Chapter 234: Helping the Younger Brother
I don't know what Zhang Ziyi thinks, after participating in the event on the 23rd, she really asked the staff to go to ask the organizer for leave, and insisted on pulling He Xin along.
He Xin doesn't care, if he still had some unrealistic hopes when he came to the film festival last year, then he didn't have any hope at all this time, because "Purple Butterfly" was originally a movie with a big heroine, and he and Feng Yuanzheng and Nakamura Heng had similar roles in the finished film, and the best actor could not be awarded to an actor with few scenes.
He came to Cannes this time, in addition to promoting the movie, more to brush up on the style. During this time, in addition to being responsible for his eating, drinking, and Lazar, Sister Hong also paid attention to the situation of the domestic media at all times.
In the past ten days in Cannes, there have been a lot of press releases about him, such as "Zhang Ziyi and He Xin went to Cannes for the second time", "Purple Butterfly" flew to Cannes, Zhang Ziyi and He Xin got off the plane and wanted a good meal", "He Xin talks about Cannes thanks: nothing special", "Purple Butterfly Premiere, Zhang Ziyi and He Xin "talk about love" and so on.
It's just that most of them associate his name with Zhang Ziyi, and there is no way to call people popular, so that He Xin was a little embarrassed every time he saw this kind of news headline, and felt that he was touching the light of Zhang Niangniang. You know, he didn't have this kind of treatment when he came to Cannes last year, let alone when he was in Berlin two years ago.
In contrast, Zhang Ziyi's tentative ingredients are higher, after all, she was praised by the well-known film critic Boulder as "the Audrey Hepburn of the East", and the dark horse with the biggest competition in the film festival at this film festival.
But it is a pity that the organizers readily agreed to their leave, which means that the two of them will definitely not win the award.
Since they were on leave, of course, they couldn't stay here any longer, and both of them booked a flight to Paris at half past eleven in the evening. When he was about to go out, He Xin saw Zhang Ziyi's rigid little face, and he didn't dare to talk to her.
During the film festival, reporters paid special attention to all the turmoil, especially Zhang Ziyi, who was known as the "big dark horse", actually left early and did not attend the awards ceremony.
Zhang Ziyi, who had a black face all the way downstairs, instantly changed her smile when she encountered the reporter's long gun and short cannon at the door of the hotel, and kept waving everyone. He Xin, who was following behind, saw this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a good actor!"
"Ziyi, does it mean that you and He Xin left early this time and did not attend the award ceremony?"
A good-looking middle-aged female reporter seized the opportunity and asked a very spicy question that everyone wanted to know at the same time.
Zhang Ziyi's expression remained unchanged at all, and she said indifferently: "When I came to France this time, I asked the crew for ten days off at the beginning, and when we arrived in Cannes, we had already booked a ticket to return home today. During the time I came to France, the crew had already made a lot of phone calls to urge me. ”
As we all know, Zhang Ziyi has been filming the film "Jasmine Blossom" directed by Hou Yong in Shanghai before.
Then I saw her change her words and said with a smile: "For us, being able to come to Cannes is a victory, and winning an award is not the most important thing." Many friends who have seen the premiere have said that this movie is very good, and I am already very happy. ”
"So, did you throw in the towel in the battle with Nicole Kidman?" asked another handsome French guy right away.
"As I said earlier, winning the award is not the most important thing. Of course, Nicole is a very good actor and versatile, and unless there is a dark horse, I think she has a good chance of being blocked. Zhang Ziyi smiled and said in English, which was not very fluent.
It's just that as soon as her words fell, a reporter immediately asked her if she thought she was a dark horse.
"Oh, no...... I haven't seen Dogtown yet, but I'm confident in Purple Butterfly......"
Most of the reporters surrounded Zhang Ziyi, but some domestic media targeted He Xin.
He Xin said innocently according to the pre-typed draft: "The crew of "Painting Soul" has arrived in Paris, I have to go to meet the crew, of course, if I really have a chance to win the award, it is very convenient to fly from Paris." ”
He didn't say nonsense, Guan Jinpeng and the crew of "Painting Soul" came to Paris in advance yesterday, and he left today to meet the crew, and Zhang Ziyi also needed to go to Paris for a transfer when he returned to China.
It's just that after arriving in Paris, Zhang Ziyi suddenly stopped leaving. He Xin thought she was in a bad mood and wanted to distract herself, but Sister Hong said with disdain: "She is deliberately trying to cause a topic!"
"What topic is it that arouses?" He Xin said with a confused expression.
Sister Hong looked at him like a stupid roe deer, couldn't help sighing, and then explained to him: "Do you think, when she left Cannes before, she announced to reporters that she was going back to China, and tomorrow there will be a lot of media waiting for her to appear at Shanghai Pudong Airport to interview her." But what if she doesn't show up then?"
"Then it's in vain!"
However, when he saw Sister Hong's playful expression, his heart moved, and he guessed: "In this case, maybe the media will speculate that she may have the hope of winning the award, stay in Paris for the time being, and be ready to return to Cannes at any time." Or there are some more optimistic estimates that "Purple Butterfly" has been notified by the organizers that it may have returned to Cannes long ago. ”
"That's right!" Sister Hong slapped her face and said, "Look, won't this cause speculation and topics in the media! This heat will at least be maintained until the official award on the 25th." Then she returned to China in a grand manner, talked to the media about her feelings about participating in this film festival, and revealed the mystery of her disappearance by the way, which is another hot topic. ”
Saying that, Sister Hong sighed with emotion as the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves: "This must be an idea that her agent Ling Ling came up with, look at how shrewd people are!"
He Xin said speechlessly: "Sister Hong, I was just guessing just now, maybe people are in a bad mood because they have no hope of winning the award, and they want to go back after taking a break in Paris." ”
"Che, do you think it's an accident that she's so popular now? I used to think she was lucky, but this time I've finally seen it, look at how young and sophisticated people are!" Sister Hong snorted coldly.
I just think of a few of my subordinates, either rookies, or quite big people like Li Xiaoran who are not sensible, they only know how to play games all day long, and they are not motivated at all.
It hurts to think about it.
"Okay, you go out, maybe the person who came to pick you up has been waiting outside for a long time. ”
He Xin came to Paris to meet the crew, and Sister Hong wanted to transfer here and go back to the capital directly. It is said that the infectious disease that has been raging for several months during this period has finally stopped, and the last infectious disease patient in the capital who was originally in a very serious situation two days ago has been discharged, and those close contacts have been released from isolation one after another, and the capital is finally peaceful. has accumulated a lot of things before, and Sister Hong is also in a hurry to go back.
"Oh, by the way, after you finish filming here, come back quickly, the advertisement at the winery has been almost discussed, if you don't have any problems here, I'll sign a contract with them when I go back this time?"
"That's fine, just look at it and sign it. However, after I finish here, I have to go back to Shanghai first, and then return to Beijing in two days. He Xindao.
The winery in Hebei invited him to be a spokesperson, and offered an endorsement fee of 500,000 yuan a year, which was quite sincere, and the requirements were simple, in addition to taking some promotional photos, just a single advertisement.
Oh, and one more thing, the product of this distillery is called Hengshui Laobaigan.
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He Xin doesn't have many scenes in France, roughly walking on the banks of the Seine with Li Meiren, drinking coffee on the Champs-Élysées, or flirting on the lawn of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, etc., most of which are exterior locations, and they can be done in a week.
It's just that Li Meiren and Yi Nengjing have a little more scenes. The reason why Lao Guan put the scene in France at the end is somewhat a bit of a vacation for the actor while filming. All in all, the atmosphere was quite relaxed.
He also picked out two sets of cosmetics for his girlfriend, originally he didn't understand this, but fortunately, there was a fashionista Li Meiren to help the staff, and later under the prodding of Li Meiren, he gritted his teeth and spent more than 10,000 euros to buy his girlfriend a bag with a big "H" in a prominent position.
This is the most expensive thing he has bought in his two lives other than a house. This is because Li Meiren's unintentional words moved him.
Li Meiren said: "Bags are a woman's dignity and a source of self-confidence. ”
He Xin left Shanghai for France with Lou Ye, Zhang Ziyi and others on May 12, and it was already early June when he returned.
Half a month is enough time to change a lot of things.
First of all, with the disappearance of the impact of infectious diseases, the originally slightly deserted Eastern Demon Capital has long since recovered its former hustle and bustle. The other is his girlfriend Cheng Hao, who has become completely popular at this time.
At the end of April, "Pink Girl" landed in the prime time of Shanghai TV drama channel, and immediately set a ratings record for the same period this year. By mid-May, it was broadcast on the TV drama channel, and it was broadcast for the second time at the same time on Oriental Channel, and the ratings were exactly the same as when it was first broadcast, and it still topped the list among all programs in the same period. At this time, "Pink Girl" has been fully rolled out on major TV stations across the country, and the four girls with different styles in the play have become popular all over the country at once, especially the image of the heartthrob is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
There is no doubt that just like Zhao Wei's little swallow in the drama "Huanzhu Gege", heartthrobs have become synonymous with Cheng Hao.
Only during the time He Xin left, she took two more advertisements, took three magazine covers, and even kept taking film appointments. He Xin also heard his girlfriend on the phone that during this time, the bag king in their company was about to laugh and crooked his mouth.
Of course, Lao Wu is not a stingy person, seeing that the first sister that the company has focused on cultivating has finally blossomed, she immediately equipped a car with a driver.
What picked him up from the airport was the young driver named Xu Jin and the brand-new Buick top-of-the-line business car under his buttocks.
"Wow, Biotherm! This is this year's new model, I've seen it in Jiuguang Department Store, the price is too expensive, how can you give it up?"
"Ah, and Lancôme, I haven't seen this style yet!"
"It was all chosen by Miss Li, who was originally the spokesperson of L'Oréal Greater China, and these are all L'Oréal's brands. She said these are best for girls in their twenties. ”
Seeing his girlfriend yelling, He Xin was very proud, and then took out an ultimate weapon from his suitcase.
When Cheng Hao saw the big "H" on the outer packaging, he was stunned at first, and then quickly took out the bag inside, looked left and right, and looked at it for a while, before he looked puzzled: "Is this true?"
“......”
Li Meiren was not wrong, the woman's desire for bags even greatly exceeded his imagination. In the end, when he took out the cashier receipt full of foreign language, his girlfriend finally screamed when he saw the euro symbol on it and a five-digit number at the back.
That night also allowed him to experience his girlfriend's unprecedented enthusiasm, and found a new way, which was really wonderful!
It's a pity that he couldn't stay in Shanghai for long this time, Sister Hong urged him to return to the capital one after another, and his girlfriend was also busy, busy shooting commercials, and busy performing everywhere. He stayed only two days before having to fly back to the capital.
"Director Guo, I see at least four more Chen Fei in the script, is it appropriate for me to play it?"
In the office of Sister Hong's company, He Xin met Guo Jingyu, a TV drama director who rarely had an impression in his previous life.
When I can remember the name of this director, he has watched a series of TV series filmed by Director Guo in later generations, "Iron Pear Flower", "Dog Stick", "Big Yangge", "Brave Heart", "Red Lady", "Mother's Road" and so on.
On the one hand, it is because his works are full of various anti-Japanese dramas and so-called big IP and various impetuousness on the small screen in later generations, which are rare and more down-to-earth and sincere works.
On the other hand, it is because this Director Guo is a famous "Brother Demon" among directors. He Xin once read a report about him on the Internet, saying that he has been supporting his younger brother professionally for 16 years, but he has not become popular!
Although Director Guo didn't make his brother popular, He Xin was quite impressed by his brother, mainly because although the actor looked average, he spoke very distinctively. It's just a little stammering, and when I talk about my lines, it's a bit like reciting a poem, and the thief is slow, word by word, which makes people feel that time has slowed down.
He Xin had a period of time in his last life when he felt that the male protagonists of several good-looking serials were all the actors who looked average and spoke awkwardly, so he checked on the Internet, so he saw the famous "Brother Demon" post, and got to know Director Guo more deeply.
It's just that in retrospect, it turns out that his younger brother graduated from Nortel, no wonder!
Another point is that his wife is very beautiful, both in appearance and speaking voice, He Xin likes the one, but in "Mother's Road", the hyaluronic acid on her face is a little too much, and her whole face looks frozen. is still the fourth grandmother Qiu Xiang who steals people played in "Iron Pear Flower", which is the best in He Xin's eyes.
The director Guo in front of him looks like he is in his early thirties, with slightly naturally curly hair, and his facial features are a bit similar to his actor brother who has not been popular for thousands of years, but the momentum of the whole person is far better than his brother who looks a little obscene.
He did not speak like his brother, who couldn't even hold his tongue straight, but rather sonorously and forcefully.
At this time, I saw him and said frankly: "This is no problem, you are relatively old, and when the makeup is slightly retouched, you will be fully qualified for this role!"
"Uh......"