Chapter 30(1/2)
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The Golden Bauhinia Festival is the annual international film and cultural event in Hong Kong. It includes popular superstars walking on the red carpet, excellent movies participating in exhibitions and broadcasts, international movie exchanges, various cocktail parties, and the most eye-catching highlights award ceremony. Even people like Youjia, who had not paid much attention to the entertainment industry, have long been famous.
There were many seats at the award ceremony, but for actors like Wu Keke who had no foundation and no connections in Hong Kong, and who were not from the front line in mainland China, they could not get invitation letters at all. So when Wu Keke knew that Youjia was actually caring about her and asked for the admission ticket to the award ceremony from Qu Jian, she was so excited that she almost cried on the phone.
Qu Jian had no way to go to City G to find Youjia first, because the movie he was in was nominated for the Best Picture Award, and the crew was also nominated for Best Photography, Best Actor and Actress, Best Newcomer, etc. So Qu Jian followed the entire crew and had to fly directly to Hong Kong Island to meet. He could only send the tickets first, and then make an appointment with Youjia to meet in Hong Kong Island.
In contrast, Wu Keke was much more free. She first went to City G to find Youjia, and then followed Youjia to Hong Kong Island.
As an actor, Wu Keke often needs to run around the world. Just yesterday, she finished her last scene on another crew and then took a plane and flew over. It was just the National Day holiday, so Youjia simply went to the airport to pick up people to fulfill the friendship of the landlords.
Youjia was a little bit blind. There were too many people coming and going to the airport. As she stood there and looked, she was dizzy and her eyes were about to turn into mosquito-shaped repellent.
Until a scent of incense plunged into his arms.
Youjia was knocked back several steps, almost sitting on the ground, and then was hugged tightly again.
"Dear Jiajia, I love you so much!!"
Before she could react, Wu Keke, who was holding her, directly pouted her red lips and kissed Youjia loudly!
"..." You Jia had a black thread and found that she had been molested by a woman.
Passers-by gave meaningful and ambiguous eyes to the two women who hugged and kissed each other. Some people even picked up their phones and started to capture them. Maybe Weibo posts such as "two thrilling girls at the airport hugged and kissed and played with lilies, and one of them was suspected to be an actor Wu Keke" soon.
Youjia quickly pulled the person out and walked out quickly, while turning back and teaching a lesson: "What are you crazy about? Have you won the lottery?"
Wu Keke: "No, Jia Jia, you don't know how moved I was when I received your call. Your ticket is so important to me now. Thank you, thank you!"
She is a person with an extravagant personality, with the generousness of a typical Northeastern girl, and when she is in a stir, she speaks a little incoherently.
Youjia: "Strictly speaking, it's not my credit. You should thank Qu Jian."
Wu Keke: "I have said he is interested in you, but you don't believe it. Don't look at us filming the years together. In fact, the supporting roles of the starring roles may not be very familiar in private. If it weren't for your face, he would definitely not have given me a ticket."
Youjia: "I was worried that you wouldn't be able to get out of the schedule."
Wu Keke sighed: "To be honest, if you hadn't called me, I would probably be unable to make it."
Youjia was surprised, and looked at her face again, it didn't seem like she was exaggerating or deliberately teasing herself. "Is something wrong?"
Wu Keke: "Let's talk about it when you arrive at the hotel."
Her smile had completely disappeared, and her face didn't look very good.
The two got into a taxi and arrived at the hotel that Youjia helped Wu Keke book, got the room card number, and Youjia went to the seventh floor of the hotel with Wu Keke.
As soon as he entered the room, Youjia asked, "What happened?"
Wu Keke: "You also know that the reason why I was able to play the third female lead in the mountains and rivers was because I was out of touch. But who is not like this in the circle? I always thought that as long as I work hard, I will definitely have a day to make a comeback."
Youjia nodded. Wu Keke was indeed a very hard-working person. When the mountains and rivers were so popular, everyone was almost dizzy when they filmed the scene for an hour. The heroine and the second female lead had been complaining a lot, and they had to take a break at any time. However, Wu Keke gritted her teeth and persisted, and she never called for a word of hardship. Moreover, her acting skills were also good, at least she would get into the role faster than the first female lead and second female lead. Except for not being a professional, the others were impeccable.
Wu Keke: "Do you still remember the scenes I filmed in one day's outdoor scene? I only found out a few days ago that when the film was finally cut, the scenes that I had the most roles in were cut off. It was said to be the third female, but in fact it was almost the same as a guest appearance in a friendly manner."
Youjia was surprised: "How could this happen? What did the director say?"
Wu Keke sneered: "Director Liu said this is a plot need, but I know that this is because the film needs to be compressed within forty episodes, but they dare not offend the male and female protagonists, so they had to start from me and cut my scenes cleanly. Then the scenes I filmed in hot weather have become jokes! What is the purpose of my hard work and struggle? Isn't it because I don't have a strong backer than them?"
The more she spoke, she became more and more angry, and she couldn't help crying: "Jia Jia, you don't understand. Those professional actors, including schools, teachers, classmates, and the same class, as well as their senior brothers, sisters and junior sisters, are all connected. Maybe some luck will meet a stronger backer with a stronger background. But as for me, I know I have nothing, so I have put in ten times more effort than them, and it should be a bit rewarding, right? I have really invested a lot of effort in this drama of Shanhe Years, but now it's gone!"
Youjia didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only hug her and pat her shoulder gently.
It was at this time that Wu Keke took off all the bright masks and lay on her shoulders and cried: "Before the filming, I gave many money and gifts to those people, and I also laughed at dinner parties. I did everything I could do, but in the end it was not as good as someone else's finger. I don't want to be an actor anymore, I want to change careers!"
Youjia: "Don't worry about these troubles for the time being. Since we are here, let's have fun for two days. We will go to the award ceremony the day after tomorrow."
Youjia saw Wu Keke's passion for this career, and she didn't think that this setback would make Wu Keke unable to recover.
With the other party's personality, the possibility of repeated defeats will be greater.
After hearing her words and having almost vented, Wu Keke sniffed: "I want to eat rice noodles, double-skin milk, boat porridge, egg tarts, shrimp dumplings."
As expected, after eating and drinking for two meals and having a strong sleep, when Youjia met Wu Keke again the next day, the latter was the bright, ostentatious and fighting spirit of Wu Keke again.
Wu Keke: "I decided that the director would treat me so much that I would stay even more. He would make him regret what he did to me in the future."
Yujia agreed with her decision and said, "I heard what you said yesterday and I had an idea. I hope to write all the things you have experienced into a story, the name is the men and women in the circle. Of course, the experience will refer to the prototypes you mentioned, but I will re-create the characters. What do you think?"
Youjia's idea was purely an idea. With Wu Keke's experience in Beijing over the past few years, it is enough to write a thick and bloody history of the entertainment industry. If she had a wonderful writing style, she would not worry that no one would read such a story. More importantly, she hoped to write Wu Keke's story so that more people could understand this circle and record the efforts of Wu Keke and others. Maybe when she looked back in a few years, she would feel that the hardship she suffered now was worth it.
She was worried that Wu Keke would object, so she spoke a little conservative and cautiously. Who knew that Wu Keke immediately lit up after hearing her words: "Good idea! But why do you need to re-create the characters? Just write them, and ask me what material you want! I only have one requirement to shape Director Liu into a big villain, and must write him badly and abuse him to death!"
Youjia was amused and crying.
The prototype of the story was settled, and even the heroine was found. All she lacked was time. The novel of the same name of Shanhe Years had not been finished yet, and it was still two months before the date of delivery. However, Youjia did not want to wait until the manuscript was about to be submitted and then started writing in a hurry. Now there is another new idea, which can predict how busy she will be in the future. She has to do too much now, and the time she wasted before was too long, so now she can only make up for it.
Two days later, Youjia and Wu Keke went to Hong Kong Island to attend the film festival and award ceremony.
They cannot participate in the itinerary of the first day. There will be many superstars gathering on that day, walking on the Avenue of Stars and accepting media interviews. In addition to the designated media and invited guests, it is difficult for others to enter. However, Wu Keke is not disappointed because the tickets given by Qu Jian can be used to participate in the final grand banquet in addition to the award ceremony. It is said that many celebrities in the entertainment industry will also attend. This year, some internationally influential directors and film investors may also be included.
Qu Jian is loyal enough. Even though he has to follow the crew's itinerary most of the time, when he heard that Youjia and the others were coming, he still took the time to take a long time off to pick them up and take them to dinner and go shopping. Of course, Youjia paid for the meal. This was a long time ago, in order to express his gratitude to Qu Jian for his efforts when he wrote the last time Youjia's novel.
Qu Jian did not come in vain this time, or the film team he was in had a great harvest at this award ceremony.
The movie was originally a co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong Island. It used many Hong Kong Island actors, among which the starring actors were also the old actors in Hong Kong Island. Although the plot was a bit old-fashioned, it immediately improved by more than one level after having a good director and a good actor. In addition to winning the Best Film and Best Actor, even Qu Jian won the Best Newcomer Award for his outstanding performance in it.
This was an unexpected surprise for Qu Jian.
Although he has been in the industry for two years, he is just a newcomer in the circle. It is already very dazzling to be able to achieve this result. Now it is no longer competitive, with more talents, excellent appearance and acting skills. It is difficult to make it to be successful. Qu Jian’s newcomer award is enough to make Wu Keke envious and jealous for a long time.
However, when he went up to receive the prize, Youjia and the others sat in the audience, naturally applauding and cheering for him.
"People feel happy when they are happy. I guess he will take the opportunity to find an opportunity to confess to you. It is because everyone can see that he has a good impression of you." Wu Keke said to Youjia in the gap between applause.
She didn't know that Qu Jian had already confessed.
Youjia: "You have thought about how to perform at tonight's cocktail party?"
After being slightly changed, Wu Keke's attention changed immediately: "It turns out that director Durian will also attend in the evening. I must seize this opportunity well, at least let him remember this name."
Durien is a well-known Chinese director who debuted in the United States. He has countless commercial blockbusters through him. His name is basically a guarantee of box office. How many people want to show their side in his movies is unsuccessful. There are many actresses who want to be unspoken by his unspoken rules. No matter how powerful Wu Keke is, Youjia doesn't think that after a cocktail party, the other party will be impressed by her, but based on the principle of not attacking her, Youjia does not agree with this bold statement.
The cocktail party after the award ceremony is the finale. If you are doing well, you hope to communicate with a famous director at the cocktail party. Maybe you can get a good script that won the award or sell the title, or you can get a relationship with those wealthy celebrities and enter the crowd. If you are not a good player, you hope to get the attention of others at the cocktail party. Even if you are not a director, you can get a relationship with the actors and actresses, maybe the next drama will also support you to play a small role in it.
Hong Kong Island has been back for so many years, and grand receptions like this are usually gathered by Chinese and Hong Kong people, which has become the best occasion for many people to expand their connections and win over their relationships.
Youjia is still wearing the dress she wore at the last time at the auction. She doesn't think she needs to buy a set of clothes, shoes and bags for this cocktail party. To put it bluntly, she is not a member of the circle, she just comes to join in the fun and eat and drink freely. She dresses with thoughtfulness and politeness, and doesn't have to regard herself as the protagonist.
Even so, it is impossible for someone to stare at her to wonder where she wore her clothes last time. Only the actresses who were staring at by the media will enjoy this treatment. Gossip Weekly will judge whether they have been down and out recently based on the wear of the actresses. Therefore, even if there is no external sponsorship, many actresses have to grit their teeth and buy clothes so that every time they attend public events, it is refreshing. Every time Wu Keke tells Youjia about these gossips and scenes, Youjia is glad that she is not in the entertainment industry. This kind of life of shiny appearance and sucking teeth and blood inside is really abusive.
Youjia entered the venue with Wu Keke. After entering the venue, Wu Keke went around looking for delicious flowers like a little bee. Youjia turned to the dining table in the corner, took a glass of champagne, and sipped it lightly.
"You are so beautiful today!" Qu Jian's voice came from behind, and Yu Jia was shocked.
"Where is your female companion?" Youjia exclaimed.
Qu Jian was arranged to join the third female lead in the movie today. Because of work-related work, he couldn't refuse, so he could only let Youjia and Wu Keke enter first.
"She went to the bathroom." Qu Jian smiled bitterly.
"It's really not free to be an actor." Yujia sympathized with him.
"No, I like acting, but I don't like this kind of occasion." Qu Jian sighed, "If I had a choice, I would rather go with you to eat boiled fish with thirty-eight pieces a large pot of boiled fish."
"No matter what job you do, you can't do whatever you want." Youjia comforted.
Qu Jian followed Youjia in the corner, looking like two people were whispering together.
"Jia Jia, you are really beautiful today. I have never seen you dress so formally. It is no less than many actresses on the court."
You Jia glanced at him: "This flattery is too unreal."
Qu Jian was wronged: "When did I ever talk to you? How did you think about the things I said to you last time? I was serious and not joking with you."
Youjia felt very strange: "There are so many beautiful actresses in this circle, why didn't you meet someone who was moved? Why was it me?"
Qu Jian: "If the feeling can be explained clearly, where is there so many loves in the world for no reason? If you have to describe it, it should be that I felt very happy when I got along with you. No woman can give me this feeling."
Youjia is already very thick-skinned now, but she still feels a little embarrassed when she listens to others’ praises to her in person.
She unconsciously reached out and pinched her earlobes and said to the truth: "I haven't considered it yet. I thought you were joking last time."
Qu Jian: "Then what do you think of me?"
Youjia: "It's very good."
Qu Jian: "Do you have a good impression?"
Youjia thought for a while and nodded.
Qu Jian: "Have you reached the level of love that can be in love?"
Youjia: "It seems...no."
Qu Jian smiled: "Then we can try to date, maybe we will have feelings when we are dating!"
Before Youjia could figure out how to answer, Qu Jian's female companion came back from the bathroom and was looking around, looking for Qu Jian.
The other party is an actor who has just entered the circle. He is not as mature and sophisticated as he is, and he is still a little immature. The crew arranged her to Qu Jian as his female companion, so she followed Qu Jian honestly. At the moment, she couldn't see Qu Jian, so she was a little helpless.
Seeing this, Qu Jian had to hurriedly say to You Jia, and then went over to meet with his female companion.
Youjia continued to wander around freely, walking around here, strolling there, eating something, listening to gossip. Occasionally, a certain actor surrounded her, and she stood by her for a while and listened to the market in the circle.
To be continued...