Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 348 Quentin: Damn awesome, I learned it

Since Li An had arrived, Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou paused and stood up to greet him.

What they didn't expect was that Li An was not alone, there was also a middle-aged foreign man with him.

The other party looked very surprised and gave Zhang Yimou a bear hug.

"Hey, Zhang, I feel like we haven't seen each other in 20 years."

Zhang Yimou laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

Chen Linfeng recognized who it was at first sight, it was Quentin. After all, the "Niubi" meme was well-known in later generations.

This guy's appearance has hardly changed, it's so distinctive.

After Quentin and Zhang Yimou hugged each other, he extended his hand to Chen Linfeng without any introduction, "Genius Chen, I know you, but it's a pity that we have never met."

Chen Linfeng smiled and shook hands with him. "Awesome Quentin, I recognize you too. I like Kill Bill very much."

He specifically said the word "awesome" in Chinese.

Quentin burst into laughter. He knew the word. He praised in broken Chinese, "You are awesome too."

After shaking hands, Li An explained, "Quentin and I met on the road. He heard that he was coming to see you, so he wanted to come and chat."

"That's a good thing."

Zhang Yimou also has a good relationship with Quentin, or it can be said that several big domestic directors know Quentin.

When Kill Bill was being filmed, although it was a US film, the interior scenes involving Asian scenes were all shot in Yanjing, specifically in the studio of Yanjing Film Studio.

At that time, directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang all visited the set.

Quentin probably learned how to be awesome at that time.

Zhang Yimou and Quentin recalled the past, and Chen Linfeng sat aside and listened quietly.

Quentin is a chatterbox who can talk about everything. He feels like a foreignized Yanjing person.

He would chat about the past with Zhang Yimou, and also discuss with Chen Linfeng how to photograph beautiful women.

In this regard, the whole world knows Quentin's preference, he is the ultimate foot control.

In fact, Chen Linfeng's preferences have been almost fully revealed in his dramas.

Looking back at the dramas directed by Chen Linfeng in the past, although he had his previous life as a reference, he always had his own preferences, and it was impossible for you to remember all the shots.

So when he was filming, he liked to take pictures of girls' faces, especially various side shots, and there were a lot of them.

Only Liu Qianqian was spared this because she was his girlfriend.

But this made Sissi always wonder if he looked down on people.

He felt a lot of resentment for this and sometimes even got into a bad temper with Chen Linfeng.

Regarding the other party's preferences, Quentin responded with an "You are still too young" attitude.

"For top-notch-looking women, you still have to look at their legs and feet. You're a little behind the times."

Chen Linfeng was not satisfied. "The answer to this question is that the evil one is the eternal one. You are too unorthodox. From this point of view, you are not awesome at all."

"No, no, no, mine is the best."

Then the two of them had a long argument on this topic.

Li An and Zhang Yimou looked at each other, both feeling helpless.

Xiao Chen usually looks quite reliable, why did he suddenly become like this?

In the end, neither Quentin nor Chen Linfeng was able to convince the other, but they managed to reach a strategic settlement.

Quentin decided to try shooting some big thunders in the future, while Chen Linfeng said that if he was interested occasionally, he could also try shooting some nice legs.

At this point, he thought of Liu Xixi again. Well, his girlfriend's legs are still okay.

He rubbed his chin.

After they finished talking, the two smiled at each other. Although they had different sexual preferences, they felt like the same kind of people.

In fact, Quentin and Chen Linfeng are quite similar, not to mention things like sexual fetishes.

Quentin is also a screenwriter. He won the Palme d'Or when he was less than 30 years old, which is a record-breaking performance.

The two became happier the more they talked.

Chen Linfeng thought, it has come to this, it would be unreasonable not to teach something.

"Quentin, you only know the word 'awesome'. In fact, the word can be further modified to make it more expressive. Do you want me to teach you how to say it?"

Quentin was very interested, "OK, I like this, come and teach me."

Zhang Yimou felt that things were not going well and that he was going to lose his national dignity again.

As expected, Chen Linfeng said, "The full version can be called 'Really F*cking Awesome'."

He also gave a thumbs up, looking very confident.

Zhang Yimou stroked his forehead and Li An also froze.

Quentin found it very interesting. He learned it twice and felt that he had roughly memorized it.

Then he asked, "I already know what awesome means, what does this fucking mean?"

This is Chen Linfeng's strong point, so he started from the "Your mother is a maid" in the Warring States Period and talked about its gradual evolution later.

Zhang Yimou and Li An even felt like they had been taught a lesson. Although they knew it was a swear word before, they really didn't know where it came from.

Quentin didn't understand this series of developments, but he did get the point that it contained a lot of horse stories.

"So this can be connected to 'fuck me'?"

Now even Chen Linfeng was silent. Brother, you really have learned everything.

However, he still adheres to the principle that if you dare to learn, I dare to teach.

"Yeah, put it together and it's like 'Fuck, that's fucking awesome', which is actually similar to 'fucking cool'."

"OK, I remember it completely." Quentin said he had learned useful knowledge.

After the joke, Quentin told his purpose. His film "Inglourious Basterds" also participated in the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.

"The premiere will be on the 20th, and everyone is cordially invited to come."

Chen Linfeng readily agreed and also invited him to attend the premiere of "Sunset" on the 13th.

After talking about this, Quentin took his leave for the time being.

Several people saw him out and then came back to continue.

Zhang Yimou couldn't help but complain, "Quentin is a good guy, but he talks too much."

"Haha, I think it's okay." Chen Linfeng is also someone who can chat, but he's not that talkative.

After Li An sat down, he first said with emotion, "It's not easy for us to get together here."

He joked to Chen Linfeng, "Xiao Chen, this time we have to fight to see who wins. But isn't it a bit unfair for me to fight both of you alone?"

Chen Linfeng laughed and said, "Each of us can only use half of our abilities. If we lose to you in a duel, it would be like losing to you in the eyes of outsiders. It's really unfair."

Li An laughed and said, "You really are good at talking."

Zhang Yimou was more concerned about the other party's work, "What kind of film have you prepared this time?"

Li An briefly introduced the general plot. It is a comedy-oriented movie, and it also has some characteristics of a memoir or biography.

When Chen Linfeng heard this, he felt that it was unreliable. It was too much against the judges' preferences and he probably wouldn't win the prize.

Zhang Yimou thought so too.

He frowned and said, "The style of your film is not pleasing. I don't think it will win any awards."

Li An was not surprised at all. "My main purpose was to participate in the exhibition, and I didn't have high hopes."

Well, it seems that’s what the other party meant.

Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou tacitly stopped talking about this matter.

Apart from this Cannes, Li An was very interested in Chen Linfeng's first filming in Hollywood.

"I heard that you're working with Mark Gordon? He's quite famous, so he won't overshadow the rest, right?"

Chen Linfeng shook his head. "I feel fine. It's similar to the producers in China. I just help out and usually don't cause trouble."

Li An's eyes widened. "Is this possible?"

He said firmly, "This must be a film in which you invested the most, otherwise those producers would not be so easy to talk to."

Li An carefully inquired about the details of Chen Linfeng's previous cooperation.

There was nothing to hide, so Chen Linfeng basically answered truthfully.

Zhang Yimou was also listening quietly at the side.

Although he had no intention of going to the United States to film, he was undoubtedly very curious about Hollywood.

……

While the three directors were chatting.

Liu Qianqian happened to arrive at the town of Cannes by bus.

Cannes is rather embarrassing in this regard, as there is no large airport at all, and the only airport there can only accommodate some small private planes.

The weather here is typically warm in winter and cool in summer, with the average temperature in May being only around 5 degrees.

Chen Linfeng had given instructions in advance on the phone, so Liu Qianqian wore long sleeves, long pants, and a white coat to keep warm.

What was originally a very casual outfit looks trendy when worn by her.

As soon as she got off the car, Liu Qianqian saw a huge exterior wall poster of "Sunset" on a building not far away. The poster occupied the entire side wall of the building and was very conspicuous.

She stood there and watched for a while. After entering the town, she looked out the window of the car and could fully feel the movie atmosphere here.

It feels quite different from Venice.

"Hey, is that Liu Qianqian?"

Just when she was exuding a literary and artistic vibe, Liu Qianqian heard someone calling her.

She turned her head and found that the direction where the sound came from was a recording team.

Coincidentally, the host at the front was someone she knew.

"What a coincidence, reporter Yao Miao, you are here too. This is..."

Yao Miao looked very happy, "Yes, yes, we can meet here."

She then introduced the situation on her side, "Our station is planning to do a Cannes special, a few minutes every day to introduce the situation of the Cannes Film Festival to the audience. I am looking for materials now."

It's a bit of a coincidence to say this, Yao Miao and the others have only just arrived.

I was just about to go out and take some photos. The Cannes Film Festival is approaching and there are many filmmakers and tourists coming to attend the festival. These are all news materials.

I didn’t expect to meet a big star in China.

Yao Miao smiled brightly, "It's a coincidence that we met, how about you say a few words, Xixi?"

Liu Qianqian waved her hands and said embarrassedly, "I haven't prepared anything yet, and I don't have anything to say."

"It's okay, just say whatever you want."

Having said that, she really couldn't think of anything for a moment. Liu Qianqian had just got off the bus and her head was dizzy from sitting there.

The photographer behind didn't care whether the other person spoke or not, he just opened the lid and took the picture.

Not saying anything and just watching people is also a scenery.

The Sixth Princess has always had a friendly relationship with Liu Qianqian and Chen Linfeng.

Seeing that Liu Qianqian was indeed exhausted from the journey and had no intention of talking, Yao Miao understood and let the matter go.

Liu Qianqian waved goodbye and continued walking forward with Zhang Xin and other assistants.

(End of this chapter)