Chapter 123 The birth of a famous scene in Berlin!Chen An walked onto the stage, took the trophy handed over by the other party, and expressed his gratitude politely. Then he took the microphone and adjusted it, thought for a moment and said, "Well, I also went to Cannes to win an award, and I think I will go again, so I won't talk about the trophy." Connecting with the topic from the previous episode, the film made a few comments about the Cannes award, and the crew and audience below also cooperated by applauding. This is the fact. The trophy of Cannes, which seems to be the top of the three major film festivals, is the most ridiculous. It is just a piece of paper, and the local government also allocates funds every year. "I would like to thank the film festival jury for their recognition. This is my first time to win this award at the Berlin Film Festival. I am very happy to be recognized by the film festival. Thank you very much." His acceptance speech was still very short. After he finished speaking, he expressed his feelings and walked off the stage with the trophy. Holding the trophy in my hand, it does feel heavy, and much more formal than the paper one at Cannes. A giant silver bear stood there with its fangs and claws bared. Although it was not the Golden Bear, Chen An was very satisfied. Winning two major awards was considered good. "congratulations."
"Congratulations, Director Chen." "Congratulations to Director Chen on his great victory." When Chen An walked back to his seat, everyone from both crews congratulated him. Chen An also thanked them one by one and returned to his seat. "Brother, it seems it's your turn to perform next. I wonder if you can win the second Golden Bear. Then you will have four in total." Although Chen An knew the other party's original award, he still congratulated him with a smile. Zhang Yimou shook his head and lost hope. "It's unlikely. I'm not sure." He probably knew it in his heart. It’s hard for me to win the Golden Bear now, and I just won the Golden Lion last year, so my expectations are not high. The fact turned out to be just as he thought. The guest who came on stage to present the awards announced that the winner of the Jury Grand Prix was the crew of "My Father and Mother". Upon hearing the news, Zhang Yimou smiled with relief and stood up. After shaking hands and hugging the people around him, he went on stage with a smile. What was unexpected was that Zhang Ziyi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly took off his coat. Revealing her red bellyband, she did not sit down but quietly followed Zhang Yimou onto the stage. In this way, an unexpected guest suddenly came to the stage that originally belonged to the director. Chen An, who had expected this, was clapping and congratulating in his seat. When the other party passed by him, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up and smiled even more happily. It was a really good show and Chen An enjoyed watching it very much. Zhou Xun was also looking at the scene with a confused face. He turned to look at Chen An who was watching the fun and clapped happily. Then he raised both hands and smiled happily. When Uncle Ge saw this scene, he frowned and stopped clapping. The other party had broken the rules. The audience who didn't know what was going on became even more curious when they saw this scene. They thought that this was a scene arranged by Zhang Yimou, and they applauded even more enthusiastically. On the contrary, Zhang Yimou, who kept walking forward, was confused. He didn't win the Golden Bear, so why was the applause getting louder and louder? It was not until I went on stage that I turned around and saw Zhang Ziyi, wearing a red bellyband, following me on stage.
I didn't know how to describe that expression, but I held back and didn't say anything. Zhang Ziyi, however, kept smiling and applauded with the people below. She even helped Zhang Yimou take the trophy and held it in her hands. Standing silently beside him, accompanying Zhang Yimou, waiting for his speech. Zhang Yimou, who had prepared a long speech, controlled his expression, smiled and delivered his speech, and quickly left the stage. Chen An, who was standing below, watched Zhang Yimou walk off the stage and his expression gradually became worse, until he returned to his seat and his expression became even more gloomy. Zhang Ziyi still kept smiling as she helped the other person hold the trophy. Chen An had already watched the excitement and was ready to slip away when the award ceremony was over. Zhou Xun, who was sitting next to him, wanted to ask Chen An what was going on, but considering that Zhang Yimou was sitting next to him, he kept it to himself. Chen An sat upright next to them, controlling his expression, and stopped chatting while waiting for the award. Amidst the silence of both crews, the Golden Bear was won, as expected, by the United States' "Magnolia." When the Golden Bear is announced, the award ceremony is over. Without hesitation, Chen An led the crew to leave and was the first to leave the venue. I first accepted interviews from various media, both from Europe and Hollywood. "Chen, you have won awards at the three major European film festivals, including Best Director at Berlin and Cannes. What do you want to say?" The German local reporter was the first to interview. Chen An thought for a moment and said to the microphone: "They are all excellent film festivals. I appreciate their recognition of my work. Thank you." The reporter from the Hollywood Daily did not ask about the award ceremony but instead asked: "Chen, are you confident that you will win the same award as in Berlin this time when you are nominated for the Oscars?" "As for the Oscars, I am confident that I will win the Best Director Award just like in Berlin, but it seems that I was not nominated, so I don't know either." Chen An took out the Best Director trophy and placed it in front of the camera, then said jokingly. Basically, all the foreign reporters gathered around Chen An, while the domestic reporters gathered around the two leading actors. "Ge You, let us first congratulate you on winning the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival. You are already the first actor in China to win two of the three major European Best Actor honors. What do you want to say about this?" "Is it really that amazing? How should I put it? I should thank Director Chen An for giving me this opportunity, which allows me to win this award." Uncle Ge answered the question without hesitation. After answering this question, another reporter asked, "Mr. Ge You, since you have won the Best Actor in Berlin and Cannes, have you won the Best Actor honor in Venice and become the first Asian actor to win this honor?" "I am willing to participate in this. If there is a chance, I would like to try it. But it depends on whether the directors are willing to find me. Otherwise, can you help me persuade Director Chen to find me to shoot another movie in Venice?" Uncle Ge also said things that the reporters liked to hear and asked them to find Chen An. He was already very satisfied with winning the Best Actor award in Berlin, but he didn't have such high expectations of winning all three. As for the film's heroine, the reporters did not let her go. They asked Zhou Xun, who wanted to leave quickly, "Ms. Zhou, it's a pity that you didn't win any awards this time. What do you want to say about this?" Zhou Xun, who was a little bit frozen, said, "I want to say it's a bit cold, can we end the interview earlier?" This made Ge Da Ye beside him want to laugh a little, and he quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's interview again when there's a chance. Director Zhang is still waiting in the back, you can go find him later." Chen An was almost done with his work, so he walked over, took off his suit and put it on Zhou Xun, saying with a smile, "If there's a chance, I'll interview you again when I return to China. Let's end the interview now. Senior Brother Zhang is still behind us, and he should have a lot to say."
After saying this, he blocked the camera and walked out of the venue with the trembling Zhou Xun. Zhao Xiong led the way and made a path. Chen An quickly pushed Zhou Xun into the car. Then he got into the car with Uncle Ge and left quickly, leaving the rest of the battle to Senior Brother Zhang, whose melon was big enough. (End of this chapter)