy and let us take a photo with the trophy?", "Director Zhang, you won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of 37. What does it feel like?"...

The red wine on the table was squeezed over, dyeing Wang Luodan's white skirt red. Wang Luodan screamed "ah", with helpless face, and took her skirt to the bathroom to organize it.

Zhang Ran raised the trophy of the Golden Horse Carriage at the request of the reporters, but did not answer the reporter's question. He smiled and said, "So far, I have not eaten anything and I am so hungry. Can you please let me eat something? Let's find an opportunity to chat!"

The security guards who maintained order on the scene rushed over and took out the reporters closest to Zhang Ran, then stretched out their thick arms and stopped the reporters outside, so as not to harass Zhang Ran. The reporters struggled to take pictures of Zhang Ran, but the security guards tried their best to stop them, and the scene seemed a little chaotic.

The reporters were blocked outside by the security guard, and Zhang Ran felt relieved. He got up and went to the buffet to pick up a plate and picked up some food. He was walking back when he suddenly saw Yu Dong not far away, so he walked over with the plate. He pulled a chair and sat down, looked at Yu Dong, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, Yu Dong!"
Chapter completed!