Chapter 216: Four Invitations
The first call, from Europe, where he had just left, was an invitation from the Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain.
Valladolid is one of the oldest international film festivals in Europe, and is one of the most influential of the 15 international A-level film festivals.
They called Gan Jing to invite him to be the presenter of this year's festival.
Gan Jing was surprised, he had never been exposed to this film festival, and "Beauty Mistake" was filmed in Barcelona, Spain before - is there an element of this?
At the same time, he was a little skeptical, thinking that he had received a fraudulent call, but the other party on the phone never mentioned the money, but said that he would reimburse all the expenses of the exchange, which reduced the fraud factor a lot.
Gan Jing hung up the phone, found the phone number of Burton, the president of the Cannes jury, and called him to ask him to help confirm - this one is an American, a senior who has been mixed in Hollywood, and the two have left contact information for each other since Cannes, and have had a relatively friendly contact.
It turned out to be true, and Burton confirmed that Valladolid had sent a sincere invitation to Gan Jing to present the award for Best Actress at this year's festival.
This invitation is very interesting, Gan Jing was happy for a long time after confirming that it was correct, because he mentioned something on the other side of the phone listening, and a film from Huaxia reported the past, which was "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" directed by Zhang Yimou.
Gan Jing also made a cameo role in it, and now he has been invited to be the presenter.
Well, if it's no problem, the Spanish side should be very optimistic about this film, otherwise how could they invite themselves?
A Chinese film, a Chinese actress, if you want to say that there is no other meaning in this, Gan Jing really doesn't believe that there will be such a coincidence.
Out of an interesting psychology, Gan Jing did not contact China and did not tell director Zhang Yimou and heroine Zhou Dongyu about it.
The festival is in September, and it's just over three months away, so it's sure to be fun.
When Gan Jing was happy, he received a second call and was informed about "The Hangover", and Legendary Pictures decided to continue filming "The Hangover 2", and Gan Jing had the right to invest in advance.
This is very good news, aside from the episode that Legendary Pictures wanted to invest in filming on its own, the ability of the "Hangover" film to attract money is still very good.
Gan Jing happily accepted the invitation and decided to interview the day after tomorrow about the establishment and financing of the film.
Then, a third call came in, a man who made Gan Jing almost forget.
"Hi Forrest Gump, are you in California?"
"Hmm...... Are you?" Gan Jing listened to the voice a little familiar, but he didn't remember who this gentle female voice was.
There was an awkward silence on the phone for ten seconds, and the female voice continued to come, saying with a hint of resentment: "We used to face life and death together on the passenger plane, we had been together for the rest of our lives, we gave each other the most sincere smile, and you actually forgot me." ”
A flash of light flashed in my mind, and Gan Jing remembered it!
"Hahahaha, that, that, Lisa, long time no see, hahaha, the weather is so nice today. I'm in California, and it's a sunny day, but it's a little hotter. Gan Jing played a few haha, and flexibly used the topic of weather.
Lisa snorted on the phone: "I'm also in California, and I've left the airline." When you have time, I'll treat you to dinner. You don't want to see your friends if you don't become a big star, do you?" she said in advance to block Gan Jing's mouth.
It's not that you don't want to see friends, but you want to go to me...... That's the problem.
Gan Jing once rejected this beautiful girl's confession, and then took the opportunity to return to China and didn't have much contact - but it wasn't impossible to eat a meal.
"Okay, tomorrow, I just recently set aside time to read the script. I'll invite you to Chinatown for Chinese food tomorrow night. Since he was willing to go out, Gan Jing took the initiative to set a time.
"Okay, see you or leave. ”
In addition to the words in the front, the two on the phone are communicating in Chinese behind, and Gan Jing did not react until he hung up the phone, this white beautiful girl is completely barrier-free communication.
Tsk, actually......
Gan Jing received the fourth phone call of the day without "him" going down.
"Hello, is this Mr. Gan?" in a smooth and authentic California accent.
"Yes, it's me, which side are you?" Gan Jing secretly sighed that today's telephone business is really busy.
"I'm Butch from Disney's animation department, Forrest Gump, congratulations on becoming a Cannes actor. Butch was not in a hurry and said words of congratulations.
Gan Jing was a little strange, he had never dealt with Disney, let alone knew this Butch...... Well, could it be a friend from Andy's side?
"Thank you. He replied briefly.
Butch's hearty laughter came to Gan Jing's ears through his mobile phone: "Forrest Gump, don't mind if I call you that." On today's call, I wanted to ask if you have the time and interest to come to Disney. ”
Well?
Gan Jing didn't understand, he sounded like a poaching, but it was too abrupt: "What do you mean?"
"yes, we at Disney recently had an animated 3D movie in the works, and we wanted to invite you to voice one of the characters. ”
Dub??
Gan Jing was stunned, and after a while, he asked strangely, "Are you sure you are looking for me to dub it? What kind of animation did you make?"
Alice in Wonderland. ”
Gan Jing was even more strange, he said with some confusion: "Are you sure you didn't find the wrong person?"
"Yes, I'm sure, it's looking for the Cannes actor Forrest Gump, it's looking for the hero Forrest Gump. Butch said.
“……”
It's weird.
After a while, Gan Jingcai asked, "Why are you looking for me? I have been ...... recently. But ......"
"Forrest Gump, do you remember when you drove without a license on a California highway with a dog and was stopped by the police?" Butch laughed.
Well, driving without a license is illegal and not worth advocating, Gan Jing remembered that there was indeed such a thing after a little reflection, but at that time, the two policemen saw that they were the heroes of the forced landing airliner and let themselves go.
Butch continued: "A police officer recorded you singing while driving, and then broke the news on the radio, I just heard it, and I thought that your simulated female voice was very beautiful, and we recently made a post-production movie, and for the most exquisite details, I thought of you. ”
It's all about it!
At that time, when I was alone with my dog, I did sing Duan Caiqin's "Forgotten Time" with [onomatopoeia] while driving.
Can......
Gan Jing "but" in his heart for a while, and suddenly felt that this was like a cameo role in China before, and it didn't seem to be a big deal - although the other party was looking for himself to dub the female character......
"Well, okay, I'll try. Say it in advance, I haven't dubbed it, so I may not be able to do it. ”
"Haha, Forrest Gump, then we are waiting for your arrival. Butch sounded a lot more confident than Ken Jing.
Hanging up the phone, Gan Jing couldn't cry or laugh a little, even if he didn't have an appointment, he really wouldn't be out of food!