Chapter 1157: Sensational

At the celebration banquet after the award ceremony, the entire crew of "Angel of Justice" attended, and everyone's faces were red. One is because the weather is cold and freezing, but most of it is due to their inner excitement.

When Zhang Ran and the others entered the banquet hall, the Chinese reporters inside were screaming and applauding, just like brain-dead fans seeing idols. Each of them had pride and pride written on their faces, and "Angel of Justice" swept through Berlin, making those of them who are journalists feel that their faces are shining and honored.

Many celebrators poured up to congratulate Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu. At the celebration banquet, Wang Quanan quietly told Zhang Ran that in the voting process, everyone voted for the best film first, and "Angel of Justice" passed unanimously; voted for the actor, TΓΌrk got the highest vote; for the heroine, Zhang Jingchu and Amy Adams have always had the same vote, and finally tied for the first place; and then voted for the best director, and Zhang Ran's vote was the first. At this time, Paul Verhoeven said that he couldn't vote for "Angel of Justice" anymore, they already had three awards, so leave some for others, otherwise "Angel of Justice" will have more than three awards!

The Berlinale awards are held at 8 p.m., while in China it is already 2 a.m. However, many fans, as well as Zhang Ran's fans, know that if "Angel of Justice" wins the Golden Bear Award, then Zhang Ran will have completed the grand slam of the three major film festivals, so they all stay in front of the computer and wait for the news.

After fans and fans learned the good news that "Angel of Justice" won the Golden Bear and Zhang Ran achieved the grand slam, the entire network was boiling as if it had been lit on fire.

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"Wow wow, wow, wow! It's so happy! The boss has completed the Grand Slam! I really like Angel of Justice, Chunru Zhang, and Weitling, they're amazing. Jing performed very well for the first time, and it is not surprising at all that she was a Berlin actress for the second time! Fan Binbin's fans boast about his double A movie queen all day long, this is the real double A movie queen. ”

"Don't even mention Fan Binbin at this time! Say happy things! Grand Slam! It's really going to be a cow! Akira Kurosawa and Godard didn't do it! But the boss did! This is much more difficult than winning the Oscar. The boss is really awesome!"

"Yes, the style of the three major film festivals is different. For example, Ang Lee's movies were not very popular in Cannes, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" did not enter the main competition unit, and "Broken Arm Mountain" was directly returned. If you want to achieve a grand slam, you must not only have a high level of film, but also be able to make different styles of films. That's too much to ask of a director! Only a super genius like the boss can do it!"

At the same time, Zhang Yimou is discussing the new film "One Second" with screenwriter Zou Jingzhi, cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding and others. Zhang Yimou is a well-known night owl, and in the preparation stage of the movie, the script is often discussed until two or three o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Yimou's assistant Pang Liwei was playing with her mobile phone next to her, and when she saw the news that "Angel of Justice" won the award, she immediately said: "Zhang Ran's "Angel of Justice" won the award in Berlin!

When everyone present heard this, they stopped talking about the script, and they all talked about Zhang Ran and "Angel of Justice" winning the award: "There are so many awards, the jury really dares to give them!", "Have you seen the extended version of "Angel of Justice"? It's really amazing! I'm not surprised that Berlin gave it all the awards!", "It's so amazing? Then when the extended version is released, I must see it!"

Zhang Yimou didn't speak, turned on the computer, and clicked on the Xinlang Entertainment version. In the big picture at the top of the entertainment version, Zhang Ran holds the Golden Bear trophy high with a bright smile. He smiled lightly, with a faint sense of loss in his heart, he was once only one step away from a Grand Slam, but unfortunately it was just a little close, but the feeling of loss quickly disappeared. For Zhang Ran, he sincerely admires it. In his eyes, Zhang Ran is a genius and a genius among geniuses.

Looking at Zhang Ran's bright smiling face, Zhang Yimou couldn't help but say to Zhao Xiaoding: "Zhang Ran is the luck of Chinese films, but for the directors of this era, it is their misfortune to have Zhang Ran, because he is as dazzling as the sun, dwarfing other directors!"

"Angel of Justice" won the Golden Bear and won the Best Actor, especially the news that Zhang Ran achieved the grand slam of the highest award at the three major film festivals, like a bomb thrown into deep water, set off shocking waves all over the world. Early the next morning, from Berlin to Paris, from London to New York, almost all the headlines of the newspapers were dominated by the news that Zhang Ran had achieved the Grand Slam.

At 7 p.m. local time on the 19th, the closing ceremony of the 67th Berlin Film Festival was held in Berlin, Germany. Chinese director Zhang Ran directed "Angel of Justice" and won three awards in one fell swoop: Golden Bear Award, Best Actor and Actress, becoming the biggest winner of the night. Previously, Zhang Ran won the Golden Lion Award for "The Aviator" in 2004 and the Palme d'Or for "The Scorching Sun" in 2014.

"The standard of the films in the main competition of this year's Berlinale is outrageously low, and "Angel of Justice" saved Koslick and also saved the sluggish Berlinale. Because of "Angel of Justice", this Berlin Film Festival will be remembered by us for a long time!" - Le Figaro, France

"Angel of Justice" won three awards, Zhang Jing won the Berlin film queen for the first time, and Zhang Ran completed the Grand Slam!" - German "Die Welt"

"Angel of Justice conquered Berlin, and German and French films also won awards, but all of them were reduced to supporting roles. This night belongs to China and Asia!" – The Guardian

In China, the media is crazy, and all the newspapers are full of headlines about Zhang Ran's grand slam, accompanied by huge photos. Zhang Ran held the Golden Bear trophy in his hand and smiled. Even the media such as "Xinjing Daily" that take black Zhang Ran as their mission have also published large photos of Zhang Ran, but the photos they published are particularly ugly and grinning.

Domestic media and film critics praised Zhang Ran, and TV stations also took turns to report on it, especially CCTV and Zhijiang Satellite TV, which broadcast the news over and over again, from the morning news to the evening news. Among them, "News Network" spent 2 minutes and 15 seconds to report the news. "Angel of Justice" won the Golden Bear, and it has become a well-known thing that Zhang Ran has completed the Grand Slam.

On the Internet, whether it is basketball, football, anime, or other forums, you can see the post "Angel of Justice swept Berlin, Zhang Ran achieved a grand slam". Netizens are talking about this, and many people can't do without the word "awesome" when they are discussing, and the most talked about is: "Zhang Ran is really awesome!"

On Hupu, someone posted a post: "It's time to discuss Zhang Ran's status in film history", the post wrote: "Zhang Ran is recognized as the best director of the new millennium, and now he has achieved the grand slam of the three major film festivals, and he is completely canonized." So where can Zhang Ran be ranked in the entire history of film, and can he be ranked in the top ten?"

This question sparked heated discussions among many netizens, and in less than an hour, the number of replies exceeded 1,000.

"Definitely not in the top ten, on the famous wild list TSPDT, Zhang Ran is now ranked 28th. However, Zhang Ran's ranking is rising every year, and I think it's okay to be in the top 20, but it's unlikely that I want to be in the top ten. The top ten directors, their films have too much influence on future generations, and Zhang Ran's films have not reached that level. ”

"It's definitely not in the top 10 now, but it could be in the top 10 in the future. Why is Hitchcock's status so high, and he can rank first in film history, because the New Wave gang are all his fans, and they blow up Hitchcock's status. Among today's young directors, Zhang Ran has too many fans and sisters, and Zhang Ran himself is still taking students; when they grow up, Zhang Ran's status will further rise. I think it's entirely possible to finish in the top 10. ”

"Zhang Ran has influenced too many young directors, Sofia Coppola, Xavier Dolan, Ryan Coogler, etc., are all his fans, and his films have influenced the lens use of a generation of young filmmakers. Coppola is ranked seventh, and I think Zhang Ran's status should be similar to Coppola in the future!"

In the United States, in addition to Zhang Jingchu and Amy Adams' actresses, as well as Zhang Ran's Grand Slam, the most discussed by netizens is Zhang Ran's acceptance speech. Zhang Ran scolded someone again and compared him to Hitler. The gentleman was furious on Fly early in the morning, sending ten Flies in a row, and scolded Zhang Ran, saying that Zhang Ran was an idiot and that Zhang Ran's brain was kicked by a donkey.

Zhang Ran's acceptance speech was directed at the Oscar judges, and the effect was very ideal, and his Hollywood colleagues praised it. Robert De Niro Fly chanted: "I love Zhang Ran to death!" Alan DeJanness, who hosted the Oscars, said: "No one has ever been as brave as Zhang Ran, I love her!" Jesse Ferguson, star of the hit sitcom "Modern Family", said: "Zhang Ran gave an epic, powerful speech at the Berlin Film Festival. Famous female comedian Sara Silverman said: "Zhang Ran is a real hero, Zhang Ran changed the world. ”

After seeing the Fly of all the stars, Zhang Ran showed a satisfied smile, Dongying people have been lobbying for a long time, but now the whole situation has reversed, and the Best Picture Award of "Angel of Justice" has a play!

Zhang Ran fulfilled his promise to the Chinese journalists, and in the evening he set up a celebration banquet in the best restaurant in Berlin, inviting many guests and Chinese journalists to enjoy a feast and drink champagne with everyone to celebrate. At the celebration banquet, Zhang Ran thanked all the main creators and said, "The film is a team work, so the award belongs to everyone."

After staying in Berlin for two days, Zhang Ran flew to Los Angeles with the crew members, preparing to draw a complete end to this Oscar public relations battle that lasted for several months.

On the morning of February 22, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu sent their Oscar ballots, and both of them shamelessly voted for "Angel of Justice", while "La La Land" and "Moonlight Boy" ranked last two. At 5 p.m., the Oscar voting closed in full. It can be said that the dust has settled on who will win the major awards, and it will only be announced in four days.

For the past 83 years, the task of counting Oscar votes has been entrusted to PricewaterhouseCoopers, which is troughed by two PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants. The day before the ceremony, the two accountants had to pack the cards with the names of the winners of each award in two copies in case one of them had to go to the award ceremony. In the early morning of the award ceremony, the two of them each carried one copy, and under the escort of police officers, they went separately to the Kodak Theater, the ceremony site. During the presentation of the awards, the accountant must keep the envelope in the background and hand out the winners' envelopes of the awarding projects one by one as the ceremony progresses, until the ceremony is completed.

Four days passed in a flash, and soon on February 26, the 89th Academy Awards were about to kick off. The movie was filmed to the extent of Zhang Ran, and he has long been downbeat about the awards. But this time, Zhang Ran is bound to win the Oscar for Best Picture!