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Chapter 141 Golden Lion Battle: Brokeback Mountain VS The Hearing Girl

"Dear guests, dear friends..."

The ceremony soon began.

It was pretty much as everyone expected. In addition to celebrating Liu Yifei's birthday, the event was also paving the way for Liu Yifei's future.

Many film industry insiders were politely called upon at the scene, to which everyone responded with a smile.

But I don’t know how much sincerity there is.

"Director Zhou is Yifei's classmate. When Yifei enters the film industry, I will need Director Zhou's care."

As a famous director in mainland China, Zhou Qing was naturally mentioned, and was mentioned in a special way.

After all, this person's relationship with Liu Yifei is really special.

Not to mention that they were classmates, they had a very good relationship and even had scandals.

All eyes around looked over.

Compared to the perfunctory attitude of others, Zhou Qing was much more sincere.

After all, his relationship with Liu Yifei is different now.

"Yifei is a very good actor and I am looking forward to working with her."

As Zhou Qing spoke, he looked at Liu Yifei on the stage with a smile on his face.

Liu Yifei also looked at Zhou Qing with a smile on her face.

Their eyes met, and there was something in the meaning that only the two of them could understand.

The senior executives from Sony also came and announced in a high-profile manner that Liu Yifei had joined Sony, and also revealed that they were producing an album for Liu Yifei.

Everyone looked at Liu Yifei with envy, jealousy and hatred.

This is Sony!

They all came here specifically to support Liu Yifei.

But this is also a good thing for some actresses.

After all, Liu Yifei is very popular now, and she will become even more popular after "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is broadcast.

For many people, he is a powerful enemy.

Now that this powerful enemy is planning to sing, it will naturally take up a lot of his energy and time.

This is of course a good thing.

The boring part passed unknowingly and the birthday party became really lively.

Liu Yifei and Lin Zhiying sang "The Rainy Season at Seventeen" together, which was a formal farewell to their seventeen years old and ushering in a new chapter at the age of eighteen.

Although Lin Zhiying was out of fashion in the past two years, the drama "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" made him popular again.

"The Rainy Season of Seventeen" is one of Lin Zhiying's representative works.

As the melodious melody sounded, the atmosphere on the scene was immediately lifted.

Huang Xiaoming also prepared a program, and he and Liu Yifei played an interactive guessing game on the spot.

But they are all puzzles related to "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

While adding to the fun of the birthday party, it was also a great promotion for The Return of the Condor Heroes.

"Could this be Zhang Jizhong's suggestion?"

Zhou Qing couldn't help but complain in his heart while watching the fun.

This style is really quite like Zhang Da Hu's. He even didn't forget to hype it up during his birthday.

As for Liu Xiaoli?
She performed a split for everyone on the spot and also won applause from the audience.

Although Liu Xiaoli is not young anymore and her children are already adults, I didn't expect that her basic skills have not been lost at all.

Wow!
There was an immediate burst of warm applause from the audience, and Zhou Qing was no exception.

He also admired Liu Xiaoli.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

The banquet began immediately, and Zhou Qing was seated at the same table with Zhang Jizhong, Wang Zhongjun and other bigwigs.

Even so, Zhou Qing was still the core of the scene, surrounded by a group of bigwigs and celebrities.

Zhou Qing was already accustomed to this kind of scene, and he chatted and laughed with everyone with ease.

The atmosphere at the scene was so hot.

However, halfway through the meal, there was basically no one at the table, as everyone was not really here to eat.

Everyone went out to socialize with a glass of wine in hand.

On the contrary, Zhou Qing just ate and drank as if nothing had happened.

But they were soon surrounded.

As a famous director in mainland China, he has so many people trying to make friends with him, so how could he be ignored?
"You're exaggerating, aren't you? I can't even find a chance to talk to you."

Zhu Yawen was deeply moved. He once again witnessed the influence of the mainland's big directors.

Industry bigwigs like Wang Zhongjun and Zhang Jizhong were very polite, and those big stars were also very enthusiastic.

As for an ordinary actor like Zhu Yawen who was not very famous, he didn't even have the courage to say hello to Zhou Qing.

Fortunately, Zhu Yawen is Zhou Qing's roommate and they have a special relationship, otherwise he would not dare to come.

Just like actors like Jiang Xin and Liu Tao.

Everyone just talked from a distance but didn't have the courage to say hello.

"It's all just a show."

Zhou Qing said indifferently.

"That's true."

Zhu Yawen nodded, and then began to chat and laugh with Zhou Qing.

The chat between these two people is pure casual chatting between friends without any utilitarianism.

"Director Zhou, do you still remember me? I'm Yang Mi."

Yang Mi is very brave. Other actors of her level don't dare to disturb Zhou Qing rashly, but Yang Mi dares.

"It's you, I remember you."

Zhou Qing also chatted with Yang Mi in a friendly manner.

Yang Mi was still very confident. She knew her current rank was not high enough, so she just said hello and left.

I didn't chat too much with Zhou Qing, I just wanted to make my presence known.

But even so, many people were envious, especially those who knew Yang Mi.

This Yang Mi actually even knows Director Zhou?
Not simple.

"How did I sing?"

When the banquet was almost in progress, Liu Yifei, the host, finally had the opportunity to come in front of Zhou Qing.

"It sounds really good, Xixi. I'm looking forward to your album more and more."

Zhou Qing praised him without thinking.

"Really? You're not saying these nice things to coax me, are you?"

Liu Yifei was very happy, but still stared at Zhou Qing and asked.

"Of course it's true. If you were to release an album, Xixi, it wouldn't be worse than those singers."

Zhou Qing looked extremely serious, after all, what he said was the truth.

Liu Yifei's album sales are actually quite good.

Then he saw the smile on Liu Yifei's face become even brighter.

"Auntie is really amazing. That split is absolutely amazing."

Zhou Qing also did not forget to praise Liu Xiaoli, also from the bottom of his heart.

"Do I need to tell you that? Actually, my mom's level has dropped a lot. She used to be much better than this."

Speaking of Liu Xiaoli, Liu Yifei became more happy and excited, and talked endlessly about Liu Xiaoli's amazing qualities.

It can be seen that Liu Yifei still admires Liu Xiaoli very much.

The relationship between mother and daughter is also very good.

"You are so good, Xiao Liu. I have been looking for you everywhere but you are still here. You really forget your friends for the sake of beauty!"

Shu Chang appeared out of nowhere and complained angrily on purpose.

"I'm tired and hungry, so I'm going to rest here for a while. Do you have a conscience?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Shu Chang.

"You used to come to me when you wanted to rest. You've changed, Xiao Liu!"

Shu Chang is such a dramatic actor that he never stops acting, just like it’s a real story.

Zhou Qing, who was watching from the side, wanted to laugh.

"besides."

Shu Chang's eyes started to become sharper, scanning Liu Yifei and Zhou Qing, "Are you two okay?"

"Shu Chang, do you know what happens if you offend a big director?"

Zhou Qing spoke in a deep voice, which immediately subdued Shu Chang. "Ah!? Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, help me."

Shu Chang wailed in horror.

"Liu Yifei's 18th birthday ceremony came to an end. It was a dazzling feast that shocked half of the entertainment industry."

"'Crystal Princess, Feiyue 18', Liu Yifei's 18th birthday party was held grandly, and director Zhou Qing showed up to support."

"Many stars gathered together to celebrate Liu Yifei's birthday. Director Zhou Qing made a surprise appearance. The deep friendship between classmates was enviable."

Overall, Liu Yifei's "coming of age ceremony" press conference was very successful and attracted a lot of attention.

After the media exaggerated the report, it immediately caused a lot of discussion in the circle.

Especially with the appearance of Director Zhou Qing, I don’t know how many people are envious, jealous and hateful.

This is really outrageous. Isn't the relationship between Director Zhou and Liu Yifei too good?
Director Zhou visited Liu Yifei on the set while she was filming, and was also present on her birthday!
Taking all these factors into consideration, no one really thought that Director Zhou’s statement at the birthday party about looking forward to working with Liu Yifei was just talk.

"Two million for a birthday party, my God."

Wang Baoqiang was particularly shocked by this incident.

As a migrant worker from a rural family in Beijing, Wang Baoqiang was really shocked.

You have to know that even though he had such a heavy role in "A World Without Thieves", his salary was only two thousand!

Just like when he starred in "Blind Shaft".

As a result, he spent two million just for his birthday.

Too exaggerated?
"Baoqiang, from now on, this amount of money will be nothing but drizzle to you."

Zhou Qing smiled and said this to Wang Baoqiang.

"Director Zhou, you must be joking. How is this possible?"

Wang Baoqiang couldn't believe it at all.

"Teacher Feng."

"Teacher Jiang."

After chatting with Wang Baoqiang for a while, Zhou Qing got down to business.

Notify the main creators of "The Hearing Girl" one by one to attend the Venice Film Festival.

Whether it is veteran actors like Feng Yuanzheng and Jiang Wenli, or new generation actors like Shu Chang and Hu Ge.

They are all very positive and caring.

The same is true for Huang Bo.

As for the class teacher Wang Jinsong, he refused. He had to stay in Beijing Film Academy to teach as a substitute.

So this trip to Venice was really lively.

The male and female protagonists + three important supporting roles, the number of people is more than any previous time.

However, both the male lead Hu Ge and the female lead Shu Chang knew that they were going to Venice to broaden their horizons and show off their status.

Winning awards or something like that has nothing to do with me at all.

After all, they are all aware of their acting skills, which are still far from those of the best actor or actress.

It is certainly not possible for Brother Hu to do that, but Shu Chang, whose acting skills are much more superb than Brother Hu, is also far behind.

Unless Director Zhou can win a Golden Lion.

This award does not belong to one person, but to the entire crew, and everyone deserves it.

But is the Golden Lion so easy to get?

Although everyone had high hopes for Zhou Qing considering his previous impressive record, no one dared to make a guarantee.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

Just like last time, Zhou Qing and his companions were surrounded by reporters as soon as they landed in Venice.

Let Feng Yuanzheng, Brother Hu and others personally experience Zhou Qing's terrifying international influence.

However, considering Director Zhou's record in the Big Three, while the others were surprised, they were not surprised by this scene.

"You all must be tired today. Take a good rest. We will go to the film festival after breakfast tomorrow."

After staying in the booked hotel for a night, everyone headed to the film festival after breakfast the next day with great enthusiasm.

Among them, Huang Bo is a frequent visitor to the Big Three, Jiang Wenli's "Gua Sha" premiered in Cannes, and for the others, it was their first time to come to the Big Three to make their presence felt.

Feng Yuanzheng was relatively okay and behaved relatively calmly, but Brother Hu and Shu Chang were both extremely excited.

"Matt Damon, is that Matt Damon? I saw the real person."

"Look, that's the elf prince Orlando. He's so handsome."

"That's Kate Winslet, she looks to be a bit more... well, 'fuller'."

Especially the Hollywood stars who appeared from time to time made the two of them even more uneasy.

"Look at what you guys are like. Aren't you just some Hollywood stars? What's the big deal?"

Huang Bo started to show off in front of the two of them.

He never mentioned that when his "127 Hours" went to Berlin, the response was no better than Hu Geshu's singing.

"Director Zhou, this is your second time attending the Venice Film Festival after La La Land. Do you think The Hearing Girl can win a big award like La La Land?"

"Like La La Land, "Hearing Girl" is a work I have worked hard on. I am confident in this film, but whether it can win an award depends on the jury's opinion."

After walking around the venue, Zhou Qing accepted interviews from international media as usual. "The Hearing Girl" really needs some attention.

"Director Zhou of La La Land won the Silver Lion for Best Director. Does Director Zhou of The Hearing Girl want to win a Golden Lion?"

"Of course, I hope that The Hearing Girl can win the Golden Lion. I believe that every film shortlisted for the main competition unit is aiming for this ultimate award."

"Among the many films shortlisted for the main competition this time, which one do you think has the best chance of winning the Golden Lion Award?"

Of course, Zhou Qing thinks the most likely candidate is Li An's "Brokeback Mountain". After all, the original time and space was when Li An won the Golden Lion trophy.

In addition to this is his own "Hearing Girl", which originally won the Oscar for Best Picture.

This is a major award that even Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" has never won.

Coupled with Zhou Qing's current high-level directing skills, the quality of "The Hearing Girl" will be taken to a higher level.

So Zhou Qing is really optimistic.

After analyzing various factors, Zhou Qing felt that the most likely winner of this year's Golden Lion Award was either "Brokeback Mountain" or "The Hearing Girl".

But whether "The Hearing Girl" can beat "Brokeback Mountain", Zhou Qing can only say that there is hope, but he really can't be sure.

However, it is undoubtedly inappropriate to say these words now.

"Every nominated film represents the high recognition of the organizing committee. Every film has the potential to win the Golden Lion Award, including my "Hearing Girl" of course."

With Zhou Qing's current rank and influence in the Big Three, he was able to hype up the popularity of "The Hearing Girl" with just a simple interview.

Many international film producers approached Zhou Qing very eagerly and actively, and the results were very good.

Zhou Qing greeted this with a smile, but he never mentioned anything about selling copyrights.

"Director Zhou."

"Guan Dao."

As the only two Chinese-language films shortlisted, the crews of "The Hearing Girl" and "The Song of Everlasting Regret" met each other.

Naturally, both sides exchanged greetings enthusiastically.

"It's easy for Director Zhou to win awards from the three major awards. This time, "Hearing Girl" will definitely win a big award."

Guan Jinpeng shook hands and greeted Zhou Qing very politely, not daring to be arrogant in front of this young man.

"Director Guan, you're too polite. Director Guan's ability is there. The one I'm most optimistic about is actually "The Song of Everlasting Regret."

Zhou Qing responded with a wave of commercial flattery, focusing on the principle of reciprocity.

However, not only Zhou Qing, but even Guan Jinpeng himself did not believe these words.

"Hello, Director Zhou. I'm actor Liang Jiahui."

Liang Jiahui, who came with Guan Jinpeng, also came up to greet politely.

"Hello."

Zhou Qing shook hands with the other party and exchanged a few simple greetings.

Zhou Qing doesn’t have a good impression of many Hong Kong actors, except for Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka Fai.

Moreover, Tony Leung Ka Fai's acting skills are much better than Andy Lau's. He is a multi-faceted actor.

The movie "Black Gold" crushed Andy Lau, making the protagonist feel like he had no presence at all. All we can say is that it's really amazing.

"Hello, Director Zhou."

Next came the heroine Zheng Xiuwen, with whom Zhou Qing also had a brief chat.

"Director Guan, Director Zhou is really young."

After the two parties separated, Zheng Xiuwen couldn't help but glance at Zhou Qing's back and uttered such a sigh.

"Who says it's not true? I've never seen such a young director achieve this level."

Liang Jiahui next to him couldn't help but sigh.

There are some things that are inappropriate to say in front of Guan Jinpeng, but Liang Jiahui feels that Zhou Qing is really gifted.

This is a natural born director!

(End of this chapter)