Chapter 83 You look so good when you smile! Four thousand words!)
Berlin.
On the splendid stage, Zhou Yang said everything he wanted to say in an instant.
After finishing speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Many emotions suppressed deep in my heart were all released at this moment.
He felt very relaxed, unprecedentedly relaxed.
He looked at all the people below. Everyone in the Nuo University venue was looking at him, and applause broke out.
Because there was no special Chinese translator, no one except the media from China and the two crew members could understand what he was saying.
But many people couldn't help but applaud him.
Zhou Yang stood there upright. I don't know if it was an illusion, but under the light, he looked a little lonely.
He does not have the high-spirited feeling of young people at all, and is completely different from all the winners.
His voice was loud at first, but then gradually became hoarse, and every pause was full of complex emotions that had experienced many vicissitudes of life. He seemed to be thanking many people, and the last sigh after thanking him was like a young man living in the body.
He was holding a scarred soul, and this scarred soul was liberated in that burst of relief.
At least……
After listening to Zhou Yang's speech, Green Screen, the film critic, seemed to be infected by inexplicable emotions, feeling empty for no reason.
She applauded vigorously!
Cheer for Zhou Yang!
"Thanks!"
Zhou Yang gently spat out these two words. After he spat it out, his eye circles were filled with bloodshot eyes and became increasingly red.
But he managed not to shed tears in the end, nor did he show any gaffes like other winners, or even fail to hold the trophy.
The lights illuminated him, and he gently raised the trophy and bowed very seriously to everyone.
He was once the humblest person, living at the bottom and tortured to pieces by life.
When he opened his eyes every day, all he saw were bills and the sound of his father's painful struggle in the hospital bed.
He faces the world with a sincere heart, is friendly to everyone, and takes everything very seriously.
He took his father on many, many roads, with hope every step of the way, but each time it turned into disappointment.
The repeated blows did not make him discouraged, but instead made him stronger!
He felt that unless he died, nothing could defeat him.
A broken van, a bunch of broken filming equipment, and a strange place, guarding that almost paranoid responsibility.
The loneliness in the dead of night, the claustrophobia after going down the mine, the depth, and the sound of falling stones.
He is not afraid of death.
And he even thought that one day, if the mine collapsed, it would actually be good for him to be buried in the mine.
Perhaps, this is his destiny.
Pictures and individuals flashed through his mind...
He laughed.
He succeeded.
At this moment, he stood on the most splendid stage and won the first award in his life.
He stood up slowly, feeling that his body was filled with the joy of being reborn. He glanced at everyone below again. He smiled brighter, straightened his chest, and walked off the stage step by step.
In a blind spot that was not visible to the camera, tears suddenly flowed out uncontrollably, and the hand holding the trophy was shaking. For a moment, he wanted to burst into tears.
Everyone is eager to be recognized and to prove themselves.
He originally thought that he was indifferent to the so-called Berlin Prize and would be excited, but it was impossible for him to shed tears and lose his composure, but for some reason, he couldn't stand it...
He paused for a moment!
But he did not stop, but wiped away his tears, walked out of the dark behind step by step, continued to smile, and walked downstairs.
"Well done, boy!"
When passing by the "Hero" crew, a middle-aged man next to Song Lian suddenly stood up excitedly and ran over to give Zhou Yang a hug.
Hug her tightly.
Zhou Yang was shocked, he didn't even know who this middle-aged man was!
"I thought our Huaxia Film was finished, okay, okay!" After the hug, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief: "My name is Chen Rong, and I am the post-production special effects artist of "Hero". I hope we can cooperate in the future.
I had the opportunity to watch "Under the Mine", and it was shot very realistically, really well, and very moving. This award is well deserved!"
Chen Rong said a lot in one breath.
Not everyone is scheming.
After going abroad, it is true that I can't see the good colleagues, and even smile on the lips, but they are stumbling behind their backs.
However, more people hope that Chinese compatriots can give it a try, and they also hope that Chinese movies can have a world of their own overseas, so that people no longer feel that Chinese movies have no weight at all in the international film circle.
The situation in the Chinese film industry is not very optimistic.
As of three years ago, the number one box office hit in Chinese movie history is still the disappointing Hollywood movie "The Time Machine".
The box office of 400 million yuan is daunting.
In fact, after the millennium, Chinese movies have really become more and more tragic.
More than 30 movies are exported every year, but the final reputation and box office of each movie are not very good, and they have no right to speak at all.
There hasn't been a word-of-mouth movie like "Overlord" in fifteen years!
Every year, directors put out the slogan of surpassing "The Time Machine", but every year they are not satisfied. Their movie "Heroes" came with the intention of surpassing "The Time Machine".
They want to win awards in Berlin, go to Oscars, and let everyone know that "Hero" is definitely one of the few good films in China!
Unfortunately, the defeat in Berlin was undoubtedly a very depressing blow. Looking at the unfamiliar foreign faces on the stage, Chen Rong felt despair. He even thought that the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution should be awarded to that ""
Bella's End"!
When he heard that "Under the Mine" had won the award, he stared in disbelief, followed by a burst of uncontrollable excitement!
When he saw Zhou Yang walking down, he couldn't help but rush over!
"Thank you! There will definitely be a chance in the future. Well, if you can find me in any way, feel free to ask!"
Zhou Yang showed a silly smile to Chen Rong and returned to his seat.
As soon as he sat down, he saw Wang Shuai approaching.
"Show me the Silver Bear Award, touch it more, and let me feel the international atmosphere!"
Regardless of whether Zhou Yang agreed or not, he snatched the Silver Bear Award trophy from Zhou Yang's hand. After grabbing it, he touched it repeatedly, wishing he could touch the Silver Bear's head bald. He didn't look like a thirty-five-year-old middle-aged man at all.
Instead, people are like a child who just got a toy and can't put it down.
"I'm going to the toilet." Zhou Yang laughed and walked towards the toilet.
"Go ahead, go ahead! But, well, if you meet Shen Changwei who fell into the toilet in the toilet, you should keep a low profile and don't give him any shame... He is probably depressed."
"Uh-huh."
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The Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award is indeed a hint.
"Heroes" was also nominated for the Golden Bear Award!
But as everyone thought, it failed again, losing to the movie "The Last Day of Bella".
Polish female director Isa Bela burst into tears on the stage and could not even finish her speech.
She was so excited.
Golden Bear Award for Best Film in the Main Competition.
That is the most awesome award in the entire Berlin International Film Festival. It has a very high gold content and is a reflection of international status.
She was naturally excited.
Although everyone knew that "Hero" would definitely fail, everyone on the crew still felt extremely disappointed.
They came all the way to Berlin, and they didn’t even need other awards, as long as they got the Golden Bear!
However, there are no miracles in this world.
After the Golden Bear Awards were awarded, some people from the "Hero" crew used urine to escape one after another.
After all, it’s really not a good feeling to watch others show off!
Next, some awards were awarded one after another, but no one paid attention to it. Even after the last award was awarded, two-thirds of the entire theater at the University of Nottingham was vacant, making it seem a bit deserted.
Chairman Charlotte Celie had long been mentally prepared for this. After saying some decent words on the stage, she announced that the 56th Berlin International Film Festival had come to a successful conclusion!
Zhou Yang stayed in the bathroom for a long time...
When he came out, his eyes were slightly swollen.
He looked at everyone leaving the venue, feeling a little confused.
"Director Zhou, thank you for your hard work!"
"Huh?" After hearing a gentle voice, Zhou Yang turned her head subconsciously, and then she saw An Xiao carefully handing the Silver Bear Award into his hand.
"Fortunately, it's not hard." Zhou Yang laughed naively. When facing An Xiao, he slowly began to feel calm, and at the same time, he finally felt confident from within.
"Let's go!" An Xiao looked at Zhou Yang and laughed.
"Um."
"Director Zhou."
"ah?"
"It's my, um, our company's greatest honor to meet you..." She stopped when she was about to go out. There was tenderness in her cold eyes, and her smile was beautiful, as if it were blooming in winter. The plum blossoms are white and filled with fragrance.
"Mr. An, don't say that..." Zhou Yang's face was slightly hot: "If I hadn't met you, I would still be a small electrician. Well, Mr. An..."
"What?"
"You look so pretty when you smile!" Zhou Yang suddenly looked at An Xiao, stared at her beautiful eyes, and said these words.
There is a sentence in "Basic Social Networking" that Zhou Yang started to learn and apply.
Don't be stingy with your praise when appropriate, and when you praise, you have to look directly into the person's eyes!
An Xiao suddenly felt her face getting hot and unconsciously looked away: "Ahem...thank you, let's...let's go."
When he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared and his cold look returned.
"Okay." Zhou Yang suddenly panicked after seeing An Xiao's cold expression.
Did she praise her incorrectly? Mr. An doesn’t like people praising her for her beauty?
Why praise her?
Compliment her figure?
temperament?
Compliment her skin?
Or don’t praise anything and just leave it as it is?
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The 56th Berlin International Film Festival has come to an end.
No one could have imagined that "Hero", which had won so many nominations and awards, would suddenly fail, as if it had been humiliated.
This feeling of falling from a great height disappointed many Chinese media.
Even before the awards were over, many people began to scold the Berlin jury for their mentality!
Why on earth did you give me a consolation prize earlier? Why did you give so many nominations?
Is this a play for people?
The emotions of Chinese movie fans are indescribable and depressing...
until!
Hearing the news that "Under the Mine" won the award...
"Come out, come out!"
"Oh my God, it's really coming out!"
"Quickly, go quickly, go quickly..."
On the same red carpet, in the same place, the crew of "Under the Mine", which was once neglected, is surrounded by countless reporters, all of whom want to get first-hand information.
Among the crowd, Zhou Yang was not at a loss.
He smiled at everyone, but did not answer anything. Instead, An Xiao's assistant Zhong Tingting came forward to answer the reporters' questions immediately.
"Oh, God, are you telling the truth? Did he really have no directing experience before this?"
"Oh my god! Are you saying that all the shooting equipment in your crew has been repaired?"
"This is amazing!"
The foreign reporters stared at Zhou Yang's back, all stunned.
Glenn stood there, listening to everything in disbelief.
She suddenly realized that this was a miracle!
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"elder brother……"
"What's wrong?"
"Is this guy the same guy who hit our car in China?"
"Yes what's the matter!"
"This guy seems to have won an award..."
"What?"
"Berlin won the award, winning the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution!"
"Which one? "Under the Mine"? Wait, that's the one who looks silly. The one's name is, I think it's Zhou Yang?"
"seems like it!"
"Holy shit? Real or fake? This kid..."
Vietnam.
Hong Xiang and Liu Yi, who had defrauded "Mineral" of millions, stared at the latest entertainment news with their mouths open. When they saw a familiar figure, they looked at each other.
They were completely confused.
After a long time, they still didn't recover. All of this really shocked them.
They ran away, leaving behind a stupid boy. Who knew that this stupid boy would actually make a movie!
Not only did it take place, but it also won an award in Berlin?
Are you fucking kidding me?
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door at the hotel.
"Who!"
"Delivery..."
"oh!"
Liu Yi subconsciously ran over to open the door, but when he opened the door, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. I didn't order any takeout!
What's going on with this boss? He even delivers the wrong takeout!
Wait, that’s not right!
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open violently, and then a group of police officers rushed over and suppressed him...
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March 4th.
It was the day when the crew of "Hero" and "The Bottom of Mine" returned to China together.
Inside Yanjing Airport.
A large group of reporters had been waiting here early.
"I'm coming!"
"finally come!"
"Shen Changwei, Director Shen is here!"
"Wow……"
"The crew of "The Bottom of the Mine" is here, hurry, hurry..."
"Wait, what's going on?"
Just when all the reporters rushed over to prepare to interview this group of people, a police car was faster than them...
Then, they watched helplessly as Zhou Yang was taken into a police car beside the crew of "Under the Mine".
A group of confused "Mining Bottom" staff members and equally confused reporters were left behind.