Xia Yu was only halfway through speaking when he heard a much cheerful voice coming from the mix between the phone and reality.
Then a hot girl who was also wearing black and white stripes, but with a big striped sweater and a midriff-baring midriff-baring outfit. The dress was quite unique and bold. She had a great figure and a not-so-fair complexion. She walked from a commercial car.
, come here.
Italy is different from other countries. It has been questioned more than once, whether it counts as a white race? But in fact, it absolutely does, but there are too many mixed races in this country, which leads to the fact that the skin color of this country is not so
pure.
Except for the skin color, the overall outline is completely white.
Italian women are also very different from other European and American countries. France is elegant, elegant and dignified, the beautiful country has urban and sexy big girls, while Italy is confident, independent and passionate.
Just like the cheerful woman in front of me who has a little loud voice but is full of enthusiasm.
She looked at Xia Yu briefly, and said with a smile in a surprised and teasing tone.
"I didn't expect that our tastes would be so compatible. The girl who was nominated for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival wore the same clothes as me. Rounding it off, I was also nominated?"
She said, joking a bit.
"Ms. Xia Yu, I am glad to serve you. I am your guide in Italy this time, Giorgia!"
"Xia Yu." Xia Yu smiled and gave her a little hug, "Hello!"
"Okay, then for the next five hours of the journey, I will serve the two...well, it should be the three?"
Qiaojia saw the little guy in Xia Yu's cat bag and was extremely surprised. "This is the most beautiful black cat I have ever seen!"
How many people don’t feel happy from the bottom of their hearts when others praise their furry children?
"Maybe?" Xia Yu was not exempt from this, and the smile on her face was obviously more sincere.
After a brief greeting, Qiaojia thoughtfully opened the car door for Xia Yu and the others.
The car is not a particularly luxurious brand, just an ordinary business car in Europe and the United States.
But when it comes to China, it's still hundreds of thousands more. After all, taxes are here -
It was quite comfortable to sit on it. If it weren't for the jet lag, Xia Yu would have been stunned for a while.
You said you slept on the plane? That was Xianyu’s daily nap, not officially sleeping——
The next five hours of journey, I have to say, was much more interesting with Georgia here.
【She is simply a top chatterbox.】
This is Xia Yu's evaluation of her.
But it was very interesting. She was able to use very interesting words to describe all the various buildings and scenic spots she saw along the way——
The original English with an Italian accent came into her mouth, and not only did it not sound earthy, but it was much more lively and interesting.
At the same time, she thoughtfully prepared instant coffee and handed it to the two of them.
"If you feel sleepy, drink an extra bottle to resist drowsiness, and then you can better adjust to the jet lag."
I have to say that as a travel steward and tour guide, she is very competent.
on the road,
Dai Chengbi also called Xia Yu in time, "Are you here? Your sister-in-law and I will wait for you to come over and have a big dinner together in the evening!"
He didn't say anything else, what was he talking about? All matters for the couple here were arranged by Zhuang Ling - just wait!
However, most of Xia Yu didn't pay attention. He only noticed a certain two words and the "style food" that Qiaojia was talking about.
Speaking of food.
That’s inseparable from funding.
The expenses for the "Crime" crew, the Venice Film Festival, and the arrangements were not borne by Xia Yu's studio, let alone Xia Yu's company in Beautiful Country, but the entire process was borne by Great Wall Film and Television.
After all, the biggest logo for the movie "Trafficking" belongs to you, Great Wall Films.
There was no need for Xia Yu to say anything. The funds were approved early on, with more refunds and less compensation.
Of course Xia Yuna wouldn't refuse. After all, it's not just Xia Yu's studio now. Meiliguo Company is preparing to prepare for a new project. There is money everywhere, and you can save whatever you can. When you become a boss, you have to think about it.
More, right?
With a wave of his hand, he threw the card to Zhuang Ling. She was more suitable than him for this job——
The Venice Film Festival is similar in nature to Berlin. In the early years, it did not include Cannes or the Oscars.
But in the past ten and ten years, due to the rise of the Cannes Film Festival, the combination of the Oscars and the Cannes red carpet, the two major film festivals have attracted global attention, but instead of bringing you brothers to play, you will go to your own niche?
Seeing that Cannes has become a hot pursuit of Hollywood, a large number of Hollywood stars come to visit the venue every year. The popularity and reputation are gradually increasing. In recent years, it has become the first film festival in Europe.
The Venice Film Festival, which was inferior to the first two in every aspect, followed suit and the trend changed again. It followed the Oscar Film Festival and acted like an outpost and weather vane of the Oscars. So far, it is doing well.
The three European conferences conflict, but they do not conflict with the Oscars. After all, the Oscars are not a film festival——
It has the same nature as the Chinese Golden Rooster, Golden Horse, and Golden Statue.
There are also many conditions for participation!
However, there is a bug in the system achievements. It juxtaposes the "Oscar Awards" with the Film Festival, which are awards of the same level.
The reform of the Venice Film Festival, in a sense, is so far-reaching that it has jumped up to overwhelm Berlin!
In the past few years, the number of people who come and go to watch movies has increased year by year. Although the sales are still not as good as those in Berlin, the popularity, online applause, and attention from Hollywood are slowly increasing.
On the contrary, Berlin, especially in the past two years, has become somewhat neglected.
Xia Yu felt that a certain group of people could only say that they couldn't eat grapes and said they were sour, so why should they just go out of their way to pessimize the situation?
As for how it is?
It's not something that Xia Yu and the others can comment on. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how high his status is.
It is also my first time to visit Italy. The architecture is different from that of Germany and France. After all, most of Italy is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, and it was once the birthplace of the Renaissance. Many cultures extend from Italy to other European countries.
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But the difference is not big. The biggest difference is Venice, which is known as the Water City.
This is a romantic country built on water - even the beautiful country has built a replica of Venice seaside town in its own country for this purpose!
Xia Yu first arrived.
The first impression is "romantic".
The second impression is.
"Let's finish awarding the awards quickly and leave immediately."
Romance is romantic, but she seems to be allergic to romance. She can only feel that this city does not feel so clean to her——
She is no longer such a mysophobic person.
Fortunately, the Venice Film Festival is held on Lido Island. Zhuang Ling booked a hotel with a private beach. The feeling of being able to step on the land is still more wonderful, but even if it is a private beach, Xia Yu doesn't care at all.
I have no intention of going down for a walk.
In comparison.
Xia Yu still feels that the beach in Cannes might be... cleaner?
No matter what, after nearly six hours of journey, Xia Yu successfully arrived at a hotel on Lidu Island.
After Zhuang Ling's introduction, I learned that Qiaojia was originally an alumnus of Zhuang Ling, but she eventually gave up her film career and returned to her mother country.
"Reality and dreams must be distinguished. In life, the most important thing is to take care of your stomach first, isn't it?"
She said it very calmly.
Despite her hot figure, her son has actually grown up this year. She was even more proud to hear Zhuang Ling introduce her like this.
And her mission ended here.
The enthusiastic Italian girl gave Xia Yu a hug before parting, "I wish you can get a good ranking at the film festival, so that I can brag to my friends - I am the winner of the Venice Film Festival·Silver Lion Award·
Xia Yu hugged me!"
It was hard for Xia Yu not to smile.
"Thanks!"
…
pm·6:00
Xia Yu, two people and one cat followed Zhuang Ling to the hotel they had booked, but did not see Dai Chengbi and his wife.
Zhuang Ling told her.
"In the afternoon, your tough competitor in the main competition will be released. The movie "Crime Family" directed by Pablo Chabiiro will be released. He originally wanted to pick you up, but he went anyway."
As for how to know.
Zhuang Ling informed.
"Georgia's husband is an organizer of the Venice Film Festival - Director Dai begged me a few days ago to ask me about my connections, and then I remembered this old classmate.
I'll take over the job from you."
Zhuang Ling held a cigarette in her mouth, lit it, and glanced at Xia Yu, "I originally planned to pick you up in person."
Xia Yu was a little flattered, "Then why don't we treat your classmate to a nice meal?"
Zhuang Ling blew out a puff of smoke and shook his head.
"There's no rush. Let's talk about it after the closing ceremony."
"Just for the job of hosting you, I'll pay her a sufficient salary. It's a deal."
Xia Yu was quite interested in this Qiaojia, interesting and enthusiastic.
The two of them chatted for a few words on this topic.
Zhuang Ling smiled and said, "She said that this job can numb her psychology a little. She used to be a very talented director in our generation, and then she met an even more talented husband. Foreigners rub
You know the spark of love-"
It's nothing more than getting pregnant, then letting go of your dreams and returning to your family.
"So this is the belly she was talking about?" Xia Yu couldn't laugh or cry.
He is indeed an interesting person.
Xia Yu nodded and ignored Zhuang Ling. She said so, what can you do, just do it?!
Just pack your own things.
As for why Zhuang Ling thought about it, there was another reason - she told Xia Yu.
"Hollywood is not that easy to mess with, but Georgia's family has a place in Hollywood."
Xia Yu understood immediately.
Just stop paying attention.
There is such a "point", Xia Yu thought, it won't be long before he meets that talkative beauty again.
When talking about Ashley, Zhuang Ling shook his head and laughed, "For more than a year, I have been following the script and movie planning plan you gave me to find suitable shooting locations - my own movie has been released for a year, so
I don’t want to take pictures for the moment.”
"Before coming, she asked me, is this script just a script?"
Xia Yu pondered for a moment, parallel time and space seems to be a movie that can only be found in existing novels...
She said, "What?"
Zhuang Ling said, "She said it was adapted from a novel. If there was an original work, she might be more inspired."
Xia Yu thought about it for a while and said, "Let me give it a try -" Those few novels are not short.
Zhuang Ling smiled, "Anyway, you'll be here in a while, so you can communicate among yourselves."
…
Dai Chengbi and his wife came back after seven o'clock. Dai Chengbi's face was solemn, worried and excited at the same time.
I guess I had a complicated mood after watching the movie. Xia Yu also heard from Zhuang Ling that the jury members seemed to be quite optimistic about the movie. Of course, they were also optimistic about "Trafficking", but the awards were only so
several.
Moreover, there are also many excellent films and outstanding filmmakers competing for these few awards.
An Italian restaurant, this is the one that several people finally selected after trial and error over the past few days.
Xia Yu tried it and found that it tasted pretty good. It was rare to encounter European and American dishes that fit the taste.
I ate two in-flight meals on the plane. The taste was passable, right? But for a foodie, this is obviously not enough.
This restaurant is not particularly high-end, but for Xia Yu, who is a Chinese stomach eater, the taste is so surprising that she wants to give it a thumbs up!
Italian cuisine originated from ancient Roman palace feasts and is the origin of European and American cuisine. Compared with other European cuisines, it is more comprehensive, more authentic and more in line with Xia Yu's taste - there are many varieties, and there are always a few that you can eat, right?
But Xia Yu has always been disdainful of the sweets here. Perhaps because Caucasian people have less sensitive tastes, the sweets and sour foods here are as ruthless as if they were free.
Xia Yu ate it once or twice and didn't dare to touch it anymore.
So panicked!
She suspected that the calories of one dessert would be enough for her to eat a Chinese feast.
With the encouragement of delicious food, Xia Yu finally gained motivation - but looking at Dai Chengbi's dying look, Xia Yu could actually understand him. He couldn't say that he felt the same way at all. Who could? But he understood his silence to the greatest extent.
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Song Xi didn't say anything either. She had the kind of temperament that works silently, works hard, and cares about Dai Chengbi silently.
Afraid of affecting Dai Chengbi's small appetite, Xia Yu tried not to talk about the film festival during this meal. Xia Yu talked about Dai Jia.
She shared with the parents exactly how she tortured Mr. Zhuang and Teacher Yongxia, "When you go back, you must treat my teacher and his wife to a meal, otherwise my senior sister will not let you go!"
After hearing about his daughter, Dai Chengbi felt much better and managed to restrain those negative emotions.
By the time dinner was over, he was not in a particularly good mood. He returned to the hotel and sat on a corner of the hotel's private beach.
Zhuang Ling suggested, "How about we take a sip?"
Xia Yu took a look at everyone present, especially Dai Chengbi. He was very worried. Over the years he had known him, he actually had a lot of things on his mind that he had not shared with himself. Who didn't have something on their mind that they could only talk to themselves?
He said he didn't care, it would be nice to have a daughter, and he was holding his breath in his heart.
"Okay, take a sip!"
As soon as Zhuang Ling made a call, the waiter sent two bottles of red wine from first-class wineries in Bordeaux, France.
While paying the bill, Zhuang Ling gave the waiter a symbolic tip of five euros.