NOVEL FROG Chapter 60
At 19:30 local time in Country F, the award ceremony and closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival officially began.
Below the stage, thousands of filmmakers and investors from various countries took their seats in formal attire.
Together with hundreds of millions of people around the world, they waited for the announcement of the winners of this year's top film awards.
Two special awards will be presented tonight.
One is the Caméra d'Or, awarded to a director's debut film.
The other is the Honorary Palme d'Or, awarded to a filmmaker who has made a great contribution to the film industry over the long term.
The awards will then be announced in separate units, the first of which is the main competition unit in which"Titanic" participated.
On the stage, the famous actress Diane, with blonde hair and an elegant black dress, walked to the center of the stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, I am actress Diane.
After a short opening speech, the award ceremony officially began.
"Next, let me introduce the guests who will present the Caméra d'Or Awards.……"
After Diane introduced them, two award presenters walked out from the stage behind her.
Accompanied by a piece of music, two film and television people walked to the front of the stage.
A middle-aged male actor spoke in French.���"Good evening, everyone. The Caméra d'Or is a great award that rewards the first work of young filmmakers to encourage them and inject new blood into the film industry."……"
As he introduced the award, robots on major domestic video websites had already translated his speech into Chinese and put it in the subtitles.
Netizens were excitedly scrolling through the comments.
【This is the most promising one!】
【Oh my god, my hands are shaking from nervousness!】
【Director Chen's debut work definitely meets the requirements】
【I recently read on a foreign website that foreigners gave Titanic a good review. I think it should be a sure win for the Caméra d'Or!】
【Please! Give it to Xiaoxiao, he is only 23 years old and needs encouragement.】
【If this is gone, it will probably be over. Please, give it to me. 】
In addition to netizens, Fang Rong, Zhang Fengyi and others from the"Farewell My Concubine" crew, as well as almost all film and television people in the country, are also watching the live broadcast.
Cannes, a hotel near the venue.
Eight core members of the crew, including photography director Capone and art director Fan Rilin, were sitting in a hotel room, staring nervously at the live projection on the wall.
It was the same on the scene.
Wang Zhan, Li Ao and others in the audience were wearing simultaneous interpretation headphones, their hearts pounding.
Giving it to a new director is definitely the best opportunity!
If you can win the Golden Camera Award, the value of the entire crew will rise again!
On the stage, the host asked:"Mr. Presenter, can you tell us which film won the Golden Camera Award this year?"
The presenter said excitedly:"Fan Tianan's"Golden Cocoon"》！"(Yue N Movie)
In the audience, a man with shoulder-length curly hair stood up excitedly and bowed to the people around him. Wang Zhan, Leo and others were disappointed, but they could only force a smile in front of the camera.
Everyone felt uncomfortable as if they were drenched in cold rain.
The prize with the highest probability was gone. Did they really have to go home empty-handed?
Wang Zhan's nose was a little sour.
Sure enough, it was really uncomfortable to hope for disappointment.
At this moment, a calm voice came from his ear:"Don't be sad, there are still so many prizes, wait and see."
Wang Zhan looked at Chen Xiao who was speaking, sighed lightly, patted his shoulder, and said nothing more.
Chen Xiao looked at the six of them who looked a little disappointed, pursed his lips helplessly, but didn't say anything. It's too troublesome to explain, anyway, we will know the result in a while, so I won't say it.
They don't know enough about the foreign market, so they have no confidence in"Titanic".
But he is very sure that this film will win 100% of the prize!
In the original world where film and television developed faster, it was a sweeping existence, and the global market received rave reviews. It won 11 of the 24 Oscars that year.
In this world where the development of literature and art is a little slow, isn't this a dimensionality reduction attack?
He felt relieved thinking so, but others did not have this confidence. After all, everyone usually lives in China and does not have a deep understanding of the thoughts and cultures of other countries.
In the hotel outside the Film Palace, the atmosphere in the room where the production staff was located instantly fell to the bottom.
After half a minute, the good old man Fan Rilin forced a smile and said,"Let's see later, maybe we can get one……"
At this point, he didn't have the confidence to continue.
Several people looked at each other and sighed.
Kapeng was open-minded. He scratched his head and laughed,"It's good to be here. Thanks to Director Chen. Otherwise, with the level of my previous films, I wouldn't even dare to sign up. Haha."
The others also laughed.
In the projection on the wall, the award ceremony is still going on.
Now the jury members are coming on stage one by one.
According to the process, the"Honorary Palme d'Or" will be awarded first. This award is given to people who have made long-term and significant contributions to the film industry, mainly directors.
Let's not talk about the difficulty first. Just the word"long-term" alone is not expected.
After all, Chen Xiao has been in the industry for three months, which is not a long-term job.
Then it's the music performance. Then it's the main competition unit awards.
Estimating that there are still ten minutes left, everyone started fiddling with their phones.
The awards of the main competition unit include the following seven items:
The highest honor Palme d'Or.
The second grand prize is the Jury Grand Prize.
The third grand prize is the Jury Prize.
Best Director Award, Best Screenwriter Award, Best Actor Award, and Best Actress Award.
No one knows which one to look forward to now.
In other words, no one dared to expect it.
Soon, fifteen minutes passed.
The comments on the domestic streaming platform had completely relaxed, and one by one they were lazy.
【Watching this while eating spicy noodles, please give my Xiaoxiao more camera time, thank you】
【Let's go, the following awards are more difficult than the last.】
【Palme d'Or! I want the Palme d'Or!】
【wake up】
【Give me a prize, don't make me kneel down and beg you】
【You should apply for a focus unit and compete with other newcomers. You will definitely win a prize.】
【Yes, it's frustrating. Director Chen is good in everything except that he has lofty ambitions.】
【What do you mean by"aspirations higher than the sky"? This is clearly called"having great ambitions"!】
……
On the screen, the main competition unit has arrived.
The host smiled and said,"Mr. Chairman of the Jury, what award should be presented next?"
The chairman with white curly hair stood up,"The first award tonight is the Best Actor Award."
The host nodded,"Please invite Anna and Mays, two judges, to announce the winners for us."
The two actresses walked to the microphone in long skirts, unfolded the cards in their hands, and said loudly,"The winner is Leo from Titanic."
Leo was thinking about what to eat for dinner.
When he heard the voice coming from the simultaneous interpretation headset, he was instantly struck by lightning, and his mind went blank.
Wait a minute, he seemed to have heard something incredible.
Best, best actor?
Chen Xiao touched his arm.
Leo was half asleep and half awake, and stood up with the crew amid the applause of thousands of people.
What?
Is he dreaming?
Him?
He didn't dare to think about it at all.
Best Actor?
He was actually the best actor?
After his brain reacted, Leo's nose was sore and his eyes were instantly red. His nose trembled, and he almost couldn't control his expression.
He took a deep breath and kept his expression, but tears still welled up in his eyes.
As usual, he leaned over to hug the director, choking up and saying,"Brother Chen, thank you! Thank you!"
This hug was a hug from the heart.
At first, he asked to change this role to a role with"characteristics", but fortunately Brother Chen stopped him and gave him acting guidance.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Brother Chen is his master.
Chen Xiao comforted him,"Calm down, there is still a long way to go in the future, calm down."
After a short hug, Leo nodded to Chen Xiao with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face.
Then he waved to the people around him and walked up to the podium.