Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 540: Bad Look

Nothing much was said at the dinner, it was just a gathering for everyone to get to know each other, which was equivalent to Fang Hong's circle of friends becoming more and more high-level.

By the way, Liu Tianxian also got to know some celebrities.

They talked about the film festival and then dispersed. Since there was still time and today was Christmas, Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian ate and drank some wine.

They went out hand in hand to go shopping and enjoy the night view of Macau city.

We had originally agreed to spend Christmas in Macau. Before we came, I had said that Liu Tianxian also likes shopping, it’s a girl’s nature.

The two walked aimlessly along the seaside embankment, with a guardrail beside them, illuminated by dim street lights, and opposite them were high-rise buildings flashing bright lights.

The lights on every tall building are extremely gorgeous.

Because the weather was good, neither cold nor hot, there were many people walking in groups of three or four on the road, some holding hands, some couples arm in arm, and most of the people out for fun were couples.

The sea breeze blew up Liu Tianxian's long hair and skirt. She combed her hair back, looking very beautiful.

Liu Tianxian was still wearing her previous skirt and did not go back to change clothes. Seeing that the wind was a bit strong, Fang Hong took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders.

Even though the weather here is warm, it's still very cool at night because it's winter after all.

Liu Tianxian felt the suit on her shoulders, and unconsciously felt a warm current flowing through her body, as if she was not so cold anymore.

"Aren't you cold?" she said.

"It's not cold. You know, my body is still in good shape." Fang Hong patted his chest.

"Boasting again."

Liu Tianxian smiled gently, took a step forward, stood in front of him and said, "Close your eyes."

"What for?" Fang Hong asked puzzledly.

"Just close your eyes." Liu Tianxian said with a bit of coquettishness in her tone.

Fang Hong didn't know what she was going to do, but he still closed his eyes. This was a kind of trust.

After a while, he felt something warm and furry against his skin on his neck. He opened his eyes and saw Liu Tianxian hanging a scarf around his neck and straightening it.

"I bought it for you. Does it keep you warm?" Liu Tianxian held her neck high with a bit of pride.

Fang Hong looked down at the scarf around his neck. The scarf was plain in color and had a pleasant scent that made him feel relaxed and happy.

"It's warm, very warm, thank you, wife."

After Fang Hong finished speaking, he walked forward and kissed her on the cheek. Liu Tianxian turned her face to the side tacitly, showing her tender face.

With a "bang", the two separated.

Liu Tianxian was satisfied. She took his arm and continued strolling forward.

There was a young couple in front, with a little boy holding their hands. The little boy was jumping around, and the family looked very happy.

"Look ahead." Liu Tianxian gestured.

"That kid is very naughty." Fang Hong said.

"Who asked you to see if the child is naughty? Look at their family. Isn't it very warm?" Liu Tianxian glanced at him.

"It's very heartwarming, but why should we envy others? We haven't had enough of our own world. If there is one more person, then we will have less time to enjoy our own world." Fang Hong said.

"You're right." Liu Tianxian didn't dwell on it too much. They would have a third child in the near future, so there was no need to rush.

Just as the two were chatting, a few "bang bang bang" sounds of fireworks suddenly sounded from the other side of the sea, and the sky was filled with brilliant fireworks.

"Look, honey." A couple stopped and pointed happily at the dazzling fireworks show in the sky opposite.

Attracted by the fireworks show, many people stopped to watch it.

Liu Tianxian and Fang Hong also stopped, held the railing, and stopped to watch. Flames shot up into the sky and then dispersed. It was very beautiful.

"It's so beautiful." Liu Tianxian said.

"Wait for me here for a while." Fang Hong patted Liu Tianxian's shoulder.

"Why are you going?"

Liu Tianxian turned around and watched him running away in a hurry, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon." Fang Hong waved his hand and ran away.

Liu Tianxian watched him run away and didn't know what he was going to do. He turned around and looked at the fireworks in the distant sky, lighting up the entire sky brilliantly.

Reflected on her beautiful face, it was like a dream.

"Hey." Fang Hong came back quickly and patted Liu Tianxian on the shoulder again.

Liu Tianxian turned around: "Where have you been?"

"Come with me." Fang Hong took her hand and walked towards the small woods nearby.

There happens to be a small forest here, which is part of a green belt. It is quite dark inside and the light is not very good.

Liu Tianxian was pulled into the depths of the small forest by him. She turned around and looked at the surrounding environment. There was no one with her, and it was a bit eerie. She wondered: "Why are we here?"

Fang Hong didn't say anything. He found a lighter from his trouser pocket and lit a small flame.

Then he took out a long thing, similar to incense, but it was not incense. It had a beautiful appearance and was called a fairy wand.

It's the kind of fireworks that kids play with. It's not dangerous.

After Fang Hong lit it, the fairy wand made a "hissing" sound and a spark immediately appeared, like an electric flower, illuminating the place brilliantly and dazzlingly.

Then Fang Hong waved the fairy wand in his hand and circled around Liu Tianxian, just like a child playing around with the fairy wand.

Liu Tianxian saw the brilliant electric flowers around her and a look of surprise appeared on her face. Those outside were for others to see, but these were for her alone.

With her as the center, everything around her is illuminated with extraordinary splendor, like a gorgeous angel.

This made Liu Tianxian surprised and touched at the same time. Although it was just a little trick, she was satisfied that he was willing to do it for her.

"Is it beautiful?" Fang Hong continued to run without stopping the fireworks in his hand.

"Yes!" Liu Tianxian nodded heavily.

This made Fang Hong run even harder, and he lit a few more fairy wands and waved them around her.

Liu Tianxian felt that the world before her eyes was full of brilliant fireworks, as if she was in a dream.

"Who are you? You can't set fire here." Suddenly a voice was heard, and two plainclothes officers holding flashlights were shining inside.

"Let's go, someone is here to catch us." Fang Hong realized something was wrong and threw the fairy wand to the ground and stepped on it to put it out.

He took Liu Tianxian’s little hand and ran away.

"Ah?!" Before Liu Tianxian could react, she was dragged and ran.

The two plainclothes officers holding flashlights chased the two men for a few steps, but when they saw that they were running too fast, they stopped where they were.

They looked at the backs of the two men, then looked at the smoking fairy wand on the ground. One of them muttered, "What a lack of public morality! What if there's a fire?"

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On the other side, Liu Tianxian was being pulled, her steps were messy, her hair was flying, and she was laughing loudly on her face.

It was quite exciting to set off fireworks in the woods and be chased by people. It was the first time I did something like this and it was fun.

"Wait, wait, my coat fell off." While running, the suit coat on Liu Tianxian fell to the ground. Fang Hong stopped and saw that the two plainclothes officers had not caught up with him, so he bent down and supported his knees, breathing heavily.

Liu Tianxian was fine, she had enough endurance. She picked up her suit jacket and put it on herself, then walked up to Fang Hong and patted his back, saying, "You are so bad."

"I'm bad? I'm just trying to coax you." Fang Hong straightened up.

Liu Tianxian covered her mouth and chuckled, then stepped forward and kissed him on the mouth: "I just like your naughty look. This is the most romantic Christmas gift this year."

She doesn't want any expensive gifts, nor anything too fancy, she just wants something simple and some small surprises with this man by her side.

She is very satisfied and the experience is very fresh!
Although the fireworks in the sky opposite were still being set off with a "whoosh", creating a brilliant sky.

But Liu Tianxian still liked the man's behavior of circling around her and setting off fireworks, because it was for her alone, belonging only to the two of them.

Next to the dam railing, Fang Hong put his arm around Liu Tianxian's shoulders.

Liu Tianxian leaned in the man's arms, looking at the fireworks in the distance with a look of happiness on her face.

Around nine o'clock in the morning on December 12, the big stars had not yet shown up and would not show up until the afternoon. Some of those celebrities had just arrived last night.

Some of them are tickets for today, it’s not far anyway!

Some female stars need to dress up and put on beautiful dresses, which takes at least several hours.

Although this film festival is just a formality to honor the principal, it is still an exposure opportunity after all.

At this time, the Galaxy International Convention Center has been transformed into a grand event venue.

Due to the large flow of people, many tourists were attracted to check in, and the main roads were closed at the film festival.

This main road is temporarily closed to traffic except for the film festival cars and government cars, but it is possible to walk.

There are film festival promotional light boxes on both sides of the closed road, which serve as guides. If you follow them, you can walk all the way to the award ceremony square without getting lost.

The award ceremony square is decorated with flowers and has a movie atmosphere. Light box posters of major movies can be seen everywhere, such as "Coming Home", "Love Story", "Dear", "My Flower is Blooming", "Hypnotist", "Black Coal, Thin Ice" and many other movies.

There are not only films produced by Yutu, but also many films produced by other companies. Even films that did not participate in the awards ceremony were included.

Fang Hong does not discriminate, everything is fair and just.

All the cinemas within a five-mile radius have been booked, and the shortlisted films will be shown free of charge to the audience. As long as you come, you don't need any tickets and can go directly to the cinema to watch the movie.

This is to attract more tourists and boost popularity. Only when there are more people will it be lively.

On the floor of the International Conference Center building, there is a huge LED screen, on which the opening film of "Bad Genius" is playing.

Many people and backpackers stood in the square, watching the movie with their heads held high. Some had seen it, and some had not.

Those who have seen it still enjoy it when they watch it again; those who have not seen it will be attracted by the tense atmosphere when they watch it for the first time.

A reporter was walking through the crowd, interviewing passers-by with a microphone. He found a man who looked like a Southeast Asian tourist and asked, "Excuse me, which Chinese star do you know?"

"Yeah, Fang Long, and Jet Li," the tourist replied in English.

"Then do you know Gong Huang and Liu Tianxian?" the reporter asked again.

"I don't know Gong Huang, but is Liu Tianxian the heroine in the video being played?" The foreign tourist pointed at the film playing on the large LED screen in front.

"Yes, yes!" the reporter nodded.

"Oh my god, I know her. She is so heroic. I came here just for her." The foreign tourist exclaimed.

Liu Tianxian is still very famous, but Gong Huang is not very famous among ordinary people. This is normal because Gong Huang has acted in too few commercial blockbusters, most of which are art films.

Art films are destined to be a niche, which is why her authority is limited to the film industry. Passersby should not know her.

There were a lot of passers-by and reporters outside, and a press conference was being held in the hall of the International Conference Center.

Many reporters with cameras and long guns were facing the Macau officials in front, including Chief Cui, Director Tam, and Liu Tianxian, who was also among them. She was the image ambassador.

Liu Tianxian wore a beautiful white long dress, revealing her shoulders, and her skin looked fair and translucent under the light.

They sat in a row behind a long table covered with red silk cloth, and the one in the center was Chief Cui.

There was a microphone in front of him, and he was speaking: "Thank you all for coming to participate in this Macau International Film Festival. We promise to be fair and just, and do our best to host this film festival and the Macau Film Festival, and to strongly promote Macau's new journey to the world."

Then Director Tam also spoke, still using clichés, such as welcoming everyone to Macau.

This time it is much more prosperous than the last time. Last time, no one came to watch the film festival, not even many passers-by. Even if celebrities came, they would just walk the red carpet, present an award, and receive the award, and that was it. It was that simple.

This time it was much more complicated, with press conferences, reporters, and crowds of people.

If there are no people coming, it means there is no traffic, and there will definitely be no reporters. This is a vicious circle. But this time there are many people, reporters, and celebrities.

Reporters came from portals such as Sohu Entertainment, Sina Entertainment, and NetEase Entertainment. Television stations and mainstream media also came. For example, CCTV Film Channel sent reporters with cameras to report.

This is a matter of the film industry, and it would be unreasonable for them not to make a comment.

After the leading officials finished speaking one by one, it was Liu Tianxian's turn.

She pressed the small microphone in front of her and said: "I am honored to be the image ambassador of this Macau Film Festival. Macau is a beautiful city, open and inclusive. I believe that everyone who comes here will feel like home."

After she said some standard words, the press conference ended. She refused to accept interviews and thought that interviews were a waste of time. Several officials stood together and took a photo with Liu Tianxian.

The lights on the scene kept flashing, taking a photo of them all together.

This is also the first time that Liu Tianxian has taken a photo with local government officials in public, which will be beneficial to her future career.

At least with this identity, I can add something to my resume. After all, I am also a contributor to the Macau Film Festival.

However, it also depends on the influence of the Macau Film Festival this time. If the influence is not great, others will think that the Macau Film Festival has wronged Liu Tianxian.

Such on-site pictures and texts were quickly spread to major Internet information platforms and video platforms in the mainland. Netizens just took a look at them and did not make any comments. It was enough to leave an impression.

After seeing this, fans of Liu Tianxian licked the screen and made comments like “Xixi is so beautiful” and “Xixi is so beautiful”.

Then at around 11 a.m., Hou Miao and members of the film festival executive committee made a public appearance. Only some key managers were present; the actual staff did not appear.

They also held a press conference in front of reporters, and Liu Tianxian was still present.

If she doesn't show her face, who would listen to what these people are talking about since they don't even know her?

What they said was similar to what officials from Macau said before, with some words expressing the hope that this film festival would be grand and eye-catching.

Liu Tianxian still took a group photo with them on the spot, so she had a high exposure rate.

The jury did not appear at the press conference. They will walk the red carpet in the evening and appear at the end of the film awards ceremony.

That's what happened in the morning, with some lively press conferences to warm up the situation, and materials and videos to be disseminated.

The award ceremony of this film festival will be broadcast live simultaneously by several TV stations, including CCTV Movie Channel, Macau TV, and Star TV.

Only three channels broadcast live, while the others, Phoenix TV, do not broadcast live, but only report some pictures and texts.

The main thing is that we don’t know whether this film festival will be popular or not. If it is not, it would be a waste of resources. If it is, it won’t be too late to broadcast or rebroadcast it.

TV stations like this have a scheduled schedule for the day. If you occupy a time slot, it means other programs will be put on hold, and viewers who like to watch this program will have to change channels or wait.

One is a film festival that has not proven its influence; the other is a program that has been around for many years and has a fixed audience, so they know exactly how to choose.

But it doesn’t matter, this film festival will be live broadcasted on Bilibili, Toutiao, Xiaohongshu, and Chang’e Video, and the audience will be able to watch it directly online.

This does not take up any time period, you just need to maintain the traffic flow to avoid lag when the traffic is heavy.

However, I have had several experiences in live streaming "Honor of Kings", so I can still handle it.

(End of this chapter)