Chapter 307 First Glimpse of Cannes

"A B-level contract?!"

An Yixuan hadn't yet recovered from the surprise of landing the role.

Then she heard the generous compensation offered by Lu Xuan.

A B-level agency contract, and for only three years!

And Lu Xuan also promised that if her development was excellent after three years, the level of the contract could be raised!

Could this really be the kind of contract a newcomer like her could get!

An Yixuan took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and then said,

"I have no problem with it. I can sign now."

Lu Xuan had expected An Yixuan to agree; no newcomer could refuse such conditions.

He stood up and walked towards An Yixuan.

Extending his hand, he said,

"You are a qualified actress. Keep up your current habits, and you will surely shine in the future!"

An Yixuan's hand trembled as she shook Lu Xuan's. Su Yao also came over.

"Lu Xuan is right. You've already shown us your potential. To be honest, I didn't have high expectations for your acting skills. As long as it was passable, I was planning to let you play the role of Lin Yueru."

"But your performance has raised my expectations. Now I'm confident that I can capture the feeling of the original work. Xuan Yao Company welcomes you!"

An Yixuan's mood had gone through great ups and downs in just a few days.

Although she still carried the fatigue of the journey, her whole person was radiant.

"Director Lu, when do we start filming?"

Lu Xuan said helplessly,

"The cast isn't complete yet. You're the first actor we've contacted, so we'll have to wait for a while."

"Su Yao screened you out from a pile of actors' resumes. Her vision is truly unmatched, directly delivering Lin Yueru to my doorstep."

An Yixuan was a little shy, but even more grateful to Su Yao.

Lu Xuan looked at her and said with a headache,

"For now, find a place to live in this film and television city."

"I'll find a way to get the actors together as soon as possible. You go rest for now, and take a look at the script during this time. Once everyone is in place, we'll start filming immediately."

Watching Lin Yueru leave, Su Yao said with satisfaction,

"I didn't expect that the first person we found would bring such a surprise. I really hope the next people will bring similar surprises!"

Lu Xuan had an even bigger headache.

"So what about our next casting? Do you have any ideas? I really don't have any suitable candidates in mind."

Su Yao was also stumped. She had already read through all the resumes from Aunt Liu from beginning to end.

There were no other candidates.

"Then should we ask Aunt Liu again, or simply recruit publicly? There are still ways."

Lu Xuan wanted to think about it, but then his phone rang.

Lu Xuan saw that it was Aunt Liu.

"Speak of the devil, and he appears. People really can't stand being talked about."

Lu Xuan answered the phone.

"Both *Hero* and *Mr. Vampire* have been nominated for this year's Cannes Film Festival. You need to prepare to take people to participate."

"If you can successfully win an award, it will be of great help to our company."

Lu Xuan didn't expect Aunt Liu to give him such good news and said,

"When do we leave?"

Aunt Liu pondered for a moment and said,

"Go tomorrow. You'll have a day to rest when you arrive."

Lu Xuan agreed and then told Aunt Liu about his current situation.

"We can't find suitable actors right now. We've already looked at the resumes in the company, but there aren't any suitable ones."

"But we've already confirmed the role of Lin Yueru. She's looking at the script now."

Aunt Liu thought for a while and said,

"Then I'll help you find some more. Go to the Cannes Film Festival first; maybe you can bring someone back from there!"

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Aunt Liu."

Lu Xuan hung up the phone and exchanged a look with Su Yao, both feeling a little worried.

Finalizing the role of Lin Yueru was something to be happy about, but the shortage of actors was still significant.

But with the Cannes Film Festival just around the corner, they both had to attend, so they could only put this matter aside.

Because this matter had a high priority, related to the development of the company, Lu Xuan had to appear.

The two packed their things and returned to company headquarters.

After a short rest, Lu Xuan took Su Yao and relevant personnel to attend the Cannes Film Festival.

While Lu Xuan was still on the plane.

The news that Xuan Yao Company's two films, *Hero* and *Mr. Vampire*, had been nominated for the Cannes Film Festival quickly spread back to China.

At the same time, an art film directed by another director was also selected.

The three films immediately sparked discussion among netizens.

"Three films! Chinese films are finally rising!"

"Yeah, it's not easy. This shows that our things are gradually going out."

"I have to take a look. I seem to have only seen Xuan Yao Company's two films. I haven't seen the other one yet!"

It would have been fine if they hadn't looked, but once they did, the netizens exploded!

"That art film that was selected along with Xuan Yao Company's is just a foreign-worshipping dog who made it to win awards!"

"If it weren't for the excessive mix of elements in it, I'm afraid it wouldn't even be nominated!"

"Speaking of this film, I also remember it. It seems to list more than a dozen genders, which is extremely politically correct."

"If it weren't for these things, I don't think those foreigners would pay any attention to him. Xuan Yao Company is still good; now we finally see movies that belong to our China."

Perhaps because of the environment, netizens had a great obsession with whether films containing Chinese culture could win awards.

The news about that art film would not have attracted the attention of netizens in the first place, after all, it was an art film.

But who would have thought that Xuan Yao Company would have two films selected in one go? The poor art film was immediately turned inside out.

Before Lu Xuan arrived at the Cannes Film Festival, a film selected along with him had already been slammed by netizens.

Lu Xuan found it a bit funny when he got the news.

But Su Yao couldn't understand why the netizens were so angry.

After telling Lu Xuan her doubts, Lu Xuan gave an analogy that made Su Yao suddenly understand.

"Imagine, before, you were faced with a pile of garbage every day, but you didn't know it. Instead, you treated it as a treasure and held it in your hands every day."

"Suddenly, one day you realize that the things you've been eating for the past ten or twenty years are all garbage."