Chapter 144: May 22nd
Beijing, Haiyu Film and Television.
In the VIP reception room, on a brown couch, two people are playing chess.
Chu Qing held a glass of water, stood on the side and watched, Zhang Chao's big ass took a side, leaned on Li Chengru's back, and gave support from time to time. Sun Chun, on the other side, looked calm and had a chance to win.
Wang Qian, as the only woman, had no interest in this, sitting in a single seat reading a magazine, Xu got up early, and was holding a cup of coffee and taking a sip.
"Will!"
Sun Chun raised his hand and fell, and the pawn arched forward and said with a smile: "Dead chess!" β
"Oops! I didn't expect this step! β
Li Chengru slapped his thigh and complained again: "It's all because you're a fat man, and my head is muddy." As he spoke, he shouldered his shoulders and pushed the fat Zhang Chao away.
"Okay, okay, you're playing two sets, substitution!"
Zhang Chao ignored that, hurriedly pulled him away, and beckoned: "Come on, Xiao Chu, let's have a plate, old grandson, get out of the way!" β
Sun Chun didn't talk much, got up and hugged Li Chengru, and changed to a standing position.
"I'll use the black one!" Zhang Chao picked up a sunspot and began to arrange it.
"Okay." Chu Qing said with a smile, he sat sideways, his legs were not bent, and his waist was straight and straight.
Today is the day of the launch conference of "Six Groups of Serious Cases", which only started at nine o'clock, but these people are very dedicated, and they all arrived in advance, so the company arranged them to wait in the hut.
Idle, Li Chengru asked for a pair of chess to pass the time.
Chu Qing here is the youngest, quite small, Li Chengru, Sun Chun, Zhang Chao, these three, are nearly twenty years older than him, and even Wang Qian is six or eight years old.
Although now, uh, not as popular as him, where is the qualifications after all? He behaved well, and he was a junior.
The old men are of the same age, there is nothing false, they are familiar with each other when they meet, Wang Qian is also a cool one, and the atmosphere in which several leading actors get along is not bad.
Zhang Chao's chess skills are as stinky as Old Man Cheng, and he is also very energetic, and he has a good face. Put on the head, and your eyes widen. It's like grabbing food.,Always want to overwhelm the other party from the momentum.γ
Chu Qing was sweating, moving the chess pieces unhurriedly, not letting go, and playing normally.
"Xiao Chu's level is high, you admit it fat." Li Chengru looked at it for a while, pondered some doorways, and opened his mouth to interrupt.
His voice is low, but very thin. In the circle, the experience is very rich. In the early years of business, there were several ups and downs, rich and poor. It was only officially filmed in 97 years, which is a late bloomer. As a pure master of the capital, no matter how he does things or plays, he is full of unique reserve and pride.
"Hey! I can't admit it. I've got to get it back! Zhang Chao muttered, and thought for a long time before an elephant flew up.
Chu Qing casually took a cannon. Directly block the elephant's eye.
Everyone understands this step, as long as the car next to it is smooth, it will be killed properly, and there will be no way to live.
"Squeak!" At this point, the door is pushed open.
After discussing the process with the staff, director Xu Qingdong came over to inform him and said, "The time is almost up, all prepare and go to the venue." β
Zhang Chao got up immediately, and by the way, he messed up the chessboard, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Hey, I'm waiting for you, let's go!" β
Chu Qing grinned, very speechless, and had to go out with him.
Hai Yan is one of the earliest private film and television companies in China. In the early days, he started with Haiyan dramas, such as "Never Look Away", "What to Save You and My Love", etc., making a popular film, always occupying the leading position.
Later, Haiyan ran away, immediately adjusted his strategy, and remade military dramas and anti-Japanese war thunder dramas, such as "Bright Sword", "Forward to Victory" and so on, and the momentum continued unabated.
The venue is a special hall, which is quite decorated, and the reporter enters from the gate, and the seats are already full. Several actors entered through the small door and went directly to the stage in front.
The staff prepared a note in advance, stuffed one for each person, Chu Qing glanced at it, it was some questions that the reporter might ask, and there were routine answers below.
Xu Qingdong sat in the middle, Li Chengru and Wang Qian sat on both sides, and the others were casual. Chu Qing was on the very edge, and put the note behind the name tag, just blocking it.
After a brief opening by the host, the press conference officially began.
The atmosphere was harmonious, not warm or deserted, the reporters knew where the news was, and the questions were very targeted.
In fact, in terms of the TV series itself, in addition to the freshness of the theme, there is no selling point at all, whether in front of or behind the scenes. Especially the actors, their fame is too low, and the only one who can be called a gimmick is Chu Qing.
When the reporter asked questions, many of them were aimed at him, but fortunately, he had been prepared, and most of the questions had answers, so just read them. Li Chengru's people also have a very correct mentality, and they are very cooperative.
"Then you are now a Paris actor, why do you still want to play a supporting role in a TV series?" A buddy asked.
Chu Qing glanced at the note covertly, it was really there, coughed twice, and replied pretendingly: "I used to shoot costume dramas, so I really want to try the style of modern dramas." And my role is a people's policeman, which is still very attractive to me. β
He thought for a while, and added: "Several of you here are all teacher-level, I am here to learn, don't say what kind of actor I am, I am panicked." β
Hearing this, Li Chengru couldn't help but turn his head to look at him and blinked.
The crew's shooting plan was very tight, after the press conference, they had a meal together, and rushed to the set in the afternoon to prepare for filming.
The first scene is in the office of the serious crime team, and the shot given outside is a small white building with a foreign atmosphere, which is actually blind. The filmmaker is not so tyrant, so he casually found a big room, put tables and chairs, and used it as the interior of the cottage.
Chu Qing changed into a police uniform, smoothed out some of the wrinkles, and walked out of the locker room.
"Tsk!"
The eyes of everyone present were glowing.
Gray short shirt, straight trousers, shiny black leather shoes, and the unique uprightness and temperament of the uniform, wearing him, it looks even more straight and straight, and the whole person seems to be a little taller.
Xu Qingdong sat behind the monitor, very satisfied with his appearance, holding the guide tube and shouting loudly:
"Prepare everyone!"
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May is a very unlucky month.
is all because of the movie "The Devil is Coming", as long as it is related to it, all people or things have fallen to the bottom of their lives.
The first is the domestic media.
Bitter!
Baba came to Cannes, hoping to pick up first-hand news and brush up on the industry level, but the result. I can't make a fart. But the news still has to be sent back, and it can't be missed, and the top has to be seen.
It's like stewing a big pot of meat, not only can't you eat it, but you also have to be responsible for adding firewood and fire, and then the meat is cooked, and even the pot is kicked off.
In addition to them, there is a certain game, the same heart plug.
After the release of "The Devil is Coming", these people finally knew what Jiang Wen was filming. I was scared to pee. We don't want you to die, although you took it, if you really want to be held accountable, we are also responsible.
Therefore, I was busy finding the three investors and asked for it immediately, immediately, now. Give me the movie back!
So, the bosses were drunk again.
What's more, Jiang Wen reported his name and went to Cannes to participate in the exhibition. We don't know anything. This will, let's go blackface?
But I had no choice but to contact Lao Jiang and explain the meaning. But what can he do about this? Ignore it.
It's not over yet. Immediately after, that is, the incident that broke out a few days ago, Japanese extremists tore up posters on the spot.
It's crazy now!
In the eyes of a certain bureau. However, in a proper international dispute, while suppressing the news, he made a decision to personally send someone to Cannes to withdraw the film.
From getting the news on the 15th, to being shocked, to talking to the filmmaker, to Jiang Wen not shake off, to tearing up the poster, to sending someone out, it was only a week.
It's incredibly efficient.
The Japanese side is even stronger, and several actors in the film, such as Katsuhiro Nagano and Teruyuki Kagawa, are being threatened by extremists. They are not only facing the negative impact of this movie, but they may even not be able to film for the rest of their lives.
"The Devil is Coming", it is the two sides that are dissected, and it is the two sides that are offended.
One party can't stand it, and the preconceived ideas rooted in the head are destroyed; The other side couldn't stand it and portrayed their own soldiers as so ferocious and animalistic.
Lao Jiang is also a skill, making a movie, people in this big country don't want to see it, and he flies tens of thousands of kilometers to withdraw the film. People from other countries didn't want to see it, and ran to tear up posters in protest.
It can be said that there is no one before.
The correspondent had arrived in Cannes in the evening, but it was too late, and the award ceremony had already begun. Of course, Lao Jiang knew, but he didn't take it to heart, he found that he really seemed to be a martyr......
On the evening of the 22nd, the Cannes Film Festival closed.
During the twelve days, the organizers, film critics, stars, film companies, and sponsors have done all the foreplay, waiting for the final and biggest climax to come.
At the entrance of the Lumiere Theatre, a long red carpet is spread out, flanked by guardrails, and the reporters' flashing lights make the night extremely unreal.
Stars from all walks of life walked by like water, with grace and style, and gorgeous clothes.
When Jiang Wen pulled his wife and children on the red carpet, it attracted a lot of attention. He wears glasses, a black suit, and a standard bow tie, and Sandrine wears a white gown with feathers on her back, like wings.
This year's film festival can be called a victory for Chinese films.
Yang Dechang's "Yiyi" won the Best Director Award. "In the Mood for Love" won the Best Technology Award, and Liang Chaowei also won the second Cannes Best Actor Award for the Chinese after Uncle Ge.
"The Devil is Coming" got nothing in front, Jiang Wen looked calm, and only when the best actress was announced, there was a trace of fluctuation on his face.
The winner is none other than BjΓΆrk, the heroine of "Dancer in the Dark", who is also the strongest opponent in the race for the Palme d'Or.
Because theoretically, the organizers would not lightly award two important awards to one film, so this result made him feel that victory was in sight.
But then there was the Grand Jury Prize.
Jiang Wen was very reluctant to hear his name. He shook his head regretfully and rose to the stage, with Sandrine following as interpreter.
"Actually, I've been dreaming of winning the Palme d'Or off the stage. Whenever someone came up to the stage to accept the award, I clapped my hands vigorously, thinking to myself, you go, the grand prize will not be yours. I was also peeking at the expressions of my friends next to me, as if I was gloating. β
The audience burst into laughter, with scattered applause, and the foreigner liked his humor and honesty very much.
"But now ......"
Jiang Wen took the trophy and said with a smile: "I know, it's time to wake up from this dream." β
(With my renewed virtue, I'm a little flattered that there are still a lot of friends who give monthly passes and tips since November.) Well, tomorrow Singles' Day, celebrate, two watches, if you have enough energy, it may also be three watches...... Well, I was scared myself. (To be continued......)