Chapter 584 My Face Hurts, Ying Zijing's Background [2 Updates]
She turned her head slightly and said calmly, "There's no need to travel together, but we can meet at the entrance."
If Xize hadn't given her a stack of tickets, she wouldn't have even known there was such a film festival.
The Hong Kong Film Awards, a spin-off of this film festival, has a history of over 100 years and is an award used to recognize and encourage films from various fields.
The festival's full name is the International Film Festival, which is commonly referred to internationally as the IFF.
The last time a Chinese film was nominated for the IFF was 28 years ago.
However, it was only a nomination, far from winning.
This film was eliminated in the first round of screening.
Even so, it has given the film's lead actors, producers, and directors a significant status in the Chinese film and television industry.
Now, 28 years later, "Rebirth" is the second film to be nominated by the IFF.
Whether this film can win the Best Film award at the IFF is indeed of great significance to Chuguang Media.
However, Ying Zijin didn't take the award too seriously.
For her, everything happens naturally, without forcing anything.
Although Ying Zijing had calculated Shang Yaozhi's future two years ago, the tarot cards showed that he would win the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
But there are too many variables in the future, even if it's just a small factor.
It's possible that things won't change.
Aside from predetermined calamities like death or injury, which require significant external intervention and a high price to change, these are unforeseen events.
Everything in the world is constantly changing.
Unless necessary, Ying Zijing never deliberately tries to change the future, nor does she constantly use her divine calculation abilities.
Because sometimes changing a small detail can have a much bigger impact in the future.
Claire paused, her smile freezing on her lips.
He narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "Miss Ying, you're joking."
Even the VIP tickets he had were given to him by the Pazzi family.
Claire shook her head, walked quickly, and followed closely behind Diana.
This CEO, Ying, is not yet twenty years old. He is indeed young and impetuous, and he is eager to prove himself.
Diana heard it too, and she frowned: "They have tickets?"
Tickets for the outdoor area are easy to obtain; audience members can simply buy tickets to enter.
The difficult part is getting tickets for the inner area.
Ninety percent of the tickets are controlled by Universal Pictures, namely the Laurent family.
Only one-tenth remains, which is then distributed among the other companies.
Time Media is the world's second-largest entertainment company, and it is only because of the Pazzi family's backing that they can easily obtain tickets for the inner circle.
After all, the Patch family is the head of the four major conglomerates in O continent, and they are truly not to be trifled with.
The idea of bribing the judges wasn't just a casual remark.
Even "bribing" wouldn't be appropriate; as long as you see the surname Patch, you can practically hand over the prize.
In terms of background and family history, Dinah is among the top ten in the world.
The only people who could keep her in check, besides another young master from the Pazzi family, were direct descendants of the Laurent family.
The owner of a Chinese entertainment company?
Even the largest company is nothing more than an ant that can be crushed at will in the eyes of a powerful conglomerate that has been entrenched for hundreds of years.
Unless, of course, one can reach the level of the Venus Group.
This is the only exception that did not meet the expectations of the four major conglomerates.
The four major conglomerates once joined forces to besiege the Venus Group, but the Venus Group not only did not collapse, but survived and went on to acquire many large companies, becoming the world's number one conglomerate.
Now, even the four major conglomerates cannot easily make the Venus Group disappear.
If they take action, the end result will only be mutual destruction.
“Miss Diana, young lady, you have a strong temper and can’t stand being looked down upon.” Claire laughed again, “Not everyone can be like you, competing with the Patch family since childhood.”
The competition from the Patch family is definitely no less intense than that between the Lin, Xie, and Yue families.
Every member of the direct line has blood on their hands.
Diana is just dabbling in the entertainment industry; she has more important professional work to do.
Diana hesitated for a moment, then looked back.
A stack of gold tickets was piled on the table.
The Pazzi family gave them blue.
The color of their tickets was different from the ones they received.
Diana didn't pay any attention, got into the car, and drove away.
Regardless, she's determined to win the Best Film award this time.
**
In the lobby.
The group fell silent as they stared at the stack of tickets that Ying Zijing had slammed on the table.
The director, producer, Shang Yaozhi, and his agent were all stunned.
The female secretary, having been by Ying Zijing's side for so long, was used to it, but her heart still trembled slightly: "Boss, you..."
Are you doing wholesale?
Claire was just showing off the five tickets she had for the inner field.
There must be at least fifty or sixty sheets in this stack, right?
"Hmm?" Ying Zijing raised her eyes. "Give the extras to the employees, and I'll ask for more if it's not enough."
The employees standing nearby looked up suddenly, all somewhat surprised.
They just came along to move things and do some odd jobs. Is this some kind of good thing?
Where can you find such a great boss?
"Oh, okay." The female secretary put the tickets away and handed one to everyone, then remembered something, "Boss, what's the difference between the gold tickets and the blue tickets? I saw that Times Media's tickets are blue."
Ying Zijing thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask."
Xize's reply came quickly.
[Loves Money But Also Loves the Boss]: Is the blue one as nice as the gold one? Gold represents gold, what does blue represent?
[Loves Money But Also Loves the Boss]: Am I not enough for the organizers to customize a color for me? If they don't customize it, they won't invest in the future, let's see how they give out awards then, hmph T^T!
Ying Zijin: "..."
She couldn't refute this reason; it was very Caesar Laurent.
Ying Zijing looked up: "Custom-made tickets, nice colors."
The female secretary clutched the gold-plated ticket, recalling the dazzling gold car that had dazzled her that morning: "..."
"I won't be going to the film festival," Ying Zijing said, leaning back in her chair. "You guys go and have some fun."
The female secretary nodded: "Okay, boss, what if the Patch family really puts pressure on the judges?"
Ying Zijing said in a calm tone, "They can give it a try."
Letting things take their natural course does not mean that the selection process can be maliciously sabotaged.
With that, the female secretary felt reassured.
She knew that Ying Zijing had connections in the Bevin family, but the Bevin family was weaker than the Patch family.
So she was constantly on edge, afraid of causing trouble.
But now it seems that their boss has a much stronger background than she thought.
After chatting, Ying Zijing went upstairs to rest.
She turned on her computer and logged into the NOK forum using a secondary account.
The posts on the homepage are still the same few things, with the most gossip about the IBI. One minute it's Licinius's pants falling down, and the next it's Anthony being kicked into the water.
Ying Zijing casually browsed through them, her gaze settling on a new discussion thread.
The Patch family has discovered Devil's whereabouts, and the underworld says Devil is about to resurface. Come on, everyone, place your bets! If the two sides clash again, will the Patch family lose another elder, or will Devil fall from the top of the assassin rankings?
Posts featuring bounty hunters always get extremely high engagement.
Especially Devil, who's number one on the list.
Within just a few minutes, there were already hundreds of replies.
[The last time Devil was able to kill the Patch family elder was because he was too mysterious. This time, the Patch family is prepared and heavily guarded, so Devil's chances of winning are slim.]
I'm betting on Devil, he's my crush!
Is there a prize for betting? If not, it's no fun.
Ying Zijing narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, tapped her fingers on the keyboard, and then clicked "Support Devil".
It wasn't that she thought Devil was strong enough to rival the entire Patch family, but rather that she didn't like the Patch family.
Hundreds of years ago in Florence, this family also caused her a lot of trouble.
However, she was genuinely curious about who Devil was.
If we happen to run into each other, we could exchange a few blows.
**
The International Film Festival (IFF) was held two days before the Hong Kong Film Awards, and people from all over the world participated.
The outdoor area was filled with actors, directors, and promotional posters for films from various countries, as well as exquisite snacks.
Diana wasn't interested in any of that and went straight to the inner area with her ticket.
Claire followed her.
He also knew that he wouldn't have been able to get in here without Diana.
“Miss Diana, don’t worry, Chuguang Media is no match for us at all, they—” Claire’s words were cut short by the screeching sound of brakes.
He frowned.
This is the inner area; who would dare drive their car in here?
Claire looked over.
It was a completely black car, and the rear of the car was pointed at them.
There is a symbol to the right of the license plate number.
There is absolutely no one in O Continent who doesn't know him.
A golden throne, adorned with a golden crown.
The coat of arms of the world's leading family, the Laurent family.
Claire was taken aback.
The car door opened, and someone got out.
The female secretary waved to Claire with a bright smile: "Hi."
I don't know why, but my sentences keep getting swallowed. Thanks to everyone for pointing out the bugs.
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