The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 600

At 2013 pm on September 9, 11, luxury Ferraris pulled a group of celebrities and entertainers and parked in front of the Lido City Theater.

From the entrance of the Grand Theater to the roadside, a long bright red carpet was laid out.

Since the Toronto Film Festival has opened, many reporters rushed there to report the news.

However, there are still many reporters on Lido Island.

There are also movie fans from all over the world watching. Every time a Hollywood star walks on the red carpet, the movie fans can exclaim.

When it was the turn of the "Three Billboards" crew to enter, the sky had completely darkened.

Thick clouds covered the night, blocking the moon and stars. The cool breeze blew and it looked like it was going to rain.

Some fans left, feeling there wouldn't be a big Hollywood star next.

Li Shengyao frowned slightly, but he did not show it in front of others. He smiled and waved to the reporters taking pictures.

After all, he has won the Palme d'Or twice, and Maggie Cheung is a double-film queen at the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals. The two of them still have some reputation, and most journalists in the film and television industry know them.

Therefore, they will not be seen walking on the red carpet, and reporters will not take pictures and instead take pictures of other people.

There was no such thing, as the crew of "Three Billboards" walked the red carpet with the flashbulbs always shining on them.

"Director Li, Director Li, Director Li."

shouted a female reporter with a CCTV billboard.

Li Shengyao saw this and walked over.

"Director Li, can you accept our two questions?"

"can."

Two questions that shouldn’t delay the red carpet.

"What did you think of the Yanjing Film Festival promotion meeting a few days ago?"

Hearing this, Li Shengyao looked over in surprise.

The Yanjing Film Festival promotion event was of course very unsuccessful, with almost no locals attending the event.

Are you so embarrassed to ask this question?
  He quickly realized that this reporter might have come with a mission, and he didn't really mean to mention it.

Director Li was a little speechless, but then he thought that telling the truth would not do any good, and would also damage the confidence of mainland filmmakers.

He responded selectively: "I think the organizers are very attentive and have prepared a lot of communication sessions. I admire their work spirit very much."

"Then do you think the Yanjing Film Festival can be successful?"

Damn girl, why are you talking about the Yanjing Film Festival at this time, instead of talking about "Three Billboards"?
  Li Shengyao was a little speechless. He suppressed his unhappiness and nodded, "It's definitely possible. As long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shengyao left in a hurry.

The reporter's two questions were all about the Yanjing Film Festival, and he did not mention anything about "Three Billboards" directed by him.

Does it fit?
  Of course not.

But getting angry is no fun. Even if they lose their temper, these people will not change their temper in a short time. It is no fun. Instead, it consumes their own energy and positive emotions.

When encountering such a thing, it is best to forget it quickly and forgive yourself, so that you will not continue to waste energy on such things.

The rest of the crew did not know what happened to Lee Sheng Yao. Everyone thought that Lee Sheng Yao was very happy to be interviewed by CCTV.

After a while, the entire "Three Billboards" crew entered the Grand Theater and arrived at the awards ceremony venue.

A group of six of them sat in the fifth row. They were quite close to the podium, but not too close and would not be dazzled by the lights. This position was not bad.

Sitting on the left side of Li Shengyao are Zhang Manyu and Simon Yam.

Zhang Manyu is also wearing a white mask. It seems to be getting colder in Lido Island today. She has been in good health before. She was filming in Amphawa, Tyrande, and she didn't get sick at all. But when she woke up this morning, she felt a little cold.

My throat still hurts when I speak at this time, and my voice is unnatural.

Ren Dahua's condition was also not very good. It was not that he was sick, but that he was too tired and sleepy.

After the screening of "Three Billboards", Simon Yam continued to perform commercials across Europe. Although he made a lot of money, he was quite tired from running around. He just returned to Lido Island last night.

I have been sleeping during the day today, but I am still not very energetic at this time. I yawn again and again, as if I have stayed up all night for several times.

There are three apprentices sitting on the right side of Li Shengyao, and Dapeng is next to him.

"Master, my left eyelid has been twitching today. As the saying goes, money twitches in the left eye. I think this is a good sign. We will definitely succeed and win the prize tonight."

Dapeng was relatively pessimistic before. I don’t know what to eat today, so my attitude suddenly changed.

Wen Muye and Bi Gan sat next to him and glanced at Dapeng. He said nothing, but there was a smile in his eyes.

Both of them felt that Dapeng was really a master of flattery, and that flattery could be photographed from this angle. They planned to go back and write it down to see if there was a chance to use it later.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "I hope so."

Of course he wouldn't take Dapeng's words seriously. His left eyelid kept twitching, most likely because he didn't get a good rest last night.

There is no such thing as the left eye tucks into wealth and the right eye tucks into disaster.

Soon after, a host came on stage and announced that the awards show of the [-]th Venice Film Festival had officially begun.

The host then asked George Clooney, the festival’s promotional ambassador, to speak on stage.

George Clooney's wife is very beautiful, and it is said that she is a lawyer with good looks, figure and talent.

However, this little old man has always been more pretentious. He often beeps at China and says things he thinks are correct.

He seems to be doing well in Hollywood.

His appeal is not comparable to that of Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise, but he can star in some blockbusters and is still the leading actor.

Lee Sing Yew doesn't like George Clooney very much, and if he could, he would wear earplugs to avoid hearing the little old man's voice.

“I am very happy to be the promotion ambassador of the Venice Film Festival. I hope that my presence will make the Venice Film Festival even greater and become a better film festival.

I'm actually privileged to be doing this, and I've seen some progress and growth.

At this film festival, I saw some very good films, such as "I Am an Arab" and "The Known Unknown: Rumsfeld and His Era". Such films inspire us Thinking, let's make progress, I think the world needs movies like this. "

Dapeng, Wen Muye, and Bi Gan are not very good at English. Listening to George Clooney's words is like listening to the college entrance examination listening, and can only understand a few words.

Li Shengyao completely understood what George Clooney said and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"I am an Arab" is still the same old story, telling the story of Arab immigrants in France, talking about cultural conflicts, and then integration, and everyone is happy in the end.

It's a typical European politically correct movie.

This movie is also a collaboration between France and Israel.

If Europeans watch too many movies like this and really believe the lies in this movie, more Madonnas will be born.

George Clooney recommended this movie and it was really bad.

As for the second movie mentioned - "Known Unknown: Rumsfeld and His Era" is a documentary about the beautiful country, a documentary that promotes the dream and spirit of the beautiful country. If it had been ten years ago, this documentary would have been very marketable, but not anymore.

The dream of magnesia has been shattered.

I have to say that this guy is a sensible person and knows how to flatter the funders.

The host at the scene probably didn't expect George Clooney to say this. After George Clooney finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward and then announced that the chief seal of the jury, Bellutucci, would come to the stage to give a speech.

Bellutucci is Italy's top director, and he is ranked among the top directors in the world.

He came on stage to warm applause from the audience.

Even Ren Dahua, who was very sleepy, clapped his hands vigorously.

"Thank you very much for everyone's love. I actually deserve it. I came to Lido Island and saw so many excellent movies. This is my honor.

In the past ten days, the judges and I carefully watched all the movies and finally selected the best twenty movies. We may not be able to satisfy everyone, but please believe us, we have tried our best. Try our best to make the best movies in our hearts appear.

Just like "The Police Officer's Wife", this film has fifty-nine clips and is a great experiment.

There is also "Palermo". This film was completed with the cooperation of filmmakers from three countries. The heroine Irina Cota is [-] years old. She is a senior who deserves our respect.

And then there's "The Beltway," a film that took a long time to track and a thrilling shoot to make.

None of these films are easy, and it is the hard work and perseverance of the creators that make our film festival even more exciting.

So I'm the lucky one, I saw these movies, and I want to thank the workers who made them. "

There was warm applause at the scene.

But this time, the applause for Lee Sing-yao, Cheung Manyu, and Simon Yam was slightly smaller.

Both George Clooney and Berlutucci have listed their favorite movies, but neither of them has "Three Billboards".

This matter is really frustrating.

Amid applause, Bellutucci walked off the stage.

The host stepped forward and then called Barbara to come on stage.

Barbara was in good spirits today. She was wearing a crisp suit and her hair was completely combed back, just like a groom.

He took the phone and started talking.

“I would like to thank all my friends who came to the Venice Film Festival. You make the festival more exciting. It is precisely because of your existence that the Venice Film Festival can continue to hold its [-]th edition.

I would like to especially thank my friends from beautiful countries. You are the stars of the Venice Film Festival. You make the night of the Venice Film Festival more beautiful. "

Yes, Barbara, the chief executive of this film festival, is grateful to Macao.

After Barbara stepped down, the film festival officially entered the awards phase. First, there were some awards for non-main competition units, which were all small awards that could not fool investors.

What surprised Lee Sing-yao a little was that all these small awards were divided among European and American filmmakers.

None of the works from China, island countries, peninsulas, and other Asian countries won the award.

Hayao Miyazaki's "The Wind Rises" has nothing to gain.

In addition, we really gave some awards to Chinese films, such as the best new director, which was given to the Chinese film Tye Sheridan.

Li Shengyao listened to the words of the award-winning guests on the stage and watched the unfamiliar faces taking the stage to give speeches, and his heart was slightly disturbed.

All these small awards have been divided between Europe and the United States. Asian movies will not be completely wiped out tonight.

The most promising movie "Mobius" did not even make it into the last twenty candidate films.

At this time, Bi Gan leaned into Dapeng's ear and whispered: "Brother, your words are getting harder and harder. The awards for the main competition unit will be awarded soon."

Dapeng's face looked a little ugly, then he shook his head and said, "Just wait, what I say must be accurate. This is my experience of nearly thirty years of life."

Judging from the situation tonight, it seems that it is really not conducive to Asian movies.

I don’t know if there will be any other gains in the next main competition unit.

Li Shengyao closed his mouth and secretly bit his tongue to refresh himself.

In his previous life, "Three Billboards" won the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2017.

So now that he is four years ahead of schedule, can he still win the award?
  Soon it was the turn of the Best Screenplay award.

The award presenter smiled on the stage and then shouted: "Congratulations to "Philomena" for winning the Best Screenplay Award."

Got it for Philomena.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he sighed secretly.

The awards ceremony continued, and the guests quickly announced several other slightly smaller awards, such as best soundtrack, best technology, best photography and so on.

Asian cinema still has nothing to gain, nothing to gain.

There are five awards left, namely the Golden Lion for Best Film, the Silver Lion for the Jury Prize, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director.

The first award was the Best Actor Award, which was awarded to Themis Pano of "Miss Violence".

Then the Best Actress Award was presented to French actress Juliette Binoche.

Juliette Binoche is the first actress in the world to win Best Actress at three film festivals: Cannes, Berlin and Venice.

When she walked onto the stage, she immediately aroused speculation among some audience members, and some people turned their attention to Zhang Manyu.

After all, Maggie Cheung has a winner at the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals, and a winner at the Venice Film Festival. That will bring together the three major movie queens, becoming the second one behind Juliette Binoche.

"I know what you are thinking, so let's see if this is the case."

Juliette Binoche then opened the envelope, then smiled and said slowly: "The best actress at the [-]th Venice Film Festival is - Maggie Cheung in "Three Billboards".

"She has been away from the film industry for several years, but she still maintains her superb acting skills. In this movie, her performance is very delicate and precise, and full of explosive power, showing unparalleled acting skills."

Maggie Cheung did not expect that she would win the award. She was stunned for a moment before standing up. Then she opened her hands and gently hugged Lee Sing-yew. Then she took off her mask and went on stage to receive the award.

"I want to thank my director, I really want to thank him. When he invited me to make this movie, we made an appointment to win the Venice Best Actress, and I really got it. I am very happy.

Thank you all, thank you, thank you. "

After the words fell, there was a burst of warm applause.

Dapeng was the most excited person. He jumped up and said, "I said it's not wrong. If my left eye jumps, there must be good luck. There must be good luck."

When Zhang Manyu came back, she handed the trophy to Li Shengyao, "Director, we succeeded."

Li Shengyao was also very happy, "It's successful. Congratulations. You are now the best actress in Asian film history."

If Zhang Manyu wins the award, then the mission of "Three Bulletin Boards" will be completed. It doesn't matter whether he wins the award or not.

Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief.

Dapeng whispered at this time: "Master, my left eyelid is still twitching, there must be a prize."

(End of this chapter)