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Chapter 386 Announcement of Engagement

"There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. Thank you Cannes and the judges."

Jia Zhangke held a trophy for best screenwriter and gave an acceptance speech on the stage.

The Berlin Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival have relatively unified tastes, which can be summed up in one word: literature + reality.

European film festivals pay special attention to human nature and the right to speak. For example, Cannes emphasizes people-centeredness. Jia Zhangke's "Destiny" won the "Best Screenplay", which is the best example of the emphasis on exploring themes of human nature.

At the same time, they all attach great importance to topicality and timeliness. Sometimes, the greater the controversy, the higher the chance of winning. In addition, they pay great attention to "cultural heritage".

Jia Zhangke's films often have a subtle and reserved temperament, which coincides with the taste of these two awards. It is normal for him to win awards frequently.

Then came the Best Actress and Best Actor awards.

For these two awards, to be honest, all three people in the cast of "The Tuner" have a chance.

After all, Cannes does not distinguish between male and female protagonists, so some supporting actors who perform well will still be awarded to the Best Actor and Best Actress.

However, Wang Zhi also knows that the best actress in the "Tuner" crew is Gong Li. After all, she is the key figure in promoting the plot of the entire movie, throughout.

Moreover, the coldness and viciousness of the femme fatale are vividly displayed.

"Berenice Bejo's "The Past"!!!"

As the presenter's words fell, the dust fell to the ground.

"Well, I haven't watched "The Tuner". After all, it hasn't premiered in China, so it's hard to evaluate it."

"It's not bad. Maybe it's too biased. Awards are rarely given to the same movie."

Watching the live broadcast audience express their opinions on the public screen, those who are still awake at this time are definitely super movie fans or night owls.

It is already past three o'clock in the morning in China.

At this time Gong Li took a deep breath and then calmed down.

It doesn't matter to her, after all, she has won quite a few awards over the past few decades. Although she has not won Best Actress at Cannes, there is still such a big gap.

"It's still normal."

Li Mu nodded. He and Liu Yifei also went to watch "The Past". Like Asghar Farhadi's masterpiece "A Separation", it is a film with a somewhat heavy style.

A couple parted ways for various reasons. The husband from Iran returned to his hometown of Tehran, while the wife from France continued to stay in Paris.

After many years of separation, the husband returned to Paris, hoping to make a final decision on whether they should divorce, but found that a young man was already living with his wife, and the young man was still in love with the couple's daughter. Intimacy.

I have to say that this movie alone is very eye-catching and topical. The actress Berenice Bejo naturally attracted a lot of attention.

As for the Best Actor Award, in Li Mu's opinion, Liu Dehua's competitiveness is lower than Gong Li's for Best Actress.

"The Tuner" portrays Gong Li's character more fully.

As expected, the award went to Bruce Dern of "Nebraska".

Li Mu glanced at Liu Dehua. Although the latter was sorry, it didn't matter much.

"Director Li, it's up to you."

The crew can only place their hopes on Li Mu.

There are only three grand prizes left.

The Grand Jury Prize, the Best Director Award, and the Palme d'Or for Best Film.

"Why, are you still nervous?"

Li Mu looked at Liu Yifei amusedly and was grabbing his hand at the moment.

Logically speaking, I've been here once, so it's not like that.

"I'm nervous for you. Who do you think won't be nervous about winning the prize?"

"me."

Li Mu smiled.

"Who was it back then? Her hands were squeezed tightly and she wasn't nervous."

Liu Yifei obviously remembered the way Li Mu won the award a few times before, and joked.

"It was back then, but now I am no longer favoured."

Li Mu responded sternly.

"Oh."

Liu Yifei held her chin in her hands and rested it on her knees. She was waiting to see Li Mu's appearance later.

"Jury Prize, "The Ballad of Drunken Country"."

The crowd gave warm applause.

There are only two awards left.

"Isn't it the Palme d'Or?"

Several people were filled with anticipation.

Even thousands of miles away in China, the audience who are still watching the ceremony are also looking forward to it.

The award presenter took the stage again.

"Best Director Award"

Listening to the host talking, although he said he didn't care, when Li Mu found out that it was really his turn to read out the award, he was subconsciously a little excited.

My hand exerted a little force without even noticing.

It was immediately felt by Liu Yifei on the side.

She was looking at him with playful eyes.

"cough."

Li Mu coughed awkwardly, then turned around and continued to look at the awards host who showed off her deep V.

"The winner of the Best Director Award at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival in France is: "The Tuner", Li Mu!!!"

"Ok?"

Li Mu's ears seemed to be ringing, and the cheers from the crew were a bit deafening.

Everyone hugged each other happily.

"Loss of the Palme d'Or."

Li Mu said with emotion, which immediately aroused Liu Yifei's coquettishness and the crew's laughter.

"Director Li, I also think that we can continue to work hard and do it again next time." Liu Dehua said seriously.

"Hahaha, Brother Hua has such an idea." Li Mu joked, hugged the crew, and stood in front of the award podium.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, I won the Best Director, I'm sleepy"

"In this case, the top three in the world, short of the best directors from Berlin and Venice, will be able to achieve a Grand Slam" "Awesome, go to sleep!!!"

Li Mu is currently holding the Cannes Best Director trophy.

"Actually, I still regret it. Why didn't you read my name later!!!"

Li Mu's speech made the whole audience burst into laughter.

"My girlfriend just now, ah, no, I should say she is my fiancée. After all, we will be engaged in a few months."

Li Mu said with a smile, and raised the trophy in his hand to signal Liu Yifei.

"???"

The audience paused and suddenly burst into thunderous applause and congratulations.

Liu Yifei was also a little confused. This had not been rehearsed beforehand. She did not expect that Li Mu would suddenly announce the news of their upcoming engagement on this occasion.

He was a little surprised and confused, and his eyes were slightly moist.

She didn't even hear Gong Li calling her clearly, and it took her a few seconds to react.

"Ah, what's wrong with Sister Gong Li?"

Liu Yifei said embarrassedly. At this moment, the focus of the audience was on Liu Yifei.

Cannes is inherently a romantic place, and the applause from the crowd lasted for a long time.

"It seems that Director Li didn't tell you beforehand. Remember to invite me to the engagement party as well."

Gong Li was a little envious. As a woman, she could understand Liu Yifei's mood at the moment.

She and Zhang Yimou seemed to have had such a time back then, but unfortunately, things have changed.

"And I."

Liu Dehua quickly raised his hands and said.

"Sister Ife, can I go?"

Wang Zhi seemed a little unsure. After all, the number of people invited to Li Mu's wedding must be quite high, and he didn't know if it would be her turn.

"Then everyone must be invited."

Liu Yifei looked very happy.

Zhang Ziyi was watching this scene from the judges' table of the Un Certain Regard unit, with deep envy in his heart.

Since Li Mu can say it on the stage in Cannes, it proves that this matter will definitely not be ignored like she did at the beginning, and then became a scandal.

The domestic media thought that this time it would be news about the two major domestic directors winning awards. Unexpectedly, there was actually big news, and it was explosive news. It can be said that this news is more popular in China than the entire Cannes Film Festival. .

The international media is not idle at the moment. If it were other unknown directors and actors, they would not have much sales or clicks, but this is Li Mu and Liu Yifei. Their international reputation is enough to support the popularity of their reports.

"I'll wipe it, no, my Liu Yifei!!!"

"Nima, I just watched an award ceremony. Show me this and cry to death. I will never watch an award ceremony again."

"Liu Yifei, tell me, this is fake, cry."

"Hey, you guys, don't wake up this morning."

"No need for morning, now the hot search on Weibo has come up. There are so many night owls, there are hundreds of comments in just a few minutes."

Nowadays, it has quietly become popular even late at night in China, let alone Cannes at this time.

"I just told her that winning an award can no longer make me nervous. Obviously I made a mistake. When I picked up this award, I was still as excited, nervous and in a state of excitement as when I won the first award. Thank you!!!"

Li Mu waved the trophy in his hand again and stepped off the stage.

At this time, the camera in Cannes still did not show the award podium, but followed Li Mu.

The host also smiled and did not continue to award the last award.

When Li Mu walked to his position, Liu Yifei hugged him deeply.

The lens is perfect for crazy photography.

Everyone stood up and applauded to bless him.

"How romantic."

Wang Zhi sighed with emotion.

"It would be great if you could find a boyfriend like this in the future."

Liu Dehua joked with a smile.

"I am not as lucky as Sister Yifei."

Wang Zhi shook his head. It was not that she was not confident, but that no one in the industry envied Liu Yifei.

After a long while, the applause stopped and the award ceremony continued.

Spielberg presented the final award.

"This is a film about a profound love story. The director Ke Xixu's courage is commendable, and the narrative is smooth, giving the characters real life. The two actresses performed well, and we were moved by the charm of the film."

Apparently the winning film has been announced.

French film, "The Life of Adele".

"It seems to be a lesbian movie, right?"

Liu Dehua didn't watch it, but he was impressed because the movie has received unanimous praise from almost all viewers since it was aired, even higher than "The Tuner".

"Hmm!!! I've seen this movie, it's really rare."

Gong Li went to see it and responded to Liu Dehua's question.

"It's really this one."

Liu Yifei and Li Mu also went to see it. When they first watched it, Liu Yifei and Li Mu felt that this movie might win an award, but they did not expect to win the Palme d'Or.

In fact, the Cannes Film Festival has never lacked films that dare to reveal themselves, but it is rare for a film about lesbianism to be so "candid", and it is also beyond the reach of similar films.

The gay theme seems to be a bit hot this year, because the Best Director Award in the Un Certain Regard section also went to the gay film "Stranger by the Lake".

The main competition unit even awarded the Palme d'Or to this theme.

But Matt Damon’s doesn’t seem to have won the award.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei looked at Matt Damon pitifully, but Matt Damon seemed to sense it and looked over.

"It's so embarrassing."

Matt Damon felt very helpless. It was obviously a big hit this year, but why didn’t he get a prize?

(End of this chapter)