I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 282 breaks the Venice Film Festival record!

"Children, this day will come sooner or later. I wrote a letter home for you in advance!"

"Don't be sad, you siblings. Everyone has to die. Third brother, I'll leave my funeral to you. Don't dress in mourning. I've seen enough..."

"I just want to come clean and leave cleanly!"

"Don't spend money recklessly. Remember, I'm watching you!"

"..."

boom!
The gorgeous fireworks, accompanied by Lao Mo's vicissitudes and low voice, bloomed with the most dazzling brilliance in the deep night.

A fleeting beauty, like morning dew and ephemeral flower!
Human life is like fireworks, blooming brightly, burning out and then returning to calm.

Wow!
There was unanimous applause from the entire audience.

Some of the judges even stood up, with deep expressions on their faces, staring at the big screen in front of them. The fireworks did not dissipate for a long time.

The applause at the film festival is a little different from the usual clapping.

Especially after a masterpiece is finished, the cheers and applause from the audience will last for a long time.

The length of clapping is often a reflection of a movie’s reputation.

Among the three major film festivals, Cannes had the longest applause, followed by Venice and lastly Berlin.

Even the standing ovation at Cannes has a professional name - Standing Ovation.

SO has become its iconic tradition in recent years, and its length has often become the focus of media and fans.

"Pan's Labyrinth", a film shortlisted for Cannes two years ago, received an extremely long applause of 22 minutes; and this film also swept the Oscars and several major film festivals.

Fahrenheit 911/20, which ran to minutes, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Of course, the clapping is not continuous, but a rhythmic and intermittent one: clapping, clapping, clapping...

At this moment, except for the absence of cheers, the applause from the audience was extremely enthusiastic.

The movie had ended, and Tian Zhuangzhuang and the main creators of "Life Events" went on stage to bow, but the applause became more and more intense.

However, in recent years, applause for excellent works has actually become somewhat corrupted and has become very popular.

One is the factor of artificial extension.

After the Cannes screening, the crew will focus the camera on the creative team and project it onto the big screen. The time the camera stays on the screen directly affects the duration of the applause.

The interaction between the actors will also stimulate more enthusiastic reactions.

Often, the audience is influenced by group behavior and is directly driven by collective consciousness. Even if they are not interested in the film, they may continue to applaud because of the surrounding atmosphere, forming a so-called "sense of ritual."

Sometimes, film producers often use the length of applause as a quantitative indicator of a film’s reputation for subsequent promotion.

In other words, the applause continued and had begun to become "routine".

But we have to admit that the length of applause at a film festival is often a recognition of a good work.

A bad movie will definitely not get applause.

Among the three major film festivals, Cannes' applause culture is the most prominent, and its recording and operating mechanisms have formed a unique "clapping battle" phenomenon; the relevant traditions of Venice and Berlin are relatively implicit, and are more reflected in film reviews and audience interactions.

Venice is not as perverted as Cannes. The special screening environment and public openness of its red carpet on the water will affect the atmosphere of on-site interaction.

So the applause time is relatively short, usually between a few minutes and more than ten minutes.

Unlike Cannes, ordinary people cannot enter, and only the media and filmmakers can attend the film festival, so it looks professional.

The highest clapping record in Venice was 7 minutes for "Sils Maria" and 8 minutes for "Cold War"!

Berlin is similar.

1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes...the applause lasted for 9 minutes without stopping.

Chen Jin has bowed more than three times.

The audience was simply too enthusiastic. After all, he had never experienced the baptism of the three major film festivals, let alone the 22 minutes of "Pan's Labyrinth", but the nearly 10 minutes of applause still made him feel a little stunned.

Don’t these foreigners’ hands hurt?
Even if you clap three times, pause, and then continue clap, it's still your hand, right? !
Darren Aronofsky, chairman of the key jury, was also standing there with the rhythm, and Lao Ma was also watching the scene with satisfaction along with the chairman of the Biennale.

It seems that Venice has not seen such a grand occasion for a long time.

Although "Killing" in the morning received unanimous praise from the audience, 5 minutes of applause and cheers still cannot compare with the current atmosphere.

Chen Jin really wanted to ask Tian Zhuangzhuang whether anyone paid for this scene, or was it Lao Ma's idea?
Is this a bit too much fun?!
10 minutes of applause?!

“I’m going to win a prize!”

Xu Anhua was also clapping her hands, and she, Ye Dexian and Cui Baozhu all had red eyes; foreigners could empathize with the birth, aging, sickness and death shown in the movie, but the Chinese understood it more deeply.

That was a resonance that came from the same culture. Many people in the audience cried, and most of the Chinese people had red eyes.

However, Cui Baozhu's eyes were fixed on Chen Jin who was standing there.

The young Chinese actor whose name she didn't even know two days ago.

In the circle, there is a saying to describe an actor's acting skills.

【You only need one movie to know an actor! 】

Chen Jin now made everyone present realize his contribution to this movie.

A complex character that combines the professions of father, son and undertaker.

He played these three identities very well.

"This acting skill cannot fail to be popular!"

As Cui Baozhu was talking, Jet Li rubbed his face. He had wanted to try the artistic route in recent years and win an acting award or something, but seeing Chen Jin's performance in the movie, he did feel a little hesitant.

A year ago, Jiang Zhiqiang found him and gave him the script of "Ocean Paradise", in which he starred for free.

At first, I had a bad impression of Wen Zhang, but after getting to know him, I discovered that he had potential for acting.

Deep down, he actually still had some resentment about Wen Zhang not winning the Best Newcomer Award; but now he no longer has such feelings at all.

Not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods.

The feeling of "if there is Yu, why is there Liang" is the most true portrayal of Jet Li's inner thoughts now.

"Many amazing new generation actors have emerged in the mainland in recent years!"

Jet Li said to Cui Baozhu, who knew what he meant and smiled faintly: "Xiangjiang is still too small!"

Looking at the development of Hong Kong films over the years, apart from the unchanging films, the industry echelons have also developed abnormally. For decades, the same few old faces have remained the same, while a large number of them have emerged in the mainland.

"Thank you!"

"thank you all!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang held the microphone with a hoarse voice and bowed deeply to the audience.

Even though I have watched it several times, I still burst into tears every time.

He didn't expect that he could make such a movie in his twilight years. Apart from the added bonus of Chen Jin's performance, the script is indeed the biggest highlight.

It guarantees a ceiling for this film.

"Tian, what motivated you to make a movie about life and death?"

Darren, the chairman of the jury, finally waited for the applause to stop and couldn't help but ask.

In fact, at the beginning, many people in the audience thought that this was a film similar to "Departures"; but unlike "Departures" which emphasized Japanese funeral culture, this film narrates a wider range of content.

A one-shot coffin scene directly shattered all the coffin shots in "Departures".

Chen Jin used his extremely professional level to let everyone see the most realistic scene of a mortician.

But there is only this scene.

enough.

"Life Events" explores more universal themes such as redemption, emotion, loneliness, as well as social conflicts, and alludes to the domestic funeral industry.

The final ending even reaches the philosophical depth of humanistic care!
This is the charm of Chinese film culture.

When it comes to the topic of life and death, no one has a better say than 5,000 years of culture.

“Everyone may have seen it!”

"The screenwriters of this movie are Ah Cheng and Chen Jin!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang patted Chen Jin's shoulder and said with a smile: "The story at the beginning of this movie was narrated by Chen Jin. His script was deeply inspired by the Japanese movie "Departures"!"

"The profession of funeral director originated in China during the Xia and Shang dynasties more than 3000 years ago. We want to make a Chinese-based movie!"

That's a euphemism.

In Chen Jin's words, why was it the Japanese who made such a culturally distinctive film?
The things that our Chinese ancestors created have been plagiarized by Japan and South Korea in recent years through animation, film and television, etc., making the whole world think that Goku is from Japan and the Spring Festival is from South Korea. Shouldn't these domestic directors reflect on this?

"So, this movie is based on the main character, the actress who plays 'Third Sister'?"

Darren looked at Chen Jin.

"Yes!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled, and Chen Jin expressed his gratitude slightly.

"Let me introduce this actor to you. Many people may know him, but some may not!"

Darren pointed at Chen Jin and said to everyone present: "Last year, Chen won the Marcello Mastroianni Best Newcomer Award here. His performance in the movie "The Hawthorn Tree" left a deep impression on many people!"

"This is a very good young actor, but I still want to ask, there are several very brilliant one-shot clips in the film, how did you overcome this kind of one-shot shooting?"

Darren looked at Chen Jin.

In fact, many people here want to ask this question.

“Thank you, Chairman of the Jury!”

"thank you all!"

Chen Jin took the microphone from Tian Zhuangzhuang, bowed to Darren and the audience, and then said, "After Director Tian agreed to shoot this movie, I started to learn about the mortician!"

“Professional experience is the foundation of an actor, but when Director Tian told me to shoot in one shot, I felt it was still a challenge!”

At this time, some highlights of "Life Events" began to be shown on the big screen.

Especially the documentary clip of Chen Jin experiencing the coffin. The whole audience suddenly exclaimed.

"For many of my performances, I have to thank some teachers and masters from the professional funeral home. They gave me a lot of advice and inspiration!"

"As for the father-son emotional scenes, I have to thank my father for accompanying me on the set!"

“As for the interaction with Xiaowen, thank you Zhao Jinmai for your trust in me!”

Chen Jin smiled at Zhao Jinmai, and Zhao Jinmai showed the purest smile of a child.

"As for Director Tian, he is my best teacher. Thank you for trusting me so much. In fact, after the filming, I couldn't believe that I could complete these performances that seemed impossible to me!"

Clap clap clap!

There was thunderous applause from the audience again.

"..."

The interactive discussion after the premiere was so lively that many media reporters and filmmakers did not leave after it ended.

Some people walked to the front desk to congratulate and discuss with Chen Jin, Tian Zhuangzhuang and others, while others took photos together.

“Your performance was great!”

George Clooney and Chen Jin hugged each other tightly.

This caught Chen Jin off guard, because the two of them didn't know each other before.

But sometimes, white people's arrogance and discrimination are just stereotypes; when you show enough strength, you can gain enough respect; this is a universal rule all over the world.

"Brother, let's make a movie together sometime!"

"That's great, Chen Jin, you must come to the premiere of White Snake tomorrow!"

Yangzi and Huang Shengyi were obviously more familiar with Chen Jin, but Jet Li just nodded at Chen Jin, and Cui Baozhu brought Xu Anhua to him.

"Sister Baozhu, Director Xu, Sister Xian!"

Chen Jin hurriedly called out politely.

Xu Anhua looks very artistic with her glasses on. She is one of the few directors in Hong Kong who is often shortlisted for the top three.

He even served as a judge at the Venice Film Festival twice in the past and won the Venice Lifetime Achievement Award in the future.

Of course this award is very unpopular.

To put it bluntly, your winning of this award means that your achievements in this life are limited to this, and you have begun to go downhill.

Although this is a position that is out of reach for many filmmakers.

"Chen Jin, nice to meet you, I'm Xu Anhua!"

“I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future!”

Xu Anhua's words were very polite, but they were completely different from Yangzi's expression just now.

There was a look of admiration on her face, and it really came from the bottom of her heart. She wanted to work with Chen Jin.

Unlike Yangzi, who seemed to be speaking casually or jokingly, the tones and attitudes of the two people were completely different.

"Thank you Director Xu!"

"You're welcome. This movie is really tailor-made for you!"

Every actor and director can see it.

But what can we do after we see it?
There are two ways to shoot a movie: one is to act yourself, and the other is to fit the role in the script. These are the two ways that are most likely to win awards.

But there is actually a third one.

Very few.

It's just like Chen Jin in front of us, who writes the script and shoots the film for himself. This is tailor-made.

This is even more terrifying than acting yourself and matching the script.

It would be fine if he had no acting skills.

Once the acting is in place, it will add infinite points and highlights, just like the recent "Life Events", everyone can see Chen Jin's ambition for this movie, and the strong impact of the awards.

No one doubted that he didn't have the talent to win the Best Actor award.

In fact, for many movies, the actors just look for scripts. This is an unspoken rule that many people in the industry know.

Many scripts are written just for the purpose of winning awards.

In the future, Leo will win the Oscar for Best Actor. The whole world will know that he wanted it, but he got it anyway. This is the other party's well-known purpose.

An actor who doesn’t want to win the Best Actor award is definitely not a good actor.

So no one will say anything, it just depends on whether there is a stronger opponent.

The premiere of "Life Events" ended on such a sensational night on the 1st.

The next day, Venice's program magazine ICS directly posted the scores of the three premiere films shortlisted for the main competition.

Even though “The Killing” has been praised by countless media people present, the high score of 3.95 is enough to show the success of this movie; but “Life Events” scored as high as 4.05 points!
The score of over 4 is a score that has never been achieved in many previous Venice Film Festivals.

Among the more than 20 films nominated each year, few have a rating of more than 4 points.

You should know that the full score is 5 stars, which is 5 points.

The media and filmmakers who give ratings at Venice Film Festival are also known to be very harsh. They claim to be artistic and noble, so it is basically impossible for them to give a full score of 5 points.

4 stars is already a very high recognition.

But there are still several media outlets that gave "Life Events" 5 stars.

If "The Killing" is a hit, then "Life Events" is currently the biggest favorite at this year's Venice Film Festival.

It's just a pity for "Seediq Bale", a Taiwan movie that Chen Jin was very optimistic about, but it only got a pitiful 1.77 points and basically had no chance of winning any awards.

From this, we can actually see the value of 4.05 points.

It is not easy to get these guys to get such a high number of stars.

Although the scores and predictions in the program guide cannot serve as the final reference for winning the awards, nor can they influence the winning of the awards; the convention of not receiving any awards if the score is below 2 points still exists.

Below 2 points, no awards are possible.

In the following days, with the release of the movie "Step by Step", the popularity of "Life Events" continued.

Far ahead.

The Killing came in second.

In other words, among so many films, the program score can't even beat "The Killing", let alone "Life Events", the only one with a score above 4!
But according to past experience, those ranked first in the program book rarely win major awards, and some may not even win the main competition award, which is the so-called favorite is doomed to fail; what's more, Chen Jin's ranking for Best Actor is also in the top 3!

Double heat.

If we talk about the most popular movie of this year, it must be "Life Events".

Just like that, after all the more than 20 films in the main competition unit had premiered, the final predictions in the program brochure were finally released.

"Life Events" is still ranked first, and Chen Jin's prediction for the best actor is also ranked first.

Hot and burning.

Johnnie To's "Overheard" scored 2.8, "A Simple Life" scored 3.07, and "People Mountain, People Sea" scored 2.70.

"What is Lao Ma doing!"

"The heat is so high now that I'm afraid..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang has been obviously very nervous these days. The whole world knows that "the hottest ones are doomed to fail", so he is afraid.

Judges sometimes like to go against the media.

If everything can be predicted, then what is the point of reviewing?
But this is exactly the case now. Everyone in Venice feels that "Life Events" can win the award, so the probability of an upset in the end is very high.

Chen Jin seemed very calm.

The main thing is that he has to be calm. Having the same mentality as Tian Zhuangzhuang every day will only add to his troubles.

buzzing-

Just as Chen Jin and Tian Zhuangzhuang were sitting there staring blankly, Chen Jin's cell phone rang.

When Lao Tian filled out the movie information, he left Chen Jin's phone number.

"An overseas call?"

Chen Jin took out his cell phone and looked at the caller ID.

Tian Zhuangzhuang also became excited: "The organizer, it should be the organizer's call!"

If it was really the organizer who called, the result would be obvious.

Won a prize!
This is a notice for the crew to stay.

"Hi!"

Chen Jin pressed the answer button and spoke in English.

A very pleasant female voice came from the other side: "Hi, Jin Chen, I am the curator of the Venice International Film Festival. May I invite you and your partner to attend the closing red carpet ceremony on the 10th?"

"Of course!"

Chen Jin smiled slightly and made an OK gesture to Tian Zhuangzhuang who was leaning over to listen.

"..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang suddenly widened his eyes and stared at Chen Jin.

Chen Jin nodded, and the moment he hung up the phone, Lao Tian was already laughing excitedly.

"Hahaha, kid, did you get what you wanted?"

"No, Director Tian, it's just as we wish!"

Suddenly, the laughter of an old man and a young child could be heard in the hotel!
After nearly a week of waiting, the best news finally came!

(End of this chapter)