Chapter 561 The Red Wine Glass Exploded on the Head!

The 69th Venice Film Festival has finally come to the last day, and the closing ceremony and awards ceremony are about to begin.

In the room, Chen Fei changed into a suit and adjusted his tie, hoping to welcome his glorious moment with the most perfect and handsome posture.

The assistant came in at this time and said, "Mr. Chen, the car arranged by the organizer has arrived, and we should set off."

"Okay."

Chen Fei nodded gently, and before leaving, he took a can of Red Bull from the table beside him and put it in his pocket.

The official from Red Bull contacted him and said that a group of his extreme sports fans would come to support him today, and wanted him to respond when walking on the red carpet.

Chen Fei would naturally not refuse.

After getting in the car, he turned his head to look at the seat next to him, and his eyes stayed on Liu Yifei's dress for a few seconds.

A red V-neck, paired with a suspender dress, and two red ribbons interwoven behind, making the backless design more distinctive.

A pair of gorgeous ruby ​​earrings hung on her white and translucent earlobes. With her bright makeup and long hair draped over one shoulder, she exuded a dignified and elegant charm that was gorgeous but not coquettish!

Chen Fei nodded with satisfaction and praised sincerely: "Is this the red carpet dress your team chose for you?"

Liu Yifei nodded gently and smiled happily: "Yes, how is it? Does it look good?"

"Very good!" Chen Fei praised generously: "When matching clothes in the future, try to listen to the team's opinions more, and it's best not to put your ideas on the dress."

Although it has been a long time, Chen Fei still has a purple down jacket in his mind, which has been lingering for a long time!

"Bang!"

A pink fist hit the arm. Although it didn't hurt, Miss Liu's anger could be clearly felt.

"You are such a person, you always bring up all kinds of issues!"

"Hahaha, these are all your black history."

...

Three cars quickly arrived at the red carpet waiting area, and the main creative staff of "Dallas Buyers Club" filed out, waiting for the moment to go on stage.

At this time, public relations manager Hattie suddenly squeezed through the crowd.

Facing the curiosity of the crowd, she lowered her voice slightly and reminded: "When you walk on the red carpet later, go a little faster."

"Why?"

Chen Fei didn't quite understand what she meant.

"In the past two years, the economy has been in a downturn. In order to make money, the film festival organizing committee has sold a lot of red carpet tickets. We don't need to have intersections with those carpet stars or be their background."

"Okay, I understand."

The other party was a senior local public relations, and Chen Fei listened to her advice and nodded directly.

Because many crews clearly could not win awards, there were obviously fewer crews walking the closing ceremony red carpet today, but the number of carpet stars increased sharply!

Combined with the price of 20,000 euros, Chen Fei roughly calculated it.

During the entire Venice Film Festival, the organizing committee had at least 6 to 7 million euros in revenue just from selling red carpet tickets!

Add to that various brand sponsorships, registration fees and transaction commissions...

The three major European film festivals can last for a long time, and it is obvious that they rely not only on brands and art, but also on strong financial strength!

Soon, the staff came over and asked them to get ready to go on stage.

When the group came to the edge of the red carpet, they saw that many carpet stars were ready to come up and ask for photos, or take photos with them as background boards.

Seeing this, several people walked quickly towards the media area.

From a distance, Chen Fei saw many fans wearing short-sleeved shirts with the Red Bull logo, and those people were waving and cheering at him.

He did not hesitate at all, opened a can of Red Bull, and drank it in one gulp!

A group of fans responded by imitating his movements.

"Fei! You are the best! You will definitely win the grand prize tonight..."

In the red carpet waiting area, listening to the sound of thunder and tsunami, Harvey Weinstein flashed a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"And won a big prize? It's great to have a consolation prize."

Paul Thomas Anderson next to him echoed: "The more you show off now, the more miserable you will lose later!"

Harvey liked this sentence and laughed on the spot.

...

After entering the venue, everyone found their seats, sat down steadily, and waited for the award ceremony to officially begin.

Perhaps affected by the atmosphere of the award ceremony, Matthew McConaughey was a little nervous and turned to look at Chen Fei: "Fei, we have made so much effort, we should get something, right?"

"Of course."

Chen Fei understood what he meant.

Matt Damon, who was sitting on the other side, won the Best Actor Award in Venice, and then returned to Los Angeles to win the Oscar for Best Actor.

Now Matthew McConaughey is about to follow his path again, so he will naturally be a little nervous.

On the other hand, old Jack was very calm. He was just a soy sauce this time, and came to Venice to experience the local customs and customs. As for winning the award, he never thought about it at all.

The same is true for Liu Yifei. She came here simply to experience the atmosphere of the award ceremony.

Even if she was nominated for the Best Actress, it was good enough to be nominated. The award had nothing to do with her.

The award ceremony started soon. The language here was quite mixed. Some people spoke English, some spoke French, and some spoke Italian...

At some points, Chen Fei had to rely on Liu Yifei to translate for him so that he could understand what the guests on the stage were saying.

Awards were handed out one after another.

The Best Film Award in the Horizon section was won by Chinese director Wang Bin for "Three Sisters", which received warm applause from the audience.

This is a director from the Nortel Literature Department. Chen Fei's biggest impression of him is that he served as the first executive director in the movie "The Cook, the Actor, the Ruffian".

What deserves the most attention is the main competition unit.

As the Marcello Mastroianni Best Newcomer Award and Best Technical Contribution Award were successfully awarded, many people at the scene straightened up instantly.

Because in the coming time, all the awards will be very important!

"Winning Best Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, 'The Master.'"

When he heard his name resounding in the venue, Paul Thomas Anderson was stunned for a moment, and then a bright smile broke out on his face!

Got a prize!

I actually won the award!

He stood up happily and ran straight to the stage.

However, at this time, Harvey, who was sitting next to him, frowned slightly.

You know, the three major film festivals pay more attention to dividing the cake than the Oscars.

And this also means that every time you get a less important award, you will be farther away from the subsequent grand prize.

Take the Best Screenplay Award for example. In his opinion, this thing is useless and not really a big award at all.

Paul Thomas Anderson's acceptance speech was heard in his ears. Harvey calmed down a little and thought to himself: "Perhaps Michael Mann has put in a lot of effort to prepare "The Master" to win a Grand Slam this time!"

He raised his head slightly and his eyes stayed on Chen Fei in the front row for a moment, feeling extremely unhappy.

"If we find an opportunity, we must drive this yellow-skinned boy out of Los Angeles. Hollywood does not allow such an awesome director to exist!"

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Soon, as the Best Actress award went to Israeli actress Hadas Yaron, the breathing of everyone present seemed to weaken a lot.

The host was the first to take the stage. After taking a look at the script, he said: "The next thing to be awarded will be the Best Actor Award. Let us invite the presenter Matt Damon."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamation from the scene!

Many people have set their sights on "Dallas Buyers Club" with envy in their eyes.

This is actually a well-known fact. The award presenters specially selected actors from the "Dallas Buyers Club" cast. The purpose was simply Sima Zhao's intention - everyone on the street would know it!

Chen Fei noticed that Matthew McConaughey's fists were clenched and there seemed to be beads of sweat on his forehead.

After taking the stage, Matt Damon didn't say anything. He opened the envelope and took a look. His eyes fell precisely on the front row and he said with a smile: "Best Actor, Matthew McConaughey, congratulations." , my beloved brother!”

The applause rang out, and Matthew McConaughey jumped up from his seat, looking excited and excited.

He first hugged, shook hands, and high-fived Chen Fei, Liu Yifei, and Jack Nicholson respectively, and then strode onto the podium.

Taking the Venice Silver Lion trophy and certificate for Best Actor from his good brother, he sincerely thanked: "Matt, thank you, thank you for your dedication and help to me over the years..."

The two first performed a bromance, and after thanking each other, they returned to the guest seats.

Chen Fei did not hesitate to praise: "Congratulations, Matthew, you deserve this award."

"Fei, this is all what you gave me. Thank you very much for allowing me to play this role. I will never forget your help!"

"Next time if I open a new play and invite you to be a guest star, don't refuse."

"Of course I won't! You can contact me anytime!"

The two of them were chatting with smiles on their faces, completely unaware that Harvey's face behind them had turned black.

The Best Actor Award is also the target award for "The Master". According to Harvey, he actually wanted Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman to win a double yolk award.

But I never expected that it would be cut off in advance by "Dallas Buyers Club"!

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With the awarding of the Best Actor award, the only remaining awards are the Silver Lion Award for Best Director, the Silver Lion Award for Special Jury Award, and the Golden Lion Award for Best Film.

In Harvey's view, he must at least get two of them, so that he can be worthy of his investment in public relations for the awards.

“The winner of the Special Jury Prize Silver Lion is: Jurisi Seidl’s Paradise: Faith!”

Another grand prize was awarded.

For some reason, Harvey suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"The winner of the Silver Lion Award for Best Director at the 69th Venice Film Festival is: Chen Fei for "Dallas Buyers Club."

Thunderous applause sounded again, Chen Fei adjusted his suit and stepped onto the podium.

After receiving the trophy and certificate, he stood in front of the microphone and looked at where Harvey was in the audience, with a bright smile on his face: "Thank you to the organizing committee and the jury for recognizing me, and thank you to Matthew McConnell." Na, Matt Damon, Crystal, Jack Nicholson, thank you to every member of the crew..."

After his speech, Chen Fei specially added at the end: "I would also like to thank every opponent who participated in the award competition with me."

Harvey's whole fat face was twitching, and Paul Thomas Anderson on the side looked even more confused.

what's the situation?

Shouldn't the Silver Lion Award for Best Director belong to him? Why did it suddenly go to someone else? What went wrong?

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Harvey, only to see that his sponsor had a dark face at this time, and there was also doubt and confusion in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Until Michael Mann came on stage and announced that the winner of the Best Picture Golden Lion Award was also Chen Fei and "Dallas Buyers Club", Harvey suddenly panicked!

It should have been a sure win, but in the end he only won the Best Screenplay Award.

What went wrong?

Years of success have made his mentality inflated to the extreme. He felt that as long as he took action, no matter which award, he would be able to get it in his pocket!

But today he found that he was defeated!

It seems that since last year's Oscars, every time he competed with Chen Fei, the final result was that he lost miserably...

In a trance, he was actually stolen by Chen Fei!

Harvey's eyes suddenly became cold.

This can't go on any longer. If he continues to lose, his prestige at the Oscars and major film festivals will be gone.

This is a situation he doesn't want to see, and it is a situation that absolutely cannot happen!

...

After the awards ceremony, the film festival organizing committee specially invited many winners and guests to attend the closing party.

As the winner of the two major awards of Venice Best Director and Best Film, Chen Fei was naturally one of the focuses of the cocktail party.

In addition to Chen Kexin, several other judges came over to chat with him and toasted him to show their friendship.

During the award ceremony, they were judges and the objects that Chen Fei needed to publicize and win over.

But when the award selection was over, Chen Fei was the "God" in their eyes!

Whether it was awards, qualifications, or box office results, his achievements completely crushed all the directors and producers on the scene.

Chen Kexin stood in the distance and wanted to come up and say hello, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

The two of them had been so fierce in the past, and now asking him to be soft and flatter Chen Fei was no less than slapping himself in the face!

In the end, he chose to turn around and leave.

Huaxia Star offered him very generous conditions. Since he was unwilling to reconcile with the mainland film and television industry, he could only choose to join them.

But at this moment, Harvey suddenly came over, staring at Chen Fei fiercely with a pair of gloomy eyes, and did not move away for a long time.

Chen Fei had a smile on his face, but the words he said directly hit his lungs: "Good evening, you came here with great momentum, but returned disappointed and covered with scars."

Harvey's eyelids trembled, the corners of his mouth twitched, his fists clenched, and the strong anger in his eyes rose wildly!

A waiter happened to walk by, holding a tray with two glasses of red Bordeaux wine on it.

Harvey reacted very quickly, his big hand stretched out like lightning, grabbed a glass of red wine directly, and poured it on Chen Fei's face without hesitation.

Anger has completely filled his mind. He now has only one goal, which is to make Chen Fei look ugly and lose face in front of many people!

However, what he didn't notice was that after seeing his action, Chen Fei's smile became even brighter.

The spilled red wine had just left the glass and had not yet reached his face, but he had already predicted it and easily dodged it.

While taking a step to the right, Chen Fei grabbed another glass of red wine from the tray held by the waiter and smashed it towards Harvey's head without hesitation.

"Bang!"

With a bang, the red wine glass exploded on Harvey's head, and the bright red wine flowed down, even mixed with some blood.

"Ah!"

Harvey screamed, and the free hand subconsciously raised to cover his head. The whole person hurriedly retreated, shouting: "Bodyguard! Bodyguard!"

Two men in black rushed up, blocked him behind, and looked at Chen Fei with a vigilant face.

The scene had already become a mess, and everyone at the party was stunned!

No one expected that these two people would actually take action directly in public.

However, the final result surprised many people.

It was obviously Harvey who first threw the red wine at Chen Fei, but in the end, he was the one who got unlucky.

On the other hand, Chen Fei was elegantly taking a towel from the tray of the waiter beside him and wiping the red wine on his fingers.

As for the glass of red wine that Harvey threw at him, he easily dodged it and it fell on the head of an unlucky guy.

"Beat him for me!"

Harvey was still shouting wildly, with a painful look on his face and scarlet blood oozing from his fingertips.

The two bodyguards did not take action. After all, their mission was to protect their employer, not to be thugs.

What's more, they didn't dare to take action against Chen Fei.

It's not that they were afraid of any consequences, it's just that they couldn't beat him...

The man in front of them was the global spokesperson for Red Bull Extreme Sports, who had climbed Mount Everest without oxygen and challenged the Mariana Trench alone.

Such a ruthless person was not something they could fight.

The newly appointed chairman of the organizing committee, Alberto Barbara, almost rushed to the middle of the two!

The 62-year-old man was panting heavily, looking around at the two people, and he felt overwhelmed.

This matter has become a big deal!

Chen Fei shrugged, with an innocent look on his face: "I was acting in self-defense. Everyone around me can testify for me that he was the one who made the first move."

In just one sentence, he has already occupied the moral high ground.

If Harvey hadn't run so fast and there were no other waiters nearby, more than one wine glass would have exploded on his head.

I had been planning to beat him for a long time, and this opportunity came at just the right time.

Chen Fei has only one thought in his mind now.

Cool!

It’s so cool to ride a horse!

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