Chapter 209 An unexpected surprise

In the love nest of Li Chen and Liu Yifei on the top floor of Crystal Dock.

Liu Yifei was wearing a loose white men's shirt.

Two long, shiny white legs are exposed.

Her thick, jet-black hair was neatly tied into a short ponytail.

A faint strawberry mark can be seen where the neck meets the shirt collar.

Liu Yifei looked at herself in the mirror again and again, her face showing a satisfied expression, but she said, "There are marks all over it, how can I face people?"

Li Chen put his arms around her waist from behind with a refreshed look on his face: "Let me see what you are doing!"

"Just one place. What's with these on my neck?"

"If you don't know, you might think I'm allergic! Will you be embarrassed to see your aunt later?"

Liu Yifei blushed, turned around with a smile in her beautiful eyes, and put her arms around Li Chen's neck.

"I don't know why, I just want to bite you!"

Li Chen laughed: "I just won a Golden Lion. What if you win an Oscar someday?"

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see anyone."

Liu Yifei was delighted: "It's still midnight in China. In a few hours, I'm afraid there will be no peace again."

Li Chen glanced at Miss Liu's lower body.

I remembered a sentence in my mind and said it unconsciously: "Sure enough, it's all legs below the shirt."

"You'd better put on your pants, Sissi."

Miss Liu smiled smugly, very satisfied with Li Chen's performance: "I won't wear it. If someone can't help it, don't blame me."

After saying that, he turned around nimbly and went into the bathroom with a pleasant laugh.

Early in the morning in China, everyone in the circle woke up from their dreams and unconsciously checked the results of Venice through various channels as soon as possible.

Oriental Morning Post

"Li Chen captures the lion, Man Shen is crowned queen, setting many records for Chinese filmmakers!"

Sina Entertainment News

"Li Chen becomes the first Chinese director to win the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion."

"Zhang Manyu was crowned in Venice, becoming the world's first European actress to win three major awards. Her acceptance speech was thought-provoking."

Beijing Daily News

"After Li Chen's Painted Skin, Pietà produced another Silver Lion winner, and the duel for The Sound of the Wind is unprecedented."

Mei Lanfang Crew

Today, many actors including Li Ming noticed that Director Chen was absent-minded.

Lunch break.

Producer Chen Hong took the initiative to sit next to her husband.

A well-maintained, soft little hand silently held the back of her husband's hand.

Chen Kaige turned his head and saw his wife smiling slightly, like Man Shen in "The Promise".

No, it’s not like, it’s exactly like.

It made his rippled heart calm down again.

The two exchanged glances, and there seemed to be a silent dialogue.

"Ge, don't think too much. The important thing is to make a good Mei Lanfang."

"Hong, thank you. I wouldn't trade you for an Oscar!"

Chen Kaige held the back of Chen Hong's hand with his other hand, and a confident smile returned to his face.

Actors from Mei Lanfang's troupe were spotted taking a lunch break.

Director Chen seems to have regained his self-image of "I am who I am, and I am also Chen Kaige in Farewell My Concubine."

Not only Chen Kaige was distracted, the two brothers of Huayi, especially Xiao Wang, also cried out that God had no eyes and Zhang Yimou had no strength.

Zhang Weiping even called Zhang Yimou.

“Yimou, what are you doing? How can you give the Golden Lion to Li Chen!”

"Are you scared by those comments on the Internet?" "Didn't I tell you that the Golden Lion can never be given to Li Chen!"

"If you do this, that little bastard will become even more arrogant in the future. Will he still take us brothers seriously?"

"What on earth are you thinking!"

Zhang Weiping kept asking questions, but Zhang Yimou didn't say a word and just listened quietly.

It was not until two minutes later that Zhang Weiping took a breath and said, "Are you listening, Yimou, hello?"

"I'm listening, Weiping. This is the unanimous conclusion of the majority of the judges. There's nothing I can do about it."

Zhang Yimou didn't explain much to Zhang Weiping.

He is an old man and his mind is not that narrow.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been working with Zhang Weiping for so many years.

He and Li Chen did not have any deep hatred, and Li An already had a golden lion.

Should we give him another one so that he can also join the Double Lion Directors Club?

What's more, Li Chen's capture of the lion is not just the opinion of mainland netizens and local film critics and media in Venice.

This is also the general trend!
Although the people above did not greet him openly.

But the content of the calls was always about how was the Pietà? What was it about?
Isn't this obvious?

That's why he said on the podium that he could finally get a good night's sleep.

The bigwigs in the circle sent congratulations to Li Chen during the day.

The artists from Rongchen Pictures were delighted.

"I think you are the best in China after Director Zhang. The Palme d'Or and the Golden Bear offset the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion!"

“They may not win the awards, but they are the winners at the box office. Without the support of Hero, Director Zhang would have been crushed by Director Li!”

"This Venice is really magical. People who didn't come won half of the grand prizes in Venice."

"I don't know how high the box office of 'Thief' will be today. I heard that the premiere at midnight last night had a high attendance rate."

"Of course, it's the weekend after all. I also heard that Director Jiang's "The Sun" and Li An's "Lust, Caution" will be rescheduled."

“I heard it was postponed to October just to avoid The Thief!”

"As it should be. Director Jiang is the investor of 'The Sun'. I heard he even borrowed a large sum of money from his brother. How could he not care about the box office?"

Li Chen, who was far away in Los Angeles, received continuous phone calls all day long.

Han Saping obtained first-hand information in the country.

Judging from the pre-sale box office results, it is a foregone conclusion that the first-day box office will exceed the record set by Transformers.

After all, it is Saturday and Sunday, which is a huge advantage compared to Transformers' normal days.

Add to that the hype of being the first Sino-US co-production and the overwhelming publicity.

There are also popular stars such as Liu Yifei, Li Chen, Liang Jiahui, Xilong, and Earth Flower.

With the good news that Li Chen won the Golden Lion, the box office is likely to explode.

In Los Angeles, Richard made judgments based on information collected from all parties.

"Rogue One" is likely to beat Lionsgate's "3:30 to Yuma" and win the box office championship this week.

Li Chen is busy during the day and he is also busy at night.

Miss Liu was full of energy and talked to him about life all night long.

It was late at night and the world was quiet. Their feelings were budding and their hearts were pounding.

Miss Liu's fair skin exposed to the air exudes a crystal luster.

Li Chen rubbed his fingertips on her smooth buttocks.

Miss Liu enjoyed her lover's caress like a docile cat.

She seemed to be mumbling in her sleep: "I feel like there will be an unexpected surprise tonight?"

Li Chen also closed his eyes and asked casually, "What?"

Miss Liu snuggled into Li Chen's arms, her voice sounding dreamy: "What do you think?"

His left hand grabbed Li Chen's right hand and placed it on his lower abdomen.
(End of this chapter)