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Chapter 24 Can't Remember the English Acceptance Speech

As the awards draw closer, so does the crowd at Cannes.

The pressure on the heads of all the shortlisted filmmakers is also increasing, and the feeling of chilling makes many people breathless.

At this time, Lu Pingan took Yan Danchen and two light bulbs out for a trip.

Take a photo at the Arc de Triomphe, take a stroll around Notre Dame de Paris, express yourself at the Palace of Versailles, and finally have a cup of coffee on the banks of the Seine to see if there are any fallen leaves on the Champs-Elysées.

Yan Danchen didn't understand Lu Pingan's naive behavior, but she picked it up along with her.

Soon, both of them found a leaf with perfect appearance.

Lu Pingan clipped them into the newly bought "The Little Prince", and finally Yan Danchen couldn't hold back his curiosity: "Is there any special significance to this?"

"Didn't you pick leaves as specimens when you were young?"

Lu Pingan asked back, but Yan Danchen rolled his eyes at him: "Childish, how old are you!"

Lu Pingan nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it's not small."

Then, taking advantage of the two light bulbs not paying attention, he stole another one, causing Yan Danchen to raise his small fist again:
"Stupid pig."

"You're a stupid pig!"

"I'm speaking French, hello, Bumblebee!"

"Stupid pig, you are the stupid pig!"

The two were playing and fighting, and time passed quickly. On the night of the 19th, Hu Qingquan received a call from the organizing committee, inviting the main creator of "Black Hole" to participate in the awards ceremony tomorrow night.

The three unspoken rules in Europe are the same.

Inviting you to participate in the awards ceremony means that you will be rewarded.

So Zhang Songwen immediately cheered.

Then the bewildered Ning Hao started to cheer.

Then everyone cheered together.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the red carpet of the Cannes Awards ceremony began.

Same as last time, the short film section is still at the forefront.

Lu Ping'an, Zhang Songwen, Ning Hao and Hu Qingquan walked together.

Yan Danchen didn't have an invitation letter, so he could only rest in the hotel.

While waiting, Lu Pingan saw many Asian faces in the short film group.

Hu Qingquan began to introduce, saying that this one is from RB and that one is from Korea.

Hu Qingquan from RB Korea didn't care about it, he just brought another short film director from the mainland, Yang Chao, to chat with Lu Pingan.

This time, Yang Chao was selected for the short film cornerstone unit. The rules of Cannes are that after the participating films are submitted, it is not up to the director to decide which unit to participate in, but the judging committee decides.

The weights of those selected for the cornerstone unit and the short film main competition unit are different from the beginning.

So Yang Chao knew that Lu Ping'an was shortlisted for the short film main competition and competed for the Palme d'Or, and he was very envious.

Lu Ping'an is still modest and acts like a shy person.

After a brief chat, we exchanged blessings, and the red carpet began.

Lu Ping An's red carpet this time was similar to last time, but the subtleties were still a little different.

For example, there are many more flashes aimed at Lu Pingan than before.

Partly because he won the Silver Bear, partly because he now has a sponsor.

A French suit brand, found him this morning, said to sponsor red carpet dresses.

Now it seems that this sponsor has made a lot of money.

Because the current Lu Pingan can indeed be regarded as the pinnacle of appearance among the Chinese present, if not based on fame, he is more handsome than Chao Wei who will appear later.

After walking the red carpet, Lu Pingan and the creators were interviewed.

Compared with the director Lu Pingan, the leading actor Zhang Songwen actually received more attention, because many people knew him, he starred in two short films, and he already had some fame in Europe.

Zhang Songwen is very calm about this, with such a personality, he can't float, even if there is, it will disappear under Jiang Wen's teaching.

The interview was still a few questions that were repeated over and over again.

Have no confidence.

How do you feel now.

After answering, Lu Pingan went to the studio to take pictures.

This is the sponsor's request. For one hundred thousand euros, Lu Ping'an is more than happy to give it a try.

It's just that based on his acting experience, greasy can't be done, only clumsy.

After a click, the photographer was about to communicate. He felt that this rookie artist was a bit difficult to deal with. This year's shortlisted directors.

Then the attitude became very respectful.

"Good!"

"Nice!"

"welldone!"

Lu Ping'an can get a series of thumbs up for any pose he poses, and he is very embarrassed to hold the ground.

It was not easy to finish the filming, and then there was a dazed session in the seat.

After Ning Hao sat down, his neck stretched out all the time. This was the first time he had seen such a scene, and everything was very novel.

Zhang Songwen followed suit, but his movements were not so big, he was afraid of wrinkling his suit.

But after Manyu entered the arena, Zhang Songwen didn't care about anything else, he turned around and stretched his neck to look at it, his eyes were shining, and there was a simultaneous tracking without taking his eyes off, regardless of whether the suit was wrinkled or not. Hao curled his lips.

After more than an hour of red carpet, the awards ceremony began.

The award presentation in Cannes is similar to that in Berlin, the first is the cornerstone unit and the short film unit.

Yang Chao, whom we talked about before, won the third prize of the Cinéfondation Youth Award, which was tied with the British Duffy's "Stubborn Stone".

The Cinéfondation Youth Award is the cornerstone unit, and the third prize has a bonus of 7500 euros.

After this unit is the short film unit of the official competition.

There are two types of short film awards in Cannes, one is the jury award, with two places, and the rest is the Palme d'Or, the highest award for short films.

By this time, Ning Hao, Zhang Songwen and the others had already become extremely nervous.

Lu Pingan didn't have that kind of emotion. To be honest, he still doesn't think "Black Hole" can win the Cannes award.

Because in his opinion, "Black Hole" has depth, but it is too simple, and the lens language, tone, etc. are relatively ordinary.

Compared with many short films on the scene, it lacks the kind of "incomprehensible at a glance" or the unique and strong temperament of personal characteristics.

Therefore, he believes that even if Cannes awards him, it will not be the final award.

But the reality is the same as what Jiang Wen said. Maybe someone really liked "Black Hole", and then became very good at English, and they fought against the Confucian scholars, and finally won. . .

Soon, short films began to award two jury prizes.

"Daddy's Girl" from the UK and "Bean Cake" from RB successfully won the awards.

After the second jury award read out the name of Allan, the director of the RB short film "Bean Cake", Lu Ping'an's ears buzzed on the spot.

This is the result of a large amount of blood rushing to the head.

He was a little bewildered.

No way!
Are you really going to win a prize? !

Hu Qingquan, who was sitting beside him, clenched his fists even more, extremely excited.

The two jury awards have been awarded, and there are no other consolation prizes such as "special attention" in the Cannes short film competition. If there are any, they will only be awarded before the jury award.

So now, is it really the Palme d'Or? !
Ning Hao and Zhang Songwen were also aware of the situation, and they had already raised their buttocks, as if they were about to rush up in the next second.

Just thinking about it, the host on the stage, Charlotte Rampollin, said:

"Congratulations on winning the Jury Prize. Next, we will continue to present the Short Film Palme d'Or, which will be presented by Mallio."

The award presenter Mallio came to the stage. Mallio was an old man, looking very energetic. He tidied up his gray beard, glanced around, and stopped for a while on Lu Pingan in the audience. Then he took out a small award card and said:

"Human nature is the most complicated, and human nature is also the simplest. How many minutes does it take for a movie to show human nature? The answer is, 2 minutes."

After speaking, Mallio was ready to step down.

At the right time, good-natured laughter sounded at the scene, and then scattered people began to applaud.

The host didn't get this kind of humor. He just thought that something went wrong with the old man. The winners haven't been announced yet, so it's going on like this?
She was a little confused, but before she could think about it, Mallio returned to the microphone playfully and said, "I've said so much, I thought everyone would know which movie it was."

A little humor made the laughter even louder.

Lu Pingan and the others were even more confused.

I don't understand, what are you talking about? Why are you talking about stand-up comedy?

Fortunately, Mallio on the stage shrugged his shoulders, stopped being a joke, and read the winner's name directly:
"Pianer~lu! "Black Hole"! Congratulations!"

Crash.

The applause suddenly burst out.

Lu Pingan was still immersed in the speechless "Pian'er Road", but Ning Hao and Zhang Songwen hugged him fiercely, regardless of whether the suit was wrinkled or not.

Then the main creative team of four walked onto the stage very happily.

The old man Mallio warmly hugged Lu Pingan and said a few words in French. Lu Pingan couldn't understand, but he politely replied in Chinese: "Thank you."

After receiving the Palme d'Or mini trophy from the mischievous old man Mallio, the award presenter took a step back and gave the podium to Lu Pingan.

Facing the thousands of people in the venue again, Lu Pingan was still a little nervous. In his eyes, he saw Shu Qi and Manyu in the audience seemed to be applauding, and a few Asian faces in the distance were smiling happily and calm.

The Chinese reporters in the distance showed their big white teeth uniformly, and seemed to be very happy.

He didn't think much about it, puffed up, and was about to recite his acceptance speech, but for a while, the machine froze and couldn't remember it.

The awkward silence lasted for several seconds, and Lu Pingan simply gritted his teeth and said directly in Chinese: "I am Lu Pingan, a freshman student from BJ Film Academy in China.

It is a great honor to be loved and affirmed by the jury, and I will make persistent efforts.

Here I would also like to thank Teacher Hu Qingquan, Teacher Zhang Yifan, my good friends Zhang Songwen, Ning Hao, and Teacher Jiang Wen in the audience, thank you for your support.Thanks to my school for training and teaching me.Thanks again to the Cannes Film Festival for recognizing me, thank you, thank you! "

Clap la la la.

I didn't hear the acceptance speech in Chinese at the scene, but I still gave warm applause.

Lu Pingan blushed slightly, stepped on the cotton again and walked off the stage.

After sitting down, his heart was still pounding, and Hu Qingquan who was beside him asked with a smile, "How did you remember to use Chinese?"

Lu Pingan was a little embarrassed and said, "I just forgot the English testimonial, do you believe it?"

"Hahaha, well done!" Hu Qingquan smiled happily, and then said, "But you can't say that to reporters."

"Then what should I say?"

"Don't worry, I'll help you think about it later."

Hu Qingquan told Lu Pingan to be calm, and then eagerly stretched out his hand to Zhang Songwen, "Come on, Ah Wen, show me the trophy..."

safe trip:"..."

(End of this chapter)