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

Jiang Wenli is a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, and her age is also within the appropriate range.

As for acting skills?

The kneeling scene in "Farewell My Concubine" says it all.

The question now is whether people will even consider such a minor character.

"Teacher Jiang!"

When Cheng Yuan arrived, Jiang Wenli was already there.

"Director Cheng," Jiang Wenli said with a smile, "I heard you have a role for me? I've been looking forward to working with you for a long time."

"There is indeed a project I'd like to work with, Mr. Jiang," Cheng Yuan said. "It's just a supporting role. I wonder if Mr. Jiang would be interested?"

"Yes!" Jiang Wenli said with a smile, "But I wonder who the male and female leads are?"

I played a supporting role this time, what about next time?

First, establish a relationship.

Moreover, when she heard that Cheng Yuan was preparing a new film, and there were even rumors that the film was going to Cannes next year, she quickly asked for help and that's how Jiang Wen recommended her to Cheng Yuan.

It's a pity he was just a supporting character.

"Teacher Wu Yanshu and Teacher You Benchang," Cheng Yuan said. "The male and female leads are both in their seventies or eighties, and you'll be playing their daughter."

"No problem," Jiang Wenli said. "I can't wait to see the script."

Cheng Yuan's scripts are undoubtedly highly regarded in the industry.

It not only wins awards, but also generates box office revenue.

The key is that he can write any type of script.

Even writing an animated film can catch the eye of Hollywood, who even gave up 45% of the budget for that script.

Cheng Yuan didn't say anything, but directly handed the script to Jiang Wenli.

Jiang Wenli didn't immediately look at the script, but instead chatted with Cheng Yuan about other topics.

She is a good talker.

After chatting for a while, they went their separate ways.

Cheng Yuan went back to work on the post-production of his film, while Jiang Wenli couldn't wait to start watching it as soon as she got home.

The main focus of the scenes is on the male and female leads, while her scenes are almost exclusively limited to conversations with her father (the male lead) on the sofa. This role doesn't offer her much room to showcase her talents.

However, although the daughter's role may not be as prominent as that of the main couple, she plays an important role in driving the plot forward and deepening the themes.

Her presence is mainly reflected in her concern for and involvement in her parents' lives, especially after her mother fell ill. She returned from abroad to take care of her, becoming an external perspective for observing her parents' love and predicament.

"How's the script?"

Seeing that Jiang Wenli was flipping through several scripts, and that she was flipping through them more and more slowly, Gu Changwei couldn't help but ask her a question out of curiosity.

Although their relationship had problems, they did not divorce.

It wasn't Jiang Wenli who had a relationship with Jiang Wen, but Gu Changwei.

"This script is excellent," Jiang Wenli sighed, "but it's a pity I can only play a supporting role."

"If you play a supporting role this time, your chances of playing a lead role next time are much higher," Gu Changwei said. "Your background at the Beijing Film Academy gives you a significant advantage."

Directors at the Beijing Film Academy usually prefer to cast actors from the Central Academy of Drama, but things seem a little different with Cheng Yuan.

He not only liked to use actors from the Beijing Film Academy, but he was also exceptionally good to his own classmates, sending them to the production crew whenever he had the chance.

Before we knew it, it was the 9th, and the crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" appeared on the red carpet at the closing ceremony.

Besides the film crew, there's also the crew of "Still Life." I wonder if having "Let the Bullets Fly" as a butterfly will cause them to miss out on the Golden Lion Award.

Cheng Yuan still has some impressions of this year's Venice Film Festival.

After all, the Golden Lion Award won by "Still Life" had a significant impact in the country.

The awards ceremony was already late at night in China, but Cheng Yuan was still watching the live stream online.

The previous awards were largely the same, with Liu Jie's "The Court on Horseback" winning the Best Film award in the Horizons section.

The awards for the main competition will be presented soon.

The beginning was pretty much the same as I remembered, but the Best Screenplay award was different.

In the original timeline, the award went to "The Queen," and the film also won Best Actress.

Now the award has been won by "Golden Gate".

Didn't "The Golden Gate" win the Silver Lion for New Discoveries this year?

Is the Silver Lion Award being reserved for "Let the Bullets Fly"?

Cheng Yuan quickly rejected the idea.

Unless "Still Life" fails to win the Golden Lion, it is impossible for both the Golden Lion and Silver Lion awards to go to Chinese-language films.

Looking back on this year's Venice Film Festival, Cheng Yuan thought that "Let the Bullets Fly" was the most likely to win the Best Screenplay award.

Who made "The Queen" win two awards, and her Best Actress award is widely considered well-deserved.

Wouldn't it be reasonable to separate it into one?

The awards were distributed, but the Silver Lion for "The Golden Gate" was not awarded.

It's probably gone.

The results for Best Actress, Best Actor, and the Jury Special Award were largely unchanged.

The remaining three awards, however, are the main attraction.

"Grass!"

Cheng Yuan was somewhat surprised that Jiang Wen had actually snatched Alain Resnais's Best Director award.

This old bastard actually stole an award from an octogenarian director?

Venice didn't even pay homage to this "living representative of the New Wave"?

Cheng Yuan had indeed seen the movie "Top Secret Privacy," which was adapted from the play of the same name by the playwright Alain Ekburn.

In just two hours, the director grasped the essence of the original work, creating a brilliant ensemble piece with a subversive, intricate adaptation structure and masterful direction and control, exploring the lonely inner world of modern urban dwellers.

The film has also been highly praised by film critics.

Could it be that the film critics' high praise provoked a backlash from the judges?

Or perhaps the jury is preparing to award "Top Secret" an even bigger prize?

Jiang Wen seemed somewhat surprised as well. He hugged Ge You, Liang Jiahui, and the others before going on stage.

Of course, he hugged Zhou Yun for a long time before that.

"Thanks......"

Jiang Wen first expressed his gratitude, thanking Venice, the judges, and the entire crew...

It seems that everyone who goes on stage to receive an award is like that.

First, express your gratitude.

"Two years ago, a student sent me two scripts through his teacher. One invited me to act in it, and the other was a payment for acting in that movie," Jiang Wen said. "The movie that got me the role was called 'Buried Alive,' which won me Best Actor here two years ago, and the script that was my payment was this one, 'Let the Bullets Fly,' which won me Best Director."

"That student's name is Cheng Yuan," Jiang Wen continued. "That kid didn't come today, otherwise I would have asked him: 'Are you the best, or am I the best, or are we both the best?'"

"Of course, what I really want to say is: next time you ask me to act, I don't want a fee, just give me a script!"

Jiang Wen added a sentence and then stepped down from the stage.

Who is Cheng Yuan?

Many filmmakers present were aware of this.

After all, he won Best Actor awards in three films, along with a Silver Bear.

He was not an unknown figure in Europe.

Cheng Yuan listened to Jiang Wen's acceptance speech and was speechless, rubbing his forehead.

Is this old guy getting cocky?