"The winner of the Meteor Award at the 21st York Film Festival, that is, Best Newcomer—" said Henry of France, winner of the last edition of Best Newcomer, "Nathan Weir, Peter's Summer!"

Hawke and Jocelyn immediately put on their most sincere smiles, turned their heads to look at the crew of "Peter's Summer", and gave the hottest applause to the winner of the best newcomer.

By the way, Nathan Weir, the 'newcomer', is 29 years old.

After the Best Newcomer award, the next award was Best Screenplay, followed by Hawke's performance.

"I went backstage and got ready. After saying hello to the crew, Hawke left the table and went backstage.

The first thing you do when you go backstage is to change your clothes.

The song "City of Stars" is used as a movie interlude, and the director also hopes that Hawke's attire can be close to the theme of the movie.

Of course, jeans and a white shirt were too down-to-earth, so Hawk switched to a business-casual style.

Hawke was joined by two dancers, a man and a woman, from the British Philharmonic Dance.

In homage to the original, Hawke has gone to great lengths to restore the costumes of the two dancers.

The male dancers wear white shirts, black trousers, and most importantly, black and white Oxford shoes.

The female dancers are dressed in bright yellow vintage dresses.

In fact, Hawke has some regrets about "City of Stars" instead of "A Lovely Night" when performing the song, and he can't perfectly restore the classic scene on earth.

Fortunately, the people in the Philharmonic were professionals, and they didn't need to worry about the choreography, and they did it themselves in an afternoon after listening to the song a few times.

"Mr. Huo, I wish us all the best for our performance!" the female dancer said as she looked at Hawke affectionately, "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to show myself on such a big stage." ”

If it weren't for the urgency of time, Hawke felt that the female dancer would have done something else.

It's a pity that now is not the time to think about this.

"Check your ear monitors. "There's a teleprompter on a screen in the distance in front of you on the left, so if you forget the lyrics, remember to read them." ”

"Also remember to stay still for at least 10 seconds at the end of the performance, wait for the audience to react, and wait for the lights to go out completely and the front light turns green before you leave. ”

Even though there have been more than a dozen rehearsals, the director still keeps telling him to make sure that nothing goes wrong.

Hawke listened carefully, then hummed softly a few times in between preparations.

This is, the voice of the host Jimmy came from the stage.

"From the very beginning of the York Film Festival, we have been strengthening our influence on a new generation of audiences who are our future and whose values will directly determine the direction of the world for the next two decades. ”

"Unlike the traditional rigors of Britain, a new generation of young people is more open and romantic, and this brings us fresh inspiration. ”

"Four of the 10 entries in the main competition depict love between young people, which is why we set up the theme of British love. ”

"We are honored to have the star of "Love", Mr. Hawke to bring you the classic interlude performance in the movie - "City of Stars"!"

The lights dimmed, and Hawke and the two dancers took their seats, waiting for the show.

Thanks to advances in technology, the three-dimensional projection of the entire Edburgh Theater is like a starry sky at the moment the music plays.

The center set of the stage is set up with a cold-toned British joint scene, and there are many station signs, newsstands, and street lamps.

The soft light hit the three-meter-high background wall from the oblique side, and I saw a man lying on a high place, his left hand resting his head and looking up at the starry sky.

The intro to this piece is very fast, less than ten seconds.

Hawke picked up the microphone in his right hand and began to sing.

“City of stars， are you shining just for me?“

“City of stars， there're so much that I can't see“

At the same time, two dancers appeared on both sides of the stage, looking at each other from a distance under the spotlight, dancing towards the center of gravity of the stage.

The female dancer's yellow dress stands out against a cool background.

The lights shifted, and as Hawke's singing voice gradually evolved into a trickling raindrop.

The dancers are very professional, and even every movement matches the meaning of the Hawk song.

“A rush，A glance， A touch，A dance”

A hurried pass, a casual glance back, a youthful contact temptation, and a dance born from the heart.

Hawke stood on a high vantage point, watching the dancers below interpret the song.

He looked up into the distance again, looking at the beautiful woman sitting in the center of the crew of "Love".

The other person also stared at him.

The first time she sang this song, Jocelyn leaned on his shoulder, and he could even see her hair and smell the scent of gardenias.

What gave Hawke at the time was an illusory feeling.

And this time the two were far apart, but Hawke felt very close and real.

When the award ceremony is over, he must go to Cambridge with Joceline, and he must take a boat trip in person!

Perhaps it was brought in personal emotions, Hawke's performance this time was super high-level, and even he could clearly feel it when he was singing.

“City of stars， You never shined so brightly“

At the end of the song, in order to make an impression, the two dancers on stage end in a breakup.

Tragedy is always more moving than comedy.

At the end, Hawke lies down again, his hands on his head, and he doesn't move.

The props were cold, and he was only wearing a shirt, which was really cold.

Hawke was inside for a few seconds, waiting for the signal light to change color so he could get up and leave the stage.

As for the applause in the audience, I subconsciously ignored it.

After months of crazy idol fans, the polite applause at the end of such an art film festival performance really doesn't feel like much.

The show ended, and Hawke hurried back to his seat.

Before he could sit down, he hurriedly said to Joceline: "When the film festival is over, we will go to Cambridge." ”

There is a desire that, once ignited, can no longer be suppressed.

Hearing Hawke's rather excited words, Jocelyn smiled happily and said, "After the cocktail party?"

Oh yes, tomorrow's cocktail party still has to be there.

"And the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay. ”

......

Soon entered the highlight of this awards ceremony - the award of the best director.

"The winner of Best Director at the 21st York Film Festival is David MacDonald, "Love Before Dawn"!"

Wow!

The entire crew of "Love In" stood up and looked at David MacDonald.

The director, who has a poker face all the year round, was full of joy at this time, and hugged all the main creators one by one.

He took the trophy and held it up to Hawke and the others, saying: "In 2003, I participated in the York Film Festival for the first time, and I got the best gift at that time - the Best Short Film Award, and now, three years later, in the same place, I have received an even bigger surprise." ”

After adjusting his mood for a moment, he continued: "Thanks to my team, my success is inseparable from your efforts, I have always believed that young blood will bring new vitality and life to art, they may be a little immature now, but time will tell!"

David left the stage to a cheer and returned to his seat.

And Hawke also had the pleasure of seeing and touching the trophy up close.

A silver-white trophy with a majestic lion above it and the name of David and his director's work engraved on the base.

The awards ceremony entered the final stage, and the actor and actress awards were presented in turn.

Unfortunately, in the final Best Picture award, "Love In" unfortunately failed, and the winner was "Flowing Years" directed by Ms. Zhang Wenzhi of Huaxia.

This work, which was not shortlisted for the main competition unit at the beginning, stood out from the special screening as a dark horse and won the championship in one fell swoop, which can be called the biggest upset of this film festival!

In the center of the stage, a middle-aged woman picked up the golden trophy and wept silently.

One day, I'll have my own trophy too!, Hawke decided.