my gilded age

Chapter 280 Smoking, drinking, and talking about movies

"I especially like men smoking. I also know that smoking is bad, but it looks very interesting. Who will post some pictures?"

"Brother's! The shot of my brother smoking is the most perfect."

"Not necessarily, I think Leonardo's is good too."

"Xiao Li? He's a little young, right?"

"You guys, look at me..."

Sometimes the Internet is a bit boring, so you need some topics to break the boredom. When the photos of Bai Shiqiu and Zhou Yu smoking on the phone and drinking Coke appeared, it triggered a wave of craze, especially when you are bored, it is even more interesting. , just like now, some people want to collect scenes of male stars smoking. Bai Shiqiu's Zhou Yu is always a unique existence, so strange and unique.

Bring unique joy to everyone.

But there are also fans who like Bai Shiqiu very much. They all think that Baek Shiqiu looks really good when he smokes and has a very good taste. They even found many smoking scenes left by Bai Shiqiu in the past, even in "17 Years Old Bicycle" Inside, that time he sat on the roof smoking.

When there were more and more of these scenes, everyone seemed to suddenly realize that Zhou Yu, who was smoking, drinking Coke and talking on his cell phone, didn't seem that funny, and he looked quite good.

As a result, some competitions began to appear on the Internet. Among the male stars, who looks the most emotive when smoking...

These changes are somewhat unexpected, but overall, Red Star's "Red Cliff War" was relatively well-prepared at least in terms of early publicity.

These are just slowly fermenting and need to change over time, no one is in a hurry.

Here in the capital, it is really hot in July and August, which makes people feel that it is not like a northern city at all. In September, it is cooler, and the wind is strong, but not too strong, and it is comfortable to blow.

When he came back from Wu Xi Film and Television City, Bai Shiqiu wore big pants and a simple shirt. But many people saw him and wanted to take a photo with him, and they also praised his tasteful clothes.

To be honest, after becoming famous, I feel a little... oh, I need to buy bigger sunglasses, or find some more bodyguards.

This guy is indeed a bit arrogant.

Fortunately, the capital of the motherland is relatively safe, and he has his own goals when he comes back.

It's September, and the drama "The Banquet" is about to be released. As the male lead, Bai Shiqiu should come out to help promote and participate in various activities. This is why he came back this time. Of course, "Red Cliff Battle" 》The filming of the scene there has also been completed. Our Red Star is very efficient, and we don’t need him for the rest of the post-production. Someone is watching, and a lot of design has been done before.

She returned to Beijing alone. Qianqian had already come back to work on the drama "Night Shop", while Aiya and Ma Li still had dramas. Everyone was very busy. It can be said that her little life was prosperous. , Bai Shiqiu is fine alone, and he has nothing to fear.

Don't rush to start work, Feng Xiaogang called before and wanted to chat with him.

You can't talk too much. Everyone knows that Bai Shiqiu needs to be served by someone with good wine and good food. Feng Xiaogang chose a place and waited.

"Hey, Uncle Feng, long time no see."

"Hehehe...you kid, you dress casually."

"It's too hot in the south."

"You can do it. You are close to the people."

If this person is likeable, he can get good words no matter how hard he goes. Bai Shiqiu is in this state now. He has to keep telling himself that humility makes people progress.

"I look like a movie star no matter how I dress...so it's better to save a little."

This... Feng Xiaogang recognized it for a long time and finally kept grinning. This kid's words were so damn irritating, but he was still very funny.

"Come, try their famous dish, roasted mutton."

"Huh? Roast mutton?"

As soon as Bai Shiqiu tasted it, he couldn't stop talking and even forgot to speak.

Fat but not greasy, slightly crispy on the outside, tender but not sticky on the inside. When the meat is in your mouth, the more you chew it, the more delicious it gets.

This is called Baikui Laohao, an old shop in Longfu Temple. From the outside, it seems to be just average. And when you go inside, you have to buy a ticket on the first floor. Use this ticket to order food. Fortunately, the first floor is full of food. There are some pastries, but they are Beijing style, and this one is very authentic.

It is indeed old, but the key is... selling wine.

The food is cheap and delicious. For such a big table, including liquor, it only costs about 200 yuan. When Feng Xiaogang said it, Bai Shiqiu didn't believe it. How could these many hard dishes be so cheap?

It seems that Laojianghu is Laojianghu, so don’t be polite.

"You, please eat slowly, we still need to talk."

Bai Shiqiu's mouthful of beef and mutton was hard to say, "What can I say? I'll start working right away. The two Wang brothers gave me enough money, even though they were in Cannes before." , they didn’t buy a ticket for me, so I didn’t go. We are poor, so we have to live frugally.”

"You have a bad mouth." Feng Xiaogang felt happy hearing this.

The scene "The Banquet" has been shown at the Cannes Film Festival before. Although it did not enter the official competition section, it was well promoted. But there is a very special thing in it, which is Bai Shiqiu's Wu Luan. The crown prince didn't show up, which caused a lot of speculation. The Wang family brothers simply said that Bai Shiqiu was relatively busy and had too many dramas.

Baek Shi Qiu was the winner of Best Actor at Cannes last year, but this year’s new film didn’t even have to be promoted with the film. This is really a story.

At that time, the two sides were fighting like that, but how could they take Bai Shiqiu to Cannes?
They would rather not get rid of the influence of this movie star. The current stage is different. "The Night Banquet" will be released soon, and the publicity aspect at this time has reached an indescribable state.

Many people know that there is a liquor company that has a very good relationship with Feng Xiaogang, Jian Nanchun. Right now, their advertisement is directly based on a plot of "The Night Banquet", starring Uncle Ge.

Not only Jian Nanchun, right now, if you turn on CCTV, you will see 1 set, 2 sets, 5 sets, no need to talk about 6 sets, just the advertisements in these major channels, from almost all walks of life, all have to be like "The Night Banquet" Make some hooks.

Even if it is a car advertisement, it must be said at the end to share with everyone the blockbuster "The Night Banquet".

I didn't pay much attention to it before, but after seeing this, Bai Shiqiu truly realized how powerful Huayi was. The Wang brothers started in advertising and are indeed the most powerful figures in the domestic entertainment industry.

Fight, of course you have to fight, you must not be a coward. "Uncle Feng, what are you going to say?" Bai Shiqiu had almost eaten and his belly was round, and then he thought of asking.

"What are you talking about? Since you mentioned Cannes, then...you've also heard about this, right?"

"What?"

"It was the Summer Palace at that time."

"Well, Uncle Feng, why are you still gossiping?"

"Haha... How can I call it gossip? Anyway, looking at it at the time, I thought it was human, and it's better to be more affordable."

"How do you say that?"

Bai Shiqiu is very curious, because the film "Summer Palace" has something to do with him. He also witnessed its birth at the beginning. Of course, it is all clear now. Betel Leaf was severely fined and was not allowed to make films for 5 years. The news about "Summer Palace" is There are different opinions, but in any case, I didn't win any big prizes, so it was a waste of money.

What Feng Xiaogang said is even more interesting.

"You don't know, at the time, there was a lot of support for this film at the beginning, and news came from all sources, and the banner seemed to have been persecuted a lot. But in the end, do you know what changed?"

"I really do not know."

"Boy, you would never have imagined that this film was originally going to enter the competition section. The draft was sent out before, but in the end, it was suddenly withdrawn."

"what?"

Bai Shiqiu was stunned at that time. It was really strange. He immediately went to find the news about "Summer Palace". It must have been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival. But when Feng Xiaogang said this, it was too strange.

Many people don’t know some of the details of the Cannes Film Festival, such as the main competition section, and why this is so important.Anyone who has been to the Cannes Film Festival knows that in order to generate revenue, that place basically wants all kinds of films. For non-main competition sections, such as the film corner, you can pay 80 euros, even if the film is only 1 minute. , then the film can be said to have been shortlisted for Cannes.

Many people in China do this. They go to Cannes to film a film, and then come back to brag about it. Look, we have also been shortlisted for Cannes. In fact, the real cost is the round-trip air ticket. The non-competition section of the Cannes Film Festival is just like She is just like a woman who has fallen into trouble when her business is not doing well. She can take whatever money she wants.

And "Summer Palace" was directly withdrawn, which is very intriguing.

"Do you know what the French think of this film?"

"..." Lao Bai shook his head.

"It's a French movie with a bunch of people wearing Chinese clothes."

Why is this evaluation so weird?

After hearing this, Bai Shiqiu didn't believe it, "Uncle Feng, is this really a French comment?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, just look for it on the Internet. It's all there on the Internet."

"Well, then I won't go wandering."

"You boy, hahaha..."

Feng Xiaogang was amused, and Bai Shiqiu felt quite emotional, but also a little confused. The most special thing was, why did Feng Xiaogang tell him these things?

These have almost nothing to do with either of them, nor have anything to do with "The Night Banquet".

And Feng Xiaogang said next, this has a lot to do with Bai Shiqiu and "The Night Banquet".

"Boy, do you still remember what you told me before filming?"

"what?"

"You said that the lines in our "Night Banquet" are really embarrassing and you want to change them, right?"

"Uncle Feng, you didn't agree."

"Yes, you don't want to know why I didn't agree?"

"Then, if you don't agree, Uncle Feng, I will treat you as insisting on your own artistic ideas."

"Hahaha..." Feng Xiaogang laughed and said: "What you said is too irritating. Forget it, I'll tell you the truth. Because this movie and this book were not written by me at all. This book was brought from outside. Yeah, you know it outside, right? How do you think I can change it?"

After hearing this, Bai Shiqiu didn't say anything. He just patted Feng Xiaogang on the shoulder, looking like a man in the world, as if he couldn't help it.

But Feng Xiaogang continued: "Our "Night Banquet" cost 2000 million U.S. dollars. The outside investment came in. You totaled it up. Why did you give so much? At the beginning, I didn't want to ask your senior sister to shoot it, but that would not be 2000 million U.S. dollars." Okay, when your senior sister's name is reported, they will happily give you so much... As for you kid, don't think that your 1000 million was given to you by the two Wang brothers who were idiots. After all, you have a The Cannes Best Actor Award is considered to have a certain international reputation, otherwise it would not be possible..."

Bai Shiqiu nodded while listening. He originally thought that he had defeated the Wang brothers and took advantage, but he didn't expect that there were so many things involved.

But why did Feng Xiaogang tell him this?
"Uncle Feng, come and have a drink." In order to explore this problem, Bai Shiqiu wanted to force Feng Xiaogang into submission.

But it seemed that there was no need for such trouble, Feng Xiaogang said everything immediately.

"I feel so suffocated! Damn it, there are already people above us who are censoring and censoring, but those foreigners are also fucking telling us what to do. The ones above are power, and the foreigners are money. Damn it, we are in the middle, with She’s like an angry little daughter-in-law, I can’t stand it! Boy! I want to make a movie, and I want us to make our own decisions, and we want to antagonize both the superiors and the outside world, how about that?”

Bai Shiqiu couldn't be more curious, so he asked what kind of movie it was. As soon as he heard it, he was confused and could only remember the three key words.

Collection, knot, number.

　Thank you all for your support, thank you!
　　Today I have to go out to prescribe medicine for my mother. This is quite time-consuming. I am afraid that Chapter 2 will be delayed in the update. I beg for your understanding. Thank you very much.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)