The awards ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival.
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 man. Although he had a confident smile on his face, it was a pity that he basically couldn't understand the English or French spoken at the scene.
It was only on such occasions that I found out that CET 4 is simply for nothing.
"Xiao Lin, when the awards are presented later, will you speak in English or French? You won't miss it, will you?" Huang Sibo asked in a low voice.
Lin Ruyi glanced at him: "Brother Huang, what are you thinking? It would be nice if we could walk the red carpet and have some soy sauce. Are you really expecting to win an award?"
Huang Sibo expressed dissatisfaction: "Why, do you think President Pei's script is not good, or Lu Yingdi's acting skills are not superb enough?"
"Also, the audience was very enthusiastic during the screening. Everyone applauded enthusiastically. From what I observed, it seemed that only twenty or thirty people left in the middle, and everyone else had watched the whole process. Can't this win an award?"
Lin Ruyi shook her head. She had deliberately lowered her voice, but after thinking that no one here could understand Chinese, she raised the volume a little bit.
"Brother Huang, you don't know the content of this piece. It's normal to have such thoughts. After all, this film was exhibited in the exhibition, and it was managed by Mr. Lin's company."
"The Cannes film is conditional, and it must be filmed 12 months before the festival, and cannot be screened at other international film festivals. Commercial operations in the country are OK, but commercial operations in other regions outside the country, In principle, it doesn't work."
Huang Sibo was stunned for a moment: "What's the point of this? Then our movie doesn't seem to meet the conditions anymore?"
Lin Ruyi nodded: "Yes, but the film festival, to put it bluntly, is also a place that pays attention to connections, and the rules are set by people. Although "Better Tomorrow" has been released, the popularity is very low now, and there is no particularly heated discussion. , and have never participated in other film festivals."
"The reason why these film festivals have formulated these mandatory requirements is to lock in more high-quality film resources and ensure the quality and popularity of the film festival."
"Actually, some films that have won awards in Berlin, Venice and other places can also participate in the Cannes Film Festival, but except for some very excellent and top-notch films that can win awards, others are basically difficult to be selected."
"In addition, the relationship between Cannes and the film distribution company is also very delicate. Some bad films can enter the main competition unit. It is said that there is also an exchange of resources here. Of course, this situation is very rare. Whether you can win the award or not depends on the quality of the film itself, which is the bottom line of Cannes.”
"So you understand, right? "Beautiful Tomorrow" has a very low popularity abroad, and the quality is excellent. Coupled with some factors that we don't know, the judges made an exception and asked us to make a soy sauce, but don't think about winning the award. , to be able to come here to walk the red carpet and see the world, we have already made a lot of money."
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 on the scene. He has been in "shock" recently. Although he is also studying, he has not yet understood this.
I'm not in charge of movie reviews, and naturally I don't know these ways.
"That's a bit of a pity, I knew that we would first bring the film to the awards and then release it?" Huang Sibo said angrily.
Lin Ruyi shook her head: "I think too much. Many good domestic films come to Cannes without any success, and "Better Tomorrow" is probably not enough. Besides, who can think so far back then?"
"What's more, similar film festivals have to be familiar with each other. Many award-winning directors have participated in many times, and they are related to the film festival. As for us, let alone Cannes, we are not well-known in China... "
"So, don't think too much, just make a soy sauce and go back and it's over. If we can come here to make soy sauce, it's already dipped in the light of President Pei, and it has killed a large number of domestic movies in seconds, okay?"
Huang Sibo thought about it, and it seemed to be the same.
However, at this moment, Zhu Xiaoce, who had been listening to the discussion between the two, interjected: "Xiao Lin, Cannes is not the same as Oscar's. At the final awards ceremony, if there is no nomination for any award, the organizing committee will generally The crew will not be notified to participate, and you can pack your bags directly. That is to say, we can win at least one prize."
Lin Ruyi's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"
Zhu Xiaoce hesitated for a moment: "Uh... This is the case in most cases, but in very rare cases, some nominations will be called. In short, I think there is still hope for winning an award such as the best newcomer."
"After all, the quality of our movies is 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, Special Mention...
After each award is presented, the lucky winner will step on the red carpet to accept the award, and the audience will also give long-lasting warm applause.
In such a place, good filmmakers will be treated with godlike respect.
Zhu Xiaoce and others also applauded, but the longer they waited, the more they felt something was wrong.
The entire awards ceremony took more than an hour from the official start to the end, but looking at the watch, more than 40 minutes had passed.
Even the award for Best Actor has been awarded, but I still haven't heard the name "Better Tomorrow".
Zhu Xiaoce originally thought that if the film could win an award, it would at most win an award for Best Debut or Best Screenplay, but there were none.
As for the best actor, there was little hope. Although Lu Zhiyao gave his best acting skills in the film, there were too many big-name male stars waiting in line at the film festival.
But the question is, the further you go, the more impossible it becomes
Best Director, still not.
Huang Sibo felt fine beads of sweat oozing out of his palms, and his heart was pounding.
what does this mean? Can't really get the Palme d'Or? impossible
Or did the staff make a mistake and we didn't win the award at all
The presenter on the stage has changed, and a well-respected veteran movie star came to the stage and smiled slightly into the microphone.
"thanks."
"It is a great honor to present this special award, the Grand Jury Prize. I believe that today will be an unforgettable experience for everyone present, but we always believe that tomorrow will be even better. Well, now, Mr. Chairman, you can tell us Which film has won this precious award?"
The first jury chairman from the left of the jury on the right side of the stage stood up: "The one who won the jury prize..."
"huxiaoce!"
When the name of the movie came out, there were cheers and applause from the audience. Zhu Xiaoce froze in his seat, completely stunned and unable to move.
Huang Sibo was already cheering, and he pulled Zhu Xiaoce up and hugged him: "Grass! We really won the award!!"
Even people with poor English can still hear the English movie title of "Better Tomorrow" and the completely non-standard pronunciation of "Zhu Xiaoce".
Amid the applause and cheers, Zhu Xiaoce walked onto the stage in a daze, shook hands with the honored guests, and then came to the podium.
"Sorry, I didn't prepare a speech in French or English, because I never expected to win this award."
"I... It's hard to describe how excited I am at the moment."
"As a rookie director, I am not alone in making this film. Here, I hope that the cast members who are present can come on stage and share this honor that belongs to us together with me... "
Zhu Xiaoce paused every time he said a word, leaving enough time for translation.
Huang Sibo, Lu Zhiyao and others also came to the stage one after another, standing behind Zhu Xiaoce to express their thanks to the audience and the jury.
There were tears in Zhu Xiaoce's eyes, and his voice was slightly deformed: "Here, I pay tribute to all the predecessors in the film industry, thank all the staff of our crew, thank you..."
After a series of thank you lists, Zhu Xiaoce changed his words.
"In addition to this, all of our crew would like to thank a person who was not there, who brought soul to the film, created superb acting skills for our actors, and provided our film with Abundant funds allow us to express ourselves without any worries.”
"Mr. Pei, thank you for providing inspiration and soul for this film. Under your inspiration, I, together with all the cast and crew, brought this film to life."
"thank you all!!"
The applause at the scene was thunderous again!
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Monday, May 24.
Pei Qian slept until he woke up naturally, looked at his phone, and the alarm clock hadn't reached the time yet.
Go to bed early, wake up early, plan big success, what a beautiful day.
Touch the control panel at the head of the bed and let the sun shine through the smart glass.
Looking at the bright sunshine, Pei Qian suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something.
Suddenly, he woke up suddenly.
Cannes Film Festival Awards!
After chatting with Ruan Guangjian yesterday, Pei Qian was afraid that he would be bombarded by all kinds of news at night, so he set his phone to airplane mode, leaving only the alarm clock.
In the early hours of yesterday morning, the awards at Cannes should have ended.
With mixed feelings, Pei Qian carefully turned off the airplane mode.
Then various new message windows began to pop up like crazy, and the little red dot of the chat software quickly became 99+!
Pei Qian: "..."
It's over, won't it really win
Calm down, calm down, maybe it's just nothing, everyone came over to comfort it
Pei Qian calmed down, and just when he was about to open the chat software with his trembling fingers, the title of a news feed had been spoiled in advance.
"Eleven years later, domestic films have won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival again! 》
Pei Qian: "..."
He did not know what the so-called Jury Prize was.
But judging from this title, the situation is definitely not optimistic!
Pei Qian couldn't help but help his forehead.
It's broken, it's a big deal!