Diamond company shoots commercials, you shoot Titanic

For the next twenty minutes, the phone kept ringing with the announcement of the awards and the acceptance speeches.

"Congratulations to Diop's"Saint-Omer" and Hamaguchi Ryusuke's"The Evil Does Not Exist" for winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize! This year we have two Silver Lion-winning films! Please give them a round of applause!"

"Congratulations to Spiny, the heroine of"Assassin", for winning the Best Actress Award!"

"Congratulations to Sarsgaard, the lead actor of"Memento", for winning the Best Actor award!"

"Congratulations to director Custer for winning the Silver Lion Award for Best Director for his film The Duke!"

……

As the six awards were announced, the atmosphere at the scene gradually became weird.

Especially when the Silver Lion Award for Best Director was given to"The Duke", many people in the audience murmured secretly and looked at Chen Xiao.

Even the crew of"The Duke" were a little confused.

The award-winning director Custer slowly stood up, looking confused, and slowly walked towards the stage.

It seemed that he couldn't believe that he actually won this award.

《The faces of the crew members of"Farewell My Concubine" were not very good.

Fang Rong changed from being cheerful at the beginning to a serious face.

But he was sitting on the scene and couldn't put on a sullen face, so he just stared at the stage quietly.

He had to keep quiet, but the staff, filmmakers, and fans in front of the screen didn't have to hold back.

The barrage on the screen was full of questions.

"What are they doing?! How come Director Chen didn’t win the Silver Lion Award for Best Director?"

"Director Chen won 5 of the 7 awards at Cannes. The level of the camera language in Farewell My Concubine is definitely not inferior to that of Titan. Why? What is the level of this Duke?"

"What is the comparison with Titan? Compared with previous years, it should definitely be given to Director Chen!"

"Shit, there must be something fishy going on?"

"Shit, you're not going to let me sleep tonight, are you? Not giving Best Actor and Best Actress to"Farewell My Concubine" is too much. Not giving the Silver Lion Best Director either, that's definitely not right!"

……

In the hotel outside the venue, the assistant director's face turned red with anger,"Are you fucking sick? I've seen The Duke, the director is good, but he's not on the same level as us!"

The props team leader clenched his fists, suppressed his anger and asked,"Didn't you understand?"

"How is it possible? Director Chen told me yesterday that he had communicated with the jury, and those people clearly understood it!"The assistant director was so angry that spit flew everywhere.

Another staff member nodded in agreement,"Even if you don't understand Peking Opera, you should be able to understand the pictures and metaphors. What's going on?"

On the east side of the venue, the producer of"The Assassin" raised his lips slightly.

Sure enough, the chairman of the jury is an American after all.

He is not stupid and knows how to maintain the face of Europe and the United States.

It's just that...

The producer rubbed his chin.

The jury's behavior was a bit strange.

He thought that the jury would leave the Silver Lion Award for Best Director to Chen Xiao and all other awards to other movies. This would not only maintain the face of Europe and the United States, but also avoid being scolded too badly.

Aren't they asking for scolding by doing this now?

Could it be that they plan to leave the Golden Lion Award to"Farewell My Concubine"?

Just as the domestic Internet was full of scolding and everyone in the audience had their own thoughts, the Silver Lion Award for Best Director also finished his acceptance speech and walked off the stage.

The host walked to the front of the stage again and asked the chairman of the jury with a smile:"Mr. Chairman, what award should we present next? The chairman stood up, walked onto the stage, took the microphone, took out the card, and smiled as he greeted the host, the audience, and the camera.

"I will present the awards next."

"The following film depicts the art of Peking Opera and the lives of its artists in a magnificent manner, telling a story of joys and sorrows that lasted for half a century, and showing the thoughts and understandings of art, human survival and human nature."

"This movie is——《Farewell My Concubine》"

"I believe that friends who have seen this movie can see that the filming techniques of this movie are extremely clever, and the color and lens metaphors are the best in history. After watching it three times, I also sighed and was in awe"

"Therefore, after discussion, the jury unanimously decided to temporarily add a new award this year - the Golden Lion Award for Best Director."

"Next, please allow me to announce the awards this film has won."

"Congratulations to Chen Xiao, the director and screenwriter of Farewell My Concubine, for winning the Golden Lion Award for Best Director and the Silver Lion Award for Best Screenwriter"

"Congratulations to the lead actor Zhang Guorong for winning the Best Actor Award, and congratulations to the lead actor Gong Li for winning the Best Actress Award"

"Congratulations to"Farewell My Concubine" for winning this year's Golden Lion Award!"

After saying this, he swept his eyes across the audience, and when he passed by the producer of"Assassin", he raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of provocation in his eyes.

It seemed as if he was saying:

When will it be your turn to influence things in the field of art?

Unexpectedly, right? There are still five awards.

I'm just kidding you, what can you do?

《The producer of"The Assassin" looked at him and instantly saw the provocation in his eyes.

His face looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

He cursed in his heart,"Chazelle, you bastard!"

As the chairman, if he strongly opposed it, how could he give"Farewell My Concubine" five awards?! He even specially came up with a"Golden Lion Award for Best Director"!

Isn't this a slap in the face of the three producers yesterday?

I heard that he was devoted to art and had a weird personality.

But I didn't expect him to ignore the face of the country and turn his elbow outward!

And he also cast a provocative look like a bastard, what a lunatic!

Snap, snap.

He looked down and found that he had actually crushed the mineral water bottle, and the joints of his hands were white from the force.

He quickly threw away the bottle, took a deep breath, and pretended to be calm.

At the same time, after a moment of silence, the audience burst into applause and gasps.

Golden Lion Award for Best Director?!

This award has only been awarded the Silver Lion! It was the first time to give the Golden Lion.

However,"Farewell My Concubine" is indeed worthy!

Amid the grand music, the crew of"Farewell My Concubine" stood up collectively, waved to everyone, and walked towards the stage.

The jury members sitting in the first row smiled at each other with the chairman.

In fact, just yesterday after the jury meeting, the members unanimously agreed that artistry is supreme!

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world and is known as the"Father of International Film Festivals."

It has always claimed to serve art, with"improving the level of film art" as its main purpose, and using artistry as the criterion for judging.

If you don't give"Farewell My Concubine" an award, wouldn't it be slapping yourself in the face?

What's more, face is something you give yourself, not beg for!

If you want to win the Golden Lion Award, make your own movie.

If you're afraid of losing face in Europe and the United States, just improve your level.

Beg for shit from them!

As Chen Xiao and others walked towards the stage.

Netizens breathed a sigh of relief and became excited at the same time.

"I thought I was going to poop, but I ended up with a big one."

"Fortunately, I put away my 40-meter sword quickly."

"I told you! It's far better than the second one. If you are not blind, you will definitely not give it out randomly."

"What a fool! The best actor and actress both won double yolks. They had to separate them. I was so scared."

"The best coffee of the year: Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony."

At the same time, Chen Xiao also took the crew to the stage, nodded to Chairman Chazelle, and smiled at each other.