Xu Wangqiu hurriedly said when he heard this: "How can this work, this movie was completed by us together, how can we take away all the trophies and you don't keep any of them, this will definitely not work." ”

Masao Takenaka said very seriously: "Our harvest is greater than yours, we have gained fame and the attention of the audience. It's going to be a huge boost for our future development, and you don't have access to that, so it's right to leave the trophy to you. ”

Junya Sato said: "You take it, we will have a chance to take it again in the future." ”

Xu Wangqiu saw Junya Sato and Masao Takenaka say this, and did not postpone it any longer, and nodded slightly: "Since this is the case, then we will keep the trophy." He added with a smile: "If we can win the grand prize in Berlin, there will not be this problem, because there is a possibility of double yolk eggs in Berlin, so there are as many prizes as there are people." ”

Xu Wangqiu chatted with Junya Sato for a while, and then went back to the room to prepare for tomorrow's press conference. He originally wanted to talk to Junya Sato about the film manifesto and ask Junya Sato if he wanted to sign it, but considering that the campaign was mainly aimed at Chinese films, it would seem strange to bring in a Dongying person, and finally gave up.

The press conference was held at 10 a.m., and before 9 a.m., reporters from all over the world gathered at the press conference. Xu Wangqiu sent 50 invitation letters to the media through the organizing committee of the film festival, and all the media who received the invitations were present; Zitlong also helped to publicize one in the press center, saying that the Chinese delegation had a press conference and wanted to make a big news; in addition, there was nothing to report this morning, and many media that had not received the invitation also rushed here.

In Venice last year, the Chinese delegation led by Xu Wangqiu publicly announced its withdrawal from the competition, making the Venice Film Festival disgraced. The reporters were very curious about today's press conference, and asked Zitlon what big news Xu Wangqiu was going to do.

Zitlon didn't know what Xu Wangqiu was going to do, but he didn't want people to think that he was bragging, so he made a profound appearance and said, keep it secret for the time being, and you will know when the time comes.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Xu Wangqiu and they walked into the press conference with apprehension and excitement. As soon as they entered the venue, they were greeted by a strong flash. The reporters frantically pressed the shutter, and the intense flashes came and went, as if the sun had exploded.

The strong flash made Zhang Yimou feel a little nervous in their hearts, but they were more excited, they knew that after the press conference, their name and deeds would be praised by countless people, and thus written into the history of Chinese cinema, and even the history of world cinema.

Xu Wangqiu was also a little excited, because the idea of the supremacy of art has dominated the Chinese film industry in the past few years, but this format will be reversed from today. He took a deep breath, looked at the reporters on the scene, and said in a calm tone: "Friends from the media, good morning, welcome to today's press conference. ”

Hearing this, the reporters at the scene pricked up their ears and stared at Xu Wangqiu intently, waiting for him to continue.

Xu Wangqiu put away the smile on his face and said seriously: "The French New Wave is a great film movement that has rewritten the history of film. Truffaut said that cinema is divided into pre-Godard and post-Godard, and I think world cinema is also divided into pre-New Wave and post-New Wave. In recent years, the wind of the New Wave has blown to Asia and caused a wave of film modernization in various places, and we in China have also started the film innovation movement.

We respect the New Wave and the great achievements of the predecessors of the New Wave, but we also find that the revolutionary cinema set off by the New Wave has a huge flaw, due to the excessive pursuit of authorship, which leads to the elitism of cinema, and cinema is becoming the plaything of a few elites, which also leads to a mass exodus of ordinary audiences from the cinema.

Movies are already in crisis because of the impact of television. If elitism is allowed to dominate the film industry and dominate the discourse, the entire film industry will be in an even more dangerous situation. In this context, we believe that the film industry must change, and this change should be first and foremost a change in thinking and perception. We have invited you here today to issue a manifesto, or a battle message, that we want to tell the world that against elitism, cinema belongs to the people. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was as if a depth charge had been detonated in the calm water of the lake, setting off a shocking wave. The reporters at the scene were shocked, and almost all of them had a word in their heads: "Oberhausen Declaration".

In the summer of 1962, 26 young German filmmakers presented the famous "Oberhausen Declaration" at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival. The Oberhausen Declaration proclaimed the will and determination of the young generation of post-war German directors to break with the old and traditional German cinema and replace it with the "new German cinema", and expressed a spirit of artistic innovation that dared to break through and stand up. Under the impetus of these young filmmakers, the vigorous German New Film Movement began to unfold, and German cinema in crisis gradually got out of the predicament.

No one could have imagined that 21 years later, a group of young filmmakers from China would make a similar declaration on the wider stage of the West Berlin Film Festival, pointing the finger at the New Wave, declaring war on elitism and declaring that cinema belongs to the people.

The reporters at the scene trembled with excitement, and they all felt that today's press conference was the right one, Xu Wangqiu and they were declaring war on the European film industry and the mainstream thinking of the film industry, this is really big news, there is no bigger news than this!

Xu Wangqiu looked at the reporters with shining-eyed eyes, picked up the manuscript paper, and read aloud: "In the spring of 1983, at the West Berlin Film Festival, we thought about the problems existing in Chinese films, and found that the biggest problem now is that elitism has informed the film industry, and we have also found that this is not only the case in China, but also in many countries. We believe that elitist domination of the film industry is harmful to the film industry and will push the film industry into a very dangerous situation......"

The reporters listened quietly to Xu Wangqiu's declaration and found that Xu Wangqiu's declaration was completely opposite to the "Oberhausen Declaration." Alexander Kruger, the representative of the 26 young filmmakers who published the "Oberhausen Declaration", graduated from the University of Frankfurt and was a student of Adorno, the representative of the "Frankfurt School", so the "Oberhausen Declaration" has a clear elitist tendency. In the Oberhausen Manifesto, they declared: "We must break the mold and overcome the commerciality of cinema. We want to go against the preferences of some audiences and create a film that is new in both form and thought. ”

The Oberhausen Manifesto was deeply influenced by the Frankfurt School, which was anti-commercial and elitist, while Xu Wangqiu's ideas were mainly derived from the speech at the Yan'an Literary and Art Forum and the Birmingham School, which opposed elitism and advocated that art should serve the people and that film should belong to the people.

Many of the journalists present were elitists, who looked down on commercial films and believed that commercial films had nothing to do with art. They did not agree with Xu Wangqiu's views and ideas, but they were still deeply moved by the passion gushing out of Xu Wangqiu in front of them. In these young people, they see hopes and dreams, and they see the spirit of resistance that defies power.

Since the late '50s, when the New Wave of cinema began in France, elitism has dominated the film industry. In the European film industry, if you dare to deny the author's film and dare to say that commercial films are artistic, you will often be considered tasteless and lack artistic accomplishment. Xu Wangqiu dared to jump out and point the finger at the new wave and elitism, which is undoubtedly declaring war on the mainstream ideas of European films. Regardless of the end result, this courage is worthy of respect.

It has been less than a hundred years since the birth of film, and in the past hundred years, there have been countless film movements, and countless young people like Xu Wangqiu have declared war on tradition and the mainstream.

This is true of Italian neorealism, French New Wave, and German New Cinema.

It is precisely this film movement, this struggle and change, that makes the film what it is today.

Many journalists are thinking about the fact that the "Oberhausen Declaration" announced the birth of a film reform movement in West Germany, and it also became a turning point for West German cinema, allowing West German cinema in the trough to regain its glory and gradually regain its glory. What about Xu Wangqiu? Can they really set off a revolution and put Chinese films on the international stage?

The answer in the minds of journalists is yes, yes. They didn't blindly believe in Xu Wangqiu and them, and the declaration gave them confidence. Xu Wangqiu's declaration is very different from the "Oberhausen Declaration", which is very short and conceptual, and they only put forward principles, but they do not say what to do and how to go on the road. And Xu Wangqiu has a clear operating philosophy, clearly pointing out what should be done and what should not be done.

In other words, Xu Wangqiu not only had a clear idea, but also figured out how to do it, and in this respect, they were better than Alexander Kruger and others who issued the "Oberhausen Declaration". And Xu Wangqiu has already shown his amazing talent and has been recognized by masters such as Truffaut. Not surprisingly, they will change China and bring Chinese films to the world.

Xu Wangqiu's manifesto is very long, with thousands of words in Chinese, and even longer when translated into English. Reporters usually hate long speeches, but at this moment, the reporters on the scene are very quiet and listen carefully. They know that they are witnessing a piece of history, and as witnesses of this history, they feel a sense of honor that they have never felt before.

Time is like a horse, ticking forward. After more than 20 minutes, the declaration finally came to an end.

Xu Wangqiu took the manuscript and read it unhurriedly: "In addition to the above-mentioned film concepts, we are here to express our determination. We believe that art is not the plaything of a few, we believe that cinema belongs to the people, and in order to realize our ideals, we hereby sign our name, not only to stand with others who share the same philosophy on this manifesto, but also to continue to make "people's films" in the future. We made this declaration in the spring of 1983 at the West Berlin Film Festival, at a turning point between old and new cinema, and we wanted to work together with our like-minded friends. ”

Xu Wangqiu paused and began to read the name of the signatory: "Signed: Xu Wangqiu, Zhang Yimou, Wu Zhiliu, Liu Lin, Zhao Ban, Xia Gang, Gu Changwei, Xie Xiaojing, Zhang Huaxun, Liu Heng, Feng Xiaoning, Zhang Jianya. ”

To the reporters present, these names were basically unfamiliar except for Xu Wangqiu, but every time Xu Wangqiu pronounced a name, they silently recited it in their hearts to express their support for the courage and fighting spirit of these young filmmakers.

The journalists believe that these names will be remembered in the history of world cinema and shine on the world stage, just like the young German filmmakers at the Oberhausen Film Festival.

After reading the name of the signatory, Xu Wangqiu bowed to the reporters on the scene: "Life is not enough, but movies are not dead." This is the end of today's press conference, thank you for your support. ”