Scene of the Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony.
Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi... the main cast and crew of "Better Tomorrow" sat in a row under the stage.
Huang Sibo was wearing a formal suit and a bow tie. He looked like a human being. Although he had a confident smile on his face, it was a pity that he basically couldn't understand what was said at the scene, whether it was English or French. Understand.
Only in this situation did I realize that CET-4 was for nothing.
"Xiao Lin, when you give out the awards later, should you say it in English or in French? You won't miss it, right?" Huang Sibo asked in a low voice.
Lin Ruyi glanced at him: "Brother Huang, what are you thinking about? It would be great if we could come and walk on the red carpet and have a good time. Do you really expect to win the award?"
Huang Sibo expressed dissatisfaction: "Why, do you think Mr. Pei's script is not good, or is it that Actor Lu's acting skills are not superb enough?"
"Furthermore, the response from the audience was quite enthusiastic when it was screened before. Ah, everyone applauded enthusiastically. I noticed that only twenty or thirty people left in the middle. Everyone else had watched the whole process. Doesn’t this still win the prize?”
Lin Ruyi shook her head. I deliberately lowered my voice, but then I thought that no one here could understand Chinese, so I raised the volume a little bit.
"Brother Huang, you don't understand the content of this piece. It's normal to have such thoughts. After all, Mr. Lin's company handled this film's participation in the exhibition."
" Films in Cannes are subject to conditions. They must be filmed 12 months before the festival and cannot be screened at other international film festivals. It can be commercially operated in the country, but it must be commercially operated in other regions outside the country. In principle, it doesn’t work.”
Huang Sibo was stunned: “What’s the point? Then our movie seems to be no longer qualified?”
Lin Ruyi clicked. He nodded: "Yes, but the film festival is, to put it bluntly, a place that pays attention to connections. The rules are set by people. Although "Better Tomorrow" was released, its popularity is very low now, and there is no particularly heated discussion. What's more, I have never participated in other film festivals.”
“The reason why these film festivals have established these mandatory requirements is simply to lock in more high-quality film resources and ensure the quality and popularity of the film festival.”
p>“Actually, some films that have won awards in Berlin, Venice and other places can also participate in the Cannes Film Festival. However, except for some very excellent and top-notch films that can win awards, it is basically difficult for others to be selected. "
"In addition, the relationship between Cannes and film distribution companies is also very delicate. Some bad films can enter the main competition. It is said that there is also an exchange of resources. Of course, this situation is extremely rare. Few. And the most important thing is to bring in candidates. Whether it can win the award depends on the quality of the film itself. This is the bottom line of Cannes.”
“So you understand, right?” , the quality is also excellent, plusDue to some factors we don't know, the judges made an exception and let us come here to win the soy sauce. But don't even think about winning the award. We have already earned a lot by being able to come here to walk on the red carpet and see the world. ”
Huang Sibo is a little regretful. Although he is the person in charge of Feihuang Studio, he is the most amateur among all the people present. He has been in "shock" recently. Although he is also studying, he has not yet understood
I’m not responsible for submitting films for review, so I don’t know about these things.
“That’s a pity. I would have known that we would submit the film for awards first. Is it showing? "Huang Sibo said angrily.
Lin Ruyi shook her head: "I've thought too much. Many good domestic films came to Cannes without success, and "Better Tomorrow" was probably not good enough; besides, who at that time Can you think so long-term? ”
“What’s more, you have to be familiar with similar film festivals. Many award-winning directors have participated many times and have a son-to-son relationship with the film festival. As for us, let alone Cannes. , and it’s not well-known in China..."
"So, don’t think so much, just make soy sauce and go back and be done with it. We can come here to make soy sauce, we have already benefited from President Pei. Did you kill a large number of domestic films instantly? "
Huang Sibo thought for a while, and it seemed to be the same.
However, at this moment, Zhu Xiaoce, who had been listening to the discussion between the two people, interrupted: "Xiao Lin, Cannes and Oscar It's different over there. At the final awards ceremony, if no nominations win, the organizing committee usually won't notify the crew to participate, and they can just pack their bags. In other words, we can at least win a prize. "
Lin Ruyi's eyes lit up instantly: "Really? "
Zhu Xiaoce hesitated for a moment: "Uh... that's the case in most cases, but in rare cases some nominations will be called. In short, I think there is still hope for winning an award such as Best Newcomer. ”
“After all, the quality of our movies is at stake here, so we must have confidence. ”
During the discussion, the awards began to be announced one by one.
Short Film Palme d’Or, Best Debut Film, Special Mention...
Each award was awarded After that, the lucky winner will step on the red carpet to receive the award, and the audience will give them endless applause.
In a place like this, outstanding filmmakers will be rewarded with awards like this. God-like respect.
Zhu Xiaoce and others also applauded, but the more they waited, the more they felt something was wrong.
The entire award ceremony only took more than an hour from official start to end, but look. I looked at my watch and saw that more than forty minutes had passed.
Even the best actor awards had been handed out, but I still hadn’t heard the name of "Better Tomorrow". I feel that if this movie were to win an award, it would probably win an award for Best Debut or Best Screenplay, but there is no chance of Best Actor.Zhiyao gave his best acting skills in the movie, but there were too many big-name male stars waiting in line at the film festival.
But the problem is, the further you go, the less likely it becomes?
The Best Director Award, still not.
Huang Sibo felt beads of sweat dripping from his palms, and his heart was pounding.
What does this mean? You can’t really win the Palme d’Or, right? Impossible?
Or is it that the staff made a mistake and we didn’t win the prize at all?
The award presenter on the stage has been changed. A respected veteran movie star came to the stage and smiled slightly into the microphone.
"Thank you."
"It is a great honor to present this special award of the Jury Prize. I believe that today will be an unforgettable experience for everyone present. But we always believe that tomorrow will be better. So Mr. Chairman, can you tell us now which film won this precious award? ”
The jury on the right side of the stage is first from the left. The chairman of the jury stood up: "The winner of the jury award..."
"It's for "Torrowisbeautiful", for ZhuXiaoCe!"
When the name of the movie came out , the whole audience burst into cheers and applause, Zhu Xiaoce froze in his seat, completely in a state of confusion, unable to move.
Huang Sibo had already cheered and pulled Zhu Xiaoce up and hugged him: "Fuck! We really won the prize!!"
Even people who are poor at English can still listen. The English movie title "Better Tomorrow" and the completely non-standard pronunciation of "Zhu Xiaoce".
Amidst applause and cheers, Zhu Xiaoce walked onto the stage in a daze, shook hands cordially with the award-winning guests, and then came to the podium.
"I'm sorry, I didn't prepare a speech in French or English, because I never expected to win this award."
"I... can't describe how excited I am at this moment. Mood."
"As a new director, the film is not made by me alone. I hope the crew present can come on stage and share this with me. The honor..."
Zhu Xiaoce paused every time he spoke, leaving enough time for translation.
Huang Sibo, Lu Zhiyao and others also came on stage, stood behind Zhu Xiaoce, and expressed their gratitude to the audience and the jury.
There were tears in Zhu Xiaoce's eyes, and his voice was a little distorted: "Here, I pay tribute to all the seniors in the film industry, thank all the staff of our crew, thank you..."
After a series of lists of thanks, Zhu Xiaoce changed the subject.
“In addition, all of us on the crew would also like to express our special thanks to a person who was not present at the scene. He injected soul into this film and created superb acting skills for our actors. also for ourMovies provide ample funds to express ourselves without any worries. ”
“Mr. Pei, thank you for providing the inspiration and soul for this movie. Under your inspiration, I and all the cast and crew brought this movie to life. ”
“Thank you everyone! ! ”
The applause at the scene thundered again!
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May 24, Monday.
Pei Qian woke up naturally and looked at his phone. The alarm clock had not yet reached the time.
The plan to go to bed early and get up early was a success.
Touching the control panel on the bedside, letting the sunlight shine in through the smart glass, Pei Qian suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something. , he suddenly woke up.
Cannes Film Festival Awards!
After chatting with Ruan Guangjian yesterday, Pei Qian was afraid that he would be bombarded with various messages again at night, so he turned on his phone. It turned into airplane mode, leaving only the alarm clock.
The awards ceremony in Cannes should have ended in the early hours of yesterday.
Pei Qian carefully turned off airplane mode with mixed emotions.
Then various new message windows began to pop up crazily, and the little red dot on the chat software quickly turned into 99+!
Pei Qian: "..."
It's over, you won't really win the prize, right?
Calm down, maybe it's just that you have lost everything, everyone came to comfort you
Pei Qian calmed down, just now When I was about to click on the chat software with my trembling fingers, a news feed title had already revealed the story in advance.
"After 11 years, a domestic film won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize again." ! 》
Pei Qian: "..."
He doesn't know what the so-called jury award is.
But judging from the title. , the situation is definitely not optimistic!
Pei Qian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Something really happened!