The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 399 Widow Sister, Still Catwoman

In this world, the most famous category A international film festivals are naturally the three major European film festivals.

Cannes, Venice, and Berlin Film Festivals are the highest.

The competition films of these three film festivals only accept films that have not yet been officially released.

And any movie can only participate in one of these three, not two.

Some self-media in the mainland are talking nonsense, and they always say that a certain film swept the three major European film festivals.

Such a statement is undoubtedly wrong.

You can't go to Berlin and Venice if you go to Cannes.

You can't go to Venice and Cannes if you go to Berlin.

Apart from these three, the prestige and authority of other international film festivals are much worse.

For example, Dongjing Film Festival and Shanghai City Film Festival are Class A international film festivals, but there are far fewer films participating.

In addition to the three major European film festivals and other international A-category film festivals, any film can participate in the selection, and films that have already been released can also participate in the selection.

These festivals have a low profile internationally.

Generally speaking, in addition to the three major European film festivals, the most famous film festival is the Toronto Film Festival.

The Toronto Film Festival isn't actually a Category A film festival, it's a Category C film festival.

But they are backed by the North American market, and many films want to enter the Toronto Film Festival, want to become famous in one fell swoop, and then enter the North American market.

The Toronto Film Festival is the same as the three major European films. The participating films cannot be screened. They only accept films that have not yet been screened to reflect the force.

On October 2007, 10, "The Hangover" was released for No. 9 days, and Lee Seung Yew was invited to the Toronto Film Festival Awards Ceremony.

Serve as an award presenter and present awards to the best short films of this film festival.

After the award ceremony, Lee Seung Yew naturally stayed to attend the celebration banquet.

He didn't know many people, but there were a lot of people who came to congratulate him.

They all congratulate Director Li for his "The Hangover".

The box office of "The Hangover" on the third day was 500 million, and the box office in the first week was 300 million.

Without exception, it became the weekly box office champion and left No.2 far behind.

In the second week, the word-of-mouth of "The Hangover" further fermented, attracting more people to watch it in theaters. Seven days a week, it grossed a total of [-] million at the box office.

In other words, there were a total of 300 million box office in ten days.

This result shocked Hollywood.

After seeing the box office in the first week, everyone believed that "The Hangover" could break through $[-] million at the North American box office.

Never thought it would be finished in the second week.

Calculated in this way, the total North American box office may still earn tens of millions of dollars.

With a cost of 3000 million, the North American box office has more than 2 million, making a lot of money.

At the same time, good news continued in the European market.

In Great Britain, France, Italian, Spanish Duck, and German Mole, "The Hangover" has strongly topped the local box office No.1.

You can get a lot of banknotes every day.

"Li is our friend, and we will give high rankings to his films in the future."

"He is a world-class director of commercial films, and his films are worthy of attention."

"I'm now very much looking forward to the sequels of 'Taken' and 'The Hangover'."

The distributors and theater managers in Europe all expressed their recognition of Dao Li's ability.

Rotten Tomatoes' box-office forecasters kept improving "The Hangover"'s global box office, and eventually they felt that the film could reach $[-] million worldwide.

The investment was only 3000 million US dollars, and the box office has increased by 2007 times. It is definitely the most cost-effective movie in [-].

Li Shengyao is only 27 years old, such achievements are naturally worthy of praise.

In addition, Las Vegas also awarded Lee Sheng Yew an honorary citizen award.

In the past few days, Director Li can be said to have had a bright future.

At this time, the celebration banquet was brightly lit, cups and toasts were intertwined, and there were many handsome men and beautiful women, which seemed very lively.

The banquet here is much more casual than in the mainland.

There was a band playing all the time, and sometimes they played some light dance music and the guests just jumped up.

Li Shengyao couldn't dance, so he naturally sat on the side.

Just as he was holding a glass of clear water and looking at the beauties in the hall with a smile, there was a sound of high heels, and a blonde with red lips and big waves came walking.

"Congratulations, Li."

The blond woman is not very tall, at most 1.6 meters.

However, the proportion of the body is good, the chest is the chest, the waist is the waist, and the legs are the legs. She has very obvious female characteristics.

And there is a kind of coquettish temperament, just like Monroe.

She is Durant's goddess - the widow sister Scarlett Johansson.

The widow is considered a Hollywood child star, and she entered the industry very early.

But in the early days, I mainly acted in literary films, even if I acted in commercial films, they were mainly thrillers.

At this time, her resources for commercial films were not very good.

It's like playing "Match Point" in [-] and "Black Dahlia" in [-]. Both of these movies are thriller movies, and the box office is relatively bad.

Widow sister's team is clearly aware of this problem.

She herself also wants to be famous, and wants better resources for commercial films.

Especially in 07, she acted in a comedy movie - "The Nanny Diary", which has a box office of 500 million US dollars.

This box office is not very good in Hollywood, but it is much better than the horror movies she acted in before.

The widow obviously felt that after acting in "The Nanny's Diary", her exposure was much higher than before, and she was more eager to appear in better commercial films.

At this time, the widow sister came to Li Shengyao. She was wearing a long blue dress, which looked sexy and majestic.

Li Shengyao nodded, "Thank you, Scarlett."

"You know my name?"

The widow sister showed joy in her eyes, looking forward to looking at Director Li.

"Of course, I've seen a lot of your movies."

Seeing Li Shengyao's open and natural eyes, the widow nodded happily.

At this time, the band was playing a gentle piece of music, and her eyes lit up a little, "Li, are you dancing?"

"I do not know."

"It's okay, it's very simple."

The widow put down her wine glass, and then stepped forward.

Seeing this, Li Shengyao naturally put down the glass, and then lightly embraced the widow's waist.

"That's it, just move naturally to the music."

There are no special dance steps, just casual tandem and back.

But Miss Widow is in good shape, Li Shengyao hugged her gently, and she could still feel the softness through the suit.

Moreover, the neckline of the widow's skirt was very low, so he could see two high mountains when he moved his gaze down a little.

The two danced and chatted.

In the past two lives, Director Li knew almost everything about the entertainment industry like the palm of his hand, and easily gained the adoring gaze of the widow sister.

The song is over.

"clatter."

The widow's slender and well-proportioned fingers slid across Li Shengyao's trousers, with a deep smile on her lips, and a pair of eyes staring straight at him.

Dao Li's crotch shook violently.

"Li, may I know your mobile phone number?"

"of course."

Li Shengyao and the widow then exchanged phone calls.

"I'm going first, do you want to come together?"

"You go first, I'll go back later."

When the widow sister heard the words, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, she did not expect that Director Li could hold back.

"Well, remember to call me."

"no problem."

Then the widowed sister really left, Li Shengyao watched the widowed sister leave, and secretly smiled in his heart.

Scarlett Johansson is not an ordinary girl, someone who can plan the elevator doors at the age of 19, if Director Li goes out with her, tomorrow newspapers across the United States will report that he is dating Scarlett.

And this is not in line with Director Li's usual low-key style.

He doesn't want to be taken advantage of.

Even if the little brother wants to eat meat, he will not act.

He's not Durant, and he doesn't want to touch Scarlett Johansson at all.

"Lee, what are you thinking?"

A pleasant voice sounded.

Dao Li turned his head and looked over. He was a tall, beautiful woman with long hair and big eyes.

She is about 1.7 meters tall, with fair skin and long hair, like a princess.

In fact, she played a princess, not a princess in a fairy tale, but a princess in modern themes.

This woman is Catwoman Anne Hathaway.

At this time, Anne Hathaway is at the peak of her appearance, she can still hang flesh on her face, and her mouth doesn't look too big.

When Li Shengyao saw her, he couldn't help but think of her catwoman appearance.

Anne Hathaway, who was wearing leather pants and a leather jacket, was lying on the motorcycle. No man could refuse.

"Hi Annie."

The two met before at the premiere of Cheng Long's "Rush Hour 3" and had a chat.

"Congratulations, you're getting hotter and hotter in Hollywood."

Compared to Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway's situation should be better, she has acted in more commercial movies.

For example, "Princess Diaries" played two parts.

And "The Devil Wears Prada" has a global box office of more than 3 million, which is an achievement that Scarlett Johansson has never achieved at this time.

Anne Hathaway's goal is very clear, mainly commercial films, supplemented by literary films.

She acted in a literary film this year called "Becoming Jane Austen". The box office of this film is not high, but it has a good reputation.

Li Shengyao raised his glass and touched Anne Hathaway.

"Thank you."

"What did you and Scarlett talk about just now?"

Li Shengyao looked over and met Anne Hathaway's beautiful big eyes.

She had a boyfriend at this time, an Italian businessman. Later, her boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, and the two broke up.

"She wants to sleep with me."

Li Shengyao looked around and said something in a low voice.

"Did you promise?"

"of course not."

Anne Hathaway raised her glass and took a sip, "Why, isn't she beautiful?"

"I don't like to do publicity. You know, she is the kind of person who will spread everything, but I don't like this. I will keep my private affairs in my heart."

Anne Hathaway nodded, with appreciation in her eyes, "You are a steady person."

"And you?"

"I...I agree with your statement."

Li Shengyao smiled and looked into her eyes, "Are there any plans for the evening?"

Anne Hathaway was originally designed as an intellectual character, but later, big girls like the big cousin became popular, and the audience in the beautiful country began to think that Anne Hathaway was too fake.

She was scolded miserably, so she started to act like a big girl in the country, swearing, and pointing fingers when she spoke.

But the audience in Pretty Country was still dissatisfied and felt that she was pretending.

Li Shengyao felt that Anne Hathaway's personality should be a quieter one, and the intellectual persona at the beginning was more similar to her original personality.

Of course, this does not mean that she is a good girl, although compared to Scarlett Johansson, her scandals are much less.

But she was not the kind of flamboyant person.

Even if she plays with flowers, she will take good measures to keep it secret.

Li Shengyao likes such an actress who knows how to advance and retreat. Of course, the main reason is that he really wants to try Catwoman.

That's the woman Batman likes.

Anne Hathaway's face remained unchanged when she heard the words. She looked out the window, then put down her wine glass and left directly.

Director Li smiled, put down the glass, and followed him out.

For some reason, he was especially excited at this moment, even more excited than seeing Lively.

It should be the big hit of "The Hangover".

(End of this chapter)