Entertainment 1998

Chapter 767 Chapter 766, Venice Film Festival

"Who's the text message from?"

Seeing Jiang Feng watching seriously, Charlize Theron, who was driving, asked.

"My agent!"

Afraid that Charlize Theron wouldn't believe it, Jiang Feng showed her his cell phone.

"My agent said that the novel The Hunger Games is available for sale across the United States starting today."

"Oh…"

Charlize Theron suddenly became interested, stepped on the brakes, and stopped the car on the side of the road.

"Jiang…"

"Ok?"

“Looking around the world, you are the strangest director and the strangest singer.

That’s right, whether it’s your music or your movies, the quality is top-notch and they are all top-notch.

But what people talk about most is your marketing method. No matter which movie is released or which music album is released, you always do something new.

For example, in the movie "The Yellow Sea", we Westerners were not interested in your Asian movies about fighting and killing, but after "The Yellow Sea" was combined with Samsung mobile phones, everyone immediately rushed to the cinema. "Charlize Theron was a little excited when chatting, and when she said this, she leaned over and said:
"Jiang, tell me, what new ideas do you have for marketing your novel The Hunger Games?"

"What new ideas are there?" Jiang Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Really not?"

Charlize Theron didn't quite believe Jiang Feng.

"Really not!" Jiang Feng said firmly.

Charlize Theron stared at Jiang Feng's eyes for a while, and seeing that there was indeed no fluctuation in his eyes, she restarted the car and said, "I believe you.

Well, are we going to my place tonight or yours?"

"Come to my place!" Jiang Feng said, "I'm not in the United States for a long time. I spent several million dollars to buy a villa, and now it has basically become the nanny's home."

"Ha ha…"

Charlize Theron laughed: "You deserve it. It's your fault for not coming to the United States more often."

But before Charlize Theron could finish her words, this news came over the car radio.

[Middle East news: At 8 pm local time on August 27, world-renowned extreme athlete Alan Robert climbed up the National Bank of the United Arab Emirates building with his bare hands and placed a huge advertisement 3 meters wide and 10 meters long on the roof.

The advertisement reads [The novel "The Hunger Games" will be on sale worldwide on August 8].

It is said that as many as 10 people witnessed this grand event on the streets of Abu Dhabi, and many onlookers immediately asked what kind of book "The Hunger Games" was...】

Before the news on the car radio had finished broadcasting, the white Range Rover stopped on the side of the road again.

After parking the car and pulling the handbrake, Charlize Theron tilted her head and looked at Jiang Feng sideways.

At this time, Jiang Feng touched his nose with his hand.

"Well, beauty, if I say that it was actually Scholastic Publishing Group that hired the French Spider-Man to advertise, would you believe it?"

"I don't believe you."

As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Charlize Theron pounced on him, first grabbed his lower body, and then blocked Jiang Feng's mouth with her cherry lips.

...

Alain Robert, the "French Knight", is already very famous. He often climbs iconic buildings in various countries with his bare hands, such as the Empire State Building in the United States and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, all of which leave his footprints.

Therefore, when the news that this guy climbed up the National Bank of the United Arab Emirates building and put up a huge advertisement on it reached the United States, it immediately aroused the interest of Americans.

I don't think I've ever heard of Alan Robert doing commercials before, so why is he doing it now? !

Well, I'd like to see what the novel "The Hunger Games" in Alan Robert's advertisement is all about?
This sight immediately caused many people to exclaim, especially American college students.

WTF… Jiang, the director of The Departed, actually wrote a novel?!
Holy crap... I didn't expect that Jiang Feng, the king of Asian music, has such good writing skills that he could write a novel with so many ups and downs.

Holy crap...it turns out that the movie "The Hunger Games" that has been hotly discussed on the internet recently was actually adapted from a novel written by Jiang Feng himself.

I'll have to buy the whole set to read this.

As a result, a storm arose.

On the first day of publication, August 8, the novel "The Hunger Games" sold 27 copies in the United States, a total of 11 copies! The global sales volume was as high as 44 copies, a total of 23.5 copies!

On August 8, the day after, the sales of The Hunger Games reached a new high in the United States, reaching 28 copies, a total of 13 copies. The global sales reached 52 copies, a total of 25 million copies.

Afterwards, although the sales of "The Hunger Games" declined, the daily sales in the United States were still around 5 copies, and the global sales remained at around 8.5 copies.

I don’t know if it was because of the hot sales of the novel that directly stimulated Harvey Weinstein. This old rogue called Jiang Feng on September 9th.

He said that after "friendly" negotiations between him and Universal Pictures, the movie "The Hunger Games" could be filmed entirely in China and it would not be considered a breach of contract by the crew.

As soon as he heard the news, Jiang Feng called Han Shanye who was far away in Beijing and told him to clear out Studio No. 4 of Beijing Film Studio immediately and ask the set designers of Beijing Film Studio to set up the scene as quickly as possible!

After receiving Jiang Feng's call, Han Shanye immediately patted his chest and said:

"Jiang Feng, don't worry, I promise you that if anyone dares to delay your work, I will take his official hat."

wipe…

This is exactly what my buddy wants. It sounds domineering!

However, just as Jiang Feng was secretly sighing, he suddenly heard Han Shanye reminding him on the phone: "Jiang Feng, don't forget, the Venice Film Festival, September 9th."

Jiang Feng actually remembered the award ceremony of the Venetian Festival held on September 9th. Even if he didn't remember, his assistant Guo Xiaofeng would remind him.

Just for this award ceremony, Jiang Feng once sought Charlize Theron's opinion. How about we go to Europe together?

There is still a little time left before the shooting of my movie, so let’s go to Europe and see Venice on the water, which can also be considered as a honeymoon.

At first, Charlize Theron felt very happy about Jiang Feng's invitation, and she even started preparing to go on a long journey.

But at this moment, Charlize Theron suddenly received a new job from her agent to star in the biographical film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers".

There was no other way, Jiang Feng could only fly from Los Angeles to Venice alone.

However, before Jiang Fenglin boarded the plane, he made an agreement with Charlize Theron that if the box office of "The Hunger Games" was very good, Charlize Theron would come to star in the second part.

Song Jia is crazy.

Before she met Jiang Feng, she had only acted in three TV series, and she was a supporting role in all three.

But since she played Wei Zifu in the TV series "Emperor Wu of Han" and met Jiang Feng, her life seemed to be on the rise. First, she was invited by Jiang Feng to star in the movie "Hidden in the Dust", and because Gong Li intervened, Jiang Feng made her star in the movie "Buried Alive" to compensate her.

As soon as "Buried" was released, it shocked the entire Chinese literary and art circles even before it was officially released.

Because no one has ever dared to think that in a small space with only one actor, a 98-minute movie can be shot.

What is commendable is that this movie is not only not dull and uninteresting, but even has ups and downs, mercilessly lashing out at the efficiency of the government.

Of course, if it were just this, Song Jia would just feel proud, and it wouldn't be to the point of driving her crazy.

However, when the Venice Film Festival announced the nominations and said that the film "Buried" had entered the main competition unit, Song Jia could no longer suppress his excitement.

Oh my God, I actually have a chance to win the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival, just like Gong Li did back then.

And this is not over yet.

As time entered early September, the nominations for the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards held in mainland China and the Golden Horse Awards held in Tainan, Taiwan were announced one after another.

The movie "Buried" was also shortlisted.

Golden Horse Awards: "Buried" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography.

Golden Rooster Awards: "Buried" was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.

Hundred Flowers Awards: Buried was nominated for Best Feature Film and Best Actress.

If "Buried" has the possibility of failing at the Venice Film Festival, then I can at least win the Best Actress award at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards and the Golden Horse Awards.

The reason for such a judgment is because Jiang Feng's current influence is here. Just shooting a Korean-language movie can earn 5 million US dollars at the global box office. Which film director in the world can do that?

Thinking of this, Song Jia was no longer reserved.

In Shanghai, I bought two pieces of sexy and revealing underwear, put them in my suitcase, and boarded a flight from China to Venice.

Originally, producer Li Xing was going to go along, but she was too busy. It was said that the movie "The Hunger Games" had now entered the final preparation stage, and even Han Shanye, chairman of China Film Group, went to Shennongjia in person.

And this... also gave me an opportunity.

Song Jia thought so as he boarded the plane.

The flight was very smooth and Song Jia arrived at Venice Tersera Marco Polo Airport on the morning of September 9th local time.

Since the Venice Film Festival is held on a small island called Lido Island, Song Jia drove straight to the pier after coming out of the airport terminal, and then prepared to take a boat from the pier to Lido Island.

But as soon as he got on the boat, Song Jia saw an acquaintance.

The other men on the boat were very gentlemanly. Even though the weather was hot, they still dressed properly in dark suits and white shirts. After all, everyone took the boat to Lido Island to attend the Venice Film Festival awards ceremony tonight.

But there is only this cool man, who is so different, wearing a pair of denim shorts on the lower body, a loose short-sleeved T-shirt on the upper body, and a pair of glasses without lenses on the bridge of his nose...

Well, how should I say it?
Perhaps he should be called a scoundrel.

Thinking of the word "gentlemanly scum", Song Jiameng laughed out loud.

After tidying up her clothes, Song Jia, pushing the suitcase, was about to go over and chat with this cool man. "Tonight, I must stay in the same room with you no matter what."

But at this moment, a man appeared.

"Is it Miss Song?"

"Uh…"

"Hello, Miss Song, my name is Tsai Ming-liang, I am from Taiwan, and the movie I directed, "Stay" was also shortlisted for this year's Venice Film Festival.

Although we were nominated, I feel that our film is far behind "Buried".

"Buried Alive" not only has a profound meaning and ingenious structure, but also mercilessly lashes out at the government's bureaucratic style in a very metaphorical way.

I think if I were the chairman of the jury, I would definitely give this year's Golden Lion Award directly to the film "Buried Alive."

"Oh, really? Thanks."

To be honest, Song Jia knew the Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang and had seen this guy's movies. This guy's movies have two major characteristics. One is that the male lead never changes, and the male lead is always Lee Kang-sheng; the other is that in all his movies, the theme is always apricot, as if he cannot direct a movie without the little things between men and women.

But even if he hated him, Song Jia still smiled politely and said, "Thank you Director Cai for your kind words. I will definitely pass your words on to Director Jiang Feng."

"Oh, where is Director Jiang Feng?

Didn't he come over?" Tsai Ming-liang looked behind Song Jia and found that there were some blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners behind him.

"Isn't that him?" Song Jia pointed in the direction where Jiang Feng had just stood.

But at this time, Song Jia discovered that Jiang Feng, who had been standing on the bow admiring the sea view just now, was gone.

Hey... where did Jiang Feng go?

From the moment he got off the boat to the moment he checked into Alberoni Seaside Resort, the most luxurious hotel on Lido Island, Song Jia had been thinking about this question.

I clearly saw him on the boat.

But in the blink of an eye, he disappeared, and when getting off the boat, no trace of Jiang Feng was found.

Did he go back by boat again?
That shouldn't be possible. After all, the award ceremony will be held here tonight.

Song Jia was in the room, taking a shower and feeling a little puzzled, so he immediately sent a text message to Jiang Feng.

[Director, where have you been? I saw you on the boat, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye.]

I thought he would reply very slowly, but in the blink of an eye, Jiang Feng's reply appeared on Song Jia's phone.

Where are you now?
You probably didn't see me with the others on the boat, did you?

Have you settled down?
If you settle down, tell me the room number and I will come to see you in an hour. 】

[As for me…]

[I have already completed the check-in procedures at the Alberoni Seaside Resort. When I arrived, it was General Manager Li Xing who told me that our film had already sold out the overseas distribution rights and the revenue was pretty good.

Just allow me to live better and eat better outside.

Oh, by the way, my room is on the 2nd floor, room number 2008!

Well, and to be honest, Director, I saw a woman handing you a large envelope. ]

[Okay, I got it. I'll be there right away.]

Just as Song Jia saw Jiang Feng's reply, there was a knock on the door.

"Song Jia, open the door!"

(End of this chapter)