At 6 p.m. on February 18, the opening ceremony of the 35th West Berlin Film Festival was officially held at the Zoo Cinema Palace. For the first few years, the West Berlin Film Festival was on the move. It was first moved from the Titania Palace in Steiglitz to the Leninplatz building in Berlin, and from there to the Gloria Cinema Palace on Kurthornstrasse, and finally in 1957 it was housed in the Cinema Palace at the Zoo.

For a long time, the West Berlin Film Festival was held in the warm months of June, but its proximity to Cannes was not conducive to the selection of films. In 1978, the festival's president, Wolf Donner, decided to hold it in the cold of February. In this way, the West Berlin Film Festival was able to get more and better films, but it also had the negative effect that many big stars were reluctant to come to Berlin because the weather was too cold, and the Berlinale was always the darkest star of the three major film festivals in the decades that followed.

The West Berlinale has been very star-studded in recent years, and this year is undoubtedly the bleakest in the last decade. At the opening ceremony's hour-and-a-half-long red carpet event, few big names appeared. Because the temperature was so low, the stars just showed off their dresses in the photo area and fled into the movie palace in a daze. Staying on the red carpet for five or six minutes like Fan Binbin, and the security guards refused to leave until they were rushed. If you refuse to leave on the red carpet like Cannes, I am afraid that the next day the global media will publish not beautiful photos, but "wonderful" photos with snot.

Due to the lack of enough big stars to support the venue, the atmosphere was also very cold, unlike Cannes and Venice, which were full of deafening shouts and screams. The most enthusiastic moment of the atmosphere was when the crew of the opening film "The Great Trial" appeared, and when director Sidney Lumet appeared on the red carpet with leading actors Paul Newman and Charlotte Ramplin, the scene immediately boiled.

Xu Wangqiu They are not well-known in West Berlin, and there are not many people who know them, and they did not make any waves when they appeared. When they walked along the red carpet with a relaxed attitude, halfway through, they suddenly heard someone shouting "Xu Wangqiu" and "Tang Yuqiang" in Chinese. They followed the shouting and saw four or five Chinese, holding a five-star red flag in their hands, shouting their names and waving vigorously at them. It seems that it should be international students, and in recent years, many students have been sent to study abroad, and it is not surprising to see international students in West Germany.

Being able to meet compatriots in a foreign country and see the five-star red flag, Xu Wangqiu and they only felt a hot current surging on their chests. Although they didn't know these international students, they really saw their relatives well. They raised their right hands, waved them vigorously at the students, and shouted, "Hello!"

When the international students saw Xu Wangqiu and they greeted them, they were all overjoyed, and shouted at the top of their voices: "Hello!", "I wish you a successful premiere in Berlin!", "I hope you can win the award!"

"We will!" Xu Wangqiu smiled and waved at the international students, and walked towards the entrance of the movie palace.

Soon after Xu Wangqiu and them entered the movie palace, the opening ceremony officially began.

The opening ceremony was presided over by the president of the festival, de Harden, and the famous German actress Hannah Schügura. Hannah Hügura was an icon of German cinema and the muse of Werner Fassbinder, and their collaboration lasted for many years, known as the "Fassbinder-Hügura Troika", which played an important role in the revival of German cinema.

After a humorous opening remarks, the jury of the main competition unit appeared one after another to the applause of the audience. The jury of this year's Berlinale could not be compared with Venice, it was too far behind, except for Jeanne Moreau, no one else was very famous, and the response of the audience was not particularly enthusiastic. Jeanne Moreau was an exception, but when it came to the stage, everyone in the audience stood up and saluted her with applause.

After the judges appeared on the stage, the organizing committee screened a cut of the main competition film, including a clip of "A Game of Chess That Didn't End".

On the big screen, Onda rode his bicycle from Hiroshima to Gokachi, and amid the roar, a B29 plane appeared in the sky. Onda saw that the plane dropped a parachute, so he stopped. As soon as he said "What's that?", a strong and dazzling flash of light exploded on the screen, and the whole world was instantly engulfed in a strong white light.

The audience in front of the screen couldn't help but squint their eyes, and there was only one word in their hearts, atomic bomb!

Although the clip of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" is only about twenty seconds, the interest of almost all viewers and journalists is now hooked. The film successfully surpassed Hou Mai's "Pauline on the Beach" and became the most anticipated film by the media and audiences.

The next morning, Xu Wangqiu and the others began to look for a venue to prepare for the announcement, while Wu Zhiliu and the others stayed in the hotel to prepare for the premiere of "Bloody Demon Capture" in the afternoon. The press center of the film festival was already overcrowded, and the press conferences were held one after another, and there was no hall to lend Xu Wangqiu for them to hold the press conference. However, the organizing committee of the film festival valued Xu Wangqiu very much, and when they heard that they wanted to find a place to hold a press conference, they helped them set up one.

On his way back to the hotel, Xu Wangqiu met Zitlon, a reporter for Le Monde. In Venice, it was precisely because of Zitron's report that the withdrawal of the Chinese film delegation from all walks of life attracted attention from all walks of life and became hot news. Seeing Zitlon at this time, Xu Wangqiu immediately stopped him, and said mysteriously: "At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, we will hold a small press conference." We're going to be announcing a manifesto at this event, how about it, would you be interested in attending?"

The film list of this year's Berlinale was so cold that the reporters didn't have much interest in reporting it. Now when I heard that Xu Wangqiu was going to hold a press conference and issue a declaration, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I felt that the big news was coming, and I immediately asked, "Of course I'm interested." I don't know what declaration you're going to make?"

Xu Wangqiu smiled mysteriously: "Keep it secret for the time being." But I assure you, this proclamation is going to be a sensation in the film industry. Can you do me a favor?"

Zitlon asked, "What's the hurry?"

Xu Wangqiu said with a smile: "You often run in the film industry, and you must know a lot of reporters." Can you help me inform some of the big media outlets, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and so on, and let them come to tomorrow's press conference. ”

Zitlon said briskly: "Of course, leave this matter to me." ”

The premiere of "Bloody Demon" is at 3:30 p.m., which is not the best time to premiere. The prime time for the red carpet and movie premieres is seven or eight o'clock in the evening, when fans and reporters are finishing their daily chores and can go to the show wholeheartedly. However, this time is all scheduled for the premieres of big directors and important films, and the newcomers are arranged in the morning or afternoon.

Because the attention of the youth forum itself is relatively low, Wu Zhiliu and they are not famous, and there are no celebrities at all, Wu Zhiliu and they showed off on the red carpet, and the red carpet ceremony ended in a hurry.

Due to the fact that there were mainland films shortlisted last year and the year before that, and the standard of the shortlisted films was not high, and the political and didactic flavor was relatively heavy, and the audience response was not good, so there were very few audiences and media reporters who came to see "Bloody Demon" this year, and the attendance rate was only 20%, which was a relatively dismal attendance rate in the entire West Berlin Film Festival.

The Germans are not very clear about the war against Japan, and the beginning of the movie is a little confused. However, as the story progressed, the audience quickly immersed themselves in the story, and their hearts followed the story and the fate of the characters. By the end of the movie, more than 100 spectators and reporters stood up and applauded vigorously.

The audience liked "Bloody Demon" very much, and felt that the movie was so exciting, they kept clapping their hands, and they had no intention of stopping at all. Wu Zhiliu was the first time they had experienced such a scene, and they seemed a little overwhelmed for a while; Zhou Lijin had been to Cannes, and he could not help but be moved by this scene, and he took the lead in bowing to the audience to thank him, but the audience still "did not give up" and slapped the slap louder.

The applause rang out for a full five minutes before stopping, and Wu Zhiliu and the others went to the press center to attend the press conference with full excitement. After Xu Wangqiu and the others came out of the movie theater, they found a restaurant, ate something casually and went back to the hotel.

The film manifesto will be released tomorrow morning, and Xu Wangqiu is the one who reads the manifesto, he must be fully prepared, at least memorize the manifesto, and not stutter when reading it.

Xu Wangqiu read the declaration in the room for more than ten minutes, when suddenly there was a knock on the door. He opened the door and smiled, it was Junya Sato.

Without waiting for him to speak, Junya Sato preemptively said, "Wangqiu, you're back, come with me!"

Xu Wangqiu said in surprise: "Is something wrong?"

Junya Sato smiled mysteriously: "You will know if you come with me." ”

Junya Sato took Xu Wangqiu to the door of production director Masao Takenaka and knocked on the door. Masao Takenaka laughed when he saw Xu Wangqiu, and pulled Xu Wangqiu to the room. After entering the room, he raised his hand and pointed to the table: "Wangqiu, what do you think this is?"

Xu Wangqiu raised his eyes and saw a row of golden trophies and a thick stack of awards on the table. Among them, there are two kinds of trophies, one is relatively large and looks a bit like a golden torch, and the other is smaller and looks a bit like a bottle, which should be the trophy of the Film Xunbao Award and the trophy of the Dongying Film Academy Award.

"You brought all the trophies, it's so beautiful!" Xu Wangqiu looked at the golden trophies in front of him, and praised them sincerely, then turned his head to look at Masao Takenaka and asked, "Mr. Takenaka, which is the trophy of the Film Newspaper Award and which is the trophy of the Academy Award?"

Masao Takenaka pointed to the torch-like trophy and said, "This is the trophy of the film newspaper." Pointing to the bottle-like trophy, he said, "This is the trophy of the Academy Award." This time we won the Academy Awards, winning four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best New Artist. Then there's the Blue Ribbon and the Daily News, and we're sure to have a big win for our films, and there's a bunch of trophies waiting for us. ”

Xu Wangqiu stretched out his hand to pick up the trophy of the Film Newspaper Awards, and found that the trophy was quite heavy, probably four or five pounds. He smiled and said, "This trophy is quite heavy, four or five catties, if only it was pure gold." ”

Junya Sato and Masao Takenaka both burst out laughing. Junya Sato echoed, "I feel the same way. If it's pure gold, I don't even have to make a movie, I can retire directly. Masao Takenaka smiled: "If it was pure gold, "Movie Xunbao" would have gone bankrupt a long time ago, where would it be your turn." ”

Xu Wangqiu played with the movie award trophy, picked up the trophy of the academy award, and asked: "Why did you carry all the trophies, it's so heavy, it's too troublesome!"

Masao Takenaka smiled, "This is specially for you, we have discussed it." Except for Nakamori's Best Newcomer Award, which is an individual award, the other awards are collective awards. To thank you for your dedication to the film, we have decided that the trophy and certificate will go to you. ”