Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 209 207. Give Director Cheng a hat

Chen Li'an got up when the sky was dim in the morning. Today he had to rush to Paris and transfer to Shanghai, which was very troublesome.

The international airport in Nanjing is still under construction, so now we can only transfer to Shanghai.

However, the distance from Nanjing to Shanghai is not far, so it is not that troublesome.

Chen Li'an got up from the bed and was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when he heard someone knocking on the door.

It was Li Dabai so early. Chen Li'an was surprised that Li Dabai got up very early this time, but when he opened the door, he found Yasuko Tomita standing outside.

Chen Li'an looked at the energetic Tomita Yasuko, wiped the toothpaste foam from the corner of his mouth and asked, "Why are you here?"

Tomita Yasuko exclaimed, tilted his head and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Did you forget? We made an appointment last night, and I'll see you off."

"Sorry, sorry." Chen Li'an remembered what happened last night, and immediately gave up his seat and said, "I didn't sleep well last night, so I forgot about it."

Yasuko Tomita smiled sweetly, then leaned forward and walked in. She was quite curious about Chen Li'an's room. When she saw Chen Li'an's clothes hanging in the closet, she took the initiative to walk over, turned to Chen Li'an and said: "Let me help you pack your luggage, just like Jinhua folded Okazawa's clothes."

"Okay, I'll bother you then." Chen Li'an didn't refuse. Yasuko Tomita was just practicing on her own to find her character status.

Chen Li'an continued to wash up. While washing his face, he heard Li Dabai's voice coming from outside.

"Miss Tomita, why are you here? You didn't know how to do it last night"

After hearing what Li Dabai said, Chen Li'an knew that Tomita Yasuko didn't understand, but he still stepped out and interrupted her and said: "Tomita Yasuko, come see me off and experience the character's state in advance. Don't make a fuss."

"I know, Teacher Chen, but it's not a good idea to ask her to help you pack your luggage, right?" Li Dabai felt that his job was being robbed.

Chen Lian wiped his face with a towel in his hand, looked at Yasuko Tomita who was folding the clothes neatly, pursed his lips towards Li Dabai and said: "Learn a little, see how other people fold clothes, and then look at you." , forget it, stupid as hell."

"I'm just twenty years old," Li Dabai protested in a low voice.

"You have to study at a young age." Chen Li'an grabbed Li Dabai's shoulders and pushed him to Yasuko Tomita and said: "Watch and study hard. When I come back from Paris, I will check your learning results."

"You really don't want me to follow you this time?" Li Dabai turned to look at Chen Li'an and asked.

Chen Li'an shook his head and said: "No, you take the advertising materials back, find the same advertising company last time to do post-production, then send them to CCTV to replace the original ads, and then just fly to Huangshan."

"Okay, I promise to complete the task!"

More than ten minutes later, Chen Li'an looked at the neatly stacked clothes in the box and couldn't help but nod. Japanese women are indeed very skilled in this area.

Why do I always think of housekeepers? I really miss those teachers. They are still little girls now.

At the door of the hotel, Li Dabai watched Yasuko Tomita and Chen Li'an get into the taxi hand in hand. He couldn't help but sigh. He, his assistant, had been abandoned by his boss.

At the gate of Nanjing Airport, Chen Li'an picked up the suitcase from the trunk, looked at Yasuko Tomita and said, "Jingzi, I'm leaving. You'll wait for me back in Huangshan."

Yasuko Tomita looked at Chen Li'an and blinked her eyes, then her eyes turned slightly red and she nodded gently.

The little girl was quite into the drama, and Chen Li'an also cooperated by walking over and hugging her gently, rubbing her head, then picked up the box and left without looking back.

This is how Okakawa behaves in the script, let Yasuko Tomita experience it.

Yasuko Tomita looked at Chen Li'an's back as he strode away, and couldn't help but take two steps forward. Finally, he stood there silently and experienced it for a long time.

The driver, who had been waiting on the roadside for the return journey, looked at Tomita Yasuko like this and couldn't help but said: "Little girl, everyone has left without even looking back. I don't like you at first glance. Go back and eat a bowl of noodles." Have a good sleep and forget about it.”

The driver's words brought Yasuko Tomita back to her senses, but she didn't understand. She just smiled and bowed to the driver, then opened the door and got in the car.

The driver couldn't help but muttered: "How polite."

After a troublesome transfer and a long flight, Chen Li'an finally landed in Paris more than ten hours later.

After getting off the plane, Chen Li'an rushed to Cannes immediately. It was already noon in Paris. When he arrived in Cannes, he simply packed up and attended the closing ceremony in the evening.

A few hours later, Chen Li'an changed into his suit and looked at himself a little tired in the mirror, feeling that he had entered the state ahead of schedule.

After losing out at the evening's awards ceremony, this look was fitting.

Gong Li also changed her clothes at this time, looked at Chen Li'an's tall back and said, "Did you hear any news when you returned to China this time?"

"Which aspect?" Chen Li'an turned around and asked.

Gong Li adjusted her skirt and said, "Of course it's about the movie. Didn't the domestic media join in the criticism?"

Chen Li'an nodded and said: "Yes, but very few, but many people in the circle are scolding me. I received a call from Teacher Li Keji. He said that many people in the theater circle were scolding after hearing about Fengyue's story. "

Gong Li was stunned for a moment and said strangely: "What are they scolding?"

Chen Li'an shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, it's probably because the leading figures in the theater world don't like Feng Yue's story. The scene of the pretty boy seducing a woman doesn't seem literary at all to them."

Gong Li couldn't help but smile, rolled her eyes at Chen Li'an and said, "Isn't it true that the eldest lady seduced the servants, and the servants raped the eldest ladies?"

"So, it's not normal for people to look down on her." Chen Li'an felt that there were actually a lot of misunderstandings here, at least not as bad as they thought.

It's a pity that they can't see the original film, so this misunderstanding can only continue.

Thinking of this, Chen Li'an suddenly remembered the comments in the newspaper by Ye Zhaoyan, the original author of the film, saying that he was very grateful to Director Cheng for not signing his name in the film, and also called Fengyue a bad movie.

Gee, this movie was really ill-fated. In the end, it couldn't be released in China. Audiences who couldn't see the original film probably had to believe the one-sided story in the newspaper.

In Director Cheng's room, he hung up the phone and sat on the chair and couldn't help but sigh. Why did so many things happen to him when he was making a movie? Now it's even problematic to release it.

I didn’t even have a chance to prove myself to the audience. The review was wrong for me!

If we can get a break at night, maybe things will turn around, but is this possible?

Director Cheng couldn't help but fantasize about it, and was awakened by a knock on the door after a long time.

Standing outside the door were Chen Li'an and the others. They no longer had the enthusiasm they had during the opening ceremony. The previous premiere was like a critical illness notice, and now they are finally about to be extubated.

Everyone felt a little disappointed. After working with Director Cheng for so long, all they wanted to do was win a prize, and now they could only become companions.

Soon the door was opened, and Director Cheng walked out of it full of energy and confidence.

This is what Chen Li'an admires most about Director Cheng. He is really able to hold on and still look confident despite this.

After everyone arrived, they went downstairs together. Downstairs in the hotel, Chen Li'an saw Sophie Marceau in the lobby, said something to Gong Li and then passed.

Zhang Guorong looked at Chen Li'an's back and couldn't help but pull down his sunglasses. He turned to look at Gong Li and asked, "You are like this, and he still doesn't want to give up?"

Gong Li subconsciously touched her belly that was covered by clothes, looked at Leslie Cheung and said, "Brother, if I were Chen Li'an and we got together, would you give your blessing?"

"Yes. But I will give Chen Li'an a good beating first!" Leslie Cheung pushed up his sunglasses, looked at Chen Li'an's back and said, "It's just that I don't think he has ever thought about getting married."

Gong Li laughed and said, "Actually, I haven't thought about it either."

Zhang Guorong was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Gong Li, only to find that she had already caught up with Director Cheng and the others. Zhang Guorong stood there and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his eyebrows. He felt as if he had just met Gong Li today.

Chen Li'an on the other side looked at Sophie Marceau who called him over and asked: "Why did you call me here?"

Sophie Marceau turned around and looked around, then took Chen Li'an's hand and whispered: "Feng Yue has failed in all the awards."

Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment, looked at Sophie Marceau and asked softly: "How do you know? Doesn't the jury keep it secret?"

"Of course it's a secret, but Fengyue's failure to win the award is not worthy of being kept secret. I asked after asking about it." Sophie Marceau grabbed Chen Li'an's hand and said: "The closing ceremony in the evening is probably not going to go well. Don't be affected. force."

Chen Li'an smiled and said, "I know what's going on, don't worry."

"Well, then wait for me after the closing ceremony."

"good."

The closing ceremony in the evening is the busiest time of the entire film festival. The closing ceremony is also the awards ceremony, and the highlight is tonight.

The red carpet part of the closing ceremony was much grander than the opening ceremony. Even the number of reporters increased several times, and the red carpet was crowded with people.

As soon as Chen Li'an and the others got out of the car, they were instantly overwhelmed by the flash lights. The dazzling flash lights kept flashing as if they never stopped. Chen Li'an felt that his eyes were going blind.

Turning his head and taking a look at Gong Li and Zhang Guorong, he found that their faces were calm and not affected by the flash at all. This was all done through practice.

Director Cheng seemed to be used to such a scene. He narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly adapted.

This time the red carpet was not as smooth as the previous one. Under countless questions and flashing lights, Director Cheng finally came to the end of the red carpet with a stiff smile, but the host of the film festival did not seem to let him go easily. plan.

The host stopped Director Cheng who wanted to enter the venue and asked politely and kindly: "Director Cheng Fengyue has received a lot of negative comments these days. Are you confident in winning the prize?"

There is a hammer! If Director Cheng had a hammer in his hand, he would definitely kill this host with a hammer.

Although the director is a cultural person, he still maintained his grace and said: "No matter what others say, I always think Fengyue is a very good film. As for the award, it depends on the jury."

"So do you think those criticisms are malicious?"

"Everyone has a different opinion and that's their freedom!"

Director Cheng's patience was about to run out. After saying this, he didn't give the host a chance to continue talking and walked directly towards the venue.

Chen Li'an and the others looked at each other and followed suit. Fortunately, it was the host of the film festival who asked the question, so he had some sense of control. If the reporters wanted to make a stunt, they would probably be able to ask all the ugly things. Director Cheng would probably ask the question. It really broke the defense.

The closing ceremony started soon. The first awards announced were all small prizes. No one in the venue paid much attention to them, but the process director was a little nervous. Especially when it came to the Catholic Humanitarian Spirit Award and the Technology Award, I was particularly hoping to win. Hear the word Fengyue.

There is no hope for the Palme d'Or and the Grand Jury Prize. If I can win a small prize, it will be some consolation. At least it can stop some people's mouths.

It's a pity that these two minor awards have nothing to do with Fengyue. Director Cheng sat up slightly, hunched over, and then pinned his hopes on the actor award.

It would be a consolation if I could win an actor award, but if I really can't do it, it would be okay to give me a special jury award.

Don’t lose everything! Director Cheng prayed silently in his heart.

Soon it was the time to award the Best Actress award. Compared to Director Cheng's nervousness, Gong Li seemed to be less concerned. She looked at the guests on the stage with an extremely calm expression, deliberately showing off.

Chen Li'an turned his head and glanced at Gong Li who was calm, then looked down at his hand that was tightly grasped, and then gently held Gong Li's hand to give her some comfort.

After the award-winning guests on the stage talked for a long time, they finally announced the winner of the Best Actress.

"The winner of this award for Best Actress is Brenda Bryson from Secrets and Lies!"

The moment the answer was revealed, Chen Li'an felt that Gong Li breathed a sigh of relief, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he soon felt relieved. He had been mentally prepared for a long time, and now he was not so disappointed.

However, the guide couldn't help but sigh, feeling that he might really have to go home bald.

There was probably no hope for the Best Actor award. Director Cheng leaned back in his chair and completely gave up his extravagant hopes. He just waited for the awards to be over and then immediately returned to China.

He needs comfort now!

If there were no Chen Li'an in this world, Director Cheng would have flown to Canada to propose and get married after his failure in Cannes.

It's a pity that Chen Li'an is here, so Director Cheng can only go back to the capital to find Sister Ni for a hug.

The next few major awards have nothing to do with Fengyue. The only connection is that she ran with her and became someone else's green leaf.

Chen Li'an looked at Director Cheng's no longer upright figure and couldn't help but sigh. He always felt a little sorry for him. He should go back and give Director Cheng a hat after the award ceremony, so as not to be accused of having his head shaved in Cannes.

After the closing ceremony, Director Cheng sat on his chair in silence for two minutes before standing up, turning around and going out without saying a word, and then Chen Li'an and others followed him out.

When walking out of the venue, Chen Li'an heard Director Cheng sighing helplessly, and couldn't help but whisper to Gong Li: "Do you think Director Cheng will hide at home and not go out when he returns this time?"

Gong Li covered her mouth and said softly: "I don't think he will return to China. He will probably go abroad to avoid the limelight, or go directly to Xiangjiang to prepare for the release of the movie."

Chen Li'an thought for a moment, and realized that this was not impossible. He glanced at Gong Li's belly and said, "If the movie is released in Hong Kong, don't go there for promotions and just raise your baby in Singapore."

Gong Li nodded and said, "I know, I know it well."

"How about I give Director Cheng a gift to comfort him?" Chen Li'an suddenly looked at Gong Li and asked.

Gong Li said nonchalantly: "It's up to you, but his character won't remember your good qualities. Instead, he will feel embarrassed."

"Oh, I'll give it to you too!"

At night, as soon as Chen Li'an sent Gong Li back to find Sophie Marceau, he saw Director Cheng walking towards the seaside alone.

The sea breeze at night was still a bit chilly. Chen Li'an looked at Director Cheng's back and felt that he was so miserable. He must not forget to give Director Cheng a hat tomorrow.

Cover yourself with a hat so that you won't be caught by reporters and embarrassed when you return home.

Chen Li'an couldn't help but clicked his tongue, feeling that he was so considerate, and then walked briskly towards Sophie Marceau's apartment.

I don’t know what little show Sophie Marceau will prepare tonight, whether it will be a perverted female teacher or a delicate little white flower.