It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 589 The results of the selection of the four young actresses! Free? Is Brother Chen Kai the director of "Farewell My Concubine"?

On the afternoon of the 16th, Chen Fei set sail from Los Angeles and officially landed in Berlin.

The 63rd Berlin International Film Festival Awards Ceremony will be held in Berlin on February 2. Since "Into the Dust" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit, he, as the producer, will naturally be able to participate.

Regardless of whether you win the award or not, you must attend this kind of international award.

One is to respect the organizer, the second is to bring honor to one's own country, and the third is to support the bid for Australia.

This guy successfully made it to the Berlin Film Festival for the first time as a solo director, so it is inevitable that he would feel a little lacking in confidence.

The reason Chen Fei came here this time was to tell the outside world that this is my little brother, you guys all have to show some respect to me!
After landing at the airport and getting into the organizer's car, he turned on his computer.

There is still some distance from the airport to the hotel, which is just enough time to reply to emails and deal with the backlog of work.

However, to his surprise, as soon as he logged into QQ, a pop-up window popped up from the lower right corner.

"The selection of the Four Little Flowers has come to an end..."

Chen Fei moved the mouse and opened the article interface.

The headline inside was: "After comprehensive selection by nearly 100 mainstream media in China, the candidates for the new four young actresses in the mainland film and television industry have been announced. They are: Shu Chang, Jing Tian, ​​Yang Mi, and Yang Ying."

As expected, the announcement of this result stunned everyone, and public opinion has completely exploded!

Needless to say, Shu Chang made her debut even earlier than Liu Yifei, and her acting skills are even more solid. She has starred in many hit TV series, and with the now globally popular "Ghost Blowing Out the Light" series of movies, it is a foregone conclusion that she will get a spot.

Although many people criticized Jing Tian's acting skills, she has good resources and she had the movie "Pacific Rim" to support her last year, so it is not surprising that she got a spot.

As one of the four young actresses of the previous session, Yang Mi has had good resources in recent years and has starred in several hit TV series and movies.

But what kind of trash is Yang Ying?
Does she have any hit TV series and movies?

When he collaborated with Liu Dehua before, he attracted a lot of ridicule with his weird actions such as glaring, frowning, and putting eye drops in.

If she hadn't hooked up with Huang Xiaoming three years ago, she might still be a small model in Hong Kong. Now she has become one of the four little beauties.

Why?

The overwhelming ridicule once affected Huayi’s stock price. The voices of sarcasm and ridicule were all over the Internet, causing a lot of uproar.

However, this circle is ultimately a world of fame and fortune, and actors led by the Huayi faction sent their blessings on Weibo.

The matter is done, there is no point in saying anything now.

Although Ni was very indignant, she could do nothing about it. Facing the overlord of the circle, Huayi, and the popular Huang Xiaoming, she had no ability to resist at all.

As for the other three, they all got them based on their own strength.

Although she is a "Mou Girl", "The Flowers of War" suffered huge losses, so it did have some benefits for her, but not much.

In comparison, the situation on the Tang people's side was completely gloomy.

After investing so many resources and generating such high public opinion, they still failed to help Liu Shishi get a spot among the four young actresses. How the hell is this justified?
"Why? Why! What qualifications does Yang Ying have? Does she have such popular works as "Startling by Each Step" and "Chinese Paladin 3"? "

In the office, Cai Yinong was almost going crazy!

More than a month's hard work and millions of dollars' investment were all wasted, which made her heart bleed!

And more importantly, according to the previous agreement, she could only sign a contract with Liu Shishi if she helped her get a place in the Four Little Flowers.

But now she has not succeeded at all, what can she use to negotiate with Liu Shishi?

The lawsuit with Lin Gengxin is now extremely difficult, not to mention having to deal with Liu Shishi.

He just left after his contract expired and did not defect midway. She had no reason or excuse to threaten Liu Shishi!

The more Cai Yinong thought about it, the angrier she became.

Until finally, a bold idea suddenly popped up in her mind!

"Why not force it over? The matter is already settled..."

As soon as the thought came out, it was like a spring gushing out from below, and there was no way to stop it.

When she was taking the art exam at Beijing Film Academy some time ago, she also signed a girl named Chen Yao, who was also the type that the big guys liked.

It would be better to just send two over directly, which would increase the chances of success!

……

When arriving at the hotel, Chen Fei met a group of people from the "Hidden in the Dust" crew who came to the Berlin Film Festival.

In addition to director Shen Ao, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Yan Ni also came to the scene.

Since the film was shortlisted for the main competition, the two of them were automatically nominated for the Best Silver Lion Actor and Best Actress, which was a natural thing for them to win.

The only pity is that "The Murderer" was only shortlisted for the screening unit.

As the award ceremony approached and the screening ended, Kang Honglei led a group of people back to China early to prepare for the relevant procedures and matters for the official release.

"Director Chen, you're finally here!"

As soon as Shen Ao saw Chen Fei, he felt like he had seen a savior.

He was under tremendous pressure during this period. Well-known directors, producers and filmmakers from all over the world often took the initiative to communicate with him, which made him very overwhelmed.

You know, before filming "Hidden in the Dust", he was just an assistant director of the "Wolf Warrior" crew.

Now, look what’s happening, we’ve come straight to the Berlin International Film Festival!

"What? Are you under a lot of pressure?" Looking at his expression, Fade Chen suddenly remembered the scene when he first came to Berlin.

I was no less nervous then than I am now when applying for admission to Australia.

Fortunately, "the boat has passed through thousands of mountains", and now I am not only the winner of the European triple gold grand slam, but also the No. 1 director in the global film history box office rankings.

Looking back, I am filled with emotion.

"It's really big, not just ordinary big." Shen'ao had a wry smile on his face. During the screening of the film, he was often stumped by questions raised by some well-known filmmakers.

If Tian Zhuangzhuang hadn't been there to help him, he would have been embarrassed many times.

At this time, Tian Zhuangzhuang, who was drinking tea, suddenly said while listening to the conversation between the two: "Pressure brings motivation. In just a few days, your growth has far surpassed your previous college self. This is experience..."

"Indeed, teacher, you are right."

Shen Ao responded obediently, feeling that he was extremely lucky.

Which new director can be shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin International Film Festival right after his debut?

This is simply the blessing of the goddess of luck!

Just as they sat down and hadn't chatted for a few words, the door was suddenly pushed open and a producer from Feiyue Films ran in with a computer in his hand.

"Mr. Chen, Director Shen, Director Tian, ​​Sister Yan Ni..."

He greeted everyone first, then placed his laptop on the table in front of them and said, "Hurry up and read this article. The internet is going crazy over it now."

Hearing this, several people subconsciously leaned over to look.

The next second, everyone, including Chen Fei, widened their eyes, their faces full of disbelief!
I don’t know which kind-hearted person wrote a post about “Farewell My Concubine was not filmed by Brother Chen Kai”, which directly soared to the top of Weibo’s hot search list and attracted countless people’s attention.

Moving your eyes downward, you can see that the content of the post is extremely hurtful, the kind that would make Brother Chen Kai faint from anger after reading it.

"As we all know, the only works that Chen Kai can show off are Yellow Earth and Farewell My Concubine.

The former is the first film that Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou collaborated on. Although the director is signed as Chen Kaige, if you watch it carefully, you will find that the film is full of strong "Zhang style".

The latter is even more obvious. It was Cheng's father who used his influence to gather the most luxurious production team and actors at the time, and used his remaining time to guide his son step by step to shoot the work, and even gave up the right to sign the work..."

At the end of the post, the author stated: "With the confirmation of many examples, we can easily conclude that Chen Kaige's directing level is just so-so."

After this post went viral on Weibo, it spread everywhere in a very short time.

After "Farewell My Concubine", Director Chen has indeed not produced any outstanding works in recent years. Let alone being on par with Zhang Yimou, he is even inferior to Feng Xiaogang.

Thinking back carefully, it seems that he has always been relying on the Palme d'Or, and few good works have been produced. When this conclusion was reached, the Internet went wild for a while!

Many people forwarded this post and were very sure to agree with all the contents in it. Some even went directly to Chen Kaige's Weibo to verify it.

For a moment, the entire circle was in an uproar!

It was not until the next morning, when Chen Fei and his companions were still waiting for a call from the organizer in the hotel, that Director Chen's studio issued a notice.

"This is a complete slander without any reason. It is just empty talk and making arbitrary assertions without any evidence. We demand that the poster delete the post immediately and apologize, otherwise we will see you in court..."

Many people in the circle came up to lick his boots, and loudly supported Brother Chen Kai in safeguarding his right to reputation. The corners of their mouths were enough to make people nauseous.

After seeing this response, Chen Fei subconsciously looked up at Tian Zhuangzhuang.

As a fifth-generation director, he should know some inside information, right?

"Don't look at me. I don't know anything. Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you."

There is a lot of meaning contained in Tian Zhuangzhuang's words.

Chen Fei smiled and did not ask any further questions. Instead, he said to himself, "What's the point of posting these threatening posts? If you want to prove yourself, why not win the Palme d'Or again?"

"Jingle Bell!"

The cell phone rang suddenly, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

All pairs of eyes turned to Shen Ao, full of expectation.

"Hello, this is the crew of Hidden in the Dust."

There was even a slight tremor in Shen'ao's voice.

After a while, he hung up the phone and turned his gaze to Chen Fei, his face full of excitement!

"The organizer called me and asked me to...be sure to attend the award ceremony tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, cheers suddenly rang out in the room!

The meaning of this call was very clear, it was telling them that there would definitely be awards to be won tonight.

Chen Fei immediately took out the attitude of a producer: "Change into a dress and get ready to receive the award!"

As evening approached, several people got on the car arranged by the organizer and headed straight to the venue of the award ceremony.

Because the crews walking the red carpet come one after another, even if you arrive outside the red carpet, you still have to queue.

Chen Fei was bored and scrolling through Weibo, checking the box office of several movies that were currently showing during the Spring Festival.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was so popular that it took over 5 million yuan at the box office in 4 days and led the entire Lunar New Year box office.

"The 101st Marriage Proposal" followed closely behind, and in 5 days, the box office successfully exceeded 1 million, which can be declared a success.

As for the movie "Together", it has been withdrawn from theaters because of its poor box office performance.

The movie "Getting Better: Village Evening", which was temporarily scheduled for the Spring Festival, had unexpectedly good box office and good reputation, and the more than 30 stars also gave a satisfactory answer.

"Love in Seattle", which was co-invested by Feiyue Film and China Film and starred by Yang Mi, was also officially released on Valentine's Day.

Competing with it is "Perfect Match 2" starring Zhang Ziyi.

Chen Fei saw the box office results of the two movies announced by the media on the Internet.

"The movie Love in Seattle, starring Yang Mi, one of the four new young actresses, grossed 2607 million yuan on its first day. It is reported that the total investment in the film was only 3000 million yuan, and the first day's performance was a great success!"

"The box office of Perfect World 2 on the first day was 813 million. Compared with The Grandmaster, the box office performance of Zhang Ziyi's new movie is not particularly ideal."

As expected, Chen Fei saw the press release issued by Yang Mi Studio on the Internet.

"Watch Love in Seattle on Valentine's Day. Yang Mi is passionately performing a love story. The quality is excellent and it leads the Valentine's Day schedule..."

With the help of the accumulated popularity from all aspects, Yang Mi became popular again, and the online discussion even surpassed Zhang Ziyi for a time.

What made many people feel uncomfortable was that during the film's release and promotion, she would mention the name of "Tiny Times" from time to time, which made many people feel dissatisfied.

This also laid the foundation for future disputes regarding "Tiny Times".

……

While walking on the red carpet, Chen Fei saw Wang Jiawei.

After signing, Shen Ao was still thinking whether he should go over and say hello.

But before he could put it into action, he was stopped by a look from Chen Fei.

Seeing this, Shen Ao walked into the venue silently, and the others behind him all followed him without going over to greet Wang Jiawei.

the reason is simple.

Because this guy is not a good person!

In Chen Fei's mind, people like Wang Jiawei, Wu Yu, and Chen Kexin can actually be classified together.

Especially when "The Grandmaster" was released, this guy actually hurried back to Hong Kong to hold a celebration party without inviting any mainland colleagues, he saw this guy's true face!

He came to the mainland to make some money, but in the end he even acted like he looked down on his mainland counterparts. What a shame!
As a general rule, Hong Kong films that have been a huge box office success in the past would hold two celebration banquets, one in the Mainland and one in Hong Kong.

In addition to inviting mainland colleagues at the banquet, some fans will also be randomly selected to attend.

But Wang Jiawei did not do so. He seemed to disdain the mainland market and was unwilling to stay there for too long.

He overturned the table right after eating. This action completely refreshed the three views of the mainland film and television circles!
At this moment, at the entrance of the venue, seeing Chen Fei and others walking straight into the venue without any intention of coming forward to greet him, Wang Jiawei's eyes behind his sunglasses instantly turned cold.

He obviously didn't expect that Chen Fei would be so disrespectful!

As the chairman of this year's jury, this was the first time he had encountered such cold reception.

Everyone in other crews fawned over him and tried to curry favor with him, but when he came to the crew of "Hidden in the Dust", he didn't even get the slightest bit of face!
After making a gesture to a pre-arranged cameraman in the crowd, he turned around and walked into the venue, no longer intending to stay outside.

The plan failed. He didn't get any photo or video of Chen Fei greeting him respectfully, and he just stood outside for half an hour in vain.

In fact, in the initial judging process, he had no intention of letting "Hidden in the Dust" win the award, but the organizers put pressure on him and asked him to select a suitable award for the film.

When he heard this request, he was actually full of resistance.

However, when he wanted to argue, the organizer made it clear that if "Hidden in the Dust" could not win the award, then he, the chairman of the jury, would be replaced!
This sentence completely confused Wang Jiawei.

In the end, he had no choice but to compromise.

……

At nine o'clock in the evening, the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival Awards Ceremony officially kicked off.

Chen Fei did not see any familiar faces at this film festival. Looking around, almost all of them were actors, directors, producers, etc. from countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Chile, Spain, and Kazakhstan.

Awards were presented one after another. Except for "The Promised Land" starring Matt Damon, which aroused his interest, he could not understand the other movies.

Unfortunately, Matt did not come today. The award was received by Gus Van Sant, the director of "Promised Land".

The Best Actress and Best Actor awards were given to some unknown actors, and apart from causing boos from the audience, there were no other moments worth mentioning.

"The winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Award is Into the Dust. Congratulations..."

The sudden sound from the stage attracted the attention of the somewhat confused Chen Fei.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the camera was pointed at him.

After adjusting his state slightly, he waved towards the camera, and then hugged Shen Ao who stood up excitedly.

After watching Shen Ao go up to the stage to receive the award, he couldn't help but yawn while people around him weren't paying attention, and couldn't help but complain in his heart:
"Wang Jiawei's taste is really bad. What kind of movies did he choose? They are so boring. He said that the nominated and winning films of this year are full of poetry. I think they are full of sleepiness."

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