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

Chapter 946: The judges actually took the initiative to show goodwill to the contestants? Zhao Yanzi's first moment of despair!
In between chatting with Danica, Chen Fei logged into the portal website and checked the reviews of the film critics and audience members after the preview of "La La Land".

However, the more he looked down, the more he felt something was not right.

“The plot of La La Land is relatively traditional and clichéd, lacking novelty and surprises; the hero and heroine’s encounter, love, dream-chasing and separation are all common romance film routines, which do not bring enough freshness to the audience.”

“Compared with Inside Llewyn Davis, a 2015 film about a young music lover, La La Land lacks appeal; although the male and female protagonists in the film both have dreams, their struggles and persistence in their dreams cannot resonate strongly with the general public.”

“Although the music in the film is original and beautiful, it does not touch people’s hearts and cannot leave a lasting aftertaste or move them. At the same time, the film also fails to fully display the inner world and emotional changes of the protagonists through music…”

"The dance scenes in the film are dreamlike but overly exaggerated and contrived. They are sometimes disconnected from the plot and give people the feeling of dancing for the sake of dancing."

"The characters of the hero and heroine and other supporting roles are not three-dimensional and full enough. Their personalities, backgrounds and inner worlds are not fully explored and displayed. The emotional expressions are indeed not sincere and moving enough..."

"..."

Looking around, the wonderful songs and dances, moving emotions and superb acting skills shown in the movie are rarely mentioned, but some tricky little problems are deliberately magnified.

It's no wonder that Danica Weber asked Chen Fei if he had offended any of the judges, because it was obvious that someone was causing trouble.

Seeing the end, Fade Chen suddenly laughed.

He didn't know how to evaluate Zhao Yanzi. This woman was really stubborn!
Didn't she do any background checks when she did these little tricks? Didn't she know that besides her, many judges at this year's Venice International Film Festival were from Hollywood?
You know, there are many "old friends" of Chen Fei among the judges of this Venice International Film Festival.

For example, the chairman of the jury, Sam Mendes, is not only Kate Winslet's ex-husband, but also the director of "Skyfall".

Chen Fei has met him at many Academy Awards ceremonies, and they often chat together at private gatherings.

Especially regarding the experience of shooting lMAX-type films, Sam Mendes specifically asked him for a lot of techniques, and the relationship between the two sides is very good.

There is also British actress Gemma Arterton, who has been trying to reach a collaboration with Marvel, even if it is just to play a very inconspicuous supporting role, so as to take the opportunity to spread her fame to the world.

In addition, there are Hollywood directors and producers such as Laurie Anderson and Joshua Oppenheimer. Normally, they have to come to Chen Fei with a smug look on their faces to curry favor with him!

There are 9 judges in this Venice International Film Festival, 4 of whom Chen Fei knows, including the chairman of the jury.

As for the other five people, except Zhao Yanzi, Danica Weber can easily win them over with the "art" of public relations.

After all, this time when he came to Venice, Chen Fei just wanted a Best Actress award, and those people would not ignore him.

Because who among those who have been living abroad doesn’t yearn for Hollywood?
And who among those who aspire to be Hollywood filmmakers can refuse the opportunity to meet Chen Fei?

Chief Content Officer of Walton Pictures, Chief Producer of Marvel, Winner of the Oscar for four consecutive years, and current global commercial film box office record holder...

Faced with such a "giant" existence, except for Zhao Yanzi, a stupid woman who thinks she can do whatever she wants with the support of Alibaba, everyone else tries to avoid him. How could they possibly offend him?
"Fei, what should we do next? Do you have any good plans?"

Danica Weber immediately raised questions after learning about the target.

Chen Fei replied calmly: "Just follow the normal plan, do the public relations for the judges, and correct the public opinion on the Internet.

As for the rest, leave it to me. I will have a good chat with the judges when La La Land premieres the day after tomorrow."

"Okay." Danica nodded and immediately promised to complete the task.

The Venice International Film Festival's strongest female public relations team is not just a reputation, they have even won several Golden Lion Awards, not to mention a Best Actress award.

……

In the afternoon, when many people's attention was focused on the Venice International Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and the San Sebastian International Film Festival, a piece of news from the Oscars suddenly spread!
After careful voting, the Board of Directors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the four winners of this year's Oscar Lifetime Achievement Honorary Award.

Among this star-studded list, the name of Chinese Kung Fu superstar Chen Long is prominently featured... This is not only a milestone in his personal career, but also a brilliant blossoming of Chinese film art on the international stage.

The Hollywood Daily even wrote a special press release for Chen Long:

"Jackie Chan (Chen Long), a Chinese movie star known for his martial arts comedies, has won the love and respect of audiences around the world with his unique performance style and unremitting artistic pursuit;
Each of his works embodies his profound understanding of film art and precise grasp of characters. Whether it is the thrilling fighting scenes or the delicate and subtle emotional expressions, they are all moving.

Winning the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is undoubtedly the highest recognition of his hard work and outstanding contributions over the years!
Looking back on Jackie Chan's Oscar journey, it can be said to be a journey full of challenges and glory; from the initial obscurity to today's international superstar, he has experienced countless attempts and breakthroughs. Every fall made him more determined, and every success made him more humble.

His works have not only achieved unprecedented success in mainland China, but have also won wide recognition and praise in the international market..."

On the domestic entertainment side, the daily also wrote a press release for Chen Long:

“Chen Long’s award is not only a personal honor for him, but also a victory for Chinese film art. His success shows us the infinite possibilities of Chinese films on the international stage, and also inspires more Chinese filmmakers to scale new heights and contribute to the prosperity and development of Chinese film art.

We firmly believe that in the days ahead, more Chinese filmmakers will stand at the center of the international stage and write a new chapter for Chinese films with their talents and hard work!"

With the release of these two press releases, the domestic entertainment industry suddenly became lively.

You know, Chen Long is the first Chinese in film history to win the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, and he is also the fourth Asian to receive this honor.

Before him, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, Indian director Satyajit Ray and Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in 1989, 1991 and 2014 respectively.

Although ranked fourth, Chen Long was still extremely excited.

He directly published several articles on Weibo to thank the Oscars for recognizing him and the Chinese film industry for its encouragement and support.

There are also numerous praises in the comment section below.

"Congratulations to Brother Chen Long for winning the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award!"

"Kung Fu superstar, well-deserved!"

"He's already 62 years old, but he's still working so hard. It's really not easy."

"He's a good actor, but unfortunately, he's not a good father..."

"The guy above, can you please stop bringing up irrelevant issues? Everyone is congratulating and congratulating you, but you have to jump out and make a fuss about something else. What the hell are you doing?"

Looking around, the Internet is quite lively, with a lot of news releases constantly popping up.

Taking this opportunity, many movies starring Chen Long, such as "Shanghai Noon 3: Shanghai Dawn", "Railroad Tigers", "Kung Fu Yoga", and "Mystery of Dragon Seal", also became popular.

However, as a frequent visitor to the Oscars, Chen Fei couldn't help but sigh with regret when he saw the news.

People who often compete for Oscars know that once a filmmaker wins the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, it means that he will no longer have any connection with the Oscars.

The Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is also known as the Oscar's "ban" notice.

Once the winner successfully wins the award, he or she will no longer receive any nominations and will even find it difficult to receive invitations from the organizing committee.

And now, Chen Long suddenly won this award, and what it means is obvious.

He is old and Oscar no longer welcomes him...

~

Overnight, the time came to September 9. The domestic cinema market once again welcomed a Hollywood imported science fiction blockbuster, namely: "Star Trek 2: Beyond" invested and produced by Paramount Pictures.

Influenced by this movie, the domestic film industry, which had previously exhausted its box office potential, finally came to an end.

"The love and fantasy film Love O2.55O, co-produced by Huace Film and Juku Culture, directed by Zhao Tianyu, and starring Yang Ying and Jing Boran, was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of million RMB."

"The action and crime film "Dangerous City", co-produced by Bona and Universe Entertainment, directed by Chen Musheng, and starring Liu Qingyun, Gu Tianle, Peng Yuyan, and Yuan Quan, was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of 1.53 million yuan."

"The action and crime film "Line Walker", jointly produced by Jiaying Films, Shaw Brothers, and Media Asia Films, co-directed by Wen Weihong and Wang Jing, and starring Zhang Jiahui, Gu Tianle, and Yu Shiman, was officially taken off the screen in the early hours of yesterday morning, with a total box office of 6.05 million yuan."

So far, except for "Detective Chinatown 2", which is currently enjoying a key extension, all the big-budget movies in July have come to an end.

Currently, the films occupying a large number of theater screenings are Hollywood imported blockbusters such as "Ice Age 5", "Jason Bourne", and "Star Trek 5".

Looking further ahead, there is another Hollywood imported blockbuster called "The Shallows" coming out on the 9th.

As for domestic films...looking around, the real boom period is almost around September 9th.

Because September 9th is the Mid-Autumn Festival and there are three days of holiday, almost all movies that are of some interest will focus on this time period.

For example, "A Chinese Odyssey Part Three" and "Soulmate".

Looking further ahead, there are three movies: "Passing by Your World", "Ghost Blows Out the Light 3: Palace of Kunlun", and "Jade Dynasty".

Guangxian has extensive publicity channels, which has created enough hype for "Passing By Your World".

Feiyue Films is not bad either, and with the popularity of "Ghost Blows Out the Light 3: The Temple of Kunlun", the expectations of movie fans have been raised to the maximum.

But only "Jade Dynasty" made a lot of jokes.

Guo Jingming has been very busy these past two days because of the attacks from Han Han's fans and the collapse of reputation of the TV series "Fantasy City".

But he never expected that at this stage, he would suffer a major backstabbing in his career!
His name was ruthlessly erased from the movie poster of "Jade Dynasty", which was highly anticipated by his fans and moviegoers.

The news came like a bolt from the blue, shocking him terribly!

He had been expecting this movie to become another masterpiece in his directorial career and to establish his reputation, but he did not expect that at the critical moment of the poster release, his name would be erased by LeTV Pictures without authorization.

After receiving the news, he immediately called the person in charge of LeTV Pictures to inquire about the specific reasons.

However, the reply he got was: "Not marking the director's name is mainly to weaken the label of "Guo Jingming's movie", because there are many people who hate you on the Internet now, and we are worried that it will affect the box office..."

After hearing this explanation, Guo Jingming felt mixed emotions.

He is well aware that he has many enemies in the entertainment industry and that his works often spark controversy, but even so, he never thought that his name would be erased because of it!

What made him even more angry was that LeTV Pictures did not even consult him when making this decision. This immediately made him feel extremely disrespected, as if his efforts and talents were easily denied.

As the director of the film and one of the shareholders of LeTV Pictures, he should have the right to decide the content on the poster, including whether to include his name.

However, LeTV Pictures took the initiative to erase his name directly from the poster, which undoubtedly made him feel deceived and betrayed!

After several fruitless talks with the company, he directly published a long article on social media, denouncing LeTV Pictures' behavior.

"I have never agreed to have my name removed from the poster, nor have I ever thought of sacrificing my right to be named because of other people's preferences... I hope the public can give me a fair chance and not deny my efforts and talents because of some prejudice..."

As soon as this long article appeared, it quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens and many filmmakers in the industry.

Some people support Guo Jingming's rights protection and think that his approach is very brave; others question his directing ability and think that the quality of his works is uneven, and that LeTV Pictures' approach is very reasonable...

But no matter what, this incident has once again made Guo Jingming the focus of public opinion.

Because of the time difference between Italy and China, it was already the morning of September 9rd when Chen Fei saw the news about the conflict among "Jade Dynasty", LeTV Pictures and Guo Jingming.

He also couldn't guess whether this was a "self-directed and self-acted" event created by Guo Jingming to promote the movie.

But regardless of whether the incident is true or false, it is true that Guo Jingming's name is not on the promotional poster of "Jade Dynasty".

"This guy is so unlucky. As a shareholder and contracted director of LeEco, he was stabbed in the back by LeEco Pictures. Now he has even been reduced to making complaints and seeking redress online. This is a unique case in the domestic entertainment industry."

“Is LeTV going to be finished soon?”

Although Liu Yifei doesn't pay much attention to the movements in the capital circle, she has been seeing news reports about the plummeting share price of LeTV on the Internet in recent days, and she can often see them when surfing the Internet.

Through what she heard and saw, she also learned a lot of information.

"That's about right. It won't be long before the company is delisted and liquidated. One year at most..."

"Ah? Then won't all those celebrity shareholders be in trouble?"

Fade Chen shrugged. "Greed is the original sin. These are their own choices. You can't blame others."

While the two were talking, the Rolls-Royce moved slowly forward and stopped very accurately at the edge of the red carpet.

As the car door was opened by the on-site staff, the two got out of the car one after the other and stepped onto the red carpet of the premiere of "La La Land".

At this time, at the entrance of the venue, Zhao Yanzi, who was invited to watch the movie, was chatting happily with other judges.

However, the next second, she suddenly heard cheers coming from the red carpet area!

When she saw Chen Fei and Liu Yifei walking hand in hand, the smile on her face froze instantly, and she snorted in her heart, feeling very unhappy.

However, just as she was about to invite the other judges to enter, a group of people led by the chairman of the jury Sam Mendes and supplemented by other Hollywood filmmakers Gemma Arterton, Laurie Anderson, and Joshua Oppenheimer actually took the initiative to walk towards Chen Fei who was walking towards them.

"Fei, Crystal, long time no see..."

Sam Mendes ignored the gazes of the media and fans around him and took the initiative to give Chen Fei a warm hug.

The rest of the Hollywood filmmakers who followed behind him greeted Chen Fei very respectfully, each of them being very humble.

At the same time, looking at this "weird" scene in front of her, Zhao Yanzi was stunned on the spot!
The judges actually took the initiative to show goodwill to the contestants?

What the hell is this operation?

You know, she had served as a judge at many film festivals before, but she had never seen a scene like this one!
Because in her understanding, no matter what type of competition it is, it is always the contestants who curry favor with the judges. How could it be possible that the judges curry favor with the contestants?
However, the scene before her was telling her the truth: the judges really did curry favor with the contestants!

At this moment, her heart was already filled with deep despair!

Because under this situation, it would be impossible for her to carry out the operations against "La La Land"!
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