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At the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony.

Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi ... The main cast members of "Better Tomorrow" sat down in a row.

Huang Sibo, dressed in formal clothes and a bow tie, looked decent. Although he had a confident smile on his face, it was a pity that he could not understand the English or French spoken at the scene.

It was only on this occasion that I discovered that English CET-4 was nothing.

"Xiao Lin, when the award was presented, did you speak it in English or French? Don't you miss it?" Huang Sibo whispered.

Lin Ruyi glanced at him: "Brother Huang, what do you want, it would be good if we could come and walk on the red carpet and have soy sauce, do you really expect to win?"

Huang Sibo expressed dissatisfaction: "Why, do you think President Pei's script is not good, or is Lu Yingdi's acting skill insufficient?"

"Also, the audience responded very enthusiastically during the previous screening. Everyone applauded enthusiastically. I observed that only twenty or thirty people had left halfway through, and everyone else had watched the whole process. Isn't this a prize?

Lin Ruyi shook her head, and she lowered her voice intentionally, but then she thought that no one could understand Chinese here, so she turned up the volume slightly.

"Brother Huang, you don't know about this content. It's normal to have this kind of thinking. After all, this film is exhibited by Mr. Lin's company."

"Cannes films are conditional. They must be filmed 12 months before the festival and cannot be screened at other international film festivals. Commercial operations in the country are possible, but commercial operations have been performed in other regions outside the country. In principle, it won't work. "

Huang Sibo said for a moment: "How about this? What about our movie, it seems that it doesn't meet the requirements?"

Lin Ruyi nodded: "Yeah, but the film festival is also a place for people to talk about. The rules are set. Although" Better Tomorrow "has been released, it is now very hot and has not formed a particularly heated discussion. And never attended other film festivals. "

"The reason why these film festivals make these mandatory requirements is to lock in more high-quality film resources and ensure the quality and popularity of film festivals."

"In fact, some films that have won awards in Berlin, Venice, and other places can also participate in the Cannes Film Festival, except that except for some very good and top-notch films that can win awards, others are basically difficult to be selected."

"Apart from that, Cannes' relationship with the film distribution company is also very delicate. Some bad movies can enter the main competition unit. It is said that there are also resource swaps here. Of course, this is very rare. And at most it is brought into the candidate, Whether you can win a prize or see the quality of the film itself is the bottom line of Cannes. "

"So you understand?" Better Tomorrow "because of its low popularity abroad and its excellent quality, plus some factors we do n’t know, the judges made an exception for us to make soy sauce, but do n’t think about winning. "You can come here for a walk on the red carpet and see the world. We have made blood."

Huang Sibo is a bit regrettable. Although he is the head of Feihuang Studio, he is the most amateur among all the people on the site. He has been in "shock" recently. Although he is still studying, he hasn't understood this yet.

I was not responsible for the film review, and naturally I did not know these ways.

"That's a pity. I knew we would take the film first and then release it?" Huang Sibo said wryly.

Lin Ruyi shook her head: "Thinking a lot, many good films in China came to Cannes without success. Most of the" Better Tomorrow "is enough. Besides, who can think of that long-term at that time?"

"What's more, similar film festivals have to be familiar with each other. Many award-winning directors have participated in many times. They have a close relationship with the film festival. Let's not talk about Cannes anymore. There is no popularity in China ... ... "

"So, do n’t think about it so much. It ’s all over with soy sauce. We can come here to do soy sauce. It ’s already soaked up by President Pei. Can we kill a lot of movies in China?”

Huang Sibo thought about it, and it seems to be the same.

However, at this moment, Zhu Xiaoce, who had been listening to the discussion between the two, interjected: "Kobayashi, Cannes is not the same as the Oscar side. At the final award ceremony, if there is no nomination, the organizing committee is generally The crew will not be notified to participate, and the luggage can be packed directly. In other words, we can get at least one prize. "

Lin Ruyi's eyes lit up instantly: "Really?"

Zhu Xiaoce hesitated: "Uh ... most of the cases are like this, but in rare cases, they are also called some nominations. In short, I think there is hope for getting a prize like the best newcomer."

"After all, the quality of our movies is here, so be confident."

During the public discussion, awards began to be announced.

Golden Palm Short, Best Debut, Special mention ...

After each award was awarded, the lucky winners stepped on the red carpet to receive the award, and the audience at the scene would give endless applause.

In such places, good filmmakers will be rewarded with God-like respect.

Zhu Xiaoce and others also applauded, but the more they waited, the more they felt wrong.

The entire award ceremony was more than an hour from the official start to the end, but looking at the watch, it took more than forty minutes.

Even the awards of the film emperor have been awarded, but the name of "Better Tomorrow" has not been heard.

Zhu Xiaoce originally thought that if this movie could win, it would be the best debut or best screenwriter award, but none.

The best film actress, originally had a slim hope. Although Lu Zhiyao dedicated his best acting skills in the film, there are too many big-name male stars waiting in line at the film festival.

But the question is, is it more and more impossible?

The best director award is still not.

Huang Sibo felt the fine sweat dripping from his palms, and his heart was pounding.

What do you mean? Can't you really take golden palm? impossible?

Or did the staff get it wrong and we didn't win the prize at all?

The award presenter on the stage has been changed. A respected and established movie star came to the stage and smiled slightly into the microphone.

"Thank you."

"I am very honored to present the special award of the Jury Prize. I believe that today is an unforgettable experience for everyone present, but we always believe that tomorrow will be better. Mr. Chairman, you can tell us now Which movie has won this valuable award? "

On the right side of the stage, the first jury chair from the left of the jury stood up: "The winner of the jury prize ..."

"It ’s for" Tomorrowisbeautiful ", forZhuXiaoCe!"

When the movie's name came out, cheers and applause were already ringing in the audience. Zhu Xiaoce froze to his seat.

Huang Sibo was already cheering and pulled Zhu Xiaoce up and hugged: "Grass! We really won the prize !!!"

Even the poorest English can hear the English movie title of "Better Tomorrow" and the completely non-standard "Zhu Xiaoce" pronunciation.

Amidst applause and cheers, Zhu Xiaoce stumbled onto the stage, shook hands with the awarding guests, and then came to the podium.

"Sorry, I didn't prepare a speech in French or English, because I never thought of winning this award."

"I ... it's hard to describe the excitement at this moment."

"As a new director, it was not my credit to make this movie. Here, I hope that the crew members who are present can come to the stage and share with me this common honor ..."

Zhu Xiaoce pauses every time he says a word, leaving enough time for translation.

Huang Sibo, Lu Zhiyao and others also came to the stage, standing behind Zhu Xiaoce, and thanked the audience and the jury.

There were tears in Zhu Xiaoce's eyes, and his voice was a bit distorted: "Here, I pay tribute to all the seniors in the film industry, thank all the crew of our crew, thank you ..."

After a series of thank-you lists, Zhu Xiaoce turned sharply.

"In addition, everyone in our crew would like to especially thank a person who did not come to the scene. He infused the soul into the film, created superb acting skills for our actors, and provided us with the film. Ample funds allow us to express ourselves without worries. "

"Mr. Pei, thank you for providing inspiration and soul for this film. Under your call, I and all the cast members have brought this film to life."

"thank you all!!"

The applause at the scene thundered again!

...

...

Monday, May 24.

Pei Qian fell asleep until she woke up naturally, and looked at her mobile phone.

It was a great day to go to bed early and get up early.

Touch the control panel on the bedside to 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 was sober.

Awards at the Cannes Film Festival!

After chatting with Ruan Guangjian yesterday, Pei Qiansheng was afraid that he would be bombed by various news at night, so he turned the mobile phone into flight mode, leaving only the alarm clock.

In the early hours of yesterday, the awards in Cannes should be over.

With a complicated mood, Pei Qian carefully turned off the flight mode ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ and then various new message windows began to pop up frantically, the little red dot of the chat software soon became 99+!

Pei Qian: "..."

It ’s over, wo n’t it really win?

Calm down, calm down, maybe it's just a failure, everyone come to comfort one after another?

Pei Qianping regained his mood. When he just wanted to use his trembling fingers to open the chat software, the headline of a news feed had been spoiled in advance.

"After 11 years, domestic films have won the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival! 》

Pei Qian: "..."

He didn't know what the so-called jury award was.

But from this title, the situation is definitely not very optimistic!

Pei Qian could not help but help.

Broken, something really happened!