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

This year's Berlin International Film Festival has garnered significant attention in China due to the inclusion of Chinese-language films in its selections.

Many media outlets are paying attention.

After all, Cheng Yuan is well-known and has been a hot topic since his debut.

The award for Best Actor for "The Distinguished Citizen" was immediately announced on major portal websites.

After all, compared to the Outstanding Artistic Innovation Award for "Little Red Flowers" and the Silver Bear for Best Original Score for "Isabella," the Silver Bear for Best Actor for "The Distinguished Citizen" is undoubtedly more prestigious.

This is not the point.

The key point is that Cheng Yuan's three films directly produced three international Best Actor winners, and he has passed the three major European film festivals.

The three major European powers still wield considerable influence today.

"what!"

Liu Yifei stayed up all night watching the live stream online, and when she saw Li Xuejian win the award, she immediately shouted excitedly.

"Sissi, you... stayed up all night watching the film festival livestream again?"

A moment later, there was a knock on the door, and Liu Xiaoli pushed it open and entered. Looking at Liu Yifei, she couldn't help but say something.

Liu Yifei just smiled and looked at her mother with some trepidation, like a child who had done something wrong.

She watched it secretly.

I got caught last time, and I got caught again this time.

"Your classmate won another award?" Liu Xiaoli asked. "Is it necessary to stay up all night to watch the live stream? We'll find out first thing tomorrow morning."

"I want to know as soon as possible," Liu Yifei said. "I'm going to be starring in his movie soon."

"You're just a supporting actor," Liu Xiaoli said. "Besides, it's a commercial film; it's hard to win awards there."

"He's already won Best Actor at the three major European film festivals, so he'll definitely be aiming for Best Actress in his next movie," Liu Yifei said. "He said he'd help me win an international Best Actress award once my acting improved."

"You believe him just like that?" Liu Xiaoli said. "He won Best Actor for his movie 'The Distinguished Citizen'?"

"Um!"

Liu Yifei nodded, looking proud, as if she had taken it herself.

Liu Xiaoli was shocked, but she immediately came to her senses when she saw her daughter's expression.

No way?

But upon reflection, it makes perfect sense.

Cheng Yuan is good-looking, not much older than my daughter, and most importantly, he's incredibly talented, which is very attractive to girls.

Three films, three international Best Actor awards—isn't that enough to prove his excellence?

"A director who can promote male actors isn't necessarily good at promoting female actors," Liu Xiaoli said. "Besides, with your acting skills, even if you were given a good role, you wouldn't be able to act well."

"How can you talk about your own daughter like that?"

Liu Yifei was unhappy.

Is my acting really that bad?

Okay, it doesn't seem good enough.

If it's not good enough, then it's bad.

"Tell your mother honestly, are you dating him?"

Liu Xiaoli looked at Liu Yifei and asked very seriously.

No, no.

Liu Yifei shook her head and quickly denied it.

For some reason, she felt a little guilty.

But we're really not dating.

Liu Xiaoli sighed and didn't press the matter further. Instead, she prepared to meet the boy sometime.

Cheng Yuan became famous at a young age, but I've never heard of any of his ridiculous or disastrous deeds.

That's quite remarkable.

A lot of people watched the live stream.

Lu Chuan was one of them.

He was devastated when he won the award for "Distinguished Citizen".

He won another award, this time for Best Actor.

And he's the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor winner—the first person to win that award!

Jiang Wen is not the first person to win the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award.

Wang Jinsong isn't the first Cannes Film Festival Best Actor winner.

But this time, he won the Berlin Film Festival's Best Actor award, which is the highest in China, so the significance of that award is completely different.

This breaks the "zero" barrier.

How is that possible?

What gives him the right?

wrong!

The fact that his actors win awards in every film he makes proves that his directing skills need improvement.

At most, it just means that his script was good.

That script could have made any director a Best Actor winner.

He can do it too.

Director Cheng Yuan is not good at directing.

He's just a good screenwriter, not a good director.

Lu Chuan frantically tried to make amends, wanting to prove that she was no less capable than Cheng Yuan.

Li Xuejian's coronation as emperor in Berlin has elicited mixed reactions domestically, with some rejoicing and others grieving.

Naturally, some people at the scene looked grim.

It wasn't Moritz Bledeau, who originally won Best Actor for "Elementary Particles," but Wenze To.

Cheng Yuan naturally didn't pay attention, and even if he did see it, he wouldn't care.

He'll be able to make a name for himself in a few years, why bother with him?

"Director Cheng, Mr. Li should be the first Chinese actor to win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award."

Yan Danchen spoke up.

"Yeah?"

Cheng Yuan replied subconsciously.

It seems that it really is true.

If he remembers correctly, the first Chinese actor to win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award was Liao Fan for "Black Coal, Thin Ice".

"Indeed!"

Zhang Fengyi nodded and said.

"Director Cheng, these are three films with three international Best Actor winners," Liu Xiaoqing said with a smile. "Have you thought about launching an international Best Actress into your next film? Don't forget me if you find a suitable role!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Danchen looked intently at Cheng Yuan.

Now that we've cleared the Best Actor level, it's time to think about clearing the Best Actress level.

"It's all about luck. You can't just get anything like that," Cheng Yuan said. "I wanted to win the Golden Bear, the Golden Lion, and the Golden Palm, but I haven't even won a single silver one. My skills still need improvement."

Is there room for improvement in their abilities?

Liu Xiaoqing and the other two simply smiled, taking it as Cheng Yuan's modesty.

Three movies, three international Best Actor awards—that's something that can be achieved by luck alone.

Is this kid mocking Lu Chuan for saying that "The Hunt" was nominated for Cannes by luck?

However, Liu Xiaoqing and the other two didn't think that way; if it were the media, then things would be hard to say.

At this moment, Li Xuejian had already received the Silver Bear Award from the presenter.

"Thanks......"

Li Xuejian's acceptance speech was very simple. Besides thanking the judges, Cheng Yuan, and the rest of the crew, he also talked about his understanding of the character.

Li Xuejian returned to her seat, and Zhang Fengyi snatched the Silver Bear trophy, admiring it so much that he didn't want to give it back. Li Xuejian, however, asked Cheng Yuan in a low voice.

"If I win this award, does it mean I don't have much hope of winning other awards?"

"Professor Li deserves this award," Cheng Yuan said. "It's already quite good that 'Outstanding Citizen' has won such a prestigious award. Whether it wins other awards or not is no longer important."

Li Xuejian glanced at Cheng Yuan but said nothing more.

The Best Director award, just like in the previous film, went to Michael Winterbottom and Matt Whitekluth, directors of "The Road to Guantanamo".

Cheng Yuan had no hope for the next two awards either.

Although I still really hope for a miracle.

The Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival went to Jafar Panahi for *Offside*, and...

Just like in my previous life.

Cheng Yuan was thinking when he suddenly froze.

"Yuancheng, *Distinguished Citizen*!"

You won an award?

Double yolk egg!

In a previous life, it seems there was also a tie, but the winner was Peregrine Fisher's "Soap".

Is it because "Soap" has already won the Best First Feature Award that it has taken its place?

This is quite a surprise!