Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 344: If I tolerated her before winning the award, and continue to tolerate her after winning it, then wasn't the award a waste?!

Fan Bingbing lifted the hem of her skirt and slowly walked onto the stage under the gaze of everyone.

The actresses below looked at her retreating figure with complex emotions: jealousy, envy, and a lingering gaze...

Zhang Ziyi, who came from China, swayed her upright upper body slightly, almost losing control of her facial expressions, and could only force a smile.

A deep sense of powerlessness was evident in his eyes.

A Cannes Best Actress winner!
That brat actually got it!
Before winning the award, she had already released thousands of press releases, praising her brilliance and touting her career.

Now she's won the Best Actress award at Cannes.

What will happen if we go back?

Li Bingbing also seemed a little awkward.

Because of Indian judge Avi, "Peacock" was originally being heavily criticized.

Later, Avi was removed from the judging panel, but that was only a few days before the closing ceremony.

In addition, I saw that the leading actresses in several movies gave quite excellent performances.

Li Bingbing felt that Fan Bingbing would definitely not be involved in this year's awards ceremony.

Beside her, Li Xue reached out and pressed her sister's thigh.

Li Bingbing snapped out of her daze, patted her sister's hand, and smiled.

But a voice echoed in my mind: We used to talk about "the two ice creams", but now the gap between us has really widened.

China's first Cannes Best Actress winner!
The most prestigious Best Actress award at one of Europe's three major film festivals!

This is an achievement that even Gong Li and Maggie Cheung, the "Empress Gong" and "Goddess Maggie Cheung," have never reached.

All of this is undoubtedly due to Fan Bingbing's hard work.

But is hard work enough?
Her gaze couldn't help but fall on the middle seat in the third row.

Looking at that exceptionally young and handsome figure.

Noticing her sister's emotions, Li Xue said, "Sis, once I get to Director Tang's company, I'll help you grab all the resources you need!"

Li Bingbing smiled and shook her head.

On the stage.

Fan Bingbing's smile was tinged with tears.

This trip to Cannes was truly full of ups and downs for her.

I was full of confidence before I came.

At one point, I thought it was all over.

Standing on the stage now, I feel like I'm floating: "I feel like I'm dreaming."

Encouraging laughter and applause rang out.

Looking at the audience, for some reason, Fan Bingbing's eyes suddenly reddened. She instinctively raised her hand to fan herself, saying:

"Don't cry, don't cry, your makeup will run..."

"Haha," everyone chuckled again.

It's hard to say what other female celebrities would think, but Tang Wen thought it was quite cute.

"Thank you Cannes, thank you to all the judges..."

Fan Bingbing's acceptance speech was nothing new.

I haven't forgotten the ending; I especially want to thank Tang Wen.

"I love you~" Fan Bingbing said in Chinese, holding the trophy and the certificate on her arm, deliberately freeing one hand to throw a kiss to Tang Wenfang.

The audience members smiled broadly and clapped softly.

Predictably, once this footage gets out, there will be another wave of sarcastic remarks from women tomorrow.

But let's focus on making the most of today.

There are too many lice and it doesn’t itch.

He has long been used to it.

Fan Bingbing stepped off the stage, returned to her seat, and hugged him tightly, her voice low but filled with excitement: "Brother! I really became the Cannes Best Actress!"

"you did it!"

"No, no, we did it! I couldn't have done it without you!" Fan Bingbing was excited, but her mind had calmed down.

After hugging for a while, they separated, her big eyes filled with stars.

The awards ceremony continues.

The Best Actor award goes to Muzaffar Ozdemir for his role in "Uzak".

A Ukrainian actor stood up, but he didn't seem to be very happy.

At this moment, the award judges reminded him, "Wait a minute, there's one more person, Mahamed Emin Tuprak!"

"Wow~"

Everyone gasped in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Cannes produced two winners.

The two male actors are from the same film, *Uzak*.

Strangely, even though two names were read aloud.

In the end, only one person went on stage.

The award jury continued with their citation: "We unanimously agree that the two actors, through their 'restrained yet powerful performances,' portrayed the alienation of modern urban dwellers..."

When the male actor accepted the award and began his thank-you speech, he mentioned that another actor had tragically passed away in a car accident a few months earlier, so he was the only one who could accept the award on behalf of both of them.

A collective sigh of regret rose from the audience.

Then came an even more enthusiastic round of applause.

After Best Actor, the next logical step would be Best Director.

However, the Cannes Film Festival has considerable autonomy, and its awards are not entirely fixed.

"Next, we will be presenting the Jury Prize."

This award is different from the Jury Grand Prize.

The latter is the fixed second-largest prize.

This Jury Prize is a recognition given to a film by the judges of this year's competition, and it is also a special award.

The award goes to "Five in the Afternoon," which tells the story of an ordinary Iranian family struggling to survive.

What impressed the judges was the film's realistic style.

The jury awards have been presented.

The Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony is drawing to a close.

The directors of the films that had entered the main competition but had not yet won an award were even more nervous.

"The winner of Best Director at this year's Cannes Film Festival is—"

The award judges paused, looked at the audience, and called out a brief name: "The Peacock, Tang Wen!"

For some reason, they called out the surname first and then the given name.

The other person's English pronunciation was very standard, and Tang Wen confirmed that he had not misheard.

"what--"

Tang Wen remained calm, but Fan Bingbing screamed first.

She reached out to cover her mouth, forgetting that she was holding the trophy, and almost knocked it over.

Tang Wen smiled and stood up.

Fan Bingbing got up and hugged him again: "Darling, you're amazing!"

He let go and waved to the acquaintances present.

He buttoned up his suit jacket and strode confidently onto the stage.

Congratulations to Director Tang on winning the Best Director Award at Cannes!

The host, Monica Bellucci, clapped enthusiastically, her captivating eyes fixed on Tang Wen, her gaze lingering.

"After several years in the industry, this is my first Best Director award! Thank you to the Cannes jury... It was almost the end of the awards ceremony, and I thought I was going to receive the heaviest gold trophy!"

Tang Wenyu spoke with regret.

Monica covered her mouth and smiled.

"However, it's okay, the suspense hasn't been revealed yet, right?" Tang Wen turned to look at the simulation space.

The latter nodded.

He continued, "Why don't you take a look at the list now? If it's my name, I'll just pack up the trophy and take it with me!"

Monica Bellucci laughed so hard she bent over.

After joking around, Tang Wen began reading the list of thank-you notes.

Finally, Fan Bingbing was also mentioned, and she and her colleagues in the crew were thanked for their wonderful performances.

Fan Xiaopang placed the trophy and certificate he had just received on the empty seat next to him and kept making heart shapes with his hands towards the stage.

After bowing in thanks, Tang Wen returned to his seat and sat down.

Fan Bingbing took the trophy.

"Don't you have one?"

"How can these be the same? This is a director's award!" Fan Bingbing held one in each hand, staring intently with wide eyes, clearly fascinated.

It seems that if he weren't mindful of his image...

She kissed him twice, one on top of the other.

The subsequent Jury Prize and Palme d'Or had nothing to do with Tang Wen's *Peacock*. The former went to *Uzak*.

The latter gave "The Elephant"

Unfortunately, the subject matter of "The Elephant" was too opportunistic.

Of course, there were also controversies.

Some viewers criticized the film, saying that "Elephant" glorified terrorists who broke into the school.

The award ceremony is over.

After waiting for a long time, the journalists confirmed the news of the award.

The message was relayed back to China overnight.

It was the middle of the night in China.

Working overtime until the early hours of the morning, the editors from various websites, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately organized the text and uploaded it to a prominent position on the website.

However, at this time, there are too few people online, so there's really not much readership.

The awards ceremony was followed by interviews and a banquet.

The Cannes jury was so kind as to award them two major prizes.

Tang Wen and Fan Bingbing naturally couldn't miss the dinner.

The first to surround them were several domestic film crews.

Li Bingbing said calmly, "Congratulations, Director Tang, congratulations, Bingbing."

Fan Bingbing was overjoyed to receive the award and said with a smile, "I believe that with your abilities, you will achieve this sooner or later."

"I hope so!"

Looking at the young and beautiful face opposite her, Li Bingbing, who never thought she was inferior to anyone, actually felt a little jealous.

It wasn't that I was jealous of her beauty, but rather of her relationship with Tang Wen.

Back then, Fan Bingbing was just starting out and hadn't yet gotten deeply involved in the entertainment industry.

He was protected by the great director Tang Wen.

They showered him with money, people, company start-ups, and resources—they were incredibly doting.

Fan Bingbing herself is also very capable; she does well in both movies and music.

"Director Tang, Bingbing, congratulations!"

Zhang Ziyi was extremely unwilling, but these past few days they had to see each other all the time.

They won an award, and I wouldn't come to congratulate them.

It wouldn't make sense on the surface.

It makes you seem stingy.

Going back would likely make you vulnerable to being targeted by someone surnamed Fan.

"With your talent, Ziyi, you'll definitely win awards in the future." Fan Bingbing was pleased and didn't mind saying a few nice words.

They gave each other the same explanation, but it wasn't a perfunctory one.

After all, Li Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi are indeed among the best actresses in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Whether the two can win awards depends on whether they have good roles and good opportunities.

Their professional skills and work ethic are not lacking.

These days, popular actresses are different from those of later generations. They can't rise to the top just by hype and press releases without real talent.

"Two Cannes trophies, not bad." Han Sanping examined Tang Wen's Best Director trophy from all angles. "Finally, a mainland Chinese trophy! Not bad!"

He said "good" twice in a row, which shows that he was in a good mood.

The Cannes Best Director Award was won by Yang Dechang from Taiwan and Wang Jiawei from Hong Kong in 97 and 2000, respectively.

In the Chinese community, Tang Wen's possession is the third one.

The first one in mainland China.

"Go back and promote it properly." Han Sanping glanced at Fan Bingbing beside him and swallowed back the news he originally wanted to say about the currently showing film "Jade Goddess of Mercy".

"Xiao Fan, congratulations!"

"Thank you, President Han!"

"Your trophy is even more valuable; it's the first Best Actress award in the Chinese-speaking world."

Hearing the bigwigs from China Film Group praise him, Fan Bingbing was practically strutting around with pride, but he quickly tried to be modest and attribute the credit to Tang Wen.

Mr. Han: "He deserves credit. If you don't perform well, they won't give you the award."

To be fair, public relations did play a significant role.

However, Fan Xiaopang's performance in "Peacock" was also quite remarkable.

Tang Wen led her around the venue.

He became acquainted with directors like Spielberg and Wood.

Before the party ended, Meg Ryan specifically sought out Tang Wen.

To be honest, she had witnessed Tang Wen's ability to win awards.

On the final day, when the judging panel voted.

Spielberg recommended "Peacock" for an award, and as soon as he finished speaking, she not only followed suit but also voted for it.

Two French judges and one Italian judge also voted in favor.

With the jury chairman's lack of objection, "Peacock" successfully won two major awards.

It's important to know that before the official voting, this judge, who had been bribed, didn't even know Tang Wen's award target.

It's even more unclear whether these judges who voted for the film genuinely liked it or were influenced by public relations tactics.

Tang is like a shrewd politician!

"Tang, you have an amazing eye for choosing scripts. I've read the original novel and I'm really looking forward to working with you."

After saying a few polite words, Meg left.

She came to remind Tang Wen not to forget to give him the "reward".

Watching her retreating figure, Fan Bingbing finally understood the few English sentences she had just said: "Are you making a new movie?"

"Yes, it's in the plan. I'll be the producer. The director and lead actor will be Old Wood, who won the Coach of the Golden Horse Award tonight." The Coach of the Golden Horse Award is the Cannes Lifetime Achievement Award.

Old Wood failed to score in the main competition.

But when the French Art Directions Association presented him with the Coach de la Golden Award, the citation was particularly heartfelt:

"Regardless of whether his new film wins the Palme d'Or, we will award him the Golden Coach Award to show the respect that all French directors have for him."

"Clint Eastwood?" Fan Bingbing asked with interest, his tone revealing a hint of eagerness to improve.

"Want to act in a leading role movie? It could be an Oscar contender!"

"Really?!" Fan Bingbing's eyes lit up, and she hugged Tang Wen and started acting cute.

After quietly enjoying the flattery for a while, Tang Wen said unhurriedly, "The female lead is a boxer. You're tall enough, but you're a bit lacking in muscle. Be prepared to train in boxing for a year!"

Fan Bingbing was taken aback: "A female boxer?"

"Hmm, I need to train until I look like a muscle monster."

Fan Xiaopang gasped.

Tang Wen said quietly, "This is the basic procedure for winning an Oscar for Best Actress."

One year, boxing, muscleman.

Fan Bingbing smiled obsequiously, hugged him and acted coquettishly for a while, finally whispering in his ear, "Brother, I don't want to win an Oscar for Best Actress anymore, I just want to be your queen!"

Leprechaun!

Just as Tang Wen was about to say something, he caught a glimpse of Sophie Marceau out of the corner of his eye.

She wore a red halter-neck dress, exuding a dangerous beauty.

Hmm, the dress is really nice.

She truly deserves the title of the French Rose.

Her nickname arose because of her style.

The nickname spread and, in turn, influenced the style.

Sophie Marceau particularly likes to wear red on grand occasions.

A group of people surrounded her and praised her.

It easily stole the attention that originally belonged to the Cannes winners.

Fan Bingbing noticed her too, and her eyebrows immediately furrowed, as if she was about to say something rude.

Tang Wen chuckled inwardly and reminded her, "Next time you come to Cannes, you'll still need her to help you win an award!"

Ok? !

Fan Bingbing raised her eyebrows high, her eyes filled with conflict.

If I hadn't won the Cannes Best Actress award, I would have simply ignored it, almost like those Japanese men who lie in bed and pretend to be dead.

Now that she's won the Cannes Best Actress award, she still has to put up with this rudeness.

Then my Best Actress award was for nothing?

Seeing that her expression was off, Tang Wen continued, "You already have the reputation of being a Best Actress. The next step for you is to become a producer or director. In the future, you will definitely come to Cannes."

Hmm, that makes sense, but not much!
Fan Bingbing sensed something was wrong, lowered her voice, and grabbed Tang Wen's hand: "You're just trying to fool me! I think you're just protecting her!"

Tang Wen shook his head in denial.

He has always loved whoever is by his side the most.

(End of this chapter)