26th, evening.

The red carpet at the closing ceremony was even deserted than at the opening ceremony. Of course, this is normal. Basically, you can only stay if you have a prize, and they won't be allowed to run around on the red carpet, so naturally there will be fewer people.

In fact, during these twelve days, film critics, sponsoring brands, audiences, and many popular celebrities took turns to take the stage. Shining on the stage also increased the popularity of Cannes.

But until today, everything finally returned to movies.

The 55th Cannes International Film Festival awards show is about to begin. At the Lumière Theater, one after another the crew walked onto the red carpet and accepted the baptism of the camera.

This year's Cannes Awards ceremony did not have so many big-name movie stars blessing, but everyone who got off the car seemed to have been famous for many years. They all held their heads high and talked and laughed. The actresses' long evening gowns were trailing on the red carpet and they were smiling.

As everyone waved greetings, the actors no longer had the panic at the opening, and the director even scolded Fang Qiu for his attitude.

Because everyone is a winner tonight.

But the media is still used to classifying the crew into different grades.

So when "A Hundred Flowers" stepped onto the red carpet, there was another violent storm of guns, cannons and flashing lights.

The slightly better top seed in this year's Cannes, with a score of 3.6, shows the film critics' love. Or maybe it's the critics' resistance to the powerful offensive of "The Pianist", or the film critics think they want to guide the audience?

After all, "The Pianist" didn't score 3 points, which shows that the so-called "no artistic breakthrough" is not the perception of one or two people.

But venue ratings don't mean everything.

At this film festival, the popularity of "Ren Xiaoyao" has almost been overshadowed by the popularity of the film crew. Jia Zhangke was a little disappointed when he came on stage, but his mentality was very calm, and he was already thinking about which film to choose for his next film.

A script.

...

On the red carpet, the crew of "Deep Flowers".

Compared to arriving on time for the opening ceremony, Ichigo Shangzo did not rush over to walk the red carpet with the crew until ten minutes before the red carpet.

After he was pushed by Lin Hao to work in "Deep Flowers", it was both joy and pain. But if you want to compare... let there be more movies like this!

"Everything is ready, just waiting for the awards."

He was full of confidence, because this movie is so popular. In European countries, they love this intoxicating feeling. In addition, not many people watched the movie, but everyone came out to praise it.

, the venue's rating is 3.6, basically the price is considered high.

The market is very good, which means there is a lot of money.

There was a lot of money, and he wanted to draw a commission from it, so naturally he was happy and worked harder.

"That's best."

Lin Hao's unremitting efforts to spend money finally paid off. He has now received the early profits from "Hero", and "Deep Flowers" has also sold very well. Although a lot of the profits actually have to be shared with Director Chen and others, but

It’s also a big profit.

Therefore, when "Buried Alive" is released in September, it seems that the amount of money to make is not so urgent, and his money is no longer very tight.

But if you are satisfied financially, you must also be satisfied in terms of awards.

Lin Hao really hopes to win the award anyway. Although his performance is not so valued in the film, he is definitely the one who supports the film. So although there is no special introduction, when the film critics predict,

As many as 40% predicted that he would be the best actor this year.

The rest have the most support, which is about 20%.

Still... looking forward to it.

...

At eight o'clock, the awards party started on time.

The host stood on the stage and performed a routine. These procedures are necessary. A group of people in the audience were quietly waiting for the awards. The director also knew that everyone did not like to see this, so soon, the camera began to shoot.

There are all kinds of stars in the audience.

Especially good-looking female celebrities.

For example, sitting in that row... Bai Meng?

Zeng Li wore a light turquoise evening dress today, with a waist and shoulders, and a skirt that was not too short. She looked beautiful walking on the red carpet, but she had some difficulty moving when she entered the award show, but she didn't need to move much, she was beautiful.

correct.

The sparkling pearl headdress and earrings on her head, and the necklace around her neck are all from MIKIMOTO. This brand started sponsoring Miss Universe this year. It is not short of money, but what is missing is the publicity and popularity.

That's when I just chose her.

Today, Zeng Li wore light turquoise with pearl white. The color is actually very plain, but Zeng Li is the kind of beauty with a bit of enthusiasm, but this time it is toned down. It does not have the impactful beauty of the opening ceremony, and is more graceful.

The camera panned to her and paused for two seconds. She was definitely a bright spot in the audience. But the person next to her looked a little absent-minded.

"What are you thinking about?"

The crew was sitting very close to the front, and Zeng Li couldn't help but whisper: "This is an awards ceremony, you can't sleep."

"...Do I look that sleepy?"

Lin Hao was quite embarrassed, so he moved a little, took another sip of water, and then said: "I didn't come back until four o'clock last night and got up after five o'clock. Are you not sleepy?"

"Keep holding on."

She continued to persuade: "I didn't go to bed until after three o'clock last night."

"Deep Flowers" was a huge success, so naturally everyone on the crew was invited to be interviewed to build publicity. Even Feng Yuanzheng, who had always had nothing to do, was being chased for interviews and suffered from severe lack of sleep. The two chatted for a while.

Then he continued to return to the scene and waited for the awards to be handed out.

...

European film festivals are actually different from those in China. There are no people who come to sing and dance before the awards are given out. For example, in Berlin, one person comes up, announces the award, gives a speech, and goes down to the next award.

Cannes has a little more, but not much more.

But there are so many awards!

There are so many speeches on stage!

This was even more boring than a song and dance performance. Lin Hao only listened to Lao Jia's acceptance speech. "Ren Xiaoyao" won some kind of "Cultural Exchange Award", so Lao Jia went on stage to receive this consolation prize, but his mentality was not bad.

Then we came all the way to the short film Palme d'Or, which means tonight's drama begins.

The next award is the Best Screenplay Award.

The best screenplay went to Paul Ravaldi's "Sweet Sixteen". This gloomy film with a simple documentary feel subverts people's understanding of the form of family and is quite suffocating. It tells the story of children's efforts.

He tried to save his mother and his family, but failed in the end.

Next, there is the Best Director Award.

The host started speaking on the stage:

"This year's Cannes has seen many works that dazzled us. Behind these films is the persistence and hard work of the directors, which has given the film the motivation to continue to develop. Let us first give applause to

These directors."

"Whoosh!"

Lin Hao clapped along, and now he has no sleepiness at all. If he wins this award, his chances of winning the Palme d'Or will be reduced, and he will also have his own award...

To be honest, although Director Chen deserves the title, he must be willing to win the Palme d'Or instead of Best Director. If he wins the Palme d'Or twice, he will definitely be a highlight in the history of domestic and even world cinema.

On stage.

The award presenter was French director Régis Vanier, one of the jury members, who was quite decisive and quickly continued: "Tonight, it is a great honor for me to announce tonight's Best Director Award."

"The winner is..."

"Congratulations on Chen Kaige's "Deep Flowers"!"

...

"Bah bang bang!"

The audience burst into applause and cheered.

This is actually very difficult at the closing ceremony, because all the crew members are talented, so to get so much applause and cheers can only mean one thing - it is well deserved.

Yes, Lin Hao was also sincerely convinced. This time in "A Hundred Flowers", it was Director Chen who was so brilliant that he raised his performance to a higher level. Turning his head to look at Director Chen, a trace of regret quickly flashed across his face.

But he immediately put on a smile again.

Chen Kaige is actually a person who is good at hiding his emotions.

So when he came on stage, he first joked: "Thank you, this, after waiting for so long, I finally get an award. At least my trip is worthwhile."

The translation work made the whole audience laugh for a while.

"Thank you, thank you Cannes." Chen Kaige took the trophy and began to formally say: "I have a deep relationship with Cannes. From 1987 when I came here with "The King of Children" to 1993..."

Director Chen started to talk about his fate with Cannes, and later he felt quite emotional. Now I am talking about this and nothing else. It is not impossible to win this award tonight.

Let me say what I can say first.

After he finished speaking, he came off the stage and everyone applauded again.

To be honest, everyone present felt awkward about Chen Kaige receiving the award. It was unexpected and reasonable: with the level of director of "A Hundred Flowers", it would be strange not to win it, but it would be strange to win this Palme d'Or.
To be continued...