Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

In a sense, the three major film festivals are just a makeshift team.

Whether or not you win an award often depends on the personal preferences of the judges, especially the chairman of the jury.

For example, when Lust, Caution won the Golden Lion, the chairman of the jury was Zhang Yimou. I want to give the Golden Lion to my good buddy, what can you do about it?
But that time it was still acceptable. A few years later, it was Quentin's turn to be the jury chairman, and things got really fun.

This ruffian ignored the objections of other judges and gave the Golden Lion directly to his ex-girlfriend Sofia to express his love to her, bringing disgrace to Venice!

Thinking about the recent international environment, Yang Ye suddenly thought, West Germany will not interfere with the film festival this time?

Why do I say that? Because West Germany has been frantically trying to make overtures to the Soviet Union, hoping that the Soviet Union will agree to the merger of the two Germanys.

Although "Enemy at the Gates" is a co-production, it has Soviet origins and tells a Soviet story, so it can be considered a Soviet film.

At that time, the Soviet Union was so poor that it was almost bleeding. In order to merge with East Germany, West Germany listed a long list of conditions.

For example, a one-time payment of 120 billion marks to the Soviet Union and a 50 billion mark interest-free loan were provided.

At that time, the exchange rate between the German mark and the US dollar was about 1.5:1, which was definitely a huge sum of money.

There was also a promise not to ask the Soviet Union for Königsberg, and the territory ceded belonged to it.

By the way, it is not impossible to interfere with film festivals in order to flatter the Soviet Union.

After all, the political atmosphere at the Berlin Film Festival is already very strong.

The three major European film festivals each have their own preferences.

Cannes is more focused on art, and emphasizes the innovation and uniqueness of films.

For example, Quentin's "Pulp Fiction" defeated many great directors and won the Palme d'Or because of its outstanding narrative performance.

Because it focuses more on the film itself and is less likely to use tricks, the Palme d'Or has always been the most valuable of the three major European awards.

When Yang Ye won the Palme d'Or, it was his hard work, advanced shooting techniques, and unique oriental aesthetics that made him win the championship.

Later, he won the Golden Lion by relying on tricks.

At that time, Venice had just resumed its awards ceremony and its influence was very small. It could not attract big movie stars or global film producers.

Yang Ye not only brought movies to show his support, but also brought major film producers.

Venice naturally returned the favor and allowed him to take the golden lion home.

When it comes to using tricks, the best place to do it is Berlin.

The Berlin Film Festival has had a strong political tone since its inception.

Films that win the Golden Bear Award usually focus on the dark side of society, care about the weak, and explore some profound issues such as national character or social system.

Witnessing the good and evil of human nature in extreme environments is full of humanistic care and can strongly trigger deep thinking among the audience.

In other words, even if your movie itself is not particularly outstanding, as long as you can explore the dark sides of society and the good and evil of human nature, you will have a chance to win an award!
"Enemy at the Gates" explores a lot of things about human nature, which is why we chose West Berlin instead of waiting until May to go to Cannes.

In fact, Yang Ye was tired of winning awards. If Jacques hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of sending his film to the exhibition.

But since I'm here, it would be best if I could win a prize. It would be so embarrassing to go back empty-handed.

Since "Rain Man", which was originally going to win the award, was embroiled in a plagiarism scandal, it may be eliminated, thus directly losing one of its strongest competitors.

Yang Ye couldn't help but feel a little excited. After all... the triple gold grand slam was still quite tempting.

……

Berlin Film Festival Palace!
Yang Ye and Yang Xi walked onto the red carpet, immediately attracting the attention of a large number of media reporters.

Especially the Chinese media. During the premiere of "Enemy at the Gates", they noticed the cute mixed-race girl next to Yang Ye.

At that time, everyone was still guessing who this little girl was, but they didn't expect Yang Ye to take her directly to the Film Festival Palace and walk her onto the red carpet.

The movie's heroine Irina, who was supposed to be with Yang Ye, ended up walking with the director.

"Sir Yang, could you please tell me who your little girl companion is?"

Yang Ye thought to himself: Damn, he changed his words so quickly!

He looked at his daughter lovingly, and Yang Xi introduced her gracefully, "Hello, everyone. I am his daughter. My name is Elena Yang Ajani."

Then he said in Mandarin: "My Chinese name is Yang Xi!"

Holy shit, Yang Ye actually has a daughter, and he even brought her on camera himself.

This is definitely explosive news. The Chinese media was shocked.

"Xiao Yangxi, how old are you?"

"Ten years old!"

Oh shit, this is even more exciting!

Ten years old, that means born in 1979.

At that time, Yamaguchi Momoe had not yet retired.

There have been rumors that Yang Ye and Yamaguchi Baihui are married.

This means that before Yang Ye and Yamaguchi Baihui got married, they had a daughter with someone else.

"Who is your mother?"

“My mother is Isabelle Adjani!”

Oh shit, oh shit, that’s right, Yang Ye went to France to make a movie in 1978, the time is exactly right.

Yang Ye actually married Yamaguchi Baihui even though he and Ajani had a daughter?

This is incredible!
"Sir, when did you get married?"

Yang Ye shook his head and said, "I am not married to Miss Ajiani, but we will raise our child together!"

Yang Ye didn’t want his children to be kept in the dark forever, so when he was filming “Diary of a Real Man” last time, he frantically hinted to the audience that he had two wives, which was just the first step.

The second step is to make a public appearance with one of his children at an appropriate time.

I hadn’t decided who to bring yet, but it just so happened that Ajani brought her daughter to Berlin, so Yang Xi was the one!
Therefore, Yang Ye's interactions with people these days and taking Yang Xi with him wherever he goes have aroused speculation from many media outlets.

No need to guess, today I’ll just take Yang Xi to the red carpet and reveal the answer directly!

Yang Ye walked into the Festival Palace with his daughter. When the reporters saw their backs, they were extremely excited. If this news was sent back, the newspaper sales would surely explode!
……

At the West Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony, the presenter announced: "The winner of the Best Actress award is... Isabelle Adjani, congratulations!"

Anjani stood up happily and hugged the crew members to celebrate.

At this time, Yang Xi, who was sitting next to Yang Ye, also stood up from his seat and ran towards Ajani.

"Mom, you're awesome!"

Ajani was even happier, and she took her daughter's hand and said, "Let's go and receive the award together!"

Anjani brought her daughter to the stage, took the Silver Bear from the award presenter, and began to give her acceptance speech.

In fact, it is somewhat inappropriate to bring someone up on stage to receive an award.

However, Ajani was bringing her own daughter, and Yang Xi was just a child, so no one said anything.

After thanking a long list of people, she said, "Finally, I want to thank my daughter. You have given me endless strength over the years. Mom will always love you, Elena!"

"I love you too, Mom!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other on the stage, and the audience burst into warm applause. Photographers also captured the scene in time.

After Ajani and Yang Xi returned to their seats, the Best Actor award was announced.

All he heard was an announcement from the stage: "The winner of the Best Actor award is... Yang Ye, congratulations!"

"Dad, you're awesome!"

Yang Xi, who had just sat down in his seat, stood up excitedly after hearing this.

Yang Ye was a little confused. What the hell, how did I become the best actor?
Yang Ye stood up, held Yang Xi's hand, and said, "Let's go and receive the award."

"Ok!"

Yang Xi agreed solemnly, took his father's hand, and strode towards the podium with a look of pride!

Little Yang Xi was so happy that he just went with his mother to receive the award and now he went with his father to receive the award.

Everyone saw that the little girl had just followed her mother onto the stage, and then turned around and followed her father onto the stage.

Oh my god, this is so lucky, she is so good at reincarnation!
It is rare for the three major film festivals to give both the acting award and the highest award to the same film.

If you get the Silver Bear, there is basically no chance of winning the Golden Bear.

This was a bit beyond Yang Ye's expectations, as the overall quality of this year's movies was not very impressive.

"Rain Man" is clearly a notch above other movies, but it was embroiled in a plagiarism scandal.

In addition, West Germany was licking the Soviet Union at that time, so Yang Ye thought that "Enemy at the Gates" would win the Golden Bear.

But in the end, it was Rain Man that won the Golden Bear.

……

After the award ceremony, reporters went crazy and wanted to interview Yang Ye and Ajani.

However, Yang Ye chose to stop there and did not expand further. He left in a low-key manner.

Anjelica also brought Yang Xi back to Los Angeles. She is now in a semi-retired state as an actress. She only takes roles based on her interest, and if she doesn't want to show up, she doesn't have to.

On the plane, Yang Ye found Brother Kaizi and learned the inside story, and then he roughly understood what was going on.

There are ten judges in Berlin, one of whom is the chairman of the jury.

Among these ten people, three are from Hollywood, and they all strive to win the Golden Bear for "Enemy at the Gates".

Kaizi naturally also invested in "Enemy at the Gates", and a Soviet director Vasilyev also invested in "Enemy at the Gates".

Brother Kaizi’s meaning is very clear: the best movie this time is "Rain Man", but "Rain Man" is suspected of plagiarism and is not eligible for the Golden Bear.

Then naturally the Golden Bear should be given to "Enemy at the Gates".

However, the chairman of the jury, Ralph, was a Swede. He went against the majority opinion and believed that the Golden Bear should still be awarded to "Rain Man".

Because even Yang Ye himself said that "Rain Man" was not plagiarized, and the similarity in the plot of "God of Gamblers" was just a coincidence.

We can't let a good movie be buried because of unfounded accusations.

The chairman of the jury has the power to decide, while the other judges only have the right to make suggestions, so he still gave the Golden Bear to "Rain Man".

The three judges from Hollywood just wanted to add fuel to the fire. They wanted to roast Yang Ye on the fire.

Yang Ye, a yellow man, actually played the leading role in a European war movie. As a country that advocates political correctness, Hollywood was eager to make the influence of this movie greater, so they urged to give the Golden Bear to "Enemy at the Gates" from the beginning.

The quality of "Enemy at the Gates" is obvious to all, and it is still fair to give it the Golden Bear!

Unexpectedly, Ralph was a stubborn old man. He refused to do it and gave the Golden Bear to "Rain Man".

Several Hollywood judges refused to give up and settled for the next best thing, thinking of pushing Yang Ye to the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award!
In short, they just want Yang Ye to stand in front of the stage and fight those white supremacists.

This time, Ralph did not act on his own. After all, he couldn't have the final say from beginning to end. If that were the case, what would the other judges do?
In the end, everyone gave the honor of "Best Actor" to Yang Ye as a kind of compensation!
Yang Ye’s performance is also very good, no worse than anyone else. There’s nothing wrong with making him the best actor!

As soon as Yang Ye arrived in Hong Kong, the traffic around Kai Tak Airport was paralyzed and the place was crowded with people.

Yang Ye has been frequently in the news recently. Sometimes the Queen gave him a medal, and sometimes he went to attend the Berlin Film Festival.

She stole the show at the Berlin Film Festival, especially when she openly walked the red carpet with her illegitimate daughter, shocking the world.

In the end, he won the Best Actor award, and coincidentally, his daughter's biological mother, Anjani Adjani, also won the Best Actress award.

Both of them brought their daughters on stage to receive the awards, and the photos were published in the newspapers.

Their daughter Yang Xi has also become the focus of media reports.

These news come one after another, which is more exciting than watching the eight o'clock TV series.

Plus, it’s still the Spring Festival, so many people have plenty of time.

So, after finding out Yang Ye's flight information, they all rushed over.

Yang Ye looked at the huge crowd outside the airport and thought, it seems I have to buy a private plane. (End of this chapter)