On the Hundred Ways of Chasing Mermaids

"Are these foreigners paid for by the organizer?" After being startled, Lan Xi asked Ruan Die beside him in a low voice without looking sideways.

According to the original arrangement, Lancey will walk the red carpet with the crew.But the day before the red carpet, Ruan Die arrived in Italy and accidentally learned from her agent that Lan Xi would also walk on the red carpet, so she simply rejected other invitations and invited Lan Xi to be the flower protector.

For a famous artist like Ruan Die, inviting friends to walk the red carpet with him is just a matter of words.Of course the organizing committee has no opinion.Not only did they have no objection, they were also very satisfied with it - the combination of the famous Hollywood actress and the newly promoted Huaguo sweetheart, handsome men and beautiful women, not only enough topics, but also very eye-catching when walking together.

In addition, Xu Chang and others guessed a little wrong.Ruan Die Die's status at the moment, in addition to being a top international actress, she is also a judge of this year's Water City Film Festival.

While the other little flowers were still trying their best for an invitation letter, Ruan Yinghou had already ascended to a higher level.

At this time, after listening to Lanxi's question, the dignified and noble Ruan Yinghou couldn't help but twitched the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Trust? You think too much!"

After waving to the fans, the two set foot on the photo zone, and the photographers started to wait and see.Before Lan Xi and Ruan Die stood still, the photographers shouted in unison: "Look this way!"

For a moment, the flash flickered.Lan Xi couldn't help turning his head to avoid his eyes, but before he could slow down, "sweetheart", "little angel" and other random names filled his eardrums in an instant.

"look here!"

Lan Xi heard a Chinese language, turned his head curiously, and the man wearing the logo of the court hall waved to him. The photographer took the time to take a few photos. Not far away, there was a big car with the logo of the court hall ’s camera car, placed among rows of various luxury cars, is particularly conspicuous.

"It's CCTV's interview car." Xu Chang felt as if a claw was scratching at the bottom of his heart, and the words he said were sour.

It is of course self-evident who CCTV is coming for.

On the red carpet, seeing the sudden appearance of Chinese people stealing the attention of the little sweetheart, reporters from other countries were not happy, and tried their best to fight for the wind, and the [-]th class of martial arts made the host laugh again and again.

Fortunately, the stipulated time for taking pictures was limited, and when the time was up, Lanxi quickly bowed her head and left with Ruan Die Die.

Ruan Ying didn't show up behind her, but she burst into laughter from the bottom of her heart. When she received Lanxi's gloomy atmosphere, she finally realized her conscience and pointed out the key point: "You know, foreigners like romance the most, and your promotional video, It just happens to be romanticism with a fairy tale style..."

The fairytale-like picture and plot, combined with Lanxi's baby face, is cute and dreamy in the eyes of foreigners.Especially Lancey's lonely eyes looking at the night, making people want to hug him in his arms to comfort him.

Some people deliberately cut out Lanxi's smiling face in the promotional video, put it together into a large picture and posted it on social networking sites.The picture named "Sweetheart" has been reposted hundreds of thousands of times in a short period of time.At the same time, "Sweetheart" has also become the public's name for this little Chinese angel.

...Lancey was a little helpless because of the promo video again.

"Please come here!" The host Eva had been waiting for a long time, and stopped the two of them, smiling brightly like the sun in July.Regardless of the interview, Eva first looked at Lancey with a smile and exclaimed: "God, I saw an angel!"

This joke successfully greeted a round of cheers from the fans.

The lively red carpet session finally came to an end, and the guests entered the hall to take their seats.Lancey and Ruan Die Die separated, and under the leadership of the staff, they found the location of their crew - the third row in the central area.

Compared with the popular American movies, this position is not good.But compared with unpopular movies, it is considered special treatment by the organizing committee.

Not long after Lan Xi sat down, Director Yan arrived with Zhou Kexin and others.A group of people looked at Lan Xi with admiration, Director Yan sighed: "I didn't expect that our Xiaoxi would have such popularity in Italy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a cold snort.Director Yan looked up, and a man from the Hua Kingdom cast a cold glance at him and sat in the fifth row.

"Who is that?" Director Yan looked worried.

Someone in the crew replied: "It seems to be the crew of "Jianghu Night Rain"."

Director Yan suddenly realized, and looked at Xu Chang with a half-smile while crossing his chest, as if to say: I know you are jealous, so come and hit me?

It would be fine if he scolded him back. With Director Yan's appearance, Xu Chang was so angry that he almost ran away, but was stopped by Director Song who was quick-sighted, so he didn't make a fuss on the spot.

Episodes come and go quickly.Soon, the guests arrived one after another. With the melodious music, the host took the stage. However, with the small conflict just now, the crew members of "Long Song" couldn't help but pay more attention to the awards.

The lottery process was lacklustre. Except for the occasional camera that glanced towards Lanxie, most of the other foreign language films Lanxie hadn’t heard of. Naturally, I couldn’t talk about feelings. When others laughed, Lanxie laughed, and when others applauded, he also applauded. .

Occasionally, the tempo is two beats slower, but it doesn't hurt too much.Little do they know that in the eyes of those around them, it is really cute.

Best soundtrack, best screenplay, best screenwriter... The awards were awarded one after another. The guests were smiling and seemed patient. In fact, as the awards ceremony progressed, their peaceful hearts began to grow stronger. Jump faster.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Here are the jury prizes!"

The jury award is an award issued by the Jury Committee of the Watertown Film Festival. A total of ten films can win this honor in each film festival.There are countless films participating in the competition every year, and there are also many shortlisted films.It is not easy for a movie to stand out and become one of the tenth.

"Xiaoxi..." Director Yan subconsciously retracted his legs, his voice hoarse, "I..."

Lancey patted his hand, reassuring.

Before coming, the crew had discussed internally that if "The Long Song" had the possibility to win awards at the film festival, the jury award in front of him was the most likely one.

The award-presenting guests on the stage opened the unbiased envelope and read: "The award-winning films are: "Salon", "The Fifth Personality", "Desert Island for Help"... "Jianghu Night Rain", congratulations to them!"

Director Yan's face turned pale in an instant, and he loosened his clenched fists during the lottery draw, and his whole body softened as if he had lost all strength.

"Director Yan..." Lan Xi shouted.

Director Yan waved his hand and murmured: "He said he doesn't care about winning or not, but actually..."

This side is gloomy, but Xu Chang's crew behind him is full of joy and excitement.The smile on Xu Chang's face was almost overflowing, the hand supporting Song Dao trembled slightly, his eyes were as bright as the scorching sun.

Director Song looked more reserved, but the surprise in his eyes couldn't be stopped. After a brief moment of daze, he left his seat and walked lightly onto the stage as if he was stepping on a cloud.

Finally, when he passed by the third row, he paused, and a little bit of clarity was finally added to his mind.

Their "Night Rain in the Rivers and Lakes" won the award, not "Long Song"!

Looking at Song Chen's back on stage, Director Yan took a deep breath and thought, "Provocation, the other party must be provoking!"

But... Even if they were provocative, there was nothing they could do. Realizing this fact, everyone in the "Long Song" crew felt a little depressed.

"It's okay, there are Crystal Awards and Emerald Awards later." Lanxi frowned, cheering up the people around her.These two awards are awarded to the best and second-best films of the year respectively. In front of them, the jury awards are just an appetizer.

Unexpectedly, none of the colleagues in the production team not only failed to receive Lan Xi's kindness, but even became more depressed.

Crystal Award?How can it be!

Song Chen took back the obsidian trophy, and the crew of "Night Rain in the Rivers and Lakes" passed it on excitedly, as funny as Xu Chang, and exaggeratedly kissed the trophy hard.As for the crew of "Long Song"?Generosity is the privilege of the winner.

Awards continued on stage.

The best director was given to a middle-aged female director in Hollywood, USA. She is famous for portraying the humanity of contemporary urbanites. She was originally a favorite to win the championship.Her award was indeed expected.

Then came the Emerald Award, which the crew of "Long Song" knew it was impossible but couldn't help but look forward to. As expected, it was awarded to an independent film about gay love in Northern Europe.

The award ceremony has come to this point, only the Crystal Award and Best Actor and Actress are left.

The excitement gradually calmed down, and the crew of "Night Rain in the Rivers and Lakes" took advantage of the gap between the performances of the guests on stage to discuss the upcoming awards in a low voice.

""Long Song" didn't win any awards today, will it...?"

Xu Chang turned his head and sneered: "What joke are you telling? Are you underestimating the weight of the crystal award?"

The supporting actor murmured: "But, Director Song said, "Long Song" is very suitable for the jury."

Embarrassed, Xu Chang said directly, "Director Song guessed wrong", glared at the supporting role, and turned his head.On the contrary, Song Chen himself frowned, staring at the awards platform, wondering what he was thinking.

Just at this moment, the last note fell on the stage and the lights dimmed.

On the side, the host's voice sounded: "Next, please invite the award presenters."

Faint lights came on, and a star-studded avenue was paved on the stage. A tall beauty appeared at the end of the star-lit avenue, wearing a simple and elegant slim dress, stepping on high-heeled shoes, and walking slowly towards the middle of the stage.

A woman's impeccable face comes into the spotlight.

"Butterfly!" Someone shouted out from the audience, and there was thunderous applause in an instant.

"Empress Ruan?"

"Why is she?"

Director Yan's and Lan Xi's voices of surprise sounded at the same time, thinking of some surprising possibility, the heart in the chest was beating wildly.

As a shortlisted film, "Long Song" originally had the qualifications to compete for various awards.Moreover, the organizing committee arranged for Ruan Die Die, a representative of the Chinese film industry, to present this award. Does that mean...?

On the stage, Ruan Die smiled and said: "The film that won the Crystal Award at this year's Water City Film Festival is—"