On the Hundred Ways of Chasing Mermaids

Xu Chang sat in a corner of the salon, pretending to be drinking black tea.

Several foreigners behind him were discussing "Golden Invitation Card", "Rose Castle" and "Huaguo Movie" in a low voice.Fortunately, several foreigners were so engaged in the chat that they didn't notice his eavesdropping. When they got excited, they couldn't help but raise their volume.

"Do you know why Rose Castle is called this name?" the bearded man sitting at the top asked playfully.

Seeing that his question attracted the attention of others, he took a sip of red wine leisurely, and said slowly: "Because the flower garden in the castle is full of roses. Even outside the wall, you can still smell the rose fragrance."

Disgruntled audience: "Simon, we don't care about rosebuds!"

The man named Simon raised the corners of his lips, and his words contained deep meaning: "But, what if the roses in the castle are still blooming?"

Someone laughed: "How is it possible?" Roses bloom in winter, does this guy think they have no common sense?

But as soon as he finished speaking, the face of the local friend beside him changed. He reached out and tugged at the corner of his clothes, and winked him to shut up.

"...Simon was right."

Seeing the objectors sit down awkwardly, Simon explained with a smile: "The old castle was originally owned by the Sting family. It changed hands a year ago. In order to keep the roses blooming, the owner spent a lot of effort to attract hot springs from the mountains in the suburbs. The water is what gives us the current landscape.”

"Hao..." At this moment, even Xu Chang, a spectator with a dark heart, couldn't help but gasp.

He and the crew just went to the suburbs the day before yesterday, and the famous hot spring villas were far away from the city center, and the fees were extremely expensive.At least, their crew was not willing to spend the money to let them in.

I just joked with my friends yesterday that my buddies must go in to see and see after they are rich. Today, I heard that someone uses the hot spring water that is comparable to gold...to grow flowers.

Damn capitalism!

Xu Chang was muttering about the hot spring water, but he didn't notice that the faces of people who knew a little bit changed when they heard "Sting's family".

"Do we know about the Sting family?"

Simon tilted his head, as if asking, "What do you think?"

Those who understand have already understood, and those who don't understand are still confused. Simon stood up gracefully, picked up his wine glass, and left.

——The story has been told so far, it is enough.

The storyteller left, and the audience naturally had no point in staying any longer, and dispersed one after another.It's just that the expressions on the faces of those who understand are not very good-looking.

Xu Chang returned to the crew full of doubts.

Song Chen, Director Song saw him, his eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Why, did you find out clearly?"

Also as contestants from Huaguo, the crew of "Jianghu Night Rain" and the crew of "Long Song" received completely different treatment.

In China, they are the seed players who are highly promoted by the media and are very likely to win awards. On the contrary, "Long Song" has been ignored.Even if it is mentioned occasionally, it is mostly because of Lancey.

Few people had any hope of entering the difficult film.

However, when they went abroad, they finally got invitation letters from top clubs, but they still received the cold reception they imagined.But the one that won the first place was "Long Song", which I had never looked at directly.

This time, even the commonly used language and cultural differences can no longer be used to save respect.

... But, there must be a reason why "The Long Song" is highly praised, right?

Xu Chang was the one who was sent out to inquire about the news.

"Golden invitation, Rose Castle, Sting family?" Gathered together, after hearing the first-hand news brought back by Xu Chang, the others were also a little confused.

"Stin?"

There is an Italian in the team.It's just that when he heard this surname, his expression changed like everyone else's.

"You know?" Xu Chang hurriedly asked.

The man didn't know what he thought of, and his face became even uglier. After a long while, he smiled bitterly and explained: "Sting... is the largest underground party family in Italy."

"If I'm not mistaken, this Rose Castle is the former Westin Fort, the headquarters of the Sting family."

Xu Chang realized in an instant: "The Sting family... has transferred the base camp?"

After finishing the words, he suddenly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue: No, no, the possibility of being robbed is even greater.

If it wasn't for the powerful new owner of Rose Castle, who would want to change the headquarters?Not right, maybe... the owner of Rose Castle was originally the big boss behind the Sting family?

No matter which one of the reasons is, it is enough to make people gasp.

The director smiled wryly: "No wonder..." Holding the invitation card of Rose Castle, who would not give some face in Italy?

A sense of powerlessness rose from the bottom of his heart, and Xu Chang asked weakly: "Then... we have nothing to do?" Are we really going to sit still and hand over the prize to others?

The director gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "How about the awards, ultimately depends on the quality of the film itself. In this way, I will ask Mr. Han if we can bring the film "Long Song". Let's take a look first."

"……also."

Xu Chang endured it, and finally did not tell another bad news: the chairman of the Watertown Film Festival posted a post on Twitter not long ago, deliberately exaggerating the wonderfulness of "Long Song".

The endorsement from the chairman, this is why "The Long Song" has not been broadcast yet, and the film critics have dared to praise it.

While colleagues were discussing "The Long Song", as one of the protagonists, Lanxi was a little exhausted.Sending off another wave of enthusiastic film critics, rejecting the nth hidden hint, he finally couldn't help but greet Director Yan, and led Zhao Xiaotao to leave the scene first.

At this time, Yan Yu was also a little bit depressed.

Surrounded by those legendary big figures, it was indeed a scene that could only appear in his dreams.But... What if these people were all smiling and asking him for news about Lan Xi?

It's almost like asking Lancey what's his background!

Suppressing the impatience in his heart, Yan Yu forced himself to put up a smiling face - he was different from Lan Xi, the other party had the capital to leave at will, but he didn't.

What's more, if he also left in his own way, what would the movie do?

Lan Xi and Zhao Xiaotao, the two of them have already left the house.

The night in Shuicheng had already fallen, and they didn't call the accompanying driver. The two hail a taxi casually and report a landmark in the city center.

The taxi quickly merged into the sea of ​​cars, the neon lights on both sides of the street flashed, the unfamiliar language and the singing from a distant shadow made it easy for people to realize that they were in a foreign country.

Lan Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the scenery outside the window curiously with Zhao Xiaotao.

Since he became popular, he has not walked the streets so easily and casually.

It would be great if Xuan Mo was by his side at this time.

A gust of wind blew, and the air carried the unique taste of water vapor.Lancey sighed, just as he left, he seemed to have begun to miss her.

"Xiaoxi, look!"

The surging emotions in his heart hadn't been brewed yet, but was interrupted by Zhao Xiaotao's low cry, Lan Xi raised his head, and looked in the direction Zhao Xiaotao pointed——

It was a pair of same-sex lovers who were embracing and kissing, and the surrounding crowd was surging, but they ignored it, bold and frank.The pedestrians coming and going seemed to be used to this scene, and they walked around and left without raising their heads.

Lanxi understood what Zhao Xiaotao meant.

If they were in China, there would probably be a lot of photo-taking parties in front of the couple.If all goes well, you will be able to see them on Weibo hot searches in a short time.

"Envy?"

Which pot does Zhao Xiaotao not open and which pot to lift: "Why don't you and Mr. Zhuo also consider it and get a certificate?"

Lancey was silent.

The reason why Zhao Xiaotao said this was originally to retaliate against Lanxi for throwing him to sleep on the plane, but he didn't expect that when he finished speaking, the other party would think about it!

Lan Xi said slowly: "What you said makes sense..."

Zhao Xiaotao stared.

"No one abroad knows us, and the atmosphere is open, comfortable and comfortable. Otherwise, after this movie, I will quit the circle?"

"Hey!" This time, it was time for Zhao Xiaotao to be anxious.Lan Xi's career is on the rise, if he really quits the industry, where will his manager cry?

"Xiaoxi, you must not be impulsive, I was just joking!"

"Oh." Lancey closed her eyes and fell back on the back seat.The remaining Zhao Xiaotao was stunned: Xiaoxi, what does this mean?

Taking advantage of the red light, the driver uncle silently glanced at the passengers in the rear row from the rearview mirror.

Especially the one who closed his eyes and rested his mind at this moment, he always felt like he had seen it somewhere...

When the green light came on, the taxi turned around and drove into the busiest street in Shuicheng. Suddenly, the face of a young Chinese man was reflected on the big screen of that landmark building.

The driver turned his head blankly.It's not that he's not curious, it's because the promotional video of Huaguo has been broadcast on this street for an afternoon.

……and many more.

The driver thought of something and turned his head stiffly.

Looking at each other, the two guests in the back seat were also shocked.

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Lan Xi and Zhao Xiaotao got out of the car, sat on the side of the road opposite the big screen, watched the whole promotional video again in a daze, and seeing the second round started, Lan Xi pulled Zhao Xiaotao up without saying a word, Find a coffee shop to sit down.

...Of course, the gazes that stare at them are also indispensable in the coffee shop.

Lanxi pursed her lips, went out, dialed Qingxi's phone, and cut straight to the point: "The promotional video on the big screen was your idea?"

Qingxi glanced at Vika who was lying on the bed, and went out: "What promotional video?"

"Not you?" Lancey frowned.

Qingxi: "...you make it clear."

Lanxi had already hung up the phone, and when she returned to her seat, Zhao Xiaotao showed a strange expression and showed him Weibo.

"The country of the United States, the country of corruption, France...the cbds all over the world today are you."

Lancey: "..."

Rubbing the throbbing veins, avoiding the waiter's probing eyes, Lan Xi took a deep breath: "Who is it?"

The schadenfreude in Zhao Xiaotao's tone couldn't be concealed: "Did you forget? Now you are the official environmental protection ambassador of China."

This handwriting, of course, was carried by CCTV’s father~

... Now that's all right, Lancey can finally stop the idea of ​​quitting the circle, right?

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Watertown Hotel.

After returning from the salon, Director Song went around several times, and finally got the film of "Long Song" submitted for review from the radio and television department, bought a few bottles of wine, piled them in the room, and called the crew members to come over.

Unexpectedly, before I watched the movie, and before I had time to find some confidence in the future, I got another bad news from Xu Chang:

Lanxi...he has captured Shuicheng!