After the award ceremony, there was a regular press conference. When Zhang Ran walked into the press conference hall, the reporters on the scene gave a standing ovation, and many reporters even shouted at Zhang Ran in Chinese and English: "'One Man Lights Up' is the best!"

The most exaggerated thing is that even the host of the press conference said to Zhang Ran: ""One Man Puts on the Lights" is the best!"

After the press conference officially began, a reporter directly asked: ""One Man Puts on the Lights" is the best film at this year's Berlin Film Festival, the best in all aspects, but it failed to win the Golden Bear Award, what do you think?"

With so many media supporting him, Zhang Ran is undoubtedly quite happy in his heart, but he definitely can't say it, and said lightly: "Perhaps, this is the charm of the film festival, there will always be accidents and surprises." In fact, I didn't come to the film festival to compare with anyone, there is no high or low in art, the main reason for me to participate in the film festival is to use this platform to promote my film, and our film has already won two awards, quite lucky, there is nothing to complain about. ”

Different from the courtesy Zhang Ran received, at the subsequent press conference, the jury was met with collective boos from reporters and face-to-face questioning, and the whole press conference was simply a battlefield filled with gunpowder.

Obviously, the earth-shattering boos at the award ceremony let the president of the jury, Herzog, know that the reporters at the press conference are willing to question themselves, and without waiting for the reporters to ask questions, he first came up with an opening statement: "Our discussion is a very civilized process, everyone has different tastes and preferences, and the feeling of watching the movie will be different, but it was a wonderful time, we got to know each other, we met some new friends, and everyone did a great job." ”

As soon as these words came out, some media immediately opened fire: "But we think that "Honey" is not worthy of the Golden Bear Award at all, may I ask, from the technical level, from the artistic level, from the aesthetic level, from the ideological level, what is better than "One Man Puts on the Lights"?"

Herzog responded: "'Honey' confronts a side of the world of experience that is difficult to express in words, it cares about the experience of the body and mind, so it dilutes the language, lengthens the time, the camera follows the boy's eyes, sneaks into the mountains and forests, the plants and trees have hearts, and the hearts of people are reflected, and the film itself is very good, warm and moving, and it resonates in our hearts." ”

Immediately, a reporter shot back: "What is new about the movie "Honey"? There are too many similar movies, and this movie is completely a remake of the Turkish film "Time and Growth" three years ago; on the contrary, "One Man Lights Up" reproduces a multi-part montage, perfectly integrates film and music, expands the picture space, the film tries a lot of new things, and the depth and width of the film are the best. Shouldn't the Golden Bear be given to a film with the most weight and a major breakthrough? Do you think it's reasonable to ignore the artistic value of another film just because you like its style?"

The reporters at the scene all applauded, and this statement spoke out to everyone's heart.

Herzog looked a little embarrassed and defended himself: "The 20 films in the main competition unit are different, and with the performance of the actors, you can combine the list of various awards, but we only have 8 awards to give, and our judges work rigorously and seriously, and there are many discussions among the judges, and there is nothing that is not clear to each other." We try not to listen to the critics, but to comment on the work ourselves. It is impossible to give too many details about the attribution of the award, but it can only be said that the specifications of "Honey" and some of its concepts are the most compatible with the Golden Bear Award, which is a very difficult decision. The other movies are also very good, but most people feel that "Honey" is the best fit for the Golden Bear. ”

Just when the jury was being tortured by the media group, the Internet had exploded, and the audience was scolding. Not only because "Honey" defeated "One Man Puts on the Lights", but more importantly, "Honey" is too light and completely unworthy of the Golden Bear Award.

Not only the audience in Berlin was scolding, but also the media and film critics, and the official Fly account of the French "Cinémato" unceremoniously said: "A pretty good film festival owner was ruined by a group of blind judges." ”

"Sight and Hearing" pointed the finger at Herzog, the chairman of the jury: "Herzog, the chairman of the jury, and "Honey" ruined the film festival that could go down in history with the worst result. We were expecting the classic moment of Zhang Ran's coronation as the Golden Bear, but in the end, we only saw Herzog's stubbornness and the world's astonishment. ”

"Variety" lamented: "There have been many unjust cases in the history of film, such as "Citizen Kane" lost to "Green Mountains and Green Valley", such as Rossellini's "Rome, the Undefended City" lost to the Soviet film "The Great Turn", and now we have witnessed the birth of an unjust case!"

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the jury members of each unit of the film festival and the winners appeared at the reception, and some reporters sneaked in, and the scene was very lively. The film festival is an opportunity for filmmakers from all over the world to get to know each other and communicate with each other, and everyone is seizing the last moment to communicate.

After Zhang Ran entered the reception, the chairman of the festival, Dieter Koslick, immediately gave him a hug and said apologetically: ""One Man Shines Bright" is the best film of this festival, my favorite film, but I can't interfere with the work of the jury, and Herzog is a particularly stubborn person, which is a pity." ”

Zhang Ran was indeed a little unhappy when he presented the award, but he had already put it down, and said lightly: "Bergman once said to me that if the film world is a house, he has been knocking on the door all his life, and he is rarely able to sneak into it, and most of his efforts have ended in failure." Only Tarkovsky, Fellini, Akira Kurosawa and Buñuel were able to move freely through it. Most people get into the yard, but they just wander around the yard for the rest of their lives. After filming "One Person's Lights", I saw the door, what I want now is the key to the door, and the rest is really not that important. ”

Koslick didn't know what the key was to be that Zhang Ran, but he knew that once Zhang Ran found the key, he would complete his final transformation and become a top film master alongside Tarkovsky, Fellini and Akira Kurosawa. Koslick didn't know how long it would take Zhang Ran to find the key, but he had a feeling that that day would come soon.

After chatting with Zhang Ran for a few words, Koslick beckoned the other guests to go. After Zhang Ran greeted the guests present, he sat down with Yoji Yamada and chatted.

Yoji Yamada held the wine glass, looked at Zhang Ran and asked, "Zhang Ran, how are you preparing for your new film?"

Zhang Ran replied with a smile: "It's almost, after the Oscars are over, I will take the crew to Ireland, and after a month of training, filming will officially start!"

Yoji Yamada couldn't help but ask when he heard the Oscars: "What, is "One Man's Lights" participating in the Oscar competition?"

"Nope. Zhang Ran smiled and explained, "This year's representative of China in the Oscars is Zhang Yimou's "Love", the screenwriter of the film is me, the film has received four nominations at the Oscars, including the Best Original Screenplay Award, in addition, "District 9", which I am the producer of, has been nominated for Best Picture, and I will definitely have to make a trip." ”

Yoji Yamada didn't care much about the Oscars, so he said: "The experiment of multi-part montage in "One Person's Lights" was very successful, and I believe that "Future Apocalypse" will also be successful in its experiment with overall scene scheduling. But what I'm curious about is that after the filming of "Future Apocalypse", will you continue to experiment with different things in the next films?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Yes, I will continue to try new things!"

Yoji Yamada asked curiously, "What to try?"

Zhang Ran smiled: "I only have a little idea now, and I haven't decided yet!"

Yoji Yamada didn't ask again, raised his glass and said, "Here I wish you a smooth shooting of your new movie!"

Zhang Ran and Yoji Yamada clinked glasses: "Thank you, and I wish you a smooth shooting of your new movie!"

The next day, the global media, except for Turkey, which completely ignored "One Person's Lights" and cheered for "Honey" to win the Golden Bear Award, other media were applauding "One Person's Lights", saying that the attribution of the Golden Bear Award was unacceptable.

"Honey" is a very beautiful movie, but in the eyes of the vast majority of people, it is not worth a Golden Bear, not to mention "One Man Puts on the Lights", "How to End This Summer", "On the Road", and "Whistle" are more convincing than it.

As the home country of the Cannes Film Festival, the French press will not miss the opportunity to step on the Berlinale, and Le Figaro ridiculed the Berlinale: "In the past three years, the Berlinale has been criticized for the continuous narrowing of the selection of films and the decline in the quality of the film source. Since last year, the Berlinale seems to have shown its determination to reform. When the shortlist for this year's Berlinale was announced, people did look forward to the 60-year-old Berlinale because they saw some interesting faces, such as Zhang Ran and Winterberg. Behind these names, it means a dynamic film. But in the end, the attribution of the award shows us that the Berlinale still adheres to its previous convention of giving priority to politics and small country films, and I believe that it will be difficult for a film with an exploratory spirit like "One Man Puts on the Light" to come to Berlin in the future!"

The British newspaper The Guardian loudly cried out for "One Man's Lights", arguing that the film was a masterpiece of creativity and art, and that "Honey" was nothing more than a mediocre work of foreign flair: "This kind of rustic country story from the Third World easily hit the jury, and Herzog, who had made a lot of documentaries, clearly preferred this nonchalant way of life." And "One Man Puts on the Lights" is too modern for them, and they can't accept a modern oriental story. ”

The British "Daily Telegraph" bluntly said: "The loss of "One Man's Lights" has made today's Berlin Film Festival the biggest joke. It is incomprehensible that a work that can be recorded in the history of cinema should not be duly rewarded here. ”

A number of American media, including the Boston Post, said frankly: "Although it lost the award at the Berlin Film Festival, "One Man's Lights" has fully demonstrated its charm in Berlin, and if the film can represent China in the Oscar for next year's Oscar, it will be the most powerful contender for the Oscar foreign language film." ”

The Los Angeles Times slammed the jury: "Herzog, the chairman of the jury, and his buddies are bent on going their own way, uncompromisingly challenging the bottom line of audiences and critics. "Honey" is nothing more than another self-repetition of Sami Capranoglu, a dull, boring and puzzling film that doesn't stand out at all in this year's main competition. Such a work defeated the breakthrough and near-perfect "One Man Puts on the Lights", which made this film festival a complete joke. ”

Out of all the comments, the New York Times review spoke to many: "'One Man's Lights' lost the Golden Bear, but won the world!"