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“The voting is still ongoing.”

"The results will definitely be kept secret, but in my opinion, both films are very good."

What Zhang Yimou said was equivalent to saying nothing.

"..."

Chen Yu looked at Jiang Wen. His work this time actually had a chance of winning an award.

It depends on whether the foreigners know the value of it. Fortunately, with Zhang Yimou here, there should be great hope. So what the final result will be remains to be seen.

Seeing that Zhang Yimou couldn't ask anything, the host had to throw the question to Chen Yu on the side: "Brother Yu, this time when "Better Days" was released, we all saw the strength of you and Yifei!"

"But the theme of the movie is about school bullying. Do you think it can resonate internationally?"

The topic suddenly fell on Chen Yu, and it has to be said that this issue has become a cliché.

“I think the struggles of marginalized people are global.”

"School bullying is a topic that everyone should be aware of."

"..."

Chen Yu had no idea how many times he had been asked this kind of question, and he never hesitated at all.

Soon, the interview came to an end.

"I'm very happy to be able to interview three authoritative figures in our Chinese film industry tonight. I hope you can get what you want!"

"On the stage of Venice, win the crown!"

Following the host's words, Chen Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he was usually very comfortable in front of the camera, no one wanted to be exposed in front of the camera for too long.

Next is the media photo session.

The three of them were the focus of attention at the scene, naturally attracting the media to rush to take pictures.

After taking the photo, Chen Yu walked quickly into the venue.

Liu Yifei was still chatting with Tang Yan about all sorts of things. The two of them would stick together whenever they had time, neglecting Chen Yu and Luo Jin.

"It's over so soon? I thought we'd have to wait a while."

Liu Yifei stood up and walked to Chen Yu's side, and it was obvious that she was in a very good mood.

The next part is the Chinese-language film promotion session, which is to promote the shortlisted films.

Chen Yu watched Jiang Wen talking on the stage from the audience, mostly sharing his creative ideas impromptu.

For "The Sun Also Rises", it is just a simple narration.

Chen Yu was a little amused and helpless. He naturally understood Jiang Wen's temper.

The score given in the program book was too low, which made Jiang Wen rebellious.

"For me, movies are like dreams. They don't need to be explained."

Jiang Wen made his final closing remarks and nodded slightly at the audience.

There was applause from the audience, and in the eyes of everyone, Jiang Wen was still as proud as ever.

But he does have reason to be proud.

The poster of "Better Days" appeared on the screen, and after a moment it attracted cheers from the crowd.

As the most important film at this year's Venice Film Festival, "Better Days" is still ranked first so far.

The probability of winning an award is extremely high, and it has received unanimous praise from foreign filmmakers.

Chen Yu simply tidied himself up and then walked towards the stage.

To be honest, even if "Better Days" was not promoted, people would still flock to watch it.

Noticing the reactions of the people on the field, Jiang Wen gave Chen Yu a thumbs up.

It's impossible not to admire this kid.

“I am very happy to meet you all with my first work.”

“The original intention of creating this work is to show everyone another side of youth.”

“It’s not just the beauty, but also the growing pains and struggles.”

“I also want to present the complexity behind the victims, perpetrators and bystanders to everyone.”

"My experience is limited, so I hope you can give me your opinions after watching it."

Humble as always.

Everyone present here knows that anything Chen Yu produces is of the highest quality.

Applause resounded throughout the venue again. Liu Yifei was deeply moved in the audience, and her eyes were full of Chen Yu.

Chen Yu made her feel very proud, and she was the only one who knew how hard it had been along the way.

: p.m.

China Night is still going on in full swing.

The next step is free exchange time for Chinese and foreign filmmakers, mostly discussing cooperation.

Chen Yu became the focus of the event, and international producers came to discuss movies with him from time to time, their purpose was naturally to cooperate with him.

The banquet lasted until half past ten in the evening, and the four of them were all a little tipsy.

Liu Yifei and Chen Yu were strolling along the beach. The wind at this time of year did not feel cold on their bodies, but instead brought a hint of coolness to the hot and sticky summer.

"Tomorrow is the last movie in the main competition to be released, and then all the ratings will be clear."

Liu Yifei snuggled in Chen Yu's arms, and she was no longer nervous.

“Once all the films are released, it will be time to reveal the final answer.”

Chen Yu’s answer made Liu Yifei nod heavily.

The two returned to the hotel. Tomorrow was an unknown for them. As the last film to premiere among the main competition shortlisted films, "Revised Excerpts" was quite popular.

Even though it hasn't been released yet, the popularity of the film has been widely reported, second only to "Better Days", and can be said to be a strong rival.

Because according to the convention of the three major film festivals in the past, the final winners are often these popular movies that are second only to the big hits.

The favorite will die, but the second favorite will have the last laugh.

The next day, Chen Yu and Liu Yifei showed up at the Movie Palace on time.

"Revised Excerpts" tells the story of a small unit of the US Army, which used its powerful position to persecute an innocent Iraqi girl and her family. It is very political and ironic.

But Chen Yu feels that such a film is more suitable for Berlin, a city with a strong political element, rather than Venice, an artistic pioneer.

The quality of the film is very good and it is indeed a threat to many films.

The end credits now appear in front of everyone, and the answer will be revealed next.

The crowd left in a hurry, and everyone hesitated outside the Film Palace.

It's clear that he is waiting for the final result.

At noon, the program scores of the films shortlisted for the main competition unit were all released, and all the rankings appeared in front of everyone.

"Better Days" still ranks first with absolute lead.

With a high score of 4.78, it beat all other works and was far ahead. The second place, "Growing Up in Iran", received a score of 4.12.

This is the end.

Everyone already knows the result this time.

After all, the score is there, and the probability of winning the prize is still very high.

Not only that, the two people in front of us are also the most popular for the Best Actor and Best Actress awards this time.

The others came forward to congratulate him, and the score of "Better Days" could be said to be the first by a large margin.

Since the establishment of the Venice Film Festival, there are still not many films with a score of more than 4.78.

"It seems that I have to congratulate you in advance. With such a high score, the probability of winning the prize must be very high."

Jiang Wen said flattering words, but he also knew that the favorite would die.

Facing the praise from the person in front of him, Chen Yu waved his hand, with no expression on his face, as if he was staying out of it.

I am indifferent to this matter.

"Films at Venice Film Festival used to be highly acclaimed, but they couldn't win any major awards."

“Some even got nothing.”

Chen Yu is not exaggerating. The more popular and topical a commercial film or popular work is, the more difficult it is to win the highest award.

Some literary or politically sharp films are more likely to be favored by the judges.

To be precise, the reason is simply that it is difficult to satisfy everyone.

Since its establishment, Venice, as the world's oldest film festival, has always had the core mission of promoting the development of film art rather than catering to the market.

This also leads to the fact that the more a movie suits the public taste or is more popular, the less likely it is to be recognized by the judges.

Chen Yu's words made the people present look at each other in surprise. This idea can be said to have been carried out to the extreme.

When they learned about the program score, they were already informed of the reason.

Everyone was silent.

But in a fundamental sense, "Better Days" is indeed more likely to win an award than other works.

After all, this movie is indeed thought-provoking and is also very critical of society.

Especially the complex analysis of human nature can resonate more.

in contrast.

Chen Yu is hopeful for "The Sun Also Rises". After all, the film festival jury needs works with more "depth".

Even though they are very likely not to understand this work, it just fits in with Venice's preference for "dangerous aesthetics".

"modesty."

"I'm waiting for good news from you, boy, and bring glory to the country."

Everything has been settled, the scores are now out, and next is the closing ceremony on the last day.

If you don't get a call from the Venice organizers at this time, then there is basically no chance.

Compared to the previous few days, tonight is the last carnival and everyone is waiting.

Some directors and actors who are certain to miss out on the awards have already left. After all, it is useless to stay.

Perhaps because he was close to the final result, Chen Yu slept much better than in the past few days. When he woke up again, he was struck by the beauty of the person beside him. "You finally woke up."

Faced with the coquettish expression of the person in front of him, Chen Yu couldn't help but laugh or cry.

"How long have you been watching me? Why didn't you wake me up?"

Probably because he had been busy these past few days, Chen Yu slept particularly soundly.

“Is today the deadline?”

Chen Yu naturally understood the issue that Liu Yifei was worried about.

"It's only nine o'clock now. Even if they call, they won't call so early."

But these words clearly did not comfort Liu Yifei.

"It must be you who has been saying these days that the favorites will fail. Now I always feel that I will have no chance of winning the grand prize."

"..."

Seeing Liu Yifei's little face wrinkled, it was obvious that she was anxious about this matter.

"Even if we don't win the award this time, we will have other opportunities next time."

Jingle Bell--

Chen Yu had just finished speaking when the phone rang. When he looked over, he noticed that it was a call from Mark Mueller.

"Come on!"

There was a hint of joy in Liu Yifei's eyes, and she almost jumped out of the bed.

At a time like this, it was almost self-evident that Lao Ma was calling.

Won a prize?
There will be at least one prize!

This is usually a retention call.

Chen Yu paused for a moment before subconsciously pressing the answer button.

"Brother Yu, I think you already know why I called you."

Mark Mueller did not say it directly, but kept it a secret.

But Chen Yu could naturally guess it.

"Old Ma, there's no need to hide anything between us, right?"

Liu Yifei kept lying in front of him and looking at him with great anticipation in her eyes. She hoped that Mark Muller could bring her news that would make her happy.

"On behalf of the organizers, I invite you to stay and attend the closing ceremony red carpet on the last day."

As soon as these words were spoken, Chen Yu understood everything.

After all, as long as people are told of this news, it proves that "Better Days" will definitely win an award.

"of course."

"I'd love to stay."

After both parties hung up the phone, Liu Yifei could no longer control her emotions.

"We have awards, right? We are invited to the red carpet of the closing ceremony, right?"

Facing the question from the person in front of him, Chen Yu nodded.

In fact, she knew it, but she just wanted to get the affirmation and confirmation from her lover.

So that Liu Yifei would feel that this matter was true.

Although we don’t know which award it will be yet, there is no need to worry since we have already received the call.

"Oh yeah~~~"

Liu Yifei was so excited at this point that she jumped up with excitement.

"I knew it, I knew we could do it!"

"Honey, we did it, didn't we?"

Seeing the person in front of her so excited, she was more excited than in previous years. One can imagine how much she was looking forward to this movie.

In fact, Liu Yifei has filmed so many film and television works, but this is the first time she has recognized a movie so much.

"Better Days" is like filming her past self. She can empathize with the characters, so she hopes for a better outcome.

Even Chen Yu was infected by this emotion.

Before I could come back to my senses from this joyful atmosphere, the phone rang again.

Old ginger!

This guy is on time.

But before he could open his mouth, Chen Yu asked first: "How is it, Old Jiang?"

"Hahaha!"

This laughter was obviously stable.

“We just received a call inviting us to attend the closing ceremony.”

"It seems like we have a clue this time."

Chen Yu had guessed this would be the case, and he was genuinely happy for Jiang Wen. After all, they had shared honor and disgrace from the beginning to the end.

“I’m going to win a big prize, haha!”

After Chen Yu finished speaking, he said at the right time: "I just received a call from Lao Ma, inviting me to attend the closing ceremony."

They both laughed at the same time. This was definitely the most exciting news for them.

"Happy together."

"It seems like we have to go out for a drink today to warm up for "The Boy" and "The Sun" to win the grand prize!"

"That's great, one boy, one rising!"

Heart is worse than action.

After the two hung up the phone, they each went to find the leading actor of the movie. Naturally, this good news had to be known to everyone.

dong dong dong-

Chen Yu and Liu Yifei knocked on Tang Yanluo Jin's door, and soon the door was opened by someone from inside.

When Tang Yan noticed the two people appearing at the door in high spirits, he was distracted for a moment.

"Brother Wen invited us to have a barbecue at the beach."

"You guys clean up, we'll go prepare some ingredients later."

Hearing that Chen Yu didn't get to the point at all, Liu Yifei stretched out her pink fist and punched Chen Yu in the heart.

"Why are you trying to evade the main issue? Do you still want to hide such a big thing from Tangtang?"

When Luo Jin heard Liu Yifei's words, his expression showed some doubt, but after a moment he understood.

Chen Yu chuckled.

When he looked over again, the expression on his face became serious.

"I just received a call from Lao Ma. They invited our crew of "Better Days" to attend the closing ceremony."

"???"

As students of the film academy, we all naturally know what this news represents.

“We won a prize?”

Seeing Tang Yan in a daze, Liu Yifei quickly jumped over.

"That should be the case so far, but I don't know what the final result will be?"

Ah ah ah ah ah--

Tang Yan grabbed Liu Yifei at this time, and the two girls stood at the door of the room and danced.

This is Tang Yan's first work to have participated in. No matter what award it wins, its value is unquestionable.

To say I wasn't excited would be a lie.

She wanted to worship Chen Yu right now, after all, only he could do this.

"Then what are we waiting for? Should we celebrate in advance?"

The two little girls ran out quickly. The cheerful atmosphere made Luo Jin a little excited. Although he was usually very quiet, his face was flushed with excitement.

"Great."

"I know that Better Days will be a success and Director Chen will live up to everyone's expectations!"

Chen Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he reached out and patted Luo Jin's shoulder. The two of them followed him and prepared to set off.

It's approaching evening.

Chen Yu has already brought the main actors of "Better Days" to the beach, and Jiang Wen has already prepared everything.

"Congratulations! It seems that we have won glory for our country together this time."

News about the film festival comes very fast.

Now that we have a general idea of ​​who will stay and who will go, the main actors gathered together and everyone was naturally in a good mood.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the last day.

"Then I wish us a great victory."

Zhou Yun looked at everyone present. When she received a call from the Venice organizers recently, she was also unable to control her emotions.

Even after years of overcoming difficulties, this news still makes me feel upset.

"Victorious."

Everyone couldn't help but shout, and they were in a very happy mood.

In a short while, people from both crews sat together.

Chen Yu and Jiang Wen sat face to face. Compared to the tired look of the past few days, Jiang Wen's face was radiant today!

Of course, Liu Yifei was also in the same situation, with her cheeks dyed red by the bonfire...

Perhaps, from this moment on, Chinese films will begin to write a different style from their past lives! (End of this chapter)