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Chapter 72 The First Prize

"The winners of the Best Newcomer Award are: Yangzi's "Blue Flower" and Feng Jiaqi's "The Story of Dunzi"!"

"The winners of the Best Child Actor Award are: Wang Zhengjia for "Once Upon a Time in the Movies" and Wu Xu for "On the Road to School"!"

"The winner of the Art Exploration Award is: "My Heart Is Flying"

"The winner of the Best Visual Effects Award is: "A World Without Thieves""

...

With awards being awarded one after another, the awards ceremony is already halfway through.

Yang Mi was not shortlisted for the Best Newcomer Award. After all, she had starred in a TV movie before, so she could not be considered a newcomer.

Tang An could feel that Yang Mi was still very excited, especially every time the award-winning guest on the stage read out a name.

"You haven't become the most popular actress yet, why are you so excited?" Tang Anqi asked.

"I don't know, I just feel like I'm nervous after reading so many times without hearing my name!" Yang Mi clenched his fists and blushed a little.

At this time, Gu Changwei, the director of "Peacock" next to him, spoke. Seeing Yang Mi's nervous look, he felt a little funny and a little emotional.

"It's like this for the first time being shortlisted. Relax your mind, it's yours and you won't be able to escape!"

"Uncle, is this your first time being shortlisted?" Yang Mi looked at him as a bit unfamiliar and asked casually.

Tang An saw that Yang Mi didn't know Gu Changwei, so he quickly corrected him, "Mi Mi, this is director Gu Changwei!"

After that, he apologized to Gu Changwei, "Director Gu, I'm sorry, Yang Mi is so young that she didn't recognize you!"

"It doesn't matter, I'm just a behind-the-scenes staff member. This is also my first time as a director, so naturally it's my first time to be shortlisted!" Gu Changwei waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly.

"Director Gu, I'm sorry!" Yang Mi said sheepishly, and then asked curiously, "Director Gu, aren't you nervous?"

"Director Gu won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, why are you so nervous!" Tang An complimented with a smile.

Although Gu Changwei's achievements as a director are not outstanding, he is friends with most of the fifth-generation directors, and he comes from Xiying Film Studio, so he is a direct descendant!

The West Film Studio in the 1980s and 1990s was the signature of Chinese films. The first place foreign film producers went to when they came to China was not the China Film Studio, but the West Film Studio.

In the eyes of today's people, having a Beijing registered residence is the best, but in the 1980s, many directors, actors, and behind-the-scenes staff gave up their Beijing registered residence and tried every means to transfer their connections to Xiying. It can be seen that Xiying was at that time of appeal.

At that time, there was no concept of a brokerage company. Graduates of China Theater and Beijing Film Studio who could be assigned to Western Film Studio were those with relatively hard backgrounds.

It can be said that in the 1980s and 1990s, Western Film Studio represented the highest achievement of domestic films, just like Hollywood to the United States.

Movie directors, TV series directors, actors, screenwriters, photographers, the top talents in the country at that time basically all came from Xiying Studio.

In that era, no matter where you went to the crew or where you were filming, you could always meet people who came from Xiying Studio.

However, with the resignation of Wu Tianming, director of Xi Film Studio, and the introduction of imported blockbusters, the country's only state-owned film studio that once operated without debt eventually declined, marking that mainland films have finally fully entered the capital era.

Although Xiying Studio has declined, its influence still covers the entire mainland entertainment industry.

Needless to say, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, Huang Jianxin served in the top management of China Film and Television, and later directed "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Founding of the Party". After Han Sanping resigned, he directed "The Founding of the Army".

Gu Changwei took over as the artistic director of Huayi in 2013. In the same year, Chen He signed a contract with Huayi, and the male lead in "Micro Love" was also given to him.

If it wasn't for the good relationship between him and Brother Chen Kai, I wouldn't believe it if I beat him to death.

Most of the directors, photographers, and screenwriters in this venue are inextricably related to Xi Film Studio.

Tang An wants to form a professional team, and all behind-the-scenes personnel must be top professionals, so contact with people from Xiying is inevitable.

However, Li Xiaowan's Long Xinda lacked film resources, which may be due to personal connections in addition to funds.

Li Shaohong is also a fifth-generation director, but he was born in a Beijing film studio and has three or two kittens. Li Xiaowan worked as an assistant to Chen Kaige's father, and the relationship was not very close.

Perhaps because he had just returned from Berlin in February with great honor, Gu Changwei was in a good mood, so he started chatting with Tang An.

The awards on stage are still going on. The next award is the Best Debut Film Award, which is also the award that Tang An is most certain to win.

It has a high box office and has won awards abroad. If this award was not given to Tang An, the jury would probably be embarrassed.

“Nominations for Best Debut Novel!”

"On the way to school"

"Waiting Alone"

"What a Big Pair of Sheep"

"Shark Beach"

When the host on the stage read "Shark Beach", Tang An immediately sat up straight and pretended to be very excited and looking forward to it.

There is no way, we must give some face, otherwise the organizer will take a look and ask us to give you a nomination. You are so calm. Are you dismissive?

However, great directors are much more casual. When it was the turn of "A World Without Thieves", Feng Xiaogang was still chatting with others with his legs crossed.

Immediately, Tang An felt that several cameras were pointed in his direction, and most of the people around him were also looking this way.

Obviously, everyone thinks that "Shark Beach" is the most likely to win this award.

Next to him, Wu Sixian, the director of "Waiting Alone", felt much more nervous compared to Tang An's pretentious attitude.

He glanced at Tang An and felt unsure. He could only hope that the organizing committee would not take a fancy to this kind of popcorn director.

After whetting his appetite, the host leaned closer to the microphone and read out the winning film loudly.

"Shark Beach!"

"Congratulations!"

Then, the music started playing, and clips from the movie "Shark Tank" began to play on the large central screen.

"Pah, pah, pah!"

Everyone also applauded in a dignified manner and looked at Tang An with a smile.

Tang An straightened his dress, stood up and gestured around, then slowly walked to the stage in the face of the flashing lights that kept clicking.

"Congratulations to Director Tang An for winning the Best Debut Award at this year's Beijing University Student Film Festival!"

After handing the trophy to Tang An, the host waited for the applause to last for two seconds before speaking.

"Director Tang, your debut film has a special meaning for every director. Can you tell everyone and the audience in front of the TV about your original intention of creating it and your current feelings?"

Tang An was silent for three seconds before taking the phone.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, this is the truth taught to us by the ancients!"

His tone was a little low!

"Actually, I had the idea of ​​directing a film by myself for a long time. However, due to various concerns and distrust of my own abilities, I didn't work as an assistant director on the crew of "Letter from an Unknown Woman" until last year and filmed some

It was the less important scenes that really took root in my heart!”

"I thought at that time, no matter how many difficulties there are, we should overcome them. Nothing in this world is easy!"

"I took all my savings, prepared the equipment, found the actors and started filming right away!"

“If I don’t have money to hire anyone, I’ll be the photographer, lighting engineer, set decorator, and artist myself!

"I have not considered what to do if there is insufficient funds in the middle, how to solve the distribution problem, or where to do the subsequent special effects!"

Tang An held his head high, his body straight, looking ahead confidently, and said in an impassioned tone, "Just keep going all the way forward. If there is a hurdle, cross it. If you can't cross it, make a detour. If there is a mountain blocking it, climb up it. If there is a river, swim across it.

!”

"The worst case scenario is that you reach a desperate situation, encounter a cliff, turn around and start over again!"

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...

Although the filmmakers at the scene were all old people who had been in the industry for many years, Tang An's words still made them feel blessed.

It seems to remind me of the time when I was young.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers and rush forward!


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