In a sense, the three major film festivals are just grassroots teams.
Winning or not winning awards often depends on the personal preferences of the judges, especially the chairman of the jury.
For example, when "Lust, Caution" won the Golden Lion, the chairman of the jury was Zhang Yimou. I want to give the golden lion to my good buddy, what can you do?
But it was fair that time. A few years later, it was Quentin's turn to be the chairman of the jury, and the fun was even greater.
This ruffian ignored the objections of other judges and directly gave the golden lion to her ex-girlfriend Sofia to show her love. Venice was discredited!
Thinking of the recent international environment, Yang Ye suddenly thought, West Germany will not interfere with the film festival this time, right?
Why do you say that? Because West Germany has recently been making frantic overtures to the Soviet Union, hoping that the Soviet Union would agree to merge the two Germanys.
Although "At the Gate" is a co-production, it has Soviet origins and tells a story about the Soviet Union. It can be regarded as a Soviet film.
At this time, the Soviet Union was so poor that it was almost peeing blood. In order to merge with East Germany, West Germany listed a lot of conditions.
For example, a one-time payment of 12 billion marks was made to the Soviet Union and an interest-free loan of 5 billion marks was provided.
At that time, the exchange rate between the German mark and the US dollar was about 1.5:1, which was definitely a huge sum of money.
There is also a promise not to ask for Königsberg from the Soviet Union, and the territory will belong to it after it is ceded.
In other words, it is not impossible to interfere in the film festival in order to lick the Soviet Union.
After all, the political atmosphere of the Berlin Film Festival is already very strong.
Europe’s three major film festivals each have their own preferences.
Cannes is more art-oriented and focuses on the innovation and uniqueness of films.
For example, Quentin Quentin's "Pulp Fiction" defeated many great directors in one fell swoop and won the Palme d'Or because of its outstanding performance in narrative.
Because it pays more attention to the film itself and is less likely to make outside moves, the Palme d'Or has always been the most valuable among the three major European films.
When Yang Ye won the Palme d'Or, he relied on his hard power, advanced shooting techniques, and unique oriental aesthetics to win the championship in one fell swoop.
Later, I relied on off-board moves to win the Golden Lion.
At that time, Venice had just resumed awarding awards, and its influence was very small. It could not attract big movie stars or global film studios.
And Yang Ye not only brought the movie to support him, but also brought along blockbuster film producers.
Venice naturally reciprocated the favor and let him take the golden lion home.
When it comes to recruiting from outside the market, the best place to do it is Berlin.
The Berlin Film Festival has had a strong political overtones since its inception.
Movies that win the Golden Bear Award usually focus on the dark side of society, care about the weak, and peek into some profound issues stemming from national character or social systems.
Witnessing the good and evil of human nature in extreme environments, it is extremely humanistic and can strongly trigger the audience to think deeply.
In other words, even if your movie itself is not particularly outstanding, as long as you can explore the dark sides of society and explore the good and evil of human nature, you still have a chance to win an award!
"At the Gate" explores a lot about human nature, which is why I chose West Berlin instead of waiting until May to go to Cannes.
In fact, Yang Ye was tired of winning awards. If Jacques hadn't mentioned it, he would never have thought of sending the film to the exhibition.
But since you are here, it would be best if you can win the prize. It would be shameful to go back empty-handed.
Because "Rain Man", which was originally going to win the award, is caught in a plagiarism scandal, it may lose out and lose one of its strongest competitors.
Yang Ye couldn't help but look forward to it. After all... the three-gold Grand Slam is still a bit tempting.
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Berlin Film Festival Palace!
Yang Ye took Yang Xi onto the red carpet and immediately attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters.
Especially the Chinese media, they noticed the cute little mixed-race girl next to Yang Ye during the premiere of "At the Gate".
At that time, I was still guessing who this little girl was. Unexpectedly, Yang Ye took her directly to the Festival Palace and walked on the red carpet this time.
The movie heroine Irina, who was originally supposed to be with Yang Ye, ended up with the director.
"Sir Yang, can you tell me who the female companion is next to you?"
Yang Yexin said: Damn it, you changed your words very quickly!
He glanced at his daughter dotingly, and Yang Xi introduced her calmly and generously: "Hello everyone, I am his daughter, and my name is Elena Yang Adjani."< br>
After that, he said in Mandarin: "My Chinese name is Yang Xi!"
Holy shit, Yang Ye actually has a daughter and even brought her to the scene himself.
This is definitely breaking news. The Chinese media were shocked.
"Xiao Yang Xi, how old are you?"
"Ten years old!"
Holy shit, it's even more exciting!
Ten years old, that is, born in 1979.
At that time Yamaguchi Momoe had not yet retired.
There have been rumors that Yang Ye and Yamaguchi Momoe were married.
This means that before Yang Ye and Yamaguchi Momoe got married, they had a daughter with someone else.
“Who is your mother?”
“My mother is Isabel Adjani!”
Holy shit, shit, that’s right, Yang Ye is here I went to France to make a movie in 1978, and the timing was completely right.
Yang Ye actually married Yamaguchi Momoe on the premise that he had a daughter with Adjani?
This is incredible!
"Sire, when did you get married?"
Yang Ye shook his head and said: "I am not married to Miss Adjani, but we are raising our children together! "
Yang Ye doesn't want his children to never see the light of day. The last time he filmed "Diary of a Real Man", crazily hinting to the audience that he had two wives was just the first step.
The second step is to make a public appearance with one of his children at an appropriate time.
I haven’t decided yet who to bring, but Adjani happened to bring her daughter to Berlin, so Yang Xi will be fine!
As a result, Yang Ye has been greeting people and treating people with him these days, taking Yang Xi with him wherever he goes, which has aroused a lot of speculation in the media.
No need to guess, just take Yang Xi on the red carpet today and reveal the answer directly!
Yang Ye walked into the Film Festival Palace with his daughter. The reporter saw their backs and looked extremely excited. If this news is sent back, newspaper sales will definitely explode!
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At the West Berlin Film Festival awards scene, the award presenter announced: "The winner of the Best Actress is...Isabelle Adjani, congratulations!"
< br>Adjani stood up happily and hugged the crew to celebrate.
At this time, Yang Xi, who was sitting next to Yang Ye, also stood up from his seat and ran towards Adjani.
"Mom, you are great!"
Adjani was even more happy. She took her daughter's little hand and said, "Let's go and receive the award together!"
Adjani took The daughter came on stage, took the silver bear from the award presenter, and began to deliver her acceptance speech.
Actually, it is inappropriate to bring someone on stage to receive an award.
But Adjani was bringing her own daughter, and Yang Xi was just a child, so no one said anything.
After thanking a list of names, she said: "Finally, I would also like to thank my daughter. Over the years, you have given me infinite strength. Mom will always love you, Elena!"
"Me too. Love you, Mom!”
The mother and daughter hugged each other on the stage. The audience burst into applause, and the photographers also took pictures of this scene in time.
After Adjani and Yang Xi returned to their seats, they continued to announce the candidates for the best actor.
Just listen to the announcement on the stage: "The winner of the Best Actor is... Yang Ye, congratulations!"
"Dad, you are so great!"
Yang Xi, who had just sat in his seat, stood up excitedly after hearing these words.
Yang Ye is a little confused. Damn it, how did I become the best actor?
Yang Ye stood up, took Yang Xi's little hand, and said, "Let's go and receive the award."
"Well!"
Yang Xi solemnly agreed, took her father's hand, and strode towards the podium, with a look of pride on her face!
Just now she went to receive the award with her mother, and now she went to receive the award with her father. Little Yang Xi was so happy.
Everyone saw that the little girl had just followed her mother on stage, and then turned around and followed her father on stage.
Wucao, this is so lucky, she is so good at reincarnation!
It is rare for the three major film festivals to award the Actor Award and the Grand Prize to the same film at the same time.
Once you get the Silver Bear, the Gold Bear is basically out of the question.
This is a bit beyond Yang Ye's expectation. The overall level of this year's movies is not very good.
"Rain Man" is obviously a level higher than other movies, but it falls into the trap of plagiarism.
In addition, West Germany was licking the Soviet Union at this time, Yang Ye thought that "At the Gate" would win the Golden Bear.
But in the end, it was "Rain Man" that won the Golden Bear.
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After the award ceremony, the reporters went crazy to interview Yang Ye and Adjani.
However, Yang Ye chose to stop there and did not continue to expand, keeping a low profile and avoiding others.
Adjani also took Yang Xi back to Los Angeles. She is now semi-retired from the acting profession. She only accepts roles based on her interest. If she wants to not show up, she doesn't have to show up.
On the plane, Yang Ye found Brother Kaizi to learn the inside story, and then he roughly figured out what was going on.
There are only ten judges in Berlin, one of whom is the chairman of the jury.
Among these ten people, three are from Hollywood, and they all tried their best to win the Golden Bear for "At the Gate".
Kai Zige naturally also voted for "The Battle of the City", and there was also a Soviet director Vasilyev who also voted for "The Battle of the City".
Kaizi’s meaning is very clear: the best movie this time is "Rain Man", but "Rain Man" is suspected of plagiarism and is not qualified to win the Golden Bear.
Then the golden bear should naturally be sent to "At the Battle of the City".
However, the chairman of the jury, Ralph, was a Swedish guy, and he argued against all opinions and believed that the Golden Bear should still be awarded to "Rain Man".
Because even Yang Ye himself said that "Rain Man" was not plagiarized, and the similar plot in "God of Gamblers" was just a coincidence.
We cannot bury a good movie because of unfounded charges.
The chairman of the jury has the right to make decisions, and the other judges only have the right to make suggestions, so he still gave the golden bear to "Rain Man".
The three judges from Hollywood just want to put the poplar leaves on the fire.
Yang Ye, a yellow man, actually played the leading role in a European war movie. As Hollywood, which advocates political correctness, they were eager to increase the influence of this movie, so they gave Golden Bear to "At the Gate" from the beginning.
The quality of "At the Battle of the City" is obvious to all. It is still fair for Golden Bear to send it!
Unexpectedly, Ralph was a stubborn old man. He refused to do this, but still gave the golden bear to "Rain Man".
Several Hollywood judges refused to give up, settled for the next best thing, and thought about pushing Yang Ye to the Berlin Best Actor throne!
In short, they just want Yang Ye to stand in front of the stage and let him fight those white supremacists.
This time, Ralph didn't insist on having his own way. After all, he couldn't do it all from beginning to end. In that case, what would the other judges do?
In the end, everyone gave Yang Ye the award of "Best Male Character" as a kind of compensation!
Yang Ye’s performance is also very good, not inferior to anyone else, there is nothing wrong with him being the best actor!
As soon as Yang Ye arrived in Hong Kong, the traffic near Kai Tak Airport was paralyzed, and the streets were full of people.
Yang Ye has appeared in newspapers frequently recently. Sometimes the Queen awards him a medal, and sometimes he goes to attend the Berlin Film Festival.
She stole the show at the Berlin Film Festival, especially when she openly walked the red carpet with her illegitimate daughter, which shocked the world.
In the end, he won the Best Actor in one fell swoop, and coincidentally, his daughter's biological mother, Adjani, also won the Best Actress.
Both of them took their daughters to the stage to receive the award, and their photos were published in the newspaper.
And their daughter Yang Xi has also become the focus of media coverage.
The news comes one after another, which is more enjoyable than watching the eight o'clock TV series.
In addition, it is still during the Spring Festival, so many people have a lot of time.
So, after finding out Yang Ye’s flight information, they rushed over in a swarm.
Yang Ye looked at the crowd of people outside the airport and said to himself, it seems that he has to buy a private jet. (End of this chapter)