NOVEL FROG Chapter 110
After a day of rest.
At 18:30 on the evening of March 20. Outside the Venice Cinema Palace, the red carpet was crowded with reporters and flashes were constantly flashing.
On the red carpet, a staff in a suit repeatedly urged a female star, but she turned a deaf ear and continued to pose for the media.
At this moment, a star not far away fell to the ground with a thud, attracting media people to take pictures.
Such scenes can be seen everywhere on the red carpet.
After all, it is not only the main creative team and the spokespersons invited by the jewelry brand who step on the red carpet.
There are also some stars who have no works. They use their connections or spend millions to get a chance to walk on the red carpet. They all show their unique skills and try their best to shape.
It's just that few media pay attention to them.
Just when the actress who pretended to fall hadn't gotten up yet, a large number of staff in suits came over and forcibly drove away the star who was trying to attract attention.
The words were more decisive, and they even asked them to leave directly.
The surrounding media instantly understood that the organizers were clearing the venue!
The opening ceremony of the Venice Film Festival is generally cleared no more than three times every year.
The one who came is definitely a big shot!
As they discussed who was coming, they stared at the entrance intently.
Soon, a black nanny car drove in.
The door slowly opened, and three men and one woman got out of the car and stepped onto the red carpet. The one walking in the front was Chen Xiao.
The three people around him were Gong Li and other leading actors.
Unlike the last time he walked on the red carpet, this time the major international media recognized Chen Xiao at a glance and quickly raised their cameras to take pictures.
There were also bursts of exclamations from the crowd.
"It’s the crew of"Farewell My Concubine"!"
"Why did the organizers set such a high standard? Are they preparing to give the Golden Lion Award?"
"Maybe it’s because the director just won the Palme d’Or and they’re giving him face?"
"It hasn't been screened or judged yet, so it's definitely not because of the Golden Lion. I guess they might hire him as a judge, right?"
"Whatever the reason, at such a young age, he definitely has a bright future."
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The stars who were just"asked to leave" looked back with envy in their eyes.
They tried their best to get on the edge of the red carpet.
But they were directly cleared out.
It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
The staff on the side looked at their embarrassed appearance and sneered.
These stars who make trouble for others are the most annoying.
Look at the crew.
The red carpet is used to welcome high-level guests, but now it is used by these stars to earn traffic. They can't be driven away. It's really annoying.
Real big names don't need to show their skin to attract attention, and real talents don't need to pose to attract attention!
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After a simple group photo, Chen Xiao entered the Film Palace and saw their assigned seats from a distance.
Art director Fang Rong, director of photography, music director and others had already taken their seats.
The four of them also walked over and sat with them.
The opening ceremony was to introduce the films and then show an opening film.
However, these were not Chen Xiao's purpose.
He came to the Venice Film Festival early to expand his network of contacts in the global film and television industry.
Attending the opening ceremony was to show his face and tell everyone that the chief director of last year's Palme d'Or film had arrived.
He sat down, and before he had time to talk to Fang Rong and others, he heard a clear female voice coming from the simultaneous interpretation headset
""Director Chen Xiao, hello."
He looked up and saw a female star who was about the same age as him.
The female star was wearing a black gauze dress, with her blonde hair combed into an elegant low ponytail, a few strands of hair hanging on both sides of her cheeks, and she introduced herself with a smile.
"Hello, I am an artist under Hollywood City Entertainment. I played the daughter of the protagonist in"The Music Master".
Then, the beautiful lady said that she was his fan and that City Entertainment hoped that he could come to Hollywood to work and would provide him with a lot of resources.
After that, she gave him an electronic business card of the company.
Then she gave him a pure smile and walked away with an elegant step.
The casting director Sun Li in the back row poked his head and said,"Director Chen, they are using a beauty trap on you! Send a little girl over."
Fang Rong shook his head in disgust,"Don't let a foreign girl abduct you! In my opinion, she is not as good as my daughter! If you want to fall in love, I will introduce my daughter to you."
Chen Xiao glanced at Fang Rong's small eyes and square face, and said firmly:
"No, I just want to focus on my career! I don’t even want to talk about love!"
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On the other side, the pretty girl walked back to the crew of"Music Master".
The producer, who is also the director of the production department of Chengbang Entertainment, tilted his head and asked,"Did you accept it?"
"I'll take it."
The minister smiled proudly.
Hollywood has the world's top entertainment industry and luxury brands, leading and representing the highest level of global fashion.
For fledgling directors, it is extremely attractive.
In the electronic business card, he specifically indicated that he planned to provide Chen Xiao with an annual salary of 150 million yuan, movie share, and a large amount of resources. It was very tempting.
What's more, he specially sent the most beautiful girl in the company to go, and he will definitely get it!
Just when he thought of this, he saw Chen Xiao scanning the phone with a 60-year-old brown-haired uncle, followed by a 50-year-old aunt and a 20-year-old boy...
It seemed that he was not picky about age, skin color, and gender, and all the electronic business cards were taken.
The smile on the minister's face slowly froze on his face. What is he doing?! Why does he accept everyone? Is he asking for a high price? Damn it! Let's watch"Farewell My Concubine" tomorrow. If it is really worth it, I will discuss with the company to increase the budget.
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Soon, the opening ceremony officially began.
Casting director Sun Li heard the opening film"Commander" and whispered in dissatisfaction:"Hey, why don't you play ours?"
The music director next to him replied:"I won't play it either. After it's played, everyone is collectively depressed."
"That's right."
Chen Xiao was bored and simply sorted out the electronic business cards he received on his phone. After roughly sorting them out, there were 97 in total.
There were entertainment companies, actors, distributors, etc.
Today, some extended olive branches, some invited cooperation, and some hoped to play roles in his movies.
This is inside the venue. When"Farewell My Concubine" is screened at the Film Palace tomorrow, the situation will probably be even more exciting.
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The next morning
《"Farewell My Concubine" was screened at the Film Palace.
Half an hour before the screening, the large screening room with 1,032 seats was full.
With the successful precedent of"Titanic", distributors and investors from various countries sent assistants early to grab seats.
The crew came on time, and as soon as they came in, the screening began.
On the screen, two people walked out of the brown-gray picture.
There was a rustling sound of sweeping the floor..
The old working-class man who was cleaning the floor stood in the audience, looking down at the two people, and asked in a serious voice:"What are you doing?"
The man in the Overlord costume said respectfully,"Ah, we're from the Peking Opera Theater."
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