American fame and fortune

Palais des Festivals, in the office of the film festival organizing committee.

Isabelle Huppert's face was as dark as water, and she stared coldly at Jacob, the chairman of the organizing committee opposite, and asked: "I heard that you proposed to let Adjani be the Palme d'Or awardee? The film festival is about to start, what do you want? What are you doing, a surprise attack?"

Jacob said: "You are the biggest representative of women in French cinema..."

"You know exactly what happened between me and her!" Huppert slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Unless you kill me!"

Not to mention the overt and covert fights over the years, when filming "The Bronte Sisters", Adjani faked the show and stabbed her head hard!

Who in the French film industry doesn’t know that they are mortal enemies?

Huppert exclaimed: "If Adjani were the guest, I would hold a press conference right now and announce my resignation as president of the jury."

Jacob wanted to create a spectacle, but he didn't expect Huppert to react so violently.

The film festival opens tomorrow, and it is impossible for the organizing committee to replace the jury chairman for an award guest.

The Cannes Film Festival will become a worldwide joke.

Jacob could only give in: "Okay, let's switch to someone else."

Huppert's style is very tough and he went further: "I refuse her to accept any awards."

Jacob gave in and simply responded: "This time, we will not invite Adjani."

Satisfied, Huppert came out of the office and returned to the jury chairman's office. Her assistant came over and said: "I received two more invitations."

"It's on the schedule for the time being." Huppert thought of his mortal enemy and said, "Please pay attention to Adjani's news."

The assistant noted it down.

Huppert's head feels like it's about to explode. She's had so many people calling her these days that she can't even count them.

Old friend Steven Soderbergh also called her specifically to ask her to pay attention to the performance of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the leading actor Martin.

Even Harvey Weinstein tempted her with an Oscar.

But Huppert was unmoved by the Palme d'Or. She had already watched the teacher's "The White Ribbon", and the quality was absolutely high.

As for other awards, let’s take a look first and consider the opinions of the jury.

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Five Oceans Hotel, Ivan, who came from Los Angeles a week ago, and the French translator hired from Los Angeles, sat in the rest area of ​​the hotel lobby, observing the customers coming in and out.

A woman with a windy walk entered the lobby with a female assistant.

The translator reminded: "Adjani is here."

Ivan had specifically seen Adjani's posters and photos. When he saw the middle-aged woman with a strangely stiff face, he asked, "Are you sure she is Adjani?"

The translator understands the situation in France: "Excessive plastic surgery will destroy your appearance. It is better to grow old naturally."

Ivan first took out his mobile phone and made a call, then took out a miniature camera and took several photos in succession with the help of a translator.

At the hotel front desk, the assistant came back after asking and said: "All the rooms have been booked."

Adjani had a very bad temper and cursed: "Damn it, is the whole world going to be against me?"

A friend in the organizing committee suggested that she be the guest of honor for the Palme d'Or, so she rushed over from Paris. However, she was informed just after getting off the plane that the matter failed due to Huppert's strong opposition.

Her arch-enemy Huppert doesn't want her to come. Not only does she want to come, she also doesn't plan to leave after she comes!

Adjani said: "Ask other hotels."

The assistant knew his employer's temperament and did not dare to say anything. He quickly called the Provence Hotel.

"Sorry, all the hotel rooms have been booked..." Hua on the phone changed her words before she finished speaking: "Hello, someone here just canceled a reservation for a suite. If you are interested in booking a room..."

The assistant quickly said: "I made a reservation! The person who made the reservation is Miss Isabel Adjani!"

After confirming with the other side, the assistant quickly went back to inform Adjani, and the two of them went out and went to the Provost Hotel on the other side.

Ivan and the translator, like the most common reporters on this promenade, followed them leisurely.

There is no need to worry about being discovered and followed, because a large number of reporters are following Adjani.

Adjani entered the Provence Hotel, the assistant completed the formalities, and the two of them went upstairs together.

Ivan asked the translator to stay in the rest area of ​​the lobby, and went upstairs alone to check to make sure he was staying in the room he had just checked out. After going downstairs, he left the hotel, made a phone call, and came to a roadside cafe.

After waiting for a while, Bruce came over and sat across from him.

Ivan didn't talk nonsense: "Adjani checked into the Provovn Hotel."

"People are here, and it seems they won't be leaving in a short time." Bruce said: "The crew of "Inglourious Basterds" also lives in Provence, and there are always encounters when coming and going."

Ivan's paparazzi work in the past two years has not been in vain, and he has learned a lot of useful things from TMZ's ace reporter Jody: "If I can't find a suitable opportunity, I have a way for her to meet Harvey by chance."

Bruce nodded: "Take suitable photos and then contact me. The crew will promote media coverage."

Ivan said: "Don't worry when I do things."

Bruce didn't say anything more, got up and returned to the Five Oceans Hotel.

Ivan left here immediately and went back to the Provence Hotel to watch it in person.

Bruce quickly returned to the hotel and roughly told Martin the relevant situation.

Martin said: "Harvey is a good teacher when it comes to public relations and prize winnings, so we have to learn from him."

Bruce asked: "Is the conflict between Huppert and Adjani so acute?"

Martin pointed to the phone: "Melanie just received the news that Huppert strongly opposed the organizing committee's invitation to Adjani to be the Palme d'Or award guest. He told the organizing committee directly that unless she dies!"

This is the advantage of big crews and big companies spending a lot of money to hire well-known local public relations, so that they can grasp first-hand information and developments.

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The next day, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off.

A long red carpet was laid out in front of the Lumiere Hall of the Palais des Festivals, and hundreds of reporters from all over the world crowded the media area.

There were hundreds of guests attending the red carpet.

Many of them stayed on the red carpet for a long time, and the security personnel on both sides of the red carpet had to step forward to chase people away from time to time.

The reporters in the media area were not interested at all in the unfamiliar faces from all over the world. Their cameras were all focused on well-known movie stars and directors.

There are so many people walking the red carpet, most of them not worth wasting your time.

Cannes red carpet tickets are open to the public, and the price for this edition is 20,000 euros for the red carpet.

In other words, for 20,000 euros, you can walk on the red carpet of the Cannes opening ceremony.

Most of the media are not interested in people who come here at their own expense, so they will contact photographers in advance to take photos specifically for them.

After taking the photo, I sent it back to the country where it was located. It looked really beautiful, but occasionally in the media area exposed in the background, you could see the cameras of the cameramen, which were not here at all.

Mene himself also has commercial sponsorship, and he walked the red carpet with commercial sponsorship tickets.

Wearing a black suit with a camera hanging around his neck, he was waiting at the corner of the grand steps of the Palais des Festivals, waiting for his literary and artistic goddesses to appear.

Martin and David Fincher came in the same car, got off the car and went to the waiting area to join Kathleen Kennedy and Cate Blanchett.

This is also a feature of the red carpet at the opening of film festivals. The main creative staff of the same crew often walk on the red carpet at the same time.

In front of them, there happened to be the crew of "The Burning Plain". While Kim Basinger was talking to Kathleen Kennedy, Jennifer Lawrence quietly found Martin.

"There are a lot of people today, people who paid for tickets, people from sponsor channels, a lot of handsome men and beautiful women." She lowered her voice and sincerely asked Martin for advice: "There are so many people, how can I attract some media attention?"

This is a problem for all newcomers.

For Nicholson's sake, Martin thought for a moment and said: "When you walk next to Charlize, there will definitely be cameras following you, but if you want to attract attention, you need something special and impressive. s things."

Lawrence thought: "Special?"

Martin casually replied: "I'm a man, and what suits men is not suitable for women."

At this moment, shocking exclamations came from the red carpet, and the waves got louder and louder.

When Lawrence turned around to look, he saw Sophie Marceau walking to the front of the media area.

The strap on one side of Sophie Marceau's dress slipped off her shoulders, revealing something that is often shown generously in movies.

So many people exclaimed, Sophie Marceau was also surprised and covered her mouth first.

After covering her mouth, she slowly pulled up the suspenders of her skirt.

At this moment, whether it was private or media, all the shots turned to Sophie Marceau.

Without thinking too much, Laurence knew that Sophie Marceau was going to occupy a prominent position in entertainment media around the world.

She secretly sighed, in order to gain attention, this aunt worked really hard!

On the big steps, Menet held up the camera and took pictures wildly. Every shot captured Sophie Marceau's vital points.

Next to Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci was speechless for a while. At best, she only dared to take off her clothes and play around during the shooting. This one on the red carpet...

Has the industry reached this point?

Lawrence looked at Martin again.

Martin shook his head slightly at her.

Lawrence understood that what Sophie had just used would definitely not be effective if she used it again.

You can't lift up your skirt, take off your pants and throw them to the fans, right? Nicholson's feelings have to be taken into account to some extent.

The crew of "The Burning Plain" walked on the red carpet, and Dior goddess Charlize Theron was undoubtedly the one who attracted the most attention.

Martin looked at Lawrence, who was wearing a white dress, and suddenly laughed.

David Fincher happened to come over and asked, "What are you laughing at? You look like a pervert."

Martin pointed to the front casually: "Witness the transformation of an actress."

When we arrived directly opposite the media area, the red carpet was somewhat uneven because there were too many people walking there.

Just when most of the media reporters' cameras turned to Charlize, an accident happened.

Jennifer Lawrence seemed to trip on the red carpet under her feet and fell to the ground.

Charlize's first reaction was to help her.

Lawrence briefly grabbed the C position.