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Chapter 527 [92] Asia’s only Grand Slam actor!

clap clap clap!
The audience applauded for a long time.

Many people were cheering, and some even stood up and clapped. The atmosphere of the entire award ceremony undoubtedly reached its climax.

Foreigners have one good point, they are absolutely good at creating an atmosphere; if it was an upset, there would definitely not be the current atmosphere; but for a favorite like Chen Yu to win the best award, it would be like the most perfect script, which is what everyone expected.

All those who know Chen Yu gave them the warmest response.

"Thank you!"

"thank you all!"

Chen Yu was also somewhat excited by the atmosphere at the scene. He couldn't remember how many times he had stood on the podium in this life.

There are so many that he probably can’t even count them all, having won four best awards at the three major international film festivals alone.

In his previous life, his miserable previous life, he only won one award in his entire life, and it was for Best Supporting Actor. He was so excited that he burped. This is the most vivid example.

Sometimes, even if you pursue something deliberately and work hard for half your life, you may not necessarily achieve the most ideal goal.

The starting point is really important.

The Best Actor wins at Cannes and Berlin actually helped him win the Best Actor award at Venice Film Festival. If it weren't for this, and if he was an amateur like at Berlin, he might not have won the Best Actor award at Venice Film Festival.

The favorite in the voting for the journal may not necessarily be Chen Yu.

This is the benefit that comes from popularity.

Sean Penn is the only living actor in the world who has won the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival before Chen Yu won it. His acting skills are one reason why he won all three major film festivals in five years, but his works, luck and the bonus brought by winning Best Actor awards are also very important.

“First of all, I would like to express my sincerest respect and gratitude to the organizers of the Venice International Film Festival and the judges!”

"It is your professional vision and persistent pursuit of art that have given the work "Departures" the opportunity to shine on this stage and receive this precious recognition!"

"At the same time, I would like to thank Mr. Yojiro Takita, the director of "Departures", Mr. Tsuyoshi Hamada, the photographer, Ms. Hirosue Ryoko, who played Chen Bensheng's wife in the play, and President Motoki Masahiro..."

Every time Chen Yu mentioned a person, he paused.

It can be seen that this acceptance speech seemed to have been carefully prepared. Liu Yifei was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears, but she was also a little surprised.

This guy, did he know he would win the award?
When was it prepared?

Hirosue Ryoko was already crying.

"Thank you to every member of the crew of "Departures". They are the soul engineers of this work. It is your talent, hard work and selfless dedication that make my dream come true!"

"From the beginning of filming, I found Benmu, to the arduous filming process, and the meticulous post-production, every link was poured with everyone's hard work and sweat; this Best Actor performance is not the result of my own efforts, but everyone's efforts, which allowed me to have the most relaxed environment to experience such a role!"

"I am grateful to every actor who acted with me in the production of "Departures". They gave life to each character with their superb acting skills, making the story vivid and moving. This is how Chen Bensheng came to be today!"

"at the same time--"

Chen Yu said to the camera word by word: "I want to thank my family and friends. You have always given me the most steadfast support and endless encouragement in my pursuit of my dream of becoming a filmmaker. You are my strongest backing!"

"Finally, I want to thank all the fans who love me. Film is an art form, and also a form of emotional transmission and communication. It is because of your attention and love that our creation has meaning!"

“This honor will inspire me to continue exploring and innovating in my future creative journey, and bring you more soul-touching works!”

"The movie 'Departures' is truly the most painful film I have ever made, but it is also the one I least regret!"

Having said that, Chen Yu bowed deeply and raised the trophy high.

Everyone applauded enthusiastically again.

The judges and the host all thought that Chen Yu had finished his speech. Just when everyone thought he was about to leave the stage, he suddenly leaned over to the microphone again and said, "Just now, that was the official speech. Next, I want to thank two people in particular!"

"Ha ha!"

Many people were amused by Chen Yu's words.

Liu Yifei didn't know why her heart suddenly started beating faster. She had a hunch that even after hearing Chen Yu thank so many people except her as his girlfriend, she didn't feel anything.

Because until now, she is still immersed in the excitement of Chen Yu winning the award.

But now, she really had a strong intuition.

Swish!
She raised her head with tears in her eyes, and the camera seemed to start capturing it.

"We had our first audition on the empty Beijing Film Academy campus, and we met again on the set of The Story of a Noble Family. God has blessed me, allowing me to meet you again and again—"

"Whoa oh oh!"

Everyone in the audience howled a little, especially many actresses, who all knew the thank-you script.

An extremely romantic award-winning confession.

Chen Yu chose a way of speaking that has the most traffic and is most popular among foreigners.

The camera also gave a shot of Liu Yifei at this time. She covered her mouth, her eyes were red and filled with tears.

"Every time we met, I talked about careers and ideals, but all I did was secretly peek at your appearance; I performed a play for you, and you composed a song for me to sing. I once thought that you were a symphony of love and hate!"

Chen Yu stood in front of the microphone, wearing a black suit, looking handsome, charming and elegant. His strong line delivery skills were also fully displayed at this moment, low and magnetic: "But when I was really beside you, all I could see was your black hair fluttering in the wind, like the mottled sunlight shining on your attic, like the sun setting over the Venice Lagoon!"

"So fiery, so flamboyant!"

"Thank you for always being by my side, my love!"

"Thank you!"

Chen Yu pointed in the direction of Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei nodded with a smile on her face, nodding heavily again and again.

"Of course, and you too!"

"Respect!"

Chen Yu pointed to the sky, observed silence for one second, and then bowed heavily.

"thank you all!"

Chen Yu once again held high the Volpi Cup, which symbolizes the best actor in Venice. This is a trophy with a green base similar to the rim of a bowl, named in memory of its founder, Count Volpi.

The applause continued once again, and everyone watched Chen Yu walk off the stage. He finally came to Liu Yifei, who was either moved or crying, and the two hugged each other tightly.

The makeup on her face was a little smudged from crying, but luckily she had a good foundation so she didn't make a fool of herself.

Hirosue Ryoko next to her was also moved and envious.

If there was such a man who confessed her love to her so passionately at the award ceremony, she would be willing to divorce her husband immediately and marry him; unfortunately, there were not many actors in the world who won the Venice Best Actor Award, let alone such a young, handsome, affectionate and loyal single man.

She admitted that she was really jealous.

“I want to win a prize too!”

After Liu Yifei almost recovered to normal, she looked at Chen Yu with her red and swollen eyes.

"Don't worry, there will be a chance!" "I want to express my feelings to you like this, thank you, why is it you every time?"

Liu Yifei was really angry.

I feel like I'm really useless.

When they met Chen Yu, they had the same starting point. Now he has won the Grand Slam Best Actor award, but she hasn't even won the Best Newcomer award. This is a complete loss.

"OK, quite a touching acceptance speech!"

"Let us congratulate Chan. Next we will present the Best Director award!"

The award ceremony has not yet ended, and the final three grand prizes have not yet been announced.

Silver Lion for Best Director, and the Grand Jury Prize, Golden Lion for Best Film.

The Grand Jury Prize is usually awarded to the second-ranked film.

The twenty films shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Venice Film Festival are scrolling on the big screen; real-time images of directors such as Li An, Guan Jingpeng, Takita Yojiro, George Clooney... also pop up on it.

In the end, just like Chen Yu, only a director’s head portrait remained.

Li An's "Brokeback Mountain"!
"Congratulations, Director Li!"

This time, Chen Yu stood up directly and hugged Li An; Li An smiled slightly and looked very calm, but in fact the slight shaking of his hands betrayed his inner feelings.

Best Director, this is the highest honor for a director.

Yojiro Takita next to him was also clapping, and there was not much disappointment on his face; although "Departures" was filmed very well, the director also needs qualifications.

The Best Director award is not really determined by the quality of the work, but by the director's skills that the jury sees in the film.

In this respect, Li An is definitely better than Yojiro Takita; to put it bluntly, Yojiro Takita definitely made a great contribution to the success of "Departures", but Chen Yu's performance was also a great help.

As for "Brokeback Mountain", if it were directed by another director, he might not be able to portray homosexuality in such a delicate way.

Not offensive.

This is true strength.

Li An calmly gave his acceptance speech, and as always, he thanked everyone.

Unexpectedly, the ending was the same as Chen Yu's. I would like to give special thanks to his wife.

The whole audience cheered again.

However, Li An had just stepped off the stage after his speech and had not even had time to warm up when the jury's grand prize fell on his head again.

It's Brokeback Mountain again!
Silver Lion Special Jury Award.

"Brokeback Mountain" won two awards in a row.

Even Li An himself didn't expect this.

However, winning the Grand Jury Prize also means that Brokeback Mountain has no chance of winning the final Golden Lion Award.

There will be 19 films left to compete for this final award.

"One of our biggest rivals has been eliminated!"

“That only leaves George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck!”

"But there's also the possibility of an upset!"

Chen Yu muttered there, waiting for the final grand prize to be announced.

When Chen Yu saw the jury chairman Dante Ferretti handing the Silver Lion to Li An again, he was stunned. Liu Yifei beside him also noticed it: "Isn't this award presenter wrong?"

"Shouldn't Dante Ferretti be the one to present the final Golden Lion?"

He was already puzzled by Chen Yu's award just now, as it was presented by an American actress; it was quite different from any previous Venice awards ceremony.

However, the previous Best Director award was presented by Zhong Acheng, the only Chinese guest among the six judges.

"I'm not sure. Maybe the organizers think the director is more important than an actor like me, so they arranged for the Chinese judges to give the award to the Chinese director!"

"But the guest of honor can't present the award twice, so I can only change to an American!"

"How do you explain this now?"

Because there are seven people on the jury, seven trophies have already been awarded.

According to convention, the chairman of the jury must present the last award, but now it has been presented.

"Perhaps, the final Golden Lion Award will be awarded by the jury together—"

Before Chen Yu finished speaking, Li An had just finished his second acceptance speech when there was a huge exclamation from the audience, which even surprised Chen Yu and Liu Yifei.

The presenter for the final Golden Lion Award for Best Picture was none other than Hayao Miyazaki, the Japanese national treasure-level animation director who just won the Venice Lifetime Achievement Award this year!

Chen Yu glanced at Yojiro Takita beside him. Yojiro Takita also clenched his fists. He must be very eager for the final Golden Lion Award.

Compared to the Best Director award, he undoubtedly cares more about this award.

“It’s a bit suspenseful!”

Chen Yu and Liu Yifei clasped their hands together. If their predictions were true, since the award would be presented by Hayao Miyazaki, there was a high possibility that the award would be won by a Japanese film. And coincidentally, "Departures" was a Sino-Japanese co-production.

But judging from the chaotic award ceremony just now, there is a hint of uncertainty, because seven of the eight major awards have just been awarded.

With his white hair and beard, Hayao Miyazaki came to the center of the podium in high spirits. He smiled at everyone in the audience and greeted them warmly: "Hello, everyone. I am Hayao Miyazaki!"

The whole audience stood up immediately and gave him the highest and most grand welcome ceremony.

Amid the applause of countless people, Miyazaki Hayao simply opened the envelope in his hand and leaned over to the microphone and said, "When I learned that I was going to present this important award, before I opened the envelope, I actually didn't know who the final winner would be!"

"Next, let me witness this extremely sacred moment together!"

Swah——

Miyazaki Hayao took out the winning card from the envelope. After looking at the words on it, he showed an extremely gratified smile on his face: "I was very moved by this film. Thank you to the director and actors for performing such a touching masterpiece together!"

“It is——Okuribito!”

Miyazaki Hayao said it loudly in Japanese, looked in Chen Yu's direction and smiled slightly.

"The Undertaker"!
The 62nd Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion Award for Best Film - "Departures"!
The final award, among 20 excellent works, was won by the crew of "Departures".

Applause, cheers, screams... at this moment they are completely intertwined and finally bloom into the most enthusiastic tone.

Chen Yu was the first to stand up, followed by Yojiro Takita, Masahiro Motoki, and Ryoko Hirosue... The four of them looked at each other at the same time, then laughed together and strode towards the podium.

(End of this chapter)