Chapter 640: Chapter 434: Cannes Opening_2

[Today’s Most Fashionable: Hua Country Celebrity Wu Mu.]

This was a quirky selection in the festival journal where the editors picked the most stylishly dressed person from the daily street snaps to feature.

Wu Mu looked at his own gray casual jacket and pants, somewhat confused, “How is this fashionable?”

Lin Qingyue looked at him and guessed, “Maybe your face is fashionable?”

In the morning, they read the festival journal and arranged work tasks.

In the afternoon, the two went out for a stroll.

In the evening…

Wu Mu knocked on Lin Qingyue’s door, “Qingyue, I got the script for ‘Love Letter.’ I’ll sleep here with you later.”

Lin Qingyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, “Okay.”

She took the script to read, initially thinking it was just an excuse like yesterday when she had something to do, but as she read, her expression became more serious.

The story of ‘Love Letter’ isn’t astonishingly intricate, but it is quite impressive. The scene where the girl tree flips open the library card and finds her own sketch is a particularly memorable one for many viewers.

Moreover…

Lin Qingyue looked at Wu Mu with a humorous glint, “Did you write this script?”

Wu Mu remained expressionless, “Yes.”

Typically, he was too lazy to claim false credit for a script, often brushing it off casually.

But the ‘Love Letter’ script was different—Wu Mu only recently realized upon reviewing that this film script coincidentally aligns with many aspects of his real-life situations.

For instance, the scene where the boy secretly loves the girl aligns with the hypothetical secret crush he once mentioned to Lin Qingyue when singing ‘High School Era.’

Or the sketch of the girl drawn on the library card remarkably resembles the sketch of him that Lin Qingyue drew on the back of her storyboard years ago.

The last book the boy borrowed was Lin Qingyue’s favorite book ‘Recollections of the Past,’ which she mentioned while filming ‘Separation’…

Too many coincidences, it completely feels like a story he wrote specifically for Lin Qingyue by shuffling and mixing their story.

In such a case, casually brushing it off seems inappropriate.

Wu Mu simply admitted it.

Well, it feels like landing a critical hit with his girlfriend.

He watched as the light in Lin Qingyue’s eyes grew softer.

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February 13, the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival.

Han Yan and Zhang Li sat in front of the TV, “What time does the Cannes broadcast start?”

“5:30 PM,” Zhang Li recalled.

“Huh? I found online that Cannes starts at 5:00 PM this year. Why is it broadcasting at 5:30?”

“It’s a delayed broadcast; easier to edit the shots.”

Every year, the Cannes opening ceremony is officially broadcast, mainly on French TV and YouTube official channels, while other countries’ TV stations, like BBC, TCM, etc., broadcast it conditionally.

Domestically, CCTV6 broadcasts too, but in past years it was an edited rerun, and this year it’s improved a bit to a delayed live broadcast.

The primary concern is encountering any celebrity outfit that’s too bold or any politically incorrect scenes, and the delay allows for editing those out.

However, Han Yan was a bit dissatisfied; she wanted to see the daring stuff!

If they cut it out, how would they see the excitement!

“Still editing? Why not just watch it on YouTube; it’s a live broadcast,” suggested Han Yan after checking.

“Sounds good.”

Both are tech-savvy and know English, though it’s more reading than speaking, but they understand it fine.

They didn’t wait for the TV, directly took out their tablet, and got on YouTube.

The YouTube channel hadn’t started yet, but the livestream room surprisingly already had hundreds of thousands of viewers.

“So many people?” Han Yan was surprised.

“After all, it’s one of the three major film festivals, with many worldwide fans waiting to see their idols walk the red carpet,” Zhang Li knew a bit about it.

They’re somewhat in that category too.

If not for Wu Mu, for sure they wouldn’t have the patience to watch the live broadcast, just waiting for the highlights online later.

“I wonder how many shots he’ll get later,” Han Yan was somewhat worried.

Zhang Li wasn’t confident either; every year, in the official Cannes live broadcast, not everyone gets complete shots. Many carpet stars and internet celebrities get skimmed over.

How many shots would someone like Wu Mu, who’s not very famous internationally, and in a barely noticeable entry film, get?

Zhang Li was doubtful, seeing the barrage of big names flying by in the livestream room.

And just when she was losing confidence, she caught a glimpse of their idol’s name flashing across the screen.

Hmm?

At first, she thought it was her imagination, but upon closer look, it was indeed there.

Someone had commented in Chinese!

“Anyone here for Wu Gou?”

This… clearly other domestic viewers who scaled the firewall.

And the moment that question was asked, it seemed to trigger something.

A whole bunch of Wu Mu’s names popped up.

“Here!”

“Knew there’d be people not wanting to watch the censored version, in case Wu Gou flipped the bird on the red carpet and it got cut.”

“Wu Gou, Wu Gou, Wu Gou! I want to see Wu Gou baby walk the red carpet unnoticed, like a lackey!”

“Don’t kid yourselves; with Wu Gou’s looks, how you expect him to go unnoticed? I’m here to see him dazzle the place with his looks.”

“All these illegal firewall-breakers, arrest them! If today they dare to use a ladder, who knows what they’ll dare tomorrow!”

Not just in Chinese, some even had foreign languages mixed with Chinese.

“You bastards, don’t call Wu Mu like that.”

“Hey spiritless Chinese fans, Mumu won’t go unnoticed!”

Zhang Li and Han Yan exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter.

Their idol was indeed doing well, with so many people even from multiple countries waiting to see him walk the Cannes red carpet.

In front of the TV, cellphones, and computer screens, numerous viewers awaited the start of Cannes.

On the red carpet in front of the Lumière Hall of Cannes, it’s already close to starting.

The empty space before the red carpet is already crowded with a sea of people, loudly cheering, anticipating the opening ceremony.

The road from the outside to the red carpet also had some cars queued, waiting to enter.

“Reya, Anto, do a final check on the equipment; the broadcast is about to start.”

The official live broadcast team was also doing final preparations.

After confirming everything, at 5:00 PM, the Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony began punctually.

“Hello everyone, I’m Reya Salame, the host for this year’s Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony.”

“I am Anto…”

The two official hosts were introducing themselves and the event.

After the opening introductions, guests started to take the stage on the red carpet.

“Leading the way is the chairman of our Cannes jury, Mr. Matthew Albert, a renowned French director with countless classic works, such as…”

The first to appear was someone Wu Mu knew, the same renowned French director Matthew Albert from the Paris show, the juror Lin Qingyue was worried might cause issues.

Matthew Albert, with slightly graying hair and a stern face, walked briskly from the entrance of the red carpet.

Countless cameras flashed on either side of the red carpet.

Normally, celebrities or directors would pause for photos from the media, striking a good pose.

But this old man clearly wasn’t interested in those; what takes others five or six minutes to finish, he did in less than half a minute.

Yet after finishing, he did something unusual, walking over to the official live broadcast team, inquiring quietly.

Host Antoine de Conne, standing closer, overheard a bit.

“When is Wu Mu appearing?”

“Wu Mu?”

“The Hua Country star from the ‘Separation’ crew.”

“They’re 27th in line.”

Oh?

The jury chairman proactively asking about the whereabouts of an unfamiliar Hua Country celeb?

Antoine was astounded, curious about the situation with that Hua Country star, what would make the jury chairman specifically inquire.

Especially upon seeing Matthew Albert wait intently for something after asking, Antoine was even more taken aback.

Is… he planning to personally meet that Hua Country star?

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ps: The work schedule has been adjusted.