King of Rolls' China Entertainment Tour

Chapter 275 The Battle for the Golden Bear Award (In Praise of Time 1979)

Yu Hao also went to see Lao Mouzi's "My Father and Mother".

It tells the story of a rural girl who falls in love with a young teacher who comes to the village to teach. She tries her best to get the teacher to pay attention to her. Although the plot is simple, the performance of the heroine Zhang Ziyi is quite touching.

During the screening, the audience's emotions changed from time to time with the ups and downs of the plot, and they received warm applause at the end.

As time goes by, the film festival is coming to an end. The closing ceremony has officially arrived, and it is also the day when the film awards ceremony begins.

On this day, when Yu Hao was thinking about his studies over the past few days, Xu Qing excitedly came to Yu Hao's room with two newspapers and a stack of paper.

Yu Hao scanned it and found that it was written in German. He couldn't help but joked: "Hey, senior sister, have you studied German during this time? All the newspapers you read are in German. They are not bad. I have made great progress."

Xu Qing rolled her eyes at Yu Hao, and then said angrily: "How long have you been, and you still say this? This is the review of the film critic, the score of the program, and what do you think?"

After speaking, he looked at Yu Hao playfully.

Yu Hao stepped forward, raised her chin and said, "You still want me to guess? It seems you don't have a long memory."

Then Xu Qing picked her up with a shy expression, turned her over, and slapped her several times on the back of the car.

While beating him, he asked: "Are you still naughty now?"

Xu Qing shouted shyly: "Don't be naughty anymore. I won't be naughty anymore. Good brother, can you just let me go?"

After saying that, Chu Chu looked at Yu Hao pitifully, and Yu Hao felt a surge of energy rising from his dantian.

Seeing the dangerous look in Yu Hao's eyes, Xu Qing struggled to stand up and said, "Okay, let's stop making trouble, let's get down to business. We are invited to stay for the closing ceremony. We have a high chance of winning."

After hearing this, Yu Hao swallowed and said, "Really?"

Xu Qing joked: "Hey, didn't some people not care before? Why do they care so much now?"

Yu Hao chuckled and said: "At that time, I didn't know that I would win the award, but now that I have this sign, can I not be excited?"

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "This is the real thing. I read the newspaper. I heard that the film reviews were very good. In addition, I heard that the film scores were also very good."

Yu Hao picked up the newspaper and read it. Reading the German newspaper made his head hurt, but fortunately, he had studied unexpectedly before, so he was able to understand it somewhat despite his stumbling.

The film critic's writing is indeed good, and it is basically based on the following aspects:

This is a grand and atmospheric war movie.

Its compact and tortuous plot, majestic background music, and epic war scenes allow us to see a different kind of war movie.

From the movie, we can see why Chinese people are proud of Tang Dynasty, and understand what is the belief of soldiers. This is a movie worth watching by everyone.

The group of white-haired veterans at the end of the movie shocked me very much. I never expected that there would be such a group of people who would stick to the isolated city for fifty years for a promise, just for the Tang Dynasty in their hearts.

Although "The Last Transfer of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" is a war film, what the director expresses in the film is not a war. There is no winner or lose in this war, only admiration.

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As for the venue score, Yu Hao saw that the overall score was 2.8.

Seeing this score, Yu Hao couldn't help but frown. If it were based on a full score of 5, this score would be a bit low, and some would be too low, but logically it shouldn't be.

Seeing this, Xu Qing smiled and said, "Are you busy and confused? The lower the score requirement here, the better. This score is very good.

I have learned that in the past, the works that won the Golden Bear Award and Best Director Award every year were around this score. "

Yu Hao was stunned for a moment and then said: "Really?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Of course it's true. If it wasn't good, would I still be so happy?"

After hearing this, Yu Hao hugged Xu Qing and turned around several times. After kissing her for a while, he said, "Very good. It seems we are not far from the Golden Bear Award."

Xu Qing said with a smile: "Director Yu, you have to go to bed early today, otherwise it will be bad if you delay the award ceremony tomorrow."

Yu Hao chuckled and said, "Yes, let's go to bed now."

Then...

The next day, the awards ceremony officially began, and Yu Hao took several people to the closing ceremony.

This time, Hu Jun and others were dressed more normally, not as exaggerated as before.

Seeing this, Yu Hao said with satisfaction: "Very good. It seems that you have made a lot of progress during this period."

Hu Jun was so embarrassed that he almost dug out a courtyard with his feet.

Zhao Wenzhuo said sheepishly: "Isn't this exciting? Director Yu, please stop making fun of us."

Yu Hao didn't tease anyone anymore.

Several people came to a square. As soon as they entered, Lao Mouzi waved to them.

After Yu Hao and others took their seats, Lao Mouzi said with a smile: "Director Yu, you have a high chance of winning the award this time. The film reviews and the film scores are very good. This film of yours can be regarded as a big hit in my heart." Don.”

Yu Hao smiled and said: "Director Zhang has a high chance of winning the award. "My Father and Mother" is indeed very good. Many of this year's works are about family. I think Director Zhang's films will be very popular."

Lao Mouzi laughed and said: "It all depends on what the judges think. As directors, we just need to make the work well."

Zhang Ziyi looked at Yu Hao who was chatting and laughing with Lao Mouzi, her eyes full of emotion and pride.

We are all of the same age, and Yu Hao is already on an equal footing with directors like Lao Mouzi who have been famous for a long time...

After the opening ceremony movie, the awards ceremony officially began.

I don’t know if it’s an international practice, but the first awards were some small prizes, which had nothing to do with Yu Hao and the others.

What's interesting is that Lao Mouzi won something called the Catholic Humanitarian Spirit Award. Yu Hao only felt that this thing was unclear.

After passing through the short film unit award and other awards, we arrived at the most eye-catching main competition unit award.

The previous special jury awards and outstanding contribution awards have nothing to do with Yu Hao and the others.

When it came time to win the Best Actress Award, Yu Hao still had an indifferent attitude. Just kidding, does this film have a female lead?

On the other hand, Zhang Ziyi looked nervous.

Lao Mouzi smiled and said: "Director Yu, I have been shortlisted for the main competition. Theoretically speaking, if the work is good enough, you can win the Silver Bear Award for the hero and heroine, the director, the Jury Grand Prize, and the Golden Bear Award."

Yu Hao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So that's it. It seems that we really need to pay more attention to it."

Then I heard the host shout: "The shortlisted for the best actress of the 50th Berlin International Film Festival are - Bibi Anna Berg, Nadja Wuerl's "Open the Heart to the Blue Sky"..."

Then came the Silver Bear for Best Director.

Yu Hao's face was very calm, but only Xu Qing knew that Yu Hao's hands tightened and tightened, and they seemed to be sweating.

At this time, Gong Li stood in front of the microphone holding a small card and said: "There are many works shortlisted for Best Director this time, and they are all very excellent works.

The works nominated for the Silver Bear Award at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival include Milos Forman's "Man on the Moon" and Yu Hao's "The Last Transfer of the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions"..."

After hearing Yu Hao's name, Xu Qing said excitedly: "Junior brother, if you are nominated, you may win the award."

Yu Hao coughed and pretended to be indifferent and said, "Calm down. Whenever something important happens, you must meditate first." However, Yu Hao sat upright and upright.

Xu Qing couldn't help but smile when she saw this. This man would sit upright whenever he was extremely nervous.

Gong Li continued: "The winner of the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival is - Czech director Milos Forman won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director for "Man on the Moon."

Hearing this, the calm expression on Yu Hao's face was a bit broken.

Xu Qing consoled her from the side: "It's okay, it's okay. There's also the Jury Award and the Golden Bear Award. That's the highest honor for your work."

Yu Hao took a deep breath and put on a calm and calm expression again.

Then came the Jury Prize, which is considered the most important film at the Berlin Film Festival besides the Golden Bear.

In Yu Hao's nervous eyes, he heard the host shout: "The nominees for this year's jury award are - Lao Mouzi's "My Father and Mother"..."

After hearing this, Yu Hao was heartbroken because his name was not there at all.

Seeing this, Xu Qing comforted her again: "Junior brother, don't worry, isn't there still a Golden Bear Award?"

Yu Hao said with a grimace: "Let's take a look."

I can't help but feel a little bitter in my heart. Isn't it possible that there will be no harvest this time? That's too embarrassing.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but have the urge to cover my face.

Not long after, it was time for the award ceremony of the final grand prize, the Golden Bear.

Gong Li stood in front of the microphone holding a small card and said: "There are many works nominated for the Golden Bear Award this time, and they are all very excellent works.

There are Paul Thomas Anderson's "Magnolia", Lao Mouzi's "My Father and Mother", Yu Hao's "The Last Transfer of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", Milos Forman's "Man on the Moon",

Let us enjoy the excellent plots of these films together..."

Subsequently, several famous scenes from the movie appeared on the big screen.

Then, Gong Li said: "The work that won the Golden Bear Award at the 50th Berlin Film Festival is————"

Gong Li dragged out his voice, and everyone was attentive, waiting for the final result to be announced.

At this time, Yu Hao had wiped the cold sweat from his forehead several times, and his body was no longer sitting upright as before. He rested his elbows on his thighs and clenched his fists together.

Xu Qing was also nervous.

Lao Mouzi on the other side was also biting his lips, looking nervous.

Amidst the high expectations, Gong Li read word by word: "The work that won the 50th Berlin Golden Bear Award is - Yu Hao's "The Last Transfer of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty". Let us congratulate him."

After hearing Yu Hao's "Datang", Yu Hao felt that his mind was empty, and he slumped down on his chair, breathing heavily and not reacting to the sounds from the outside world.

The reaction was mixed.

Some people think it is reasonable. After all, the issues discussed in "Datang" have not been discussed before.

Compared with the short stories in movies of the same period, which reflect the differences of the times, it is indeed rare for a film like "The Tang Dynasty" to explore the humanistic philosophy of war. The quality of the film is not bad, and the plot is also very good.

However, some people think that this is because the jury is biased towards Yu Hao. After all, Gong Li is Chinese, and it is understandable to favor directors from his own country.

Many people have opinions on Gong Li becoming the chairman of the judges, and many people have strong opinions on this.

At the same time, several people who were familiar with Yu Hao were excited.

Xu Qing stood up and shouted: "Junior brother, you won the award, you won the award."

Yu Hao was shaken by Xu Qing for a while before he reacted and said blankly: "Did I win the prize?"

Yu Hao's performance at this time was very different from what he had shown before. Although he had thought about it in his mind, he was still inexplicably excited after actually winning the award.

Xu Qing grabbed Yu Hao's arm excitedly. She didn't know what to say for a moment, so she just kept grabbing Yu Hao and shaking him.

As for Hu Jun and others, they started to exclaim: "Director Yu, you won the award, you won the award."

It's quite similar to Fan Jin's performance after winning the national championship.

On the stage, Gong Li smiled when he saw this: "It seems that our young director from China has not recovered yet, let us welcome him with warm applause again."

Then the audience burst into thunderous applause again.

When Lao Mouzi saw this, an inexplicable look flashed in his eyes, and he immediately smiled and said: "Director Yu, it's your turn to go up and get the prize. It's time for everyone to wait and be anxious."

Yu Hao took a deep breath, then stood up, spread his arms and said to Xu Qing, "Don't you want a loving hug?"

Xu Qing stood up and gave Yu Hao a loving hug.

After Yu Hao hugged Xu Qing for a while, he shook hands with Hu Jun and others, and finally shook hands with Lao Mouzi.

Lao Mouzi patted Yu Hao on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Director Yu, you have brought glory to the country this time and made history."

Yu Hao chuckled and said, "Good luck, good luck."

Walking on the brightly lit red carpet, Yu Hao felt as if his body had lost a few pounds.

It's not that he worships foreigners, it's just that the domestic film festivals, as I learned from his later generations, were rotten to the core, and they didn't pay so much attention to the director. This situation made me deeply moved.

After taking the stage, he took the trophy and certificate from Gong Li and said with sincere gratitude: "Thank you very much."

Gong Li smiled and said: "The judging panel unanimously thinks that your work is excellent, so you can win the award. I am just giving you a fair chance. If there are movies suitable for me in the future, please remember to find me."

Yu Hao smiled sheepishly: "Of course, your acting skills are what we directors love most."

Then he came to the microphone, put down the trophy and certificate, put his hands on the table, and looked at the people of all colors in the audience.

After taking a deep breath, he solemnly said: "Thank you for the recognition of the judges. As a director, I think the only way to repay the judges is to make better movies and let everyone know that you have not seen the wrong person."

Everyone was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then their faces were filled with kind smiles. The young man on the stage was interesting. This was the first time they heard such words.

In the past, some people cried and talked about their experiences, and some were respectful to the judges' approval, but this was the first time Yu Hao heard such a declaration, and he couldn't help but find it interesting.

This is confidence in one's own abilities and one's own strength, which most people would not dare to say.

Immediately, the entire venue burst into thunderous applause.

Even the directors who were nominated at the same time but did not win the award now have recognition from their peers for Yu Hao.

This is just like the truck driver's declaration, the phrase "I am the king of the world" has become their director's motto.

Not surprisingly, Yu Hao’s words will also become their director’s motto.

Xu Qing and others felt a little surprised. In the past, Yu Hao was always very steady and calm in his actions and words.

But now, this surprised them, but it was normal when they thought about it. After all, Yu Hao was just a 21-year-old young man.

(End of this chapter)