102. Light and dark
In the name of the film festival, with the film as the soul, and without those appreciation of art, this place is still a vanity fair.
As a candidate for Best Actress, Chi Chi is not the one that attracts the most attention, she has no other works to catch the eye except for "Dancing Elephant", and she is too young to be the main aesthetic object for film audiences of all ages.
But her bald head has made her remembered by journalists, her award nominations have blessed her status, "Dancing Elephant" has been exhibited at several film festivals and has been successful, and it is not low in the established circle of the whole of Europe, all of which add up to make Chi Chi unusually high-profile.
The specific expression is that Chi Chi is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground, and Dou Baojia, who arrived two days late, quickly entered the first-level combat readiness state, and showed a happy and painful smile at those invitations and invitations.
Chi Chi has to receive moviegoers as a mascot, be invited to participate in the release ceremonies of other films, participate in cocktail parties of various titles, and as the spokesperson of CH, she also has to participate in commercial activities held by CH.
The bald head with the tattoo became the focus of attention at the entire film festival, and the crown was replaced by a star, the origin ...... Even Chi Chi's own name, the stylist exerted all his bad taste on her, and it didn't matter if those cute style dresses were paired with gloves and boots with a strong contrast effect, anyway, this girl was a bald head, and she already represented a qiē contrast and fusion.
Wearing a white blouse and pants with a blue abstract watercolor pattern, and a green leather belt studded with shells around his waist, Chi Chi was interviewed by Ye Qinqin in his hotel room.
Her legs were brought together and tucked to the side of the chair, and Ye Qinqin tried her best to restrain herself so that her eyes didn't always drift to her legs.
"First of all, I want to say something that you must have been tired of hearing these days, congratulations on being nominated for Best Actress at the Greater Gallic Film Festival for "Dancing Baby Elephant". ”
Eyes don't look at the legs, just look at the head, although a little rude, but Ye Qinqin still expressed concern about the tattoo on Chi Chi's head.
"I remember that the tattoo on your head on the day of the opening ceremony was in the shape of a crown, and today it is ...... Small leaves. ”
The girl poured her juice and put it in front of the reporter, and then raised her hand and touched her head.
"It's still a bit spacey, not very adaptable, and after I put on my clothes on the day of the opening ceremony, the designer said I was a bit like an alien...... The kind with a very light brain, he suddenly gave me a half-circle tattoo here, and it also brought his blessing to me, hoping that I can win the award. ”
Chi Chi's posture and language are very relaxed, as if he is chatting.
"Then do you hope you can win the award?" Ye Qinqin lost no time in throwing out her own question, of course, this question was also the first question she had to ask on this trip.
There was a smile in the girl's eyes, and the corners of her eyes narrowed slightly, as if there was some unknown secret hidden inside.
"Anyone wants to win an award, because everyone wants to be recognized by others as much as possible, and of course we also work hard for that, well, I said that the effort is to work hard to make a good movie, after all, if you do your own thing, you can get the recognition of others. ”
Ye Qinqin laughed: "I really didn't hear that you were praising your own works in disguise." ”
"Really?"
The girl winked at her, and her tone was joking.
"Great, it means that I can sell melons when I stop filming in the future......"
Ye Qinqin felt a tingling in her chest, and the girl's winking at her had a bit of an impact on her, which also caused her to react a little slowly, and it took two seconds for her to understand that the girl's words were saying the common allusion that "the princess sells melons and boasts".
This little girl is a bit of a demon......
Packed up her mood and continued the interview with a professional attitude, Ye Qinqin worked hard for a long time and didn't bring the interview back to her rhythm, so she could only follow Chi Chi's logic with self-defeat.
The topic started from the beginning of Chi Chi's acting career, and the girl's answer was:
"I've always wanted to film, but I didn't have many opportunities, there were too many things to do, and there were a lot to worry about, so I went to the film and television city by myself, looking for opportunities to act while working. ”
"I don't really mean like a little girl, what do you mean by studying?"
"Sort of. Chi Chi smiled at Ye Qinqin again. "It's also a good experience to grow in something else and try to touch your dreams while acting. ”
Sleepless days in summer, sudden cold in winter, strong winds in spring nights, dry autumn...... All the qiē is summed up by the fluttering word "growth", hard work and fatigue are the way she expects to go, just like now, these affirmations and gains are only the fragrance of the fragrance she smells when she moves forward step by step.
Feel good and stop at a shallow taste.
The interview finally ended in a pleasant atmosphere, and when she said goodbye, Ye Qinqin's mobile phone screen suddenly lit up, she lowered her head to look at it, and then raised her head to look at Chi Chi.
"Chi Chi, how is your relationship with Gu Xi?"
"Gu Xi," Chi Chi's brows moved slightly, the relationship between her and Gu Xi has been greatly eased in this film festival, and the two of them also took a group photo on the day of the opening ceremony, after all, they are the only two domestic female stars in the entire film festival who really have a sense of zài, and it is better to look at each other and smile than to pretend not to know.
Before this, from the last quarrel to the present, Gu Xi had not paid attention to Chi Chi's call.
"I think Gu Xi is my friend......"
The girl said.
Then she saw the screen of the mobile phone that Ye Qinqin handed her.
"Those things you don't know between female celebrities: Chi Chi fans have a big fight among themselves, angrily denouncing innocent little girls as 'lackeys who care about it'. ”
This is an entertainment news, an entertainment news with two keywords at the same time: Gu Xi and Chi Chi.
Seeing that Chi Chi's expression was not as relaxed as just now, Ye Qinqin felt a little redundant when she wanted to say something, so she left first.
Dou Baojia was called into the room by Chi Chi from the reception room next door with a phone call, and the open computer screen seemed to be a news item that Chi Chi had searched out by himself.
"These news are definitely press releases from Gu Xi's studio. ”
Dou Baojia can tell the trick at a glance.
The title mentions Chi Chi and Gu Xi, but the main content in the text is Gu Xi, not only writing about Gu Xi's retouched photos at the Greater Gallic Film Festival, but also mentioning the co-production film that Gu Xi is preparing.
"What's going on with the fans? I don't believe you have any communication with the fan community. ”
Chi Chi doesn't care about what others hype up about himself, no matter how he hypes it, it's just hype, and if he doesn't fry it, there are others to fry it, but the fans are different, they are still a group of children, what is the matter of letting the children stand on the cusp for themselves?
Dou Baojia helped her frame.
The long-planned thing, the seeds that were sown early, and now it is finally time to harvest.
"You...... When you were still filming your daughter's country, the people over there arranged professional fans for you, you should also know what professional fans are, and they are responsible for guiding your fans to ...... Maintain your personal image and help you with auxiliary propaganda work.
I want to take over, but the other party refuses to let go, and I can't forcibly take it over, after all, the official team does this to expose that they are Gu Xi's people, you and Gu Xi are friends, this is not a good practice. At that time, you were not in a good state to shoot "Shen Jiu", and I didn't care about those things all the time, anyway, your fans are just like that, the quantity and quality are average, and they are useless......
A while ago, you endorsed CH, and some people said that you robbed Gu Xi's endorsement, and Gu Xi's fans also made a lot of trouble, and you have few fans...... Stupid, I can only let those people coax me to back down. But you also have to know that the rabbit is in a hurry and wants people, so if there is a conflict with Gu Xi's side, it's okay once or twice, but if there are more, it will definitely make people feel that something is wrong with those professional fans......
Before I went abroad, some people in the fans approached me, saying that they found out that those professional fans were people who took care of me, what else can I say? At that time, I thought that this matter was an internal matter of the fans, as long as they didn't involve the teams on both sides, they drove those people away, even if it was an internal problem solved internally, I didn't expect it to be so big. ”
Chi Chi watched the news with basically the same content one by one, and didn't speak for half a minute.
In order to prove that what he said was true, Dou Baojia searched for two keywords on Weibo: "Chi Chi Gu Xi".
The top messages are still photos of Chi Chi and Gu Xi at the Greater Gallic Film Festival, and the next few are ...... It's not so glamorous.
Meow dishes:
"@倾城祭祀我们的倾城大大能不能解释一下为什么你会和顾惜的著名大粉在一个群里? Why didn't you let us fight back when Gu Xi's fans scolded Chi Chi, and told the little fans that Chi Chi owed Gu Xi? Why did you like Gu Xi's photos in Greater Gaul but didn't like Chi Chi?"
There are nine pictures below the text, including screenshots of WeChat groups, screenshots of □□ group chat records, and screenshots of Weibo likes.
Fans can become painters, singers, artists, art consultants for their idols, or they can become Sherlock Holmes for their idols, and those subtle clues have been found and become powerful "evidence".
The one in the middle of the nine pictures is the summary of the content, and all the cores point to the fact that the "Allure City Sacrifice" is actually not a fan of Chi Chi alone, and even prefers to take care of a little bit, so that such a person has appeal in Chi Chi's fan group, you can imagine how angry the "foodies" who have been attacked by Gu Chi's fans will be now.
This Weibo was published five days ago, and so far it has not been reposted more than 1,000 -- that is, this Weibo has been used to say that Chi Chi's fans are "human flesh" innocent netizens.
Weibo's entertainment news also posted the same draft, and below that news were Chi Chi's fans apologizing.
"She's just too excited, she really didn't think about human flesh in the past, foodies know that human flesh netizens are illegal, and they won't do that at all......"
These apologies just look pitiful.
But it's useless at all, too many people are ridiculing these "brain-dead fans", saying that they can break the law in order to like a star, and the justification of the "foodies" only makes them ridicule more unscrupulous, and after saying a bunch of unsightly words, they will also put on an attitude of "hehe, don't care about you brain-dead fans", unilaterally refusing all further communication.
Dou Baojia shook his head, Chi Chi's fans' combat effectiveness is indeed very weak, if you have combat experience, you have to let these media come up with evidence of the so-called "human flesh" now.
Looking further down, there is an ID called "Hua Xiaohuaxin is very tired" who posted such a Weibo:
"@池迟女神对不起, I wasn't able to protect you. ”
At the bottom of this Weibo, a group of Chi Chi's fans cried.
The crying expressions lined up like an army, telling their helplessness under the offensive of the other party's media, and it was obviously them who were slandered as "unincorporated human flesh netizens", but what they wanted was to protect Chi Chi.
Even if that person didn't even know what was going on, maybe never even knew what they had done for her.
"They are also angry...... Dou Baojia turned the screen of the laptop to his side, and searched for the word "takeaway girl" in the search box.
"Now cats and dogs want to step on Gu Xi's upper position, and don't look at where your takeaway girl is now?"
"There are also female celebrities who shave their heads for exposure these days, don't you say it's rare to take away girls?"
"I said how can you get on the throne so quickly, takeaway is sold, learn from it [money] [money]"
"Takeaway girl, of course, she started by selling. ”
There is no need to read the rest of these words, Dou Baojia pressed a back button, and the page returned to the keyword search of "Chi Chi Gu Xi".
"I'm responsible for this incident. She said honestly, lowering her head to avoid letting Chi Chi see her expression, "If it wasn't for my negligence, things wouldn't have come to this point, but who would have thought that someone would use other people's fans to hype themselves." ”
Chi Chi, who had not spoken, blinked, and slowly, she let out a sigh of relief.
In the air, there seemed to be a sound of broken chest.
She walked back and forth in the room a few times, and finally took out her mobile phone and dialed Lu Nan's number.
"Let Gu Xi answer the phone. ”
Dou Baojia listened to it on the side, and felt that Chi Chi's voice was extremely cold and hard.
"If Gu Xi doesn't answer, I'll go to the downstairs of the hotel where she lives and stand 'begging' for her forgiveness, what do you say? Anyway, if I put a hat on the other party's head, I will, promise to let the domestic media know within ten minutes that Gu Xi is jealous that I am more concerned than her at the film festival, and let me go to her hotel downstairs to kneel. ”
kneeling and saying the two words very softly, Lu Nan on the other side of the phone felt that something had smashed into his heart heavily.
They have always lived in a world where they have to create a topic for others, and the topic is king, and many things are done even if they know that they are wrong, because the measure of this world is not right, but money.
Gu Xi was putting on makeup for the evening banquet, the makeup artist pulled her long hair into a bun with a bit of cuteness, and when Lu Nan walked next to her, the woman sitting in the chair was flirting with the male stylist behind her.
"You think it would look good if I shaved my head too. ”
As she spoke, she looked at her jawline in the mirror, Chi Chi's jawline didn't look distinctive before, why did she feel so delicate after shaving her head?
"Sister Gu is good-looking. ”
Gu Xi chuckled twice when he heard such a panacea answer, and then looked at Lu Nan through the mirror.
“…… Chi Chi asked me to give you the phone, she has something to tell you. ”
Gu Xi raised her eyebrows, in the past six months, Chi Chi had made a phone call every week, she never answered, even if she knew that Lu Nan and Chi Chi were still in touch, she still had a cold attitude, and never cared about what was said between the two of them.
The fingers with gems on the nails slowly pinched the black mobile phone, and Gu Xi's eyes drifted for a moment, but he still put the mobile phone next to his ear.
On the other end of the phone, there was a long silence, and this silence made Gu Xi feel a little uneasy.
Finally, someone sighed.
"We went for a walk by the river together and were interviewed by reporters together...... It's better than letting a group of children get caught in the whirlpool of public opinion. ”
Yes, children, those who sincerely and passionately like her, are still just a group of children, maybe because they are confused about the future, maybe because they have expectations for glory, maybe because they really need a little spiritual comfort and comfort in this society where people seem to be close but are increasingly unable to communicate...... So they wholeheartedly like someone who may never have a word of communication with them in their lifetime.
Treat her as a star in the sky, watch from afar, and collect it deeply.
This kind of love is an unexpected treasure for Chi Chi, and she doesn't even dare to savor the feeling of being regarded as a believe, which will make her panic and make her flutter.
But such things are being used by care.
She thought about it for a long time, but she didn't understand why such a beautiful relationship was used as a tool to hype up the heat.
"Kid, you said the fans?"
Gu Xi was about to sneer, she had been pretending to be a ghost for a long time, she still thought that Chi Chi had something big to tell her, but what she said was actually a fan?
"You're the child, and you came to me to ask about the guilt, do you think I sent those drafts to myself?
Do you know what the fan economy is, that is, to make fans like you and be willing to spend money for you, and they are desperate to support you, that is called fan economy! Do you think those who praise you on the Internet are willing to spend money for you?
I tell you that they won't even click on the magazine's purchase link. What you need is die-hard fans, let them know the world's malice towards you, you want to make fans feel that you are a victim, do you understand? They think you are being hurt, they will want to protect you, how to protect you? Of course, it is to throw money!"
Speaking of these things, Gu Xi's expression is flying, this is the marketing method that she is most proud of, in the eyes of others, she Gu Xi is the queen of topics, some people like her character, some people hate her hype, so what, there is a group of fans who think that "the whole world is going to persecute Gu Daguan", she is like wearing a layer of armor, as long as they are properly guided, they will even become sharp swords that point to where to fight.
"Buy magazines, buy photos, and brush up on the box office for you...... These things have to be guided by others step by step, it's useless to just praise you for being beautiful, you have to let them charge for you, you know?"
Even if there is a lot of unhappiness, Gu Xi found that she still missed this little girl very much when she heard Chi Chi's voice, so she was willing to teach her a few more words calmly, instead of hanging up the phone and continuing to play "Cold War", this treatment is only available to Chi Chi alone.
"I ...... Why do I want to know? Why do I want them to do my things for me? If the magazine doesn't sell well, I won't shoot it, and if the movie doesn't look good, I should be ashamed as an actor, instead of letting others spend money for me, except that my profession is filming, I don't feel that I am any different from others......"
Chi Chi's voice was unusually raised, she noticed this herself, and her voice slowly lowered again, but the meaning contained in it became colder and colder.
"How can I get what I want at the cost of hurting a group of people who like me. ”
She is obviously more mature and determined than them, she is even richer than many of them combined, she has friends, a career, and a future with her own goals, whether it is wealth, personality, or even life...... She doesn't need anyone else to sacrifice anything for herself.
After knowing each other for more than a year, Gu Xi heard the taste of accusation from Chi Chi's words for the first time.
"Are you blaming me?" she couldn't believe it, "you're blaming me for a bunch of people you've never met? what do you think I'm doing? I'm helping you refine your fans! I'm fighting and crying for you...... The more they do for you, the harder it will be for them to leave you, and the greater the benefits they will bring you, am I doing something wrong?"
Dou Baojia stood behind Chi Chi, watching the bald girl standing in front of the high floor-to-ceiling window to make a phone call, the sunlight shining in from the window, stretching her thin and straight back very long
She didn't know what Chi Chi's expression was now, and she didn't want to think about it.
She knows that after today, what she has been hoping for and promoting will come true, and the huge gap between Gu Xi and Chi Chi will finally see the light of day, and from then on, she can do her best to tap Chi Chi's commercial value, without worrying that because of Gu Xi, Chi Chi will choose to give up and retreat.
Just looking at that back, Dou Baojia felt that he couldn't be happy at all.
Next to the girl, the computer screen was still on, and the woman in the blue dress was leaning on the arm of the bald girl, who looked down at her, and they were all smiling - this is a photo of them at the opening ceremony of the Greater Gallic Film Festival.
"You didn't do anything wrong......"
Chi Chi lowered his arm and pressed the phone that was being connected.
At the end of the day, it's your fault.
Accusing Gu Xi is redundant.
Outside the window is a scenic European town, and on the red spire of the church, a white dove and a gray dove pass by, flying to different places.
"No matter how much it costs, take those news down immediately...... Those who spread rumors about me engaging in improper industries will all be prosecuted and go through legal procedures...... I'll wait until I'm on the set. ”
The phone rang again, Chi Chi glanced down, let go of his hand, and threw the phone on the carpet.
Dou Baojia wrote down Chi Chi's words word for word and wrote them down in his mind.
When he said this, Chi Chi turned his head to look at her, and there seemed to be something palpitating in the corners of his slender eyes.
A creepy sensation roamed over her body, leaving the shrewd and decisive agent afraid to disagree with the decision.
"Baojia ......" changed his clothes and got in the car to go to the invitation of the president of CH Asia Pacific, and Chi Chi called the name of his agent in the back.
"Huh?" "Today's Chi Chi is not good, and the agent who has always been aware of current affairs is obediently like a quail.
"You've already touched the line once, and I don't want a next one. ”
The hand that was originally writing on the notepad shook, and Dou Baojia did not speak.
Chi Chi didn't say anything more, she tilted her head to look at the scenery outside the window, her face expressionless.
The news of the so-called "Chi Chi's fans are illegal human netizens" has disappeared silently on various media platforms, and the popularity of Chi Chi continues to heat up as the award ceremony approaches.
If Chi Chi becomes the actress of one of the three major film festivals, then she will also be tied with veteran stars such as An Lan in awards from now on, not to mention domestic actors of the same age as her, even actors in the age of 30 have not been able to compete with her in awards.
This affects the resource allocation pattern of the entire entertainment industry, and some people even believe that this can change the lives of many filmmakers, and then change the entire film and television industry.
"If a few million dollars of investment, a new director, and a new actor can make their works recognized by the three major international film festivals, it means that our domestic filmmakers can make works in a down-to-earth manner and feel life with their hearts, and the works they have obtained can also be recognized internationally......
In the era of the decline of global literary films, as an emerging film market and a big country where the entertainment industry is maturing in the process of exploration, how should we have more diverse works in our market, so that these different types of works can be seen by the audience and find an audience group that suits them
…… The rise of popular to consumer groups does not mean the demise of elite aesthetics, and our film aesthetics should not always try to please more people, which will only make your works mediocre......"
But can Chi Chi win the prize?
In the face of this problem, the media's attitude towards Chi Chi is still very friendly, and they all have the kind of "tolerance" for the national football team between the lines - young, stressful, not enough foundation, too strong opponents, aesthetic differences, and bias of the judges.
This kind of tolerance makes more and more people not optimistic about Chi Chi's trip to Greater Gaul, and they have no hope that she will win the award.
Time finally slipped to the closing ceremony of the Greater Gallic Film Festival.
Before tonight, "Dancing Elephant" had already garnered a lot of attention, and many people regretted that Wen Luning did not appear at the festival, after all, Grand Gallic is also the best place for new directors to make a name for themselves.
Even if Wen Luning didn't come, he still won a special award for directors, and the person who went up to win the award for him was his father.
The person who went up was Wen Xinping, and what people were thinking about or looking at was the bald Oriental girl.
Participating in the closing ceremony of the film basically means that there is an award to win, which is an unwritten unspoken rule of Greater Gaul, and now Wen Luning winning the award also means that the probability of Chi Chi winning the queen crown is greatly reduced, after all, this award is enough to comfort the pure newcomer film "Dancing Little Elephant".
Chi Chi has been smiling, she smiled sincerely when she knew that Wen Luning won the award, Wen Luning's talent is almost natural, and his lens language carries the beauty that only he can capture, and winning the award is an affirmation of him. Chi Chi also hopes that the success of this film will allow Wen Luning to go on more confidently - Lin Qiu must hope that he can live his own wonderful life, instead of indulging in hopeless nostalgia forever.
Gu Xi's position was very low, she didn't have to attend the closing ceremony, and when she asked for the invitation, it was just to see if Chi Chi could win the award.
That "then" was before Chi Chi deducted her phone.
There was a position to share joy, there was a position to soothe loss, but now?
Gu Xi laughed self-deprecatingly, she didn't know why she was still here today, and she was still sitting here.
"Best Actress ......"
On stage, a respected veteran director winked at the audience, slowly opened the envelope, and put on his reading glasses before pulling out the letterhead.
"When we are desperate, what kind of attitude do we want ourselves to use to face suffering......"
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone present who understood looked at the girl sitting in the fifth row.
She was destined to shine this night, and not just because of that bald head!
"A young man told us her answer with her performance—that no one could dominate her soul but herself, a flaming, bright, dancing soul!
Congratulations - Miss Chi Chi, for winning the Best Actress at the Greater Gallic Film Festival, congratulations on impressing the old and stubborn judges and letting them know that if people stop accepting new things and shocks, they will grow old completely. Well done!kid!"
The girl stood up, she was wearing a white "shirt dress" today, from the front, the upper body was in the style of a shirt, only the top button was unbuttoned, revealing a blue stone clavicle chain, and below was a long skirt with countless hand-embroidered blue flowers. From behind, the girl showed her mostly naked back.
The stylist, whose bad taste had become irrepressible, paired her with a wide belt, and a flock of dark blue butterflies buckled around her narrow waist.
Everyone watched her move forward, smiling, and slowly walked up to the podium.
She hugged the award presenter, she accepted the kiss of encouragement and congratulations, she took the silver trophy, she held it in her hand, and stood in front of the microphone.
"Thank you, thank you to many people, many people who have helped me, spurred me, encouraged me......"
Chi Chi looked at the audience, and everyone was listening to her speech.
"The best thing about life is that you can embrace countless surprises. This is a director suing me. In fact, everyone also creates surprises for others, and in this world, 'surprises' make us look forward to life. A year ago, the script that was put in front of me was a huge surprise, a year later many people said that my performance surprised them, as an actor I am grateful for such an affirmation, and as a participant in the film "Dancing Baby Elephant", I hope that it will bring more to others than surprises.
Just as a surprise can become a surprise for countless people after time has been tempered, a touch, a touch, and a self-reflection may also have the power to change the world - this is why we have never been full of expectations for the unknown beauty of this world, and this is why we have always been full of expectations for movies. ”
Gu Xi, who was sitting in the back row, looked at the girl who was calm under the light, as if she should have been so radiant, slowly stood up, turned around and left.
Standing on the stage, Chi Chi smiled and nodded slightly, ending his speech.
The pattern on the bald head is one after another small suns, and I went to see "Dancing Little Elephant", and the stylist thinks that they symbolize light - although occasionally late, but after all, there is zài.
But in Chi Chi's heart, they symbolize burning.
A tribute to every soul who strives to burn.