Chapter 85: Female Companion
In the MTV of this song "AreYouTheOne", Natalie Portman is wearing a blue dress, with a melancholy expression, and in the final picture, she clasps her hands on her chest, looks up to the sky, her eyes are full of sadness...... The music stopped, and this beautiful picture of freeze-frame slowly dissipated, and Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Feng didn't expect that Natalie Portman, a Hollywood female star known as "Audrey Hepburn's second", would appear in her song MTV, and it was filmed for free, and it might even be reversed, which naturally made Chen Feng feel a little incredible. Although he knew that his long's fame was now very famous in the United States, he didn't expect that he would be able to make this Hollywood star he liked very much post himself to participate in his own song MTV.
She was born in Jerusalem to a happy family, a doctor father and an artist mother. At the age of three, Portman moved his family to New York. To this day, Portman is still emotionally attached to his parents, and his parents are extremely protective of their daughter. At the age of 9, luck quietly came, Portman was spotted by a model scout in a pizza shop and recommended him to endorse an internationally famous cosmetics brand. But she turned down this modeling job that was the envy of countless young girls. Realizing that their daughter might enter the entertainment industry, Portman's parents immediately hired an agent for her to guide her to start her acting career step by step. Her official appearance on the big screen began with "This Killer Is Not Cold," in which she played an orphan who was adopted by a professional killer, and she gave some of the performances that would later be criticized. But Natalie Portman's natural and innocent interpretation also far exceeded the director's expectations, and since then it has been a blockbuster and has entered the eyes of audiences all over the world. She still insisted on following the path she wanted to take, and when she took over the film "Star Wars" series, criticism of being too commercialized followed, and some people even began to question her vision for film selection, thinking that her previous success was just too lucky. But Portman is unmoved, and she plays Queen Amidala gracefully and magnificently. As it turned out, she made the right choice - it was because of the Star Wars franchise that the name "Natalie Portman" became more popular. From the first time she stood in the spotlight to today, the girl of the past has grown up now, and her innocence is still the same, but she has more confidence and style as a woman. Natalie is proving to the world with her actions that she is the most powerful and promising actress of the new generation of Hollywood actors. In Hollywood, which is full of stars with low education and rude manners, Natalie Portman's existence is undoubtedly an outlier - at the age of 18, Portman made another important decision, giving up his promising career in the entertainment industry at the time, going to Harvard University, majoring in psychology, and perhaps even giving up his promising acting career because of his studies. The problem is that Natalie Portman seems to see acting as something more than fun, and certainly a lucrative side hustle, and her interest in acting is questionable in the long run. "I still don't know if acting is something I'd like to do for the rest of my life, because there's so much else to do," she said. I still love acting, but I could do something else in the future. β
Portman has no shortage of options. In addition to her current psychology major at Harvard University, she is fluent in French, Hebrew, and Japanese. Although she is still a little shy and young, she has enough brains to confuse the director and other stars. She was a little delicate, she looked to be under 19 years old, and she spoke with the air of a young girl, but her ability to express herself was far beyond her actual age. In Hollywood, which is full of rude would-be stars who have just stepped out of high school, Natalie Portman's existence is undoubtedly an outlier.
When she left Harvard, although Natalie Portman was still young, at this time, she had completed the transformation from a child star to an actress, and her acting career has become broader.
Chen Feng remembered that a few years later, she also participated in a literary film directed by Wong Kar-wai, called "Blueberry Night", although she only played a supporting role in it, her performance was unforgettable, and the shape inside gave Chen Feng an amazing feeling.
And in memory, she will continue to participate in "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones" next year, in which she will continue to play Queen Amidala, and her styling in the film is very impressive.
Chen Feng can be said to appreciate her very much, and this Oscar ceremony, maybe he can see her in person, which makes Chen Feng a little excited.
Chen Feng was recalling the information about this year's Oss Card Awards Ceremony when he received a call from Adams. Chen Feng was a little surprised, he had just called, but he still answered immediately.
"Long, the Los Angeles police just asked me if you have entered the country, and they are going to send someone to protect you. β
When Chen Feng heard that this was the case, he thought about it and refused: "Not for the time being, the news that I am staying at the Four Seasons Hotel has not been leaked yet, if these policemen are invited to come, then everyone will know." It's better to wait until tomorrow night's awards party, and send someone here. β
Adams thought for a moment and said with a smile: "That's right, they are going to send an elite detachment of at least fifty or sixty people to protect you this time, so that they won't be known by the media immediately." β
Chen Feng couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and said, "You help me explain, after all, they are doing this for my safety, thank you to them on my behalf." β
"Okay, I'll tell them. Adams said this, paused, and then continued, "Actually, in addition to the Los Angeles police, people from the FBI have also contacted me, hoping to send someone to protect you, what do you think?"
As soon as Chen Feng heard the FBI, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he said coldly: "Then there is no need, as a Chinese citizen, the Consulate General in Los Angeles has sent four armed personnel to protect me, and I still trust them." β
When Adams heard this, he couldn't help but smile dryly: "Okay, then I'll reject them on your behalf." However, I think for your safety, they may be secretly protecting you, so don't worry too much about them. β
"Okay, I know. Is there anything else?" asked Chen Feng angrily.
"Anything else?" said Adams, after a moment's thought, "it's about tomorrow night's awards party, your attire, your female companions, and the safety of your admission...... You want to think about that?"
"Well, of course I'm going to choose Armani outfits, I've brought several sets this time, just choose one when the time comes, I don't think I need it anymore, as for the female companion, I haven't thought about it yet, I'll talk about it when the time comes." Chen Feng is not very serious about this year's Oscars, after all, he is only an outsider to Hollywood now, and he has no plans to be an "insider" for the time being.
"Long, I think it's better for you to communicate and choose in advance. Adams persuaded, "You also know your current popularity, many actresses want to walk the red carpet with you, so as to increase their exposure, and even want to do some ambiguous moves with you to hype themselves, so you can't be cautious about this person, if you are in a hurry, it is not easy to choose, and it is easy to offend people." β
Chen Feng thought about it for a while, and couldn't help asking: "So do you have any good candidates now? Also, do you have to be a female companion? Can't the two of us walk the red carpet together?"
"Of course it's okay for the two of us to walk the red carpet together, but I've promised Suzanne to take her with me tomorrow. Adams said apologetically.
"Okay, then tell me who is going to be there now, and I'll take your pick. β
"Okay, I have a few more suitable ones on hand now, the first is CoCoLee, she is also Chinese, this time she was invited by the Oscar organizing committee to be a guest performer, I think it is more appropriate for you to walk the red carpet with him; β¦β
"Okay, just Coco Li, that's what you call COCOLee. Chen Feng interrupted Adams, who was born in Hong Kong, immigrated to the United States at the age of 10, loves dance and has an innate sensitivity to rhythm. Innocent, natural, straightforward, unpretentious, sweet, modern, and attractive, she is undoubtedly a shining star. Her timbre is endowed with unique timbre, free to retract and play, and gives full play to the unique singing voice of soul songs, and is known as Mariah Carey of Taiwan, China, which can be said to be a singer-level figure. Although he doesn't have a very good impression of Coco Li, because although she is a Chinese, she is a Chinese-American, and the most important thing is that she also made a fool of herself in front of the majority of TV audiences at an awards ceremony, since she didn't know "Man Jianghong" and Yue Fei, she also wanted to ask Yue Fei to write lyrics for her, which made people doubt her cultural literacy. However, how to say that she is a yellow-skinned, black-golden-haired Chinese, fat and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, and if she can help, she can help, after all, she is now going from domestic to international, and she can barely be regarded as a compatriot.
"Okay, then I'll contact her agency right away and ask her to walk the red carpet with you tomorrow. Adams said very dryly.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Feng was bored watching TV again, and stayed in the room all day, and the room service was also called for dinner, in addition to watching TV, it was to call family members in China, especially the porridge with the red leaves. Even though it's a bit boring, time flies.
On the morning of March 25, Chen Feng did the Arhat exercises, and after breakfast, he was still lying in his room watching TV boredly, and then received a call from Adams again.
"Long, yesterday you invited COcoLee to walk the red carpet with them, and they have agreed, and COcoLee himself wants your personal phone number to thank you. β
Chen Feng thought for a while and said: "You tell me her phone number, I'll call her, oh, forget it, maybe she still doesn't believe it if I call her, or you tell her my mobile phone number." β
Although he feels that Li Min is a little "big-chested", there is no doubt that she has set an example for the Chinese in the international music scene, if there is no accident, tonight she will be the first Chinese singer to perform on the Oscar stage, which can be regarded as a commemorative and glory for the Chinese. Therefore, Chen Feng doesn't mind being an ordinary friend with her.
It didn't take long for Chen Feng to receive a call from Coco Li.
"You...... Okay, I'm Coco Coco Li, may I ask you are a long...... Chen Feng?" On the other end of the phone, Li Min spoke Chinese and looked very excited.
"Hello, Coco Li, I'm Chen Feng. Chen Feng said very naturally, "I'm glad you agreed to be my female companion." You know, I'm in Los Angeles with no relatives. β
Coco Li chuckled when she heard this, and said, "Chen Feng, it's my honor to accept your invitation and walk the red carpet with you, in short...... Thank you. β
"That's not a thank you...... I'm looking for you to be my female companion temporarily, so I should say sorry to you. Chen Feng also smiled.
"Hehe, Chen Feng, you are really a gentleman. Li Min slowly relaxed and said happily, "Chen Feng, you probably don't know, in fact, I am also your fan, when I knew that you are our Chinese, I was happy and almost exploded, at that time I wanted to contact you to make friends with you, but I have not been able to do so, maybe God heard my prayer, but this time he sent you to me." β
Chen Feng listened to her politeness, and said politely at the moment: "Actually, I am also your fan, and I never get tired of listening to your famous song "Past Love" at that time!"
"Ah, thank you, I didn't expect you to hear this song from me. Coco Li said with some surprise.
"You are very famous in our country, you are a singer-level figure, and in my opinion, your singing skills are second to none among the many pop singers in our country. Chen Feng said affirmatively, his words are not a compliment, Coco Li's singing skills, needless to say in Hong Kong and Taiwan, even in the pop music scene in the mainland, are also very good, only a few national singing "big sisters" in the music world can compete with her, and other female singers are dwarfed in comparison.
"Thank you for your affirmation, what you said, but it makes me happier than the compliments of those reporters. Coco Li said happily.
"I hope your performance tonight will be smooth, I wish you success in advance, I like the Chinese and English versions of your song "Moonlight Lover" very much. β
When Li Min heard this, he said very seriously: "I can't show that xiΓ n is bad, I must show xiΓ n very well, let the world see how great we are, I am proud that I am Chinese." β
Chen Feng didn't expect her to say this, and his impression of her couldn't help but improve a lot, and said with a smile: "Yes, I believe you will definitely be very good." β
When Coco Li heard this, he laughed again: "By the way, you are also a guest performer tonight, and I also wish your performance to cause a sensation again." Last time, the song "AreYoutheone" you played and sang at the Grammy Awards was canonized as a classic, and I have watched this video more than a dozen times, and I am very moved every time I listen to it. Speaking of this, her voice suddenly changed, and she whispered, "Can you tell me in advance what song you are going to sing tonight?" β
"Absolutely. Chen Feng said very generously, "The name is "travelinglight" (travel lightly). It's a country song I've recently written, and I'm going to make it one of the songs I want to include on my next album. β
"Travelinglight? I know this song is good just by the name, and I really want to hear you sing it right now. Coco Li smiled, "However, I still won't force you." β
Chen Feng smiled and didn't answer.
"Chen Feng, actually, I very much hope that you can write an English song for me, because I want to learn from you and have a good time in the international music scene. If I can get your 1 percent, I'll be satisfied. Coco Li said with some emotion.
Chen Feng couldn't answer this for a while, but he also felt that it was nothing to help his female compatriot, so he snorted and said: "If I have the opportunity, I will help, but within the year, I think it will be impossible." Because I have to prepare my new album, I don't have a lot of energy. β
Coco Li originally said what he said just now, feeling a little reckless and regretful, how could he invite a song as soon as they met? But he didn't expect Chen Feng to agree to help, although it was not this year, but as long as he made this promise, it was something that many singers dreamed of. I couldn't help but be ecstatic in my heart: "Chen Feng...... Is it true? You promised to write a song for it?"
"Of course, though, maybe this year, maybe next year. Chen Feng replied very naturally. It seems that the Chinese who are in the international music scene by themselves, just her and herself, after all, are compatriots, if you can help, Chen Feng doesn't mind helping, anyway, there are many songs suitable for girls to sing in his memory library, and it is not good to put it away, and it is not good to waste it in vain.
"Thank you, thank you so much, I don't even know what to say?" Coco Li said excitedly and movingly, "Your news makes me more excited than I received an invitation from Oscar." β
"Hehe, it's my pleasure. Chen Feng said very gentlemanly.
The two then chatted about some words of mutual interest, and after chatting for more than ten minutes, Coco Li said with some reluctance: "The agent informed me that I was going to do styling, let's see you in the evening, if there is no accident, I will arrive early, don't let me wait too long." β
"Okay, see you in the evening. β
Hung up the phone, Chen Feng thought of this bewitching singer, his heart was a little trance, he didn't expect that he had actually talked to her on the phone just now, and he had to walk the red carpet with her on the Hollywood Avenue of Fame at night, this life experience is really a bit magical, however, Chen Feng immediately thought that he had met Andy Lau and Faye Wong last time, Coco Li is at most a character of the same level as these two people, there is really nothing worth trance, but it seems that Coco Li is really a girl with a very good personalityγ
Afternoon... Zhong, Chen Feng put on a set of Armani casual suits he brought, and after briefly combing his hair, he set off. At this time, in addition to the original eight bodyguards, there were almost fifty security guards sent by the Los Angeles police, dressed as a SWAT team, fully armed.
When he arrived at the door of the Four Seasons Hotel, he saw a lot of news reporters blocking the way, Chen Feng had to admire the ability of these news media to listen to inside information, the Los Angeles police had just sent someone to protect him, and they arrived immediately.
Seeing Chen Feng coming out of the hotel under the escort of so many people, these reporters were all as excited as if they had taken * medicine, and they were scrambling to seize the advantageous position, and the magnesium lights flickered non-stop for a while, if it weren't for the police and security guards at the door to form a human wall, they would definitely be the first to rush in front of Chen Feng.
Now that he was discovered, Chen Feng was also very personable and stylish, standing in the isolation area at the door with a smile, beckoning to these news reporters with a kind and cordial attitude, and posing a few POSE, which immediately caused the audience to exclaim excitedly. A female reporter suddenly broke through the wall of people in a frenzy and rushed towards Chen Feng, shouting like crazy: "Long! ILOVEYOU! ILOVEYOUοΌβ
But Chen Feng's side quickly rushed up with two special police officers and held the female reporter left and right, and the police behind also reacted and ran up to take her away.
What surprised Chen Feng a little was that there were actually a number of TV stations, which were reporting on the scene at this time, seeing that there were more and more people around who heard the news and came to see the excitement, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and after waving his hand to these people, he immediately got into the extended Rolls-Royce car that Adams led people to, and began to march towards the venue of this Oscars-Temple Auditorium.
Under the opening of the police car and the blocking of the human wall formed by the police on both sides, Chen Feng's car broke out of the encirclement of this group of fans and news media.
However, Chen Feng apparently underestimated his own newsworthiness, and it didn't take long to see their convoy followed by at least three interview vans, and two helicopters in the sky, tracking and filming his convoy along the way, and broadcasting it live.
Although Chen Feng was a little surprised by this, he was not too surprised. At least he doesn't have to worry too much about his safety now.
The venue of this Oscars, the Temple Auditorium, is also known as the Sylangor Theater. For the past 70 years, the Oscars have been held alternately at the Shores Theatre and the Los Angeles Music Center, and the little golden man has lived a life like duckweed every year. Chen Feng's memory was not until the official opening of the Kodak Theater at the end of this year, and in 2002 it became the permanent venue of the Oscars. The predecessor of the Kodak Theater was the Hollywood Theater, which was renamed the "Kodak Theater" after Kodak Pictures paid $100 million for the naming rights.
Designed specifically for the Oscars, the Kodak Theatre has a capacity of 3,400 spectators and features one of the largest stages in the United States, measuring 120 feet wide and 75 feet deep. The press room behind the stage can accommodate up to 1,500 journalists. In comparison, the current Shenoran Theater is a little inferior.
Because the Four Seasons Hotel is not very far from the Selangorne Theater, it takes less than half an hour to reach the ground, and this matter has already gathered thousands of fans at the entrance of the theater, of course, including the fans - long's fans, who are wearing a T-shirt printed with long capital letters and Chen Feng's head on the outside, and the number of people is at least three or four thousand, neat and eye-catching. Of course, not wearing similar T-shirts does not mean that they are not fans of long, and it can be estimated that at least more than half of the people on the scene mainly came to see long, not those Hollywood stars. This can be seen from the interviews with these viewers outside the venue on the major TV stations at the scene, and eight of the ten people interviewed made it clear that they came here this time mainly to watch the long up close, and even, if so, to have close contact with the long. This result makes some Hollywood movie stars very angry, because in the United States or most countries, actors, especially movie actors, have a higher status than singers, which can be seen from their remuneration of millions of dollars per movie. The album now sells nearly 30 million copies, and Chen Feng is about to earn hundreds of millions of dollars, and on average, a song is also paid tens of millions. These Hollywood bigwigs are not angry in their hearts, but they are also helpless, and they dare not say it on the surface or on their lips, Long can now be said to be a mythical figure in the United States, the last Los Angeles riot* , The parades in dozens of states across the United States have shown his terrifying influence, if anyone dares to accuse or criticize him now, it will immediately attract the retaliation of his fans, which is completely predictable, so although there have always been many racist people in American society, but for the yellow long, to be precise, 100% Chinese, they all unanimously remained silent, and even some people publicly praised Long to win the hearts of Long fans.