The most striking part of the opening ceremony of the festival is undoubtedly the red carpet, which can be said to be a grand fashion show, the best stage for stars to show themselves, and a battle for space in the treacherous competition.

Why do domestic stars flock to the red court of the film festival? Because walking the red carpet of the film festival has two benefits, one is to be able to grab the headlines and expand one's popularity, and the other is to be able to appear on the cover of overseas magazines and improve one's image.

Establishing a high-end image is very important for actresses, and Zhang Ziyi wanted to shoot Zhang Jizhong's "Smiling Proud Jianghu", but was scolded by Zhang Yimou, and the reason is here. Once the grade of the star goes down, those high-end brands that pay attention to their own brand image will no longer look for you, and it is impossible for international brands like Dior and Chanel to find a TV series star to do global endorsement.

Of course, the most important thing on the red carpet is clothing, if the clothing is not properly matched, not only will it not be able to win the page, but it may become a laughing stock.

Cheng Peng doesn't care, suits, white shirts and bow ties, it doesn't take much time to change this outfit; But the girls in the crew didn't dare to be sloppy, they were busy since the afternoon, doing hair, makeup, trying on dresses, wearing jewelry, and they were so busy that they didn't even eat dinner.

It was tossed until seven o'clock before it was completed, but the effect was good, all of them looked glamorous, and it was definitely more than enough to appear on the cover of the magazine, and then a group of people surrounded Cheng Peng and walked towards the movie palace.

The red carpet in Venice is different from the red carpet in Cannes and Berlin, where the red carpet is vertical, with a red carpet leading straight to the entrance of the Palais du Cinéma; Venice, because of its narrow geographical location, does not have a large open space in front of the Cinema Palace, so the red carpet is paved along the street in front of the Cinema Palace, and it is paved horizontally.

At this moment, the carpet outside the short 100-meter carpet is occupied by nearly 1,000 reporters and countless fans, and it is crowded, which is even more lively than the temple fair during the New Year. That's exactly what Marco Müller wanted, to gather popularity through Hollywood's biggest stars, to draw everyone's attention to Venice and to revitalize the old film festival.

Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Al Pacino, Reese Witherspoon and other Hollywood superstars appeared one after another, making the screams of the scene higher and higher, and the intense flash lights illuminated the scene into daylight.

Cheng Peng and his party are the most famous, Zhang Ziyi, but even the gap between her and these top Hollywood superstars is very different, and it can't be compared with it at all.

Naturally, they can't enjoy the treatment of Hollywood superstars, so they can only stand in line at the entrance with other stars and crews waiting to walk the red carpet, waiting to get on the red carpet.

Zhang Ziyi and the others were relatively calm, while Yang Fan and Wang Luodan were particularly excited, their mouths couldn't stop, and they chattered non-stop.

Cheng Peng knew that they didn't walk the red carpet of the film festival, so he reminded as a passerby: "Today is the opening ceremony, you have also seen, there are a lot of people walking the red carpet, and when you walk the red carpet later, don't stay for a long time, don't leave for a long time, this will delay other crews and make everyone disgusted." By the time of the premiere of our film, there will be plenty of time to take pictures of you! Speaking of this, he remembered the future Fan Ye's fierce performance on the red carpet, so he glanced up at her.

Yang Fan and Wang Luodan both nodded and said they knew, but Fan Binbin was a little depressed, what are you doing with me, will I stay on the red carpet, am I so thick-skinned?

At this time, another crew came over, and Cheng Peng saw several Chinese faces, Jia Zhangke, the director of another shortlisted main competition unit "The World", and the male and female protagonists Cheng Taishen and Zhao Tao.

"The World" is a film that takes the Beijing World Park as the place where the story takes place, but it tells the story of a group of outsiders who struggle for survival and love in the competitive city of Beijing.

is also a Chinese filmmaker, and when he meets him on this occasion, he must say hello, Cheng Peng took Zhang Meng over, Jia Zhangke is half of Zhang Meng's idol.

Jia Zhangke knew Cheng Peng, and had also seen his movie "The Two of Us", and admired his superb level in the movie, so he stood at the entrance of the red carpet and talked with Cheng Peng and Zhang Meng with great interest.

Just as the conversation was rising, there was a loud "boom" in the red carpet area, causing a scream, and the red carpet suddenly became a mess.

Two minutes later, the security guards of the festival found out what was going on, and it was not known which immoral ghost secretly lit a firework and threw it in the crowd, frightening everyone, and after confirming that it was just a firework, the red carpet ceremony resumed to normal.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Cheng Peng and they boarded the red carpet of the film festival under the guidance of the film festival security guards.

I don't know if it's because Tong Liyu shocked the whole world with a Chinese-style snow treading plum hunt, and the six heroines of the crew wore Chinese-style skirts. But seriously, Cheng Peng thinks that Chinese actresses wearing Chinese-style costumes are the most appropriate, especially to show the soft and gentle side of the Oriental female surname, which looks particularly charming.

When the whole crew walked on the red carpet, this group of beautiful girls with Chinese style suddenly attracted a stir from the media. The photographers frantically pressed the shutter, and the flashes flashed.

The girls stood apart, smiled charmingly, and posed for photographers, and a Chinese breeze suddenly blew on the red carpet in Venice.

Cheng Peng is very indifferent, and he always maintains a smile on his sunny and handsome face, but because he is standing in the middle of a group of girls, he feels a little green in the red bushes, which is very eye-catching, and the reporters who rush to shoot him are no less than those who shoot a few girls.

Because I had reminded in advance that even Fan Ye was not as flamboyant as the future, and after a short stay, everyone walked out of the photo area.

The Chinese reporters in the interview area shouted the names of Cheng Peng and Zhang Ziyi hoarsely, trying to think of them for a simple interview, but Cheng Peng did not pass, waved at the reporters with a smile, and led the group into the movie palace.

Sitting down in the position of the crew, Yang Fan and Wang Luodan were still in a strong excitement, their faces were flushed with a faint flush, and their eyes were shining with excitement.

Cheng Peng smiled: "Fox, looking at your appearance, I'm afraid your feet are already scared, right?" ”

Yang Mi's feet were indeed a little weak, and she didn't have any strength at all, and when the overwhelming flashing lights came on, she felt that her eyes were almost blind. The excitement that came out of her heart not only made her body tremble slightly, but also withdrew the strength from her body, and her hands and feet became weak.

Of course, Yang Fan will definitely not admit it, so much faceless: "Now it's not a problem for me to go out and run 500 meters, I'm just a little excited, and I'm not nervous at all." ”

However, Wang Luodan generously admitted: "My feet are a little soft, and my hands are a little shaky!" ”

She has never accumulated on the red carpet, this is the first time she has participated in film shooting, and she didn't expect to be able to appear at the opening ceremony in Venice, which is like a dream.

Cheng Peng nodded and said: "Dandan is a good boy, how can he be like this fox who lied and became a surname!" ”

It didn't take long for the host of the opening ceremony to come up, a beautiful woman in her thirties, who should be a local star in Italy, and Cheng Peng didn't know him.

After a humorous opening remark, the members of the jury of the main competition unit appeared one by one to the applause of the audience. This time, the judges of the Venetian film are much stronger than Berlin, and Cheng Peng basically knows that the director of "Goodbye Lenin" Wolfgang Baker, the black director Spike Lee, the director of "Coca-Cola Boy" Dusan Makaviev, the British actress Helen Mirren, the producer of "Farewell My Concubine" Xu Feng, and Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.

Then, the screen began to show video highlights of the president of the jury, John Paulman, whose most famous works are "Glory Years" and "The Riptide Four", for which he won two Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture.

Cheng Peng met John Baumann in Berlin, and his film "Skull Country" was a finalist in the main competition, but after the film was released, the media received a flood of bad reviews, did not win any awards, and Cheng Peng did not get the opportunity to communicate with him.

After the film highlights, John Paulmann walked onto the stage to the audience's applause, laughing and joking with everyone, causing a burst of laughter from the audience.

But Cheng Peng couldn't laugh a little, the old man was over seventy years old, let him watch a horror film like "Invasion of Darkness", who was scared of the problem, he kind of understood why the film festival didn't choose horror films to be shortlisted for the main competition unit.

After John Paulman's brief speech, the screen began to play the trailer of the participating films, "The Deep Sleep", "The Empty Room", "Howl's Moving Castle", etc., one after another. Each film lasts 30 seconds, and it is a wonderful moment that can show the characteristics of the movie.

"Invasion of Darkness" was put last, and when the picture of the movie appeared on the big screen, Cheng Peng's eyes suddenly widened, and a weird smile appeared on his face: "Mark Mueller is so bad, but I like it!" ”

"What?" Yang Fan next to him asked.

"Don't talk, watch the big screen!"

On the screen, Chen Ran, played by Zhang Ziyi, woke up from her sleep with a haggard look, and since the car accident, she has not slept well. She went to the table, picked up the medicine for mental illness, took two pills from it and swallowed it.

She looked up at the window, a full golden moon hung in the sky, and the moon was like water. She felt a little bored, and went to the window to look at the scenery outside the window, but at this moment, there was a "clang", and a steel pipe smashed through the window and shot at her head.

"Ahh The audience in the movie hall was unprepared for this, and no one expected such a scary scene to suddenly appear, they were all frightened, screaming frantically, and some even rolled to the ground in fright.

"Oh God, it scared the hell out of me! Mark, bastard, why did he arrange such a scary shot at the opening ceremony! ”

"Damn, I think I'll have nightmares at night, it's disgusting!"

"My heart almost stopped, damn Mark!"

Not only ordinary audiences, but even several leading actors in the crew of "Dark Invasion" were startled and screamed. Although they are the main actors of the movie, they have never seen the finished film and don't know what the real movie looks like.

Only Cheng Peng rolled his eyes, glared at Yang Fan next to him, and said angrily: "Fox, you scream when you scream, why are you pinching my arm?" ”

The next day, overseas media reports focused on Hollywood superstars, especially Spielberg, the director of the opening film "Happiness Terminal", and Hanks, who starred Tom, while domestic media focused on the performance of the Chinese [***] troupe on the red carpet.

"The Venice Film Festival opened, and the Chinese [***] troupe counterattacked!"

"The Venice Film Festival blows the Chinese wind!"

"Chinese actresses can hold up half the sky in Venice, and Chinese style is popular!"

However, for the Italian audience who participated in the opening ceremony, the most impressive of all the participating films was undoubtedly "Invasion of Darkness", the film's stunning appearance at the opening ceremony made countless people full of expectations for this film, "Invasion of Darkness" has not yet been released, and it has already begun to become popular in Venice.