True Star Chapter 143, Volume 2 The Budding Talent, 15: Opportunity

True Star 《巨星 》 Ju Xing
True Star Chapter 143, Volume 2 The Budding Talent, 15: Opportunity

Hollywood can only be described in three words: the Vanity Fair.

And measuring a star's success is even simpler: it is based on whether he or she has fame, followed by profit, and the two are never in conflict.


Every year, the major festivals will select their own actor and actress, and you can imagine how many actors and actresses will be added each year. There are many who can act, but not many who can act and have personal charisma.


Some film stars and actresses, once they leave their regular, fixed roles, often lose their charm, or are limited by their own vision, gradually moving down from the top of the pyramid, many of the actors who won heavyweight awards back in the day are now only working on small costs, or in supporting roles for newcomers.






Tang Feng already has his acting skills, and he's not lacking in personal charisma, but now he lacks the qualifications to get to pick a movie and the social resources to mingle in Hollywood.


There's no way you can be clean in Hollywood, and Tang Feng doesn't see anything wrong with making friends. Yes, there are some scum, but more talented people. Think about it, you can get to know the Director in Hollywood, you can get to know the world's leading editors, you can get to know the editors of magazines, you can get to know the film-makers and you can get to know the investors.


It's filled with too many successful people, and you can often get something unexpected by talking to them.


A man who can become successful is bound to have his strengths in him.


And now, all Tang Feng needs to do is not only shoot seriously in movies and get fit to practice martial arts, he will also go to some necessary social activities. There is no need to deliberately tie the knot, to enjoy the alcohol and food at the party, to enjoy the fun of making friends and chatting, with a sincere attitude, do not think that other people are fools, for too much of a stinging approach people can always feel it.














Tang Feng's past life experience had taught him that this was enough.


There was a private party in the evening, the host was a partner in Charles' business, and the guests at the party were helped by stars and models, except of course some businessmen.


All in all, you can basically meet the best people from all walks of life at the party or the ones who are in the thick of things.


Naturally, Charles additionally asked the party host for an extra invitation card, and Tang Feng, at Charles' instigation, will also attend the party.


The former Fiennes' secrets have no shortage of friends in Hollywood, he is rarely particularly close to anyone, nor does he deliberately alienate anyone, in fact his good friends are basically people outside the entertainment industry, like doctors in hospitals and so on.


Tang Feng didn't want to go over to someone he used to know, because the other party would probably think he was just a starlet aspiring to fame and no one would want to pay attention to him, and Tang Feng didn't want to get caught in a mental institution.


But he can't be back and forth between the set and the apartment all the time, one always has to reach out to other people to have the possibility of knowing other people.


The theme of tonight's party is "The Forest." Guests are mostly dressed in sparse hemp clothes that are close to nature, and jewelry is mostly in the shape of fruits, leaves and flowers.


Charles and Tang Feng are both wearing cotton and linen suits today, and to be more in line with the party theme, their outfits are also close to the forest in terms of color selection, with black suit representing the land, dark green ties to the village leaves, and cufflinks a slightly lovely crystal brown fruit. Tang Feng and Charles entered through an archway woven with leaves, flowers and village branches, and were greeted by waiters dressed as dwarves in fairy tales.


The party was a little dark, and the wooden tables were decorated with red vermilion fruits and dark brown branches, as well as a crystal tree full of crystals, in addition to a variety of fruit and flowers.


"How does it feel?" Charles often wanders around with Tang Feng, talking to this one, exchanging business cards, and then choosing others.


It's an interesting scene where people get together to have a big chat and hand each other business cards afterwards. Then there are those who are constantly hitting on models and actresses, talking about them and they both disappear and reappear after about half an hour or so.


Music, alcohol, beauty.


"Nice party." Tang Feng smiled, he didn't often attend social events, but that didn't mean he didn't know how to talk to people. So far so good.


Not far away, a few middle-aged men who were hugging cute models were shouting at them, "Hey, Charles!" as they walked by.














"I'll go take a spin myself." Socializing is indeed about making friends, but not everyone is worth making friends with, and the man who now shouted Charles, Tang Feng, has seen it in magazines before, likes to gossip with female stars, and has a bad lifestyle, Tang Feng doesn't have a good feeling about them.


Charles didn't force the man either, just admonished, "Then be careful not to go too far, and I'll come to you soon."


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He came to the dessert area and ate something to pad his stomach, Tang Feng took a beautifully colored cocktail from the waiter's plate and casually walked around the party, his outstanding appearance and airiness always attracted some people to hit on him, and since he is still a starlet in Hollywood and wearing a fame suit provided by Charles, there are always female stars or models mistaking him for some handsome oriental rich guy, and frequently Qiu Bo transmitted.


What makes Tang Feng a bit depressed is how someone could mistake him for a Japanese, so when a foreign girl greeted him in Japanese and he returned his greeting in Chinese, the other party immediately made a surprised expression and said one word: Chinese! The success of a model must have a designer or a celebrity in addition to her own strengths, don't deny it, fashion is often blown out of proportion.


"So, according to you, all we need to do is attract designers or big money and that's it?" Several American female models surrounded the men and every now and then roared with laughter at a few words from Tang Feng.


These girls, after knowing that Tang Feng is Chinese, always keep asking him about some things related to China, such as martial arts and food, Tang Feng immediately said the things about martial arts that he had heard from Lu Tian Chen and sold them to a few foreign girls.


"If you can hire a designer that's great of course, you give him inspiration and he gives you the chance to walk the show and shoot the cover, it has to be different and that works wherever it is." Tang Feng said with a smile.


Then some of the girls might make some suggestive requests to Tang Feng, such as going out for a drink or coffee or something, but Tang Feng all politely declined, if it is particularly difficult to directly throw out the killer: I have a boyfriend.


And these girls will send out "wow, this sounds cool, we get it" ambiguous voice, but then they ask about Tang Feng's boyfriend, forcing Tang Feng to sadly say he wants to pee and leave.


In the washroom, Tang Feng slightly combed his hair at the mirror, and it was almost time to leave.


"I just saw you, you were very popular with the girls." An American who looked to be in his early forties and had a waistline that wasn't small washed his hands next to Tang Feng.


Tang Feng laughed, "It's not a good thing that the whole of them thinks of me as a BFF."


The middle-aged man laughed in a low voice, "That's right, indeed it's not a good thing, may I ask you a question of interest?"


"Of course."


"You went all Chinese to heart."


"Great, finally someone didn't mistake me for Japanese." Tang Feng said half-jokingly.


The middle-aged man laughed again, "It's hard to meet a humorous Chinese person like you, I mean most of you look serious, luckily I've been in contact with Japanese people and you're still different from them."


Of course there was a difference, Tang Feng smiled.














"Can I ask you one more question?" The middle-aged man seems to have come to interest." I can't afford to turn you down in the bathroom, so clear it."


"Haha, you are such a fun person, what I want to ask is as a Chinese how do you understand faith and love?" The middle-aged man leaned against the washing sink.


Luckily, Tang Feng is no stranger to Chinese culture, he thought about it and said, "As most people on the subsistence line, faith is living a good life, which is more practical and important than any sort of love, but I think it should be love which is prioritized."


"Not a lover or some leader figure or something?"


"Believing in others is a weakness, believing in God is a bit hysterical, and believing in yourself may not be very wise, and I know that most people in America choose to believe in the self and emphasize the ego, but a lot of times that can easily turn into a monotheistic self-righteousness, and I believe most humans have that flaw of being too self-inflated."


“Very well understood, my name is Robert," the middle-aged man said with a smile.


The man offered his hand: "Tang Feng."


Is this a chance encounter? In the restroom at the party, I met the chief consultant of one of the nation's leading production companies, Media Group.


Robert didn't know the current Tang Feng, but Fiennes had worked with Robert.


~ True Star ~


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