director of the millennium

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival is——"

A thin envelope was opened along with the voice of jury member, German actor Sandra Wheeler, whose representative work is "Toni Erdmann".

He did not read out the name on the envelope immediately, but first raised his head and looked around the crew sitting below, then said with a smile: "Congratulations! Wang Jingchun "So Long, My Son"

As his words fell, the crew of "So Long, My Son" seemed to explode. Wang Jingchun stood up from his seat and turned around to hug Wang Xiaoshuai tightly.

On the side of the "Cai Wenji" crew, Zhang Yimou also stood up and greeted Wang Jingchun with a smile, giving his blessings.

Wang Jingchun also starred in Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War", and gave a wonderful performance in the film.

This actor can be said to be a representative of hard-working actors in the mainland film industry.

His looks are far from handsome, so since his difficult debut in 1998, he has almost always played supporting roles and clown roles, and has never had any chance to play the leading role.

But with his superb acting skills and twenty years of dedication to his acting career, he finally reaped the rewards he deserved today - the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor!
"In 2014, he participated in the suspenseful love movie "Black Coal, Thin Ice" written and directed by Diao Yinan, in which he played Rongrong, a dry cleaning shop owner with a weird temper. The film won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival..."

The behind-the-scenes dialogue continued to introduce the relationship between Wang Jingchun and the Berlin Film Festival.

This newly crowned film emperor has won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival twice. He can be considered a direct descendant of Berlin and is now receiving strong publicity from the Berlin Organizing Committee.

After all, the Berlin International Film Festival also hopes that its award-winning actors will become more famous in Europe than neighboring Cannes and Venice, which is also a part of the competition among the three major film festivals.

Wu Yuan, who was sitting in the media area not far away, also applauded with a smile, but his nervousness became even more intense.

Wang Jingchun has already won the Best Actor award, but what about the Best Actress award?
Will it still be the Yongmei from the original time and space?
In the movie "So Long, My Son", the couple played by Wang Jingchun and Yongmei moved the audience and judges.

Currently, the film's overseas pre-sale results are already the best among the works in the main competition unit of this year's Berlin Film Festival, and many movie fans are also looking forward to "So Long, My Son" being scheduled for an early release date.

Both of them have always been favorites to win awards.

Although "Cai Wenji" starring Zhang Yimou also received good responses from the media and audiences, can it really snatch the Best Actress award from Yongmei?
Wu Yuan, who has always been confident, is also a little unsure.

But he quickly regained his composure.

Yongmei’s performance in “So Long, My Son” is indeed very good, but Liu Yifei is no longer the Liu Yifei from the original time and space.

In this time and space, Liu Yifei has been working in the film industry since she was sixteen or seventeen years old. She has received personal instruction from many great directors in China and Hollywood, and has also received high-level guidance from Wu Yuan on her development path as an actor for the next 20 years.

Now, she has already become one of the top actresses in the country, and her acting skills are no less than Yongmei.

Moreover, she plays a leading role in "Cai Wenji", and the performance is more difficult than "So Long, My Son"!
After all, for any actor, playing a role that spans 30 years is a very difficult task. As long as you can do it, you are almost certain to win the Best Actress award.

Have confidence in your wife!
The Best Actor award was presented, and after some fanfare, Sandra Wheeler began presenting the next award, the much-anticipated Best Actress award.

In the end, is it Yongmei in “So Long, My Son” who is better, or is it Liu Yifei in “Cai Wenji” who has the last laugh?
Not only the two crews were excited and nervous, but all the invited guests at the scene were also very curious about who would win the grand prize.

After all, outside the venue, these two films were recognized as strong contenders for the Best Actress award, and all the other crews shortlisted for the main competition unit had tacitly acknowledged that this award would only go to these two films.

Sandra Wheeler didn't keep anyone in suspense, or rather, the Berlin International Film Festival never keeps anyone in suspense.

He returned to the stage with the same unhurried look, took out another folded envelope from his pocket, and calmly opened it and took a look. "The winner of the Best Actress Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival is——"

Liu Yifei, who was sitting in the audience, clutched the hem of her dress tightly with both hands, bit her teeth lightly, and looked around nervously until her eyes met Wu Yuan's. She took a deep breath and looked firmly at Sandra Wheeler on the stage.

"Congratulations--"

"Liu Yifei's Cai Wenji!"

A reasonable yet unexpected result.

Yongmei from the "So Long, My Son" crew sighed in disappointment, then a smile reappeared on her face and she applauded the crew next door.

Liu Yifei covered her mouth in surprise, and tears instantly fell from the corners of her eyes.

Really got it!
She sat in her seat in disbelief until Yu Hewei, Zhang Yimou and others around her reminded her to stand up and express her gratitude. Only then did she react, hugged her colleagues in the crew, and walked up to the podium trembling all over, and took the heavy Silver Bear from Sandra Wheeler.

Facing the audience, Liu Yifei took a deep breath.

At this moment, she was thinking about many things, and the first thought that came to her mind was, "Wu Yuan's first European award was also the Silver Bear!"

Thinking of this, she looked towards Wu Yuan in the media area, who was smiling brightly and giving her blessings and applause.

"Thank you." Staring into Wu Yuan's eyes, Liu Yifei began to speak out her acceptance speech.

“I am honored to receive the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.”

"This is the greatest recognition of my fifteen-year acting career."

"I want to thank director Zhang Yimou for his dedication. Without his guidance, there would be no Cai Wenji."

"I would also like to thank my husband who has been silently supporting my acting career. Thank you for his support along the way."

"Without him, there would be no actress Liu Yifei."

"Before, I always sat in the audience and watched him receive the award and thank me. Today, I finally have the opportunity to stand on the podium and thank him."

“This feeling is really wonderful.”

At this point, Liu Yifei suddenly weighed the silver bear in her hand, then reached out and touched her belly, blinking mischievously: "Today, I am not the only one receiving the award."

“This trophy is not awarded to me alone.”

“This is an incredibly happy thing.”

"I think I will always remember this day, this happy day."

"Thank you again, Berlin Film Festival!" (End of this chapter)