Julius Byrne did not leave the cafe, but kept waiting there. The appearance of Clement Meteye gave him a sense of competitive tension.

Lin Chaoyang and his "The Truman Show" are not well-known in France, which is the most fundamental reason why he rejected Lin Chaoyang's request for royalties.

But Julius Byrne also understands that assuming that the movie "The Truman Show" can gain success at the Cannes Film Festival, there will be almost no problem in the movie being released in France, which will be a good publicity point for the introduction of the novel to France.

Moreover, based on his knowledge of French readers, stories like "The Truman Show" should be very popular.

If the publicity is done properly, you may be able to achieve good sales results.

Time passed slowly while Julio Byrne was thinking. After Clement Meteye finished talking to Lin Chaoyang, he stood up and left the coffee shop. He quickly stopped Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised when he saw Julio Byrne, "Isn't Mr. Byrne gone yet?"

Julio Byrne had a smile on his face, "I just thought about it and felt it was necessary to talk to you again."

"Really? I'm very happy."

Lin Chaoyang sat down easily. At this time, Julio Byrne was not afraid of Lin Chaoyang's loud mouth and asked: "How did Mr. Lin know Mr. Meteye?"

Lin Chaoyang said: "It was at an official dinner of the film festival two days ago. Mr. Gilles Jacob introduced him to me. There were also several people from your publishing industry at the dinner that day, such as Southern Literature Publishing House.

Midnight Press.”

Julio Byrne felt a little headache. Of course he knew that Lin Chaoyang meant to create competitive pressure for him.

But he also knew that the Cannes Film Festival officials have always cooperated with these publishing houses, especially the Southern Literature Publishing House. A considerable number of Cannes Film Festival-related materials, albums and books are published by them.

With this thought in mind, Julio Byrne made a decision, and the publishing house has given him authorization.

He felt it was better not to drag it out any longer.

"Mr. Lin, regarding the royalties from "The Truman Show," I think I can promise you."

"Thank you, Mr. Bourne. But——."

Lin Chaoyang's turning point made Julio Byrne's face froze, and he had a bad premonition in his heart: "I have already negotiated with Gallimard Publishing House, and the novel "The Truman Show" will be published by them.

Enter France."

Julio Byrne was surprised and helpless. He never expected that Lin Chaoyang would reach a cooperation with Gallimard Publishing House so quickly.

Clement Meteye agreed to the 15% royalty requirement so easily?

He couldn't figure it out, but Lin Chaoyang didn't want to give him time to figure it out. He said a few polite words to him and left the Palm Cafe.

"Lin Sheng, how did things go?"

When the crew got together for dinner, Zou Wenhuai asked Lin Chaoyang with interest. Everyone in the crew went to the official banquet that day, and they all knew that a French publishing house wanted to introduce "The Truman Show"

thing.

"It's already been negotiated." Lin Chaoyang replied with a smile, and then asked about Zou Wenhuai's copyright transaction.

Since its premiere a week ago, "The Truman Show" has become the darling of Cannes film studios.

Zou Wenhuai meets with several film producers every day to discuss copyright matters.

But to this day, he has not signed any contract.

The copyright transaction at the film festival is actually very much like a gamble. Except for those films that have poor reputation and have been scheduled to be eliminated early, many films with award-winning status will not easily sign contracts.

Producers bet that their films would win awards and get a more generous contract.

The idea of ​​the film company is simpler. I will buy whoever wins the award. Awards will bring attention, publicity points, and box office potential.

Although the contract has not been signed yet, it does not hinder Zou Wenhuai's good mood. Through the exchanges with reporters, film critics, jury members and major film producers in the past few days, he has become more and more confident in "The Truman Show".

The films with the highest reviews at the film festival and the highest calls for awards are "War" and "

Sacrifice" and "The Truman Show."

Compared with the first two, "The Truman Show" is a more promising dark horse. Even if they don't win the Palme d'Or, winning the jury award is enough for them to make a lot of money.

May 19th, the day of the closing ceremony.

The small town of Cannes, which has been bustling for more than a week, has gradually become deserted, and many film crews have already left here.

Most of the tourists from all over the world have left, and the business of hotels, restaurants, and cafes that used to be bustling with traffic has been visibly reduced.

The closing ceremony red carpet was held at six o'clock in the evening. Compared with the opening ceremony, there were not as many enthusiastic fans.

But the reporters are still hanging on.

The award will be decided tonight. They have been waiting for more than ten days for today.

In order to predict the final award results in advance, many reporters will call all the film teams shortlisted for the main competition today and draw very convincing conclusions through clever calculations.

Some newspapers will also deploy people in hotel lobbies or airports. The purpose of this is to see which movie teams or stars have left and never returned, and which people have returned.

"Mi Gao! Mi Gao!" Shen Xicheng waved and shouted desperately at Xu Guanwen, finally attracting his attention.

When Xu Guanwen came to the edge of the red carpet, Shen Xicheng asked loudly: "Are you confident that you will win the Best Actor crown tonight?"

Xu Guanwen's face was full of joy today. When he heard Shen Xicheng's question, he waved his hand with a smile on his face.

‘How can we be sure about this kind of thing? Being able to persevere to the end is already a victory!”

Xu Guanwen's tone was very humble, but the smile on his face betrayed his heart.

At 4 p.m., the jury review and discussion ended and the list of winners was announced.

The chairman of the jury, Sidney Pollack, has notified all the winning film crews. This is a tacit understanding between the film festival and the winning film crews.

However, this kind of notification is limited to "winning", but what kind of award is won will not be announced until tonight.

Shen Xicheng watched Xu Guanwen return to the middle of the red carpet. The foreign reporters around him kept shouting his name, begging Xu Guanwen to give their camera a better angle.

"I can't believe that in just a few days, Michael is already a big star in Cannes!"

Wu Song, the Ta Kung Pao reporter standing next to him, nodded in agreement.

The two of them were able to come to Cannes only because "The Truman Show" was selected for the main competition, and the newspaper company also spent a lot of money.

They watched "The Truman Show" go from being unknown to becoming a hit in Cannes. Even as a bystander, it felt a bit dreamy.

These days, the two of them have frequently traveled to Xiangjiang to deliver various interview information.

There was no Internet these days. When the newspaper learned that "The Truman Show" was so popular in Cannes, they immediately instructed them to transmit it back to Hong Kong by fax and international long distance regardless of cost.

Over the past week, their own reports and reprinted reports from foreign media have aroused great repercussions among Hong Kong citizens.

Today is the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, and it is also the day when the awards are decided.

The two of them didn't know why, but they felt even more excited than they were about winning the award.

The grand red carpet ceremony ended, and stars gathered in the Lumiere Cinema of the Palais des Festivals.

The closing ceremony of the 39th Shana International Film Festival officially began. Sidney Pollack, chairman of the jury, took the stage to give a brief speech, and then it was time to award awards.

Short film Palme d'Or, Camera d'Or, International Film Critics Award - the order of awards in all award ceremonies is from light to heavy, from small to large, and the Cannes Film Festival is no exception.

Every award was announced with thunderous applause, and the winners were all delighted.

After all the awards for non-competition units were awarded, the atmosphere gradually became tense.

The first main competition unit awards were announced, and the Best Actress award had a double yolk, awarded to Fernanda Torres for "Love Me Always or Never Again" and "Rosa Luxemburg" respectively. Barbara Sukowa.

The two actresses were so surprised that they hugged their colleagues and went on stage to receive the award. However, their colleagues...

But I couldn't be happy.

Because according to the regulations of the Cannes Film Festival, a film cannot win two or more of the Palme d'Or, Jury Prize, Jury Prize, Best Director and Best Screenplay at the same time.

Winning the Best Actress award certainly doesn't mean that these two films have no chance of winning the Palme d'Or, but the probability is obviously much lower.

Immediately after watching the awarding of the Best Actor Award, Xu Guanwen looked calm, but the white fingers he pinched pierced his inner nervousness.

After the award-winning guest came on stage, he glanced at Lin Chaoyang next to him. Lin Chaoyang seemed to be feeling something and looked at him.

"Do you think you can win the prize?" Lin Chaoyang's tone was teasing.

Xu Guanwen kept silent and did not give him a chance to tease him.

"Michael Hui!"

As the name resounded through the Lumière Cinema, Xu Guanwen's buttocks seemed to be loaded with springs, and he suddenly jumped up from his seat, vigorously pumping his fists in celebration, as did several other members of the crew.

"Congratulations, the new best actor at the Cannes Film Festival!"

Lin Chaoyang stood up and hugged Xu Guanwen, but he hugged her hard.

"Thank you! Chaoyang, thank you!"

Amidst the applause that filled the sky, Xu Guanwen's voice was real and hot, and it reached Lin Chaoyang's ears clearly.

Full of gratitude.

Xu Guanwen's gratitude comes from the bottom of his heart. He has been seeking transformation in the past two years, but the results are not satisfactory.

Without Lin Chaoyang's script, none of this would be possible.

Cannes Film Festival Best Actor!

Before Xu Guanwen, no one from Xiangjiang had ever won this award. Even if we expand the scope to China and Asia as a whole, no one has ever won such an honor.
To be continued...