Chapter 421 Return to Cannes

Just as Su Yun and her team were busy with the preliminary preparations, news from the other side of the ocean reached her through the telephone lines late at night.

"What? Are my mother-in-law and aunt coming here for vacation?" When Su Yun received this call, it was a warm and sunny spring night when winter turned to spring. She was surprised by the news, but also a little surprised. Be more or less mentally prepared.

She is the daughter of elderly parents, and her eldest mother Huang Misheng is five years older than Zhao Rifu. Although she is in good spirits, her physical condition is obviously not as good as before. Therefore, in recent years, she has gradually let go of the company and family and focused more on health care.

However, Hong Kong was in a period of rapid development at the time, and no matter how much efforts were made to protect the environment and stay away from the city, it was still not a true resort for health. In addition, there was a gap in the current medical level, so Huang Misheng planned to go to Los Angeles for treatment while the weather was fine and the climate was mild.

They also brought along Grandma Su, who often accompanied her and who also missed Su Yun very much, so that Su Yun wouldn't be worried about them when she was busy with work.

Since Huang Misheng and Grandma Su were able to arrive safely, Su Yun felt relieved. While looking forward to meeting her relatives in a foreign country, she also worked even harder.

If I work harder to save a little time, maybe I can have more free time to spend with the two elderly people.

Su Yun is already very passionate about this project. If it weren't for the strict management here, maybe it would be possible to achieve the miracle of "Hong Kong movie shooting speed" in a foreign country - after all, this crew, from the director and producer to various staff members and ordinary extras, basically all have a love that is exclusive to the early two-dimensional group...

And, the spirit of "dedication" that allows people to sacrifice their lives for their dreams.

Everyone from top to bottom is eager to work overtime and finish the work as soon as possible. This is undoubtedly the most bizarre thing among so many crews working at the same time.

As the saying goes, love is motivation, not to mention money. In the later stages of filming, if Su Yun hadn’t been afraid of going to court before the film was released, she would have forcibly found many hard-working people who voluntarily worked overtime, and even hired someone to count their time and pay them extra wages. Then she would cry and say that she could no longer afford the double or triple overtime pay. This would have put an end to the voluntary overtime and even self-funded overtime work of these workers who did not forget their original intentions.

It's true that the same rice feeds a hundred different people - no wonder when some conscientious little games are about to go bankrupt, there will always be a tap that suddenly pops up to support them to continue going.

Fortunately, Su Yun is the kind of person who will always remember the kindness of others, so he will not make these tap waters shed blood, sweat and tears.

Time passed by in the busy work and occasional leisure time with family members. According to the plan made early in the morning, Su Yun will fly to Cannes to join the "Ladder of Love" crew flying there from Hong Kong to participate in the 40th Cannes International Film Festival.

The 40th Cannes International Film Festival was held in early May this year. Seeing that Carpenter was already quite experienced and confirming that the recent filming had been going smoothly, Su Yun hurriedly left some messages and then took a plane across the ocean and continent again, arriving in Cannes, a city where the sun and air seemed to reveal a French style.

This is a typical Mediterranean coastal town. Although it is not yet the best tourist season from June to October, the unique scenery of a coastal town has already begun to show. In addition, because the annual international film festival is about to begin, the leisurely town blown by the sea breeze seems to have a lively atmosphere.

There were not many people who came to pick her up at the airport, only two, but the atmosphere was very interesting: eldest brother Zhao Liming had made an appointment with her early on to pick her up, and Zhang Querong called her privately after confirming that he had arrived earlier than her, asking her when she would arrive and saying that he would come to pick her up at the airport.

Su Yun certainly couldn't tell the latter to her eldest brother who was very controlling of his younger siblings. Therefore, in Zhao Liming's eyes, Zhang Querong, a young man who seemed to be smiling but was actually treacherous, was once again a wolf and tiger coveting his younger sister...

However, Zhang Querong was obviously not a Shunfeng person who had never suffered setbacks and contempt. Compared with the treatment he had encountered before he had not yet risen, Zhao Liming's dissatisfaction was nothing. Therefore, he did not care about Zhao Liming's cold face at all, and waved enthusiastically to Su Yun who was carrying a suitcase.

"Hey, Lesley, big brother!" Su Yun also raised his hand and greeted him, then pulled the suitcase towards where they were.

Relying on his flexible body movements acquired through dancing practice, Zhang Querong took Su Yun's suitcase in two steps and then continued to talk to Su Yun very naturally, facing Zhao Qiming's cold face: "Have you been busy recently? I see that you seem to have lost weight again..."

"I'm not thin at all. My mother-in-law and eldest mother cook sweet soup and stew for me every day. I was afraid that I would puff up like a balloon... Fortunately, my energy consumption is not low and I can keep up with the exercise." Su Yun showed off her arms that seemed to be more powerful and was quite satisfied with the smooth lines she had trained.

"I haven't been able to beat you for many years, so please stop showing off in front of me, okay?" Zhang Querong replied with an exaggerated expression, which looked quite comedic.

Su Yun couldn't help but laugh at his expression: "There's nothing I can do. People are just different. You can't be envious of them."

After saying this, Su Yun first glanced at Zhang Querong, and then stole a glance at Zhao Qiming who was walking behind with a depressed look on his face: "Okay, stop making me laugh. If you keep playing tricks, my elder brother will really hide you."

"Really?" The more relaxed Zhang Querong became, the more he couldn't help but reveal his shrewd nature. "To make Hong Kong's first Cannes Film Festival winner 'snow'... would anyone waste money like that?"

"Don't be so complacent. It's still unknown who will win the grand prize." Although saying this would seem like slapping his own efforts in the face, Zhao Liming couldn't help but say something.

"Yes, there is a possibility that the film will win an award, then I will have no hope..." Zhang Querong nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, stop playing!" Su Yun tapped him lightly, and continued walking forward a little, and he could clearly see the movie promotional billboard standing on the side of the road.

At first glance, it looks like a green-toned landscape painting like a work of art, but when you look closer, you will find that between the light green mountains and the misty clouds, there is a gray-white staircase winding its way into the clouds. In the lower right corner, an old man with a handsome face is looking at the clouds from his profile. Both his posture and expression show the deep emotional strength like a mountain.

"The most poignant and touching love story ever!"

"Adapted from a true story, a love story far away from the mundane world..."

Along the way, the images and names of the movie promotional posters remain unchanged, but the small print on them changes from time to time, along with the brochures that dance in the wind in people's hands. The core of each sentence is to talk about how this movie, adapted from a true story, is so poignant and touching that it should not be missed.

It seems very brainwashing and cyclical, but it has to be said that in an era before the impact of viral marketing, the brainwashing and cyclical marketing method of bragging as much as possible was quite effective.

Especially for the French people who have "no cure for love brain", it has a significant effect on sex...

From this we can see that there is a reason why Su Yun chose Cannes for this film.

"Well, in another ten or twenty years, he will look like this." Probably because he was really unhappy after seeing Zhang Querong and Su Yun talking all the way, Zhao Liming stretched out his hand and pointed at the silhouette of the old man in the corner, motioning Su Yun to look carefully.

Su Yun was at a loss for words: "He just put on some aging makeup for this movie. With Lesley's talent and maintenance, he won't look like this even after a few decades!"

Zhao Qiming choked, then he said with his neck stiff, "Brother, I'm not scolding you. I just want you to know that appearance is not something that can last long. Connotation is something that will gradually grow with time..."

"Yes, yes, I understand." Knowing that his elder brother's desire for control was acting out and he couldn't control himself, Su Yun responded perfunctorily and then started to get the suitcase.

Anyway, this place is not far from the hotel they are going to stay, so she can take it herself, so that her elder brother won't worry about it anymore, looking anxious as if one or two wolves or tigers will pop out from somewhere and snatch her away in one bite...

"Let me help you get it." Seeing Su Yun taking the suitcase back from Zhang Querong, Zhao Liming reached out to take it.

"Thank you, big brother." Su Yun was of course not polite when she was able to be lazy. After saying thank you sweetly, she readily handed the suitcase, which was not even warm yet, to another "coolie".

Just as Su Yun handed the suitcase to Zhao Qiming, Zhang Querong, who was walking beside her, saw the opportunity and quickly reached out to pull her up and ran to the other side: "I'll take you to a fun place!"

It was a bit unexpected, but with Su Yun's reaction ability, if she really had to stand still on the spot, Zhang Querong might not be able to pull her away - but what kind of person is Su Yun? When she is in a playful mood, she never thinks there is a big deal. She didn't resist at all and was directly "pulled" away.

"Brother, help me put my luggage away!" In order to make the scene more realistic, Su Yun used his acting skills to the utmost and shouted anxiously to Zhao Liming who was standing there in a daze.

Zhao Qiming, who hadn't reacted yet, subconsciously responded with an "OK". Then, after waking up, he grabbed the handle of the suitcase and stomped his feet in anger: This is really - we can't guard against it no matter how hard we try!

If this guy Lesley doesn't win the Best Actor award this time, no matter how hard it is for him to go back, he will be "avenged"!