Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 329

The water and the sky reflect each other, and the floating light sparkles.

Although he is in the Mediterranean area, Zhen Jiecheng feels as if he is living in an Italian-style street in China.

After chatting for a while with Darren Aronofsky, chairman of the jury of this year's main competition unit, and Todd Haynes, a member of the jury, with the help of Warner Bros., Zhen Jiecheng chatted with the two locals and Andre Tessine, a French juror whom he met in Cannes.

Afterwards, he was surrounded by fellow villagers and was frequently socialized, and he was overwhelmed.

Yang Zi and Huang Shengyi came, under the banner of exchanging friendships with Beijing Film Academy alumni. Accompanying them was Jet Li, who had just attended the Huabiao Awards Ceremony, and asked his godson Wen Zhang to bow to Zhen Jiecheng in person to thank him for his support.

In his previous life, Wen Zhang did not come to Venice with the crew of "Legend of White Snake".

But with the huge box office success of "Love Is Not Blind", the little transparent figure instantly transformed.

But no matter how she transformed herself, she couldn't show off in front of Zhen Jiecheng. She lowered her eyebrows, looked polite and reserved. She was like a freshman college student, with pure eyes.

Not long after, Hua Zai and Qin Hailu came together.

After the news in early July that "Mark Muller couldn't wait and flew to Beijing to see the film first", "A Simple Life" became famous even before it was screened.

But regardless of whether "A Simple Life" wins the award, the result is obvious: the individual award will not go to him.

As one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, Andy Lau lacks some flavor whether in singing or acting.

The lower limit is guaranteed and the upper limit is locked.

He is also famous for his diligence and hard work. Even though he has been filming in the mainland for such a long time, his Mandarin has remained terrible throughout.

But even so, Zhen Jiecheng still gave Hua Zai enough respect.

Discussing deeds, one does not care about one’s heart, and no one is perfect when considering one’s heart.

Zhen Jiecheng has no intention to explore whether Andy Lau is establishing a persona, whether he is "acting" out to be noble, and then using the image of "patriotism and close to the people" to maintain his evergreen status in the circle.

Just because he went to Taiwan to sing "Chinese" under pressure, Zhen Jiecheng has to give him a thumbs up.

Later on, it was Jia Zhangke and his wife. The couple officially announced their marriage and took wedding photos in Venice.

Before I finished chatting with the couple, Cai Shangjun from the Central Academy of Drama came again. Only he and the producer came from the crew of "Ren Shan Ren Hai", while the leading actors Chen Jianbin and Tao Hong were not present.

Looking at the Lido Island in Venice, there are surprisingly many Chinese faces.

Of course, there are also some people with dirty intentions.

For example: The great director who made great contributions to the bankruptcy of MGM: Rainsy Wu!
After offering advice to Lu Chuan and providing guidance and encouragement as a senior, Director Wu once again supported Seediq Bale, which has a similar purpose to Jinling!

As the producer of this work, Director Wu helped Wei Te-sheng successfully integrate the "love-hate relationship with neon" into light and shadow, telling a story of "friction caused by cultural differences", creating characters with humanitarian spirit, and finally letting the audience appreciate the director's thought: "Only by returning to the origin of hatred can hatred be resolved." (Original words)

But this grandson has done more than just the two things mentioned above.
They tricked the mainland's top stars into playing supporting roles for new Taiwanese artists, and used mainland funds to make Taiwanese artists famous.

They are praising Taiwan and suppressing the mainland without even acting!
Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng focused his gaze on Director Wu's face. Director Wu seemed to have sensed something and looked back at him.

Seeing this, Zhen Jiecheng smiled brightly and strode forward.

Director Wu immediately responded with a smile and stood there waiting for the young man to come forward and greet him.

But unexpectedly, we passed each other.

"Bad situation, make way."

Ignoring Wu Yusen, Zhen Jiecheng reached out to push away Wei Desheng who was in the way and opened his arms.

"Senior Brother Xu!"

Gave a warm hug to my colleague from Beijing Film Academy, Professor Xu Haofeng.

In an instant, the hotel lobby became quiet.

People nearby looked over, looking at Zhen Jiecheng and then at Wu Yusen, whose face was stiff.

Wei Desheng opened his mouth as if he wanted to express his dissatisfaction, but in the end he said nothing.

Actors Xu Ruoxuan and Wen Lan from "Seediq Bale" looked at each other and tacitly kept silent.

"Does Director Zhen have a grudge against Director Wu?" Not far away, Andy pulled Jet Li and asked in a low voice.

"I'm not sure, but I think there must be something." Jet Li nodded slightly. "Who in the industry doesn't know Jiecheng's temper? He won't give face if he says he won't. Since he embarrassed Director Wu in public, there must be something wrong."

"How about we go back and find out more about this? Can you help us communicate?"

"Don't!" Jet Li shook his head quickly, "Wah Zai, listen to me. Don't get involved, and don't try to mediate."

"That's right!" Bao Dexi suddenly came closer and said, "Jiecheng is a dog. Not only does he have a bad temper, but he also has a bad heart."

"Yes! How many groups of people have tried various methods to get along with Jiecheng and Huabiao Jinkun, but which one has succeeded?" Ji Jianming echoed, "Even Chairman Han of China Film Group has given up!"

Listening to the conversations among several big names and professional bosses in the circle, Wen Zhang said nothing, but just lowered his head and looked at the floor, as if there was some amazing carving art on it.

Even though Huang Shengyi was holding her wealthy husband's arm, she did not interrupt.

Yang Zi has been disrespected by Huayi's big and small Wang, Bona's Yu Dong and others in China, not to mention in Venice.

Huang Shengyi is also very clear that even if we put aside his power and status in the circle, Zhen Jiecheng's accumulated capital is larger than that of Juli Film and Television, even though Jiecheng Film and Television has not been listed.

The confidence brought by her husband was not enough for Huang Shengyi to participate in the comments on the two internationally renowned directors.

Embarrassed? Unhappy?
Bear with it!
Standing there waiting for me to greet you? Are you worthy?

Zhen Jiecheng didn't care how dark Wu Yusen's face was, and he even looked forward to Wu Yusen getting furious.

Then initiate pk and start matching.

Having just come back from learning from Brother Qian'er, Zhen Jiecheng couldn't wait to find a bastard to practice what he had learned.

"Jie Cheng, you..."

Xu Haofeng was dumbfounded.

What did I do to deserve being dragged into this?
It can’t be because I’m standing in the wrong place! It really is!
"Don't worry, Senior Brother." Pulling Xu Haofeng aside, Zhen Jiecheng said cheerfully, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, how dare he take his anger out on you?"

"It's my fault for involving you, my brother, today. I'll treat you to a meal when I get back. I'll braise the silly bird from the message room and serve it with your wine."

"Jiecheng, let's put the dinner aside for now. Can I ask you if you and Director Wu have any conflicts?" Xu Haofeng asked curiously, "I haven't heard of any interactions between the two of you."

"Look at him being unhappy!"

"Ah?" Xu Haofeng was stunned. "There's more?"

"That's all!" Zhen Jiecheng spread his hands, "Isn't this enough?"

Xu Haofeng: (￣ー￣)
"Breaking news: two internationally renowned directors feuded publicly in Venice"

"Wu Yusen's face was livid, while Zhen Jiecheng's smile was bright"

"Lu Chuan accuses Zhen Jiecheng of being uneducated and bringing shame to the country"

《Director Jing announced that he would hold a celebration party for the movie, with a banner reading "Warmly celebrate the box office breaking six Luchuans"》

What happened in the hotel quickly spread across the ocean and became the front page headlines of domestic entertainment newspapers. After Lu Chuan spoke up for her senior and Jing Tian intervened, it quickly turned into a big fight.

Jiang Wen was replaced and Zhang Weiping was replaced.

Fatty Wang, who had a feud with Zhen Jiecheng because of "The Little Fish and the Flower", was unwilling to be lonely and posted a Weibo.

Yang Mi plucked up the courage to open her account to reply: What honor did you win? Golden Lion? Or Palme d'Or?

The paparazzi, who were originally worried about their KPI, were suddenly overjoyed.

It has to be Director Zhen!

Even though we are halfway across the world, we still help our poor friends!

I won't say anything more. I'll burn incense! I'll kowtow! I'll pay homage to my parents who provide me with food and clothing!
Director Tian, ​​who had long been accustomed to this, sat in his office with a steady mind, without the slightest ripple.

I looked around the room, wondering what kind of display case I should order and what kind of lighting to use to store the new trophies that I would most likely obtain and that would be sent by students for storage.

"Old Tian, ​​can you please stop being distracted?" Dean Zhang Huijun pointed at the documents on the table. "Look, these are the films shortlisted for this year's Venice Film Festival. They are of quite high quality!"

“It can be said that this is the most competitive session in recent years!”

“Alexander Sokurov’s Faust, the final part of the Power tetralogy.”

"Roman Polanski's The Killing. Roman has already won the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or. He only needs the Golden Lion to complete the triple grand slam! It should be the Grand Slam. He has also won an Oscar!"

"besides."

"Stop!" Director Tian interrupted Zhang Huijun, "I have confidence in Jiecheng."

"What's wrong with fierce competition? Is Jie Cheng afraid of competition?"

“I don’t know what the other competing films are like, but I have seen the finished film of Joker with my own eyes. Unless Lao Chen remakes Farewell My Concubine, I don’t believe that any work in this Venice Film Festival can surpass Jie Cheng!”

"Putting aside how competitive Faust is, The Killing has basically no chance!"

At this point, Director Tian calmly blew out a puff of smoke.
"I've already tried it, want to win the Grand Slam from the three big players? Haha, that's difficult!"

"Want to win the Grand Slam with "The Killing"? I guess it's impossible!" Zhen Jiecheng and Director Tian said in unison in Venice.

After the opening ceremony on August 8st, the film officially went on display on September 31st.

And "The Killing" was one of the films that premiered on the first day.

“The staging and camera arrangement are perfect, and the actors’ acting is good. But as an indoor drama, both the subject matter and the content lack a sense of heaviness!”

There is no doubt that Roman Polanski is a master of film art.

"The Pianist" won the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Oscar for Best Director, and last year he won the Golden Bear for "The Ghost Writer". But this is not the first time he has won the Berlin Film Festival. As early as 1966, Roman Polanski, who was 33 at the time, won the Golden Bear for "Cast Away".

Only one step away from the Grand Slam, Roman, now 78 years old, is still working on the front line of film creation.

According to his memories from his previous life, this old man will continue to compete in Venice with his works until 19 years later.

Doesn’t it sound inspiring?
But, few artists are not dirty, but this person is not only dirty in character, but also in behavior. At the age of 44, he had sex with a 13-year-old minor, which is better than an 18-year-old.

Until Zhen Jiecheng was reborn, he was still embroiled in lawsuits and prosecuted by courts in many countries.

"Okay, we can eliminate this opponent. Let's go back to the hotel and play cards!" Zhen Jiecheng led the gang to leave.

Passing by the screening room of "Seediq Bale" which also premiered today.

"he~tui!"

He spat and walked away.

The premiere of "The Killing" officially kicked off the carnival of the Venice Film Festival.

The film was well received by audiences and praised by critics.

On the first day, there was a lot of support for catching the lion.

With the release of one high-quality shortlisted film after another, even the Italian local media, which has always been very strict with film festivals, are now praising them.

Mark Mueller, the festival's president who had been scolded for years, was praised so seldom that the news about his "last year in office" began to change to "it's hard to find a successor and he may continue to be re-elected."

On the 4th, "A Simple Life" premiered.

At the invitation of Andy Lau, Yan Jiecheng attended the press conference.

Number seven, "Huge Crowds" and "Traces of the Japanese Pirates".

The Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy are one family, so of course we have to support Cai Shangjun and Xu Haofeng.

On the 8th, the already busy exhibition became even more crowded.

"Faust", "Joker"!
The premieres of the two films instantly set the theaters on fire and received widespread acclaim as soon as they were released.

The calls for The Killing to win the award quickly faded, and Alexander Sokolov and Zhen Jiecheng immediately became the new focus of discussion among the media and audiences.

"Jiecheng, this movie should be our biggest rival!" Li Pingbin said seriously.

"Dim yellow, light green, and gray, the different colors are transformed and mixed to create a surreal visual effect with a strong oil painting texture." Cao Jiuping smacked his lips, "Jiecheng, this work is the same as our "Joker", both of which are most prominent in terms of color, but the expression is different."

"Yes! Faust has all the depth and heaviness that The Killing lacks." Zhen Jiecheng nodded. "It is very difficult to adapt Goethe's world literature classic and present the grandeur and depth of his thoughts on the screen!"

“But Faust did it!”

Zhen Jiecheng was not stingy in praising Sokolov.

Compared with the last time he participated in Venice, Zhen Jiecheng, who already has the Golden Lion in his hands, is less worried and more calm.

"It's my life, but I've always had good luck, haven't I?"

On the 9th, with the premiere of "Overheard", the screening session officially ended.

All the shortlisted crews stayed in the hotel, waiting for their phones to ring.

At the same time, the jury meeting of the main competition unit started a heated debate.

When the Horizon Unit, where Jia Zhangke served as the chairman of the jury, had completed the award distribution, the lights in the adjacent conference room were still on and the door was closed.

"This is the most intense competition in recent years!" Mark Muller said proudly, "and the most exciting one!"

"Mr. Chairman, this is the result of your hard work!" Jia Zhangke praised immediately.

Jia Zhangke has great respect for this old man who has a special preference for Chinese filmmakers.

Finally, the noise in the conference room stopped, and soon the door opened.

Jia Zhangke couldn't wait to look at the leader Darren Aronofsky.

"Darren, who's the golden lion?"

(End of this chapter)