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Chapter 47 Just a consolation prize
  Jiang Wen graduated from Beijing Theater Academy.

The 10th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor, the 12th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor.

In the new millennium, the film "The Devil Is Coming" directed by him won the Jury Prize at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival.

In May 2000, when the film failed to pass the review, Jiang Wen went to participate in the Cannes International Film Festival. Due to "violation of participation", he received an administrative penalty of "not being able to serve as a director for five years" by the Film and Television Bureau.

It is now August 2005, and the five-year period has arrived.

I watched "The Sun Also Rises".

A rather abstract work.

At the moment, we are filming, and it will probably take about two years.

"Hello." Jiang Wu answered the phone.

"Are you on Wang Shu's film crew now?" Jiang Wen asked straight to the point.

Although Jiang Wen is 6 years older than Jiang Wu and they have the same mother and half-father, the two brothers actually have a pretty good relationship.

"Yes." Jiang Wu replied, "Director Wang is very talented and this script is great."

"Huh?" Jiang Wen was on the set of "The Sun Also Rises". He was very surprised when he heard this and subconsciously asked, "Are you awesome?"

To be praised like this by Jiang Wu must not be too bad.

"Reversal, reversal, and reversal. Until the last moment, you don't know what will happen."

"It's really, really exciting." Jiang Wu made no secret of his praise for "The Tuner".

"Is it as good as you said?" Jiang Wen was surprised. Chen Chong in his crew had auditioned, but was not selected in the end.

At this point, he was quite happy.

Because in this way, Chen Chong can devote himself wholeheartedly to the film "The Sun Also Rises", which is a good thing for him as a director.

"You haven't read the script, so of course you don't know how powerful it is." Jiang Wu's character is relatively "out-of-the-box". He has been the troublemaker since he was a child. He said nonchalantly, "I told you, if this movie Once it’s filmed, it should surprise many people.”

"So sure?" Jiang Wen became more and more surprised, and couldn't help but wonder what kind of script Wang Shu had written.

He had an impression of Wang Shu because when "Buried Alive" was released, he went to the cinema to watch it for Han Sanping's sake.

After watching it, he thought to himself, why didn't Wang Shu find him to star?
  Compared with Zhang Hanyu, he is more suitable for the protagonist of "Buried Alive".

If Wang Shu had come to him with the script, he would definitely not have refused!

"Reversal, reversal, and reversal, even in the end, it is really exciting." Jiang Wu said with emotion.

"How does it compare to my "The Sun Also Rises"?" Jiang Wen couldn't help but ask.

"Well" Jiang Wu thought for a while and said politely, "It's not the same style. Who can say which one is higher and which one is lower?"

When Jiang Wen was tinkering with the script of "The Sun Also Rises", Jiang Wu already knew about it and heard Jiang Wen talk about some of the content.

"It seems that this script written by Wang Shu is really good." Jiang Wen smacked his lips. Since Jiang Wu said this, it already shows the quality of the script written by Wang Shu.

He did not ask what the content of the script was, but continued chatting with Jiang Wu for a while and hung up the phone.

"Director Jiang, who are you calling?" Chen Chong happened to be passing by and saw Jiang Wen on the phone, so he asked as a greeting.

"My brother, Jiang Wu." Jiang Wen responded, "He is now on Wang Shu's crew and seems to be playing a supporting role."

"Wang Shu?" Chen Chong was stunned for a moment.

"Yeah." Jiang Wen nodded.

"I went to audition, but I failed in the end." Chen Chong said with a smile. Many people know this, so it's better to be calm.

"Is the script good?" Jiang Wen asked after taking a sip of tea. "I heard it's very good." Chen Chong replied with a smile, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.

"Haha, my drama is also very good." Jiang Wen didn't ask any more questions, but said confidently.

Chen Chong answered with a smile, "If it's not good, I won't answer it."

"Haha, that's the truth." Jiang Wen laughed.

The laughter of Jiang Wen and Chen Chong attracted Huang Qiushen's attention. He came over and asked doubtfully: "What are you talking about? Are you laughing so happily?"

"Nothing, I just chatted with Director Jiang about Wang Shu's movie." Chen Chong said with a bright smile.

"Wang Shu?" Huang Qiushen was confused. He thought about it in his mind, why haven't he heard of it?

"We have a new director from the Mainland who is very powerful. He won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award in Berlin for his film "Buried Alive" at the age of 18." Jiang Wen answered with a smile.

"Alfred Ball Silver Bear Award? Isn't this just a consolation prize?" Huang Qiushen took it a bit seriously.

"Being able to win a consolation prize in Berlin at the age of 18 is already pretty impressive, okay?" Chen Chong rolled his eyes.

"But it's just a consolation prize?" Huang Qiushen shrugged, "Our directors here on Hong Kong Island are keen on making commercial films, although they certainly can't direct art films like Director Jiang and win the jury at the three major European awards. Big prize, but if you want a consolation prize, there should be a lot of people who can do it.”

"This award is not valuable."

"So what if I'm 18?"

"Maybe it's just good luck?"

Although Huang Qiushen's words flattered Jiang Wen, Jiang Wen still didn't like hearing it. He frowned and said, "Huang Sheng, Wang Shu is directing a new film now. If you are lucky, you will know when this film comes out."

"Isn't it too early for you to say that now?"

"Haha, then I wish him good luck." Huang Qiushen smiled and didn't take it seriously.

There are many famous directors on Hong Kong Island. There are many directors of art films, and there are even more commercial films.

A young director who won a consolation prize in Berlin at the age of 18?
  "In the Mood for Love," which Wong directed after winning Best Director at Cannes for his feature film "Happy Together," only received a Cannes Palme d'Or nomination.

At 18 years old, a Berlin consolation prize may be the pinnacle of this person's life.

"Ha." Jiang Wen laughed dryly, not wanting to waste his time.

"Haven't you seen "Buried Alive"?" Chen Chong looked at Huang Qiushen and couldn't help but ask.

"'Buried Alive'?" Huang Qiushen looked confused.

Chen Chong shook his head and said to himself: "Although mainland directors may not be as skilled as Hong Kong directors in the field of commercial films, they have something to say when it comes to art films."

Huang Qiushen watched Jiang Wen and Chen Chong leave, feeling a little confused for a moment.

Of course he knew that mainland directors had opinions on making art films, otherwise he wouldn't have starred in Jiang Wen's film.

But what does this have to do with that king?
  Winning a consolation prize in Berlin at the age of 18 can only be due to luck. How much ability do you have?

Maybe, I can only get the consolation prize because of others.

In a blink of an eye, it’s September 8th.

On this day, Chen Jinfei spent 180 million to hold an 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony for Liu Yifei at the Fangfei Garden of the State Guesthouse.

President of Sony Records Island Headquarters, director Zhang Jizhong, actors Zhu Shimao, Huang Xiaoming and others were all present.

Liu Yifei also sang a duet with Lin Zhiyin, "The Rainy Season When I Was Seventeen".

In addition, staff from relevant departments also came specially to support Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony.

(End of this chapter)