During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 580: Closing Ceremony
After the premiere of Nomadland, three smaller screenings were held the next day, and a large number of reviews of the film were reported.

“Nomadland – the most romantic film at this festival!”

“Is home just a name, or is it something you carry in your heart forever?”

“Life is like a dream, and people eventually come to terms with the past, failures, and themselves along the way.”

"Eventually, maybe one day, we will meet the love of our lives again. But now, we have to keep on going."

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After a day of socializing, Liu Yifei returned to the hotel and looked through the media reviews, appearing very excited.

"Brother, do we have a good chance of winning the prize?"

"Well, it should be quite big."

By this time, all the shortlisted films have premiered, and Wei Jin has basically got an idea of ​​what to expect.

In particular, the four major program catalogues of Venice have also come out with the ratings for the 20 shortlisted films.

The program guide for "Nomadland" scored 3.4 points, ranking first.

In this case, I can’t say that the Golden Lion is a sure thing, but the probability of winning the award is definitely very high.

It is worth mentioning that "The Outstanding Citizen" also scored well, reaching 3.2 points, ranking in the top three.

This time, perhaps there really is a chance for mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

There is no way. After being banned from directing for ten years, Tian Zhuangzhuang is no longer able to keep up with the times. Art films are his last habitat.

If he fails to win the award this time, Wei Jin doesn’t know if he will have another chance in the future.

Because not all scripts can perfectly suit your personal style.

Coincidentally, at this moment, Wei Jin's cell phone rang, and Liu Yifei held her breath.

"Brother, answer the phone quickly"

"Hey, it's me."

"Hello, Director Wei Jin. This is the organizing committee of the film festival. Please make sure you and your crew attend the closing red carpet ceremony, award ceremony and dinner of this year's Venice International Film Festival on time tomorrow afternoon."

"Oh, okay, thank you."

After calmly hanging up the phone, Wei Jin threw the phone aside and held the girl's pretty face in his hands.

"Yifei, shall we celebrate?"

Looking at the heat in the man's eyes, Liu Yifei bit her red lips and nodded.

"Hmm~~Okay~~"

This night, the sea breeze in Venice is so noisy
When Wei Jin woke up one night, he found that it was already around ten o'clock in the morning. He could only say that last night was really crazy.

There were also a lot more messages on the phone, all of which were congratulations from my beloved girlfriends, friends, and people in the circle at home.

It seems that the invitation to the closing ceremony in Venice has been spread.

In addition, Wei Jin also noticed the news from his mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang, who said that "Outstanding Citizens" and "Outing" were also invited to the closing ceremony.

In this way, if the Wei and Jin dynasties are included, the Chinese presence at this Venice Film Festival can be considered quite high.

Teacher Jiang from the school also sent a message that the banners for all the major awards have been prepared, even including the Grand Slam.

Putting down his phone, Wei Jin turned to look at Liu Yifei who was still sleeping under the Begonia Spring tree and patted the girl's pretty face.

"Yifei, wake up, the makeup artists will be here soon."

"Um~~~"

Liu Yifei was in a trance and it took her a while to open her eyes.

Looking at Wei Jin who came into her sight, she finally remembered what she was going to do today and began to wash up consciously.

At noon, Wei Jin and Liu Yifei had lunch in the room.

The team of stylists and makeup artists also took the time to fill their stomachs in the hotel.

Because the next two or three hours will be a busy time, and I will have to stand there to put makeup and style Liu Yifei.

More than three hours later, Wei Jin saw Liu Yifei's new outfit today.

Perhaps in order to pray for good luck in getting off to a good start, Liu Yifei communicated with the brand early on and wore a cheongsam for the first time.

The blue sleeveless cheongsam with gold embroidered clouds fits Liu Yifei's body tightly, making her look even whiter and more delicate.

The light makeup with a little powder, a bun on the back of her head and pearl earrings made her look elegant and refined, with a pure and majestic air in her coldness.

Her many advantages, including temperament, appearance, figure, height and skin color, were perfectly displayed at this moment.

"Brother, how is it, does it look good?"

"Of course it looks good."

Wei Jin did not hesitate at all and was extremely sincere.

He really didn't expect that Liu Yifei would look so good in cheongsam. It seems that there is still a lot of room for development in this little girl.

"Yifei, I think you can wear cheongsam more often in the future. It suits your temperament. Besides, I think this set can be kept as a collection."

"Bad guy~~"

Liu Yifei was naturally happy to be praised and affirmed by her lover in the most original and direct way. Then their eyes met, but she glared at him coquettishly.

After being together for so many years, how could she not know what Wei Jin's eyes conveyed?
Wei Jin remained calm and composed, performing a gentlemanly salute, "Okay, Yifei, it's time for us to set off."

Liu Yifei slowly placed her fair little hand on Wei Jin's hand, smiling sweetly.

"Well, let's go."

The most climactic moment in Venice is tonight, when the various awards will be announced one by one.

Compared to the opening ceremony, the red carpet of the closing ceremony seems more important, and both filmmakers and the media are paying attention to it.

In addition to the fact that two Chinese-language films were invited to the closing ceremony this year, as well as the gimmick of Wei Jin's second attempt at a Grand Slam, all major domestic news websites and official media were broadcasting live.

At this time, the Festival Palace was already surrounded by tourists, moviegoers, fans and media from all over the world.

When the media reporters saw Wei Jin appear with Liu Yifei and the crew, they were no longer surprised. After all, the media had long been accustomed to this bastard's fickleness.

Wei Jin and his group were invited by the staff to the red carpet waiting area.

Here, he met his mentors Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Daoming, as well as the crew of "Outing".

"Wei and Jin."

"Director Wei, Yifei."

"Director Wei, Yifei."

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Greetings came one after another, and Wei Jin responded with a smile.

As time passed, the number of people in the waiting area who walked onto the red carpet decreased.

Liu Yifei leaned against Wei Jin and felt a little sleepy.

"Brother, it's been over an hour, right?"

"Well, it's almost eight o'clock. It should be soon."

"Boss, it's our turn." Chen Xi reminded.

Following the staff, all members of the "Nomadland" crew walked on the red carpet of this year's Venice Film Festival for the first time.

"Director Wei, Yifei, come on, it's up to you!"

"Liu Yifei, so beautiful."

"Director Wei, come on!" The familiar and pleasant Chinese words can always lift people's spirits. Wei Jin and Liu Yifei kept smiling and waving.

“Walking towards the red carpet at this moment is the crew of Nomadland, and the lineup is extremely luxurious.

They are director Wei Jin, winner of the 68th Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award; former Best Actor Silver Lion winners David Strachan and Francis McDormand.

I have to say that the red carpet host’s introduction was quite good, and only things related to Venice were mentioned.

However, as a film shortlisted for the main competition unit, Wei Jin and others must be interviewed on the red carpet.

"Wei, welcome to Venice again. How confident are you to compete for the Golden Lion Award for the second time?"

The red carpet host asked with a smile, saying that films have been shown here for three consecutive years, and Wei Jin can be considered an old friend of Venice.

"Confidence? We Chinese have an old saying, 'Stand on your own feet at the age of thirty.' I am already thirty years old this year, and I think it's time to win the Grand Slam.

Of course, this is just my expectation. As for the final result, it will be up to the judges, but I believe luck will favor me today."

Wei Jin's words caused the host to crash. You want to achieve all the Grand Slams at the age of 30. What are you going to do in the future? She didn't even dare to think about it.

However, the professional qualities still brought a smile to the red carpet host's face.

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"Well, I wish you success, my old friend from Venice."

"Thank you."

After a polite response, Wei Jin and Liu Yifei held hands and walked towards the end of the red carpet step by step.

Wei Jin didn't expect that the organizing committee would arrange a seat for the crew next to the "Outing" crew.

Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself?
But there was nothing we could do at this moment. The crew was almost the last to come in, and there was no other space left.

Fortunately, the crew of "The Distinguished Citizen" was behind me, so we could still chat about it.

After waving and saying hello to Tian Zhuangzhuang, Chen Daoming and others, Wei Jin, Liu Yifei and others sat in the middle of the venue.

However, Wei Jin was more careful and sat on the left with Liu Yifei, leaving the seats on the right, close to the "Outing" crew, to Chen Xi, Mrs. Coen and David.

"Hehe, brother, you are too cautious."

After Liu Yifei sat down, she covered her mouth and whispered teasingly in Wei Jin's ear.

"Boys should protect themselves when they go out."

Wei Jin rolled his eyes in response, then teased, "Yi Fei, now you know how popular I am, right?"

“Uh uh uh~~~”

After hearing this, Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing again, which made Chen Xi, Mrs. Cohen and others beside her a little confused.

About a few minutes later, Jiang Wen and the jury members walked onto the stage, which meant that today's award ceremony was about to officially begin.

At this time, everyone on the field was attentive.

Wei Jin and Liu Yifei held each other's hands, looking forward to good luck.

In any award ceremony, the highlight is always behind.

However, perhaps because the starlight was a little dim, this year's Venice broke the convention and the first award presented was an honorary award.

"Congratulations to William Friedkin, winner of the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement!"

Everyone in the audience stood up and applauded. The Lifetime Achievement Award is undoubtedly the highest honor for a film and television worker.

Especially this North American filmmaker who is already in his 70s. He has rich experience in the industry and serves as a director, screenwriter, producer, actor and other jobs.

He has been in the industry for nearly half a century, shot more than thirty films, and won numerous international awards.

Among them are such heavyweight awards as the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.

When Wei Jin participated in Venice two years ago, he was shortlisted for the main competition unit with "Killer Joe", but unfortunately lost.

"Brother, should I also develop into a versatile person in the future?"

Looking at the old man on the stage who was speaking passionately to everyone, Liu Yifei asked thoughtfully.

Because this year's Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is also a versatile person.

"Well, an artist's acting career is limited. If you love the film and television industry, you can choose to develop it in an all-round way, but it depends on whether you are interested in it or not."

"Is that so?"

Liu Yifei didn't say much. She decided to go back and think carefully about what she wanted to do in the future.

The awards ceremony on stage continues.

From the non-competitive screening unit to the International Film Critics Week unit, Venice Day unit, and Horizon unit
Awards are given out one by one, from small to large.

Soon, the awards came to the main competition unit.

"Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Newcomer goes to Tye Sheridan for Joe. Congratulations!"

This award is also a recognition award, aimed at encouraging young directors.

Next, the highlight comes, the newly established Jury Grand Prix is ​​about to be awarded.

Wei Jin noticed that when the award presenter opened the envelope, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

"The winner of the Special Jury Award is Zhuangzhuang Tian, ​​"Outstanding Citizen". Congratulations!"

In an instant, Wei Jin turned his head suddenly and saw the relieved smile on the old face of his mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Wei Jin smiled immediately, "Teacher, congratulations!"

"Teacher Tian, ​​congratulations."

"Congratulations, Director Tian."

Because the Chinese crews were all next to each other, after they realized what was happening, congratulations rang out one after another.

But Wei Jin noticed that Chen Daoming had a complicated expression on his face. Tian Zhuangzhuang's winning the award meant that his chances of winning the Best Actor trophy were at least halved.

"thanks, thanks"

Tian Zhuangzhuang's tone was very excited. After taking a deep breath and hugging everyone in the crew one by one, he looked at Wei Jin who turned his head in front of him and hugged the latter tightly.

Without saying much, he just patted Wei Jin's back gently with his hand, then strode towards the stage.

".Thank you, thank you to my student Wei Jin. This is the second trophy he gave me. It is also the most important trophy in my life."

Tian Zhuangzhuang's somewhat old voice was transmitted to the scene through the translator, and almost all the filmmakers cast their eyes towards Wei Jin.

This director from China not only won awards himself, but also provided scripts more than once, helping others win important international awards. It is truly amazing.

Wei Jin didn't know what these people were thinking. He was just happy for his teacher that the old man finally got what he wished for.

Moreover, what he was going to do next would be even easier.
As Tian Zhuangzhuang finished her speech and returned to her seat holding the trophy and certificate, the awards ceremony on the stage moved to the more competitive performance awards.

Theoretically, all crews on the scene have hopes of competing.

Wei Jin clearly felt that Mrs. Cohen, who was sitting on his right, became nervous.

"Francis, don't be nervous. I'm not nervous either." David joked with a smile.

"You've already held the Volpi Cup, so of course you're not nervous."

Mrs. Cohen retorted unhappily, but just as she finished her words, she heard the award presenter on the stage had already opened the envelope.

"The winner of the Volpi Cup for Best Actress is: Irena Cotta for "The Floridians of Palermo", congratulations!"

For a moment, Mrs. Cohen's expression froze.

Wei Jin and Liu Yifei looked at each other with some regret. David also fell silent at this moment.

On the contrary, Mrs. Cohen, as an optimist, took a deep breath to calm herself down, and immediately started to make fun of herself.

"It seems that we are going to save our good luck for Oscar."

(End of this chapter)