Chapter 1715 - 835: Opening Ceremony (Part 3)

Chapter 1715: Chapter 835: Opening Ceremony (Part 3)

"Yes." Ning Yao nodded earnestly, her eyes full of sincerity, "Absolutely, you’re just unaware."

While the two were talking sympathetically, Yu Yhan also came in and found them.

"Hi, Sister Yao, Xiao Yun." Yu Yhan walked over to them with surprise and greeted, "So happy to see you both."

Zhou Yun glanced surprisingly at Yu Yhan’s appearance and promptly showed a smile.

"Sister Yhan."

Yu Yhan said to Ning Yao, "Sister Yao, congratulations on being shortlisted for the main competition. Could it be the year for you to win Movie Queen?"

Ning Yao immediately shook her head, saying, "Oh dear, it’s hard to say with these things, do what you can and leave the rest to fate. I’ve given my all while filming, oh, Kim Bingde is waving at me; he seems to be calling me over. I’ll head over first."

Just as Ning Yao was about to leave, Yu Yhan asked, "Sister Yao, could you introduce me to Director Kim Bingde? I really want to meet the director."

Yu Yhan looked at Ning Yao with anticipation.

Ning Yao hesitated for a moment, stunned.

Seeing this, Zhou Yun stepped in to defuse the situation, saying, "Sister Yhan, Song Chi is coming in soon; don’t you want to say hi to Song Chi?"

Yu Yhan was taken aback.

Ning Yao smiled gratefully at Zhou Yun and said, "Well, go greet Song Chi first; I’ll introduce you to the director later if there’s a chance."

Yu Yhan had no choice but to agree.

After Song Chi came in, Zhou Yun took Yu Yhan to greet him without hesitation.

Song Chi and Yu Yhan definitely knew each other; although he didn’t quite understand why Zhou Yun was so enthusiastic about introducing Yu Yhan, he still chatted with her for a bit.

Yu Yhan’s current reputation in the entertainment industry is indeed somewhat poor.

Primarily, the previous incident where Yu Yhan was nominated for the Huayu Award Best Actress had shocked the industry; many found it unbelievable and incomprehensible. Later, rumors spread that someone had helped her win over a certain leader to get the nomination, which made everyone disdainful of her.

After this incident, Yu Yhan’s career development in the industry worsened.

Zhou Yun also felt quite helpless.

However, Yu Yhan’s downfall was mostly her own doing.

Zhou Yun always felt that Yu Yhan wasted her good opportunities.

Back when "Eighth Heartbeat" became popular, Yu Yhan rose to fame alongside it.

At that time, she didn’t seize the opportunity to act seriously, couldn’t follow up, and even tried to develop her career through other means.

In this circle, winning awards is one thing, but everyone isn’t blind; if you win an undeserved award, even just a nomination, people are aware.

An actor’s performance is a completely independent creation.

Songs can be plagiarized, scripts can borrow ideas, directors can take credit, but an actor’s performance must be what it is, irreplaceable.

After the opening ceremony, the film screenings began in the afternoon.

Zhou Yun had brand events to attend, followed by an official itinerary involving a journalist interview.

Throughout the day, she changed into three different outfits and styles, constantly moving between various places.

Very busy.

She truly looked like a real movie celebrity.

Everywhere she went, people knew her, not just journalists.

In the evening, Zhou Yun didn’t originally have any activities, but ended up invited to a cocktail party hosted by the "Mortal Realm" production company.

So Zhou Yun attended.

Besides her, Song Chi also attended.

Everyone here were Asian cinema people, and Director Kim Bingde was a representative figure among Asian directors.

It was rare for everyone to have such an opportunity to sit together happily and communicate.

Anyway, attending film festivals is always like this; Zhou Yun never had time to properly follow the official itinerary and watch films from different countries.

Most of the time is spent transitioning between these kinds of events.

After the cocktail party, Zhou Yun and Ning Yao wandered nearby, chatting.

Ning Yao mentioned the private screening of "Treasure" tomorrow.

"Thank you both for doing so much for this film."

"Sister Xiao Yao, have you seen the director’s re-edited version?" Zhou Yun asked.

She hadn’t seen it yet.

Ning Yao also shook her head, saying, "No, I want to watch it with everyone."

Zhou Yun said, "I’m curious what the director’s final re-edit turned out to be."

Ning Yao smiled and said, "Whatever it is, I hope it can sell to a few more countries in the end, let him lose a little less."

"Sister Xiao Yao, if you encounter such new directors in the future and really like their scripts, would you still support them like this?"

"I don’t know." Ning Yao shook her head, "This is far more exhausting than taking a role and shooting a film. I don’t know if I’d want to expend my energy on a movie this way again. But then again, I do enjoy the process, and it’s rewarding. No matter what, I helped him make this film, even if box office results aren’t great. It’s the first time in all my acting years that I’ve been so deeply involved, participating in the entire process."