Chapter 219 Awards
Living was praised at the Cannes Film Festival, and Ge You entered the journalists' vision with his superb performance. A French reporter interviewed Ge You.
Foreign filmmakers are not familiar with this male actor from China.
The bitterness and embarrassment of the characters portrayed in the movies is a helpless calmness and open-mindedness towards the changes in life.
But in reality, he gives people a sense of humor and wit, and there is a considerable contrast between inside and outside the play.
Ge You is unlike some actors who try to cover up their shortcomings when interviewing and only talk about their bright and beautiful side. He is more realistic and says whatever reporters ask. He feels that everything is impossible to talk to others.
Of course, he will not talk about the places involved, nor will he talk about too sensitive topics, he will talk about his own affairs.
In order to gain topics, some foreign journalists will lure Chinese actors to say some remarks against China.
Ge You's really surprised the translator from Xiangjiang, and he didn't know whether he should translate the truth.
For example, the reporter asked about Ge You's acting experience.
Before entering the entertainment industry, Ge You was responsible for feeding pigs in the commune. Later, he took the art troupe. During the interview, the sketch he performed was called feeding pigs. The examiner thought Ge You performed very well and had a sense of life.
In this way, he entered the entertainment industry and worked as a supporting role for ten years.
This translator knows all about Ge You. When translating, he added that Ge You came from an artistic family, his father was a famous Chinese actor, and his mother was a film literature editor.
By this, Ge You's image instantly improved countless levels in the eyes of French journalists.
Raising pigs is definitely about experiencing life, which is very normal for actors.
In addition to Ge You, foreign filmmakers also became interested in the original novels of living.
When the film is screened, a line of words will appear at the beginning of the film "Adapted from Lin Zixuan's novels" and the following is also supplemented by "Originally published in the fourth issue of Baihua Magazine in 1992".
When many foreigners saw this sentence, they asked the living investors about the publication status of the novel.
When they learned that there was no foreign version alive, they expressed their surprise, thinking that such an excellent novel should be translated and introduced to the West for Western readers to see it.
Zhang Yimou's movies invisibly brought international attention to the novel "Living".
A French investor named Jean Louis was preparing to go to China to discuss the preparations for the new film with Zhang Yimou. He wanted to meet the living original author in the capital, and hoped that someone would recommend it.
This is Zhang Yimou's influence. Even if he stays at home, foreign investors will come to invest.
After a lot of trouble, the Cannes Film Festival is coming to an end, and the last two days are awards ceremony.
Ge You asked someone to inquire that the affiliated units of the film festival, such as "a kind of attention", would be awarded one day in advance. Although he felt that the documentary had little hope, he still arrived at the award ceremony.
The films targeted in this unit are all relatively niche works or avant-garde experimental movies.
Most of the people who shoot this type of movie are newcomers. This is their first film. These people have ideas, don’t follow the crowd, show their personality, and pay attention to marginal themes.
For example, homosexuality, polygonal emotional entanglements, violence, the survival status of marginal characters, etc.
Niche means non-mainstream, which is a feature that focuses on the films participating in this unit.
The award ceremony was held in the Desibou Hall of the Cannes Palace of Film. There were many media reporters, most of whom were young, and some people were cheering and whistling during the award ceremony.
Everyone is relaxed and has no tension.
Ge You was a little uncomfortable and felt that it was too different from the award ceremony in China. This time he went abroad to see the unrestrained side of foreign literary and artistic workers.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a picture of the capital on a screen in front of him.
He was so familiar with this scene that he couldn't help but feel excited.
A clip of the wind in the capital was played on the screen. Lin Xiaoling was running in the ancient capital, as if chasing something, and as if she was racing against time.
It makes the audience feel that this ancient Eastern country is changing rapidly, running and chasing.
At this time, a judge who focused on the unit announced the results, and the documentary was very popular in Beijing and won the Best Director Award.
The award in this unit is the best film, and the best director is also pretty good.
The translator who came with Ge You was very excited. The translator was from Xiangjiang and his Mandarin was not very standard. He pushed Ge You and signaled Ge You to come up and receive the award.
This is undoubtedly a good sign, indicating that they will also gain something in the main competition unit tomorrow.
People in Xiangjiang believe in this, and this is called luck.
After receiving the award, the living investors were very happy. After all, this was also an honor for the Chinese. They hope that Ge You would win another award tomorrow so that the copyright of living overseas would be sold better.
Ge You smiled, but he didn't say anything. Of course he wanted to win the award, but he was not sure.
The next day, he wore a suit and bow tie, and attended the award ceremony of the main competition unit with Gong Li, who was wearing a cheongsam.
He had a good mentality, was not anxious or impatient, and felt that he was finally over and he had to make a movie when he went back.
He couldn't understand the award ceremony, so he would applaud others, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, and he was actually distracted in his mind.
So, when the host on the stage announced the best actor, Ge You didn't react, mainly because the French pronunciation was strange, and he didn't hear it was his name.
Gong Li beside him congratulated him. The investor wanted to hug him, and Ge You realized that he had won the award.
If he had known it, he would have been preparing to give a speech on his award, and this thought came to his mind.
Ge You went on stage dizzyly, thinking that the foreigner didn't know what he was saying anyway, so he thanked him randomly.
In this way, he became the first Chinese actress at the Cannes Film Festival.
Next, he won a jury award while alive, which is not the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival.
After the award ceremony, the investors were very excited and celebrated with champagne in the hotel. Ge You accompanied them for a while.
When he returned to his room, he decided to have a luxury and called the international long distance by phone from the hotel. He first called home, shared the joy with his wife, and then called Lin Zixuan.
At this time, it was almost dawn in the capital, and Lin Zixuan was woken up by the ringing of the phone.
He answered the phone and started chatting with Ge You. He could hear that Ge You might have drunk too much, had a feeling of affection, and had a little nagging, and said a lot of things he didn't usually say.
"Brother You took the Cannes Best Actor." After hanging up the phone, Lin Zixuan said to Mu Shanshan who was woken up.
"You don't seem to be surprised at all." Mu Shanshan said strangely.
"I believe in Brother You's strength. He acted in this movie really well. He deserves to be the best actor." Lin Zixuan praised. To be continued.
Chapter completed!