CHAPTER 639: CHAPTER 434: CANNES OPENING

Shu Mei was a bit anxious.

This early in the morning, Lin Qingyue couldn’t have gone out so early without even saying a word to everyone.

Then knocking on the door got no response, and the phone couldn’t be reached, especially in a foreign country.

It’s inevitable to feel a bit worried.

After hearing the news from Sister Yan, the first thing she thought of was to find the boss who could anchor the situation and ask what to do.

But...

As she was worrying, a voice suddenly came from the room, leaving her puzzled.

"I’m fine. I left my phone in the room and forgot to take it."

Huh?

Why does this voice sound a bit like Director Lin’s voice?

Shu Mei was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looking up.

It’s her brother’s room, no mistake.

How could Director Lin be in her brother’s room?

Shu Mei was bewildered for a moment, then suddenly realized, her whole body shook.

Director Lin is in her brother’s room!?

Did she spend the night in her brother’s room last night!?

Shu Mei looked at the door in shock.

What happens when a man and a woman sleep in the same room at night?

Her palms tightened slightly, and she felt a pang of discomfort in her heart, her brother was caught by a "bad woman" again!

...

In the morning, when the main members of the film crew gathered, the atmosphere was undeniably a bit subtle.

Although Yan Yongmei didn’t spread the news about not finding Lin Qingyue everywhere, she only asked some key people.

But some rumors inevitably leaked out.

Everyone had different reactions to the rumors they heard.

Deputy Director Feng Shang maintained his standard old farmer’s worried look, unconcerned about the matter.

Main cameraman Lou Ziwen wasn’t surprised at all, what’s wrong with the director sleeping with the male lead, it’s normal.

Female lead Liu Miao looked slightly disappointed, her crush was taken, the female lead wasn’t her.

Knowing a bit more, and understanding Lin Qingyue well, Yan Yongmei felt a bit strange.

She knew this was Lin Qingyue’s first love and had vaguely heard that Lin Xueming didn’t quite like Wu Mu.

Then everything was fine in the country, but they ended up sleeping together abroad?

Director Lin’s face would probably turn pale with anger if he knew.

Yan Yongmei thought to herself but didn’t worry too much about others’ family affairs, just muttered in a low voice, "You don’t need to adjust to the time difference?"

Lin Qingyue remained calm, "I had something to discuss with Amu."

Yan Yongmei chuckled, do you think I believe that?

What is so important that you need to sleep together to talk, and talk all night?

Lin Qingyue had a clear conscience.

She addressed the gathered main members of the film crew:

"Today is free activities for everyone. Our film’s premiere is on the third day of the opening ceremony. Besides the opening ceremony tomorrow, if you want to watch exhibition films, apply to Sister Yan. If you don’t want to watch films and want to go out, say so in advance. At least two people should go together, and contact each other if anything happens."

The Cannes Film Festival lasts a total of twelve days from the opening ceremony, walking the red carpet and watching the opening film on the opening day.

Then over the next eleven days, films from the main competition and various sections are screened.

The jury needs to watch all the films in the main competition within these eleven days, then start closed-door discussions and voting, with the results and awards announced at the closing ceremony on the last day.

After arranging the crew members, Lin Qingyue turned to ask Yan Yongmei, "Sister Yan, did yesterday’s daily magazine come out?"

"It did." Yan Yongmei nodded, taking out a magazine about A4 size, roughly twenty pages long.

During the Cannes Film Festival, many magazines worldwide issue daily special editions focusing on Cannes, including well-known magazines like "International Screen," "Variety," and "Film Market."

Among them, "International Screen’s" daily special edition is the most well-known and has almost become a kind of official festival daily magazine.

It reports daily on the various happenings of the previous day at the festival, celebrity movements, films being discussed, film reviews, jury evaluations, etc., being the main channel to understand the overall festival trend.

Lin Qingyue took it, found a place to sit, and started flipping through it, with Wu Mu curiously leaning over.

Lin Qingyue made some space for him, holding his hand and flipping with the other.

The first day hadn’t opened yet, so there were no specific film ratings, just news about various directors and celebrities’ movements, and hotly discussed films.

For example, the cover story: [The Farewell of an 80-Year-Old Action Legend, Harrison Ford’s Last Adventure in ’Indiana Jones 5’].

The American action superstar who starred in "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," and the "Blade Runner" series.

Among others are Tom Kex, Old Cooper, and a whole bunch of global superstars, all ranked in the top fifty of the previous global top three hundred celebrities.

Although these films didn’t enter the main competition, they were screened for promotion but still received extensive coverage in the magazine.

"Our main competitor is French director Triss’s ’Death Mail,’ which is her third time in the big three, and she’s a local French director with three French people on the jury, giving her more of an edge."

"Next is Ruben’s ’Sad Train,’ described as his specialty in suspenseful art films."

Lin Qingyue studied the competitors based on the magazine’s content.

Even halfway through the magazine, there was still no report or news on their domestic films.

Lin Qingyue wasn’t disappointed. Their films weren’t frontrunners for awards, so it’s normal not to be mentioned in the magazine.

Well, actually, there was some coverage.

Lin Qingyue paused as she flipped, staring at something in the magazine with an amused smile.

"You made it to ’Today’s Most Fashionable Cover.’"

Indeed, the magazine featured Wu Mu, with a full-page color portrait of him.