1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 148 The Golden Palm, The Dreamer

On May 24th, the 47th Cannes International Film Festival entered its final awards ceremony.

The final jury chairman announced, "The winner of the Palme d'Or is... Quentin Tarantino's *Pulp Fiction*!"

The judge is an American, the star of the Western film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".

Prior to this, Ge You and Zhang Yimou had already won the Cannes Best Actor award and the Jury Prize (second prize) respectively for "To Live".

Therefore, everyone was quite prepared for Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" to win the Palme d'Or.

After all, "To Live" has already won two major awards, so it's unlikely he'll get the Palme d'Or.

Besides, the chairman of the judging panel this time is an American actor. Are you kidding me?
Everyone says foreigners don't rely on personal connections or nepotism. Don't believe it; only a fool would!
Why don't you ask Little Pylo how many connections he's pulled in these past ten days?!
But it was all worth it!
Winning the Palme d'Or is the greatest achievement!

Quentin and Pello gave each other a big hug, then laughed all the way up to the podium...

This guy's a bit of a show-off!
Fortunately, the older generation of Europeans were still quite clear about how Americans behaved.

Quentin is just a very pure and typical American, we're used to it~
During a subsequent party, Little Pello took the opportunity to call Summer and share the good news.

"We've won big! Oh, by the way, your fellow countryman, that director who looks a bit like a terracotta warrior, also had a great time, winning the Jury Prize and Best Actor..."

Xia Tian laughed and said, "Congratulations to them, and congratulations to us too!"

The two talked a lot on the phone and were both very excited.

Xia Tian felt that Xiao Pailuo was growing very fast. He was already able to skillfully manage those connections and operate them. Shenlong Pictures was being managed very well.

Little Pello admired Summer's vision even more. Although Quentin was discovered by himself, it was Summer who made the final decision to fully support him in making the movie.

Similar situations have occurred many times before. Although Xiao Pailo is used to it, every time Xia Tian's "foresight" is confirmed, he wonders if Xia Tian is a fortune teller!
He had witnessed some of the "magic" of summer when Michael was framed before!
Could it be some kind of mysterious "immortal magic" from the East?
In his youth, Xiao Pai Luo had read Xia Tian's novel "The Corpse-Dissolving Immortal," and from then on, he and his father, Lao Pai Luo, began to feel curious and fascinated by the mysterious power of the ancient East.

Summer is always vague and unwilling to elaborate, which is incredibly frustrating!
……

Although Zhang Yimou narrowly missed out on the Palme d'Or this time, the Jury Prize is still a consolation prize.

Ge You, on the other hand, became the first Chinese actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award!
However, when he returned to China and was interviewed, he complained, "I didn't really feel anything. I only found out after I received the award. There wasn't even a prize, let alone a trophy, just a piece of paper."

Although Ge You was pleased and proud, he didn't take it too seriously.

It's not that I look down on the three major European film and television companies, but rather that I have a very accurate understanding of my own position—I'm basically just working in the mainland film and television industry, and this award is icing on the cake, but not a decisive factor.

The news quickly reached China, where people were eager to witness such "bringing glory to the country."

Yu Hua, the author of the original novel, has also received numerous interviews.

He also called Xia Tian, ​​whether to indirectly brag or genuinely complain, it's unclear:
"I'm actually not very satisfied with this movie. It changed too much from the original story, and it's completely different from the book... I tried to persuade him not to call it 'To Live,' but he absolutely refused!"

Xia Tian advised, "Old Yu, literature and film are two different artistic fields after all... Besides, isn't this another kind of 'Living'?"

"Huh? Hahaha! You're right! Okay, I'll take another look."

Another way of saying "to live" made Yu Hua laugh out loud, finding it quite meaningful.
Summer can imagine Yu Hua holding a microphone, his face scrawled, and a puppy laughing.

Indeed, it's another way of living!
While good news came from Cannes, "Mountain City Forest" was also nearing its end.

A few days later, Xia Tian and Wang Fei finished filming.

The rest of the filming, including some outdoor scenes by Wong Kar-wai, will only take two or three days.

Summer and Wang Fei finally had some free time, so they rested at home for a while.

Ah Ying hasn't returned from the company yet, while Sister Yun went out to find Brigitte Lin. She finished filming a day later than Xia Tian and the others, which happened to be today.

Sister Yun hosted a welcome dinner for her.
—The main thing is that Xia Tian said there was a very handsome 20-year-old young man in the crew who was going to play a couple with Lao Lin, which was a good deal for Lao Lin.

So Sister Yun decided to go and see if her best friend could find a partner.
Regarding Sister Yun's behavior of enjoying the drama, Lao Lin commented: "Do you think I'm like you, someone who likes to date younger men?"

Sister Yun smiled: "We both want to know what it's like to be a young, tender plant~"

It's a pity you wouldn't listen to my advice back then, and now it's too late to listen even if you want to.
Wong Kar-wai's filming this time was unusually efficient. Under the threat of hitting the sandbags every day in the summer, which sounded like they were about to burst at any moment, his inspiration exploded and his potential surged. He actually finished filming "Mountain City Forest" in just 23 days!
The remaining miscellaneous tasks were none of Xia Tian's concern!

It's rare to have such a fast time!

They held a wrap party, so naturally they invited Xia Tian and Wang Fei. Xia Tian was as cocky as ever, holding a Coke, saying, "I drink Coke to everyone who comes!"
Ah Rong was also called in, since "Ashes of Time" was finally finished filming, although the post-production process was quite stressful and difficult.

But that has nothing to do with him as an actor.

Ah Rong and Xia Tian were chatting in a corner. Ah Rong looked at Wong Kar-wai, who was also wearing sunglasses while eating, and asked in a low voice, "Xia Tian, ​​why do you dislike Director Wong so much?"

Xia Tian smiled and said, "I don't like him, not because of him..."

I can't really like Wong Kar-wai because I'm looking at him from the perspectives of a creator, an actor, and an investor.

Artworks are the result of significant expenditures, accumulated through time and money.

But what if you invest a lot of time and money and end up with nothing? The risk is so great, should you give up?

Capital wants low costs and fast returns.

Therefore, art is anti-capital.

But art is always subject to capital.

Who doesn't have a family to support? Who doesn't have a wife, children, and elderly parents?
Summer really likes this saying: Art is art, and technique is technique.

Art is your skill; technique is the ability to use that skill.

If you have skills but no expertise, then you're just a peddler.

Having skills but no talent is fraud.

Some films bear the responsibility of being art, while others bear the responsibility of making a living.

The problem is that investors are there to make a living, and if you trick them into taking responsibility for the art, that's going too far!

Wong Kar-wai is a notorious fraudster! He not only scams investors, but also actors!

……

Summer and Wang Fei were at home, snuggling together on the sofa.

Wang Fei is listening to music, a new foreign album, while Xia Tian is reading a Hong Kong newspaper—the path to redemption is in it!
Summer then discovered that Wang Fei listened to The Cranberries!
Back when Wang Fei was pursuing Xia Tian, ​​Xia Tian told her that she could learn from the lead singer of The Cranberries' singing style and then develop her own style.

Wang Fei was already following The Cranberries back then, and this album is their latest release.

I got it through a friend; there probably aren't many of them in Hong Kong.

In the summer, I heard a familiar melody...

Based on his memory, he wrote down the lyrics in his notebook—"Dream Lover"!
Like other directors who have worked with Xia Tian, ​​Wong Kar-wai also wanted Xia Tian to release a song to boost the movie's popularity.

"Let's give this to Sunglasses King!" Xia Tian said.

He wrote the song himself and had Wang Fei sing it. As for the copyright of the cover version, he let Wang Fei's company handle it!

Wang Fei had been watching from the sidelines for a while, so she quickly grabbed the song and tried to sing along...

She hummed it more and more, and became more and more excited!
She suddenly straddled Xia Tian, ​​cupped his face in her hands, and whispered in his ear:

"The person in my dream"
Hug for one minute
A ten-minute kiss
stranger

How to get into someone's heart
Creating this excitement

It feels like I was once deeply in love with you.
We've never been this close before.

......"

Wang Fei moved closer and closer, until they were practically face-to-face, saying, "I knew it, you love me the most~"

As a result, when Sister Yun got home and opened the door, she caught them red-handed!

Sister Yun: "Oh, Feifei, now that your Sister Lan is having a baby, you're getting anxious too, aren't you? Trying to hog it all to yourself~~~"

(End of this chapter)