The awards were handed out one after another.
Everyone below the stage felt sleepy as they listened to the host's beautiful Italian and the occasional English spoken by the guests.
It couldn't be helped. He could barely understand a few words in English, but Italian was like listening to a book from heaven. He couldn't understand it at all.
The crew was a little sleepy. Only Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, and a few others were still watching with anticipation.
With the previous experience, everyone knew that anyone who was notified to come to the award ceremony would basically receive an award.
It was just a matter of whether it was bigger or smaller.
However, with everyone's expectations for The Future You Choose, winning a small award was equivalent to not winning it.
They had to win a big award with enough weight, such as the Best Actor or the Golden Lion. That would be a historic breakthrough for everyone.
Before coming, the crew had also learned about the Venice Film Festival.
It was the oldest and oldest film festival in the world.
As the pioneer of film festivals, the Venice Film Festival had a relatively deep history and its own cultural core.
To summarize, the Venice Film Festival was more inclined to individuals and encouraged innovation. It encouraged bold experiments in audiovisual language and paid more attention to the ideological content of the film.
Apart from that, the Venice Film Festival also favored Asian films and placed more emphasis on Chinese films. Many Chinese films were favored by the Venice Film Festival. Two of them even won the Golden Lion for Best Film. There was also a director who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival.
Apart from that, the Chinese jury also had a certain amount of influence at the Venice Film Festival. After the crew arrived, they also met with a few Chinese judges. Everyone had high expectations for "The Future You Choose". They hoped that it could continue or even surpass the success of Tomorrow is Beautiful.
After all, there were certain similarities between the two movies in terms of theme and story. The Future You Choose could be seen as a comprehensive and improved version of Tomorrow is Beautiful.
As the awards were passed, the crew yawned and chatted softly. That was because the first few awards were not interesting. What's more, the name of The Future You Choose was not read.
Huang Sibo also felt bored. After all, only the director and actors would go on stage to receive the award. It had nothing to do with him as the person-in-charge.
He came to the film festival purely to be a bystander.
At that moment, he suddenly felt Lu Zhiyao, who was sitting on his left, tense up. Then, he heard the second half of the English speech.
“...for
Zhiyao！”
Although Huang Sibo could barely make out Lu Zhiyao's name, the big screen had already displayed Lu Zhiyao's pinyin.
Nowadays, nearly 90% of the actors and directors in the mainland use Pinyin as their English names. This was also a sign of increasing cultural confidence.
Also, it was important to note that the order of the first and last names would not be reversed.
The big screen also showed the awards that Lu Zhiyao had received.
Without a doubt, it was Best Actor. After all, it was impossible for him to win any other awards.
Lu Zhiyao had already buttoned his suit very elegantly and got up to go on stage.
The crew of "The Future You Choose" immediately went wild and applauded along with the audience. This award was truly a pleasant surprise.
"He really won the Best Actor Award. Now he can finally be considered a real Best Actor!"
"That's true. All the awards I've won in the past were just some domestic awards. They're not as important."
"Sigh, isn't it reasonable for Lu Zhiyao to win the Best Actor Award based on his acting skills in our movie?"
Lu Zhiyao went to the stage and said in Mandarin, "First of all, I wish everyone a good evening. This is my first time at the Venice Film Festival. I didn't expect to win such an honor. I feel very honored.
"I'm especially grateful to the judges for giving me this honor. Here, I would also like to thank my director, all the crew, and my fans. This movie is a test for me, but it's also a great opportunity for me … "
After thanking all the important people, Lu Zhiyao changed the topic.
"I would also like to thank Boss Pei, the investor and the highest producer of the movie. To me, Boss Pei discovered my 'talent scout'. It was under Boss Pei's step-by-step guidance that I was able to continuously hone my acting skills through each character and finally gain the recognition of the world.
"In the movie 'The Future You Choose', the acting skills that I've been accumulating have finally been put on the best stage. I hope that I can give everyone more exciting performances in the future and create more classic characters. Thank you again. "
The interpreter at the side translated Lu Zhiyao's words into Italian, and the audience burst into thunderous applause again.
Lu Zhiyao returned to his seat. The crew congratulated him one after another, their faces filled with happy smiles.
"Alright, you deserve the title of International Best Actor! Once you win this award, our trip to the film festival will be worth it. "
"Indeed, with the Best Actor, we'll have enough topics to talk about when we go back. The box office will definitely not be low when we go back and release it with the performance of the Best Actor and our story. "
"This trip was not in vain, it was not in vain."
Everyone passed Lu Zhiyao's trophy around, and everyone was very satisfied.
After all, the Best Actor award might be an individual honor, but it was also considered an honor for the entire crew of the movie. After all, without a good story, it would be difficult for an actor to win the Best Actor award no matter how well he performed.
Good acting skills still depended on the plot.
The crew's goal of participating in this film festival was achieved. After all, he had won the Best Male Actor Award, which was more important, and not some insignificant small award.
After the excitement … The crew fell into a state of fatigue.
Zhu Xiaoce straightened his back during the Best Director award ceremony, but he was not awarded the award in the end, which made him slightly disappointed.
It was not only because he had missed out on his own award, but also because the possibility of winning bigger awards in the future was lower.
Finally, the award ceremony reached the final segment. Even the Silver Lion Award had been awarded, but the name of The Future You Chose still did not appear.
At that moment, everyone in the crew felt a little conflicted. It was a little like the employees who did not win a small award at the final award ceremony at the annual meeting.
On one hand, they felt a little guilty and felt that the biggest award was unlikely to fall into their hands just like that. However, there was a strong sense of anticipation in their hearts.
Either it would end hastily, or they would win a big one. This feeling was too exciting.
For the crew of The Future You Chose, winning the Best Actor award was considered a pass and a worthwhile trip. However, it was still a little regrettable to only win this award.
After all, the crew felt that The Future You Chose was good in every aspect and could be said to be perfect. It was reasonable even if it won the Golden Lion Award.
The host said a bunch of words in Italian and then looked at the guest presenter opposite the stage. The gist of it was to ask him to reveal the final award.
The guest presenter was a charmingly naive fatty. He was a well-known director who was famous all over the world.
He said with a smile, "Let me just say the name of the winning film."
“Zhu
Xiaoce，for
"The
"Choose"! "
As soon as he said that, the audience immediately burst into warm applause and cheers.
Zhu Xiaoce's heart that was hanging in the air finally calmed down, followed by a surge of ecstasy.
The music started. Amid the warm applause and cheers of the audience, Zhu Xiaoce calmed his emotions. He pretended to be very calm and slowly walked onto the stage.
After hugging the white-haired old judge on the stage, Zhu Xiaoce took the highest award from him — a golden lion with wings.
After about two minutes of a long photo session, Zhu Xiaoce held the golden lion cub and came to the podium. The warm applause gradually subsided.
Zhu Xiaoce adjusted the microphone slightly. He said the words that he had repeated many times in his heart.
"First of all, I would like to thank the judges for their recognition and love for this movie. 'The Future You Choose' is a movie that condenses the hard work of the crew. It is filled with deep meaning and rich imagination. At the same time, it is rooted in real materials and has absorbed valuable nutrients. For me, he's a great stroke in my career as a director. He's also a milestone for me to break through my limits and challenge a higher realm of art. "
"Here, I would like to thank the entire crew, my very cute actors. And the audience that has always supported us … "
"On top of that, everyone in the crew would like to thank Boss Pei. It was your spiritual connotation that gave this movie its soul. The real events in real life gave the movie flesh. Without you, this movie would not have been born. "
"Therefore, this award is the result of the joint efforts of all of us, including all the fans who support Tengda Corporation. I am willing to share this honor with all of you. "
"Thank you, everyone!"
There was thunderous applause once again.
At the same time, all kinds of news reports were sent back to the country. A domestically-produced film had won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. This was definitely a stroke in the film industry that was worthy of being embellished.
…
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September 8th, Sunday …
Pei Qian quickly took his cell phone to check the situation at the Venice Film Festival the moment he woke up.
He felt a little conflicted.
As friends, he actually hoped that Zhu Xiaoce and the others could win a small award. Awards like Best Actor or Best Director were actually acceptable.
After all, these people were indeed honest filmmakers, and they deserved to win the award.
It would be fine as long as they did not cause the box office to explode.
In the end, Pei Qian did not expect to receive several push notifications as soon as he turned on his cell phone.
"A domestically-produced movie wins the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at Venice for the seventh time!"
"Lu Zhiyao wins Best Actor, Best Actor is finally crowned!"
"Director Zhu Xiaoce: Thank you, Boss Pei, for giving the movie its soul!"
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