At the Cannes Film Festival's award ceremony …
Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi … the main cast and crew of Tomorrow is Beautiful sat in a row below the stage.
Huang Sibo was wearing a formal suit and a bow tie. He looked like a proper person. He had a confident smile on his face, but he could not understand the English or French spoken in the venue.
He only realized that his CET-4 English was a waste when it came to such an occasion.
"Little Lin, are you going to speak in English or French during the award ceremony later? You won't miss it, right? "Huang Sibo asked softly.
Lin Ruyi glanced at him. "Brother Huang, what are you thinking? It's good enough that we can walk the red carpet. Do you really expect to win an award?"
Huang Sibo expressed his dissatisfaction. "Why? Do you think Boss Pei's script is not good enough, or that Movie King Lu's acting is not good enough?
"What's more, the audience was quite enthusiastic during the screening. Everyone applauded enthusiastically. I observed that only twenty to thirty people left midway. The rest watched the whole thing. Can't we win an award? "
Lin Ruyi shook her head. She had deliberately lowered her voice, but she raised it a little when she realized that no one here could understand Mandarin.
"Brother Huang, you don't understand the content of this. It's normal for you to have such thoughts. After all, Boss Lin's company single-handedly organized this film.
"There are conditions for films to participate in the Cannes Film Festival. They have to finish filming twelve months before the festival and cannot be screened in other international film festivals. It's fine to have commercial operations in the country, but it's not fine to have commercial operations outside the country. "
Huang Sibo was stunned. "There's such a rule? Our film doesn't seem to meet the requirements? "
Lin Ruyi nodded. "That's right. However, the film festival is a place where connections are important. The rules are set by people. Tomorrow is Beautiful has been screened, but it's not very popular now. It hasn't formed a particularly heated discussion, and it hasn't participated in other film festivals.
"The reason why these film festivals set 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. It's just that other than some very outstanding and top-notch films that can win awards, it's basically very difficult for others to be selected.
"In addition, the relationship between Cannes and the film distribution companies is also very subtle. Some bad films can even enter the main competition unit. It is said that there is also an exchange of resources here. Of course, such situations were extremely rare. And at most, it's only a shortlist. Whether or not it can win an award depends on the quality of the film itself. This is the bottom line of Cannes. "
"So you understand, right? Tomorrow is Beautiful isn't very popular overseas, and its quality is excellent. Coupled with some factors that we don't know about, the judges made an exception and allowed us to come. However, don't even think about winning an award. We've already gained a lot by being able to walk the red carpet and see the world. "
Huang Sibo felt a little regretful. Although he was the person-in-charge of Fei Huang Workspace, he was the most amateur out of everyone present. Recently, he had been in 'shock therapy'. Although he was also studying, he did not understand this.
Since he wasn't in charge of movie reviews, he naturally didn't know about these things.
"That's a bit of a pity. If I had known, we would have brought the film for awards before releasing it," Huang Sibo said angrily.
Lin Ruyi shook her head. "You're thinking too much. Many good domestic films came to Cannes and did not receive any awards. Tomorrow is Beautiful is probably not good enough. What's more, who could think so far ahead?"
"What's more, we have to be familiar with similar film festivals. Many award-winning directors have attended many times and are like sons and daughters of the film festival. As for us, we don't even have much fame in the country, let alone in Cannes …"
"So, don't think so much. We'll just be a bystander and be done with it. We're already basking in Boss Pei's glory to be able to come here and be bystanders. We've killed a large number of domestic films, okay?"
Huang Sibo thought about it and felt that it made sense.
However, at this moment, Zhu Xiaoce, who had been listening to the discussion between the two of them, interrupted. "Little Lin, Cannes is not the same as the Oscars. At the final award ceremony, the organizing committee usually won't inform the crew to participate if they don't win any awards. They can just pack their bags. In other words, we can at least win an award. "
Lin Ruyi's eyes lit up immediately. "Really?"
Zhu Xiaoce hesitated for a moment. "Er … that's the case most of the time, but they will also call for some nominations in very special circumstances. In short, I think there's still hope for us to win an award like Best Newcomer.
"After all, the quality of our film is there. We have to be confident."
The awards were announced one by one while everyone was discussing.
Short Film Palme d 'Or, Best Debut Film, Special Mention …
After each award was given, the lucky winner would step on the red carpet to receive the award. The audience would also give them a long, warm applause.
In this kind of place, excellent filmmakers would be treated with God-like respect.
Zhu Xiaoce and the others applauded as well. However, the more they waited, the more they felt that something was wrong.
The entire award ceremony officially started and ended in slightly more than an hour. However, more than forty minutes had passed when they looked at their watches.
Even the Best Actor award had been given out, but Tomorrow is Beautiful's name had not been heard.
Zhu Xiaoce had originally thought that if this film could win an award, it would at most be Best Newcomer or Best Screenplay. However, it did not.
The Best Actor award had always been slim. Although Lu Zhiyao had given his best acting skills in the film, there were too many big-name male stars queuing up at the film festival.
However, the problem was that it was getting more and more impossible.
The Best Director award was still not won.
Huang Sibo felt fine beads of sweat seeping out of his palms. His heart was also pounding.
What's the meaning of this? We can't really win the Palme d 'Or, right? That's impossible!
Or did the staff make a mistake? Did we not win an award at all?
The presenter on stage had already changed. A well-respected veteran film star came on stage and smiled at the microphone.
"Thank you."
"It's a great honor to be able to present this special award, the Jury Prize. I believe that today has been an unforgettable experience for everyone present. However, we always believe that tomorrow will be even better. So, Mr. Chairman, can you tell us which film won this precious award now? "
The chairman of the jury on the right side of the stage stood up. "The winner of the Jury Prize is …"
“It’s
For Torrow
Beautiful, for
ZhuXiaoCe！”
When the name of the movie was announced, the audience cheered and applauded. Zhu Xiaoce froze in his seat. He was completely stunned and couldn't move.
Huang Sibo was already cheering as he pulled Zhu Xiaoce up and hugged him. "F * ck! We really won the prize!! "
No matter how bad one's English was, they would be able to recognize the English title of Tomorrow is Beautiful and the pronunciation of Zhu Xiaoce, which was completely out of place.
Amidst the applause and cheers, Zhu Xiaoce walked onto the stage in a daze, shook hands with the guest presenters, 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 … it's hard to describe how excited I am right now."
"As a new director, I'm not the only one who made this movie. Here, I hope that all the crew members can come up to the stage and share this honor with me... "
Zhu Xiaoce paused after every sentence, leaving enough time for the translation.
Huang Sibo, Lu Zhiyao, and the others also went up to the stage and stood behind Zhu Xiaoce, expressing their gratitude to the audience and the judges.
Zhu Xiaoce's eyes were filled with tears, and his voice was a little distorted. "Here, I would like to pay my respects to all the seniors in the film industry, thank all the crew members, thank …"
After a series of thanks, Zhu Xiaoce changed the topic.
"On top of that, everyone in the film crew would like to thank someone who didn't come to the venue. He injected soul into this movie, created exquisite acting skills for our actors, and provided ample funds for our movie so that we can express ourselves without any worries."
"Boss Pei, thank you for providing inspiration and soul for this movie. Under your inspiration, I, along with all the cast and crew, brought this movie to life."
"Thank you, everyone!"
Thunderous applause rang out once again!
…
…
May 24th, Monday …
Pei Qian woke up naturally and looked at his cell phone. It was not time yet.
His plan to sleep early and wake up early was a huge success. It was a beautiful day.
He touched the control panel at the head of the bed and let sunlight shine through the smart glass.
Looking at the bright sunlight, Pei Qian suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something.
All of a sudden, he woke up.
The 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. Thus, he set his cell phone to airplane mode and left only the alarm clock.
The Cannes Film Festival Awards should have ended in the wee hours of yesterday.
With mixed feelings, Pei Qian carefully turned off airplane mode.
Then, all kinds of new message windows started popping up crazily. The little red dots on the chat software quickly turned into 99 +!
Pei Qian: "…"
Oh no, did I really win an award?
Calm down, calm down. Maybe I just didn't get anything and everyone came to comfort me?
Pei Qian calmed himself down. Just as he was about to open the chat software with his trembling fingers, the title of a news push had already revealed the spoiler in advance.
"After eleven years, a domestic film has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival again!"
Pei Qian: "…"
He did not know what the so-called Jury Prize was exactly.
However, the situation was definitely not optimistic from the title!
Pei Qian could not help but facepalm.
Oh no, something big really happened!
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