China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 223 Are you crazy in Cannes? Or am I crazy? !

"News from the Cannes Film Festival, director Guan Ling's work has been invited to participate in the closing ceremony, and the Chinese film may win the second Palme d'Or!"

"'Spring Breeze' or 'Shoplifters'? Lou Ye had an unexpected surprise at Cannes?!"

"Last year at Venice, Guan Ling's screenplay "Let the Bullets Fly" won the Golden Lion. This year, can Director Guan create another miracle as a director?"

"Zhou Xun is the most popular candidate to win the Best Actress Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d'Or or the Best Actress? "Shoplifters" may be the biggest winner."

"Breaking down the biggest competitors of "Shoplifters" at this year's film festival, "Prophet" and "White Ribbon" are on the list. Through voting on Chinese social media, "Shoplifters" won the championship in a crushing manner. Today's award ceremony will reveal all the suspense. Sina Entertainment will continue to follow up on the specific details."

In the early morning of May 5th, Beijing time.

Cannes, Place Palais.

When the awards ceremony was about to begin, almost no one in the Chinese entertainment industry could sleep.

Everyone is looking forward to it.

"We have an agreement with CJ Entertainment for a long time. It just so happened that I saw Bong Joon-ho this time, so I started to make connections. Although the Korean film market is small, it is developing well."

Tu Jingwei will also broadcast live on CCTV 6.

After all, although the movie "Lust, Caution" has been released long ago, it is still popular for a long time.

After all, what awards their crew can win is everyone's only expectation.

As for Liu Yifei, Fan Bingbing couldn't help but snort.

Zhang Ziyi went to this year's Cannes Film Festival and brought a poster of "Perfect" starring her and Fan Bingbing to display in Cannes.

Liu Yifei wore a long white dress with silver high heels, simple and elegant, like a Greek goddess!

Her hairstyle is very delicate, with her hair tied into a high bun and leaving a few strands of hair, adding a bit of playfulness and agility.

The makeup is mainly based on light pink, which is full of purity.

Clothes or not, everyone is still familiar with her.

……

After walking on the red carpet, all the invited guests sat down at the seats arranged by the Film Palace.

Although many celebrity directors have left Cannes, there is still no shortage of stars on the red carpet.

CCTV specially purchased the copyright of the awards ceremony and broadcast it live during the night time period.

Guan Ling just did it casually. This movie must be shot to make money.

In the TV broadcast footage, Fan Bingbing also saw Zhang Ziyi.

At the same time, she answered the host's questions in English in a very international manner, speaking in half English and half Chinese very mischievously, saying that she was a little reluctant to leave Cannes because she was about to return to Hong Kong.

In the TV show, on the red carpet, Guan Lingchao said hello to everyone, which aroused cheers from the audience.

Since Guan Ling has received great attention from the industry, relatively few people care about Lou Ye. Therefore, when Qin Hao, Tan Zhuo and others walked on the red carpet, many people did not care about what these people were wearing.

When Guan Ling took the crew of "Shoplifters" to the red carpet of the closing ceremony, at least all the reporters in China, and even all the viewers in front of the TV, were not sleepy at all!

Fan Bingbing was at home, looking at Guan Ling's figure at the film festival with burning eyes.

What were you talking to Guan Ling about.

Lou Ye came back from Paris temporarily. He had other things to do and had to leave temporarily.

After receiving the closing notice, Lou Ye came back.

Also appearing in the picture is Tang Wei, who traveled from South Korea to Cannes.

Shuqi is wearing a blue one-shoulder floor-length dress, with the suspenders simply draped over her shoulders and behind her back, looking simple and elegant.

Visible to the naked eye, Zhou Xun's face was very stiff.

Zhang Ziyi wore an elegant long skirt, a light-colored evening gown, and a ring-shaped headdress on her head.

Zhou Xun was actually a little surprised, and several people looked at Guan Ling.

Fan Bingbing naturally has a clear mind about the relationship between Guan Ling and Liu Yifei, and can guess it.

The other Chinese directors basically stayed away because they also wanted to witness live whether "Shoplifters" had a chance to win the award.

She couldn't imagine it!

What does this position represent?

This was the position that Brother Chen Kai held at the Cannes Awards Ceremony back then!

Guan Ling is in the middle, with Liu Yifei on the left, Zhou Xun on the right, and Huang Bo on the right.

As for Huang Bo and Liu Yifei, they also knew that they would definitely not have any personal awards, so they were relatively calm.

There is also Bong Joon-ho in the middle, and several Asian faces also appear next to Guan Ling.

Many people are confused, why did Tang Wei suddenly appear in Cannes? Then it was discovered that Tang Wei walked to Guan Ling's side.

Huang Bo leaned over and said, "When Tang Wei came over just now, I was stunned."

"Men, men, I prefer young ones to coquettish ones." Fan Bingbing muttered silently in his heart.

In comparison, Zhou Xun's clothes are simpler.

When Tang Wei appeared on CCTV 6, some fans quickly recognized her.

"Director Guan, are you going to South Korea to shoot a movie?"

Before Lou Ye came back, winning the award for "Shoplifters" was an absolute event in everyone's eyes.

Tu Jingwei explained the scene in the broadcast. She didn't even realize that there was a slight tremor in her tone!

"Director Guan Ling is in a good position. The creator of "Shoplifters" is in the middle of the second row. Directly in front of him are the nine judges of this year's main competition unit."

If he doesn't make money, Guan Lingcai doesn't bother to take care of him.

As for why Tang Wei was chosen, Guan Ling turned to look at Liu Yifei and said, "The last time Director Ang Lee asked me for help, I happened to have some cooperation with South Korea and let Tang Wei be the starring role. It was a smooth process."

Everyone nodded.

If it was Director Ang Lee who asked for help, no wonder Director Guan was willing to grant the favor.

Soon, the closing ceremony officially began.

By this time, with all the eyes of the world focused on, French comedian Edouard Barn once again took the stage to host the award ceremony, which lasted for forty minutes.

Compared to the pomp and stardom on the red carpet, the award ceremony seems boring and tasteless.

Afterwards, the president of the film festival and the president of the jury came to the stage to deliver speeches respectively.

The judges on the jury also showed their faces.

When the camera looked at Shuqi, Shuqi seemed to be giving the crew of "Shoplifters" a wink.

Just this look instantly caused the blog to almost become paralyzed.

"I understand, I understand, Shuqi's look makes "Shoplifters" stable!"

"This award ceremony lasts forty minutes, right? Why does it feel like it's longer than my life!"

"The awards are too slow. The special prize at the Cannes Film Festival is Alain Resnais' "Weeds". What the hell is this award? And why is there such a trembling old man at the film festival?"

When the special award was awarded, there was even a small climax at the Cannes Film Festival. When the 87-year-old French director came on stage, almost everyone in the hall stood up. As the old man stood on the podium, the applause did not go out.

When Tu Jingwei explained that Resnais was a master of the Left Bank School during the New Wave period, everyone still didn’t understand who this person was. When it was mentioned that this person made "Hiroshima Amour" and "Van Gogh", some people who paid attention to movies said, Already clapping along.

On the stage, Resnais accepted the award, and his acceptance speech was gentle and direct.

"I thank the judges for giving me this award. Although this award is a bit special, I still happily decided to accept it. The film is the fruit of a collective labor, and I would like to thank all the people who contributed to the production of the film."

"Actually, it's a pity for him."

Guan Ling looked at the applause and knew that most of it was mixed with respect and congratulations.

"Even at such an old age, the old man has not been able to win the Palme d'Or."

But Guan Ling also knows that even if he is standing on the award podium, many things are hard to say.

Therefore, Guan Ling's obsession with whether he is certain to win the Palme d'Or this time is no longer so deep.

Who would question themselves just because they didn't win the Palme d'Or?

I am a director myself.

Not a god!

At most, it is just that he is young and frivolous in public opinion.

Then, various awards were awarded one by one, but there were surprises at the scene!

Whether it's Best Screenplay, Best Actor, or Best Director, the awards exceeded reporters' expectations.

The Best Actor award went to the Nazi officer in Tarantino Quentin's "Inglourious Basterds," which shocked everyone.

Among the five or more favorites for the award, no one thought that the title of Best Actor would actually be won by a supporting actor in a movie.

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz indeed played this cunning massacre, and he is an important clue character throughout the film, but everyone's attention is focused on other male stars, forgetting that the best actor in Cannes does not distinguish between "protagonists" , "supporting role".

The Best Screenplay Award went to "Spring Breeze".

Although it was a bit surprising, Lou Ye's face relaxed a little.

Fortunately it was a small award, otherwise Lou Ye would have been worried that he would not be able to hold back and shout out later. When the award for Best Actress was handed out.

At the scene, Zhou Xun held his breath.

Guan Ling was also a little nervous.

The camera panned to Zhou Xun, to Zhang Ziyi, to Tan Zhuo, to Xuan Ye, and to the heroine of the erotic film "Anti-Christian", the French Charlotte Gainsbourg.

The film "Anti-Christian" caused huge controversy at Cannes this year.

Its director Trier even said that the Palme d'Or would not appear at the closing ceremony, but this director, who is quite prejudiced against women, did allow Charlotte to contribute a crazy, cruel and hysterical performance in the movie.

His performance can be said to be completely irrational, and his sexual gore and violence attracted many people's protests.

Therefore, in fact, when it comes to the Best Actress award, the industry thinks that it may be Zhou Xun or Charlotte.

Because Zhou Xun's performance clips are more touching and worth pondering. Whether it is human nature, performance, or emotional delicacy, Zhou Xun is superior.

At Cannes, according to the principle of equal distribution of management.

Generally, as long as one movie wins the award, it is very difficult for other people in the movie to win the award, and they usually have to give way.

So Guan Ling's nervousness is natural, once Zhou Xun wins the Best Actress.

This means that his movie may not be able to win the Palme d'Or.

Liu Yifei looked at Guan Ling.

"Just tell me something. It's obvious that Sister Xun might win the prize, but she ended up making me very nervous."

Guan Ling couldn't hold himself any longer at this time and whispered, "Actually, I'm a little nervous too."

Han Sanpin suddenly said behind Guan Ling, "I wasn't nervous at first, but you two told me I was."

The tension at the scene was also tense at home and abroad.

In Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung is also paying attention to the awards ceremony. In 2004, she won the first Chinese Best Actress at Cannes with the French film "Clean".

But it is a French film after all!

Although she gradually retired from the film industry after that.

But she is still concerned about the Cannes awards.

"Bring glory to the Chinese people." Maggie Cheung thought silently in her heart.

In Singapore, Gong Li looked at Zhou Xun and Guan Ling in the camera. She was somewhat expecting Zhou Xun to win the award, but also felt a little conflicted that Zhou Xun could win the award.

After all, she, Gong Li, has never won the Best Actress Award at Cannes.

Yang Mi was in front of the TV, looking at Zhou Xun and Guan Ling.

There were two cans of beer in front of the table.

She is also a bit torn between her former eldest sister and her little lover.

I want them all to win awards!

"come on! Come on!"

He obviously had nothing to do with her, but he still made her blood boil!

"The winner of the Best Actress Award at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival is..."

On the stage, when judge Li Cangdong opened the envelope, everyone held their breath and concentrated.

"Congratulations, "Shoplifters" - Zhou Xun."

The cheers at the scene suddenly resounded throughout the palace square. Zhou Xun couldn't help but shed tears. Although Guan Ling was a little regretful, he also smiled and sincerely congratulated Zhou Xun for winning the award.

After all, this honor belongs to the "Shoplifters" film crew.

Inside the venue, Zhang Ziyi's eyes were deserted.

Shuqi looked amused.

On the surface, Han Sanpin was very sorry.

Outside the court, Brother Chen Kai jumped up at home. Chen Hong glanced at Brother Chen Kai.

"Look at your potential."

"I'm really panicking. If Guan Ling wins the Palme d'Or, where will I put my face?"

Director Chen's face instantly burst into laughter.

Tu Jingwei's tone was also a little low. She had high expectations, but now she is a little disappointed.

But it’s a blessing that a Chinese-language film won the second Chinese Best Actress Award this year.

Zhou Xun went on stage to receive the award and looked at Guan Ling in the audience with regret.

"I am very grateful that I can win this award, but actually I also feel a little sorry for Director Guan. I know best how much effort Director Guan put into this movie. I think this movie has the potential to win the Palme d'Or. , so although I won this award, I am not very excited. Thank you, Director Guan, thank you."

Zhou Xun's conversation reached an emotional point and tears fell. She really felt sorry for Guan Ling.

Guan Ling didn't care.

In his mind, he should not receive any awards in the future.

Wait until the Palme d'Or is announced.

Guan Ling didn't realize what was going to happen.

"The Prophet" won the Grand Jury Prize, and the final Palme d'Or will most likely only be "The White Ribbon" which has not yet received any awards.

This is obvious.

So there is no suspense about the final grand prize.

The Chinese reporters at the scene also prepared live reports and quickly sent them to China for reporting.

Although a little regretful,

But there is nothing we can do.

With awards, anything can happen!

Zhou Xun won the Best Actress Award, and the "Spring Breeze" screenwriter Mei Feng won the Best Screenplay Award. Finally, there was no loss, and it also saved a little face for the five Chinese directors who were disappointed in their Cannes trip.

The Best Director award was won by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza for "Kinaari", which was considered a slight upset because the film had a mediocre reputation.

Famous Korean director Park Chan-wook ("Bat") shared the Jury Prize with British female director Andrea Arnold.

When the Palme d'Or is awarded, the President of the Jury personally takes the stage.

After opening the envelope,

Huppert surprisingly betrayed himself!

Speak slowly and leisurely.

Many people at the scene wanted to leave directly.

"The winner of the Palme d'Or at the 62nd Cannes International Film Festival is...

Michael - "White Ribbon"! "

The movie palace suddenly erupted into a roaring tsunami of applause and cheers.

But Huppert was not done yet.

She was seen looking at the people below.

Continue to call out the second name.

"as well as

Guan Ling - "Shoplifters"! "

Boom!

In the entire Palace Square, in the exhibition hall with more than 4,000 people, everyone exploded!

Guan Ling turned around in confusion.

Han Sanpin raised his head in surprise.

Zhang Ziyi is confused!

Liu Yifei was stunned!

Central Six, Tu Jingwei was also confused.

At Brother Chen Kai's house, Director Chen was so excited just now that he was ready to take off his pants and enjoy life with his wife.

The pants were half off.

Director Chen was also confused.

"Is it him, are you crazy in Cannes, or am I crazy?"

I can't even afford it!

(End of this chapter)