China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 47
evening.

In the continuous drizzle, Jiang Liu arrived at the Golden Eagle Film and Television Culture City, where the first Golden Eagle TV Festival was held.

The greeter looked back and forth between the invitation letter and Jiang Liu's face no less than five times.

Jiang Liu, a director with a box office worth over [-] million yuan.

Some time ago, many people in the industry were discussing how Jiang Liu managed to earn so much box office with a bad movie.

People in the industry are even more envious that Jiang Liu made a fortune with just one movie.

Without the Internet as a carrier, Jiang Liu's actions did not become a national topic, but they caused considerable controversy in the industry.

Now in front of a living person, the reception staff naturally looked at him again and again. Who knows that Jiang Liu has never appeared on TV.

"Can we go in?" Jiang Liu said coldly.

"Okay, okay. Sorry, I'm a little nervous when meeting Director Jiang for the first time."

The greeter led Jiang Liu to the rest area, and even helped him get a simple raincoat on the way, saying:
"It has been raining in Star City recently, so all the audience wore simple raincoats to watch the entertainment program specially organized by the art festival."

"okay, thank you."

After thanking him, Jiang Liu entered the crowded rest area alone.

He knows very few colleagues and has no interactions with many people in his circle.

Let alone him, in this day and age, actors may not know each other even if they meet each other.

There are too few channels to get to know each other, not as abundant as in the Internet age.

Mango TV is already among the best in the country in terms of entertainment news reporting, but only this year it launched a program "Entertainment Unlimited" that specifically reports on celebrities, film and television news.

"Feng Xiaogang, Lu Yi, Zhou Xun."

When Jiang Liu was muttering to the familiar star, a weak voice said: "Who is that person?"

Jiang Liu turned around and saw a girl wearing glasses with a nondescript press pass hanging on her chest. Her name was Ji Nan.

"Lin Zixiang, a veteran Hong Kong singer, is very good at singing."

The girl quickly wrote down Lin Zixiang's appearance with a pen, and then pointed to a person: "What is the old man's name? Our station has not shown his TV series."

"Li Baotian, a veteran actor."

After telling the person's name, Jiang Liu glanced at the girl who came next to him and said, "How come you, a reporter, don't even recognize Li Baotian? Which station's reporter are you from?"

"What's wrong, I'm a reporter from Shancheng TV. I'm our station's first entertainment reporter. How come I know so many people?"

As the girl spoke, she very freely picked up a piece of chewing gum and threw it into her mouth, and then specially handed a piece to Jiang Liu.

Just when Jiang Liu was about to refuse, the girl said, "Please have some chewing gum. Find Jiang Liu and let me take a look."

"Jiang Liu," Jiang Liu chewed gum calmly and pretended to be curious, "Why are you looking for him?"

Ji Nan coaxed in an arrogant tone: "I heard that this person is very awesome, I have to get him right."

"why?"

"Have you read the [Entertainment Journalists' Complaint to the Nation] jointly issued by more than 40 entertainment journalists not long ago?"

Jiang Liu frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."

Ji Nan said proudly: "Not long ago, we held an entertainment reporter conference in the Magic City, and the old man was very high-spirited. At that time, a reporter Zeng said that Jiang Liu despised entertainment reporters and was unwilling to be interviewed by entertainment reporters, and asked everyone to deal with him unanimously."

Jiang Liu frowned and said, "Reporter Zeng, Zeng Ming?"

Ji Nan looked surprised: "Hey, do you know him too? Are you also an entertainment reporter? No, most entertainment reporters attend entertainment reporter conferences."

"I'm just a low-level little director. You must have never heard of me."

After laughing at himself, Jiang Liu smiled and asked, "You and Jiang Liu also have a grudge?"

"No, I don't even know Jiang Liu."

"You don't know me, so you're going to harm someone?" Jiang Liu glared and said exaggeratedly.

Ji Nan said firmly: "We vow to speak out unanimously."

"Externally, we don't ask you to harm people for no reason. There is only one small director in the world. He was besieged by dozens of reporters indiscriminately and lost his job. He will have no food to eat in the future and cannot support his wife and children. How can your conscience be at ease? ?" "You can use your status as journalists to harm a director without asking any questions today, but will you kill an innocent civilian tomorrow? Are you journalists or executioners?"

"I have always thought that journalists are brave, fair and just, and dare to speak out for injustices in the world."

"Why do you change your name and become so cruel?"

The undisguised anger and contempt on Jiang Liu's face made Ji Nan panic and stammered: "This is not like this. It was Jiang Liu who was wrong first."

"There is a legal trial for whether Jiang Liu is right or not. Although I have never been an entertainment reporter, I also know that what an entertainment reporter should really do is to clear away the darkness in the entertainment industry."

"For example, if there is something shady at tonight's awards ceremony, do you dare to jump out and question the organizer?"

"Think about it carefully. Don't follow what others say. You have to have your own opinion."

After Jiang Liu finished speaking, he flashed and followed the flow of people to the award ceremony.

"Hello."

"Hello." Jiang Liu turned around and smiled at Wang Zhiwen behind him.

"I am Wang Zhiwen."

"I am Jiang Liu."

Wang Zhiwen's steps obviously paused, and then he smiled and said: "It's our first time meeting you. I'll give you a greeting gift. You can chew it in the infield later if you're bored."

Jiang Liu was a little confused. He couldn't remember that so many people liked chewing gum?
"Thank you!"

After taking the chewing gum, Jiang Liu walked down the aisle to the red carpet.

The current red carpet ceremony is not too particular. People are rushing forward in a swarm. If a reporter asks for an interview, just go to the reporter and say a few words and that's it.

"Wang Zhiwen"

"Wang Zhiwen"

As the favorite candidate for the Best Actor Award tonight, Wang Zhiwen was asked by reporters to stay as soon as he stepped on the red carpet.

There is no such thing as Teacher Wang, everyone is called by his first name.

Having experienced the awesomeness of the entertainment reporters of this era, Jiang Liu was about to run away when someone shouted: "Jiang Liu. Stay here."

"Chu, can't you respect my profession?"

Jiang Liu cursed secretly, put on a smile and walked towards the group of reporters.

Before others arrived, I heard an audience member from the crowd further behind yelling: "Jiang Liu, "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" is so beautiful!"

The corner of Jiang Liu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't tell whether it was a compliment or a sarcasm.

"Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" is officially certified as a shoddy movie.

But as the disc entered the market, it wasn't like no one praised the action scenes in the movie for how well they were shot.

There are also many viewers who believe that if the last scene of the movie, "the fight scene between Jiang Liu and Wang Baoqiang on the Slender West Lake," were taken alone, the quality would be higher than the several fight scenes in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

"Jiang Liu, why do you want to make the movie "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger"? Chinese-language movies are already struggling, and you still want to rub salt in the wound? Don't you feel guilty?"

"What are you feeling guilty about? If it weren't for "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", I would never have the money to make another movie in my life. You think I don't want to make a good movie? I don't have the money."

"Let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you, can you be more respectful to our entertainment reporters and spit out the chewing gum in your mouth?"

While the reporter was talking, he took out a business card and handed it to Jiang Liu, and said kindly: "Spit on the business card."

"Thank you. I was chatting with Teacher Wang all the way and forgot that there was chewing gum in my mouth."

After taking the business card, Jiang Liu did not follow the reporter's wishes. Instead, he paused thoughtfully for two or three seconds. Then, in full view of everyone, he put the business card into his pocket and spit the chewing gum into his right palm:
"It's so rude and disrespectful to spit on your business card. It almost made a big mistake!"

Jiang Liu's sudden righteousness made the entertainment reporters who should have been elated look at each other, followed by a look of embarrassment.

Compared with Jiang Liu's behavior, what they did seemed a bit unsightly.

Further away, some viewers saw this scene and heard Jiang Liu's answer on the microphone. They couldn't help shouting: "Jiang Liu, good job!"

(End of this chapter)