The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 620 Another Best Director

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

A burst of warm applause broke out, Marit and James both finished speaking, and the awards show entered the real awards ceremony.

Naturally, the awards given out at the beginning were small awards, such as best film in a certain category, best photography, best screenplay, etc.

A few small prizes were awarded and then it was the turn of the main unit prizes.

The first award was the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was awarded to the French director Alain Resnais.

Allen was very happy when he received the trophy, kissed him, and then raised the trophy high like a flag.

"I am very happy to receive this award. I am really grateful to the Berlin Film Festival and thank you for your recognition."

"At the same time, I would like to thank the outstanding filmmakers of this film festival. The works you brought are very exciting, especially several Chinese directors. I have watched "Flames of the Day", "Massage" and "Dalian by the Sea". , I am very touched, thank you again.

Finally, I hope that the Berlin Film Festival will get better and better, and there will be so many excellent films in the future. "

After finishing his words, Allen walked off the stage amidst applause.

Lu Han had been applauding obediently, but now he couldn't help but said: "Director, I mentioned "Dalian by the Sea" for the second time tonight. This movie has a really good reputation."

The stage is brightly lit, but the auditorium is much darker.

Lu Han’s words are nice to hear, but since I haven’t received the trophy, everything is still unknown.

Li Shengyao suppressed his smile and whispered: "No milk, we want to keep a low profile."

Other honors were awarded successively, including best debut film, best screenplay, best artistic contribution and so on.

"Massage" won the Best Artistic Contribution Award.

After these less important awards were over, the heavyweight awards began to be awarded.

It includes five awards including the Jury Prize, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Film.

The first award was given to the best actress.

The winner was Kuroki Hana from the island country, and the winning film was "Little Home".

Kurokihua is very young, only 23 years old this year. She is an actress born in the 1990s, but she is very talented.

She is very good at playing ordinary little characters. In China, she is similar to actors like Xiao Fangfang.

He is as bright as a star, but his strength is beyond words.

At this time, he won the award and stood on the stage, shining brightly. His average appearance made him look particularly attractive.

Lu Han saw it and was filled with envy.

He and Heimuhua are about the same age.

Li Shengyao was not envious, he was more filled with emotion.

In the Chinese film industry, the talents of actresses born in the 1990s and 2000s are really average. By the time he time traveled, no one had won the Best Actress Award at the three major European film festivals.

For example, Zhou Dongyu is considered the strongest post-90s generation in the film industry.

However, she is actually very limited and can only act in some painful youth movies.

At this moment, Li Shengyao felt that Zhang Songwen beside him was holding his breath, and he did not dare to breathe at all.

Zhang Songwen has put in a lot of effort in "Dalian by the Sea" and has high expectations.

I'm afraid I would be very disappointed if I didn't win the award.

Li Shengyao patted Zhang Songwen on the shoulder, "Don't be nervous, our focus is on participation."

The emphasis on participation is bullshit, who doesn’t want to win a prize?

But if I don’t say this, how can I be comforted?

Zhang Songwen didn't hear Li Shengyao's words at all. He hummed twice and responded to Li Shengyao, but his body was still tense and he was holding his breath. People who didn't know better thought he was Lao Wang hiding in the closet.

At this time, director Richard Linklater from Beautiful Country walked onto the stage, unfolded the envelope, and then laughed.

The audience was originally quite nervous, but when they heard his laughter, everyone couldn't help laughing.

After a burst of inexplicable laughter.

Richard put away his smile and said slowly: "The winner of the Best Actor at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival is Liao Fan... Zhang Songwen."

Richard still felt a little weird when he heard Chinese names.

But everyone heard clearly that there were two names.

One is Liao Fan and the other is Zhang Songwen.

Liao Fan reacted quickly and stood up quickly, then turned around and waved to Zhang Songwen.

Zhang Songwen came to his senses at this time, his eyes immediately turned red, he covered his mouth with his right hand, and then hugged Lee Sheng Yao and Lu Han, then quickly left and walked onto the stage with Liao Fan.

Liao Fan looks very much like Zhu Yuanzhang in the history books, but his appearance is not up to par.

But he is a very charming actor, and he has his own aura when he stands on the stage.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Songwen is much more plain-minded. He is like the kind of person in our lives who suddenly gets an honor. He is very excited, speaks incoherently, and has many people to thank.

"I would like to thank everyone on the crew of "Dalian by the Sea", including the crew, actors, and director Lee Sheng Yew. They all gave me indispensable help, especially Director Lee Sheng Yew, who invited me to act in the film and gave me The biggest boost.

I want to thank you, I really want to thank you. "

"I would also like to thank my family for their support along the way..."

Zhang Songwen said a lot, and after finishing speaking, he was still wiping tears on the stage.

It wasn't until the audience burst into warm applause that Zhang Songwen felt better.

Liao Fan then returned to the auditorium with Zhang Songwen.

Next is the presentation of the Best Director Award.

The award was presented by National University director Edward Berg. He, like the previous award presenters, held an envelope.

Edward looked convinced, then frowned.

"Oh, guys, this guy will definitely become a legendary director in the film industry. I originally thought he was here for a trip, but I didn't expect that he was here to win an award."

The on-site director quickly focused the camera on Li Shengyao, Diao Yinan, Wes Anderson, and Lou Ye.

On the big screen behind Ed, footage of the four people was shown.

There was a burst of warm applause from the audience. Three Chinese directors and one director from a beautiful country. Wes Anderson was not able to break through this time.

Edward nodded, "It's one of them."

The audience burst into even louder applause.

Edward then said slowly: "Won the Best Director at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival - Lee Sheng Yew."

The voice fell and loud applause broke out.

Li Shengyao himself did not expect to win the award.

He stood up immediately, and then strode onto the stage under the envious eyes of everyone.

He just won the Best Director at the Venice Film Festival last year, and he won the Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival this year. This is great luck.

Edward continued: "Li's directing skills have reached the best level. "Dalian by the Sea" is so complete that you can hardly find any faults.

This is a movie that can be used as a textbook for newcomers. "

Lee Sung-yew walked onto the stage, hugged Edward gently, and then received the trophy.

Like winning the award at the Venice Film Festival, he was more of a surprise, an unexpected reward.

He thought it would be difficult for him to win awards, but he didn't expect to win two Best Director Awards for two films.

Winning Best Director at the Venice Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival consecutively is an incredible achievement.

He took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible: "Thank you very much to the judges of the Berlin Film Festival, thank you for your recognition.

I would also like to thank all the members of the production team of "Dalian by the Sea" for working with me. Please believe that this is just the beginning. I will definitely come to the Berlin Film Festival with better works in the future. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shengyao walked off the stage with the trophy.

He then hugged Lu Han and Zhang Songwen, and then sat down under the eager eyes of everyone.

The next step is to award the Jury Prize. This grand prize is the second best film of this film festival, which was awarded to Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel".

Finally, there is the Golden Bear Award for this film festival, which is the best film.

The legendary superstar Harrison Ford from the beautiful country presented the award, and he quickly read "Fire of the Day".

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Li Shengyao applauded warmly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, this Berlin Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. Three Chinese-language films competed at the Berlin Film Festival, and all of them won awards.

Diao Yinan's "Fire of the Day" won the best film, Lee Sung-yao's "Dalian by the Sea" helped him win the best director, and Lou Ye's "Massage" won the Silver Bear Award for Best Artistic Contribution.

In addition, Liao Fan and Zhang Songwen shared the Best Actor award.

The biggest winner this time is definitely the Chinese-language film.

Li Shengyao had been worried about whether his arrival would affect Diao Yinan and Lou Ye's luck in winning awards.

It doesn't seem to affect it now.

"Massage" and "Fire of the Day" are good enough that neither movie was affected.

It can be said that the current result is the best result that Li Shengyao could imagine.

The awards night ended soon.

All the actors, producers, directors and judges are moved to Berlin's Grand Hotel Hentai, where they will have a celebratory banquet.

Li Shengyao stood up and hugged Diao Yinan and Lou Ye.

Diao Yinan said in a slightly jealous tone: "Director Li, you are so awesome. Two Palme d'Ors and two Best Directors. You are really awesome."

Lou Ye did not answer, but looked at Li Shengyao with eyes full of envy.

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's really a fluke, good luck."

When Diao Yinan saw this, he felt that Li Shengyao was a bit Versailles.

But I have the qualifications.

"Come on, let's celebrate tonight."

Diao Yinan and Lou Ye are both in their forties. They can be regarded as Mainland Mesozoic directors, relatively close to Lee Sheng-yao in age.

So the three of them went to Hengluo Hotel together.

It was cold at this time, so it was naturally impossible to celebrate outdoors. Instead, we entered the eighth floor of the hotel.

Li Shengyao, Lou Ye, and Diao Yinan came to the banquet hall, and the scene immediately burst into warm applause.

Lou Ye was a bit of an otaku, so he lowered his head slightly.

Diao Yinan was very happy. He did not avoid the eyes of others, but raised his eyes to look at them with bright and sharp eyes.

Only Li Shengyao had calm eyes and a slight smile, like a battle-hardened general.

He won two Palme d'Ors and the Best Director at the Venice Film Festival.

Now that I have won the Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, there is really no need to get excited.

"Diao, Li, Lou, let's talk a few words together and let everyone see the secrets of your success."

Diao Yinan was a little embarrassed.

Upon seeing this, Li Shengyao took the lead on the small temporary stage and then talked about some of his filming experience in "Dalian by the Sea".

He was still the same as before, so calm and natural.

Diao Yinan and Lou Ye stood under the stage and looked at Li Shengyao quietly.

Only at this time did Diao Yinan understand Li Shengyao better.

Not to mention the film technology, let’s just say that this strategic determination and emotional stability are rare in the entire director circle.

In the past, he always thought that Lee Sung-yao, who was so young, should be very excited to win a grand prize.

This time I finally understood that Director Li is at a higher level than ordinary directors.

He has a feeling that Li Shengyao can still win awards, and he will still be like this in the future, with a calm and calm expression.

After Li Shengyao finished speaking, Diao Yinan and Lou Ye went up to talk about their experiences.

When the three of them came down, the actors and directors immediately gathered around.

Among them, the one who received the most attention was not Diao Yinan, who won the Golden Bear Award, but Lee Shengyao.

At this time, the actors around Li Shengyao were really surrounded by three circles inside and three outside.

Even Kuroki, who had just won the Best Actress, came to Lee Sheng Yew with a humble look on her face and said, "Li Jun, congratulations on winning the Best Director. I like your movies very much and hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you in the future."

Lee Sung-yew had won the Palme d'Or twice in Cannes before, but later he felt that it would be impossible to win the Best Film again.

So I filmed "Dalian by the Sea", "Three Billboards", and "La La Land" in succession.

When Lee Sung-Yao was interviewed, he said that he wanted to win more awards from best actors and actresses.

Needless to say, Zhang Manyu is top-notch and does not need to be praised by Li Shengyao.

Before Zhang Songwen acted in "Dalian by the Sea", he was really a sixth- and seventh-tier actor.

Now that he has won the Best Actor, Lee Sung-Yao's contribution is definitely indispensable.

Lee Sing Yew fulfilled his previous words.

Who wouldn't want to work with Director Li? Such a great director is more precious than a panda.

"Miss Kuroki, we will definitely have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

It's a pity for Kuroki Hana. There is no problem with his acting skills, but the film industry in the island country is in severe decline. There are not many live-action movies all year round, and excellent actors have no experience.

After Hei Muhua, other actors introduced themselves to Lee Sheng Yew.

Li Shengyao was very enthusiastic and generous.

Even though the actors knew that what they said now could not be taken seriously, as Lee Sheung Yew might forget his current promise tomorrow morning, they were still very happy.

There are also people who want to take photos with Li Shengyao.

Of course, in addition to the more normal flattery and group photos, some people also stuffed him with notes.

Li Shengyao's pocket was soon stuffed with seven pieces of paper, all containing phone numbers.

There are those from France, those who are interested in being stupid, and those from Nigeria.

"Director Li, congratulations. After watching "Dalian by the Sea" that day, I had a feeling that you would definitely win the grand prize."

Gui Lunmei, who has short hair and wears a backless dress, came over.

She came to Li Shengyao wearing a long blue dress and sprayed perfume. It smelled very good.

Li Shengyao said a few polite words.

Just when he thought Gui Lunmei would leave, Gui Lunmei thrust a small note into Li Shengyao's hand and whispered: "I'm waiting for your call."

Lu Xiaoyu is waiting for my call?

Do you want a shot?

Li Shengyao looked calm on the outside, but in fact he breathed a sigh of relief after winning the award and felt much more relaxed.

He has a tendency to indulge.

But then he thought of Chen Hao, Dong Xuan and the others in Yanjing, and he planned to endure it for a while and talk about life with his women after returning to China.

(End of this chapter)