The first film is from France.

"Although this director is a newcomer," Zhou Yiyang explained to them, "his teacher is a very famous film master, so his chances of winning an award are quite high. He comes from a legitimate background."

Tang Yue, who was standing by, had a strange expression on her face. She glanced at Zhou Yiyang and couldn't help but pouting as she said:

"Brother Yang, isn't winning the award based on the quality of the film? Why is it related to the director's background?"

"If it were a movie of the same quality, perhaps this off-screen factor would have become an advantage." Zhou Yiyang smiled. "But this movie is a pure art film. If you get tired, just tell me and I can fast forward."

"I don't think so, right?" Lin Xuan'er replied immediately. In her opinion, since it was a popular movie nominated, it must have its merits.

Zhou Yiyang didn't say anything else, but pressed the play button in front of them.

Half an hour passed, and Zhou Yiyang subconsciously turned his head to look at the performance of the people around him.

However, the result was almost exactly as he imagined.

Except for Su Yin who was still holding on, the others were already drowsy.

When Luo Chen noticed Zhou Yiyang looking at him, he almost immediately slapped himself in the face to wake himself up.

Ling Hu yawned, as if he was about to fall asleep on the sofa in the next second.

At this moment, Wang Xingrui had an idea in her mind. Maybe she should go record a song instead of sitting here watching a movie that she didn't understand at all.

"Brother Yang," Tang Yue felt that if they continued watching like this, everyone would fall asleep, so she said, "What is this movie about?"

"Love," Zhou Yiyang smiled. "But it uses a non-linear narrative style, so it seems all mixed up and quite confusing."

"Love?" Lin Xuan'er wanted to slap herself in the face for what she had just done. It turned out that not everyone could handle an art film. At least she couldn't. "Brother Yang, why don't we fast forward!"

Zhou Yiyang nodded, pausing only when the heroine was performing.

"Her crying scene was great!" Tang Yue said seriously, although she didn't understand why the protagonist was crying.

"I think the little movements she designed for herself during her crying scenes are pretty good," Su Yin said, "but when she performs, I always feel like she's too unrestrained and too emotional."

Zhou Yiyang smiled, then looked at Su Yin with great satisfaction, and then said:

"It's great that you thought of this. Yes, this actress is from an opera background, so when she acts in movies, she always has a strong stage style. This is also her biggest disadvantage."

"If the judges this year prefer lifelike performances, she might not even be nominated."

The next movie they were going to watch was a comedy. To be honest, when Wang Xingrui learned that it was a comedy, she was very surprised:

"Brother Yang, it turns out comedies can be nominated for film festivals?"

"Of course you can." Zhou Yiyang said with a smile, "I've never heard of any film festival that has a rule prohibiting comedy films from participating in the selection."

"But comedies generally have a hard time getting nominated, right?" Lin Xuan'er said softly, "After all, the judges definitely prefer performances with more depth."

"If you mean Best Picture, then there's a possibility. But the awards for actors are a different story." Zhou Yiyang said seriously, "I think the next actress will be Su Yin's biggest rival."

This is an American comedy, but it is a co-production between Britain and the United States, and the heroine is also from England.

"Isn't this Christine? She's so famous!" Su Yin called out the actress's name the moment she saw her face.

After all, she is indeed a well-known actress, and she had won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress three years ago.

"I know this person too." Ling Hu said, "I've seen her movies on the movie channel before."

"Well, Christine is probably the most internationally renowned actress this year, and she's won numerous awards. It's fair to say that if she were to win Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the media's backlash would be minimal."

After Zhou Yiyang finished speaking, he suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile: "But this is the Cannes Film Festival, not a messy awards ceremony. Upsets are the norm."

"However, her attempt at a comedy this time is a breakthrough in itself, so her chances of winning an award are not small."

After Zhou Yiyang finished speaking, he started playing the movie again.

This is a comedy with a very easy-to-understand plot. It tells the story of an urban white-collar worker who was fired by his boss because of a mistake at work. Then this urban white-collar worker lost hope in life and became a mannequin in a clothing store.

It can be said that this imaginative beginning made those who were almost asleep because of the previous movie suddenly feel refreshed.

The rest of the story follows the same pattern as in a comedy movie. One day, the company's young president walks into the clothing store and sees the mannequin standing alone in the corner. He thinks it looks familiar.

When he approached the model, there was a sudden earthquake, so the president was forced to bump into the mannequin and kiss her.

The dummy came back to life and the urban white-collar worker ran away.

What follows is a clichéd story of a CEO pursuing his wife and a woman from the lower classes successfully marrying into a wealthy family.

But this kind of plot does look very cool. When the four girls saw the proposal scene at the end, they all screamed.

"Christine's acting is so good!" Su Yin really likes this kind of down-to-earth performance. "She completely brought to life this urban white-collar worker who comes from a low-income family and is dedicated to her work. And she also portrayed the change in her mentality after being pursued by the president very well."

"But..." Su Yin shook her head: "Does the plot feel too simple? Although the performance has nothing to do with the script, I think the judges will still take this into consideration."

Zhou Yiyang hummed, "Look, almost every actress has their strengths and weaknesses. So do you think you have a good chance of winning the award now?"

Su Yin was silent for a while, as if she was really thinking about this matter.

"I think there should still be hope." Su Yin laughed: "At least I don't think I'm worse than them."

Zhou Yiyang nodded. Of course, he did this today to build Su Yin's confidence.

Only in this way can they shine when they walk the red carpet in Cannes.