Chapter 158 Simple and Rude Public Relations

On the red carpet in Cannes, the entire crew of "The Girl Who Moved Soul" looked down upon it.

But when he came to someone else's territory, it wouldn't be good if he didn't give him any face. In the end, producer Alan Ball, director Sam Mendes and actress Nicole Kidman barely walked the red carpet.

There is no doubt that Nicole Kidman has become the biggest highlight of the entire red carpet show. Oh yes, and the big star George Clooney.

George Clooney starred in Disney's The Three Kingdoms, a comedy musical.

I really don't know what the Disney production department is thinking. Musical films are nothing more than comedies. You are here for the Cannes Film Festival. Are you here for a joke?

Even if it is a black-box operation, it must basically conform to the theme of the Cannes Film Festival, just like "The Girl Who Moved Soul".

"Prison Break Three Kings" is such a dance comedy, come to the Cannes Film Festival, Disney is crazy to win the award, right?

Tang En took Natalie, who was not feeling well, directly into the main venue.

According to the tips of the staff and posters, you can choose to watch the participating films in different theaters.

Tang En has no interest in these foreign movies, his mind is full of question marks, where is Jonathan Demme?

After searching around for a long time, Tang En saw the British actor Christine Thomas first.

"Director Walker? What a coincidence, I ran into you here. Hello, Miss Portman." Christine Thomas' eyes lit up when he saw Tang En, apologized to his friend, and walked over voluntarily.

Natalie was not feeling well, and she was in a bad mood. She replied "Hello" dully and didn't want to talk.

Facing an actress, Twain didn't need to be as complicated as he was with Luc Besson. He went straight to the point, "Christine, I think you should watch "The Girl Who Moved Soul". Oh, the premiere will be in the afternoon. , the movie is very good, and Nat's performance is also very good, I think it will win an award!"

Kristin Thomas was slightly taken aback, then recovered to his natural state, and said with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely watch it when it premieres."

Tang En was not very satisfied with her subtlety, and stared into her eyes, "Do you think the movie will win?"

"ah?"

Christine Thomas was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect the famous Dunn Walker to be so overbearing! Fortunately, when she was filming "The English Patient", she had dealt with the more domineering, outrageous, and excessive Harvey Weinstein, otherwise it would be really easy to lose her composure.

When filming "The English Patient," producer Harvey Weinstein invited her to a hotel and asked her to have sex, otherwise the contract would be terminated.

At the time, Kristen accepted for a movie role.

This time, she also couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Tang En's energy is too great, and everyone in the industry knows that Disney and Fox are teaming up to deal with Tang En, but the result? Wall Street, Comcast, Time Warner, Viacom, and even the White House are secretly working hard to maintain Tang En's personal image.

A series of means by Disney and Fox not only failed to defeat Tang En, but also pushed him to an unprecedented new height.

Christine even agreed to such a bastard order from Harvey Weinstein. Of course, she had no reason to refuse Twain's small request.

"Of course, the movie you personally produced must be very good! As for Miss Portman, her acting skills have been proved enough in "Star Wars", she is too good!" Kristen Thomas secretly sighed The tone and smile are a little forced.

Only then did Tang En show a smile, and stretched out his right hand, "If there is a suitable opportunity, Tang En Pictures will cooperate with you."

"Thanks."

Now Kristen Thomas smiled more naturally. Regardless of whether Tang En's words were promises or not, at least she got a favor from Tang En.

After parting, Natalie asked in a low voice: "You have such a bad attitude, are you afraid that she will vote against you?"

Tang En shook his head, "She's not an American. If she didn't have snack machines and means, how could she succeed in Hollywood? Don't worry, Cannes is not an anonymous vote, she dare not risk her future."

"It turns out that you all operate in this way. I feel that it is quite boring to win this award." Natalie's interest dropped.

Tang En was a little annoyed, but seeing her tired face and frowning slightly, his heart softened, "How is it? Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts, it hurts even when I walk." Natalie pursed her lips, tears streaming down her face and feeling aggrieved.

Tang En said distressedly: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the hotel and rest?"

"That's so boring." Natalie rolled her eyes.

Tang En sighed, "Forget it, I'll take you away after I find Jonathan and make things clear."

"Go? Where are you going?"

"England, Germany, Italy, and Paris are also going to go. Isn't "Spider-Man" doing publicity, and we happen to be on vacation."

Natalie blinked coquettishly, "But this afternoon is the premiere of "The Girl Who Moved Soul", why don't we participate? The film festival is still ten days away, why don't we promote it?"

Tang En waved his hand, "There's no need! Let the people of the third world countries join in the fun. This kind of down-and-out film festival is meaningless. After finishing the black-box operation, we will withdraw."

Natalie felt both lost and disappointed. Cannes, France, was once a holy land of movies that challenged Hollywood, and it is synonymous with film art.

But I didn't expect that today it has become a place to sell movies and thighs.

Thinking of the suspenders of a European female star's dress "accidentally" falling off on the red carpet just now, and the whole upper body is completely exposed, I feel a little disgusted.

Of course, there is no shortage of hype on the red carpet of the Oscars, but the method is usually to compete for splendor in costumes and contention in hairstyles, and at most it will "accidentally" stumble.

This behavior of undressing in public is simply a shame to women for the traditional and conservative Natalie.

Actresses, can they only earn popularity by taking off their clothes?

"Then let's go, this kind of film festival is a complete waste of time." Natalie curled her lips, her expression indifferent, "By the way, what about the Venice Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival? Can they also operate in secret?"

Tang En shrugged, "That depends on how many of the judges are from Hollywood. But, if I open a movie for each of the judges, guess how many will refuse?"

The corners of Natalie's mouth trembled, her expression mocking, "You are so generous!"

Tang En sighed and shook his head, "I don't want to operate in secret, and I also hope that the art of film can be more pure, but... I care more about you."

Of course Natalie understood Tang En's meaning, she pursed her lips, "Thank you. I'm confident now, Harvard is no big deal, my boyfriend didn't even finish high school, isn't he also a famous big shot?"

Tang En laughed out loud and was in a good mood.

...

Outside the exhibition hall of the movie "The Devil Is Coming", Tang En finally found Jonathan Demme, who was chatting with Director Jiang very speculatively.

But as soon as he saw Tang En, Jonathan Demi immediately forgot Director Jiang, "Tang En, what a coincidence! What a pity, I should have accepted your invitation to film "The Girl Who Moved Soul". "

Tang En smiled and followed the trend, "Yeah, this movie is really good, maybe it will win a big prize!"

"Big prize?"

Jonathan Demme froze for a moment.

"That's right." Tang En didn't hide his thoughts, "At least he can win the Best Actress Award. Nat's performance is amazing. When the movie is shown, you must go see it."

Jonathan Demi said with a smile: "Of course, I am a judge. We will watch all entries and make objective and fair judgments."

Tang En said directly: "Can you give all your tickets to "The Girl Who Moved Soul" and Natalie?"

Jonathan Demme was stunned.

When he participated in the Oscars, he also communicated with the academy judges, but he was never so direct. Such blunt and cheeky begging for votes can only be done by Harvey Weinstein.

Natalie was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and sneaked aside, pretending to read the poster.

Tang En's face remained calm, "Jonathan, I need your vote. Your vote can determine the fate of "The Girl Who Moved Soul"."

"this……"

Jonathan Demme is a veteran director with some basic ethics. He can't accept such an undisguised black box operation.

Tang En smiled and said, "Even if I owe you a favor. How about I invest in a movie and you direct it? Tang En Pictures has many good projects."

This is not a lie.

Tang En has several suspenseful scripts in his hands, all of which were written by the screenwriting department. The investment is not much, ten to twenty million is enough. Moreover, Tang En also had many classic movie blueprints in his mind.

The thriller and suspense films that Jonathan Demme is good at, as long as the reputation is not bad, there is basically no possibility of losing money.

"No... no need, I'm thinking up a story." Jonathan Demi waved his hand, but seeing Tang En's face suddenly darken, his tone changed immediately, "It's just a matter of voting, if "The Girl Who Moved Soul" It's not bad, and I'm definitely rooting for Hollywood."

Tang En laughed loudly, "Thank you very much. Believe me, Jonathan, "The Girl Who Moved Soul" is very good!"

Just burst into laughter.

He really didn't expect that he would kill Jon Landau first, then Bruce Willis, and then challenge Disney and Fox, leaving such a horrifying impression that even Jonathan Demme was a little nervous.

Sure enough, the notoriety spread thousands of miles!

"nailed it?"

After Jonathan Demme left, Natalie's voice came softly from behind.

Tang En smiled, "Of course, it's easy. The most difficult thing to deal with is Luc Besson. The other two Hollywood filmmakers are too easy to coerce and lure."

Natalie stared deeply into Tang En's eyes, "I found that you are really powerful."

Tang En laughed loudly, hugged her in his arms, lowered his voice, and said maliciously: "I was careful last night, lest I hurt you, I have something even worse."

"You!" Natalie's pretty face was flushed, and a few traces of unconvinced coquettishness flashed in her eyes, "When I recover, I will look good with you! Hmph!"

"Ha ha!"

Dear Nat, very interesting.