Chapter 150 Venice Silver Lion
I won’t really give him a consolation prize later, Chen Linfeng barely maintained his calm.
Li Yu on the side looked at him with concern, he was a brother in distress, so he was.
Chen Linfeng forced a smile to Li Yu who was standing aside, waiting for the follow-up prizes to be distributed.
I just waited for a while with despair.
I kept waiting like this, but I didn't expect that almost all the peripheral awards were given out, but his name was still not read.
Could it be said?
Chen Linfeng pretended to be calm, but he was actually very excited.
Next, there are basically awards for the main competition unit.
The previous hit, "Good Night and Good Luck" won the Best Screenplay Award and the Best Actor Award.
This film can basically announce that it has withdrawn from this film festival. Best actor and best screenplay are not minor awards, and it is unlikely that he will be given more important awards.
Director George Clooney was visibly depressed, and the two awards he won had little to do with him.
Actor David Stradern was very excited. The Venice Best Actor is no small name.
Revealing the unevenness of the world.
At this point, although Chen Linfeng was still very excited, he had also begun to think about what was going on with him.
These are all awards for the main competition unit and have nothing to do with me. It can't be because the staff made an own mistake.
The next best actress award was won by Joanna of Rome.
The top prize was coming soon, and Chen Linfeng became more and more confused. He knew that he would never win the Golden Lion.
At this time, Freddie, the chairman of the jury of this film festival, appeared as the award guest.
He looked at the envelope in his hand and finally said slowly.
"The winner of the Silver Lion Award for the Best Short Film at this Venice Film Festival is "Wingless Bird"."
Chen Linfeng was still analyzing in his mind. When he heard about the Silver Lion Award, he thought no wonder, it turned out that There is a Silver Lion Award, and a short film award can be added.
This is a special award. In previous years, there was only one Silver Lion Award for Best Director.
And in later generations, the second most important award at the Venice Film Festival became the newly added Silver Lion, the Grand Jury Prize.
It is generally referred to as the Jury Award. Ordinary people rarely hear it. The Silver Lion Award has this name, so he had not thought of it before.
The jury is having fun with them.
Chen Linfeng was only thinking about himself, and for a moment he forgot that this award was awarded to him.
Until Qian Jianfei beside him patted him on the shoulder and said in his ear.
"Xiao Chen, I'm calling you, we won a prize."
"Won a prize?"
Only then did Chen Linfeng react.
Everyone from the surrounding Chinese Legion, including many people at the scene, were looking at him.
The eyes of Li Yu and Guan Jinpeng are particularly complicated.
We agreed that we would all get the consolation prize, but you ran away alone.
I won a prize!
A heartfelt smile began to appear on Chen Linfeng's face, and he hugged and celebrated with those around him.
Then he pulled Qian Jianfei and wanted to go with him.
At the critical moment, you cannot forget your partners. The honor of this award has already been in your hands. You can still share the winning moment with your friends.
Qian Jianfei waved his hands vigorously. Shenmei Factory only paid for production and did not participate in investment. He was really embarrassed to go up.
Chen Linfeng ignored his superficial refusal. No one wanted to go up at this time, so he pulled him up desperately.
Qian Jianfei followed him helplessly.
On the stage, Qian Jianfei signaled Chen Linfeng to speak first.
Chen Linfeng did not refuse, and spoke in Chinese the acceptance speech he had prepared long ago.
“I would like to thank the organizers of the Venice Film Festival for considering me so highly, and I would also like to thank the audiences who have watched “The Wingless Bird” for their support.
As a new director, I will definitely work harder and take every work seriously in my subsequent career as a director.”
The colleagues below applauded enthusiastically. They all knew Chen Linfeng’s status as a famous writer.
They completely regarded the above paragraph as a letter of nomination and a declaration of job transfer. The film and television industry is better. Don't you think that tens of millions of best-selling writers have changed careers and become directors?
It can only be said that this chain of contempt between different professions also exists abroad.
Obviously, the quality of the film and television industry is a bit inferior to that of the writers’ circle.
Therefore, everyone is very excited about this move of "abandoning the darkness and turning to the light".
As usual, Chen Linfeng thanked his school, parents, relatives and friends.
Then hand the microphone to Qian Jianfei.
Qian Jianfei was obviously nervous and excited, and even trembled when he spoke at first.
Yes, Shenmei Factory has not been so prosperous for many years.
As an old man in the factory, how could he not feel unbalanced when he encountered an opportunity that might change the factory?
After the Silver Lion for Best Short Film, there is the Silver Lion for Best Director.
This award was won by French director Philippe Garrel.
The final Golden Lion Award was won by Li An's "Brokeback Mountain".
In fact, before the final award was announced, everyone already knew it.
After many years, a Chinese won the Golden Lion Award again, and everyone was very happy.
Chen Linfeng applauded along with the crowd. He had known the result for a long time, and his heart did not waver at all.
After coming out of the venue, Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang were waiting outside. They already knew the news of winning the award.
Liu Qianqian rushed up to him and gave him a big hug.
Chen Linfeng felt the fragrant and soft body in his arms and wondered if this girl was too down-to-earth. Congratulations, there is no need to be so enthusiastic.
After the hug, he opened his arms to Shu Chang.
Shu Chang looked at him doubtfully.
"What do you mean?"
"Aren't you coming to celebrate?"
Shu Chang chuckled, "I'm not coming."
With that said, she walked up to Chen Linfeng and patted his shoulder.
"Well done."
Shu Chang tilted his head and teased Liu Qianqian, "This is the right way to celebrate, isn't it, Qianqian."
Liu Qianqian stared at her in shame and anger, saying, "I can hug you if I ask you to. Why are you acting like this?"
At this time, Tu Jingwei from the Sixth Princess came over to congratulate him, "This is no longer a consolation prize. Can you accept my interview?"
Of course, this is no problem. The two agreed that the subsequent interview would be held in the hotel.
The subsequent interview.
Tu Jingwei once again congratulated Chen Linfeng on winning the award, and then asked.
“Have you ever thought about winning such a big award this time?”
“Not really. I have always thought that it would be great to win the Best Short Film Award.”
Chen Linfeng also talked about his own mental journey at the venue.
Tu Jingwei laughed. She did not expect that someone like Writer Xiao Chen, who has become famous since he was a boy, would also feel uneasy.
She asked again, "What do you think this award means to you."
"It can be regarded as an incentive. My immediate thought is, don't be complacent just because of this. There are higher mountains ahead, waiting for me to climb.”
“That’s really good,” Tu Jingwei praised.
"Do you have any follow-up plans? You are also an actor now. You have filmed two or three dramas since last year.
Should you continue to be an actor or specialize in directing?"
" I will not give up on either aspect. Starting next year, I will probably try to organize and film my own dramas.
Due to schedule constraints, I will probably take fewer external dramas in the future. Instead, I will act more in my own dramas.”
(End of this chapter)