thenovelthief Chapter 336: Cannes (2)
Chapter 336: Cannes (2)
chapter 336: cannes (2)in the largest screening hall of a major cinema in tokyo, the end credits were rolling. hundreds of reporters, sitting among the audience, were watching the names of the actors following the movie title as they scrolled across the giant screen in white text.
“......”
“......”
their faces were blank, as if they’d been hit hard on the back of their heads. expressions of confusion and disbelief were everywhere. although each person's emotions were slightly different, the one thing they all had in common was that the movie they had just watched was an extreme cultural shock.
the movie they had just seen was 'the eerie sacrifice of a stranger'.
of course, it wasn’t an official screening, but a pre-release press screening.
today was the first press screening for 'the eerie sacrifice of a stranger'. the press screening was an event where not only the hundreds of reporters present but also media personnel and film critics were invited to watch the movie. there are many types of screenings like general, vip, and test screenings, but among them, the press screening is particularly important.
because it’s directly tied to publicity and marketing.
although releasing articles immediately after the screening is forbidden, once the set timing arrives, a flood of articles related to the movie will be released. before the movie's release, those articles are what the public first encounters when
“here? is this a good spot?”
“good- perfect!”
"i'll start with a rehearsal."
“okay!”
a female reporter holding a handheld microphone stood in front of the camera. surrounding her were a few team members. the camera bore a label marked with the logo of korea’s public broadcaster, mbs. anyone could tell it was mbs’s news team. they had set up in front of a giant banner poster attached to a building.
soon, the female reporter positioned herself in front of the camera to ensure the large poster behind her was visible, and began her segment.
“we’re here in cannes, france, and this place is already swarming with people for tomorrow’s opening of the cannes film festival. can you see the large poster behind me? it’s the poster for director ahn ga-bok’s leech.”
the poster showed a full-body image of park ha-seong against a dark background. he was looking at a family photo, and inside the frame were the chaebol family members including chairman yoon jung-bae. park ha-seong was smiling at the photo, but his reflection in the frame was eerily expressionless. the poster itself portrayed ripley’s syndrome, but unless you had seen the movie, you wouldn’t know that.
one thing, however, was clear.
“the large poster featuring kang woojin’s face is certainly striking.”
it meant that kang woojin’s face was displayed prominently in cannes, a place teeming with global stars and hundreds of thousands of tourists.
“leech is the only korean film to be selected for the 'in competition' section at this year’s cannes film festival, and there’s already much anticipation surrounding it. even now, foreign reporters and international broadcast teams are filming the leech poster-”
in other words, the battle had already begun.
the morning of the 30th, late morning.
a large line of fencing had been set up in front of the entrance to the airport’s arrivals hall, and on both sides, over 300 people were packed in tightly. the interesting part was that they were all of different ethnicities, as if a mix of people from various countries had gathered.
and that was exactly the case.
the crowd of over 300 consisted of journalists dispatched from all over the world. among them, dozens of korean reporters could also be seen. whether seated or perched on small ladders, they all held cameras as big as cannons.
and there was certainly a good reason for this.
for the past few days, global stars had been appearing at this very arrivals hall. celebrities, actors, sports stars- the list went on and on.
at that moment
-srrrrk.
the doors to the arrivals hall slid open. instantly, hundreds of reporters from different nations began furiously pressing their camera shutters.
-pabababababapak!
soon, a black-haired korean actor appeared before the reporters. his outfit was casual, a zip-up hoodie, but his expression was as solid as could be. there wasn’t a hint of surprise on his face at the sight of the hundreds of reporters.
“......”
he simply raised his hand indifferently.
-pabababababapak!
a barrage of flashes rained down on him.
just a few minutes later, articles with the same content began flooding news outlets in korea. each article prominently featured photos of one particular actor.
『[cannes film festival+] unfazed ‘kang woojin’ arrives at nice airport late in the morning / photos』