Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

With several Chinese-language films nominated, this year's Cannes Film Festival has garnered significant attention in China.

"Shanghai Dreams" won the Jury Prize first. Although it wasn't a very prestigious award, it was better than going home empty-handed.

That is also an honor.

However, when "The Hunt" won Best Actor, making Wang Jinsong the third Chinese actor to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award after Ge You and Liang Chaowei, "Shanghai Dreams" instantly paled in comparison.

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"Just as I expected!"

The poet Chen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down, and a smile appeared on his face.

He once said after the premiere of "The Hunt" that Wang Jinsong's performance was worthy of an award.

Just as I expected.

That's just how talented I, the poet Chen, am.

"Having won the Best Actor award, he probably has no chance of winning the Palme d'Or."

Chen Hong glanced at Poet Chen and then spoke.

Others who paid attention also reacted in different ways.

"Bang bang bang!"

Upon seeing Wang Jinsong receive the award, Lu Chuan immediately lost her composure, smashing everything in front of her on the ground.

After venting their emotions, they felt relieved.

At least the Palme d'Or is out of reach.

It's probably hopeless, right?

He won an award, and a very prestigious Best Actor award at that.

How did he do that?

How could he do that?

Two movies, two international Best Actor winners—is this going to defy the heavens?

It's hard to say which director is most popular with actors in China right now.

But if we're talking about which director is most popular with male actors, it's probably Cheng Yuan.

That's an international movie star!

Whoever takes it will instantly skyrocket in status, and their film salaries, endorsements, and other benefits will all increase.

Domestically, the most excited person at this moment was undoubtedly the president of Beijing Film Academy. Regardless of how late it was, he immediately picked up the phone and gave instructions.

The banner must be hung up.

A film directed by a student at Beijing Film Academy has made a faculty member of the school an international film star. Who else can do that?

Would the Central Academy of Drama be a good fit?

How about the Shanghai Theatre Academy?

No!

Then other schools are even less likely to be suitable.

Only the Nortel Film Academy has done it.

This is a beautiful story, a story that is extremely difficult to replicate.

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When Liu Yifei saw Wang Jinsong win the award, she couldn't help but shout excitedly.

She was happy for Wang Jinsong, and also for Cheng Yuan.

"Sissi, what's wrong?"

Now that it was late at night, her scream pierced the night sky, naturally attracting Liu Xiaoli's attention.

"What's wrong? What time is it? You're still not asleep?"

Liu Xiaoli knocked on the door and then pushed it open to enter.

She thought her daughter was having a nightmare, but when she went into the room, she found the computer on the bed still lit up.

Is this someone staying up all night playing computer games?

"Sorry, Mom, did I disturb you?" Liu Yifei said. "I was watching the Cannes Film Festival awards. I was really excited to see 'The Hunt' win an award."

"The Hunt? The movie your classmate directed?" Liu Xiaoli asked, somewhat surprised. "It won an award?"

That kid's movie won another award? And it won in Cannes!

"Hmm!" Cheng Yuan said, "Teacher Wang won the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award for this movie! It's a pity that Cheng Yuan probably won't win the Palme d'Or."

"The Palme d'Or isn't that easy to come by," Liu Xiaoli said with a smile. "There's only one in China. Your classmate is quite impressive; two films have produced two international Best Actor winners. If he wins the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award, he'll have won all three major European Best Actor awards."

"Huh?" Liu Yifei's eyes lit up. "That makes sense. I'll talk to him about it later. Once he's collected all three of Europe's top actor awards, then he'll collect all three of Europe's top actress awards..."

"You really dare to dream," Liu Xiaoli said, somewhat speechless. "To gather the three major European film stars is even harder than directly collecting all three European Golden Horse Awards."

"He can definitely do it," Liu Yifei said. "He's young; he just turned twenty-one not long ago. Youth means endless possibilities!"

"You two have a good relationship, don't you? Then try to get a Best Actress award for yourself," Liu Xiaoli said with a smile. "Go to sleep early, it's already past midnight."

She naturally knew which classmates her daughter was close to.

But that kid Cheng Yuan...

"OK."

Liu Yifei nodded.

To win a Best Actress award?

Do I have that kind of acting skill?

If I had that kind of acting skill, I could have won all three of Europe's Best Actress awards.

At most, at most... I have nothing to repay you with, so I offer myself in return.

Thinking of this, Liu Yifei blushed.

When I chatted with Cheng Yuan before, he said that the chances of "The Hunt" winning the Palme d'Or were slim, and the most likely outcome was the Best Actor award.

Next, Mike Haneke won Best Director for Hidden Camera.

The song "Love" that Cheng Yuan wanted to get is his work.

In addition, he also won the Palme d'Or at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival for his film "The White Ribbon".

This is a director who has won two Palme d'Or awards, so it's not unreasonable to give him one Palme d'Or, right?

"Broken Flower" won the Jury Grand Prize.

With "The Child" winning the Palme d'Or, the Dardenne brothers achieved a double Palme d'Or with this film.

This is not much different from my previous life.

Cheng Yuan was still somewhat disappointed.

After all, he had hoped for it too.

However, winning the Best Actor award should allow him to sell more copyrights, right?

That is somewhat comforting.

After the awards ceremony, Cheng Yuan went straight back to his hotel, preparing to discuss the sale of the copyright with the people from China Film Group the next day.

In China, it got light first.

As Huang Sanshi entered the campus, he saw students holding up banners and went over out of curiosity.

"Teacher Huang."

The students quickly greeted him.

They naturally recognized Huang Sanshi, given his high profile.

Although I am not their teacher, it is still appropriate to call them "teacher".

"What are you doing?"

Huang Sanshi asked curiously.

"Cheng Yuan, a junior in college, won an award for his film at Cannes."

"Win the Best Actor award."

"He made his own homeroom teacher a Cannes Film Festival Best Actor."

"This is truly a wonderful story."

"Wow, my senior is amazing."

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The students were all talking at once, and Huang Sanshi was completely stunned.

He was naturally aware that "The Hunt" had been shortlisted for Cannes.

After all, this was filmed by students at the Beijing Film Academy, so how could the school's teachers not know about it?

He also knew who the male lead and second male lead of the movie were; they were his classmates.

Who would have thought that Old Wang would become the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor with this movie?

That's an international movie star!

so envious.

He had previously envied that his class had produced a director like Cheng Yuan.

That old bastard Wang Jinsong has been showing off in front of me quite a bit.

Who would have thought that this time an even fiercer one would come?

He starred in a film by his own student and won the Best Actor award at Cannes.

I'm so envious and jealous!

Why doesn't my class have a genius like that?

Huang Sanshi snapped out of his daze and looked up at the banner.

"Warmly congratulate Cheng Yuan, a student from the Class of 2002, on winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for his film 'The Hunt'."

"Warmly congratulate Wang Jinsong, a teacher of the 2002 undergraduate performance class of our school, on winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes International Film Festival for his role in 'The Hunt'."

"Warmly congratulate our school's teachers and students Wang Jinsong and Cheng Yuan from the Class of 2002 on winning honors for our school at the Cannes International Film Festival."

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The domestic media was naturally in an uproar.

"The Hunt wins the Best Actor award at Cannes!"

"Shocking! Beijing Film Academy faculty and students did something like this in Cannes!"

"Another Cannes Film Festival Best Actor winner has been added."

Cheng Yuan won the Best Actor award at Cannes for his role in "The Hunt".

"Cheng Yuan's two works have produced two international film emperors, and he truly deserves the title of genius."

"A student from the Beijing Film Academy has helped his homeroom teacher win an international Best Actor award, creating a remarkable story!"

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