Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 149 Expectations Failed
There was warm applause in the screening room.

It was obvious that the audience was moved by the short film.

Some of the audience left, while others stayed. Just like some of the audience in the previous show, they wanted to watch it again.

Li An had a sad expression on his face. The story in the short film was somewhat tragic and made him feel deeply moved.

"Li, this short film is so good. The little bird pursuing its dream. Ha, I love this story so much."

Li An nodded in agreement, "This is the work of a Chinese director, an underage college student."

"Wow, that's even more amazing."

Chen Linfeng and the animation makers from Shenmei Factory stood next to the big screen, looking at the audience applauding below.

Although this is not the first wave of audiences, I am still delighted to see that they respond so enthusiastically and can’t get enough of it.

Freddy and Li An did not go out through the exit, but walked forward and found the film's creative team.

Li An saw Chen Linfeng and nodded to show his appreciation.

Freddy came over to give some praise and encouragement, but he found that he seemed to have seen the young director before.

He asked hesitantly, "Maybe it's a bit presumptuous, are you Chen, the writer who wrote "Infinite World"? "

Freddy quickly added, "I'm not very good at distinguishing Asian faces, so if I made a mistake, please apologize."

Chen Linfeng nodded. "Yes, it's me."

"Oh, this is really surprising."

Freddy praised "Wingless Bird" and said it was the most impressive work he had seen in recent days.

He also expressed surprise at Chen Linfeng's age.

As he spoke, his hands kept waving, reminiscent of a certain accordion politician.

Chen Linfeng was already accustomed to such exaggerated expressions from foreigners, so he expressed his gratitude in a calm manner.

But Freddy didn't seem to be being polite. He said seriously, "I think it deserves everything. There is no better short film this year."

He also stressed that the Venice Film Festival welcomes emerging directors the most, and the Horizon unit is specifically designed to welcome young people.

After saying that, he winked at Chen Linfeng.

I almost said it explicitly, but I will definitely give you my vote.

Hearing the other party say this, Chen Linfeng's smile became more sincere.

At this time, other audiences gathered around and wanted to communicate with the creative staff. Freddy didn't say anything more and left with Li An.

Chen Linfeng's short film was only played for half a day before word of mouth gradually spread, and many consecutive shows were packed.

Such a scene naturally cannot be without the media following suit, and many reporters also rushed to the scene after hearing the news.

At this time, Chen Linfeng's own fame is very important.

A well-known writer switched to being a director and actually achieved some success, which was a natural hot topic.

Reporters welcomed this kind of news and flocked to interview the parties involved.

Chen Linfeng accepts everyone who comes.

This is the time to promote your work and you must not be modest.

Chen Linfeng talked about his creative experience, ideas and the meaning of the film. He repeated many things over and over again, and also made a special trip to introduce the production team of Shenmei Factory.

"Oh, so there really are birds without wings in the world."

"Did the Wingless Bird die in the end?"

“It only took half a day to come up with such a story. Is this genius?”

“Can the quality of students’ semester assignments be so good now?”

The reporters dug up a lot of interesting news and left satisfied.

On the second day, the film festival's program gave Wingless Bird a high score of 2, which attracted a lot of attention.

The European media's coverage of the film festival also attracted the attention of many fans who were not present. Of course, for short films, the score is not very meaningful.

Short films are limited in length, so the overall requirements for the main creative director are not very high, so it is easier to polish the work for perfection, and the viewing experience for the audience will generally be relatively better.

The most popular ones are still feature films.

Li An's "Brokeback Mountain" and American director George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" are the hot favorites at this year's Venice Film Festival.

The media's discussion of this issue is also the hottest.

The noise lasted for several days, and Shi Xiaolong had already returned home because his leave had expired.

The media from China have been reporting news about Chen Linfeng to the country in recent days.

New Internet media such as Sina and Sohu can transmit news back to China and publish it on their portal websites on the same day.

News related to Chen Linfeng has always been very popular. Some people who did not pay attention to the Venice Film Festival have also started to pay attention to related news.

Liu Qianqian often pays attention to domestic online public opinion and has mentioned several times that the discussion on this year's film festival in domestic forums is much higher than in previous years, which puts Chen Linfeng under a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, in the afternoon before the closing ceremony, the staff of the film festival called him early to remind him to participate in the closing ceremony awards ceremony.

Chen Linfeng let out a long sigh of relief.

Those who travel through time frequently should know that this means that there will be at least one prize at that time.

No matter what the prize is, as long as I don’t return empty-handed, I will accept it.

Domestic fans had high expectations of him before, and Chen Linfeng didn't want to disappoint them in this regard.

On the Chinese side, Li An's Brokeback Mountain, Guan Jinpeng's Song of Everlasting Sorrow, and Li Yu's Beauty, which was shortlisted for the Horizon Unit, all received notifications to participate in the closing ceremony.

Including Chen Linfeng's "Wingless Bird", it means that four works related to Chinese people can win awards.

This is a rare grand event in China's film and television industry in recent years.

The reporters of the Sixth Princess opened champagne at halftime and made an appointment with Chen Linfeng for an interview after he won the grand prize, because in terms of the program score, "Wingless Bird" was clearly in the lead.

How could this be possible? It is said that a hot favorite will fail, so you cannot set a flag for yourself no matter what.

This made him wave his hands repeatedly, saying that maybe he could get a consolation prize, and everything would be decided after the closing ceremony.

Friends and relatives can be invited to participate in the closing ceremony.

Chen Linfeng wanted to take Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang with him, but they both refused.

Well, who among those who work in the film and television industry doesn’t want to get in with their own real abilities? Relying on friends to get in is really not the right approach.

Because he had something on his mind, Chen Linfeng walked across the red carpet of the closing ceremony without feeling anything.

In the location of the venue, the Chinese people are basically in the same area.

Everyone had a relatively relaxed expression on their face. There was a guaranteed prize, so at least the result wasn't bad.

At this time, everyone no longer distinguished between regional relatives and they encouraged each other while forcing a smile and said that they didn't have high expectations and that they would be happy to get a consolation prize.

In fact, everyone is eager to hold the grand prize in their hands as soon as possible.

The order of awards is based on the size of the prize, with the grand prize generally reserved for the end.

Of course, it is not entirely in order. A few slightly more important prizes will be given out occasionally to boost the spirits of the audience and attract their attention.

Everyone present was waiting for the awards with an inexplicable mentality.

I want to win the award quickly so that the dust has settled and I don’t have to keep hanging around, but I also want to delay it a little and win a more important award.

Li Yu's "Beauty" was the first to be selected and won the International Alliance Art Film Award, followed by Guan Jinpeng's "Song of Everlasting Regret" which won the European Art Exchange Award.

After a while, it was the turn of the Best Short Film Award.

The award presenter on the stage slowly uttered a name.
"Small station".

The expected prize is gone.

Chen Linfeng felt a huge disappointment.

(End of this chapter)