Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 101: Another Success
A large number of posts suddenly appeared in Tianya Community, none of which were very valuable, but they were very annoying.

"I can't fucking believe it. Cao Yang really did it. Three movies, three of the top three European actresses. This is a fucking miracle. It's amazing."

"It's fucking amazing. The key is that the actors selected by Cao Yang are not famous for their acting skills. The gold content in this is huge."

"This is China's first Cannes Film Queen. It's a breakthrough from zero. Cao Yang is really awesome."

"Even a girl who kissed someone can win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. Cao Yang's ability to train actors has once again been proven. It is said that this is also a romance film. I must go and see it when the time comes. I don't believe that a romance film can win the Best Actress award without some perverted content."

"What the above person said is right. With the taste of Europeans, how can a normal romance film possibly win an award? It must have some 18+ content. Let's watch it when the time comes."

"The title of the film is Secret Sunshine. It sounds sweet. Damn, could it be a lesbian love triangle? I suddenly got excited and felt that the answer was not far away. It was really possible. Only films like this would suit the judges' tastes."

"Don't tell me, don't tell me. I think the prediction above makes some sense. A woman got married and fell in love with another woman? Look, I must go and see."

"Why can't the above be that the man got married and fell in love with another man? That's easy to win an award, right? Isn't that how Liu Ye won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor?"

"The above person has no brains. It's Gao Yuanyuan who won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She must be a girl."

"Since we've come to this point, let me ask you one question. Why can't the woman fall in love with the married couple at the same time? Three people... it's exciting just to think about it."

"There's a bunch of perverts upstairs."

……

It's normal for the topic to go off track during the discussion. It's so interesting to discuss between man-woman-man, woman-woman-man, etc.

The Internet is not a lawless place, but it is a moral lowland.

Gao Yuanyuan gave Wu Qihua another polite hug, bowed slightly to express her gratitude to the crowd around her who were congratulating her amid the applause, and walked briskly towards the stage.

She wore a fishtail waist dress today, which showed off her advantages perfectly. The herringbone waist and the regular cross-section dress were stacked to perfectly show her figure. The fishtail design made her walk gracefully and look bright and elegant.

After receiving the trophy and certificate with golden palm leaves from the award presenter, Gao Yuanyuan hugged the female guest and said some words of thanks.

Although Cannes does not have the Silver Bear and Silver Lion like Berlin and Venice, it also has a trophy, and there is a golden palm leaf sealed inside.

“As an actor, it is my greatest honor and pride to receive such an honour on this stage.

I am fully aware of the weight and significance of this award, and I would like to express my most sincere gratitude to the judges, to Cannes, to those who have helped me, and to all the crew members.

Finally, I want to thank my parents and the angel who pulled me out of the abyss. You will always be the light in my heart. Cao Yang, thank you. "

"Hua Hua Hua..."

Applause broke out. It was very common to express gratitude to the director on the award-winning stage. There was nothing to be surprised about.

Although it was expected, Wu Qihua was still very envious and admired her. He envied Gao Yuanyuan for winning the Cannes Best Actress Award and admired Director Cao for producing another international actress.

Director Cao is really amazing, he has conquered the three major European countries.

With just three films, he won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. Who else can compare with this achievement?

It’s not about the award, but what it represents.

After Gao Yuanyuan returned to her seat, Cao Yang jokingly said, "Congratulations, you are now also an international film queen, a veritable international superstar."

Gao Yuanyuan smiled from ear to ear and whispered, "I'll thank you when I get back."

Then he asked softly: "Is it possible for us to win another big award? Is the Palme d'Or possible?" You really dare to think so.

"Forget about the Palme d'Or. This year there is a movie about World War II, about a pianist and the Nazis. If the quality of this kind of movie is acceptable, it can almost certainly win the highest award in Cannes, France or Berlin, Germany. This is the greatest political correctness."

Cao Yang explained softly while taking Gao Yuanyuan's trophy.

"Oh."

Gao Yuanyuan was a little disappointed. She felt that given Cao Yang's talent and the quality of "Secret Sunshine", it would be fair to give Cao Yang the Palme d'Or.

Cao Yang didn’t know what Gao Yuanyuan was thinking, and he didn’t finish his words. The Palme d’Or was impossible, but there was still some hope for other awards.

The overall quality of "Secret Sunshine" is good. It discusses human nature, a topic that is easy to win awards. It also contains content related to religion. It is also a female film, so it can be said that it has a lot of award-winning buffs.

Once upon a time, South Korea's Lee Chang-dong was able to win a Cannes Best Actress award with this movie. However, in terms of connections and status, he was far inferior to Cao Yang today.

Cao Yang is a Golden Lion-winning director and has so many supporters. If Cannes wants to befriend him, it will at least give him another big award.

During this period, the Best Actor award was given to Olivier Gourmet, the leading actor of a Belgian film.

Next was the Best Screenplay Award, which Cao Yang thought was a possible award, but it was given to Paul Lavaldi for the British film "Sweet Sixteen".

Next, the award presenter came on stage and briefly talked about the importance of the director in a film. Everyone knew that the Best Director award was going to be presented.

Cao Yang sat upright. Compared to the Jury Grand Prize, he wanted this more now.

In the minds of ordinary people in China, if you say that your film has won the Venice Golden Lion, they may be a little confused. You still have to explain that the Golden Lion is the best film at the Venice Film Festival. They may just say "oh" and nod to show that they understand.

If you say you won the Grand Jury Prize in Berlin, they will be confused. How can you explain this? Second best film? Second only to the best film? That's really uncool.

If you are the best director, you don’t need to say anything. It is simple, clear and impressive.

“Is there a prize for this…”

Before Gao Yuanyuan finished speaking, she heard the award presenter read: "...Cao Yang, "Secret Sunshine"..."

When the applause sounded, Gao Yuanyuan widened her eyes in surprise, her face full of excitement.

The presenter then read out: "And Paul Thomas Anderson, Wild Love, congratulations."

Well, Cannes has another double yolk.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as we can win the award, no one will care about it. The standard of Cannes is still high enough nowadays.

Cao Yang stood up and hugged Gao Yuanyuan.

"Congratulations, my best director." Gao Yuanyuan whispered in Cao Yang's ear.

Wu Qihua was also very happy. He hugged Cao Yang and said, "Congratulations, Director Cao."

Since Cao Yang won the Best Director award at Cannes, Wu Qihua will also benefit from it. Although he did not win the award, as the leading actor, he can brag about being nominated for the Best Actor at Cannes.

The movie won the Best Director and Best Actress awards again. The most direct benefit is: the pay can be increased again. I estimate it can be doubled this time. Three million is not too much to offer.

(End of this chapter)