Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 17 Award Ceremony
Program brochure: She possesses both the demeanor of an oriental woman and the charm of a western woman. She not only displays the gentleness and elegance of an oriental woman, but also integrates the confidence and independence of a western woman, forming a unique beauty.

Her temperament is as gentle as jade, like a beauty walking out of a classical painting, with grace in every frown and smile.

In the play, she vividly displays the character's inner world through delicate expressions and movements, making people empathize with her and unconsciously indulge in it.

She is the heroine of "Alone on the Beach at Night" - Li Xiaoran.

The program guide scored a high score of 3.2, ranking second.

Good news came at the same time. Cao Yang received an official notice from the organizing committee, asking him and the crew to stay and attend tomorrow's closing ceremony.

Cao Yang told everyone the news, and there was immediate jubilation, as this meant that at least one prize was secured.

Although he had expected this, Lao Tian still couldn't help but grin and punch Cao Yang on the shoulder, "Good boy, you are amazing, it really worked!"

After getting excited, Li Xiaoran's agent, Sister Zhang, couldn't help but wonder what brand of clothes she should choose for Li Xiaoran tomorrow.

Ever since the program brochure ratings came out, various women's clothing brands that had previously ignored us have called us, and each one of them was very enthusiastic.

Li Chang is a reporter for Xinlang Entertainment. After answering a phone call, he couldn't help but slap the table, shocking his colleagues who were working overtime around him.

Ignoring his colleagues' surprise, Li Chang stood up excitedly, strode to the editor-in-chief's office, knocked on the door randomly and went in, shouting, "Boss, I just got news from Berlin. Three, three Chinese-language films have received invitations to the closing ceremony this year."

Editor-in-Chief Hu looked up in surprise, "So many? All of them in the main competition?"

Li Chang nodded, "Yes, I asked deliberately, they are all in the main competition unit."

Editor-in-Chief Hu was really shocked. How many awards were there in the main competition unit of the Berlin Film Festival? There were no technical awards, and almost all of them were grand prizes.

Is this still Berlin, one of the three largest cities in Europe?
Those who know it are calling it the Berlin Film Festival, while those who don’t know it might think it is a Chinese film festival. How is that possible?

Thinking of the information he had learned before, Editor-in-Chief Hu couldn't help but ask, "Could it be a movie by Wang Xiaoshuai and Tian Zhuangzhuang?"

Li Chang was also stunned, and quickly took out the information written on the note and read: "Cao Yang's "Alone on the Beach at Night", Wang Xiaoshuai's "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle", Wanwan's "Love You Love Me"."

Editor-in-Chief Hu slapped his forehead and sighed, "How can we report this? Wang Xiaoshuai's film didn't pass the review, and he entered the competition privately. Tian Zhuangzhuang is still under the ban from directing."

Li Chang couldn't help but remind him, "Boss, the director of 'On the Beach at Night Alone' is Cao Yang, not Tian Zhuangzhuang. When this movie didn't win an award, we didn't report it because we were afraid of trouble. But now it's obvious that it will win an award. It's the Berlin Film Festival."

Editor-in-Chief Hu thought about it, picked up the phone and made a call.

After hanging up the phone, he started calling again.

He hit four in a row before stopping.

Seeing Li Chang's curious look, Editor-in-Chief Hu said, "I called my friends at the General Administration. They only knew that the film had passed the review and was released through the formal channels of Qingying Studio. But because Tian Zhuangzhuang was there, they still advised me to be cautious when reporting it. It's best to wait for Beijing Film Academy's response before making a decision."

"Nortel?"

Li Chang's expression changed. "Boss, have you ever thought of calling Beijing Film Academy to ask about the situation?"

Editor-in-Chief Hu glared at Li Chang and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

He picked up the phone and called a friend in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy.

After hanging up the phone, Li Chang saw him tapping his hands on the table in silence, so he asked, "Boss?"

Editor-in-Chief Hu made up his mind and told Li Chang, "It's already been confirmed. There's absolutely no problem. Don't report it yet. Go and prepare the press release. There are two main directions. One is the press release for the best actress. Hurry up and find the actress's information. The other is Cao Yang's press release. You don't need me to teach you how to praise her, right? It would be best if you can get Cao Yang's detailed information."

Then he stood up and slammed the table, "As soon as the awards in Berlin are confirmed, release them all as soon as possible." Since everyone was waiting and watching, if he took the lead in reporting it now, it would give other media time to prepare. It would be better to suppress it first, prepare thoroughly, and release it all at once tomorrow to completely seize the initiative.

February 2th is the closing ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival.

There were much fewer crew members participating in the closing ceremony this time, so they were able to spend much more time on the red carpet, and there were also special photo and interview areas.

Cao Yang and Li Xiaoran walked the red carpet together.

Li Xiaoran wore a sapphire blue deep V-neck velvet dress. The curve of her waist was designed with pleats, making the overall shape upright and three-dimensional, and more tall and graceful.

Holding Li Xiaoran's cold hand, Cao Yang thought, it's not easy for female stars either. When attending important events, they have to wear cool dresses that show off their figures no matter how cold the weather is. It's really painful.

When passing by the photo area, there were actually quite a few photographers shouting "Li". Li Xiaoran posed in various ways, feeling a little awkward. She was not used to this kind of occasion yet.

It seems that through the program brochure and the movie, Li Xiaoran has already gained some fame.

After walking the red carpet somewhat stiffly, Cao Yang couldn't help but ask, "Are you cold?"

Li Xiaoran's mouth trembled, and she held Cao Yang's hand tightly, "It's cold."

After entering the theater and finding the crew's location, Lao Tian and Zhao Tiantian walked quickly and were already sitting there.

After a while, the chairman of the film festival gave an opening speech, then the jury members appeared collectively, and the chairman of the jury acted as the host.

There are many processes in the film festival. In addition to the main competition unit, there are also various attention units, short film awards and other awards to be awarded. After all these are awarded, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly changes, and finally it enters the awards ceremony of the main competition unit.

"The winner of Best New Actress is Angelica Lee for Love You Love Me."

Amid the applause, Cao Yang saw an actress from Wanwan's crew stand up. She looked pretty good, a good start.

"The winner of Best New Actor is Zhang Zhen, from Love You Love Me."

Everyone on Wanwan's side was stunned. Best New Actor? Zhang Zhen? Was this a mistake?

Zhang Zhen made his debut at the age of fifteen. He has participated in Wang Jiawei's "Happy Together", Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", etc. He has been to Cannes and the Oscars. How come he is a newcomer?
When Zhang Zhen went on stage to receive the award, Jiao Xiongping and director Lin Zhengsheng looked unhappy. They gave the awards to the Best New Actor and Best Actress at once, leaving the other awards on hold.

What are the Best New Actor and Actress awards?
It's not a permanent award. It's a compensatory award with human connections - you have to give some face because you have a wide network of contacts, but the awards are limited, so there's no meat left, so I'll give you some soup instead.

Who says Germans don’t know how to adapt?
Next, the first big prize came.

The host chatted with the award presenter on the stage, and the award presenter announced that the Best Actress award would be presented next.

Cao Yang saw Li Xiaoran next to him, her hands were shaking with nervousness, she was muttering to herself, and she was staring at the stage intently.

He touched Li Xiaoran's arm and reminded her, "Don't be afraid. If you can't remember English, just give your speech in Chinese."

"what?"

"…Li Xiaoran, "Alone on the Beach at Night"."

"Hua Hua Hua..."

There was a wave of applause.

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