CHAPTER 734: CHAPTER 504: FULL OF ANTICIPATION (PART 2)

Su Yan: "I know, I also know it’s difficult for her to win the award, almost impossible, but the worry just lingers, and until the results come out, I can’t stop worrying."

He Ting thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "That’s true. But you’re filming every day now, you should still focus your main energy on acting. Doing your own things well is the most crucial."

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When the reviews of "Behind the Scenes" at Cannes traveled back to China, and everyone learned that "Behind the Scenes" had received rave reviews at Cannes, the whole film circle was both shocked and elated.

Being shortlisted at Cannes is just the first step; winning an award is the second step.

In recent years, Chinese-language films had difficulty even making the first step, causing everyone to forget how difficult it is to take the second step after the first.

How many directors have been shortlisted at the top three festivals multiple times and have struggled for over a decade, yet never managed to win a trophy?

The rave reviews for "Behind the Scenes" suggested that there might be a chance.

A movie blogger directly stated: This time, Zhou Yun’s status in the film industry is set to skyrocket once again.

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In Cannes, after attending the premiere and post-screening interviews for "Behind the Scenes," Zhou Yun received numerous interview invitations from foreign media outlets, including some very famous ones.

Film critics posted their viewing experiences on their social media right away, heaping high praise on the film and Zhou Yun’s performance.

Conveniently, at this point in time, Zhou Yun’s "Life" had either just been released or was being released in many European countries. The discussions and popularity that both sides brought to Zhou Yun summed up to make her the most noticed actress at this edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

European media were actually not familiar with Zhou Yun.

"Life" was the first impression, "Behind the Scenes" the second.

Suddenly, Zhou Yun caught the attention of these media outlets, many wanting to know more of Zhou Yun’s stories.

However, scheduling an interview with Zhou Yun proved difficult. Her schedule in Cannes was already too packed, squeezed tightly.

To put it plainly, because she stood in front of a massive market, brands wouldn’t overlook her influence in China, even if she wasn’t a hit in Europe and North America.

That was enough.

Zhou Yun was non-stop rushing to the Dior fashion show; Dior had personally extended the invitation and offered her a customized haute couture dress.

For a female celebrity, a Dior haute couture dress is worthy of being recorded in the annals as battle attire.

This was also why Zhou Yun accepted the invitation to the Dior show.

Even though she was a spokeswoman for VX.

After the fashion show, she had another event, a cinema people’s panel discussion.

The event was filmed by French TV, which would be broadcasted in France later on.

The cinema people Zhou Yun was to converse with were all renowned figures from various countries.

Everyone sat together to talk about movies, acting, and their interpretations of life.

Zhou Yun wasn’t familiar with them, but as the only Chinese person present, she was always mindful to come across as very nice, to create an impression of mirth, and she couldn’t stay silent without expressing any opinions, resulting in her being seen as just a beautiful vase, nor could she be too aggressive, lest she leave a bad impression.

Zhou Yun definitely wouldn’t consider being herself at such times.

Crafting a certain image, helping herself to be better recognized by everyone so that no one would harbor a bad impression about her country because of her.

That was her line of thought.

In the end, Zhou Yun had to ask for leave from the "Four Killers" crew again.

Because Yao Yuanfeng nodded in agreement, the "Four Killers" crew promptly granted her request.

After all, attending the Cannes Film Festival was a justified reason, and unlike the other three, Zhou Yun didn’t frequently ask for leave from the set for business or recording other shows.

Usually, she spent the most time on set.

Zhou Yun’s reception in Cannes wasn’t entirely happening on the internet and media.

Of course, it wasn’t just her; You Jiang, Zeng Lili, and Wang Jing also got various levels of attention due to the movie "Behind the Scenes," and were invited to many events.

This time, Shi Luoqi didn’t have to use his personal connections to get them tickets; the invitations came to them willingly.

The Cannes Film Festival doesn’t last long.

In the blink of an eye, amidst the buzz, it was time for the closing ceremony.

Shi Luoqi received a call, inviting them to attend the closing ceremony.

This call was very important—it meant that "Behind the Scenes" was going to win an award.

Shi Luoqi was overjoyed.

Before the closing ceremony, she pulled everyone to throw a party, no outsiders.