The scene of the awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.

Huang Sibo, Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, Lin Ruyi, ...... the main cast and crew of "Beautiful Tomorrow" sat in a row under the stage.

Huang Sibo was wearing a formal suit and bow tie, looking human, and although he had a confident smile on his face, it was a pity that he basically couldn't understand either English or French spoken on the spot.

It was only on this occasion that I found out that English level 4 was simply given for nothing.

"Kobayashi, when the award is presented for a while, will it be said in English or French? Can't miss it, right? Huang Sibo asked in a low voice.

Lin Ruyi glanced at him: "Brother Huang, what do you want, it's good if we can come to the red carpet and play soy sauce, do you really expect to win the award?" ”

Huang Sibo expressed dissatisfaction: "What, do you think Mr. Pei's script is not good, or is Lu Yingdi's acting skills not superb enough?" ”

"Also, when I was screening before, the audience was very enthusiastic, everyone applauded enthusiastically, and I observed that only twenty or thirty people left halfway, and everyone else watched the whole thing. Isn't this still an award? ”

Lin Ruyi shook her head, originally deliberately lowered her voice, but after thinking that no one here could understand Chinese, she raised her volume a little more.

"Brother Huang, you don't know the content of this piece, it's normal to have this kind of thought, 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. It is okay to do business in your home country, but if you have done business outside your home country, it is not so good in principle. ”

Huang Sibo was stunned: "What about this exquisiteness?" Then our movie doesn't seem to be eligible anymore? ”

Lin Ruyi nodded: "Yes, but the film festival, to put it bluntly, is also a place that pays attention to connections, the rules are set by people, although "Beautiful Tomorrow" has been released, but now the popularity is extremely low, and there has been no particularly heated discussion, let alone participated in other film festivals." ”

"The reason why these film festivals have formulated these mandatory requirements is nothing more than to lock in more high-quality film resources and ensure the quality and popularity of the film festival."

"In fact, 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 good 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, and some bad films can enter the main competition unit, and it is said that there is also a resource exchange here. Of course, this is rare. And at most, it is a candidate, whether it can win the award or depends on the quality of the film itself, this is the bottom line of Cannes. ”

"So you get it, right? Because of the low popularity of "Beautiful Tomorrow" abroad and the excellent quality, coupled with some factors that we don't know, the judges made an exception for us to make a soy sauce, but don't think about winning the award, we can come here to walk the red carpet and see the world, we have already made 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, and he has been in "shock" recently, although he is also studying, but he has not learned about this yet.

I am not in charge of the work of submitting movies for evaluation, so naturally I don't know these doorways.

"That's a bit of a pity, I knew we would take the film to the awards before it was released?" Huang Sibo said angrily.

Lin Ruyi shook her head: "I think too much, many good domestic films come to Cannes without any results, and most of "Beautiful Tomorrow" is enough; Besides, who could have thought that far back then? ”

"What's more, similar film festivals have to be familiar, many award-winning directors have participated in many times, and the film festival is a son-in-law relationship, let's not talk about Cannes again, and there is no popularity in China......

"So, don't think about it so much, just go back with soy sauce and it's over, we can come here to make soy sauce, it's already stained with Mr. Pei's light, and we have killed a large number of domestic films in seconds, okay?"

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

However, at this moment, Zhu Xiaoce, who had been listening to the discussion between the two people, interjected: "Xiaolin, Cannes is not the same as the Oscars, and at the final awards ceremony, if there is no nomination and award, the organizing committee will generally not notify the crew to participate, and you can pack your luggage directly." In other words, we can win at least one prize. ”

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

Zhu Xiaoce hesitated: "Uh...... This is the case for the most part, but in rare cases it is called a nomination. In short, I think there is hope for winning an award like 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.

Short Palme d'Or, Best Debut Film, Special Men......

After each award was awarded, the lucky winners stepped on the red carpet to receive the awards, and the audience also responded with long-lasting warm applause.

In such a place, good filmmakers will be treated with God-like respect.

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

The entire award ceremony only lasted more than an hour from the official start to the end, but when I looked at my watch, more than 40 minutes had passed.

Even the award for the actor has been awarded, but I still haven't heard the name of "Beautiful Tomorrow".

Zhu Xiaoce originally thought that if this movie could win an award, at most it would be to win an award for best debut or best screenplay, but it didn't.

Best actor, there is little hope, although Lu Zhiyao gave his best acting skills in the movie, but there are too many big-name male stars waiting in line at the film festival.

But the problem is, the further back you go, the more impossible it becomes.

Best Director Award, still not.

Huang Sibo felt fine beads of sweat oozing from his palms, and his heart was pounding.

What does this mean? You can't really win the Palme d'Or, right? 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 respected veteran movie star came to the stage and smiled slightly into the microphone.

"Thank you."

"It is a great honour to present this special prize to the Grand Jury Prize. I believe that today is an unforgettable experience for everyone here, but we always believe that tomorrow will be even better. So, Mr. President, can you tell us now which film won this precious award? ”

On the right side of the stage, the president of the jury, first from the left, stood up: "...... who won the Grand Jury Prize"

“It’s for《Torrow is beautiful》，for ZhuXiaoCe！”

When the name of the movie came out, the audience had already burst into cheers and applause, Zhu Xiaoce froze in his seat, and the whole person was completely in a state of confusion and couldn't move.

Huang Sibo had already cheered, and pulled Zhu Xiaoce up and hugged him: "Grass!" We've won the prize!! ”

Even people who are poor at English can hear the English movie title of "Beautiful Tomorrow" and the pronunciation of "Zhu Xiaoce" that is completely non-standard.

In a burst of applause and cheers, Zhu Xiaoce walked up to the stage in a daze, shook hands with the award presenters, and then came to the podium.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't prepare a presentation in French or English because I never thought I'd win this award."

"I ...... It's hard to describe how excited you are at the moment. ”

"As a rookie director, it's not my credit to make this film alone. Here, I hope that the crew present can come on stage and share this common honor 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, standing behind Zhu Xiaoce, to express their gratitude to the audience and the jury.

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

After a series of thank-you lists, Zhu Xiaoce changed his words.

"On top of that, we all have a special thanks to the guy who didn't show up for the film, who put soul into the film, created great acting for our actors, and provided us with plenty of money to express ourselves without any worries."

"Mr. Pei, thank you for providing inspiration and soul for this movie, under your inspiration, I, together with all the cast and crew, have brought this movie to life."

"Thank you!!"

The applause at the scene was thunderous again!

……

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Monday, May 24th.

Pei Qian woke up naturally from sleep, looked at his phone, and the alarm clock was not yet time.

The early bedtime and early wake up program was a great success, and it was a great day.

Touch the control panel at the head of the bed to let sunlight shine through the smart glass.

Looking at the bright sunshine, Pei Qian suddenly felt as if he had forgotten something.

Suddenly, he suddenly woke up.

Cannes Film Festival Awards!

After chatting with Ruan Guangjian yesterday, Pei Qian was afraid that he would be bombarded with all kinds of news at night, so he set his phone to airplane mode and left only the alarm clock.

By the early hours of yesterday morning, the awards at Cannes should have ended.

Pei Qian had mixed feelings and carefully turned off the airplane mode.

Then all kinds of new message windows began to pop up wildly, and the little red dot of the chat software soon became 99+!

Pei Qian: "......"

It's over, it's not going to really win the prize, is it?

Calm, calm, maybe it's just that there is no harvest, and everyone comes to comfort them?

Pei Qian calmed down, and just when he wanted to click on the chat software with his trembling fingers, the headline of a news push had been spoiled in advance.

"After 11 years, the domestic film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival again! 》

Pei Qian: "......"

He didn't know what the so-called Grand Jury Prize was.

But judging by this title, the situation is definitely very unpromising!

Pei Qian couldn't help but support his forehead.

It's broken, it's really a big deal!