During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 459: The aggrieved Yang Mi makes a shocking appearance
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 7pm, but as a well-known actress, Zeng Li made her first appearance at the Venice Film Festival, and the brands almost cried.

Just after lunch, the makeup artist came over to put makeup on Zeng Li, and the dress and various jewelry ordered by the brand had also been delivered.

Wei Jin did not wait in a daze, but stayed in the room with Da Meiyuan and talked to her some sweet words.

They had just started chatting for a while when the cell phone rang. Looking at the number, Wei Jin went to the balcony.

"Hello, Mimi?"

Yang Mi's soft voice came from the other end of the phone, "Brother, are you busy?"

"I'm not busy at the moment, what's the matter?"

"Brother, I got a film contract."

Listening to Yang Mi's narration, Wei Jin frowned unconsciously.

Although he had never seen "Tiny Times" in his previous life, he had heard of this extremely bad movie that even won Yang Mi the Golden Broom Award, so he expressed his opinion directly.

"Reject it."

These three short words made Yang Mi's body tremble instantly, as if he had heard something unacceptable.

"Why, Senior Brother? Fan movies have a huge influence. The box office will definitely be a big hit, and it's a series."

Listening to Yang Mi's rapid-fire questions, Wei Jin's tone was a little cold.

"So what if the box office is good? So what if the influence is huge? If an actor's reputation is bad, you can't pick it up. Listen to me, that's right."

Yang Mi suddenly felt a little aggrieved, and his voice trembled unconsciously.

"But... But I didn't get a role in Director Guo's drama, and the company's TV series in the second half of the year don't seem to be suitable for me. Should I just sit there doing nothing?"

Wei Jin sighed inwardly when he heard this. Guo Fan thought that Yang Mi was not quite suitable for the role and the pay was too high. He agreed with this, but he didn't expect that Yang Mi would think too much.

Thinking of this, Wei Jin tried to make his tone as calm as possible.

"Mi Mi, if there is a suitable opportunity later, I will arrange it. Just finish the work at hand first."

Before Yang Mi could answer, Wei Jin felt the phone in his hand begin to vibrate, so he spoke:

"Mi Mi, let's stop talking for now. I have a phone call coming in."

After hanging up Yang Mi's call, Wei Jin picked up the phone again.

"Hello, brother?"

"Director Wei, I'm here. I'm at the hotel cafe. Do you want to come down for a drink?"

"alright, please wait."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin said hello to Da Meiyuan in the room and walked towards the cafe on the first floor.

But Wei Jin didn't expect to see other familiar faces here.

"Brother, Brother Jiahui, long time no see, but how did you get together?"

Cheng Long's signature laugh rang out: "Hahaha, Director Wei, it's been a long time since we last met."

After saying that, he stood up and gave Wei Jin a hug. Liang Jiahui next to him took off his sunglasses and greeted him with a smile.

"Director Wei, long time no see. It's just a coincidence that we met on the same flight."

Wei Jin nodded and sat down at the other end of the sofa, but then he became confused.

"That's not right, Brother Jiahui, you should have left from Beijing with the crew of Tai Chi 1, right?"

"Ah."

After receiving a positive answer, Wei Jin turned his attention to Cheng Long, because he had confirmed the itinerary before and the latter said that he would depart from Hong Kong.

Seeing the doubt in Wei Jin's eyes, Cheng Long explained with a smile:
"It was quite a coincidence. I received a call from my boss the day before yesterday. They wanted to talk to me about a movie, so I arrived in Beijing yesterday."

"Oh? I see. That's a coincidence. By the way, Brother Jiahui, where are the rest of your crew?"

"I'm still cleaning up in the room. I'll be down soon. Director Wei, please order first. We can drink and chat."

"it is good."

Wei Jin was not polite. After calling the waiter to place his order, he started chatting with Cheng and Liang, feeling like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

About ten minutes later, the rest of the "Tai Chi 1" crew also arrived.

This time, the team leader of "Tai Chi 1" is Wang Zhonglei, who still looks like a gangster big brother.

Director Feng Delun from Hong Kong looks arrogant, but in front of Wei Jin, he can still distinguish the big and small kings, and his attitude is very correct.

Producer Chen Guofu still wears black-framed glasses and looks older than when he first collaborated on "The Sound of the Wind". The white hair on his head is the best proof of this.

Peng Yuyan, who is from Taiwan and plays the role of a "hard-working" person, wore a white casual T-shirt over a sweatshirt, with headphones hanging around his neck. He only spoke Taiwanese Mandarin, which was really distracting.

As for the heroine Yang Ying, she was also putting on makeup in the hotel room.

After some greetings, Wang Zhonglei extended an invitation.

"Mr. Wei, our premiere will be on the 31st. Please come and join us then."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I have to leave tomorrow and won't have the chance to appreciate your company's masterpiece."

Wei Jin shook his head and then looked at Cheng Long.

"What about this brother?"

"I'm almost there too. I have to go back tomorrow."

"That's it"

Wang Zhonglei felt a little regretful when he saw this. After all, only three Chinese-language film crews were invited to this film festival.

If the crew of "Gravity" does not participate, will there be too few people to support it?
As for another documentary participating in the Horizon unit, "Three Sisters", from the director to the actors, they are all Karami, which is really useless.

However, Wang Zhonglei quickly suppressed the thoughts in his mind and put on a smile on his face.

"Mr. Wei, Gravity is at 8 o'clock, right? We'll all come and show our support. This is also the first 3D opening movie in Venice's history, right?"

Chen Guofu at the side added, "Yes, that's right, it's officially announced."

Wei Jin smiled faintly, "Okay, thank you all then."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Although "Gravity" is not a film in the main competition unit, it has received considerable attention. After all, it is the first 3D science fiction film to open the Venice Film Festival in history.

When Wei Jin and his group got off the courtesy car, the flash lights in the red carpet waiting area instantly shone, and many fans even shouted out Brother Cheng Long's English name. "Brother, you are too famous."

Wei Jin said with some emotion that when it comes to the popularity of Chinese people, Big Brother is indeed one of the best in the world.

"I just debuted early, but Director Wei, if you were an actor, you might be even better, haha."

Zeng Li, who was standing by, maintained her elegant demeanor and smiled softly, "Both of you should stop bragging. I am the only one who is invisible."

"Lizi, you are so modest. How many actresses have won the Cannes Film Festival or been nominated for an Oscar in the whole of China? Haha."

After some commercial compliments, the group came to the red carpet waiting area, where Wei Jin met the "Tai Chi 1" crew dressed in their best.

Several men were wearing suits and sunglasses, while Yang Ying wore a green backless long dress with big wavy hair, which was indeed eye-catching, but the size of her chest was a little small.

Wei Jin was watching this, and Yang Ying came over to say hello.

"Mr. Wei, long time no see."

Yang Ying had a sweet smile on her face. Perhaps it was because of her fame that this young Hong Kong model was no longer as cautious as she was when she first arrived in the mainland. She seemed to have become a lot more confident.

"Well, Miss Yang, long time no see."

Wei Jin stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Ying politely, but he didn't expect that this woman actually scratched his palm and blinked her big eyes as if issuing an invitation. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, does she want to be fucked?
She withdrew her hand without leaving a trace, and then greeted Cheng Long and Zeng Li, as if she were a top star.

Today's opening ceremony did not witness the joke that happened with "The Legend of White Snake" last year. Each crew walked onto the red carpet in an orderly manner.

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

"Let's go."

Wei Jin, dressed in a casual and decent suit, walked in front, holding the hand of Li Jie, who was wearing a dark blue one-shoulder long dress, while Cheng Long, dressed in a silk Tang suit, walked behind.

After briefly accepting interviews from the red carpet host and the media, Wei Jin and his party went directly into the Festival Palace.

After the host's opening remarks, the festival's president, Alberto Barbara, an Italian man in his sixties, took the stage to give an opening speech.

This man served as the chairman of the Venice Film Festival from 98 to 02. After leaving office, he has been the director of the Italian National Cinema Museum.

He has different ideas from the former chairman Marco Mueller. The latter prefers Chinese-language films, while the former has no good feelings. This can be seen from the number of Chinese-language films nominated during the period when both of them served as chairman.

Then, nine jury members from all over the world appeared one after another, including Chen Kexin.

When Wei Jin heard that he was invited this time, he even paused the filming of "Partners".

Then, the host introduced the 18 films shortlisted for the main competition unit, which is a quarter less than last year, and there is not a single Chinese-language film.

On the big screen, movie clips were played one by one, and the somewhat dull opening ceremony ended. Many people began to leave to enjoy tonight's cocktail party, but Wei Jin's mission had just begun.

The group went directly to the premiere venue next door - the PALABIENNALE Hall.

This is a theater similar to the SALA GRANDE Hall, with approximately 800 seats.

Wei Jin noticed that the seats were relatively empty at the moment, with most of the people being local media reporters and relatively few moviegoers. After all, Venice is a paradise for art films, and science fiction blockbusters like "Gravity" are not that popular.

However, with the end of the opening ceremony, many filmmakers also entered the venue one after another. All the crew members of "Tai Chi 1" were present, and Chen Kexin also came to the scene.

In just over ten minutes, most of the seats in the hall were filled. At this time, the staff began to distribute 3D glasses and the premiere was about to begin.

As the lights dimmed, the name of the movie appeared on the dark big screen - "Gravity"!
Wang Zhonglei also has time to wait. He wants to see the quality of this film. After all, he will have to face the competition in a few months.

But when the first long shot appeared, Wang Zhonglei was deeply shocked, and he also noticed the bursts of exclamations from the scene.

"unbelievable!"

“It’s amazing!”

“It’s so beautiful”

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It was not until the end of the shot that Wang Zhonglei seemed to come back to his senses. He turned to look at Chen Guofu beside him, only to see that the latter was also shocked.

"Zhong Lei, is this really a film that can be made in China?"

Not only Chen Guofu asked this question, even Cheng Long who participated in the filming found it incredible.

Especially those shots of the disaster, he shot them personally in the light box, but he never expected that the effect would be so shocking.

By this time, Jackie Chan was somewhat convinced that this movie might even take back the domestic box office record set by Pacific Rim.

However, Yang Ying's focus was not on this. She only knew that Zeng Li had too many roles in this film, which could be called a one-man show, and some thoughts in her mind became more active.

The 90-minute movie came to an end, and thunderous applause broke out from the audience. Wei Jin took Cheng Long and Zeng Li to the stage to bow in tribute.

Chen Guofu applauded and sighed with Wang Zhonglei beside him:
"I finally understand why such a science fiction film is favored by Venice."

"why?"

"In terms of filming techniques, avant-garde ideas are Venice's specialty. Wei Jin is really good, but Xiaogang's film is difficult."

After the premiere, Wei Jin and the crew accepted interviews from the media.

At this moment, the media seemed much more enthusiastic and asked a lot of questions about the filming process. Wei Jin was not shy about his skills and basically answered every question.

Since it has been chosen as the opening film of the film festival, it is intended to build momentum for a global release and even an Oscar bid, so naturally the more media coverage the better.

More than an hour later, Wei Jin rejected the invitation to the cocktail party and took Sister Li back to the hotel, where they began to make love, after all, they would be separated soon.

At the same time, relevant media reports also came out.

"The first 3D opening film in the history of the Venice Film Festival - Gravity is released today!"

"Directed by internationally renowned director Wei Jin, winner of the Palme d'Or, the Berlin Golden Bear, and the Venice Grand Jury Prize, and starring Chinese action star Cheng Long and Cannes Film Queen Zeng Li, the 3D science fiction disaster film "Gravity" premiered at the Venice Film Festival today. The film tells the story of"

"Gravity is not a traditional science fiction film. It is full of tension and surprising plots. Wei, the magical director from the East, has created the most realistic and beautiful space movie."

"Gravity depicts outer space in a spectacular way that is as groundbreaking as 2001: A Space Odyssey."

Likewise, these reports were transferred to China simultaneously with almost no time difference, and some night owl netizens became instantly excited after paying attention to the news.

Zishan Mizuta Tsukiki Higashi: "This is getting rave reviews. I'm really looking forward to it!"

"The science fiction films of the Wei and Jin Dynasties will never disappoint you"

A mountain man living on the coast of southern Guangxi: "Are there any resources online? Does Venice produce pirated copies?"

Count Luke: "This is a 3D science fiction film. You are a pirated copy. You are an idiot. I have identified it!"

Even though the building is crooked, it is undeniable that "Gravity" became popular before it was released!

(End of this chapter)