For the past month, Hugo and the band members have been busy with music. On the one hand, they are preparing for the upcoming tour practice and preparation; on the other hand, they are recording a new album. Although "almost famous" has been released for less than half a year, the band has already had new ideas and new tracks, and the band also intends to perform some new songs during this tour, so Eidai Records has begun to prepare for the second album.

The Cannes Film Festival should be considered an accident, because Hugo had forgotten about this incident and was immersed in the world of music all day long, and he was very busy. He didn't even participate in the publicity of "don't be upset about the past (don't.look.back.in.anger)". The band members didn't care about the peak duels that the media kept hyping, so people said that history was often created inadvertently.

When Joseph talked about it, Hugo was stunned. How could he forget this? "Pulp Novel" won the Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival that year and made Quentin Tarantino a top player among the new generation of actors overnight.

Although the situation changed this time, the male protagonist became Hugo, and the dispute between the male and female protagonists seemed to have affected the film's promotional strategy. I wonder if "Pulp novels" can still win the award according to the original trajectory. This is also a suspense that Hugo is most curious about.

At the Cannes Film Festival, due to the judging system, the trend of the Palme d’Or every year is unpredictable.

The selection process of the Cannes Film Festival is a jury consisting of a few judges from around the world, and under the leadership of a jury chairman. The composition of the judges is diverse. Looking at the 66-year history of Cannes: literati, musician, filmmaker, philosopher, psychologist, historian... all have contributed their own strength here.

Therefore, the jury with different styles each year directly leads to a very leaps in the aesthetics of the Palme d'Art, with no unity or coherence at all. Among them, the power of the jury chairman can be described as "one-hand covering the sky". When some maverick chairmen take charge of printing, they often have more than 90% chance of winning by submitting their works. No wonder the media condemns the gimmicks of the Cannes Film Festival for hype covering up the light of art.

Taking 2004 as an example, the jury led by Quentin Tarantino, who had achieved success at that time, awarded the Palme d'Or to the documentary "Fahrenheit.9/11", which fell below everyone's glasses.

Therefore, the personal preference of the jury often determines the direction of a film festival. If the Oscar, who had reached the 80th threshold in 2014, was an elderly person in his 80s, and his 6,000 judges could vaguely distinguish one direction; then the Cannes Film Festival, which was only launched in 1946, was a volatile menopause desperate housewife. Every year, the judges were different, and the aesthetics were naturally different, and even one direction could not be understood.

More importantly, at the Cannes Film Festival, local media were unanimously sought after, which meant the beginning of the disaster, because the judges with a strong rebellious psychology would definitely make this work look like nothing. In 2004, it was Wang Jiawei's "2046" and in 2005, it was David Cronenberg's "history of violence (a.history.of.violence)" and it was eventually dismissed because of the unanimous praise of the public opinion community. This situation occurred in other film festivals, which was called unpopular; but it was called natural to appear at the Cannes Film Festival.

Therefore, it is really an unknown result to whether the "Pulp Novel" will be loved by Clint Eastwood, chairman of the jury this year. Despite this, the entire crew of "Pulp Novel" was shortlisted for the competition unit and got the opportunity to go to Cannes to promote, but there was no change.

Since there wasn't much time left before the band tour, Hugo didn't plan to go to Cannes, but was eventually convinced.

The first thing he was born is because of Uma. More than four months have passed in the blink of an eye when the filming of "Pulp Novels" ended. Quentin has been in seclusion and has been post-production of the movie. When he "sees the light of day again", he realized that the world seems to have changed.

Uma Thurman disappeared for four months, and Tracy Jacobs has not heard any news for more than a month. Relatively speaking, Hugo has become the hottest top brand now with his outstanding performance at the Oscars with "Schindler's List". Even popular actors like Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger are not as popular as Hugo; and the bloody storm of Honor until his death in the music market is even more exciting. Hugo has become the most popular artist in the United States.

Quentin had no intention of notifying Uma at all. It was not uncommon for the protagonist to be absent from the film festival promotion. In this case, if Hugo was absent, the publicity of "Pulp Novels" in Cannes would fall into a passive position after all, relying solely on Quentin is not powerful enough.

In addition, it is due to Hugo's own considerations. Hugo is now in a period of rapid growth in the North American film market, and no one can predict what height it can reach. However, in Europe, Hugo's influence is still very limited. Except for a "Schindler's List", other works have not received attention from Europe. Even the "Schindler's List", the director Steven Spielberg is the one who really attracts attention, not Hugo.

Therefore, attending the Cannes Film Festival is of great help to Hugo's awareness of Europe, and Rick Rosen believes that Hugo should not miss this opportunity.

The final reason is that the newly established Fenjin Elite Brokerage Company is still in its infancy, and all work must be started over. Senior partners led by Rick must let major production companies understand that a new medium-sized brokerage company has appeared, and they have rich artist resources in their hands. Moreover, their ambitions are not only that, they also want to become top players who can disrupt the situation.

The best way to deal with this difficult situation is actually the excellence of the artist. Hugo is not only one of the most important artists in the elite brokerage company, but also one of the shareholders, so this work is naturally unshirkable. Cannes has become the best opportunity for the current situation.

After comprehensive consideration, Hugo appeared in Cannes.

Since there are many crews to promote in Cannes every year, and the gathering of reporters and tourists makes the small town very noisy, and the hotel costs often increase by twice to triple, so accommodation is always a problem when participating in the Cannes Film Festival.

Generally speaking, crews with funds and sponsorships naturally live in hotels, or rent a villa and can have a spacious private space; while crews with shortage of money will rent an apartment and the entire crew will live in it, which is not only convenient, but also much cheaper. However, in public places like hotels, more journalists will naturally gather, and the exposure rate will be higher, so you will suffer a lot if you live in an apartment.

This is the case with the crew of "Pulp Novels". The Weinstein brothers arrived in Cannes early, rented two apartments, and arranged everyone to live in. This place is not far from the main venue, the Movie Palace, but it seems much deserted compared to the crowded hotel.

Hugo arrived in Cannes without media pursuit or fans' encirclement, but he became much calmer. He was far from the surround of the Los Angeles spotlight, and felt relieved here. At this time, Hugo finally understood the desire and urgency of the artists who lived under the spotlight day and night for private space. Although he had only been traveling through it for more than two years, he had already begun to miss such a "quiet and comfortable" life.

Although it was already midnight when we arrived at the apartment, the main members of the crew did not rest. Hugo skillfully greeted everyone. This time, the three most famous actors from the crew, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, and Tim Ross, came to Cannes to participate in the movie promotion together. The apartment seemed very lively.

Joseph and Samora moved their luggage to the room, while Hugo walked to the kitchen to find water to drink. He bumped on the road for more than ten hours, and now his biological clock was disordered and needed a little adjustment. "Is everything going well on the road?" Quentin's familiar voice came from behind, with a smooth and slight scent of ruffians.

Hugo searched for a long time but couldn't find a cup or a kettle. He just found a bottle of orange juice in the refrigerator. He opened it and poured it into his mouth. He finally felt a little more comfortable in his throat, and then he replied, "It's all very smooth, there's no direct plane, so it's just a little trouble."

Quentin smiled and teased, "That's because you rushed over. If you were to come a little while ahead, it would be like a vacation. If you walk and rest all the way, you won't be so tired."

Although Quentin was joking, Hugo noticed that Quentin's expression was a little embarrassed. Quentin was never a person who was good at hiding his emotions. Hugo put down the juice, "What's wrong, is there something wrong?" When talking to Quentin, Hugo didn't like to beat around the bush and always pointed out the topic directly.

Quentin smiled bitterly, and when he saw the helplessness and worry in his eyes, he obviously had something to do. Hugo was a little puzzled. Could it be that the treatment of "Pu Novels" at the Cannes Film Festival was wrong? Because Quentin looked quite helpless, but the problem was that even if there was a problem with "Pu Novels", it should be the Weinstein brothers. Even if Hugo was asked, Hugo didn't know what to do. He was just an actor.

"Hugo, Uma Thurman appeared in Cannes." Quentin hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke, with an expression of dying early and rebirth early, with a very entangled expression.
Chapter completed!