Soon, the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival arrived as scheduled.
The area in front of the Festival Palace was teeming with people.
The Palais des Festivals is an elegant white building located on the Promenade de la Corniche in Cannes. It boasts a modern and French style, with conical roofs on either side. The famous Walk of Fame leads to the Palais, and the building is surrounded by palm trees. It houses 25 cinemas and screening rooms, catering to various events such as film screenings and award ceremonies, and serves as the dedicated venue for the Cannes Film Festival's events and conferences.
The Cannes red carpet, which is well-known to the public, is set up on the 24 steps in front of the Palais des Festivals and extends all the way to the lowest square. Along the way, there are dividing lines and security personnel. The area is surrounded by reporters and media from all over the world, who are holding up their cameras and ready to focus their lenses on the center of the red carpet at all times.
Luxury cars drove in from the end of the red carpet.
The sky was gradually darkening, but the dazzling spotlights pierced through the twilight, turning the already dim world into a dazzling arena of fame and fortune.
The sea breeze, carrying the scents of perfume and the salty smell of the coast, swept over us, but it did nothing to dampen our enthusiasm.
Celebrities from all walks of life, dressed in splendid attire, made their appearance one after another, and the sound of camera shutters clicking incessantly filled the air, almost turning the entire area into daylight.
Just then, the cast of "No Bait," mainly composed of people with Asian features, finally made their dazzling appearance.
As the spotlight pierced the darkness once more, a long, slender leg emerged from the car, and black, shiny leather shoes with red soles stepped steadily onto the red carpet.
The clicking of camera shutters around us suddenly stopped for a beat.
The camera in some people couldn't help but turn in that direction—
A young man wearing a black trench coat walked gracefully and calmly down the red carpet.
His mid-length black trench coat, reaching only mid-thigh, accentuated his already tall and slender figure, making him appear even more imposing. In the gentle evening breeze, the hem of the coat swayed slightly, revealing the straight lines of his trousers. This slight movement added a touch of lightness to the coat's structured and restrained appearance, making it resemble a cloak draped over his body, dark and mysterious.
Beneath the trench coat was a very proper white shirt paired with a black vest, and a black bow tie was discreetly hidden under the black suit vest. As the young man moved, the ebony cane in his hand accentuated his dangerous aura, and the jade ring on his left ring finger gleamed with an almost chilling light under the surrounding flashes of light.
At that moment, someone gasped.
Their suffocation seemed to attract the young man's attention, and his long, deep eyes turned towards the camera.
Those eyes held no emotion, even a layer of frost over them, revealing only the indifference of someone scrutinizing their prey. The young man had a high, straight nose, a sharply defined jawline, and tightly pressed, unyielding lips. He exuded a dangerous aura that kept strangers at bay, as well as the haughty and arrogant air of a villainous boss.
These aren't just red carpet stars; they're clearly old-fashioned Shanghai tycoons who have broken through a silent and obscure era and forcefully entered the glamorous world of Western celebrities.
He lacked the reserved elegance of the East and disdained the insincere pleasantries of others present. His presence was striking and arrogant, forcefully announcing his arrival the moment he appeared.
At this point, no one at the scene dared to ignore his prowess!
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"That guy is trying to crash the red carpet again."
The entertainment reporter took a few photos of the woman posing seductively, then couldn't help but complain to the intern next to him.
This was the intern's first time participating in the filming of such an important event, and her eyes never left the red carpet. Even when she heard her seniors' complaints, she didn't look away, but obediently asked, "Who's that?"
"A Chinese internet celebrity, who supposedly has millions of followers, markets herself as a rich young lady and comes here almost every year to try and get close to Hollywood stars. She is really a disgrace to our country."
As the entertainment reporter was speaking, he noticed that the internet celebrity seemed to have seen them. She stopped again and waved enthusiastically at them, as if she knew them very well.
But nobody really cared. The intern even heard a US entertainment reporter mutter a discriminatory curse next to him.
She felt embarrassed.
Finally, the internet celebrity was successfully escorted away by security personnel, and the atmosphere at the scene returned to harmony.
The entertainment reporter immediately snapped a photo of the scene, then rolled his eyes at the album: "Now we have something to keep this a hot topic."
Every year there are a few people who insist on crashing the red carpet. I don't know what's going on in their minds. Everyone there has eyes, do they really think we're blind and can't see through their little schemes?
Just as the entertainment reporter lowered his head, the intern next to him suddenly grabbed him, then suppressed a barely concealed scream and excitedly said, "It's Brother Xiao! Brother Xiao's crew has arrived!"
The entertainment reporter immediately and reflexively turned his camera to point in that direction. He even caught a glimpse of an American entertainment reporter standing nearby, who was also pointing his camera intently in that direction.
In the footage, Xiao He, who resembles a Shanghai gangster boss, walks slowly and deliberately towards the crowd amidst the constantly flashing lights.
At that moment, the rest of the crew behind him no longer mattered.
Everyone was so intimidated by the cold and fierce aura emanating ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) from Xiao He that they couldn't take their eyes off him. Their minds were blank, and all that remained was the mechanical action of pressing the shutter.
Even the world seemed to quiet down.
They could faintly hear the sound of the young man's leather shoes stomping on the ground, and the crisp sound of his cane striking the ground.
He stood in the center of the shooting position, paused casually for a moment, then raised the cane in his hand and slowly played with it in his palm, like a dangerous hunter checking his weapon.
The surrounding flashes became even more frantic.
Even the people around them automatically kept their distance, as if they were avoiding danger, or perhaps avoiding the undeniable starlight emanating from this young man.
The person who started all this simply glanced around nonchalantly, seemingly judging something in his mind, before raising the corners of his lips slightly with a bland, exquisitely fake smile that sent chills down one's spine.
The next moment, the young man turned around and stepped onto the stairs. His trench coat swayed slightly, revealing his broad and slender back.
Amidst the slightly regretful gazes of the crowd, the figure completely disappeared before the gates of the Festive Palace.
The entertainment reporter put down his camera and spoke for many: "He left too quickly."
Even though they had already walked at a leisurely pace, giving everyone ample time to take photos, they still felt that no matter how they filmed, they couldn't capture the dazzling aura of real people.
Just like him, he came to the Western world in a low-key manner, stood out from the crowd, but ultimately left a brilliant mark and then returned to his own world with grace.
The American entertainment reporter standing nearby, unusually, refrained from using any profanities that discriminate against Chinese people, and instead muttered to himself, "Who is he?"
This is the sentiment of entertainment reporters in many other countries.
Only the intern straightened his back and proudly declared, "His name is Xiao He! He's an outstanding actor from China!"
