I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad

   Chapter 563 561.

"Ah…"

  When the audience thundered into applause, Zhang Yimou, who had sat steadily for the entire audience, let out a chuckle.

  He was not as ecstatic as Zhong Changyou, Lin Juxin, and Liu Yifei.

   Seeing the three of them standing up and raising their arms, he seemed surprisingly quiet.

  Not as dumbfounded as Xu Xin.

   Sitting on a chair, staring straight at the direction of the stage, motionless.

...

   Applause.

   gave the applause to his disciples.

  His joy was complicated.

   The award he won because of his disciple is the one he desires most.

  In the three major European competitions, he has won the Golden Lion in Venice, the Golden Bear in Berlin, and the Palme d'Or in Cannes.

   But in the three directors' personal honor column, he is blank.

  Yes, everyone recognizes that the honors of best film and best film of the jury are the No.1 of the film festival.

  The status of a director is not reflected by the best director of a film festival.

   Some people have even won the best director, but they have never touched the best picture in their entire lives...

   But people are like that.

  What you lack, you want.

Although I am getting old now, the determination to win or lose has long since disappeared, but now facing this... Not to mention that I taught it by myself, but at least I put it by my side to teach by example, and the children who helped him polish a little bit got what I lacked. honor…

  He actually had a complicated heart.

   There was joy, surprise, and a little bit of unwillingness.

  But these emotions will not make him lose control of his mind, but instead give him a very strange sense of satisfaction.

   I don’t know if this counts as blue out of blue and better than blue.

  Should...forget it?

  With this doubt, he glanced at Xu Xin who was still sitting on the chair blankly, and when he stood up, he passed Lin Juxin and Liu Yifei who were beside him.

   That strong hand grabbed Xu Xin's arm and said:

   "Go, go to the stage to receive the award!"

   "..."

  Xu Xin woke up like a dream.

   Subconsciously glanced at everyone including the old man, the tinnitus in his ears began to fade away.

   He opened his mouth...

  But I don't know what to say.

  In the end, he could only nod slightly:

"okay."

  So, amidst the applause, he, who was sitting on the side of the aisle, walked towards the stage in Venice step by step.

   Along the way, Xu Xin could feel many eyes.

  All kinds of strange things.

  The opera-style design of the Festival Summer Palace made the applause in the entire venue very loud.

   He was so shocked that his ears hurt a little.

  And from my seat to this aisle above the stage...

  Why is it so long?

   It's like a never-ending road to pursue art.

  He walked and walked and walked... still can't see the end.

   And this stage is like a small post station, providing him with a harbor where he can temporarily rest on this endless road...

  So, he came to the stage numbly.

  Looking at this…I don’t know what her name is…Arab female director facing her, she politely extended her hand.

  Sherin Naisha raised her hand with a smile.

  After the two shook hands, she personally held the silver lion trophy representing the director's personal honor and put it in Xu Xin's hand.

   "&*…*%."

  Xu Xin couldn't understand what she said.

   But I think it should be a blessing.

  So, he nodded politely holding the trophy:

   "Three grams of oil, Wai Rui three grams of oil."

  Shirin Naisha nodded with a smile, and stepped aside.

  Standing under the spotlight, Xu Xin narrowed his eyes and looked...

"Well…"

   "..."

   The applause gradually quieted down.

"Well…"

  In the quiet venue, Xu Xin's scalp slowly began to tingle.

   "..."

  The gaze of countless people made his facial muscles quickly start to congest.

"Well…"

   Want to... say something?

speak Chinese?

speak English?

   I can't speak English!

  Unconsciously, he fastened the toes inside the shoes.

   Barely speak:

   "Three...three grams of oil and extra horse...uh..."

  Damn it, why do I have to speak in English?

  How can you speak Chinese?

  But... I really can't speak English!

  At this moment, he regretted so much why he didn't take the fourth and sixth grades well. After a pause, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet...

   "Thank you everyone. Thank you Venice Film Festival, thank you everyone on the jury..."

   Before the voice fell, an English voice came from the stereo.

  Simultaneous translation is here.

  Xu Xin was taken aback for a moment... the conversation paused for a moment, but he immediately relaxed.

   It is enough for someone to translate.

   "Thank you for your support of "The Hawthorn Tree", and also thank Liu Yifei and Lin Gou, as well as all the people who have worked hard for this movie in front of and behind the scenes. It is really great to have your help, thank you!"

   "Wow, la la la..."

   Watching him take half a step back and make a bowing gesture, everyone in the audience applauded except for Lin Xunxin who was full of strange eyes.

   After bowing, Xu Xin said again:

"Finally, I would like to thank my wife for supporting me. I would also like to thank Xiying Film Studio for its efforts in making this film. Tianchao Films came out of Xiying Film Studio. The mission behind these words made me come to where I am today. And finally, I would like to thank director Zhang Yimou... Without you, there would be no "Hawthorn Tree", and I would not be where I am today. Thank you, and thank you to everyone who loves this movie, and thank you for everything in this beautiful country of Italy. Thank you .”

   After speaking, he bowed again, holding the silver lion trophy, and walked off the stage amid applause.

  …

"Born in 1986, the 24-year-old director Xu Xin, on September 14, 2010, Venice time, won the youngest best director trophy in the history of the Venice Film Festival. From the youngest director with a box office of 100 million yuan, to Today's youngest award for the three best directors...Director Xu is setting new records one after another for the Chinese film history...Bless him. I hope he can bring us more excellent works!"

  Jingwei’s emotional and vocal words aroused strong sympathy between Martin and the frantically scrolling "Xu Dog Awesome" barrage in the live broadcast room:

"Yes, that's right... Although... I read foreign reviews of the movie "The Hawthorn Tree", and felt that Director Xu deserved this award. But when I think about his age... I feel a little unreal. It's kind of scary..."

"Indeed... In fact, not only you, sometimes even I don't realize it... Martin, didn't you notice? Xu Xin and Yang Mi are the same age. Both of them are only 24 years old this year. Director Xu just got his life The first best director trophy in the film was won in one of the three top film art halls. At the age of 24, Yang Mi won the double best actress of the Golden Rooster and the Golden Horse... These two are only 24 years old! "

"That's right, that's what I want to say. Sister Jingwei, you spoke to my heart... 24 years old, normally speaking, many people have just graduated from college, right? But...whether it's director Xu or Yang Mi , why do I feel that they...seem to have been in this circle for many, many years? You said...is this considered to be famous as soon as possible?"

   "Absolutely... really incredible."

   Jingwei's eyes were filled with emotion, but at this moment, after Xu Xin stepped down, it was the jury's turn to present the Silver Lion Award, so the two fell silent again.

  It's not just them, everyone who received this news... need to digest it.

   There was silence for a while.

  …

  Cold feel.

  Heavy weight.

   Xu Xin clutched the silver lion in his hand and suddenly felt uncomfortable.

  Turning his head and lowering his body... He suddenly realized that he didn't know what was going on with his suit, but his shirt had been attached to his back.

   It's like just out of the water.

  Unconsciously, he turned his head and glanced at the golden lion in Liu Yifei's hand.

Um.

  It's gold.

   Ugly.

   Sure enough, Mr. Xu likes silver.

  The more silver the better!

   At this time, a sentence sounded in his ear:

   "I invite you to drink tonight, don't compete with me."

   "..."

  He turned his head to look at Sister Shenxian and nodded:

   "I won't compete with you, the best newcomer award is definitely worth a drink."

   "..."

   "Poof..."

  Amid Lin Juxin's uncontrollable fart laughter, Liu Yifei's face became "ugly".

   Laughter, Xu Xin said:

   "Lin Dog."

"ah?"

   "Wait, brother will help you bring back an actor in the future."

   "Hey, okay, sir."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   Let alone Xu Xin, even Zhong Changyou and Zhang Yimou were speechless.

  Secretary progress so quickly?

  These young men...

  Zhang Yimou shook his head helplessly, glanced at the trophy in Xu Xin's hand, and chuckled lightly:

"ha."

   And amidst the murmurs of several people, the jury award came to an end.

   Was taken by "Sad Trumpet".

  The second prize with gold content was won by "Sad Trumpet", and everyone became more and more curious... Who will the Golden Lion Award be given to?

   Wouldn’t give it to “The Hawthorn Tree” again?

   Or "The Silent Soul"?

   Or… Black Swan?

   Just thinking about it, the winner of the 66th Golden Lion Award and the director of "Lebanon", Maas Shumlik, took out the envelope.

  Xu Xin's mentality is actually very peaceful.

   In other words, he is in the sage time right now, watching Maas Schumrick's actions, his heart is calm and there is no wave.

  But he heard Zhong Changyou's words:

   "It would be even better if I could get the Golden Lion...Although it is unrealistic..."

  You also know that your dreams are unrealistic?

  Xu Xin couldn't help but nodded.

   But he is also curious... Who will the Golden Lion Award be awarded to?

   Just thinking about it, I heard the other party read a name:

   "Somewhere."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

  The audience fell silent.

   Only Xu Xin:

   "Who? What... Crooked?... "Road to No Fruit"?"

  In his impression, the movie with this word seems to have won the special Golden Lion Award in the main competition unit "Consolation Prize" - "Road to No Fruit", right?

   But before Liu Yifei answered what he meant by the translation of "Somewhere", suddenly, there were boos in the stadium.

   "Call~~~~~"

Yo? Brother Qianer is here?

  Where is it?

Good job…

  When he heard the boos, Xu Xin's thinking inevitably went astray.

   Then I reacted...

  Why is no one applauding?

   On the contrary... a few people in front of him on the right stood up, raised their hands and cheered, applauded, and sent a... It can be said that a woman who still has charm walked towards the podium.

   This person... who is it?

  Director?

   Did you shoot something outrageous? Why is it so hated?

   Wasn't there a single applause, instead it was all booing?

  He couldn't help but asked Liu Yifei:

   "Who is this person? What's the situation?"

   "Her name is..."

  Liu Yifei glanced at the big screen and said:

   "Sofia Coppola...made a movie called Somewhere... "Somewhere". Have you ever heard of this movie?"

  Before Xu Xin opened his mouth, Zhong Changyou spoke:

"The director of "The Godfather" is her father, the scene of being baptized in "The Godfather" 1, the little baby is her... The movie "Somewhere" she made this time is considered by many people to be a remake of "Lost in Translation", And all aspects are not handled well. The reputation is mediocre...but she is considered a famous Hollywood family, and at the same time...Quentin's girlfriend...tsk..."

   "..."

   "..."

   "..."

   Following Zhong Changyou's explanation, the three of them who had figured out this relationship were speechless.

  Unconsciously, Xu Xin looked at Zhang Yimou.

   want him to explain...

  But who knows that the old man is also a little confused:

   "Is this movie good?"

  Zhong Changyou shook his head:

   "It's very average. I went to see it. There was no ups and downs throughout the whole process, and it was very flat. The evaluation scores of audiences and film critics were less than 7 points."

   "..."

   Obviously, Zhang Yimou was also a little surprised.

   Then he said to Zhong Changyou:

   "Quentin's journey as a judge has come to an end. If it is somewhat understandable that he awarded the Palme d'Or to "Fahrenheit 911" in Cannes before, then such a move...why bother? Sigh."

   He sighed.

   Others don't know how to answer.

  Finally, after the Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Wu Yusen, the 67th Venice came to an end in the applause of him holding the trophy high.

  …

   The awards ceremony ended, but there will be news interviews after that.

  Originally according to Zhong Changyou’s words:

   "Director Xu, if you win the award this time, you have already broken the age record for the best director in Venice. There must be a lot of media. It may take a long time..."

   Under his reminder, Xu Xin is ready.

  But when he arrived at the interview site, he discovered that...

  In addition to the national media of other award-winning crews, most of the Italian journalists are concentrated on the seats of the jury.

   All the members of the jury are sitting there, and Quentin is being "sieged"...

  But because Xu Xin couldn't understand, he had no idea what they were talking about.

  You can only see Quentin talking non-stop, and then every time he ends a question, a group of reporters will raise their hands again. The other judges all acted as if they had nothing to do with them. Even the Jasmine who presented the award to Liu Yifei smiled and waved after seeing Xu Xin and the others.

  Xu Xin doesn't quite know why these sisters are so friendly to him, and he doesn't know what kind of fate they have.

   But still nodded with a smile.

   Thinking about getting to know each other better at the dinner party.

   Then, including him, the entire crew of "The Hawthorn Tree" was surrounded by domestic media.

   "Director Xu, this is the first best director trophy in your life, and it also broke the age record for an award of this level at the Venice Film Festival. How do you feel now?"

  "Hi Liu Yifei, we all know that this movie is your transformational work. And to be recognized by Venice, I would like to ask how you feel now? Is there anything you want to say to the fans who have supported you all the way?"

   "Lin Xunxin, Director Xu and Liu Yifei both call you Lin Gou... What do you think of this title?"

   "What do I see? I sit and watch!"

  …

   Questions were asked one after another, and this time, whether it was Xu Xin or Liu Yifei, they all answered patiently.

  The interview lasted for nearly half an hour. At around 9 o'clock in Venice time, the interview with the jury finally ended, and gradually the media began to gather on Xu Xin's side.

   Seeing this, Zhong Changyou came over:

   "My friends from the press, one last question. There are foreign media friends waiting, and the dinner..."

  He probably gave a reminder.

  After hearing this, Xu Xin glanced at the reporters behind, nodded politely, and said:

   "One last question."

  The group of reporters looked at each other.

   While they were still waiting, Sun Youcai said directly:

   "Director Xu, can you tell us about your next goal? Is it to conquer the top three in Europe? Or the Oscars?"

  When this question was asked, the eyes of all reporters lit up.

   But Xu Xin smiled and waved his hands:

"The next goal is to make the next movie well. I have expressed my meaning elsewhere before. As a director, but also as myself, the goal I set for myself is to focus on every movie. Make a good movie. Movies, make a good story, and be responsible to the audience. As long as this thing is done well, whether it is money, honor, or popularity, etc., it will follow. This is what I often talk about with Yang Mi, the director It's also good..."

  He pointed to himself, then moved his hand aside again:

   "It doesn't matter if you're an actor."

  Because Yang Mi's name was mentioned before, his movements can be understood as expressing his and Yang Mi's thoughts.

   But the words are actually for everyone:

"The essence of the two is the same on the road of film art. The director makes a good movie, and the actor plays a good show. As long as these two points are achieved, I believe that no matter what honor will follow. Don't put the cart before the horse, do this Just a little is enough, this is my idea...Okay, everyone, give up the time to foreign friends. Everyone has worked hard for half a month, thank you, thank you."

  He applauded actively, applauding for these reporters and media who have been struggling in foreign countries for half a month.

   And everyone, including Sun Youcai, was stunned...

   Unanimously smiled and clapped their hands.

   Director Xu gave them applause, and they also gave Director Xu their applause.

   You have worked hard, Director Xu who has won glory for the country.

Hard.

  …

   "Hello, Xu Xin. Miss Trika."

   "No, Xu, it's a lady."

  At the dinner party, Xu Xin, who brought Zhong Changyou over, heard the translation and glanced at the ring on her left ring finger, and nodded with a smile:

   "Sorry, Ms. Trika."

   "It's okay, as a friend, you can call me Jasmine."

   "..."

  Let's not talk about Xu Xin, even Zhong Changyou could sense this eccentric spirit's temperament.

  Jesmine Trika, who was holding a glass of champagne, also noticed the ring on Xu Xin's finger:

   "Are you married too?"

   "Uh... of course."

   "Congratulations, have you had a child yet?"

   "Yes, twins, a boy and a girl."

   "Wow~"

  The sisters look incredible:

   "It's really enviable. It seems that in addition to the wonderful fate, we also have this common topic of parenting~"

  Hearing her words, Xu Xin asked curiously:

   "Wonderful fate?"

"Yes, Xu, I was also one of your judges when "Secret" was selected in Cannes. The impressive debut completely aroused my memories of the past on campus. And it is precisely because of your film that I Went back to school after Cannes and ran into my now-husband... Haha, look, Xu, such a wonderful fate."

   "!"

  Xu Xin was really surprised now.

   After Zhong Changyou finished the translation, he couldn't help but say:

   "Ms. Trika, do you still remember the girl who gave the acceptance speech when "Secret" won the award?"

"certainly…"

  The sisters revealed memories and said:

   "Yang, right? She is the second female lead in the film. Although she doesn't have many roles, the perfect temperament of an excellent student is impressive."

   "She married Director Xu."

"…Wow!"

   Trika's eyes widened instantly.

  Looking straight at Xu Xin...

   "I mean...wow!"

   "What are you two talking about?"

  Xu Xin was a little puzzled.

   And Zhong Changyou explained with a smile:

   "I told her that you married Mimi."

"Xu, this is really fate. Is she here this time? If possible, would you like to come to my house as a guest? My husband and I like to look back at this movie you made and reminisce about our dating days... He would be very happy if you and your wife could come."

  Xu Xin was gradually infected by the cheerfulness of these sisters. Although he shook his head regretfully, he still said:

   "Sorry, she didn't come. But next time the two of us come to Italy, we will definitely pay a visit."

   "You can also come to Italy and try to develop. I like your style very much, it would be great to cooperate with you! How about it?"

"Well…"

  Xu Xin thought for a while and said:

"In fact, there are many difficulties for directors to make films in foreign countries. The first is cultural aspects. If you don't live in one place for a long time, it is difficult to have your own understanding of a country or culture. And this understanding must have the director's own perspective. Interpretation also needs to be well-known by the audience. Then there are some habits, details, and sensitivity to lines and language..."

"oh?"

  The eyes of these sisters lit up all of a sudden.

"That's right, that's right, I think that's the case too. It's like I've been filming in the United States for the past two years...Actually, sometimes I don't get used to it. But, Xu, it's undeniable that sometimes it's because I'm from a foreign country. , or the interpretation of mutual culture between different civilizations, can burst out more passionate sparks. For example, the expression of emotions, I like Jing Qiu’s restrained expression very much, but in your movie, you still remember Jing Qiu saw her The scene where my mother was treated unfairly? My mother was being reprimanded, and she just dared to hide in a corner and cry. If I were to express it like this..."

   "You mean to show more struggle? Use this performance of struggle to reflect the cowardice of a daughter who dare not defend her mother..."

"Yes!"

   "But there is actually a reason for me to deal with this part in this way. When the movie happened, it was a special era. You can try to understand it with the following background..."

  Zhong Changyou's forehead was a little sweaty.

  Although he didn't know what was going on, it was obviously a social occasion, and everyone was expanding their network. But why did Director Xu and this young Italian actress start talking about acting and directing perspectives...

  But you two are happy, I can’t bear it as a simultaneous interpreter.

but…

  He unexpectedly liked this kind of communication.

  The communication between filmmakers is pure and interesting.

  The collision of two people with different cultural backgrounds in cognition...

  Honestly speaking, it's really exciting.

  The premise is that the unlucky guy whose CPU is about to burn out is not me...

  (end of this chapter)