The King of Directors 2000

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the sunshine fell one by one and gently stopped on the red high heels.

Li Lianhua couldn't help but sneered, then hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands, and then looked at the others.

Yue Yueming heard the sound and smiled and nodded at her.

Li Shengyao and Chen Hao talked in low voices without looking at her.

There were no reporters at the scene. Li Lianhua breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and sat down, closing her eyes to rest.

What Section Chief Jia hinted at yesterday made her very excited and she didn't have a good rest all night.

She discussed with her sister Li He and they both believed that she had great hope of winning the award.

After all, Lee Sheng Yew has always been so encouraging to her, and this was the case in "Three Billboards" and "Dalian by the Sea", both of which had someone winning the Best Actor Award.

In "La La Land", her performance is more difficult than that of Yue Ming, and her scenes are more exciting.

If she really can win the Best Actor Award, it must be her.

With this kind of thinking, she was in a state of excitement last night.

Li Hed was equally excited. She even called her parents and asked them to wait for news from the Cannes Film Festival.

Since I didn't sleep well last night, I naturally have to make up for it today.

At this time, Li Lianhua felt very sleepy. Although she slept for a few hours in the morning, she still couldn't help but nap.

The sunshine in Cannes fell on me, and I wanted to find a place to lie down.

Now the crew of "La La Land" is waiting to set off. There is no chewing gum, no betel nut, no cigarettes, and no way to stimulate the body. Li Lianhua can only sit down and close his eyes to rest and try to make his condition look better.

Li Shengyao and Chen are so stuck together, they behave like a young couple.

Li Lianhua sometimes couldn't help but feel envious when she heard Chen Hao and Li Shengyao acting coquettishly.

Even if a single person attends the Cannes Film Festival, he will be attacked.

Fortunately, she still has a career, and she is still a first-line actress in China.

With things on my mind, I finally waited until the crew of "La La Land" came on stage.

Li Lianhua and Yue Ming got into one car together, while Li Shengyao and Chen Hao got into another car.

Both cars are Ferraris, very cool.

Li Lianhua got on the car and then breathed in and out continuously.

"Sister Lianhua, what are you doing?"

"Sleepy, I need to adjust my condition."

Hearing this, Yue Yueming couldn't help laughing.

"I had no dreams last night and slept very well."

Li Lianhua nodded, "I didn't sleep well, barely."

Yue Ming subconsciously said, "You have the best chance of winning the prize, but I am different."

Li Lianhua was happy in her heart, but she still looked calm on her face and waved her hands, "I don't know if it's okay yet, don't say that."

She then thought about Lee Sung-yew's good luck in winning awards, "Maybe the director won the award, but I didn't."

Yue Yueming was stunned when he heard this, then paused for a moment and said, "It's possible."

He then looked back and said, "The director is used to big scenes. He is not nervous anymore. Even if he is attending the Cannes Film Festival, he is still in a good mood."

Hearing this, Li Lianhua smiled bitterly and nodded.

She then thought about whether it would be too early for her to be happy if Lee Sing-Yao won the award for "La La Land" instead of her.

"You can't say that. Director Li winning the award means that this movie is a classic and it has greatly improved me."

But after all, it’s the Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, who can refuse it?

For a while, Li Lianhua was worried about gains and losses, and was in a state of expectation and self-comfort.

This actually made her forget about her sleepiness and stopped hiccupping.

The journey went smoothly to the red carpet. Li Lianhua and Yue Ming walked out of the car together, followed closely by Li Shengyao and Chen Hao.

The four of them strode down the red carpet.

Many participating directors and actors left Cannes. Compared with the opening ceremony, the starlight was much dimmer at this time.

However, there are many reporters, and there are still many photographers on both sides of the red carpet. At a glance, all of them are long and short cameras.

The flash kept flashing.

Lee Sheng Yew was very famous in Cannes, and many reporters and photographers shouted his name in broken Chinese.

"Lee! Lee! Lee!"

This is a treatment that others don't have.

Li Lianhua noticed that several Hollywood stars who had left before were not as famous as Li Shengyao.

As expected of a man who set records at the Cannes Film Festival.

They stopped for a moment, and then continued walking forward to the interview area.

It was still mainly Li Shengyao. It is estimated that the female host who was interviewed did not know Li Lianhua Yueming, so I asked Li Shengyao a few questions.

Li Lianhua has been working in Hollywood in recent years, and her English listening skills have improved significantly.

She probably understood the conversation between Li Shengyao and the female host, which was an outlook and expectation for "La La Land".

Lee Sheung Yew praised the performances of Li Lianhua and Yue Ming, saying that their performances were very exciting and he hoped they could win the award.

This made Li Lianhua very happy. She felt that Li Shengyao was worthy of being a member of the family, and he still did not forget to support her at this time.

Soon after, they entered the Caesar Theater and took their seats.

The seats for four people in "La La Land" are in the third row, which is considered an excellent spot.

Li Lianhua then saw several familiar directors and actors whom she met at the Cannes Film Festival during this period. Most of them were white, and there were only a few Asians.

This year, there are films from the peninsula and island countries participating, but their reputations are average and they are definitely not among the final twenty films.

These film crews, like Lao Mouzi and Jiang Wen, left Cannes early.

Li Lianhua felt a little emotional, and at the same time, she felt a sense of mission in her heart.

It was as if the burden on her shoulders was a little heavier at this moment.

The honor of Asian movies is upheld by her.

Li Lianhua soon noticed that there was a large screen behind the stage. The large screen was connected to the photographer, and pictures of the director and actors kept appearing.

The camera quickly focused on Li Shengyao.

There were enthusiastic cheers, very loud.

Li Lianhua's face felt a little hot.

In fact, no one cares about her thoughts. Even if Asian movies need someone to take charge, that person is Lee Sung-yew, not her.

In this state of worrying about gains and losses, more and more people poured into the Grand Theater, and it was quickly filled up.

The scene became even quieter.

Li Lianhua knew that the award ceremony was about to begin.

Soon after, a blonde female host walked onto the stage and said some passionate words in French.

Li Lianhua didn't understand French, so she could only follow the crowd and applaud when others applauded.

Not long after, a familiar title rang out, the female host said "Li", and Lee Sheng-yao's appearance immediately flashed on the big screen.

Despite being stared at by many people, Li Shengyao looked calm.

Immediately afterwards, warm applause broke out, and Li Lianhua knew that he must be praising Li Shengyao.

This time she clapped vigorously and was convinced.

She has been in Hollywood for several years and knows how difficult it is for Chinese filmmakers to break out. At this moment, she really feels proud.

The hostess talked a lot and finally invited Jacob and Jane Campion to the stage. Jacob spoke first, followed by Campion.

Campion spoke English, and Li Lianhua could understand better.

The chief seal of the jury mainly expressed her honor and gratitude. She said that it was an honor for her to be the chief seal of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. Then she said that she was very happy to see an excellent film.

Campion didn't single out that movie as being great, not mentioning Lee Sung-Yew or "La La Land" this time.

Li Lianhua was a little disappointed, but then realized that Campion did not mention other movies, and then she calmed down a lot.

After these two big guys finished talking, it was finally time for the real awards ceremony.

The first award was a unit category award, which was considered an appetizer. Amid the applause of the audience, the awards were awarded one by one.

Finally, the awards were given out and it was the turn of the awards for the main competition unit.

The organizer invited two French singers to sing. They each sang a song and then left in a hurry.

Li Lianhua felt that the singing of these two people was quite unpleasant and they should have gone away long ago.

After a while, the applause fell and the awards ceremony continued. This time some main competition unit awards began to be awarded.

The Best Technical Award was not given to Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen, and the Best Screenplay Award and Best Editing Award were not given to "La La Land".

All in all, I didn’t get any small prizes.

There are still awards for Best Actor and Actor, Best Director, Grand Jury Prize, and the Palme d'Or.

The first to be awarded was the Best Actress Award.

Accompanied by warm applause, a familiar figure slowly walked onto the stage.

The organizer of the Cannes Film Festival actually called Zhang Manyu here.

Besides Juliette Binoche, she is another person who won the best actress award at the three major European film festivals.

Zhang Manyu appeared and received warm applause from the audience.

Li Lianhua, on the other hand, held her breath and couldn't help but tremble.

Isn't this a kind of inheritance?

Although she knew that she was far away from Maggie Cheung and could not inherit the honor of Asia's number one actress, she was still very excited.

"take it easy."

Li Shengyao reached out and patted Li Lianhua's arm. She was shocked when she heard this, and then she came back to her senses.

I saw Maggie Cheung opening the envelope and then said: "Congratulations to the performer of "La La Land" who won the best actress at this year's Cannes Film Festival - Li Lianhua."

Really yourself.

Li Lianhua was stunned for a moment, and then stood up with a stamp of her feet.

After hugging Li Shengyao and Xu Yueming, she hurriedly came on stage.

"Congratulations, you did a great job."

Zhang Manyu offered words of encouragement.

Li Lianhua nodded hurriedly, "Thank you, thank you."

When she received the trophy, she still couldn't believe that she could still win such a heavyweight award at the end of her acting career.

She then began to give a speech, mainly thanking her family and Li Shengyao.

She was so nervous that she forgot to speak English and the whole process was in Chinese.

In fact, she and Li He had discussed how to give a speech last night, but at this moment, she had forgotten all those words last night, and she just subconsciously said the truest words in her heart.

After saying that, she quickly returned to her seat and saw Chen Hao, Li Shengyao, and Yue Ming, and then she further realized that she had really won the grand prize.

She couldn't help her excitement and reached out to hug Li Shengyao again. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Chen Hao clapping beside her, and then she came to her senses. Then she said thank you repeatedly and returned to her seat.

Holding the trophy for Best Actress, she had many words in her heart and many emotions she wanted to express.

She couldn't help but said to Li Shengyao: "Director, you can definitely still win an award."

"Hopefully."

Li Shengyao's tone was calm, and Li Lianhua couldn't answer the question for a while, so she could only nod stupidly.

The award ceremony continued, and next was the Best Actor. This award was won by British actor Timothy Spall. This big shot is not a star, but he is a truly powerful actor.

Next up is the Best Director award.

The guest who came to the stage to present the award turned out to be Quentin. Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd, Quentin wrinkled his nose slightly, and then said slowly: "Next is the Best Director Award, and the winner..."

He closed the envelope and continued: "My friend, you have been away from Hollywood for several years, and I miss you a little."

Amid the enthusiastic applause of the crowd, Quentin then shouted: "Lee from "La La Land"!"

After the words fell, the applause became even more enthusiastic.

Hearing this, Li Lianhua looked at Li Shengyao with great admiration.

I have to say, this is really good luck in winning the prize.

He won the Best Director Award in Venice, then the Best Director Award in Berlin, and now he also won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

And to be more specific, these three awards were won within one year.

Such an achievement can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented.

It will be difficult to have it in the future.

After all, I made three movies in a row, participated in three major European film festivals, and won awards in a row. It’s really scary.

Although the Best Director Award is not as good as the Palme d'Or, Golden Lion Award, and Golden Bear Award, it is definitely a rare honor.

After two consecutive Palme d'Or awards, Lee Sheng-yew once again set a new record in the film industry.

No wonder Quentin would say that Lee Sung-yew has not been to Hollywood for a long time. It is Hollywood's loss that such an excellent director has not gone to the beautiful country to film.

Amid warm applause, Li Shengyao first hugged Li Lianhua, Yue Ming, and then kissed Chen Hao before walking towards the stage with a smile.

He looked calm and his speech was equally calm.

It feels a bit like Faye Wong winning the Golden Melody Award, and Maggie Cheung winning the Best Actress Award. They are calm and don't care.

Director Li has long been accustomed to the honors that others cherish.

Li Lianhua was envious, how she wished she could have such a state.

When Lee Sheng-yao stepped off the stage, the applause was still ringing.

Winning the Best Director Award three times in one year is really awesome.

Moreover, in his three movies, three actors won the Best Actor Award.

With such an award rate, Lee Sung-yew is the father of the three major European film festivals.

After a long time, the applause fell, and then the Jury Prize and the Palme d'Or were awarded.

The Jury Prize went to Italian female director Alice Lovach's "Miracle", and the Palme d'Or went to Turkey's Nuri Big Ceylon's "Hibernation."

Both movies are art films.

Finally, Jacob came to the stage to summarize, and he said slowly: "I want to thank all of you, Lovach, Ceylan, and Li. You are all very outstanding young filmmakers. Your arrival has made Cannes more brilliant and more brilliant." beauty.

I look forward to all of you and your new movies next year.

Especially Li, you have once again created a great record, and I look forward to watching your more exciting performances. "

There was thunderous applause.

The actors all looked at Lee Sing-yew and wanted to star in his new movie.

Li Lianhua clenched her fists. Although she knew it was unlikely, she still called in her heart, "Choose me."

(End of this chapter)