Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 32 [Crazy at the Closing Ceremony, Are You Ready for the Golden Lion Award Speech?] Please Read
The next afternoon.

There are more than two hours left before the closing ceremony begins.

In Gong Li's room, Li Yishu looked at her cheongsam outfit and gave her a thumbs up, praising her: "Sister Gong Li, this bright red cheongsam of yours is absolutely stunning!"

Gong Li's figure is naturally plump, and now wearing a bright red cheongsam, she looks even more plump and beautiful.

She wore a white pearl earring on each ear and her hair was combed neatly and tied behind her head. At first glance, she looked like a noble lady from the Republic of China.

To use the poem that describes cheongsam, it is definitely: The jade-like bones and ice-like skin are always calm, which can make the lotus leaves sway. The traces of the heart are deep and profound, and the blue rain in the dream is still charming.

Gong Li looked at herself in the floor-length mirror, twisted her body left and right, and was also very satisfied with her makeup today. "It's very good. It seems that I made the right choice to choose this red cheongsam."

"Sister Gong Li, your cheongsam is slit so high, it looks like we are going to win this time."

"That's right, we have to get off to a great start! Since we're here, we have to take the grand prize."

Gong Li's mouth corners raised. Before coming to the Venice Film Festival, she decided to wear a cheongsam at the closing ceremony in order to get a good start.

Now it seems that the cheongsam was the right choice, as both Chinese films received advance notification from the organizers that they had won awards.

"咚咚-"

"Sister Gong Li, Director Zhang and the others are already ready and waiting downstairs."

"Okay, come right away."

Gong Li replied, then came to Li Yishu and helped him smooth out the wrinkles on his suit shoulders. "I have a feeling that Yishu, you may win the grand prize this time."

"real or fake?"

Li Yishu's head moved back a few centimeters.

He was quite tall, and when Gong Li stood in front of him in high heels, her head just reached his nose.

Looking at the other person lowering his head to adjust his suit, the smell of an unknown perfume wafted into his nose, making him feel itchy.

Gong Li raised her head and smiled sweetly: "Of course it's true, my premonition is quite accurate."

Li Yishu touched her nose. Young people’s bodies are just different.

Gong Li didn't notice Li Yishu's change and took his arm directly: "Let's go to the film festival and win the Golden Lion Award!"

The two went downstairs and arrived at the hotel entrance.

The vehicle arranged by the organizer has arrived.

The group got on the bus talking and laughing.

This time, Li Yishu did not go with Gong Li, but went alone.

The red carpet walk at the closing ceremony is different from that at the opening ceremony. In addition to the invited guests, the crews shortlisted for the film festival have to walk together.

Lee Yi-su was the only one from the crew of "That Mountain", so naturally she had to walk the red carpet alone.

"Kacha kacha——"

Nearly a thousand reporters from all over the world crowded on both sides of the red carpet, flashing their cameras, lighting up the dim venue like day.

When Li Yishu arrived at the edge of the red carpet and saw so many people outside through the car window, she finally felt the global value of the three major European awards.

There were quite a few reporters at the opening ceremony, but not as many as there are now.

The annual Venice Film Festival has come to an end, and the only grand prize of this year - the Golden Lion Award - will be presented tonight!

After a while, under the arrangement of the organizer's staff, Li Yishu came to the back of a foreign crew and waited. As long as this group of people had passed halfway, he would go out.

Seeing that the foreign crew was halfway there, the staff member hurriedly said, "Director Li, you can walk the red carpet now."

"OK!"

Li Yishu nodded, then took a deep breath, and walked towards the red carpet step by step with steady steps.

“Lee, Lee, over here, over here!”

“Lee, I love the movie The Postman.”

“You made a perfect rural art film!”

"..."

After this week's fermentation, especially after the release of the Film Critics Weekly, Lee Yi-su's popularity rose rapidly.

The 21-year-old Chinese talented director, whose first film was not only shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival, but also won high praise from Abraham, chairman of the International Film Critics Week. 21 years old, China, talented director, film critic, and chairman Abraham.

These words are very ordinary when listed individually, but if they are combined and applied to the same person, they will definitely make it to the hot search list.

So when Li Yishu walked onto the red carpet, the scene suddenly became lively.

Besides the sound of flash lights, the constant sound of "Lee" could be heard in his ears.

too crazy!

This was beyond Li Yishu's expectations. When did she become so famous in Venice?

Why haven't there been any people interviewing me these past few days? Only yesterday morning did someone from the Italian Film Critics Weekly come to interview me.

In order to make the photos of her look better for the reporters, Li Yishu tried her best not to blink, raised her hands and waved to the left and right, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised in a smile.

The price of having a good-looking image may be that Lee Yi-su feels like her eyes are about to go blind.

Those reporters' films were like they were free, and their flash lights kept flashing.

Maybe it was because of the release of the film critics weekly, or maybe it was because Lee Ye-seo was very popular recently. When he walked through the red carpet, he was invited to the interview area by a female host at the end, who enthusiastically said, "Lee, let's do an interview."

"OK, no problem."

"Lee, your work was shortlisted in the first film festival you applied for, and it was recognized by so many film critics. Do you think you are a genius?"

"Genius? That depends on how you define it. It can refer to a person's IQ, or it can refer to a person's ability in certain areas..."

Li Yishu blah blah, not falling for the foreign host's trick.

The word "genius" always sounds weird when it is reported by Western media.

"Do you have any expectations for the upcoming award ceremony? Or what award do you want to get the most?"

"What award do I want to win the most? I can't really say, but as long as I can win an award, it will be the greatest encouragement and support for a new director like me."

"It's almost time. One last question."

The female host asked with a twinkling look in her eyes: "If you win the Golden Lion Award, are you ready for your acceptance speech now?"

Ok?
Li Yishu raised his eyebrows. He had read a news article before, but the content was a bit vague.

The general meaning is that at the closing ceremony of a film festival, the host is asking whether a director is prepared for his acceptance speech after winning a grand prize.

The director thought it was a joke and said he was ready. But when he really got to the award ceremony and won the grand prize, he stammered and couldn't utter a few words after going on stage.

But on second thought, I feel that this is unlikely, as the judges would not be able to tell the host in advance.

Thinking of this, Li Yishu laughed at herself. It seemed that she had read too many marketing accounts on the Internet and took all the fabrications seriously. "I have already prepared my acceptance speech, but it is for all awards, including the Golden Lion Award."

"Then I wish you win the grand prize in advance."

The female host nodded politely, then asked the staff beside her to take him into the venue, straightened his clothes, and went to greet and interview the next entrant.

Lee Yi-su was the only one from the crew of "That Mountain" and it was difficult for the organizer to arrange a table for him alone.

There happened to be another Chinese crew there today, so he returned to Gong Li's side.

Perhaps because she knew she would receive an award that evening, Gong Li never stopped smiling.

Seeing Li Yishu sitting over, she smiled and asked, "How was it? Was there a host interviewing you just now?"

"Sister Gong Li, how did you know?"

"When she interviewed us before, she asked why you didn't come along."

"That's it."

"..."

As the two chatted, the lights on the scene gradually dimmed.

Li Yishu and Gong Li stopped chatting and began to watch the closing ceremony carefully.

The performances at the closing ceremony were wonderful. Many foreign singers that Li Yishu had never seen or recognized took the stage to sing, but the songs they sang were all pretty nice.

As the half-hour performance came to an end, Li Yishu, who had been sitting lazily, immediately sat up straight as the chairman of the jury Randy and the host came on stage.

He glanced at Zhang Yimou, who was sitting diagonally opposite him, and noticed that Director Zhang was also sitting very straight.

　Please continue reading and give me your monthly votes. There will be another update in the evening!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)