Chapter 289 A sentence that is awesome and known all over the world (please vote for me!)
On October 31, 2009, the weather was sunny.
On a sunny and breezy afternoon, before the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony began, Little John was wearing a crisp black three-piece suit.
The style is exactly the same as the one Xiang Yang attended the Hermès shareholder meeting.
The color is bright and black, and he stands out among the crowd on the set of "Mei Lanfang".
International Zhang, who was wearing a gorgeous red Valentino haute couture dress, recognized the other person at a glance. JCE's son and CEO of Hermès Film Investment Company
With Mercury retrograde recently, she couldn't help but frown and subconsciously stepped back.
Compared with others who looked at Little John curiously, she knew how extraordinary this person was as she had a little contact with him.
He is still a good friend of Xiang Yang
Deng Wendi once told her that she would rather provoke Xiang Yang than provoke him.
"Little John, come, let me introduce to you, these are the actors and directors of our crew."
Han Sanping's face was smiling and a little enthusiastic.
“This is our director, Chen Kaige.”
Chen Kaige, who was still chatting and laughing with Sun Honglei, Li Ming, Wang Xueqi, and Wu Gang, saw Han Sanping smiling. He pulled a foreigner over and quickly greeted Little John in proficient English.
"Hello, Mr. Jean, I have always heard that you are in China, and finally I see you."
"Hello, Mr. Director."
Little John smiled and nodded. In order to prevent himself from making a joke, he deliberately watched the director's award-winning film "Farewell My Concubine" before.
To be honest, he liked it quite a lot. Except for some parts that he didn't understand, he also liked the expressiveness of the actors in the movie.
After briefly shaking hands with Chen Kaige, he smiled and said: "I hope "Mei Lanfang" can be recognized by the judges like "Farewell My Concubine"."
"Thank you, thank you."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Chen Kaige's face became even wider.
Hearing that Little John compared his movie with his best movie "Farewell My Concubine", he was very happy. At least it was better than the other person mentioned "The Promise".
Han Sanping saw that the smile on Little John's face was also very strong. In the spirit of keeping his wealth from others, he continued with a smile:
"Little John, these are our main men. Actors: Li Ming, Wang Xueqi, Pan Yueming, Wu Gang, and Sun Honglei.”
He introduced them based on their proximity. When he arrived, these people were chatting and relaxing, so they didn’t have to wait for the red carpet. Acting too reserved and cautious.
Little John smiled and nodded to them.
“These are our main actresses,”
After introducing the male actors, Han Sanping smiled and introduced Chen Hong and Jiu Zhang.
When he saw the International Chapter, Little John couldn't help but sigh, he finally saw a familiar person.
It was just contrary to the expectations of the actors. Little John just casually said hello to International Zhang as before, and then briefly chatted with Chen Hong.
As Chen Kaige’s wife, Chen Hong is also very good at English.
She was a little confused at first, but soon she found the problem during the communication.
The haute couture gown that International Chapter wore today was not the Armani one that he wore in previous years, but a Valentino one. International Chapter seemed to have had a conflict with a recently famous Hermès designer.
Could it be that she looked curiously at Little John and her lover Chen Kaige who were taken away by Han Sanping.
Then he looked at International Chapter, "Are you okay?"
"Ah, I" Jiuzhang, who knew what the other party was asking, squeezed out a smile, "I'm fine, Sister Chen."
"Please stay with me later, sister will not let you be "I was bullied by outsiders."
"Thank you, Sister Hong. It's really okay. It's been solved."
Whether this was true or not, Jiu Zhang felt a little moved and felt happy about himself. The misunderstanding with Xiang Yang has been resolved. Otherwise today.
Imagine that with just a few casual words, several years of hard work would have been wasted.
International Zhang couldn't help but secretly wonder what would happen in the future.
Whether it is the Oscars, the China Awards, the European Awards, and other large award ceremonies, the red carpet is the last stage where award contenders show themselves before they take the stage.
The organizer will have a detailed process plan before this.
In detail, the arrival time of each crew and each star will be strictly controlled and sequenced.
The last star to appear each time is called the finale, and the best time for the red carpet is in the middle. This is somewhat different from the big shows at Fashion Week.
Because of the finale appearance, sometimes it is difficult to escape the fate of being cut because the broadcast time is limited.
A little time was wasted in the front, and the on-site host did not control it well, which will cause various problems later. Celebrities usually receive some special care, but for actors who are not famous and do not have celebrity status, it is normal for them to be rushed on the red carpet.
"Little John, actually I am introducing Director Chen to you today because I want you to get to know him first."
Leaving the living room of the large suite and coming to a separate room, Han Sanping's face Still smiling.
The mood of "Mei Lanfang" director Chen Kaige, who has seven nominations for Best Sound Recording, Best Music, Best Art, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Feature Film. There is quite a high-spirited feeling.
God is pitiful, only he knows how wronged he has been by "The Promise".
Maybe only he thinks so. Little John, who understood Han Sanping's profound meaning, still understood clearly. He smiled slightly, and after exchanging business cards with Director Chen Kaige, he said: "The few times I have been to China, what impressed me the most is that every time I come, the city here is... It's changing.
I believe that China's film market will get better and better.
We at Hermès Film Investment Company will never say no to any excellent work. .”
"I still want to thank you for your support." Chen Kaige couldn't help laughing.
He actually has a movie in mind, and coincidentally, the movie is based on "Cheng Ying Saves the Orphans", one of the nominees for the best drama film at the Golden Rooster Awards. He is very interested in adapting this classic Henan opera into a movie, using another artistic method to present this story of more than 2,000 years ago to audiences who like movies.
He knew that now was not a good time to discuss this matter, so he smiled and said:
“I heard that your designer named Xiang is very powerful, maybe Mr. Little John will come next time When the time comes, you can ask him to come with you.”
“What did you say?”
Little John looked at the other party in surprise.
Han Sanping originally had a cheerful smile, but after understanding this sentence, he was stunned.
"Director Chen, I respect you because you won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival. I also hope you respect Xiang and our Hermès."
After that, Little John walked out of the room.
The crews of "Assembly" and "Mei Lanfang" appeared as the finale.
The organizers deliberately adjusted their times to be very close.
One Huayi and one Huaying’s films gained attention and were the focus of the entire red carpet.
The crew of "Painted Skin" had just finished leaving when a small card was thrust into the host's hand.
After a brief look, the host frowned and stared at the suddenly inserted card for a few seconds before he figured out what was going on.
A foreigner, plus Han Sanping.
The foreigner's name also has homophonic notes and job descriptions.
"Little John, don't take what Director Chen Kaige said to heart. He didn't mean it. He even brought his wife over just now to apologize."
Little John's face still looked bad, but he didn't He was willing to lose Han Sanping's face and said helplessly: "Mr. Han, I shouldn't be the one he apologized to."
Hearing this, Han Sanping also sighed.
He didn’t blame Chen Kaige or Little John either.
From Lao Han's perspective, Chen Kaige's ability to say such things was entirely due to differences in the system.
Directing in China is not just a job, but a status in the world, because the crew is the world, and the film and television industry is the world.
It is normal for Chen Kaige to say something like this when he is used to director-centered production.
As for Little John and his gang of foreign monks.
If it weren’t for some things, and they came into contact with Han Sanping during this time, I wouldn’t know who Xiangyang, Little John and their gang are. . Therefore, he always advocates that everyone should go out and see more and learn more about the changes outside.
"Forget it, Mr. Han, this is all a trivial matter." Little John, who did not intend to cause any dispute between the two parties due to this matter, saw Han Sanping's sad face and said proactively:
"This will not affect our follow-up "
"That's okay." Han Sanping opened his mouth, "That's okay, everyone will understand later, and if we have more contact, there will be no such misunderstanding."
" We should have more contact and understand more.”
Little John agrees with this point of view.
Although Xiangyang laughed at him for coming to China, he was a bastard entering the pond, but it was purely the other party's yin and yang.
After carefully looking at it and contacting it carefully, he was also keenly aware of some problems.
These problems are complex. In simple words, there is a lack of understanding.
From the perspective of a Frenchman, when he looks at China, he will confuse it with the "Chinese style" solidified in his mind. With a deeper understanding, he finds that the "Chinese style" tells the same story as him The Chinese elements seen are completely different concepts.
Back to movies, as the CEO of Hermès Film Investment, Little John has to think about what needs to be focused on when selecting Hollywood movies related to China if he wants to achieve better profits in the Chinese film market. .
Maybe, in their opinion, it's a good movie.
But maybe in the eyes of Chinese people, what he said makes no sense.
The two chatted for a while, the car stopped, and they got out of the car one after another. When he walked on the red carpet, he looked at the many fans who came to watch the excitement surrounded by security guards on both sides. Little John clicked his tongue.
There are so many people.
The large number of people means that Chinese films still have great potential.
This is his most intuitive feeling as a foreigner.
"Please, Little John, we are not celebrities, so why not go in early." While Little John was sighing with emotion, Han Sanping said with a smile.
The two quickly crossed the red carpet, took a photo in the photo area and then came to the interview area.
Facing the camera, Little John showed a charming smile and greeted the camera enthusiastically with broken Chinese pronunciation.
The camera and the host reporter did not expect this foreigner to be so enthusiastic.
"Mr. Jean, as a foreign guest, what is your biggest feeling when you come to China?"
After listening to the translation, Little John first smiled at the TV. After thinking for a short time, he felt like He spoke a lot of words, but none of them were as intuitive as a sentence of the dialect he learned.
So, he gave a thumbs up to the Sixth Princess’ live broadcast and said:
“Niu B”
(End of this chapter)