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

Chapter 360 Press Conference (Part )

The reporter had no choice but to change the question, "You've almost won the Best Director award. When will you win the Best Actor award at an international film festival?"

"No, you think too highly of me. I got these two Best Director awards by chance. It's not that easy. If you want to win Best Actor, just take it."

Is not it?
The reporters in the field looked at him sideways, and you looked at yourself.

A 21-year-old double-Award winning director, is that something a human can do?
"After winning the Palme d'Or, you have become a two-time gold medal director. Do you feel that you have surpassed Van Loon?" This is obviously a question asked by a domestic reporter.

The foreign reporters at the scene were very confused and didn't know why Fang Long was involved, so they asked the Chinese reporters around them.

Although they are colleagues and competitors, Chinese journalists are still happy to publicize the "great achievements" of their domestic counterparts when they are abroad.

"What, Chen said he wanted to surpass Jackie? Aren't they good friends? They filmed a movie together."

"There is such a thing. It is really hard to tell who is better between Chen and Jackie."

"So there is such news. I know about it. I will definitely help the Chinese media."

Chen Linfeng was full of question marks. It seemed that this question would follow him for the rest of his life, right?

He replied helplessly, "I don't know even if you ask me. Maybe I can confirm the answer to the question when everyone thinks I'm better than them."

He didn't explain this time. Anyway, none of these reporters were good people, so there was no point in explaining.

What's more, the situation at the scene is about to spread all over the world.

Of course, the reporters didn't just ask the two directors questions, they also asked the three actors questions.

When asked about Liu Qianqian, domestic media Sina first praised her performance in the movie, and then turned to gossip.

"When are you going to marry Director Chen and have kids?"

Chen Linfeng interrupted unhappily and replied, "I'm not even of legal marriage age yet. Isn't it a bit early to talk about this now?"

Ah this.

This reporter from Sina really didn't expect this.

"No, why aren't you 22 yet? It feels like you're almost the same generation as Jiang Wen and the others."

Chen Linfeng blinked and said innocently, "That can't be helped. I'm just this age."

The reporter thought about it and realized that he was really stupid.

When publishing various reports, Chen Linfeng’s age is always mentioned.

Shocking! The youngest Oscar-winning screenwriter, Golden Lion-winning director, and best actor in history!

I don't know how many times I've used this kind of title.

Of course, now we have another youngest director to win the Palme d'Or or two Palme d'Ors.

But to be honest, when I don't think about it, I always unconsciously think that Chen Linfeng is older and more senior.

After all, he has been in the industry for at least 10 years. Some young reporters, such as the one asking the question, have been hearing about Xiao Chen's name since they were students.

As a result, you told me that he was not even old enough to get a marriage certificate, which was a bit counterintuitive.

Liu Qianqian covered her mouth and laughed, "Yes, Xiaofeng is a few months younger than me."

There is no way to ask about this gossip anymore. The reporter kept it in mind and plans to ask again next year.

Another reporter from the New York Times asked, "Crystal, now that you have gained considerable fame on the international stage, will you try your hand at Hollywood like your predecessors, such as Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi?"

Liu Qianqian rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while. "Times are different, and the choices should be different. I will probably focus on domestic films. If Hollywood wants me to act, I will give it a try."

"It's hard to have good opportunities like this."

"I'm not too worried about that," Liu Qianqian said with a sly smile, "After all, I have Xiaofeng to help me."

She makes no secret of the fact that her boyfriend helped her achieve success.

……

The press conference lasted more than 2 hours.

After the event, Chen Linfeng informed the main creators of "Sunset" and discussed the follow-up matters in the small conference room of the hotel.

The actors and behind-the-scenes staff arrived first, but the two directors had not yet arrived.

Liu Qingshan was puzzled, "The Cannes Film Festival is over, what else can happen?"

"There can't be any benefits left."

Cao Yu thought so too. As a photographer, he had added a strong achievement to his resume and was planning to return to China to show off.

Cheng Er's expression changed. "Hey, you know what? Maybe there really is one, such as... Oscar?"

At this time, Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou pushed the door open and heard this sentence.

"Old Cheng is right. The Palme d'Or is not the end, but a new beginning."

The two directors were accompanied by Pete and Rob Friedman.

Rob heard that his boss won the Palme d'Or, so he came here specially today.

Chen Linfeng just went to pick him up, and Zhang Yimou went with him to show his respect.

As for Pete, several people acted as advisers.

Chen Linfeng had worked with him several times before, and he was the one who helped with the contacts and public relations for the film that first won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, so he had some experience.

As for Rob, he is a veteran in Hollywood and will launch the Oscar public relations for "The Hurt Locker" in the second half of the year.

Chen Linfeng knew that at the Oscars next year, "The Hurt Locker" would be the biggest winner over "Avatar". He introduced Robert's identity to everyone.

As for Pete, many people know him.

Domestic media have reported several times that he is director Chen Xiao’s best friend in Hollywood and a super second-generation.

I've seen it before at film festivals.

People like Cheng Er, Cao Yu and others knew that this person indeed had a good relationship with their director.

"Xiao Feng, is our movie really going to win an Oscar?"

Liu Qianqian heard what Chen Linfeng said when he came in.

"Of course, Crystal, you should have more confidence in Chen. After all, it is the Palme d'Or, which is no worse than the Oscars."

Pete answered without waiting for Chen Linfeng to speak.

"No, Pete," Chen Linfeng said in surprise, "When did you learn Chinese? And you can speak it fluently?"

Peter smiled proudly and continued to reply in Chinese, "I have been learning for almost three years, but I never had the opportunity to show it before. So, isn't it cool? I think I might be a genius too."

"Yes," Chen Linfeng nodded seriously, "It's just a little slower than my speed in learning foreign languages."

As he spoke, he gestured with his thumb and index finger, indicating that this was just the beginning.

Pete was even more proud, this was a talent that even the genius Chen recognized.

Everyone present had a strange look on their face.

They had heard the rumor that Xiao Chen learned Neon language in a short time.

This is even an allusion.

Liang Qichao once said a famous saying: "Neighborhood language is so difficult to learn that it cost me a lot of oil."

Chen Linfeng mentioned this during a program and said that it was indeed true.

It also took him about half a day. It seemed that everyone had the same idea.

At that time, Chen Linfeng's expression was very serious and sincere, as if he was talking about something commonplace.

Because it was too outrageous and Versailles (although this word didn't exist yet), it became popular.

This joke was widely circulated, and almost everyone present knew about it, except for two foreigners.

Everyone tacitly saved face for Pete and didn't say it out loud.

Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou respectively emphasized their determination and confidence in competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and then handed the lead to Robert to explain.

"In fact, it is not that difficult to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, at least compared to Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture."

As soon as Rob came up, he gave people reassurance.

"First of all, let's talk about the qualification. If the work itself has a certain reputation and proper public relations, it will have a relatively high probability of being shortlisted. Director Zhang has been shortlisted before, so I think you should have some understanding of this."

Zhang Yimou nodded. He had been nominated for the Foreign Language Film Award three times before, but unfortunately he failed to make it through the final hurdle.

Rob continued, "Sunset won the Palme d'Or, the most prestigious award among the three major international film festivals. Members of the Hollywood Academy will also pay attention to the award-winning works in Cannes, so we don't have to worry about the nominations."

Zhang Yimou said, "It's rare to win an award. Tell me how to do this."

"I just said that it's not that hard to win a foreign language film award," Robert said sincerely, "especially if you win the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the quality of the film itself is very good."

Here he changed the subject slightly.

After "Farewell My Concubine" won the Palme d'Or, it also participated in the Oscar competition the following year.

However, it lost out to films of significantly inferior quality.

"Farewell My Concubine won several Oscar precursor awards at the time. To a certain extent, these awards are the vane of the Oscars. Normally, it would have no problem winning.

In fact, the subsequent operations of "Sunset" are similar to it to some extent.

First, I will attend various award ceremonies in Europe, win as many awards as possible, and show my face in front of the Oscar judges, and then compete for various Oscar pre-awards. "

Liu Qianqian raised her hand and asked, "Since the operation is similar, why didn't "Farewell My Concubine" win an award?"

"The key is respect," Rob pointed his index finger a few times, "After Farewell My Concubine was nominated for an Oscar, the publicity work was obviously insufficient.

Originally, the works nominated for the Oscars would be promoted in major newspapers in Emily and Kentucky, and the judges regarded it as a kind of respect for the Oscars.

As a result, Farewell My Concubine did not do anything in this regard. If you don’t respect the rules of the game, the judges will naturally not respect you either.”

Chen Linfeng said speechlessly, "Why don't you change respect to spending money? Without public relations and without spending money on publicity, there will be no chance of winning the award. This is more straightforward."

Indeed, after hearing this, the people in the audience understood it instantly.

"So it costs money. It's okay. Xiaofeng has money."

"Indeed, Director Chen is not afraid of anyone when it comes to spending money."

Chen Linfeng glared at them and said, "Stop making trouble."

Rob was not at all embarrassed to hear people say that the Oscars cost money, which is a fact recognized by most people.

He shrugged and said, "Boss, you are right. Whether it is public relations or publicity, it costs money.

So, boss, are you ready to spend money? "

(End of this chapter)