During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 338 The ambition to make a fool of himself
With the arrival of the opening ceremony in Venice, more and more filmmakers are coming from all over the world, most of whom are here to promote and sell copyrights.

The opening ceremony of the film festival was at 7: pm, but as a female star, Liu Yifei walked on the red carpet of the film festival for the first time, and the brands were too enthusiastic.

Just after lunch, the makeup artist came over to apply makeup to Liu Yifei, and the dress and jewelry ordered by the brand were also delivered.

Looking at the dress, Liu Yifei secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, she had been more restrained during this period, otherwise it would have been really difficult to put it on.

Regarding the speed of women's makeup, Wei Jin had already prepared for it, and just took the opportunity to communicate with other crew members.

The main creators Bai Yu and Wang Jinsong were both a little excited, especially the latter. In his words, after decades of acting, he never expected that he would have the opportunity to participate in Venice and even hold a handful of Volpi Cups for male actors.

That's right, even though he is not the leading actor, the three major European actors do not have supporting actor awards. As long as the role reaches a certain standard, no matter the leading actor or supporting actor, he is eligible to compete for Best Actor and Best Actress.

This time Bai Yu and Wang Jinsong both had a chance, but it was a pity that Liu Yifei's scenes were too few and completely substandard, otherwise they would have had a chance.

After chatting with the two, Wei Jin went to the room and looked at Liu Yifei. Sure enough, women's affairs were trouble.

When he was bored, Wei Jin started browsing the domestic news, and he really saw a good show.

The Huabiao Awards held a few days ago made headlines on major entertainment portals.

The audience was not attracted by the award, but by Yuan Li's bold outfit.

It will be open tomorrow: "Fuck, I'm going into battle in a vacuum, it's awesome!"

Zhou Xiangyin: "You are just selling your meat, and you are giving up your face just to get a position? The world is changing and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be."

Lonely, stay with me: "What are you talking about upstairs? This is obviously for the benefit of the audience, but I suggest other female celebrities learn more!"

Netizens talked a lot. Yuan Li, who was involved, directly posted on Weibo and said, "It was too hot in Beijing in August. At that time, I just wanted to cool down."

Li Bingbing, who was robbed of the limelight, started to mock: "Some people are just TV actors. They have no work and insist on being on the red carpet. They don't even want to lose face if they want to be successful."

It's a pity that today's network technology is so advanced that it was quickly picked out by others.

Yuan Li relied on Bernard, and she lived up to her reputation as Li Bingbing's fourth double ice, and directly dealt with her face.

"What dirty tricks has Ms. Li never used? What dirty deals haven't she done? Are you being serious now? She's really thick-skinned.

How can you pretend to be an international person when you are next to foreigners every day? Do you look down on the TV industry? How much movie appeal do you have? A forty-year-old man can pretend to be young and innocent for a day, but who are you pretending to? "

Yuan Li's output of naming names directly became a hot search on Weibo.

Li Bingbing was not a light-hearted person either. He started tearing up immediately and was very direct.

You call me a bitch, I call you a chicken.

The scolding war continued to escalate, making the audience very happy.

Wei and Jin also had a lot of fun. The two pulled each other off, but a lot of shocking news came out, which was quite exciting.

A few hours later, Liu Yifei finally dressed up and stood in front of Wei Jin.

"Brother, does it look good?"

At this time, Liu Yifei was wearing a solid-color off-the-shoulder dress, revealing her slender waist and slender legs. Paired with a pair of crystal high heels, she looked indescribably elegant and noble.

Coupled with the diamond necklace sponsored by the brand on the swan's neck, the whole person looks even more fairy-like.

"Of course, north of the Yangtze River, Yifei is the most beautiful, but at this moment, no one in the world can compare with you."

Wei and Jin's love words came casually, but they were not deceptions. As long as this girl didn't do it herself, she would be beautiful in any combination. The most important thing is that she still has a long shelf life. Who can explain this?

"Hehe, brother, you are so disgusting."

Liu Yifei had a sweet smile on her face and held Wei Jin's arm affectionately.

"But I like it, haha."

Seeing the little girl's silly look, Wei Jin took her little hand.

"Let's go."
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As the third largest film festival in Europe, the standards of the film festival are very high.

Although the hotel where we lived was only 100 meters away, a red carpet courtesy car was arranged.

When the black concierge car drove slowly and stopped at the designated location, media reporters from all over the world had already pointed their cameras at the car, although they did not know who would appear next.

When the car door opened, Wei Jin first stretched out a long leg, and then used his whole body to step out.

The domestic media were instantly excited, and the last shot of Wei and Jin's campaign to conquer Europe's top three countries had begun.

Wei Jin took Liu Yifei, who was wearing a formal dress, out of the car, and the two intertwined their fingers.

At this moment, the handsome man and the beautiful woman seemed to be a perfect match.

"Director Wei, Yifei, look over here."

"Here, here."

"Director Wei."
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The crew of "Crackling Drummer" was taken to the red carpet waiting area, where stars were also shining.

As soon as Wei Jin and his party walked in, they saw many familiar faces.

It’s no wonder that the number of Chinese-language films shortlisted for this year’s Venice Film Festival has reached a new high.

The crews of "The Legend of White Snake" led by Cheng Xiaodong and "Sediq Bale" led by Wei Desheng are all here.

But what's a little funny is that Yangzi had been promising for a long time that Li Lian would come to the red carpet, but no one was seen at this moment, and it seemed that he was not given this face.

In addition, according to Chen Zhiming's previous knowledge, the crew of "The Legend of White Snake" had arrived in Venice a long time ago, but Huang Shengyi was almost unable to enter the country because of the wrong visa date. He only rushed here today. There is no one left.

While Wei Jin was thinking about it, these two people had already come over to say hello.

"Yifei, Director Wei, Teacher Wang, long time no see."

Today, Huang Shengyi had her hair tied up, and she looked mature and majestic. However, the bright red slim-fitting embroidered long dress she chose was a bit out of class.

Yangzi on the side is similar. He has a shoehorned face and a black suit. He is not ugly, but there is always a funny feeling. If you insist on describing it, he looks a bit like a monkey.

"Holy Clothes, long time no see."

Teacher Wang Jinsong from the crew had a good impression of Huang Shengyi, and his smile was very kind.

Although they didn't want to deal with this couple, they were abroad after all, and due to their relationship with their alumni, Wei Jin and Liu Yifei both smiled and nodded.

Unexpectedly, this kind gesture made Huang Shengyi and Yang Zi overjoyed, and they continued chatting, apparently wanting to deepen their relationship.

"Yifei, you are so beautiful."

Huang Shengyi looked at Liu Yifei and praised her, feeling a little bit sour in her heart. She was only one year older than Liu Yifei, but she was four or five years older, and there was a huge difference in her status.

"Thank you, senior, you look beautiful today too."

Although Liu Yifei was praising him, Huang Shengyi could feel the distance and could only smile and nod.

But Yangzi on the side couldn't see the direction of the wind clearly, and walked towards Wei Jin enthusiastically. "Mr. Wei, I've finally met you. I've been to your company several times just by chance, haha."

"The timing is not coincidental, haha."

Without hitting the smiling person, Wei Jin couldn't do anything to directly chase him away, but he felt that his good mood was gone in an instant.

"Mr. Wei, the premiere of "The Legend of White Snake" is scheduled for the 16th. Please show your face to attend then, haha."

Wei Jin was shocked when he heard this. This guy was really stubborn, and then he shook his head and refused.

"That's really unlucky, Mr. Yang. I had promised Director Wang of Fiber Optic before, so..."

Yangzi was stunned when he heard this, and the smile on his face froze. He didn't expect Wang Changtian to start so quickly, so he could only retreat and do the next best thing.

"I wonder if President Chen has time to attend?"

"He should be responsible for subsequent copyright matters in Venice. As for the time, we can't tell yet."

"Okay, after tonight's event, I will personally invite President Chen."
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The three major film festivals in Europe have a very high level of quality, and the management of the red carpet scene at the opening ceremony is also very strict.

Generally speaking, there are only two types of people who can walk on the red carpet of the opening ceremony.

Either they were officially invited, or they had film works shortlisted.

Except for these two types, anyone who sneaks into the red carpet of the opening ceremony will be expelled immediately once discovered.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, there are very few carpet stars to come to the red carpet of the opening ceremony. After all, it is too embarrassing to be kicked out of the scene.

It's just that Wei Jin didn't expect that when he attended the Venice Film Festival for the first time, he would encounter a new situation.

After the crew of "The Legend of White Snake" walked onto the red carpet, Huang Shengyi held Yang Zi's arm with a smile on his face and waved to the media reporters at the scene.

It looks generous, but are there roots under your feet? The red carpet was only 60 to 70 meters long, which was almost five minutes. The two of them were still looking around and waving frequently in the middle of the red carpet.

What's even more exaggerated is that when Wei Jin was standing in the red carpet waiting area, he heard the staff urging him to hurry up.

But these two people seemed to be unable to hear and ignored it completely.

You know, the red carpet time is planned in advance. If someone delays for a few minutes, it means that a crew may not be able to enjoy the red carpet time. The organizing committee will never allow this to happen.

"We're going to make a big fool of ourselves."

Sure enough, as soon as Wei Jin finished speaking, several security personnel stepped onto the red carpet and politely "accompanied" them to move forward.

This made the media at the scene so excited that they kept clicking the cameras in their hands. What a solid sales volume.

There was nothing wrong with the rest of the crew and everything went smoothly.

Soon a staff member came over to remind Wei Jin and his party that it was their turn.

"Let's go."

Wei Jin took Liu Yifei's hand and walked in front, followed by Bai Yu and Wang Jinsong.

The host has already started introducing.

"Now here are the creative crew of the main competition piece "The Exploding Drummer", director Wei Jin and actors Crystal, Bai Yu and Wang Jinsong.

Director Wei Jin holds a Palme d'Or in Cannes and a Golden Bear in Berlin, and is also the world-renowned Best Director at the Oscars; Crystal is a top Chinese actress who starred in "Inception."

It must be said that the host's introduction was very high-level, and the media on both sides rushed to press the shutter of the camera.

After a brief chat with the host, Wei Jin's fluent Italian surprised the host.

After pretending to be cool, Wei Jin led the crew into the movie palace——
Wei Jin participated in many film festivals, and only attended the opening ceremony in Cannes.

The main reason was that the opening ceremony was really boring. If the little girl didn't want to walk on the red carpet, Wei Jin would never have attended such an occasion.

After the host's opening remarks, the film festival chairman Mark Muller, a bald white man about fifty, took the stage to make an opening speech, and then all the judges appeared in turn.

Then the host introduced the twenty-four films that were shortlisted for the main competition unit this time.

On the big screen, movie clips were played one after another, and the slightly dull opening ceremony ended.

After the boring process, there was a boring cocktail party, and Wei Jin was not very interested.

But he was not interested, but someone was very interested in him.

Mark Mueller, chairman of the film festival, came over with a smile and gave Wei Jin a big bear hug.

"Hey Wei, my friend, welcome to the Venice Film Festival, haha."

"Hello, Mr. Chairman, your enthusiasm makes me a little bit overwhelmed. Is there a high chance that I will win the prize this time?"

Wei and Jin were really not interested in the European hug ceremony, so they made a little fun of it, showing their humor.

"Haha, Wei, the jury has the final say on whether to win or not. I can't make the decision. I'm just a bad old man running mundane affairs."

Mark Muller laughed at himself, and then said with a smile.

"But personally, I hope you can win the award. In fact, Venice and I have been waiting for you since Berlin the year before last year. We are also looking forward to the emergence of a Grand Slam director from the East."

The Grand Slam refers to the three highest Grand Slams in Europe.

Over the past 60 years since the establishment of Europe's three major institutions, the industry has recognized that only 2.5 directors have won Grand Slams.

The first was Italian film master Michelangelo Antonioni, who achieved a Grand Slam in only 6 years.

The second Grand Slam winner is North American independent film master Robert Altman. The old man has extraordinary control and control over group scenes.

As for that half, the current opinions in the industry are also very interesting.

As we all know, if a film participates in one of the three major European film festivals, it cannot participate in the remaining two.

This is a strict but unwritten rule, but in the early years of the film festival, there was no such restriction.

Therefore, Henri-Georges Clouzot's "The Wages of Fear" participated in both the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival in 1953, and won the highest awards in both, plus winning the 1949 "Mistress Manon" Venice Golden Lion, he also achieved the Grand Slam feat.

However, the industry generally believes that his Grand Slam is a benefit of the policy. After all, if he can repeatedly participate in the film festival, many works may also have opportunities, so he is not particularly recognized for Henri George Clouzot's Grand Slam, let's just count it as He was half.

Therefore, it is not that difficult to win the three major European Grand Slams.

But that's where it gets interesting, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Wei Jin smiled on his face.

"Mr. President, I hope I can accomplish this feat during your term."

"Haha, Wei, I like your confidence. I sincerely hope that this day will come soon."

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