Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 124 [Winning three awards for best actor, director and film]

When stepping down the stage, Lee Yi-su was still a little excited. Regardless of the quality of this Best Actor award or whether Toho Film Company was behind it, winning the Best Actor award showed that his performance in "The Mountain" was satisfactory.

"Director Li, congratulations!"

Hearing someone calling her, Li Yishu subconsciously looked over and saw a man with a flat head and a simple smile looking at her.

Looking at the other person's unfamiliar appearance, Li Yishu asked in confusion: "Excuse me, who are you?"

Seeing that the other party did not recognize him, Zhang Zhiliang was not angry. Instead, he stretched out his hand with a smile on his face and said, "Director Li, I am Zhang Zhiliang, a director from Hong Kong. This time I am here to participate in the film festival with the movie "Cage Prisoners."

"Hello, Director Zhang, I'm so sorry. I knew a Hong Kong film was shortlisted, but I didn't expect to see Director Zhang here."

Li Yishu then remembered that there was also a Hong Kong film shortlisted for the main competition unit this year, and the actors were also familiar Hong Kong actors, the short Teddy Robin, and the lead singer of the Beyond band, Huang Jiaju.

Zhang Zhiliang smiled and said, "Director Li, I saw you in the movie 'That Mountain, That Man, That Dog' in Hong Kong. You acted very well. You definitely deserve this Best Actor Award."

"Thank you!"

Li Yishu thanked him politely. He was not very familiar with Director Zhang and had never heard of him. After exchanging a few words with him, he left.

“This is the Best Actor Award!”

Takuya Kimura looked at the trophy in his hand with a hint of envy in his eyes. As an actor, it is basically difficult for him to refuse the title of Best Actor.

"Take your time. I believe you will be able to get it sooner or later."

Li Yishu was in a good mood. Even if he didn't win any of the remaining awards, for him, having the Tokyo Film Emperor trophy was enough.

He estimated that it would be difficult for him to win any acting awards in the future, and this Best Actor Award might be his first and only one.

"Well, I can do it!"

Kimura Takuya's eyes were determined, as if he had made a promise to win the Best Actor award.

Looking at him like this, Li Yishu felt like she had cultivated a Japanese Leo.

But when I think about Kimura Takuya's later acting skills, it seems unlikely.

In Japan, South Korea and China, it is basically difficult to find a few male celebrities who would sacrifice their own image in order to win awards.

While Li Yishu was communicating with Kimura Takuya, Kurosawa Akira, who was presenting the Best Director Award on the stage, also shouted: "The winner of the Best Director Award is... Art Li, his work "That Mountain"..."

"Wow!!"

Nakayama Mihui reacted the fastest. She immediately hugged Li Yishu's arm excitedly and shouted, "Director Li, you won another award, Best Director! Best Director!"

"This……"

Li Yishu still had a look of surprise on her face.

Kurosawa smiled and said, "It seems that our director is still immersed in joy. Let's welcome him with applause!"

"Crash-"

Amid thunderous applause from the audience, Li Yishu stood up dazedly and strode towards the stage, her mind still in a daze.

He was awarded Best Actor and Best Director, so it seems that I will never get this award.

"Congratulations!" Kurosawa extended his hand and said, "Your film 'That Mountain' is very well shot, especially the color matching, which is eye-catching."

"Thank you, thank you Director Akira Kurosawa."

Li Yishu also humbly shook hands with the other party. As for the Japanese national treasure director Akira Kurosawa, he still likes the other party's films "Rashomon" and "Seven Samurai".

Looking at the Best Director Award in her hand, Li Yishu took a deep breath and walked to the microphone to talk about her feelings about winning the award again:
"I am very grateful to the organizers and the jury for giving me this Best Director Award. 'That Mountain' is my first feature film, and it is also a film I made with my father and mother. You may not know that the two actors who played my father and mother in the film are also my parents in real life..."

Some people who have seen the movie were very surprised. In the film industry, couples are not uncommon, as are father-son duos, but it is very rare to see a family of three working together, and to see a family of three starring in a movie.

As she spoke, Li Yishu said excitedly: "I would like to thank my father and mother here. Without their support, there would be no birth of "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog". I love you!"

clap clap-

Listening to Li Yishu's sincere emotional speech, applause broke out again. There is no one who does not love his or her parents.

Stepping off the stage again, Li Yishu finally understood why Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and others liked to attend some unknown film festivals so much.

Although Japan's Tokyo Film Festival seems to be quite famous, this is mainly because it is an Asian film festival.

In essence, it is no different from the film festivals in small European countries that Chen Kaige won.

The fifth Tokyo Film Festival in Japan, which was just held, is to some extent similar in nature to the later Shanghai International Film Festival in China. Almost 90% of the award-winning films are films that ordinary movie fans have never even heard of.

Only those who really care about this type of award-winning films will go out of their way to watch them, but there are many more films that don't even have the resources.

After all, Lee Ye-seok is a relatively famous foreign director in Japan. "The Mountain" also won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. It seems that he deserves the Best Director Award, right?

"Director Li, congratulations!"

On the way back this time, Li Yishu met Zhang Zhiliang again, and also saw Huang Jiaju. The two of them seemed to be waiting for her in the aisle.

"Director Zhang."

Li Yishu shook hands with the other party and said with a smile, "Thank you, I never thought I could get this award."

"Director Li, you're too polite. I've seen all the films at this year's film festival, and most of them are great. The fact that Director Li stood out and won the Best Director award must be the result of the jury's repeated consideration."

While Zhang Zhiliang was talking, he looked at the Best Director Award in Li Yishu's hand with envy. He didn't covet the Best Actor Award before, but he coveted this one too much. Who wouldn't want to win the Best Actor Award as a director?

"Hello Director Li, I'm Huang Jiaju, I really like the film Love Letter you shot!"

Huang Jiaju seemed to have seen his idol and extended his hand enthusiastically.

"Mr. Huang, you're too polite. I'm your fan. Whether it's "Goodbye Ideal", "Cold Rainy Night", "Like You", "The Earth", including the later "Gray Tracks", and last year's "Glorious Years", I like almost all of your songs!"

Li Yishu is not a pure fan of Huang Jiaju, or he has basically never chased after a star or singer like a celebrity, but if he had to say his favorite rock band, it would have to be Huang Jiaju's Beyond band.

There are too many classics, such as "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies", "Really Love You", and "Endless Emptiness"...

Lee Yi-su may not be able to sing many songs a cappella, but as soon as she hears the melody, the lyrics immediately pop up in her mind.

"I didn't expect Director Li also likes my song. I am really honored."

Huang Jiaju's eyes lit up; he could tell that Li Yishu was truly his fan.

After all, if you are not a fan, who can name so many songs that he has written and sung in one breath?

The two sides chatted for a while.

After deciding to go back to the hotel after the film festival to have a good reunion and get to know each other, Li Yishu returned to her seat.

Holding two trophies in her hands, Li Yishu was in such a good mood.

I wonder if his film "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" will win any awards at the Golden Rooster Awards to be held in Guangzhou next year?
While thinking.

The Grand Jury Awards began to be presented on stage.

The winner was a Japanese film called "Love in Tokyo".

After the Jury Grand Prize was awarded, it was soon the turn of the last grand prize of the day, the Golden Kylin Award.

Li Yishu was feeling nervous. Although his mind told him that it was unlikely, he still hoped to win the award.

"The winner of the Golden Kirin Award for Best Film at the 1992th Tokyo International Film Festival in is..."

The foreign award presenter on the stage paused for a second, then shouted: "The Postman in the Mountain! Congratulations to Artistic Director Li!"

hum! !

Won another award!

Li Yishu twitched her right hand and looked towards the stage in disbelief. Nakayama Mieho next to her was delighted. Although she was not the one who won the award, Director Li had a good relationship with her.

As the saying goes, when one person succeeds, everyone around him will benefit. Nakayama Mihui can imagine that there will be reports about her in all the major newspapers in Tokyo tomorrow, just because she is the only actress that Director Li has worked with in Japan so far!
Not far away on the other side.

Qingxia was shocked and asked, "Director Li... Director Li won another award?"

"Yeah, that's awesome!"

Lai Shengchuan said with a burning gaze: "Best Actor, Best Director, Best Film... It seems that the Japanese really like this movie!"

In fact, this movie is so popular in Japan that even though it has been taken off the screen, the video tapes are selling like hot cakes in Japan.

After buying the Japanese version, many people also specially bought the original Chinese version with Japanese subtitles just to watch the original film!

Millions of videotapes have been sold.

When Li Yishu stepped onto the stage again and received the trophy, he shouted into the microphone with excitement:

"I don't know what to say now. My previous acceptance speeches have already drained all my words. Well, I have to say something. I would like to thank my parents and Emei Film Studio for their support. I would also like to thank the jury and the organizers again, and also the fans who like this movie..."

"..."

As Lee Yi-su walked off the stage for the third time, he felt a little dizzy.

Even after the closing ceremony, Li Yishu still hasn't recovered from the shock. It was really too sudden to win three major awards at once.

"Mr. Li!"

Ichiro Tanaka suddenly popped out from nowhere and said with a big smile, "Well, I told you that Mr. Li will be a great success at this film festival!"

Hearing this, Li Yishu's original excitement suddenly dissipated. After all this time, there is still some inside information.

But it doesn’t matter. What award doesn’t have insider information?

The Oscars' public relations are all written on paper, and no one thinks the Oscars are unfair.

At this moment, two reporters from Xinhua News Agency ran over and said, "Director Li, Director Li, we are from Xinhua News Agency. Can you take a few photos of us holding the trophy?!"

"Of course!"

Li Yishu held three trophies with a big smile on her face.

With a click, the moment was captured in the camera.

The next day, the People’s Daily published a related news article: “Congratulations to our young director Lee Yi-su for winning the three awards of Best Actor, Best Director and Best Film, becoming the biggest winner of the 5th Tokyo International Film Festival!”

　Thanks to Kakamao for the reward, and thanks to book friend 20230529010657662 for the reward

　　
　
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