Chapter 947 Warning! Expulsion! Ban!

The premiere event for "La La Land" went very smoothly.

As the movie ended, Sam Mendes took the lead in applauding, and other judges, the audience, the media, and invited guests also applauded.

In the crowd, Zhao Yanzi raised his hands in embarrassment and followed the crowd in applauding.

Even though she has thousands of unwillingnesses and reluctances in her heart, she has to go with the trend at this moment, otherwise she can't imagine how she will be evaluated by the foreign media once the media captures her.

"Thank you, thank you very much for coming to support "La La Land"..."

On the stage, Chen Fei was completing the final call.

As usual, after the premiere of a film participating in the film festival, there is no subsequent banquet or banquet.

The main reason is to avoid excessive communication between the contestants and the judges, which may cause some unpleasant controversies.

Therefore, after the premiere of "La La Land", Chen Fei came to the entrance of the venue and personally bid farewell to every invited guest and judge.

The group of people filed out and each chose to leave by car.

Zhao Yanzi originally wanted to take the opportunity to blend in with the crowd and leave, but just as she lowered her head and passed by Chen Fei, she was stopped by a sudden voice.

"Director Zhao, don't leave in a hurry. Let's have a chat?"

Listening to this familiar voice, Zhao Yanzi's heart suddenly shook, and she had a very bad premonition for no reason.

She turned her head subconsciously and saw Chen Fei standing outside the crowd, staring at her leisurely.

In the eyes of many people passing by, Chen Fei had a faint smile on his face, but in Zhao Yanzi's view, at this moment, he was no less than being targeted by a highly venomous King Cobra!

But at this time, she couldn't refuse, and she didn't dare to refuse!

She had a very strong premonition in her heart. If she chose to turn around and leave now, her ending would be very miserable!

So, she chose to walk out of the crowd silently and came to Chen Fei.

"Director Chen, I would like to congratulate you in advance on winning the grand prize. "La La Land" is very well done. It will definitely achieve a double harvest at the box office and word of mouth..."

"Oh? Really? Do you really think so?"

"Of course, I..."

Zhao Yanzi was about to continue talking, but the next second, Chen Fei suddenly interrupted her: "But why? I heard that Director Zhao spent money to buy many media and marketing accounts, specifically to blackmail me. Where’s the movie?”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Zhao Yanzi's face suddenly froze, and her heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably...

"Director Chen is joking, how could I..."

She wanted to continue speaking harshly, but was interrupted again by Chen Fei.

"The well-known film critic Ur Myers published an article in the film and television program section of the Venice Gazette, criticizing the clichéd story of "La La Land";

Media person Urel Seck published an article on the nuova_venezia platform saying that "La La Land" can easily cause visual fatigue in the audience.

After watching the movie "La La Land", female journalist Zoe Fisher joked on the TV media that the film's ending was hasty and lacked in-depth thinking.

You should know Mary Parker, right? She said you paid her $100,000 to spread the news during the film festival, saying that Yifei and I’s acting skills were terrible and that musicals such as "La La Land" should not appear at the Venice International Film Festival... …”

Chen Fei was like a treasure trove, and one name after another kept popping up in his mouth.

Zhao Yanzi, who was standing opposite him, had a pale face, her heart gradually sank to the bottom, her legs seemed to be starting to weaken, her whole person was like a drowned dog, her breathing became uncontrollable. Thick and heavy...

"Director Chen!" She wanted to escape from the current situation very much, so she quickly made an excuse for herself: "The organizing committee stipulated that the judges are not allowed to have too much contact with the participating crews, so it's time for me to leave now."

Chen Fei suddenly smiled... The smile was very bright, but there was endless coldness in his eyes!

"I originally thought that since the film banning incident of "No Other Love" happened, you would choose to stay silent for a while, keep your head down, and wait for the incident to calm down before looking for a chance to come back again.

But what I didn't expect was that you didn't seem to take that incident as a lesson, or... you felt that Ali was backing you, so you became so unscrupulous, right? "

Zhao Yanzi didn't dare to look at him at all, so she could only reply in a muffled voice: "Director Chen, I think there is some misunderstanding between us? I don't understand what you are talking about at all."

"Haha, okay, since you don't want to admit it, then I will unilaterally think that you have acquiesced."

Zhao Yanzi: "???"

"Then from today on, your name will no longer exist in the film and television industry. Your scripts, your projects, all your endorsement activities, including the actors, stars, and entertainers signed to your studio, will all be for you. Pay the price for what you did.

And your current status as a judge... I suggest you go back to the hotel to pack your luggage, and there is no need to wait for the closing ceremony of the film festival. You are no longer qualified to continue to participate in the film festival's film review. "

After the ultimatum was issued, Chen Fei turned around and faced Liu Yifei, ignoring Zhao Yanzi who was already covered in cold sweat and trembling all over behind him.

He had already arranged everything before the premiere of "La La Land" today.

He wanted Zhao Yanzi to regret what he had done, regret having offended him, and regret coming to the Venice International Film Festival!

"What were you two talking about just now?" Liu Yifei asked curiously, gently holding Chen Fei's hand.

"It's nothing. I just told her that she can pack her bags and go back. This place is not suitable for her to stay too much. She will be in trouble if she stays any longer."

"But the film festival is not over yet? She is a judge, how can she leave?"

"Silly!" Chen Fei raised his hand and flicked her forehead: "As long as she is kicked out of the ranks of judges, wouldn't she be no longer a judge?"

"Ah? Is this still possible?" Liu Yifei looked confused. After all, before this, she had never heard of anyone being kicked off the jury while serving as a judge during the film festival.

"Of course, just wait and see the news."

Chen Fei smiled softly, held her hand, and left the premiere venue together.

…

Throughout the afternoon, Zhao Yanzi was trapped in a restless mood, making it difficult to escape and concentrate.

The other judges were watching the movie and expressing their views and opinions, but she was the only one who couldn't watch it at all. Chen Fei's warnings to her kept lingering in her mind.

Reason is telling her that she doesn't need to be afraid at all, because Ali is behind her and will ensure that she has peace of mind.

But reality kept proving to her that something bad might be about to happen.

Because she can no longer contact the media, filmmakers and public relations team who previously cooperated with her to smear "La La Land".

If only one or two people can't be reached, then it's not too bad.

But the key now is that no one can be contacted, including the intermediaries. They will all lose contact now.

And what’s even worse is that all the bad reviews and negative information about “La La Land” that were previously flooded in major media, online platforms, newspapers, and film festivals have now been published in just two days. All gone.

She has one and only one feeling now, that is, a large invisible net seems to be covering her, but she has no idea which net will fall at what time!

“So far, we have watched the 20 films shortlisted for the main competition unit of this Venice International Film Festival no less than 10 times, and we have even carefully analyzed some of the ratings from film festivals, media ratings, fans and critics. .

So next, let’s do a brief preliminary analysis and selection vote, first select the suitable winners for each award, and then conduct more in-depth discussions in the next few days..."

With the arrangements made by the chairman of the jury, Sam Mendes, the judges successfully entered the preliminary selection stage.

Voting by show of hands is the most suitable selection method to be used here because it is fair, just and democratic enough.

"First of all, for the best screenplay award, I vote for "The First Lady" written by Noah Oppenheim..."

Under the guidance of Sam Mendes, everyone made decisions one by one, starting with the Best Screenplay Award.

There were staff from the film festival organizing committee faithfully recording all this and counting the votes.

More than half an hour later, the words "Best Actress Award" came out of Sam Mendes' mouth.

Then, he said bluntly: "I think Crystal, the heroine of "La La Land", is very suitable to win this award, and I am willing to give her this precious vote."

Later, others spoke up, expressed their opinions, and exercised their right to vote.

As the judge who least wanted to see "La La Land" win the award, when it was Zhao Yanzi's turn to express her opinion, as usual, she almost subconsciously mentioned the names of other movies.

But soon, she realized that something seemed not quite right.

Because apart from her, she was very shocked to find that the other eight judges all chose to vote for Liu Yifei, the heroine of "La La Land" when voting, but she was the only one to choose other actors.

Disagreements during selection voting are normal and no one sees anything wrong with this.

However, at this time, Zhao Yanzi discovered that the other eight judges turned to look at her after finishing the selection of the best actress.

And what is very "weird" is that the expressions on these people's faces are all wonderful, including contempt, disdain, surprise, helplessness, ridicule...but there is only no...recognition!

Just when she was about to say something, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

Under the gaze of everyone, the chairman of the Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee strode in and came directly in front of Zhao Yanzi.

"Ms. Vicki Zhao, the film festival organizing committee received a report saying that you abused your power, had obvious bias and selfishness in the film selection process, and failed to uphold the principles of fairness, fairness and openness in making judgments;

This unfair behavior not only damages the legitimate rights and interests of the participating films, but also seriously damages the normal order and reputation of the film festival selection. We now require your cooperation in serious investigation and handling. Please come with us. "

As the chairman of the organizing committee finished speaking, Zhao Yanzi was completely stunned at this moment!

She never expected that Fade Chen had just given her a warning in the morning, and that it would be confirmed within a few hours.

"Ms. Huppert, this is slander..." Zhao Yanzi was still trying to defend herself.

However, they ignored her and didn't want to hear her explanation.

"Ms. Vicki Zhao, I think I need to remind you that we have obtained the evidence. If you are unwilling to cooperate, please leave directly. You have been removed from the jury and we will issue you a lawyer's letter in the future. , and make your resolution plan public.”

"Ms. Huppert! Listen to me! This is not true! I have never done any of these things!"

Zhao Yanzi was completely panicked.

You know, in the 73 years since the Venice International Film Festival was founded, there has never been a case where a judge has been removed from the jury lineup.

Once the notice is sent out, she will become the first person in history, and will even be recorded in film history, used as a negative teaching material, and will be spurned by countless filmmakers!

Thinking of this ending, Zhao Yanzi could no longer keep calm.

She wanted to explain, but Huppert didn't give her the chance and turned around and walked towards the door.

At the same time, two fat bodyguards stopped in front of her and said in unison: "Ms. Vicki Zhao, please leave here. You have been unilaterally terminated by the organizing committee."

In an instant, Zhao Yanzi felt an uncontrollable surge of fear and powerlessness in her heart!

Her whole body was shaking, her legs were weak, and she slumped on the seat like a pile of mud, unable to get up for a long time.

The two bodyguards didn't have any sympathy for her, they just picked her up and took her away from the scene.

…

A few hours later, when Weibo and major portals were occupied by the military training photos of little Liu Yifei, little Fan Bingbing, little Zhang Ziyi, and little Yang Mi that had been circulated from the art academy, an article came from Venice International The temporary announcement of the film festival was like a "nuclear bomb", blowing up the entire domestic entertainment industry!

“The 73rd Venice International Film Festival officially issued a temporary announcement:

Dear friends from the media, colleagues in the film industry and movie fans:

As one of the three major international film festivals in the world, the Venice International Film Festival always adheres to the principles of fairness, impartiality and professional review and is committed to promoting the exchange and development of global film art.

However, we have recently discovered with regret that Ms. Vicki Zhao, a member of the jury of this year's film festival, has seriously violated the disciplines and professional ethics of the jury during the review process, wantonly undermining the fairness and impartiality of the review, and damaging the reputation of the film festival and the fairness of the entries. Reviews cause immeasurable damage!

After an in-depth investigation by the film festival organizing committee and the review and supervision agency, it was confirmed that Ms. Vicki Zhao failed to conduct a fair evaluation of the entries in an objective and professional manner during the review period, but instead acted out of personal bias, interest considerations or other inappropriate factors. Unfair ratings and comments were made on some works, which seriously interfered with the normal progress of the review work.

In view of the above-mentioned behavior of Ms. Vicki Zhao, which has seriously violated the basic responsibilities and ethics of the Venice International Film Festival jury members, the Film Festival Organizing Committee has decided to remove her from the current jury with immediate effect! And disqualified from participating in any future judging and related activities at the Venice International Film Festival.

At the same time, we will reserve the right to further pursue its legal responsibility!

The Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee reiterates that we firmly maintain the fairness and impartiality of the review work and have zero tolerance for any behavior that undermines review discipline and professional ethics.

At the same time, we also call on all colleagues in the film industry and movie fans to jointly supervise and jointly safeguard the purity and fairness of the film festival!

Thank you all for your understanding and support!

Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee.

Published on September 3, 2016. "

At first, many netizens were a little confused when they saw this announcement. After all, the English name "Vicki Zhao" seems to be rarely heard of by everyone.

But combined with the words "removed from the jury of this Venice International Film Festival", everyone quickly reacted.

What Vicki Zhao?

Isn't this the guy who was accused of having a crooked butt a few months ago?

Weibo instantly exploded!

"What the fuck?! You're so embarrassed that you went abroad? And you interfere with the fairness and justice of the film festival selection. Are you going to die?"

"Sure enough, no one who has been stabbed by Grandma Rong is a good person."

"Haha, I'm really convinced. Not long ago, I was still marketing the 'Three Sisters of Returning the Pearl', and now, just a short time later, I went to the Venice International Film Festival to embarrass myself. It's really good."

"Okay! Great! Being kicked out of the film festival and being held legally responsible is a punishment that's just right!"

"I have long disliked her. In the early years, I wanted to scold her when she wore clothes with military flag patterns for magazine shoots. But at the time, the matter was quickly suppressed. But now it's better. She actually It’s embarrassing to go abroad again. What a shameful thing?”

"First of all, I have to make it clear that this girl is not from our country. She has been a Singaporean for a long time."

There are constant scoldings and countless complaints online.

Some people even shouted "completely block Zhao XX", and received the approval and approval of countless people!

The incident happened so fast that Alibaba Pictures hadn't reacted at all. The Venice International Film Festival's delisting announcement and the overwhelming negative information about Zhao were all released at once.

If it was in the past, Alibaba could still use its status as a Weibo shareholder to make some small moves online.

But now, after losing 10% of its shares, Alibaba's voice on Weibo has been completely destroyed.

So Zhang Qi could only watch the incident continue to ferment and gradually extend to a completely uncontrollable point!

The General Administration was even more furious after hearing about it! One after another "ban" orders floated out like snowflakes.

The daily newspaper even spoke directly, severely criticizing and accusing Zhao of the seriousness of this behavior and the smearing of the country's image...

Chen Fei didn't even deliberately use his network of connections in the circle. He just played his media voice and arranged the water army to slightly guide the direction of public opinion, and completely achieved the "ban" behavior.

The General Administration and the Daily News spoke out personally. Not to mention the "female Buffett", even Alibaba Pictures, which is backed by the giant Alibaba, dared not have any objections.

As for Zhao Moumou herself, she had just completed the investigation with the Venice International Film Festival Organizing Committee and was packing her luggage in the hotel.

After being removed from the jury, she was no longer eligible to stay in the hotel and was directly ordered to move out immediately!

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