A pair of eyes that were either envious, jealous, or excited were staring at the most brilliant moment.
Zhou Yang received the trophy from chairman Steve Ferres.
The surroundings were slightly weighed.
The Special Palme d'Or trophy is based on a 1 kilogram of crystal, on which is inlaid a golden olive branch with a height of 13.5 cm, a width of 9 cm, and 19 leaves. The olive branch and leaves are made of 24K gold, with a total weight of 118
Gram, five master craftsmen spend no less than 40 hours on hand carving...
The production process is exactly the same as the Palme d'Or trophy.
It is impossible to define what kind of award the [Special Palme d'Or] is, whether it is a heavyweight, an honorary award, or a consolation prize.
It does not belong to the main competition unit awards.
However, this is not important.
What's important is that the Chinese man standing on the stage close to the microphone is the first director to win this award in Cannes.
The big screen at the back went dark, and then, passages of text that illuminated the darkness appeared.
[A tribute to life, a tribute to the struggle that never gives up in desperate situations, a tribute to the sunshine, the fatal dawn].
No matter how many people win the [Special Palme d'Or] in the future, this text will pop up on the screen.
Just like the movie stills hanging in front of the corridor of the Lumiere Cinema Palace, they are remembered by history and admired by future generations.
The applause was thunderous.
The judges were cheering, and some even stood up to pay tribute to Zhou Yang, unable to hide the admiration in their eyes.
But Zhou Yang, who received this honor, smiled.
I wasn't excited, nor was I going crazy with tears like others, nor was I cheering or talking incoherently.
Zhou Yang felt very calm.
"Thank you to the Cannes International Film Festival, thank you to Mr. Will Smith, and thank you to everyone who has come along the way..."
He looked at all the media and the audience below, and calmly said this speech. After speaking, he took the trophy and slowly walked off the stage.
Before the award ceremony.
The scene of the widely reported shooting, falling in a pool of blood, and dying on the stage did not appear.
Photographer Cameron felt a little regretful.
Although this film festival is about witnessing history, it lacks a sense of legend and expectation.
Zhou Yang's acceptance speech was without any ripples, as if the storm was approaching but it was calm in the end.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, let me touch your trophy!"
Will Smith looked at Zhou Yang very excitedly with pleading eyes, his voice suddenly rose several octaves, and his eyes were longing and eager.
Zhou Yang nodded and after giving him the trophy, he couldn't put it down and kept playing with it.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, this is the general idea of my movie..."
James Bunter in the back row drew another scene illustration and script outline when Zhou Yang came on stage to accept the award.
He handed the manuscript to Zhou Yang again, then stood up, straightened his clothes, and said: "I'll go up for a while."
"good."
The screen lens gave another close-up of the two of them.
Under the camera, Zhou Yang took James Bond's manuscript and started reading it.
On the stage, the host held the card and shouted excitedly.
Expectations are overwhelming and applause is overwhelming.
James Bunt smiled and walked through the crowd, shaking hands with everyone he was familiar with or strangers...
The words [Honorary Palme d'Or] appeared on the screen.
This award is the main competition unit award, but it is not available every year...
The Cannes International Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or, the Berlin International Film Festival's Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement, the Venice International Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion, and the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award are all the highest international lifetime achievement awards in the film field.
The screen went dark, and slowly lit up with the figure of James Bunt approaching.
Amidst bursts of wonderful music, the background sound is filled with crazy roars and screams...
Starting from the stills of "Dark Night of the Living Dead", each photo and video are like milestones, reflected in the hearts of all viewers.
The speed of screen switching is getting faster and faster, and it is finally set at the box office record of "Jurassic" of 800 million US dollars.
After more than forty years of ups and downs, the once handsome and ambitious James Bunter has gradually turned into a cute but not kind little old man.
But when he stepped onto the stage, his waist was still straight. The astonishing box office of 800 million US dollars declared his status in the world.
When the award-giving guest handed the trophy to James Bunter, he bent slightly and held it in both hands.
When he held the trophy and smiled, the filmmakers stood up one after another.
There is no jealousy like when Zhou Yang was on stage...
There is only lofty tribute and admiration from the bottom of my heart.
He created an era and continues his dominance of movies to this day. He is the undisputed king of horror movies.
Zhou Yang also stood up.
He was originally very calm, but suddenly there was an indescribable sense of longing in his heart, and at the same time, there was an indescribable vanity.
He had actually been chatting about movies and his thoughts with such a powerful person a few minutes ago.
When he thought of this, he began to feel inexplicably excited.
"Everyone, don't stand. Please sit down. Standing is very tiring."
James Bunter smiled and shook his head, and then spoke of his speech.
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Although every filmmaker, especially those in the literary and art circles, are very proud and feel that they are the king of movies.
However, when he saw Zhou Yang standing on the stage talking and seeing the footage of him chatting with James Bond, Wang Shuai couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart.
He is the youngest among the five generations of directors, and is less than 40 years old this year. This is something he has always been proud of.
However……
At this moment, I actually felt very old. I had an inexplicable feeling that the sixth-generation director was coming and was about to shoot him on the beach.
At the same time, there will also be a sense of jealousy.
I lament Zhou Yang's bad luck, and also wonder why Zhou Yang has such an attractive, so-called affinity.
Oh shit!
He is truly the first director among the six generations.
The sour feeling suddenly became stronger.
Last year, "The Crow" seemed to be in great glory, but after returning from Cannes, it had no success and did not win any awards.
People are so irritating!
but……
After all, he is a sixth-generation director!
No matter how much Xiao Zhou flutters, he is still my junior. No matter what, he will always call me "Director Wang" or "Brother Wang" when he meets me.
Moreover, in a sense, I also participated in training him, and he also learned a lot of shooting concepts and knowledge from me. I can be considered half of his teacher, right?
When he thought about it, Wang Shuai suddenly felt a little better.
Suddenly I felt comfortable, and even felt a sense of unreasonable relief.
certainly……
Feeling comfortable, he finally stopped watching the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony.
If you watch too much, you won't be able to sleep at night.
"Director Wang, don't you want to watch it?"
"I won't watch anymore. I'm going to prepare a new movie..."
“What are you going to do in the new movie?”
"have no idea."
Huang Jiacheng was quite cheerful, with a bright smile on his face.
Cannes……
He has also been there, and of course he has won awards, and he even served as one of the judges at Cannes.
Although Zhou Yang is quite powerful this time and seems to have some historical status, he still doesn't see enough in his own eyes.
Huang Jiacheng watched Wang Shuai turn around and leave. When he was about to walk out of the office door, he suddenly stopped again.
"No, I must ask Xiao Zhou to write a script for me, otherwise this great popularity will be wasted!"
He muttered suddenly.
Then turned around and left.
Huang Jiacheng hesitated for a moment, and then thought of Zhou Yang's new movie registration.
His new movie seems to be called "Infernal Affairs"?
Then, as if he thought of something, he narrowed his eyes and took out his mobile phone.
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Applause, praise.
The era belonging to James Bunter did not end with the honorary Palme d'Or, but is still glorious.
Countless reporters swarmed around James Bunter after he stepped down.
He greeted politely, smiled and sat back down in his seat under the protection of his assistant.
He heard many congratulations along the way.
He was still polite and still smiling.
When he sat back on the chair, many filmmakers around him struck up a conversation with him again.
He was listening to everyone's voice, but he didn't respond too much, just said a few words.
Everything is a polite smile.
As time went by, the number of people chatting up slowly began to decrease.
The lights on the stage rotated, the music was still exciting, and the anti-war themed Cannes International Film Festival awards ceremony finally came to an end.
When the song started, the audience attracted by James Bunter subconsciously looked towards the stage.
That was the familiar voice of the world's number one pop king, Ben Jackson.
When the figure gradually emerged, the long-haired man wearing jeans, holding a microphone and wearing sunglasses appeared...
The entire field erupted into an unprecedented cheer.
His appearance was an accident. No one had ever thought that this world-renowned King of Pop would appear on the stage and sing a gentle song that they had never heard before.
James Bond slightly touched his painful eardrum...
Then, he saw Zhou Yang in the front row turn his head and handed him pieces of paper.
In the flickering light, he picked up the paper and glanced at it slightly.
He saw the English letters of "Jaws" written very neatly on the paper.
At the same time, he also imitated his own appearance and drew illustrations of the shots.
Although the painting was not very beautiful and looked amateurish, James Bond's eyes lit up slightly.
The outline of the new movie shooting began to become clearer and clearer in his mind. After reading the illustrations, he turned to look at the Chinese young man in front of him.
The young man had a simple and honest smile, and his eyes showed humility, as if he was waiting for something.
He was in a daze for a while.
Vaguely.
He seemed to see himself more than forty years ago...