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Chapter 284 Capturing the Golden Lion
This was supposed to be my movie!

Harvey screamed inwardly,

This feeling became even stronger, especially after seeing the artist.

See you inside!

Gu Bei said lightly.

Then, he and Liu Yifei walked the red carpet at the closing ceremony of Venice.

Finally, we also heard Harvey and the host promoting some anti-war ideas, which was obviously laying the groundwork for the release of The Hurt Locker.

The red carpet in Venice is different from the stepped walkway in Cannes.
The waiting area is on the steps to the side.
Gu Bei and Liu Yifei walked to the center of the cinema from the side.

Then he turned around and, standing under the Palace of Cinema sign, faced dozens of media personnel, giving them time to take photos freely.

Behind the media, separated by a row of flowerbeds, were hundreds of movie fans from all over the world, whose time for taking photos was also the time for them to take photos.

"Bruce, I heard you talking badly about me outside!"

Leonardo pointed to the screen next to him, which was broadcasting a live stream of the red carpet interviews outside. "I've changed my mind now. I don't want you to win an award!"

"Then I don't hope you can win the award either!"

Gu Bei retorted with a smile.

The fact that the artist troupe received an invitation from the official organizing committee means that they are guaranteed to win an award.

Although Vera Drake won both the Golden Lion and Best Actress awards in the previous two years

But since then...
Acting awards are completely separate from film awards.

If you take one, you can't take the other.

Of course, by 2024,
The Venice organizing committee has revised the rules once again.
However, the award for best actor and the Golden Lion can only be awarded simultaneously if the artistic director of Venice and all members of the jury unanimously approve it.

Watching the two men argue back like children,

Liu Yifei and artist actress Marion Cotillard,
They glanced at each other.
They couldn't help but burst out laughing.

quickly,

The cinema was packed with guests, and the awards ceremony officially began.
The Venice awards ceremony is much longer than the Cannes ceremony.

In addition to the main competition and the Lifetime Achievement Award, Venice also has several awards in the Horizons and Short Film sections, with more than a dozen awards in one ceremony, making it comparable to the Oscars.

Kyoto,

Sina Entertainment.

"Cut! Cut! Cut!"

"If Sina Weibo can't broadcast live, then let CCTV6 handle it. They got the broadcasting rights for Venice, but it's even worse than the TV station!"

"If you don't understand, why is Liu Yifei attending the Venice Film Festival awards ceremony? Could it be that she and Gu Bei are really a couple?"

"Don't spread rumors! Sisi is there for publicity; she's the female lead in Director Gu's Starry Night movie!"

"She's the female lead in two consecutive movies starring Gu Bei. There's definitely something going on between these two!"

"I don't care about the private lives of directors and actresses, I just want to know when the Sina server will be fixed, or maybe we should just sacrifice the programmers!"

Looking at the comments scrolling wildly on the right side of the live stream screen,
Peng, the vice president of Xinlang, felt that his family tree was about to be lost.
He questioned his subordinates: "When will things finally return to normal?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Peng, we really didn't expect so many people to be watching the live stream. We're urgently expanding our server capacity, but it will take a little more time!"

"Hopefully I can still catch the final grand prize."

Mr. Peng wiped his sweat and said with some helplessness, "I didn't expect a film festival to attract so much attention. It seems that we made the right decision to snatch the copyright from CCTV this time."

"After all, this is a collaboration between Gu Bei and Leonardo DiCaprio, the biggest star that a Chinese director has ever worked with, and there's also the possibility that a Chinese director can win the Golden Lion for four consecutive years!"

"It would be best if Gu Bei could win the Golden Lion Award!"

"Peng said with great anticipation."

If Gu Bei really wins the Golden Lion Award
This marks the fourth consecutive year that a Chinese director has won the Golden Lion Award.
He couldn't even imagine how explosive the traffic would be tonight!

Venice.

Following the previous series of awards

Finally, we entered the main competition section.

The first awards presented were two newcomer awards.
They are the Best New Film Award and the Best New Actor Award.

However, many of Venice's awards are named after local filmmakers. For example, the Lion of the Future is called the Luigi de Laurentiis Award. People who are unfamiliar with the Venice Film Festival have no idea what this award is.

This time, the award goes to the Italian film "Lunch in Mid-August".

The Best Newcomer Award is called the Marcelo Mastroianni Award, for an Italian actor who was active during the era of black and white films.

Even with Gu Bei's extensive film viewing experience, he didn't know much about this person.

But its recipient,
Gu Bei, however, looked very familiar.

She is the future Jennifer Lawrence.

"You know her?"

Liu Yifei keenly caught Gu Bei's gaze.

"what?"

Gu Bei was slightly stunned.

It's all dark inside the movie theater, how do you have such good eyesight?
He glanced at Liu Yifei's suspicious gaze and said with a smile, "I've seen her work. Her acting skills are quite good for her age. She might be a big competitor for you in the future."

Gu Bei had no prior knowledge of Jennifer, and he never expected that she, as the first post-90s generation to win an Oscar, would actually step onto the stage of Venice this year.

"Now I'm way behind them!"

Liu Yifei looked at Jennifer on the stage, who was holding a huge trophy. In addition to the abstract names of the awards, the design of the trophy at the Venice Film Festival was also particularly abstract.

A hint of longing flickered in her eyes: "But it's never too late to start pursuing it. People shouldn't limit themselves. Who knows how far they can go?"

"I believe in you, it will be soon!"

Gu Bei patted Liu Yifei's hand and said confidently.

at this time,

The winner of the Golden Osera Award for Best Cinematography was announced on stage.

Congratulations to artist Eric for winning the Golden Osella Award for Best Cinematography!

A slight silence fell over the venue.
Then everyone started clapping.
The Golden Osella Award is not a regular award.
Sometimes an award is given, sometimes it isn't, and there's no set rule about who gets it; it all depends on the mood of the jury chairman.

The award was previously given to Hayao Miyazaki's film Howl's Moving Castle.
It was also awarded in two separate categories to screenwriters and cinematographers.

So, somewhat awkwardly, Eric didn't even come to Venice because he wasn't sure if Venice had any awards for photographers.

Gu Bei stood up, walked to the stage, and took the small box from the jury chairman, Wim Wenders.

Inside the small box is a tiny gold medallion, only slightly larger than a gold coin, inspired by the commemorative medals awarded by the Doge of Venice to important figures in the Venetian Republic.

"I'm very sorry that Eric couldn't be here today, but I'm sure he's very proud to have won this award!"
I can't give a speech on behalf of Eric, but I can thank him here. It was he who was willing to complete my first short film for me, a newcomer with no previous work, allowing me to step into the film industry.

Thank you, Eric, you absolutely deserve this award!

Gu Bei accepted the award on behalf of Eric, expressed his gratitude, and then walked off the stage.

In the corridors of the cinema palace,

Gu Bei saw Natalie, whom he had met a few days ago, and the two nodded to each other.

At the same time, I also saw Harvey with a sour face.

The two looked at each other,
Harvey gave Gu Bei a mocking look.
It's as if they're saying, "That's it?"
Gu Bei raised an eyebrow at Harvey, indicating that the other could continue watching.

"Bruce, it looks like neither of us has won!"

Leonardo patted Gu Bei on the shoulder, offering words of comfort.

"still have a chance!"

Gu Bei said lightly.

The Golden Osella Award is not a regular award, and therefore not a major prize.
Therefore, it does not conflict with other major awards, including the Golden Lion Award.

This time, Gu Bei was surprised to be able to help Eric win the Best Cinematography Gold Osera Award, but it was indeed a way of repaying Eric for his kindness in introducing him to the industry.

After all, even though he had maxed out his skills, he didn't even know where to rent a camera.

After the two acting awards were presented,
The Volpi Cup for Best Actor was won by an Italian actor.
Leonardo missed the opportunity, and disappointment was evident on his face.

In fact, the entire cinema palace was silent for a moment before applause broke out.

This is not the kind of stunned silence that occurred before when the Golden Osella Awards were held.
Instead, it's about questioning the winners.

The previous favorites were either Leonardo DiCaprio or wrestler Mickey Rourke.
However, the award was ultimately given to an Italian actor, which can be seen as Venice showing favoritism towards its own local performers.

This time it was Gu Bei's turn to comfort Leonardo.

He patted Leonardo on the shoulder: "It's okay, Oscar is still waiting for you!"

Leonardo turned around and laughed, "If I don't win this time, you'll have to prepare another movie for me to compete for an Oscar!"

"Farewell!"

Gu Bei decisively withdrew his hand.

They're really pushing their luck!

The awards ceremony was drawing to a close.
This was also the climax of the entire awards ceremony.
Those were the grand prizes for the final three films, the classic trio: the Golden Lion, the Jury Special Award, and the Silver Lion for Best Director.

The Silver Lion for Best Director was won by director Da Mao for "Paper Soldiers".
The Jury Special Award was won by Darren Aronofsky's wrestler.

When Gu Bei heard the word "wrestler,"
His heart skipped a beat with excitement.
Darren, who originally won the Golden Lion, received the Jury Special Award this time.

Doesn't that mean... the Golden Lion is mine?
Gu Bei's mind immediately became active.

Although he's aiming for an Oscar this time.

However, the Golden Lion Award is one of the three major European awards.

Its gold content,
That's beyond doubt!
"Bruce, what a pity!"

Leonardo patted Gu Bei on the shoulder, "We didn't expect Venice to be so bold this time, but I still think your film is the best. We can try again at the Oscars!"

Gu Bei was slightly stunned when he heard this.

He glanced at Leonardo on his left.
Then I looked at Liu Yifei on the right.

He noticed that everyone was looking at him with pity.

It wasn't a celebration of winning the Golden Lion Award, but rather a consolation for losing it.

He couldn't help but ask:
What do you mean by this?
All the production teams have won awards, and Paper Soldiers even won two.
All that's left are artists and burning plains.

You don't really think the jury will award the Golden Lion to the Burning Plains, do you?

"Gu Bei... there's also a Miyazaki Hayao present!"

Liu Yifei pointed to the front row seats.
In the front rows, Hayao Miyazaki, whose animated film "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" entered the main competition, was sitting, and most people were looking at the old man.

after all,

Even though Venice had previously awarded the Golden Osella Award to Hayao Miyazaki, this was the first time they had given him the Golden Lion.
Berlin previously awarded the Golden Bear to Spirited Away; is it Venice's turn this time?
"Something will occur if it belongs to your life, if not, do not push it."

Gu Bei calmed himself down and said calmly.

The only thing that bothered him was

Harvey turned around at this moment.
They were looking at me with a half-smile.

It seems to be a reminder of the conversation the two had while waiting on the red carpet.

The biggest favorites at the Venice Film Festival often end up failing miserably.

I originally thought that this time the artists could easily win, but it seems that there were no exceptions this time!

Sina Entertainment Live Stream.

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Finally, director Darren thanked Rose Pictures.

After investor Wild Bunch was skeptical of the commercial value of wrestling in North America, Rose Pictures took over the project, and he expressed his deep gratitude to Rose Pictures for their support of his directing career!

After the live broadcast translator and host simultaneously translated Darren's remarks,

He looked at the comments section of the live stream.

"This is the last big prize. Does Gu Bei still have a chance?"

"Gu Bei's film has already won an award once, so his chances are probably slim, right?"

"Go for it! China's fourth consecutive Golden Lion Award for Best Director!"

The host watched the crowd's excited speeches.

He said somewhat dejectedly and helplessly, "According to the usual rules of the film festival, only the winning film crews will receive an invitation to the awards ceremony. There is still one film crew here who has not won an award yet, and that is Mr. Miyazaki Hayao!"
Although Gu Bei did not win the Golden Lion this time, Chinese directors were unable to win the Golden Lion four times in a row.
But there is no doubt that
Hayao Miyazaki is a very powerful and respectable opponent.
He has dedicated himself to the field of animated films for many years, producing many classic films.
Who can blame Gu Bei for being defeated by such an opponent?
The jury president has returned to the stage.
He will announce the winner of this year's Golden Lion Award!

Venice.

Wim Wenders walked to the microphone.

He spoke softly into the microphone: "Before announcing the winners, I want to condemn the film festival rules, which do not allow me to award two major prizes to the same film, forcing me to choose between the film award and the acting award."

Especially this movie,
Leonardo is very sorry.

I saw a completely different you.
But Bruce's performance was even better than yours. Congratulations to the winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at this year's Venice International Film Festival—The Artist!

What a twist!

Gu Bei's heart, which had been calmed down, was stirred up again, and the applause, as loud as the movie theater, came crashing down like a tsunami.

(End of this chapter)