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Chapter 612 New rules, look at the dress
"Really, then what award do you think our film will win? Is there any hope for me?" Tangtang felt better when she heard Zhou Xia was so confident. She had paid a lot for this film.

The preliminary preparations alone took three months. In the end, Zhou Xia arranged an invitation audition and invited many famous actresses. At that time, she was under a lot of pressure and almost gave up.

But in the end she survived and was recognized by the director team, so she has high hopes for the award.

"Hehe, what do I have to say about this?" Zhou Xia couldn't help shaking her head and smiling bitterly. The Venice Film Festival has a rule. If Tangtang knew about it, I don't know if she would think so.

"Why, you don't like me so much?" Tangtang came up and asked coquettishly.

"No, you don't know, the Venice Film Festival stipulates that each film can only win one award, and only the film that has won the actor award can win another award, but the other award cannot be the highest level of the Golden Lion Award. Therefore, I am not Don't want any of us to get an actor's award, you know?"

"Is it like this? Is our film dreaming of the highest Golden Lion Award? But how can there be such a rule? Isn't a good movie all good? Isn't it right to win several awards? No wonder the Venice Film Festival is now It’s not as influential as it used to be.”

Surprised by Tangtang, she couldn't help asking questions again and again.

She didn't pay attention to these things, thinking that she had a chance to win this time, but hearing this rule, of course she hoped that the film would win the Golden Lion Award.

"Why is it not as good as before? You underestimate the Venice Film Festival. What you are talking about is mainly commercial. In terms of uniqueness and artistic aesthetics, Venice is still the most prominent among the three major film festivals in Europe."

"Well, even if what you said is right, how do I remember that Director Zhang's "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju" seems to have won several awards, including the highest Golden Lion Award."

When Tangtang thought of this, she couldn't help but feel puzzled again, thinking that Zhou Xia was lying to her. Now that Zhou Xia was in her heart, she had told countless white lies and deliberate lies.

"Yes, "A Lawsuit by Qiu Ju" won two awards that year, the Golden Lion Award for Best Film and the Best Actress Award, but this was a long time ago, and the rules were changed later, and this year the film festival has New rule changes."

"What changes, you can't change them back, right?"

"That's not true. As you said just now, a good film is a whole. If it can be recognized by everyone, it must be good in other aspects. It should win several awards.

Last year, the Venice Film Festival awarded the highest Golden Lion award to Kim Ki-duk's mediocre "Pieta" instead of the well-received "The Master", just because this film won the Silver Lion Award for Best Director and the Best Film Award. The actor award, the highest Golden Lion award was given to "Pieta".

So this year, in order to prevent films such as "The Master" with excellent actors and directors from not receiving awards this year, a comprehensive "Judges' Award" was set up to replace the previous Technical Contribution Award.In addition, the horizon unit other than the main competition unit will also add the "Best Director Award" and the "horizon unit special award" to encourage innovation.

Zhou Xia will patiently explain to Tangtang the changes in the rules of this year's Venice Film Festival, so that she will not think that the company will not help her publicize the Best Actress award.

"That's right. Although it's a bit depressing, if our movie can win the Golden Lion Award, everything will be worth it."

"Don't be discouraged. No one knows the current situation. If we can win the Silver Lion Award and the Best Actor award at that time, it will be very good. I'm afraid that this year will be the same as last year, and our Chinese films will not win at all."

Zhou Xia couldn't help shaking her head helplessly. Sometimes things are human-made and can work, but the commercial factor of the Venice Film Festival has less influence, so public relations is actually more difficult.

Coupled with the resignation of Marco Muller, an old friend of the discourse filmmaker last year, and the new chairman of the Venice International Film Festival, Barbera, who is in his second term this year, still does not value Chinese films.

Last year, only three Chinese-language films: Li Ruijun's "Tell Them, I'm Going on a White Crane", Wang Bing's "Three Sisters", and Cai Mingliang's "Diamond Sutra") were shortlisted for the horizon unit, and none of the entire main competition unit was shortlisted.

This year's 20 awards for the main competition unit, in addition to Zhou Xia's "Starting Line", there is also "Outing" by Wanwan director Cai Mingliang.

Seriously, the last time a Chinese-language film won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture was six years ago when Lao Mouzi was the chairman of the jury, and Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" won it.

Further down, the Silver Lion Award for Best Director was won in 2011, that is, Cai Shangjun's "Human Mountains and Seas" the year before last.

Although the new rules of the Venice International Film Festival have been revised this year, with the addition of the "Jury Award" and new awards in the Horizon Unit, films from various countries have more opportunities to win awards, but there is still a long way to go for Chinese-language films to hit the Golden Lion. When's the next big win!

"Okay, let's not talk about this, as long as we can win the prize, let's go to bed early."

Tangtang felt that Zhou Xia had lost the confidence he had before, and knew that he might not have the bottom line, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Wait a minute, Tangtang, I remember you brought a few dresses, don't you? Put them on and let me see." Zhou Xia remembered that Tangtang had made enough preparations for the film festival red carpet this time, and couldn't help wondering about her ready dress.

The red carpet has always been a time for actresses to compete for beauty and fairness to gain attention. In recent years, several red carpet actresses in China have gained a lot of attention and popularity. Will not let myself lose to others.

"Farewell, you can watch it another day. I'll go back and get it. It's very troublesome." Tangtang hugged Zhou Xia's arm and said coquettishly. She didn't want Zhou Xia to be spoiled by her excitement when she hadn't walked the red carpet. That would be a waste of time.

Zhou Xia saw Tangtang's worry, and immediately promised: "Tangtang, don't worry, I'll just take a look, let's go to your room, okay?"

"Hmph, the devil would believe your words, you were not like this when I was dressed up, I didn't!" Tangtang resolutely refused, she couldn't be clear about Zhou Xia's hobbies.

It made it impossible for her to collect the dresses for important occasions every time she attended them. This person really has a strange desire to destroy. The more beautiful things are, the more he wants them...

When Tangtang thought of this, she looked at Zhou Xia in a strange way. Zhou Xia wouldn't have any strange psychological problems...

Is he too busy and stressed at work, so he uses this way to decompress?

Wouldn't he want to destroy those luxurious dresses and their beautiful women in the end?
"Tangtang, what are you thinking, let's go, I promise you, I will never break it for you, okay? If it breaks, I will promise you any condition, so it will be fine!"

Zhou Xia didn't know what terrible things Tangtang was thinking, but he thought of a way to guarantee it.

(End of this chapter)