1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 155 $1000 Million? (Please Subscribe!)
"Congratulations, Chen."

"Thank you, Chairman Moritz."

Chen Fusheng took the trophy from Moritz, and to his surprise, his hands were trembling.

It seems that his body was even more excited than his mind at this moment.

The next segment was the acceptance speech. Chen Fusheng walked to the microphone with the trophy in his hand.

Looking down at the dense crowd below, I felt like they were all staring at me.

Chen Fusheng took a few deep breaths, and only after his excited heart seemed to want to leap out of his chest did he lean forward slightly, bringing his mouth closer to the microphone.

He began to speak:

"Distinguished judges, senior colleagues in the film industry, and dear friends, good evening!"

"Standing here at this moment, my hand is still trembling as I hold the award. Of course, it's not because the trophy is too heavy, but because I'm so excited."

"First of all, I would like to thank the Berlin International Film Festival and the jury for entrusting this film from China with the trust of ordinary people about their emotions and choices."

"Secondly, I want to thank every actor and crew member. There is no grand epic in 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' only the struggle and perseverance of ordinary people in the face of fate. It is the sincere performance of every actor in front of the camera and the repeated adjustments of every frame by the behind-the-scenes team in the darkroom that give this story warmth."

“I would also like to express my special thanks to this day in 1982. In this era full of possibilities, we still believe that good stories can break boundaries. This film’s Best Picture award tonight is not my achievement alone; it belongs to every filmmaker who believes that ‘stories have power.’”

"Finally, I'd like to share a line from the movie with everyone: 'Some truths are destined to be buried deep, but love and courage will always shine in the light and shadow.' In the future, I will continue to tell Chinese stories through the lens, and I look forward to working with filmmakers around the world to encounter more beauty in the light and shadow!"

"thank you all!"

After Chen Fusheng finished his acceptance speech, the applause in the hall once again came crashing down on him like a tsunami.

Below the stage, Fu Jinggong and the male and female leads of his film, though unable to understand English, were deeply moved and proud to see the foreigners around them excitedly standing up to applaud Chen Fusheng on stage.

It was as if some kind of shackle on my body had been removed.

Their backs straightened up considerably.

After calming down and thinking about it carefully, oh, so this is called national pride!
Although the accompanying comrades from the Foreign Affairs Bureau and the State Security Bureau were not filmmakers, at this moment they were equally proud of Chinese films winning the top prize at the international film festival.

"Director Chen is amazing!"

"Yes, it truly deserves to be the leader in film revenue generation!"

……

The awards ceremony tonight can be declared over after Chen Fusheng delivered his acceptance speech.

But tonight's awards night is only just beginning.

At that moment, Chen Fusheng had just stepped off the stage with his trophy and certificate of honor. Before he could even celebrate with his teammates, he was surrounded by a group of reporters with cameras and microphones.

"Everyone, please take turns. If you all speak at once, I won't know who to answer."

Handling this kind of situation was a piece of cake for Chen Fusheng. After speaking, he pointed to a female reporter who looked pleasing to the eye: "Let's start with you."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. I'm Sofia, a reporter from Berlin Television. First of all, congratulations on your film winning the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. So, how are you feeling right now? Could you briefly share your thoughts?"

"I'm happy, excited, and proud, but I will continue to work hard and bring more good stories to the world."

"Hello Mr. Chen, I am xxxx. Did you ever imagine that you would be the biggest winner tonight? What do you think of the film 'Veronica Voss's Desire,' which was previously considered the most popular contender?"

"Of course I've thought about it. I think all the directors of the films nominated for the main competition who were invited to the awards ceremony tonight are here for this trophy in my hand. I would like to thank the judges again for awarding this trophy to my film. As for 'Veronica' that you mentioned, that is also an excellent film!"

"Mr. Chen..." After dealing with the reporters' questions, he still needed to socialize with colleagues, film distributors, and even some celebrities. By the time Chen Fusheng finally managed to escape from the film palace, more than an hour had passed since the awards ceremony ended.

Although it was already past 10 p.m., they did not go straight back to the hotel, but instead made their way to the party venue.

Tonight, this place is also hosting a large-scale copyright transaction event.

"Mr. Chen, congratulations!"

As soon as he appeared, Karina and other film distributors, who had been waiting there for a long time, surrounded him.

"thanks, thanks."

"Please wait a minute, everyone. I need to eat something to fill my stomach, otherwise I won't have the strength to fight with you all."

On the awards night of the last Cannes Film Festival, Chen Fusheng sat down at the negotiating table without eating anything, and ended up getting extremely hungry by the end of the talks.

Now that we've learned our lesson, we must learn from it and be wiser.

So before sitting down at the negotiating table this time, he had to eat something to tide him over.

Five minutes later, Chen Fusheng, who had eaten about three-tenths of his fill, took the lead in inviting Karina into the small conference room next to the main hall.

"Miss Karina, I think we don't need to talk anymore, do we?"

"Yes, Mr. Chen, the most important thing in business is integrity. Since your film won the Golden Bear tonight, I am of course willing to keep my promise and increase the North American rights from $300 million to $400 million."

"Haha, okay, thank you, Ms. Karina. Shall we just sign the contract?"

"it is good……"

Ten minutes later, Chen Fusheng got up and saw Karina out of the conference room. As he turned around, he heard Ling Zi, who had also participated in the negotiations, quietly celebrating: "We've already made $400 million from North America alone. Little Chen, your movie's overseas rights won't sell for tens of millions of dollars tonight, will they?"

"That's possible!"

Chen Fusheng himself was excited just thinking about it.

But he quickly suppressed his excitement because the next film distributor came in.

……

“Mr. Matsushita, one price, $260 million. I’ll give you all the overseas rights to this film, including those in Asia and Australia.”

……

It was already morning back home when Chen Fusheng and his team were negotiating.

In courtyard number 16 of Siji Hutong, Chen Qian has already learned to eat with a spoon.

I ate my maternal grandmother's cooking. As for my paternal grandparents, they went back to their hometown a few days ago because of the start of university.

"Is Fusheng going back to China?" the mother-in-law asked, looking at her daughter whose belly was getting bigger every day.

“Yes.” Liu Xiaoli finished eating, put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and continued, “Judging by the days, the film festival seems to have ended today. I guess they should be back in the next couple of days.”

Hearing her mother and grandmother's conversation, Chen Qian seemed to understand. Suddenly, she raised her head and called out, somewhat aggrieved:

"dad?"

(End of this chapter)