After the award ceremony, Xu Wangqiu and the other award-winning crews attended the celebration reception held by the organizing committee. At the cocktail party, Xu Wangqiu chatted with Huang Zongjiang for a while, and knew the general process of the selection from his mouth.

There are seven members of the jury at this year's Berlin Film Festival, among which Jeanna Morrow, Huang Zongjiang, and American director Joseph Mankiewicz all believe that the Golden Bear should be awarded to "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" because it is of the highest quality and artistic standards, which is higher than other films. The other four judges argued that the top prize should not be given to a commercial film, as this would shrink the living space of art films. Both sides argued over this, and neither could convince the other.

Luckily, three of the four judges who opposed the Golden Bear for "A Game of Unfinished Chess" thought the Golden Bear should be awarded to "Fast in 1920," while the remaining one thought "The Hive" was the best. If all four judges voted for "Fast in 1920," "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" would have missed out on the Golden Bear.

Jeanne-Moreau knew this very well, and she felt that if the argument continued, the judges who supported "The Hive" voted for "Fast in 1920", and the matter would be in trouble. So she changed her strategy and suggested that the Golden Bear be awarded to both "A Game of Unfinished Chess" and "Fast in 1920".

The judges who opposed the award of "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" felt that there would be no result if they continued to argue, and "A Game of Chess Without Ending" was really too good, and it was really a bit unreasonable not to give an award, and it was an acceptable result for two films to win awards at the same time. This not only affirmed "A Game of Chess That Didn't End", but also did not squeeze the living space of art films.

Xu Wangqiu didn't know if Jeanne Moreau really liked "A Game of Chess That Didn't End", or if he only made a name for his film because of the face of Pierre Cardin and Truffaut, but no matter what, he wrote it down.

The next morning, many media around the world reported on the award ceremony of this year's West Berlin Film Festival, and the focus of the report was on "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" and Xu Wangqiu.

Even the Italian media are told, but their reports are sour. "A Game of Unfinished Chess" won the top prize in West Berlin, which undoubtedly slapped the Venice Film Festival in the face. The Italian press defended the Venice Film Festival: "A Game of Chess That Didn't End is a good film, but it's too commercial, and Venice is right to let it go." Venice has always insisted on being serious about art, and letting a commercial film leave is sticking to its own principles. ”

The Süddeutsche Zeitung called Qu for "A Game of Chess That Never Ends": "A Game of Chess That Never Finished is a very thorough epic of the common people, which conforms to the refined and popular principles of all commercial markets, and at the same time has innovations and breakthroughs in art." In terms of pattern, technique and exploration of the mind, "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" far surpasses its opponents, while "Fast in 1920" is just a mediocre piece of material in terms of subject matter, but it is a draw, which is unacceptable. ”

With the title of "Chinese Save West Berlin", Le Monde commented on this year's film festival: "Since the announcement of the main competition unit film list, this year's West Berlin Film Festival has been criticized, lacking masters and dazzling works. "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" saved the reputation of this year's festival and made all criticism of this year's festival disappear. ”

While applauding "Fast in 1920", the Times spoke highly of Xu Wangqiu and "A Game of Chess That Didn't End": ""A Game of Chess That Didn't Finish It has achieved three miraculous achievements, won the support of film critics, captured the audience, and received official support and affirmation. A few days ago, Xu Wangqiu's manifesto declaring 'against elitism and making movies for the people' caused a great deal of controversy, but now he tells us through his films that it is really possible for him to do it. Xu Wangqiu, together with the young Chinese directors in the Youth Forum section, has reason to believe that the future of Chinese cinema is bright, and it may even change the pattern of global cinema. ”

The New York Times commented on this year's festival: "In terms of the film itself, "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" is of a higher standard than "Fast in 1920." The film is both commercial and artistic, and it deserves to win the Golden Bear. However, it is understandable that the jury awarded the Golden Bear to "Fast in 1920" at the same time. Behind the awards of the film festival, it is not only a commendation, but also a protector of art films and a catalyst for the film industry. ”

The leftist media of Xiangjiang Zuo also reported the news that "A Game of Unfinished Chess" won the Golden Bear Award for the first time. Ta Kung Pao's evaluation was titled "Chinese Makes History, Xu Wangqiu Wins Golden Bear Award", and Wen Wei Po commented on "Chinese filmmaker Yang Weixi Berlin......

On this night, CCTV's "News Network" broadcast the news of the award of "A Game of Chess That Never Ends": "The 12-day West Berlin International Film Festival came to an end in West Berlin on the evening of the 3rd, and the film "A Game of Chess That Never Finished Chess" jointly produced by China and Dongying and the British film "Fast in 1920" jointly won the highest gold bear award......

Immediately after the scene cut to the award ceremony, Xu Wangqiu stood in the center of the stage and delivered an acceptance speech in front of the audience. At the same time, the voice of announcer Xing Zhibin continued: ""A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished" is co-directed by Chinese director Xu Wangqiu and Dongying director Junya Sato, starring famous actors Sun Daolin and Tang Yuqiang, the film is ......"

Since Xu Wangchuan contracted the labor service company of Xiuying Studio, he has organized celebrities to travel all over the country and made a lot of money. He felt that he and Xu Wangqiu were very busy and had little time at home, while his sister Xu Wangbei was studying at Tsinghua University and only went home on vacation. He was worried that his parents would be lonely, so he made an 18-inch Panasonic color TV for his parents from Lingnan.

In this era, there are very few families with TV sets, even fewer with color TVs, and even fewer families with large-size color TVs like 18 inches. After Xu Wangchuan bought the color TV, Xu Wangqiu's house was as lively as the festival every day, and dozens of people came to their house every day to watch TV. In the summer, Xu Zhuwen would move the TV set to the yard for everyone to watch, but now it is winter, and the cold wind is bitter, so everyone is crowded into the house to watch.

When Xu Wangqiu appeared on the TV screen, the neighbors shouted excitedly: "Old Xu, this is your Wangqiu!", "It's really Wangqiu!", "Ouch, your Wangqiu has won the award!......

Xu Zhuwen looked at Xu Wangqiu, who was holding the trophy high on the screen, and the joy in his heart gushed out like opening the floodgates. Hearing the shouts of his neighbors, he nodded excitedly and said, "It's Wangqiu! He really won the award!" He turned to Xie Chunhong and said, "Old girl, let's Wangqiu won the award abroad!"

Xie Chunhong was so excited that tears came down, and she choked up and said, "I saw it, this kid is too competitive." ”

Although everyone present did not know what an international film festival was and what the Golden Bear Award was, the news had already said that this was the highest award of the film festival, and it was the first time that a Chinese film had won this award.

They watched Xu Wangqiu grow up, and now when they see Xu Wangqiu winning the award, they have a sense of honor, and they praise one after another: "Wangqiu, this child has been different from other children since he was a child, other children are idle all day long, and he is looking for books to read all day long. ”

"Yes, I have long seen that this kid Wangqiu is not an ordinary person, and he will definitely do great things. ”

"Lao Xu, your three children are really more competitive than one another, how do you educate them?"

Xu Zhuwen and Xie Chunhong couldn't stop smiling when they heard the sensual praise of their neighbors, not to mention how proud they were.

Xu Zhuwen and Xie Chunhong don't know what an international film festival is, but Su Zhensheng does. It has been 78 years since the birth of Chinese films in 1905, and no film has ever won the highest award at the three major film festivals, and today this history has been rewritten. Seeing the picture of Xu Wangqiu holding up the Golden Bear Award, he laughed happily, and his face was unstoppably proud. Because it is his apprentice who rewrites history, and he is also his son-in-law.

In the cafeteria of Tsinghua University, when the picture of Xu Wangqiu holding the trophy appeared high, the applause and cheers at the scene were thunderous. Xu Wangbei was more excited than anyone else, she grabbed her good friend's arm and shook it vigorously: "Second brother won the award! Second brother won the award!" She shook it so hard that her friend couldn't help but shout: "Wangbei!

Xu Wangbei let go of his friend's arm, smiled at her, and then ran outside the cafeteria.

My friend couldn't help but ask, "Wangbei, where are you going?"

Xu Wangbei didn't look back and said, "Find my sister-in-law." ”

In the family courtyard in Beiping, Chen Kaige stared at the TV screen and looked at Xu Wangqiu who was holding the trophy high, and the whole person fell into a state of stupor. He has always regarded Xu Wangqiu as an opponent and has been secretly competing with Xu Wangqiu.

Although Xu Wangqiu has already made three films, and his first film is still in the pipeline, he believes that Xu Wangqiu's films are too commercial, and it is entirely possible for him to surpass Xu Wangqiu artistically. As long as his film wins awards at the three major film festivals and is internationally recognized, his achievements will surpass Xu Wangqiu.

didn't expect that his movie hadn't started yet, and Xu Wangqiu's movie won the Golden Bear Award in West Berlin!

After a long while, Brother Chen Kai finally came back to his senses, raised his head and sighed: "It's really Shengyu, He Shengliang!"

In the cafeteria of East China Normal University, students are cheering for the Golden Bear Award for "A Game of Chess That Never Ends". Li Zao and Zhu Dake in the crowd were completely stupid, they couldn't believe their eyes, they almost felt that they were dreaming.

In the past few months, Li Zai and others have engaged in polemics with Xu Wangqiu and others. In the debate, they attacked "A Game of Unfinished Chess" from various angles, saying that "A Game of Unfinished Chess" was too commercial and did not have much artistic value. But now this film, which they thought had no artistic value, won the Golden Bear in West Berlin.

Zhu Dake turned his head to look at Li Zai and said in a tone of disbelief: "How can this be, how can a film like "A Game of Chess That Never Ends" win the top prize at the West Berlin Film Festival?"

Li Zai was silent for a few seconds, and found a reason that he didn't believe in himself: "Although West Berlin is known as the three major film festivals along with Cannes and Venice, its standard is far inferior to that of Cannes and Venice, and it does not respect art as much. ”

On this night, many people in the film industry and the literary and artistic circles, like Li Zai and Zhu Dake, were looking for a reason for "A Game of Chess That Didn't End" to win the Golden Bear Award. They need reasons to convince themselves, and even more so, to convince the masses. They knew that if they couldn't find a convincing reason, they would lose the debate with Xu Wangqiu completely.

It's just that now that Xu Wangqiu Jinxiong is in hand, it's really too difficult to find a reason to say that his movies are not artistic. Many people think about it for most of the night, almost thinking through their heads, and they can't find a convincing enough reason.