The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 289 Let him write it
The awards ceremony for the 59th Venice Film Festival was held as scheduled at the Palace of Cinema, lasting approximately one hour.

Not every awards ceremony is as big and lavish as the Oscars, with various performances during the breaks between awards. When all that's compressed into a short time, it's understandable.

Although the Golden Lion, as in another timeline, was awarded to British director Peter Mullan for "Brothel Sisters," Kenneth Lonergan won Best Director for "The Dark Side," beating Lee Chang-dong.

Not only that, Hao Lei also beat Moon So-ri to win the Marcelo Mastroianni Best Newcomer Award.

Therefore, the South Korean film "Oasis," which should have won three awards, only received the consolation prize of the FIPRESCI Prize.

Sitting in her seat, Angela calmly watched Gong Li hosting on stage, whose smug expression made her smile slightly.

If I hadn't reminded her, provided her with a headset, and arranged for simultaneous translation, she would probably be in a terrible predicament right now.

The organizers were a bunch of amateurs. Even though it was on Italian soil, the awards ceremony would definitely be in Italian, but they completely forgot to remind the chairman of the jury. I don't know if it was intentional or accidental.

However, this small gesture was not enough to tame her; it would take time to discipline her, even though she had now come to enjoy the game.

Angela was also surprised. This woman seemed quite magnanimous, but she didn't expect her to be a masochist at heart.

The first time and the time with Xu Jiuyang, the skill effect was triggered, but it wasn't when she was playing with it the day before yesterday, but she still looked like she was enjoying it.

The system's simulations led Angela to discover a new world. Before, she only wanted Gong Li to kneel before her, but now, she wanted a pet even more.

Yes, what I said to Annie before wasn't directed at Zhao Yan. Why would she bother training a little Karami? The real target is the so-called "Empress Gong" who likes masochism.

Thinking of this, Angela couldn't help but sigh. Although she didn't mind putting in effort for some things, too much effort wasn't good either. So why couldn't they be as obedient as her little darling?
As a girl born and raised in a chaotic and wicked America, Scarlett was incredibly easy to discipline, especially considering her family background...

"Stop, don't overthink it." Angela tapped her so-called temple with her finger.

If she thought about it further, it would lead to certain other areas, which was not what she wanted.

It's very simple. With her current experience and abilities, plus the help of the system, it would be too easy for her to do certain types of things in the United States, and she wouldn't even need to put herself on the scale.

But what's the price? Will we also become those humanoid creatures whose souls even the devil wouldn't be interested in?
Angela isn't interested... right?

Frankly, when she asked herself this question, she didn't know how to answer it.

If you really didn't want to, then why, after training Scarlett, did you arrange for her to become famous with "The Princess Diaries," push her into the "Lost in Translation" cast, and try to get her rewards?

Angela admitted that she liked this cutie a little. After all, besides Annie, she had only been truly intimate with two and a half people: Scarlett, Dawn, and half a person was Patty Hou.

Therefore, even Gong Li was manipulating and taming from an outsider's perspective.

Even so, is it really necessary to spoil her to this extent? You know, she once wanted to get her an Oscar for Best Actress, not to mention there's another pop star in a similar situation to Scarlett Johansson who's being groomed.

"Don't think too much about it. The devil loves to distract people. Overthinking won't do any good. Besides, they're here to keep an eye on things," Angela said finally.

However, when she gazed at Gong Li on the stage, she looked more and more like a hunter eyeing its prey.

After the Venice Film Festival closed, domestic media naturally showered praise on "The Dark Side" for its award, focusing primarily on Hao Lei. Lonergan is, after all, an American director, and the Best Newcomer Award is still an award, after all.

In any case, the average person in China wouldn't know that apart from the highest honors and Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the three major film festivals, the other awards are not very prestigious—even the Best Director award, which comes with a Silver Lion, is no exception.

Thus, coupled with the power of money and the story outline of "The Dark Side" that supposedly showcases the twisted nature of humanity, domestic media naturally buzzed around it.

Although some people regretted that Fan Xiaoyanzi did not win the award, they were quickly overwhelmed by the praise for Hao Lei, as if the loser was not worth a second glance. But for Fan Xiaoyanzi, this was exactly the situation she wanted.

"I've discussed it with Angela. We'll film 'Falling' next year and go to Cannes in 04 to make our mark. Then we'll try to finish the film I'm imagining between 04 and 05. It would be best if we could attend Cannes in 05, but if not, Cannes in 06 would be fine too." Fan Bingbing was talking animatedly in a private room at a private club.

"Is there anything we can do for you?" asked Li Yunxin, the party's emcee.

"Of course, if possible, I hope Sister Yuanyuan will write the novel first and try to publish it in a serious literary journal, and then sell the film and television rights to me," said Fan Bingbing.

"Aren't you going to let Jiuyang write it?" Gao Yuanyuan asked, looking at her.

"Because this story is absolutely about a female protagonist, I have some doubts about whether he can write a story about an absolutely female protagonist well." Fan Bingbing spread her hands.

However, Gao Yuanyuan remained noncommittal: "My opinion is to let him try first. If it really doesn't work, then I will take over. After all, there are still three or four years."

Although she was somewhat puzzled as to why she was making this request and suspected that she had ulterior motives, Fan Bingbing frowned for a moment and then nodded: "If you insist, then so be it."

Then she changed the subject: "In addition, if you have extra time, could you please simulate the winners and jury lists for the 05 and 06 Cannes Film Festivals?"

"And then?" Liu Qianqian, who had been listening most of the time, suddenly asked.

“Handle it according to Zhang Manyu’s situation,” Little Fan said, glancing at her before looking away, but his displeasure was undisguised. “If I can handle these people, I will handle them myself. If I can’t, then I’ll ask you for help.”

"I have no objection." Liu Qianqian shrugged, it was unclear whether she genuinely had no objection or was simply trying to make her presence known.

"Does anyone else have a question?" Li Yunxin asked at this moment.

After waiting a moment and seeing everyone shake their heads, she spoke again: "So, the next topic, Liu Qianqian?"

"We've already secured the film and television adaptation rights for 'Chinese Paladin 1.' Aside from the three female leads, if you want to include your own people in the other female roles, we can discuss that at the next gathering. If all goes well, filming will begin as early as the second half of next year," Liu Qianqian said.

"You acted pretty quickly." Little Fan gave a cold, aggressive laugh.

Liu Qianqian didn't care: "My signature work, of course I have to get my hands on it first."

Fan Bingbing turned to Angela: "Are you interested in joining forces to buy Softstar Entertainment and develop the Legend of Sword and Fairy series into an online game? It should be very popular."

“I have no objection,” Angela said nonchalantly.

Liu Qianqian frowned, but before she could speak, Li Yunxin tapped the table with her fingers: "Please be careful not to go off-topic, everyone. We can discuss other topics another time!"

(End of this chapter)