Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 345 After winning the award, rivals engage in a chaotic battle.

As night deepened, people gradually left, and the lively atmosphere of the Cannes party faded away.

On the second-floor terrace of the hotel, Fan Bingbing and Sophie Marceau, who had come to visit, started drinking together.

Young Fan Bingbing was unaware that Sophie Marceau didn't get up until evening.

After getting up, she had a particularly good appetite and enjoyed a delicious French meal before coming to find Tang Wen.

Fan Bingbing, preoccupied with the prospect of winning an award that evening, barely ate anything since noon, her stomach empty.

Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is the worst thing you can do.

At first, after drinking two low-alcohol cocktails—a Campari Red Carpet Special and a Negroni—Fan Bingbing, relying on his drinking genes from Shanxi Province, didn't feel much of a difference.

Wait until you switch to a high-proof Long Island Iced Tea, or a deathly afternoon.

After two more drinks, the aftereffects kicked in, and Fan Bingbing's pretty face turned rosy.

Sophie Marceau gave a half-smile, her eyes darted around, and her body began to sway.

Fan Bingbing, under the influence of alcohol and with a grudge in his heart, failed to discern the enemy's scheme.

Bing was overjoyed, thinking victory was in sight, and drank three cups in a row.

I don't know which sip it was, but I crossed the threshold. The alcohol hit me hard, and my consciousness became blurred. I quickly turned my head to look for Tang Wen.

While the two were drinking, Tang Wen naturally didn't go far.

"Why drink so much? You'll get drunk and I'll have to take care of you."

Sophie Marceau, also slightly drunk, stared intently at Tang Wen with watery eyes, like a seductive enchantress.

Tang Wen helped the two women up, one in each arm and the other in his arms.

Drunken Rose looked at Fan Xiaopang beside her and said with a smile, "Let's all eat together tonight!"

Tang Wen glanced at Fan Bingbing, quite tempted.

But no, it's one thing if Fan Bingbing wakes up tomorrow and fights with him, but it's another thing if she goes home and complains to her mother and two older sisters!

Thinking of this, his eyes softened, and he looked down into Sophie's brown-green eyes: "If you stay in France and don't come with me, then tonight I will definitely spend all my time with you."

Half-drunk, Sophie couldn't resist such sweet words.

Ignoring the presence of many guests, she hooked her arm around Tang Wen's neck and kissed him directly.

Everyone turned to look, and many French and European men suppressed their smiles, their eyes instantly turning sharp!

Damn guy!
She's our dream goddess!

Tang Wen dared not linger any longer and left the venue with the two women.

Got in the car.

The bodyguard observed and reported: "Mr. Tang, there are too many reporters watching us; we might not be able to shake them off."

You can't go back to the hotel.

Tang Wen dealt with Sophie's squirming and thought of her yacht: "Let's go to the beach and stay on the yacht again tonight."

The road leading from the dock to the berth is narrow.

After Tang Wen's van passed, two security cars immediately lined up side by side, completely blocking the road.

The paparazzi, who were ready to capture a big news story, were so angry that they stopped their car and started cursing!

This is a bombshell news story about Sophie Marceau, the newly crowned Best Actress, and Best Director!

If you could capture that scene, even without showing all your skin, you could sell it for 10 euros!

The two security vehicles completely ignored them and firmly blocked the intersection.

Reporters from other countries who had traveled from afar were unwilling to give up, so they abandoned their cars and carried their cameras on foot to catch up.

Unfortunately, by the time they reached the dock...

The yacht has already sailed away.

They didn't even see a shadow of anyone.

I could only helplessly press the shutter and take some photos of the yacht.

The yacht sailed away into the distance and then turned off its lights.

In the dead of night, by the time the tabloid reporter had waved his money and rented a speedboat, the yacht had already disappeared into the darkness.

The moonlight shone like silver on the sea.

The yacht rocked rhythmically in the waves.

Next to the master bedroom, Fan Bingbing, who was drunk, was sleeping soundly.

Domestically, daylight is breaking.

Today, the headlines on major websites are all about last night's Cannes awards ceremony.

Some entertainment newspapers, or the entertainment sections of social newspapers, printed photos of Tang Wen and Fan Bingbing winning awards.

It wasn't just people in the industry who were shocked.

Even the casual observers were quite surprised.

its not right!
Wasn't it said that "Peacock" was not well-received by the Cannes jury?
How did you even win an award!

And it's a double prize?
Fan Bingbing won the first Cannes Best Actress award for a Chinese actress?
What is the value of this? How old is she?
Tang Wen won the first Cannes Best Director award for mainland China.

It is an honor that even Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige have not received.

Newspapers and websites devoted extensive coverage to the Cannes Film Festival.

Readers are proud to know that Fan Bingbing beat Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and that Tang Wen defeated several Hollywood directors to win awards!

The comment section of Tang Wen's homepage on Renren.com.

"Huh? Why are there so few fewer comments?"

"Haha, need I even say it? Some people thought they could slap Tang Wen in the face, but in the end, they were embarrassed and deleted their posts."

"I just didn't understand why people would attack Director Tang when his movies weren't bad."

"Why? Because you're jealous!"

"Looking at Director Tang's poem 'Ding Feng Bo' now, it truly has a unique artistic conception!"

"..."

Tang Wen's status was updated on Renren.com.

He uploaded a set of photos of himself holding a trophy on the Cannes stage.

The accompanying text reads: "Last night, Cannes welcomed its youngest ever award-winning director."

"Incredible! Tang Wen is actually the youngest director in the history of the Cannes Film Festival! He's much younger than the second-place winner!"

"Winning glory for the country"

"The Pride of the Chinese People"

When will "Peacock" be released? I want to see it.

"Fan Bingbing's photos from next door have also come out..."

Fan Bingbing has more photos than Tang Wen.

There are nine images in total, all of which are high-resolution.

The other eight photos feature exquisite hotels, gourmet food, and formal wear.

The photo in the very center is of her and Tang Wen holding the trophy together.

In the photo, the two are all smiles.

Fan Bingbing rested her head on Tang Wen's shoulder.

They are an indescribably perfect match.

"Ahhh, rock sugar love! Lock it in forever!"

"This is so sweet! Please get married right now!"

"Bingbing is so beautiful, Tang Wenzhen deserves to die..."

Tang Wen has had too many rumored girlfriends.

Under the deliberate guidance of the website.

Netizens learned how to ship couples ten years in advance.

Fans of "Ice Sugar Love" are now extremely enthusiastic.

She went to other female celebrities' homepages to provoke them.

Dong Xuan, Gao Yuanyuan, Tang Wei... they already have quite a few fans, as well as CP fans.

Of course, I'm unhappy with the way the rock sugar powder behaves.

They all entered the fray, starting a chaotic battle.

Some female celebrities in the entertainment industry are now as annoyed as they were when they attacked and belittled Fan Bingbing.

"Didn't they say there was no hope? Wasn't he publicly criticized? How come he suddenly won an award!"

Zhao Gege grabbed her hair, unable to understand it no matter what she did!
It doesn't matter who wins the award.

Even if Zhang Ziyi or Li Bingbing won awards, she wouldn't be this upset.

Why Fan Bingbing?

They are the three beauties from Huanzhu, and their fame is too high.

Whenever something happens, the audience likes to compare them.

She's had a run of bad luck these past two years; a certain incident of hers has been repeatedly scrutinized and spread.

In terms of his career, he only has a few songs.

They're all related to "Princess Pearl".

In film, he was nominated for several awards, but unfortunately, he was not favored by the judges and won nothing.

The movies didn't do very well at the box office.

It has already been dubbed "box office poison" by Hong Kong media.

The only award I can proudly present is the Best Actress award I won a few years ago for "Wild Princess".

Fan Bingbing won the Cannes Film Festival, completely ahead of her.

Another woman, Lin Gege, saw the news and unleashed a torrent of anger on her team and assistants.

She already foresaw that once Fan Bingbing returned to China, there would definitely be another round of overwhelming and bombarding press releases.

As one of the three beauties from Huanzhu, she was naturally a key target for comparison.

She'll probably be ridiculed again, with people saying things like "the roles are reversed" or "the princess has become a maid."

Xu Cainu was no longer able to pay attention to Fan Bingbing.

Tang Wei's self-directed and self-acted film "Jade Goddess of Mercy" performed well after its release. Tang Wen helped promote it for two days, and it grossed nearly 700 million yuan at the box office.

That was quite high in 2003.

After Tang Wen rushed to Cannes.

Driven by the box office success, Xie Tingfeng and other celebrities went all out with promotional roadshows.

Several days later, the box office results were surprisingly good.

The cumulative total has exceeded 1500 million.

Tang Wei, known as a talented woman, frequently makes headlines on major websites and entertainment news.

In the Jiangnan region, the "Super Girl" competition is in full swing.

Viewers also discovered that Tang Wei was actually one of the directors and people in charge.

This further enhanced her reputation as a talented woman.

In comparison, the film starring Xu Cainu last year only grossed 800 million yuan.

That would make it seem like it doesn't live up to its name.

Xu Cainu's film "Me and My Dad" has also attracted media attention.

Everyone wants to see who performs better at the box office, hers or Tang Wei's, after the film's release.

This put a lot of pressure on Xu Cai Nu.

The media closely follows trending topics, conducting interviews and creating news wherever they go.

At noon, I interviewed Ge You, the first Chinese to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, and asked for his opinion.

"I've always loved Director Tang's movies, and I'm really looking forward to the release of 'Peacock.' I'll definitely go to the cinema to support him when it's released..."

Ge You has been in the industry for many years, and although he is closer to Huayi Brothers and Feng Xiaogang, he never offends anyone.

When interviewed, Zhang Yimou chuckled and said, "Congratulations to director Tang Wen and Fan Bingbing on their honors. I hope he wins the Palme d'Or soon... Me? Haha, I don't have much to say lately."

As a senior, Lao Zhang spoke very frankly.

Another director, Chen, did not want to be interviewed, but the reporter knew about his feud with Tang Wen and wouldn't let him off the hook.

After a day of traffic jams, they finally managed to corner the people. Director Chen's expression was serious.
"Winning an award at Cannes is a good thing, but some awards are only recognition of an individual, not an affirmation of the film as a whole! There is still a long way to go, and we need to work hard!"

This is big news.

Director Chen, with his superior demeanor, directly points out Tang Wen's shortcomings!
"Director Chen, what have you been busy with lately?"

Upon hearing this question, Chen Kaige perked up: "Two years ago, I had a sudden inspiration, and I'm currently working on perfecting the story. I believe that everyone will be able to see this new work in the near future."

Director Chen's consistently aloof attitude has alienated many casual observers.

Upon seeing the news about him, some netizens posted comments criticizing him:

"Living off past glories"

"They've been hyping it up for so long just because of that one Cannes Palme d'Or."

"This is a classic case of someone living off one hit product for a lifetime."

That's a polite way of putting it.

In another decade or so, people will be even more adept at mocking others.

He would say that he spent his whole life proving one thing...

The award for "Peacock" has brought joy to some and sorrow to others.

Some were filled with mixed feelings of worry and sorrow.

Those are Fan Bingbing's rivals in love.

They like seeing Tang Wen receive honors, but they don't like Fan Bingbing!
Tang Wei, who is actively promoting the film, updated her Renren.com homepage, announcing that "Jade Goddess of Mercy" has surpassed 1500 million yuan at the box office!
The assistant below pretended to be a passerby and joined in posting:

Tang Wei is the first Best Actress that Director Tang has promoted!

[Director Tang Wei's achievement ranks first among female directors in the country!]

She's about to be crowned the number one female director in China.

The box office results are real, so there's nothing wrong with some marketing.

Originally, the title of First Female Director and Great Talent belonged to Xu, the Talented Woman of next year.

Unfortunately, the copyright of the novel she had her eye on, "Letter from an Unknown Woman," had already been taken by Tang Wen and given to Gao Yuanyuan.

It has absolutely nothing to do with her.

Tang Wei should be able to firmly hold the position of "China's No. 1 female director".

Her and Fan Bingbing's sudden rise further illustrates that the "Four Little Actresses" selected by a certain southern magazine last year were a joke.

Dong Xuan logged onto Renren.com and saw that many people had left comments on her homepage saying things like "rock candy" love, which made her extremely unhappy.

Log in with a secondary account and quickly reply:
"What 'rock candy' romance? Li Bingbing? Isn't she a bit too old?"

Someone retorted: "You don't even know about Cannes Best Actress Fan Bingbing? Did you just get an internet cafe at home?"

When Xuan saw this, she was so angry that her liver ached.

Fan Bingbing and Tang Wei were showing off their achievements on Renren.com.

Dong Xuan frowned and asked, "Do I have anything to brag about?"

The assistant didn't dare to be negligent: "That's amazing, sis! We're the number one sis on Earth..."

"That won't do. We need real, tangible results." Otherwise, the other women might laugh at us.

They are more likely to be ridiculed by the entire internet.

"Yes, the TV series 'The Story of a Noble Family,' in which you starred, had the highest ratings. You're still a 'Zhang Yimou Girl.'"

Dong Xuan frowned.

Logically speaking, either of these two points would be enough for publicity.

This is something that could be used to brag about for other second-tier or even first-tier actresses in the industry.

After all, the value of a "Zhang Yimou Girl" is very high.

However, the one surnamed Fan is a Cannes Best Actress winner.

The woman surnamed Tang is a Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress winner and China's top female director.

These are all achievements in film.

And they are all very hard.

Even winning the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress award is an honor recognized within the industry.

She's not some international water queen.

"Am I really that much worse than them?!" Dong Xuan was furious.

The assistant immediately started racking his brains for ideas.

Before I could even come up with anything...

Gao Yuanyuan updated her social media with her new identity—President of Harper's Bazaar.
"What is this?"

The assistant shook his head and asked around before finding out it was a fashion magazine.

"It must have been given by him!" Dong Xuan still couldn't figure out how to outdo them, feeling aggrieved: she was clearly the rightful wife.

These shameless bastards are all jumping around more and more excitedly than the last.

The assistant became even more anxious, but it seems that sometimes a moment of desperation can lead to a stroke of genius.

I actually thought of one for her.

"Sis, how about we congratulate the guy surnamed Fan?"

"what!"

The assistant quickly explained, "Sister, you're the official wife! Uh, I mean, you're of higher status than them, so you should praise them from a higher perspective!"

After a moment of surprise, Dong Xuan's eyes lit up, and she clasped her hands together, saying, "Excellent! Let's do it that way!"

So she also updated the content:
[Warmest congratulations to Ms. Fan Bingbing, an artist from our Blue Star branch, on winning the Best Actress Award at Cannes]

[Warmest congratulations to Ms. Tang Wei, an artist from our Blue Star branch, on the box office success of "Jade Goddess of Mercy"]

[Warmest congratulations to Ms. Gao Yuanyuan, an artist from our Blue Star branch...]

Dong Xuan, having gone this far, went ahead and congratulated each and every one of the people who had spoken out.

What are you jumping around for? You're all just branch office employees!
From the company's perspective, it's not really a mistake.

Dong Xuan finally felt triumphant and refreshed.

This comment makes her look like the boss's wife!

This time, she is in the atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)