Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 96: The Final Chapter of the Thriller Trilogy
A new film language, we will see it one day in the future
The reporters in the audience, especially the domestic reporters, began to have their eyes sparkling and began to take notes quickly.

There is no doubt that this will be a key issue in the subsequent interviews and tomorrow's reports.

Wu Chen waved the Silver Bear trophy one last time before returning to his seat.

Jason Blum took a look and said with a little regret: "Wu, it's a pity that it's not a golden bear. A golden one would look better."

"Our film isn't serious enough. If it were more serious, we might have a chance to win the Golden Bear."

Wu Chen smiled, but if he looked more seriously, it would not be just one person being buried alive, but possibly a group of people being buried alive.

At the same time, in the seat of the "Peacock" crew, Gu Changwei nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the award presenter on the stage.

“No, no.”

The crew of "Peacock" has already begun to silently pray that they don't want the Jury Prize.

Since the organizing committee has announced, and there are only two prizes left, and you have to choose one from the two, then there is no doubt that the second one will be the biggest loser.

Wu Chen glanced at the crews of "Carmen in Khayelitsha" and "Peacock". Both crews seemed to be muttering something.

Wu Chen didn't understand the South African language, but he did understand Chinese. Gu Changwei and others were on the right, but the shape of their lips was similar, like chanting scriptures. Wu Chen felt a little funny for a moment.

"They must be saying, 'This award must not be given to me.'"

Bell was very relaxed and happy at this time, and started joking with Wu Chen and Jason.

"Of course, if we were in this situation, I'm afraid it would be the same."

Wu Chen shrugged, but not surprisingly, the Jury Grand Prize was given to "Peacock".

Although he did not win the grand prize in the end, Gu Changwei still accepted it happily. When he gave his acceptance speech on the stage, Gu Changwei also specially thanked Jiang Wenli, who was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

At this point, the award ceremony has ended, but it is already early morning in the country.

Many media personnel were forced to work overtime because the first-hand award news here must be transmitted back to China as soon as possible, and typesetting, editing and writing are technical jobs.

Next, there was an official celebration banquet in Berlin, held in the lobby of the hotel where they were staying. The attendees included the award-winning crew, staff from various embassies in Germany, and some people from official media.

When people like Wu Chen and Gu Changwei entered, relevant domestic personnel expressed their congratulations.

Among them, the Sixth Princess directly invited Wu Chen and Gu Changwei to an exclusive interview the next day.

With Wu Chen and Gu Changwei present, the two crews naturally gathered at the same table.

"Senior brother, what a pity." Wu Chen smiled and touched Gu Changwei.

"It's a pity, but there's nothing to regret!" Gu Changwei smiled and shook his head, and rarely made a joke, "Speaking of which, it's all Jiang Wen's fault!"

"Huh?" Wu Chen looked confused.

On the contrary, Jiang Wenli, who understood the situation, covered her mouth and smiled:
"Don't listen to what Old Gu says. Director Jiang actually has a soft spot for 'Peacock'. He helped edit a version a while ago, and then yesterday, Old Gu received a text message from Director Jiang: 'Peacock' won the Silver Bear."

"Okay, if I had known earlier, I should have asked Director Jiang to send me a message, Golden Bear!"

Wu Chen joked.

"It's only a matter of time before you get the Golden Bear."

Gu Changwei smiled a few times, which was rare, and it was obvious that he was very happy tonight.

Just as everyone finished celebrating and fell asleep, on the morning of February 20, the sun shone on the land of China, and domestic news reports had already been fully rolled out.

The morning news of major media outlets reported the results of the Berlin Film Festival.

The wins of "Buried" and "Peacock" made headlines.
Wu Chen won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director for "Buried", and Christian Bale won the Best Actor Award for this film.

On the other hand, although "Peacock" failed to win the Best Actress Award, it won the Jury Prize, which is also an honor.

Wu Chen's "Buried" won both Best Director and Best Actor, while Gu Changwei's "Peacock" took home the Silver Bear. Chinese directors shine at the Berlin Film Festival!

["Peacock" won the Grand Jury Prize, and "Buried" won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Chinese directors are making a name for themselves in Berlin!]

There is a lot of heated discussion on major portals about the two films starring Wu Chen and Gu Changwei.

Even many film critics have begun to discuss Wu Chen's directing style, believing that he is forming a unique film language, and boldly predicting that he will become one of the most influential Chinese-language directors in the international film scene in the next few years.

Moreover, Wu Chen’s last sentence, “I have indeed found a new language, and I hope it will be presented to you one day in the future,” is even more thought-provoking.

Everyone speculated.

At the same time, in the China Film Building, Beijing China Film, Gao Chengsheng pushed the door and walked into Han Sanping's office.

Sunlight streamed through the mist outside the window. Several newly delivered newspapers lay spread out on the table, their headlines all featuring news from Berlin. Han Sanping leaned back in his chair, flipping through the Beijing News. He glanced up at Gao Chengsheng and smiled.

"Please remember to give a quota to the imported film "Buried Alive" so that you don't forget."

"Boss Han, when is the schedule?"

Gao Chengsheng asked for confirmation. As a secretary, he naturally had to remember these specific matters clearly, otherwise it would be troublesome if he made mistakes.

"No rush. Wait until Wu Chen comes back and ask him when Buried Alive will be released in North America. We can just arrange a time around that. We can't let our own people suffer losses."

Han Sanping laughed and flipped through the newspaper again:

"We need Chinese-language directors like these to take their work to the world and fight for their voice, instead of making messy films like those banned directors, who then act like they're being smug and constantly fighting against the bureau."

Gao Chengsheng nodded, and looking at Han Sanping's expression, his evaluation of Wu Chen rose to a higher level.

Of course, the busiest place early in the morning is the Beijing Film Academy.

Even the security guard at the Beijing Film Academy knew that Wu Chen had won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, because the staff who were hanging the banner were climbing up the ladder.

Mu Deyuan hummed a few lines of music in the office, a rare occasion. He walked into the graduating class with his thermos cup in hand. Looking at the eleven people in the classroom, who were still discussing how to complete the graduation assessment, Mu Deyuan couldn't help but hum:
"Is a graduation exam really that difficult?
You can shoot a movie in 15 days, what have you been doing for the past six months?"

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As soon as Mu Deyuan said this, everyone fell silent. Even Mu Deyuan himself came to his senses and felt that he had said something a bit too much.

"Well, that's enough. Keep thinking about it. If you have any questions, come up and ask."

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Early in the morning in Berlin, Wu Chen got up, rubbed his eyes, and grabbed his phone, which was full of congratulatory messages from his family, teachers, classmates, and friends.

Apparently, Liu Yifei and Ning Hao from the crew were the first to post. Judging from the time, it should be around six in the morning in China.

After Wu Chen replied one by one, he went downstairs to have a leisurely breakfast. He also took the opportunity to discuss with Jason Blum the copyright fees of several countries that had not yet determined them.

In the afternoon, the interview with Six Princesses (CCTV-6 Movie Channel) was recorded in the hotel conference room.

There were several chairs in the room, and the camera was set up. The reporter was a man in his early thirties, wearing a gray sweater. He smiled and said:

"Director Wu, Director Gu, welcome! You both won awards at the Berlin Film Festival this time, and audiences back home are waiting to hear you talk."

Wu Chen and Gu Changwei sat down side by side.

The reporter got straight to the point:
"First of all, congratulations to both directors for their outstanding performance at the Berlin Film Festival. Director Wu won the Silver Bear for Best Director, and Director Gu won the Grand Jury Prize for his film The Peacock.

What are the feelings of the two directors?

The Sixth Princess's questions were always quite standard, and it was not difficult for the two of them to answer them.

The host continued, "The two directors have completely different styles. One leans towards realism, while the other focuses on thrillers. How do you view your own works?"

Gu Changwei smiled and said, "Every director has his own way of expression. Realism is my choice, while Wu Chen is more stylized."

Wu Chen continued, "Film language is fluid and has no fixed pattern.

I just wanted to tell the story in the way that best suited it, and the style came naturally.

As I said in my acceptance speech, from The Dark Side to Buried Alive, I have been trying to establish my own narrative system, and I have indeed found it.

Gu Changwei turned to look at Wu Chen, and the host began to ask impatiently, "Director Wu, does this mean that you have another thriller movie in the works?"

"Yes, it can be considered a trilogy, and it is also the final chapter of the trilogy."

The reporter's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that he would be interviewing a big shot in this interview.

He felt that the last sentence of Wu Chen's speech had a hidden meaning, but he didn't expect it to be the final chapter of the horror trilogy.

From "The Dark Side" winning the Best Picture in Sitges to "Buried" winning two Silver Bears, this third film must be extraordinary, otherwise Wu Chen would not take it as the final chapter.

Thinking of this, the reporter couldn't help but ask eagerly, "Director Wu, can you tell us about the final chapter of the trilogy? I believe the audience is also looking forward to it."

Wu Chen smiled and shook his head: "I'm still thinking about it. When the time is right, it will be available to everyone."

Seeing this, Gu Changwei and the reporter were a little disappointed, but their interest in the third part in Wu Chen's mind only increased.

What kind of story could make Wu Chen feel that this would be the final chapter of his three thriller films?

(End of this chapter)