radicalducati Chapter 85 Surrounded by Stars
Chapter 85 Surrounded by Stars
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After walking across the red carpet, the group arrived at the interview area.
Compared to Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Hu Jun, and others who were more popular with the audience earlier, the interview area was Fang Yi's domain.
Several reporters swarmed around him, surrounding him and shoving their questions at him.
"Director Fang, congratulations on 'Phone Booth' being nominated for three awards. We look forward to the film's third consecutive victory. Director Fang, you are returning home with honors today."
The Sina Media reporter spoke first, immediately showering Fang Yi with praise and giving him plenty of face.
The other reporters nodded and smiled, as if the film had already won an award.
Unfortunately, "Phone Booth" was considered a dark horse by the media, attracting much attention both inside and outside the industry, just like its box office success after its release.
The film was nominated for Best First Feature, Best Feature Film, and Best Actor.
Each of the three awards is highly prestigious, especially the Best Actor award.
Fang Yi was not optimistic about winning the Best Actor award, and smiled modestly when asked by reporters.
"Being nominated is already a stroke of luck; I dare not hope for too much."
"I'm here today for two reasons: first, to broaden my horizons, and second, to promote 'Taken'."
Damn it...
We ask you a question, you answer a question, and you even want the media to promote you!
The reporter was stunned for a moment, then cursed him inwardly for being cunning and treacherous, seemingly humble but actually full of bad intentions.
But since they had already asked, the reporter had no choice but to ask, "Director Fang, is 'Taken' almost finished filming? When will it be released to the audience?"
"It'll be done soon. Filming will wrap up this month, and it's expected to be released during the Spring Festival."
Fang Yi, brimming with confidence, pulled Fan Bingbing over and pointed at her figure, saying, "Let me give you a sneak peek, Sister Bingbing will be showing off her flawless figure in the movie..."
Wow...
At this, the reporters perked up and all looked at Fan Meiren, revealing knowing expressions that all men would understand.
Fan Bingbing puffed out her breasts, accepting all comers; she'd already acted, so why be afraid of others watching?
Deep down, she was even grateful to Fang Yi for giving her a platform to perform in front of a group of reporters.
After a brief promotion, Fang Yi bowed and took his leave, giving the interview slot to the actors.
Upon arriving at the rest area, he saw Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, and Daniel Wu waving at him from afar.
"Director Fang, come here."
"Big brother, Tingfeng and Yanzu."
Fang Yi walked over and shook hands with each of the three men, smiling as he said, "Thank you all for taking care of us on our trip to Hong Kong Island for filming of 'Taken'."
"Director Fang's words are very true. Mainland China and Hong Kong are one family. We are all in each other's lives and there is no distinction between us."
Jackie Chan smiled and waved his hand, displaying a grand vision and a strong presence.
He pointed to Nicholas Tse and Wu Yanzu, a look of satisfaction on his face: "Director Fang, Tse and Yanzu are the best of the younger generation in Hong Kong. You are both young people, and you get along well. You should get to know each other better and visit each other more often in the future."
"Of course, Tingfeng and Yanzu are both good actors."
Fang Yi smiled frankly and gave the two of them a thumbs up.
He understood the meaning behind Jackie Chan's words. Although he didn't explicitly say that he was getting old, he deeply expressed his care and expectations for the younger generation.
On a deeper level, Jackie Chan hopes that he will collaborate more with Nicholas Tse and Daniel Wu in the future, and invite them to make movies.
Fang Yi wouldn't agree to this directly; he could only say it depended on the situation.
Then, he changed the subject and congratulated, "Brother, [The Myth] is close to breaking 100 million, and it has a good chance of taking the top spot on this year's box office charts."
"The chances are slim, very slim."
Jackie Chan replied with a smile, saying that he didn't have much hope, but his face showed an attitude of being close to winning the championship.
He was just one step away from becoming the top-grossing actor in mainland China in 2005; the outcome would be revealed once "The Promise" was released.
Beside them, Nicholas Tse and Wu Yanzu also wore happy expressions. They didn't care whether "Myth" won the championship or not, and were even happier to see the up-and-coming director in front of them being overshadowed by Jackie Chan.
After all, Fang Yi was too young, and his position as a director gave him a significant advantage over them.
Any Hong Kong male artist with a bit of ambition feels a strange sense of awkwardness when facing Fong Yi.
At this moment, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing, Deng Chao, Hu Jun, and Yang Xue came over.
A group of people gathered together, surrounding Fang Yi and Jackie Chan in the middle, making them stand out like stars around the moon.
Not far away, Donnie Yen was chatting with Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat. When he saw this scene, he nodded to the two of them and strode over.
On the other side, Chen Daomin and Wang Jinghua also apologized to those around them, passed through the human wall, and came to Hu Jun's side.
Wow...
The guests who entered the rest area all noticed the scene here and turned their gazes towards it.
"Is that Director Fang? He's standing next to Jackie Chan and the others, and he's holding his own."
"Hehe... How many Hong Kong directors can achieve a box office of 8000 million? Director Fong is much more popular with Hong Kong stars than we are."
"With three nominations for 'Phone Booth,' Director Fang is sure to steal the spotlight today."
"Being so young and attracting so much attention isn't necessarily a good thing!"
Seeing Fang Yi chatting and laughing with Jackie Chan and others, the guests looked surprised and whispered their opinions.
Fang Yi vaguely heard a few words, some praising him and some belittling him.
He couldn't be bothered with these idiots; rather than creating trouble for himself, he'd rather use a movie to slap them in the face.
"Big brother, Director Fang."
"Jackie Chan, Director Fang."
Two greetings rang out simultaneously from Zhen Zidan, Chen Daomin, and Wang Jinghua.
Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen nodded, then gave Chen Daomin a big hug, and finally reached out to Wang Jinghua, showing affection to everyone without any airs of international superstars.
Fang Yi was rather polite, shaking hands with each of the three men, then looked at Chen Daomin and asked, "Uncle Min, I bet you're going to be presenting an award tonight, give me a hint..."
"secret."
"Why don't you go first, Director Fang?" Chen Daomin blinked and asked.
As award presenters, neither of them knew who the other was presenting an award to, but they did know what the award was.
Fang Yi's lips curled slightly, and he shrugged: "I can't say, it won't have the same feel if I do."
"Haha...I'm going first."
Chen Daomin smiled broadly, waved, and walked away.
He came to set Wang Jinghua up, and then left.
Aside from Jackie Chan, he has no interest in other Hong Kong artists and has no desire to interact with them.
After exchanging pleasantries with Fan Bingbing, Wang Jinghua glanced at Chen Daomin as he left, feeling grateful.
She then gestured for him to enter, indicating that he should go ahead.
"Director Fang, can we talk in private?"
"Okay, please, Sister Hua."
The rest area was completely deserted.
Fang Yi refused Wang Jinghua's suggestion that he join Orange Sky Entertainment without even thinking.
joke..
As a man from a prestigious Chinese family, how dare I work for a small, insignificant company!
If you don't see eye to eye, even half a sentence is too much.
Fang Yi nodded to Wang Jinghua and turned to leave.
When he returned, the gathering of celebrities from Hong Kong Island and the mainland had dispersed, splitting into small groups of two or three.
Zhen Zidan was still chatting and laughing with Xie Tingfeng when he saw Fang Yi coming over. He moved his lips but ultimately didn't say anything.
As an action actor, he had no problem with Fong Yi and was even interested in befriending him.
However, upon learning that Zhao Wenzhuo had become the male lead in "Taken", he couldn't help but feel regret and a little dissatisfaction.
Some were directed at Zhao Wenzhuo, and others at Fang Yi.
A proud and ambitious action actor, he believes he is no less capable than others.
Fang Yi was unaware of Zhen Zidan's thoughts and didn't even glance at him as he passed by.
Having found the team behind the "Sniper Phone Booth," he looked around the rest area but didn't find anything interesting, so he took out his phone to reply to a text message.
Liu Yifei wanted to come to Sanya for fun, but Liu Xiaoli strongly suppressed her, saying that she had no movie nominations and yet dared to crash the red carpet.
The young girl felt extremely uncomfortable and could only confide in Fang Yi via text message.
"Don't worry, the awards will come, and the Best Actress award will be given."
After typing a line of text, Fang Yi thought for a moment, then deleted the six words "There will be a movie queen too," and clicked send.
Given her background, it would be difficult for her to win even a prestigious award, let alone the Best Actress title.
He can't set his tone too high now, lest he make a fool of himself later!
……
"Director Fang!"
A shout came from afar, and Fang Yi looked up and immediately frowned.
At the junction of the interview area and the rest area, Wang Zhonglei and Lu Chuan arrived together.
Xiao Wang saw Fang Yi and waved vigorously.
Enemy road is narrow!
Fang Yi cursed under his breath. He didn't even need to guess; he knew exactly what Wang Zhonglei was up to.
This gossipy woman wants to talk about him and Lu Chuan again.
This is seriously fucking awesome!