Extracting skills from movies

After Zhang Baizhi left, Beichuan Jingzi said excitedly:

"Brother Sheng, we have been studying hard during this period and have mastered many techniques of Crane Fist. Please give us more advice!"

Yukawa Sakurako nodded excitedly and added:
"She not only studied on her own, but also asked Kyoko Fukada to study with her. She made great progress."

Du Sheng was a little surprised and asked:
"Are you also interested in the horse stance?"

Before, this girl couldn’t stand any hardship at all and just learned passively.

Yukawa Sakurako blushed and confessed:

"You haven't been here for so long, so we have to make do with sparring with each other to gain experience."

Du Sheng: “…”

Yuchuan Yingzi knew Du Sheng's taste very well. After starting the car, she suggested:

"Brother Sheng, how about we go try the Crab Doraemon first? I already made a reservation yesterday."

Xiedaole is a famous crab restaurant in Jingjing, offering a variety of crab dishes such as sashimi, grilled crab, crab hotpot, etc. It is famous for its fresh ingredients and excellent taste, and its business is very popular.

Sometimes, appointments may not be scheduled until half a month later.

Du Sheng has simple tastes and believes that indulging one's appetite is also a kind of enjoyment.

Not long after they sat down, Kyoko Fukada hurried over, slightly out of breath.

Du Sheng handed her a tissue and said with a smile:
"I heard that you received three endorsements after filming Initial D. That's not bad."

Thanks to Du Sheng's help, Kyoko Fukada and Keiko Kitagawa's careers are smoother than in their previous lives.

Now both of them have accumulated considerable fame.

These days Kyoko Fukada is shooting an advertisement for the famous cosmetics brand 'Shiseido'.

Being able to obtain such a first-line endorsement is an important recognition for her career.

Hearing Du Sheng's words, Kyoko Fukada sat down next to him and said sweetly:

"This is all thanks to Brother Sheng and Sister Yingzi's care.

Jingzi and I will work harder to not bring down your status, Brother Sheng."

The crab meat in this restaurant is really good, with a tender and smooth texture. There are also some seafood sashimi and ice cream desserts. Du Sheng was quite satisfied with the meal.

And there are three Japanese beauties with different styles to serve you, which is a refreshing feeling.

After finishing the meal, everyone returned to the hotel at the suggestion of Yukawa Sakurako.

After dealing with the disaster, Du Sheng leaned against the head of the bed to take a rest.

At this moment, Yukawa Sakurako and Fukada Kyoko were already exhausted and fell asleep.

Kitagawa Keiko snuggled in his arms.

"Brother Sheng, your fame in Japan is rising so fast, and I am only a second-tier star now. Will you get tired of me in the future?"

Once a woman releases her nature, she always tends to be sentimental, Kitagawa Keiko asked quietly.

"of course not."

Du Sheng touched her pretty face and soothed her gently:

"Your brother will soon be the vice president of Toho Corporation. Abandoning you would be the same as abandoning him."

Anyone familiar with the Japanese film industry knows that the Big Three are Toho, Shochiku, and Toei.

At the current stage, Toho is in a dominant position, and the number of companies under the other two brands combined is less than that of Toho.

Not to mention Kitagawa Keiko's familiar skills, since her cousin Kitagawa Taino is so capable, the relationship must be solid.

In the future, whenever there is a movie to be released in Japan, the other party will be able to help to some extent.

Kitagawa Keiko: “…”

Hearing this gentle promise, she didn't know whether she should be moved or sad.

"Why, are you so moved that you can't speak?"

Du Sheng stroked her little face and asked with a smile.

Kitagawa Keiko rolled her eyes:
"Yeah, I'm so touched by your honesty that I want to bite you to death!"

.........

The next morning, with the assistance of Yukawa Sakurako, Du Sheng went to a recording studio and completed the recording of the Neon version of "Kenshin" in less than an hour.

Then, he and Ji Niu had lunch again before rushing to the Bunkamura in Shibuya district of Tokyo.

The Neon International Film Festival is usually held in cultural facilities here.

When Du Sheng arrived at the scene, it was already past two in the afternoon. He found that Chow Hui-min and Pak-chih Cheung were talking with Chinese filmmakers.

At this point, all of the more than 100 films at the film festival had been screened.

Everyone gathered here, exchanging experiences while waiting for the award ceremony in the evening.

Seeing Du Sheng coming in, Zhang Aijia was the first to step forward and greet him:
"Mr. Du, you are finally here. Without you, we always feel like we are missing a backbone."

This is a reflection of Du Sheng's influence in Asia. Especially after the news came out in Hong Kong that he was going to acquire Phoenix TV, many older generation practitioners looked at him with awe.

Zhang Aijia, who was a guest at the Golden Horse Awards last time, is one of them.

Du Sheng responded with a smile:

"Sister Zhang, you are too kind. We are all professionals in the industry and there is no distinction between high and low in art."

Zhang Aijia is a well-known art film director and actress. She is the lead actress in the Hong Kong-Singapore co-production "Hainanese Chicken Rice".

This film was also shortlisted for this film festival.

In addition, "Jasmine Flower" directed by Hou Yong, "Baby in Love" by Li Shaohong, and "Letter from a Stranger" by Xu Jinglei were all shortlisted for the main competition unit or Asian Wind.

The arrangement of the film festival is quite reasonable, and the lounges backstage are divided by countries and regions.

After everyone chatted for a while, they saw Wang Jiawei, Liang Chaowei, Gong Li and Kimura Takuya walk in.

After Wang Jiawei greeted everyone from a distance, he led the crowd to the other side.

Although Liang Chaowei, Gong Li and Kimura Takuya wanted to come over and chat, they chose to stay where they were in order not to appear too special.

Zhang Baizhi whispered:

“I went to the screening of 2046 and it was outstanding in terms of plot, special effects, emotional processing and character creation.

After 2046 is released in Japan, Liang Chaowei, Gong Li and Kimura Takuya will definitely become more popular. "

Wang Jiawei's "2046" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes and is a classic art film in all aspects.

It is scheduled to be released on National Day in the country and a little later in Japan.

Wang Jiawei's visit to the Neon International Film Festival was arranged by Sony Entertainment, because Sony has acquired the distribution rights of this film in Neon.

There are at least hundreds of thousands of visitors during the film festival, and screenings during this period can also be considered a form of publicity and promotion.

As night falls, everyone starts to put on makeup and gorgeous evening gowns.

Although Zhang Yimou and Liu Dehua were absent this time due to other matters, many other people from the "House of Flying Daggers" crew came besides Du Sheng and Zhang Baizhi.

For example, producers Zhang Weiping and Jiang Zhiqiang, as well as the supervisor and two other directors, also came to participate in this film festival.

As the sun sets, the red carpet ceremony of the film festival's closing ceremony officially begins.

The first to walk onto the red carpet were the jury members.

The chairman of this jury is Japanese director Yoji Yamada, and the chairman of the next jury will be Zhang Yimou.

At first, because the guests who appeared were familiar with each other, the fans on both sides of the red carpet were not in high spirits and the whole atmosphere was a bit dull.

The whole scene became excited only when Du Sheng, Zhou Huimin and Zhang Baizhi appeared on the red carpet.

Cheers came and went.

This enthusiastic response was not only due to Du Sheng's own popularity, but also because the unique costumes worn by him and his companions attracted everyone's attention.

The three of them were wearing traditional oriental clothing, Hanfu.

The suit Du Sheng was wearing was mainly black and gold, decorated with exquisite dragon and phoenix embroidery, and the edges were inlaid with gorgeous hand-sewn patterns.

His outfit fully embodies the grand, confident, elegant and free-spirited spirit of the Han and Tang dynasties.

It is like an ancient gentleman who is both civil and military, traveling through time and space.

Zhou Huimin was wearing a soft blue brocade dress, the hem of which fluttered like flowing water. Her black hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and a water blue carved crystal hairpin was inserted diagonally in her hair, making her look like a fairy from the moon descended to the mortal world.

Zhang Baizhi wore a floor-length white skirt with plum blossom patterns and a moon-colored satin cloak embroidered with magnolia and flying butterflies, which made her temperament even more refined.

The scene of three people appearing in Hanfu immediately became the focus of the audience.

The profoundness of Eastern culture is often overlooked in China, but once it is displayed on the international stage, it always attracts widespread attention.

Especially in a country like Japan that is deeply influenced by Eastern culture, their appearance this time undoubtedly left a deep impression on the audience and even fans all over Asia.

As Du Sheng and the other two appeared on stage, not only were the fans on both sides screaming excitedly, but the photographers were also very busy, with the sound of shutter clicks continuing.

Even Wong Kar-wai, Tony Leung, Gong Li and Takuya Kimura, who were walking in front of them, couldn't help but stop and look back when they heard the huge cheers coming from behind them.

Even Wong Kar-wai, who is known for his reserved and introverted manner, showed a surprised expression when seeing the stunning outfits of Du Sheng and the other two.

This scene happened to be captured by a photographer from Sohu Entertainment and became a classic image.

The originally peaceful red carpet appearance finally had a grand occasion after Du Sheng and the other two appeared on stage.

The organizers were well aware of Du Sheng's fame and specially arranged a temporary interview for them in order to keep the atmosphere going a little longer.

Just in this way, this place has invisibly become a stage for oriental charm.

After the interview, Du Sheng walked into the venue with Zhou Huimin and Zhang Baizhi.

Along the way, many directors and creative staff from other crews greeted them.

As one of the most anticipated stars of this film festival, since Du Sheng did not show up in the past few days, many people chose this time to talk about him.

Among them was Ozar, the star of the crime action film "Szo's Love", one of the important competitors of this film festival. Although his English was not fluent, he was still quite friendly.

Because he loves UFC fighting very much, he regards Du Sheng as his idol.

Du Sheng just smiled and said a few polite words, then turned his attention back to the award ceremony.

According to the summary of major Japanese media in recent days, "House of Flying Daggers" is regarded as the winning seed of this film festival.

However, in the history of film festivals, the more anticipated a work is, the more likely it is that it will end up failing.

The judges seemed to prefer to choose works that were less mainstream, in order to demonstrate their unique appreciation.

If awards are given to popular films, how can the taste and status of the judges be highlighted?

Therefore, Du Sheng did not have high expectations for this Neon International Film Festival.

It would be a great honor to win an award.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the award ceremony officially began.

The first award was the Neon Viewpoint Award.

This means that it is only awarded to local people, which is considered implicit protection.

Next is the 'Asian Wind' unit.

These include the Best Film Award in the Middle East and the Special Asian Film Award.

Films from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong that cannot enter the main competition unit are basically aiming for the Asian Special Film Award.

This year, four films from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong were nominated.

But in the end, they failed to win and the award was won by a Korean film.

The Audience Award, Artistic Contribution Award, Viewpoint Award and other awards of the main competition unit were then presented.

Two of them were won by Korean films.

For a time, people in the Korean industry were jubilant.

Winning three major awards in a row is a good start.

Several subsequent awards were announced one after another, but no mainland films won any.

Filmmakers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau all looked slightly embarrassed.

In the past, mainland films have never received zero awards at the Neon International Film Festival.

But when I think about Zhang Yimou being the jury chairman next year...

Many people can't help but speculate that this year's film festival may give priority to Korean films in order to maintain balance.

When the Best Director Award was given to Korean director Lim Chan-sang, there was thunderous applause and the atmosphere was boiling.

Some excited Korean filmmakers even shouted loudly in the direction of mainland filmmakers.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Baizhi couldn't help but look sideways.

However, Du Sheng seemed very calm and was in the mood to watch Zhou Huimin singing "Fairy Tale Town" on the stage.

I have to say that this woman looks very elegant in a classical skirt, with a kind of graceful beauty.

"There are only a few prizes left. We're not going to get zero, are we?"

Listening to the discussions around her, Zhang Baizhi couldn't help but feel curious.

After all, she was one of the finalists, so she was also responsible for this embarrassing incident.

Du Sheng smiled and patted her hands, comforting her:
"Don't worry, we have a high chance of winning a prize. That's what Sony said. Don't worry."

According to Yukawa Sakurako's response, Sony did a lot of public relations work during this film festival.

"House of Flying Daggers" should win an award to promote his subsequent films and albums.

After many awards were presented, the Best Actor Award was next.

When the list of nominations was announced, the audience around began to shout Du Sheng's name in unison.

Compared with the other nominees, Du Sheng is obviously more famous.

However, Du Sheng did not hold high hopes for this award.

His performance in House of Flying Daggers is certainly outstanding, but the film is not an art film.

It's not an advantage at a film festival like this.

So, when the name of the Kazakh actor Ozas was frozen, Du Sheng had already started to applaud politely.

What was unexpected was that another guest showed up.

And announced his name.

This year's Neon International Film Festival unexpectedly produced a double winner for Best Actor.

This situation has not occurred for eight years.

Although they won the same award, Ozas and Du Sheng received completely different welcomes on the podium.

The former said that the scene was a bit quiet when he was giving his speech, with only the crew and colleagues responding.

And when Du Sheng opened his mouth, the fans' enthusiastic cheers almost ignited the whole audience.

After the two of them left the stage, the Best Actress award was next.

The result was equally unexpected, and it was still a double winner.

I don’t know if it was because of a revision this year or to compensate for the fact that Chinese people won the fewest awards, but Zhang Baizhi also won the Best Actress award.

Zhang Baizhi didn't expect that she would win the award. This time she came with the intention of accompanying Du Sheng and Zhou Huimin on a trip.

"Don't just stand there, it's time to go on stage!"

Hearing the joking voice, Zhang Baizhi came back to her senses and hugged Du Sheng excitedly.

As a non-professional actor, she worked hard in the entertainment industry. At the beginning, she did not have much talent and relied solely on her appearance to make her way.

Despite several years of accumulation and winning the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards earlier this year, Pak-Chi Cheung is still a little unconfident.

After all, some people privately call her a vase.

Zhang Baizhi never thought that she would be able to win the Best Actress award at the Neon International Film Festival.

But it means a lot to her.

Hearing Zhang Baizhi's joyful thanks to him, Du Sheng also felt sincerely happy for her.

He patted her arm and whispered:

“Relax a little, otherwise it will affect your photogenic appearance.

Your performance deserves this award, now go and receive it and adjust your mood."

During the filming of "House of Flying Daggers", Du Sheng not only personally guided her, but also taught her many acting skills.

Zhang Baizhi is indeed a person who understands things quickly and her performance is indeed outstanding.

Although the double egg award was unexpected, it was well deserved.

“I am really surprised and surprised to receive this award.

I’m not very good at costume dramas, and the reason I performed so well this time was entirely due to Du Sheng’s frequent guidance when I was in the crew…”

Zhang Baizhi expressed her gratitude excitedly, especially talking about the interesting things that happened with Du Sheng during the filming.

The audience laughed good-naturedly upon hearing this.

After returning to his seat, Du Sheng said with a smile:

"Don't doubt yourself anymore. At least your acting skills have reached the level of a top actress, and it's an international A-level one."

Zhang Baizhi put down the trophy with joy, looked at Du Sheng and said:
"To be honest, if I hadn't met you, I still don't know if I would have won the award this year."

She really felt that Du Sheng was a lucky star because she had such a big change.

After getting the double yolk, Du Sheng and Zhang Baizhi were both quite satisfied.

This is also an excellent reward for "House of Flying Daggers".

After the award ceremony, the film festival also arranged a closing banquet.

Zhang Weiping and others were in good mood and attended as representatives.

Du Sheng fulfilled his previous promise and took Zhang Baizhi and Zhou Huimin on a tour in Jingjing.

Before getting in the car, Du Sheng specially sent the group photo after winning the award tonight to several girls from Girls' Generation.

Liu Yifei posted a ╰(*°▽°*)╯, and then said happily:
"Cousin, when are you joining the group? We'll give you a SP to celebrate!"

This girl is outspoken and says whatever she thinks. Du Sheng is not surprised.

Even Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Taylor and others were much bolder in their online comments:
"Brother Sheng, you are so awesome now! You have to be nicer to me in the future, or I will hide your little golden man."

"Brother Sheng, don't forget to give me a shoulder massage and leg pounding when you get home, or I'll reveal your little secret!"

"Woo woo! An international movie star! I guess I have to keep a close eye on Brother Sheng when I go out next time, otherwise what will I do if he gets snatched away by someone else?"

"My dear, your charm is really overflowing. Next time you come to Hollywood, I will celebrate for you in a unique way... You know what I mean!"

Even Zheng Ziyan originally wanted to come along this time.

Unfortunately, a large exhibition was being held in Hengdian at that time.

As the editor-in-chief of Metropolis Entertainment News, she had to rush to the scene to report.

She also sent Du Sheng several photos of herself wearing reporter uniforms, including various professional suits and cheongsams. Her figure was curvy and graceful, yet decent. This made Du Sheng, who could only admire her from afar, feel a little regretful.

Even so, he saved all the photos.

After all, Zheng Ziyan is really charming in cheongsam.

………(End of chapter)