Pei Chaoying is a naturally extroverted person, a very talkative person. The more excited he is, the more he can't help but want to talk.

"Ms. Su, are you coming to Paris for business or personal matters? If it is personal matters, I can help you prepare a travel guide so that you can have a good time after finishing your business before returning home."

Su Lingxi smiled and waved her hand, "Thank you for your kindness, but our return tickets have already been booked. After we finish what we need to do, we have to leave that night."

Pei Chaoying secretly thought it was a pity, but she still had a smile on her face, "That's a pity. Paris is a beautiful city. I hope you can spend more time here next time you come here."

"If there is a chance, I think I will." Su Lingxi glanced at the phone screen that suddenly lit up beside her, seemingly casually, "It seems... you seem to like the movie "Queen of the Broken Head" very much?"

Pei Chaoying nodded and blushed slightly: "I really like Marie Antoinette as portrayed by Millerand. He did not, like those people in history, put all the blame on Antoinette and made her a scapegoat for Louis XVI. On the contrary, he broke the stereotypes people had about her and tried to restore her true appearance in history. After all, she was just a tragic figure swept away by the tide of the times."

"The French Revolution was bound to happen with or without her."

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria and queen of Louis XVI, has always appeared in this well-known history with a negative image of extravagance and wastefulness.

Countless people have denounced her, calling her the femme fatale who brought disaster to the Bourbon dynasty, and a slut who indulged in luxury and kept favorites... However, when people peeled away layer after layer of fog that deliberately discredited her, they suddenly realized: it turned out that she was just a naive, superficial, vain and impetuous girl.

Being born in the wrong era and in the wrong position are the root causes of her tragic life.

In order to ensure that the meeting with Deschanel in France would be foolproof, Su Lingxi did a lot of homework in advance. She watched every movie directed by Millerand in "Private Space".

The tone of the movie "Queen of Versailles" is gorgeous and dark. The beautiful and luxurious Palace of Versailles seems to be covered with a hazy veil under Millerand's lens, dark and unclear, not as gorgeous as before.

In the days after watching "The Queen of Guillotines", she often had a thought in her mind: If Antoinette could be born in this era, perhaps there would not be such a tragedy.

After all, Louis XVI was not a qualified ruler, and Antoinette, as queen, did not have a high enough political awareness.

The drawbacks of hereditary monarchy were vividly demonstrated during this period of history.

It's just that the way those politicians habitually throw dirty water on women is particularly annoying.

It's exactly the same as when the Trojan War was blamed on the beautiful Helen.

Thinking of this, Su Lingxi looked at Pei Chaoying thoughtfully, "'Queen of the Broken Heads' is a very early work of Director Millerand. I didn't expect you to have seen it. It seems that you are actually a fan of his?"

The blush on Pei Chaoying's face faded a little. "I can't say I'm a fan, but his directing style is very delicate. He often uses clever camera language to show the highlights of female characters, and he is very good at creating unique and three-dimensional female characters... This is a skill that most directors and screenwriters lack."

Her comments on the internationally renowned director were so bold that even Zhang Wenya, who was sitting in front of her, couldn't help but glance back at her.

Su Lingxi didn't react much to this - there were only four people in the car: her, Zhang Wenya, Zhu Hanqiu and Pei Chaoying. The driver was separated by a partition and could not hear their conversation.

Since the teacher and Sister Yang are not here, it’s okay to say something bold and frank.

What's more, she actually secretly agreed with Pei Chaoying's words in her heart.

Millerand's understanding of female psychology is subtle and accurate, but unfortunately, since his death, no male director in France has been able to replicate his elegant and grand narrative style.

It is said that this is a paradise for literature and art, and the birthplace of the world women's movement. So why do so many people still habitually ignore the existence of female characters when creating works? Or do they only regard them as flat foils, and can only appear as supporting roles forever?

"I can tell that you have a unique perspective on movies." Su Lingxi brought the topic back on track. "What kind of director do you think Mia Selina is?"

Mia Selina?

Pei Chaoying blinked and thought for a while, then smiled in surprise: "Do you like watching her movies? Professors in our school always mention her when they give lectures. She also graduated from our school, so she should be considered my senior from the same school, right? But we are not in the same major."

Su Lingxi's eyes flickered with light, and the corners of her lips lifted up, pretending to be surprised: "I didn't expect that you and Director Selina would have such a coincidence. To be honest, I really like her directing style."

She had laid so much groundwork before, but only got to the point at this moment.

Logically speaking, her and Ruan Tang's French level is more than enough to cope with their daily life needs. The reason why they chose Pei Chaoying as an interpreter and tour guide is because of her thin alumni relationship with Selina - as students who both studied at the University of Paris VIII, even if they studied in different majors, as long as they use her properly, they should be able to find out some gossip about Selina from her.

After all, in the same school, news spreads faster than outside.

"Director Selina came to our school to give lectures twice, but unfortunately I only caught up with one of them." Pei Chaoying didn't feel anything unusual and sighed, "Although my seat was far away from her, her passion when she talked about movies and literature almost infected everyone in the auditorium. She is a very cool and charming woman."

"Professor Douglas mentioned that when she first entered college, she was a well-known rebellious student in the school. She always liked to be unique and unconventional, and she preferred to be the one who was different."

"But later, when graduation was approaching, he became a little more obedient and sensible."

Noticing Su Lingxi's gaze, Pei Chaoying hurriedly added, "These are Professor Douglas's original words, not mine."

Phew, she was so engrossed in the conversation that she almost forgot that the person in front of her was her important client, not an ordinary classmate who came to have a group discussion with her.

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