The next day, while Lin Chengxun was still sleeping, Han Xiaozhou forcibly pulled the velvet quilt off his body.
"What are you doing?"
Lin Chengxun looked at the thick dark circles on Han Xiaozhou's face with sleepy eyes, knowing that she was too nervous, too excited, and hadn't slept all night.
Lin Chengxun seemed very calm. He even had time to buy gifts for the women at home yesterday.
"It's so late and you're still sleeping!"
Xiaoguai's voice suddenly appeared at the door. Apparently, Bong Joon-ho was afraid that Han Xiaoyi could not deal with Lin Chengxun alone, so he sent two people.
Lin Chengxun looked out the window helplessly. The days in May were obviously longer and the nights were shorter. At this moment, he couldn't even see the white fish belly. He glanced at Xiaoguai melancholy, then grabbed the quilt and slowly wriggled his way in.
Under the covers.
"ah!"
Han Xiaozhou screamed and threw himself on the bed. Like a tigress, he stripped Lin Chengxun naked, then pulled Xiaoguai, and the two of them cooperated with each other and finally put Lin Chengxun into comfortable casual clothes.
As for the clothes at the closing ceremony, that was not their job. They were only responsible for taking off Lin Chengxun from the bed. The subsequent clothing, styling, and even the acceptance speech were all left to Bong Joon Ho.
Time soon arrived in the afternoon. A total of five members of the "Parasite" crew, including Lin Sung-hoon, Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho, Xiao Guai and Han Hyo-joo, appeared on the red carpet and passed the Avenue of Stars. This lineup made many people feel confident.
I left some declarations in the interview area and then went all the way to the Film Palace venue.
At 7:30, the closing ceremony officially began. First, each jury panel came on stage to make their appearance, and then the awards began.
The first award was the Camera d'Or, which is equivalent to the best newcomer award given to a director. It was won by the new French director Leonor Cerelli for "Young Woman"; followed by the short film unit and a competition unit.
In terms of awards, as for the main competition unit, it is placed at the end.
Time passed, and as the awarding of one type of competition unit ended, it finally came to the awarding of the main competition unit. Bong Joon-ho and the others' hearts suddenly jumped up. On the contrary, it was Lin Chengxun who was the real owner. He felt as if he was...
Watching from a third party's perspective.
"You're not nervous at all?"
"Why should I be nervous?" Lin Chengxun asked. He looked at the little monster who was so nervous that his whole face was shrinking together, and said with a smile: "I want you to pay less attention to the arguments on the Internet that if you are hot, you will die, you don't believe it!"
"But I'm just nervous!"
Xiaoguai pursed her lips, and involuntarily grabbed Lin Chengxun's two fingers and squeezed them.
Seeing this, Bong Junhao also came over and said: "Seeing that you are so nervous, I have good news for you."
"What good news?"
"This year's Blue Dragon Awards were won by our film "Parasite."
Lin Chengxun was stunned. Although he thought that if "Parasite" won the Golden Palm, then not to mention the Blue Dragon Award, all the three major domestic awards in Peninsula would be awarded to "Parasite"; but the problem is that he has not given "Parasite" to the Blue Dragon yet.
When the award is submitted for review, it feels like you know that if you have sex without taking safety measures, you will get pregnant and give birth to a child; but now the baby has already popped out before you even take off your pants!
Lin Chengxun shook his head and watched the awards ceremony continue. His nominations for Best Director and Bong Joon-ho's nominations for Best Screenplay were all lost, and were given to Sofia Coppola's "Under the Peony" and Lynne Ramsay's "The Peony" respectively.
"You Were Never Really Here"; the best actor and best actress was also won by Joaquin Phoenix and Diane Kruger as Lin Chengxun predicted.
Immediately, the highlight came. The jury award attracted the attention of everyone present. When the award presenter said "Ruben Östlund of "Freedom Square"", Ruben Östlund could not hide his sigh of disappointment.
At the same time, the live broadcast camera was on the crew of "Parasite" and "120 BPM".
"Liberty Square" won the Grand Jury Prize, which meant that it missed the opportunity to compete with Palmetto. The remaining contenders were "Parasite" and "120 Beats Per Minute."
In the end, the biggest award at the Cannes International Film Festival was awarded to "Parasite" amidst the madness of the Peninsula media. Amid the cheers of the audience, after Lim Sung-hoon and Bong Joon-ho greeted each other, he wore a straight suit.
The suit was stamped on the stage, holding the Golden Palm Tree trophy and certificate in his hand: "First of all, I want to thank..."
While the Palme d'Or awards of the 70th Cannes Film Festival were broadcast live simultaneously around the world, and Lin Chengxun raised the trophy amidst thunderous applause, China's Sina Weibo, Lin Chengxun's real-name Weibo, published a cartoon at the Cannes Film Palace.
Lumiere Hall.
A bald eagle grabbed a landmine marked "SD" and landed in the house of Bangzi, who was wearing an American steel helmet. Looking at the rabbit's house next door, it asked Bangzi for protection fees: This year, the garrison fee will increase by 500%.
It is self-evident what this cartoon represents, and the efficient communication of the Internet made this Weibo top trending search in just five minutes, and was successfully spread abroad.
This has led to a hesitation in the Peninsula media, that is, whether to praise Lim Sung-hoon or to criticize him. After all, regarding the entry of SD into South Korea, the general trend in Peninsula is that there is more approval than opposition, and
Lim Sung-hoon is the first peninsula public figure with huge influence to stand up and ridicule this reality.
Of course, Jiang Wen still left a way out for Lin Chengxun, which was to confirm that the Weibo post was not posted by Lin Chengxun himself. After all, at the time when the Weibo was posted, someone else was standing on the Golden Palm Award stage in full view of everyone.
But this is equivalent to giving Lin Chengxun a choice. If he denies it, he will choose the peninsula. If he does not deny it, he will choose China.
"Although I didn't do it myself, I really meant what I said, so I won't deny it."
When faced with Bong Joon-ho's admonishment, Lin Chengxun said this very apologetically.
Not long after, the peninsula's domestic opinions on his handling also came down. As the peninsula's first winner of the Golden Palm Award, they could not throw dirty water on Lin Chengxun; but due to his opposition to SD and political leanings, they could not throw dirt on him either.
Praise.
So the final result is, no hype, no reporting.
This result seemed to be expected by Lin Chengxun. At the moment when the closing ceremony of the 70th Cannes Film Festival ended, he got on the plane back to Jeju Island without waiting at all, leaving only Bong Joon-ho with one message.
Short message.
"I'm home."
...
Two years later, the scorching heat in Seoul gradually subsided. On the contrary, the relations between China, Japan and South Korea gradually warmed up.
Jeju Island.
A man who had been idle for two years was lying in the garden enjoying the caress of the warm autumn sun. He had rarely had such leisure time since becoming a housewife.
"Dad."
Lin Chengxun turned his head and looked at the carved face in front of him, a small and beautiful face. His expression was very serious at this time, and he was staring at Lin Chengxun with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Xiu'er, what's wrong?"
"Xiaozhou's mother said it's time for my father to go back."
"Yes, it's time for me to go back." Lin Chengxun picked up his daughter and looked at the sky over Seoul with expectation.