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Chapter 241 Director Chen's Collapse After Early Cannes Nomination (Please Subscribe and Vote)
Some things you can see through but can't say out loud.

Such as now.

I believe all the staff present knew that Sophie and Tang Wen's relationship was abnormal and unusual.

They might even wonder to themselves, "Are you guys just chatting on stage?"

But you can't ask that.

They have no right to ask that question.

Firstly, they are foreign guests.

Secondly, after Sophie arrived, she praised China highly.

This was reported in the newspaper; it showcased everyone's work achievements.

Tang Wen's influence is definitely involved here.

But the credit belongs to everyone.

Director Chen asked such a direct question.

In everyone's eyes, it wasn't Tang Wen who was slapped in the face.

This will ruin the plans of the organizers and several co-organizers!

Dear leaders, you are all well, remaining calm even if Mount Tai collapses before you.

They've already practiced for a while.

The group of young people didn't look at him with friendly eyes.

To put it bluntly, being able to participate in this event is probably an opportunity that someone worked hard to secure, one that offers a chance for advancement.

What do you, surnamed Chen, want to do?
Tang Wen remained unmoved by Chen Kai's seemingly hurtful words. While Chen Kai was glaring at him, Tang Wen silently mouthed a provocative message: "You guessed right, we were just being affectionate."

Chen Kai was so angry that his vision blurred and he almost fainted.

Sophie Marceau also spoke up: "We were discussing director Tang Wen's North American bestseller, 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven,' and I'm considering making it a co-production. It's a real project!"

After saying that, she sat down.

I will never look at Chen Kaige again.

Director Chen's face turned a deep purplish-red.

The people around me pulled me to sit down.

I'm so embarrassed!

Although he sat down, his body kept shaking, and his teeth were grinding together.

Director Chen's emotional outbursts are not uncommon.

Perhaps because his life was too smooth when he was young, he has never been very magnanimous or temperamental.

The host quickly asked for a round of applause.

Everyone was very accommodating.

I guess he probably agrees with Sophie Marceau's explanation.

It doesn't matter whether she's having an affair behind her husband's back.

They responded directly and managed to smooth things over.

He even criticized the usually arrogant director Chen.

wonderful!

Miss Sophie maintained it beautifully.

The staff applauded the loudest.

There really is a project?
Co-production?
Is it a collaboration between us and France?

Then look at Tang Wen, who is sitting calmly with a smile on his face.

Ah!
It's true what they say, comparisons are odious.

Director Chen criticized Director Tang, but Director Tang didn't say a word from beginning to end.

That's already a complete victory.

Because of this incident, the exchange meeting was forced to stop for half an hour.

The host and both parties were keen to defuse the unpleasantness that had just occurred.

He racked his brains and came up with many witty remarks.

They finally managed to turn the atmosphere back on track.

Finally, the host announced that a screening would be held at 8 p.m. tonight.

A preview screening of Director Tang's masterpiece, "Peacock".

Upon hearing this, Chen Kaige, whose eyes were bloodshot, flashed a ferocious glint in his eyes!
A movie screening?!

good good!
I'd like to see what kind of good movie a lowly scoundrel like you, who indulges in eating, drinking, and whoring, can produce!

It doesn't matter if it's all directed at me here.

But Chen Kaige has influence in the hearts of the audience.

Wait till I finish reading this, I'll give you a piece of my mind!
I want all viewers to know just how awful your filming was!
Director Chen suffered several setbacks today, and his final question was particularly disastrous.

If he doesn't vent this anger, he'll either be burned to death by this evil fire or suffer for at least half a year.

After both parties left, Leo stood up and went to find Han Sanping and several other leaders.

"Could we not invite the person who will speak last tonight?"

Although Leo used a question.

But everyone could tell that he was very unhappy.

If you insist on inviting them, then Leo's side may have to take countermeasures.

“No problem, we won’t invite him. We’re showing in a small hall, so there’s not enough room for too many people.” Han Sanping readily agreed.

Tang Wen had spoken with him and expressed his wish that Chen Kaige not watch his movies.

However, without a pretext, President Han couldn't force the issue.

After all, Chen Kaige is a Palme d'Or winner.

A representative figure of the Fifth Generation of directors.

You can't say he's not qualified to watch a movie by a junior like Tang Wen.

But now he's done this himself, offending everyone.

It's plausible to exclude him from movie theaters.

Leo: "Okay, thank you."

"Don't be shy, please rest for a while, and we'll talk again at the dinner at 6:30."

"Han, it's always so pleasant chatting with you," Leo said with a smile.

"Not at all, chatting with the Director-General is truly a delightful experience..."

The two old foxes looked at each other and smiled.

They have realized that getting to know each other and building a certain level of trust will be more beneficial to them than they imagined.

For Leo, his influence, as seen within the association, has extended to the East.

For Mr. Han, establishing a friendship with Leo will make it much easier to achieve success in organizing cultural festivals and co-productions in the future.

President Han: Tang Wenzhen is my good apprentice.

Leo: Tang really brought me good luck. Not only did I meet Iger from Disney, but I also met Han. I forgive him for taking Sophie away.

By the time they finished talking, Tang Wen and Sophie had already disappeared.

"Hmm~"

In the stairwell, Tang Wen, contrary to his usual behavior, pinned Sophie against the wall and kissed her fiercely.

After all, Sophie's statement defended him and stood up for him.

It's like a recent male college graduate who can't afford the rent being taken in by an older woman to temporarily live in a 500-square-meter villa.

How could I not repay such kindness with boundless gratitude?
Tang Wen tore off his shy facade.

He kissed Sophie so much that she became Sophie.

"Tang, there are still more than twenty minutes before the banquet starts." Sophie was panting, her breasts heaving, and her eyes gleamed with a murderous light.

"This amount of time is far from enough."

Tang Wen stepped forward gently.

Sophie sensed something and her eyes widened instantly.

Tang Wen smiled smugly.

He was in the stairwell, kissing a beautiful woman.

Despite the many strange looks he received, Director Chen insisted on staying for dinner.

He not only wants to eat, but he also wants to watch movies!
He'll even write a film review after watching it!
He will unleash all his energy to tell the audience that this movie is garbage!
It doesn't deserve any awards; watching it for even a second is a waste of time!

At the dinner party, nobody paid any attention to him.

Everyone was clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.

In the past, Director Chen was also a key figure in the social circle on such occasions.

But today is an exception.

He sat alone in the corner, watching the others' commotion, sitting there like a lackey...

After dinner, those who had received the invitation got into the car one after another and went to the small screening room of China Film Group.

By the time Director Chen came to his senses, there weren't many people left in the hall.

In desperation, he grabbed a staff member, who said impatiently, "The screening room is quite small. I haven't even gone in yet. Isn't it normal that you can't go in?"

Chen Kaige nearly fainted.

He had a whole host of ways to retaliate, and he was gritting his teeth, preparing to put them into action!

As a result, they couldn't even get through the door?
He immediately roared, "This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

The staff member with a permanent position was startled and didn't tolerate him: "Who bullied you? You were just trying to take advantage of your seniority and bully the young director, but you failed, weren't you?"

"What do you know!"

"What do you mean I don't understand? Besides Farewell My Concubine, what other movies have you made? What? Planning to live off this movie for the rest of your life? Director Tang has only been in the industry for two years, and he already has far more representative works than you. You'd better leave now, we're about to lock up..."

The truth is both a sharp knife and a heavy hammer.

The impact made Director Chen's vision blur: "I'm going to sue you, I'm going to sue you!"

"Heh... Sue me for what? Sue me for telling the truth? Besides, do you even know who I am?"

"who are you?"

"Ha, how stupid! You don't even know who I am, how can you sue me?" After saying that, the man simply ran away.

China Film Theater.

Everyone took their seats, and the lights gradually dimmed.

Unlike Director Chen, who was obsessed with Tang Wen.

In the darkness, Tang Wen toyed with Sophie's slender hand, having long forgotten about Director Chen.

The movie premiered.

The opening long take draws everyone into the world of the film.

Tang Wen was also watching attentively.

Then, the system notified me: [The LV4 to LV5 quest is 50% complete.]

[Hint: You can choose one of the remaining two tasks, break it down, and complete it step by step. You will receive a reward for each step you complete.]

The movie suddenly lost its appeal.

Tang Wen's mind became absorbed in the system.

There are two unfinished tasks:
1. Complete an S-level promotion mission (limited to female celebrities with whom you have a close relationship)

[S-level mission: Promote a second-tier or lower-tier female artist to the level of "Gong Li" or "Maggie Cheung"]

The standard for foreign (including Hollywood) actresses is to elevate actresses below the second tier to the "Julia Roberts" level.

3. Accumulated box office revenue of 10 billion (RMB)

He first asked about [Task 3].

Task 3 will be broken down into: 80 billion/100 billion

This adds an extra step.

You can get one more reward at most.

Tang Wen shook his head secretly.

Let's look at [Task 1] again.

Task 1 will be broken down into:

Berlin Film Festival Best Actress
Venice Film Festival Best Actress
Cannes Best Actress
Oscar Best Actress
&Box Office ($3 million)

[Hint: Winning any three of the four major film festival Best Actress awards will satisfy the requirements for an S-level promotion.]

Tang Wen was speechless after reading it, and had a lot of complaints but didn't know how to express them.

She also won Best Actress awards at any three of the four major film festivals.

This is like saying, "Fan Bingbing, Gao Yuanyuan, Jia Jingwen... any one of them would be fine as my girlfriend."

Oh?
Are they all mine?

That's fine.

He asked: "Does Charlize Theron meet the criteria for being nominated for this role?"

【conform to】

That's good.

Charlize Theron is currently preparing for "Monster," a film that, as I recall, earned Theron an Oscar and the Berlin Film Festival's Best Actress award.

Of course, Tang Wen wasn't naive enough to think that way.

Doing nothing and just starting over will not yield the same result.

Spending a fortune on public relations is definitely a must!
The Oscars are a public relations game.

With the help of the "affinity" keyword, he can achieve twice the results with half the effort in public relations.

As for the subsequent $3 million box office.

Once Theron finishes filming "Monster," we can find her a commercial script.

Tang Wen then asked Fan Xiaopang.

Unsurprisingly, she, who was just a second-tier actress in China, also met the criteria for being promoted.

She was Tang Wen's backup.

However, the Oscars exclude Chinese people, and the three major European Oscars are incompatible with each other.

For Fan Bingbing to win three out of the four major awards is much more difficult than for actresses from Europe and America.

Actually, there was a second option, which was Scarlett Johansson.

Promoting her is slightly easier than promoting Fan Bingbing.

After thinking it over, Tang Wen...

Task 1 has been split into two parts.

[Note: Task 1 has been broken down into four sub-items]

[Tip: Completing each sub-item will grant random rewards, such as unlocking attribute caps or random affixes.]

The reward is quite generous!

Tang Wen's fighting spirit was reignited.

He was secretly eager to create an entry for the term "sexual tension".

But I also felt it was too dangerous.

"Hua Hua Hua..."

The peacock spreads its tail feathers, and the movie ends.

Applause erupted in the screening room.

Leo stood up and raised his voice, saying, "Don! A fantastic movie."

As he began to speak, the applause gradually faded, the lights in the screening room came on, and it fell silent.

"Send it to Cannes! Tang, this excellent film perfectly embodies the spirit of Cannes!"

“This,” Tang Wen said with great surprise, looking at Sophie and seeing her eyes full of admiration and worship, as if he had gained confidence: “Of course I’m willing, Leo.”

"Okay, it's a deal then. Just wait, buddy, there'll be a surprise for you tomorrow!"

After watching the movie, everyone enjoyed themselves.

Tang Wen was about to return to the Peninsula Hotel with Sophie Marceau when Han Sanping stopped him:
"You and Miss Sophie are planning to make a movie together?"

This question was asked in English.

Sophie understood it too.

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with bitterness.

The lies told at the symposium will always have to be paid for.

Actually, what they were talking about at the meeting was their love affair.

Tang Wenchong winked at Sophie: "That's the idea. Sophie really likes my novel."

Old Han's eyes lit up: "Then can we come up with some rules and regulations first?"

During the exchange meeting, take out the items.

If a movie is released later, it will be considered an achievement of the conference.

Since it concerned his advancement, Tang Wen couldn't refuse.

Do I have to work overtime all night?

Old Han, Old Han, was Sophie your goddess when you were young?

Tang Wen pulled Sophie aside and explained his relationship with Han Sanping.

It means I have to help tonight.

Unexpectedly, Sophie became excited upon hearing this and said, "I like the feeling of staying up all night for art; it's very fulfilling."

"Uh, shall we go together?"

"it is good!"

The two stayed at China Film Group's office.

However, at 11 p.m., Tang Wen still told Sophie to go back to sleep.

After all, staying up late is a woman's worst enemy.

He was so busy that he didn't go to sleep until late at night.

Tang Wen, on the other hand, is enjoying success in both love and career.

Director Chen returned home dejectedly, got completely drunk, and refused to say anything no matter how much Chen Hong asked.

Finally, he got drunk and went on a rampage, smashing up the study.

Chen Hong made inquiries from various sources and asked many friends before she learned what had happened at the exchange meeting.

If she can find out, others can too.

In addition, this was not a high-level meeting.

That very night, rumors began circulating within the entertainment industry.

The first to receive the news were the top figures in the industry.

For example, the Wang brothers of Huayi Brothers, and various bigwigs in the Beijing entertainment circle...

As everyone knows, Chen Kaige lost face.

However, the Beijing elites had no intention of standing up for him.

Aside from Director Chen's generally unpopular nature, this Director Tang is just too eccentric.

The next morning.

The exchange meeting continued.

Leo immediately shared some good news: "After watching Director Tang's film last night, our association has discussed it carefully and, after voting, has unanimously decided to invite Director Tang and his new film 'Peacock' to be selected for the main competition at next year's Cannes Film Festival..."

"Wow..."

There was thunderous applause.

The leaders also showed expressions of joy.

The results of the exchange meeting are here.
Selected ahead of schedule!
What a huge honor!

This further proves that the exchange meeting was a success.

The surprise came suddenly, and Secretary Lin quickly arranged for someone to write a press release.

Tang Wen readily agreed, hugged Sophie Marceau, and went on stage to give his speech:

"Thank you, Mr. Han, thank you, Mr. Zhao..."

After reading through all the leaders present, he said, "Thank you all for organizing this grand event. Thank you for selecting my film, giving my work the opportunity to be showcased in advance. Thank you, Director General Leo, for your appreciation..."

In short, all the credit goes to the leaders.

I'm just a lucky beneficiary.

After he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

The young elites from various units clapped their hands thoughtfully: This Director Tang, if he were to work within the system, he would probably be quite adept at it.

The press release was sent out before noon.

Tang Wen's new film "Peacock" has been shortlisted for Cannes ahead of schedule!

The industry was in a state of surprise.

Renren.com reposted it immediately.

Xia Tian received the news and called Fan Bingbing.

Fan Bingbing, who was performing at a commercial event, happily sang an extra song for everyone.

They've actually been nominated for Cannes!
I became a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress nominee
My brother is so amazing!
Back in the car, she pulled her assistant aside and instructed, "Remember to remind me to post the article when we get back."

"Okay, sis, what article should I post?"

Fan Bingbing smiled slyly: "I'll send an apology article to those who are criticizing me."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)