In fact, there is an embarrassing phenomenon in the three major European film festivals. During the opening ceremony, you will see a large number of Hollywood stars posing on the red carpet. But at the closing time, most of them are gone, and only a few are there.
persevere until the end.
For example, Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta Jones, Emma Thompson, George Clooney, Nicolas Cage and others who caused a sensation in the city have long since disappeared.
The reason is very simple. Many of these Hollywood celebrities are entitled to a share of the box office. Their purpose is very simple, just to promote and sell movie tickets. In this regard, they are essentially the same as those shouting aunts in the wet market.
the difference.
As for whether they won the award, do they care? Of course they do, otherwise like in Cannes in the first half of the year, Nicole Kidman, the heroine of "Dogville", wouldn't have waited eagerly until the end, but she still didn't win the award.
From the perspective of others, it seems that the three major European film festivals are too aloof, and some do not like Hollywood films, especially the current Venice Film Festival, which is similar to the Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Bertolucci, and Ridley.
Scott and many other famous Hollywood directors' films were not shortlisted for the main competition.
In fact, from He Xin's point of view, the three major festivals truly follow the bottom line of internationalization and literature and art. They will never be open to some movie networks because of big-name stars or box office, and they will never be the hot sellers of later generations.
There's a phenomenon where a sci-fi popcorn movie wins Best Picture.
Therefore, many Hollywood celebrities are self-aware, and they leave in time when the task is completed, so as not to waste time. At present, only Naomi Watts, the award guest invited by the organizing committee, and Sean Penn, the popular candidate for the Best Actor, are still there.
Stay behind.
Generally speaking, the only people who can really accompany the film festival to the end are those powerful actors who are not very popular and most European celebrities who regard the junior festival as a palace.
He Xin can probably be regarded as one of those capable actors who are not very popular!
The big names in Hollywood are all showing up, and the most depressing thing is probably the reporters. They can't find enough celebrities to make headlines, and they are all a bit starved for food. No, He Xin and Xiao Douding were beaten by several translators while shopping.
A reporter stopped me.
"Hey, I watched the movie "Incense" and it was very exciting."
"Thanks!"
"Don't you think "Incense" seems to be more qualified to be shortlisted for the main competition than your other film "Landscape of Love"?"
"If compared with the works of masters such as the Coen brothers, Woody Allen, and Bertolucci, they should be more qualified. Of course, there must be a reason for "Landscape of Love" to be shortlisted, what do you think?"
There is no way, the reputation of "Landscape of Love" is really bad, no wonder the crew has left, and the media is still holding on to it.
Of course, reporters are also very knowledgeable. If they are still wandering on the street at this time, they must have received an invitation from the organizing committee.
So someone else said: "Congratulations, congratulations on being able to stay."
"Thanks!"
"Are you confident that "Incense" can win the San Marco Award?"
"Being able to come to Venice is already the greatest compliment and encouragement for me. Of course, being able to stay today is definitely a big surprise. It all depends on whether I win an award or what kind of award I get."
Someone actually pointed at Xiao Douding who was translating next to him and asked: "Hey, is this lady your girlfriend?"
If it were a domestic reporter, he would definitely not ask this question, because the two of them standing together would be completely inappropriate. However, foreigners always have such weird tastes. Instead, they would think that He Xinhe looks like a lolita and is only as tall as his arm.
The little cubs in the limb sockets are cool standing together.
It's just that Xiao Douding didn't even translate this question, he just rolled his eyes and replied: "Didn't you realize that my identity is just Mr. He's translator?"
After simply answering a few questions, he finally got rid of the reporter's entanglement. On the way back to the hotel, He Xin asked curiously: "What did the reporter ask just now that made you so unhappy?"
In fact, Xiao Douding was in a good mood at first, and finally bought a purple skirt that she liked. The price is not expensive, a little over eighty euros, at least compared to the one Zhou Xun wore when she won the Best Actress Award in Paris. It only cost two hundred francs, which is equivalent to RMB.
It would be much more respectable to be in his early two hundred.
Fortunately, in Italy, there are a lot of short people here, and skirts of sizes like hers can still be bought. If this were in Berlin, I would probably have to go to a children's clothing store to buy the right one.
clothing.
As for the Trida white wine from Da Vinci Winery that He Xin wants to buy, it is available in a store that specializes in local Italian wines. The price is not expensive, only 18 euros a bottle, which is equivalent to about 150 yuan a bottle.
.If you buy it in China, a bottle of this level of wine will cost at least three to four hundred yuan, which is more expensive than Maotai Wuliangye. You can still get it by giving it away.
As a world-famous tourist city, this wine shop also has a service, that is, it can help customers send a certain amount to the airport for consignment service. This is quite suitable for He Xin, so he simply bought five boxes.
I left my agent Chang Jihong’s phone number and asked Sister Hong to help me move it back from the airport when it arrived in Beijing.
When Xiao Douding heard this, he immediately looked up at He Xin and said depressedly: "The reporter must have taken the wrong medicine. He actually asked me if I was your girlfriend. What does he think of me? We don't look alike.
Is that okay?"
He Xin couldn't help but laugh out loud, but when he lowered his head and saw the obvious displeasure on Xiao Douding's face, he quickly joked: "Are you saying that I'm not good enough for you?"
"Tch, don't comfort me. I am self-aware. I can't reach a big star like you." After saying that, Xiao Douding also sighed: "People like me are not suitable for marriage."
"Hey, why?"
"Because I'm destined not to be a good wife and mother. Don't you guys all like this?"
"Well……"
Back at the hotel, Ning Hao and his wife had just gotten up, and it was time to have breakfast and lunch together.
Before six o'clock in the afternoon, He Xin had changed into a formal dress and tied on a small bow tie. His hair was combed with hair wax to make it shiny, and he might even get a split when a fly flew over.
The dress is still one of the two made-to-order last time. This kind of dress is extremely expensive, but it can only be worn once on this occasion. But it is the navy blue double-breasted retro dress I bought at Armani at a high price of 10% off.
He Xin likes the suit very much, and can wear it to occasions such as cocktail parties and dinners.
Ning Hao is still wearing the black suit he wore at the opening ceremony. It is said that he bought it before and planned to wear it when he got married. This time he came to Venice and put it to use in advance.
However, when the translator Xiao Douding came out of the room shyly, the two of them couldn't help but their eyes lit up. The light makeup that Sister Na put on her made her small face look much more delicate. Her long hair was tied up,
She wore another pair of eight-centimeter high heels, which suddenly made her "taller". The newly purchased purple dress also fit her perfectly. The only flaw was probably a pair of A's, which was a flaw!
Although the red carpet of the closing ceremony does not start until 7:30, they live in the old city of Venice. Every time they go to the Cinema Palace on Lido Island, they also have to take a boat and a car, which is time-consuming, laborious and inconvenient. Unlike in Cannes,
Almost all high-end hotels are concentrated near the Cinema Palace, especially the Carlton Hotel where he stayed last time, which is just across the road from the Cinema Palace. As for Berlin, after all, it is considered an international metropolis, and the place where you live is generally about 100 meters away from the main venue.
Not far.
The closing red carpet was lackluster due to the lack of many Hollywood celebrities. Ning Hao was not as nervous as he was at the opening ceremony. Facing the reporters' cameras and the cheers of the fans, he actually knew how to stop and pose and wave. He was actually a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Xiao Douding, the conscientious translator, faced a burst of dazzling flashlights. Her foot stumbled and she almost fell on the red carpet. Fortunately, He Xin next to her had quick eyesight and quickly caught her.
At the end of the red carpet was a very spacious interview area. During the opening ceremony, He Xin didn't get his turn because there were not enough seats, but today he was finally qualified. The host took the initiative to call out to him and Ning Hao, and answered a few decent questions.
question.
"Gu Yuewan, I didn't expect you to be quite scheming. Just now you actually wanted to fall down on the red carpet to attract attention!"
Maybe it was due to the conflict in their horoscopes. Ning Hao and Translator Xiaodouding would quarrel with each other whenever they got the chance. However, this time, Translator Xiaodouding surprisingly did not fight back. Maybe the tension had not eased yet, so he patted her face.
With a thin chest, she said with lingering fear: "This red carpet is really not for people to walk on. I won't leave next time even if you kill me."
"..."
"Congratulations!"
When they just walked up the steps, they heard a slightly stiff voice.
He Xin looked up and saw a bearded, half-bald foreigner wearing glasses standing there looking at them with a smile.
Although it was their first meeting, He Xin recognized the other person at a glance, walked up quickly, held the other person's hand, and said excitedly: "Mr. Mueller, thank you very much!"
"No, it's me who should thank you for choosing Venice and bringing a great work."
Although his tone is stiff, Marco Muller, who has lived in China for a long time, still speaks Chinese very fluently, and his accent is full of Northeastern flavor.
Then He Xin quickly introduced Ning Hao.
Ning Hao was as excited to see this man as he was to meet a talented person. Marco Müller also had an expression on his face as if he had met a famous person. He said: "I am very happy that China has another Section Chief Jia."
This made Ning Haocheng even more frightened, knowing that Section Chief Jia was his idol at this time.
…
This year happens to be the 60th anniversary of the Venice International Film Festival. Before the official start of the awards ceremony, the chairman of the organizing committee Dehard took the stage and delivered a speech. Listening to Xiao Douding's real-time translation, he roughly reviewed the six years of the film festival.
Over the past ten years, it has paid tribute to representative masters from each historical period, including Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who won the Golden Lion twice.
Then there are prospects and blessings.
The old man is over seventy years old, but he still looks energetic and is very emotional when he gives a speech. In fact, it is no wonder that after this film festival is over, the old man will step down, and his replacement is Ma, whom He Xin and others met at the door just now.
Can.Muller.
The old man spoke on the stage for about ten minutes, and then the award ceremony officially began. The first was the appearance of the jury members. Compared with He Xin's previous participation in Berlin and Cannes twice, the jury members of this Venice Film Festival are more star-like.
It has faded a lot. The only thing that is eye-catching is the chairman of the jury, Mario Monicelli, a leading figure in the Italian film industry and the father of comedy. The old man is almost ninety years old this year, but he still has no eyesight or ears.
Deaf and light on his feet.
The process of the European Film Festival is extremely lengthy. Although there are no singing and dancing performances, there are many awards, and there are also various weird reviews and small projects interspersed in the middle. This year is the 60th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival, which is especially true.
The seats they were sitting in were relatively back, and they couldn't understand what they were listening to. Compared to Ning Hao, who was looking around curiously for the first time, He Xin's eyelids were about to fight with boredom.
Suddenly the translator Xiao Douding next to him gave him a push and said excitedly: "It's our turn."
"What?" He Xin and Ning Hao were both confused.
"The next award is the Special Attention Award for the Upstream Unit."
They have all studied the five awards in the Upstream section before. The special attention award is the Film Award, which is roughly the second place in the competition section, second only to the San Marco Award for the best film in the section.
The award guest, a handsome guy with curly hair, was talking nonsense on the stage. Below, He Xin and Ning Hao were looking forward to but did not want to hear the name of their movie, because being able to get the invitation meant that among the five awards in the competition section, "Going Against the Current"
There must be one of them, but winning this award means missing out on the San Marco Award. At the same time, there is not much hope of winning the Best Director Award and the Best Actor Award. After all, the pork is divided!
Then I saw the curly-haired handsome guy tearing open the envelope neatly, without pretending to be mysterious, and announced directly: "Inse!"
There was no need for Xiao Douding to translate this, and Ning Hao immediately jumped up. Although he had been in a complicated mood before, when he heard the name of the winner, he still couldn't restrain his excitement. He Xin also jumped up, and the two of them looked excited.
Had a hug.
Then this guy came on stage excitedly, and He Xin was surprised that Xiao Douding didn't follow him.
Just when he was about to ask, Xiao Douding raised his head and glanced at him, curling his lips and said: "He has prepared his acceptance speech a long time ago. I saw him secretly memorizing it this afternoon."
Sure enough, Ning Hao ran to the stage and took the award certificate from the handsome curly guy. He stood in front of the microphone and paused for two seconds, probably to calm down his excitement. Then he stumbled and talked about the award in English.
Remarks.
He Xin heard his name in his speech, but he didn't understand what the guy said specifically, so he hurriedly asked the little Douding next to him: "What are you talking about?"
"Thank you to the organizing committee! Thank you to the jury! This is really an exciting moment. It was very difficult for the movie "Incense" to be born. Here I would like to especially thank the male protagonist in the film, my good friend He Xin, you can say
Without him, this movie would not exist, and I would not be standing here today. At the same time, I would also like to thank my girlfriend, Ms. Xing Aina. It is your support and tolerance that allows me to persist in my dream! I also want to thank everyone who has contributed to this film.
For the crew who have worked hard on the film, I would also like to express my special thanks to Mr. Guan Jinpeng and Mr. Shen Yan. Thank you for your help, thank you!"
Ning Hao's acceptance speech was originally translated by Xiao Douding, and she recited it almost word for word.
At this time, Ning Hao staggered back. Before he could sit down, He Xin snatched the certificate from his hand. Although he couldn't understand the foreign language on it, he still looked at it carefully. This was the same as two years ago.
I had completely different feelings when "Bicycle" won the Grand Jury Prize in Berlin many years ago. It was Wang Xiaoshuai's film, and "Incense" is, in a sense, his and Ning Hao's film.
Ning Hao had been sitting next to him and giggled. He just smiled and saw him wiping his eyes covertly. Although this guy looked careless on the outside, he was actually very delicate on the inside. He Xin also pretended not to see it, and couldn't help but recall that time.
The scene while filming in Huairen also made me feel quite emotional.
The awards ceremony continued, with some consolation prizes mixed in here and there, and the first Silver Lion was also awarded. "Oil" by Azerbaijani director Murad Ibrajikov won the Silver Lion for Best Short Film.
Compared with Berlin's nine silver bears and three gold bears, the Venice Film Festival is much stingier, with only one gold lion for best feature film and three silver lions, which are the jury prize, best director and best short film respectively.
After the first Silver Lion was awarded, Xiao Douding once again reminded excitedly: "The award for the best actor in the section Against the Current has been awarded."
Out of respect for women, awards at European film festivals generally award male actors in front and female actors behind.
Although after receiving the Special Attention Award, He Xin thought that he had a low chance of winning the Best Actor Award in the Upstream Unit, but when he saw Liu Ruoying appearing on the stage as the award guest, his heart suddenly tightened.
Even Ning Hao's eyes lit up and he hurriedly patted him and said, "It looks like there's something going on!"
For example, in the Chinese community, award presenters often have some connection with the winners to increase the topic, have symbolic meaning, or pass on a good story.
I just don’t know if foreigners would also like to do this?
Milk Tea stood on the stage and elegantly said some casual remarks in English, and then smiled sweetly and said: "Although as a member of the jury of the competition unit against the current, I already know the answer, and this answer is completely meaningless.
Controversy is the unanimous choice of our five judges. OK, let’s see who is the least controversial Best Actor in the Competition Against the Current..."
Liu Ruoying slowly opened the envelope and glanced around at the same time. The moment the envelope was opened, she didn't even have to look at it. Her eyes stayed on a certain person, and she smiled and said in clear and accurate Chinese pronunciation: "Congratulations."
new!"
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
Liu Ruoying said the next sentence completely in Chinese.
Although the two have never collaborated, they have been friends since the filming of "Pink Lady". Milk Tea was also sincerely happy for He Xin's award, and happily accepted the organizer's temporary invitation to her as an award guest.
suggestions.
Although he was somewhat mentally prepared, when he actually heard his name, He Xin was still stunned in his seat for a second before standing up amid the applause of the audience.
"Congratulations, Ah Xin!"
Ning Hao gave him a bear hug and shouted in his ear.
Although with He Xin winning the award, the Best Director Award he had longed for, which he had so little hope for, was completely gone, but he was really happy for He Xin, because it was also a victory for the film. He was shortlisted for the Upstream Competition unit.
Of the eighteen films, "Incense" can win two-fifths of the awards, what else can be said? Even the winners of the San Marco Awards that will be awarded later will probably pale in comparison.
"Boss, congratulations!"
He Xin leaned over and hugged the translator Xiao Douding, and then said energetically: "Follow me, let's go to the stage to receive the award together."
He Xin strode towards the stage, and the translator Xiao Douding hurriedly ran behind him. Although Xiao Douding was wearing a pair of eight-centimeter high heels today, following the tall and thin He Xin, he still had the cutest height.
Poor joy.
"Axin, congratulations!"
Milk Tea hugged him and then handed him the award certificate.
"Thank you, Sister Ruoying." He Xin hurriedly handed over the certificate with his hands.
"I didn't help much. Even without my vote, the other judges would have voted for you." Milk Tea smiled and winked at him.
Then he turned sideways and gave the stage to him.
He Xin bowed slightly to her, then walked to the front desk, stood still, turned around, and scanned the audience. Xiao Douding stood silently one meter behind him, ready to translate at any time.
To be honest, he had returned from Cannes empty-handed twice. This time, he was completely unprepared. He didn’t know what to say for a moment. He looked at the award certificate in his hand and suddenly laughed and said, “To be honest, I’m standing here right now.”
It feels like a dream here, it’s so flattering!”
When Xiao Douding translated his words into English very smoothly, especially the idiom "flattered", she specially translated it into a slang word in English, which immediately caused the whole audience to chuckle.
"Well, as the director of our film, Mr. Ning Hao, said before, the birth of this film was not easy, but at the same time, we are also very lucky to be recognized in the beautiful city of Venice. I would like to thank the organizing committee
Yes, thank you to the jury and Ning Hao, the director and screenwriter of this film."
As he spoke, he specifically turned his attention to Ning Hao, who was sitting there with his neck stretched out, raised the award certificate in his hand and said loudly: "Haozi, you are the best and most visionary director!"
This sentence once again received applause from the audience.
"At the same time, I would also like to express my special thanks to Director Wang Xiaoshuai, who is my guide; to Director Guan Jinpeng for his selfless help. Finally, I would like to express my special thanks to my girlfriend..."
He Xin didn't know if Cheng Hao would have the chance to see his acceptance speech in the future, but he still stared at the camera lens and said with an expression: "Thank you for accepting my love, because you are the biggest love I have in this world."
significance!"
When he finished his last sentence, Xiao Douding looked at him in surprise, and then quickly translated on the fly.
"Wow!"
The foreigners at the scene applauded enthusiastically and were surprised by this Oriental's flamboyance, romance and enthusiasm.