Although journalists from all over the world cannot obtain invitations like the French Film Festival, they will not miss such a grand event. They usually ambush outside the sacred auditorium and take pictures of the directors and actors who appear there.
These people who are rarely seen in normal times will gather at this time, and if you are lucky, you may even be able to conduct a simple interview with your idol without getting a rejection answer.
The guards patrolling back and forth were on high alert, everyone in the crowd was communicating in low voices, and in the distance, fans from all over the world could be seen holding homemade name tags or cheering items with the names of different actors or idols written on them, quietly and orderly occupying different places.
Donald and Cesare's fans were also in the crowd, and there were quite a few of them.
In comparison, Jiang Se is the least famous and has the least influence among the three. In addition, "God's Redemption" has not yet been released. Although he has attracted some fans based on just a clip, the number is not large. There are only three or five scattered among the fans of Donald and Cesare, making him less eye-catching.
On the contrary, there were quite a lot of Laura's fans. These people formed their own faction and occupied a large area, holding customized signs that read: Reject "God's Redemption", Jiang Se left the crew! Leave the United States!
These people were obviously organized and had records. Standing like this on the street, they were extremely eye-catching and passers-by would pay attention to them. Many media reporters held up cameras to take pictures of their signs, which caused the guards to come out and greet them several times.
Under such circumstances, Donald originally thought that Jiang Se would feel embarrassed. She was still young, and as a Chinese girl starring in "God's Redemption", she received a lot of attention, but she should also have the most pressure among the few people.
Laura is very popular in the United States and has many fans. This "boycott" should have been organized in advance. There may be nearly a hundred Laura fans holding signs. She may not be able to withstand the embarrassment in front of them.
But to Donald's surprise, she looked calm and composed, her eyes swept over these Laura's fans, her mood didn't seem to be affected, she even smiled and waved to the few fans who came with signs.
Donald was surprised by her cultivation and broad-mindedness, and he looked at Jiang Se several times.
There are many people here who are familiar with Cesare and Donald. From time to time, someone comes to greet the two of them, and at the same time looks at Jiang Se with a polite but slightly surprised look.
Cesare abandoned Laura because of her, which caused a great uproar in the United States. Laura's fans from all over the country protested on the Internet and in various places. There were even people coming to the door of the Sacred Theater, making Jiang Se the "star of the show".
"I made some inquiries about the films participating in 'Filmmakers' this time, and found that there are nearly a hundred films submitted in total." After selection, it was finally decided that fifty films would be screened in the Sacred Auditorium.
The awards will be given to directors, actors, the film itself and other film-related work. There are five opportunities for a film to be nominated for each award. "God's Redemption" still faces very fierce competition.
After Donald said this, Cesare seemed very relaxed.
He did not hide the fact that he had signed a bet agreement with the investment company from Jiang Se and Donald. Whether or not "God's Redemption" could be nominated for the major awards of the "Filmmakers of the Century" was very important for it.
As the campaign unfolds, a large number of films have been promoting themselves in advance in order to stand out and gain popularity during the campaign. "Salvation of the Divine" is among them. If it is not nominated in the end and the limelight is stolen by other films, it will have a certain impact on the box office of this movie that Cesare has been preparing for many years.
Fifteen billion dollars in global box office is a lot of money, and the bet he signed requires the film's box office to reach this amount in order for him to get the income he should have received.
If the film really wants to profit from this gambling agreement, the box office results should be even better.
"My friend, don't worry so much. I am very confident in "God's Redemption." Compared with Donald's slightly solemn expression, Cesare seemed very relaxed, as if he had won the game. He even smiled and greeted the familiar friend who came to say hello. It was not until the visitor looked at Jiang Se curiously and turned away that he said with some pleasure:
"Your collaboration with Jiang was excellent. You constructed the world of 'God' perfectly. This can be said to be the most satisfying work I have directed in all these years."
He had read the film in advance and was quite satisfied with the final result. In Cesare's opinion, even if there was an additional variable, Jiang Se, her performance could make up for the shortcomings. He smiled and said:
"After watching this movie, I think every character in it is unique and no one can replace them."
This was already a high compliment from him. Cesare was not a child. He dared to sign such a bet, so he must be very confident about the quality of the movie. After hearing what he said, Donald no longer mentioned this topic.
His eyes fell on Jiang Se. She listened with a smile while he and Cesare talked, until she noticed Donald's gaze and raised her head.
"Jiang's hair was cut short."
He noticed this. She was wearing a dark blue woolen dress with a one-shoulder neckline. Her short hair was very eye-catching. She had very short bangs above her eyebrows and the rest of her hair was combed back, revealing her pretty and bright oval face with Chinese characteristics. Her delicate makeup gave her a fresh and elegant look.
Donald was still very impressed by Jiang Se's long hair. During the filming of "God's Redemption", because of Laura's tricks, Jiang Se's hair was burned during the filming of "Burning Man".
"Yes."
Jiang Se smiled and nodded:
"I cut my hair at the beginning of the year for a movie."
Donald was not surprised to hear this. In his opinion, losing weight or gaining weight for a movie and getting close to the role required by the script is just the basic skills of an actor. "It looks like a lot of cuts were made."
"I edited everything because the plot required it."
When Jiang Se said this, not only Donald was a little surprised, but even Cesare turned his head away. Jiang Se simply talked about the plot of his next movie:
"It's a film about a suspect, and the character setting in the plot requires 'her' to make a provocative move towards the police."
Once the topic of talking about movies came up, Donald and Cesare became interested. (To be continued)