China Entertainment 1997

Chinese opera is the time for art exams

Candidates are lining up to take the exam at school, and from time to time some talent scouts and reporters take photos. The former is to see if there are any good prospects to sign with the company, while the latter is to publish news.

Among this group of students, there are also a few who are somewhat famous, or look at some handsome men and women, and people will watch them when they post them online.

In recent years, with the rise of a group of academic stars, several major art schools have also become the cradle of stars. Every year, some media, people who care about entertainment gossip, or people in the food circle pay attention to this matter.

Especially the latter, it is definitely the main force among the main forces.

This is understandable. Star chasing is also divided into different schools. The cultivation school has always been pursued by many people. Otherwise, where would those little stars or silly fans come from?

Quite a few people like to watch the artists they admire rise little by little, and witness the weak become successful, which gives them a special sense of accomplishment and participation.

Art exam students and newcomers who have just debuted are relatively good, and many of them have begun to be fans of minors.

For example, [Three Boy], a trio that is now quite famous on the Internet, follows an out-and-out parenting system, and it is not an ordinary one. Many of them are not fans of their sisters, but fans of their mothers.

Some were queuing up to take the exam, some had finished the exam, and were either leaving in a hurry or waiting for their companions, and some gathered together to share their interview experiences.

Most art exam students, especially those in the performance department, are generally more cheerful and bold than other students, and they are also keen on socializing.

"The skit I got was about spotting a thief on the bus, and our teacher happened to pass the exam."

"Then you're in luck. I'm father and son reunited after twenty years. It's a relatively difficult question."

"Mine is relatively simple. I'm late for work."

"..."

Several art candidates gathered together and had a lively chat, analyzing and lamenting whose test questions were more difficult. In fact, after listening to the test, knowledgeable people had different opinions from them.

The father and son reunited after many years. Normally speaking, it must be the most difficult to perform. It requires interpreting the emotions of the characters and a certain degree of explosive power and acting skills.

The other two test questions seem ordinary and easy to perform.

But then again, the more ordinary and ordinary the situation is, the harder it is to stand out. If you are not careful, it is easy to be mediocre or overdone, which tests the creativity of art candidates to a certain extent.

However, after so many years of taking art exams, similar exam questions have been broken in the morning, and it is difficult to come up with any new and eye-catching tricks. They are basically just a few routines.

Generally speaking, it is not as easy to perform as the reunion between father and son. Of course, the premise is that the students have a certain foundation, otherwise they will not be able to perform howling, and they will probably not be able to please.

While chatting, there were also a few students who paid more attention to the news on the Internet. They scrolled around with their mobile phones and then exposed the news.

"The Berlin Awards have begun."

The crowd suddenly became noisy. This can be regarded as the most lively news in the past two days.

The general public of netizens, except for fans of Cao Xuan or senior movie fans, at least have no need to watch the live broadcast.

However, this group of art candidates can be considered half industry insiders. Regardless of whether they are future entertainment industry professionals or film and television literary and art workers, they are still quite curious and looking forward to the ownership of the Berlin Prize.

"Three Chinese-language films have been shortlisted for this competition, and the expectations for winning the award are quite high."

"That's not necessarily true. I checked the information and found that there were more films nominated in the past than this one, but none won."

"With Cao Xuan and Director Zhang here this time, I think there is hope."

"And "Massage", Director Lou is also one of the top three regulars in Europe."

"There should be hope. Having Liang Chaowei as a judge will definitely help."

"Our teacher said that the judges don't have the right to speak, and the chairman of the judges is in charge."

"Since you are the judge, why not?"

"Anyway, Liang Chaowei's judge is just that, don't think it's very useful."

"..."

The students had lively discussions and even quarreled. Although what they said was a bit one-sided due to their knowledge, there was still some merit.

Liang Chaowei, the judge, is not as good as those who are praised online.

Of course, you can't really ignore the judges. After all, there are only six or seven judges in each selection, and they still have some say in whether the awards will be awarded or not.

But then again, there are an average of six or seven judges per session, and the three major European film festivals are held every year. There are more than 20 three major European judges in a year, so this title is not as valuable as imagined.

There are still many people in China who have won this honor.

There are several directors, as well as actors such as Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, and International Zhang, and even Yu Nan, Zhang Chen, Fan Xiaopang, and Zhao of the original time and space have all served as judges for the three major European judges.

Although the next few actors are also accomplished actors, they all have their own shortcomings, which means that the threshold for the judges is not particularly high.

The ones who really hold the gold are the presidents of the three major European judges.

Compared with ordinary judges, the chairman of the jury has a higher say, and even directly affects the selection style and jury members of the session. Nominations and awards are also inseparable from the finalization of the chairman of the jury.

It is no exaggeration to say that whether a film can win an award is directly related to the selection of the jury chairman.

If there are only a few people in China who have this qualification, they are Lao Mouzi, Wang Sunjing, and Gong Li.

Moreover, Gong Li is the only one who has served as the chairman of the jury for two terms. She has chaired both Berlin and Venice.

In terms of influence and status in the European film industry, Gong Li is definitely the leader in the Chinese film industry. Even if Cao Xuan is more famous, he still has to be inferior in this regard.

James Shams, the chairman of the jury of this Berlin Film Festival, is a good friend of director Li Eucalyptus. He is one of the screenwriters of "Lust, Caution", "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and has many connections with the Chinese film industry. , Golden Horse and Golden Statues have all won awards.

Tony Leung serves as a judge and many Chinese-language films have been shortlisted, and Chairman James is behind him.

Fanxing and Lao Mouzi also have certain contacts with each other, otherwise "The Hunt" would not have given up on Cannes, the top three major European film festivals, and chosen the less influential Berlin Film Festival, simply because it has the highest chance of winning awards here.

Before the restructuring of Europe's three major universities, as long as one of them stood for election, the other two would not be able to participate.

In this case, you must give priority to the one with a higher winning rate.

This year's Berlin Prize award ceremony was broadcast live on Penguin Star Video, but not many people watched it. It was mainly a live broadcast, so there were no subtitles and most netizens could not understand it.

Although Penguin Star Video also has two interpreters and commentators, they are not professional hosts and their level is limited.

Therefore, more people chose Weibo’s text and picture rebroadcast. Although the delay was a few minutes slower, it eliminated a lot of “side details” that people didn’t care about, and the information was more accurate and pure.

"Stop arguing, the first prize is out."

Someone kept refreshing Weibo, saw the announcement of the first award, and quickly said hello.

Everyone hurriedly gathered around and asked if it was a Chinese movie. The student who reported the movie shook his head.

"It seems to be some kind of best debut film. It's a Mexican director."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately discouraged. It was not a Chinese film or a big name such as Cao Xuan that won the award. In the eyes of everyone, it was just a "sideline".

So everyone continued to get caught up in the discussion and quarrel, and only came back to their senses when the awards were announced.

If it's a foreign movie, just ignore it, but if it's a Chinese-language movie, there will be a few heated discussions.

"Massage" won the "Best Cinematography" in the main competition unit, and "Fireworks in the Day" won the "Best Screenplay".

Especially the latter is the serious Silver Bear Award. Although the gold content is not particularly high, it is still a good result.

Of the three shortlisted Chinese-language films, there is currently only one "Hunting", which has gained nothing. The outside world does not know what Cao Xuan and others at the scene think, but some students who are fans have already begun to get nervous.

"The Best Actress is here, Hana Kuroki from "Little Home", a Japanese actor."

As soon as these words came out, many knowledgeable students were already chilled. You must know that the three major European universities are very particular about geopolitics, and some even simply divide the pork.

Prizes are divided according to regions in Europe, Asia, and America. Every family has a share and the prizes are as balanced as possible.

If this Berlin Film Festival has the same virtue, then the best actor is an Asian actor, and even if Cao Xuan and others are not the best actor, the chance of winning will be greatly reduced.

Most of the students were a little depressed. Maybe they didn't all like Cao Xuan, but in this situation, they were definitely on their own side.

"Don't worry, this hasn't been announced yet."

Some people couldn't help but cheer up, but more people kept refreshing the web page. No matter whether they were alive or dead, they had to give a message to make people feel at ease.

"Come out, come out."

"Fuck!"

"Hahahaha, awesome, "Hunting" won."

"Cao Xuan, China's first Berlin actor."

In a tense atmosphere, suddenly one person took the lead in browsing the webpage and shouted, followed by endless cheers.

These art candidates are young, immature and full of youthful frivolity.

After all, most handsome men and beautiful women come from artistic backgrounds and have never been tempered or beaten by society. They are inevitably a little arrogant. Some even think that they are the chosen ones in the future, and they often fantasize about the day they will die. Beat Cao Xuan and rub Cheng Long.

But even this group of young and frivolous heroes couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration and witnessing history when faced with the ownership of the three major Berlin movie stars in Europe.

Not to mention that at this moment, many people are so excited that they almost shout that I am the next three European best actors/actresses.

Several Chinese drama examiners who had just finished a round of interviews also heard the noisy cheers outside.

After a brief inquiry, I understood what was going on. My first reaction was to look at Zeng Li, one of the examiners. Some of the more familiar ones couldn't help but joke.

"Congratulations, Teacher Zeng."

Zeng Li smiled, neither admitting nor denying, but he was obviously in a happy mood.

But to celebrate, we have to go home to celebrate. Soon, Teacher Zeng calmed down his emotions and focused on business.

"That Zhang Xincheng is currently the one with the best overall results. Let's talk to him later. I heard that he won the first place in Nortel, Zhongfa and Military Arts. We can't let go of such a good talent..."

………

Berlin, Film Festival Awards Ceremony

"...Thank you again to everyone who supports me. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to move forward."

Cao Xuan bowed in greeting, took the Silver Bear trophy in his hand, and stepped down amidst applause. Lao Mouzi glanced at it with a calm expression.

This is one of the top three winners in Europe. Venice won two Golden Lions and one Silver Lion, and Berlin also had both Golden and Silver Bears. Although there was only one Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, Mr. Ge won the Best Actor for "Alive".

Compared with him, Cao Xuan is considered a "rookie".

However, while Lao Mouzi was calm and calm, the rest of the crew were not so calm. This was the Berlin Best Actor.

Before this, there were only three top European best actors, including Ge Ge and Liang Chaowei's Cannes best actor, and Xia Yu's Venice best actor.

Cao Xuan is the fourth of the top three European Best Actors in China and the first Berlin Best Actor.

Since then, the three major European movie stars have gathered together in China.

Cao Xuan himself is quite happy. After all, the Chinese Grand Slam is completed, and there is no need to think about the Oscars. There are only three major ones in Europe that have enough gold content.

But it doesn't mean he is particularly excited. He has won more than twenty Grammys and has broken all the records at the International Music Awards. There is no reason for him to be so happy about a film award.

On the contrary, he still had time to tease Yuan Quan: "I let that guy of yours show off to me every day, and now I'll see how good he is."

Yuan Quan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.

Cao Xuan and Xia Yu knew each other very early. Even at that time, Cao Xuan had not yet starred in a movie, while Xia Yu was already the Golden Horse and Venice Best Actor.

To be honest, Xia Yu didn't have much trouble with Cao Xuan. After all, Cao Xuan's achievements were much better than his. He had the Venice Silver Lion. Cao Xuan's various honorary trophies could not fit in a cabinet, and he didn't have much. Show off.

However, his friends sometimes joked and mentioned a few words, but he didn't take it to heart. The cautious Cao Xuan remembered everything for him.

I had already taken revenge when I gathered all the Chinese Grand Slams, and this time I could vent my anger again.

Cao Xuan even began to think that if there was a chance in the future, winning a Cannes Best Actor or a Venice Best Actor would be the most serious solution to his hatred.

Yuan Quan has a good relationship and doesn't expect to win any prizes. His mentality is more of speechless disgust, while other people's emotions are more complicated.

Especially his competitors Qin Hao and Liao Fan, whose dreams were shattered, made it difficult not to feel depressed.

However, after all, there are more than 20 movies competing together, so their expectations are not high and their mentality is stable.

What's more complicated is the international chapter. She is here to join in the fun this time. "The Grandmaster" also participated in the exhibition, but it did not enter the main competition, but she was also invited to participate in the red carpet.

International Chapter won an award last year for "The Grandmaster" and was eventually crowned Golden Horse Best Actress, becoming the second three-Golden Best Actress, the third three-gold Grand Slam winner, and the second Chinese-language Grand Slam winner.

It is a very rare honor, but with the addition of a second and third place in front of it, it is inevitably a bit discounted. A lot of the popularity and limelight were snatched away by Cao Xuan and Mr. Zhou.

International Chapter was a little unhappy, but before she could make another move, Cao Xuan had already attacked the top three players in Europe and successfully captured the Silver Bear.

In terms of international business performance, Cao Xuan ranks first among Chinese movie stars, with a cumulative box office of billions of dollars. Even now in the field of international literature and art, Cao Xuan has become the only one of the top three European movie stars in recent years.

The International Chapter is already a little desperate. Let alone catching up, it is catching up further and further, and the gap is getting wider and wider.

Fortunately, there was no direct competition between the International Chapter and Cao Xuan. Although she was a little bit annoyed that Cao Xuan was at the top of her game, she had nothing to do and simply settled down to the Buddhist system.

The man surnamed Cao is an evildoer, and I don’t deserve to have a fight with him...

After receiving the Best Actor Award, Cao Xuan felt calmer and more relaxed, and had already begun to think about where to put his trophy in the collection cabinet.

As a result, we heard about the winner of the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture - "The Hunt".

Cao Xuan opened his eyes slightly, and looked at Lao Mouzi in surprise, his consciousness clear.

James is crazy? !

There are only a few awards in the main competition section. There are only about five or six Silver Bears for non-short films, and there is only one Golden Bear.

As a result, this person gave the Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay to Asia, and finally gave the Golden Bear award to "The Hunt".

Even if he doesn't engage in geopolitics, he can't play like this. Cao Xuan even doubts whether this person is a European traitor.

Cao Xuan knew that "Hunting" had a high chance of winning the award. After all, he had done a lot of preparation before, otherwise he wouldn't have come to Berlin so eagerly?

But Cao Xuan didn't expect that James would give face like this, that is, he was afraid of causing controversy, otherwise Cao Xuan would have planned to ask Lao James to give him a good meal, and then make arrangements clearly.

Surprised, but the award was deserved. Cao Xuan and Lao Mouzi performed the show for a while, and the latter came on stage to receive the award. The "Hunting" princess added another golden bear.

After getting the trophy back, Cao Xuan couldn't put it down. The gold one looked more comfortable than the silver one.

"Director Zhang, you have some at home too, why don't I keep this one?"

Lao Mouzi was a little reluctant to give up. He was calm just now because the actor had nothing to do with him, but the golden bear was different. This was a serious honor, how could he not care.

However, film awards like this are generally kept by directors and producers, and Cao Xuan is theoretically qualified to collect them.

Not to mention that Cao Xuan also gave him a reason that he couldn't refuse. Lao Mouzi had a golden bear at home, so he would be too embarrassed to snatch this one from someone who didn't have it.

After struggling for a while, I respect Lao Mouzi's choice. The worst he can do is go back and make a replica himself, since outsiders won't know about it anyway.

After the Golden Bear went to the Cao family, the Berlin Film Festival officially came to an end.

The outside world still has a lot of opinions on this ending. This is not to say that "The Hunt" is not good, but I did not expect it to be such a success.

On the contrary, "The Grand Budapest Hotel", which was recognized as a big hit at the beginning, only won one Silver Bear.

Controversy is inevitable, and jury chairman James and even Liang Chaowei are bound to be implicated.

But this has nothing to do with Cao Xuan.

He and Lao Mouzi accepted exclusive interviews with many European and domestic media outlets to talk about their thoughts on capturing the two bears.

By the way, I watched Fanxing finalize the copyright channels for "Hunting" to be sold in Europe. Not only "Hunting", "Fireworks in the Day" was also produced by Fanxing, and even later took the initiative to help promote Lou Ye's "Massage".

Cao Xuan looked down on the money, but for Lou Ye, who mainly focused on literature and art, if he could sell a little more money, it would be easier to secure the investment for the next movie...