In the first semester of the entire freshman year, Xiao Yao participated in the New Year's Eve party of Donghai Satellite TV, and the rehearsals and official performances were all on the weekend before New Year's Day. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoWhether it's learning to make musical instruments, shooting music videos, or making videos, it's all spare time. Since this semester, Xiao Yao has done a lot of things, but he has not asked for leave from the school and delayed his classes, so in the final exam, Xiao Yao once again scored the first in the whole department, which did not live up to his name as the champion, and also made his name as a top student more loudly among his classmates.

After the final exams, the school begins its winter break. Xiao Yao didn't delay much in Shencheng, and the day after the final exam, he flew back to Yanjing by plane.

"Mom, Dad, I'm back. Back at home after a few months of absence, Xiao Yao shouted loudly, and he was a little excited in his heart.

Since Xiao Yao has an agent, he no longer asks his parents to pick him up at the airport. Xiao Siqi and Ye Jiaying, who knew that their son was coming back today, waited at home.

"The son is back. Xiao Siqi and Ye Jiaying, who were sitting on the sofa in the living room, immediately greeted them happily.

"Come and show Mom if she's fat or thin. Ye Jiaying first pulled Xiao Yao up and down with concern, and then nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, I have grown stronger." ”

"It's not that you don't know, I have been able to take care of myself since I was a child, and I am living well, whether I am fat or thin, you don't have to worry. Xiao Yao said to Ye Jiaying with a smile.

Xiao Siqi glared at Xiao Yao and said, "You kid, don't talk about weekends, you don't even go home during the National Day holiday, you leave for five months, your mother hasn't seen you for so long, and she won't let her take a good look." ”

"Aren't I learning to make musical instruments from others during the National Day holiday? This is a serious matter, and I didn't come back because I was playing blindly in Shencheng. Xiao Yao said to Xiao Siqi, "By the way, you received that hand-disc, is it fun?"

"It's fun," Xiao Siqi was immediately distracted by Xiao Yao, and pulled Xiao Yao to say, "But after I watched your performance on Donghai Satellite TV, I found that my technique of playing that was far worse than yours, is there any trick or something? With that, he asked Xiao Yao to go to the piano room with him.

"As soon as my son came back, you will take him to the piano room?" Ye Jiaying reached out and knocked off Xiao Siqi's hand holding Xiao Yao's arm, and said angrily, "Don't ask your son if he is eating? ”

"It's okay, the flight time from Shencheng to Yanjing is only two hours, I'm not tired, I don't need to rest, and I have lunch on the plane. Xiao Yao shook his head with a smile.

"What's good about the things on the plane, why don't I go make some more for you, how about dumplings?" Ye Jiaying said, "Knowing that you are coming back, I specially wrapped dumplings for you yesterday and froze them in the refrigerator." ”

"No, let's save it for the evening. Xiao Yao said, "I'm not a picky eater, and I've eaten all the unpalatable meals on the plane, and I'm not hungry at all now." ”

"Well, then, let's save it for the evening. Ye Jiaying said, "Since you are not hungry or tired, then sit down and drink saliva first, I have something to ask you." With that, Ye Jiaying pressed Xiao Yao to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

"What's the matter?" Xiao Yao said strangely.

"What's going on with that short film called "The Tuner"?" Ye Jiaying asked, "I found so many people during the summer vacation, engaged in such a big battle, and finished filming so actively." When you left for school in Shencheng, didn't you say that the post-production was in progress, and you took it to Shencheng to finish the post-production? It's been five months now, has the post-production of your short film been completed? Why hasn't there been any movement at all?

"Short films?" Xiao Yao said with a smile, "It's done in the later stage, it's already done." The first month of school was military training, and I couldn't bring a computer in the barracks, but then in October, when I was learning to make musical instruments, I took the time to finish it in the evening. I just kept it and didn't send it out. ”

"Why don't you hide it and send it out? Didn't you say before that you would post it on the Internet after the shooting?" Ye Jiaying said strangely.

"It's still haired, but I don't want to just send it. Xiao Yao said, "I am going to send it to Clermont Ferrand to participate in the exhibition, so that this short film will have a heavyweight appearance, and then it will be shown to professionals before being uploaded to the Internet for ordinary audiences and netizens to watch for free." ”

"What is Clermont Ferrand?" asked Xiao Siqi suspiciously.

"Clermont-Ferrand is a city in France. Ye Jiaying said, "But Bayi is talking about the Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival held in Clermont-Ferrand. Saying that, Ye Jiaying turned her head to look at Xiao Yao and said, "The Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival is known as the "Cannes of Short Films", you are so confident in this short film?"

""Short film Cannes"? "How awesome?" Xiao Siqi was also taken aback. As a musician, although he doesn't know Clermont Ferrand, he still knows about the famous "Cannes International Film Festival".

In the eyes of many filmmakers, "Cannes" represents the highest honor of film art, and its status not only surpasses the Venice International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, which are also the three major film festivals in Europe, but even the Oscars in the United States are only stronger in commerciality and more famous, but they are far inferior to Cannes in terms of artistry. There are two actors in the family, and Ye Jiaying has always taken "Cannes" as her goal, Xiao Siqi naturally has a considerable understanding of "Cannes". can be called "so-and-so Cannes", in Xiao Siqi's mind, it is also a very awesome existence.

In fact, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is indeed a very good existence. Founded in 1979, the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival was the world's first short film festival and one of the most famous short film festivals in the world. Every year, more than 2,000 short films from more than 70 countries and regions around the world participate in the competition, of which about 120 selected films will compete for more than 20 awards, and the total prize money of more than 500,000 francs is not much at the festival, but it is also a material reward for a short film. Of course, the most important thing is that it is also in France, and it does have the reputation of "Cannes for short films". This is not something that Ye Jiaying casually sealed it herself.

"Of course I have confidence. Xiao Yao said with a smile, "With so many of your outstanding Chinese actors, I have to find a gorgeous stage for this short film to debut, so as not to waste such a luxurious lineup of yours." When I was in Shencheng, I had already sent short films to the contest through a French cultural agency. They specialize in this and have a certain level of appreciation in their own right. According to their opinion after watching this short film, they don't dare to pack tickets for whether they can win the award, but it is still very promising that the last 120 selected films will be screened at the festival. ”

"You mean, you're going to France again in March?" asked Ye Jiaying.

"It's hard to say yet, it's the call for entries and the judging stage, the results of the 120 shortlisted works will not be announced until the end of February, and if this short film does make it, I will take a leave of absence to Clermont Ferrand in March. Xiao Yao smiled, "Do you want to go to France together to have fun then?"

"I'll talk about this later," Ye Jiaying said anxiously, "Now, you better take out the finished short film and show it to me first, I haven't seen it yet." ”

"I have it in my laptop. Xiao Yao got up and said, "I'll connect it to the big TV in the living room and watch it." ”

"Okay, let's go. Ye Jiaying watched Xiao Yao walk towards the luggage she had placed at the door, and beckoned Xiao Siqi again, "Siqi, help Bayi, help him turn on the TV, and the connection cable or something." ”

"Dad, no need to connect the cable, my computer and our TV can be connected wirelessly, you can help me turn on the TV." Xiao Yao shouted to Xiao Siqi while taking out his laptop from his bag.

"Oh, good. Xiao Siqi subconsciously agreed, and then suddenly looked at Ye Jiaying and said, "No, it's obvious that I took Bayi to the piano room to play the hand-disc, why did he suddenly show you a short film." By the way, didn't you say that your son is hungry or not, tired or not, and whether he wants to rest?"

"I've cared about it all. Ye Jiaxin smiled as a matter of course, "Bayi said that he was not hungry, tired, and didn't need to rest, so I asked him to show me a short film." ”

"But why do I still think there's something wrong?" Xiao Siqi scratched his head.

"What's right?" Ye Jiaying waved her hand and said, "Bayi has a whole winter vacation, when can't you play musical instruments?" Although it is a short film, this is also our son's first film work, and it will also hit the international professional awards, which is more important than you playing musical instruments?"

"Let's let my mother watch the short film first," Xiao Yao walked over with his laptop and said to Xiao Siqi, "Anyway, it's only ten minutes, I'll teach you to play the hand disc after watching it." Since I was a child, you have taught me to play musical instruments, and I am looking forward to teaching you as well. ”

"You kid, wouldn't it be just to be your father's teacher that you came up with this new instrument?" Xiao Siqi looked at Xiao Yao and said.

"Guess?" Xiao Yao smiled, connected the notebook to the TV, opened the video file inside, and turned around and sat down on the sofa with Ye Jiaying.

Xiao Siqi wanted to say something, but it could be seen that the sound of the piano and Xiao Yao's narration sounded on the TV, and the video had already begun to play, so he closed his mouth, sat down on the sofa next to the mother and son, and watched it with them.

The ten-minute film was played quickly, but after watching Xiao Yao's short film, Ye Jiaying and Xiao Siqi were still sitting on the sofa and did not move.

"What do you think?" Xiao Yao turned his head to look at his parents and asked for their opinions.

"Great!" Ye Jiaying smiled and nodded to Xiao Yao, "I agree with the cultural agency, if nothing else, you should be able to enter the shortlist of Clermont Ferrand's last 120 short films, it seems that you are really going to prepare a ticket to France." ”

"Thanks for the compliment. Xiao Yao said with a smile.

Ye Jiaying has read the script of Xiao Yao's short film, and she is an actor herself, so she knows a little bit about Xiao Yao's short film, but she has not seen the final post-production product. In comparison, Xiao Siqi's shock was much greater than Ye Jiaying's, and he looked at Xiao Yao in disbelief and said, "This is what you wrote, directed, and acted by yourself?"

"yes. Xiao Yao nodded and said, "Although I got a little stubble, but the protagonist is obviously me, you should be able to see it, right? As for the screenwriter and director, of course, it is also me, grandpa and mother participated in the performance, they all watched it with their own eyes, can this be fake?"

"No! I mean, how did you come up with this script?" Xiao Siqi is a musician, not a film and television professional, so he, like ordinary audiences, focuses on the plot, "Voyeurism, transvestism, exhibitionism, celebrities who live in kennels, murderers who kill their wives, why do you have so many dark sides? It's not as sunny as the songs you wrote, is this really good?"

"Cut~" Hearing Xiao Siqi say so much, he got such an evaluation, Ye Jiaying and Xiao Yao rolled their eyes together.

"Let's play the hand disc. Xiao Yao got up and put away the computer, went to the door to pick up his luggage, greeted Xiao Siqi, and took the lead in going upstairs to the piano room, directly ignoring Xiao Siqi's problem.

"Hey, you kid!" Xiao Siqi followed Xiao Yao upstairs, and asked behind, "Also, are you dead?"

"What are you talking about? What do you mean that my son is dead?" Ye Jiaying, who also went upstairs, slapped Xiao Siqi dissatisfiedly, and said angrily.

"No, I'm asking if the character he played died in the end, did the nail gun in Mr. Tian's hand shoot?" Xiao Siqi turned his head and asked Ye Jiaying.

"This is an open-ended ending," Ye Jiaying said angrily, "think about it yourself." ”

"It's dead!" Xiao Yao's voice, who had already gone upstairs, floated down.