Time flew by and it was already April 23rd.

Gu Heng led the "Detective Chinatown 2" crew to the first Beijing International Film Festival in a grand procession.

In the past, domestic film festivals were dominated by the Golden Goblet Awards in Shanghai and the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, while the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards were held in various locations across the country.

As the central city, Beijing surprisingly lacks even one international film festival that it can be proud of.

The higher-ups probably couldn't stand it anymore and deliberately orchestrated this scheme.

In fact, Han Sanping had called Gu Heng's cell phone a month earlier.

The main idea is simple: the first one must be a resounding success. You've got plenty of stuff on your hands, so hurry up and come help your uncle out!

Could Gu Heng say no? Of course not!

Moreover, to be honest, Gu Heng and Jin Ji's side have basically reached the point of mutual hostility.

Gu Heng was too lazy to bother trying to win him over.

Now that Beijing has its own film festival, it's like a godsend!

then.

"Third Uncle, let's stop with the formalities and just hold the premiere of 'Detective Chinatown 2' at the Beijing International Film Festival, how about that?"

When Han Sanping heard this, the voice on the other end of the phone almost deafened Gu Heng.

"Good lad, it has to be you! I'll have someone arrange it right away, I'll definitely give you the most glamorous experience!"

Therefore, at today's Beijing Film Festival, Vision Entertainment's team was extremely eye-catching!

On the red carpet, Yang Mi, nicknamed "Little Fox," led the way, accompanied by Liu Qianqian, Shu Chang, and Da Tiantian, who had just finished her studies at the Beijing Film Academy. They all appeared in stunning cheongsams of various colors.

That figure, that aura, just standing on the red carpet.

The photographers below were like madmen, snapping photos like crazy!

A group of female celebrities who were originally preparing to compete for attention were completely dumbfounded.

You guys planned this all along, didn't you?

Actually, this wasn't specially prepared for the red carpet; these cheongsams were all because of the "Si Teng" project.

Although the production team for "Si Teng" hasn't even been assembled yet, that doesn't stop Gu Heng and his team from finding sponsors in advance.

This cheongsam is one of the highlights.

Gu Heng didn't know much about women's clothing, so he simply handed the task over to his head housekeeper, Su Qing, and asked her to find a few reliable cheongsam companies on the market.

Su Qing spent the whole morning selecting more than a dozen of the top cheongsam manufacturing companies in China.

Then they were all taken to the Vision Entertainment conference room.

Su Qing simply stated: "We want to film a female-centric drama, with the entire cast wearing different cheongsams. You provide the sponsorship, and we'll give you exclusive online promotion for the cheongsams tailored to your specifications."

Upon hearing this, the bosses of those qipao companies' eyes lit up with greed, and they were itching to fight on the spot.

A visionary drama is bound to become a hit; once a drama becomes popular...

Wouldn't that make the name resound throughout the country?

As for custom-made to order, is that even a problem?

They're in the business of personalized customization.

Nobody knows more about customization than them!

The only thing that made these executives complain was that Vision was too domineering, only choosing to cooperate with one company.

Why can't everyone share such a big piece of fat?

Of course, if your family is the one selected, then pretend that sentence was never said, and it's best if other families don't even get a sip of the soup.

This made the competition fierce.

In the end, they managed to swindle over ten million yuan from the sponsorship fee for just the cheongsam alone!

When Lu Zhen found out the money had arrived, he was incredibly happy.

It was already outrageous enough that Gu Heng spent tens of millions on just three pieces of paper.

And now there are even more outrageous ones.

This is a huge profit! Brother Gu is truly a genius!

After signing the sponsorship contract, these far-sighted ladies also got to enjoy customized benefits for free.

What girl would complain about having too many clothes in her closet?

Especially Yang Mi, the little fox, not only made several dignified and elegant outfits.

I don't know where they got their hands on a few sets of secrets that can't be told.

As for who these secrets will ultimately be revealed to...

Anyway, Director Gu has been throwing handfuls of goji berries into his thermos lately, clearly having his wife keeping him completely under her thumb.

Let's return our attention to today's film festival.

With these stunningly beautiful female celebrities in cheongsams presiding over the event, the moment they appear...

The camera seemed to have a tracking device attached to them, sticking to them all the time.

On the contrary, Gu Heng, Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and other grown men were completely reduced to background figures who were ignored by everyone.

Ning Hao looked at the flashing lights next to him and smacked his lips.

"Boss, why do I feel like we're being a bit redundant today?"

"Be more confident, and let go of any feelings you have."

"Director Gu, Director Ning, could you please move aside? You're blocking our way for taking pictures!"

Gu Heng and Ning Hao: 6

This year's Beijing Film Festival isn't actually called a film festival; its full name is the "Beijing International Film Season."

It was a large-scale event, lasting a full six days.

However, since it was the first edition, there wasn't even a proper main competition section set up, and no awards were given out at all.

So it's basically an official platform for bigwigs to boast, chat, and attract investment, mainly consisting of various film and television forums and industry exchange meetings.

As one of the top directors and investors in China, Gu Heng naturally couldn't refuse.

For several days in a row, he sat obediently on the forum, chatting and exchanging ideas with a bunch of old foxes.

Let's talk about the industrialization of Chinese-language films, or discuss the impact of Hollywood blockbusters.

After going through all the formalities, the countdown finally came to its penultimate day, April 27th.

"Detective Chinatown 2" officially premiered here!

As the saying goes, when the background music starts, Tang Ren makes his appearance!

The real show is about to begin!

Ning Hao's pacing is extremely fast, without any unnecessary dragging, and the background of the plot is clearly explained in just a few minutes.

Tang Ren, that scoundrel, tricked Qin Feng into going to New York across the ocean by claiming he was going to marry Ah Xiang.

The second film still features many memorable scenes.

And sure enough, it started with a memorable scene.

On the big screen, Qin Feng, played by Zhu Yilong, stood awkwardly in front of the New York Customs counter, dragging his suitcase.

Across from me sat a towering, burly Black customs officer.

The burly man, with a stern, dark face, asked coldly in English, "Purpose for visiting America?"

(What is your purpose in coming to the United States?)

Qin Feng was already a stutterer, and now that he was in an unfamiliar place, he became even more nervous, stammering out words.

"I... I..."

The burly black man on the big screen frowned and opened his mouth, speaking in a thick, authentic Northeastern accent.

"Come on...what...are you...doing...?!"

"puff--!"

I don't know who was the first one in the screening room to lose control.

Immediately, the entire audience burst into laughter.

Qin Feng was clearly stunned by the question "What are you doing here?" His eyes widened, and he stammered even more: "Attending...attending a wedding."

As he spoke, Qin Feng hurriedly pulled out the extremely flashy wedding invitation that Tang Ren had sent him and showed it to him.

The Black customs officer didn't even look closely; he slapped the large stamp on the document with a "smack" and tilted his head to the side.

"Pass."

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