I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 324 Returning to the Venice Film Festival

in the afternoon.

Cheng Sheng met Zeng Li and the others at the airport, and then they flew together to Venice.

After spending more than ten hours in the air, the group landed at Marco Polo International Airport.

The airport is located on the island of Tessela, off the main island of Venice.

Afterwards, the group took a boat to Venice.

Venice is a world-famous water city. Once you get to the city center, there are no roads, only waterways. To get to your destination, you can only take a boat.

The group sat on the boat, and the feeling was so good that you could reach out and scoop up a handful of water to wash your face. So the question is, where are Venice's sewers?
Cheng Sheng suddenly felt nauseous because it reminded him of the Ganges River in India.

Shaking his head to quickly clear his mind of the unpleasant image, he shifted his position slightly, as if afraid of being splashed with water at any moment.

A dozen minutes later, the group arrived at the hotel they had booked.

The last time Cheng Sheng came to Venice, he stayed at the same hotel, but last time it was arranged by the organizers, and this time they paid for it themselves.

Upon entering the hotel lobby, it was already quite crowded.

"Cheng Sheng, didn't you say Director Ning was also staying at the hotel? Why haven't I seen him?"

Zeng Li, walking beside Cheng Sheng, looked around and asked with a puzzled expression.

Before coming to Venice, Cheng Sheng called Ning Hao to explain that he was also bringing a new film to the Venice Film Festival.

Ning Hao had said he would pick him up from the airport, but Cheng Sheng thought that he would have to take a boat to get to the airport, so he told him not to bother. Then they met at the hotel.

"Look, he's sitting right there!"

"Speak of the devil and he shall appear," Cheng Sheng said, pointing to Ning Hao as she walked out of the elevator.

"boss."

"Director Cheng."

"Procedure……"

Following Ning Hao out of the elevator were Wang Zhi, Huang Bo, Guo Tao, Liu Hua, Lin Jin, and others.

"Hello."

Upon approaching, Cheng Sheng shook hands with the group.

"If we had known you would be coming, Director Cheng, we should have waited for you. That way, we could have gotten a free hotel room too," Huang Bo said with a smile.

This wasn't the first time Cheng Sheng had met Huang Bo; he had met him before at the press conference for the start of filming of "Crazy Stone".

Cheng Sheng greatly admires Huang Bo.

Huang Bo is the kind of person who achieves great things later in life. His journey from being a struggling artist in Beijing to becoming a star has been extremely arduous.

Huang Bo is a typical 'ordinary person'.

Don't be fooled by his future status as a box office 'giant'; he actually achieved his success through sheer grit and determination.

His first acting experience was through a friend's introduction to audition, but he didn't perform very well.

But he didn't give up. Instead, he became more determined and went to apply to the Beijing Film Academy.

Honestly, he was almost thirty years old at that time, and his classmates were still young. He had to put in several times more effort than others to achieve anything.

Until 2006, he made a movie, which is now called "Crazy Stone", in which he played "Blackie" with a strong Qingdao accent.

From then on, he became an instant sensation thanks to his role as 'Blackie'.

Later, he won the Best Actor Award at the Golden Horse Awards for his role in the film "Cow", and his 2012 film "Lost in Thailand" grossed 12 billion yuan at the box office.

"Lost in Thailand" was the first Chinese film to gross over 1 billion yuan, which made Huang Bo even more popular.

After the fire, Huang Bo's world changed. People in the entertainment industry became more civilized and had higher standards. Everyone treated Huang Bo better, and directors spoke to him gently.

The flight was delayed, but the crew waited for him with smiles on their faces. People on set called him Teacher Huang, and some big names even joked with him, teasing him in a friendly way. Huang Bo's high EQ made the stars laugh. Huang Bo was surrounded by good people now. No one complained about him anymore, no director fired him for a single comment, and no one said he was ugly or disgusting anymore. He was surrounded by familiar faces, and everyone around him was kind.

This is what Huang Bo meant when he said that when someone becomes famous, they are surrounded by good people.

That's how people are. When you're not famous, when you have no money or power, no one looks down on you, no one knows you, no one sees you. When you talk to others, they don't want to talk to you. Sometimes, some people even want to bully you, make things difficult for you, find you an eyesore, and want to drive you away.

Once you succeed, once you have money and power, once you become famous, everyone will treat you well. People will greet you from afar, everyone will be enthusiastic when they see you, and everyone will be respectful to you.

Everyone wants to get close to you, whether they know you well or not. They want to say a few words to you, walk with you, and feel proud of you.

Cheng Sheng and Huang Bo both understood this point.

Before Cheng Sheng became famous, he was a nobody at school, and even his roommates didn't have much friendship with him.

Over the years, they barely exchanged a few words, which is why Cheng Sheng didn't invite them to his film crew when he was making movies.

When "The Great Tang Dynasty 1" became a hit and he won the Best Film award at the Venice Film Festival, Cheng Sheng suddenly found that his former classmates were much more enthusiastic. Whenever he was at school, every classmate would greet him.

Cheng Sheng exchanged a few pleasantries with Huang Bo and the others, and then had someone go to check them in at the hotel.

"Boss, someone wants to see you."

Ning Hao pulled Cheng Sheng aside and whispered something.

Seeing Ning Hao's mysterious demeanor, Cheng Sheng was very curious. Who exactly wanted to see him?
"Who?"

"Hehe, boss, you'll never guess who this is," Ning Hao said with a smirk.

"Oh!"

Seeing Ning Hao's behavior, Cheng Sheng became even more curious about the man.

"Come on, take me to see him."

After Cheng Sheng finished speaking, he said to Zeng Li, "Sister Li, after you've completed the check-in procedures, you should go and rest first. Ning Hao and I still have some things to do."

“Okay.” Zeng Li nodded.

Then, Cheng Sheng followed Ning Hao to the door of a hotel room.

"Boss, I'm leaving now."

Ning Hao gave a strange laugh.

"Aren't you coming in with me?" Cheng Sheng asked in surprise.

"No, they want to see you, not me."

Ning Hao said this, and before leaving, she gave Cheng Sheng a meaningful smile.

Cheng Sheng frowned, feeling that Ning Hao's behavior was rather strange.

I had a bad feeling, like something was about to happen.

knock knock!

Although he sensed something was wrong, Cheng Sheng still knocked on the door.

A few seconds later, the door opened.