Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 67 Simple Expectations
After the closing ceremony, there will be an official press conference for the winning films, which can also be called a press conference.

Each crew held a separate meeting and they were not put together.

The press conference was held at the Venice Film Festival Press Center. The format was simple, with a long table with nameplates and microphones on it and a few simple chairs at the back, just like the setting for a meeting in a rural primary school.

Cao Yang attended the event with Yu Feihong and Liu Ye.

When the time is up, the host reminds everyone that it is time to go on stage.

Cao Yang sat down in front of the nameplate with his name on it, and then placed the golden lion next to his nameplate.

Yu Feihong sat on Cao Yang's right, placing her silver lion next to her nameplate.

Liu Ye sat on Cao Yang's left and placed his silver lion next to his nameplate.

My goodness, even well-informed reporters rarely encounter such a situation.

However, this is not without precedent. There are several films that have won the Golden Lion Award and the Best Actress award at the same time.

The earliest was the 1948th Venice Film Festival in 13, when Laurence Olivier's "Hamlet", also known as "The Revenge of the Prince", won the Golden Lion Award and the Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award.

Next was the 1992th Venice Film Festival in 49, when national director Yi Mou not only won the Golden Lion Award for "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", but also helped Gong Li win the Venice Best Actress Award.

Then in the second year, which was the 50th Venice Film Festival, Krzysztof Kieslowski's "Blue of the Blue Trilogy" also won the Golden Lion and the Best Actress Award. Moreover, this year's Golden Lion Award was a double yolk. The other film that won the Golden Lion was "Silver Sex Men and Women".

Cannes and Berlin were no exception, with several films winning the highest awards and the best actress award.

As for "Empty Room", which won the Golden Lion, Best Actress, and Best Newcomer awards, in fact, when statistics are compiled in the future, this film may only be classified as the Venice Golden Lion Award + Best Actress.

Special awards have no human rights...

When the press conference begins, it is actually the host who asks questions most of the time. The host gets the reporters' questions in advance, and if he thinks there are no questions, he will ask the questions on their behalf. At the end, the reporters may be given time to ask questions, or they may not. There is no fixed pattern.

It is easy to imagine that there would not be any explosive questions at this press conference which was completely controlled by the host, so Cao Yang could talk about his impressions, feelings and gains from the Venice Film Festival.

Let’s talk about whether there were any difficulties encountered during the filming of the movie, even the most "out-of-line" issues, such as the attitude towards domestic violence and the topic of gender equality.

I asked Yu Feihong three questions: whether she had ever thought about winning the award, how she felt about winning the award, and also to talk about the heroine of the movie. There were no out-of-the-ordinary questions.

Liu Ye’s side was even simpler. We just asked him how he felt about winning the award, and that was it.

Liu Ye expressed that he was very hurt that the same style of silver lion received different treatments.

After the interview, the host habitually asked Cao Yang whether he wanted to answer questions from reporters.

Cao Yang looked at the group of reporters and saw a familiar logo, so he gave the reporters from major domestic media an opportunity to ask questions, and also gave Xinlang Entertainment an opportunity.

"Hello, Director Cao. I am Xu Yanghui, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency. First of all, congratulations to Director Cao for winning the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. Can you briefly talk about how you think Chinese films can gain more recognition from the world?"

Cao Yang was scratching his head. You are worthy of being a reporter from XX Agency. For such macro issues, shouldn’t you interview the national master and the great poet Chen?

Oh, now I also have the Golden Lion Award, so I am also eligible to be asked questions, right?
You are indeed a reporter from Xinhua News Agency. You have asked the right person.

In fact, the answer is very simple. When your national strength reaches a certain level, you will start to export your culture abroad, and your movies will naturally be able to go abroad as "pioneers" and be recognized by more countries. But this can be said in private, but it is quite inappropriate to say it in public. The right thing will become wrong, and you will definitely be accused. Of course, you can't answer like this.

“There are many different cultural backgrounds and perspectives in the world, and film art can break down cultural barriers. A good film must have both the director’s personal style and a good story.

The long history of Chinese civilization is the biggest advantage of Chinese-language films. Chinese-language films have long been well-known in the international film scene. With the continuous advancement of film technology, the future of Chinese-language films is limitless.

Before that, we should cultivate more professional film talents, develop the film market in an orderly manner, be inclusive, and develop both literary and artistic films and industrial films in parallel, so that Chinese films can gain more recognition from the world. "

"Hello, Director Cao. I'm a reporter from Xinlang Entertainment. Empty Room not only won the Golden Lion, but also two Silver Lions. What does this mean to you?"

Compared with Xinhua News Agency, questions from Xinlang Entertainment are much easier to answer and there is no wrong way to answer them.

"I am very happy to be here. My Italian friends are very enthusiastic towards me. Whether it is the Golden Lion or the Silver Lion, it is an encouragement to me and allows me to re-evaluate myself.

There is an old Chinese saying: 'Learn until you are old, live until you are old', so I need to continue to learn and continue to study at Beijing Film Academy. Beijing Film Academy is a very good place to learn, where I can learn the world's most cutting-edge film technology and knowledge."

Well, Cao Yang couldn't help but advertise for Beijing Film Academy again.

The award press conference is over, and tonight’s closing ceremony and award ceremony is the end for Cao Yang.

However, he still has to stay in Venice for a few more days to meet up with the people he met at previous gatherings, such as Lao Ma, Sony Classics, and MK2, and attend a few cocktail parties. He can't just ignore them after winning the Golden Lion, right?

The next day, even though he already knew what he should know, Cao Yang still called Lao Situ, Hou Keming, Xie Xiaojing, Xie Fei, and Mr. Han from China Film.

Finally, I stopped suppressing my emotions and called my parents.

"Dad, where is my mother?"

"Nothing, everything is fine, Venice is fine, are you guys okay?"

"Well, I was at a film festival. Guess what award I won?"

"Yes, I won another award, three at once."

"The highest award in Venice, yes, the Golden Lion, a golden lion with two wings, looks pretty good."

"Let me tell you, you know Brother Chen Kai, right? My current achievements are no worse than his. Haha, your son is also a great director!"

"Okay, okay, be humble, don't be proud, work hard, I will, I know, I know."

"I can't go back for a few more days. I got the Golden Lion, so I must socialize. I don't drink. No one here forces me to drink, don't worry."

"I will. The security here is okay. I won't go out at night. OK, got it."

"Okay, hang up."

What is the biggest expectation that parents have for their children?
When you were a child, you might have had a lot of unrealistic fantasies about yourself, but as you grew up, the fantasies would have basically been shattered.

All that is left is peace, peace, and peace. It would be best if I could have a skill to support myself. If I could achieve a little success, that would be perfect.

(End of this chapter)