Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 280 The real tough stuff is yet to come!

"Well--"

A smooth, jade-like arm emerged from beneath the blanket, waved twice in the air, and then naturally fell back down above the blanket.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

A moment later, the owner of the jade-like arm seemed to have just come back to life, and slowly pulled back the blanket.

Liu Yifei's rosy cheeks were exposed to the air.
Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were still slightly narrowed as she tried to determine the time by the dim light in the room.

As her mind gradually recovered,

Memories of last night gradually flooded into her mind.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Liu Yifei shamefully pulled the blanket back over herself and rolled around on the mattress, trying to suffocate the memories of last night and prevent them from ever reappearing in her mind.

"Take me... What kind of lunatic would say something like that... He's drunk, it's definitely because he's drunk!"

Liu Yifei now just wants to cover her mouth in her memory so she can never speak again, and she tries to convince herself that she was drunk, even though she only drank a small glass of tequila last night.

But the more I try to forget,
Instead, it made those images even more profound.

Liu Yifei gently touched her skin, following the path Gu Bei had taken the night before, with a mixture of shame, nostalgia, and self-admiration.

"hiss--"

Liu Yifei frowned and gasped, realizing she had touched a sore spot from last night.

The thought of her utterly defeated state...

There's a sense of disappointment and frustration.

You have 95 points in Constitution, so why are you still so useless?

Wait a minute... This is Gu Bei's room, so what should I do to get dressed?
Liu Yifei thought about the latter half of last night.

Gu Bei carried her to the bathtub in a princess carry.

After cleaning her up, they took her to Gu Bei's room.

In Gu Bei's words, it's about separating wet and dry areas!
She did sleep well last night, but now that she's woken up, she has no clothes to wear. She can't possibly walk through the living room wrapped in a blanket to get to her room, can she?
That's so embarrassing!
at this time,

Liu Yifei found it on another pillow.
A set of her clothes, including both inner and outer layers, was neatly folded.

"Hum~"

Liu Yifei's lips curled into a slight smile. "At least you still have a shred of conscience!"

She changed all her clothes and then walked out of Gu Bei's room, starving. She saw Gu Bei's back as he sat at the dining table with a laptop in front of him.

Oops!

Liu Yifei covered her face with one hand and tried to slip away.

But she quickly realized, what was she afraid of?

"Cough cough!"

Liu Yifei imitated Gu Bei's frequent coughing motion.
To remind someone that they have woken up.

Gu Bei turned around and saw Liu Yifei. He immediately closed his laptop and beckoned her over: "Are you hungry? I left you some bread to tide you over."

"What would you like to eat? I'll have them make it for you right now!"

"Why didn't you wait for me?"

After Liu Yifei sat down, she glared at Gu Bei with a huff.

Gu Bei didn't say anything, but silently turned on his phone screen.

Liu Yifei glanced at it.
I was immediately embarrassed.

It's already 15 PM.

It will be dinner time in a little while.

"You like to sleep until you naturally wake up, so I didn't wake you up this morning."

You look like you're recovering quite well!

Gu Bei looked Liu Yifei up and down. He had to admit that Liu Yifei was only twenty years old... no, she turned twenty-one yesterday.

At twenty-one, the body recovers quickly, which is the best age for recovery.
After a long nap, I not only didn't feel listless, but I even looked more feminine than before.

The only thing is that her voice hasn't returned to its previous soft, sweet, babyish tone.

He smiled slightly and added, "Apart from the voice."

"puff!"

Liu Yifei was drinking milk when she suddenly spat half a mouthful of milk back into the cup.

She looked up, and as she recalled the scene from last night, a blush rose to her pretty face. With a hint of spring in her eyes, she gave him a sidelong glance: "You stingy little thing!"

Just because of her question, "Is that my problem?"
Gu Bei made her voice never lower after that.

This has caused her to still feel a slight stinging sensation in her vocal cords.
These are all illnesses caused by overwork!
"This is a matter of dignity!"

Gu Bei said with a serious expression, "At first, I gave you a protection period as a newbie, but you mistakenly thought it was my true strength. So, I definitely have to show you my true strength!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei gritted her teeth and stomped her little foot under the table, ready to give Gu Bei a good whack.

Gu Bei quickly tried to deal with it.

The two men wrestled under the table for a while.
It wasn't until the camp staff brought Liu Yifei her breakfast, lunch, and dinner that things started to get better.
This finally brought their playful bickering to an end.

Gu Bei watched Liu Yifei's dignified demeanor as she enjoyed the food.

He thought of the narrow victory last night and felt a sense of crisis. Liu Yifei's physical strength and endurance were beyond his expectations.

He had actually anticipated that Liu Yifei had good physical stamina.
After all, Liu Yifei started practicing dance and martial arts from a young age, and every film she's made has been difficult to shoot. Growing up in such a rigorous environment must have given her excellent physical strength.

But this "excess" part is a bit exaggerated!
Gu Bei vaguely sensed that if it weren't for the irregular warm current from the system, which ensured that his physical condition was much better than at the same stage in his previous life, he might have suffered a crushing defeat last night instead of a narrow victory.

But now I'm 21, almost 22, and my body is about to reach its peak.

Be prepared for danger in times of peace!

He needs to think about the future.

All I could do was silently resolve in my heart: "It's time to start exercising!"

"What are you thinking about?"

Liu Yifei looked up at Gu Bei and asked curiously.

"I'm thinking about the Venice International Film Festival!"

Gu Bei smiled, naturally not revealing his true thoughts, "Leonardo only showed up in Venice, and it already attracted huge media attention."
And he also blabbering out that I missed the opening ceremony.

What are the media saying?

Liu Yifei asked curiously.

"See for yourself."

Gu Bei turned on his laptop.

I turned the screen to Liu Yifei and showed her the reports.

"With the Venice International Film Festival about to open, Leonardo DiCaprio revealed that director Bruce Willis is on vacation and will miss the opening ceremony."

"Venice is a star-studded event; Gu Bei may have chosen not to attend the opening ceremony out of fear of the Coen brothers!" "Gu Bei may not attend the Venice Film Festival opening ceremony because he has no hope of winning the Golden Lion; China's hopes for a fourth consecutive Golden Lion rest on the shoulders of the Xiangdu Film Festival!"

Liu Yifei took a look,
Then, out of curiosity, she asked, "Will the Shangri-La Film Festival be participating in Venice this year?"

"Have!"

Gu Bei nodded. "Directed by Xiangdu, starring Xiangdu and Xiao Rizi, it mainly focuses on the conflicts and contradictions among Brazilian immigrants."

"Why does this sound like such a hodgepodge?"

Liu Yifei frowned slightly; it was simply a hodgepodge of elements.

"It's probably going to be a bad movie. In the past two years, directors from Shangri-La have been trying to go abroad and make movies about other countries, but once they leave Shangri-La, they can't make any good movies."

Gu Bei said lightly.

In the last two years, Chinese films have gradually shifted towards featuring mainland Chinese actors as protagonists.
Actually, it is closely related to the historical context.
As more and more talents from Xiangdu move north, there is a shortage of local talents in Xiangdu, and the influence and quality of Xiangdu films are declining rapidly.

At this point, those who did not want to go north could only try to open up other markets.

Therefore, films featuring a hodgepodge of themes like "suppressing bandits" were still produced.
Jackie Chan also directed a film called "Shinjuku Incident".
This film, *Shinjuku Incident*, showcased Jackie Chan's talent in dramatic acting.

He may not be considered an award-winning actor, but he is definitely on par with established actors.

The 65th Venice International Film Festival finally opened amidst much fanfare in 2008, with a total of 21 films from various countries participating in the main competition.

At the opening ceremony, festival director Marco Müller proudly announced, "This year's festival has tried many new things, from film selection to operation!"

In fact, Marco did try his best.

The opening film of this year's Venice Film Festival
The Coen brothers, who just won the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture.
As rising stars of the Oscars, they brought us "Burn After Reading".
Not only does it have the eternally eligible bachelor George Clooney, but also the ever-gossip-filled Brad Pitt, and the most charismatic Ice Queen Tilda Swinton.

This film boasts an extremely strong cast; it's arguably the most powerful opening film in recent years.
However, the benefits it brought to the film festival were extremely limited.
After the commotion of the opening ceremony subsided
An eerie atmosphere descended upon the entire city of Venice.

One after another, the films in the main competition disappointed everyone.

That's it?

Looking at the ratings in this year's Venice Film Festival's program, you'll find that almost all of them are low-scoring, and there isn't even a single leading film.

Currently, the most popular among the public and the media is
It's actually Miyazaki Hayao's "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea".

Regardless of whether the Venice jury would dare to award the Golden Lion to an animated film, this film is not among Miyazaki's best works.

If this movie wins the Golden Lion Award,

Venice is likely to be laughed at by Cannes and Berlin for a year!

"Venice's excessive favoritism towards local films has resulted in a weak lineup for the main competition!"

"With the Venice Film Festival halfway through, the current leader is none other than Hayao Miyazaki!"

"Whether an animated film can break through the Golden Lion Award depends on this year!"

Amid a chorus of reports predicting the downfall of Venice,
Director Xiang Du's "The Bandits" is leading the Venice Film Festival with a score of 1.67.
Even in this year's weak selection process, this film still managed to achieve the lowest ranking.

In this atmosphere,

Gu Bei and Liu Yifei finally arrived in Venice.

"Hey Leonardo, I heard you've been shining in Venice these past few days!" Gu Bei hugged Leonardo and teased him with a smile.

Because the films in the main competition were too uninteresting

Many movies weren't even sold out, or the audience left halfway through.
This has led to Leonardo DiCaprio becoming the most talked-about news at this year's Venice Film Festival.

What kind of film can Leonardo DiCaprio, the Palme d'Or-winning director and Oscar contender, bring to the audience?

This became the only reason for everyone to stay in Venice; otherwise, many people would have left long ago, as the films in the main competition were simply too boring.

"To be honest, after watching your previous movies, I feel like you're going to win the Golden Lion!"

Leonardo joked back, "I looked at the upcoming screenings, and there are almost no movies that pose a threat to you!"

Yeah?

Gu Bei watched Leonardo popping champagne in the middle of the field.
He couldn't help but shake his head.

What other movies are coming up?

That's the wrestler who won this year's Golden Lion Award, of course.

And The Hurt Locker, which won the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director the following year.

The real challenge is yet to come!

but,

Darren Aronofsky is indeed not well-known now.
This is only his second time being nominated for Venice; his previous achievement was only the Best Director Award at Sundance.

Kathryn Bigelow's reputation is even weaker; her biggest claim to fame is her early work with James Cameron, and she hasn't even won a minor award at the Sundance Film Festival.

But next year's awards season will be a peak from the start, with her ex-husband's Avatar being constantly overshadowed.

However, at this point in time...
It's understandable that Leonardo didn't take them seriously.

"Leonardo, we should remain cautious."

Gu Bei shook his head and said calmly.

“Okay, Bruce, let’s calm down!” Leonardo shrugged. “But if you don’t win the Golden Lion, then the Best Actor award will be mine!”

"So confident?"

Gu Bei recalled the Best Actor award from this year's competition.

It seems that their strength is indeed not very strong.

Leonardo DiCaprio has the potential to compete as an artist.

After a pause, he added with a smile, "But if you want to win the Best Actor award, you don't need to pray that I don't win the Golden Lion."

After all, the two are not mutually exclusive; J.K. Simmons even managed to do it at Cannes!

"That's Cannes, this is Venice!"

Leonardo shook his head.

It is not uncommon in Cannes history to award both the acting award and the Palme d'Or to the same film, and this has even happened to almost all the films documented by Gu Beiping.

However, such examples are much rarer in Venice.

However, according to the rules of the film festival, it is all possible.

However, in practice,

It all depends on what the chairman of the judging panel thinks.

the next day.

Artist screenings.

The entire cinema was packed with media reporters.

The second tier of seating was also filled with movie fans who had lined up early to squeeze in.

In terms of attention, The Artist is probably the most talked-about film at this year's Venice Film Festival, and it's also the only film that critics believe can save this year's Venice Film Festival.

"I told you, you are the most anticipated director at this year's Venice Film Festival!"

Leonardo patted Gu Bei on the shoulder and pointed to the crowd sitting in the cinema.

(End of this chapter)