The old man with the white beard finally stopped whetting his appetite and shouted out with great energy.
What followed was enthusiastic applause from the audience, who made no secret of their love for the film.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
"call!"
Tang An breathed a sigh of relief and was very surprised. He didn't expect that the organizing committee would actually award this award to him.
He ignored the stunned Lu Chuan next to him, stood up, greeted his colleagues and the audience around him, and strode onto the podium.
"Young man, your photos are very good, but they are not as beautiful as the beaches of San Sebastian!" the old man encouraged with a smile.
"Thank you!" Tang An greeted him sincerely, took the trophy with both hands, and held it firmly in his hands.
Looking at the thousands of spectators in the audience, even Tang An, who had experienced countless big scenes, couldn't help but feel a little excited.
"I am very grateful to the organizing committee for awarding this award to me, thank you!"
"Actually, I don't have much confidence that I can win this award. After all, I am only 23 years old and this is my first film. Due to various reasons, there are still many flaws in this film. This is very regrettable.
I also learned a lot from it. I hope that my next work will make greater progress and be able to get on this podium again. Thank you!"
Once again, he stepped down from the stage and returned to his seat amidst the roar of the audience. These were also his inner thoughts. Due to cost constraints, he could only give this film a passing score of 60 points.
"Director Lu, it seems that the judges don't agree with your movie very much!" Tang An sat down and looked at him and chuckled.
"Huh! I don't know why I won a small prize!"
Tang An smiled, turned to Yang Mi who was staring at the trophy and said, "Mi Mi, let me tell you a story."
"OK!"
"The name of this story is "The Fox and the Grapes"..."
"I know...I know, it's because I can't eat the grapes and say the grapes are sour..."
Yang Mi quickly answered, and after speaking, she noticed something was wrong with Lu Chuan's face. Then she realized that she might have said the wrong thing, and quickly shut up.
"There should be this story in Director Lu's primary school Chinese textbook, right?" Tang An said with a half-smile.
Lu Chuan sadly realized that he seemed to be no match for Tang An because he seemed not to be a sharp talker. He could only look back helplessly and secretly made up his mind to give him a good look in the domestic film market.
Let him see the box office appeal of the new generation of leading directors!
At this time, the next award was being awarded on the stage, the Audience Choice Award, which was undoubtedly won by "Shark Beach" again.
Tang An stuffed the trophy into Yang Mi's arms and went on stage to receive a trophy again.
Yang Mi looked at the other trophy in his hand and whispered to him, "Brother An, can you give me a trophy? I want to put it in the dormitory!"
Upon hearing her words, Xu Ruoyun, who was sitting next to him, quickly tugged on his clothes and said, "Mi Mi!"
"It's okay! Just take that back. I was the one who fooled you in the beginning!" Tang An waved his hand and smiled.
It's enough to have trophies, one has little to do with two.
People who didn't win the prize tried their best to cater to the judges' tastes, but after winning the prize, they didn't take it seriously.
And it's not pure gold, so it's worthless.
The following awards had little to do with Tang An. Xu Jinglei finally won the Silver Shell Award for Best Director, but the Golden Shell trophy was taken away by an Iranian film and failed to win the highest award.
However, for Xu Jinglei, who is a director for the second time, being able to win the Best Director at the International Category A Film Festival is already a great reward, and it is also an affirmation for her.
It was already 9pm when the award ceremony ended. The group of them chartered a minibus and went straight to Madrid Airport. They boarded the plane at around 1am and flew directly to the capital.
Another 12-hour flight, arriving at Beijing Capital Airport at 2pm on the 27th.
Xu Jinglei and the others were picked up by Huayi Photography, and Yang Mi was picked up personally by Li Xiaowan.
"Tang An, let's go back to the company first. See you at the premiere!"
"Okay, remember to come on time!" Tang An waved to them.
"Mr. Li, I have troubled you to come to pick up the plane in person again. You are so hands-on!" Tang An looked at Li Xiaowan and said with a smile.
"I happened to have something to do in the capital, so I stopped by. Director Tang, did you gain anything this time?"
“I was lucky enough to win two awards!”
"Both nominations have won awards? Congratulations to Director Tang!" Li Xiaowan was a little surprised and immediately congratulated him.
Tang An looked at Yang Mi, "Mi Mi, show Mr. Li the trophy!"
"Oh well!"
Yang Mi quickly took out the trophy for best feature film from his bag and handed it over.
"Mr. Li, Brother An gave this to me. I'll put it in the dormitory when I get back!"
Li Xiaowan hesitated for a moment, "How can Director Tang do this?"
"Keep it, this time it's thanks to Mi Mi's performance, otherwise I wouldn't know where to find such a suitable actor!"
"But it's best to stay in the capital these days. The premiere will begin at the end of the month. I'll go to China Film to see if I can get some publicity resources. Mi Mi will definitely participate!"
"Of course, if Director Tang needs it, I will fully cooperate!"
Virgo has won two international awards, and this starting point is even higher than Zhou Xun
In 1991, Zhou Xun, who was also 17 years old, starred in the first movie "The Ancient Tomb", which only won the Best Actress Award at the Beijing TV Film and Television Festival, which was completely incomparable with the International Class A Film Festival.
Moreover, this is a commercial film. If it does well at the box office, as the absolute protagonist, Yang Mi will definitely become famous in one fell swoop.
Not to mention becoming famous, at least he can become a third-tier movie star.
A star, not an actor!
And all of this is thanks to Tang An, a young and somewhat over-the-top director. Li Xiaowan immediately invited him, "Director Tang probably hasn't eaten yet. There is a hotel in front that has pretty good seafood. Do you want to go and try it?"
"Thank you, Mr. Li, for your kindness, but it's getting late. I have to go to China Film Academy, maybe next time!" Tang An declined.
"Then let me send Director Tang there!"
"Then I'll trouble Mr. Li!" Tang An nodded without any pretense.
More than an hour later, Tang An came to China Film Studio again and met Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng poured a glass of water for Tang An, looked at his tired appearance and smiled, "Is Director Tang back from Spain?"
Tang An picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp, "I just got off the plane!"
"The first film can be shortlisted for the International Category A Film Festival. Director Tang is not far away from winning the award!"
"It's not far indeed!"
Tang An chuckled, took out the trophy from his bag and placed it on the table.
"No, it's too close!"
"Is this a prize?" Lin Sheng grabbed the trophy in disbelief and checked it over and over again.
"This is the Audience Choice Award, and there is also a Best Feature Film Award for the Actress!" Tang An laughed.