The Crown Prince of Huayu!

weekend.

As agreed in advance, Tong Liya came to Jianguo Road to wait for Tong Yi, preparing to go to Jingrongpai official cuisine to "learn from the masters" together.

But after meeting, she quickly discovered that Tong Yi was abnormal.

"Tong Yi, why do you look so bad?"

"I am fine."

Tong Yi was able to pretend nothing was wrong at first, but when she arrived at the destination and got off the car, she couldn't help but shed tears as she thought about the fact that she came here just to learn new dishes and cook them for Han Jiadong.

"What's wrong with you? What happened?"

Tong Liya was startled, put on her hat and sunglasses, and hurried out of the car.

Tong Yi shook her head at first, then couldn't help asking, "Didn't Han Jiadong tell you?"

"What? Was he forced to resign from Shanghai Film Studio? I think this is a good thing for him. He himself doesn't care much about it, so don't worry about him."

"No, it's...we broke up."

"What? Break up?!"

Tong Liya was shocked: "How did he make you angry again?"

Tong Yi wiped her tears and shook her head: "This time he was the one who broke up with me."

"..."

This news was so sudden and shocking to Tong Liya that she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing that other people were looking over here, she pulled Tong Yi inside and said, "Let's go in first."

Thanks to this year's broadcasts of "Legend of Lu Zhen" and "Descendants of the Sun", she has become a new generation of top star, but she doesn't want to be recognized and stared at here.

After entering and sitting in a private room, Tong Liya asked in detail: "What happened? Why did you break up again suddenly?"

Tong Yi still shook her head: "I don't know either. I saw the news that he resigned from Shanghai Film Studio, so I wanted to call him to show my concern, but he ended up breaking up with me."

Tong Liya asked: "Didn't you ask him why he wanted to break up?"

"My mind went blank after I heard that, and..."

Tong Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid he'll say that he's never actually liked me, and that he's only with me because my family can help him and his father with their careers. Now that he and his father have retired from the system, they don't need my family anymore, so... so..."

"So that's why I broke up with you?"

Tong Liya couldn't help but get a little angry when she heard this: "In your heart, is Han Jiadong such a person?"

Tong Yi was also a little excited: "Then tell me, why did he break up with me suddenly?"

Tong Liya was silent. After thinking for a while, she said, "Do you remember how I answered you when you asked me why I didn't want to marry Han Jiadong?"

Tong Yi was confused at first, but after thinking carefully, she said uncertainly: "Because you are an ordinary person?"

"Yes! Because I am an ordinary person, Han Jiadong will never marry me. Even if he wants to, his family will not agree."

Tong Liya forced a smile: "I remember I asked you at that time, would you marry an ordinary person? Even if you are willing, will your family agree? Now, this question has really been put in front of you."

"You mean, Han Jiadong broke up with me because of this?"

"From what I know about him, he probably just doesn't want you to be in a dilemma."

"..."

Tong Yi thought about the Chinese New Year when the Han family was implicated in Li Dongshen's incident and her family kept her distance from Han Jiadong.

At first, besides being worried that Han Jiadong had never liked her, she also wondered why Han Jiadong broke up with her. Was it because of the New Year incident that made Han Jiadong unhappy?
Now that I think about it again, even if Han Jiadong doesn't break up with me, will my family still agree to me being with Han Jiadong?

Even if Han Jiadong leaves the system, he is not actually an ordinary person.

But my dad probably knows that Han Jiadong has other women. Can he still allow himself to be with Han Jiadong at this time?

Even if my father allows me to be with Han Jiadong, can he allow Han Jiadong to have other women besides me?
If Han Jiadong is forced to choose between herself and other women, what will Han Jiadong choose?
How would I face Han Jiadong then?
Thinking of this, Tong Yi looked at Tong Liya for help: "Yaya, what should I do?"

Tong Liya shook her head: "I don't know the situation in your family. If you ask me, I can't give you advice from your perspective."

After saying this, seeing Tong Yi's lost and painful look, she couldn't help but add: "No matter what your family thinks, I think the most important thing is your own thoughts."

Tong Yi raised her head with tears in her eyes: "My own thoughts?"

"Correct!"

Tong Liya nodded: "If you don't plan to be with Han Jiadong, or if Han Jiadong is not that important in your heart and is irreplaceable, then you don't have to worry about it. Although breaking up is inevitably painful, especially for the person being broken up with, it will get better after a while."

Tong Yi: “…”

Have you ever thought about not being with Han Jiadong?

I have thought about it many times before, but I don’t know when it started, I never thought about it again.

Since when?

Is it your first kiss?
Or had I already decided on him since that time I accidentally exposed myself in front of him?
Is he less important, less irreplaceable?
Do not!
Whenever Tong Yi thought about not being able to be with Han Jiadong in the future, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

There is a feeling of suffocation.

Especially considering that the two of them had already done everything except the last level.

If I want to find someone who can open up to me like this again...

Tong Yi felt that she would never be able to find someone like that again.

"No, I want to go find Han Jiadong and ask him face to face!"

Tong Yi suddenly stood up and said.

Tong Liya hurriedly held her back: "He's abroad now! You can't chase him abroad, right?"

Tong Yi then sat down again.

After finishing her meal with Tong Liya and separating, she immediately took out her cell phone and called Han Jiadong.

"Where are you now?"

"Australia."

“When can you return home?”

"I'll go to the Cannes Film Festival in a while, and then after that."

"Okay, I hope you can meet me then."

Han Jiadong also felt that breaking up with just one phone call was a bit too much, so he agreed immediately.

By mid-May, he had flown directly from Australia to Cannes.

The other main creators of "Parasite" also arrived.

In particular, the female lead Zhang Ziyi arrived at the film festival early.

In addition to them, many domestic films were also screened at this film festival.

Wang Chao's "Fantasy", Zhang Yimou's "The Return", Wu Yusen's "The Crossing", Jiang Wen's "One Step Away", Arnold's "Wolf Totem"...

However, only one Chinese-language film, "Parasite," was shortlisted for the main competition unit.

There are also many familiar faces on the list of judges.

For example, Jia Zhangke, South Korea's Grand Slam Chungmuro ​​actress Jeon Do-yeon, Quentin's ex-girlfriend Sofia Coppola who previously won the Golden Lion Award for Han Jiadong, and William Dafoe who starred in "The Great Wall" in the original time and space.

Zhang Ziyi, who arrived early, mainly interacted with Jia Zhangke and Jeon Do-yeon.

And from the information she had gathered, "Parasite" received very high praise from the judges.

On May 14th, the twelve-day Cannes Film Festival officially begins.

Because of Han Jiadong, "Parasite" undoubtedly received the highest attention.

The screening halls were almost always packed and received extremely high praise.

The Return, The Crossing, and The Step Away, which did not enter the main competition unit, also received a high level of attention. In the case of the overall silence of domestic films this year, the performance of several films at the Cannes Film Festival almost dominated all the attention of the domestic film sector.

to May 25, 7 p.m.

Before walking the red carpet.

"Wow! Sister Ziyi, you look so beautiful today!"

As a newcomer and junior, Xu Lu kept flattering Zhang Ziyi.

Although she plays a bad girl in the film, Zhang Ziyi's character is a bit naive, but in reality, it's a bit the opposite.

Xu Lu was wearing a simple white dress and looked like a harmless little white flower.

Zhang Ziyi wore a light pink deep V see-through tulle dress. As always, whenever she attends such a big occasion, she will find ways to attract attention.

For example, this time, before even stepping onto the red carpet, she wanted to hold Han Jiadong's arm.

In the end, she was ruthlessly rejected by Han Jiadong, and could only lag behind Han Jiadong and walk on the red carpet side by side with Fan Wei.

But when Han Jiadong was interviewed, she came closer and acted very tactlessly, as if she didn't care at all what her new boyfriend, who she had just started last year, would think.

Half past eight in the evening.

The award ceremony officially begins.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival is Timothy Spall for "Mr. Turner"..."

As the awards entered the much-anticipated main competition stage, the atmosphere on the scene became noticeably different.

Many people couldn't help but sit up straight.

When Fan Wei heard that he was not selected, he could not hide the regret on his face.

Zhang Ziyi put all her energy into the next award.

"The winner of the Best Actress at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival is Julianne Moore for Maps to the Stars..."

Although she had expected this result, Zhang Ziyi still felt disappointed, but she quickly cheered up and said to Han Jiadong with a smile: "Director, your chances of winning the grand prize have increased again."

Han Jiadong declined to comment.

Winning an award is a certainty for him, the key is what award he wins.

Zhang Yimou's "To Live" also won the Jury Prize, which is second only to the Palme d'Or, and only lost to Quentin's classic film "Pulp Fiction". However, in terms of honors, there is a world of difference between it and "Farewell My Concubine", which won the Palme d'Or.

In an increasingly tense and exciting atmosphere, the awards were announced one after another.

The Best Screenplay Award went to Andrei Zvyagintsev for Leviathan.

The Best Director Award went to Jean-Luc Godard for Goodbye to Language.

The Jury Prize was a double yolk, won by "Mom" and "Miracle".

The Grand Jury Prize was won by "Winter Sleep".

Before the final results of the Palme d'Or were announced, among the popular candidates, only "Parasite", which was considered the biggest favorite for this year's Palme d'Or, had not won any awards.

Many people at the scene couldn't help but focus their attention on Han Jiadong in the first row.

Xu Lu, Li Xian and even veterans like Zhang Ziyi couldn't help but show excitement on their faces.

Could it be that after twenty years, I will be able to witness and participate in a Chinese-language film winning the Palme d'Or for the second time?

On the stage.

The award presenters have already started announcing the results.

"The winner of the Palme d'Or at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival is Parasite. Congratulations to director Han Jiadong!"

boom!
clap clap clap!
As soon as he finished speaking, there was warm applause and cheers from the audience, with almost no hesitation. This result was what everyone expected.

The media reporters' cameras were already ready and aimed at Han Jiadong.

"Wow! We won a prize! We won the biggest prize!"

Xu Lu was so excited that tears came to her eyes.

"Yes, we did it! We won the Palme d'Or!"

Zhang Ziyi was so excited that she stood up with her face flushed.

In comparison, Han Jiadong is the calmest person in the team.

He stood up slowly, allowing countless flashes of light to shine on him at this moment.

domestic.

Even though it was already past three in the morning, related reports quickly made it to the hot search headlines and major film, television and entertainment sections.

“After 21 years, Chinese-language films shine in Cannes again!”

"Han Jiadong is crowned the best with the Palme d'Or!"

"Winning the Palme d'Or again will make Han Jiadong the first of the three major European awards! He is the first person in China to win!"

"Beware of spoilers! We will analyze in detail why the new Palme d'Or is so good."

……

……

The report was so sensational that it was even greater than the sensation caused by a top electric eel that returned from South Korea more than a week ago.

At that time, someone's fans were clamoring that no one in the country could compete with their idol, but they didn't expect the backlash to come so quickly.

Netizens began to tease or mock someone.

"Top stars? Although my brother Han is not a star, all the top stars put together are nothing in front of my brother Han!"

"Don't even mention that he just came back from Korea to gain experience. Even if it was the Korean Wave, wouldn't he still be beaten to a pulp by Han Jiadong?"

"Haha! I haven't seen Korean dramas on TV for a long time. But our "My Love from the Star", "Boys Over Flowers", "The Heirs", and "Descendants of the Sun" are so popular in Korea. Director Han Jiadong is awesome!"

……

Many people in the circle are also paying attention to this Cannes Film Festival.

Especially those who have a special relationship with Han Jiadong.

After seeing the report about Han Jiadong winning the award, someone immediately couldn't help but call Han Jiadong.

After attending the award ceremony, an interview, and a cocktail party, Han Jiadong returned to the hotel and found that his phone had countless missed calls.

Before he could carefully look through the calls to see who had called, another call came in.

This time it was Tong Liya who called.

After briefly congratulating Han Jiadong and mentioning Tong Yi's matter, he ended the call sensibly.

"You must be very busy tonight, so I won't disturb you. I'm going to sleep first. Good night."

As soon as she hung up, the next call came.

"Wow! You finally answered. If you didn't, I would have gone to sleep."

Liu Yifei's excited voice came from the phone, not at all sleepy.

Han Jiadong smiled and said, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

"How can I sleep without seeing the results? The Palme d'Or! A Chinese-language film has only won it once before, and you actually did it!"

Liu Yifei said this with a bit of annoyance: "If I had known earlier, I should have pestered you to let me act."

"If you were in this role, you might not win the Palme d'Or."

"Don't look down on me... At worst, I can just play a small role for a bit, right?"

"Haha! Next time for sure!"

...(End of chapter)