Chapter 284 Sorry, I'm leaving now

On the 22nd, He Zhongqiu flew directly to Detroit, and then lost the first game after the All-Star Game, with 43 wins and 11 losses, temporarily ranking first in the league.

The Knicks then won three straight games and finished with a record of 46 wins and 11 losses.

In the evening of the 28th, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Walk of Fame.

This avenue, which is usually crowded with tourists, has been closed for a week to welcome the 77th Academy Awards.

A red carpet 275 meters long and covering an area of ​​4500 square meters has been laid.

In order to squeeze in more space, the media seats are only a thin layer, with each seat only 45 centimeters wide and 35 centimeters deep. This small area makes it difficult for reporters to even turn around, and it is even more troublesome for reporters carrying cameras.

These reporters come from more than 400 media outlets around the world. They have been testing the shooting effects here for three days starting from the day before yesterday.

Now, they are all in place.

Behind the media seats were fans who had bought tickets to enter the theater. They spent five dollars, which was a reasonable price.

Nearly three thousand Hollywood stars attended this year's Oscars. The red carpet ceremony began at five in the afternoon and ended at seven in the evening.

There is a background board on the side of the red carpet, which is used for taking photos, but each star can only stay for 20 seconds to take photos, and then have to move forward and spend two to three minutes walking the 275-meter red carpet.

If any star stays too long, sorry, the staff from the organizing committee will come over and ask you to leave.

Of course, first-tier stars can be given a little longer time, but no more than one minute. And top stars like Leo can't exceed two minutes.

Around 5:30, Zhang Ziyi and the crew of Memoirs of a Geisha walked the red carpet together and waited at the door of the Kodak Theater for Chenglong who was walking the red carpet behind them.

She was recently nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, which was the most glorious moment in her acting career.

But even so, she only had 20 seconds to take the photo.

So she was quite envious of Chenglong, who had been standing there taking pictures for a minute, and no staff came over to urge him.

"Ziyi, congratulations!"

Chenglong finally came over with a grin on his face.

"Thank you, brother!"

Zhang Ziyi gave him a hug with a smile on his face.

There was an endless stream of stars walking down the red carpet, and they all greeted Chenglong as they passed by.

At this time, Gong Li was walking on the red carpet.

She attends more European film festivals and rarely attends the Oscars. This time she came at the invitation and was given one minute for photo taking.

"Sister Gong Li."

Zhang Ziyi greeted him with a smile.

"Ziyi, congratulations on being nominated for the Golden Globe." Gong Li congratulated her with a smile.

"Thank you!" Zhang Ziyi said happily.

Chenglong and Gong Li also exchanged a few pleasantries, and then said, "Look, Jet Li is coming."

Li Lianjie walked across the red carpet and saw Chenglong and others here, so he came over and started chatting.

At this time, Zhou Yunfa walked onto the red carpet and stopped in front of a background for the media to take pictures.

Unfortunately, almost no media cameras and video cameras were pointed at him. They were all filming other stars, which made him very embarrassed. When the twenty seconds were up, he tactfully walked forward while the staff were looking at him.

His acting career has almost come to a halt in the past few months, so he participated in several business activities in Hong Kong and earned some pocket money.

There was really no other way, so he had to contact CAA to help him arrange this red carpet event in order to increase his popularity.

"Afa, how have you been lately?" Chenglong asked when Zhou Yunfa came over.

As soon as he said this, he saw Zhou Yunfa's expression froze, and he knew he had said the wrong thing again.

Zhou Yunfa cursed in his heart, I'm almost dead, Chenglong asked me how I am, how I am, don't you know?
When Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Li Lianjie saw the name, they immediately thought of it: He Zhongqiu.

At this time, another group of people walked the red carpet, including Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, and Toro, the director of The Iron Fist.

"Dawn, Wolverine isn't with you?" asked Long.

Johnson said: "I just called and he left his villa twenty minutes ago. He should be here soon."

"Why don't we wait for him here?" Zhang Ziyi said hurriedly.

"OK."

Charlize Theron nodded immediately.

Zhou Yunfa was extremely embarrassed and wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't want to lose the situation.

He was afraid that once he left, these people would talk about him behind his back.

Gong Li was deeply moved when she noticed that Zhou Yunfa was feeling uncomfortable and that even his great acting skills couldn't conceal his embarrassment.

Hong Kong stars have always been high up in the mainland entertainment circle. For top Hong Kong stars like Zhou Yunfa, their status is so high that everyone who sees them has to call him Brother Fa.

But now, he has been banned by He Zhongqiu.

Thinking of this, she actually felt a sense of honor, and she herself felt that this mentality was a bit strange.

At this time, a red Ferrari sports car stopped at the end of the Avenue of Stars, the starting point of the red carpet.

"It's Wolverine's Ferrari!"

"The Kung Fu King is here!"

"Superheroes are coming!"

Media reporters and movie fans were all excited, with screams, shutter clicks and flashes of light that lasted for a long time.

He Zhongqiu slowly got out of the car and walked along the red carpet with a smile on his face.

At this time, the staff began to clear the venue and urged some young stars who were lingering on the red carpet to speed up.

He Zhongqiu had walked this walk once last year and was fairly familiar with the process, so he found a spot with a backdrop and stopped to let reporters and fans take pictures.

The organizing committee gave him two minutes for taking photos, which was the same treatment as a top star.

"Crack, click, click..."

The flash lights were bright everywhere, and not only the media nearby, but also the media reporters in the distance were taking pictures non-stop.

He took pictures for about half a minute and then walked forward. After walking more than ten meters, he was stopped by some media reporters and fans. He stood there and took pictures for a while. Then he walked forward a little further and was stopped again.

This happened several times, and he had already stayed on the red carpet for three minutes but had not even walked one-third of the way.

It's not that he wanted to do this. He actually hoped to just leave as soon as possible, but the media and fans were too enthusiastic and he couldn't refuse.

However, no staff came over to urge him. Instead, they stopped some stars behind him from walking on the red carpet and asked them to wait.

"This is the treatment for a super star." Chenglong said with a smile.

"The Kung Fu King, Xiao He's flying dagger never misses its target. He is now very famous." This time Li Lianjie also made a joke.

Zhou Yunfa's face was extremely stiff. The more glorious He Zhongqiu looked on the red carpet, the more miserable he looked on the red carpet just now.

More and more stars gathered around them, all of them were He Zhongqiu’s friends, waiting for him to come and go into the theater together.

At this time, four red carpet hosts came together, namely Billy Bush, Jane Carr, Kristen Connelly and Sean Robinson, one man and three women, all Hollywood stars.

"Sorry, I'll leave right away."

He Zhongqiu saw it and ran away immediately. It would be too embarrassing to wait for others to urge him. "Hey, you can't leave, Wolverine, let us interview you." The most beautiful Kristen Connery shouted hurriedly.

"Wolverine, there's still plenty of time."

The four of them stopped He Zhongqiu and wouldn't let him leave.

"No, no, I've been delayed too long." He Zhongqiu said hurriedly.

Connery simply pressed her body against him, hugged his waist, and said coquettishly: "NO, you can't leave, please cooperate with our work, OK?"

"OK OK."

He was helpless and could only stop to be interviewed.

After some interviews, He Zhongqiu continued to move forward.

He stayed in front of the reporter from Yanjing TV for another half a minute before continuing to move forward.

After that, no matter how the reporters and fans called him, he didn't stop. He just smiled, waved, and walked away with big strides.

"Wolverine, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You are such a big shot. You walked on the red carpet for at least ten minutes." Tom Cruise joked.

"Haha, there's nothing I can do. I've already sped up."

He Zhongqiu patted Cruise on the shoulder and greeted everyone.

At this time, Zhou Yunfa's embarrassment had reached the tip of his hair, and his hands and feet were not comfortable at all. When He Zhongqiu approached, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand for his own future.

Who is He Zhongqiu?

At the Asian Basketball Championship two years ago, on the podium, he refused to shake hands with the South Korean team in front of the media from all over the world.

He ignored the hand extended by Zhou Yunfa and gave a warm hug to Theron next to him.

Under the gaze of Chenglong, Li Lianjie, Gong Li, Johnson and others, Zhou Yunfa's face turned red instantly, and then pale in an instant.

At this moment, his embarrassment could not be any worse.

Next, everyone entered the Kodak Theater.

This is a theater built specifically for the Oscars. Before it appeared, the location of the Oscars ceremony was not fixed.

The first row was filled with Oscar judges, top directors, and some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, such as CAA president Michael Ovitz.

He Zhongqiu's seat was in the second row, with Tom Cruise and Gong Li on his left, and Cheng Long and Johnson on his right.

Li Lianjie sat in the sixth row, and Zhang Ziyi sat with the crew in the eighth row.

After Zhou Yunfa came in, he disappeared and no one knew where he was sitting.

"Mid-Autumn Festival."

At this time Li An came in and sat just behind He Zhongqiu. When he sat down, he gently patted He Zhongqiu's shoulder.

"Hey, Director Li, hello, hello."

This was the first time He Zhongqiu saw Li An in person, so he turned around and shook hands with him.

Li An smiled gently and said, "I just came back from Yanjing. The crew is planning to hold auditions on March 3th and announce the news on the 8rd."

"Director Li, this movie still requires your continued attention," said He Zhongqiu.

Li An nodded and said with a smile: "I also hope to get some inspiration from classic works such as Journey to the West.

I exchanged a lot of ideas with Director Zhang this time, and I found it very interesting. There are so many things that can be explored in traditional Chinese literature, and there are also many traditional cultures that can be expressed around the world, which are very beautiful. "

While the two were discussing, Chenglong and Gong Li also joined in, which made Zhang Ziyi, who was standing behind them, very excited.

On the 2nd, Zhou Xun announced the establishment of his own personal studio in Yanjing. Zhongqiu Film and Television Company invested 40% of the shares with RMB 60 million, and Zhou Xun held %. The two parties formed a cooperative model.

This approach is beneficial to both parties.

Zhongqiu Film and Television Company avoided large signing fees. The signing fees for first-line stars are very expensive, even up to tens of millions.

As for Zhou Xun, now that he has his own studio, he can control his career to the greatest extent possible, has greater autonomy, and can also get support from Zhongqiu Film and Television.

In fact, at the beginning, she wanted to join Zhongqiu Film and Television directly, and just pay the signing fee and so on.

But Yang Xue felt that this way of cooperation was better and more flexible. After some discussion, the two sides decided to do so.

After this news was announced, many big stars in the entertainment industry envied it and began to think about setting up their own studio or company.

On the 3rd, Yanjing, Zhongqiu Film and Television Company officially announced the audition for Journey to the West: White Bone Realm.

It was also announced that a huge amount of US$1.2 million would be invested to make this film, which would be directed by Zhang Yimou and Hollywood director Li An.

At the same time, the audition requirements for the five main female protagonists were also announced, which were either to be extremely beautiful, or to be extremely charming, or to have excellent temperament, or to be stunningly beautiful.

In a word, any girl who is extremely beautiful can sign up.

In addition to the five female protagonists, there are still some other female characters, such as the Queen Mother, the Seven Fairies, second-level female goblins, common women, and so on.

There are three rounds of auditions. Registration is the first round. Photos and information will be sent to the company's email address. Those who pass will enter the second round of interviews, and then the final round.

Because the requirements are too high and there are not many people who meet the requirements, the interview is only held in one place, Yanjing Mid-Autumn Film and Television Company.

This press conference caused a stir.

The comprehensive revenue of China Film in 04 has been announced, which is as high as 36 billion yuan.

The total national movie box office was 26 billion, including 15 billion domestic box office and 11 billion overseas box office, and the remaining 10 billion was the income of the movie channel.

The comprehensive revenue of 36 billion has doubled compared to 03.

But investing 1.2 million US dollars in a movie, which is equivalent to billion RMB, is not a small amount and shocked countless people.

Across the country, all the brokerage companies, all the film and television companies, and countless young actresses and female stars have been keeping an eye on it for a long time. They immediately signed up online as soon as the news was released.

Zhou Xun likes the Qingqiu Fox Girl, and the Sword Demon Girl is also good, she likes them all.

Yang Xue also hopes that Zhou Xun can play a female lead. Zhou Xun's acting skills are top-notch among domestic actresses, and her looks and temperament are impeccable.

Dong Xiaojie was attracted by Mrs. Bai Gu. She felt that this role, like Leng Qingqiu, was created specifically for her.

Li Bing had his eyes on the Sword Witch, but her contract had not yet ended and he did not plan to leave Huayi now, so he could only give up with regret.

After all, the King had already promised her the role of the White-haired Witch in The Forbidden Kingdom.

Fan Bing was drooling over the heroine Tianxiang Succubus, but like Li Bing, there was nothing she could do about it, as she was afraid she would not even pass the registration stage.

Moreover, the company promised Jin Yanzi the heroine of The Forbidden Kingdom, so the opportunity she got was real, and she cherished it even more.

In Hong Kong, Shu Qi was also very interested in Tianxiang Meigui, but unfortunately there was no chance. She had been banned in the mainland and her reputation was terrible, so she was classified as a third-level film actress.

Beautiful stars such as Jia Jingwen, Chen Zihan, Zeng Li, Qin Lan, Gao Yuanyuan, and Han Yu have signed up.

Fei Ge, Jiang Yiyan, Tang Yan and others who were signed with Zhongqiu Film and Television Company, as well as Jiang Qingqing and Xu Qing from Beijing Film Academy, went straight to Yang Xue and clamored to use the back door. In the end, Yang Xue signed them up personally.

Liu Shi from Tangren Company, Tong Yaya who has not yet graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Yang Mi who just passed the interview at Beijing Film Academy, Bai Bingbing, and a large number of girls who have not yet entered the entertainment industry, all signed up through various means.

In addition, Yang Xue had previously sent some people to drama academies across the country to select suitable people.

Zhang Ziyi has not returned to China yet. Her brother Zhang Zinan is her agent in China and has signed her up for the roles of Sword Witch and Bones Queen.

She had already learned about the five female protagonists from Zhang Yimou and felt that these two roles were most suitable for her.

(End of this chapter)