HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 312 [312] Tokyo Red Carpet: What truly defines the pinnacle of Asian handsome men and beautiful women's looks!
Three days after watching the finished film of "Bouquet", Qi Yuan and Chen Kaige led the main cast and crew to Tokyo.

Starry Sky, China Film Group, and Media Asia immediately launched promotional campaigns for the film.

If "The Bouquet" wins an award in Tokyo, the film will be released immediately to capitalize on the momentum of the award win.

According to information released by the Tokyo International Film Festival organizers, "The Bouquet" has been officially selected for the main competition.

Film festivals like Tokyo and Cannes operate on a different system than domestic awards like the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards. Once a film is nominated, it automatically becomes a candidate for all awards.

Simply put, "The Bouquet" has a chance to compete for all awards, including the Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

There's a high probability that "Bouquet" will win one or two awards.

The Tokyo International Film Festival isn't considered particularly prestigious; it can't compare to top-tier international events like the Oscars, Golden Globes, or the three major European film festivals.

In Chinese-speaking regions, Tokyo's influence and industry recognition cannot compare to the Golden Horse Awards.

In Asia, Tokyo has a greater influence than Kinmen and Matsu.

Upon arriving in Tokyo, Chen Kaige glanced at the list of shortlisted works for this year, and he was very confident.

The shortlist includes a large number of films from countries such as Mexico, Switzerland, Denmark, Kazakhstan, and Iran.

Facing these unknown directors from small countries, Chen Kaige would like to say, "Sell your ticket to Seoul."

The films he directed share the same core themes and ideas as Japanese culture, so with all the positive elements stacked up, wouldn't it be easy for him to crush these people?

Chen Kaige was confident, and Qi Yuan was also very happy.

Who wouldn't want to win more awards? This movie was written by Qi Yuan. If he could win a screenwriting award, "The Promise" would definitely never have been made.

The Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 28 to November 5.

The theme of this year's awards is quite interesting, focusing on supporting new filmmakers. This can be interpreted as newcomers having a higher chance of winning awards than established filmmakers.

The day before the opening ceremony, Qi Yuan called Fan Xiaopang to his room.

Fan Xiaopang arrived quickly, saying in a low voice, "It's broad daylight, can't we wait until night?"

"What are you thinking about? I called you over to look at clothes, to see what you think of the dress I prepared for you."

Qi Yuan rolled her eyes at her, made way for her, and Fan Xiaopang's gaze shifted to the mannequin behind Qi Yuan.

To be precise, she was attracted by the 'porcelain costume' on the mannequin.

Besides Jin Suo, Fan Xiaopang's most famous moments in his past life were his various red carpet photos.

Her figure, her face, and her confidence and poise make her a natural for the red carpet.

She is recognized as one of the top female stars on the red carpet, nicknamed the Queen of the Red Carpet.

Qi Yuan made the movie "Bouquet" not only to enhance his influence in the Japanese market and pave the way for his later English EP and English major, but also to promote Fan Xiaopang.

Since we brought Fan Xiaopang to Tokyo for the red carpet, how could we not let him showcase his greatest strengths?
Thus, this ceramic piece, costing over 200,000 yuan, came into being.

This ceramic dress draws inspiration from Chinese porcelain. The front is embroidered with the image of Yang Guifei drunk, the back with Diao Chan worshipping the moon, and the sides with Xi Shi washing silk and Wang Zhaojun leaving the border. The stories of the Four Beauties are incorporated into this dress.

A few months ago, Qi Yuan asked Chang Jihong to find a design master to prepare this dress for Fan Xiaopang, deliberately keeping it a secret, just to give Fan Xiaopang a surprise.

"How about this dress? It will definitely make you the most dazzling actress at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, probably without exception."

Qi Yuan was very confident. There were no big film crews participating this year. He had looked into the films that were competing this year, and the actresses there were no match for Fan Xiaopang.

Fan Xiaopang's eyes were filled with undisguised joy. She was so satisfied with the battle robe that Qi Yuan had prepared for her that she excitedly ran over and kissed Qi Yuan on the cheek.

"It must be very expensive, right?"

"Not expensive, less than 300,000." "?!?!"

Fan Xiaopang's pupils dilated in shock. "I've been working for so long and I've never saved up this much money. You're saying less than 300,000 isn't expensive?"
The expenses for the lead actress were quite high; she sent a lot of money home, and she didn't have much left for herself.

She has always wanted to buy a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment in Beijing so that she can bring her parents to live there, but she is still a little short of the down payment.

Qi Yuan, that spendthrift boss, spent all his down payment money on making just one piece of clothing.

Fan Xiaopang felt both sorry for him and touched.

“It’s worth it. If you wear this gown and win the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress award, the company will help you with marketing and promotion. It’s hard to say about Zhao Yanzi, but it will definitely be no problem to crush Lin Xinru. Once you become a big star, you can work hard and help me earn back the money for this dress.”

Qi Yuan could see that Fan Xiaopang was stingy with money, which was understandable, since Fan Xiaopang wasn't a rich woman yet.

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The following day, the 13th Tokyo International Film Festival officially opened.

The event includes a red carpet ceremony, the premiere of the opening film, and speeches by guests.

The female celebrities who came to the event were all dressed to the nines, showing their most confident and perfect side on the red carpet.

Male celebrities have far fewer clothing options than female celebrities, and they are mostly limited to classic combinations of suits and tuxedos.

Halfway through the red carpet ceremony, two black luxury cars entered.

The car stopped at the entrance to the red carpet, and Chen Kaige and Chen Hong got out, waving to reporters and the audience, with the sound of camera shutters clicking incessantly.

Chen Kaige is a famous director; Japanese reporters certainly know him.

The CCTV version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is also very popular in Japan, and Chen Hong, who played Diao Chan, is also quite famous in Japan.

In 94, CCTV sold its programming to Japan's NHK television station for US$1.5 per episode.

Japanese television stations offered to cover the entire investment, but they made one request: that Japanese actors play Zhuge Liang. This request was rejected by CCTV.

Later, they proposed using a Japanese actor to play Cao Cao, but this was also rejected by CCTV.

Wu Baige fulfilled the Japanese people's dream by casting Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang.

After Qi Yuan got out of the car, the flashes and camera shutters went off so fast it sounded like firecrackers.

In Japan, Qi Yuan's popularity and fame clearly surpass those of Chen Kaige and his wife.

"Free Loop" became a huge hit in Japan, and many Japanese people got to know Qi Yuan through the music video. Qi Yuan's posters sold very well in Japan.

"That's Qi Yuanjun. He's the one who defeated all those Japanese singers and climbed to second place on the Oricon Singles Chart."

"Chris is also him, and his English singles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States."

"Qi Yuanjun! Qi Yuanjun! Auntie is washing the railway!"

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Qi Yuan also discovered that there were quite a few Japanese fans cheering for him at the scene.

Fan Xiaopang got out of the car from the other side. Her delicate features, fair skin, calm demeanor, and expensively made-up porcelain makeup made her the most dazzling female star in the room.

Fan Xiaopang linked arms with Qi Yuan and raised his hand to greet the surrounding crowd, which excited the crowd and reporters.

This actress from China is so beautiful. Standing next to Qi Yuanjun, they are a match made in heaven, and can be called the pinnacle of Asian male and female pairings in terms of looks.

(End of this chapter)