Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 722 - An Extremely Difficult Conversation

"Why am I more nervous when interviewing Chen Yu?" Li Mi pinched her little finger and looked at the on-site director who was organizing the manuscript and complained in a low voice.

The photographer who was wiping the lens and casing of the recording equipment beside Li Mi curled his lips and advised the on-site director not to do those useless work.

Chen Yu has accepted one-on-one interviews with domestic media and reporters only a few times, and each time he read the script verbatim from the teleprompter.

Therefore, the emergency plan hastily prepared by the on-site director the day before was completely useless. Li Mi only needed to control her expression and ask questions step by step.

Chen Yu was able to make Yi Lijing and Chen Luyu helpless, and they privately said that they never wanted to sit face to face with her again. How could Li Mi's professional level defeat her? It is estimated that only Dilraba Dilmurat could really shock Chen Yu.

After all, Di Lieba is pregnant with Chen Yu’s eldest son or daughter.

"Stop talking too much! Don't spread rumors about information that has not been confirmed yet!" The leader of the CCTV-6 interview team had a gloomy expression and scolded everyone in a harsh voice.

Young people nowadays are less and less willing to listen to advice, and always say one thing and do another. As someone working in the media industry, they should know how to be careful with their words and actions, but they just love gossip. The team leader turned his back and rubbed his eyebrows and forehead secretly.

Li Mi secretly glared at the photographer and signaled him to quickly get a bottle of water for the team leader.

The latter pretended not to see it, because serving people was not his job.

The on-site director shook his finger helplessly, and the assistant lighting technician immediately went over to hand the team leader a cigarette and used his drink bottle as a trash can.

The tall and strong man bowed and nodded like a traitor's lackey. The photographer glanced at the assistant lighting technician with disdain and sneered in his heart, saying that those who have no real skills and abilities can only make a living by flattering others. The photographer wiped the lens with his breath subconsciously more carefully.

The interview officially started at 9:15 am.

Chen Yu arrived at the Venice International Cinema at 9 o'clock sharp. He had to admit that CCTV-6 or Hua Xia was indeed very prestigious.

Although the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the film festival ended the night before, the Venice International Film Exchange and Trading Market has not yet closed down. For example, "Knives Out" is still on display.

Therefore, it is rare for CCTV-6 to rent the entire International Cinema for interviews. As for whether it is too extravagant and wasteful, Chen Yu is not qualified to comment.

Chen Yu, who arrived fifteen minutes early, snuggled down on the sofa. He looked as if he had not had a good rest, with fatigue evident between his brows.

The silver trophy for the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice International Film Festival was not found, and Chen Yu and a group of police officers had been working until after four in the morning but still had no clue.

At present, the police believe that the silver cup was most likely lost before Chen Yu returned to the hotel, and the place with the highest probability of being stolen is this International Cinema.

Since the organizer subcontracted the work to the waiters at various levels, it was difficult for the police to determine whether the personal information provided by the waiters was authentic.

Even nearly 60 percent of the waiters entering the venue were foreign refugees.

Syrians make up the majority, and a small number come from Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the Venice police and gendarmes are both troubled and frightened.

When did so many refugees flood into the Apennine Peninsula?
At this moment, the organizing committee of the Venice International Film Festival is also in a state of panic.

Because he is suspected of illegally employing refugees, he must undergo a joint questioning and investigation by the Italian police system, intelligence agencies and internal affairs department.

Currently, the Italian government has put pressure on the media to prevent this news from appearing in the newspapers, but the silence in public opinion can only last for a week or at most nine days.

If the Italian government fails to find someone to take the blame during this period, it will definitely become a laughing stock in Europe and even the world.

Chen Yu never expected that the case of his lost trophy would evolve and escalate into a major event that would affect the country's political stability!
In addition, Di Lieba has been feeling physically tired recently and has a hunch that she is pregnant but she insists on waiting for Chen Yu to come back before going for a check-up.

After being sent to the hotel at around four in the morning, Chen Yu video chatted with Dilraba Dilmurat until early morning, which means that Chen Yu did not sleep all night.

The CCTV-6 interview team had set up the scene but Chen Yu was still in a daze.

Li Mi handed a new chilled sports towel to Chen Yu, who wiped his cheeks, forehead and temples and signaled that the recording could begin.

The on-site director pursed his lips and shook his head slightly at the lighting technician.

The weariness in Chen Yu's eyes was still obvious at this moment, especially when he looked directly at the teleprompter!

Before, Chen Yu's recitation of the script at least had a hint of emotion and ups and downs, but now he was reading word for word in a purely mechanical and perfunctory manner.

Li Mi felt that Chen Yu was not in a bad or extremely bad condition, but was in no condition. She didn't know where the man in front of her was thinking.

"What do you think about the difficulty of domestic films being shortlisted in Hollywood?"

Seeing Chen Yu's dazed look, Li Mi secretly decided to speed up the interview process. She skipped the four preparatory questions and went straight to the point.

Because Chen Yu had not read the answer script in advance, he could only look up to find the teleprompter and then read it slowly word by word.

The day before yesterday, when Chen Yu's management team was preparing the answer draft, they wrote it directly in English to save trouble, so Chen Yu had to translate it on the spot.

"I think the Oscars represent political correctness in America."

"On the contrary, domestic works represent China's political correctness."

“It’s hard to find intersection or compatibility between the two.”

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Therefore, it is perfectly normal that domestic works cannot achieve major breakthroughs and results in the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards.

There is no need for domestic works to try hard to prove anything overseas. There is a huge cultural gap between the East and the West, and people in Europe and the United States do not understand our excellent works.

"Black Panther" is almost as good as "Wolf Warrior" in terms of artistry.

But the former was able to receive eight important nominations at the Oscars, which proves that it is not that the domestic works are of poor quality or low grade, but purely a household registration issue.

After hearing this, Li Mi didn't know how to continue.

Chen Yu is obviously trying to substitute one thing for another, or to avoid the important issue.

Li Mi and the on-site director thought that Chen Yu could tell the truth, but they didn't expect that he only used standard diplomatic rhetoric to report good news but not bad news. He mainly talked nonsense and tried to shirk responsibility, completely treating himself as a bystander.

What's more, the Oscars only represent the political correctness of the United States.

How do we explain the Russian and Iranian works that have been shortlisted year after year?

At this moment, Chen Yu was curled up on the sofa and telling lies with his eyes open.

Li Mi feels that Chen Yu is no different from some people on the mainland Internet who sing praises for domestic products but use Apple phones, tablets and laptops.

They use supporting domestic products as a slogan just to prove that they are in sync and sociable, and even use this slogan to maliciously lead the trend.

In Li Mi's eyes, Chen Yu is now playing the role of this kind of bad guy.

In the feudal era, he would be a treacherous minister who brought disaster to the country and the people.

Chen Yu was not aware of this, after all, he had to balance translation and reading, and his mind was full of flying back to Anderson County as soon as possible.

So during the recording, Chen Yu was very impolite and kept looking down at his wrist.

He even said that he had no feelings about winning the Best Newcomer Award at the Venice International Film Festival, because "Knives Out" was so outstanding that he deserved more.

The CCTV-6 interview team's heads were buzzing when they heard this.

Chen Yu can be said to be the first tough guy in history to blast international authoritative film awards on CCTV-6.

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