If you open WeChat on the evening of May 30, you will definitely find that all the entertainment public accounts you follow are posting the same title, talking about the same thing, and praising the same person.
"Zhou Yiyang's new film, 'Léon: The Professional,' was actually nominated for Best Film at Cannes!"
"The program booklet ranked third. This score is too high!"
“Who would have thought that the first director of the new generation to flourish at an international film festival would be Zhou Yiyang!”
When Ning Mang walked quickly into his company, although this enterprise, which was nominally a cultural company, was investing in Zhou Yiyang's works, it still earned Ning Mang some pocket money.
Other people in the company came to Ning Mang with smiles that came from the heart on their faces, instead of their usual flattery.
"Boss," the secretary came to their young boss at lightning speed and kept praising him, "Your good friend Mr. Zhou never fails!"
"Yeah." Ning Mang had already heard the news on the way, but he was still happy to hear it. "His scripts alone are beyond the level of many screenwriters, not to mention his directing skills are also gradually improving."
"Boss," the secretary looked over with increasing curiosity, "Can you tell me what the chances are for Mr. Zhou's film to win an award?"
"I haven't seen the film, so I can't tell you that." Ning Mang touched his nose and continued, "But I also talked to Lao Zhou. He said that being nominated is the best outcome, and winning isn't something you have to force. Who knows if he's just being modest?"
Although "Léon: The Professional" didn't receive the highest average score in the program brochure, nor was it the best picture winner predicted by critics after watching all the participating films, in China, netizens were only paying attention to this movie.
If you ask who is the most famous and box office-appealing director among young people, it is definitely Zhou Yiyang.
However, because of this, many people deliberately discredited Zhou Yiyang and labeled him as someone who can only make commercial films.
Now this nomination can be said to have completely overturned these jealous remarks.
The person involved, Zhou Yiyang, is currently having dinner with several directors.
There were still quite a few dishes left on their table. Several famous directors were about the same age as Zhang Yingyuan and didn't eat much. They were just drinking.
At another table, Yue Shao and his three companions, Zhang Yiling and Helian Bei, had finished their first round of dishes early and were preparing for the second round.
Su Yin enjoyed the meal very much. She couldn't gain weight anyway, so she was not afraid of doing extra exercise when she went back to film.
Lin Xuan'er only tasted it briefly, as she still missed the taste of her home country.
"By the way, Yiling," Wang Xingrui didn't dare to eat anymore and had to focus her attention elsewhere. She looked at Zhang Yiling, who was eating her salad, and asked, "What do you think about your nomination for Best Actress?"
Zhang Yiling looked up and swallowed the salad in her mouth before saying, "I'm so surprised! Honestly, I never expected to be nominated. Didn't Uncle Bei nominate me too? Why didn't you ask him what he thought?"
"That's nothing to ask," Tang Yue said boldly. "It's not the first time Bei Ge has been nominated, so he must be used to it. I guess what Bei Ge is thinking is, it would be strange if I wasn't nominated!"
Helian Bei couldn't help laughing as he watched Tang Yue's imitation of him. "It's quite an interesting imitation, but you guessed wrong. I'm actually quite excited. The last time I was nominated for a Cannes Film Festival was five years ago. Mr. Zhou is truly a mentor to me."
Zhang Yiling nodded and drank the sparkling water in her glass. "That's true. If Uncle Zhou hadn't filmed it so well, we wouldn't have been nominated!"
"Okay, let's toast to Mr. Zhou!"
Tang Yue took the lead, holding the cup, and walked to Zhou Yiyang in a very formal manner to toast him.
Zhou Yiyang almost laughed to death at their behavior.
"What are you doing?" Zhou Yiyang couldn't help but ask.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for your cultivation of us!" Su Yin added.
Several directors nearby burst into laughter and gave Zhou Yiyang a thumbs up.
Zhou Yiyang must have something extraordinary to be able to be liked and even admired by these popular artists.
I'm afraid that student Zhang Yingyuan will go further on the international stage in the future.
It was soon night, and Zhou Yiyang brought everyone to the scene again.
The exhibition area has been completely dismantled and arranged by the staff to look more like an awards ceremony.
Although Yue Shao and his three companions are not the main creative staff, there will always be flashes of light wherever they go.
Zhang Yiling stood next to them and was forced to take a lot of photos.
After Zhou Yiyang took his seat, Zhang Yingyuan beside him asked, "Of the three nominations, how many will definitely win?"
"Léon: The Professional" is definitely the biggest dark horse at Cannes this year.
Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, but no one was nominated for Best Director.
In fact, Zhou Yiyang himself was a little depressed. He felt that Best Director was more likely than Best Picture!
After much thought, it might be because he lacked experience and the film did not use some innovative filming techniques.
Domestic TV stations have never had the tradition of broadcasting the Cannes Awards Ceremony, and this time they will not make an exception because of Zhou Yiyang's popularity.
However, Moonlight still relied on Zhou Yiyang's connections to obtain the broadcasting rights.
At this time, countless netizens opened the Moonlight in their hands, waiting for the live broadcast of the Cannes Film Festival.
Guan Fei didn’t understand the significance of Zhou Yiyang buying the broadcasting rights at first. This was not the Oscars and it didn’t receive much attention in China.
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