Cheng Kai's status in the industry was beyond doubt. As the sole director to have won the Palme d'Or, he undoubtedly stood at the very peak of the domestic film and television pyramid.
Yet, in the eyes of Brother Zhi, he was nothing special.
Forget Cheng Kai; in truth, he didn't even think much of the Palme d'Or itself! People in the literary circle yapped every single day about art having no borders, but when had art ever transcended national boundaries? What was the secret behind Cheng Kai's breakthrough masterpiece, "Butterfly Clothes," winning the Palme d'Or? To be fair, the film was indeed well-directed, but the reason it managed to bag that year's Palme d'Or was largely because the protagonist's tragic plight involved a specific historical period, making it ideal Western anti-Chinese propaganda material.
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