CHAPTER 717: CHAPTER 498: THE LUNCHEON JOURNEY (PART 3)

Zeng Lili gave a little snort and said, "That’s not a conflict."

"By the way, where’s Xiao Jing?" Zeng Lili suddenly asked, "Wasn’t she supposed to come with us? Why haven’t I seen her?"

Zhou Yun said, "She had a shoot scheduled before and just boarded the plane yesterday. She just got off the plane, so it might take her a while to get to the hotel."

Zeng Lili nodded, "Such a good opportunity should not be delayed. That girl is hardworking and down-to-earth, and she remains so humbly introspective following you, I really like her."

Zhou Yun said, "Then I’m jealous."

"Stop it."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, everyone headed back to their rooms to put on makeup and get styled.

Wang Jing rushed to the hotel hurriedly, just an hour before it was time to leave.

All the panic had turned faces pale. If she missed this chance to appear on the Cannes red carpet because of being late, Wang Jing would probably regret it for a year, until the next opportunity to come to Cannes.

And when will the next time be?

Typically, a female celebrity’s red carpet look requires one to two hours to perfect the makeup and hair.

Zhou Yun’s personal stylist, arranged by Zhou Lan, was the one styling Wang Jing.

Zhou Lan could tell that Wang Jing was a bit anxious, probably worried about not being able to present her most perfect self on the red carpet.

It’s only normal to feel both excited and tense about attending the Cannes Film Festival for the first time, even treating it as some sort of sacred event.

But Zhou Lan felt that no matter what, it was still best to maintain a level-headed approach if possible.

She sat down beside Wang Jing and said, "Xiao Jing, no need to rush, there’s enough time."

Since she was in the midst of getting makeup done, Wang Jing couldn’t turn her head and could only glance at Zhou Lan through the makeup mirror and said, "Sister Lan, I’m a bit nervous."

"Isn’t it normal to be nervous? Sister Xiao Yun was also nervous during her first Venice International Film Festival."

"Ah? Sister Xiao Yun gets nervous too? I think Sister Xiao Yun is so impressive, always so calm and composed no matter what event she attends."

"That’s only what you see. She’s just as nervous where you can’t see." Zhou Lan said, "And the more you try to control your nervousness, the more uncontrollable it becomes. Don’t think about suppressing it. If you’re really tense, just let yourself be openly nervous for a bit. Then take a deep breath and try to calm down."

Wang Jing hummed in agreement.

"A reporter will come for an interview later; it’s been arranged in advance. You’ve already seen the interview outline, and the reporter is someone I’m familiar with, so there won’t be any excessive questions. Just be natural during the interview, and they’ll remove any inappropriate content during the editing process."

Wang Jing smiled and said, "OK, thank you Sister Lan."

...

After Zhou Yun completed her styling, a local photographer brought in by Zhou Lan took a set of photos of Zhou Yun to post on social media later.

This had almost become a routine for celebrities before walking the red carpet.

While shooting, Zhou Yun saw Shi Luoqi arrive.

As a renowned international producer, she would also walk the red carpet with them, so she too had changed into a formal dress and had a beautiful hair and makeup look.

Zhou Yun greeted her, calling out, "Sister Luo Qi."

Shi Luoqi nodded to her and smiled. After Zhou Yun finished the scene, Shi Luoqi came over and said, "You look truly beautiful today."

Zhou Yun replied with a smile, "Sister Luo Qi, you do too."

"These past two days, I’ve been meeting with heads of several European distribution companies to discuss ’Falling Leaves’ and ’Behind the Scenes’. We also held a small screening, though ’Falling Leaves’ isn’t fully edited yet, just thirty minutes." Shi Luoqi said, "Everyone is very interested in ’Behind the Scenes’, and they all intend to purchase it. I expect even more competition over it once it premieres in Cannes."

It was clear that Shi Luoqi was in high spirits.

’Behind the Scenes’ was already showing signs of success, and as the producer who had also discovered a talented new director, her mood naturally was great.

Shi Luoqi added, "It’s also thanks to your influence. Normally, there isn’t much interest in a new director, but because ’Life’ has received such good reviews and reception in Europe, once they heard it was your new film, those companies were all interested."

Even in Europe’s art film market, there’s still the effect of star power and name recognition.

It’s universal. Zhou Yun had not expected that because of ’Life’, she had already garnered some fans in Europe.