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

Chapter 545: Unprecedented Popularity (6k monthly ticket required)
Back home, it was already early morning, but the host and two guests in the studio were still in high spirits.

"Wow, it won both the Best Actor and Golden Bear awards. It seems that Joker is really the best movie in this film festival."

Zhang Yimou was a little surprised. He had thought there was no hope.

The host asked, "Isn't the chance of winning both awards very small?"

"This kind of situation rarely occurs," Zhang Yimou recalled. "I remember there was one in 1998, which was probably similar to this one."

He looked at Chen Kaige beside him, somewhat uncertain.

Chen Kaige nodded, "Yes, I won once, but that time I won the Golden Bear Award and Best Actress."

"It's called 'Central Station,'" Zhang Yimou said, "Oh yeah, now I remember, it's called this."

At that time, Zhang Yimou was still concentrating on making art films, so I paid more attention to it and I still remember it now.

Chen Kaige added, "In fact, there have been cases where one work has won two awards. I remember there was even an example where it won both the Golden Bear and the Grand Jury Prize."

"The Golden Bear Award is less strict than the other two, so sometimes a work can win multiple awards."

"Director Kai Ge is right," Zhang Yimou said, "but there are fewer and fewer of them in recent years. Xiao Chen's is of high quality."

"That's right. He led Leonardo DiCaprio to win the Best Actor award. We can tell from Leo's acceptance speech that Chen's guidance was crucial to him."

……

Everyone was chatting.

On the screen, Chen Linfeng finished his acceptance speech and, under the guidance of Skrick, participated in the tribute ceremony of the whole audience.

Such a unique scene attracted the attention of everyone in the studio.

Chen Kaige felt a little jealous. It was such a great pleasure to accept the respect from her peers in front of so many stars.

The host was very keenly aware that this treatment was rather unconventional.

However, since he had never broadcast the situation inside the stadium in the past, he was not very clear about it.

So the host asked, "This kind of ceremony should be rare, right?"

Chen Kaige wanted to answer that this was the first time.

But Zhang Yimou smiled and said, "It's rare. From what I know, this should be the second time."

"The last time I was in Cannes, when Xiao Chen and I won the Palme d'Or together, it was quite similar to this."

"That time I won three gold medals, and Chen was the youngest Palme d'Or winner in history, so the organizing committee gave him a very good reward."

Chen Kaige: “…”

The host had an idea and thought this was a point worth discussing.

He then asked, "So the Berlin Film Festival organizing committee is learning from Cannes?

And the first time ever was in Cannes in 09, for you and Director Chen?"

"Probably. I haven't experienced some specific situations before, so I don't know if it started with the two of us." Zhang Yimou replied honestly.

"We can confirm this later." The host changed the topic.

The director at the back took it very seriously, wrote it down, and immediately asked the station's reporter who often went to European film festivals.

They were able to enter the media center and see the award ceremony most clearly.

After a while, the director confirmed that it was indeed the first time a similar celebration ceremony took place at the 09 Cannes Film Festival.

He quickly passed the message to the host in the studio through the headset and asked him to find an opportunity to read it orally.

At this time, the topic of the three people had turned to the changes in Chen Linfeng after he won the award this time.

Zhang Yimou said, "Winning the three major European awards and the Oscar for Best Director means that Xiao Chen is as qualified as any other filmmaker in terms of awards.

For him, it shouldn’t be a big change. He is already one of the world’s top directors. It’s just that he has one more honor…”

Chen Kaige seemed particularly silent today.

He is not jealous of Xiao Chen.

They are all family, there is no need to be jealous. Everyone knows that he and Xiao Chen have a good relationship.

But this old man is a bit annoying. Why does he talk so much?

……

Although it was early in the morning, many people watched the live broadcast in order to be the first to know who would win the Golden Bear Award.

The Internet soon became abuzz.

"Fuck, I really won a prize."

“I didn’t expect it to be so smooth.”

"Haha, make three art films and win the Golden Lion, Golden Palm and Golden Bear respectively. It's coming soon."

“It’s too relaxed, which makes many award-seeking directors in China look stupid.”

"What does it mean to win the three gold medals?"

"It means that Fengshen is at least a film master. Anyone who can achieve such results is a master-level figure."

“Can he compare to Akira Kurosawa?”

"It's hard to say. We are contemporary people and can't really appreciate Chen Linfeng's historical status. It will probably take decades before we can make an objective comparison."

"..."

Many discussions online have talked about the significance of the Grand Slam.

This itself also develops from the topic of the Sixth Princess' live broadcast content.

Zhang Yimou himself is a grand slam winner, so he shouldn't brag too much, otherwise people will definitely say he is bragging about himself.

And for some reason, Chen Kaige spoke less and less as time went on.

What the two said was not very exciting, which left many viewers watching the live broadcast unsatisfied. So after watching it, they stayed up late to discuss it online.

A similar question appeared at the first time:
[What do you think of Chen Linfeng winning the Golden Bear Award and achieving the Grand Slam of three gold medals? ]

Someone quickly answered the question below.

“In the future, film schools around the world will probably have to add an extra class specifically teaching Chen Linfeng’s works, analyzing his work style, visual aesthetics, and camera language.

In layman's terms, this is a master."

“In fact, it is too early to comment on its historical status. Judging from its current status, it should not have improved much.

Director Chen is already one of the world's top directors, and having multiple titles of director of three major awards won't give him anything extra.

Of course, if you're talking about the future, it might be significant indeed.

Perhaps in future Baidu entries, this moment will be called the peak era of Chinese films, or the starting point of the rise of Chinese films.

Who knows. "

“To be frank, the importance of the three major European film festivals and the three gold medals may have to be raised to a higher level in China.

In recent years, as the country's strength has continued to increase and the film market has expanded, the industry has begun to pay more attention to the commercial performance of films.

Just look at the number of works shortlisted for the top three European awards in the past two years and you will know that it has dropped drastically compared to the past.

People's attention to the three major European countries is also declining.

But Chen Linfeng's winning of the triple gold Grand Slam is likely to raise the popularity and importance of the three European golds.

Apart from anything else, someone who has achieved the top three in Europe at a young age can be called a master in the future. Who wouldn't care?"

"..."

From midnight to early morning and then to morning, more and more people learned that Chen Linfeng had won the award.

You don’t have to pay special attention to it. Just open your phone and you will see related news push notifications everywhere.

Not only film and television entertainment media, but also many comprehensive social media have put reports such as "winning awards" and "three gold grand slams" on the front page headlines.

A high-definition picture of Chen Linfeng holding up the Golden Bear trophy while the guests around him bowed to him was the front-page news cover. You could see it by simply clicking on the website of any media outlet.

If you click on the news platforms of portal websites such as Sina, NetEase, and Penguin, the homepage is almost entirely filled with relevant reports.

Weibo was even dominated by hot searches.

Topics such as "What does Chen Linfeng's award mean?", "The youngest master", and "Surpassing Kurosawa Akira" were also on the hot searches.

Netizens are discussing this issue heatedly.

The most popular one was a Weibo post sent by Chen Linfeng in the early hours of yesterday morning.

A simple picture of a person holding the Golden Bear trophy, with the following text:

“I won a prize!”

Such a simple Weibo post has received over 10 comments.

Many people’s newly posted comments can no longer be seen as soon as you refresh the page.

The number of reposts also exceeded 1.

An explosion of heat.

The news that Chen Linfeng won the Grand Slam this time was even more exaggerated than that of Zhang Yimou's victory.

CCTV's "Morning News" and other morning news programs set aside time for a small special topic to specifically introduce the grand occasion of the award-winning event in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The country is already in jubilation.

Berlin, Germany.

Chen Linfeng went to see Xixi off early in the morning.

She is going back to the crew to film.

Then there was a press conference in the morning.

The reporters were very excited and almost all their questions were directed to Chen Linfeng.

"After winning three gold medals at the age of 25, do you have any thoughts of retiring?"

"Do you think the Berlin Film Festival's awards are too loose? Or that the three major film festivals give out awards too easily?"

"Chen, what do you think of Tom Hooper's evaluation of you?"

Chen Linfeng skillfully answered questions from the media. At this point, he paused and asked,
"What did Tom Hooper say?"

This man, who won the 2010 Oscar for Best Director for "The King's Speech", is no unknown person.

"He said that the fact that you were able to win three awards in a row was actually a kind of preferential treatment given by the three major European organizations to Asian directors."

Chen Linfeng was surprised and asked, "Are you sure it's the original words?"

It’s not that he doesn’t believe it, it’s just that the ethics of journalists are too untrustworthy.

"Well, that's probably what it means," the reporter replied.

Chen Linfeng didn't know the specific situation and tried his best to be perfunctory.

"Everyone has his own opinions, and I support his right to speak out."

"Then..." the reporter asked again.

Chen Linfeng immediately shut up and said, "Next."

There weren't many people making trouble at the press conference, and reporters from Asian countries were especially easy to talk to.

He was overwhelmed by so many flattering words.

The Neon reporter was a little sour and mentioned Kurosawa Akira.

"There are reports that Mr. Qilin and Director Zhang Yimou have surpassed Director Kurosawa Akira to become the top directors in Asia. Do you agree with this statement?"

Chen Linfeng said seriously, "Director Akira Kurosawa is a director I like very much. He did the best he could in his time. The two cannot be compared together.

As for director Zhang Yimou, I think both of them are masters, and maybe each has his own merits, or maybe one can be better or the other, it depends on the public opinion of history, and I can't give a specific answer."

The Japanese reporter withdrew with satisfaction.

The Korean reporter then asked, "What do you think of director Bong Joon-ho?"

This is also to seek recognition.

Chen Linfeng discovered that in recent times, more and more people were asking this kind of questions.

Always ask him what he thinks about someone or a certain work.

"A very good director. I like the movie Memories of Murder very much. It is one of my favorite Korean movies."

Chen Linfeng usually praises others.

Regardless of what opinions he has about the two countries, he generally supports and helps each other among his peers. The Korean reporter excitedly recorded:

[Inception director Chen Linfeng, a newly promoted director who has won three awards, recognizes Bong Joon-ho as the best director and Memories of Murder is his favorite movie.]

……

No matter how many flowers and applause there are, they are all recognition of the past.

Chen Linfeng will not indulge in this.

Many major TV stations or well-known programs in Europe invited him to talk about his award-winning topic.

There are quite a few people here with whom I had good relationships when promoting new books in the past.

So it’s hard to refuse.

He asked Mei to postpone it, since he would be filming in London in March and could find time to be on the show then.

Naturally, the Sixth Princess also received an interview invitation, but Chen Linfeng declined it.

These will be left for him to worry about in the future.

On the return flight, Han Shanping sat next to him.

Han Shanping was still excited, "Xiao Chen, I never thought you would follow Lao Mouzi and win the Grand Slam so quickly."

His happiness is understandable.

Although the term has been postponed for another year, I will still have to retire in four or five years.

But it was at this time that Xiao Chen also achieved the Grand Slam.

To some extent, this is a breakthrough for Chinese filmmakers and a new peak.

Anything related to Chinese films and filmmakers can be attributed to him.

Xiao Chen is a serious film talent trained in the mainland.

Everyone can share in this credit.

Chen Linfeng leaned his head against the seat and closed his eyes to rest so as not to interrupt his speech.

"I'm really lucky. I didn't expect it to be so smooth."

“Ha, that’s what ability is.”

Han Shanping suddenly realized that when it comes to luck, there's nothing else to say.

Everyone in the industry knows how lucky Xiao Chen is.

He himself felt that his luck had improved a lot after working with Xiao Chen.

Chen Linfeng didn't know what he was thinking, he just said, "Winning the award is winning, how to develop in the future is another matter."

“There are also cases where after winning an award, they can no longer produce good works. It’s like their luck has been sucked out of them.”

"Pah," Han Shanping spat. As an elder, he did not agree with this statement.

"You are only a few years old, and you still have a long way to go in your prime, unlike those old guys."

"Okay, Mr. Han, you are right." Although Chen Linfeng was warning himself, he also felt a little unlucky, so he stopped talking.

Han Shanping paused and continued, "There will probably be many conferences, lectures, and forums in China that invite you to participate. Have you thought about what to do?

On my side alone, some of the higher-ups have asked me to hold a few seminars for you."

Indeed, this is also a problem.

In the past, Chen Linfeng was relatively young, and it would have been somewhat inappropriate for him to attend such occasions.

He usually refuses, and the other party basically accepts it.

But now, some people have started to call him a master, and it is obvious that no one will ignore him anymore.

Maybe you will have to invite me a second or third time.

Sister Mei heard this and interrupted, "Xiaofeng doesn't have much free time in the past few years. If there is something you can't postpone, I will coordinate the time then."

This is equivalent to taking the responsibility of rejection on yourself.

Han Shanping nodded and said, "That's fine. Xiao Chen, you should focus on your creation and come once or twice a year.

I will try my best to spread the message for you, and I'm sure the leaders will understand."

Chen Linfeng nodded, "Thank you, President Han."

"Thank you Mei for helping me too."

"Hey, we're family and we shouldn't have different opinions." Han Shanping waved his hand.

In fact, after becoming famous, similar complicated things happen more than once or twice.

For example, if someone wants to make a mainstream film or a biography of a predecessor, they will think of you.

Or maybe the leader of a certain country (or his family) likes you, Xiao Chen, as an idol and hopes to meet you.

Or, if they are visiting a place abroad, they think you would be more suitable to go along.

Often an invitation is made.

These things cannot be said to be a disturbance, and in many cases they are beneficial to the development of the filmmakers themselves.

Maybe the higher-ups have good intentions.

After Inception and the three Golden Globes, there will definitely be more invitations.

But Chen Linfeng is already so busy,

How to refuse at this time without affecting the relationship is a test of one's ability.

Chen Linfeng usually pushes the matter to Sister Mei.

Sister Mei is very good at this, and can even use it to get in touch with the other party and maintain a good relationship.

And there is very little Chen Linfeng needs to do.

He became more and more grateful that his father had found such a helper for him.

Sometimes I feel that Sister Mei is also his cheat, and its effect is almost as good as the memory cheat.

When Chen Linfeng was about to fall asleep on the plane, Han Shanping brought up another matter.

"Joker won an award and received a lot of attention in China. We have talked about the topic of introducing it before."

Chen Linfeng immediately perked up, "Is there any new news?"

"Well, the higher-ups think there are a lot of bloody scenes in the movie, so this must be avoided."

This is true. In "Joker", the scene where Arthur kills the colleague who framed him was indeed a bit bloody.

Chen Linfeng nodded. "I think there is no problem with this. Then what?"

Han Shan spread his hands, "And then? Nothing else."

"Ah?" Chen Linfeng's eyes widened. "Is that all?"

He was a little bit unbelievable. He himself was worried that the movie "Joker" would corrupt domestic audiences.

Are the people above so careless?

Han Shanping smiled and said, "There may be some minor issues, but overall there won't be any major changes."

Chen Linfeng didn't care about those edges and corners. At most, they were just big scissors to show their presence.

What he was concerned about was that the review authority given by the higher-ups was a bit too loose.

This is actually not a good thing.

He would still say this even if the benefit fell on himself.

Because where there is one, there must be two.

He himself can make sure that his butt is not crooked, but other directors in the entertainment industry cannot do that.

For example, a certain digital director blatantly eliminated the existence of the Han nationality in historical mythological films.

It would be disgusting if the review of this kind of thing was relaxed in the future.

Chen Linfeng expressed his inner worries.

Han Shanping shook his head and laughed, "Who do you think you are, Xiao Chen?"

"Me?" Chen Linfeng pointed at his nose. "Maybe he's some famous movie star."

"You are more than just famous," Han Shanping said, "more than one leader has high hopes for you, even the most senior leaders know your name.

To some extent, you are now integrated with the country’s cultural strategy.”

Chen Linfeng was speechless. This concept was too big and he didn't have a very intuitive idea of ​​it.

Han Shanping didn't explain much. Xiao Chen is now concentrating on his creation and is not involved in much work. He will understand it slowly in the future.

Sister Mei actually understood a little.

In fact, the previous reform of the Golden Rooster Awards was actually promoted by Xiaofeng.

It’s easy to deal with within the industry, but how is it resolved officially?
There were almost no bumps throughout the journey.

If this were someone else, it would be nothing but a pipe dream.

There is something extraordinary hidden in this.

After that, there was no conversation along the way.

Yanjing International Airport.

As expected, a large number of reporters surrounded them again, and this time there were also many fans.

The main reason is that I’m stuck on time. The film festival just ended and I didn’t come back for the Chinese New Year, so I have to come back and take a look now.

Many people know that he will go abroad to film "Sherlock Holmes" later.

This itinerary was calculated accurately.

When everyone looked up, they saw a huge banner in the welcoming lineup, which read "Welcome Director Chen Linfeng to Berlin."

Well, these guys are well prepared.

Chen Linfeng was about to vomit from being interviewed during this period, but he still had to bite the bullet and step forward.

In Han Shanping's words, this is "the ardent expectation of the people across the country."

Fortunately, Han Shanping is also a big shot in the entertainment industry and has his own popularity.

The media can't just leave him alone.

Therefore, it also helped to attract some firepower.

People from Qilin and Huaying had received the news long ago, arrived at the airport in advance, and coordinated with the airport.

The media advanced in an orderly manner, while the fans were kept a little further away.

They enjoy it very much. It is good to see their idols in person one more time, and they feel that their lives have been greatly satisfied.

Reporters began waiting at the airport the day after the film festival ended.

These people are very powerful and do not just keep an eye on flight information.

In Berlin, some media had interview arrangements for the film festival, and after the closing ceremony, they kept an eye on Chen Linfeng and his group.

As soon as they entered Berlin Airport, we received the news.

There's no way to avoid it.

By now, there are nearly a hundred media outlets here, almost catching up with the scale that requires a lot of effort to invite to large-scale events.

The quality of the media is also not low.

Not only are there many media in the entertainment industry, but also official media such as China Youth Daily, People's Daily Online, Global Times, and Guancha.com.

Local media including Henan University Daily, Yanjing Daily and Hebei Province Daily were also present.

Of course, the main places are Hebei Province and Zhongyuan Province, one is close and the other is their own children.

Then there are some major media in Shenhai.

These media all know Chen Linfeng's style.

Whenever there is a hot topic, I always try to avoid it, either by staying at home or using work as an excuse.

As this trick is used more and more often, everyone naturally starts to be on guard.

Now he has finally been caught.

(End of this chapter)