Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 122 It's All Good News

"Congratulations, the movie has won an award!"

Jiang Qinqin's voice is not as thin as most girls', but a little thick. In Li Tang's words, it seems to have a subwoofer, and it is very recognizable.

This probably has something to do with her training in singing Peking Opera since she was a child.

"Yo, the news is very well-informed!"

"Suzhou Creek" won the Golden Tiger Award at the 29th Rotterdam International Film Festival that just concluded a few days ago.

This Rotterdam International Film Festival is very unique. First of all, it is the only international film festival without a red carpet. Secondly, it has three awards: Best Film, Best Film Critics Award and Emerging Director Award, corresponding to three Golden Tiger trophies, regardless high and low.There's no such thing as a Best Actor or Actress award.

"Suzhou Creek" won the Emerging Director Award this time.

In addition, the Rotterdam Film Festival has a HBF fund dedicated to supporting film production in developing countries, which is very attractive to struggling Chinese independent film directors.

Previously, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Yuan, He Jianjun, Wang Xiaoshuai, including the newly-emerged Section Chief Jia have all received funding from this fund.

The so-called "Seven Gentlemen" incident that made a lot of noise later was the direct result of their "private" participation in this film festival.

And it is precisely because of the support of the fund that the prize money of this film festival is also quite generous, and a prize of [-] US dollars is awarded to a Golden Tiger Award.This is also very attractive to a bunch of poor people in China.

Think about it, 13 US dollars, nearly 20 RMB.You must know that the "Xiao Wu" that made Chief Jia famous overnight in the past two years only cost [-] yuan. This movie alone made Chief Jia famous and profitable.It is said that when he was preparing to shoot "Platform" last year, he easily got tens of millions of investment.

This time in Rotterdam, Lou Ye not only won the Golden Tiger Award and a prize of [-] US dollars, but also sold the copyrights of several countries and successfully recovered the investment.Next, he will go to various film festivals around the world, and the copyright income from selling in the future will be the net profit.

The day before yesterday when Li Tang and his father went to Uncle Lou's house to pay New Year's greetings, Lou Ye was still in Rotterdam and said that he would only arrive in Shanghai today, so he probably arrived home by now.

Li Tang didn't take the initiative to call to congratulate him. Now that he knew, there was no need to be hypocritical, and everyone knew it.

Lou Ye likes this tone.

The reason why Li Tang said that Jiang Qinqin was well-informed was because it had only been a few days since she won the award, and there was no such report in the country at all. The only ones who could get the news so quickly were insiders.More specifically, veterans of the industry and people in the independent film world.

Considering that Jiang Qinqin's ex-boyfriend who has been with Jiang Qinqin for four years is a second-generation director, she must know some people in this area, so it is not surprising.

Jiang Qinqin said on the phone: "Didn't I hear that "Suzhou Creek" was shortlisted for the Rotterdam International Film Festival last time, and you starred in it again, so I paid attention to it, and just got the news today. It's just a pity that this film festival doesn't have an actor award." , or you might be able to win an international best actor!"

"I don't dare to think about being an international actor!"

To be honest, Li Tang was somewhat moved when he heard Jiang Qinqin's words. After all, people paid attention to the movie "Suzhou River" because of him.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Jiang Qinqin asked.

"Don't do anything, just sit and drink tea and read a book."

"Why don't you help out with the New Year's Eve dinner... Oh, that's right, your family runs a restaurant, so you don't need to do it yourself, the little boss, just wait and eat the ready-made ones."

Speaking of the little boss, Jiang Qinqin couldn't help laughing.

"No, the restaurant is closed and my dad is working on it, but he thinks I'm in the way and won't let me help."

In fact, when it comes to the little boss, Li Tang is quite helpless, because the aunt in the restaurant used to call him that.Now he is considered a celebrity in his hometown, big and small, and the country people are very simple. It's okay to call him by his name behind his back, but it always feels a bit impolite to call him in person.I don't know when the name "Little Boss" spread among the aunts in his restaurant, even the driver of the black car that Li Tang sent Jiang Qinqin and Xiao Tang to the airport last time saw him. Called "Little Boss".

"Wow, uncle can cook!"

"Aren't you talking nonsense, the restaurant owner doesn't know how to cook, what kind of restaurant does he open, he doesn't even know if he is cheated."

"Then why can't your little boss know how to cook?"

"It's been said that I'm a small boss, and there are bosses above, so it's not my turn. Hey, can you cook?"

"Of course, just now I was helping my mother make tamales and glutinous rice balls."

"Hey, don't you guys eat hot pot during Chinese New Year in Chongqing?"

"You think we Chongqing people eat hot pot every day. Of course, we cook a table of dishes just like you during the Chinese New Year. In addition to hot pot, we in Chongqing have many delicious dishes. Now I really miss my mother's Shaobai He Kung Pao Shrimp Balls..."

"What is burning white?"

"Shaobai is similar to the braised pork at your place, but the meat here is a little fatter."

"Then you still eat, aren't you afraid of gaining weight?"

"Didn't you say that I gain three catties during the festive season, and I'm mentally prepared to lose it back after the Chinese New Year at most..."

The two talked on the phone for more than an hour, and they didn't hang up until Li Tang's mobile phone alarmed. Jiang Qinqin asked Li Tang to take care of Uncle Li and pay New Year's greetings. She also said that she would come to the restaurant again if she had the chance .

For more than an hour, full roaming, two-way charging, [-] cents per minute, one phone call wiped out the phone bills of tens of dollars.

The sun had completely set at this time, and it felt a little cold to sit on the balcony.Li Tang went back to the house and changed the battery. A phone call came in just after turning on the machine.

Coincidentally, it was Fan Xiaopang.

"Hey……"

As soon as the phone was connected, before Li Tang could speak, I heard Xiaopang's excited voice: "Mr. Li, Mr. Li, I got the role of Yue Siying, the female lead in "Li Wei as an Official"!"

Li Tang was surprised but also very happy, all his hard work was finally not in vain.

He hurriedly asked, "When did it happen?"

"Just this afternoon, Mr. Jiang suddenly called me. He first said that he would wish him a new year in advance, and then he told me the news. He said that since it has been fixed, he will give it to me as a New Year's gift, so that I can have a good year. The specific details of the contract will be discussed after the new year.”

Hey, I didn't expect Jiang Xuerou to be quite good at maneuvering, and Xiaopang was so grateful for a phone call.Emotional intelligence is indeed high, the same thing, the effect of choosing the right time is very different.

Li Tang thought for a while and then said: "Then how is your agent's business going, you can't talk about it by yourself then?"

"It's okay. My mother said that she will help me talk about it when the time comes. My mother is now my temporary agent."

"Your mother, she..."

Li Tang thought of the scene where Fan Ma was discussing the contract with Jiang Xuerou with her big belly, so he knew what to say.

Fatty heard Li Tang's subtext, and smiled: "It's okay, my mother said, you should pay attention to it in the first three months, and now it's almost five months, it's okay. Oh, yes, my parents also said this time Thank you very much, when you come to the capital next time, our whole family will treat you to dinner."

"There's no need to eat, as long as you play the role well, don't embarrass me. Xu Zheng who is playing against you is my senior brother. This guy has always wanted to see my jokes, understand?"

"Don't worry, Teacher Li, I will definitely not embarrass you this time!"

……

In the middle of the hotel lobby, the ancestral tablets are lined up, and on the altar table in front are chicken, duck, fish, pork and beef instead of five animals, as well as fruits and pastries.

The father and son stood in front of the ancestral tablet after washing their faces, hands, and changing clothes.

On the top center is the tablet of Li Tang’s great-grandfather. The great-grandfather is the most outstanding figure in the Li family in modern times. It is said that he was a well-known child prodigy at the time.Grandpa had to live in this countryside, and later went to Shanghai to do business, saving thousands of acres of land for his family.In the year when the Japanese invaded, my great-grandfather passed away in grief and anger.

Below is the tablet of Li Tang's grandparents.In fact, according to my father, there are many ancestors in the Li family. When he was a child, when he worshiped his ancestors, he had to ask for dozens of memorial tablets, but later, he understood everything and burned them all.Later, his grandparents also passed away, and the only ones that Lao Li can think of are Li Tang's great-grandfather and grandparents.

As for Li Tang's grandparents, they were all dutiful people. Unfortunately, when the dynasty changed, it was a great fortune to be able to survive, but they still didn't escape what happened next.

The succession of the Li family was difficult. Both the great-grandfather and the grandfather were over [-] years old before they had the next generation. When it came to Lao Li's generation, it was a hit. Unfortunately, his wife ran away, leaving only Li Tang as a son.

"Where are your trophies and certificates? Hurry up and bring them here. Let your great-grandfather and your grandparents take a good look at them later. Our Li family finally has something promising."

Li Tang hurried upstairs to take down the Huabiao Award trophy and the Golden Rooster Award nomination certificate, and put them in the center of the altar.

The father and son kowtowed respectfully and offered incense, and then Lao Li talked about his son's achievements. The Huabiao Award and the Golden Rooster Award are both national awards.

It is said that there is an ancestral motto in the ancestors of the Li family called learning literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.Now that Li Tang has entered a public institution and won an award, he can be regarded as worthy of this ancestral precept.Lao Li is proud of the son he cultivated.

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