China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

[The last chapter, unblocked]

By the way, the last time Gao Fei came to Berlin was in 08.

I remember the high-spirited Ning Hao that year, with the lawless "No Man's Land", and under the blessing of the courageous Han Sanpin, he broke into the Berlin Film Festival without any scruples.

It can be said that everything is just right, whether it is a director, an actor, or a producer.

Everything hits the spot!

So in the end, the two newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and just like this, they won the first Berlin actor for China.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei still couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed even after six years.

Because the Berlin Best Actor Trophy helped him a lot back then.

After all, he is not the kind of movie guy who specializes in literature and art.

For a popular niche, the title of best actor in the three major film festivals is enough to stabilize his foundation.

Even to a certain extent, it is this Berlin Best Actor Trophy that makes Gao Fei's title of "No. [-] Xiaosheng in the Mainland" completely undisputed.

In the past, Huang Xiaoming's and Chen Kun's teams would occasionally send out drafts to mock Gao Fei, and there were even many male stars who wanted to step on him.

But since he returned from the Berlin Film Festival in 08, these drafts have not appeared again.

Even though those people are still dissatisfied in various ways, they only dare to live their mouths and dare not announce it to the public.

Otherwise, Gao Fei would have nothing to lose, only someone would ridicule them for being overconfident.

There is no other reason - if you are not convinced, you can also try a Berlin actor?

This sentence used to be a nirvana for Goofy fans!

Back then on the Internet, whenever there were various dissatisfaction with the star of the opponent, Gao Fei's fans would always let them break their defenses in an instant!

Over time, Gao Fei's title of "No. [-] Xiaosheng in the Mainland" was completely unquestioned.

And this title did bring Gao Fei a lot of bonuses in the early days.

For a long time, the lineup of the "Four Great Stars" and "No. [-] Xiaosheng in the Mainland" represented the top stream of domestic entertainment.

Whether it is cast casting, or advertisers looking for endorsements, as long as they need young male stars, Gao Fei is almost the first choice.

And as long as the media takes stock of the annual entertainment news, Gao Fei can always get a wave of bonuses for free.

It can be said that almost all of Gao Fei's terrifying basic boards were established before 2010.

If it weren't for such a huge fan base, Gao Fei wouldn't have been so successful at the box office when he independently managed "Looking for the Dragon".

On the surface, he seems to have succeeded very easily.

But all the success, in fact, had been foreshadowed a few years ago.

It is precisely because he has both fame, popularity, and authoritative awards.

So after 08, Gao Fei never failed an audition again.

……

After many years, Gao Fei and Han Li walked on the streets of Berlin again.

While the oncoming cold wind made the two of them shiver, they couldn't help feeling a little more embarrassed.

And listening to Gao Fei mentioning the example of failing the audition back then, Han Li couldn't help laughing.

Sure enough, the boss is still easy to hold grudges.

Thinking of this, Han Li suddenly remembered an old story she had heard before, so she immediately smiled and said:
"Boss, I remember that the closing day of the Berlin Film Festival in 08 happened to be the day when the crew of "Mei Lanfang" wrapped up."

"I heard from a friend... It is said that after you got the news about the Best Actor in Berlin and came back to China, Director Chen got very drunk at the wrap-up banquet that night, and even said something quite out of character."

Having said that, Han Li couldn't help but shook her head with a smile.

In fact, she didn't know whether it was true or not, but it was true that Li Ming and Poet Chen had not had a good relationship since then.

But Gao Fei heard this for the first time, so he couldn't help but laughed heartily.

"Hahaha~ That's what he deserves, who made him blind!"

In front of Han Li, Gao Fei didn't bother to hide anything, Dang even said with a smug smile.

Of course, the two of them just sat on the plane for a long time, and felt a little depressed, so they came out for a walk casually.

After being educated by the cold wind of Berlin in winter, the two quickly hid back to the hotel.

But this time Gao Fei's treatment will be much better than last time.

Gao Fei, who never treats himself badly, booked a few suites directly opposite the movie palace, so that the crew of "Fireworks in the Day" could go to the movie palace just a few steps away.

Of course, the price is naturally very touching.

It's just that President Gao didn't care, he just wanted to be happy.

But then again, don't look at Gao Fei's unrestrained aggressiveness now, but when he was in China before, he was even worse than the horses at the Xiong'an Racecourse.

After all, horses still have time to rest.

But he couldn't rest for a day, and was oppressed by Liu Shishi and Yang Mi in turn.

If Gao Fei hadn't tried his best to stop them, these two would have been ready to come over on New Year's Eve.

After all, both Yang Mi and Liu Shishi grew up in the capital.

The two even met privately when they first debuted.

It's just that Gao Fei made a smooth transition on New Year's Eve.

But Gao Fei almost exploded on New Year's Day.

Because Liu Shishi, Yang Mi, and Liu Yifei didn't know if it was a good deal, but they all came to visit for New Year's greetings.

Uh, no, Liu Yifei doesn't count, she lives across the street and can walk here.

But even so, Gao's father and Gao's mother gave out red envelopes to the little girls with a smile, and at the same time they looked at Gao Fei with a smile on their skin.

So this time Gao Fei actually escaped under the banner of participating in the Berlin Film Festival.

Otherwise, there was absolutely no need for him to rush so fast, and he would leave on the second day of the Lunar New Year, anyway, he would have time to leave a few days later.

Of course, coming early also has its benefits.

……

The next day, after finishing the jet lag, Gao Fei, Diao Yinan, Gui Lunmei and others finally came back to life.

After eating Laoganma with slices of bread and drinking a cup of coffee, Gao Fei started to get down to business.

In front of the fireplace, looking at the sparkling flames in front of him, Gao Fei couldn't help but frowned slightly.

Although before departure, Diao Yinan confessed to Gao Fei very honestly, saying that the possibility of winning this time should not be very high.

But Gao Fei has never had the temperament of resigning himself to fate and waiting for death.

So before he set off, he asked a group of Zhou Yi's public relations backbone to come to Berlin.

only……

Although Zhou Yi's public relations team was very dedicated to find out all the news clearly.

But Gao Fei felt even more difficult because of this.

Needless to say, James Shams, chairman of the jury.

Although his personal resume seems to be mediocre, he only made a film in a few years.

But this guy is a master who made a fortune silently.

Among the cutting-edge Hollywood film and television companies, "Focus Pictures", which has performed quite strongly in recent years, was formed by the merger of the "Good Machine" film industry founded by him and other companies.

It can be said that he is one of the major shareholders behind the scenes of "Focus Pictures".

In the past ten years or so, Focus Pictures' achievements have also been quite impressive.

Produced and released a series of Oscar masterpieces such as "Warmth Contains Light", "Lost in Translation", "Milk", "Dallas Buyers Club".

So the difficulty of public relations is not ordinary.

Just like if someone wants to use money to let Gao Fei act in a movie, it is generally unlikely.

Unless... the salary offered by the other party is so high that even Gao Fei can hardly refuse.

So sometimes public relations is really a technical job.

Because throwing money may not be useful in many cases, unless Gao Fei really doesn't care about money.

The chairman of the jury is difficult to deal with, and the remaining seven judges are not good at it.

For example, Christoph Waltz, an Austrian veteran.

It seems that he is not very old, but he comes from a family of performers.

He won the Cannes Best Actor award early because of "Inglourious Basterds", and has won two Oscars for Supporting Actor so far.

It can be said that he has been poisoned by literary films since he was a child, and he belongs to the kind of person who really believes that ideals are more important than bread.

After all, the starting point of his birth is actually the end point that many grassroots actors dream of.

Of course, there is no grassroots who can enter the jury of the Berlin Film Festival this time.

For example, Trina Tihong, the Danish Royal Sister, won the Danish Best Actress at the age of 19.

Barbara Broccoli, the old aunt, has devoted her life to the "007" series of movies.

Since 1979, he has served as the assistant director of the movie "007: Space City".

Later, he directly served as the producer of the 007 series of films.

比如《007之黄金眼》《007：大战皇家赌场》《007：大破量子危机》《007：大破天幕杀机》《007：幽灵党》这些经典的007电影，都是她担任的制片。

It can be said that the four generations of 007 leading actors starting from Timothy Dalton were all selected by her.

Therefore, Zhou Yi's public relations team really has no effective way to deal with these people.

After all, the film and television resources in their hands are enough to attract many people in the circle.

But there are always more solutions than problems.

After contemplating for a while, Gao Fei suddenly had an idea.

"Isn't Lao Mouzi going to bring the new movie "Return" in two days to sell the international rights? Ask him for help, he should have a connection!"

You must know that when Li Amine won the Berlin Golden Bear Award for the first time in 1993, Lao Mouzi happened to be the chairman of the jury of the Berlin Film Festival.

It is said that in order to explain the connotation of "The Wedding Banquet" to other judges, Lao Mouzi spent a lot of effort.

It can be said that it was the first time that Li Amin made her mark in the international film world, and it was entirely thanks to the support of Lao Mouzi.

Of course, this is also because there has always been a tradition of Chinese filmmakers helping each other in the international film world.

It's just that some people are more independent.

But when it comes to Lao Mouzi Gao Fei, he can be regarded as convinced to death.

To be honest, Gao Fei didn't even know where Lao Mouzi got his energy.

They are all in their 60s, but they are more energetic than young people.

While preparing the commercial blockbuster "The Great Wall", he was able to contact Yan Geling to adapt her "Lu Yanzhi" into "Return".

I heard that he can be energetic all day with only four hours of sleep a day.

In this regard, Gao Fei can only say that he is really inferior for not being a director.

After all, being a director requires energy.

Of course, Gao Fei didn't completely count on Lao Mouzi.

Even Gao Fei didn't mention the award at all on the phone, but only expressed the hope that Lao Mouzi could let the judges understand the story of "Fireworks in the Day" that happened in China.

To this, Lao Mouzi comprehended and agreed.

Although he missed many opportunities in the early years because he didn't understand the routines of award public relations, he understood after getting in touch with more.

So he didn't mind helping Gao Fei by the way.

In addition, Gao Fei mainly worked hard on the show catalog.

Although the program ratings had little effect on the final selection results, Gao Fei did not go for the program ratings.

He mainly used the platform of the three major show magazines to clearly explain the background of the story of "Fireworks in the Day", trying to lower the threshold for the audience to read the film, so as to better understand the film.

Compared with this, Gao Fei doesn't care even if "Fireworks in the Day" has the lowest score in the show program.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

While Gao Fei was discussing the future arrangements with the public relations team, Han Li suddenly knocked on the door and walked in.

She handed a business card to Gao Fei with a look of astonishment.

"Boss, there is a young man named Damien Chazelle looking for you...he claims to be a director and hopes to meet you!"

After all, Han Li couldn't help but shook her head amusedly.

No way, this routine is too old.

Right now, Han Li could hit a so-called "director" by throwing a piece of bread casually.

Every year when the three major film festivals are held, such old-fashioned dramas are always staged.

But what is frustrating is that every year, ignorant boys and girls who come to play are fooled.

If you are lucky, you will lose money at most. If you are almost lucky, you may even have to catch up with others.

So Han Li didn't throw out the other party's business card, in fact, she was already very professional.

And Gao Fei's thoughts are actually similar to Han Li's.

However, given that Ning Hao's way of appearing on the scene was even more bizarre, Gao Fei thought about it and turned around and said:
"Let him wait a while until I'm done."

After speaking, he continued to discuss the follow-up operations with the public relations team.

Seeing this situation, Han Li immediately shrugged casually, she knew it would be like this.

So after conveying Gao Fei's meaning politely and distantly, she ignored the two curly-haired young men outside, turned around and went about her own business.

……

And as time passed, Damien Chazelle, who was waiting in the lobby of the hotel, also began to feel uneasy seeing Gao Fei's delay in showing up.

But just when he was hesitating whether to ask Qianqian for a cup of coffee with the cheek, Justin Hurwitz, his classmate and assistant, couldn't bear it anymore.

"Damien, forget it, they haven't come out after waiting for so long, they must not want to see us."

"Oh shit! To be honest, I really don't understand why you care so much about this Chinese man."

"Is it because he was the first to arrive among the films that were shortlisted for the main competition?"

However, seeing Justin Hurwitz chattering endlessly as soon as he opened his mouth, Damien suddenly felt a little headache, so he didn't bother to ask for coffee immediately, and Dang even raised his hand to interrupt the nonsense behind him.

"Justin, listen to me!"

After the old classmate finally closed his mouth limply, he explained in a low voice:

"Justin, you have to be clear, what we need now is investment, and it is best to invest from rich people, the richer the better!"

"And this Mr. Gao from China, he may be the richest existence in the global entertainment industry."

Hearing this, Justin on the side was stunned.

Seeing this situation, Damien is not surprised.

After all, he had the same expression when he first heard the news.

It is said that not long ago, "Forbes" announced the list of the richest celebrities in the United States.

According to the list, George Lucas, known as the "Father of Star Wars", currently ranks first in the list of the richest celebrities in the United States with a net worth of US$54 billion.

And his good friend Steven Spielberg ranked second with a net worth of 37 billion US dollars.

Of course, this list naturally cannot represent the ceiling of Hollywood.

Because it only counts the net worth of celebrities such as actors, directors, and singers.

As for the bosses of film and television companies and media groups, they are not counted because they are not directly involved.

Unfortunately, Damien happened to have a relative who moved back to the United States from Xiangjiang.

So by accident, he learned of Gao Fei's existence.

And at the time, like Justin, he felt a little unbelievable.

It was only after searching the Internet for a long time and reading a series of official reports that Damien confirmed that the news was true.

This Mr. Gao, who started as an actor, actually has a net worth of nearly [-] billion US dollars.

This is still an estimate he made without knowing the existence of the beep station.

In this way, when he learned that Gao Fei, a big local tycoon, was also in Berlin, Damien naturally rushed over without stopping. (end of this chapter)