"Tsk, what is this, it's a waste of good things."

Li Tang couldn't help but turn his head and whisper to Zeng Jia after tasting a few bites of the dishes placed on the spot, Zeng Jia also had a subtle expression.

Tonight's "Hong Kong Night" reception will focus on the atmosphere of traditional Chinese culture. There are Chinese classical songs performed by the Silk and Bamboo Orchestra, as well as Chinese kung fu and Chinese classical song and dance performances, as well as highlights of Hong Kong's business cards scrolling on the big screen, and of course, a variety of Chinese delicacies to entertain guests.

Everything else is very good, but this so-called "Chinese cuisine" is really not flattering, because the cooking is done by local French chefs. These French-Chinese dishes are very different from the real Chinese flavors.

Not only Li Tang complained alone, but many people at the scene had to grin after tasting these French Chinese foods. However, those foreign guests ate with relish, and there was even a scene of waiting in line for food.

The goal of wanting to eat a big meal was frustrated, Li Tang and Zeng Jia casually found a corner to sit down, blow the sea breeze, sip a little wine, and enjoy the classical Chinese song and dance performance on the stage.

Truth be told, the performances are mediocre, and the makeshift stage is too small and the lights aren't bright enough, which feels like a red and white ceremonial concert in rural China.

"Teacher Li Tang!"

Just as Li Tang and Zeng Jia were chatting, they saw Shi Yu, a reporter from the Southern Metropolis Daily, who was wearing a black dress and a bow tie, coming over with a wine glass.

"Teacher Shi, you are quite leisurely today!"

Li Tang stood up with a smile and said hello, and Zeng Jia also pulled a chair over with a smile.

"Thank you!"

Shi Yu thanked Zeng Jia very gentlemanly, and then smiled in the direction of the stage: "There is Xiaoming staring." ”

At this time, the singing and dancing performance on the stage has just ended, and all the international stars who have come to cheer according to the process of the reception will appear on the stage. The front of the stage was already crowded with reporters armed with all kinds of long guns and short cannons.

It's almost impossible for you to interview those celebrities on occasions like this, so it's better to take a few photos, use your imagination, and brag about tonight's grand occasion, which will definitely attract the attention of domestic readers.

In any case, Hong Kong is China's place; It doesn't matter what the guests who attended tonight's cocktail party think, but it is always Chinese culture that is promoted.

As the guests came to the stage one after another and made some enthusiastic remarks, the atmosphere of the reception gradually reached a climax. Compared with last year's big coffee, this year's color is much worse.

Like last year's Brother Cheng Long, Fa Ge, Liu Furong, Zhang Fazong and others, including big directors like Xu Ke and Sunglasses King, did not show up. On the Hong Kong side, only Maggie Cheung, two Tony Leung, and Cannes judge Michelle Yeoh appeared. Hollywood also has only one of the judges, Sharon . Stone, presumably received a kind invitation from Michelle Yeoh.

None of the stars of the host country, France, including the chairman of the organizing committee of this year's film festival, were present.

However, the biggest hot spot this year is the scandal of the short Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, the two went to Cannes together, and the Hong Kong media sent many reporters to follow up and interview, hoping to get some exclusive "fierce news". It is said that at the "Hong Kong Night" press conference this morning, Maggie Cheung was very unhappy with the reporter of Hong Kong Next Weekly, who was in hot pursuit, and almost turned her face on the spot.

And as the Berlin actress and the ex-wife of the famous French director Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung is also very popular in France, and her scandal with the short Tony Leung, the Cannes actor, has naturally attracted the attention of many foreign media.

So when Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung came to the stage together, a foreign reporter and a Hong Kong reporter clashed over the best shooting spot.

This little episode embarrassed both protagonists on stage, and they hurriedly stepped off the stage without saying a few words.

"Teacher Li Tang, haven't you worked with them, why don't you go and say hello? Otherwise, you go over and say hello to them, and I'll ask Xiaoming to take a few pictures of you. Shi Yu and Li Tangdao, who have been watching tonight's drama with a lively mentality.

The so-called cooperation is the new work "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, although it is still in post-production, but the publicity offensive has begun, and the movie poster of the first issue of "Hero" has just been released not long ago, and the starring lineup of the movie has also been announced.

Li Lianjie naturally settled in the C position, followed by Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Uncle Daoming, and Li Tang, who was in the last seat.

Of course, Li Tang understood that Shi Yu had good intentions, and he was just using the two big names Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung to set off his momentum.

It sounded quite tempting, but Li Tang still shook his head after a little groaning: "Forget it! ”

Saying that, he also smiled and said, "Teacher Shi, if I say that I don't know them at all, do you believe it or not?" ”

"Uh......"

Shi Yu showed a surprised look, after all, they had worked together to make a movie, how could they say that they didn't know each other?

Li Tang didn't sell Guan Zi and explained: "I didn't have a rivalry with them, so I didn't take pictures in the crew during the filming." ”

In fact, his sentence is suspected of spoilers.

Fortunately, in this year, even most domestic entertainment reporters have not evolved into paparazzi with no bottom line, and after yesterday's interview, he has a good impression of Shi Yu. So at this time, the mind is more relaxed, more like a chat between friends.

"I see."

Shi Yu suddenly realized that as an experienced reporter, of course he would not be short-sighted enough to get a treasure, and then add fuel and vinegar to publish it as explosive news.

He is more willing to take advantage of this opportunity to have a good relationship with Li Tang, and the long-term way is to go long in the future.

Since it's a small talk, you can talk about the film festival and your work. For example, Shi Yu explained to Li Tang why the newspaper sent him to interview the Cannes Film Festival instead of Yuan Lei before.

In the final analysis, it's still money, almost all the photojournalists of Nandu Daily are big and small, if you match Yuan Lei, a female reporter is bound to open two rooms, but if everyone is a man, you can squeeze it.

The big names who can appear on the stage to speak, except for Gong Li, there is no film worker from the mainland. In fact, strictly speaking, Gong Li cannot represent the mainland, and people have already joined the nationality of Li Jiapo.

As for the mainland actor Li Tang who was invited, he is not qualified to appear on the stage because of the lack of coffee seats, and more may be here to make up for the head.

Gong Li only participated in the Cannes Film Festival as a guest this time, and at the same time brought "Zhou Yu's Train" starring her to promote. However, except for Director Sun Zhou, she did not see the second male lead of this movie, that is, the figure of her male junior who was rumored to be full of wind and rain some time ago. It is estimated that on the one hand, it is to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, it is also because her male junior coffee position is too low.

The main force for the promotion of this film is the male number one - the tall Tony Leung. The tall Tony Leung brought a total of two works at this festival, in addition to "Zhou Yu's Train", and "Double Pupils", which was shortlisted for a kind of attention unit.

In fact, Hong Kong actors are generally not tall, like Tony Leung, who is charming with electric eyes, is not 1.7 meters tall, and Tony Leung, who looks tall in the movie, feels shorter than Li Tang, who is 179.5 barefoot.

The second "Hong Kong Night", which cost a lot of money but was bleak, came to an end in a hustle and bustle. Because the food was unpalatable, everyone was not full, so Li Tang found a seafood restaurant and invited everyone to rub it again.

It's not that French chefs don't have good cooking skills, it's just that the so-called Chinese food they cook is more like the Western-style Chinese food of Zuo Zongtang's chicken, just like many Western restaurants in Shanghai are nominally Western, but the taste is obviously Chinese.

Therefore, in France, it is better to taste authentic French food.

After the 19th completed the last platform for "The Little Tailor", Li Tang and Zeng Jia embarked on the return flight early in the morning of the 20th.

……

In the capital, the scorching sun is in the sky and the traffic is rolling. Slippery is black silk walking all over the street, and the white and tender thighs are in full view.

Li Tang, who was sitting in a Buick business car and blowing cold air conditioning, was like a world away. I remember that when he left the capital not long ago, he was still wearing a down jacket, and the temperature in the capital has soared to more than 30 degrees in just one month, which is much hotter than Shanghai.

The car stopped in front of a private restaurant near Chaoyang Park. Li Tangla opened the door and suddenly felt a heat wave hit people, and quickly got out of the car and walked into the restaurant quickly.

A man who looked like a lobby manager was already waiting at the door to greet him, and then led him to a private room.

"Teacher Zhang, Sister Xinman, congratulations!"

As soon as Li Tang entered the door, he bowed his congratulations to Zhang Jizhong and Fan Xinman, who were sitting inside, for the simple reason that these two had just registered their marriage.

Saying that, he also complained with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, Sister Xinman, why don't you give me a chance to follow the group?" ”

They are all acquaintances, and the two people in the room stood up to greet them without fake politeness, and waved their hands with a big beard: "They are all old husbands and wives, there is no need to pay attention to the form." ”

Although the two had just registered their marriage, the old man was obviously a little haggard.

Speaking of which, the old man has been under a lot of pressure recently, and during Li Tang's participation in the Cannes Film Festival, rumors broke out in China that Wang Rui, the former director of "Shooting the Condor", wanted to sue the crew of "Shooting the Condor".

In fact, in the final analysis, this matter is still self-inflicted. During the promotion period of "Smiling Proudly" last time, Lao Qi launched a book of "Smiling and Proud 365", which comprehensively revealed the behind-the-scenes story of the filming with the tone of the producer, director and leading actor, and at the same time hacked Shao Bin again, it also achieved the effect of publicity. What's more, the book sold well, and it really made a fortune.

Obviously, the old man tasted the sweetness, and this time he repeated his old tricks, and published a book "Open Sesame" in the name of Fan Xinman to reveal the behind-the-scenes story of "Shooting the Condor". Then in the book, he should never have regarded the previously changed director Wang Rui as Shao Bin, and he also hacked it.

As a professor of Nortel's directing department, Wang Rui is not a soft persimmon like Shao Bin, and Shao Bin lost more than one million yuan for terminating the contract, but Wang Rui was busy for "Shooting the Condor", and he hasn't even gotten a dime yet, so he held a press conference, entrusted a lawyer to collect evidence, and prepared to sue the two mothers-in-law together.

It is not good for anyone to make a big fuss, and it is said that the old man is in a hurry to extinguish the fire during this time, so it is no wonder that he will look haggard.

However, Sister Xinman was as radiant as ever, and warmly beckoned Li Tang to sit down beside her.

In front of Zhang Dabeard, Li Tang didn't dare to make a mistake, and deliberately moved the chair out when he sat down, trying to keep a certain distance from Sister Xinman.

After Li Tang sat down, he glanced at the desktop, pretending to be flattered and said, "Teacher Zhang, if you have something to order, I don't dare to be this meeting!" ”

This is a small round table for six people, but there are only three sets of utensils, and it is clear that they will invite him to dinner alone today, but he always feels that it seems to be a bit of a Hongmen banquet.

The first more, there is.

(End of chapter)