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At night, the Cannes seaside scenery is charming, the full moon reflects the magnificent sea, and the lights illuminate the beach again.

After little Cassel finished his dessert, Link pulled him to play water on the beach for a while. The little guy had a lot of fun and giggled non-stop.

When the little guy was tired of playing, Link carried him back to the restaurant by the beach, but saw Guillaume drunk, lying on the dining table and saying bad things about him. He also kept confessing to Marion, saying a lot of mushy and affectionate nonsense, and even cried at the end.

"Link, it's really stressful to be your rival."

Monica Bellucci joked.

Link shook his head and handed the dozing little guy to Marion. He carried Guillaume to the car and returned to the hotel.

Guillaume was drunk, and Marion had to take care of him and little Cassel. Link could only sleep alone at night. Back in the room, Link flipped through the news on his mobile phone. Sure enough, it was all news that he won the Best Actor Award unexpectedly.

Most of them were questioning, wondering why the jury would break the rules and give two awards to the male and female protagonists of the same film.

Link read a few of them and found them boring, so he closed the browser and looked through the missed calls and text messages, as well as messages on Facebook, WhatApp, and Instagram.

Most of them congratulated him for winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. There were hundreds of messages, most of which were from acquaintances, such as Emma Roberts, Kristen, Katy Perry, Paul Walker, etc.

There were also a few unfamiliar text messages without names, which aroused his curiosity.

Not many people knew the number of his phone.

Three of them were from the same number. I clicked on them and saw that it said congratulations to Mr. Baker for winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, praising his excellent acting skills, and saying that he was a fan of his boxing, music, and movies, and was very fascinated by him and hoped to receive a reply from him.

The following was marked as Binbin Fan, claiming to be a good friend of Yang Damin.

He opened the second one and took a look. It was a few selfies of Binbin Fan himself. He was wearing very cool clothes, his skin was very white, and his movements were very seductive. However, for him who had seen many beautiful women, his heartbeat hardly accelerated.

The third one was an apology message, saying that he had originally intended to send it to Yang Damin to show her the beauty of Cannes, but accidentally sent it to the wrong person, and apologized to him.

There were a lot of little thoughts.

Link deleted the text message, sat on the terrace, and replied to messages and calls from some acquaintances.

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While discussing with Goldsmith, the head of the publicity department, how to deal with public doubts, there was a knock on the door outside, and it was knocked twice gently.

Link came to the door and took a look through the peephole. The person who came was Monica Bellucci, who had just separated. She had long wavy hair and wore a red suspender pajamas. The thin suspenders almost fell into the flesh, and it was impossible to see what she was wearing on her lower body.

He opened the door and greeted, "Monica, what's up?"

"I have insomnia and can't sleep. I want to talk to you. How about it?"

Monica smiled, holding a half-bottle of red wine.

"Come in!"

Link stepped aside to let the other person in.

Monica's smooth shoulders brushed against his chest as she passed by. She was filled with a light perfume, the same as Marion's, but she was plump and too close. The fragrance was warm.

After Monica entered the room, she stepped on high heels, shook her plump hips, and sat on the sofa. Her skirt was not long, so she needed to close her knees after sitting down to avoid exposing her.

"You are alone, Marion didn't come?"

"She is taking care of Guillaume."

Link thought she should know about this and come at this time.

"I really envy Marion, who can have someone who loves her very much and someone she loves deeply at the same time. I didn't understand Marion before, but now I know that this way of preserving love is the best. With you, Guillaume will never dare to mess around outside, nor will he dare to relax his love for Marion. With Guillaume around, you can enjoy the pleasure of snatching love from him at any time, right?"

Monica smiled while lifting her bare legs.

"I'm not that cruel. If Marion is willing to leave Guillaume, I'll be very happy."

Link picked up a high-foot glass and put it on the coffee table.

"You won't. You should be more upset because you need to spend more time and energy to care for Marion who has not seen you for a long time. If you let Marion wait too long, she may leave. So the way you get along now is the longest and most comfortable."

Monica poured a glass of red wine, shook it and asked, "Why only one? Do you want to use a highball glass with me?"

Link smiled and said, "Marion should have told you that I can't drink much. I just had a drink outside, so I'm sorry I can't drink with you."

"Can you get drunk after drinking red wine?"

Monica asked with interest.

"I can drink beer too."

Link shrugged helplessly.

"Interesting! Have you ever been drunk? What does it look like when you are drunk?"

Monica smiled.

"Like a normal drunkard, but I'll be more violent, which you probably don't want to see."

Link sat on the sofa opposite, propping up his forehead and looking at the 'ball flower' Monica Bellucci opposite. Although this woman is old, she is well maintained, with fair skin and a plump figure. The close-fitting long silk skirt is almost stretched out at the chest and hips.

"Would you like to try? I don't mind taking care of you when you get drunk?"

Monica Bellucci handed over the wine glass and smiled.

Link looked into her eyes, took it, took a sip, and gave it back to her, "Drink less, getting drunk is not a wonderful experience."

"Okay, whatever."

Monica smiled slightly, drank half the glass in one gulp, and sat lazily on the sofa. Her two bare legs were no longer placed together in a regular manner, but were placed casually on the sofa, showing off some scenery.

"What were you doing just now?"

“Send congratulatory texts back to some friends.”

"You are indeed worthy of congratulations. You are only twenty-four years old, half my age, and you have already won so many honors, 13 Olympic gold medals, many gold belts, Grammy Awards, Berlin Best Actor, Cannes Best Actor, Lin Ke, why are you so powerful?"

Monica Bellucci asked with blurred eyes.

"Like the media says, I may be a genius and an all-rounder."

Link smiled.

"Yes, you are a genius, a genius in all aspects, and a very, very charming little guy. If I were twenty years younger, I would pursue you at all costs, even like Marion."

Monica drank from the wine glass and handed the empty glass to Link.

Link smiled softly and poured half a cup for her.

Monica took the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Suddenly she stood up and sat next to Link, "Can I lend you my shoulder for a while?"

"Please!"

Link raised his eyebrows.

Monica was not polite, she held his arm, leaned on his shoulder, and softly talked about him and Vincent Cassel. The two met while filming "The Apartment" in 1996 and got married in 1999. , gave birth to two daughters in 2004 and 2010.

But after being married for a long time, the relationship between her and Vincent Cassel became thinner. Vincent began to date younger women outside, and they had not slept together for more than two years.

"Link, do you think I'm too old?"

Monica Bellucci raised her face and asked, smelling of alcohol.

Link shook his head, "You are a very attractive woman, no matter what age you are."

"Really? Then do you dare to kiss me?"

Monica asked, blinking her long eyelashes like small fans.

Link lifted her chin with his fingers, lowered his head and kissed her plump red lips.

This kiss seemed to break the seal on Monica's body. She hugged Link's neck, leaned against him and kissed him.

The two kissed for a long time on the sofa and talked a lot. In the end, many things fell into place. On the moonlit terrace, the two faced the sea and the full moon and did some very ridiculous things. Even the Cannes Film Festival You can't film those scenes in a midnight movie.

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When Link woke up the next day, Monica was no longer in bed. Link rubbed his forehead and had to admire this woman's recovery ability, which was definitely second to none among the women he knew.

While eating breakfast, Link flipped through several French newspapers. The news in the newspapers was similar to what was on the Internet last night, except that the language was more elegant and concise.

France's largest newspaper "Le Figaro" reported on the front page of yesterday's Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony. The headline was that Link and Marion jointly won the 'Best Actor and Actor' award, creating a first-class award at the Cannes Film Festival. New history.

The article also reports on other film awards.

The previous news was expressed in more objective and fair language.

In the film review section, the newspaper published many articles questioning the Cannes Film Festival jury.

The article stated that although Link and Marion performed very well in "Rust and Bone", if either of them were to win the award, there would be no controversy in this selection, but if both of them were to win at the same time, it is worth discussing. There are many problems.

First, do Link and Marion have any clear advantages over the other finalists.

Secondly, the jury asked whether it was necessary to set a precedent for the two.

Finally, whether the members of the jury upheld a fair and impartial attitude when voting, and whether they were interfered by outsiders.

In the comments, the editor of the newspaper asked and answered his own questions.

It is believed that Marion has obvious advantages in acting skills compared with the four actresses who were nominated at the same time, and she deserves the award.

Compared with several veteran actors, Link did not have a clear advantage, and in the end they were evenly matched.

In this case, the jury should have followed Cannes' previous practice of choosing best actor from the remaining films, rather than voting for Link.

In the end, the jury, knowing that there would be controversy, insisted on awarding the Best Actor Award to Link, breaking convention.

This approach is puzzling.

Finally, there is the issue of whether there is any external interference.

The media believed that Link was famous and had a sensitive identity, which could easily interfere with the jury members.

The chairman of the jury, Spielberg, should have taken this into consideration when making the selection. For the purpose of avoiding suspicion, he should not have awarded the award to Link.

The editor of "Le Figaro" hopes that the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival can answer these questions head-on.

Other newspapers in France, as well as the British "Guardian", the German "Bild" and other newspapers reported relevant news and questioned Link's award.

Link read these articles once and didn't care.

The Cannes Film Festival has been full of controversy since its inception. After every Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, the media will question the winning films and filmmakers.

For example, in 2004, the jury chairman of "Fahrenheit 9/11" was Quentin Tarantino, who won the Palme d'Or for this documentary against all odds, and it was also the second documentary in the history of Cannes Film Festival to win this award.

The producer of "Fahrenheit 9/11" was Harvey Weinstein, who had a very good relationship with Quentin, and was considered to be partial to Quentin.

In addition, this documentary has a strong political color and is not artistic.

After the award ceremony, "Fahrenheit 9/11" and Quentin were also criticized.

In the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, the 14-year-old Japanese actor Yagira Yuya defeated Liang Chaowei, Daniel Bruhl, Choi Min-sik and others to become the youngest Cannes Film Festival Best Actor in the history of the Cannes Film Festival. Afterwards, Liang Chaowei publicly complained, "What kind of acting skills can a 14-year-old have? '

In 2006, when director Wong Kar-wai served as the jury chairman, a total of 5 male actors were awarded the Cannes Best Actor and 6 female actors were awarded the Cannes Best Actress at the same time.

It also caused a lot of controversy afterwards.

In 2009, at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, French actress Isabelle Huppert served as the jury chairman. She directly presented the Palme d'Or trophy to her mentor, German director Michael Haneke's new film "The White Ribbon".

And Michael Haneke's "The Piano Teacher" in 2001 made Huppert win the Cannes Best Actress award for the second time.

During the selection, Huppert had a fierce dispute with the jury members.

Later, it was also exposed by the media, causing a lot of controversy.

At the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in 2010, the famous American director Tim Burton served as the jury chairman, and finally awarded the Palme d'Or to "Remember the Past" directed by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

The reason for giving it to this movie is that Tim Burton said he had not seen the film and was absent-minded throughout the whole process.

This Cannes Film Festival also had double yolks, with Spanish actor Javier Bardem and Italian actor Elio Germano winning the Best Actor award at the same time.

These are the disputes that have occurred at the Cannes Film Festival in the past 13 years. Before 2000, there were more bizarre news, and the style of Cannes films was also unorthodox.

Compared with these news, Link and Marion both won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, which is not worth mentioning.

So when he saw these articles with doubts, he was not very worried.

As long as he could get the Cannes Best Actor trophy, other things could be dealt with slowly.

After two days in Cannes, Link and Marion Cotillard, Cassel Jr., Monica Bellucci, and Guillaume returned to Paris and attended the premiere of "Rust and Bone" at the Paris Cinema.

The film was released at a controversial time, which also increased the exposure of the film.

After three days of release, it received 10.59 million euros in box office in 334 theaters in France, successfully becoming the French weekly box office champion. At the same time, the film's reputation was also very good, and fans and the media praised Link and Marion's performances.

The French media gave it an overall score of 8.8 points, which is considered a classic love movie.

The film cost 22 million euros to make, and it is expected to be a hit at the French box office.

Just when Link put aside the Cannes Film Festival and returned to the United States to promote the film, he found that the American media was still holding on to his unexpected award.

They said that he interfered with the jury's selection through the public relations department, that he used his girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence to win the award, and that he had an exchange of interests with the jury members.

What's more, some people criticized Link for being good enough. With so many honorary trophies, why did he still try so hard to compete with ordinary actors for trophies?

These media held on to this matter, and seemed to want to use this matter to stain him with a few stains, and it would be best to destroy his golden body.

Considering that "Rust and Bone" will be released in North America soon, it will cost money to promote it.

Link did not intend to deal with this matter coldly, and began to use the media to do a lot of public relations, and to engage in verbal battles with the haters, vowing to make this matter clear.