The lights of the Venice International Film Festival are bright.
Under the stage where everyone is watching, everyone is holding their breath and looking ahead.
"Infernal Affairs" Zhou Yang, Liu Hua, "Lighthouse by the Sea" Zhao Zhen, "Night Walker" Li Yaozong, "Berlin 1982" Tom...
One after another, close-up short films flashed in front of the screen, and the camera gave a close-up to each actor nominated for the award.
King Liu Hua couldn't hide his excitement and stared straight ahead. When the camera caught his eye, he smiled at the camera and said hello, maintaining the humility of an older generation of actors.
Zhao Zhen was in high spirits and could be seen to be very nervous. He kept holding the handle with both hands, as if he was restless. When the camera panned over him, he wanted to laugh, but because he was too excited, he laughed in a weird way.
After the camera scanned his expression, his face was red and his mind was horribly blank.
King Li Yaozhong was also excited. Although he had already won the Best Actor Award in China, he still couldn't calm down. He was full of expectations on the screen...
That's the Venice International Film Festival!
One of the oldest film festivals in the world, and a major award for Best Actor and Best Movie!
With this award, his influence will definitely radiate to Europe and he will become a veritable international superstar!
Tom from "Berlin 1982" even stood up and started punching and cheering...
…
At the scene, Zhou Yang was the only one who looked calm, like an old monk in meditation. He was neither nervous nor excited. He just wore a coy smile, showing off to the extreme.
The photos on the screen were rotated and finally settled on "The Lighthouse by the Sea".
Countless thunderous applause sounded, and the camera gave a close-up of Zhao Zhen who was stunned, unbelievable, and excited.
Everyone on the crews of "Infernal Affairs" and "Night Walker" was in an uproar.
Later, next to the crew of "The Lighthouse by the Sea", Zhao Zhen was hugged by everyone, and then he was pushed onto the aisle, and walked onto the bright stage step by step with a confused emotion...
"I actually lost to a miner!"
"..."
Next to the crew of "Night Walker", Li Yaozong was in disbelief when he heard Zhao Zhen introduce himself that he was an out-and-out miner in the past!
Then, he clapped with a wry smile.
Not far away, Liu Hua felt a huge gap. He was applauding and continuing to laugh, but his smile was a little forced.
Although he knew that the movie "The Lighthouse by the Sea" had an almost terrifying influence in Venice and was extremely popular among niche audiences, when the ending came to Liu Hua, he still felt lost, as if he had returned to the fifth century.
That Golden Horse Award from years ago!
witness!
Tanima is another witness.
"are you OK?"
Song Yiyi looked at Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang was still very calm, applauding calmly and laughing calmly, as if he was outside the world and watching a performance.
It failed to win the Best Screenplay Award and the Best Actor Award. "Infernal Affairs" didn't win anything during this trip to the Venice International Film Festival.
Song Yiyi didn't know how to comfort Zhou Yang. She felt that the more Zhou Yang remained calm now, the greater his mood swings and the more he felt lost.
He put in too much effort into "Infernal Affairs".
The camera was adjusted again and again, the script was revised repeatedly, every line was pondered over and over again, every dialogue expression was precise down to the changes in the eyes, but still it was reshot again and again, treating the entire movie as a work of art.
…
In fact, she has always seen it.
Such hard-working works have been repeatedly attacked internationally...
It had good influence but poor box office. It was suppressed and was canceled early. It was invited by the Venice International Film Festival and received three nominations. It should have been a proud moment, but in the end it got nothing...
"It's good. I'm very happy for Brother Zhao."
The lights flicker.
Full of cheers.
Zhao Zhen, who was attracting everyone's attention on the stage, started to thank many people with tears running down his nose. Naturally, he had to thank Zhou Yang.
Thanks to Zhou Yang for pulling him out of the mine and bringing him into this industry...
Sometimes the encounters in life really feel magical!
The camera inevitably glanced at Zhou Yang again. Zhou Yang looked at Zhao Zhen on the stage, a smile appeared on his calm face, and he was sincerely happy for him.
As for the loss...
Maybe, after all, standing on such a splendid stage, enjoying all the attention and all the glory, it feels like the entire Venice International Film Festival is paved and revered for you, which is definitely a good feeling.
But the feeling of loss only lasted for a moment and then disappeared.
"China Star has produced its first truly international superstar!"
He heard Li Qiang from the post-production team muttering to himself behind him.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Qiang's eyes full of passion!
"It's okay, we'll come back next time...it's okay!"
"Cry if you want...it's not embarrassing, don't hold it in, just cry out."
Zhou Yang felt Song Yiyi's hand suddenly caressing the back of his hand, speaking softly amidst the noise.
This little girl felt that Zhou Yang had suffered the biggest setback and blow in his life, and his mood collapsed for a moment...
Zhou Yang shook his head, somewhat dumbfounded.
"It's okay... Teacher Song, are you taking this opportunity to take advantage of me?"
"Bah, who wants to take advantage of you..."
After Song Yiyi looked at Zhou Yang's weird expression, her pretty face turned red instantly, and she quickly withdrew her hand. Knowing that she had misunderstood, she wanted to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it.
not far away……
The person who really collapsed was Feng Kai.
"Also, I would like to thank the directors and leaders who helped me along the way..."
He listened carefully and heard a series of thank you lists, but he was not in the list!
He stared at Zhao Zhen relentlessly, but watched helplessly as Zhao Zhen walked down the stage step by step. Feng Kai's expression changed from excitement, anticipation, adjusting his sitting posture, to confusion, and finally disbelief to disappointment...
【Why didn't he thank me?】
[Directors? Why do you classify me as a director? You call me Director Feng, or you call me Feng Kai. I have no credit, but I have to work hard!]
[My "Jinyiwei" made him famous, and I also filmed a lot of things in "The Bottom of the Mine"!]
[Thank you and give me a close-up, even for a second or two, isn’t it okay? 】
The lights on the stage are still flashing, and the next award is being announced and awarded...
At this moment, Feng Kai seemed to have returned to Berlin that year, becoming a witness, and then a frustrated person.
"Wow, Director Feng, this is our first international superstar from China Star!"
"um, yes!"
"so amazing!"
"Well, it's awesome, it's really awesome..."
"Director Feng, are you okay?"
"I'm pretty good..."
Feng Kai seemed to have his soul ripped out of him, and then he dealt with it in a daze.
The 64th Venice International Film Festival finally came to an end with a burst of singing and dancing performances.
"The Lighthouse by the Sea" became the biggest winner at the 64th Venice International Film Festival...
This film won the Best Actor Award and the Best Screenplay Award. At the same time, it also won the much-anticipated Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival.
Director Marie Vane was so excited that she could not open her mouth from ear to ear while holding the trophy. She was so excited that she burst into laughter on the stage.
There is no doubt that this is the most peak moment in her life...
"Night Walker", which had high hopes, actually failed. It failed completely and gained nothing.
"Infernal Affairs" also became a running companion.
After the award ceremony ended, several judges came over, shook hands with Zhou Yang, and expressed regret and regret for the film.
The chairman of the 64th Venice International Film Festival even sighed: "It should have won the award. I am very optimistic about this movie. The script is good and the filming is also very good..."
"However, its opponent is "The Lighthouse by the Sea", a movie that exaggerates a niche love story..."
"..."
When Zhou Yang faced regret, he felt quite peaceful and didn't have many words.
The original "Infernal Affairs" also happily won international awards.
Unfortunately, I found nothing.
When "Infernal Affairs" in this world was nominated for the Venice International Film Festival, Christian hinted to Zhou Yang that he should be prepared to compete with "The Lighthouse by the Sea".
Whether it is the Oscars, the three major European film festivals, or some other film festivals in the West, the craze for niche films continues...
The structure of the entire movie "Infernal Affairs" seems to be quite different in terms of overall layout and performance.
This world is quite realistic.
During the opening ceremony of the Venice International Film Festival...
There are huge crowds of people, and the sky is noisy with gongs and drums.
After the award ceremony ended, it started to feel a little cold.
The glamorous and pretentious red carpet actresses are gone, as are some of the film crews who were "invited to the screening".
But there were still a lot of reporters. When they saw Zhou Yang and his party coming out, they all immediately swarmed around...
Zhao Zhen became a favorite among the crowd. He was surrounded and praised to the sky.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, do you feel disappointed after this defeat?"
"Mr. Zhou, I am Xiao Chen, a reporter from "Chinese Movies". I would like to ask you, how do you feel when "Infernal Affairs" is met with failure in Venice?"
"Mr. Zhou Yang, China Star is about to give birth to its first international superstar. What do you think of this matter?"
"..."
The reporters' questions were very vicious. Almost every one of them wanted to rub salt into Zhou Yang's wounds, and even more wanted to see Zhou Yang's expression of loss and loss of composure.
However……
Zhou Yang's reaction was beyond their expectations. He remained calm from beginning to end. After answering a few words, he got into the car.
Before he arrived at the hotel, he received a phone call.