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Chapter 161 What’s so great about the Golden Lion?

"This movie is great!"

“Whether it’s the story or the color composition, it’s all top-notch!”

"Chen Shiping has made great progress. This film is much more mature than Blood Dealer!"

"No, a blood dealer is better, but a group of wives and concubines is also great!"

"Several of the actors in it are so beautiful and full of oriental charm, especially Mei Shan, she sings so beautifully!"

The auditorium was filled with praises, and Chen Shiping smiled and bowed to everyone.

Several girls also bowed together. Although they couldn't understand what others were saying, they could tell from the excitement on the audience's faces that the movie was a success!

Xu Feng in the audience couldn't help but applaud when she saw Chen Shiping on the stage, but her applause was completely drowned out by the foreigners around her.

Somehow she suddenly thought of what happened in Cannes a few months ago. Cheng Kaige, also a well-known director in the mainland, had received a lot of bad reviews and criticism at Cannes.

"I'm so glad Cheng Kaige refused." Xu Feng couldn't help but think.

At this time, the chairman of the film festival also came on stage to support Chen Shiping and took the microphone to praise the film.

"The aesthetic form and story in the movie are very well combined. It is a very bold experimental attempt. The allegorical aesthetic structure is simply beautiful!"

The film critics in the audience also echoed, praising the combination of sound and picture, light, shadow and color of Wives, which are all part of the plot and continuously promote the mood of the film. It is a very successful use!

Chen Shiping accepted all the compliments with a smile, but he was a little worried that these film critics and reporters would report Wives in a Cluster and steal the limelight of the Mongolian spirit.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be in vain that I spent so much money on public relations?

After a wave of rainbow-fart praise, film critics and reporters took advantage of the opportunity to interview Chen Shiping before the next screening.

"Chen, in my opinion you are the best director in China! What are your expectations for this film festival?"

Ignoring the rainbow fart in front of him, Chen Shiping smiled and said: "Of course I hope to win the Golden Lion Award!"

"What do you think of the movie Spirit of Mongolia? Now it's seen as a favorite."

Chen Shiping joked: "If the newspaper editor was the judge, I would pack my things and go home right now."

"The female characters in the movie each have their own styles, and their performances are very vivid. How did you find such a suitable actor?"

"There are so many outstanding actors in China, it's not difficult."

"Can I interview the heroine? I see that she has been holding your hand. Are you a couple?"

"Yes, we will get married soon. I hope I can give her a best actress as a proposal gift this time."

"Really? Congratulations, I think the jury will definitely grant your wish."

"May I ask what you think of the development of Chinese films? Chinese films have become more and more active internationally in recent years."

"Which film in this exhibition is your favorite?"

"The heroine is very beautiful. What movies has she acted in before?"

There were many questions from reporters and film critics. During the half-hour interval between the two screenings, Chen Shiping kept answering various questions and also acted as a translator.

Who told those reporters not to let Tao Huimin go?

Fortunately, such questions would be separated by a movie screening, giving him a two-hour break.

Under the gloomy sky, light rain fell in the sky.

The door of Screening Hall No. 1 of the Venice Film Festival was pushed open. Chen Shiping pushed the door open and couldn't help but yawn.

Watching a movie four times a day, a movie I made myself, is really drowsy.

On the contrary, the results of the several screenings today were good. Each screening was full and the audience gave warm applause after watching it.

At the end of the day, Chen Shiping was asked a lot of questions by reporters and film critics, and the film's reputation was established.

However, Chen Shiping will not spend a penny to promote his film. Film critics and media will promote it however they like.

I still have to use my public relations funds to promote the Mongolian spirit.

We are really good people, spending money and effort for other people's electricity!

However, not all public relations funds will be used to promote Mongolian Spirit. After the selection is over, they will be used to promote their own movies.

Winning an award is not enough, you also need to be famous enough to sell at a better price.

Chen Shiping has never done business at a loss, and the public relations money he spends now will be earned back tenfold after the review is over.

After everyone in the distribution department packed their things and came out of the screening room, Chen Shiping immediately arranged for them to increase their efforts in public relations for Mongolian Spirit.

Groups of wives and concubines cannot steal the warmth of the Mongolian spirit.

The people in the distribution department are now familiar with doing this kind of thing, and they immediately contacted the media to continue public relations for Mongolian Spirit.

When Chen Shiping was about to leave, several international film studios came over and wanted to lock in the copyright for Wives in advance, and they also claimed the copyright for all regions except the Chinese market.

"Are you planning to buy them together?" Chen Shiping looked at them with a smile.

These film producers are not well-known film producers, so they probably want to be second-rate dealers.

Established film producers in Europe and the United States are still negotiating with Chen Shiping, hoping to get the copyright at the most appropriate price.

"How much do you plan to sell?" Chen Shiping was very curious about this question. Together, the several companies should be able to produce much more than those of the big companies.

The leader said directly: "One and a half million dollars!"

Chen Shiping immediately lost interest and said speechlessly: "You should watch other movies."

After saying that, Chen Shiping was about to leave. It was impossible for him to sell it without giving him two million dollars. Who would he look down on for one and a half million dollars? !

"We can sign a contract, and if we win, we can add an extra $500,000 if we win Best Picture!"

After hearing that half a million dollars could be added, Chen Shiping paused, looked back at them and said, "Let's wait until after the closing ceremony to discuss it."

After saying that, Chen Shiping left. Although it met his psychological expectations, he didn't want to sell it so early in case someone else offered a higher price.

If you have a good meal, you don’t have to worry about being late, and if you have a good movie, you don’t have to worry about selling it!

In addition to Mongolian Spirit and Wives, this film festival also has a film with a very good reputation, Mississippi Style Painting co-produced by the United States and the United Kingdom.

This movie is very popular, and many film critics believe that this movie has a good chance of winning.

In a professional media review, Mongolian Spirit, which had the greatest hope of winning, had a support rate of 56%, followed by Wives and Concubines with a 32% support rate. The third is Mississippi style painting.

However, this suspicion soon changed. In the next few days after the film festival began, there was more and more publicity and support for the Mongolian spirit in the media. The approval rate is almost 100%. This review data is not professional data, it is just a prediction made by a group of reporters and film critics.

There may be operations such as opening the market behind the scenes. As long as it is a game, there will be interests.

Chen Shiping doesn't care at all about the approval rating of Wives and Concubines and does not engage in public relations. On the contrary, Mississippi Style Painting has spent a lot of effort in publicity in the past few days, and it seems to be at war with the Mongolian spirit.

If you have time to promote, you might as well sit and watch the fight between dragon and tiger. Everyone is willing to watch this kind of excitement. The cold war and comparison in the movie will not kill people, so it is better to do it!

In the past few days, Chen Shiping took time to row a boat with Xiao Baicai around Venice and bought a lot of things.

Time flew by and it was soon the closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony is also an awards ceremony, where the final winner of the film festival will be officially announced.

At the opening ceremony, many people thought that the Mongolian Spirit would win the Golden Lion Award. However, after the fermentation of public opinion in the past few days, the reputation of the Mongolian Spirit has reversed.

Even if you make a good movie, you can't promote it so shamelessly. Every day when you open the newspaper, you can see rainbow fart movie reviews about the Mongolian spirit.

The key point is that this movie is not without its problems. It has certain problems in itself, and you can't stand it when you brag about it so embarrassingly!

During the award ceremony, the director of Mongolian Spirit was numb. He had already seen that this was a method of the enemy, deliberately ruining the reputation of Mongolian Spirit.

It's just that I have no evidence and I can't think of who did this.

I had doubts about Chen Shiping at first, but thinking that Chen Shiping was a Chinese filmmaker, I excluded him.

Chinese filmmakers are so poor, how can they have so much money for public relations!

It must have been the producers of Mississippi State! These Americans will do evil behind the scenes!

Now it has become a consensus whether Mongolian Spirit can win the award. It is absolutely impossible to win the award. The quality of Mongolian Spirit film does not widen the gap with other films.

Everyone is of the same level, and whether you win or not depends purely on the preference of the jury.

Now that the Mongolian spirit has been so over-promoted, the jury has been extremely disappointed with the movie.

It would be nice to win a Silver Lion, but don't even think about the Golden Lion.

The result of the discussion within the jury is indeed this. The Venice Film Festival must not be kidnapped!

You can’t award awards just by spending money on publicity. In that case, how can Venice’s artistry be guaranteed?

These filmmakers must be taught a lesson!

The Venice Film Festival must ensure its fairness, purity and high artistic head!

After being in the limelight on the red carpet, Chen Shiping entered the venue with a few girls who were obsessed with red carpets and loved being smug.

Chen Shiping was full of confidence at this time. His wives and concubines were bound to win the golden lion, and he was not nervous at all!

Tao Huimin was quite nervous, thinking that she could win the best actress.

Soon the award ceremony began.

As usual, the awards ceremony starts with small awards, such as the Best Film in Parallel Sections, Academic Awards, Elvira Notari Awards, Little Golden Lion Awards, etc.

There are many awards in Venice, there are various awards, and there are also awards in different units.

There are many awards that can be won in the main competition unit, including several Silver Lion Awards, Silver Lion Award for Best Film, Silver Lion Award for Jury Prize, Silver Lion Award for Best Director, etc.

Generally speaking, the Silver Lion Award is the Grand Jury Award. The award Zhang Yimo got when he came to Venice was the Silver Lion Award Jury Award, which is one step away from the Golden Lion Award.

Now this step has been taken up by Chen Shiping. The Silver Lion Award has nothing to do with Wives and Concubines.

Even those small awards were missed by Wives and Concubines, but Mongolian Spirit won the Elvira Notari Award and Mississippi Style Painting won the Little Golden Lion Award.

Soon the award ceremony came to the award for Best Actor and Actor. Tao Huimin nervously grabbed Chen Shiping's hand and asked, "Can I win the award?"

"There is hope, don't be nervous, we are all young." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Tao Huimin said softly: "You don't need to add the last sentence."

Chen Shiping couldn't help but laugh. He didn't want to join in, but Tao Huimin's hope of winning the prize was indeed too small.

This time the best actress is Master Gu Yi, she knows magic!

The host on stage has already begun to read out the final list.

"The winner of the Best Actress at this Venice Film Festival is Tilda Swinton in "Edward II"!"

Tao Huimin didn't hear his name, and he breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't like he was disappointed, but just a stone fell in his heart.

She was just fantasizing from the beginning, and now she is just fantasizing about the end of time.

Chen Shiping gently held her hand and said, "I will take you to Cannes next time, I promise you."

"Then don't lie to me! I remembered it!" Tao Huimin said with a smile.

"I promise, then you will be like me. The first award will be in Cannes, and the family must be neat and tidy."

Zhu Lin, who was sitting on the other side of Chen Shiping, heard their conversation and originally wanted to comfort Tao Huimin with a few words, but now he was filled with envy.

Why doesn't anyone support her? She also wants to become a powerful actress, but it's a pity that there are not many opportunities left for her in the future.

After the awards for the best male and female protagonists, the Silver Lion Awards were presented. Mongolian Spirit and Mississippi Style Painting won awards again, and both won the Silver Lion Award.

However, Mongolian Spirit won the Grand Jury Prize, while Mississippi Style Painting was weaker.

Chen Shiping watched the director of Mongolian Spirit stand on the stage and pick up the silver little lion, and couldn't help but applaud him!

He was even more excited than the Soviet director on stage! This Silver Lion Award was given to him personally! He has more than half of the military medals!

Everyone around Chen Shiping wondered why he was happier than the winner!

But it’s not surprising when you think about it. After the Silver Lion Jury Award comes the Golden Lion Award, but Wives and Concubines hasn’t won the award yet!

So are you happy for yourself? Think you've got the Golden Lion?

Aren't you afraid that the jury will upset you? I won’t give you a prize!

Chen Shiping is not worried. Among the films in the main competition, except for the two films "The Spirit of Mongolia" and "Mississippi Style Painting", there are no worthy opponents.

The Silver Lion is over, and it's the Golden Lion's turn. Chen Shiping is already ready to take the stage.

On the contrary, several women began to get nervous. The group of wives and concubines didn't win a single prize just now. Now there is only the last one left. If he hasn't won the prize yet, then he will be the one running with him.

The eyes of the women all fell on Chen Shiping. Tao Huimin held his hand tightly and said, "We are still young."

Chen Shiping didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was about to make a joke when his other hand was gently held. He knew it was Zhu Lin without even looking.

"Director, I believe you will definitely win the award!" Zhu Lin whispered a blessing and let go of his hand.

"The winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at this Venice Film Festival is "Honey and Concubines"!"

The audience burst into warm applause. Chen Shiping calmly stood up, walked through the audience and walked onto the stage.

There was no excitement or nervousness, just like going out to buy groceries.

What's so great about the Golden Lion?

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(End of this chapter)