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

Chapter 284 Grazie Venezia! The 19-year-old Venice Film Festival winner!
"Damn, he really got me?"

"That's awesome, Brother Jin!"

Guo Xun stood up from the bed with laughter and couldn't help waving his fists vigorously.

He was really excited.

It's not just about the excitement of Chen Jin winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, but this award has extraordinary significance for him and the "So Young" team.

Although, this movie will definitely be a hit.

But the movies starring the Venice Film Festival Best Actor are still of different quality.

The popularity of Double Eleven is still there. In a few years, it may not have such a good effect; but this year, at least until the end of this year, the residual popularity of Chen Jin, the Venice Film Festival winner, can have a strong box office appeal for movies.

"too strong!"

"To be able to win such a high popularity, it is really well-deserved!"

Guo Xun only felt the blood in his body rushing up.

It’s just like winning the Best Actor award.

He stared at the computer screen intently. Chen Jin, who was wearing a neat and luxurious suit, had already walked up to the podium in a gentlemanly manner and gave Xia Yu a tight hug.

Looks calm and composed.

“Congratulations, brother!”

Xia Yu patted Chen Jin's shoulder heavily, but he was actually a little envious in his heart.

He was not envious of Chen Jin for winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award at this age. After all, he was a few years younger than Chen Jin when he won the award. Instead, he was envious of Chen Jin for winning this heavy trophy in 2011.

National strength, network, promotion, capital... are completely different from when China was poor and backward in 94.

If he had won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award at the age of 17 in recent years, he would definitely not have the fame and status he has today.

He won the award too early.

People who had arrived at that time could only know about it through newspapers.

And now, Weibo may have completely exploded.

The right time and place are really important for an actor.

Winning the title at this age means everything is possible in the future; but for an actor in his 40s or 50s who is not famous, it would just be icing on the cake at most.

Just like the future Wang Jingchun and Liao Fan, and Ye Dexian next to you, it can only prove that your acting skills are amazing.

"Value for money" is completely different from Chen Jin's current situation.

They have lost their golden years.

Chen Jinzheng is currently a well-known first-tier actor in China. This trophy is definitely the best boost and fuel for him.

He can shine the brightest and most dazzling star in the Chinese entertainment industry.

How could Xia Yu not be envious? !

His net worth, career path, etc. are completely incomparable to others.

That is to say, from this moment on, after winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award, Chen Jin is no longer on the same level as his peers and top-tier male actors in China.

It opened up a new level.

He is already unique.

Xia Yu is not as famous as him, and Ge You is older.

"Thank you, Brother Yu!"

Chen Jin said this softly, and then turned around.

He actually knew it all, but he obviously didn't have time to think about it so much at the moment.

He took the Volpi Cup, which symbolizes the best actor in Venice, from Xia Yu's hand. It was a trophy with a green base, two lions on the ears and a large opening.

Then, raise it high.

Wow, it’s quite heavy.

"Whoo~~~"

After taking a deep breath, Chen Jin finally stood on the podium of the Venice Film Festival.

Swish!
The spotlight above his head adds a different kind of light and shadow charm to this young and handsome face.

"I……"

Chen Jin was just about to say something to express his gratitude for the award, but when the words reached his lips, they were suddenly blocked by something.

It turns out that I am not as calm as I thought.

When the dream really comes true, people will be so excited that they will be speechless; everything just now was just Chen Jin's forcing and pretending.

clap clap clap!
The audience had obviously seen this kind of sudden choking up many times and gave encouraging applause.

Xia Yu also clapped his hands and walked up to pat Chen Jin on the back.

"..."

Chen Jin finally came back to his senses, his mind instantly became clear, his hands, feet and body began to obey his commands...

"thank you all!"

Chen Jin bowed.

When he raised his head again, he had a smile on his face, and the camera captured this scene very well.

A young smiling face full of enthusiasm and endless possibilities.

Darren, the chairman of the jury, smiled and gestured to him to finish his acceptance speech before leaving.

This is the process in Venice.

"..."

Chen Jin had actually prepared the speech a long time ago, but at this moment he found that it might be a bit redundant.

After actually winning the award, one’s inner feelings are completely different from before winning the award.

"Thank you, judges, thank you, chairman!"

Chen Jin held the trophy in one hand and leaned on the podium. His emotions had gradually calmed down. He looked in the direction of Tian Zhuangzhuang and the others, smiled and said, "My palms still seem to smell like sawdust from the prop coffin on the set!"

"Ha ha!"

Someone below suddenly laughed.

Chen Jin spoke in Chinese, and his humorous opening remarks made many people in the audience feel relaxed.

At this time, the number of online users on several major domestic portals has reached new highs.

Hundreds of thousands of people were there listening to Chen Jin's acceptance speech.

Chinese, everyone can understand it.

Even Ye Dexian was speaking Italian just now; so the number of people online at this time was constantly breaking the upper limit.

It increased from more than 20 to more than 30.

This is the first time that Chinese netizens have paid so much attention to a foreign film festival awards ceremony at three in the morning.

There were so many comments that it was almost impossible to see clearly.

Countless people are swiping the screen.

Chen Jin’s Weibo followers are also increasing rapidly.

……

"Yes, in the movie "Life Events", the character I played, Mo Sanmei, faced life and death every day, and at this moment, I am facing the weight of my dream!"

Chen Jin stood there, moving closer to the microphone.

“As a 19-year-old newcomer, I feel incredibly lucky to win this award for Life Events!”

"This is not only a recognition of my performance, but also a tribute to every ordinary person who is struggling to shine in ordinary life!"

At this time, the audience gradually quieted down following Chen Jin's words.

"I didn't lie just now. After the footage of Life Events was shown on the big screen, I stood here and kept thinking of those sweat-soaked summer nights when we were filming!" "To get closer to Mo Sanmei's market atmosphere, I stood in front of the breakfast stalls in Wuhan, China, observing all kinds of hurried figures, including passers-by running with hot dry noodles in their mouths and vendors shouting and cursing; in the funeral home, I felt the temperature at the junction of life and death!"

"I remember the first time I put on a floral shirt and walked around with a cigarette in my mouth, the director said I was missing a scar in my eye. I didn't quite understand it at the time!"

"Now I understand, that scar cannot be covered with makeup, it is carved into the bone by the knife of life!"

“Today’s trophy may be the flower that blooms from that scar!”

Chen Jin looked at Tian Zhuangzhuang who was sitting there with a smile, and said, "So, I want to thank Director Tian!"

"Thank you for letting a young man like me play the role of a funeral director who talks to death. You used your camera to help me pick up broken souls in the streets of Wuhan, China, and taught me the philosophy that 'nothing matters more than death'!"

"I also want to thank Xiaowen. Her name is Zhao Jinmai. She is only 9 years old, but I think she will definitely become a very good actress in the future!"

When Chen Jin said this, Zhao Jinmai was deeply moved.

Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes. She might remember for the rest of her life what Chen Jin said to her on such an occasion.

"In the play, you are the flame that illuminates the third brother. Outside the play, you make me understand that the most moving performance is to put aside the skills and use instincts like a child to collide with reality..."

"Thanks to screenwriter Ah Cheng and teacher Hou Yong!"

"Thanks to the pyrotechnician who had dinner with me in the alley in Wuhan, and thanks to the props team for the fill light that always lights up at 3 a.m."

"When I was filming the scene of carrying a coffin in the rain, the real coffin made me stagger, and it was the recording teacher who silently reached out and held my waist. So this trophy belongs to all of you who made Mo Sanmei 'come alive'!"

"Life Events made me understand that a true actor should use awe to sew up the cracks in human nature, just like Mo Sanmei sewed up the body of the deceased; just like the stubborn undertaker in Life Events, always maintain love and awe for life!"

“In the future, I would like to continue to be a seed in the soil of Chinese films, taking root in the gap between business and art, and growing in the controversy between traffic and strength. After all, the trophy at the age of 19 is not the end, but the starting point to knock on the door of the temple of film!”

"Finally, I want to thank my parents. This 19-year-old night is dedicated to all the people who taught me the 'important things in life'!"

"My parents tolerated their son's obsession with funeral etiquette books during adolescence, and my acting teacher analyzed my micro-expressions frame by frame when facing the remains. At this moment, I want to say to the boy who hesitated when filling out the application form a year ago - you see, passion really can transcend life and death!"

"Death is not a taboo, but a compulsory course for the living!"

Chen Jin said a line from "Life Events".

The old couple Su Wanyu set the alarm at 3 a.m. to see their son win the award, and they were crying like a tearful person.

A year ago, neither of them would have thought that Chen Jin would be able to achieve the glory he has today.

At first, the two of them were strongly opposed.

Now Chen Jin's words were like thorns, making them feel that they had not helped him at all along the way.

It was he who carried so many unknowns all by himself and came all the way to where he is today.

"It has not been easy for my son this year!"

Chen Xianqi was sighing, while Su Wanyu beside him was wiping her tears. In her heart, she felt only self-blame, as well as pride as a mother for her son winning the award.

They just want to use their parental experience to give their children the safest path.

But little do they know that children may not want to grow up following their path.

Most of them will fail, but a small number will succeed.

But because we are young, we can try.

“They always believed that I could find my own light, even if that light was as weak as a fallen leaf at first!”

"And today, this light has finally been seen by the world, and I know it will never go out!"

Chen Jin's words seem to be the best interpretation of parents.

“Acting is not about dreaming, but about the pickaxe that chisels away at the rock formations of reality!”

"I am grateful to my alma mater, the Beijing Film Academy, for teaching me the true meaning of acting. Real acting is not about showing off skills, but about letting the audience feel the warmth of life in light and shadow!"

"I am honored to continue the legend of Xia Yu who captured the lion at the age of 17 - Chinese-language films are not short-lived flowers, but sunflowers all over the mountains. They will eventually twist towards the light and bloom like flowers!"

“Just like my homeland!”

Chen Jin bowed again, tears welling up in his eyes as he spoke; these words were not in his speech draft, but came to him suddenly as he looked at the foreigners in the audience.

And he has already thanked everyone he could.

As a newcomer, it's inevitable to be a little excited.

Of course, as per convention, Chen Jin also has to thank the organizers.

"Finally, thank you Venice, thank you to the jury for giving such a great recognition to a 19-year-old like me!"

“Standing here, it’s like the night sky after fireworks have exploded—gorgeous but hazy, I’m afraid that in the blink of an eye, the dream will end!”

"Please allow me to express my sincerest gratitude to the Venice Film Festival!"

“This palace, which has witnessed countless legends, has injected new light into Chinese-language films today. May we always maintain the purest enthusiasm for film and use light and shadow to write our own chapter of the times!”

“Grazie Venezia, the movie brings us together in farewell!”

"Please allow me to shout in Mo Sanmei's Wuhan dialect——"

Chen Jin suddenly shouted loudly: "I don't believe in evil! As long as the fire in my heart is not extinguished, no matter how old I am, I can live to be the protagonist of life'!"

"thank you all!"

Swish!
Chen Jin raised his head again and held up the trophy.

The starlight above his head reflected an extremely frozen face.

Confident and assertive.

Just like the last sentence of his acceptance speech – no matter how old he is, he can always live like a protagonist.

From the confusion and trance when he stood on the stage to now believing that he has won the Best Actor award, Chen Jin has apparently regained his calm demeanor.

He walked down the podium step by step, carrying the trophy.

Wow!
The applause lasted for a long time again.

“This Venice Film Festival is destined to go down in history!”

"The same Venice Film Festival produced China's best actress and best actor..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang clapped his hands and spoke to Xu Anhua who was not far away. Xu Anhua smiled and nodded: "Indeed, it is rare!"

“There may not be any in the future!”

Liu Dehua smiled and watched Chen Jin walk to their seat.

He stood up and hugged the other person tightly, his eyes still full of envy for the trophy in Chen Jin's hand.

"Are you feeling good now, kid?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang grinned and said to Chen Jin who was sitting down. Chen Jin pursed his lips but still smiled: "Yeah, it's pretty cool!"

"I still have to thank Director Tian!"

"Okay, it's your own credit..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hand, and Chen Jin took out his mobile phone at this time. Countless congratulatory messages and chats popped up on it, all congratulating him for winning the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award.

Even Liu Yifei, Yang Mi and others, whom I just met a few days ago, sent me messages.

"No, don't these people sleep?"

He had no idea how popular the Venice Film Festival was and how terrifying it was in the early morning.

Ye Dexian's award, coupled with his Best Actor award, has completely boosted the traffic of the four major portals.

And at this moment, just as Chen Jin was about to reply to the message, another Chinese award presenter appeared in front of the podium.

Li An?

The cheers from the entire audience reached their peak at this moment!

Chen Jin was also slightly stunned, so much so that he didn't have time to press the button to send a message. He could only stare blankly at Li An who was standing there, and said, "Long time no see."

"what's going on?"

Not to mention Chen Jin, even Tian Zhuangzhuang, Xu Anhua and others were confused.

This isn't the Venice Film Festival, it's the Chinese Film Festival, right?!

(End of this chapter)