Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 258 256. Artists pick up garbage in Hong Kong and beg for food?

South of colorful clouds, the scenery is pleasant.

Kunming is really a good place. Compared with the bleak late autumn in Beijing, the scenery here is like spring.

This can be regarded as adding a different kind of scenery to this trip to the Golden Rooster, and it also makes Chen Li'an's impatience dissipate a lot.

At least there is something beautiful to see.

The Golden Rooster Awards ceremony is very different from foreign film festivals. It has a unique socialist style both in atmosphere and form.

It feels less like a vanity fair and more serious and solemn.

This also makes Chen Li'an feel relaxed. He only needs to attend formal occasions, saving a lot of trouble.

A lot of filmmakers came to participate in the Golden Rooster, and almost everyone from the mainland film industry came.

Chen Li'an also met He Saifei, who was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards. The two met and talked a lot.

He Saifei also inquired about Gong Li intentionally or unintentionally, probably because she had guessed about Gong Li's pregnancy before.

After Chen Li'an was perfunctory, he started chatting with other people who took the initiative to make friends. He Saifei didn't get an answer and thought about calling Gong Li to ask about the situation.

Chen Li'an knows a lot of people in the film industry, but not many of them are close friends. Only those he has worked with are considered familiar, and the others are just acquaintances at most.

However, Chen Li'an is still very famous in the industry. This time, two starring movies were shortlisted and both were nominated for Best Actor.

In addition, Chen Li'an has appeared in periodicals, magazines and newspapers from time to time, so it is difficult for everyone not to know him.

Chen Li'an met many people he was not familiar with in the past or had only seen them on the screen this time, and even exchanged contact information.

Several directors came over specifically to get to know Chen Li'an, and they all said they hoped to cooperate. They didn't know whether they wanted to film with Chen Li'an or to find some investment.

Chen Li'an is very popular in the Mainland now. Last year's "Winner" and this year's "Red River Valley" both did well at the box office. He also acted in several movies in Hong Kong and the discs sold well.

He is already the most popular among the new generation of young actors. At least he is much more popular than Xia Yu, who won the Best Actor Award last year. Chen Li'an's appearance has added too much.

Previously, a record company in Beijing approached Chen Li'an and wanted to release a record for him.

These days, as long as there are famous stars, they have basically released one or two albums, so it is easier to become popular when they sing.

Chen Li'an has no plans to release a record, and he has no plans to go out and show his shame. Singing by himself is just one thing. Unless he is willing to spend time to learn, it will be embarrassing.

The hotel where Chen Li'an stayed was mostly filled with people who came to participate in the film festival. Wherever he went, he met a few people in the industry. When Chen Li'an went downstairs to have a meal, he would be dragged along to chat for a few words.

Several media outlets even came over to interview Chen Li'an, hoping to make some news with this recent celebrity!

However, Chen Li'an doesn't want to be interviewed. It's no fun to be nominated and not win an award. It's better to make art than to make movies. At least he has won two gold medals for his art.

But the reporter was unwilling to let Chen Li'an go. He kept pestering him for interviews, and Chen Li'an couldn't get rid of him.

It wasn't until Ning Jing rushed over in the evening that she rescued Chen Li'an. After the two sneaked into Chen Li'an's room, they rolled in together without saying a word.

Ning Jing was pressed against the wall and gasped for air. Her pretty face was flushed. She looked back at Chen Li'an, who was busy with his head sullenly, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

After an unknown amount of time, Ning Jing wiped the sweat from her forehead, sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Chen Li'an, and said breathlessly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but you are awesome again."

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows, took a sip of water and said, "It's just over, you want to come again? Let's talk about business. The factory should help you find connections. Can you get a prize?"

"Yes, although there is no hope for Golden Rooster, Baihua should be fine." Ning Jing took the water from Chen Li'an and took a sip and said: "Red Cherry should be the best female protagonist for Golden Rooster, and as for the best male protagonist, Kong Fansen.”

This result was similar to what Chen Li'an thought, so he asked: "What about Best Director and Best Picture? Is there any hope for Red River Valley?"

"Didn't you read the nominations? The finalists are all minor awards."

"Hey, Director Feng must be disappointed."

Chen Li'an smiled and shook his head. Now he had another person running with him.

"You probably don't have any hope!" Ning Jing said angrily as she looked at Chen Li'an who was gloating about his misfortune.

Chen Li'an shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't care. I'll know the result tomorrow. By the way, did you meet Jiang Wen when you came here?"

"No." Ning Jing looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Why bother mentioning him?"

"It's okay. I'm afraid you will be embarrassed. I met him today and it was quite embarrassing." The last time Chen Li'an met Jiang Wen, Ning Jing was still with him.

Now it's the other way around. Sometimes life's encounters are so wonderful.

Ning Jing rolled her eyes at Chen Li'an angrily and said, "Aren't you quite excited? Don't you men in the capital like to steal other people's honey the most?"

It's the same as the Cao thief. If he really robbed him, he would definitely be robbing Zhou Yun.

Chen Li'an doesn't know how to be a traitor to Cao Cao. At most, he can cut off the rumors in advance. However, he has no idea about Zhou Yun and has such a bad taste.

He and Jiang Wen had no grudges, so why would they do such a thing.

The next day, Chen Li'an met Zhang Guoli while having breakfast. He had just arrived in the morning. He starred in BJ and was also shortlisted for the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers. This time he came to win the award.

However, when Zhang Guoli saw Chen Li'an, he felt a little helpless and always felt that he was inferior to Chen Li'an.

"Teacher Chen, this is the first time we have met. Thank you very much for your previous investment." Zhang Guoli said to Chen Li'an politely.

Chen Li'an lowered his head to eat his breakfast, glanced up at him and said, "Did Kangxi finish the project? How did you find the final funds?"

Chen Li'an didn't have a good temper towards people who wanted to defraud him of money. Being able to talk to him calmly was considered polite.

Zhang Guoli felt a little unhappy, but he still said with a smile: "It's finished. As for the funding, we can save other places and the filming will be completed."

After hearing this, Chen Li'an sneered in his heart, looked at Zhang Guoli and said, "Since we can finish the filming in one province, why did we need to add another one million at that time?"

Zhang Guoli: "." I want to defraud you of money.

Looking at Zhang Guoli who was silent, Chen Li'an wiped the corner of his mouth and said: "Now that the filming is over, I won't mention the previous things. I hope we can cooperate well in the future."

Zhang Guoli laughed awkwardly and said: "Of course, I hope Teacher Chen can continue to support Kangxi's project in the future."

"It's easy to say, the contract has been signed, and I will definitely continue to support him." Chen Li'an paused and looked at Zhang Guoli and said, "It's just that I hope that the previous things will not happen again."

"Definitely not, definitely not." Zhang Guoli quickly assured, and said to Chen Li'an: "Kangxi has cut out five episodes now, and is looking for a TV station to discuss cooperation."

Chen Li'an hummed, looked at Zhang Guoli and said, "I hope it can be sold at a good price, and there will be more funds for the next one."

"Haha, I will!" Zhang Guoli laughed on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking about how to get rid of Chen Li'an and Chen Meiren. He deeply regretted signing such a long contract with Chen Meiren just to snatch them away.

After Chen Li'an knocked on Zhang Guoli, he didn't want to talk to him anymore. He looked quite decent and kind, but in fact he was not a serious person.

To be precise, there are not many serious people in the entertainment industry, and Chen Li'an himself is not a serious person.

Soon it was time for the awards ceremony in the evening, and the result was just as Chen Li'an thought. It was another day of running around. Huo Jianqi won the best director's debut, Ning Jing won the best actress, and Honghe River Valley won several minor awards. Best editing, best music, best recording.

Feng Xiaoning was so angry that he made Chen Li'an drink a lot of wine and vomit bitterly that night, saying that the judges were unfair.

Chen Li'an could only smile and couldn't understand why Honghe River Valley didn't even get a hundred flowers. Shanghai Film Studio was not strong enough.

It is difficult to judge the fairness of the Golden Rooster Award, and a compensatory award like Baihua's that divides the results is even less interesting.

The day after the award ceremony, Chen Li'an returned directly to the capital, where he still had things to be busy with.

After finishing his business in the capital, Chen Li'an was going to Xiangjiang. This period of time seemed busy, but in fact it was a waste of time accompanying him, and Chen Li'an's own business was delayed.

Chen Meiren is now a month old and has a lot of inconveniences at work. Li Dabai has been assigned by Chen Li'an to help. He can familiarize himself with the new job in advance and find an assistant for himself.

Chen Li'an himself is busy meeting with artists in Beijing. He will go to Xiangjiang in a few days, and the art space will be officially launched.

After four or five busy days in Beijing and meeting more than 20 artists, Chen Li'an hurried to Xiangjiang after seeing their works.

Their artworks will not be sent to Xiangjiang until the art space is officially completed.

This project has been delayed for almost a year, and now it is finally about to officially start. Chen Li'an is still very excited.

This is the first time that he took the initiative to pursue a career instead of taking the initiative to engage in art.

Chen Li'an did not regard this as pure art, because from the beginning his idea was not pure, he just wanted to commercialize art.

Chen Li'an is different from Bai Qing. He is not someone who only cares about art but not money. Making art also requires money, and artists also need to eat. It is also a pleasure to bring art to more people.

After arriving in Xiangjiang, Chen Li'an and Wang Zuxian met. As for the princess who returned to Xiangjiang, Chen Li'an did not go to see her.

Wang Zuxian was quite dissatisfied with Chen Li'an. She had promised to come to see her last time, but she didn't come in the end and even went to Japan to get entangled with other women.

Wang Zuxian looked at Chen Li'an and said unhappily: "Perfect lover, are you getting involved with Tomita Yasuko? The last time it premiered in Xiangjiang, I felt that something was wrong with her eyes when she looked at you."

Chen Li'an: "." He doesn't deny or admit, he is a thick-skinned person who is not afraid of boiling water.

Wang Zuxian couldn't do anything about Chen Li'an's appearance. He scolded him but was reluctant to hit him and felt distressed. He also chose the scumbag himself. What should he do if he doesn't get it?

Wang Zuxian snorted and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Don't leave so quickly when you come to Xiangjiang this time. You must accompany me well!"

Chen Li'an smiled and agreed: "No problem, I will be in Xiangjiang before the Chinese New Year. The art space matter is very troublesome and I won't be able to finish it in a short while."

"So it's still for work? Every time you come here it's for work, you never come because of me."

".Definitely next time!"

It is beautiful for Wang Zuxian to be angry, but it is full of resentment that makes people feel pity. Chen Li'an sighed inwardly and decided not to go to the princess for the next few days.

It’s hard to bear the kindness of a beautiful woman.

After spending a good day with Wang Zuxian, Chen Li'an went to get down to business. This time he came with work.

In the art space that Wang Zuxian and Cheng Shufen chose together, Chen Li'an carefully inspected it, set up a table inside, and started working.

In a site that looked like an industrial ruin, Chen Li'an took a pen and ruler to revise and adjust his original design, and asked a decoration company to start decorating the site.

Chen Li'an's theme this time is very interesting, red cyberpunk!

Red is the Mainland, cyberpunk is Xiangjiang, and next year Xiangjiang will return. It will be interesting to see two different systems and cultures collide.

Maybe Chen Li'an also hopes to add more red to the city of Xiangjiang, and replace the inner white heart with a hot red heart.

The art space is being upgraded and renovated, and Chen Li'an is not idle either. He searches through trash cans and picks up rubbish in the streets and alleys of Xiangjiang every day.

It's not that he is poor and has no food to eat, but he is collecting garbage. Chen Li'an is looking for the most distinctive thing in Hong Kong in his eyes, and wants to turn it into a beating red mechanical heart.

This heart will beat continuously in the middle of the art space and will be connected to the entire space through transparent tubes filled with red liquid.

The red heart pumps blood to the entire Xiangjiang! If coupled with the background of the financial crisis, it simply fits the background of the times!

Without the strong support from the mainland during the financial crisis, Hong Kong's economy would have completely collapsed. Unfortunately, this will not bring back the equal treatment of the mainland by the people of Hong Kong.

At least in the entertainment industry, Xiangjiang's overlooking of the mainland will continue until one or two years later. Although they clearly rely on the mainland to make a living, Chen Li'an doesn't know how to evaluate them.

Chen Li'an was very excited when he thought about his work. He would go out every day to find various abandoned materials and use these abandoned materials to represent Hong Kong.

The ridiculous pride in the hearts of Xiangjiang people now, isn't it because they were abandoned by Daying? It's better to return to mother's arms.

Chen Li'an searches for trash on the street every day regardless of his image, which easily attracts the attention of others. There are many trash pickers, but this is the first time he has seen such a handsome trash picker.

So someone took the initiative to approach, and then they were surprised to find that this handsome guy picking up garbage with the old lady was the mainland star!

The artist Chen Li-an is known as the sexy lover in Hong Kong!

As a result, news spread quickly that the sexy lover and modern artist, suspected of being mentally ill, was picking up garbage in Hong Kong and begging for food.

Chen Li'an really wants to give those newspaper offices a few small metal sweet potatoes!

You have a mental problem! You are the one begging for food!

This kind of news that can overlook mainland celebrities is very popular in Hong Kong, and Chen Li'an became a celebrity almost overnight.

Even in China, people are calling Chen Li'an one after another, asking him if he encountered any difficulties in Xiangjiang, or if he was extorted by gangs and ran out of money, so he went to the streets to beg.

Chen Li'an was speechless. He felt that his behavior seemed to have been misunderstood, and it had inadvertently damaged the image of the mainland.

"I can't bear it!" Chen Li'an threw the newspaper on the table angrily and said to Cheng Shufen: "Are these paparazzi idle? They are too courageous to write anything!"

Cheng Shufen was silent. Who told you to be so unkempt when you went out to pick up garbage? You dragged a big bag and looked like a scavenger.

Cheng Shufen wanted to open Chen Li'an's mind and see what was inside! Why don't you care about your own image at all?

Chen Li'an looked at the collected materials, turned to Cheng Shufen and said, "Sister Shufen, please help contact the media. I will hold a press conference here the day after tomorrow to explain this matter clearly."

"The day after tomorrow?" Cheng Shufen looked at the pile of "garbage" in front of her and asked worriedly: "Is there enough time? If there is no finished work, it will be difficult to hold a press conference."

Chen Li'an picked up the red paint can on the table and said, "Of course there is time. I want to show them what a red heart is this time! Completely tear off their last false pride and fig leaf!"

If this were a financial crisis, that would be perfect! It can tear away all the ridiculous pride in the hearts of Xiangjiang people!

However, great art is forward-looking, and Chen Li'an doesn't mind being exposed so early, just let the red brew for a while! Brewing into a red storm!