Chapter 9 Short Film Golden Lion That is also a Golden Lion! Chen An, who knew nothing about anything and couldn't understand film reviews, felt that there were some changes in the place where his short films were shown and more people started to come, including quite a few Chinese reporters. These reporters were also helpless as no Chinese-language films were shortlisted this time. At first, they didn't pay much attention to this short film. Although Liang Chaowei came, he was acting in a Vietnamese film. Chen An also went to see the film, which was called "Tricycle Man". The film, directed by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung and starring Liang Chaowei, is also a film that describes the lower class people. Even though Liang Chaowei was the Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival in his previous life, he actually visited Venice quite often. In 1989, he and Taiwanese director Hou Xiaoxian won the first Golden Lion Award for a Chinese-language film with the film "A City of Sadness". This time, the Vietnamese director is collaborating with "The Rickshaw Man" and is also coming on strong. Many film critics believe that he is the favorite to win the Golden Lion Award at the 52nd Venice Film Festival. Although he had never seen "The Rickshaw Man" in his previous life, he had heard of the famous "A City of Sadness" and had seen the movie, which was very awesome.
Liang Chaowei's reputation is very well known throughout Southeast Asia and Europe, and it will be even more famous in a few years. But these have no effect on Chen An. I only had a short film and didn’t even make it into the main competition unit. However, more and more people came to watch the movie, and Chen An was still very happy. Although the ticket money goes to the film festival, after all, I shot it myself, so how can I not be happy? Chen An did not run around anymore, but stayed in the screening room and interacted with the audience, which he never got tired of. He suddenly liked this feeling. September 8th. The last day of the movie. Just after the movie finished, Chen An returned to his accommodation. I received a message from the staff of Beijing Film Studio while I was staying at the hotel. I received a call from the staff of the film festival closing ceremony, informing me to attend the closing ceremony and awards ceremony tomorrow. Chen An finally felt relieved, as he had been worried for a long time. I heard from the staff that if someone calls you to attend the closing ceremony, you should be guaranteed a prize. Chen An told Lin Dajiang about this and asked him to attend the award ceremony together tomorrow. Lin Dajiang was also very generous and took Chen An to rent a suit. the next day. Chen An, wearing a rented suit, was waiting with others. It’s not their turn to walk the red carpet yet.
Watching the main competition unit crews walking past. Liang Chaowei walked on the red carpet, waving constantly, with countless flashes shining, and reporters from all over the world calling out to them, hoping they would stop and take pictures. It would be a lie if Chen An said he wasn't envious, but one day, he would also walk on this path! It was Chen An and the others’ turn only after they left. There was not much else to say, and everyone walked over quickly. Under the arrangement of the staff, everyone found their own crew seats and sat down, waiting for the award ceremony to begin. Brother Zhao, who was sitting next to Chen An, asked Chen An, "That was Liang Chaowei just now, right? Can I go get his autograph later?" "Brother Zhao, are you also a fan?" "That's not the case. I want to see if I can sell it for some money." "And then come here to look for the big foreign horse?" "." Zhao Xiong was speechless after hearing what Chen An said, and he looked at Chen An straight in the eyes. "Okay, I'm just kidding. I guess it's difficult. No matter how famous they are, they may not even pay attention to us even if we approach them." "Forget it then. There's no need to rush in and get in trouble." After hearing Chen An’s answer, Brother Zhao didn’t force it anymore. "But do you want mine? I might become a big star in the future, and your autograph might be worth some money." Chen An asked with a smile. Zhao Xiong looked at Chen An's smiling face, thought for a moment and nodded: "That's fine. I'm counting on you, brother. You can just sign one for me when you return to the hotel later. I'll keep it." "Brother Zhao, you have such good taste, how can one signature be enough? If the foreigners next to me see it, they will think I can't afford it." "Ten! Not one less." Just as the two were chatting, the award ceremony began. The main competition unit stays at the end, and the other units are at the beginning. This time the ceremony was quite grand, when the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented, eight people were awarded at once, all of them were from the older generation. Chen An only knows one person, Martin Scorsese. Chen An has seen his movies "Taxi Driver" and "The Departed". No matter how good it is, he still thinks "The Departed" is not as good as the Hong Kong version. He is a world-renowned director. Chen An didn't start to get nervous until a host came on stage. Because it will be his turn to join the unit soon.
As awards were handed out one after another, Chen An became more and more nervous. After all, as long as he can win the award, Chen An will have an 80% chance of getting investment from Lin Dajiang for his next feature film. Finally, a female host walked to the front of the stage, holding an envelope in her hand and began to announce: “Who won the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film in the Horizons section of the 52nd Venice International Film Festival?” Halfway through the conversation, the host suddenly turned around and smiled and said: "This is a very young director who expressed all the fatherly love in just seven minutes. He is the director of "Father" from China!" “Congratulations, An~chen!” Chen An heard someone calling his name, although he couldn't understand what was being said. But he probably won the prize, so he immediately turned around and looked at the translator brought by Lin Dajiang and said to himself: "Golden Lion Award for Short Film, hurry up, they are waiting for you." Chen An immediately nodded, stood up and walked towards the stage. When they walked to the front of the stage, the female host took the initiative to come over and hug Chen An. Then Chen An took the trophy from her hand, walked to the microphone and said: "Sorry, I only know Chinese." "I would like to thank the judges for giving me this award. I am only 19 years old and still studying at school, majoring in photography. This is my first film." "I would also like to thank Boss Lin for his trust in me, as well as Principal Liu, Director Gan, Teacher Mu and several seniors from Beijing Film Academy for their help, and all the staff of Beijing Film Studio, thank you!" "Finally, thank you for your love." Feeling a little overwhelmed, Chen An raised the trophy and said happily: "By the way, Director Jiang Wen, I won the Best Short Film award!" Finally, Chen An nodded slightly to the front and ended his speech. Then he left the stage at the hostess's nod. Chen An sat back in his seat and received congratulations from everyone. Chen An happily replied: "Brother Jiang, I want to congratulate you. You won the prize. You can sell it for a lot of money." "Congratulations, it's you who won the prize after all." Lin Dajiang also laughed happily. Zhao Xiong next to him immediately came over and said, "Ten autographs, don't forget them!" "Go back to the hotel, I'll sign it for you right away, and you'll be left with one less. Wait until you save it for a few years and sell it, then you can go find that foreign horse!" Of course Chen An would not regret it and continued chatting with him with a smile. After that, the atmosphere became much more relaxed, and the award ceremony was still going on. It wasn't long before they arrived at the main competition unit, although it had nothing to do with Chen An. But this is the main course of the festival. There was a burst of cheers at the scene.
The Best Director award went to Kenneth Branagh from Britain, and the Best Actor award went to Götz George from Germany, not Leung Chiu-wai. Chen An didn't know either of these two people and had never heard of their names. The winner of the highest award, the Golden Lion Award, was the highly anticipated film "The Rickshaw Man", directed by Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung and starring Liang Chaowei. Chen Yingxiong was very happy to receive the Golden Lion Award, standing on the stage to thank everyone. Chen An was also very happy because he also won the Golden Lion Award, although it was for a short film. But the Golden Lion Award for Short Film is still the Golden Lion Award! Anyway, that’s what Chen An thinks, otherwise you can just change the name of the film festival. After the Golden Lion Award was announced, the award ceremony came to an end. Lin Dajiang was very happy tonight and treated everyone to a good meal. After that, various film producers came and sought to purchase short films. But this was none of Chen An's business. He went to the hotel and signed for Zhao Xiong, and also signed for others who wanted it. Chen An was so happy that he seemed to be floating even when he was walking. The domestic reporters who stayed in Venice were not idle either. After editing the news, they immediately sent it back to the country! ask for everything
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